Football 2 the MAX

After taking our week off after the Super Bowl, we are primed and ready to go full boar into non-playing period of the National Football League. We begin our NFL Off-Season Analysis right here.

Today, we start our team-by-team look at team needs, expiring contracts, who should be re-signed, some early draft decisions, and we do it with a little help from some friends.

Steven Davis makes a return to talk about his Super Bowl winning Denver Broncos and Christopher Hale is also here to talk about his Oakland Raiders.

We also spend some time talking about this weird scandal involving Peyton Manning and more.


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(2:45-20:50) NFL News: Peyton Manning Tennessee scandal, Matt Forte and Mario Williams Released & More.

(20:50-55:00) Off-Season Analysis (includes interview:) Denver Broncos

(55:00-End) Off-Season Analysis (includes interview:) Oakland Raiders

Well, Super Bowl 50 is done and guess what? We are breaking it all down on our Super Bowl 50 Recao edition of the podcast.

We discuss all of the little things that led to the Denver Broncos win and the Carolina Panthers loss, go over some of the big moments in the game, and what to make of a few things that happened after the game as well. Will this be the final game for Peyton Manning? Do we understand Cam Newton walking out of the post-game press conference? We discuss all of this and more.

At the end, we talk about Marshawn Lynch deciding to retire, the 2016 NFL Hall of Fame and more on the Johnny Manziel situation, plus our thoughts on if Robert Griffin III fits with the Dallas Cowboys.

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(3:25-1:04:45) Super Bowl 50 Recap from all angles

1:04:45-End) Marshawn Lynch retiring, Johnny Manziel situation, RG3

I want to apologize upfront for the audio issues on this episode. The studio we use to record our live podcasts updated and apparently created problems for us that I (Sean) couldn't hear until the final product was created.

I can't do anything about this popping sound that happens when Randy and Gary talk, I sound clear the whole show though. This will be fixed for our next episode on Sunday night though.

If you want to listen to this anyway, the description and timestamps are below.

We kick things off by discussing some of the NFL news that's been going around with Johnny Manziel and the situation with his girlfriend, the Rooney rule instituted for women involving executive positions, DeMarco Murray being uncomfortable in Philadelphia, and Colin Kapernick wanting out of San Francisco.


Then we finish things out with the our Super Bowl 50 Preview Part 2.


This is where we discuss the Denver Broncos offense vs. the Carolina Panthers defense. Can Peyton Manning outdo this Panthers front seven? Will it be turnover city for the Broncos offense? How many sacks could the Panthers get on the Broncos QB? We discuss and try to answer all that the best we can.

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(3:25-31:15) NFL News: Johnny Manziel problems, DeMarco Murray uncomfortable in Philly, Colin Kapernick wants out of San Fran & More.

(31:15-End) Super Bowl 50 Preview Part 2. Denver Broncos Offense vs. Carolina Panthers Defense and predictions

We kick things off tonight with Gary giving his thoughts on the Pro-Bowl. Then we discuss the NFL News that has been going around since the last time we did a podcast.

We discuss Calvin Johnson's decision to retire and if it reflects at all on the Detroit Lions organization. We also talk about the San Diego Chargers decision to stay in San Diego for 2016, the new Thursday Night Football contract, more concussions reported this season than in previous years, Tyrod Taylor and Kirk Cousins wanting better contracts, and more.

Then we do our Superbowl 50 Preview Part 1.

We look at the powerful Carolina Panthers offense going against the best defense in the NFL in the Denver Broncos. Who has the edge? How can the Broncos stop Cam Newton? Will the Panther run game continue to be dominate? We try to answer these questions as best we can.

We end the podcast by giving our thoughts on the controversial comments made by Cam Newton that had racial overtones and sent the media into a tizzy.


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(3:15-12:10) Discuss the Pro Bowl and what changes could be made to it.

(12:10-1:03:15) NFL News: Calvin Johnson retirement, San Diego Chargers staying for 2016, TNF contract, concussions, & More

(1:03:15-1:19:55) Super Bowl 50 Preview Part 1

(1:19:55-End) Discussion on Cam's controversial comments

This is a pretty simple show, we discuss and breakdown what happened in the NFL Championship Sunday games and talk a few NFL news and notes.

