The Ringer NFL Show

Ben and Steven continue their offseason deep dive into some of the biggest questions around the league.

This week, they look into Bill Belichick’s coaching tree and try to figure out why defensive coaches have a harder time breaking through to head coaching ranks. They start off by distinguishing why Belichick’s coaching style is hard to replicate elsewhere (01:48) before looking into the rest of the defensive coaching trees in the league (19:53), then discuss why offensive coaching trees seem to fare better (48:48).

Hosts: Ben Solak and Steven Ruiz

Producer: Eduardo Ocampo

Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor Nevins

Musical Elements: Devon Renaldo

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Nora Princiotti and Steven Ruiz return to rank the teams in the NFC North from best to worst, and to adjust their NFL rankings thus far.

Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Steven Ruiz

Associate Producer: Stefan Anderson

Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor Nevins

Musical Elements: Devon Renaldo

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Ben and Steven continue their offseason deep dive into some of the biggest questions around the league.

This week, they explore the rise of dual-threat quarterbacks like Jalen Hurts, Lamar Jackson, and Josh Allen. They look at the increase in QB scrambles over the years (03:51), the different tiers of quarterback mobility (17:53), whether pocket passers are becoming less and less valuable (35:40), and how seriously they must factor in injury risks (53:49).

Hosts: Ben Solak and Steven Ruiz

Producer: Eduardo Ocampo

Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor Nevins

Musical Elements: Devon Renaldo

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Nora Princiotti and Steven Ruiz return to rank the teams in the AFC North from best to worst and to adjust their NFL rankings thus far.

Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Steven Ruiz

Associate Producer: Stefan Anderson

Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor Nevins

Musical Elements: Devon Renaldo

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Ben and Steven continue their offseason deep dive into some of the biggest questions around the league.

This week, they look at the shifting landscape of the wide receiver position. They discuss whether receivers are now a premium position in the league, with the recent flux of large contracts being signed (03:26). Then, they look at the recent wave of high-impact WRs drafted into the league (15:51) before delving into their own lists of the top 10 wide receivers (31:12).

Hosts: Ben Solak and Steven Ruiz

Producer: Eduardo Ocampo

Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor Nevins

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Nora Princiotti and Steven Ruiz return to rank the teams in the NFC South from best to worst and to adjust their NFL rankings thus far.

Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Steven Ruiz

Associate Producer: Stefan Anderson

Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor Nevins

Musical Elements: Devon Renaldo

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Ben and Steven continue their offseason deep dive into some of the biggest questions around the league.

This week, they examine why play-action is underutilized in the NFL. They start by looking into what makes play-action so successful (01:32), the concept of “play pass” (17:37), and why play-action might not be as big of a cheat code as we once thought it was (36:20).

Hosts: Ben Solak and Steven Ruiz

Producer: Eduardo Ocampo

Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor Nevins

Musical Elements: Devon Renaldo

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Nora Princiotti and Steven Ruiz return to rank the teams in the AFC South from best to worst.

Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Steven Ruiz

Associate Producer: Stefan Anderson

Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor Nevins

Musical Elements: Devon Renaldo

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In a new special offseason series, Ben Solak and Steven Ruiz dive deep into some of the biggest questions around the league.

This week, Ben and Steven debate which team is the biggest threat to the Chiefs: the Bengals or the Bills? They start by looking into the state of the Bills, including their defense against quarterbacks, the impact of Josh Allen’s UCL injury, and if the addition of Dalton Kincaid is a needle-mover (03:29). Then, they discuss the Bengals, Lou Anarumo’s defense, Joe Burrow no longer taking a ton of sacks, and if it’s possible to keep Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, and Tee Higgins together (32:19). They end by looking at the differences in draft classes between both teams (51:01).

Hosts: Ben Solak and Steven Ruiz

Producer: Eduardo Ocampo

Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor Nevins

Musical Elements: Devon Renaldo

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Sheil and Ben let loose and have some fun with predicting three NFL headlines that will happen in 2026. Who will the Patriots move on from first: Bill Belichick or Mac Jones? Which current NFL coach will be highly sought after for the broadcast booth? Will there be a new division formed overseas?

Hosts: Ben Solak and Sheil Kapadia

Producer: Cliff Augustin

Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor Nevins

Music Composed By: Devon Renaldo

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