28 to 3 Podcast

Saints head to Tampa to take on Baker and the Bucs. Do we think we can put up more of a fight this time than we did in the dome? It’s another game for Shough to try to prove to the Saints that they don’t need to draft a QB in Round 1. Can he keep the positive momentum going and have a game that looks more like last week’s second half than first half? We get into all of it and have your picks, plus LOCKS!! TUNE IN!

We recap the Saints trip to Miami. Talk about how awful that first half was but making things interesting in the end. What do we think of Shough’s performance? Deep dive loading…

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A Thanksgiving Day Preview Pod - Is it time to eat for the Saints?? Or will it be scraps again? We get into our picks for the Saints holiday trip down to MIA. Go take that walk with your cousin and tune in! WHO DAT?!

*Collective yell in frustration from the top row of the terrace* Out of all the games, especially the home games, we wanted to down the birds in the DOME. We wanted to FOUGH up the falcons, but instead we GOT foughed. We recap the disappointment in this one, do our best to hand out “players of the game” and overall just lament what we saw on the field Sunday as we say GOOD RIDDANCE to the L we took against the shitbirds. TUNE IN! WHO DAT?!

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Our favorite time of year: falcons HATE WEEK! "Fough" (and fuck) the falcons! We preview the first matchup of the year for the Saints vs. the team from atL, so we break down what we can expect from this one. Falcons come in hobbled, but as we all agree, this game is never short of surprises and just weird happenings that don't make sense. Obviously, we're looking for our guys to be on the winning end of that. We each give our picks, players of the game, and Corey brings it with his LOCK! Can he get back in...

"JUST" like we predicted...the Saints marched right into Carolina and DOMINATED the Panthers behind incredible QB play from their rookie Tyler Shough! Obviously....sometimes it's nice to be wrong, and that was definitely the case after Sunday. Before the game, we thought our defense would be gashed by Rico Dowdle (54 yds, 2.9 ypc); and we thought Shough would definitely struggle against a stout Panthers D (282 yds, 2 td, 0 int). Like we said, nice to be wrong sometimes. We go full-in on all the highlights and encouraging signs. Do we still want to see more out of...Moore? AND does Shough's...

After an abysmal loss, our Saints take the “show” on the road to the surprisingly 5-4 Carolina Panthers. Will it be more of the same struggles or can the Saints pull out a W? We each have our picks in this one. Also, in true 28-3 Pod fashion, we veered off into a debate: As a whole, are the Saints “competitive” this season, despite our record??

PLUS, COREY’S LOCKS! We’re going for dos!! One win down, trying to pull off a streak! TUNE IN to see if you think this one hits. WHO DAT?!

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Just when we think the season can’t get much worse, our Saints drop to 1-8 with an abysmal showing in L.A. Sixteen minutes time of possession doesn’t happen without a COMPLETE team effort in the wrong direction. We get into everything that we think went wrong and what (if anything) can be done to turn it around. Plus, we each weigh in on Tyler Shough’s first start. One of us was…not impressed,..

ALSO…a LOCK HITS!! Victory speech? More to come? TUNE IN to find out! WHO DAT?!

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Do not adjust your phone settings if you're confused by the sub-20 minute length of this episode. We're rolling out a new and improved format for our game preview episodes. So, in this one, we roll right into our picks for offensive and defensive players of the game and our overall game picks + scores. BUT, of course, one thing that hasn't changed with these preview episodes is COREY'S LOCKS. We say it every week, but is THIS the week he can ACTUALLY hit one of these and rid himself of at least one of those Labubus on his chain...

A collab a long time in the making. This week, we've teamed up with co-hosts of the DOME PATROL Podcast (Jason Montegut) and The Saints City and Me Podcast (Dan Harper) to rehash the bucs game, commiserate in the Saints current woes, talk Shough being QB1, and just BS in general, including Dan and his fellow brits recent journey across the Atlantic from the UK to catch our Saints in the DOME, and also some more enjoyable things they've done around town. This was a fun one - catching up, talking Saints (and of course dishing out some shots...

First, whatever Baker…. Now, moving on.

It’s been a while since our Boys in Black & Gold have been 1-6. Kinda reminds us of old times…But, we know what this year is, so question is: Will we see our Saints bounce back and at least perform better this week than last? Obviously, we want the W, but an upset/win would be lagniappe at this point. We get into what we want to see in this one and what we think we’ll actually see.

