CPP #214: The Festive Gooch

 

Episode 214. Which team missing out on the AFC playoffs would make you smile? WIll the Jets' failure to tank be a blessing in disguise? And would beating the Packers be the worst thing that could happen to the Chicago Bears?  Enjoy!

CPP #213: Who Did Idris Elba Upset?

 

Episode 213. Alex Anzalone can't fall on a football, there's an imposter in Mitchell Trubisky's body, Frank Gore sticks up two fingers to father time, and Idris Elba has a festive punishment. Plus reaction to week 15, playoff power rankings, a college football championship weekend roundup, and ballsy callsy's for week 16. Enjoy!

CPP #212: Diggsy's Dinner

 

Episode 212. Wardy is on a sabbatical so Si is joined by Sam to chew the NFL fat. Top three Christmas songs, QB status updates, a health check in Pittsburgh and fan optimism in the NFC Least. "We'll have lasaaaaaaaaaagne". Enjoy!

CPP #211: Dare To Dream Cleveland

 

Episode 211. Wildcard frontrunners, coaching hot seat updates, and some conspiracy theories from New Jersey. A quick trip to college corner, and some ballsy callsy's for week 14. Enjoy!

CPP #210: The Ramsey Reducer

 

Episode 210. Six month old swans, a thanksgiving for one, and malaproprism in the Death Star. Skirmishes in Baltimore, Reducers in Los Angeles, and shots fired in Tallahassee. Enjoy!

CPP #209: The Way The Wind Blows In Cleveland

 

Episode 209. Captain Kirk shines under the Monday night lights, DeAndre Baker blackmailed, and Drew Brees is double hard. We pick our playoff participants far too early, have a nosy at the college football landscape and make our ballsy callsy's for week 11. Enjoy!

CPP #208: Tua And 0

 

Episode 208. The boys gather round their laptops for a COVID secure pod, discussing the action from week 9. A Luton Van, Some special teams chicanery, and a conspiracy theory in The Bay. Oh, and our usual trip to College Corner as wella s our Ballsy Callsy's for week 10. Enjoy!

CPP #207: Four More Years

 

Episode 207. The Collapsing Pocket turns four years old but Sam forgot the Vicky Sponge. Two huge rivalry games, The new kings of the AFC East, and the LOL Angeles Chargers, plus a trip to College Corner and our Ballsy Callsy's for week 9. Enjoy!

CPP #206: BA Is Full Of BS

 

Episode 206. Tier 3 restrictions force another Zoom podcast so apologies for the sound quality. Bell v Brown, two teams trending up, and who is worse - Cowboys or Patriots? Plus a visit to College Corner and our Ballsy Callsy's for Week 8. Enjoy!

CPP #205: Ballsy Callsy's With Nat Coombs

 

Episode 205. Sam & Wardy go through all the stories coming out of week 6, including Derrick Henry domination and Tua taking the reins in Miami. Si & Sam then chat to NFLUK legend Nat Coombs and go through their predictions for week 7. Enjoy!

CPP #204: This Time Next Year Rodney

 

Episode 204. The lads gather in the Glen Campbell Suite to discuss another crazy week of football.  Firings by Blank, new Rhules in Carolina, and Alex Smith receiving zero disability discount from Aaron Donald. Enjoy!

CPP #203: Mr. Testicles

 

Episode 203. The lads gather over a cup of tea to discuss the highlights from week 4 as the NFL season hits the quarter mark. Bum Chin is bounced, corners turned in Cleveland, and some domestic violence at Sofi Stadium, before some Ballsy Callsy's for week 5. Enjoy!

CPP #202: Absolutely Taking The Pitts

 

Episode 202. Wardy has a business meeting so it's left to Sam and Si to guide you from week three in the NFL to week four. Underwhelming facial hair, a new nickname for a team hell bent on tragic losses, and some overdue credit for those plucky 49ers. Enjoy!

CPP #201: A Closet Cheese Plant

 

Episode 201. Simon and the first lady are away on an anniversary camping trip, so it's left to Sam and Rob to look back at some tidbits from week 2 before making their Ballsy Callsy's for week 3. Enjoy!

