The West Coast Gamblers

We may be an L.A. football podcast, but we just couldn't deny our co-host Tony the chance to celebrate the return of the Mack(Aaron Rodgers, in this case) to his beloved Green Bay Packers. This week on The Left Coasters, you'll also hear Dangles explain 'What Had Happened' to his Patriots (1:49), who can't seem to win in Miami. Carson Wentz's season-ending ACL tear means yet another MVP candidate is down, what it means for Philly's playoff chances (5:39) and a MFK of the biggest Super Bowl threat of the current NFC playoff picture (8:30). Then it's onto Gravestones (15:01) where the guys have to kill TWO teams this week. Plus, it's a good time to be an L.A. football fan with both teams making strong pushes towards the playoffs, we talk chances in our Battle for L.A. segment (19:51). We end as we always do with Pick 'Em (40:37), where Brian and Dangles are neck and neck for the season lead.

This week on the show the guys discuss the firing of Ben McAdoo from the Giants (2:19) and give their own predictions on the slate of coaches next up to receive their walking papers. They MFK teams in in the hunt for both divisions, including the surging Chargers (15:34). Gravestones get really difficult as the guys are forced to consider teams on the cusp of the playoffs (21:26). They breakdown the Battle For LA and talk what the Rams (Eagles) and the Chargers(Redskins) must do to be victorious in these tough games with playoff implications (25:39). And Dangles and Tony take another stab at decreasing Brian's lead in this week's Pick'em Challenge (40:16).

This week on the show the guys discuss the firing of Ben McAdoo from the Giants (2:19) and give their own predictions on the slate of coaches next up to receive their walking papers. They MFK teams in in the hunt for both divisions, including the surging Chargers (15:34). Gravestones get really difficult as the guys are forced to consider teams on the cusp of the playoffs (21:26). They breakdown the Battle For LA and talk what the Rams (Eagles) and the Chargers(Redskins) must do to be victorious in these tough games with playoff implications (25:39). And Dangles and Tony take another stab at decreasing Brian's lead in this week's Pick'em Challenge (40:16).

With Tony still on Thanksgiving break, Dangles and Brian turn to a couple of TLC regulars to fill the gap. Our resident Giants fan Alex Alcheh and Panthers fan Thomas Jones 'TJ' Wortham guest host and with Eli Manning's benching in New York and the NFC South shaping up to be the most contentious conference in the league, the timing was perfect. Alcheh looks into his crystal ball to see what the future holds for both Eli and the Giants (3:11), we ask TJ whether the Panthers can hold on for a division title, (9:38), and we MFK the three teams in the NFC South competing for a playoff spot (10:20). Plus, we switch it up during Gravestones (20:50) and hand off two of our three picks to our guest hosts, who make two very surprising choices. Then, it's on to the Battle for L.A. (25:55), where we're all feeling a bit sheepish for giving up on the Chargers so early in the season. Finally, we end with our Pick' Em Challenge (45:18), where Brian has once again overtaken Dangles for the season lead and TJ and Alcheh compete for guest host Pick 'Em supremacy and try to beat Bret Green's mark of 8-8 from earlier this year.

With Tony still on Thanksgiving break, Dangles and Brian turn to a couple of TLC regulars to fill the gap. Our resident Giants fan Alex Alcheh and Panthers fan Thomas Jones 'TJ' Wortham guest host and with Eli Manning's benching in New York and the NFC South shaping up to be the most contentious conference in the league, the timing was perfect. Alcheh looks into his crystal ball to see what the future holds for both Eli and the Giants (3:11), we ask TJ whether the Panthers can hold on for a division title, (9:38), and we MFK the three teams in the NFC South competing for a playoff spot (10:20). Plus, we switch it up during Gravestones (20:50) and hand off two of our three picks to our guest hosts, who make two very surprising choices. Then, it's on to the Battle for L.A. (25:55), where we're all feeling a bit sheepish for giving up on the Chargers so early in the season. Finally, we end with our Pick' Em Challenge (45:18), where Brian has once again overtaken Dangles for the season lead and TJ and Alcheh compete for guest host Pick 'Em supremacy and try to beat Bret Green's mark of 8-8 from earlier this year.

