Brees: "Every intention of playing Sunday." Smokescreen or legit?

[DeeJay]

Your source is everybody's source so you have no source

WHO LETS THIS GUY MAKES THREADS STILL

[Frizzy350]

well that will be dependent on if brees has enough painkillers. considering his coach is sean payton, that's a tall order

Could certainly cause a bit of a ruckus between them.  Could easily see Brees showing up Sunday to a doped up Payton like "WTF!".

Then they both miss the game.

[Jangler]

Nyquil is a hellava drug.

[panthers55]

He will play until we sack him and plant him into the ground on that shoulder. It won't be intentional just inevitable.   Personally I hope he plays. He has sucked when healthy this year. I can't imagine he will be better with a bum shoulder.

[Panteritas]

Not that much of a deal, i don't think he presents any threat at this point of his carreer, and with that OL the Saints have, not many QB would be able to present it

[ThPantherFan]

I say he sits, how you can go from "possibly missing a few games to on track to play just days later is beyond me. And even if he plays, why roll out a hobbled and hurt Brees against a top D like ours, but hey, have it your way Payton.

 

Oh and for some reason it's BBR links I can't paste on my phone for some reason, so that is my source btw.. 

Personally, I want him to play.

[CoastalCat]

I say he sits, how you can go from "possibly missing a few games to on track to play just days later is beyond me. And even if he plays, why roll out a hobbled and hurt Brees against a top D like ours, but hey, have it your way Payton.

 

Oh and for some reason it's BBR links I can't paste on my phone for some reason, so that is my source btw.. 

Tough to say that it's a smoke screen. It's not like we can...or would prepare for McCown. 

[d-dave]

Sure, it's honorable to try to trot out there and play a game of NFL football.  Maybe rally the team into a surprise win?  Realistically, what's going to happen when he gets hit?  You know, they know, we all know that the Panthers will go after Brees.  Possibly try to knock him out.  How does that affect the psychology of the team if your QB get knocked out, versus letting the back up go through the week as the starter and having a few days for the guys to rally around him?  At this point, if Brees is down, writhing in pain and has to come out, as an 0-2 Saints team, how do I get back up?  How amped are the guys going to be at that point?

Hubris...that's useful somewhere...???

Honestly, for his health, Brees needs to sit.  He's got family and life after football to consider.  How much will he help or harm his legacy by playing on Sunday and making his injury worse?

I'd be very careful as the Panthers.  Don't get too cocky, and play the game you intend.  Don't get pulled into the drama here.

[Cary Kollins]

The more I read about this, the less it sounds like Brees will play.

He didn't throw at all in Wednesday's practice.

 

But I have every intention of playing, but we're going to have to take it day to day.

You have to be smart with this, so that's what I'm doing

."

 

That quote right there makes me think Brees will sit this one out. This isn't some powder puff defense and he knows it.

Check out this piece on NOLA.com. It's a sobering accout on the state of NO.

http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2015/09/drew_brees_luke_kuechly.html

[beastson]

[PanthersUnited]

He has yet to throw a single pass I practice this week, and Payton is "hopeful" he will be able to throw some passes before Sunday.. Hmm, if he can't throw during a light practice then I see no way he plays