Spencer Rattler has yet to win a game as a starter, but not everyone is pessimistic about him. Bleacher Report’s NFL staff believes Rattler “has the tools to be a high-end backup quarterback.”
That’s a step down from auditioning to be the New Orleans Saints’ quarterback of the future, but Rattler becoming a high-end backup would likely give him a chance to start again somewhere, eventually.
Bleacher Report took in account Rattler was performing without Chris Olave and Alvin Kamara. He was also down Rashid Shaheed and Erik McCoy. Darren Rizzi acknowledged the lack of assistance for the young quarterback after losing to the Las Vegas Raiders. Still, he’s now 0-6 as a starter.
With the odds stacked against him, the writers believe Rattler has “shown enough flashes” to still possess developmental potential.
There’s been two things clear from Rattler’s rookie season. He’s talented, but there’s work to do. That’s exactly where a quarterback picked in the fifth round is expected to be after his rookie season.
The Green Bay Packers game was a great example of this. He made some really impressive throws and paired it with interceptions. It was a two-play sequence in which Rattler threw an impressive pass to Dante Pettis. The very next play was an interception.
There’s been good and bad, and when you take away the scoreboard, there’s reasons to still be optimistic about what Rattler could be. He has time to figure these things out.
