We Fix The League

We Fix The League

By Daniel O'Connell & Andre PegeronComedySportsFootball
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We Fix The League episodes

  • "A KC Masterpiece, and We Ain't Talkin' BBQ" - NFL Super Bowl Football Chat

    PSA from Dan: He felt like a jerk, but he ain’t no jerk!

    Banter: Nutrition. Time. Time. TIME. TIME! Time is thick as hell.

    (13:54) Thick Super Bowl! Andre talks an impressive Super Bowl spread. An inspired fusion cuisine idea (Tex-Mex-Czech) has the pals talking about their trips to the Czech Republic. The Super Bowl Squares game had an interesting result and the pals break down the best and worst squares.

    (27:40) Dan’s Super Bowl Party was fun too but more contentious. Arguments are tough and we talk about some annoying arguments. Dan didn’t like a guy but he liked another guy who provided some charming atmosphere in a very specific way. The pals name an instrument way quicker than they did last time they had to name an instrument.

    (41:15) Getting into the game itself: Talking about how the game felt along the way, what the two teams tried to do during the game, first 3 quarters vs 4th quarter, all-likeable bowl, 

    (53:44) Andy Reid won a Super Bowl and everyone’s stoked for him.

    (59:20) Patrick Mahomes won the MVP and got to do something he tweeted about long ago. A likeable leader on and off the field. Damien Williams’ MVP case.

    (1:09:50) Kyle Shanahan took some heat for this game, but let’s keep giving Kyles a break. Should he have called that timeout before half?

    (1:22:36) Key matchups: KC Wideouts vs Richard Sherman, Chris Jones & the Chiefs D Line vs Jimmy G. 

    (1:27:14) Inspired by Jimmy G’s game-losing 4th down two-handed pass, the Pals create a football revolution: The All-Silly League. A few extra rules would make the game way more interesting to watch.

    (1:32:26) Celebration of the Week is everyone celebrating the Chiefs’ win. Some postgame quotes, the weirdest “you’re sweaty” of all time, and the dewey decimal system failing Drew Brees.

    (1:38:29) Celebrating Excellence in Football: Us Edition. The Infallible Sports Pals were infallible once again. They both picked the Chiefs last week. Also, Andre picked the Chiefs to win the Super Bowl way back in the last preseason recap episode. Kudos all around.

    (1:40:06) Super Bowl Commercials are expensive and advertising is immoral. Cars are bad, are self-driving cars bad?, let’s build a train network already.

    That’s it!

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    1 hr 58 min
  • "NFC vs. AFC Escape Room Challenge" - NFL Pro Bowl/Pre-Super Bowl Football Chat

    BANTER: The Motion City. Snow. Bad juju. We’re both gullible. Sir Mix-a-Lot.

    (16:08) The PRO BOWL happened! (Pretty sure.)

    STORYLINES
    Has Lamar Jackson lost it?
    When will analytics hit the precision passing challenge?

    GAME BREAKDOWN:

    Best moments of the game, including: Who actually tried hard?

    THE FUTURE OF THE PRO BOWL

    (26:24) How did that new onside kick rule work out?
    How will the pals improve the experience?

    ROSTER TALK

    (59:30) Ryan Tannehill: COLLUSION? CHEATING? YOU DECIDE!
    The Giants and Dolphins weren’t there but we get them in the mix.
    Orlando Brown replaces Trent Brown.

     

    BANNED JERSEY NAMES

    (1:10:30) NSFW - This segment has some cusses in it!
    The NFL has banned certain names from being printed on the back of their jerseys. We break down the best names on the list that you can’t buy. Dan and Andre channel their inner elementary schooler and laugh at potty talk.

    SUPER BOWL PREVIEW

    (1:25:00) X’s and O’s -- what will this game look like on the field? It’s a satisfying matchup! We talk storylines and personalities, including Andy Reid’s history and San Francisco’s team mentality. We take a moment to savor the majesty that is……….SUPER BOWL SUNDAY.

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    RIP Kobe

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    1 hr 56 min
  • "Burgers are Temporary, Glory is Forever” - NFL Championship Weekend Football Chat

    BANTER:

    The pals chat about getting hit in the face, marketing yourself, selling out, the pitfalls of creative endeavors, advertising, and baked brie. A segue about segways.

    CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND

    (21:38) Is Championship Weekend better than the Super Bowl? We talk about the spectrum of football fans, doubling down on great games, home crowds, and food spreads.

