| Good morning, and welcome to the Thursday, May 16 edition of the Saints Insider newsletter. By now, you know the NFL released its regular season schedule on Wednesday. So now we know who the Saints are playing and when. Time to assess how we think the team will fare in the upcoming season... What's in store for 2024?How will the Saints fare in 2024? Columnist Rod Walker breaks down the schedule and offers a way-too-early, game-by-game prediction for the season in his annual analysis of the slate. You might be surprised with Rod's final take. Far from a cakewalkBy opponents' record, the Saints again have one of the easiest schedules in the NFL. But the order of those games makes it anything but a cakewalk. Four of the Saints’ first six games come against teams who made the playoffs a year ago. New Orleans opens against the lowly Carolina Panthers at home, then faces a daunting stretch. Matt Paras has the complete breakdown of the 2024 schedule. Unhappy Cam-perAt least one Saints player wasn't happy with the team's schedule. Veteran defensive end Cam Jordan expressed his displeasure with early reports that showed who his team will be playing late in the 2024 schedule. That's it for today. We'll have more news and analysis of the Saints' 2024 schedule throughout the week. Cheers, Jeff Duncan | 
