Well, three of them to be more precise. Can they get off the skid Sunday night at home against San Diego? Will having suspended coach Sean Payton in the building motivate them, even if Payton can't have any contact with the team? And can Drew Brees break Johnny Unitas' record of 47 consecutive regular season games with a touchdown pass?
There are plenty of hopefuls in the Who Dat Nation that this will be the week.
"They seem to be coming around, getting better each week," one man told WWL First News this morning. "You know, the Green Bay last week, they seemed to put things together, they just couldn't quite make that last play at the end."
Some of the fans say their faith is already gone.
"I done lost hope already. I'm disappointed," said one fan. "I think they lost the heart of their team when the coach left. After suspension, they be a'ight."
While suspended head coach Sean Payton can't have any contact with the team, the NFL has given him permission to attend Sunday night's potentially record-setting game. Will having the coach in the building provide any extra motivation?
"Definitely, yeah," was one response.
"They need all the motivation they can get now," another fan said.
"I think they've been realizing the boss is watching all along," said another. "I don't know that that'll make a difference."
"I think they're going to want to try and impress him and everything," one woman said, "and with Brees trying to break this record, hopefully they'll come together and something here."
Brees tied Unitas' streak with a touchdown pass to Marques Colston early in the Green Bay game last week. Whether confident in a Saints win or not, fans expect that record to become Brees' and Brees' alone Sunday night.
"Odds are he will, I mean it looks pretty good for him," a fan told us. "Offense isn't the problem."
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