Scotch and Cigars Podcast

Anthony and Ed are back and discuss NFL coaches and players who sucked and blew down the stretch run of the season; our initial reactions to the Damar Hamlin injury and a realistic look at why it took a while to cancel the game; Broncos give Ed a Christmas gift and fire Nathaniel Hackett (Hacky)!; Anthony is stoked about the Giants playoff trip that Brian Daboll unexpectedly took them on in his first season as head coach and breaking the 6 year playoff drought; Week 18 picks

Week 9 sucks and blows, where Anthony nominates an unfortunate victim; Ed revels in Dusty Baker's first World Series ring and debate if he's a HOFer; Bruins storm out of the gate as the Eastern Conference's best team, Jim Irsay fires Frank Reich and replaces him with Jeff Saturday; will both the Giants and Jets make the playoffs? Anthony thinks so; updating the NFL MVP race at the halfway point of 2022; Week 10 picks!

Was week 7 the worst weeks ever for Belichick and Brady, since their divorce?; Broncos still anemic without Russ; Anthony says the Giants are going to the playoffs, but can they contend?; Anthony says the 49ers are legit NFC contenders; RAPID FIRE segment; Week 8 picks

Week 5 Sucks & Blows picks; Ed absolutely destroys Russell Wilson after his awful play through the Broncos' first 5 games; Matt Rhule fired; coaching hot seats; best/teams  so far; MVP and Coach of the Year so far; Week 6 picks

Recapping Week 3 in the NFL, Anthony and Ed both pick coaches from the AFC West for their Week 3 Sucks and Blows guy; re-doing the Giants and Broncos 2022 schedules after what we've seen through the first 3 weeks; the Pats are in trouble after Mac Jones' injury, but will Josh McDaniels be back to save them next year after his 0-3 start in Las Vegas?; the guys make their picks for Week 4.

2:54 - Week 3 Sucks and Blows

12:30 - Ed rips the Russell Wilson and Broncos for their slow start

19:50 - Sluggish Giants drop their first game of the year to Dallas on MNF

28:35 - Revising Giants 2022 game-by-game picks after 3 weeks

39:40 - Revising Broncos 2022 game-by-game picks after 3 weeks

49:49  - How will Mac Jones injury affect Patriots?

53:36 - Anthony and Ed's Week 4 picks

The NFL is back and given us a wild first two weeks! The guys recap it with their Sucks and Blows player or coach for Week 1 and Week 2, Ed rips the Broncos for their embarrassingly coached start against Seattle and Houston, Anthony revels in the crazy 2-0 start for the Giants, as the Brian Daboll era kicks off; taking a look at "What's More Likely?" to happen in the 2022 NFL; guys make their Week 3 picks.

NFL is back! We recap the odd training camp the Patriots offense has had while being led by "Buffet Matt" and "Joey Sneaks"; discussion Jimmy G's return and the Matt Araiza scandal in Buffalo; which NFL coaches are on the hot seats?; picking all 8 division winners; 49ers game-by-game picks; and Week 1 picks!

The guys are back after a summer hiatus for a quicker episode discussing MLB, the Patriots strange training camp plus their 2022 schedule, and Deshaun Watson.

1:45 - Red Sox trade deadline and identity beyond 2022

13:55 - Chaim Bloom boom or bust for 2023?

20:47 - Deshaun Watson suspension; was 11 games enough?

26:38 - 2022 Patriots game-by-game picks

The guys recap what their teams did in the NFL draft, particlarly the Giants two top 7 picks; debating what the hell Bill Belichick is doing by puttting Joe Judge and Matt Patricia in charge of the Patriots offense in Mac Jones' 2nd year; Red Sox start hitting after an awful first 6 weeks of the season; Ed rants about the Bruins' first round playoff exit and where the team should go next in the offseason; 2022 game-by-game picks for the Denver Broncos and New York Giants; Celtics headed to NBA Finals

Anthony's thrilled to have baseball back, even though the Red Sox are starting slow; Ed's baseball ban is still on!; Ed updates us on the Bruins sluggish playoff push, as the regular season ends; Deshaun Watson and the Browns screw over the rest of the league; Arians gets pushed aside by Brady; Anthony calls out the hypocrisy of Schefter's tweet about Dwayne Haskins, NFL Free Agency winners and losers