With a holiday upon us, the guys are all heading off to celebrate with their families, which means TLC will be off for Week 12 of the NFL season, returning for Week 13. Follow us on Instagram at 'theleftcoasterspodcast,' where we'll post our picks for the Week 12 games during the week leading up to them. In this episode, Brian, Tony, and Dangles take a look at the odds for first coach fired and weigh in on who they think gets the axe before anyone else (3:06). Plus, we look at who are contenders and pretenders in the playoff picture that's slowly taking shape (9:27), do a double dip of Gravestones to make up for the week we'll lose, check in on the Battle for L.A. (23:07) where the Rams are still great and the Chargers are still slightly below average, and last but not least, round out with our weekly Pick 'Em challenge (42:30) where a couple of Dangles slip ups have allowed another Left Coaster to challenge his lead.

With a holiday upon us, the guys are all heading off to celebrate with their families, which means TLC will be off for Week 12 of the NFL season, returning for Week 13. Follow us on Instagram at 'theleftcoasterspodcast,' where we'll post our picks for the Week 12 games during the week leading up to them. In this episode, Brian, Tony, and Dangles take a look at the odds for first coach fired and weigh in on who they think gets the axe before anyone else (3:06). Plus, we look at who are contenders and pretenders in the playoff picture that's slowly taking shape (9:27), do a double dip of Gravestones to make up for the week we'll lose, check in on the Battle for L.A. (23:07) where the Rams are still great and the Chargers are still slightly below average, and last but not least, round out with our weekly Pick 'Em challenge (42:30) where a couple of Dangles slip ups have allowed another Left Coaster to challenge his lead.

Fights erupted in three NFL games this past weekend as we saw Bucs WR Mike Evans straight up spear Saints CB Marshon Lattimore Roman Reigns-style and Bengals WR AJ Green throw haymakers at Jaguars CB Jalen Ramsey's helmet. How are we feeling about who got suspended and who didn't? (2:10) Also, we bring back one of our favorite games, MFK, to check in on the progress of the six teams who hired new head coaches in the off season (8:58). Then it's onto Gravestones (18:53) where we put not one but two more teams into the overall dead pool. Plus, stick around for The Battle for L.A. (22:49), where we preview the Chargers matchup coming off the bye and start to come to terms with the fact that the Rams are a playoff-caliber team, and our weekly Pick 'Em Challenge (38:34) where Brian and Tony continue to try to eat away at Dangles' lead.

Fights erupted in three NFL games this past weekend as we saw Bucs WR Mike Evans straight up spear Saints CB Marshon Lattimore Roman Reigns-style and Bengals WR AJ Green throw haymakers at Jaguars CB Jalen Ramsey's helmet. How are we feeling about who got suspended and who didn't? (2:10) Also, we bring back one of our favorite games, MFK, to check in on the progress of the six teams who hired new head coaches in the off season (8:58). Then it's onto Gravestones (18:53) where we put not one but two more teams into the overall dead pool. Plus, stick around for The Battle for L.A. (22:49), where we preview the Chargers matchup coming off the bye and start to come to terms with the fact that the Rams are a playoff-caliber team, and our weekly Pick 'Em Challenge (38:34) where Brian and Tony continue to try to eat away at Dangles' lead.

The boys wrap up a wacky week of trades, the biggest of which was Dangles' Patriots sending backup quarterback/John Stamos body double Jimmy Garoppolo to San Francisco for a second round pick (3:05). Earlier this year, Dangles said he wanted to see the Pats keep Jimmy G. for the future. How does he feel about the trade? Then, Gravestones (13:57) sends yet another team to the overall dead pool, one which is sure not to sit well with a particular friend of the show. Then it's the Battle for L.A. (17:50), where the Chargers head into a bye after a loss at New England and the Rams go east to take on the New York Giants, did the Bolts win any of the boys back after coming up short against the Pats? Finally, Dangles finds himself atop the weekly Pick' Em Challenge (30:27) again, but can he hold the lead?