The Chase Thomas Podcast

Chase Thomas is joined by Good Morning Football's Matt Hamilton to talk about producing the NFL Network show, the Chicago Bears going all-in by trading for Khalil Mack, the Detroit Lions' questions in their pass-rush, and who is the better Super Bowl contender between the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings (4:00). Then, CBS Sports' Sean Wagner-McGough to talk about why Rogue One is the best Star Wars movie, the LeVeon Bell holdout with the Steelers, the Jets' chances at an AFC Wild Card, and whether or not the Falcons can get back to the Super Bowl in Year of Steve Sarkisian (40:00). Lastly, NFL writer Matt Ufford comes on the pod to talk about his new gig, the Seahawks getting Earl Thomas back, the questions surrounding the 49ers, why the Cardinals could surprise and what makes the Rams so special in 2018 (70:00). 

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Chase Thomas is joined by USA Today's Dan Wolken to talk about Auburn taking down Washington in Atlanta, Texas disappointing against Maryland to start the season again, the Alabama QB controversy with Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts, Jim Harbaugh needing a signature win at Michigan and what to expect out of Texas A&M vs. Clemson in Week 2 (4:00). 

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Chase Thomas is joined by NFL writer Jason B. Hirschhorn to talk about the Saints trading for Teddy Bridgewater, the Packers locking up Aaron Rodgers long-term, the problems with the Oakland Raiders in the AFC West, why the Pittsburgh Steelers should be the favorites in the AFC, and why the Minnesota Vikings should be the favorites in the NFC (4:00). Then, theScore's Chris Walder jumps on the pod to talk about Braun Strowman's heel turn on Raw, Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair's feud, Kevin Owens quitting the WWE, and Neville getting officially released by the company (60:00). Then, The Record's Andy Vasquez jumps on the pod to talk about preseason New York Jets hype, Sam Darnold winning the QB job, the offensive coordinator change from Morton to Bates, the issues with the pass rush, and what to expect wins-wise for the Jets in 2018 (145:00). Lastly, The Ringer's Michael Lombardi comes up on the pod to talk about his career, his new book "Gridiron Genius", Bill Belichick vs. Bill Walsh, the concern with the Cowboys and Eagles, Jon Gruden in Oakland, and why the Houston Texans could be Super Bowl bound in 2018 (207:00).

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Chase Thomas is joined by SB Nation's Matt Brown to talk about the state of Ohio State football, the upside of Dwayne Haskins, the hype surrounding Michigan, which teams can really contend for the College Football Playoff, and why Clemson should be the favorite (4:00). Then, FiveThirtyEight's Neil Paine jumps on the pod to talk about his early NBA projections, the numbers loving the Raptors with Kawhi Leonard, why the Timberwolves should win 50-plus games, LeVeon Bell's contract situation, and the chance that Jon Gruden will succeed in Oakland (33:00). Lastly, 680 The Fan's Ben Ingram jumps on the pod to talk about his career in broadcasting, what makes Kevin Gausman so interesting in Atlanta, Ozzie Albies' struggles, Freddie Freeman for NL MVP, and how the team is set up to compete in the MLB Playoffs (68:00).

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Chase Thomas is joined by the Salt Lake Tribune's Andy Larsen to talk about NBA analysts and writers hyping up the Jazz, the emergence of Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell, the development of Dante Exum, the depth of the bench highlighted by Jae Crowder and Alec Burks, and the end for Deron Williams and Gordon Hayward in Utah (3:00). Then, 680 The Fan's Nick Cellini joins the program to talk about "Nick & Chris" moving to a new timeslot, the Braves winning the NL East, the Hawks betting on Trae Young, and Steve Sarkisian's future with the Falcons (32:00). Then, Bleacher Report and NBA Math's Dan Favale talk about Spurs' legend Manu Ginobili retiring, the Spurs future with Coach Pop, Jimmy Butler and the Lakers, the Sixers not hiring a general manager, and the Orlando Magic going big with Mo Bamba, Aaron Gordon and Jonathan Isaac (60:00).

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Chase Thomas is joined by On The Banks, SB Nation's Rutgers Scarlett Knights blog, writer and podcaster Lance Glinn to talk about Year 3 of the Chris Ash era, Artur Sitkowski winning the QB job, if the team can make a bowl game this year, and why they've struggled on offense over the last decade (3:00). Then, NBCS Bay Area's Drew Shiller comes on to talk about the Warriors' offseason additions of DeMarcus Cousins and Jonas Jerebko, Klay Thompson's looming free agency, how long Kevin Durant will be with the team, and who might be Golden State's biggest test in the West next season (29:00).

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Chase Thomas is joined by former Impact Wrestling star Robbie E to talk about his new podcast "Why It Ended", wrestling for Tommy Dreamer's House of Hardcore promotion, whether he'll go back to Impact one day, and his new wrestling character (3:00). Then, Seattle Seahawks' podcaster Bill Alvstad jumps on the pod to talk about the Seahawks' new offense with Brian Schottenheimer, Russell Wilson as an MVP possibility, the death of the Legion of Boom, the next wave of stars in Seattle, and how they stack up against the rest of the NFC West (12:00). Lastly, Sox Machine's Josh Nelson returns to talk about the Chicago White Sox's rough season, the team calling up Michael Kopech, Yu Darvish being out for the year for the Cubs, trade options for Andrew McCutchen, and what the Brewers can do before the August 31 deadline (55:00).

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Chase Thomas is joined by ESPN's Fantasy Focus co-host Field Yates to talk about his 9 Fantasy Football Draft Rules, the right time to take a quarterback, who could surprise this season, and how gambling becoming legalized will affect fantasy football (3:00). Then, ESPN play-by-play commentator Beth Mowins on commentating both NFL and college football games, calling Monday Night Football games, what's on her commentating bucket list, and which sport is the most difficult to commentate (23:00). 

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Chase Thomas is joined by NBA.com's Scott Rafferty to talk about Year 2 of OG Anunoby in Toronto with new head coach Nick Nurse (3:00), how Kawhi Leonard and Anunoby are similar (15:00), whether or not the Raptors can win the East this season (25:00), the Pacers having back-to-back awesome seasons (36:00), Victor Oladpio as an MVP candidate (40:00), whether or not Myles Turner could turn into a star (45:00), the Spurs winning 50 games with DeMar DeRozan (48:00), the role players around DeRozan and LaMarcus Aldridge (53:00), and whether or not Coach Pop can make it all work with this group (60:00). 

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Chase Thomas is joined by JacketsOnline's Jared Halus to talk about Georgia Tech's Quon Marshall at QB (3:00), what went wrong for the Jackets in 2017 (10:00), the addition of Nate Woody as defensive coordinator (20:00), and how the 2018 season will go for Paul Johnson (30:00). Then, Knights247's Jason Beede jumps on the pod to talk about UCF's undefeated 2017 (36:00), Scott Frost jumping to Nebraska (40:00), Josh Heupel taking over in Orlando (54:00), and McKenzie Milton as Baker Mayfield 2.0 (60:00). Then, RBR Wrestling's Maxwell Baumbach comes on to talk about NJPW's G1 Climax (67:00), Kota Ibushi as the next guy in New Japan (70:00), Zack Sabre Jr.'s upside (80:00), how Matt Riddle fits in NXT (84:00), Reigns and Rollins place on Raw and the WWE (90:00), what's interesting about SummerSlam (98:00), Adam Cole vs. Ricochet (110:00), and Elias' place in WWE (120:00).

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