     

    CHIEFS-TITANS

    (39:01) TITANS: The Titans had a playoff run that fans will remember forever. Will we care about them next year? Will Derrick Henry Trick GMs and coaches into establishing the run? Will Tannehill be back?
    (54:48) CHIEFS: We break down Mahomes’ TD run. Also: the best of the postgame moments, including Travis Kelce’s F-bomb, Andy Reid’s cheeseburger (and endorsement opportunities), and Frank Clark’s genuine emotional intensity.

     

    NINERS-PACKERS

    (1:11:47) PACKERS: Andre uses this segment mainly to talk smack against a division rival because that's all he can do. Techniques for rallying a locker room. Are the wheels starting to fall off in Green Bay? Probably not but a guy can dream.
    (1:27:56) NINERS: Kyle Shannahan didn’t pass the ball much “because it was working.” The Niners are uniting past and present. Wardrobe choices by Rob Lowe and George Kittle. A “We Fix the League” that involves hitting milestones and being compensated for it. “Celebrations of the Week” with a STERN public health warning for Raheem Mostert.

     

    SUPER BOWL PREVIEW

    (1:53:51) “COOL PAL LOOK OF THE WEEK” talks Super Bowl jerseys and color schemes. Someone drew a drawing at Christmas with an eerie Chiefs-Niners prediction in it. We’re stoked for the game and Dan’s bringing burgers. Let’s all eat a bunch of food, get together with our friends, and celebrate football.

     

    That’s it! Thanks for being a pal!

    2 hr 15 min
  • "Quoth the Ravens, Nevermore" - NFL Divisional Round Football Chat

    We recap the divisional round of the NFL playoffs! We talk about what went wrong for each eliminated team and where they go from here!

    BANTER: Dan tries to get Andre into basketball. They talk about that time they went to the park and played basketball with a rich cast of characters.

     

    NINERS-VIKINGS

    (16:00) What went right for the Niners? What went wrong for the Vikings? Where do they go from here? Which players do they keep and get rid of?

    RAVENS-TITANS

    (31:00) Upset alert! Andre and Dan discuss their fan sensibilities and whether or not they are stoked about the surprise. We investigate the “choker” label for the Ravens and talk about Derrick Henry’s appeal.
    (47:02) Spontaneous “We Fix the League:” how to make press conferences more exciting with a "Hype Coordinator."

    TEXANS-CHIEFS

    (51:00) Texans go hot, then cold. The Chiefs are on fire. The Texans traded away lots of draft picks for this. Maybe they should get a GM. Should Deshaun Watson roll the dice and test free agency?

    SEAHAWKS-PACKERS

    (1:09:00) Packers get by with a little help from their friends. The Adams-Rodgers connection is firing on all cylinders. The Seahawks let us down. Pete Carroll is good at some things (chewing) and bad at other things (offensive gameplans). 

     

    BONUS: LSU-CLEMSON

    (1:29:15) Is Joe Burrow the real deal? It’s easier to get open in college football. We each give our “Trevor Lawrence looks like…” takes. Somehow we start talking about WeWork & the tech industry.

    HAPPY TRAILS

    (1:45:30) We say goodbye to a couple players who just retired and welcome back to a vet who’s coming back for more.

    CELEBRATIONS OF THE WEEK

    (1:52:27) Julian Edelman celebrates off the field, I love football...and twins!, Eric Fisher douses himself in beer, should taunting be allowed? / taunting should be allowed, LSU celebrates the natty.

    CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW

    (2:01:20) We preview the championship round, looking at each potential Super Bowl matchup and telling you why it’s good or bad. We have the “Classic Bowl,” the “Red Bowl,” the “Boring Bowl,” and the “Andre’s Stressed Out Bowl.”

    Dan’s phone rang right at the end of the episode. What timing.

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    2 hr 13 min
  • "The Crazy Eight" - NFL Wildcard Weekend Football Chat

    BANTER: We’re back together again! This time in Seattle! We talk natural beauty and social ugliness. Grocery stores. Venice.

    (8:20) Wildcard weekend, baby!

    “This is the most fun I’ve had watching football all year.” Fewer games means we get to savor the good ones.

