NFL Rants & Raves is your weekly dose of unfiltered football talk. Steven breaks down the games, the calls, and the storylines that had everyone yelling at their TV, and this season he goes head to head with Axis Iron, the AI challenger, in a season-long battle of NFL picks. Rants, raves, hot takes, and a scoreboard that never lies.
Episode 9.30 – Week 10 Recap
Steven and Jeff take a look back at all the action from Week 10 and one thing is clear, PARITY is alive and well in the NFL.
Steven says 27 out of the 32 NFL teams, have a legitimate shot at making the NFL Playoffs. That is crazy for this late in the NFL season. Jeff talks a little about Dolphins owner Stephen Ross and how he has a crisis in Miami.
Plus Steven says the Cowboys need to stop listening to everyone about running the football and just let Tony Romo be the guy to carry the team on his back!
Episode 9.29 – Week 10 Preview
After a two week hiatus, the guys are back. Steven and Jeff get you ready for Week 10, but first they discuss the Ingonito/Martin drama in Miami. How some coaches survive working 100 + hour weeks and Aaron Rodgers out for 4-6 weeks.
Enjoy!
Episode 9.28 – Week 7 Recap
With the guys headed to London for Game 8 of the International Series, here is a recap of Week 7. Steven goes on a rant on people that only judge quarterbacks by how many Super Bowl rings they have. He says they just don’t get it. Teams win Super Bowls, not individual players.
Take a look back at all the games of Week 7 and listen as the guys discuss all of the injuries in the NFL.
Uh-oh, back to a 2 hour show. Enjoy!
Episode 9.27 – Week 7 Preview
Just before Thursday Night Football, the best way to prep you for Week 7 is to listen to Steven and Jeff discuss all the games leading up to Sunday. Did Steven really take the Cardinals over the Seahawks for the upset on TNF? Listen and find out if Jeff made it the Challenge Game.
Episode 9.26 – Week 6 Preview
The guys finally get back into the studio for some more NFL talks. In NFL news, the guys discuss the owners meeting and the news that there will be three Games in London for the 2014 season as the Jaguars, Raiders & Falcons get set to be home teams for those games. The NFL is also saying that ‘Hard Knocks’ is no longer voluntary. They can assign a team if no team volunteers. The Falcons, Colts and Jets all get bad news as Julio Jones, Ahmad Bradshaw & Mark Sanchez are all done for the year.
With only three teams remaining undefeated teams – Broncos, Chiefs & Saints, Jeff asks Steven which team will lose first. Steven says that he cannot believe that fans showed up at the home of QB Matt Schaub. Why can’t we just get rid of all the crazy people. Plus the guys discuss two Good ‘Ole Boys as Aldon Smith gets charged with felony possession of assault weapons and Browns executive Jon Sandusky gets arrested on suspicion of DUI.
Finally the guys get to picking the 15 games of Week 6 and after Steven talks Jeff out of a couple of picks, they are left with only one different pick. Jeff has to make that the Challenge Game, and he is stuck with the Browns over the Lions. Steven says Megatron will play, while Jeff is not so certain.
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Episode 9.25 – Week 5 Preview
The guys are back from London and although they are pretty tired, they know it is time to get back to work on bringing you a new podcast. First in NFL News, the guys discuss the Josh Freeman situation. Too bad they could not go back and record today.
Two AFC North teams pick up offensive linemen as the Steelers trade with the Cardinals to get Levi Brown and the Ravens get Eugene Monroe from the Jaguars. Antrel Rolle predicts 12-0 streak for New York Giants and Jeff thinks he might be right and the guys have a laugh at Detroit Lions vice chairman Bill Ford when he says the Chicago Bears are “a bunch of thugs.”
Plus Steven makes fun of the Jacksonville Jaguars with their 2 free drinks with the purchase of game tickets promotion. Really? The guys make their picks and Jeff goes all in with the New York Giants as he picks them to beat the Eagles and get their first win of the season.
