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 14.04 – Week 2 Show
Episode 14.04, the NFL Week 2 Show.
Airdate: Tuesday, September 11, 2018.
The first week of the NFL Season is in the books and boy, oh boy what a crazy week it was. After 1 Week, Lady Edith is ahead of both Steven and Steve, as Steven faced his worst opening week in a decade. The Eagles fans booed their team off the field, the Saints, Lions and Steelers killed off many Survivor Pools & A-A-Ron didn’t mess up! He got up & led a furious comeback over DA Bears, who may not be as bad as many thought.
The guys talk about some key injuries in the NFL and both give you RANTS this week, as Steven rants on regular season ties in the NFL. Steve rants on Week 1 over-reactions and reminds everyone that it is only one game! Chill.
Plus the guys share their Week 2 picks and Steven looks to go 2-0 with his NFL Locks of the Week.
Episode 14.03 – Week 1 Show
Episode 14.03, the Week 1 Show.
Airdate: Tuesday, September 4, 2018.
What time is it? FOOTBALL TIME!!! That’s right, the 2018 NFL Season is right around the corner so it’s time for Steven and Steve to give you their picks for Week 1 in the NFL. The guys talk about the money being spend on Aaron Donald and Khalil Mack. What were the Raiders thinking?
Steven and Steve agree on 12 of the 16 games this week and since Steve is new, he gets to select this week’s Challenge Game. As the guys make their selections, listen to Steve talk about how he is getting his little one, Lady Edith, to make her weekly NFL picks. Is she going to beat either of the Steve’s this year? Follow along and check it out.
Plus in this week’s Rants and Raves segment, both guys celebrate a Rave, as Steve raves on the Malcolm Jenkins Foundation and Steven joins in with a rave of his own, honoring the JJ Watt Foundation and the work they did after Huricane Harvey.
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Episode 14.02 – The 2018 NFL Prediction Show
Episode 14.02, the 2018 NFL Prediction Show.
Airdate: Tuesday, August 28, 2018.
This week, Steven and Stevejump into their time machine and take you through the 2018 NFL Season making their predictions all the way through Super Bowl LIII. Will the Defending Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles get a chance to repeat or with the Evil Empire reclaim the throne.
Plus hear what they say about Tom Brady’s hangup and OBJ’s crazy $95 Million contract with the New York Giants. And how much would the guys pay to have their team win the Super Bowl? Jerry Jones would write an embarrassingly large check apparently.
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Episode 14.01 – The We’re Back Show!
Episode 14.01, the We’re Back Show.
Tuesday, August 21, 2018.
That’s right, Steven’s back and and decided to bring another Steve along for the ride. Let’s get back to Football and get ready for the 2018 NFL Season. Buckle up, It’s gonna be a bumpy ride!
Staring with Eminem’s Guess Who’s Back, Steven introduces a new co-host, Steve Frey and explains what happened to Season 13. The two Steve’s talk about Jalen Ramsey trash talking other NFL QBs in GQ article but gives his own QB a pass. Dez Bryant visits Cleveland Browns, but Steven doesn’t like that.
The season starts with two rants as Steven rants on new helmet rule while Steve rants on the Kickoff!!!
They also discuss the Hall of Fame TO mess, the adjustment to the catch rule, the NFL’s stance on the Anthem Protests, what’s happening with holdouts Aaron Donald (Rams), Khalil Mack (Raiders), Earl Thomas (Seahawks), Bell (Steelers). Steven thinks the Redskins need to vet the players they are drafting as another rookie, RB Derrius Guice goes down to injury as he suffers a torn ACL in their preseason opener.
Finally, the guys talk about enjoying Hard Knocks with the Cleveland Browns and they call out Ravens CB Jimmy Smith, who was suspended by the NFL for 4 games for out 4 game for sviolating the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy.
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Episode 12.22 – The Final Show!
Episode 12.22, the Final Show.
The NFL season is over, the New England Patriots are Champions again, Tom Brady wins the Super Bowl MVP (yawn – should have been James White – I’ll tell you why a little later) and the NFL is already looking at free agents, franchise tags and the combine, and did I mention, this is the FINAL SHOW EVER!
I end the show with a Rant and a Rave.
Plus Elena is here with me to end this wild ride! Are you ready – say it with me…
Let’s Chomp it In!
Episode 12.21 – AFC & NFC Championships
Hello peeps, just a quick show with Elena to give you my Championship picks and express my sorrow at the results from last week.
Season is winding down. Just two shows left. *sad face*
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Episode 12.20 – Divisional Round
Episode 12.20, the Divisional Round Preview Show.
The first show of the New Year! Happy New Year everyone! I cannot believe that another season is quickly coming to an end. The Wild Card Week is in the books and I live to play another day in the Challenge Game. Of course you know I’ll give you my take on the whole Beckham Boat Cruise & his awful performance against the Packers. I’ll come to his defense by recalling Tony Romo’s trip to Cabo in 2007.
Elena enjoyed the co-host chair so much, she’ll join me again and I’ll also tell you why Wild Card weekend was the worst one in years.
Elena and I will look ahead to the Divisional Round games. This week Louis James is picking against me and he’ll get to pick the Challenge Game.
Here comes the four Divisional Round picks.
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Episode 12.19 – NFL Week 17
Episode 12.19, the Week 17 Preview Show.
Last week it was Elena – this week my youngest, Emma, joins me in picking all the Week 17 games. I have a rant on teams jumping the gun on Black Monday, just one question, why now? I’ll discuss all the possible playoff scenarios and let you know all the possible playoff seeding options. Plus, do the Seahawks have a new Marshawn Lynch? I’ll talk about CB Richard Sherman’s latest with the media.
This week Derek Hanlan, the Scottish Assassin, is back to try and hand me another Challenge Game loss by putting his picks up against mine. Let’s see how it goes!
Here comes all Week 17 picks.
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Episode 12.18 – NFL Week 16
Episode 12.18, the Week 16 Preview Show.
Look who’s back! It’s been a couple of weeks with no shows due to technical difficulties. My Focusrite USB mixer has gone caput and I am not sure I will be replacing it as the season comes to an end. So with that said, I am having a little fun with my oldest daughter, Elena who joins me as my co-host for today’s show.
Here comes all Week 16 picks along with Richard Callahan who picks for the fans. Elena makes some funky picks and Steven rants on Seahawks CB Richard Sherman.
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Episode 12.17 – NFL Week 13
Episode 12.17, the Week 13 Preview Show.
Back after the Thanksgiving break and I cannot believe that we are hitting Week 13. Something else I cannot believe, The Cowboys can clinch a playoff spot this weekend. WHAT?
Sorry I did not get to praise Greg Campbell for torching me two weeks ago, but Happy Birthday buddy! Hope that makes up for the missed show! Last week Robert Solis beat me cuz the Broncos were stupid in Overtime! But both Greg and Robert are – smartest men alive!
Plus, I’ll give you my Week 13 picks as I go up against John Edward who took the bait on Facebook and just wait until you hear how many games we differ on this week.
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