Dattitude with Jim Derry

Is anyone surprised New Orleans Saints coach Dennis Allen has made the decision to stick with quarterback Andy Dalton over Jameis Winston? I guess we shouldn't be. Jim says there's one of three reasons why the decision was made. What are they? And Uncle Big Nick joins Episode 117, as we reveal our weekly best bets and try to remain hot.

There was little to like from Sunday's 20-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, but the woes of the New Orleans Saints continue to pile up. Are they going to continue to 'bang their heads' with Andy Dalton? Is it time to think about the future of Dennis Allen as coach? Will this team find an identity before 2022 is over? Jim is extremely candid in his weekly 'Derry's Dime' on where he thinks this team is following Week 10, and Dave D-Squared Ducorbier shares his thoughts.

Jeff Duncan joins Jim Derry for Friday's live edition of the Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 115), as the duo previews Sunday's New Orleans Saints at Pittsburgh Steelers matchup. Oh, and more debate on Andy Dalton vs. Jameis Winston with feedback from listeners. (Greeaaaat.) What are the keys to victory? Will the Saints rebound from Monday's loss? And who do Dunc and JD think will win? Also, they touch on LSU-Arkansas and Tulane-UCF and a little nit of New Orleans Pelicans.

It's that time of the week again when Jim brings on Uncle Big Nick, as the duo shares their best bets for NFL Week 10 and college football's Week 11. Will Jim continue his hot streak and improve on his 32-13 record? And what about Saints-Steelers, LSU-Arkansas and Tulane-UCF? All here on Episode No. 114.

What else is there to say following the New Orleans Saints' 27-13 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Monday Night Football in front of the entire nation? One thing "Derry's Dime" says is a major change needs to be made before what's left of this 2022 season goes down the tubes real fast: A change at quarterback.

It's game day, and Jeff Duncan joins Jim for a special Monday edition to preview the New Orleans Saints hosting Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens. Can the Saints defense play as well as it did in last week's shutout victory over the Raiders? Can Alvin Kamara and Taysom Hill come up big once again? And what about LSU's shocking victory over Alabama? We talk about that and touch on the New Orleans Pelicans in Dattitude (Ep. 112).

Is there anything to talk about on this crazy Friday - the calm before the storm? What about Michael Thomas and the "official" news we all knew was coming and that he has been placed on IR by the New Orleans Saints and likely is out for the season? What about Saints vs. Ravens on Monday Night Football? What about LSU vs. Alabama? Tulane - Tulsa? Tennessee vs. Georgia? The New Orleans Pelicans? Well, Jeff Duncan joins the show as he does every Friday, and we somehow pack all the above into a 75-minute Episode No. 111.

It's that time of the week again when Jim brings on Uncle Big Nick, as the duo shares their best bets for NFL Week 9 and college football's Week 10. Will Jim continue his streak of going over .500 in every week this year? And what about Saints-Ravens, LSU-Alabama, Tulane-Tulsa and the New Orleans Pelicans' brutal overtime loss at the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday? All here on Episode No. 110.

Finally. It took just shy of half a season to see the New Orleans Saints team most fans and local media expected in 2022 to show up, as they blanked the high-powered Las Vegas Raiders, 24-0, in the Caesars Superdome on Sunday. Question is: Was that a Halloween trick, or will Who Dats reap the these treats for the remainder of the year? We hear from Coach Dennis Allen, Alvin Kamara, D-Squared and Derry's Dime to breakdown the big victory.

It's Friday, so Dunc and Derry are back at it - this week previewing the New Orleans Saints' chance to get back in the NFC South race (by default) if they can defeat the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. How will the injuries affect the game, will Andy Dalton improve his play and will the defense show up? What are our game predictions? That and a little talk on the New Orleans Pelicans, as they are set for a road swing out west.

