Scoop City: A show about the NFL

For the next week, New Orleans is officially Scoop City. Dianna Russini kicks off Super Bowl week by recording a crossover pod in the game’s host city with our colleague Robert Mays, the host of The Athletic Football Show. They break down what Dianna learned in Mobile covering the Senior Bowl and take the temperature of what the quarterback market will look like this offseason, contemplating what comes next for Brock Purdy, Matthew Stafford, Sam Darnold and Russell Wilson. They also check in on the latest with the league’s coaching carousel and how things are likely to play out for the Saints, the last team looking to fill an open job. Hosts: Dianna Russini, Chase DanielProducer: Marissa DunnExecutive Producer: Michael MartinezFollow Scoop City on YouTube Follow Dianna Russini: @DMRussini Follow Chase Daniel: @ChaseDaniel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s one game left to play, but the teams who’ll be watching the Super Bowl from home are already busy working on 2025. Dianna Russini, fresh off a reporting trip to Mobile for the Senior Bowl, connects with Chase Daniel about the strategies the Titans might be weighing with the top draft pick, what the Giants are looking for in this year’s quarterback class and what to make of Browns GM Andrew Berry’s comments about Shedeur Sanders and Cleveland. They also look at the coaching search in New Orleans and whether the Saints have any options beyond waiting out the Super Bowl to make a play for Kellen Moore. And they ponder a few questions they already have about the offseason, like whether we’re about to see a Russell Wilson-Pete Carroll reunion in Las Vegas, how much patience Maxx Crosby has left with the Raiders and how the end of the season affected Minnesota’s calculations about re-signing Sam Darnold. Plus, they set the scene for the things they’re most looking forward to when they get to New Orleans for the Chiefs-Eagles matchup.Hosts: Dianna Russini, Chase DanielProducer: Marissa DunnExecutive Producer: Michael MartinezFollow Scoop City on YouTube Follow Dianna Russini: @DMRussini Follow Chase Daniel: @ChaseDaniel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Super Bowl is set. Dianna Russini and Chase Daniel share what they saw in how the Chiefs knocked off the Bills and how the Eagles cruised past the Commanders in the conference championship games. They also contemplate what comes next in Buffalo and in Washington as those teams set their sights on next season. Then they get into what they’re hearing about the flurry of hiring activity that closed out last week, from the drama around Jacksonville poaching their new coach from Tampa Bay to Pete Carroll getting a chance at a comeback in Las Vegas to the Cowboys making a head coaching hire that Jerry Jones is already scrambling to explain. Hosts: Dianna Russini, Chase DanielProducer: Marissa DunnExecutive Producer: Michael MartinezFollow Scoop City on YouTube Follow Dianna Russini: @DMRussini Follow Chase Daniel: @ChaseDaniel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The New York Jets hired Aaron Glenn as their next head coach on Wednesday. Dianna Russini and Chase Daniel break down what the Jets see in Glenn, one of the league’s hottest coaching prospects, and whether he’s got a shot at turning their organization around. They also survey the rest of the league’s hiring and firing landscape, including the winding road the Dallas Cowboys are taking to find a new head coach. And they take stock of the staff Mike Vrabel is building with the Patriots, which now includes Josh McDaniels returning to a coordinator position in New England. Plus, they each take a shot at predicting which headlines we’ll be talking about on Monday after the conference championships go down this weekend. Hosts: Dianna Russini, Chase DanielProducer: Marissa DunnExecutive Producer: Michael MartinezFollow Scoop City on YouTube Follow Dianna Russini: @DMRussini Follow Chase Daniel: @ChaseDaniel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Chicago Bears wasted no time on Monday, signing Ben Johnson as their new head coach two days after the Lions lost their playoff game to the Commanders. Dianna Russini and Chase Daniel react to breaking news by sharing what they’re hearing about why Johnson, long one of the most sought-after coaching prospects in the league, took the job. They also break down what the Johnson hire means for all the other dominoes that might fall in this year’s