Tyler Shough’s late-season surge is giving the Saints real draft flexibility, and Albert Breer said they may not need to force a QB early.

Saints rookie quarterback Tyler Shough has been red-hot for the Saints over the last few weeks and has started to get plenty of national buzz, but his job is going to be a bit more difficult on Sunday. Saints head coach Kellen Moore spoke to the media on Wednesday and ruled out wide receiver Devaughn Vele and running back Devin Neal right away.

The New Orleans Saints managed to put themselves in field goal position late in Week 15, and Tyler Shough did everything he could to go the distance.

He completed eight of 11 for 79 yards in the first half against Carolina, then stepped up and completed 16 of 21 for 193 yards in the second half, and threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Chris Olave to tie the score at 17 with 2:29 left, before engineering the game-winning field-goal drive.

New Orleans Saints rookie quarterback Tyler Shough has just six starts under his belt in the National Football League but he is already getting a lot of positiv

The Panthers tried to force the issue with Tyler Shough by throwing a lot of extra pressure his way. The rookie QB carved them up in those situations.

ESPN's Katherine Terrell predicts that the Saints, with a clear goal of aiding Shough in his development, will extend the best wide receiver on the roster, as a Chris Olave extension makes the most sense for New Orleans this offseason.