Happy Friday and welcome to the Saints Insider newsletter for November 10. We are two days away from the Saints going for their third straight win when they face the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Here’s a look at our coverage from Thursday. Upon further reviewEveryone has been weighing in on Saints’ quarterback Derek Carr this season. Well, the greatest quarterback in franchise history took his turn this week. Drew Brees, along with former Saints QB Chase Daniel, did a film review of Carr’s performance against the Chicago Bears. Here’s what the future Hall of Famer had to say. Purple People Eaters 2?The Saints offensive line has played well the past three weeks, allowing just two sacks in those games. They will get a stiff test Sunday against a Vikings’ team that blitzes more than any other team in the NFL. Beat writer Matthew Paras takes you inside of all those blitzes and how it could affect the Saints’ offense. Carr talkSpeaking of Carr, our editor Zach Ewing caught up with the Saints’ QB for their weekly one-on-one interview. This week, they talked about everything from Carr's plans for the bye week to Carr’s fastball to Carr’s recollection of the 2014 draft. Keep him in the pocketYou’ve seen the Saints struggle against mobile quarterbacks in recent years. Beat writer Luke Johnson writes about those troubles and the challenge the Saints face Sunday. Also, I have a column about Vikings QB Joshua Dobbs. The Saints have to make sure Dobbs, who has a degree in aerospace engineering, doesn’t play out of this world. Go to nola.com to read that column. Since today is Friday, that also means we will be dropping another podcast today. Go to YouTube to our Saints Insider channel and watch as we preview Sunday’s game. Also, check nola.com throughout the day for more updates. That’s all for today. As always, thanks for reading. Have a great weekend. Rod Walker |