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From The Pocket
by Christin Head and Jake Norman
A podcast dedicated to all things football. We will discuss story lines and football teams from around the NFL. We also will hit on college, and other football news.If you like football analysis that breaks down all the teams, or if you just want to hear about your favorite team, this is the podcast for you.
Episodes
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Local Cowboys Fan IN PAIN, Stroud on Fire, More From a CRAZY Week 6 | From The Pocket
Week 6 is in the books, and Jake and Christin are reacting to the biggest games and storylines from across the NFL. The Texans revived their season with a last-second win over the Jaguars in London, the Chiefs remained undefeated with a dominant performance against the Chargers and the Packers...
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Raiders UPSET Bills? Browns BEAT Ravens? Who Will Upset Who In Week 6? | From The Pocket
Week 6 is here, and Jake and Christin are previewing the biggest games and storylines from across the NFL. The Texans and Jaguars take their AFC South rivalry to London, the Chargers attempt to knock off the Chiefs, the Cowboys visit the Packers for a Sunday-night showdown at Lambeau Field and…
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A Weird Week, 49ers-Seahawks, Jags-Eagles, Broncos-Chargers, WEEK 5 RECAP | From The Pocket
Week 5 is in the books, and Jake and Christin are reacting to everything that stood out across the NFL. Which teams made a statement? Which early-season problems are becoming legitimate concerns? And what did we learn from another unpredictable week of football? The crew breaks down the biggest...
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Tier Ranking EVERY Team Through 3 Weeks, Talking Week 4 | From The Pocket
Week 4 of the NFL season is here, and Jake and Christin are previewing the entire slate. Which teams are facing the most pressure? Which matchups could decide the week? And who are they picking to win? The crew breaks down the biggest games and storylines, identifies the teams that desperately…
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An INSANE Week 3, Cowboys-Ravens, Rams-Broncos, Breaking It ALL Down | From The Pocket
Week 3 is in the books, and Jake and Christin are reacting to all the action from across the NFL. Which performances changed how we view a team? Which early-season concerns are becoming legitimate problems? And what should we avoid overreacting to after only three weeks? The crew breaks down the...
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Broncos-Rams, Steelers-Bengals, Jags-Patriots: Week 3 PREVIEW | From The Pocket
Week 3 is here, and the pressure is already beginning to build around the NFL. Jake and Christin preview the weekend’s biggest games, break down the matchups that could determine the results and discuss the teams with the most at stake. They also share their biggest takes, identify the players…
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Bengals-Texans, Vikings-Bears, Jags-Broncos, REACTING to Week 2 | From The Pocket
Week 2 gave us injuries, upsets, breakout performances and plenty of reasons to question what we thought we learned during opening weekend. Jake and Christin react to all of the Week 2 action, break down the weekend’s biggest winners and losers and decide which results should actually change how…
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Which Teams Are In Must-Win Mode, Previewing Week 2 | From The Pocket
Week 2 is here, and Christin and Jake are previewing the entire NFL slate. The guys break down Bills-Lions, identify the teams already facing a must-win situation, and reveal Christin’s latest Vibe Rankings. Jake delivers his takes from around the league before they pick a winner in every Week 2...
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Bills-Texans, Packers-Vikings, REACTING To Week 1 of the 2026 NFL Season | From The Pocket
Week 1 is officially in the books, and Christin and Jake are breaking down everything that stood out from the NFL’s opening weekend. Which performances should we believe in? Which teams already have reason to worry? From the biggest surprises and disappointments to the players and teams whose…
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Seahawks Beat Patriots, 49ers DESTROY Rams, We React | From The Pocket
The 2026 NFL season is officially underway — and the first two games gave us plenty to talk about. We break down the Seahawks’ 13-10 win over the Patriots in a Super Bowl rematch, including Seattle surviving the loss of Sam Darnold and a disastrous fourth quarter from Drake Maye. Then, we head to...
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WE ARE SO BACK! Week 1 Preview for the 2026-27 NFL Season | From The Pocket
Week 1 of the NFL season is here, and Christin and Jake are breaking down everything you need to know before the opening slate kicks off. They’re previewing the biggest games, most important matchups, players to watch and teams facing immediate pressure. Which contenders will make an early...
