Will New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton start Drew Brees at quarterback this week against the Arizona Cardinals, or ride out the first leg of the season into the bye week with backup Teddy Bridgewater? For now, he isn’t saying.
“No, we’ll see,” Payton said Friday. “We’ll see. Both those guys got a lot of work this week. We’ll probably wait until Sunday.”
Payton said earlier this week that Brees could be a game-time decision on Sunday, giving team medical staff more time to evaluate the surgically-repaired thumb of his throwing hand. Bridgewater has helped lead the Saints to a 6-1 record in Brees’ absence (winning all five of his starts with Brees sidelined), and there’s some sense to the idea of letting Brees have more time to recover while his backup continues to play well.