Dattitude with Jim Derry

We are now just 4 weeks away from the start of the NFL Draft, and wheels certainly are already spinning in the war room of the New Orleans Saints. With so few offensive lineman on this roster, will this team do what most experts think is best – and draft a potential starting left tackle? That is topic A and B for Jim Derry and guest Fletcher Mackel of WDSU-TV sports on Friday’s Dattitude Podcast (...

Uh oh. Reading through the team leaves of New Orleans Saints coach Dennis Allen says to Who Dats the offensive line might be an even bigger concern than originally thought. And that ain't good. Jim Derry dissects Allen's press conference from the NFL owners meetings on Dattitude (Ep. 220) live at 2:30 p.m. on these social media channels and later on demand, as we go through some of the key moments...

It’s less than 5 weeks until the start of the NFL Draft, and it won’t be long before the New Orleans Saints are on the clock at pick No. 14. Is there a specific player they should be looking at or at least a specific position? Jim Derry certainly thinks so, and he has NOLA.com Saints editor Zach Ewing on to talk about it on Monday's Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 219). Also, we hope your bracket looks bet...

Here we go again. Just as it looked like the New Orleans Pelicans could be major contenders in the West, star guard Brandon Ingram injures a knee and is out at least 2 weeks. Is this team snakebit, or will this turn out to be not that big of a deal with just 1 month to go in NBA regular season? Jim Derry will talk about it on the Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 218) with Times-Picayune Pels beat writer Chr...

The New Orleans Saints made their biggest splash in free agency thus far by signing edge rusher Chase Young on Monday. Then on Tuesday, it came out that Young will need neck surgery and likely will not be ready for the start of training camp. How much did the team know? Is he still worth $13 million for one season of service? If so, does it allow the Saints to focus on one particular position in n...

March Madness is here, and the brackets are set. Can anyone unseat UConn on the men's side of things? What about South Carolina on the women's side? Did LSU get a raw deal? Jim Derry has plenty to talk about on Monday's Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 216), and he'll do it with college betting expert Thomas Casale, who just so happens to be the Bet. NOLA.com sports betting director. Also, Jim will discuss...

While some of the biggest names in football seem to be flying around the league in deals to other teams, the New Orleans Saints have been as quiet as a mouse sneaking up on a piece of cheddar in the middle of the kitchen floor. How much more will the team do than Cedrick Wilson, Willie Gay and backup QB Nathan Peterman? Also, the Pelicans are playing a key game Friday night at The Blender, as we t...

Super Bowl-winning linebacker Willie Gay is headed to the Saints after signing with the team Tuesday. What impact will this have, and are there more big name free agents to come for the Black and Gold? Times-Picayune Saints beat writer Luke Johnson joins Dattitude (Ep. 214) on Wednesday to talk about it, as well as other possibilities the team might have now that they are under the salary cap. (Ho...

It seems as if Michael Thomas has accepted he is no longer going to be a part of the New Orleans Saints, and it's now time for us to look at the team's situation at wide receiver on Monday's Dattitude (Ep. 213, March 11), as host Jim Derry welcomes in WWL-TV Sports Director Doug Mouton. We'll also discuss the mess that went on at the SEC women's basketball tournament championship in Greenville, S....

Maybe someone should just tell Michael Thomas he should stay off social media for a little bit. During the season he was going at quarterback Derek Carr and his coaches. On Thursday, he wasn’t happy Times-Picayune sports columnist Jeff Duncan was reporting Thomas would be released from the Saints sometime late next week. What do you think? Well, we have our own thoughts on Friday’s Dattitude Podca...

The New Orleans Pelicans rolled to a 41-point victory over the lowly Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night, and while they upped their record to 37-25, they still are having trouble finding a consistent level of success. Why is that? Host Jim Derry asks 'Hard in the Paint' CEO and host David Grubb on Wednesday's Dattitude (Ep. 211). Also, Spencer the Guru is on for our weekly 'Fantasy Roundup' segment,...

It is a bit early to call New Orleans Saints tackle Trevor Penning an all-out bust, but the team certainly has to figure out what they want to do at tackle before the NFL Draft begins in a little over 7 weeks. That has to be priority No. 1, doesn’t it? That is the lead topic of discussion on Monday’s Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 210), as host Jim Derry brings in FOX-8 Sports Managing Director Garland Gi...

