On this episode: Host Brad Fowler talks about...

- Jim Harbaugh back at Michigan

- Dallas Cowboys stomped the Bucs

- Contract situation with Lamar Jackson

- Minnesota Vikings future with Kirk Cousins

- PGF Wild Card Weekend "Game Ball" - Twitter Poll question: Will Tom Brady play next season?

- Is Brock Purdy the future for the 49ers?

- Should the Seattle Seahawks build around Geno Smith or draft a quarterback with the 5th overall pick?

Today's Guest

Matt Verderame

Matt Verderame (@MattVerderame) is a National NFL reporter for Fansided.com and a host of the "Stacking The Box" podcast. We Discuss;
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What are your thoughts on Brandon Staley going forward with the Chargers?
Is Daniel Jones a franchise QB they can build around?
What's the most interesting part of this 49ers/Cowboys matchup?
Should Buffalo Bills fans be concerned with how they played?
Buffalo Bills vs the Cincinnati Bengals, If both teams play to their ceiling who wins? 

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On this episode:
Host Brad Fowler talks about,

- Georgia repeats as National Champions and why the game didn't help the case for a 12-team playoff

- The NFL would have much rather seen the Pittsburgh Steelers, Green Bay Packers or Detroit Lions as 7 seeds than the Miami Dolphins and Seattle Seahawks

- How will the Detroit Lions deal with real expectations next season?

- The Twitter Poll Question of The Week: Will Aaron Rodgers Play Next Season?

- The Houston Texans lose even win they win

- Could the Chicago Bears draft a quarterback with the 1st pick?

- NFL Week 18 "Game Ball"

- NFL Wild Card Weekend Preview (with betting picks): 49ers/Seahawks, Chargers/Jaguars, Dolphins/Bills, Giants/Vikings, Bengals/Ravens, Cowboys/Buccaneers

 Today's Guest

J.P. Acosta

J.P.  is a football writer for SB Nation, We Discuss:

Chargers coach Brandon Staley played starters in a game that had no impact on their playoff seeding and they lost some key starters to injury because of it, What did you make of that decision?

The Texans fired Lovie Smith the Cardinals fire Kliff Kingsbury, and now, at the time of this recording, we have 5 head coaching job openings in Arizona, Houston, Denver, Indy, and Carolina. How would you rank these jobs?

Follow up: Who are some candidates that you like for these jobs?

The Eagles are the one seed in the NFC, but they didn't look like it last Sunday when they had everything to play for, and the Giants hung around with 2nd and 3rd string guys. It was Jalen Hurts' first game back from Injury granted, but they haven't looked that great these past 4 weeks, once again without Hurts for most of it but the 2 seed Niners are playing with a 7th round rookie and look better than ever. How confident are you in the Eagles going into the playoffs?

This year we saw Miami and Seattle sneak their way into the playoffs as 7 seeds, last year Pittsburgh and Philadelphia snuck in as 7 seeds and both got blasted in the 1st round, Was expanding to 7 teams in each conference a mistake by the NFL?

What's the most intriguing matchup this wild card weekend in the AFC and NFC?

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On this episode:
Host Brad Fowler talks about,
- Damar Hamlin
- Derek Carr situation
- Jim Harbaugh going back to the NFL?
- Green Bay Packers in the playoffs?
- Brad picks his NFL Season Awards: MVP, Coach of The Year, Defensive Rookie of The Year, Offensive Rookie of The Year, Defensive Player of The Year and Offensive Player of The Year
- Pro Football Hall of Fame revealed the modern-era finalists for the Class of 2023 
- PGF NFL Week 17 "Game Ball"
- Guest Eric Froton (@CFFroton) Lead College Football/NFL Draft Analyst for NBC Sports. We Discuss:
Biggest takeaways from TCU/Michigan
Biggest takeaways from Georgia/Ohio State
Which players elevated their NFL Draft stock in the College Football Playoff games
What are the key matchups to watch for in the National Championship game January 9th at So-Fi Stadium?
What does TCU have to do in order to pull off the upset over Georgia?
National Championship Game prop betting picks

Today's Guest

Eric Froton

Eric is the Lead College Football Analyst and NFL Draft Analyst for NBS Sports. He is also a podcaster for NBC Sports at RotoWorld.com

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On this episode:
Host Brad Fowler talks about,
- J.J. Watt Retires
- Derek Carr gets benched
- Nathaniel Hackett gets fired
- Deshaun Watson has been terrible.
- Twitter Poll Question of The Week: Is Tua a franchise quarterback?
- NFL Draft Prospects from each College Football Playoff team
- PGF NFL Week 16 Game Ball
- 2 AFC Super Bowl contenders running games are heading in opposite directions
- Guest Zachary Neel (@zacharycneel) from USA Today's Ducks Wire. We discuss:
Oregon Ducks Early Signing Day Recruiting Class
Oregon Ducks Transfer Portal Additions
What Does Dan Lanning Need To Do In Year 2?
Pac 12 Media Rights Deal And Are Oregon and Washington Headed To The Big Ten Conference?

