Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast

Will Brinson is joined by Joe Fortenbaugh of 95.7 the Game to break down some of his best bets for the upcoming season, talk about a few teams over and unders for the year and break down the Raiders and 49ers from a Vegas perspective.

Will Brinson is joined by Ben Haumiller of EA Sports to break down all the new Madden ratings, which were released this week, including some surprising quarterback ratings. Why is Andrew Luck higher than Carson Wentz? Is Tyrod Taylor/Baker Mayfield and Joe Flacco/Lamar Jackson being tied a little wink-wink situation? How did EA compensate for Lamar's Vick-like speed in the game? Could Joey Bosa be the next 99 overall player? Are the Jaguars the best defense in the game? Could the Browns be FUN to play with in Madden this year??? Can you play with Jay Cutler? All those questions answered plus much more.

Will Brinson is joined by Brady Quinn to break down some of the bigger storylines around the NFL this offseason. Can the Browns be the second best team in the AFC North? Can the Eagles be a team that misses the playoffs next year? Will the Chiefs be better or worse with Patrick Mahomes under center versus Alex Smith? What should the Panthers do with Jerry Richardson's statue? All that and much, much more.

Will Brinson is joined by Bryant McFadden to break down five teams who will jump up and make the playoffs in 2018, including two choices that might be obvious: the Chargers and the Packers. The guys also break down some sleeper options (Bears?? Giants??) who could make the leap into the postseason after missing out last year.

Will Brinson is joined by Ryan Wilson of CBS Sports to break down what teams might be due for a regression in 2018 and they pick some surprising candidates, including the Vikings and the Eagles??? Yes, both the NFC Championship Game contestants highlight this list of possible fallback teams, which is a reminder either of how dumb they are or how wild the NFL really is.

Will Brinson is joined by a host of different NFL stars for this edition of the podcast, including Bears rookie linebacker Roquan Smith, Patriots All-World tight end Rob Gronkowski, Bengals rookie linebacker Malik Jefferson and Browns rookie cornerback Denzel Ward.

Will Brinson is briefly joined by Willie McGinest to talk about the Patriots and then chats up Tyler Luckey and Joe Rogers of Nike about the potential changes and innovation coming to the cleats and uniforms NFL players will have moving forward.

Will Brinson is joined by NC State Assistant Athletic Director and Director of Strength and Conditioning Dantonio Burnette to talk about how he preps guys for the NFL in his program, the different technology they use in order to find an edge in developing players, how a class of 3-star recruits turned into an NFL draft class of seven players and much more.

Will Brinson is joined by CBS Sports' Bryant McFadden to break down the decision by Kam Chancellor to walk away from football and compare the 2013 Seahawks to the 2008 Steelers. The guys also discuss LeBron James going to the Lakers and wonder about such examples in the NFL where a single player could attract veterans in free agency.

Will Brinson is joined by Frank Schwab of Yahoo! Sports, and the guys take a pretend $1000 budget to bet on season-long bets like win totals for various NFL teams and different player props for the full season.