All this game shows is that on that last drive their guys that wont make the team were ...

If the Saints starters played against Houston’s starters, saints win this game by 13-17 points.

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the coaches saw what they needed to see.

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and that's really all that matters...

anyone getting upset about a fricking preseason loss needs their head examined

Y’all read WAYYYY too much into the first preseason game. Holy shite, the melts tonight have been fricking off the charts

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If the Saints starters played against Houston’s starters, saints win this game by 13-17 points.

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A significant number of starters were out for the whole game, Our backup QB only played 1 set of downs and marched the team down the field methodically for a TD.

But if the Saints have any one of these things happen they probably still win:

1 - Book settles in quicker and doesn't have those two initial turnovers

2 - Trequan Smith could actually catch a ball in his hands

3-The third or fourth string RB doesn't hit a pile of defenders with the ball only marginally protected.

But the biggest part of preseason game #1 is determining if your cut list is appropriate. It's about evaluating which marginal players stay on the roster, which end up on the practice squad, and which hit the pavement.