Today's Guest

Zachary Neel

Zachary is the managing editor for USA Today's Ducks Wire, covering the University of Oregon Athletics.

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On this episode:
Host Brad Fowler talks about,
- Should the Detroit Lions build around Jared Goff?
- Jalen Hurts Injury
- Are the Green Bay Packers still alive for the NFL Playoffs?
- Top 3 NFL Pro Bowl Snubs
- PGF NFL Week 15 Game Ball
- NFL Week 15 Winners and Losers
- Twitter Poll Question of the week: Are The Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Contenders?
- Stefon Diggs underperforming
- Guest Edward Sutelan (@EdwardSutelan) covers the NFL for The Sporting News. We discuss: 
Is it time for the New England Patriots to make some changes either to the coordinator positions? Should they bring in a GM?
Should Tyreek Hill and Justin Jefferson be in the NFL MVP discussion?
How good are the Minnesota Vikings?
How much of the the Tampa Bay Buccaneers failures are on coach Todd Bowles? AND is it over after this year for Tom Brady in Tampa Bay?
Is the Super Bowl hangover real or a myth?

Today's Guest

Edward Sutelan

Edward is a content creator who covers the NFL for The Sporting News. He previously covered sports for PennLive, Cape Cod Times and The Columbus Dispatch.

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On this episode:
Host Brad Fowler talks about,
- Sean Payton eyeing the two LA teams for a possible coaching return.
- Kyler Murray's injury and is it over for Kliff Kingsbury and the Cardinals?
- Micah Parsons talks trash about Jalen Hurts and Brad responds to his comments.
- Tyreek Hill opens up about why he left the Chiefs for the Dolphins.
- Brad's Top 5 NFL Breakout Players for 2022.
- Brad shares the 6 teams that he thinks could win the Super Bowl this season.
- Guest John Buhler (@buhler118) is a Staff Writer for FanSided.com, specializing in covering college football and the NFL on a national level. He shares his thoughts on Mike Leach, Which team is the biggest threat to upset Georgia in the College Football Playoff, the college football coaching carousel and who he thinks is a homerun hire plus which coach he has his doubts about, 5 NFL coordinators who he thinks could become head coaches in 2023, How much trust he has in the 49ers with Brock Purdy at quarterback, The Dallas Cowboys chances in the playoffs and If he thinks the Detroit Lions could make the playoffs this year.

Today's Guest

John Buhler

John is a Staff Writer for FanSided.com, specializing in covering college football and the NFL on a national level.

Episode Transcription (1ST HALF):

Alright guys, I got a story that I want to start with. It's a story that we've been kind of tracking on here but there's been a recent update. According to Ian Rapoport, Sean Payton is now eyeing just the two L.A. teams as a potential spot where he could return to coaching in the NFL. Now Brandon Staley Look, you guys know how I feel about this guy. I think he's most likely gone after the season, unless the Chargers somehow make the playoffs and make some kind of noise and really get hot here at the end of the year. I think more than likely Staley is gone though, and I think Sean Payton is sitting there eyeing that job for a reason. The fact that he threw the other L.A. team in the mix as far as being the two teams that he's really looking at right now is really interesting because as we know, Sean McVay, the coach of the Rams, he's not going to get fired even though they're having a terrible year. I don't think there's any chance they're gonna get rid of this guy. He's one of the best young coaches in the league. I think he'll be there pretty much as long as he wants to be. But the rumors online and around the media are that Sean McVay might be headed to the TV booth to become a TV analyst. It might just be one of those situations where McVay says, Look, I got my ring, I'm done with this old roster that's clearly peaked and has no real future, no real draft picks. There's really no assets for this team to rebuild with. And maybe he just says screw it. I'm done. I'm gonna go make millions of dollars talking on ESPN or Fox or one of these big TV networks wouldn't surprise me there's definitely been a lot of rumors flying around about that. But it kind of makes me wonder why would Sean Payton want to take over that job either though, because he'd be in the same spot Matthew Stafford looks like his best days are over the rosters old and like I said there's no really quick way to rebuild this team right now because they just don't have the draft picks. They mortgage their future to win a Super Bowl. We've talked about it on this show. But when you look at the Chargers job, that job just makes so much sense. I've said it before. I'll say it again. This would be such a perfect fit for a guy like Sean Payton. I think he knows it. The Chargers have a top five quarterback in the league. Let's face it a young franchise quarterback a huge talent, but they also have a lot of talent on both sides of the ball. They've got a lot of good players that they could build around. And quite frankly this team when you look at it on paper, they should be at least at least a 10 win team right now. But somehow Brandon's daily is dragging them down. And here they are a team of fighting to try to get in the playoffs again for the second year in a row. Like I said, unless they somehow get hot at the end of the year. I think Staleys gone in this could be a perfect scenario for a guy like Sean Payton to make his way back into the NFL.

