Saints plan to approach Week 17 "like any other game"

[Mr. Scot]

Per Sean Payton, but he's not real specific as to what that means other than that they'll "try to win".

Saints plan to approach Week 17 like any other regular season game

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Payton said that the team will approach the game like any regular season game and that they’ll try to win to end the year with a 14-2 record. As noted by multiple reporters on the Saints beat, however, Payton didn’t say that every starter was going to be part of that effort.

Payton could determine that backups could handle doing what’s needed to defeat a beaten-up Panthers team. If that’s the case, there’s a chance Teddy Bridgewater starts at quarterback for the first time since the 2015 season.

[LinvilleGorge]

I think they'll probably play their starters for a portion of the game, but I'll be shocked if they play them all four quarters. I expect them to treat this like week three of the preseason.

[Jon Snow]

I'm going to laugh my ass off if Ron's vaunted defense can't stop the Saints backups.  Peyton wants to win this game just to rub Ron's face in it.

[Mr. Scot]

The operative question...

Can we beat their backups?

[pantherj]

If the Saints try to win and keep in most of their starters then I'll stop hating them. All is forgiven if they beat us.

[pantherj]

I can't imagine a scenario where our starters lose to their backups.

[Panthercougar68]

Sean Payton takes duck lipped selfies.

[Jon Snow]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

The operative question...

Can we beat their backups?

No, they cannot.

[pantherj]

I would bet serious money in Vegas that our starters would be their backups.

[LinvilleGorge]

3 minutes ago, pantherj said:

I can't imagine a scenario where our starters lose to their backups.

Considering we're probably going to to be playing a banged up backup at QB, I can.

I don't think we're going to to be going all out to win this one. As soon as it was clear that the Vikings were going to to win yesterday, some of our key starters got pulled.

[Mr. Scot]

4 minutes ago, pantherj said:

I would bet serious money in Vegas that our starters would be their backups.

Equally important question though...

This game is meaningless. Why should we play our starters?

[pantherj]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

Equally important question though...

This game is meaningless. Why should we play our starters?

It's meaningful as far as the draft is concerned, personal achievements, future employment tape for coaches and players, ratings: tv/radio/internet/printed word, and ticket sales. RR will play the starters imo. As a fan I would sit the starters for draft position.

[The Lobo]

Hate them so much. I want to route them backups or not. 

[NeederNodder]

This'll be the game that fires RR