The McCoy injury, for one, is scary - add Vita Vea...

We know, we know "DA Revenge Game"...Welp, he got it. His defense made the Saints offense look pretty inept, and seemingly exposed what happens when Rattler gets more aggressive with his passing decisions. But, it was not without "some" positives - two solid drives to close out first and open second half - more strong play from some rooks; but...the positives just about ended there. We all agree that Rattler's performance against the Bucs coming into the dome will tell us a lot about his ability to bounce back and, more than likely, a lot about how...

The Saints head to Chi-town to face their old coach. Some might call it a “revenge game” for DA, but it should really be one for the Saints to get him back for the two years of pain he inflicted upon us as HC. Also, Rattler gets his first chance to duel it out against the guy who took his job at OU. Will our QB1 show out more due to added motivation?? We break down whether we can keep up to even the score against those familiar foes, or whether we’ll see more of the same? (i.e. ano...

Another one-score loss in the books against a decent opponent, and similar to the other ones, this one had some positives that can be taken away but also exposed some glaring weaknesses in this roster.. We all agree this was Spencer Rattler's best game yet, as he continues to show improvement. Also, Kellen Moore appeared to do all he could from a play-calling perspective, but it was certain key skill players who we should be able to rely upon that dropped the ball...LITERALLY. We break down those who frustrated and give flowers to those who played their asses...

Can our Saints make it TWO in a row? We’re back in studio to preview the Saints matchup with the Patriots in the dome. A couple of hot takes in this one and as always a couple of tangents. Do we have what it takes to get it done? ALSO, does Corey have what it takes to FINALLY hit on a LOCK?! TUNE IN to find out! WHO DAT?!

Took five games, but WE GOT ONE! Was great to see Kellen Moore get his first win as an NFL head coach, see Rattler get the monkey off his back/end the winless streak as a starter, and simply see the home crowd have something to cheer about. Now…did the Giants help us out a decent bit with a multitude of mistakes? Sure, but at the end of the day, the Saints capitalized when they needed to. We go through the positives and talk about some areas that might still give us pause. Overall though, feels good to ge...

Our Saints are back in the Dome on Sunday, but we have made our annual fall beach trip to Destin, FL but that didn't stop us from dropping our PREVIEW EP this week. Now...no promises that everything in this one is as "on point" or that there aren't extra tangents given the circumstances/vibes, BUT we still bring the heat in this one. Definitely entertaining and worth the listen. Plus...a different vibe on COREY'S LOCK?? TUNE IN to find out! WHO DAT?!

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By far the best thing from Sunday's bout against the Bills (at least from a loss) was that the Saints squarely put their performance against Seattle in the rearview - or, at least, successfully avoided a repeat terrible performance. We all agree there were definitely positives to take from this one, i.e. a serious/legitimate looking rushing attack, total reduction in bonehead/presnap penalties, and much more competitiveness against a much more talented road opponent (than last week vs. Seattle). BUT...(there's always a "but"...especially with this team) we also agree, there are some serious and significant...

No rest for the weary. Coming off one of the worst losses in recent memory, the Saints travel to the land of the Bills Mafia to take on what could be the best team in the league this week. Given the team's current makeup/performance thus far, unfortunately, we are far from expecting a win, BUT can the team show improvement from last week? We break down the test the Saints will be facing and what we want to see, even if it isn't a W, as the Saints head up north to take on the BILLS. Speaking of "...

Man. We knew we were in "rebuild" mode, but still didn't think we'd see it look that bad this year. Hard to describe the Saints loss in Seattle as anything other than embarrassing. If it could go wrong, it did go wrong. Naturally, this led us to some heated discussion and debate, plus a lot of venting about some of the glaring things that went wrong in this one. We agree that Rattler in no way lost this one - this was a total team level of let down - BUT, did another week of him under center show...

The Saints first road trip of the season is a long one as they head up to the Pacific Northwest (Kaden Ellis Country!) to take on the Seahawks in Seattle. Coach Moore said earlier this week that he loves road games because they bring the team together, so we'll see if that's the case. Corey and Max break this one down, Nick had to sit this one out due to some work trip obligations, but per usual, we bring the heat in breaking this one down. PLUS it's another week of COREY'S LOCKS! Like the Saints, Corey is in...

