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- 1 hour 42 minutesCombine recap with Dane Brugler
Dane Brugler, The Athletic's NFL Draft expert, spent a long month in Indianapolis last week, and we are all the beneficiaries of his dedication. Dane sits down with Robert Mays on this episode of The Athletic Football Show to share his big takeaways from the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine.
Host: Robert Mays
Co-Host: Derrik Klassen
With: Dane Brugler
Executive Producer: Michael Beller
Producer: Michael Beller
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3 March 2025, 6:45 pm - 1 hour 27 minutesBehind the scenes at the combine with ESPN's Dan Graziano; What do the Ravens need to do to get over the hump?
The combine may be a draft event, but behind the scenes it's as much about the players already in the league as it is anything else. So what discussions are going on in back rooms in Indianapolis about Matthew Stafford, Kirk Cousins, Sam Darnold, Tee Higgins, Trey Smith, and the other big names who could be on the move in the next month or so? Dan Graziano of ESPN joins Robert Mays to dig into all that on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.
Then, The Athletic's Ravens beat writer Jeff Zrebiec joins Robert to discuss what the Ravens need to do to get over the hump in 2025.
Host: Robert Mays
Co-Host: Derrik Klassen
With: Dan Graziano and Jeff Zrebiec
Executive Producer: Michael Beller
Producer: Michael Beller
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28 February 2025, 8:00 am - 1 hour 14 minutesThe nine most interesting teams of the offseason, Volume 3: Bengals, Vikings and Patriots
The third and final entry in the annual TAFS Most Interesting Teams of the Offseason series is here, and it's a doozy. We've got Paul Dehner on the Bengals, Alec Lewis on the Vikings and Chad Graff on the Patriots. Will Tee Higgins and/or Trey Hendrickson still be Bengals in 2025? What's the Vikings plan with Sam Darnold and the quarterback position? How will the Patriots use their immense resources this offseason? Robert Mays gets into all that with the beat writers, and a whole lot more.
Host: Robert Mays
Co-Host: Derrik Klassen
With: Chad Graff, Paul Dehner, Alec Lewis
Executive Producer: Michael Beller
Producer: Michael Beller
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27 February 2025, 8:00 am - 1 hour 17 minutesThe nine most interesting teams of the offseason, Volume 2: Commanders, 49ers and Browns
The second entry in the annual TAFS Most Interesting Teams of the Offseason series features Zac Jackson on the Browns, Matt Barrows on the 49ers, and Ben Standig on the Commanders. How do the Commanders make sure that 2024 wasn't a flash in the pan? Is the window on this version of the 49ers still open? Are the Browns willing to commit to a rebuild? Robert Mays gets into all that with the beat writers, and a whole lot more.
Host: Robert Mays
Co-Host: Derrik Klassen
With: Zac Jackson, Matt Barrows, Ben Standig
Executive Producer: Michael Beller
Producer: Michael Beller
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26 February 2025, 8:00 am - 1 hour 31 minutesThe nine most interesting teams of the offseason, Volume 1: Rams, Chargers and Raiders
Welcome back to The Athletic Football Show's favorite combine week tradition: mining our ridiculously knowledgable beat writers for all the insight they have on their teams. We handpicked nine teams we deemed the most interesting of this offseason after the Super Bowl, then scheduled time during combine week to talk with each of their beat writers. This is the first entry in that series, featuring Jourdan Rodrigue on the Rams; Daniel Popper on the Chargers; and Tashan Reed on the Raiders. When and how with the Matthew Stafford domino fall? What will the Chargers do with all their financial flexibility? What do the Raiders look like under the Pete Caroll/John Spytek (and Tom Brady) regime? Robert Mays gets into all that with the beat writers, and a whole lot more.
Host: Robert Mays
Co-Host: Derrik Klassen
With: Jourdan Rodrigue, Daniel Popper, Tashan Reed
Executive Producer: Michael Beller
Producer: Michael Beller
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25 February 2025, 8:00 am - 1 hour 13 minutesMailbag Monday: Successful GM/head coach dynamics, quarterback urgency in the draft, offensive line composition, and more
It may be combine week, but we're still opening up the TAFS mailbag. Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen dig into questions about successful GM/head coach dynamics, how urgent teams should be in the draft when they need a quarterback, the Jets, Saints, and Vikings, offensive line composition, and more.
Host: Robert Mays
Co-Host: Derrik Klassen
Executive Producer: Michael Beller
Producer: Michael Beller
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24 February 2025, 8:00 am - 1 hour 29 minutesWhat To Watch For During the 2025 NFL Combine
Who's going to own the 2025 Scouting Combine? Which players are going to crush the testing? Which lesser-known prospects are going to turn heads? Who has the most at stake during the interviews? Draft expert Dane Brugler joined Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen to run through everything that really matters next week in Indianapolis.
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21 February 2025, 8:00 am - 1 hour 20 minutesHow Can Free Agency Help Teams Win the Super Bowl?
For years, free agency lessons are typically framed about how teams falter in the market. But the 2024 Eagles were a shining example of how the right injection of free-agent talent can propel a team to a championship. With this year's champs in mind, Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen looked through the past decade of Super Bowl participants to see what lessons we can learn about the right ways to use FA. How many teams spent big? How important were the right bargain signings? And what advice, if any, can we give to teams looking for the right boost from the veteran pool in 2025?
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19 February 2025, 8:00 am - 1 hour 17 minutesMailbag Monday: Second-tier QBs vs. elite coaches, Trevor Lawrence as Gen-Z Matthew Stafford, Bills/Ravens future, and more
Would you rather have Matt LaFleur or Dak Prescott? Is Trevor Lawrence Gen-Z Matthew Stafford? Would you rather be the Bills or Ravens for the next three years? Those are just three questions that Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen answer in this edition of The Athletic Football Show mailbag.
Rundown
- QB vs. coach value
- The Chargers offseason
- Converting contracts into signing bonuses
- Is power football all the way back?
- The Eagles as a blueprint
- The most entertaining division in the league
- Which QB has your real-life skill set?
- WR vs. OL
- Who should be trading for Myles Garrett?
- Trevor Lawrence as Gen-Z Matthew Stafford
- Are the Bills or Ravens in a better spot?
- A documentary on...?
Host: Robert Mays
Co-Host: Derrik Klassen
Executive Producer: Michael Beller
Producer: Michael Beller
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17 February 2025, 8:00 am - 1 hour 9 minutesBiggest questions of the 2025 offseason
Where will the on-the-move quarterbacks get off the carousel? How will the Bengals address their defense? Will the Rams turn the page to a new era? Where will the big-name free agents land. Those are just four of the offseason questions Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen addressed on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.
Host: Robert Mays
Co-Host: Derrik Klassen
Executive Producer: Michael Beller
Producer: Michael Beller
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14 February 2025, 8:00 am - 1 hour 14 minutesTravis Hunter, Abdul Carter lead Dane Brugler's first Top 100 of 2025
OK, enough with the 2024 season, it's time for 2025! Dane Brugler's post-Super Bowl Top 100 is out, and he joins Robert Mays on this episode of The Athletic Football Show to get us firmly pointed toward the combine and the draft.
Host: Robert Mays
Co-Host: Derrik Klassen
With: Dane Brugler
Executive Producer: Michael Beller
Producer: Michael Beller
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