The New Orleans Saints received a huge blow when it was learned center Erik McCoy would need surgery for his groin injury and miss up to 8 weeks. Is it something the team can get around, or could this be a major problem?

Host Jim Derry debates the question with NOLA.com Saints editor Zach Ewing on Wednesday's Dattitude (Ep. 284) presented by Evangeline Securities.

Jim also has a brief lookahead to LSU-South Alabama and life without Harold Perkins on an already maligned defense. And can Tulane start AAC play fast when they host South Florida on Saturday?