Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast

Gambling Week kicks off on the Pick Six podcast, but before we dive into how to approach betting on the AFC South, Will Brinson and Ryan Wilson break down Week 3 of the preseason and what we were able to learn from this weekend's slate of games. Then, T.A. Cleveland of Sharp Football Analysis joins the pod to dissect how wagers are affected in the wake of Andrew Luck's retirement. 

Andrew Luck stunned the world when he retired from the NFL on Saturday night, so the CBS Sports NFL SuperFriends jumped on the Pick Six Podcast to break it all down.

Will Brinson is joined by the Pick Six SuperFriends to finish Fantasy Week. The guys recap Thursday night's Week 3 preseason games including an injury to Cam Newton and what it means for Carolina and fantasy owners, the performances of rookie QBs Dwayne Haskins and Daniel Jones and a totally weird game between the Packers and Raiders. Next, reports that the Cowboys have offered Ezekiel Elliott a contract that would make him the 2nd-highest paid RB in NFL, plus a look ahead at the rest of the preseason games slated for this weekend. 

Will Brinson and Sean Wagner-McGough fire up another 'Fantasy Week' podcast and are joined by CBS Sports fantasy football expert Dave Richard to share his thoughts on Amari Cooper and Ezekiel Elliott, before diving into sleepers, busts and issuing his thoughts on several mid-round RB & WR candidates. 

Fantasy Week continues as Will Brinson is joined by Sean Wagner-McGough and the host of the 'Fantasy Football Today' podcast, Adam Aizer. The guys react to the Cowboys handing out an extension not to Dak, Zeke or Amari, but Jaylon Smith. Plus your daily Antonio Brown update and some continuing drama between the Browns and Giants. Then, Adam dishes out his draft strategies for different league styles and sizes. 

Will Brinson and Heath Cummings break down the latest news and notes around the NFL, including the Antonio Brown saga, the latest on Ezekiel Elliott and more before diving into the touches and targets distributions for various teams to help people win their fantasy leagues.

Will Brinson and Ryan Wilson break down the latest Antonio Brown drama (2:00), Derwin James injury (18:20), Sean McVay's sideline magic (22:45) and then breakdown all the action from the second week of the preseason.

Will Brinson breaks down the first night of Week 2 from the NFL preseason and then Will and John Breech talk to Warren Sharp to discuss his thoughts on the 2019 NFL season.

Will Brinson, Sean Wagner-McGough and John Breech break down the latest NFL news, including Andrew Luck's status (2:00), Baker Mayfield claiming people want the Browns to lose (12:00) and much more before tackling the latest episode of "Hard Knocks" (20:00). Then Will and Sean interview Josh Hermsmeyer of 538 and Establish the Run to talk about why Aaron Rodgers will bounce back (30:00), how teams can run play action without actually running (36:00), why the Cowboys shouldn't pay Zeke Elliott and what they should do with Dak (39:00), the idea of drafting two  quarterbacks in the first round (44:00), what run/pass efficiency says about a team (51:00) and much more.

Will Brinson and Sean Wagner-McGough break down the latest news around the NFL, including the terrifying Andrew Luck injury (2:00), if Roquan Smith is a good DPOY bet (13:00), the latest Antonio Brown news (17:00), Daniel Jones never sees the filed (22:00) and Tony Romo talking Ezekiel Elliott (24:00). Then the guys welcome on Sam Monson of Pro Football Focus to talk about the change in analytics including the use of a WAR style metric (28:00), how big the shift to nickel defenses has become and if teams will run at it (35:00), how to spot a defensive breakout (40:00), why the Buccaneers can break out (47:00), why PFF loves the Steelers (51:00), what to expect from the Browns (54:00), which second year QB could break out (57:00) and much more.