The Baltimore Ravens had agreed to acquire Maxx Crosby, elite edge rusher and long-rumored to be a trade target for many teams, for two first round picks (in 2026 and 2027). A steep price to pay, but considering the Ravens had a massive issue at edge and generating pressure on the quarterback, it was a necessary price to pay... until it wasn't.The Ravens did what some might call a pro gamer move: They backed out of the deal less than a day before the NFL Season would officially begin, then signed Trey Hendrickson, another elite edge rusher, in free agency for roughly the same terms Crosby was owed. It's a devious move, one that many NFL executives are pissed at Baltimore for, but it's one that has to be unfurled. We get a tale of intrigue, deception, and cunning; a move that will have ripple effects across the NFL (potentially for years).This is the tale of Madd Maxx, may he find salvation somewhere (even if it's in Oakland).

Trades are happening throughout the NHL. Let's go over them all with the love and care of grossly overpaying for bottom six forwards and third-pairing defenseman with size!The price of admission is usually a second round pick these days. Best get to it.

It's the worst-kept secret in Major League Baseball: A lockout in 2027 is seemingly inevitable. Tensions between owners and the player's union slowly bubbling underneath the surface, spanning years upon years. From the previous lockout merely being a bandaid to recent revelations undoing team revenues to longstanding thorns between sides, it's all culminating in what might be a very long work stoppage. The barbs are already being thrown between players and owners. Owners making preparations for a long siege. War chests being stored in case of emergency.This is how we got to this point in time, and why this season, despite the impeccable talents and skill on the field, will be considered as a harbinger of things to come. From the disparity between teams to disparity between elite players and the rank-and-file, it's all coming to a head. And if baseball isn't careful, it could consume the league whole.

The Pittsburgh Steelers and elite wide receivers go together like Romeo and Juliet: Star-crossed lovers that usually results in tragedy. The names read like a What Could've Been Hall of Fame: Santonio Holmes, Plaxico Burress, Le'Veon Bell, Antonio Brown, and so many more. It's an art form, if we're being honest. So in the spirit of the offseason (and a healthy helping of drama), let's take a deeper dive into the great Steeler Wide Receiver Crashout Factory. What makes it run so well? And how do they manage to get out of these issues before they fully cascade (for the most part).Let's take a tour of it for ourselves...Editor: Nathan Fisher ‪@MechaFishMan‬ Supervising Editor: Nic Kovach ‪@TalkToNic‬ Scipt Writer: Nic Kovach ‪@TalkToNic‬ Script Editor: ‪@UrinatingTree‬ Thumbnail: ‪@TalkToNic‬

Podcast Editor: Caleb Zane

Right before the buzzer! I don't know why this keeps taking me so long to do. I'm probably getting lazy ("probably" doing a lot of heavy lifting, let's be real), but the NHL certainly isn't for the faint of heart. The Western Conference has two different dynamics; a yin and yang of teams and skill. You have the sheer talent at the top of the Central, with three groups running away as surefire cup contenders. Then there's the Pacific. It's a gongshow, and that's putting it lightly. Either teams that don't have goaltending or maddeningly inconsistent or worse. At least with the Central, you have a noticeable middle class, but the rest is definitely something to behold.This episode will go over everything you need to know in the West before hockey restarts tomorrow. Best of luck to you boys.

For the first time in over a decade, the best of the best are currently preparing for a final showdown in Milan/Cortina. A grudge match for the epic Four Nations match between the United States and Canada. The women may have won for the stars and stripes, but the True North has been the best in the men's realm.Why do I mention this? I don't know, but the NHL season's currently on a two-week break because of it. Well into the season, what we know about the season? Pretty much nothing. Look at the Eastern Conference and be amazed at how much of a mosh pit it's become. Streaks, ebbs, flows, and more between sixteen teams fighting to overtake the Panthers for Stanley Cup supremacy. Each team has glaring weaknesses, only one or two groups are truly out of it (mainly involving writing essays to their fans about "retooling"), and the Penguins? Yeah, them.Come and witness the beauty of the game itself... while seemingly everyone has goaltending issues (except the Islanders and Red Wings... the Wings don't?)

You know the feeling: There's a serious injury to your starting quarterback. He'll be out for at least a few weeks (best-case scenario). The head coach gestures to the sidelines to his trusty clipboard holder and grizzled journeyman of a backup quarterback: A man who may have been a highly touted prospect at one point. A player who was a full-time starter for many years, but either due to age, injuries, or plain bad luck, is simply waiting for his next opportunity to play. The results are usually pretty poor.If you were wondering why certain careers don't die, why so many QB's who have shown to not have what it takes at the professional level keep getting chances? It's because of situations like this. Let this episode take you into the world of the Quarter-Hack: A man who simply sits on the bench, waiting for the call to come. There are some fun names here, and we didn't even get to them all.Written by @UrinatingTree and Nic KovachOrginal Video Edited by Nic Kovach

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There may be a Super Bowl about to get underway in a few days, but for many teams, they've been in offseason mode for about a month. Eighteen franchises stuck on the couch wondering what the hell went wrong. There are the preseason darlings who fell way short of expectations, the groups that outright imploded on themselves with endless drama, the ones that fell to shit from the opening salvo, the teams in the middle of (hopefully fruitful) rebuilds, and those that are just pathetic. There are a lot of those teams, let's be real. This episode is an annual autopsy of the gruesome, the vile, and the outright hilarious. The downfalls of many, the stepbacks, and potential hopes and prayers for the future. Their coaches and executives fallen to the axe. The new blood in to try and turn things around. The long-decrepit pretending that nothing's wrong. Plotting and scheming for a busy offseason and draft.Get ready, this one's a doozy.

This took a sharp turn over the last 24 hours, hasn't it? I had to near-completely re-write the script after Tomlin. This episode is going to be very level-headed and rational. No seething at an incredibly uninspired hire here.Replacing Mike Tomlin with Offensive-minded and Yinzer Mike Tomlin. Artie II lives in his fears. Prepare for another year of Aaron Rodgers at the helm. 9-8 Super Bowl or bust!

Everyone in Buffalo has fallen to the drink, yet there isn't anywhere close to enough of it to drown out the pain that's consumed them all whole. What happened in Denver was quite the way to lose. Nobody circles the wagons of futility like the Buffalo Bills.And that's not getting into what happened to the Broncos, either. Brutal.