I read a story recently that was interesting about Tyreek Hill apparently he opened up on why he left the chiefs to go play for the Miami Dolphins. He said it was a lack of targets. Apparently he said last year quote, there be some games where I get two targets. I get three targets. We go into meetings and my coach would be like, we've got to get you involved. We've got to get you involved. So I'm calling my agent every week after they say some crazy stuff like that, bro, I've got to get out of here Tyreke Hill said this apparently on the Club Shay Shay with Shannon Sharpe. I don't know what that is like Shannon Sharp's podcast or something... But apparently , he told Shannon Sharpe. He also has been on record as saying that he couldn't turn down the money in the big contract offered that he got from Miami, which look, I really appreciate the honesty, quite frankly, the fact that this guy opened up and just said, Look, I want the ball more and I want to make more money and that's why I'm out of here. There's nothing wrong with that. And look, I was kind of critical of Tyreek Hill when he left Kansas City. I never blamed the guy for getting paid and I'm never gonna blame a guy for wanting to get paid. There's nothing wrong with that at all. But my criticism was really the fact that you're gonna leave a guy like Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes and go play for an unproven coach and Tua at quarterback. It just seemed like a terrible career decision as far as productivity and being able to be a high level elite receiver when you're walking away from what I think is the best quarterback in the game and probably the best offensive mind maybe the NFL has ever seen. It just seemed like a really head scratching decision from Tyreke hill at the time but look it's paid off there's no doubt about this has really paid off I mean, literally paid off but on the field as well. I mean, he's having a career year he's showing why he needed more targets because this guy has become the go to player for two. He's elevated to a to a level that I didn't know he could reach. He's got 139 targets this year. 100 catches over 1400 yards receiving I mean, he is having a monster year. I said it a few episodes back. This guy should literally be in the MVP conversation for the type of year that he's having. So the Chiefs might be a team that's more of a contender in the AFC he might never get another Super Bowl ring but hey, if you're after targets and cash you accomplish those goals for sure.

Micah Parsons went on Von Miller's podcast recently and took a shot at Jalen Hurts. This kind of exploded on the internet. He said quote, is it hurts or the team Von Miller then said I think it's a little bit of both Parsons started laughing pretty hard after he said that and said, quote, it's the system and team. Then he went on to say Myles Sanders, O line. He went on to say when things are off, I gotta say something end quote. Look, he's not wrong. He's not wrong at all for what he said here. And look, Jalen Hurts is having a great year. You guys know that I was critical of this guy when he got drafted. I never believed in him. And for the most part, he's really proved me wrong this year. He's having a great season. I mean, there's really no way around it. He's having a great year. He's one of the guys that's an MVP front runner right now. Those are words I never thought in a million years have come out of my mouth. But I'm also going to side with Micah Parsons here because look is he talking trash? Yeah, but I don't think it's out of line. This team is absolutely loaded. I mean, they have made so many moves and hit on draft picks, and brought in big time free agents. This team I mean, there's not really any holes on this team. I mean, it's really pretty incredible. The running game. And quite frankly, the threat of Jalen Hurts running as well. It just opens up so much downfield for him. Look, I'm not trying to say the guy doesn't make big throws he does. But this offense is so hard to defend when you've got guys like Myles Sanders and that offensive line blocking up front and creating big holes and you've got the RPO game and the play action. You've got big time wide receivers on the outside. AJ Brown is a monster. I mean, he might win MVP. I mean seriously, there's a really good chance at this point that he will but there's still no way that this guy is anywhere near the level of quarterback of a guy like mahomes Allen burrow or even Justin Herbert. There's not a chance that he's even in that discussion. And I completely I completely get what Michael Parsons is saying here. I mean, I get it.

Monday Night Football Patriots/Cardinals last week, obviously the big story from that game was Kyler Murray tearing his ACL. pretty unfortunate. You know, you guys know I've been critical of this guy, and I've been critical of the Cardinals really from day one. But I'm never rooting for an injury. I mean, that really sucks. The guy tears his ACL he's gonna be out for a while. But the question now becomes what happens to this team? What happens to the Cardinals? What happens to Kliff Kingsbury. When you look at this situation, it was already trending in the wrong direction. We knew that this team has been a big disappointment. They really have just completely come off the rails since that 7-0 start last season and this injury just kind of feels like the nail in the coffin. It feels like it's over in Arizona. As far as this team in this coach, these players this system, I think it's time to blow this thing up and start over. I really do if I'm the Arizona Cardinals owner, I think you've got to seriously consider getting rid of Steve Keim the GM and getting rid of Kingsbury. You can't get rid of Kyler Murray because of the contract I get that but I think it's time to build a different team and a different system around this guy if they have any chance of trying to put this team back together and making them a legit playoff team tearing an ACL for Kyler Murray this late in the year. I mean, there's a chance that he's not even going to be 100% by week one next year. And so now you have to start really questioning what his future is gonna look like as well. I mean, this is a running scrambling quarterback. That's a huge part of his game. In quite frankly, an injury like this could really change the course of this guy's career. I've said it multiple times. I have no idea why they extended Kingsbury and I have no idea why they let Kyler Murray really strong arm them into a new deal. I just think it's time for the Cardinals owner to just change everything, change everything, bring in a new coach, bring in a new system. trade off some of these players get some draft picks. There's just nothing that we've seen from this group from this regime that shows that it's going in the right direction. And this just feels like the perfect opportunity to say okay, you know what? Time to start over.

