"What we do is really predicated on when it's supposed to arrive, and the good news with a hurricane is there's advance warning," Payton said. "So we'll have a plan; i's currently in place. And having gone through this once before, we'll be thoroughly prepared."

"It won't be any of a distraction; we won't allow it to be," Payton said. "And I think the bigger issue is not the Saints. The bigger issue is those people for whom it's much more difficult to evacuate or much more difficult to prepare."