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We Asked Mike Florio How Roger Goodell Could Ever Lose His Job
We’re going to try something a little bit different with Pigsplosion this season. As opposed to writing out all the picks, we’re going to be doing a podcast. For the first part, we’ll have a guest...
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The Rams Have a Standardized Test for Measuring Grit
Listen on iTunes | Download | Subscribe This week’s Pigsplosion podcast guest is Kevin Clark, who writes off-beat stories about the NFL for the Wall Street Journal. On Monday, following St. Louis’s...
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Did a Pats Fan Slash Gregg Doyel's Tire?
Listen on iTunes | Download | Subscribe Indianapolis Star columnist Gregg Doyel is this week’s Pigsplosion podcast guest. We started off by talking about the reeling Colts. What the hell is going on...
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Why Do So Many of the NFL's Viral Fight Videos Involve 49ers Fans?
Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury-News is this week’s Pigsplosion podcast guest. We discussed the 49ers, who have had a dismal last two weeks, talking through where it’s gone wrong, the power...
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Amidst Losses, Are Houston Fans Starting to Get J.J. Watt Fatigue?
This week’s Pigsplosion podcast guest is Sean Pendergast, who does afternoon drive-time radio on SportsRadio 610 in Houston, as well as the Texans’ post-game show. After last week’s debacle against...
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Have the Surging Bengals Made Hue Jackson a Viable Head Coach Candidate Again?
This week’s Pigsplosion podcast guest is Paul Dehner Jr., who writes about the Bengals for the Cincinnati Enquirer. We talked about Andy Dalton’s ascent, the effect Hue Jackson has had on the offense,...
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Do Russell Wilson's Teammates Like and/or Respect Him?
This week’s podcast guest is Bob Condotta, a veteran at the Seattle Times. We discussed the Seahawks’ slow start, whether there’s a belief in the building that their season is salvageable, if there’s...
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An Oral History on the Oral History of the Kirk Cousins Vine
This week’s Pigsplosion podcast guest is the “always rational” Dan Steinberg, who founded the DC Sports Bog at the Washington Post. We talked about his oral history of the viral Kirk Cousins vine —...
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NFL Picks Preview, Week 9: Has Chip Kelly the GM Let Down Chip Kelly the Coach?
This week, our guest on the Pigsplosion picks podcast is Kyle Scott of Crossing Broad, talking Philadelphia Eagles, Chip Kelly, and more. Some of the highlights: We talked about whether the criticism...
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What Are the Chances the Daily Fantasy Industry Faces Its Own Black Friday?
This week’s podcast guest is my (Ryan’s) friend Justin Fielkow, an attorney at Franklin Law Group and a contributor to the sports law site The Sports Esquires. We talked about the New York Attorney...
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Does Adrian Peterson's Renaissance Mean He'll Be Back With the Vikings Next...
This week’s podcast guest is Tom Pelissero from USA Today. Pelissero primarily covers the Vikings. We asked him about whether he could have foreseen Adrian Peterson leading the league in rushing at...
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Peter King Talks NFL Refs, Looming Broncos and Colts Quarterback Decisions,...
Peter King joined the podcast this week. We started out talking about the news broken by Mike Florio that referee Pete Morelli and his crew were “pulled” from Sunday Night Football and moved to...
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Rex Ryan's Players Feel "Liberated and Free"
Our guest this week was Tyler Dunne, who covers the Bills for the Buffalo News, and used to be on the Packers beat for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. We started off by talking about LeSean McCoy...
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SI's Doug Farrar Talks About Mike Pettine, Russell Wilson, and His Own Career
This week’s Pigsplosion podcast guest is Sports Illustrated NFL writer Doug Farrar. We opened up asking him about Mike Pettine’s recent comments that Russell Wilson is not a top-tier quarterback....
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Cam Newton, Josh Norman, and the Panthers Are Polarizing
This week’s podcast guest is Bill Voth, who writes the Panthers blog Black and Blue Review. We started by talking about the under-discussed Josh Norman/Odell Beckham feud from last week. Later, we...
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Chip Kelly's Rigidity Set a Bad Example for Culture He Craved
No guest this week. At the beginning of the podcast we talked about the dynamics that led to Chip Kelly’s firing, and what will come next for him. Stories addressed during the rest include: The New...
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What Did Bill Belichick Mean When He Downplayed Football Analytics?
No guest on this week’s Pigsplosion Podcast. In it, we we started off by discussing stories this week of Johnny Manziel’s alleged Las Vegas escapades, Lovie Smith’s abrupt firing, and Bill Belichick’s...
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Interview with Scott Ellsworth, Author of "The Secret Game"
https://usatthebiglead.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/scott-ellsworth.mp3 I spoke with Scott Ellsworth, author of the award-winning book “The Secret Game,” about a basketball game played in secret–in...
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If You're Nick Saban, Would You Want the Titans Job?
We began this week by talking about the coaching carousel. Chip Kelly had just been announced as new coach of the 49ers when recorded—thankfully this didn’t happen later, or everything we talked about...
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Not that this Matters, But Carolina Would Draw Way More Super Bowl Media...
In this week’s Pigsplosion podcast, we started off by reliving the heartbreak of our Chiefs and Packers. Lisk still isn’t over the shoddy clock management. We talked about Mike Singletary, who is the...
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