CPP 200: Trevor? Tanks But No Tanks

 

Episode 200. In a new format for the first in-season pod, the three lads run through some interesting tidbits from week 1 before making their ballsy callsy's for week 2. Aided by some excellent beers courtesy of Manchester Union and Alphabet Brewing. Enjoy!

CPP #199: Young Sweat - Season Preview Part 2

Episode 199. Part two of our season preview, with ballsy callsy's and award predictions. Football is back! Enjoy!

CPP #198: Young Sweat - Season Preview Part 1

Episode 198. Football is here! The boys gather to discuss each of the 32 teams' forecasts, for week 1 and the season as a whole, with some ballsy callsy's thrown in for good measure. This pod is so big it's split into two parts. Enjoy!

CPP #197: Big Hole In His Jumper

Episode 197. A huge pod that breaks down all the news, including a couple of big training camp cuts, a cornerback beating up a berry picker, and a punter losing a wrestling match. Then they get stuck into their annual fantasy football preview, with a look back at last week's Oxford League Draft. Enjoy!

CPP #196: Florida Football - Interview With Kevin Avera

Episode 196. Following an alcohol fuelled draft night two of the three boys introduce Kevin Avera, the CPP's Florida correspondent who talks to Rob about all things football in The Sunshine State. Enjoy!

CPP #195: I Didn't Mourn His Passing

Episode 195. The lads gather in the stifling pub office once again to chat all things football. Social media blocks, smuggling girls into hotels, some tasty Jets-Seahawks beef and our annual quarterback rankings segment. Enjoy!

CPP #194: Pallet Full Of Pizza Boxes - Interview With Daniel Kelly

Episode 194. Sam is busy making high end butties for Manchester's white collar elite, and so Rob & Si introduce a special pod with a special guest. Daniel Kelly, former pro personnel scout for the New York Jets, comes on the show to tell us his incredible story of persistence, hard work and overcoming adversity to gatecrash the NFL. Not one to be missed. Enjoy!

CPP #193: Negativity Pod 2020

Episode 193. The boys reconvene for their annual podcast of negativity. After dissecting the mountain of news they look at coaches and GM's on the hotseat for the coming season, as well as which teams are likely to be 'forked by Thanksgiving'. Enjoy!

ITP #014: The Mile High Journey - John Elway

Episode 14. John Albert Elway Junior's NFL story remarkably continues to this day. But his journey from the number one selection in the 1983 draft - where he nearly left football in favour of baseball - to his position as a Superbowl winning General Manager has been a 'Mile High' rollercoaster. In our latest Inside The Pocket podcast we look at the career of one of the greatest quarterbacks ever to grace the gridiron.

CPP #192: Path To The Superbowl 2020

Episode 192. The boys dive into a lot happening in Washington as well as the latest COVID news and some big contracts doled out on the Franchise Tag deadline. They then enjoy their annual Superbowl predictions, ludicrously running through all divisions and playoff games. Enjoy!

ITP #013: The Ringless Dynasty - Jim Kelly & The Buffalo Bills

Episode 13. Toughness epitomised the career of Jim Kelly, a blue collar quarterback who belatedly found his way to Buffalo and into the hearts of the Bills faithful. But despite the heartbreak of four Superbowl losses in a row, Kelly was to find far more adveristy off the gridiron once his playing days were over. In the latest Inside The Pocket we look at the career of 'Machine Gun' Jim Kelly and the 1990's Buffalo Bills. Enjoy!

CPP #191: Spin Me Round Before Entering

Episode 191. Dodgy door signs, Jersey Shore haircuts, and Bears versus Cubs. Oh, and a look at the NFC North. Enjoy!

CPP #190: See How He Likes It

Episode 190. Wardy bows out with a bout of tonsilitis, leaving Si & Sam to congratulate Liverpool on their Premier League success. Over to real football, and we've got alcohol & pornography, a change of ownership in Detroit and a sucker punch in South Dakota, before a look at the NFC West. Enjoy!

CPP #189: Alan Pardew - The British Jon Gruden

Episode 189. Torn ACL's, contract extensions, and Old Chuba Hubbard, as well as an in-depth lok at the NFC South. Enjoy!

