The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

It's time for one of our favorite episodes of the year...the Quarterback Draft! The question is simple: Which quarterback would you want leading your franchise for the next three years? And yes, his contract matters. Robert Mays, Nate Tice and friend of the show Derrik Klassen are our drafters in this five-round, 15-pick exercise. Let's do this!Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmaysFollow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_TiceFollow Derrik on Twitter: @QBKlassSubscribe to The Athletic Football Show...AppleSpotifyYouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Mays and Nate Tice are back for another session of the Monday Mailbag on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys discuss the Dolphins' team speed, previous preseason darlings and offensive coaching changes. They also rank fast-food joints and wonder how many bad teams you'd have to combine to get a team as good as the Chiefs.Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmaysFollow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_TiceSubscribe to The Athletic Football Show...AppleSpotifyYouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jim Schwartz, Brian Flores, Steve Wilks...these are familiar faces around the NFL. Those faces, however, are in new places this season. How will they, and the other veteran DCs with new jobs, affect the defenses they now run? Robert Mays and Nate Tice break it down on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmaysFollow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_TiceSubscribe to The Athletic Football Show...AppleSpotifyYouTubeThis episode is brought to you by...BetterHelp: Visit BetterHelp.com/MAYS today to get 10% off your first monthDCs in new places...Ryan Nielsen in AtlantaJim Schwartz in ClevelandBrian Flores in MinnesotaVic Fangio in MiamiSteve Wilks in San Francisco Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Before diving into NFL offseason news, Mike Sando and Randy Mueller check in on the NBA playoffs and big decisions facing GMs. Then, they talk about Justin Fields’ involvement in the Bears’ draft and how we feel now about the teams with the worst records in 2022. They wrap with a packed GM Notebook involving the Commanders, the AFC East, the Jaguars in London and more. Follow Mike on Twitter: @SandoNFLFollow Randy on Twitter: @RandyMueller_Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show...AppleSpotifyYouTube1:13 NBA playoffs & difficult GM decisions25:34 Ryan Poles involves Justin Fields in Bears draft31:53 Worst NFL teams in 2022 and how we feel now?38:27 GM NotebookThis episode is brought to you by...BetterHelp: Visit BetterHelp.com/MAYS today to get 10% off your first month Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everyone in the sports yammering business is going to have a prediction or two go wrong. Not everyone, however, is going to try to learn from those predictions gone wrong. Guess TAFS is just built different. Robert Mays and Nate Tice trot out their cold takes from 2022, and sort through what they can learn from them, on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmaysFollow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_TiceSubscribe to The Athletic Football Show...AppleSpotifyYouTubeThis episode is brought to you by...BetterHelp: Visit BetterHelp.com/MAYS today to get 10% off your first monthCold takes included...The Bills are the best team in footballThe Eagles do NOT have a top-10 offenseThe Packers have a top-five offenseThe Colts have a top-10 offenseThe Broncos have a top-10 offenseThe Buccaneers have a top-five offense and are NFC Championship Game qualityThe Cowboys will miss the playoffsThe 49ers will miss the playoffs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Mays and Nate Tice open up the TAFS mailbag on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys discuss the saddest future possible for this class of superstar QBs, how certain bad teams might look if they could trade coaching staffs with good teams, the infrastructure around Bryce Young in his rookie season, and more.Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmaysFollow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_TiceSubscribe to The Athletic Football Show...AppleSpotifyYouTubeThis episode is brought to you by...BetterHelp: Visit BetterHelp.com/MAYS today to get 10% off your first month Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the episode of The Athletic Football Show that host Robert Mays calls "endearingly chaotic." What are the most valuable types of contracts in the NFL? Which type of player on which type of deal is most beneficial for a team to have? Robert and Nate Tice dive into that topic for the next hour. Things get appropriately silly on this one.Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmaysFollow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_TiceSubscribe to The Athletic Football Show...AppleSpotifyYouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do NFL teams determine the best draft fits? Mike Sando and Randy Mueller discuss the process and which players from this year’s class may work best with their new team. Then, they examine the first-round picks on the Packers’ defense, Lamar Jackson’s contract details and the latest in the Matt Araiza case. They wrap with another round of the GM Notebook and a question involving the luxury tax in sports. Follow Mike on Twitter: @SandoNFLFollow Randy on Twitter: @RandyMueller_Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show...AppleSpotifyYouTube2:53 How to determine draft fits & which players work best with their new team12:08 The scheme fits for the drafted QBs21:10 Packers’ defense adds another first-round pick32:33 NFL schedule release35:49 Examining Lamar Jackson’s deal47:41 Details of the Matt Araiza case51:40 GM Notebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The AFC has Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson, Justin Herbert, Trevor Lawrence, Aaron Rodgers, Tua Tagovailoa and Deshaun Watson. The NFC has Jalen Hurts, Dak Prescott and...Kirk Cousins? Geno Smith? Matthew Stafford? Derek Carr? Justin Fields? No matter how you look at it, massive imbalance in quarterback quality exists between the two conferences. Robert Mays and Nate Tice discuss what that means for the NFC in the short and long term on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmaysFollow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_TiceSubscribe to The Athletic Football Show...AppleSpotifyYouTube4:09 Eagles and Cowboys at the top13:00 Number three and beyond46:29 Team outlooks that diverge from the QB situation51:55 QBs who could climb way up, or slide way down, these rankings by the end of 2023 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Mays and Nate Tice are going to open up the TAFS mailbag every Monday for the next couple months, and it all starts right here. The guys discuss the new path for running backs to the Hall of Fame, the value of the tight end position, the look of the Colts' offense with Anthony Richardson at the helm, and a whole lot more.Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmaysFollow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_TiceSubscribe to The Athletic Football Show...AppleSpotifyYouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.