     

    HOUSTON OVER BUFFALO

    (12:32) Buffalo breakdown: Josh Allen made us say “WOW!” with a variety of emotions. The offense couldn’t quite get the job done. Where do they go from here?
    (31:37) Houston breakdown: Deshaun Watson made us say “WOW!” and it was usually positive, saying hello to JJ Watt and goodbye to the MNF broadcast team, a quick “We Fix the League” about being mic’ed up, and family connections.

    TENNESSEE OVER NEW ENGLAND

    (48:29) Shoutout to punts. Where will Tom Brady go? Is the dynasty over? Ryan Tannehill used to play wide receiver. Andre feels bad for Trent Dilfer.

    MINNESOTA OVER NEW ORLEANS

    (1:13:38) The Saints lost. What were they thinking? Talkin’ OPI. Playing the blame game with Drew Brees and Sean Payton. The Vikings continue to confuse us. A nod to special teams coaches.

    SEATTLE OVER PHILADELPHIA

    (1:30:30) A game full of storylines. Carson Wentz reminds us that humans are meatbags & Josh McCown reminds us that humans have emotions. DK Metcalf had a hell of a playoff debut including the game-sealing play. A rundown of Marshawn Lynch’s all-time greatest off-field moments & the NFL’s most likeable players. 

     

    CELEBRATIONS OF THE WEEK

    (1:53:35) Houston Texans give themselves an underwhelming nickname, Teddy Bridgewater with 110% commitment, DK Metcalf waves goodbye, and the TV crew in the Pats game giving us something we can all celebrate.

    DIVISIONAL ROUND PREVIEW

    (1:58:02) We give you our upset picks, the team we’re least impressed by, our takes on the betting lines, and our score predictions as we look forward to the BIG DOGS getting in the fray of this year's NFL playoff.

     

    That’s it! 

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    2 hr 13 min
  • "Hindsight in 2020" - NFL Week 17 (New Year's) Football Chat

    BANTER: The pals are feelin’ a FRESH START. It’s early, baby. Calendar talk about New Year’s Resolution and summer breaks.

    WEEK 17

    (6:19) GAME OF THE WEEK: NINERS - SEAHAWKS
    What a game! The rivalry is back! Can any other rivalry compare? Marshawn Lynch knows how to live. How this game and others impact the NFC playoff picture.

    (15:05) UPSET OF THE WEEK: DOLPHINS - PATRIOTS.

    Devante Parker has us thinking a rebrand for “Danvante O’Connell.” Andre talks about not looking like someone named Andre. How does the game-ending failed lateral play for New England confirm that Belichick is a genius? Chiefs fans go wild learning about the result.

    (26:32) BUCS - FALCONS

    Everyone’s playing sports while Jameis Winston is writing poetry. What can his collectivist approach tell us about the notion of competition? Bruce Arians weighs in with a puzzling message.

     

    (31:21) REVIEWING OUR PREDICTIONS

    At the beginning of the season, we predicted each team’s record, and cha boys effin’ nailed it. We look back on our thoughts and look at what went right and what went wrong for each team in each division this year.
    (35:25) AFC South
    (38:26) AFC East
    (43:10) AFC West
    (48:42) AFC North
    (56:58) NFC East
    (1:00:35) NFC West
    (1:04:18) NFC North
    (1:11:45) NFC South

     

    2020 PLAYOFFS - THE COMPREHENSIVE SEGMENT

    (1:18:42) The playoff bracket is set, the playoff format is awesome, we fix the Super Bowl, We break down all the wild card matchups:
    Tennessee vs New England, Buffalo vs Houston, Minnesota vs New Orleans, Philadelphia vs Seattle.
    We also make predictions for how the whole bracket will shake out and give our Super Bowl picks. And: What’s one team that could surprise us by making a deep run?

    CELEBRATIONS OF THE WEEK

    (1:45:56) Eric Rowe celebrates for an unprecedented amount of time, somersaults in Foxborough, Golden Tate playin’ it casual, Saquon Barkley is a precog, a celebration-laden game in Seattle including a Marshawn classic, and a sentimental broadcasting call to celebrate Boston Scott.

     

    That’s it!

    Thanks for being a pal!

    Our release schedule will stay the same for the playoffs: One new episode a week through our post-Super Bowl recap. Stay tuned!

    1 hr 52 min
  • "Elf, Merry, Kill" - NFL Week 16 (Christmas) Football Chat

    BANTER: The pals talk Christmas, the post office, and the giving spirit.