Right. We're getting late in the year. Hard to believe that week. 15 is around the corner. I decided to come up with my top five NFL breakout players for 22. First guy on my list. Jamal Williams running back for the Lions. This is a guy who finally got his opportunity and he took full advantage of it. I mean, this is a guy who was mostly a backup for the Packers but this year with the Andre swift dealing with injuries. He really got his opportunity to get on the field and be the guy for Detroit and he's having a big time here. I mean, he's on pace to rush for over 1000 yards this year. That'll be the first time in his career and he's been a stud in short yardage. I mean big time player when they need a short yardage. goal to go situation. He's leading the NFL as well with 14 rushing touchdowns. Just a big big time year for Jamal Williams and a big reason why the lions are surging right now. Next on my list. Dexter Lawrence defensive tackle for the Giants. This guy was a 2019 first round pick. We're finally starting to see the potential that we saw when he came out of Clemson. It's all starting to come together for this guy. This guy's coming into his own. He's always been a guy who's been really good against the run. I think that was something that kind of came natural to him. A big body guy really plugs things up in the middle but this year, he's pushing the pocket and he's added a whole nother dimension to his game. Six sacks 20 quarterback hits in 25 quarterback pressures. Jonathan Vilma, analyst for Fox Sports said on a recent broadcast of the giants a couple of weeks ago he came on and he said that Dexter Lawrence is the best defensive tackle in the game right now. And you know what I might agree with them. This guy has been special. Next on my list of breakout players, Tyson Campbell, cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars, you can make a legit case for this guy that he's the most improved defender in the entire NFL. Last year is a rookie he got picked on you he really quite frankly looked like a bust. I mean, this is the guy who gave him a lot a lot of yards a lot of catches he really struggled his first year, but this year, man he is putting it together two picks, but it's more than just the two picks. I mean two picks is great, but it's really his coverage. I mean his coverage skills this year had been a elite he's only allowing 5.8 yards per target which is exceptional. If you look a little deeper into his next gen stats. They're elite he's amongst the best in the game as far as coverage in as far as those like I said those advanced metrics. This is a guy who quickly has gone from in the bus conversation to becoming one of the top 10 quarterbacks in the entire NFL in year two. Speaking of year two Talanoa Hufanga, safety for the 49ers another year 2 break out guy 66 tackles four picks including a pick six and a forced fumble so far this year. This guy flies around the field I mean, he makes plays all over the place. I have heard comparisons, multiple analysts and writers have talked about comparing him to Troy Polamalu. Those types of comparisons are big time you're talking about one of the greatest safeties that ever played the game. Now granted, he's not there yet, but I can see the similarities because when you look at his versatility, the way he can cover play, the run can line up in the box, he can line up at Nickel. I mean, this is a guy who just does so many things for that 49ers defense. I understand the comparisons the versatility the playmaking ability, I can kind of see why people would compare him to Troy Polamalu, man, he's having a big time year for the 40. Niners. And last but not least, Teven Jenkins offensive guard for the Bears. This is another guy, second year player here he was a 2021 second round pick which really by the way, just a quick second here, side note that class, man, when you started looking back at that draft class, that class was loaded. I mean, we're starting to see a ton of guys from that draft class that are making a huge, huge impact in the NFL. I'm starting to think that like three or four years from now, we're going to look back at that class and see a lot of Pro Bowlers in some future Hall of Famers in this class because man, there are some guys really starting to take off from that class. A ton of first round picks a ton of mid round picks anyway, but Teven Jenkins came out of that class. This is a guy who, once again, he makes the breakout player list for me, because this is a guy that a lot of people coming into the year they thought he actually could get cut, or maybe traded from the bears. That's how bad he was year one year two. He's made a huge huge improvement up front protecting Justin Fields, especially in pass coverage. He's been outstanding up front, only given up to sacks all year. Really cool to see this guy coming into his own in year two.

