The Punt Return NFL Podcast

Wye is joined by Fox Sports Laurie Horesh as they recap all the happenings involving the Australians in the NFL since a very eventful and successful NFL Draft. They talk about Adam Gotsis' situation, Jarryd Hayne's retirement and the punting battle involving Lachlan Edwards and Tom Hackett.

Wye then plays his interviews with University of Hawaii Head Coach Nick Rolovich and University of Hawaii Offensive Line Coach Chris Naeole at their satellite camp in Sydney. The coaches talk about the camps they are holding down under to find talent and share their enthusiasm to kick off the College Football Season in Sydney with the Sydney Cup. 

UNSW Head Coach and Director of Bring It On Sports Paul Manera joins the show to talk about the growth of Gridiron in Australia over the last 18 months and what needs to be done to ensure that growth isn't put to waste. Manera also sheds some [...]

In a very Eagles heavy Episode 128, Woot and Wye discuss all the news surrounding some Eagles players. Not for what is happening on the field but what is happening off it. Fletcher Cox got PAIDDDD, Walter Thurmond channels his inner 1988 Eazy-E in the creation of an alter ego and Carson Wentz locks himself in a gas station bathroom. 

After recapping all the latest news from around the league, including yet another offseason speed round, the boys then discuss some best case and worst case scenarios for NFL veterans who are in new environments in 2016. Players and coaches mentioned include RG3, Josh Norman, Chip Kelly, Adam Gase and Olivier Vernon.

After taking a fortnight to recharge their batteries, Woot and Wye return to talk Aqib Talib doing the most Aqib Talib thing ever, players getting contract extensions, Colin Kaepernick vs Blaine "The Real American" Gabbert, Cam ditching The Dab and the NFL getting hacked. 

They then do an OTA's headline trope speed session differentiating the BS from the real talk with some help from Fatboy Slim before diving into "The Roddy White Six"

May, June & July is a quiet time in the NFL so the boys let their hair down a little bit and open the show discussing Australia Post, Arnott's Shapes and Wye's change of career. They then talk the latest NFL news including Ryan Fitzpatrick, Dwight Freeney, Rob Ryan v Sean Payton, Tyler Eifert & Jordan Rodgers Bachelorette Debut. 

They then talk about OTA's tropes by introducing a new segment: Burger Bets.

Woot and Wye start the show talking Jordan Rodgers' Bachelorette appearance and the Andrew Luck book club before jumping into the latest NFL news including Jarryd Hayne's shock retirement from the NFL, the cursed Jacksonville Jaguars and the beat up Bills. 

They then joined on the show by Shannon Furman (18 minute mark), who is an emmy award winning producer at NFL Films where she has been working for over 12 years. Shannon sheds some light on the upcoming season of Hard Knocks featuring the LA Rams, reflects on the Houston Texans Hard Knocks (her first series as an assistant director) and talks about working with Steve Sabol. Other topics include: Brandon Marshall's A Football Life, Hey Rookie, the NFL Draft Green Room during the Tunsil slide, Sound FX and her work on the upcoming Amazon series "All or Nothing" featuring the Arizona Cardinals.

Neil Dutton (@ndutton13) of Rotoviz, FantasyPros, Gridiron Experts and The Fantasy Greek makes his third appearance on the podcast to help the gents dive into the fantasy football winners and losers of the 2016 NFL Draft. They discuss some of the rookies that have landed in great fantasy situations and some veterans that have benefitted from their teams draft picks or lack of draft picks at a certain position. They finish the talking about this rookie running back and wide receiver class before discussing Bret Bielema's idea of underclassmen returning to college if they go undrafted.

After the fun and furore of the 2016 NFL Draft, Woot and Wye get back into their usual rhythm. They start the show talk about the big news out of Melbourne this week with Michigan hosting a Satellite Camp in conjunction with ProKick Australia before jumping into the NFL News.

Sam Bradford's return, the Oakland Raiders in Las Vegas?, Cromartie's kids and the NFL media carousel are all discussed at length. They finish the show looking at the post NFL Draft Super Bowl 51 Odds - who is your early money on?

The 2016 NFL Draft was special for many reasons. One of those being it fielded the greatest group of Australian prospects in history. Wye recaps all the Australian action from the 2016 NFL Draft headlined by defensive lineman Adam Gotsis. Gotsis' mum, Doxy, joins the show to talk about the reaction from her family, Australian media and what lies ahead. Wye then analyses all the Australian landing spots and makes some predictions on their chances and impacts.

Woot and Wye recap the draft classes of all sixteen NFC teams. Both of them agreeing this was a fairly strong draft from the Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins, New Orlean Saints & Seattle Seahawks. They also are truly baffled at the move by Tampa Bay in selecting Roberto Aguayo in the second round. They finish the show talking about the 2016 NFL Draft as a whole including some winners and losers.

Woot and Wye recap the draft hauls of all sixteen AFC teams. Things get a little heated when they disagree on Christian Hackenberg, the New England Patriots, Houston Texans, Jack Conklin and the Colts draft strategy. They then think of alternate careers based on the names of some of the prospects. If you have any, tweet us @wootandwye.