In our NFL Championship Sunday Recap, we discuss why the Carolina Panthers are Super Bowl bound and if anyone is going to stop them. We also talk about where the Arizona Cardinals should place blame for the loss.

Then we talk about the AFC Championship game and how great of a defensive job the Denver Broncos did on Tom Brady and the New England Patriots offense. Did Peyton Manning do enough to convince you he could do well in the Super Bowl? And did Bill Belichick take one too many chances.

We discuss a few NFL notes and then call it day.

We kick things off today by discussing a few news items, such as the NFL potentially putting Thursday Night Football on two channels, our thoughts on the Buffalo Bills hiring of Kathryn Smith as part of the Special Teams coaching staff, Josh Gordon applying for reinstatement, Chip Kelly signing a CFL Player, and who to keep our eyes on in the senior bowl.

After that, we get into the two big games happening on Sunday with our NFL Championship Sunday Preview. We discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the teams in each game, answer some lingering questions we have and of course make those ever important predictions as well.

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(2:44-5:30) We give our thoughts on The Pro Bowl

(5:30-32:23) NFL News: TNF maybe going to two channels, Josh Gordon, Kathryn Smith, Chip Kelly, Senior Bowl

(32:23-End) NFL Championship Game Previews

We kick things off today by doing a NFL Divisional Round Recap of the four games played over the weekend. We discuss the keys to the win and the loss, any concerns we have for the four remaining teams, and look ahead to the Championship Games as well.

We do weave in discussions on the Doug Pederson hire by the Philadelphia Eagles and the Tennessee Titans retaining Mike Mularkey as well.

We then finish things out by having a discussion about Cam Newton throwing away the 12th man flag, and if the NFL needs more players like Cam that have fun and celebrate more.

(3:05-1:08:57) NFL Divisional Round Recap, Doug Pederson & Mike Mularkey, Concerns for remaining teams

(1:08:57-End) Discussion about Cam Newton throwing away the Seahawks 12th Man Flag, and if the NFL needs more players like how Cam Newton is on and off the field.

We kick things off with a discussion on the move of the Rams back to Los Angeles and we also talk about all the recent coaching hires that have occurred since the last time we did a podcast. Can Hue Jackson really turn the Cleveland Browns around? Will the promotions for the Bucs and Giants really carry them to the next level? What about Chip Kelly in San Francisco? Does this mean Collin Kapernick is a Quarterback in the NFL again? We discuss all of this and more.

Then we finish things out by doing our NFL Divisional Round Playoff Preview. We look at each game, what are the keys for each team, what are some of the big injury concerns? How will they affect the teams? And of course we make predictions for each game as well.

(2:40-14:10) Discussion about Rams moving back to Los Angeles

(14:10-40:30) Talk about each coaching hire made since 1/11/16 and the news about Chris Mortensen

(40:30-End) NFL Divisional Round Preview discussing each game and making predictions.

We kick things off today, with a short post-game discussing the College Football National Championship game, which Alabama won 45-40 over the Clemson Tigers. We discuss why Alabama won and why Clemson lost and also discuss where this puts Nick Saban in the annals of coaching.

We move on to breakdown what happened over the weekend in the National Football League, with our NFL Wildcard Weekend Recap. We discuss each game, talk about what stood out to us about each of the winning teams, some of the controversies, and what to expect coming up in the Divisional Round.

Finally, we end things by discussing some more coaching changes and the latest NFL news.

We kick things off tonight by discussing all of the coaching changes and decisions by teams, including the surprise firing of Lovie Smith, Tom Coughlin stepping down, Sean Payton staying in New Orleans and more.

Then we transition to going game by game and doing a NFL Wildcard Weekend Preview, discussing each game, going over strengths and weaknesses of each team and also giving out predictions for them as well. We also go ahead and give predictions for the rest of the NFL Playoffs here as well.

Finally, we spend a little time talking about the National Championship Game that happens on Monday night.