All right with the NFL playoff picture starting to come into focus here. we're winding down. We're getting closer. I know you guys are getting excited. We're starting to kind of see who these playoff teams are going to be. We're starting to kind of see the contenders starting to emerge here. And it got me thinking who are the teams that I think legitimately could win the Super Bowl. I came up with six teams that I think are the legit contenders right now to win it all. And number six, the Dallas Cowboys. This is a team that's got playmakers at a lot of different positions. They're loaded at running back and wide receiver they've got a big time playmaker and Cee Dee lamb. You could question the depth they've addressed that recently by bringing on T.Y. Hilton. I get it a guy that's not you know a superstar or anything but I understand the move. They've got playmakers at tight end and the defense. He's got big time playmakers as well that defense is one of the best units in the NFL. Not a lot of holes on this roster. What makes it tough for them is because of the Eagles they're gonna have to win on the road, and winning on the road in the playoffs is going to be tough. But this is the kind of team that I think has enough talent to be in this discussion. Now. I have a hard time trusting this team, when it comes to a big game spot. Dak Prescott, still question marks for me. Look, he's a good quarterback. He's a really solid quarterback. But he's not a great quarterback but the team around him I think is good enough to make this list. Number five, the 49ers as we know the quarterback is probably the biggest question mark for this team. But so far so good with Brock Purdy. This guy's looked pretty good. But here's the other thing. Quarterback has really never been the strength of this of this team anyway, since Kyle Shanahan has been there, and this is a team that's made runs before they've made deep playoff runs with average to above average quarterback play in the past. So we know as long as Brock Purdy doesn't lose games for this team. They're going to be in just about every game because they're that good. They're clicking at the right time right now. This team is really playing some awesome football. Maybe maybe the best roster in the entire NFL. The best defense in the NFL for sure. Not to mention Great play calling on both sides of the ball. And number four, the Eagles look I can already hear you guys now. I can already hear the Philly fans yelling at me right now when they heard number four Eagles look, best record in the league. I get it. I just talked about how loaded this team is. I've talked about Jalen Hurts. Jalen hertz improvement has been almost hard to believe. I mean, this guy has made huge, huge steps. There's no doubt about that. I can't deny that one bit. But with the team this loaded around him. It can make it look easy at times. This team has got weapons just about everywhere. offensive weapons weapons on all three levels of the defense they're really good on both lines of scrimmage. I think that's really the secret sauce to this team is that the D line and the O line are both elite. I think really the only hope for this team if you want to, if you could even find one would be that the rush defense at times has been a little bit suspect. And I think that's why and I said this a while back I said this few weeks ago on here. I think that's why the Niners could be a really scary matchup for them. But the reason I've got them at number four is because the three teams in front of them, I think, just have something that that team doesn't have starting with number three, the Cincinnati Bengals, Joe Burrow is playing at an MVP level. I mean, this guy has just been absolutely light out. The second half of the season in this wide receiver group is just going to be scary good. I mean, this this wide receiver group and this offense is going to be a really big problem for really anyone they face. They can put up points on anybody they can put up points in a hurry. And when Joe burrow is playing at the level he's playing with those kinds of targets. It's just a tough, tough matchup. But here's the other thing about the Bengals and what I like DJ Reader in that defense at defensive line, men they are starting to really become a tough group to deal with, especially up front. So when you look at the defense and you look at how good that offense is, this is starting to feel more and more like a really complete football team. They've won five straight and they are really starting to get hot when it matters most heading into the playoffs. And number two, the preseason favorites, the Buffalo Bills, look these three teams at the top what really separates them from the Eagles was the quarterback position.

And once again, I'm not trying to take shots at Jalen Hurts. It's just I don't put him in the class of these other guys. And I think when you're talking about playoff football, you're talking about the biggest moments when you gotta have it on third and long. You've got to thread the needle and make big time plays from the pocket. I trust these three guys more than I trust him in with the Buffalo Bills Josh Allen Yeah. There's times are sometimes he tries to thread the needle a little too much. Sometimes you can throw pigs because of it. But the guy is just so elite and so scary have a talent such a big time arm. He can make big time throws at any point in the game and get his team back into any type of football game in any situation. I mean, this is this is a quarterback that quite frankly is about as scary as any quarterback in the league for a defense to face, especially when you add in the his ability to run the football. I mean, it's just a really tough matchup. Guys like Stefon Diggs, who's maybe the best route runner in the entire NFL a big time elite receiver on the outside. It's just uh they're just going to be a tough out I mean, no matter how you slice it now the Von Miller injury definitely hurts. I don't think that front seven is quite as dangerous as it was when he was up there. In that pass rush is definitely lacking something without him but only the 49ers give up less points than that builds defense. So this once again, like I talked about the Bengals, This is a very complete football team. But when it comes to playoffs and you're talking about Super Bowl runs, there's no team that I trust more in a big game than Patrick Mahomes. And Andy Reid, is still the best quarterback in the NFL. Reid is still an elite play designer and probably the best play caller in the entire NFL. Travis Kelce is still the NFL is the biggest mismatch. Now they lost Tyreke hill but this wide receiver group is deep. They've got weapons all over the place. They've really made up for it with all the guys they brought in. Now the defense can be a little bit hot and cold at times kind of a bend don't break type of defense sometimes, but like the offense, this defense tends to really show up when it matters. Now Philly Buffalo and the 40 Niners you get all make a strong case they have better rosters. I get that but once again, when I'm talking about playoff runs, I'm talking about Super Bowl runs here. I'm talking about who do I trust who's got the experience who's got the bigger difference makers. That's Mahomes and Amy Reed, I'm still going to put them above the rest of the contenders. Alright guys, once again, the pick six betting picks are going to be back on Twitter  @PGFpodcast. Went 3-3 last week. Kenny Pickett and Kyler Murray both getting hurt kind of screwed me on those picks, not trying to make excuses. But you know that's just kind of how it goes sometimes. But like guys, I love connecting with you guys on social media, whether it's Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and you can also email the show and find us at pintglassfootball.com But yeah, be sure to check out the pics six for all you guys that are into the betting pics @PGFpodcast.

