Tuesday Morning Blitz

Tuesday Morning Blitz

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Tuesday Morning Blitz episodes

  • Ep. 28: Uncle Ron and Bag-iolis

    Despite savage illness (Jackson) and debilitating lack of sleep (Cale), the TMB duo rallied together to put out a podcast this week for you, the fans. And the NFL news carousel has only continued to spin faster and more out of control as April has begun, so the range of this episode’s discussions was accordingly quite large!

    Content warning: this week deals with some pretty serious topics, including the tragic death of a 24-year-old quarterback and the status of racial discrimination in NFL hiring practices. Swipe ahead for:

    • Why NFL media has to do a better job in the wake of the Dwayne Haskins reporting (2:02)
    • The deal that almost was (apparently) between Tom Brady and the Miami Dolphins (9:24)
    • Whether the Brady/Buccaneers relationship is too frayed to lead to success in 2022—and whether Bruce Arians ceding head coaching duties helps in that regard (17:25)
    • The status of the Brian Flores lawsuit and what an ideal outcome would look like moving forward (24:33)
    • Discussion of football personnel moves that have happened since our last episode, starting with the Rams... (36:03)
    • ...and transitioning to the Dolphins... (41:48)
    • ...and finally breaking down the Patriots’ (46:35) and Chiefs’ (49:55) sides of things following the wide receiver movement of the past few weeks!
    • Many thanks for listening to Episode 28! Be sure to follow @TMB_Pod, @CaleClinton and @jrobertsbsbl on Twitter if you like football (which you probably do, if you’re reading this), and we’ll see you next Tuesday!

      55 min
    • Ep. 27: Who is Aaron Donald, Again?

      Yet another chaotic week has unfolded in the busiest NFL offseason of our lifetimes, which prompted Cale and Jackson to indeed record TMB for a third straight week. Trades, early free agency signings and articles about a certain former Jaguars coach necessitated a full breakdown of not only the week that was, but the entire offseason so far. Scroll ahead to hear about:

      • Deshaun Watson’s trade to the Cleveland Browns and how that sits with us, and more importantly, those the story impacts (3:25)
      • Winners and losers of the early offseason (9:35), including:
        1. The Chargers (9:55)
        2. The Colts (14:34)
        3. The Patriots (19:59)
        4. The Falcons (29:31)
        5. The Bills (33:29)
        6. Joe Burrow (38:10)
        7. The Cowboys (41:59)
        8. The Seahawks (47:16)
          • Honorable Mentions and throw-ins (50:49)
          • A tribute to an NFL media icon (54:15)
          • Some offseason head-scratchers! (55:17)
          • Our reactions to the Urban Meyer article in The Athletic (1:02:53)
          • Many thanks for listening to Episode 27! Be sure to follow @TMB_Pod, @CaleClinton and @jrobertsbsbl on Twitter if you like football (which you probably do, if you’re reading this), and we’ll see you next Tuesday!

            1 hr 13 min
          • Ep. 26: Cale's 5th Grade Geography Test

            Last week, we recorded an offseason preview podcast. This week, about fifty newsworthy offseason things unfolded across the NFL landscape, so it seemed fitting to record another podcast! Cale and Jackson took time away from the glories of spring break to give their reactions to:

            • Tom Brady retiring from retirement after the time period of one biblical flood (0:45)
            • Aaron Rodgers’ grand Packers reunion—but will they finally break their postseason lull? (4:07)
            • The Seattle-Denver trade that fully confirmed the Seahawks are a dead football franchise (9:22)
            • A brief breaking news interlude (21:37)
            • The Carson Wentz trade, which amounts to the offseason version of a head-scratcher (24:01)
            • Our thoughts on Deshaun Watson’s standing in the NFL (31:41)
            • In the process of talking about Watson, tying in the Calvin Ridley suspension (36:45)
            • Obligatory Chargers hype... because that’s what NFL offseasons are for (42:40)
            • Amari Cooper to Cleveland (50:28)
            • The rest of the transactions we felt were noteworthy, discussed at warp speed (57:07)
            • And a poor attempt at tomfoolery (1:10:55)
            • Many thanks for listening to Episode 26! Be sure to follow @TMB_Pod, @CaleClinton and @jrobertsbsbl on Twitter if you like football (which you probably do, if you’re reading this), and we’ll see you next Tuesday!

              1 hr 18 min
            • Ep. 25: The Vibes Are... Maculate

              Alright, let’s get it out of the way... we recorded an offseason preview podcast the night before Calvin Ridley’s gambling suspension. Would this have made what was already an off-the-rails episode completely delirious? No doubt about it. But alas... the show goes on.

