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 8.09 – AFC West Assessment Show
The guys start the show by discussing some fantasy football. If you need a league, come out and join one of theirs at www.NFLRandR.com.
In NFL News, the guys talk about Jerry Jones, owner of the Cowboys, not happy with Dez Bryant, the Jets camp already in full blown disarray as WR Antonio Cromartie say he is the 2nd best wide receiver on the team while fellow teammate Chaz Schilens sees this as a slight. Jeff says it is a possibility while Steven says it is possible, like Big Foot and the Loch Ness Monster. Finally, the guys talk about Dolphins WR Chad Johnson, and whether he is the best WR on the team.
In the AFC West, the guys feel the division is wide open but Steven feels that QB Peyton Manning will help the Broncos improve on last year. The Chargers have some questions at the receiver position and the Chiefs will try to stay healthy this year, leaving the Oakland Raiders as the dark horse in the division as many like what is coming out of Raider Nation. Still, this division will remain up for grabs late into the season.
Episode 8.08 – AFC South Assessment Show
The guys start the AFC South Assessment discussing another trio of “GOOD OLE BOYS” which include Chiefs CB Donald Washington being arrested for possession of marijuana, driving under the influence of drugs, and speeding, Titans WR Kenny Britt arrested for a DUI and the Lions releasing CB Aaron Berry for his second arrest in 1 month as he was arrested for assault which involved a firearm.
Jeff also thinks the Commissioner will come down hard on Jaguars rookie WR Justin Blackmon who plead guilty to drunk driving. Although Blackmon did this to avoid Jail time, Jeff feels the Commish will suspend the rookie for several games while Steven says since it is his first offense, a one-game suspension is in order.
The guys give mad props to Chad Ochocinco. Not because he changed his name back to Chad Johnson but because he provided some sound advise to NFL players on how they too could stay out of trouble. Simply put, AFC & NFC.
Finally, the guys get around to the AFC South and promptly go about showing how although the Houston Texans lost key components in Mario Williams and Demco Ryans, the Texans should have no problems winning this division again.
Episode 8.07 – AFC North Assessment Show
Only 50 days until the start of the NFL season and Steven and Jeff are ready to get this thing started. Before they get to the AFC North, they discuss the Franchise Tag players that were able to get long-term deals, including Saints QB Drew Brees, Bears RB Matt Forte, Ravens RB Ray Rice and Jaguars K Josh Scobee. They also briefly discuss Wes Welker not reaching a long-term deal with the Patriots along with Chiefs WR Dwayne Bowe, Cowboys LB Anthony Spencer, Lions DE Cliff Avril and 49ers S Dashon Goldson.
With all the arrests happening in the month of July, the guys would be remiss if they did not mention three “Good ‘Ole Boys” and talk about the Broncos DE Elvis Dumervil arrested for aggravated assault, Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch arrested for DUI in Oakland and Cowboys WR Dez Bryant being arrested for family violence. Although Steven does not condone what Bryant is being accused of, he does share a personal story about the judicial system in the state of Texas.
Finally, the guys arrive at the AFC North to talk about the Ravens, Bengals, Browns and Steelers. Steven suggests that all four teams had solid drafts this off-season and Jeff agrees. However they disagree on the QB situation in Cleveland. Steven does not believe Colt McCoy is the problem but Jeff says he likes the move to rookie Brandon Weeden. Finally the guys wish to apologize to Steelers fans as they ran out of time and did not spend much time on Pittsburgh. Sorry “T”!
Episode 8.06 – AFC East Assessment Show
The guys get ready to head into the season as they start their division preview shows. They start in the AFC East and take a look at the off-season moves by the Bills, Dolphins, Patriots and Jets.
The guys start with some NFL News as they discuss the Adrian Peterson situation. Jeff has a theory as to what happened, but Steven feels there is more going on there that we has not been made public yet. The guys talk about RG3 not interested in Kim Kardashian and Steven thinks he is a smart guy, but Steven also takes a vow that he will not mention Robert Griffin III ever again.
The guys feel the Patriots are still the team to beat this division, but Steven thinks the Jets are going to be extremely fun to watch. Meanwhile, both Steven and Jeff have some interesting things to say about the Bills and Dolphins.
