The New Orleans Saints are hoping to be 2-0 for the first time in a decade, and to do it, they'll have to beat a tough division foe on the road Monday night in the Carolina Panthers. Will Trevor Penning and the offensive line come up with a better performance than last week, and will the defense be able to put up a similar effort to this past Sunday. Larry Holder of The Athletic joins Jim Derry for their weekly Friday chat on Dattitude (Ep. 166). They'll also make a jaunt around the NFL in previewing Week 2 and finding the best games.

We’ve settled into the weekly routine for the Dattitude Podcast and on Ep. 165, it’s prediction time. Show host Jim Derry had a great Week 1 in going 4-1, as he looks to do it again with his five top NFL picks. Uncle Big Nick had a rough start, but since he had COVID, we’ll give him a second chance to right the ship here in the early going. The duo is back for a third season together making predictions for the football season ahead.

It’s the first Monday Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 164) of the new year, which means Derry’s Dime is back, as show host Jim Derry shares his thoughts on the New Orleans Saints’ 16-15 victory over the Tennessee Titans in the Caesars Superdome on Sunday.

How was Derek Carr’s debut? How did the new defensive front hold up? Can we expect an All-Pro level of play from Marshon Lattimore all season long? Is Trevor Penning’s rough day something we can expect for the future, or is it an anomaly?

All things to discuss today, as we hear clips from Saints coach Dennis Allen and Carr, as well as Jim talking to Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill and running back Tyjae Spears.

The New Orleans Saints and their fans have been looking forward to Sunday for quite some time, as not only do they welcome in the Tennessee Titans to the Caesars Superdome for the 2023 NFL season opener, but also to open the Derek Carr era at quarterback. It's a new era for us here on the Dattitude Podcast, as well, as Larry Holder of The Athletic joins Jim Derry on NFL Fridays to talk about both the Saints and the NFL. For the remainder of the season, as well, Uncle Big Nick is back with Jim to make picks, and for this one week only, Jim will read Nick's picks on the air and make his own near the end of the show. And what's the outro song? Well, we're saying goodbye to a musical icon and maybe having a drink that involves tequila to salute ...

The New Orleans Saints are ready for their final preseason contest of 2023, and it is scheduled for Sunday night in the Caesars Superdome against the Houston Texans. There still are some questions to discuss, and we do that on the Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 162), as host Jim Derry is joined by WWL Radio football analyst Mike Detillier. We'll ask Mike about his biggest surprises and disappointments from training camp, predictions for the upcoming season, how Derek Carr and OC Pete Carmichael are doing together, and we look back at the time Steve Sidwell spent in New Orleans in helping to build the Dome Patrol. Lastly, we'll talk about next week's openers for LSU vs. Florida State and Tulane vs. South Alabama and get predictions for their seasons.

As the New Orleans Saints are now within 3 weeks of the start of the regular season, it's a good time for injuries to be on the mend. It looks like that might be the case for the Black and Gold with Andrus Peat, Kendre Miller, Demario Davis, Rashid Shaheed and others. What about Michael Thomas and the report he hasn't quite been on his game? Will he be able to serves as the team's No. 2 to Chris Olave? Fox-8 sports director Garland Gillen joins Jim Derry on Dattitude (Ep. 161) to talk about it, and to look ahead to the seasons for LSU and Tulane.

The New Orleans Saints will open their preseason schedule by hosting the defending world champion Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in the Caesars Superdome. How long will we see Derek Carr and the starters play, and what's going on with the offensive line? Will someone ask more about guard Andrus Peat's injury? Is the team thinking of moving camp somewhere else not only for 2024, but beyond? Lastly, we'll go through Jim Derry's AFC West predictions, as Advocate and Times-Picayune Saints editor Zach Ewing joins Friday's Dattitude (Ep. 160).

The breaking news happened just before we hit the podwaves: Cameron Jordan received a 2-year extension with the Saints and likely will be able to retire with the Black and Gold. Meanwhile, Saints fans are hoping the Alvin Kamara suspension saga is resolved soon, and that the punishment is lighter following the star running back's meeting with Roger Goodell. What should we expect? 4 games? 6? Dare we say, 8? We'll talk about it, as Dattitude host Jim Derry brings in The Athletic's Larry Holder on Episode 159. We'll also chat about the Saints' lack of depth at certain positions and we'll go through Jim's picks in the NFC West and get Larry's opinion.

Dattitude is back after a mini-vacation, and we're talking New Orleans Saints back at work in training camp. Guess what? Even Michael Thomas is there! As we go forward, no news is good news, unlike what happened in Cincinnati and Miami on Thursday. Lastly, Jim Derry goes through his previews of the AFC South and talks about whether the Jacksonville Jaguars will repeat as champs, or will the Tennessee Titans return to form.

Of course we can't get enough of LSU winning their 7th national baseball championship! And to talk about it with former Tigers coach Paul Mainieri, who recruited and coached several of the winning players, including Dylan Crews, Cade Beloso, Tre Morgan and Gavin Dugas. What were his emotions like Monday night? How does this team compare to his title in 2009? And does this team have a chance to remain on this path going forward? We ask all this and more, as Coach joins Jim Derry on the final Dattitude (Ep. 157) of the first half of Season 3. (We will return Friday, July 21.)