

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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Aug 21, 2018 • 46min
Bryant McFadden on rookie QBs, helmet rule problems (Football 08/21)
Will Brinson is joined by Bryant McFadden of CBS Sports HQ to break down the latest preseason action, including how the rookie quarterbacks looked and if the NFL has a problem on its hands with the new helmet rule and the roughing the passer setup. They also talk about what the Jets should do with Teddy Bridgewater, and Will breaks down the Ravens-Colts game as well as news from 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 20, 2018 • 57min
NFL Week 2 Preseason Full Recap (Football 08/20)
Will Brinson is joined by John Breech and Sean Wagner to break down Week 2 of the NFL Preseason. Is the new helmet rule causing problems for the league that could linger? Is roughing the passer going to be a THING this season? Did Baker Mayfield and Josh Allen make their case to start in Week 1? Would you rather have Jimmy Garoppolo or Patrick Mahomes? Should the Jaguars trade for Teddy Bridgewater? Can the Bengals offense be good? Is the Zack Martin injury a problem for Dallas? How did Deshaun Watson look? Can the Titans offense be good? Is Trey Burton a top 10 tight end? All these 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 17, 2018 • 52min
NFL Preseason Week 2 Recap, Fantasy Draft Weekend Preview (Football 08/17)
Will Brinson is joined by Ryan Wilson of CBS Sports to break down the action from the three preseason games on Thursday night, including the Nick Foles injury, James Washington's impressive performance and what the Jets will do with Teddy Bridgewater and Sam Darnold. Then, Heath Cummings joins the show to break down what he's looking for over the weekend of preseason games to help get everyone prepared for their fantasy drafts. Will also laments his Jets preseason loss but gears back up with another lock. 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 16, 2018 • 45min
Adam Gold on Jalen Ramsey's QB comments (Football 08/16)
Will Brinson breaks down the latest news and notes from around the NFL before being joined by Adam Gold of 99.9 The Fan in Raleigh to hammer out takes on Jalen Ramsey's takes about quarterbacks around the NFL. Is Josh Allen trash? Does Joe Flacco suck? WHO IS MATT RYAN? The guys answer all of these very important questions 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 15, 2018 • 40min
La Canfora: Jets a sleeper, Redskins breakdown, Hard Knocks recap (Football 08/15)
Will Brinson breaks down the second episode of "Hard Knocks" and discusses the latest news and notes around the NFL before being joined by CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora, who is buying stock in the New York Jets, a team he thinks can be a sleeper in the 2018 NFL season with Sam Darnold under center. JLC also talks about the Redskins disappointment with the Derrius Guice injury, if he's in on the Ravens yet and much, 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 14, 2018 • 35min
Bryant McFadden on rookie QBs in NFL preseason, new NFL helmet rule (Football 08/14)
Will Brinson breaks down the latest NFL news and notes from around the league and is then joined by Bryant McFadden of CBS Sports to talk about the league's helmet rule and the problems it's causing, as well as to look at the performances of some rookie quarterbacks around the league. 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 13, 2018 • 32min
NFL Preseason Week 1 Winners, Losers (Football 08/13)
Will Brinson breaks down the latest NFL news and notes and looks at some winners and losers from Week 1 of the 2018 NFL preseason. 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 10, 2018 • 46min
NFL Preseason Week 1 Recap, Weekend Picks (Football 08/10)
Will Brinson is joined by Ryan Wilson and John Breech to break down the action from Week 1's preseason games on Thursday night, including the performances of Baker Mayfield and Tyrod Taylor, the good and bad of Bills quarterback Josh Allen, Derrius Guice's injury and the latest updates, Andrew Luck's performance for the Colts and Lamar Jackson improving in his preseason work. The guys also pick teams or players they are ALL IN -- Breech promises to get a tattoo when the Bengals win a playoff game this year, Brinson is moving his family to Nashville when the Titans win the Super Bowl and Wilson has to tell everyone his creepy fantasy team name that he used to draft Saquon Barkley. All that 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 9, 2018 • 34min
Dave Doeren breaks down how NC State rookies will fare in NFL (Football 08/09)
Will Brinson chats up NC State head coach Dave Doeren to find out how his seven former players taken in the 2018 NFL Draft will fare with their respective teams in the NFL, and they also run through some of his current players and how they'll fit at the next level, including quarterback Ryan Finley. Will also breaks down the latest NFL news and notes from around the league. 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 8, 2018 • 37min
Hard Knocks Recap; Live From Vegas, Part 2: NFC breakdown (Football 08/08)
Will Brinson breaks down Hard Knocks, Episode 1 and hits on the latest NFL news before throwing it to the second part of his Vegas podcast episode with Nick Kostos, Pete Prisco and Jon Campbell of OddsShark, where they jumped on the mic live from Las Vegas to break down the NFC and hand out some Super Bowl picks. Will also breaks down the latest news and notes around the NFL over the last few days of training camp. 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


