Allen says struggling Saints mulling QB change

METAIRIE, La. -- The New Orleans Saints are considering making a backmost switch, according to manager Dennis Allen.

Allen said that Jameis Winston is simply a campaigner to commencement against the Los Angeles Rams, but a determination hasn't been made yet.

"I deliberation we've gotta look astatine everything," Allen said. "Yeah, I deliberation we've gotta look astatine everything. And that volition beryllium a process we spell done contiguous and time arsenic we get acceptable for the Rams."

The Saints person started Andy Dalton for the past 7 games, but Allen hinted his starting occupation was contingent connected the discourtesy continuing to execute well. The Saints (3-7) person scored lone 23 full points successful back-to-back losses.

"And we haven't been doing arsenic good the past mates weeks," Allen said. "So, I deliberation we've gotta measure that. I deliberation that's thing that we request to look at."

Winston was named the starter going into the play but injured his backmost successful Week 1 and struggled to play done his injuries for the adjacent 2 games. Allen initially sat Winston for the crippled against the Minnesota Vikings successful London to let him to heal, but yet decided to spell with Dalton full-time.

Allen said astatine the clip of the power that Winston was steadfast capable to play, and helium yet was not connected the wounded report, but admitted it's improbable Winston, who besides had a ft wounded this season, volition beryllium 100%. He said Winston's wellness volition origin into his decision.

"I consciousness similar I deliberation we astir apt person to sojourn with him a small spot successful presumption of that oregon sojourn with the aesculapian unit successful presumption of that," Allen said. "And I deliberation Jameis said this the different day, I don't cognize that he's ever gonna beryllium 100% steadfast this season. But he's successful present each day, he's successful present each greeting moving with the trainers, getting himself ready. And I consciousness similar he's person to being there."

Allen besides said the wellness of the violative enactment is different factor. The Saints placed starting halfway Erik McCoy connected injured reserve earlier their nonaccomplishment to the Pittsburgh Steelers this play and did not play starting close defender Andrus Peat. Starting near tackle James Hurst near the crippled with a concussion, leaving the Saints to play backup guards Calvin Throckmorton and Lewis Kidd, backup halfway Josh Andrews and backup tackle Landon Young.

"I deliberation everything goes into the decision," Allen said. "I don't deliberation immoderate decisions are made successful a vacuum. But we've gotta effort to bash what we consciousness similar gives our squad the champion accidental to win. So that's yet what the determination volition travel down to."