Episode 252. Brown ceilings, Gary Newman vs Gary Oldman, and a petulant toddler. Kicker tryouts in Carolina, team meetings on logos, and desparation in the desert. Oh, and a review of all the action of the last few days and Ballsy Callsy's for week 16. Enjoy!
Episode 251. A podcast that went on so long the first lady got annoyed. Covid hits the Collapsing Pocket but the show rolls on. Si & Wardy talk the Urban Meyer fallout, Super Bowl contenders, the truth of the AFC North, and make their picks ahead of Week 15. Enjoy!
Episode 250. This podcast was recorded in a brewery - and it shows. An update on Andrew Pochard before Si & Sam talk about the Bills and their expectation levels, the trouble brewing in Minnesota and the quagmire at the bottom of the NFC playoff race. Then a quick check in on bowl season in College Football and our picks for week 14. Enjoy!
Episode 249. Fake pigs in blankets, heating Hitlers and chess army knives. A breakdown of teams with Super Bowl or playoff ambitions and whether they're legit or have quit, and a visit to College Corner and our picks for week 13. Enjoy!
Episode 248. Thursday fizz, fascinating birds vs big cats stats, and France 98 mascots. Cam is back, fines for feeble football, and Shanahan gives Wardy something to love. Plus a trip to College Football Corner, and our Balsy Callsy's for Week 11. Enjoy!
Episode 247. Cookies from Ecuador, bad free-form jazz, and Will Smith shade grenades. Oh, and a look at the NFL season at it's half way point, only to learn we know less now than we did at the start of the season. Enjoy!
Episode 246. Grizzled Stalwarts, Andrew the Pochard, and Woke Wake Forest. Backup QB's go bonkers, The King is on crutches, and Vonn is gone. Plus all the college action from Akroyd Avenue, and our Ballsy Callsy's for Week 9. Enjoy!
Episode 245. Grubby pound stores, hard fat fingers, and top ten ducks. Oh, and a review of all the weekend's NFL action, a trip to College Corner, and our picks for week 8. Enjoy!
Episode 244. Pitch invasion etiquette, Dolly Parton ditties, and doner meat grease mark concealment tactics. Oh, and a breakdown of all the action from around the NFL, a trip to college corner, and our ballsy callsy's for week 7. Enjoy!
Episode 243. Grubby Gruden, Falcons fly home happy, and Sam might owe Matt Nagy an apology, but he isn't giving one. Oh, and of course a roundup of all the NFL action, a visit to College Corner, and our Ballsy Callsy's for week 6. Enjoy!
Episode 242. Joy in New Jersey, chaos in Jacksonville, rookie QB's find their feet, should The Cowboys and Bills book their tickets to LA, and are The Cardinals legit? Oh, and a trip to Akroyd Avenue and our Ballsy Callsy's for week 5. Enjoy!
Episode 241. Panic in Pittsburgh, feeble football in the Big Apple, and kickers matter. Plus all the fallout from week 3, a trip to college football via Akroyd Aveue, plus our ballsy callsy's for week 4. Enjoy!
Episode 240. Bang average Kylie tribute acts, foul bursting pipes at FedEx, and dangling cats. Oh, and we overreact to all the crazy action from a breathless set of fixtures in Week 1. Enjoy!
Episode 239. Football is back baby! And to celebrate, you get the whle lot: Forked By Thanksgiving, Judge Wardy, Coaches On The Hotseat, Akroyd Avenue, Wardy Wagers and of course, our Ballsy Callsy's ahead of the Week 1 action. Enjoy!
Episode 238. Our boys are back in the studio once again! Carrot in beer, hoax eyepatches, and hotel rooms for dogs. Oh, and as is custom we take a trip to the Fantasy Ward for some potential inpatients and outpatients ahead of fantasy football drafts this week. Enjoy!
Episode 20. Balled out on the field, showed out in front of the camera; Terrell 'T.O.' Owens was a unanimous superstar but a polarising character. From game winning catches to an incredible Super Bowl perfomance, outrageous celebrations to incendiary actions and media comments; the life of this box wide receiver was never quiet. How do you correlate an All-Pro career on three different teams, but outstay your welcome at each one?
Episode 237. Six minute soliloquies, sexy vest tops, and the definition of dynamic. Oh, and the boys tell you who's going to win the Super Bowl. Enjoy!
Epiode 19. In 1921, Fritz Pollard became the first black head coach in NFL history; the league would have to wait another 68 years for the next one. As with American society, football would take it's time addressing the issue of race, but why has reintegration on the field not been matched on the sidelines? And can the Rooney Rule correct a head coach imbalance that still plagues the sport to this day?
Episode 236. Ill-fitting headgear, Team Skips, and Wardy Wardy Jackanory. Oh, and some big NFL news as well as a 48 minute spin around the NFC. Enjoy!
Episode 18. Some teams can't find a franchise quarterback; The Packers have had two lead them for the past three decades. Yet in startling symmetry, both have not quite brought the silverware to Titletown that was expected of them, and both have seen the final years of their time in Green Bay mired in acrimony. Was it personal ego or institutional failure that saw first Brett Favre, and now Aaron Rodgers, fail to hit the heights their transcendent talent was capable of reaching?
Episode 235. Skinnydipping in Cleethorpes, faking COVID, and a greasy spoons with terrorist tendencies. Oh, and the boys digest some recent NFL news before taking a 48 minute spin around the AFC. Enjoy!