Well, there’s no more guessing who will play quarterback for the New Orleans Saints. At least not for now, according to Coach Dennis Allen. It was announced Wednesday that Andy Dalton is the starter for the foreseeable future, which proved one podcast host wrong. What do we think of the move? Lastly, Jim gets together with Uncle Big Nick for their weekly best bets, as Jim tries to up his 24-11 ATS record. The duo makes their top picks for NFL Week 8 and CFB Week 9.

The New Orleans Saints fell to 2-5 with an embarrassing 42-34 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday night. Is the season over? Well, Jeff Duncan joins Jim Derry for their weekly Friday chat to discuss it. Let's just say the discussion is interesting. Also, Jim tries to have a seventh straight winning Best Bets week, and Uncle Big Nick tries to get off the roller coaster in our Week 7 picks segment.

It's the quickest of turnarounds in the NFL, as the New Orleans Saints can't think about what happened last week, but must focus all their attention on Thursday night's game in the desert at the Arizona Cardinals. Both teams come in 2-4, so is there any advantage for either team? Jim is joined by WWL-TV Sports Director Doug Mouton to talk about it on Ep. 105.

It's another Saints loss, but this one seems to sting a bit more than the others, as the Black and Gold never trailed until the final 2 minutes. How did they let this one slip away? Playing not to lose? We get into it all with "Derry's Dime," along with a chat with Fox-8's Garland Gillen and "The Common Fan," Dave Ducorbier, before we wrap it up with a song that seems to reflect where the Saints are before their Thursday trip to face the Arizona Cardinals.

The 2 JDs get together live as they do each Friday to talk about the Saints' upcoming game. This Sunday, the Black and Gold take on the Cincinnati Bengals in the Caesars Superdome. What's the injury situation? What are the keys to victory? And what are the predictions from Jeff and Jim?

Ready to make some money? It’s time for another Thursday chock full of picks, as Dattitude host Jim Derry is joined by Uncle Big Nick to share the duo’s top five picks of NFL Week 6 and college football Week 7. Also, as they do each Thursday through the end of the year, both handicappers go through their reasoning for each pick, as they go through some of the top games of the week, including a Saints-Bengals preview and Bills at Chiefs.

Well, thank goodness for Taysom Hill. Is he the difference between the New Orleans Saints being 2-3 and 1-4? There was plenty of good to talk about in the Saints 39-32 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, but there also was plenty of bad and ugly. We hear from Hill, Coach Dennis Allen and defensive end Cam Jordan, as Jim offers his weekly take in "Derry's Dime."

It's the 100th episode of the Dattitude podcast, and we're having a special "Dunc and Holder" reunion show. The old gang of Jeff Duncan, Larry Holder, Jim Derry and Clyde Verdin are back together to reminisce, have a little fun (much at Larry's expense) and talk Saints vs. Seahawks in the Caesars Superdome on Sunday.

It's time to make our picks once again - this Thursday, Jim and Uncle Big Nick try to keep their winning streak going with their best bets from NFL Week 5 and College Football Week 6. A little lagniappe, as well, with LSU-Tennessee.

It's another tough loss for the New Orleans Saints, and few expected this team to be 1-3 after four games. That being said, with all the negative surrounding the first month of the season, there are positives to take from Sunday's debacle in London. We'll go through it in Derry's Dime, along with reaction from Coach Dennis Allen, quarterback Andy Dalton and defensive back Tyrann Mathieu.

Jeff Duncan joins Jim for his weekly segment, as the duo previews the New Orleans Saints in London in hopes to revive their season against the Minnesota Vikings. Is this the week Andy Dalton takes over for Jameis Winston? Is Michael Thomas out, and which receivers will step up? What about Alvin Kamara? And what are the game predictions from Dunc and Derry?

With their mythical $110 to bet each week, Uncle Big Nick joins Jim for their top NFL Week 4 and college football Week 5 picks of the week, and we recap last week and where each of them stand.

