Left as the only quarterback on the Saints’ roster after Taysom Hill and Trevor Siemian landed on the reserve/COVID list, Ian Book didn’t have to think long and hard to know who was next in line.
“I did the math there pretty quickly,” quipped Book on Friday, via the Associated Press.
The Saints are preparing to start Book on Monday night versus the Dolphins, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported on Thursday. Though there is a chance either Hill or Siemian could test out of COVID-19 protocols in time to be activated by Monday’s game, the third-string rookie is preparing himself mentally.
“I’m planning on playing,” said Book. “You can’t just flip that switch on Monday morning, trying to get ready. It doesn’t work like that, especially at the quarterback position.”
Book was a fourth-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft by the…