Two straight home games for the Saints to open the Kellen Moore era and it's now two straight one score losses, ending on potential game-winning drives for the Saints. In the not-too-distant past, this would have had the whole fan-base up in arms; but, since it's the first two games for a first year head coach and coaching staff, this is "to be expected", right?? We all agree the leash should be reasonably long for Coach Moore, and Staley (as far as the defense goes); but, we still dive in to our thoughts on the game as a whole...

A second straight home game for the Saints to begin the season, question is: can they actually pull out a W?? The niners will come into the dome hobbled with key losses to their QB1 and Kittle at TE, so we agree, this suddenly presents a good a chance as any the Saints will have at victory this season. We also hand out our Offensive/Defensive MVP predictions and final score predictions. PLUS for COREY’S LOCKS, a slight change in programming. Perhaps combining the lock with one of the above?? TUNE IN to find out! WHO DAT?!

Not many expected the Saints to win their season opener, even with it being in the DOME and spruced up by the gold jerseys and gold endzones, BUT...it would be safe to argue the team looked pretty competitive even in a losing effort - or, at least, more competitive than many thought they'd look. Question is, do we agree? Just like any loss, there was plenty in this one we can pick at or take issue with, but there was also some good things to take away from it, much of which was the reason we even had...

It's officially time for GAME ONE of the Kellen Moore Era as the Cardinals come into the DOME to take on our Saints. We each give our break down of what we can expect in this one, plus make our picks for Winner/Loser/Score plus Offensive and Defensive MVP. - AND - in this one, it's the return of COREY'S LOCKS! A NEW and IMPROVED set of Locks this year, as the Locks will be based off available betting lines on FanDuel, and be sure to tune in to this one. We are coming in HOT with the...

In part ONE of our Saints Season Preview, we gave you our breakdown by position (and a couple of tangents) but in part TWO, we are bringin' the HEAT as we roll out our FEARLESS Predictions for 2025, our HOT TAKES for the season - AND - the first ever "Corey's LOCK" OF THE SEASON! *brought to you by our sponsor, the Norton Leatherman Spine Center of Louisville, Kentucky and Dr. Paul Celestre.

You will absolutely NOT want to miss this episode/Part TWO of our Saints Season Preview. As always, the predictions are bold and...

In Part One of our Saints Season Preview, we gave yall the breakdowns but in Part TWO we take the gloves off! We're comin' in HOT with our FEARLESS Predictions, our HOT TAKES...AND...our first ever...Corey's LOCK OF THE SEASON! Brought to you by our "Fearless" Sponsor: the Norton Leatherman Spine Center of Louisville, Kentucky and Dr. PAUL CELESTRE!

You'll absolutely want to listen to the ENTIRE episode/part two in this one, as some of these predictions are bold, to say the least. Plus, you'll get hear our final record predictions for the 2025 Saints...

It's that time of year again, for the 28 to 3 Podacast SEASON PREVIEW! In this "Part One" of our Season Preview, we go in depth previewing every position group on the roster and what we expect out of each of them - *note tangents INCLUDED - (maybe re LOOMIS). Importantly though, after Nick's rant about Mickey, we give letter grades for each position group - some predictable - some constituting hot takes in and of themselves. This one takes ALL of the twists and turns you've come to love out of the our podcast and/or if you're a first...

We got another preseason game in the books, but do we have more or less clarity as to who will take the reins as QB1 for the Saints come Week 1 of the regular season? We dive deep into our breakdown/comparison of the QB's and what route we think the Saints should take moving forward. Either way, there were obvious issues with the "first string" offensive line we rolled out against the Jags, granted we did not have McCoy (or Penning) in the game. But, the fact remains, whoever starts the season at QB will definitely need stronger protection...

Well, the first "game" of the Kellen Moore Era is officially in the books - even if it is just preseason. There was definitely a lot to take away from this one. First game-action against another opponent and action that we could see for ourselves outside of reports we get from training camp practices and scrimmages. Of course, the QB COMPETITION is the main topic of discussion, and we absolutely dive headfirst into that. So...are we as "all-in" on Shough like a lot of the fanbase is after that one - or - are we still holding our...

