Drew Brees will not play tomorrow

[Saint J]

Injure the 2 in front of him, and force Brees to come in

I remember the last time people here on the huddle wished for a Saint to go down Thomas Davis went on IR.

[Fiz]

hey sean, do you want some lipstick to go with that lineup change?

[Saint J]

hopefully you guys don't embarass yourselves again like in '06 and let the backups play a competitive game.

[Kevin Greene]

Peyton knows a 3rd straight loss by the starters would be devestating to a team that can't win big games anyway.

This saves their self confidence for 2 weeks and leads them straight into one and done.

[Fiz]

nothing says team of destiny like not having won in a month by the time they play their first playoff game

[Saint J]

two weeks to prepare and we'll be at our best health since week 5. i like our chances.

[MadHatter]

I don't blame the Saints for making this call. However, they have not looked like the same team ever since the Patriots game.

3 game losing streak and 4-5 games of mediocre play has to be concerning. But, the risk of having Brees hurt is much ouitweighs that.

Saints play like the Patriots game and they will win the SB. They play like they have the past 4 weeks and they are likely one and done.

[Saint J]

The bottomline is there is two weeks for this team to prepare...in that time they can get healthy and focus on the problems that have led to the 2 game losing streak(tackling, run defense, etc.). The Saints finished 1st in the NFC and were the class of the conference for most of the season, there is no reason for us to be afraid of any team in the playoffs.

[rico6]

Over Under 4 turnovers?

[Brooklyn Bully]

The bottomline is there is two weeks for this team to prepare...in that time they can get healthy and focus on the problems that have led to the 2 game losing streak(tackling, run defense, etc.). The Saints finished 1st in the NFC and were the class of the conference for most of the season, there is no reason for us to be afraid of any team in the playoffs.

While I agree they need to rest their nicks and bruises, it's awfully hard to focus on and fix problems by being on the practice field and in the tape room. They better hope they get the easiest of the bunch for their first Playoff game. The dome is no longer a sure thing, so the question is, who's the best bet for them to get a win? I say Dallas, as you'll want to beat them more than anyone else in the bunch. Philly could easily stop a mudhole in you but may get the bye. Minnesota is in your shoes and needs to fix issues so they may be a good team to play. Arizona and Green Bay will be coin flips and you'll need to be playing your best to beat them...which right now, you're not.

[Fox007]

We'll win go 8-8 and be left wondering about what could have been.(just like last year)

Thanks Fox for sticking with a lemon at QB.

[Fiz]

the packers, eagles, and cowboys are all playing better than the saints and unfortunately the saints will almost certainly have to play one of them

maybe they'll get lucky and play the cardinals

[Swarly]

Injuries or not, Saints defense is pathetic at best. They stat-padded at the beginning against mediocre teams(ints, etc) but their secondary is a complete joke. You better hope you don't play a team like Packers or Cardinals in divisional round or you'll get shredded for at least 350-400 yards lol.

[Saint J]

While I agree they need to rest their nicks and bruises, it's awfully hard to focus on and fix problems by being on the practice field and in the tape room. They better hope they get the easiest of the bunch for their first Playoff game. The dome is no longer a sure thing, so the question is, who's the best bet for them to get a win? I say Dallas, as you'll want to beat them more than anyone else in the bunch. Philly could easily stop a mudhole in you but may get the bye. Minnesota is in your shoes and needs to fix issues so they may be a good team to play. Arizona and Green Bay will be coin flips and you'll need to be playing your best to beat them...which right now, you're not.

Tackling is our worst problem defensively and that's pretty fixable.

As for GB, you mean the same team that just got raped by BEN a few weeks back? Honestly, there is no team dominant team in the NFC this year. Philly looks good but Payton usually pwns Reid in the coaching category. Brett Farve is struggling not to kill Childress and Arizona is as Jekll and Hyde as it gets.