Who Dat Daily

Mike Triplett — Saints released DB David Long from Injured Reserve

Mike Triplett — Taking stock of Saints roster two weeks before trade deadline

Nick Underhill — What the Saints must fix during the bye week — and who they could trade

New Orleans Saints — Join us in celebrating @MarkIngramII and @T_Armstead72's induction into the #Saints Hall of Fame next Friday at the HOF luncheon!

Nick Underhill — Kellen Moore is getting a statue this weekend and will be at the game

Nick Underhill — Coaches are off. If anything changes with anything it probably won’t be until next week.

Matthew Paras — With a VIP gala, Saints owner Gayle Benson tries to lure big-time horseracing to New Orleans

Nick Underhill — Last two communications from Gayle Benson aren’t necessarily incongruent, but they are very different in tone. No idea how the last two games would change the temperature, but loss seems waved away in latest statement.

Rod Walker — Gayle Benson: “While the outcome on the field was not what we had hoped for, we have much to be proud of from our time together. We represented the New Orleans Saints, our beloved city and the entire state of Louisiana with class and pride on an international stage.”

Mike Triplett — The Saints re-signed undrafted rookie OT Alan Herron to their practice squad and released WR Kyrese Rowan from the practice squad.

Jeff Nowak — My understanding is that Nathan Shepherd being inactive against the Steelers wasn't necessarily illness related. He had missed a lot of time the last few weeks due to an illness and the Saints opted to go with other players in Paris.

Nick Underhill — I think when you really watch the defense, they have guys in the right spots. They just don’t have the personnel.

Jeff Duncan — This was EXACTLY the technique Erik McCoy mentioned after the game that caused the Saints' issues.

Jeff Nowak — More an example of strength of schedule being a deeply flawed statistic than anything else, but Saints definitely haven't had as easy of a road as it looked on paper. It's also not getting any lighter after the bye: Week 9 vs Browns (5-2), Week 10 vs Panthers (3-3), Week 11 at Bears (5-2), Week 12 at Bengals (4-2) — 17-9 (.653). Saints probably have to go 2-2 to stay afloat, and even that would leave you at 4-7. Four of the final five are divisional games.