How does the Syracuse University coaching search influence the Saints vs. Bears Thursday night football game?   A road team having to prepare for a Thursday night game is a tall order.   They need to work almost non-stop from the moment their game the previous Sunday ends.  But after their win over Atlanta, Saints offensive coordinator Doug Marrone flew to Syracuse to interview for the Orangemen coaching vacancy.  He flew back immediately afterward.  Presumably, he worked on the plane.

Word in Syracuse is that Marrone will be named head coach in the morning.  A former Syracuse player, Marrone has told people in the past that it is his dream job?  Think he might be a tad distracted?

This information on it’s own isn’t necessarily worth a play on the Bears, or on the under.  But the potential distraction and workflow interruption on a very short week for the Saints is certainly worth considering as you analyze tonight’s game.