SURGE: Tyler Shough and the Saints EVALUATED - Why Their FUTURE Is Turning HEADS in the NFL

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4.6 • 966 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

New Orleans Saints build around breakout QB Tyler Shough, raising expectations for a division title run. Are the Saints' revamped offensive weapons and fortified O-line enough to make them NFC South favorites? Joe Marino and Kyle Crabbs break down Kellen Moore’s coaching synergy with Shough, grade the Saints’ dynamic pass-catching group featuring Chris Olave, Jordyn Tyson, and Travis Etienne, and spotlight the impressive starting offensive line anchored by Kelvin Banks and Taliese Fuaga. The discussion tackles the quarterback room’s depth, concerns over defensive playmakers in Brandon Staley’s unit, and how the Saints stack up against NFC South rivals. Can New Orleans’ emerging stars and improved roster deliver on their strong 2026 outlook?

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0:00.0	Tyler Shuck turned heads for the Saints in year one.
0:04.8	How is he set up for year two?
0:06.6	We're going to explore that right now.
0:13.1	You are locked on NFL scouting with the draft dudes,
0:18.2	your daily podcast for NFL and college football scouting.
0:21.9	Part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:27.8	What's better than this?
0:29.5	It's guys being dudes.
0:31.8	I'm Joe Marino.
0:33.0	That's Kyle Crabs.
0:34.8	On today's episode, we are exploring the situation surrounding Tyler Shuck with
0:40.7	the New Orleans Saints, very impressive rookie season. And they've had an offseason now to build
0:46.6	around their impressive young quarterback. And so we're going to break it all down for you today.
0:51.7	Kyle, welcome. Happy Thursday.
0:55.7	Happy Thursday to you as well.
0:59.1	Yeah, this Saints team feels like they finally turn the corner.
1:03.6	You give a team a half a decade and you'll work through anything, right?
1:09.6	So we're, uh, we're to explore the Saints specifically through the situation around Tyler Shuck with coaching,
1:14.5	the quarterback room around them, the past catchers, the offensive line of run game,
1:20.6	and the defense, as we've done the last two weeks, we're scoring these things on a five-to-one scale,
1:21.6	five being the best.
1:28.3	And our objective is to quantify how much we like Tyler Shuck's situation.
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