New Orleans Saints
As the 2025 season winds down, it’s time to start player evaluations and PFF has already broken down all the rookie’s production from 32 teams by total snaps played to date using PFF Grades and Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Their rankings have been complied among those players who have played at least 100 snaps this season. So, let’s take a look at how the New Orleans Saints rookie class fared this season.
Canal Street Chronicles
The New Orleans Saints had two players named to the Pro Football Writers Association All-Rookie team in quarterback Tyler Shough and left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. The Saints were one of just six teams to have multiple players named to the team, and the only team to have two players named on the offensive side of the ball.
Shough and Banks are the first Saints to be named to the PFWA All-Rookie team since WR Chris Olave in 2022, and this is the first time they have had multiple players named to the team since 2019. The last two quarterbacks...
Canal Street Chronicles
As easy decision for both sides.
An interesting choice for the Saints in the first round.
Taylor is a massive wild card for the Saints this offseason. Will they bring him back? Or let him walk?
Canal Street Chronicles
The NFL landscape today has been tough on coaches. Just two weeks out of the regular season, there have been 10 head coach openings. This offseason has shown teams are less likely to settle for anything but the best, with moves such as the departure of John Harbaugh and the Baltimore Ravens to the Buffalo Bills’ firing of Sean McDermott.
The New Orleans Saints had to make a head coaching change themselves after their 2-7 start in 2024. As the season ended, the Saints began their head coaching search, and ultimately chose Kellen Moore after a Superbowl winning performance with...
Canal Street Chronicles
The offseason is underway, and the New Orleans Saints are not wasting time. Since the end of the season, some small moves were made, such as some reserve/future signings, but that’s all. Well, today, that changed. The Saints officially announced that they have signed SAF Julian Blackmon to a 1-year contract extension.
Although this may still look like a minor move, it’s quite the opposite. In the small sample size, Blackmon was healthy, he played very well, and the idea that rookie Jonas Sanker could play over him was inconceivable. Obviously, as I mentioned, that did not last long, only...
Canal Street Chronicles
For more than 70 years, the University of South Alabama has annually hosted the Senior Bowl, now sponsored by Panini, in Mobile. The longstanding all-star game gives some of the best collegiate talent an opportunity to showcase their skillsets in front of the scouts, coaches, and staff members of professional teams eyeing potential draft targets. This year will be no different, but the New Orleans Saints will get an in-depth, up-close look at several prospects as a group of current members of the organization are on this year’s coaching staff.
Associate head coach/running backs coach, Joel Thomas, just capped his...
Canal Street Chronicles
Build around Tyler Shough.
Those are some good odds.
Some former Saints are having success around the playoffs.
Canal Street Chronicles
Tonight, the #10 Miami Hurricanes (13-2) face the #1 Indiana Hoosiers (15-0) in the CFP National Championship Game presented by AT&T. The success of these schools may come as a shock to some, but should not be considered a surprise to fans that have payed attention to these programs over the last couple of years. Miami looks to win their first national title since 2001, while Indiana looks to win their first ever national title. No matter the result tonight, we will see a champion we haven’t seen in at least a quarter-century.
####...
Canal Street Chronicles
After another slate of exciting playoff games (except 49ers vs. Seahawks), more draft positions have been solidified.
Here is the new first-round draft order.
Canal Street Chronicles
Check out if the CSC staff’s bold predictions were correct.
Could Shough make this player return?
The correct move going into next season.
Canal Street Chronicles
Today, the Chicago Bears host the Los Angeles Rams in the second of two Divisional Playoff games. Los Angeles is coming off a shootout win in Carolina last week, while Chicago is coming off a remarkable comeback win against Green Bay. It will be fun to see which of these teams punches their ticket to Championship Sunday. This will be a fantastic way to end the 2026 Divisional Round!
####...
Canal Street Chronicles
Today, the New England Patriots host the Houston Texans in the first of two Divisional Playoff games. New England is fresh off a steamrolling of the Chargers last week, while Houston is coming off their own steamrolling of Pittsburgh. It will be fun to see which of these punishing defenses punches their ticket to Championship Sunday. This should be a great way to start the second day of the 2026 Divisional Round!
Canal Street Chronicles