              The good news is that over the course of this 89-minute tour de force, every single football team garnered at least a mention—some not so much in a positive light, but all the more reason to tune in! Jump ahead to hear offseason previews for the:

              • AFC East (2:00)
              • AFC North (15:37)
              • AFC West—yes, we very much went out of order immediately! (23:16)
              • AFC South (33:34)
              • NFC East (45:27)
              • NFC North (55:53)
              • NFC South (1:06:08)
              • NFC West (1:13:18)
              • Many thanks for listening to Episode 25! Be sure to follow @TMB_Pod, @CaleClinton and @jrobertsbsbl on Twitter if you like football (which you probably do, if you’re reading this), and we’ll see you next Tuesday!

                1 hr 30 min
              • Ep. 24: The 2022 TMB Awards!

                Break out the tuxes and champagne, because it’s time for the first official TMB Awards! Cale and Jackson are putting their own spin on a podcast first debuted on TwoTV Sports at the end of the 2020 season, handing out the awards the NFL is too narrow-minded to create. And bringing in special guest host, NFL enthusiast and bowling prodigy Nolan Hughes, to help determine the winners! Here is the full slate of awards allotted:

                • Most Impressive Physical Feat (2:40)
                • Funniest Loss of the Year (7:03)
                • The Jamal Adams Instant Karma Award (12:02)
                • Coach Who Probably Should’ve Been Fired By Now (18:22)
                • Most Dysfunctional NFL Franchise (24:32)
                • The TMB Unsung Hero Award (35:03)
                • Funniest Quarterback Who Started a Game (39:56)
                • NFL Moment of the Year (45:56)
                • Worst Moment of the Playoffs (52:39)
                • Best Surprise (56:21)
                • The Irie Harris Bozo of the Year Award (1:01:24)
                • Most Likely to Regress to the Mean (1:08:27)
                • TMB On-Air Moment of the Year (1:13:00)
                • Content Hero of the Year (1:20:29)
                • ...and the Anthony Lynn Memorial Head-Scratcher of the Year! (1:27:35)
                • Many thanks for listening to Episode 24! Be sure to follow @TMB_Pod, @CaleClinton and @jrobertsbsbl on Twitter if you like football (which you probably do, if you’re reading this), and we’ll see you next Tuesday!

                  1 hr 38 min
                • Ep. 23: From Cooper Kupp to Crunchyroll

                  Super Bowl Sunday may have fallen a tad short in terms of the excitement on the field, but TMB is here to draw the NFL season to a riveting close! Cale and Jackson watched the game together, competed against each other in a revolutionary new game, and had thoughts on anything and everything to come from the day. The VERY wide-ranging conversation contained:

                  • Knee-jerk reactions on the Super Bowl and how we will remember this game years down the road (0:44)
                  • How the Rams’ entire philosophy during the new L.A. era has been vindicated (2:40)
                  • A missed opportunity for the Bengals and whether or not it means their franchise is doomed to never win a Super Bowl (8:24)
                  • Discussion of the head-scratching moments that led to a Bengals defeat (11:44)
                  • Where Cincinnati can go from here and the issues they’ll need to address (17:39)
                  • A crowning achievement for Sean McVay...that almost wasn’t (27:16)
                  • How we aren’t sure the best team ended up winning the Super Bowl... but hey, that’s football!(32:10)
                  • Scenes from Cale’s apartment as the game was unfolding (33:11)
                  • Re-living the Super Bowl advertising draft and competition that rocked our friend group over the past week (34:08)
                  • Our thoughts on the halftime show, which is receiving some serious praise (40:33)
                  • Awarding some game balls for the game that matters the most (43:38)
                  • What the heck was that Adam Schefter graphic?? (51:37)
                  • Way-too-early 2022 Super Bowl predictions! (52:50)
                  • Grading the uniform matchup in SBLVI (59:40)
                  • An update about the future podcasts we have planned, and a final sign-off for the 2022 NFL season! (1:00:51)
                  • Many thanks for listening to Episode 23! Be sure to follow @TMB_Pod, @CaleClinton and @jrobertsbsbl on Twitter if you like football (which you probably do, if you’re reading this), and we’ll see you next Tuesday!

                    1 hr 6 min
                  • Ep. 22: The Owners' Onus

                    There wasn’t much happening on the football field this week, but the NFL still absolutely dominated the news cycle. Though the “Big Game” is fast approaching, the league is also at a crossroads in its diversity hiring practices, and the head coaching picture is approaching fever pitch. Cale and Jackson did their best to take a snapshot of the league as it is this Super Bowl week, and the conversation included:

                    • The Brian Flores lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in hiring practices, which has drawn contradictory responses from the NFL in a matter of days ()
                    • An in-depth breakdown of the head coaching picture, with seven hires made, one appearing imminent, and another still up in the air (12:54); jump ahead for thoughts on the Broncos (13:41), Jaguars (17:30), Bears (22:34), Saints (26:38) and Dolphins (29:59).
                    • The boys’ most nostalgic Tom Brady anecdotes, after the G.O.A.T. officially announced his retirement last Tuesday (34:18)
                    • ...and finally, a Super Bowl matchup analysis, followed by the TMB official predictions! (41:52)
                    • Many thanks for listening to Episode 22! Be sure to follow @TMB_Pod, @CaleClinton and @jrobertsbsbl on Twitter if you like football (which you probably do, if you’re reading this), and we’ll see you next Tuesday!

