Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast

Jameis Winston's suspension was made official by the NFL on Thursday afternoon, so Will Brinson breaks down everything you need to know about the Buccaneers quarterback missing the first three games of the season and why the NFL would only give him that length of a suspension when he essentially admitted to sexual assault. Will also breaks down the news that Jerry Richardson was fined $2.75 million by the NFL. And then he's joined by Minkah Fitzpatrick, Dolphins rookie, who talks about handing out a Gatorade Player of the Year award, what his favorite thing to do on the football field is, and whether he's motivated by Stephen Ross' comments about trading down.

Will Brinson is joined on the program by Cowboys legend and recent "The Young and the Restless" star Drew Pearson. Pearson explains what it was like to work on a soap opera, how he got into soaps in the first place, his grade for David Akers announcing the Eagles pick at May's draft, what he thinks about the Cowboys wide receivers this year and more. Will also apologizes for missing out on Matthew Stafford during the QB draft on Wednesday and debates (with himself) whether he would rather have the Vikings or Jaguars defense for the next three years.

Will Brinson is joined by CBS Sports Danny Kanell to figure out which quarterbacks are going to perform the best in 2018, but instead of ranking quarterbacks, the guys decide to do a quarterback draft, snake format, with just two people, and see how it ends up shaking out and what storylines it creates. The results were compelling!

Bryant McFadden joins Will Brinson to break down how the similarities between the Buccaneers in 2018 with Jameis Winston's suspension and the Steelers in 2010 when Ben Roethlisberger was taken off the field for a personal conduct suspension as well. The guys then break down their three biggest sleeper defenses for 2018 and B Mac tells an incredible story about a pre-snap situation involving Jedi mind master Troy Polamalu.

Will Brinson is joined by John Breech to break down the latest news surrounding James Winston and his likely three-week suspension and Odell Beckham possibly still deciding to hold out. Then the guys break down their way-too-early Week 1 NFL picks against the spread.

Will Brinson is joined by Dave Dameshek of NFL Media to break down the Pittsburgh Steelers offseason and what they're facing as they head into 2018, including the Le'Veon Bell contract situation, the loss of Ryan Shazier on defense and how they'll replace him, whether the Steelers can win more than 11 games, who the best Steelers OC of the Big Ben era is, which teams are sleepers in the NFL next year and much more. Will also breaks down the late evening news about James Winston facing a three-game suspension.

Eric Edholm of Pro Football Weekly joins Will Brinson to look at the odds for which NFL coach will be fired first. The leader in the clubhouse is Hue Jackson, but that's too obvious, so the guys dive into which of the other candidates could actually end up being fired, including a potential favorite for bettors in Dirk Koetter (10-1) and a deep sleeper in Jason Garrett (25-1).

Cincinnati Enquirer Bengals beat writer Paul Dehner joins Will Brinson to break down the Bengals offseason and debate whether or not they did enough in terms of acquiring offensive line help for Andy Dalton, if Tyler Eifert will end up playing in 2018 and if Joe Mixon can be a monster as a bellcow back for Cincy. They also break down the first coach fired odds as it relates to Marvin Lewis, talk about whether Lewis will ever be fired, plus much more.

Will Brinson (finally) returns from vacation and welcomes Sean Wagner-McGough to break down the latest NFL news and look at his 30 over 30 list of NFL players. Then Redskins pass rusher Ryan Kerrigan joins the show to talk about the expectations for Washington's defense, how Alex Smith has impacted the team so far, how the Capitals Stanley Cup win affects other D.C. sports teams, whether pineapple belongs on pizza, his work with Gatorade to #BeatTheHeat and much more.