Saints to play starters in their preseason debut vs. Cardinals

When the New Orleans Saints make their preseason debut with the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday night, expect to see all of the starters play, likely for a couple of series. This is the plan as reported by NewOrleans.Football’s Nick Underhill.

Plans do vary dependent on length of drives. A double digit drive clearly results in more plays than a three and out. It will be weighed as such. One long drive may be enough for Saints coaches. Last year, the Saints starters played one series all preseason. Derek Carr should be happy with the increase in snaps.

We were curious if the Saints would change their approach after less than satisfactory results last season. The answer is yes. Even if they don’t play after this game, New Orleans’ starters will see more reps than a year ago.

Demario Davis, Rashid Shaheed, Marshon Lattimore, Paulson Adebo and Pete Werner are among the list of players who likely won’t suit up due to injury. But we’ll watch pregame warmups carefully to get an idea for who else may be sidelined.