Scotch and Cigars Podcast

Week 1 Sucks & Blows;
Anthony begins to turn on Joe Judge;
Ed goes into the full troll mode while the guys discuss their trip to Metlife Stadium to see the Ed's Broncos destroy Anthony's Giants; 
Anthony unloads on the state of the Giants after a pathetic meltdown in Washington Week 2 and falling to 0-2 for the FIFTH straight year; 
Week 1 overreactions; 
Week 2 picks and Who's Line.

Happy 2021 NFL kickoff!

Ed and Anthony warm up for the new NFL season with a 5 question segment and then get into their picks for Super Bowl 56 contenders, sleepers and pretenders; running through the coaching hot seats and which coach(es) needs wins right out of the gate to keep their jobs; Week 1 picks; "Who's Line" returns; and the guys discuss their upcoming trek to Metlife Stadium on Sunday for the Broncos at Giants opener, along with their side bet on the game. 

Anthony breaks down the recent Red Sox slump and how they're still holding onto the second wild card spot behind the Yankees; Ed offers up some hypotheticals about the upcoming MLB offseason; Introducing the "Upon Further Review" segment were the guys revisit past hot takes; discussing all the QB battles in the 2021 training camps across the NFL; and the guys pick their 8 division winners.

The guys talk Aaron Rodgers' return to Green Bay and how everything unfolded; Ed trolls Anthony about the Cowboys' debut on 2021's season of "Hard Knocks" as well as the brawl that ensued at Giants' training camp; talking the huge Josh Allen extension; latest COVID impact of sports;  why did the Red Sox sit idle at MLB's trade deadline, and will that effect the team?

Ed touches on the Bruins protections, as the Seattle Kraken prepared for their expansion draft; recapping the 2021 MLB All star weekend; visiting Stephen A Smith's comments on Ohtani being the "face" of baseball, despite not speaking English; state of the Red Sox as we enter the 2nd half; NFL offseason updates and game-by-game picks for Steelers and Eagles.

Ed recaps the New York Islanders upset series win over his beloved Boston Bruins, what went wrong, and where the Bruins should go from here?; should the polarizing Tuuka Rask return as the team's goalie in 2021-2022?; Red Sox SWEEP the Yankees in the Bronx; the guys discuss the Spider Tack pitching scandal that's hovering over every pitcher in MLB; Anthony recalls the tenure of former Giants head coach Jim Fassel (1949-2021) after he passed away on June 7, including what he meant to New  York City as head coach during 9/11; and are the Patriots really grooming "the defensive genius" Matt Patricia as Bill Belichick's heir apparent, after being handed a myriad of new responsibilities upon his return to New England? 

The guys looks at the Bruins first round of the playoffs so far against Washington Caps; discuss 3 MORE no-hitters in MLB and why this may be tarnishing the sport; NFL releases its 2021 schedule, and Ed/Anthony make their game-by-game picks for the Giants and Broncos (disagreeing on their mutual week 1 matchup!) as well as for the newly constructed Patriots.

Anthony takes a look at the first month of the 2021 Red Sox who, at 21-13, surprisingly have the best record in baseball here in mid-May; the guys discuss their opinion of why there's an uptick in no-hitters in 2021, after 4 have already been tossed so far; Ed looks at the state of the Bruins as they cruise to the playoffs; breaking down and grading the 2021 NFL Draft for the Broncos, Giants, Patriots, Steelers; and the guys give their take on the Aaron Rodgers drama with the Packers and where they think he'll land in 2021.
 

Baseball is back! Anthony and Ed pick their "Sucks and Blows" guys for the Red Sox first 2 weeks, and across MLB as a whole; Anthony rips Aaron Boone for the Yankees poor start; trying to put an end to the nonsense surrounding Patriots' Julian Edelman being a HOFer after he announced his retirement on April 12; Jets trade Sam Darnold to the Carolina Panthers; which QBs are the Jets and 49ers eyeballing at #2 and #3?; Ed can't stand the Bruins trading for Taylor Hall at the deadline

Anthony and Ed break the ice a bit and ask each other some non-sports (even political!) questions; NFL Crossfire segment; Breaking down the ugly Deshaun Watson massage story (and a recurring joke...or twenty thrown in); Giants going all in now with Kenny Golladay and Adoree Jackson signings, what does it mean for Gettleman/Judge/Garrett/Dimes?; Anthony breaks down Red Sox opening week and the guys pick their 6 MLB division winners!