It's a brand new season for the Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 209), and it goes way beyond that. Going forward, the show will encompass all the shows from Bet. NOLA.com, as well as take on a slightly different look and feel. While Jim Derry still will focus on the New Orleans Saints, being a fulltime podcast host means he will be able to book a more wide variety of top-notch guests from the local media a...

Super Bowl LVIII will be played on Sunday, which means it’s time for our final picks show of the football season, which just so happens to be the Season 3 finale of the Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 208). As he has for the past 5 months, The Athletic’s Larry Holder joins show host Jim Derry to talk about the big game. No spoiler alerts on their picks, but each has detailed reasons why they are on a certa...

In Jeff Duncan’s weekend column, he says the New Orleans Saints “are all in” on quarterback Derek Carr, and they plan to restructure the contract with their “ride or die” to make it so they are married to him throughout at least the 2025 season. Whether you like it or not, there are more good reasons to do this than not. We go through the reasons with The Athletic’s Larry Holder on Friday’s the Da...

It's very likely New Orleans Saints coach Dennis Allen has his job riding on who the team’s next offensive coordinator will be. With that, there are plenty of candidates, but on the Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 206), we have narrowed the top three choices to Ronald Curry, Jon Gruden and Klint Kubiak. What are the plusses and minuses for each? And what about the choices for head coach in Atlanta in Carol...

While eight NFL teams are preparing for a shot at their respective conference championships, the New Orleans Saints have already begun to plan for the 2024. That plan opened a couple of days ago with General Manager Mickey Loomis announcing Coach Dennis Allen was staying for a third season, while the team would move on from Pete Carmichael and look for another offensive coordinator. Jim Derry and...

There are only so many ways one can beat a dead horse. Or chop dead wood. Whatever the case, we here at the Dattitude Podcast wonder how the New Orleans Saints become successful following the lack of respect the players obviously have for Coach Dennis Allen. But on Ep. 204, we talk about that and more with The Athletic’s Larry Holder, who covered this team for more than a decade and now covers the...

NOTE: Small portions of this podcast include explicit language. User discretion is advised. Only the New Orleans Saints could beat their hated rivals by 31 points in the season finale to finish with a winning season, but yet find a way to embarrass themselves. Or maybe only Dennis Allen could find a way to embarrass himself. At the minimum, he opened a window into the soul of the team’s locker roo...

Jim Derry is promising to be more positive in 2024. The New Orleans Saints certainly will test that New Year’s resolution on Sunday when they host the Atlanta Falcons in a game that could see the winner being crowned NFC South champion. OK, maybe that’s a bit far-fetched, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers would also need to lose to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday in Charlotte. But remember, we’re stayin...

Yeah, we get it. You’ve been screaming about how much you hate Dennis Allen and Derek Carr. Back when they were 5-7, you were hoping they would go like 1-4 the rest of the way, and real changes would be made. Those chances for change are gone. But you know what isn’t gone? The Saints playoff chances. So you might as well enjoy these days while they’re still around. You never know when the next tim...

New Year's Eve is coming Sunday, and the New Orleans Saints hope to pop their fireworks on the road at Tampa Bay to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. But first, we have a much bigger celebration here at home, as the Dattitude Podcast celebrates 200 episodes. To do so, show host Jim Derry brings on Devin "Hold The Mayo" Snow to talk about the Saints slim chances at the playoffs, what has gone wr...

FINALLY! Finally a game fans of the New Orleans Saints can get fired up about. Or at least the ones who aren’t foolishly rooting for their favorite team to win the rest of their games. Yep, Coach Dennis Allen’s defensive game plan was outstanding, quarterback Derek Carr was near perfect, the New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito probably needed his momma to double up on the ice packs before bed...

It has been a long time since the fan base of the New Orleans Saints has been as outwardly negative as they are right now. And the ironic thing is it comes with the team in the middle of a chase for an NFC South championship with three teams tied at the top of the division. What gives? Why do so many Who Dats think the team should just lose the rest of the way? What do they think that would accomp...

Even in victory, this New Orleans Saints team seems to be a trainwreck. Quarterback Derek Carr, who spent most of the week in concussion protocol, had 37 yards through the first three quarters before finally waking up in the final minutes. Oh, and he was publicly fighting with veteran center Erik McCoy, and telling the press, “There’s no problem. It’s all good. … Brother, I’m not trying to be nega...