TheDeuce

Look we all know that this team is going to the playoffs, and assuming that neither us nor the Vikings have an utter collapse, the road to the Super Bowl is going to be played in a dome, and hopefully THE Dome. To me, that is the most important thing for a Saints team in the playoffs (i.e. not having to go to a Chicago, Philly, etc. in December).

That being said, I think the most important thing for this team is not a win against the Bucs, but it's staying as healthy as we can. This team is going to be in the playoffs, and I'd rather be there with our best players healthy.

Also, I know I'll probably get blasted for this, but going 15-1 this year wouldn't be all that bad. I've read stories about how tense it got around the Patriots a few years ago and how they seemed to lose the "fun" aspect of the game. Not saying I hope we lose a game this season, but I do think that having some of that pressure off might not be such a bad thing.

CantonLegend

everybody would love a 15-1 season

but id rather lose the last game because we sit our starters......i think payton is smart enough to understand sitting our starters unless we need to win that game for homefield advantage throughout the playoffs

i dont think we would get nearly as tense because there is no pressure to go 16-0......the pats were a good team before that and they were required to do well.....we are a historically terrible team and there is only pressure to not suck