Saintsaholics Anonymous: A New Orleans Saints Podcast

Some losses are filled with enough terrible calls, huge negative impact plays, or a horrible singular mistake by one of our guys that gets us all up in arms, arguing, debating, and just generally pissed off. Well…this loss to the Rams brought none of that. In other words…there was zero Rizz. Of course, that was apparently a huge part of the gameplan on Sunday as it played out, ie play keep away fr...

Coming off the bye, can the Rizz use the rest to the Saints advantage and take the team to 3-0 since he's been the HC?? It's a tough matchup against the Ram's well-oiled offense of Stafford, plus Puca and Kupp plus Kyren Williams, but can the Saints keep the RizzMagic alive and pull out a W? We hand out our predictions, PLUS Corey rolls out his LOCKS! Can he FINALLY get one right? TUNE IN to find...

Back in March of this year, we put our 28 to 3 Pod "patented" Game Show test to Saints QB1 Derek Carr to test where he ranks league-wide when given the choice between him and any other starting QB in the NFL. Given that the landscape has changed since then - via Derek Carr's performance this year, contract restructure, and some surprise QB play around the league - we decided to revisit where he st...

THE RIZZ STRIKES AGAIN as our Saints make it TWO IN A ROW for the first time since we “won the Super Bowl” in week 2. While it was against a now 2-8 Browns, staying out of the L column after being there for 7 straight weeks feels great. We recap the game in this one of course, but as we go into the bye week, we also talk about the future of the squad as a whole. We unexpectedly dipped into a prett...

Famous Jameis Winston makes his return to the DOME this week as our SAINTS look to make it two wins in a row against the Cleveland Browns. Do we think they can pull it off? We're feeling pretty confident in this one but definitely bracing ourselves for things to go awry, just since that what this season has seem to be all about. PLUS, COREY'S LOCKS! Is this the week he actually hits on a lock?? We...

Man, it feels good to have a victory Monday again after way too much time without one, AND it feels even better to do it against the F*ckn Falcons! #FTF forever and always. The team definitely played with just enough more passion and energy in getting this victory. Does this mean all issues are cured and we're back to post-week 2 energy? Of course, not. But we get into reasons for relishing in thi...

It's the start of the Post-Dennis Allen Era on Sunday in the Dome as the Saints take on the hated Atlanta Falcons. We've got your predictions in this episode plus a quick preview of the game and how we think the team will do in the first game under new Interim Head Coach Darren Rizzi. Will it be RIZZmas come early or will the injuries, etc. still be too much to get the W? We've got ya covered with...

The day has finally come. The news dropped this morning that the Saints FIRED Dennis Allen - much to the surprise of those of us who never saw this franchise firing a coach mid-season. Some of us say “props to Gayle”, others may say, she should have done more earlier. Either way - while it HAD to happen - firing DA is only the start of many moves that need to happen to get this franchise back to b...

Our Saints actually go into this one as a pretty decent favorite by NFL standards for betting lines. Is this the week they can right the ship and get a W? or...at least start the process of righting the ship... We hand out our win/loss predictions, plus game MVP's PLUS, another week of COREY'S LOCK OF THE WEEK. He's got a good one in store for you this one. A rare yet consistent occurrence every y...

This losing thing is definitely getting old, but as Saints fans who very much remember the "pre-Brees" days of the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s, maybe it feels like old times? Not in a good way though. We recap what we think "went wrong" in the Chargers game, besides the fact that it's now clear we don't have a viable backup QB behind Carr. Defense was absolutely improved, but offense's absolute inab...

Our Saints have been making it harder every week to pick em to win, but with the team appearing to get a little healthier, can they avoid dropping to 2-6? PLUS, Corey’s Lock of the Week, sponsored by Norton Leatherman Spine! TUNE IN to see what we have in store for you this week. WHO DAT?!

We took a few days off after the Saints' debacle of a loss to the Broncos on Thursday Night Football. It's obviously apparent that this team has gigantic issues to address if they have any hopes of getting back into the playoff picture and actually making "something" of the season. Yes, injuries are a factor, especially on offense; but the team's performance leaves one to only conclude it's a much...

"No rest for the weary" is usually just a cheap saying, but it seems like the Saints are feeling every bit of it given the CVS receipt/Dead Sea Scroll style injury list heading into their matchup on Thursday Night Football vs. the Denver Broncos, which features BOTH the Saints Hall of Fame induction of the greatest NFL football player of all-time, DREW BREES; AND the RETURN of Coach Sean Payton. W...

We called it a "must win" going in and we were mostly optimistic, thought the defense would fare better than they did vs. the Chiefs, thought we'd feed off the excitement of Spencer Rattler's debut (which we all agree was all you could really ask for from a rookie debut), BUT...the Saints fell short and now it appears that the season's hopes hang by a thread. And...no rest for the weary as the nex...

We give our predictions for the Saints vs. Bucs matchup, but before we get there, we take a necessary dive into the announcement that Spencer Rattler will be taking the helm this week as the Saints Quarterback. Can’t remember there ever being this much hype and excitement ahead of a start by a Saints QB since Brees, much less a ROOKIE Saints QB. But, we absolutely see the reasons for excitement. W...

We recap the Saints tough loss to the Chiefs on MNF in this one. Since this was truly a "team" loss, no matter how you splice it, naturally we have a lot to say about what went down in Arrowhead and how exactly it went down. Just when we thought the "coaching" was actually putting players in the right positions to win....they proved us wrong again! That said, this one definitely wasn't without pla...

Our Saints hit the road, traveling to Arrowhead to take on the reigning Super Bowl champs on Monday Night Football, and if there were ever a time for us to shake off two losses and eliminate mistakes for a win, THIS is the time. We each give our predictions in this one plus offensive and defensive MVP picks. HINT: ONE of us is predicting victory for the Black & Gold. Besides game predictions w...

Welp. That one sucked. Losing to ANY team when you score three TD's and allow NONE is always a tough pill, but especially against the damn falcons. With that loss, of course, has come renewed ire against both DA and Derek Carr, but...is that really warranted or is it really the issue at this point? We had absolutely no issue driving the #FireDennisAllen train last season, but can you really put th...

It's the first #FalconsHateWeek of the 2024 Season, and we're bringing you our quick-hitting predictions episode. Do we all predict a win? Especially with the team riddled with injuries. BUT the distance our Saints could gain in the division with a win is HUGE, so....do they use that as enough motivation to overcome the adversity and pull it out? ALSO, we recorded this one on our annual beach trip...

There's no denying Sunday's loss to the Eagles was a tough one to stomach. Adding insult to injury was our best offensive lineman and team captain Erik McCoy going down to a lengthy injury in the process. That said, it's hard to say there were not positives in this one, for instance, the defense allowed only 15 points to what is supposed to be a top shelf NFL offense, but...the same defense wasn't...

Our Saints look to take the 2-0 barn-burning momentum back to the DOME as they take on the Eagles, and in honor of the Saints NINETY-ONE points scored in those two games, we bring you our NINETY-FIRST Episode. (How about that for coincidences. We did not plan this. Clearly). So, as we do before the games, we bring yall our game PREDICTIONS from each co-hosts, including offensive and defensive MVP...

Man, what an epic beat down of the Cowgirls in their own house! There were so many good things to talk about in this one, we won't even attempt to put it in this description. We get into everything that stood out in the best possible way in this one - which was a TON. But...it wouldn't be the 28 to 3 Podcast if we didn't bring up at least SOME things that cause disagreement and debate between the...

Our Saints march into Jerry World in the Big D on Sunday for a huge matchup against the Dallas COWGIRLS. It’s our first matchup of the season against an NFC contend, so the big question after a beatdown of a lesser opponent is: Will we see our guys go toe to toe with the Cowgirls, taking much of that firepower from last week into this week? - Or, will it be more of what we saw last year, ie “look...

As perhaps only a New Orleans based, Saints podcast would do, we took some time while hunkering down waiting for Hurricane Francine to roll through to jump on remotely and talk Saints! Also, after a great episode with Jono Barnes #ThisShitMoreThanAGame while Nick was away, Nick, now known as Nick OVERHILL made his triumphant return. It was our first chance to truly recap the Saints Beatdown of the...

Typically after a game we do a RECAP pod, and we do discuss the Saints' beat down of the Panthers, but with one of our favorite friends of the pod in town, we thought it was a great opportunity to get in some THIS SHIT MORE THAN A GAME energy and have JONO BARNES drop in to 28 to 3 Studios and talk all things Saints, recap the Panthers game, talk about the upcoming Cowboys matchup and really just...