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Lindsay Rhodes, formerly on NFL Network, and Sam Bruchhaus, Data Scientist/former Tulane Linebacker, have weekly discussions around the biggest stories in the NFL and College. They are joined by some of the biggest names in the sport and other SumerSports colleagues including former NFL general managers, coaches, scouts and players. Tune in each week!
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Jun 17, 2025 • 1h 15min
Defensive Sticky Stats: How can we find impact players?
Lindsay Rhodes and Sam Bruchhaus discuss which stats are the best indicators of impact for defensive players. Which position groups are the easiest to predict? How clearly can we find impact year-over-year? The SumerSports Show dives in using advanced metrics.
Intro: 0:00
What is a Sticky Stat?: 5:01
DL & EDGE: 6:55
CB: 28:45
LB & S: 57:21

Jun 11, 2025 • 1h 2min
Sticky Stats: Which stats matter for the Offensive Line w/ Coach Bob Wylie
Lindsay Rhodes is joined by legendary offensive line coach, Bob Wylie, and SumerSports Director of Analytics, Adam Vonder Haar, to discuss which stats are the best indicators for offensive line play.
When to blame the OL: 3:00
Caleb Williams & the Bears OL: 6:30
Sacks vs. Pressures: 10:45
Yards Before Contact: 12:30
Offensive Line Stats: 21:00
QB & OL Relationship: 29:45
OL vs. Top Competition: 33:00
How to Grade OL: 37:00
How to Use Stats for OL: 47:00
How to Grade Screens: 49:30
New Sumer Stats for OL: 58:00

Jun 4, 2025 • 1h 23min
WR Sticky Stats: How can we identify consistent, good WRs?
Lindsay Rhodes and Sam Bruchhaus go through advanced receiving statistics (see sumersports.com!) to discuss how different metrics track year-over-year, and how that can help identify how the player will perform in 2025.

May 28, 2025 • 1h 20min
Sticky Stats: Do Stats Tell Us Which RBs are Valuable?
Lindsay Rhodes and Sam Bruchhaus dive into their new "Sticky Stats" series where they look at positional stats they feel are crucial in determining a player's success. Today they look at sticky stats for the Running Back position and determine what that means for the upcoming season.

May 21, 2025 • 1h 9min
Sticky Stats: What Matters for QBs?
Lindsay Rhodes and Sam Bruchhaus dive into their new "Sticky Stats" series where they look at positional stats they feel are crucial to determining a players success. Today they look at sticky stats for quarterback and determine what that means for 2025.

May 13, 2025 • 1h 4min
Schedule Release Preview
Lindsay Rhodes & Sam Brucchaus are joined by Super Producer, Matt Stopsky, to discuss the NFL schedule release, bye-weeks, rest differential and the future of NFL media.

May 7, 2025 • 2h 7min
Rookies on our Fantasy Radar
Sam and Lindsay take a team-by-team approach to evaluating potential fantasy contributors- with depth charts, draft investment and talent evaluation in mind (mostly, in that order.)
Ultimately, they’re not sure the “best” players in the draft are all in a position to be the best “fantasy producers” in 2025.
Hear who they like more- and less- than consensus… and why. (Mason Taylor?!)
Plus… deep sleeper names to keep an eye on in training camp.
Note: teams are discussed in alphabetical order by team name (not city) in case you’re looking for thoughts on a particular team or player (Bears-> Vikings.)

Apr 30, 2025 • 1h 33min
2025 NFL Draft Winners!
Lindsay Rhodes and Sam Bruchhaus discuss who they thought won the 2025 NFL Draft

Apr 16, 2025 • 1h 12min
Fantasy Style 2025 NFL Mock Draft
Lindsay Rhodes & Sam Bruchhaus do a "Fantasy Style" mock draft with the 2025 NFL Draft class. They pick the following positionsQBRBWRWRTEOLFL-OFL-ODLEDLBCBSFL-DFL-D

Apr 9, 2025 • 1h 27min
Draft Guide, Hidden Needs &Do We know the Top 2 Picks in the NFL Draft?
Lindsay Rhodes & Sam Bruchhaus get ready for draft szn with a deep dive into the SumerSports 2025 NFL Draft Guide.