hiring spree, including the openings in Dallas and New Orleans. Then they share what the results of the divisional round mean for the future of the league and how the Ravens and Lamar Jackson chart a path forward after their loss to the Bills. Plus, NBC Sports Washington and 106.7 The Fan’s JP Finlay joins the show to share the scoop on how the Commanders rallied behind Jayden Daniels and Dan Quinn to reach Washington’s first NFC championship game since 1991.Hosts: Dianna Russini, Chase DanielProducer: Marissa DunnExecutive Producer: Michael MartinezFollow Scoop City on YouTube Follow Dianna Russini: @DMRussini Follow Chase Daniel: @ChaseDaniel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The rumor mill has been scorching hot since news surfaced that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones spoke with Deion Sanders about his team’s head coaching job. Dianna Russini and Chase Daniel connect with The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman to separate what’s real, what’s not and what it would take for the Coach Prime show to relocate from Colorado to Dallas. Dianna and Chase also talk to Bruce about Chicago’s interest in Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman, and dish with each other who else is in the mix for the Bears job. Plus, they share with each other the things they’re watching most closely in the divisional round of the playoffs this weekend, including in the electric matchup between the Bills and Ravens.Hosts: Dianna Russini, Chase DanielProducer: Marissa DunnExecutive Producer: Michael MartinezFollow Scoop City on YouTube Follow Dianna Russini: @DMRussini Follow Chase Daniel: @ChaseDaniel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The playoffs are here, and the coaching carousel is already in overdrive. Dianna Russini and Chase Daniel share what they’re hearing about the Dallas Cowboys parting ways with Mike McCarthy and who they might target for their coaching vacancy, where the Steelers might go with Mike Tomlin and whether it’s possible they’ll trade him and how the Patriots locked up Mike Vrabel as their new coach so quickly. They also share their reactions to this weekend’s playoff results and contemplate what comes next for the Steelers, Broncos, Chargers and Bucs now that their seasons are over.Hosts: Dianna Russini, Chase DanielProducer: Marissa DunnExecutive Producer: Michael MartinezFollow Scoop City on YouTube Follow Dianna Russini: @DMRussini Follow Chase Daniel: @ChaseDaniel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A wild week of news before Wild Card weekend. Dianna Russini and Chase Daniel share what they’re hearing about the Las Vegas Raiders firing their head coach and GM and the Tennessee Titans firing their GM. They also discuss how Tom Brady will be involved with the coaching search in Vegas, whether a team could lure Bill Belichick away from UNC, why the Cowboys blocked the Bears from interviewing Mike McCarthy and how the fighting to land Ben Johnson as a head coach is playing out so far. Plus, The Ringer’s Sheil Kapadia joins the show to talk about playoff time in Philly and which underdog teams he has an eye on this weekend.Hosts: Dianna Russini, Chase DanielProducer: Marissa DunnExecutive Producer: Michael MartinezFollow Scoop City on YouTube Follow Dianna Russini: @DMRussini Follow Chase Daniel: @ChaseDaniel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NFL teams wasted little time after the regular season concluded on Sunday. Some, like the Patriots and Jaguars, moved quickly to dismiss their coaches. Others, like the Giants and Colts, said they were keeping coaches and GMs in place. Meanwhile, the Jets, who fired their coach and GM weeks ago, sprinted to put in requests for interviews for pretty much any head coaching candidate you could name. Dianna Russini and Chase Daniel share what they’re hearing about what’s gone down and what might happen next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zack Rosenblatt, an Athletic reporter, shares his deep insights into Mike Vrabel, highlighting what makes him a prime head coaching candidate this offseason. The conversation dives into other pressing coaching news ahead of Black Monday and the challenges the Indianapolis Colts face following Andrew Luck's retirement. They also touch on notable Pro Bowl nominations and reflect on wrong predictions from previous seasons. It's an engaging mix of analysis and personal anecdotes that keep listeners hooked!