Far From Lombardi

The lads review how Week 1 went in the NFL with some insights that only they can, they provide updates on their fantasy and look ahead to Week 2.

The lads are finally back together and in studio, Tom's swelling has finally gone down, Mark is able to leave his house after finally finding his key. As always Tony and Rob are there in all their glory, well not all of it in Rob's case.

The lads are back with this season's prediction podcast in typical Far From fashion it can't be simple and is put in the forms of bets, whether that's taken straight from a bookies website or the lads giving each other odds.

we're also joined by comedian and Texans fan and former resident Phil Chapman who tells us about getting into the NFL while in America and how he's seen it grow in the UK

The boys are here with their first studio episode of the pod now available as video too, if you'd like to check it out head over to YouTube and search Far From Lombardi.

It's the second year of our now annual listener challenge, the winners of our twitter competition and best placed listener from last year enter this season looking to dethrone the Far From lads. Well Rob (me) cause I'm the king of fantasy on this podcast.

The lads jump on the pod to discuss how training camps seem to be going so far, the first of the preseason games and their feelings on the newest Hard Knocks debut episode

At times the NFL seems a constant carousel of players, veterans losing jobs and established stars becoming victims of the salary cap and moving on. The problem is it always seems to happen right after you've bought their jersey and unless you're loaded it gets expensive to keep replacing the names on the back. If you're a veteran NFL Fan you've suffered this, if you're a Rookie we're here to help before it's too late. This episode s a recommendation for a jersey for every team in the NFL one that should stand you the test of time and get you a decade or more of wear with pride.

After letting himself be enticed last week Tom vows he won't be wagering on any predictions this episode, something Rob takes as a challenge. Mark finally gets to give a prediction and all four lads make an outlandish one to get us up to 100.

This pod was meant to be 100 predictions, 100 days out of the NFC it's now just the AFC as life got in the way don't fret though as it's a good one, my favourite kind of one! Gambling heavy, talking shite heavy.

Not to be outshone by the saltiness of Aaron Rodgers Rob has decided to sit out the non mandatory pods. So rejoice in the limited number of C Bombs, the lack of Chiefs crowbarring and general all round nicer ambience.

*Clearly going to be less funny though. Rob.