Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast

Will Brinson is joined by Ryan Wilson of CBS Sports to break down what teams might be due for a regression in 2018 and they pick some surprising candidates, including the Vikings and the Eagles??? Yes, both the NFC Championship Game contestants highlight this list of possible fallback teams, which is a reminder either of how dumb they are or how wild the NFL really is. 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

Will Brinson is joined by a host of different NFL stars for this edition of the podcast, including Bears rookie linebacker Roquan Smith, Patriots All-World tight end Rob Gronkowski, Bengals rookie linebacker Malik Jefferson and Browns rookie cornerback Denzel Ward. 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

Will Brinson is briefly joined by Willie McGinest to talk about the Patriots and then chats up Tyler Luckey and Joe Rogers of Nike about the potential changes and innovation coming to the cleats and uniforms NFL players will have moving forward. 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

Will Brinson is joined by NC State Assistant Athletic Director and Director of Strength and Conditioning Dantonio Burnette to talk about how he preps guys for the NFL in his program, the different technology they use in order to find an edge in developing players, how a class of 3-star recruits turned into an NFL draft class of seven players 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

Will Brinson is joined by CBS Sports' Bryant McFadden to break down the decision by Kam Chancellor to walk away from football and compare the 2013 Seahawks to the 2008 Steelers. The guys also discuss LeBron James going to the Lakers and wonder about such examples in the NFL where a single player could attract veterans in free agency. 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

Will Brinson is joined by Frank Schwab of Yahoo! Sports, and the guys take a pretend $1000 budget to bet on season-long bets like win totals for various NFL teams and different player props for the full season. 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

Jameis Winston's suspension was made official by the NFL on Thursday afternoon, so Will Brinson breaks down everything you need to know about the Buccaneers quarterback missing the first three games of the season and why the NFL would only give him that length of a suspension when he essentially admitted to sexual assault. Will also breaks down the news that Jerry Richardson was fined $2.75 million by the NFL. And then he's joined by Minkah Fitzpatrick, Dolphins rookie, who talks about handing out a Gatorade Player of the Year award, what his favorite thing to do on the football field is, and whether he's motivated by Stephen Ross' comments about trading down. 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

Will Brinson is joined on the program by Cowboys legend and recent "The Young and the Restless" star Drew Pearson. Pearson explains what it was like to work on a soap opera, how he got into soaps in the first place, his grade for David Akers announcing the Eagles pick at May's draft, what he thinks about the Cowboys wide receivers this year and more. Will also apologizes for missing out on Matthew Stafford during the QB draft on Wednesday and debates (with himself) whether he would rather have the Vikings or Jaguars defense for the next three years. 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

Will Brinson is joined by CBS Sports Danny Kanell to figure out which quarterbacks are going to perform the best in 2018, but instead of ranking quarterbacks, the guys decide to do a quarterback draft, snake format, with just two people, and see how it ends up shaking out and what storylines it creates. The results were compelling! 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

Bryant McFadden joins Will Brinson to break down how the similarities between the Buccaneers in 2018 with Jameis Winston's suspension and the Steelers in 2010 when Ben Roethlisberger was taken off the field for a personal conduct suspension as well. The guys then break down their three biggest sleeper defenses for 2018 and B Mac tells an incredible story about a pre-snap situation involving Jedi mind master Troy Polamalu. 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