We revisit one of our most popular episodes (Ep. 45), and roll out our UPDATED rankings of the Top 10 Saints of all time. Question is not “if” the lists are different from a year and a half ago, but “how different”?? (Especially Corey’s…[insert eye-roll here]). Definitely some interesting takes, perhaps some unpopular ones, and obviously some agreement on no-brainers. Like the first time we did this, this one is an absolute must listen! TUNE IN! WHO DAT?!

It's a debate for which there could be a lot of "right answers", there could be a lot of "wrong answers", except a couple of positions, but which Saints make the cut as the BEST at his position in Saints history? We have our answers for you in this one. It proved to be a solid debate on a few and simple rubber stamps on others. For example, we know its Drew at QB, so we debate who comes in as the SECOND best Saints QB of all time. Do you think any other positions should get the same...

AAND WE'RE BACK!! It seems like the world was a different place the last time we recorded - Carr had just retired, new Saints fans have been born since then (Congrats to our guy Jono!), wives have appeared on friends' podcast (Saints, City, and Me brilliance at its finest), a garbage truck crashed and got lodged for weeks blocking an on-ramp we all use in the city AND was removed by construction crews....BUT, most importantly, the Saints completed their OTA's and mandatory minicamp (with some paintball and FIve O Fore Golf thrown into the mix), SO...we dive...

It definitely wasn't what we had on our bingo cards for how the Saints' Derek Carr Saga would end, but the news of his retirement definitely brought the result we wanted: Moving on from Carr and beginning the process of finding the QB of the future. Will it be Shough, Rattler, none of the above? Time will tell, but Carr being off this team provides a breath of fresh air and a clean start that we see as only helping the team moving forward.

We get into a post-mortem of where Derek Carr went wrong with this...

In one of the most improbable moves, the Saints used ALL NINE of their picks in the 2025 draft. NO trades at all, using all 4 picks in the top 100. Without looking any further, we agree that - from jump - that's the best thing to come out of this draft. Now, after that, we begin to disagree.

As a "PROGRAMMING ALERT"...we should mention that we talked about the #ShedeurSlide for about the first 8 minutes...,(falling into our tendency to wander off on tangents, but this time we just happened to do it in the beginning of this...

This could quite possibly be the ONLY Saints draft preview podcast episode you'll need to listen before the draft begins on Thursday Night. (It's a marathon, so you also may not have time to listen to any others either...)

We kick off this episode with a full, "on-air", unedited SEVEN ROUND MOCK DRAFT for the Saints. (Make sure to check out the YouTube Video Ep to see the draft board in action - but we got ya covered with the audio if need be). For the most part, our mock created some options at all of our...

With the draft less than two weeks away, of course the Saints get news that their starting QB is “now dealing with” a shoulder injury that could keep him out of the 2025 season. Many are now saying that drafting a QB/Shedeur Sanders at No. 9 is the “only” option, but is it really? Does this news make it more or actually less important to go QB at No. 9? Would BPA actually be the smarter choice in this scenario, while rolling with Rattler or bringing in a vet as a one-year rental. We go into all of it in this ep and d...

So, less than an hour after we finished recording our last episode, the Saints announced the signing of Chase Young to his three-year deal - such is life sometimes for podcasters like us during an active period like NFL Free Agency. BUT, of course, the Saints continued to sign guys since then, some completely new, some old, and some "old" as in familiar in a reunion with the Black & Gold. We get into all the Saints recent action in FA signings, restructures, paycuts for fan-favorites and debate whether we like all the moves and if the team is now...

The NFL Free Agency "legal tampering" period began earlier in the day we recorded this (Monday 3/10), and spoiler alert, the Saints signed Chase Young to his deal about an hour AFTER we finished recording this one. Nonetheless, we get into what the Saints have done thus far and debate slightly differing opinions on how the rest of free agency/the offseason looks for roster building. Plus, of course, we talk about the Saints' restructure of Derek Carr's contract, effectively solidifying one more year of him as our starter. We also talk about the "fallout" among fans of bringing back...

We get into a whole lot in this one. Breaking down the new coaching staff hires, especially the shift to a 3-4 Defense under Brandon Staley. Plus, we fall yet again into the quicksand pit of Carr vs. Rattler, or - who else would we rather see instead of either of them if the Saints were to move on? Listen in!