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On this episode: Aaron Rogers' future is suddenly is a hot topic, Deion Sanders becomes the next head coach at Colorado, Von Miller injury, Jon Robinson fired, with the regular season over Brad gives out some college football season awards, NFL Week 13 "Game Ball", Can the Raiders make the Playoffs? Should the Seattle Seahawks build around Geno Smith? Guest Alicia de Artola (@PenguinOfTroy) from Fansided is on to talk USC Football and the NFL.


Today's Guest

Alicia de Artola

Alicia is a staff writer for FanSided.com and co-host of the Reign of Troy Radio podcast. She covers all sports from college football to the NFL, MLB, NBA, soccer and Formula 1 for FanSided.com

Episode Transcription (1ST HALF):

(Brad Fowler) Just like every week guys, got a lot I want to get to today. I'm gonna start with some football news, Von Miller out for the rest of the season. He tore his ACL in week 12 versus the Lions. It's really unfortunate for the Bills, a team that has Super Bowl aspirations as we know, this is a guy who was having a great year. He had eight sacks in the Bills, first eight games, but this is exactly why when the BillS signed him, I was critical of this deal. If you guys remember I said this was a guy that I think they really overpaid for. They overpaid for a 33 year old pass rusher who's past his prime. Now he's still a good player, Don't get me wrong, but a guy who clearly has played his best football already and he's coming off of an injury. This is his second torn ACL on the same knee. He also missed the entire 2020 season with an ankle injury. So injuries are starting to become an issue for him. The Bills signed them to $120 million deal with $51 million guaranteed. This is a deal that really came back to bite the Bills. Packers head coach Matt LaFleur saying recently that absolutely of course, we want Aaron Rodgers back next year. But my question is, why is this suddenly a topic? Why is this suddenly becoming a question? Aaron Rodgers future at Green Bay is all of a sudden a hot topic, and the Packers season we know has gone completely off the rails. Rodgers is the guy who appears to be on the decline of his career. Back to Back MVPs coming into the season. He doesn't look like the same player. We've seen a decline in his game he's missing throws that he used to hit in his sleep and the Packers are just not the competitive team that we've seen the last couple seasons. Here's the issue though. He signed a massive extension and the Packers have a third year first round pick at the backup quarterback spot. This is where it really gets interesting here because I think the Packers really need to play Jordan Love the rest of the year. I don't think it's going to happen. I think Rodgers is going to continue to be the starter and I think it's a mistake. They're not in the playoff hunt. You've got this kid sitting on the bench and he's looked pretty good and limited action granted this year, but he's looked pretty good when he's been in the game when the Packers aren't making the playoffs. So why don't let Rogers rest? You've got nothing to play for at this point. He's been dealing with injuries. They need to see what they have in Jordan Love because I don't think all these questions are circulating the media about Aaron Rodgers future being in question I don't think it's out there for no reason. Now moving to guy like Rodgers in that contract that big extension that I talked about. That's gonna be tough. It's gonna be really tough to move a guy like that, but he's the type of player even at 39 years old, that teams are going to try to make a move forward. Somebody's going to get aggressive and try to make a move for and Rodgers and make the deal work. I think that the Titans are actually a team that makes a lot of sense. Keep your eye on them. But with the way things have gone a Green Bay, if there was ever a time to really just shift gears right now for this franchise and have it work with Jordan Love I think this is the time, you've got two young wide receivers who are starting to play some really good football. They've got good running backs. And like I said, this story is out there for a reason where there's smoke there's fire. This is something to keep an eye on.

