Scotch and Cigars Podcast

After a post-Super Bowl break, Anthony and Ed return for their 3rd season of Scotch and Cigars! They start off by discussing Major League Baseball's return, what the Red Sox are up to, vaccination rules, and how the new Collective Bargaining Agreement will improve the game going forward. Ed discusses his Broncos' trade for Russell Wilson to shore up the QB position; Tom Brady unretires and the guys disagree on why; Steelers sign Mitch Trubisky; AFC West is a power house now; What the hell is the Patriots' 2022 coaching plan?; Aaron Rodgers returns to Green Bay, 

Sucks and Blows for AFC/NFC Championship  weekend; Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger and Bruins goalie/"Ed favorite" Tuuka Rask call it quits on their careers; how will Anthony and Ed remember each player and their contributions to the game?; Best & Worst 2021 moment for each of the 16 NFC teams. 

Sucks and Blows for NFL Divisional weekend; Ed destroys the Baseball Writers Association of America for not voting in Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds in their final year of eligibility, and the hypocrisy of PED association among candidates; Anthony and Ed make their 2021 NFL Awards picks including OPOY, DPOY, Coach of Year and MVP, What's next for Aaron Rodgers?; AFC/NFC championship game picks

SUPER Wildcard Weekend means SUPER sucks and blows and Anthony stuns by picking someone he normally reveres; should the NFL keep the 7th seed, given that most of the 7 seed vs 2 seed games have been blowouts so far the last two years?; Ed revels in the firing of Vic Fangio and Anthony does the same with the surprise firing of Joe Judge; which NFL coaches will enter 2022 on the hot seats?; Divisional weekend game picks 

Both Anthony and Ed choose NFC quarterbacks for their Week 15 Sucks and Blows award; Ed rips Bruins winger Jake DeBrusk after he requests a trade from the team earlier this month;  Anthony rants about the absolutely pathetic state of the Giants and the 3 decisions they need to make at the end of the season: GM, HC, QC; Ed resigns himself to the belief that Vic Fangio is returning as Broncos HC in 2022; looking at #ThePath for the Steelers to make the playoffs in the final few weeks of the regular season; Week 16 picks and Who's Line

The picks for Week 11 Sucks and Blows follow some historical #Narratives from past Podcast episodes; Ed gives a Bruins update and why they aren't a playoff threat; Giants FINALLY fire Jason Garrett after the bye week; Broncos keep winning enough to frustrate Ed; 10 REACTIONS - or OVERREACTIONS - around the NFL so far; Week 12/Thanksgiving picks   

Ed gets his turn to unload about the state of the Denver Broncos and Vic Fangio's job security, after the team trades Von Miller to the LA Rams at the trade deadline; Anthony recaps the end of the Red Sox unexpected playoff run in the ALCS; Which NFL Coaches are on the hottest of hot seats,  Looking at the Packers/Steelers/Pats/49ers and their recent upward trends; Week 9 picks

Making Week 4 & 5 sucks and blows picks,
Red Sox beat Yankees in WC and Tampa in ALDS to advance to the ALCS!
Urban Meyer coaching disaster,
Why Jon Gruden had to be go as Raiders coach after scandalous emails,
Ed travels to Heinz field to watch the Broncos lay an egg,
Week 6 picks & Who's Line?

Sucks and blows candidates for Week 2 and Week 3; MLB wildcard breakdown, as we head into the final week of the regular season; are the 3-0 Broncos for real or did they just beat 3 of the worst teams in the league?; Giants fall to the lowly Falcons on Eli day after booing John Mara, and hit their lowest point in generations;  Week 4 picks and Who's Line.