The NFL Rhodes Show with Lindsay Rhodes

We'll get back to the NFL later in the week, but this episode is all about Lindsay celebrating the news that her beloved USC Trojans have hired Lincoln Riley to be their next head coach. For this jam packed show, she's joined by The Athletic's Bruce Feldman and SiriusXM PAC 12 Radio's Guy Haberman to break down how this shocking news came about and what it means going forward. She also talks to two former Trojan greats to bask in their reborn optimism: Matt Barkley and Shaun Cody.

Lindsay's joined by The Athletic's Mike Sando for a wide ranging conversation, starting with the breaking news that the Giants have fired OC Jason Garrett and the conflicting reports about whether Matt Nagy's time in Chicago is coming to an end. They they get into the value of running backs and his article about which QBs have been most supported by their defense and special teams.

After an NFL weekend filled with upsets, Lindsay starts this episode by surveying the state of the Seattle Seahawks with The Athletic's Michael-Shawn Dugar. How did one of the NFL's model organizations sink to these depths and what does the future hold for Pete Carroll and Russell Wilson? Then, ESPN's Jake Trotter joins for a deep dive on the Cleveland Browns, and specifically, what's up with Baker Mayfield?

On this edition of Fantasy Dirt Friday, Lindsay and Michael Fabiano start by giving their match-up plays of the week, like Tom Brady vs the Giants, A.J. Dillon at the Vikings and Hunter Renfrow vs the Bengals. Then they get into the best low-end plays, such as Cam Newton vs. Washington, D’Onta Foreman vs the Texans and Rashod Bateman at the Bears.

Lindsay's joined by legendary wide receivers Andre Reed and Torry Holt for a roundtable discussion on the position. They talk about new route concepts, the best receivers in the league, OBJ's fit in LA, the emergence of Deebo Samuel and the pain of playing in the cold. Also, Andre makes the argument that Torry should (and will) be in the NFL Hall of Fame alongside him soon.

With another wild weekend of NFL action in the books, Linday's joined by the great Peter King to discuss his biggest takeaways. They get into the great story of Taylor Heinicke, the Aaron Rodgers/Russell Wilson duel that wasn't, the return of the real Patrick Mahomes and much more.

On this edition of Fantasy Dirt Friday, Lindsay and Michael Fabiano give their best match-up plays for the NFL weekend, including Matthew Stafford vs the 49ers, James Conner vs the Panthers and Michael Pittman Jr. vs the Jaguars. Then they give some low-end plays, like Ben Roethlisberger vs the Lions, Mark Ingram vs the Titans and Ricky Seals-Jones vs the Buccaneers.

Coming off a wild weekend in the NFL, Lindsay is first joined by ESPN Wisconsin's Jason Wilde to discuss Jordan Love's lackluster debut, what the heck is going on with Aaron Rodgers and what should be a fascinating final two months of the season in Green Bay. Then, the radio voice of the Giants and SXM NFL Radio's Bob Papa talks about Big Blue's upset win over the Las Vegas Raiders, what is and isn't wrong with the organization, and some broader thoughts on the best teams in the NFL.

On this week's Fantasy Dirt Friday, Lindsay and Michael Fabiano start by discussing their best match-up plays for the week, like Justin Herbert, Myles Gaskin and Brandin Cooks. Then they get into their low-end plays, like Taysom Hill, Boston Scott and Van Jefferson.

As the trade deadline passes, Lindsay takes stock of two of the bests teams in the NFL this season...at least so far. First, The Athletic's Jourdan Rodrigue discusses the LA Rams, who's trade for Von Miller shook the football world. Are they really mortgaging their future with all the high draft picks out the door? Or do they just value them differently than everyone else Then, Jim Wyatt from TennesseeTitans.com talks about where they stand after the devastating injury to star RB Derrick Henry.