| Good morning, and welcome to the Saints Insider newsletter for Thursday, November 30. In this bizarre NFL season, how you view the Saints depends upon our perspective. Columnist Rod Walker writes, "As crazy as it sounds, the Saints are still very much in the thick of the playoff race even though their record puts them third from the bottom in the entire NFC, ahead of only the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams." Rod Walker on the paradox of the 4-8 Saints still being in the playoff hunt despite suffering their worst season record-wise in years. Meanwhile, I spent most of Monday in idyllic Carmel Valley, Calif., visiting former Saints linebacker Scott Fujita, at All Saints' Day School, where he is in his third year as the head of school. Being the principal of your daughters' K-thru-8 day school is an unconventional post-playing career choice for an NFL player. But Fujita has always been an unconventional guy. My Where Are They Now? feature column on the popular former Saint and the unusual second career he's chosen. And finally, Jim Derry checks in with his best bets for the NFL's Week 13 slate, including a pair of major upsets of potential Super Bowl contenders. That's it for today. We'll have more coverage as the Saints ramp up preparations for the Bucs on Thursday. Until next time, Jeff Duncan | 