CPP #188: Hundred Dollar Handshake - Interview With Jeff Reinebold

Episode 188. It's our 200th ever podcast! So we thought we'd get in someone special who actually knows a thing or two about football. Following on from our last ITP about Eric Dickerson & SMU, NFLUK legend Jeff Reinebold joins us to discuss College Football in the 70's & 80's and the murky world of recruiting. Enjoy!

ITP #012: Running Into Trouble - SMU & Eric Dickerson

Episode 12. One of the greatest players to grace the game, Eric Dickerson was almost unstoppable with the football in his hand. Outspoken and fiercely principled, he also understood self-worth and refused to accept anything less than he deserved. From SMU to the present day, we look at the rollercoaster ride that was the career of Eric Dickerson, and the shady world of college football recruiting in the 70's and 80's.

ITP #011: Blackballed - The Colin Kaepernick Story

Episode 11. When officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd's neck, eventually causing his death, it led to worldwide protests against racial inequality and police brutality - a cause that one NFL star, four years ago, knelt himself to raise awareness of. That man was Colin Kaepernick, a quarterback who took the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl just a few years earlier. His activism led to fury, involvement from Donald Trump, intervention from the NFL, and ultimately the end of his football career:

CPP #187: Words Are Wind

Episode 187. Coining a five word phrase leads to a $400m career, as well as all the news and a look at the NFC East. Enjoy!

ITP #010: Quarterback Class - The 1983 Draft

Episode 10. The story of John Elway, Jim Kelly & Dan Marino begins in 1983, in one of the most memorable drafts in NFL History. A draft fall due to drug rumours, to signing for a USFL team, to choosing baseball over football - the league as we know it now could have been far different if three Hall Of Fame talents had embarked on different paths.

CPP #186: Krafty Bob's Shiny Ring

Episode 186. A TV career in tatters, broken washing machines and Lorraine Kelly. Also all the news and a look at the AFC North. Enjoy!

CPP #185: A Good Day Is Hard To Find

Episode 185. The boys meet up virtually to discuss celebrity friends, pop careers and a busy week down at Sun Hill, before continuing their 'Wood For The Trees' offseason segment - this time focusing on the AFC West. Enjoy!

ITP #009: Don Shula - The Winning Edge

Episode 9. The habit of winning becomes so ingrained in some teams and coaches that casual reflection can often sell their achievements short. For thirty-three years, all Don Shula did was win football games. In the wake of his recent death we look at his life, the records he set, the legacy he leaves and just exactly what it was that gave him 'The Winning Edge'.

CPP #184: Geese Are All Mouth

Episode 184. Our boys gather once again to discuss all the news and the 2020 NFL schedule, before resuming their 'Wood For The Trees' segment with the AFC South. Enjoy!

CPP #183: Bald As A Coot

Episode 183. The boys catch up on some news from the last week before getting stuck in to their returning 'Wood For the Trees' segment. Don't ask for a thorough explanation - just listen to it. They kick things off with the AFC East:

CPP #182: A Fair A Proche

Episode 182. The NFL Draft is in the books! The lads reconvene to talk through all the news including some juicy trades, then get stuck in to some winners and losers of the 85th Annual Selection Meeting. Enjoy!

CPP #181: Let The Music Play

Episode 181. The boys discuss the Gronkowksi news before diving head first into a review of the first round of the NFL draft. Who knew that the theme tune to Fraggle Rock could help you pronounce a cornerback's name?! Enjoy!

CPP #180: When The Roof Starts Leaking

Episode 180. It's NFL Draft week, and that can mean only one thing - our annual Mock Draft episode! Much like th ereal thing the three boys come together via conferencing software to make their picks, and as per usual Sam throws a few curveballs. Enjoy!

CPP #179: Nailing Down Breesus

Episode 179. Another day in self-ioslation, another podcast. Si, Rob & Sam go through the news including a juicy OBJ trade rumour, before diving into the final part of our pre-draft team review series - this time looking at the NFC South and West. Enjoy!

CPP #178: The More Timber The Better

Episode 178. The boys connect to discuss all the news including Christian McCaffrey's big deal, before diving headforst into the pre-draft team needs for the NFC's North and East divisions. Enjoy!

