- 1 hour 11 minutesA Thinking Man’s Guide to NFL Preseason (Part I)
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler & Conor Orr are back to relay everything that actually mattered and everything that did not from the NFL Preseason Week 1 action! It’s A Thinking Man’s Guide to NFL Preseason, Part I.
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0:00 Preseason Week 1 Recap!
1:27 Marc’s Summer Crush
6:00 Get Hyped For Football
9:23 Rookie Spotlight: Fernando Mendoza
15:49 Rookie Spotlight: Ty Simpson
21:49 Rookie Spotlight: Drew Allar
26:37 Cam Ward Struggles
31:44 Falcons Offense
34:44 Browns QB Battle
42:51 Jaxson Dart Concerns
52:01 Pat McAfee’s Album
57:25 Jeremiyah Love Injured
1:03:55 Other Injury Updates
1:09:24 Cowboys Sign Von Miller
1:10:25 Wrap Up
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17 August 2026, 10:48 pm - 1 hour 8 minutesSurging Lions Offense, Rookie Stand-Outs & MORE Training Camp Whissspersss
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler & Conor Orr are back to catch up on the latest NFL news and rumors coming out of training camps across the league with Training Camp Whissspersss Part 2. We hit on the Lions surging offense under Drew Petzing, a handful of rookie stand-outs, backfield workloads, and MORE!
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0:00 Preseason Kickoff!
1:58 HTC’s AI Chatbot
4:43 Whissspersss
8:06 Lions Offense
16:54 Ravens Rookie WR
22:59 De’Von Achane's Workload
27:43 Jets Rookie DE
33:02 Jaguars RB Split
36:16 Steelers QB Sitch
42:48 NFL Podcast Gaffe
53:34 Michael Penix Update
58:55 Saints Rookie WR
1:02:59 Packers Breakout Player?
1:05:47 Wrap Up
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14 August 2026, 2:11 am - 1 hour 4 minutesVikes Choose Kyler + Eagles At Crossroads?
Dan Hanzus is joined by Sheil Kapadia for the next edition of THE CONTENDERS SERIES! But first, we catch up on some news, including the Vikings naming Kyler Murray their starting quarterback. After that, we react to Hard Knocks episode 2 before moving to the Philadelphia Eagles in a Super-Bowl-or-Bust season. Finally, we close the show celebrating our second birthday.
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0:00 Sheil Kapadia is here!
2:39 Geno update
6:41 NFL news
8:56 Kyler Murray QB1
15:12 Discipline coming for certain players?
19:41 Bears news
27:38 Romo status uncertain
32:30 Injury round-up
34:29 Hard Knocks Episode 2
48:19 Contenders Series: Philadelphia Eagles
1:05:36 HTC turns 2!
1:08:23 Wrap Up
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13 August 2026, 12:40 am - 1 hour 6 minutesPredicting EVERY NFL Team’s 2026 Record + Training Camp Roundup
Dan Hanzus & Conor Orr are back to catch up on the latest NFL news and rumors coming out of training camps across the league! To start, we take a look at Conor’s predictions for every game on the 2026 NFL schedule, and every team’s predicted 2026 record. After that, we hit some NFL news, starting with injury updates before looking back at the Hall of Fame game and new class inductions. After that, we react to the online backlash against the Bills news stadium and close with some training camp news and notes.
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0:00 Preseason Week 1!
2:27 Predicting Every Team’s Record
19:37 NFL News
25:05 Laremy Tunsil Torn Triceps
29:11 Cade Mays & Lions News
32:25 Other Injury Stuff
35:03 Hall of Fame Game
52:03 Bills New Stadium
59:32 Training Camp News & Notes
1:05:13 Wrap Up
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11 August 2026, 12:33 am - 1 hour 15 minutesNFL QB Rankings + Training Camp Whissspersss
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler & Conor Orr are back to catch up on the latest NFL news and rumors coming out of training camps across the league! To start, we compare the Athletic’s QB Tiers list recently put out by Mike Sando against the official HTC QB Confidence Tiers from May. Then, we pick up on some training camp whispers, hitting on Jaxson Dart and the Giants, Bryce Young and the Panthers, TreVeyon Henderson and the Patriots, Shedeur Sanders and the Browns, among others…
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0:00 Hall of Fame Game
6:13 QB Tiers
29:35 Whisssperssss
29:59 Giants
34:08 Broncos
36:42 Panthers
41:45 Patriots
46:29 Bucs
50:07 Holiday Touchdown: Bears
56:27 Texans
1:02:41 Colts1:07:32 Browns
1:11:08 Wrap Up
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7 August 2026, 1:09 am - 1 hour 3 minutesBijan & Zay Get PAID, Hard Knocks Debut + Rams Super Bowl or Bust!
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are back to catch up on the latest NFL news coming out of training camps across the league. But first, we react to the premiere of Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Seattle Seahawks. After the break, we hit some news: WR Stefon Diggs has a new home in Washington, while Bijan Robinson and Zay Flowers got paid. Then, the voice of the Rams J.B. Long joins us for the next installment in The Contenders Series to cover the Rams’ Super Bowl or Bust season.
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0:00 Hard Knocks Season Premiere
23:51 NFL News
25:14 WR Stefon Diggs signs with Commanders
28:20 Falcons EDGE Jalon Walker tears ACL
30:33 Falcons Extend RB Bijan Robinson
33:37 WR Zay Flower and other contracts
37:41 Contenders Series: Rams
59:41 Wrap Up
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6 August 2026, 12:19 am - 1 hour 17 minutesTravis Hunter Dominating, 49ers Catastrophes, Romo On Leave and MORE Training Camp News!
