You might have given up on Taysom Hill as the potential heir apparent to Drew Brees, but the New Orleans Saints haven’t.



In fact, they remain as bullish as ever on their bullish third-year quarterback.



To this point, Hill has made his name as a Swiss Army Knife utility player and special teams ace on the Saints roster, a jack-of-all-trades weapon to be employed at various positions in the offense and on return and coverage units. And that’s the role the Saints have planned for him again this season.



But team officials still view him first and foremost as a quarterback and remain high on him as a developmental prospect at the game’s most important position.



“He’s going to be an outstanding NFL quarterback,” Saints head coach Sean Payton said.



Hill will get his chance to show his progress under center in the Saints’ exhibition opener against the Minnesota Vikings on Friday night at the Mercedes-Benz...