What does Tyler Shough have to show to prevent the Saints from drafting a quarterback?

ESPN analyst Seth Walder believes the public — and even NFL teams — evaluate quarterbacks in a misleading way.

The objective, he said over the phone a few months ago, isn’t to make a painstaking evaluation of every aspect of your young quarterback. It’s just to determine whether he’s good at his job.

The opinion runs counter to those who stress that patience is required to develop the position, that quarterbacks need time on task to see what they can blossom into.

“I think fans and teams are actually too slow to move on from a quarterback,” Walder said.

Walder’s point may be debatable, but his stance holds relevance for the New Orleans Saints as they turn to rookie Tyler Shough for his first career start.

At 1-7, the Saints have handed the keys over to their second-round pro