Just what in the hell was that Sunday in Charlotte? Can someone, somewhere find a little fire? What's missing? Well, we think it is clear and obvious, and Jim spends Monday morning trying to help those in need of figuring it all out. (Spoiler alert: The blame probably does not lie where those on social media are putting it.) And the 'Common Fan,' Dave Ducorbier, joins us to help get out our frustrations.

Jeff Duncan joins Jim for his weekly segment, as the duo previews the New Orleans Saints heading east to face their NFC South-rival Carolina Panthers before their trip across the Atlantic to play Minnesota next week. Will Jameis Winston rebound from a couple of tough performances, and will the Saints defense be able to stop Christian McCaffrey? And what are the game predictions from Dunc and Derry?

With their mythical $110 to bet each week, Uncle Big Nick joins Jim for their top NFL Week 3 and college football Week 4 picks of the week, and we recap last week and where each of them stand.

It was a tough day for the New Orleans Saints in their home opener against the Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, as they fell 20-10 despite holding the Bucs scoreless in the first half. Jim has interviews with Saints coach Dennis Allen, running back Mark Ingram and defensive end Cam Jordan, along with thoughts from "the Common Fan," Dave Ducorbier, in Monday's post-mortem.

Jeff Duncan makes his regular Friday appearance on Dattitude to talk with Jim Derry about the Saints' home opener against Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. The duo previews the game and offers their prediction.

With their mythical $110 to bet each week, Uncle Big Nick joins Jim for their top NFL Week 2 and college football Week 3 picks of the week, and we recap where each of them stand.

For three quarters Sunday, it appeared as if the New Orleans Saints would have the worst start imaginable to the 2022 season: Losing – and losing big – to their hated rival, the lowly Atlanta Falcons. Then, somehow, some way, the Black and Gold pulled a rabbit out of the hat, and the Dirty Birds did what the Dirty Birds do: choke. WWL-TV sports director Doug Mouton and "The Common Fan," Dave Ducorbier, join Jim to answer the question: What in the holy heck was that?

Jeff Duncan makes his regular Friday appearance on Dattitude to talk with Jim Derry about the Saints' regular-season opener in Atlanta on Sunday to take on the Falcons. The duo previews the game and offers their prediction.

Uncle Big Nick joins Jim for the first 'Picksie Dust Thursday' of the 2022 football season. The duo makes their top 5 picks of the week, as each gets $110 to bet.

Jeff Duncan joins Dattitude for the first live show, and we discuss the Saints rough week with the injury to left tackle Trevor Penning, the trade of Chauncey Gardner-Johnson to the Philadelphia Eagles and the arrest of safety Marcus Maye. Pro football handicapper Adam Chernoff gives his analysis of whether the Saints are a good bet for the over 8.5 wins, while Dunc and Derry share their predictions for the 2022 season.

Garland Gillen of FOX-8 joins Jim on Dattitude to talk about the LSU quarterback battle winding down before their opener a week from Sunday with Florida State in the Superdome and the Saints' final preseason game Friday night against the Chargers and a few position battles.

Katherine Terrell, New Orleans Saints beat reporter for ESPN, talks about the progress of injured quarterback Jameis Winston, how Coach Dennis Allen has adjusted to his new role and where the team sits just three weeks before the start of the regular season.

Saints Hall of Fame Coach Jim Mora talks about his road to New Orleans, his days leading the Black and Gold, Sam Mills going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame last week, the toughness of Rickey Jackson, and how this current defense stacks up against his Dome Patrol.

Doug Mouton, WWL-TV sports director, joins Dattitude (Ep. 82) with Jim Derry to talk about Tyrann Mathieu being back at New Orleans Saints training camp, Trevor Penning doing his best Kyle Turley imitations, the signing of Kiko Alonso over Kwon Alexander and the Alvin Kamara situation.

Jeff Duncan, sports columnist for The Times-Picayune, offers his observations from the first few days of NFL training camp for the New Orleans Saints and how wide receiver Michael Thomas looks in his return from the PUP list. Also, Jim isn't having the best Friday, and as usual, he lets us know about it.

