"sportstalk" With Bobby Hebert

Mike and Bobby hear from Pete Warner and Mike Hoss on how the linebacker room with the addition of Willie Gay might become a serious threat to opposing teams and if Jordan Mims is ready to be a key part of the Saints' running game with Alvin Kamara and Jamaal Williams?

In the 2nd hour, Mike and Bobby hear from an enthusiastic Saints fan on how the team will run the table in the NFC and play home-field advantage in Super Bowl 59. Later on, Kat Terrell, ESPN Saints reporter, joins the gang from Irvine to give us the latest on the Alvin Kamara contract dispute and how that is affecting the rest of the RB room, and Mike, Bobby, and Cullen dive deep in Triple Option going over some NFL star RBs rocking new colors this season, Simone Biles and USA Women Gymnastics show up in Paris, and Bobby proposes some serious changes to the worldwide Rugby scene.

Mike, Bobby, and Cullen give their takes on the top news stories of the day.

Katherine Terrell, ESPN Saints reporter, joins Mike and Bobby from California to discuss how the Saints are feeling about the change in scenery for camp, if a kicker battle is on the horizon for the team, the latest on Alvin Kamara's contract dispute with the Saints following a lack of production from Jamaal Williams last year and Kendre Miller's absence off the field during camp, and what would the best version of the Saints offense line look like? 

This hour, Mike and Bobby open up covering the Saints win total set at 7.5 games and how it hasn't moved at all since Vegas set it there, before Mike Hoss, Voice of the Saints, drops in to recap the 2nd day of padded practice as Chase Young shined bright in the trenches today, Kendre Miller continues to observe from the sidelines, and how has A.T. Perry feel about the sudden surge from Mason Tipton, before closing out looking at whether or not the Saints camp out in Cali is harder than previous camps.

Mike Hoss, Voice of the Saints, joins Mike and Bobby to break down the 2nd day of padded practice out in Cali as the defensive front dominated the day, Chase Young was disrupting everything on the offense, Olave went down late into the day on a play where he landed fun, an opportunity is shining on the Saints RB room with Kendre Miller still on the sideline, and the position battles don't stop on the offense there as A.T. Perry has Mason Tipton contesting, and finally, what the Saints need to do to increase their avg yards per rushing attempt to alleviate some pressure off the offense?

Mike and Bobby open up the show by discussing how the Saints win total is set so low, why it is set so low, and whether or not the Saints will be able to overcome the 7.5-game margin.

On today's show, Mike, Bobby, and Steve hear from Deuce McAllister on Jordan Mims stepping up with Kendre Miller out and if the Saints linebacker group might soon be the Saints' best defensive weapon. Later on, the gang tackled LA Pros in the MLB, USA WBB going strong in the Olympics, and LSU lands Jalan Chapman. Also Mike Hoss joins the guys to discuss the heated nature of the first day of padded practice and if the Saints special teams will still be able to dominante following the new rules, and finally, Steve and Bobby sound off as they look back at the 1983 NFL Draft and the QBs that left a serious mark on the league (and some who didn't), and we wrap up by hearing from Willie Gay on learning the new playbook and Mason Tipton on how he feels about the Saints WR room.

In the final hour, Steve and Bobby sound off on who sits atop each conference and who reasonably has a shot at hoisting the Lombardi Trophy this upcoming season, we also take a trip down memory lane looking back on some of the best QB draft classes in NFL history, and we hear from the likes of Willie Gay on how the linebacker core may become the strongest group of the Saints defense, and Mason Tipton on the chip he has on his shoulder going undrafted and what he brings to the Saints WR room.

Steve and Bobby hear from training camp rookie superstar Mason Tipton, his ability to run the whole route tree, a chip on his shoulder after going undrafted, and how he fits into the Saints WR room.

Steve and Bobby prompted by a caller take a little trip down memory lane to look at both Bobby's career in the 80's and how incredibly strong the 1983 NFL Draft class was for everlasting QBs.

Bobby sounds off on what Chase Young can do for himself and the Saints to secure a future for his career in the NFL. 

Heading into our 3rd hour, Steve and Bobby dive into why padded practice feels like the beginning of real football before Mike Hoss, Voice of the Saints joins the gang to discuss the first full day of pads at training camp, how players like Trevor Penning get off the mental hurdle of a bad play, if the special teams strength that the Saints had last year will continue following the offseason rule changes to kickoffs, and how the CB room battles are going between the likes of Abram and Howden, and we hear from Dennis Allen on how the first day of padded practice went in his eyes.

Mike Hoss, Voice of the Saints, joins Steve and Bobby from Cali to recap what excited him on the first day of padded practice, Trevor Penning is learning to learn from his bad experiences and move on to the next play, competition in the Saints defensive front, if the Saints special teams proficiency will translate well to the new special teams rules, and what Mike has seen in the CB battle between Abrams and Howden.

Steve and Bobby dive deep into why padded practices truly feel like the beginning of real football, we do a sort of retrospective on former Saints players who just couldn't stay healthy, and if Marcus Davenport's talent in Cam Jordan's body would be a Top 3 edge rusher of all time contesting the likes of even Aaron Donald.

In the 2nd hour, Mike and Bobby dive into the massive money now heading to Jordan Love and Tua Tagovailoa's bank accounts as more and more of a team's cap space goes to their field commander and by extension, if these QBs should be getting that kind of money before discussing the Saints defense needing a serious pass rush threat compared to last year. Later on, Steve joins the gang for Triple Option to tackle LA in MLB, Women's BB in Olympics dominance, and LSU signing Jalan Chapman, and finally, if the Bears and Caleb Williams will live up to expectations.

Mike, Bobby, and Steve give their takes on the day's top stories!

Mike and Bobby dive into the recent QB contracts and why players are getting paid so much more than other positions such as WR or RB and the necessity of the Saints to get a serious pass rush threat to deal with opposing QBs.

Football is finally here as the Saints wrap up their first day of padded training camp out in Cali, Mike and Bobby dive into what we need from Payton Turner, Mason Tipton might be a dark horse candidate for THE breakout player this camp, before Saints radio color analyst, Deuce McAllister joins the guys to recap the first day of padded practice, how some of the rookies and newer faces looked out there such as Nick Saldiveri and Kool-Aid McKinstry, if the Saints strong defensive output last year carry over into this year with even better weapons, and if a new linebacker setup could be the fix for the Saints mobile QB kryptonite?

Day 1 of padded practice out in Irvine is done and finished and none other than Deuce McAllister, Saints radio color analyst, to discuss if Jordan Mims will fit well into Kubiak's rushing scheme with Kendre Miller's absence, how Kool-Aid McKinstry has looked in the first day with pads, giving Nick Saldiveri as many reps as possible and finding continuity in, if the Saints are using a more 3 linebacker core on their defensive front, and if the defensive will be as consistent as they were last year with even more weapons?