    (11:29) BALTIMORE RAVENS & THE AFC

    Baltimore gets the gift of home field advantage. Are they unstoppable? What’s the best case scenario for RG3? Plus a rundown of the AFC playoff picture including the SCARED New England Patriots.

    (31:18) NFC EAST

    Philly won, which means we have to care about this terrible division for another week.

    (34:53) DRAFT WATCH

    The Bengals clinch the first pick. The Lions are in the mix for #2.

    (40:48) WHAT COACHES WILL GET FIRED?

    We give you 5 coaches who could be on the hot seat.

     

    (50:18) PARTY BOYS

    Eli Manning & Daniel Jones were taped partying it up in an extremely on-brand way

    (55:49) PAL-ON-PAL VIOLENCE

    Dan and Andre break down Lions-Broncos for as long as it deserves.

    (57:07) QUICK HITS

    One more home game for the Raiders. Jameis Winston and Duck Hodges with all-time press conference quotes.

    (1:00:53) THE HEIGHT OF COMEDY

    TJ Watt punched Sam Darnold in the nuts.

     

    (1:05:20) GIFT EXCHANGE

    Andre & Dan buy presents for various figures around the league, including Myles Garrett, Ryan Pace, Pete Carroll, and Drew Brees. (Technical difficulties caused a couple of glitches during this segment -- it’s just the recording, sorry!) Also, the pals arrive at a good Christmas gift for each other.

     

    (1:38:02) MNF PREVIEW REVIEW

    Dan and Andre talk about the what happened in the Monday Night Football game that happened after they recorded but before they released the episode.

    (1:42:41) CELEBRATIONS OF THE WEEK

    OBJ jumps rope, Brown & Kamara flirt with perfection, and Kenyan Drake with some excellent object work.

    (1:47:27) WEEK 17 PREVIEW

    Our “Sure Thing” bets of the week, our FINAL “how much will the Miami Dolphins lose by this week?” (and it’s a throwback to the beginning of the season), plus the last game of the decade (and it's a good one).

     

    That’s it! 

    Merry Christmas! 

    Thanks for being a pal!

    1 hr 55 min
  • "Goodbye Black Hole" - NFL Week 15 Football Chat

    BANTER: The pals are feeling out of sorts. We talk heavy things and regional fruits.

    (9:52) GOOD TEAMS

    Good teams are good, bad teams are bad, could Alabama beat the worst pro team?
    Quick hits on all the hot games, including: Atlanta beats San Francisco, New Orleans and Minnesota crushing underlings, Baltimore/New England/KC take care of business, Houston in the driver’s seat, is Buffalo good?, and what will happen with the losers Tennessee and Pittsburgh.

    (36:36) DAK’S COIN FLIP FIASCO

    Rules are rules, Dak. We look at how group bullying could motivate a squad.

    (51:25) LAST GAME IN OAKLAND

    Dan gives a firsthand account of why Raider fans are actually charming, we talk rioting and celebrating.

    (1:00:11) WE FIX THE LEAGUE

    Dan moves a few teams to new locations and everyone comes out better. We have truly...fixed the league.

    (1:07:45) DRAFT BATTLE

    Cincy, Miami, NYG, Washington, and Detroit are sitting at the bottom of the league. What games will they win to screw up their draft spot? What players will they draft that their fans will hate? What new QBs will be thrown to the wolves behind terrible O Lines?

     

    (1:37:21) COOL PAL LOOK OF THE WEEK

    The best-looking game of the week involved modern looks for classic teams.

    (1:41:51) CELEBRATIONS OF THE WEEK

    Gettin’ the big men involved, a soccer PK, a sad somersault, an F-bomb, celebrating a tad early, and light flashes: the future of celebrations?

    (1:52:57) WEEK 16 PREVIEW

    What a week of football!!!!!
    Pal-on-Pal Violence: Our favorite teams are playing each other, how do we feel?
    7 games with playoff implications
    A couple “Sure Thing” bets of the week
    Winding up the windy city.

     

    That’s it!

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    2 hr 8 min
  • "Sports Pals II: Attack of the Clones" - NFL Week 14 Football Chat

    Banter: The pals are feeling...sick! We talk gravelly voices, home remedies, a pancake-based diet, and the Infallible Sports Pals Lifestyle Brand.

    (12:57) Game of the Season: Saints - Niners

    It had offense! It had defense! It had everything! The pals break down the game and talk screen management on Sundays.

