Drew Brees And The Saints' Last Shot
The Lead
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🗓️ 7 January 2021
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
After three straight years of incredible playoff disappointments (and arguably the worst no-call in NFL history), the New Orleans Saints might be facing their last real chance at a Super Bowl for some time. The Athletic's Larry Holder, who has been covering the team since Drew Brees' arrival 15 years ago, joins us to break down the story of the Saints' 2020 season so far, what to watch for in their first-round matchup with the Bears, and why so much is riding on this postseason run.
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| 1:08.4 | And now the Saints are heading into the playoffs in a truly make or break year. |
| 1:13.1 | Today the Athletics Larry Holder joins us to talk about how the Saints 2020 season has |
| 1:17.3 | gone thus far and why so much is riding on this postseason. |
| 1:21.9 | Lots of assistant coaches are being interviewed randomly. |
| 1:25.6 | The Saints have big time salary cap problems leaving this season. |
| 1:29.5 | This could be the last year for Drew Brees. |
| 1:31.8 | This could be easily an end of an era. |
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| 2:07.8 | So Larry, broadly speaking, what has been the story of the Saints this season? |
| 2:11.5 | I know most teams could say resiliency just because of the COVID-19 pandemic in and of |
| 2:16.9 | itself, but I'm just going to leave it within the Saints team and not having Drew Brees |
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