In August, a game in December at home against the Washington Commanders and rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels was marked as a sure victory for the New Orleans Saints. My, how 4 months can change things, as the home team currently stands as a 7½-point underdog.

That is the lead topic on Wednesday’s (Ep. 321) , as host Jim Derry asks if the Commanders are a model franchise to look to when thinking about the future – or maybe just take pieces from multiple teams. Also, Jim talks to former Saints safety Roman Harper and asks how the team can back to respectability.

Lastly, Franklinton football coach Nick Saltaformaggio again joins the show to discuss his team playing in an LHSAA state title game on Friday, and Gabe Henderson talks about the potential of legendary coach Bill Belichick going to the college ranks at North Carolina.

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CHAPTERS

0:00 Introduction

9:10 Opening thoughts / Saints

23:45 Wednesdays with Gabe

34:03 Coach Salt joins the show

49:15 Post interview

57:58 Roman Harper interview

1:04:30 Jayden Daniels / Saints

1:21:10 Final thoughts

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