Deion Sanders becomes the next head coach in Colorado. You want to talk about a splashy, higher. Deion Sanders is as big of a personality as there is in college football right now. What this guy did at Jackson State was incredible. 11 and two last year 12 And oh this year, and it's not just what he's done on the field because he's been pulling four and five star players away from big power five schools like Ohio State, Oregon, USC, Alabama, Oklahoma. I mean, you name it, a lot of these kids that he's getting. We're looking at those types of schools. We're talking big time programs, some of the biggest programs in the country. He's been able to pull players away from schools like that and get them to play at Jackson State. It's been really incredible. Not only that, but he landed Travis Hunter, the number one ranked recruit in the nation last year. He's had a top 50 recruiting class at Jackson State. This is an HBCU an FCS program that is completely unheard of for a program like that and have that level of recruiting. It looks like he's going to take some of those Jackson State players with him to Colorado. Some of the reports and things that I've seen is that a lot of some a lot of his best players could be following him to play for Colorado, but this is a major challenge. This is going to be a major challenge because Colorado is quite frankly the worst Power Five program in the country. They have outdated facilities, a losing culture, a team that has had very little success in the last 20 years in the Pac 12 had its best season in years and it's pretty deep right now. They finished with six teams inside of the top eight team. So this league has suddenly become as competitive as it's been in years. Colorado was really one of the only teams in this league that was just a total bottom feeder. But he's gonna come in here with a big time opportunity and a clean slate so to speak, to try to build this program in his image. It's going to be fascinating. I really cannot wait to see how this whole thing plays out. Because Deion has shown that he can coach I mean, he's done it on the field, though. He's got the wins to prove it but most importantly, this guy can recruit like I touched on this guy can really pull in talent and to be able to do it like at a place like Jackson State is just incredible. Now he's going to have a much bigger platform and a much bigger budget at a place like Colorado at a power five school. So this is a huge win for Colorado. It's a huge win for the PAC 12 in this conference. But here's the thing. The Pac 12 conference is still on life support. This is still a conference that we need to watch and keep an eye on because they still have no media rights deal in place. And I think there's a reason for that this deal should have been done already. And I think it's not happening because of schools like Oregon and Washington. I think they still have one foot out the door. I think they're still thinking about leaving for the big 10 I think it's a very realistic possibility that those schools leave possibly even a school like Cal and Stanford could be leaving as well but I think for sure, the Northwest schools could be on their way out here sooner than later. So yes, right now, it's a big win for Colorado. It's a big win for the PAC 12. But in a few short years, it's going to be really hard to say where Colorado is even going to be playing whether it's going to be possibly back in the big 12 or the Mountain West this might not be as big of a job as it looks like right now. But in the short term, man, get your popcorn ready, because this is going to be a lot of fun to see what he can do with this roster, how quickly he can flip this roster with the transfer portal and with his recruiting ability and to get players to buy into what he's selling absolutely can't wait to see what he does in year one in Colorado. All right, with college football's regular season wrapped up I thought it'd be fun to give out the PGF college football awards. I got three awards I'm gonna give out here first player of the year. This one was a no brainer. Caleb Williams from USC, the quarterback. I've talked about him a lot this year because this guy is special. He is a big big time player. He tied for the most passing touchdowns in the nation with 37 add 10 More rushing touchdowns to that in only four picks all season, third and passing yards in the nation. He helped lead one of the biggest turnarounds in USC program history. This guy was absolutely incredible. They came up just short of a PAC 12 title in a college football playoff berth. But it doesn't take away from the special season that Caleb Williams had. He's going to be the Heisman, no doubt about it and he's a player of the year for me. Coach of the Year. This one was tough. There was a lot of guys that I think were very deserving of this award. But I think it comes down to one guy for me and that's Jim Harbaugh for Michigan. All this guy does is win. Everywhere he goes. That's all he's ever done is when not only does he win, but look at where he's gone. Look at what his team does after he leaves. That's even more impressive because his teams tend to fall off a cliff. When he goes to a different program or a different team. He's had success at every level, multiple conferences and at the NFL level, just an unbelievable coach that I think is finally getting the respect nationally that he deserves because when he kept losing the Ohio State people were calling for his job and I thought it was ridiculous because the guy was still winning at a high level. But now he's beat them in back to back seasons really beat them down. I mean, let's face it, those games weren't even close. He's kicked their butt in the last two years. And his team is undefeated once again in back in the college football playoff for the second year in a row. He's done it with less and that's what makes it even more impressive. Ohio State out recruits him but he out coaches them. Michigan is a national player again and it's because of him Jim Harbaugh Coach of the Year. The Freshman of the Year is going to go to Quinshon Judkins running back for Ole Miss. He was a star this year man was this guy so fun to watch. He finished in the top 10 in the nation and total touchdowns and rushing yards per game. He was only a three star recruit, but he had one of the best freshman rushing seasons in SEC history. And he broke the Ole Miss single season rushing record. Incredible year from this guy.