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler & Conor Orr are back to catch up on the latest NFL news and rumors coming out of training camps across the league! But first, the return of an old segment: Fly on the Wall, taking us out to Steelers training camp, inside the walls of the 49ers team facility, and the headquarters of CBS. Then, it's time for the news: Will Levis believes he is among the 32 best quarterbacks in the league, Travis Hunter feels lighter despite adding 20 pounds, Liam Coen and Ben Johnson have media-facing beef, and we run through injuries and other updates in 8 o'clock delight.
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0:00 Geno Hype!
9:56 Gift Update
14:35 Fly on the Wall: Steelers
24:58 Fly on the Wall: 49ers
32:04 Fly on the Wall: CBS Headquarters
45:55 NFL News
53:07 Texans Sign DE Jadeveon Clowney
57:36 Falcons extend G Matthew Bergeron
1:01:05 Sean McDermott Visits Rams Camp
1:02:39 Sounds from Camp
1:02:45 Trope Alert!
1:06:00 Liam Coen vs Ben Johnson
1:13:50 8 O’Clock Delight
1:16:06 Wrap Up
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4 August 2026, 1:52 am - 1 hour 10 minutesBroncos and other Super Bowl (Or Bust) Teams in 2026
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Bleacher Report NFL Insider James Palmer to catch up on training camp news, quotes and other stuff before we dive into a new summer series: The Contenders. This episode focuses on the Denver Broncos and their “Super Bowl or Bust” mindset heading into the 2026 season. We also determine who else belongs in this tier of contender this season.
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0:00 Training Camps Roll On!
1:23 James Palmer!
3:26 NFL News
6:18 Sounds from Camp: Baker Mayfield on his contract
15:47 Puka Nacua on his offseason
20:26 Rome Odunze on his “new normal”
24:36 Nick Sirianni clip
30:54 Robert Saleh on kicking the Jets’ ass
36:25 Adam Peters on Brandon Aiyuk
39:11 Brees Hall of Fame
42:30 The Contender Series: Denver Broncos
1:00:15 Other Contenders
1:07:22 Wrap Up
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31 July 2026, 1:02 am - 1 hour 6 minutesTraining Camp AVALANCHE: All The Important Stuff (And Dumb Stuff, Too)
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler & Conor Orr are back to catch up on the AVALANCHE of NFL news coming out of training camps from across the league. We have sights and sounds from camp, contract updates, hold-ins and stalemates, plus injury updates.
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0:00 Training Camp, Baby!
1:59 Congrats, Justin Herbert!
5:20 NFL News
10:14 Kyle Shanahan
19:18 Sounds from Camp
19:25 Klint Kubiak on QB Battle
23:03 Nick Caserio on CJ Stroud’s Contract
29:08 Aaron Rodgers on Retirement
37:02 Jerry Jones on Trading Picks
40:43 Geno Smith on Distractions
48:05 Chris Ballard on His Contract
52:51 Contract Extensions and Stuff
1:01:27 Injury Report
1:04:42 Wrap Up
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30 July 2026, 12:24 am - 1 hour 40 minutesNFL Glossary of Terms: Training Camp Edition
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler & Conor Orr are back with the ultimate vocabulary guide: NFL Glossary of Terms, Training Camp edition! We get your ready for NFL Training Camp’s by running through the alphabet from A to Z.
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0:00 Training Camp Glossary of Terms
1:12 Host Apparel Today
6:58 A is for All 32 Teams
8:44 B is for Baby Boy Tuten
10:32 C is for Cartilage
14:44 D is for Damage Control
20:34 E is for Eleanor Roosevelt
24:42 F is for Fullback
28:24 G is for Generous
32:48 H is for Hackett, Nathaniel
38:13 I is for International Games
41:33 J is for Just One of the Guys
48:59 K is for Klaus Kinski
53:41 L is for Lady Problems
55:36 M is for May I Please Speak with Greg Olsen
1:00:58 N is for Nawlins
1:04:55 O is for Orr
1:06:07 P is for Pop Quiz, Hotshot!
1:10:22 Q is for Quentin P. Oliver
1:13:59 R is for Retirement
1:16:15 S is for Somebody Come Get Uncle Mike
1:19:59 T is for Tate, Carnell
1:22:22 U is for Units: Absolute Units
1:23:57 V is for Vengeance
1:27:25 W is for Wooden
1:31:18 X is for Xavier Worthy
1:34:53 Y is for You’re Hired, Actually You’re Fired
1:36:40 Z is for Zaftig
1:39:38 Wrap Up
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28 July 2026, 12:44 am - 1 hour 13 minutesNFL Training Camp Storylines that Actually Matter
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler & Conor Orr are back with a 2026 NFL Training Camp Primer, covering the Training Camp storylines that actually matter. We touch on quarterback battles (both real and imagined), the Eagles new offense under OC Sean Mannion, the Cowboys new defense under DC Christian Parker, the Justin Herbert-Mike McDaniel pairing, the Commanders new offense under OC David Blough, and Sean Payton handing off playcalling duties to new OC Davis Webb in Denver. Plus, Conor's takes get called out and an Ol' Zeuser Media Minute.
0:00 New Merch!
0:43 Training Camp is Here!
2:21 Conor’s Take
8:01 Training Camp Primer
9:20 QB Battles: Real & Imagined
23:09 Giants Offseason
27:35 Eagles New Offense
33:27 Cowboys New Defense
41:15 Justin Herbert + Mike McDaniel Pairing
49:30 Media Minute
1:04:43 Rapid-Fire Storylines
1:10:17 Wrap Up
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