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Episode 9.24 – Week 3 Recap
What a wild Week 3. In NFL News, the guys discuss why Pierre Garcon continues to talk about RG3’s health. Time for Garcon to leave it alone and drop it. San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York says that Aldon Smith will take an indefinite leave of absence. Steven asks why he did not do this prior to Sunday’s game with the Colts. Arizona Cardinals S Rashad Johnson lost top of his left middle finger after tackling Saints’ Darren Sproles on punt return. It was still in the glove. Ouch!
TMZ reported that WR Jacoby Jones was “bleeding everywhere” after a stripper named Sweet Pea struck him in the head with a large bottle of champagne Sunday night. Jeff says the only Sweet Pea he knows was the baby in Popeye. Steven says he is not sure what is going on with Jones. Steven puts Jeff on the hot seat and asks him which 3-0 team, Patriots, Dolphins, Chiefs, Broncos, Bears, Saints or Seahawks will NOT make the playoffs. Also find out which 0-3 team, Steelers, Jaguars, Giants, Redskins, Vikings or Buccaneers have a chance to make the playoffs.
The guys then look at the 16 games in Week 3 and go what a crazy week. Jeff is the Smartest Man Alive again, but Steven says Jeff should not take it since he had to use a last second Hail Mary to win it. Jeff says he will take it anyway he can.
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Episode 9.23 – Week 3 Preview
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The guys get you ready for Week 3 and only differ on two games this week. First in NFL News, the guys discuss the fact that Brandon Meriweather did not get suspended. Makes sense then that the league dropped Dashon Goldson’s suspended and instead fine him $100,000, which the guys call getting “Suhed”. Steven says that Bucs’ coach Greg Schiano was wrong in saying his talk with Revis was NOT needed.
Speaking of the Buccaneers, the NFL helmet policy prevents the Bucs from wearing their throwback uniforms. Steven likes the creamsicle unis, but Jeff says no big loss. Steven says he just hates that they will not be able to see the Cowboys throwback uniform. Finally in HUGE NFL News, the guys tell you what they think about Trent Richardson being traded to the Colts. Steven really rips the Cleveland Browns.
In covering the 16 games, Steven and Jeff are only disagreeing on 2 games. Steven is making the Chargers his Challenge Game pick as he likes San Diego while Jeff is taking the Titans.
Episode 9.22 – Week 2 Recap
Jeff was nearly perfect in Week 2 as he went 14-2 with his only losses being upsets in Philadelphia and Indianapolis. Steven would up going 11-5 after he made a huge mistake and picked San Francisco over Seattle. In the end, the only game that mattered was the Challenge Game where Jeff sneaked out a one point win when the Cowboys ruined their final drive of the game & CB Morris Claiborne was penalized on 3rd down to extend the Chiefs final drive.
In NFL News, the guys talk about Dashon Goldson getting a one game suspension for his hit on the Saints Darren Sproles. Steven wonders why Redskins’ starting safety, Brandon Meriweather, was not suspended for his helmet-to-helmet hits (that’s right plural) that knocked Packers’ running back Eddie Lacy out with a concussion and then later on when he knocked himself out of the game when he himself suffered a concussion on his second helmet-to-helmet on James Starks.
Jeff puts Steven on the hot seat and asks if RG3 is OK? How did Steven answer that question? Finally the guys go rapid fire, talking about all 16 games. Find out what they have to say about the New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins and San Diego Chargers.
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Episode 9.21 – Week 2 Preview
The guys get ready for Week 2 and already Steven hates that we are moving towards the end of the season. First in NFL News, the guys feel that Ndamukong Suh really does not get it by saying, “I won’t change the way I play football.” What an idiot. Steven says that if he does not change, he will find him self missing games due to suspension. Suh apologizing to his teammates and fans is getting old.
The Thursday Night Game is in the books, but since the show was recorded on Wednesday, it will be interesting to hear what the guys have to say about Jets at Patriots.
In Week 2 Jeff makes a couple surprising picks and feels that only two road teams will win. Everyone can tell which two road teams will win, but Steven thinks there are a few other road teams worthy of consideration. Jeff makes a stunning Challenge Game pick by taking the Kansas City Chiefs over the Dallas Cowboys. Steven tries to warn Jeff, but he will have nothing to do it. That is going to be a very interesting game.
All in all, the guys only differ on a couple of games, and as they talk about all 16 games maybe Steven may change a few right before game time.
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