The monotony of training camp finally shifts to being able to play against someone other than your own teammates, as the New Orleans Saints will host the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at noon in the Caesars Superdome in the preseason opener for each team.
Coach Dennis Allen said earlier in the week he plans to open with Derek Carr and most of the other starters this week, although it is unclear how long they will play. Kansas City likely will start quarterback Patrick Mahomes, according to a report. Also, we learned that guard Andrus Peat (quadriceps) missed yet another practice, as did linebacker Demario Davis (calf). What’s up with that?
On Thursday’s “Bayou Bets” show (Aug. 10), Jim Derry and Spencer “The Guru” get into all those topics, along with chatter on Cal and Stanford likely NOT being invited to join the ACC and the allegations of the extent of Phil Mickelson’s gambling addiction.
Lastly, Jim rants about a report the Saints will hold training camp next year somewhere other than Louisiana, and proof that the team does better when they prepare for the season here. Spencer goes on about how censorship of home announcers in baseball could become a problem in the near future.
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