New Orleans Saints

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On today's show, Steve Geller and Jeff Nowak welcome us into the Saints Week 17 matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders, a 3-12 team that is entering the Super Dome as a 2.5 favorite as the Saints injuries to their offensive starters has proven to be a hurdle in firepower the team has yet to overcome. The guys take a look at that injury report to see who will be taking the field today for the Black & Gold with a couple of former LSU players being elevated to the active roster for today's bout, and we hear from Spencer Rattler and Saints OC Klint Kubiak on what they can do to boost the Saints scoring ability. Later on, the guys hear from Sports Illustrated's Raiders insider, Hondo Carpenter, on what Black & Gold fans will see on the field against the a Black & Silver squad looking to come into New Orleans and smack the Saints around, and what Darren Rizzi is looking to do in order to bolster his resume for that Saints head coaching position.

Steve and Jeff discuss the game where everything went wrong against the Packers on Monday Night Football and there isn't a better opponent (except maybe the Giants) to right the ship than the Raiders coming to town, and before heading back to the sound bank to hear from Saints interim head coach Darren Rizzi on how the team is feeling having been eliminated from the playoffs?

Bobby broke down the Saints' 25-10 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders in the Superdome. Bobby explained why New Orleans desperately needs an overhaul in the offseason. He reviewed the Saints' lack of a pass rush this year despite the major addition of Chase Young. Bobby shared his thoughts on New Orleans' third-down issues against Las Vegas and their terrible run defense. He criticized the Saints' undisciplined penalties and weak rushing attack without Alvin Kamara. Bobby also slammed New Orleans' soft defense.