Saints WR Deonte Harris (hamstring) is questionable, while QB Taysom Hill (concussion) will miss Week 8's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Harris should still line up in three-wide sets since Tre'Quan Smith has returned and is only a flex consideration.

Sean Payton said Alvin Kamara’s lack of targets was due to his role changing with Tony Jones Jr.’s injury.

Related players: Dwayne Washington, Taysom Hill

Payton said it was also due to the way the Giants were covering him. Kamara was the primary on a few plays but the progression forced the ball elsewhere, according to the tweet. Kamara was targeted one time in Week 4, he has just 10 catches through four weeks for 66 yards, but does have two TDs. In Week 4, Kamara carried 26 times for 120 yards but it was Hill who added two rushing touchdowns.

New Orleans Saints backup running back Tony Jones Jr. appeared to a suffer a significant injury before being carted off the field during Sunday's game against the New York Giants at the Caesars Superdome.

Related players: Alvin Kamara, Dwayne Washington, Taysom Hill

There hasn't been much of an update on Jones. Jones was tended to quickly by medical staff before a cart was called to take him back to the locker room. Early in the second half, Jones was considered questionable to return with an ankle injury, according to the story. Jones is the handcuff to Kamara so owners of both backs will want to monitor this going forward. It could mean a bigger role for Kamara with Washington serving as the team's RB2.

Saints QB Taysom Hill did individual drills with the tight ends Wednesday according to Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.football.

Related Players: Adam Trautman, Juwan Johnson

The Taysom Hill shenanigans will continue in 2021. His inclusion in non-QB offensive situations hurts Trautman and Johnson and will cap their ceilings if Jameis Winston remains the Saints quarterback.

The New Orleans Saints have named Jameis Winston as their starting quarterback according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.

Related Player: Taysom Hill

Winston won the job after a strong performance this past Monday during the Saints' preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Winston is John Paulsen's QB29 at the moment. His passing floor and ceiling were always higher than Hill's, but the role Hill plays in the Saints offense still makes him a potential streamer in Superflex and 2QB leagues.

Ian Rapoport is reporting Jameis Winston is the "leader in the clubhouse" for the Saints starting quarterback spot.

Related players: Taysom Hill

Rapoport said it wasn't just about piling up stats in the game against Jags recently. Rapoport showed a video with throws Winston made, claiming "Drew Brees hasn't been able to make in years." Winston also made the kind of big plays HC Sean Payton "has been dying see," according to Rapoport. Rapoport added if Winston starts, Hill would do similar "gadget stuff" like he's done in the past, which could certainly limit Winston's upside, much like it did with Brees at times last year.

It’s still too soon to say who wins the New Orleans Saints quarterbacks competition, but Sean Payton hopes to have his answer sooner rather than later. NBC Sports’ Peter King reports that a lot is riding on Jameis Winston’s opportunity to run the starting offense on Monday night against the Jacksonville Jaguars, following Taysom Hill’s time with the starters a week ago in Baltimore. King wrote:

“Payton told me he hopes to name his starter before the final preseason game Saturday against Arizona, so Winston’s performance with the first team for multiple series will be the most important game he’s played since he lost his job in 2019 in Tampa Bay.”

The story went on to say: Unlike Hill, Winston should get full exposure with the strongest members of his supporting cast — Payton said last week that the team plans to dress several starters who sat out the preseason opener like Alvin Kamara and bookend tackles Terron Armstead and Ryan Ramczyk. The Times-Picayune Advocate’s Jeff Duncan adds that the Saints are approaching this as “their big preseason tuneup” with most starters expected to rest in the preseason finale with Arizona. At this point, it looks like it could be Winston's job to lose.

Drew Brees finished 15-of-34 for 234 yards and three touchdowns to go with the early pick. In his postgame press conference, he admitted that he was not all the way back to form.

“I think being able to throw the ball good enough and that was kind of a ramp up from last week into early this week and throughout practice,” Brees said. “I still have a little way to go, I’ll be honest. There are some things I am still kind of working on, but it is what it is.”

Related players: Taysom Hill

Brees started the game 0-for-6 with an interception as the Saints fell behind to the Chiefs 14-0. The Saints play the Vikings on Christmas night.