Episode 8.05 – NFL News Show
The guys are a back with an NFL News Show. However someone heard nudes show and we got unclothed models in the Rave Cave. Not sure how the guys are going to explain that one to the Mrs. at home.
In NFL News, the guys started with some fun news that involved no other than Patriots QB, Tom Brady. Steven really enjoyed his video Under Armour spoof on Funny or Die and said that Tom can have fun when he wants to have fun and that sometimes there are people who like the Empire. Jeff enjoy the video as well but with nude models roaming the Rave Cave, it took some time to get Jeff’s full attention.
In today’s show, the guys also covered Chad Ochocinco going to Miami, Michael Huff saying that Al Davis was the de-facto defensive coordinator for the Raiders, FOX analyst Terry Bradshaw saying that he would not allow his son to play football now and Tim Tebow responding to Tedy Bruschi.
Plus Steven says that he wants to get a .20 blood alcohol level so that he can see what these players are feeling when they get pulled over for DUis, ala Giants David Diel and Jaguars Justin Blackmon.
Episode 8.04 – The We Don’t Know What To Call It NFL Show
After a long hiatus, the guys return with an NFL news show. The guys spend half the show discussing the current string of “Good Ole Boys” that includes Jaguars rookie WR Justin Blackmon, the Lions Nick Fairley and Vikings FB Jerome Felton. All three players were arrested for DUIs and Blackmon’s is his second offense as he tested in at .24, way over the .08 legal limit.
Steven says all these players will be suspended by commissioner Roger Goodell. The guys also talk about the Seahawks getting docked 2 OTAs because they were running practices with players hitting each other and with Jeff’s visit to the San Diego Chargers OTAs, this was very interesting news to Jeff.
Finally the guys talk about some other news including the Dolphins winning something, being on Hard Knocks, which Steven says will be extremely boring with the exception of possibly having a Lauren Tannehill sighting.
Episode 8.03 – NFL Draft Recap
The guys sit down to talk about their trip to New York and their three days at Radio City Music Hall and the 2012 NFL Draft, but first they talk about the three S names in NFL News. The Saints players finally get their punishments and Jonathan Vilma gets to miss the entire season. The Ravens get some bad news when they find out Terrell Suggs has a torn Achilles and will miss most of the season and the guys say good bye to Charger great, Junior Seau.
Steven and Jeff share some stories from the draft, and even share some stories from around New York City. Both guys get to the 9/11 Memorial and Steven talks about finally getting to Central Park and his afternoon wandering through the city.
Then after watching QBs Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III go one, two in the draft, the guys share the craziness of the most trades in the 1st round of an NFL Draft in league history. It was pretty crazy and the guys give you their thoughts on the entire 1st day.
Episode 8.02 – NFL Draft Preview Part 2
Steven and Jeff are back to try and finish their preview of the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft. The guys pick it up at pick number 11 but as you listen you will soon find out, they did not get very far. Hopefully, you will enjoy the show and what they did talk about.
As the guys head out to New York to cover the draft, please visit their Facebook and Twitter pages to keep up with their thoughts as the draft unfolds.
Episode 8.01 – NFL Draft Preview Part 1
A new season gets underway with as Steven and Jeff get ready to head out to New York for the 2012 NFL Draft. In this episode, the guys talk about some of the news that has happened since the Ravies show, like Tim Tebow going to the Jets, the Saints getting no help in the appeal, the Commish heading to Minnesota to discuss the Vikings current stadium situation and then the guys talk about the first 10 picks in Round 1 of the upcoming NFL Draft.
The guys try to anticipate what each of the first ten teams will do and with Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III certainly going 1 and 2, the fun starts with the third pick and the Minnesota Vikings. Listen as the guys get back to having fun with the podcast and try to navigate the fun possible picks for the first 10 teams on the board.
Episode 7.59 – 7th Annual RAVIES Show

It’s time for the final show of the year, the 7th Annual RAVIES show. This year the guys actually have someone come in and do a five minute opening. No, it’s not Billy Crystal, its the biggest name in comedy.
With the RAVIES show out, that can mean only one thing. The end of the 7th season of NFL Rants & Raves. Enjoy!



