The Ringer Nfl Show

We give our instant reactions to the Patriots signing Cam Newton and discuss how Bill Belichick pulled this off, the financial details of Newton's contract, and how Cam changes New England’s offensive scheme and overall potential in 2020. Host: Danny Heifetz Guest: Tyler Tynes and Nora Princiotti Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin is joined by The Ringer’s Danny Kelly and PFF’s Sam Monson to discuss how to identify the best player in the NFL and how a player's position factors into the conversation. Then, they each offer up their selections for the best player in the league, best quarterback, and best player not in the conversation this year who will be next year. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Danny Kelly and Sam Monson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As we prepare for the 2020 season, we ask who will take the leap this year. We offer up the players, coaches, and teams who will make a significant improvement this season. Host: Kevin Clark Guests: Nora Princiotti and Evan Silva Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NFL Network senior correspondent Steve Wyche joins the show to talk about what has stood out over the last two weeks in terms of player activism and participation in the movement toward racial justice in the NFL. We touch on what still needs to be done by the league’s owners, as well as how players can sustain this movement throughout the season (0:40). Then, the Ringer’s Nora Princiotti calls in to talk about the biggest storylines of the 2020 season (31:50). Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Steve Wyche and Nora Princiotti Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As draft season approaches, we break down one of the hottest draft strategies in fantasy football: zero RB, also known as waiting to draft running backs until the middle rounds and loading up on wide receivers and tight ends early. We discuss the logic behind the strategy, and offer up the most valuable middle-to-late-round running backs. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Donate to help support the fight for racial justice here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve and Pete are joined by San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich to have a conversation about the state of our nation, how we got here as a country, our absence of leadership, and how we can take action to grow and bring about change following the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. Host: Steve Kerr and Pete Carroll Guest: Gregg Popovich This show is raising money for COVID-19 relief. You can help! Donate here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve and Pete are joined by Pete’s former college housemate and baseball super agent Scott Boras to chat about helping players overcome fear, the similarities and differences between coaches and agents, and understanding how to negotiate for a player. Next they get into the necessary measures being taken to begin the process of bringing sports back amid the COVID-19 outbreak.  Hosts: Steve Kerr and Pete Carroll Guest: Scott Boras  This show is raising money for COVID-19 relief. You can help! Donate here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin is joined by The Ringer’s Danny Kelly and Rotoworld’s Patrick Daugherty to rank their top 10 coaches in the NFL as well as the worst. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Danny Kelly and Patrick Daugherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As fantasy season begins to heat up, we share 15 of our favorite players for 2020 whom you shouldn't leave your draft without. We sell you on why middle-tier wide receivers like Robert Woods and Adam Thielen are more valuable than you think, and why the Steelers are the most underrated offense in the league. Host: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve and Pete provide an update on their respective sports, express optimism on a possible NBA return, and discuss how the NFL is managing in the offseason (00:00).  Then they are joined by the one and only Bill Murray to talk about filming 'Space Jam' and playing golf with Larry Bird and Michael Jordan, the similarities between sports and filmmaking, stories from the set of 'Ghostbusters,' how he got his start in comedy, and more (00:00). Hosts: Steve Kerr and Pete Carroll Guest: Bill Murray This show is raising money for COVID-19 relief. You can help! Donate here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer’s Bryan Curtis joins the show to talk about the specific ways this NFL season will differ from past seasons, how money affects the NFL’s preparation for the season, and the role of broadcasters with regard to replicating the passion of a game without fans (1:30). Then, former Packers safety Will Blackmon joins Kevin to chat about Mike McCarthy’s potential in Dallas, how a stunted training camp could benefit certain teams, and the Aaron Rodgers–Jordan Love relationship (24:25). Host: Kevin Clark Guests: Bryan Curtis and Will Blackmon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As we prepare for the upcoming season, we must ask ourselves the age-old question of how to feel about the players seemingly entering the twilight of their careers. We highlight the most popular aging players and decide if they are trusted, rusted, or dusted. Hosts: Danny Heifetz and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve and Pete are joined by author Michael Lewis ('Moneyball,' 'The Blind Side,' and 'The Big Short') to talk about how he gets the ideas for his books, and the background story of ‘The Blind Side’ and how it influenced the NFL’s view on the left tackle position. They discuss how advancements in technology are affecting sports and whether or not a coach can change a player's natural ability. Finally they discuss the extraordinary influence of Timothy Gallwey‘s book ‘The Inner Game of Tennis.’ Hosts: Steve Kerr and Pete Carroll Guest: Michael Lewis This show is raising money for COVID-19 relief. You can help! Donate here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin is joined by The Ringer’s Danny Kelly and The Athletic’s Sheil Kapadia to preview the upcoming NFL season through a betting lens, specifically prop bets. They make picks on props like games played in front of fans, Gronk’s touchdowns, Brady’s touchdowns, Cam Newton’s next contract, Cowboys wins, Lamar Jackson’s rushing yards, Joe Burrow’s passing touchdowns, and more. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Danny Kelly and Sheil Kapadia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This offseason has given some players a new outlook on their fantasy future. We highlight the fantasy players whose 2020 outlook saw the biggest boost after free agency and the NFL draft.  Host: Danny Kelly and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The NFL schedule was officially released, and it includes a coronavirus contingency plan to potentially push back the Super Bowl and add weeks to the back end of the season. We highlight the best games of the season, the Bucs' top matchups, and the teams with the most prime-time games. Host: Kevin Clark Host: Danny Kelly and Rodger Sherman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This offseason has been tough for many players, Aaron Rodgers being one. We highlight the fantasy players whose 2020 outlook took the biggest hit after free agency and the NFL draft.  Host: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the NFL draft complete, 2020 rosters taking shape, and teams starting to gain hope, Kevin is joined by Eric Eager and George Chahrouri of 'Pro Football Focus' to run through every team in the NFL and answer the question: How many teams in the NFL are actually good? Host: Kevin Clark Guests: Eric Eager and George Chahrouri Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Now that NFL teams are done with their draft, it’s time to prepare for yours. We run through the top rookie running backs and wide receivers like CeeDee Lamb, Henry Ruggs III, Jonathan Taylor, J.K. Dobbins, and more, and give you our predictions on how they will perform in their rookie season, where you should draft them, and how they will fit into their teams' offense. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pete Carroll gives an inside look at how the NFL draft went for the Seahawks, talks about a few of their picks, and discusses how college experience affects a player's draft stock in the NBA and NFL. Pete and Steve reflect on losing a Super Bowl and an NBA Finals in devastating fashion and how to learn and move forward from it (0:15). Then author and speaker Dr. Brené Brown joins the show to talk about turning vulnerability into strength as a coach, preparing players for public scrutiny, and more (24:30). Hosts: Steve Kerr and Pete Carroll This show is raising money for COVID-19 relief. You can help! Donate here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices