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Looking backward and forward for this season's second-year quarterbacks
The 2024 rookie quarterback class was a big story from the moment that it put six players in the first round of the draft. The group had about as div…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The duality of NFL expectations
Every NFL season includes multiple instances of teams surprising us on the positive side of the ledger (hello 2024 Broncos and 2023 Texans) and the n…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Our guilty pleasure storylines
We at The Athletic Football Show like to think that we've established our thoughtful, incisive bona fides. But we aren't above a Taco Bell meal and a…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Mailbag Monday: Worst QB rooms of the past decade, Protector of the Year Award, which low-expectations teams can make the playoffs, and more
Our fine listeners once again did not disappoint when we opened the mail over the weekend. Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen tackle questions on evaluat…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Lingering questions, episode 4: The Steelers' non-QB shortcomings, the Bears' defensive personnel, and the Falcons' pass rush drought
If this is indeed the end of the Lingering Questions line this offseason, then we definitely got to indulge our intellectual curiosities. On this fou…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
The salary cap, uncapped
Even the most plugged-in, tunnel-visioned, 99th percentile football fan can turn into an ineffectual puddle of nothingness when trying to explain the…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
NFC QB supporting cast rankings
If the AFC is defined by the league's superstar quarterbacks, then the NFC is where the meticulously constructed offenses and elite playcallers can b…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Mailbag Monday: A shifting of the QB age cliff, a longer leash for GMs, and a new occupant of the Derek Carr line
Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Michael Beller went back out to the TAFS mailbox and found another stack of great letters. On this edition of the Mai…
7 months ago
AFC QB supporting cast rankings
The NFL is a quarterback driven league, there's no doubt about it. But do the Eagles win the Super Bowl last year without their offensive line? Do th…
7 months ago
Lingering questions, episode 3: The Chiefs' lack of explosiveness, Baker Mayfield's late-20s breakout, and the 49ers' relative slide on offense
We're into June, and we've still got Lingering Questions about the 2024 season that will inform how the coming season goes. On this edition, Robert M…
7 months ago