It's time for the NFL week 13 game ball is gonna go to Chandler Jones defensive end for the Raiders. He signed with Las Vegas in March and he's had a pretty quiet year up until last Sunday. He had a major impact with three sacks, five quarterback hits, two tackles for a loss and a defendant pass. This guy really just took the game over on the defensive side of the ball. The Raiders finally starting to put it together here with three straight wins. He was a big part of that this team might be better than their record. I'm starting to think that this team is really putting it together here. It might be too little too late, but Josh McDaniels has really proven that he's a pretty good offensive coach. I think we knew that. But with the rough started, they had a lot of people, myself included, were really questioning if this guy was a legitimate head coach. I think the jury's still out and don't get me wrong, I was guilty of looking a little too much at the win loss record and not really noticing the improvement of the Las Vegas offense. You look at the Raiders last year points per game. There were eight teams this year. They're nine yards per game. They were 11th Last year, they're eight this year rushing yards per game. They were 28 in the NFL this year. Their 11th We've seen a huge improvement on the offense on that side of the ball. And if you look at what the Patriots offense has done since he left, it also can show a direct link to the impact this guy has on the offensive side of the ball. The Patriots last year. points per game they were six yards per game. There were 15th in rushing yards per game. They were 8th this year. points were game 20th yards per game 24th rushing yards per game 23rd, So that patriots offense has seen a huge decline since he left. The Raiders are now alive for playoffs fine. This is getting interesting because at 5-7, they're two games back on the Jets for the seventh seed. Now they're going to need to go most likely 5-0 or maybe 4-1 to finish the year if they have any real shot of getting in. But if you look at the schedule, they play the Rams on Thursday night football who are 3-9. Then they play New England who's lost two straight, Pittsburgh who's playing better but that's still a very winnable game for them. Then they're gonna face the 49ers with rookie Brock Purdy now at quarterback so there's a big question mark there and then they play Kansas City in week 18. Now they could be resting their starters in that game if they don't have a shot at home field advantage in the playoffs. So these are all games that are very winnable for the Raiders and with them playing some better football here, winning three straight coming into this next week. Watch out for Vegas, they might just make a push here and make things interesting at the end of the year.

It's time for the Twitter poll question of the week @PGFpodcast on Twitter if you guys want to get involved. I love getting feedback from you guys. I love doing these questions and getting the reaction from you guys. Just a lot of fun. The question this week was should the Seahawks build around Geno Smith? Surprisingly 69% of you said yes. 31% said no. The poll question still up if you want to vote on it, but this is a really interesting topic now. He's a former second round pick who's now 32 years old and in year nine of his NFL career. He started his first two years in the NFL for the Jets and then became a career backup ever since until this season. He wins a starting job in Seattle and he's having a career year 72% completion percentage, 22 touchdowns, only six picks. This is a really interesting conversation because the Seahawks have a top five pick that they're getting from the Denver Broncos as part of that Russell Wilson trade. They've got another first round pick and a lot of other draft picks that they could use here. They're going to be in a position where they could potentially draft one of these top young quarterbacks in April. Later in the show. I asked today's guest Alicia de Artola if she thinks that they should build around him, I get her thoughts. She had a great take and I'm gonna give my thoughts on it as well. And guys the pick six betting pigs will be on Twitter later this week at PJF podcast. I totally dropped the ball last week PGF nation I apologize I totally forgot to post it. I did however post college football championship week betting picks from our PGF betting analyst Leland Betancourt not his best week of pigs but that's how it goes sometimes when you're making bets. I'll have six NFL picks for you guys on Twitter this week. So keep a lookout for it.

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On this episode, 2 NFL coaches cost their teams with poor clock management, 2 AFC rivals are heading in opposite directions but why it might not matter, Brad responds to ESPN's list of the "Top 25 Under 25" players in the NFL, Should the Broncos bench Russell Wilson? guest Chris Marler (@VerneFUNquist) from Saturday Down South and the "College Football Uncensored" podcast is on the show: we talk new coaching hires, College Football Playoff, top quarterback prospects, Championship Saturday and more!


Today's Guest

Chris Marler

Chris is an engagement editor for Saturday Down South and a co-host for the "College Football Uncensored" podcast.

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On today's episode, NFL news and reports about a high profile coach, Aaron Rodgers' thumb, Is it over for Zach Wilson? One NFL team is waving the white flag, and guest Braden Gall (@BradenGall) from ESPN Radio, Athlon Sports, "Cover 2 College Football Pod" and 440 Sports is on the show to talk College Football Rivalry Week and the College Football Playoff.

Today's Guest

Braden Gall

Braden is a ESPN Radio host, and analyst for Athlon Sports. He is a host of the "Cover 2 College Football Pod". Braden also is the owner of 440 Sports.

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Bonus Episode! NFL Thanksgiving Day Games Betting Preview of the 3 NFL Thanksgiving Day games with special guest Brad Thomas (@MrBradThomas) who's a sports betting analyst for NBC Sports. We make betting picks against the spread and over/under totals for Bills/Lions, Cowboys/Giants and Patriots/Vikings.
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NOTE: Pint Glass Football Podcast will have another episode on Thursday 11/24/22

Today's Guest

Brad Thomas

Brad is a Sports Betting Analyst for NBC Sports and GoldBoys.Cash. He is also the co-host of "What's The Spread?" podcast.

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