Training camp for the New Orleans Saints begins in less than 2 weeks (rookie report next week), and we have plenty of questions about this team.

Will Alvin Kamara return for the start? Will the offensive line overperform their low expectations? How hot is the seat of Coach Dennis Allen? But even with all that, there are reasons one could be optimistic … what are they?

Summer break is over, and Jim Derry is back. He is joined on Friday’s Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 252) presented by Evangeline Securities by sports writer Hart Pisani, who also shares details of his new podcast, “When the Lights Go Out.” And in the ‘Extra Point,’ Jim loves the gesture by Jaguars defensive end Josh Hines-Allen sent out to fans of the team.