Season 2 of the Dattitude podcast opens with Larry Holder of The Athletic talking about his outlook on the 2022 NFL season and in-depth talk on the New Orleans Saints as they are set to open training camp, and we finish with Adam Chernoff of covers.com lending insight on how to bet NFL futures.

New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis discusses life without Sean Payton at the helm, how Dennis Allen is ready for this promotion, what the future might hold with Alvin Kamara and Michael Thomas and more. Jeff Duncan and Jim Derry co-host this special "vacation" edition of Dattitude (Ep. 79).

Saints wrapped up minicamp Thursday and now are on a five-week vacation before training camp begins. Times-Picayune sports columnist Jeff Duncan was at the three-day event, and we ask him to share his observations on this Father's Day edition of Dattitude. We also make an announcement about a special guest next Friday.

The US Open kicks off in Brookline, Mass., on Thursday, and we get in depth with our resident golf betting pro, Uncle Big Nick, as he and Jim share their top plays of the week on a special Wednesday edition of Dattitude.

As the Saints head toward next week's minicamp, sports columnist Jeff Duncan joins Dattitude to discuss where the team stands. We also get into the big sports weekend and the news of the moment, including Saturday's Belmont Stakes, the new LIV golf league, Game 4 of the NBA Finals and a wrap of LSU baseball.

The New Orleans Saints have spent much of their week going through "Organized Team Activities," so how are they looking thus far? We get into that with Saints beat writer for The Times-Picayune and The Advocate, Luke Johnson, on the Diamond Episode of the Dattitude Podcast.

The New Orleans Saints have opened OTAs - Jameis Winston is on the field - and it's time to talk about expectations with one of the team's biggest fans: former Pantera lead singer Philip Anselmo, who is the voice of the Dattitude podcast intro.

Doug Mouton, sports director at WWL-TV, joins Dattitude on this Friday full of "Summer Breeze" to share his outlook on the Saints with the additions they have made this offseason, and how bright the future is for the New Orleans Pelicans. Meanwhile, Jim laments the fact today is the last day of school for the kiddos while teachers rejoice.

It's PGA Championship week, and we bring in golf analyst and betting strategist Andy Lack of Inside Golf Podcast and RickRunGood to dissect the Southern Hills course in Tulsa on a special Wednesday Dattitude. We ask: What is different about this course? What about the crazy greens? What trends could lead to picking a winner? Uncle Big Nick then shares his thoughts, as well, and lets us in on his favorites this week.

The New Orleans Saints' 2022 schedule has been released - so what do you think? Jim offers his thoughts and brings in Times-Picayune columnist Rod Walker to share his predictions and outlook on the upcoming season. Also, it's our first ever Dattitude on Friday the 13th ... anyone out there have any superstitions?

Ever wanted to know what it's like to be able to announce a Saints draft pick? Season ticket holders Troy Reilly and his wife, Amanda, got to do just that last week in Las Vegas, and Troy shares his story. Also, sports columnist Jeff Duncan joins the show to give us his picks for the Kentucky Derby, his thoughts on Tyrann Mathieu returning home and the NFL Draft.

We hear from the Saints top two picks from the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft, Ohio State wide receiver Chris Olave and Trevor Penning, on Friday's Dattitude from Las Vegas. Also, bet.NOLA.com's Zach Ewing joins me to analyze the choices. We finish up with sound clips of Pelicans coach Willie Green and Suns point guard Chris Paul on the hard-fought first-round series that came to an end Thursday night.

The New Orleans Pelicans now find themselves in a win-or-out situation, and they will be back at the Smoothie King Center for Game 6 on Thursday night. Oh, and around the time the game is ending, the Saints are scheduled to make their first of two picks in the opening round of the NFL Draft. David Grubb of The Birds Nest podcast chats with Jim about the Pels, while Adam Chernoff joins a special Wednesday Dattitude to share insight into the draft.