Episode 17. Kids across the world dream of the classic 'rags to riches' story that sees them reach the pinnacle of sporting achievement. For Kurt Warner, dedication on and off the field allowed that to be reality. Never easy, but always remarkable, Warner's NFL story turned out to be a two-part blockbuster. In the latest 'Inside The Pocket', Si, Sam & Rob discuss how faith and determination, toughness and untapped ability led an Iowa man from stacking shelves in a supermarket to hoisting a Lombardi trophy on football's greatest stage.
Episode 16. No owner has had an impact on the NFL quite like Jerry Jones. From a baptism of fire, to early success, followed by two decades of mediocrity; the maverick oil man from Arkansas has always done things his own way. But can the business structure that has proven so successful off the field still be a sporting success on it? Following on from Part 1 of our expose into 'America's Team', Rob, Si & Sam bring you 'There Will Be Blood: Jerry Jones & The Dallas Cowboys'. Enjoy!
Episode 234. National anthem rankings, Simon upsets a German, and GTA meets the NFL. Also, Carl Nassib is a hero, and we discuss what went wrong for four more teams in 2020. Enjoy!
Episode 233. Phil Collins' hair denial, a footballer you wouldn't pick a fight with in Harvey Nichols, and the 1994 fashion sense of Jorge Campos. Oh, and we talk Julio, 'Race Norming', and what went wrong for four franchises in 2020, despite two of them avoiding losing records. Enjoy!
ITP #15. The granite chin, the cold eyes, and of course, the Fedora hat. What Tom Landry lacked in external emotion, he more than made up for with his superior football intellect. In the first of our 2021 'Inside The Pocket' series, we look at the man who put Dallas on the NFL map, his unparallelled success with The Cowboys, and the marriage between the glitz and glamour of 'America's Team' and the quiet, confident reservedness of one of the game's true greats.
Episode 232. Dominic Cummings' taste is as questionable as his vision, Sexy Rex lands in Tex, and a kicker is an 'Automatic' Hall of Famer. Oh, and we point fingers at what went wrong for four franchises with a combined record of 37-28. Enjoy!
Episode 231. Yellow vegetable curry, a trip to Chorley, and Brendan Rodgers' teeth. Oh, and some NFL news and a deep dive into the 2021 schedule. Enjoy!
Episode 230. The lads go through some of the important aspects of the NFL Draft, such as who got it wrong, which prospects had the funniest names, and how James Nesbitt fleeced the BBC with his latest 'cameo' role. Enjoy!
Episode 228. The day football and game show hosts (apparently) died. Wardy delivers his own version of NFL Draft Jeopardy as the annual selection meeting is mere days away. Enjoy!
Episode 227. Draft SZN is well and truly here, so Si teams up with The Full 10 Yards College's Lee Wakefield to do a couple of cross pod prospect reviews for you. Up first on the CPP is the offense:
Episode 226. Lynch & Shanahan drop their trousers as Sam, Rob & Si have a relaxed chat about some big news that has developed over the last couple of weeks. It's about as enlightening as a QB pro day throwing to uncovered receivers in an empty stadium. Enjoy!
Episode 225. Cults in Waco, apologies to Dave Gettleman and Reese Witherspoon, and a check-in with Brian Poole and the Tremeloes. Oh, and some difference makers, under the radar moves and question marks as NFL Free Agency starts to slow down. Enjoy!
Episode 224. Free Agency is in full swing. And to make sure it's all about himself once more, our five star host blends two classic Bruce Forsyth game shows together to create 'The Price Is Wardy's Play Your Cards Right'. March is the month of money - let's see who got PAID. Enjoy!
Episode 223. The people are real. The cases AREN'T real. And the rulings are definitely not final. Free Agency is almost here -it's time for Judge Wardy!
Episode 222. After a two week mini-break the lads look nothing like refreshed as they reconvene to chew the offseason fat. Question marks over the direction in Philly, JJ heads to the desert, and should superstar diva QB's have a say in how a franchise is run? Enjoy!
Episode 221. A CPP review of Sunday's Super Bowl action that doesn't discuss either the streaker OR the halftime show?! We really are in unprecedented times. Plus a fond farewell to one of the good guys of the NFL media world. Enjoy!
Episode 220. A bonus pod from the boys as they gather to discuss the upcoming finale to the 2020 NFL Season. Will a Gatorade-soaked BA be eating that soggy 'no risk it no biscuit', or will Big Red get those two cheeseburgers? It's our Super Bowl preview show!
Episode 219. It's that time of the year folks! Si, Sam & Rob dust off their tuxedos and bring you the 2020 aWardy's, an award ceremony like no other. Who is in the running for Chump of the Year? Will Jimmy G avoid the LVP? And who will take home the most prestigious aWardy of them all - 'The Josh Norman Award For Top Shithousery'? Listen to find out!
Episode 218. Dogs with bad backs, beds with no legs, and rude avian pin badges. Oh and a quarterback carousel, hirings and firings, and of course a look back at all the action on Championship Sunday. Enjoy!
Episode 217. Divisional Playoffs baby! Tantrums in Green Bay, a rare Chad Henne sighting in KC, Dirty Dan does it again, and Brees flees the Big Eeez. Plus all the usual drinking, swearing, and ludicrous takes. Enjoy!
Episode 216. Dougie P out in Philly, Dominic Cummings in Houston, and Bill Belichick throws his old mate Donald Trump under the bus. Plus a cheeky Championship Game stroll down Akroyd Avenue before looking ahead to all the divisional playoff games. Enjoy!
Episode 215. A frantic end to the NFL regular season, Black Monday, coaching candidates, a cheeky trip to college corner and some bold predictions heading into wildcard weekend. Enjoy!
