

Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast
CBS Sports, Football, NFL
Pushing the Pile moves the NFL conversation across the line, led by football analyst Mike Renner and writer/thinker JP Acosta. Together, the two bring a mix of analytics expertise and sharp cultural insight across 4 episodes a week. It’s like hanging with your buddies and talking ball… film junkies who helped build evaluation systems used by NFL teams, and one of the most thoughtful young voices breaking down the game today.
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Sep 4, 2018 • 58min
NFL Week 1 Early Picks, Leans (Football 09/04)
Will Brinson is joined by R.J. White, Kevin Steimle and Ryan Wilson LIVE from Fort Lauderdale to break down the latest NFL news and notes around the league and to look at some of the Week 1 lines and where there might be value. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 3, 2018 • 36min
Khalil Mack trade breakdown, what are the Raiders doing, cut day (Football 09/03)
Will Brinson and Bryant McFadden are LIVE from Fort Lauderdale to break down the latest news around the NFL, including Khalil Mack being traded from the Raiders to the Bears, Martavis Bryant being cut by Oakland, AJ McCarron being traded from Buffalo to Oakland and all the other news and notes around the NFL. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 31, 2018 • 56min
Mina Kimes on Jalen Ramsey, Patriots, Division Previews (Football 08/31)
Will Brinson is joined by ESPN Sr. Writer Mina Kimes to break down every single NFL division, starting with the AFC South, which features the Jaguars, who feature Jalen Ramsey, who Mina just wrote a story on (if you haven't read it yet, go find it, he goes nuclear once more). They also wonder why Jon Gruden is letting Tom Cable have a bunch of power, if the Patriots drama is real, who Mina would pick to save her life between Joe Flacco and Andy Dalton, if the Saints or Falcons are better, if Jerry Jones has a Faustian deal with the devil, what Brian Schottenheimer's offense will look like and why Aaron Rodgers didn't take Kirk Cousins' type of contract, plus much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 30, 2018 • 48min
Aaron Rodgers contract, future bets with RJ White (Football 08/30)
Will Brinson is joined by R.J. White of SportsLine and CBSSports.com to discuss the latest news around the NFL, including Aaron Rodgers signing a huge new contract with the Packers, Teddy Bridgewater being traded to the Saints and much more. Then the two break down their best bets for the season, including what Super Bowl bets they like, what win total bets they like and what player prop bets they like. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 29, 2018 • 46min
Dr. Brandon Bowers on NFL injuries, fantasy football drafts (Football 08/29)
Will Brinson is joined by Dr. Brandon Bowers, a sports injury analyst and expert for CBS Sports and SportsLine, to talk about what kind of expectations we should have for various players who are battling injuries either from last year or before the season, including Doug Baldwin, Rashaad Penny, David Johnson, Carson Wentz, Deshaun Watson, Andrew Luck and several more. Will also breaks down the latest news and notes and recaps the latest episode of Hard Knocks. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 28, 2018 • 39min
Odell Beckham's contract, Falcons Super Bowl prediction (Football 08/28)
Will Brinson takes a look at the deal the Giants gave the Odell Beckham and whether they can win in 2018, the rumors surrounding Khalil Mack and the Raiders lack of contract talk, Tom Brady hanging up on a radio interview and more NFL news. He then explains why he's picking the Falcons to win the Super Bowl in 2018 and the strategy he's discovered for the first few rounds of a fantasy draft that might be the new way to operate. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 27, 2018 • 56min
NFL Preseason Week 3 Breakdown (Football 08/27)
Will Brinson is joined by Ryan Wilson and Sean Wagner to break down the third week of the NFL Preseason, including a discussion of the Cowboys defense, Josh Allen's struggles, the Bengals offense looking good, whether there should be concern over AFC South quarterbacks, the Chargers struggling to stop the Saints, two sleepers on the Steelers for fantasy purposes and much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 24, 2018 • 58min
Dave Richard talks NFL Preseason Week 3 Fantasy Football draft prep (Football 08/24)
Will Brinson breaks down the Week 3 game between the Browns and the Eagles before being joined by CBS Sports Dave Richard, who goes through every single game on the preseason schedule with Will to figure out what to look for and what to expect if you're doing your fantasy football draft this weekend or in the coming week. Where should you draft Saquon Barkley? Buying or selling Deshaun Watson? How do you handle Ronald Jones? Is Andrew Luck going to be ready and where should you draft T.Y. Hilton? Are you comfortable with Tyreek Hill as a No. 1 wide receiver? Who is a viable starter from the Jaguars? All those questions answered plus much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 23, 2018 • 45min
Marc Sessler on Browns, Hard Knocks, sleeper teams (Football 08/23)
Will Brinson is joined by Marc Sessler of NFL.com and the Around the NFL Podcast to break down how the Cleveland Browns have looked on "Hard Knocks," what kind of expectations we should have for this team in 2018, how he feels about Baker vs. Darnold and what teams he might be eying as possible breakthrough squads in 2018. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 22, 2018 • 41min
Pete Prisco on Jaguars, Teddy B trade, sleepers and Hard Knocks recap (Football 08/22)
Will Brinson is joined by CBS Sports' Pete Prisco to explain why the Jaguars won't be trading for Teddy Bridgewater, to make a claim that Blake Bortles is a better value than Kirk Cousins and to run through the various teams he sees as up and down in terms of what he's seen so far in training camp. Will also breaks down Hard Knocks and backs up his claim that the Browns are the most entertaining team in football. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices


