As the New Orleans Saints shift their focus from the preseason and the cutdown to a 53-man roster, they made a few moves since Tuesday. Will the trade for John Ridgeway improve the defensive line, and how does the addition of ex-Vikings specialist Kene Nwangwu affect the team?
The good news is CBs Marshon Lattimore and Kool-Aid McKinstry returned to practice, as well as WR Rashid Shaheed. Will there be a few more before the Saints open the regular season at home in the Dome against the Carolina Panthers on Sept. 8?
Host Jim Derry talks about that, and he previews LSU’s season-opening game in Las Vegas against the USC Trojans on Sunday and Tulane starting with Southeastern on Thursday at Yulman on Thursday’s Birthday Edition of the Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 271) presented by Evangeline Securities. Bet.NOLA.com’s Tom Casale and Gabe Henderson are here to help break it down and offer a few plays for Week 1 of the college football season.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
7:15 Opening thoughts
14:30 Thursday with Gabe Henderson
23:40 Saints 53-man roster
26:05 Trade for John Ridgeway
27:45 Looking ahead to Panthers
29:05 Odds DA is 1st coach fired
32:00 Tom Casale joins show
34:00 LSU-USC preview
43:35 Tulane-SLU preview
47:15 CFB Week 1 preview
55:00 Final thoughts
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