                      56 min
                    • Ep. 21: Dey Made the Super Bowl?!

                      Twenty-one weeks after this podcast set sail, the Super Bowl matchup is set... and it includes the Cincinnati Bengals. Cale and Jackson, floored as they were by this bulletin, made their way to the Newhouse School studios to talk about Championship Sunday. They break down:

                      • Just how amazing it is to us that the Bengals have made it to a Super Bowl (0:14)
                      • An unfathomable second-half collapse by the Chiefs and how significant that is for legacies (5:41)
                      • Gambles paying off across the board for the NFC Champion LA Rams (18:35)
                      • A painful end to a spirited 49ers run, which would appear to signal the end of Jimmy Garoppolo’s time in red and gold (25:30)
                      • Game balls, including offense (36:32), defense (43:56) and special teams (48:53)
                      • Healthy debate concerning which uniform game of the conference championships was more visually appealing (50:29)
                      • The head-scratchers that led to the demises of Kansas City and Santa Clara (54:41)
                      • Brief reflections on NFL head coach musical chairs—full breakdown coming next Tuesday! Oh, and yeah... Tom Brady retired from football (1:00:45)
                      • Many thanks for listening to Episode 21! Be sure to follow @TMB_Pod, @CaleClinton and @jrobertsbsbl on Twitter if you like football (which you probably do, if you’re reading this), and we’ll see you next Tuesday!

                        1 hr 7 min
                      • Ep. 20: Divisional Delirium

                        All we can say is WOW.

                        The Divisional Round lived up to any expectations that could have reasonably been set, and Cale and Jackson were back in studio (!!) to make sense of it. With three games decided on last-second field goals and an overtime touchdown sealing the fourth, the material to dissect was readily available. Jump ahead to hear thoughts on:

                        • The QB battle of the millennium at Arrowhead Stadium, plus why Cale now self-identifies as an “overtime purist” (1:53)
                        • Matt Stafford’s deep ball to Cooper Kupp allowing the Rams to escape an all-time second half embarrassment in Tampa (12:38)
                        • The special teams disaster that sunk the Packers, and may have chased Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams out the door (18:26)
                        • How the Bengals overcame NINE sacks to knock out a profoundly disappointing Titans team (32:10)
                        • Game balls, including offense (40:00), defense (43:39) and special teams (48:25)
                        • The mind-boggling moments (a.k.a. our head-scratchers) from Divisional Weekend (52:07)
                        • The two sweetest games from a stylistic standpoint (57:26)
                        • And our picks for Championship Sunday! (59:24)
                        • Many thanks for listening to Episode 20! Be sure to follow @TMB_Pod, @CaleClinton and @jrobertsbsbl on Twitter if you like football (which you probably do, if you’re reading this), and we’ll see you next Tuesday!

                          1 hr 7 min
                        • Ep. 19: Slime on their Faces

                          “Super” Wild Card Weekend is in the rearview mirror, and a Divisional Round that we hope provides much more compelling football is quickly approaching! Cale and Jackson broke down each and every matchup from the week that was and the week that soon will be. Jump ahead to hear:

                          • Whether the win over Vegas has us any more or less sold on the Bengals as contenders (1:36)
                          • An embarrassing end to a very volatile New England Patriots season (4:11)
                          • Where the Eagles have to improve after a shellacking at the hands of Tampa Bay (8:29)
                          • A bewildering Cowboys meltdown on their own home turf (13:55)
                          • The Steelers proving exactly why they didn’t deserve to be in the playoffs (17:57)
                          • Familiar feelings of late season disappointment in Arizona (22:50)
                          • Game balls, including offense (25:48), defense (31:01) and special teams (37:19)
                          • Our favorite uniform matchups from a pleasantly strong weekend of them (41:16)
                          • The worst of the worst from the head-scratcher department (46:56)
                          • And lookaheads to the Divisional Round matchups! (57:07)
                          • Many thanks for listening to Episode 19! Be sure to follow @TMB_Pod, @CaleClinton and @jrobertsbsbl on Twitter if you like football (which you probably do, if you’re reading this), and we’ll see you next Tuesday!

                            1 hr 16 min

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                          Jackson Roberts of TwoTV Sports and Cale Clinton of Football Outsiders are here to provide you with a weekly dose of zany professional football content. They'll take you through the Countdown, in…