Saints Insider

The New Orleans Saints have two emphatic victories in two weeks of the NFL season. Our Saints Insider team of beat writer Luke Johnson, columnists Rod Walker and Jeff Duncan and host Zach Ewing takes stock of how much they've risen in the NFC ranks, what they expect going forward and more. Included in this episode:

• Explaining why the Saints' offense has been unstoppable • Giving the O-line its flowers • Ticket prices for Eagles game skyrocketing • Adjustments opponents will start to make • Just how good is the NFC South? 

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The New Orleans Saints impressed in their Week 1 victory over the Carolina Panthers, but now the going gets significantly more difficult. The Saints travel to AT&T Stadium to face the Dallas Cowboys, who also opened with an easy win, theirs against the Cleveland Browns. Our Saints Insider crew of Rod Walker, Matthew Paras, Luke Johnson and host Zach Ewing breaks down the game from every angle, including an injury report, statistics, trends, keys to the game, and finally, our predictions for which team starts the 2024 NFL season 2-0. #saints #whodat #saintsnation #cowboys #nfl #nflweek2 #nflpicks

The New Orleans Saints looked great in their Week 1 rout of the Carolina Panthers. But now comes a much a bigger challenge: A date with the Dallas Cowboys, who also had a resounding Week 1 victory and haven't lost a home regular season game since the 2021 season. Adding to the Saints' obstacles is Hurricane Francine, which is barreling down on New Orleans on Wednesday and affecting both practice times and the personal lives of players and coaches. Our Saints Insiders — Luke Johnson, Jeff Duncan, Matthew Paras and Rod Walker — discuss it all in today's episode, recorded remotely because of the storm. Stay safe, New Orleans! #saints #saintsnation #whodat #cowboys #nfl #nflweek2

The New Orleans Saints open up the 2024 season on Sunday at the Superdome against the Carolina Panthers. We'll finally get to see Klint Kubiak's new offense in action, an invigorated pass rush and the start of a season that is pivotal to the future of the Saints franchise. Our Saints Insiders — Luke Johnson, Jeff Duncan, Matthew Paras and Zach Ewing — break down the game in all facets and then give their Week 1 predictions. Will the Saints get a much-needed win against Carolina? Or can the Panthers pull the upset? #saints #saintsnation #nfl #nflweek1 #panthers #keeppounding

What if it all goes right for the New Orleans Saints? How good could their 2024 season be? And on the flip side, what if it all goes wrong? Our Saints Insiders of Jeff Duncan, Rod Walker, Matthew Paras and Zach Ewing discuss those questions, as well as whether the Saints did enough this offseason to supplement their offensive line. Finally, we make our NFL picks for the upcoming season: Storyline to watch, surprise team, disappointing team and our pick to play in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX in February. #saints #saintsnation #nfl #nflpicks

It's only nine days until the New Orleans Saints kick off the 2024 season against the Carolina Panthers, and we're not here to be meek. In this episode of the Saints Insider podcast, Times-Picayune columnists Jeff Duncan and Rod Walker, beat writer Luke Johnson and host Zach Ewing give their BOLD predictions for the 2024 Saints, featuring:

• Taysom Hill, Taysom Hill and more Taysom Hill • Chase Young will have HOW many sacks? • What happens with Marshon Lattimore? • A bizarre prediction for the Saints' first two games

Plus, our college football predictions for the new season.

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The New Orleans Saints have their initial 53-man active roster set for the 2024 season. Our Saints columnists Jeff Duncan and Rod Walker break down who made the cut — and some of the more surprising names who didn't, and how this could all change before the first game Sept. 8.

The New Orleans Saints finish up their preseason schedule Sunday at home against the Tennessee Titans, and so it's the final time for players to impress the coaching staff to make the 53-man roster.  Our Saints Insider crew of Luke Johnson, Matthew Paras, Rod Walker and host Zach Ewing breaks down what to watch for in the Titans game, touching on:

• The plan at quarterback • The competition for the final starting spot at safety • Could the Saints really go with Charlie Smyth at kicker? • Final roster battles to watch

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The New Orleans Saints are back in town and wrapping up training camp this week before their final preseason game Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. Our Saints Insider crew of Jeff Duncan, Luke Johnson, Matthew Paras and host Zach Ewing go through some reasons for optimism and reasons for pessimism they've gained through camp — good new for the Saints and bad news for the Saints. We cover: • Pass rush • Offensive line • Taysom Hill • Depth at running back and wide receiver • New offensive scheme And much more.

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The New Orleans Saints received a double dose of bad news Thursday during and after their most recent training camp practice, with rookie offensive tackle Taliese Fuaga leaving practice with a back injury and Pro Bowl safety Justin Simmons, whom the Saints courted in free agency, signed instead with the Saints' hated rival and the NFC South favorites, the Atlanta Falcons.

All of that provides a backdrop to preseason game No. 2, which sees the Saints travel to face the San Francisco 49ers.

Saints Insiders Luke Johnson and Jeff Duncan discuss the Fuaga and Simmons situations and dive into what they expect to see from the Saints in the Bay Area in this episode of Saints Insider, live from California.

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