Atlanta Falcons Offensive Coordinator Zac Robinson joins the show to break down his vision for Year 2, how rookie QB Michael Penix Jr. compares to veteran Kirk Cousins, and how his background as an analyst with Steve & Sam at PFF is shaping the Falcons’ offense. He also dives into draft picks Jalon Walker & James Pearce, play calling strategy, and tells a story about a throw to Steve that Sam doesn't want to hear.

00:00 Intro  

0:54 Sponsor: SKIMS  

2:10 Zac Robinson joins  

2:52 Offseason  

3:32 Plans for Year 2  

4:31 Michael Penix Jr.  

6:50 Penix vs. Cousins  

10:16 Drafting Jalon Walker and James Pearce  

14:47 Play calling  

18:58 PFF background  

20:48 4th down decisions  

23:37 Zac’s throw to Steve  

26:25 Big Time Throw Cast

27:41 Interview recap  

40:02 Steve’s big announcement

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Now that the 2025 NFL Season schedule has been released, Steve Palazzolo and Sam Monson give their win total predictions for every team in the AFC. They reference ⁠Cynthia Frelund's NFL.com article⁠, giving their over/under picks based on the current lines.

00:00 Intro

2:46 Denver Broncos

7:09 Kansas City Chiefs

12:25 Las Vegas Raiders

18:15 Los Angeles Chargers

24:14 Buffalo Bills

33:42 Miami Dolphins

38:52 New England Patriots

47:17 New York Jets

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59:25 Baltimore Ravens

1:05:45 Cincinnati Bengals

1:10:44 Cleveland Browns

1:17:33 Pittsburgh Steelers

1:25:25 Houston Texans

1:31:24 Indianapolis Colts

1:39:33 Jacksonville Jaguars

1:49:15 Tennessee Titans

1:58:05 Tush Push

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Now that the 2025 NFL Season schedule has been released, Steve Palazzolo and Sam Monson give their win total predictions for every team in the NFC. They reference ⁠Cynthia Frelund's NFL.com article⁠, giving their over/under picks based on the current lines.

00:00 Intro

1:40 Brock Purdy extension

16:48 NFC Win Totals

17:05 Detroit Lions

21:06 Minnesota Vikings

27:20 Chicago Bears

35:44 Green Bay Packers

42:25 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

48:30 Atlanta Falcons

53:31 Carolina Panthers

57:35 New Orleans Saints

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1:01:30 Dallas Cowboys

1:07:20 New York Giants

1:11:50 Philadelphia Eagles

1:16:35 Washington Commanders

1:23:50 Arizona Cardinals

1:29:18 Los Angeles Rams

1:35:01 San Francisco 49ers

1:40:09 Seattle Seahawks

1:45:25 Mug Check

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Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson share their reasons for concern about every single NFL team heading into the 2025 season. They already shared their reasons for optimism, now it's time to get pessimistic.

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Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson share their reasons to be optimistic about every single NFL team heading into the 2025 season. Why will your team win the Super Bowl? Listen to find out!

00:00 Intro

1:45 Buffalo Bills

5:05 Miami Dolphins

8:15 New England Patriots

11:50 New York Jets

15:15 Dallas Cowboys

21:22 New York Giants

25:32 Philadelphia Eagles

28:05 Washington Commanders

32:30 Baltimore Ravens

37:26 Cincinnati Bengals

40:56 Cleveland Browns

45:45 Pittsburgh Steelers

49:15 Detroit Lions

53:15 Green Bay Packers

57:22 Chicago Bears

59:48 Minnesota Vikings

1:03:28 Denver Broncos

1:06:16 Kansas City Chiefs

1:10:15 Los Angeles Chargers

1:13:26 Las Vegas Raiders

1:17:32 Arizona Cardinals

1:21:07 Los Angeles Rams

1:24:44 San Francisco 49ers

1:29:01 Seattle Seahawks

1:35:30 Houston Texans

1:41:00 Indianapolis Colts

1:47:28 Jacksonville Jaguars

1:50:57 Tennessee Titans

1:53:58 Atlanta Falcons

1:56:56 Carolina Panthers

2:02:10 New Orleans Saints

2:07:05 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 

2:13:00 Sam’s Pull-Up Story

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Steve Palazzolo and Sam Monson look back at the 2024 NFL Draft, discussing each first round pick and their outlook for the 2025-2026 season.

00:00 Intro

2:30 Caleb Williams

12:15 Jayden Daniels

21:41 Drake Maye

27:50 Marvin Harrison Jr.

35:20 Joe Alt

37:18 Malik Nabers

41:55 JC Latham

44:55 Michael Penix Jr.

53:30 Rome Odunze

57:30 J.J. McCarthy

1:03:48 Olu Fashanu

1:06:22 Bo Nix

1:14:34 Brock Bowers

1:18:13 Taliese Fuaga

1:20:35 Laiatu Latu

1:23:30 Byron Murphy II

1:26:50 Dallas Turner

1:30:40 Amarius Mims

1:33:30 Jared Verse 

1:38:10 Troy Fautanu

1:39:10 Chop Robinson

1:42:20 Quinyon Mitchell

1:45:20 Brian Thomas Jr.

1:49:25 Terrion Arnold

1:52:53 Jordan Morgan

1:54:09 Graham Barton 

1:56:45 Darius Robinson

1:58:40 Xavier Worthy

2:03:10 Tyler Guyton 

2:07:30 Nate Wiggins

2:09:07 Ricky Pearsall

2:11:57 Xavier Legette

2:16:45 Mug Check

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Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson discuss which NFL teams had the best offseason. Which teams made the best moves? Which teams missed out? How did the 2025 NFL Draft affect it all? Steve & Sam discuss. 

00:00 Intro

6:15 Chicago Bears

19:19 New England Patriots

30:20 Arizona Cardinals

36:57 Carolina Panthers

46:00 Las Vegas Raiders

55:50 Washington Commanders

1:05:07 Los Angeles Rams

1:10:20 Minnesota Vikings

1:19:14 Kansas City Chiefs

1:27:40 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1:32:20 Honorable Mentions

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Steve & Sam have talked about the 2025 NFL Draft enough. Now they're bringing on their friends & fellow NFL Draft analysts Trevor Sikkema (PFF, NFL Stock Exchange), Danny Kelly (The Ringer), and Lance Zierlein (NFL.com) to break down the best & worst team drafts, players to watch, and much more!

00:00 Intro

2:12 Trevor Sikkema

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26:36 Danny Kelly

57:19 Lance Zierlein

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Steve Palazzolo and Sam Monson break down the entire 2025 NFL Draft division by division, grading EVERY team's picks across all seven rounds. 

Today, they cover the AFC South (Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans) and the NFC South (Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers). 

00:00 Intro

1:47 PrincessHallieForever.com

2:43 Tennessee Titans

24:35 Jacksonville Jaguars

39:38 Indianapolis Colts

51:10 Houston Texans

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1:06:30 Carolina Panthers

1:19:44 New Orleans Saints

1:29:31 Atlanta Falcons

1:48:50 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Steve Palazzolo and Sam Monson break down the entire 2025 NFL Draft division by division, grading EVERY team's picks across all seven rounds. 

Today, they cover the AFC West (Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers) and the NFC West (Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks). 

00:00 Intro

1:15 PrincessHallieForever.com

2:23 Kansas City Chiefs

16:26 Denver Broncos

30:38 Las Vegas Raiders

47:35 Los Angeles Chargers

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1:01:38 Arizona Cardinals

1:11:00 Los Angeles Rams

1:20:04 San Francisco 49ers

1:31:35 Seattle Seahawks

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