| Good morning, happy gameday and welcome to the Saints Insider newsletter for Aug. 13. As you probably know, you’ll get your first taste of Saints football in seven months when they face the Houston Texans at 7 p.m. Saturday in their preseason opener. It’s the preseason, of course, so the score only matters so much. But this is a great chance for some of the Saints’ untested rookies, free agents and others to make an impression. It’s also a chance for the Saints to get a better grip on the running backs they have behind Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram. In the meantime … you want regular-season predictions? Of course you do. Jeff Duncan surveyed 26 local reporters and got their take on how the Saints will do this year. Saturday night, we’ll have you covered before, during and after the game on NOLA.com. Get ready. It’s that time of year, all. Cheers, The Saints beat team (Rod Walker, Luke Johnson, Jeff Duncan and Terrin Waack) | 