    (22:37) Patriots Video Scandal

    Dirty rotten cheaters, every single one of them.

    (29:38) Jameis Winston

    33/45, 456 yd, 4 TD, 3 INT...it’s a thing of beauty. We use analytics to come up with a Buccaneer gameplan.

    (35:21) Baker Mayfield

    Dr. Baker, MD. We come up with a plan to promote player safety.

     

    (40:20) PLAYOFF PICTURE

    With three weeks left, what will the AFC and NFC playoff pictures look like? We predict, including a BOLD and RISKY pick for a division champion.

     

    (56:45) WE FIX THE LEAGUE

    We fix the league’s injury problem by conjuring players from the “shadow realm” and that movie “The Island” comes up again.

    (1:04:39) CLONE LEAGUE

    If you had to make a 53-man roster out of clones of one player, who would it be? The pals make their picks.

     

    (1:18:47) “They Clearly Listen to the Pod”

    An all-name team addition & the Broncos defense clearly listens to the pod.

    (1:24:36) Celebrations of the week

    Calvin Ridley flirts with perfection, one team didn’t even have a chance to celebrate, Derrick Henry slows down on his way to the endzone, and Andre’s mime blindness struggles to figure out Nick Boyle’s celebration.

    (1:33:45) WEEK 15 PREVIEW

    Our ongoing segment “Heat watch Miami Nights: Miami heat: watchin’ em :: heat it up,” our “Sure Thing Bets of the Week,” and adding wind to the windy city.

     

    That’s it!

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    1 hr 43 min
  • "One Million in Unmarked Bills" - NFL Week 13 Football Chat

    What an episode! We get into some great ideas that are tough to explain in the show notes. Just trust us!

    BANTER: We solidify our legacy as the internet’s premier football/complain about L.A. podcast and compare our podcasting skills to Mario Kart 64.

    (9:33) RAVENS-NINERS

    Two juggernauts went at it in the rain. We talk about the craziest ways that the NFL could switch venues to take advantage of weather including some occult equipment. It’s actually pretty interesting.

    (26:28) TEXANS - PATRIOTS

    The Texans LBs wore heist outfits and it made all the difference. We dive into their costumes and brainstorm some ways that the league could incorporate heists into the game. Heists are dope. People are panicking but the Pats are fine.

     

    (45:00) PANTHERS FIRE RIVEIRA

    Kyle Allen sucks and now Riveria is out of a job. What it means to “get your guy.”

    (54:35) STEELERS - BROWNS

    Mike Tomlin makes one adjustment and everyone loses their minds. Further confirmation of the “Baker Mayfield chip theory.” Andre fondly remembers a young adult novel he read once upon a time. Freddie Kitchens is bad because that roster is good. Would Lincoln Riley rather coach the Sooners, Cowboys, or the Browns?

    (1:13:31) BENGALS WIN

    The Bengals are cursed and we come up with a truly bonkers theory to explain why. It makes a bunch of sense, guys. The cat that ran onto the field at Metlife makes an appearance.

    (1:19:50) LIONS-BEARS

    Lions lost the battle but won the war. Andre explains how, but not before talking about the sweet deal he’s getting from the LA public library system. We give Mitchell Trubisky words of affirmation, which may or may not be one of his love languages.

     

    (1:27:21) ALL-NAME TEAM (BRONCOS)

    A punter getting demolished leads us to google “wad etymology” with lackluster results. We try to keep the all-name team from getting cancelled. Drew Lock had a lot of fun out there.

    (1:35:21) COOL PAL LOOK OF THE WEEK - SAINTS/FALCONS

    New Orleans wore the TRUE “coldest ones they’ve got” and Atlanta sported some tasteful throwbacks.

    (1:39:30) CELEBRATIONS OF THE WEEK

    A Falcon celebrates way too intensely, Courtland Sutton doubts basic math, Deshaun Watson shreds defenses and imaginary props, and the Seahawks lay it all on the line for a dance. Also, is the media being silenced?

     

    (1:48:30) WEEK 14 PREVIEW

    We talk about a bunch of the upcoming games, including:

    Will we ever find out if the Bills are actually good?
    Our ongoing segment: “Heatwatch: Miami Nights: Hot Nights :: In Miami.:    :)” and an appreciation of the punter-to-kicker TD from last week.
    The football Gods desire a terrible primetime game.

     

    That’s it! Thanks for being a pal!

    2 hr 7 min

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