CPP #177: Gross My Toes

Epidosde 177. The boys reconvene to discuss all of the news including the passing of Stumpy, the virtual plans for the draft and some new looks for the Falcons and Buccaneers. They then break down the offseason moves for all the teams in the AFC South and West ahead of the NFL Draft. Enjoy!

CPP #176: A Known Unknown

Episode 176. Maintaining isolation from each other for the sake of their individual mental health, the boys embark on their post-free agency, pre-draft team needs analysis. They begin with the AFC North and East. Enjoy!

CPP #175: Offensive Draft Prospects - F10Y Collaboration

Episode 175. Simon dumps Rob and Sam for Lee Wakefield, college football and NFL Draft guru over at Full Ten Yards, to talk offensive draft prospects. They go through the big names at each position, how they have them ranked, and some sleepers that might provide value on days two and three. Keep your eye out for the return leg for the defensive prospects over at the F10Y podcast. Enjoy!

CPP #174: Rational Business Decisions Part 2

Episode 174. Self Isolation Pod #2 sees a fresh Si chat to Sam & Rob who have both just crawled out of bed about some of the big free agency moves over the last two weeks. Sorry about moments of poor sound quality - seems like Wardy is joining us from a third world country. Enjoy!

CPP #173: Rational Business Decisions Part 1

Episode 173. In their first ever remote podcast, the boys join each other from their relative self-isolation and discuss some of the crazy roster shuffles since the beginning of the new league year. In the first of two parts they talk Brady, Hopkins, and all the other tags and trades. Part two out soon! Enjoy!

CPP #172: Legal Tampering Eve

Episode 172. The boys gather in the pub office with new equipment! They take a look at all the news before diving headfirst into some free agency predictions. Enjoy!

CPP #171: Chess Pieces Aren't Versatile

Episode 171. Wardy is still down in Leicester so Si & Sam bring you a cheeky update pod looking at the news, international series and combine performances. Enjoy!

CPP #170: Small Hands, Small Gloves

Episode 170. Wardy is down in Leicester pretending to be a politician. So it's up to Si & Sam to run through the news, the Collective Bargaining Agreement and of course the NFL Combine as it gets underway in Indianapolis. Enjoy!

CPP #169: Just Wanna Check Your Box

Episode 169. After a week long recovery from the Superbowl, the boys gather in the pub office to talk a bit of news, the XFL and where it all went wrong for Wardy's beloved 49ers. Enjoy!

CPP #168: The 2019 AWardys

Episode 169. The boys gather on a crisp winter morning for one of their favourite episodes of the year. It's The 2019 AWardys! Find out who takes home the coveted Josh Norman Award for Top Shithousery right here. Enjoy!

CPP #167: Cock-Shaped Ottoman

Episode 167. Si & Sam discuss the two Championship games and salivate over what looks to be a fantastic Superbowl on February 2nd. They go through some news and a quick nosy at some of the college prospects declaring for the NFL Draft, and also offer you the chance to win some fantastic prizes courtesy of our friends from The Kickers Matter Podcast. Enjoy!

CPP #166: Bill O'Brien Bandwagon

Episode 166. Schedules dictate a pod of two halves, with Sam joining Si in the morning and Rob chatting to Si in the afternoon. In true CPP fashion the pod is recorded backwards just to make it a challenge. We review the divisional playoffs and look ahead to the two Championship Games on Sunday. We talk some coaching moves, Cleveland, Carolina and take one final look at College Football with the Natty in the rear view mirror. Enjoy!

CPP #165: You Like That?

Episode 165. Wardy bins off his podcasting commitments for the faint waft of money, so it's down to Sam & Si to bring you a review of a crazy Wildcard Weekend. The boys take a look ahead to the divisional round, catch up with the latest head coach hirings, and check out some underclassmen declaring for the NFL Draft. Enjoy!

CPP #164: Canine PED Abuse

Episode 164. The first podcast of the decade sees the boys get stuck into all the hot topics, including man flu, dogs on drugs and a family Christmas quiz. They preview the four wildcard playoff games this weekend, wade through the aftermath of a meek Black Monday, look at some potential head coach candidates and check in on college football as we hit bowl season. Enjoy!