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We Predicted the 2026 NFL Season | From The Pocket
The NFL season is about to begin, and Christin and Jake are locking in their final predictions. They’re revealing their division winners, playoff teams, award picks, Super Bowl matchup and the teams they expect to surprise or disappoint this season. The time for changing picks is over—these are…
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The Browns Roster Is Honestly Pretty Good | FTP Previews
The Cleveland Browns might be the NFL’s most fascinating reset in 2026.Todd Monken takes over for Kevin Stefanski with Deshaun Watson winning the starting quarterback job over Shedeur Sanders, while Cleveland has completely rebuilt the infrastructure around whoever plays QB. Spencer Fano…
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Why the 2026 Bengals Are A Real Contender This Season | FTP 2026
The Cincinnati Bengals have spent years asking Joe Burrow and their offense to overcome a defense that simply hasn’t been good enough.In 2026, they’re betting that one massive defensive overhaul can finally change that.Cincinnati traded the No. 10 pick for Dexter Lawrence, added Jonathan Allen…
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Are the Baltimore Ravens Still Super Bowl Contenders? | FTP Previews
The Baltimore Ravens enter 2026 looking to prove that one disappointing season didn’t close their championship window. After missing the playoffs in 2025, Baltimore made one of the biggest changes in franchise history — moving on from John Harbaugh after 18 seasons and handing the team to Jesse...
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The NFL's Most Underrated Young Core | FTP Previews
The Pittsburgh Steelers are entering a new era — but they’re doing it with some very familiar faces.Mike McCarthy takes over for Mike Tomlin and reunites with Aaron Rodgers for what Rodgers has said will be his final NFL season. After winning the AFC North in 2025 but once again falling short in...
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The Bills Will Look A LOT Different This Year | FTP Previews
The Buffalo Bills enter 2026 with the same ultimate question hanging over them: Can Josh Allen finally get Buffalo over the hump?But this year, the path looks a little different.Joe Brady takes over as head coach, DJ Moore gives Josh Allen a legitimate new weapon, and Jim Leonhard inherits a...
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Will the New England Patriots 'Regress' In 2026? | FTP 2026
Yet again, we are so back.Welcome in everyone. This is From The Pocket and we are here today to talk about the New England Patriots—and how they'll do this 2026 season.Christin and Jake break down the coaching staff and the roster, and give their outlook for how they think this team might do.…
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Are the New York Giants Your Sleeper? | FTP Previews
How can someone be so back?This is From The Pocket y'all and we are here today to talk about the New York Giants ahead of the 2026 NFL season. In this episode, we break the down the entire team, as well as their new coaching staff.The Giants wanted to reset their organization and help Jaxson…
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Are The Dolphins As Bad As We Think? | FTP Previews
Are you back? BECAUSE WE ARE. And it feels so good. Welcome in and welcome all, this is another preview in our 32-team series ahead of the new season. In today's episode, Christin and Jake go through the Miami Dolphins from top to bottom. How will Malik Willis do? What will this defense look like...
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Can the Commanders Correct the Errors of Last Season in 2026? | FTP Previews
And we are back, everyone! This time, for our third installment of the 32-episode preview series ahead of the 2026 NFL season.In this episode, Christin and Jake break down the Washington Commanders ahead of the new NFL season. The commanders added a ton of pieces on the defense and are going to…
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Is There Really Hope for the New York Jets? | FTP Previews
Welcome in everyone! This is From The Pocket, and we are here today to break down the upcoming Jets schedule for the 2026 NFL season. Jake and Christin both believe this team has done enough this offseason to give its fans hope for the future, but some concerns are still in place, particularly...
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Will The Dallas Cowboys Return to the Playoffs in 2026? | FTP Previews
When's the last time we were so back??In today's preview, Christin and Jake break down America's Team and their rebuilt defense going into the 2026 campaign.This offense is still legit and the Cowboys are hoping for any improvement on the other side of the ball. With the changes they've made, if...
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Will the Philadelphia Eagles Take a Step Back in 2026? | FTP Previews
We are back baby and better than ever! This is episode one of 32 where we at From the Pocket are previewing teams going into the 2026 season. In our first episode of this series, Jake and Christin break down the Philadelphia Eagles. They break down their coaching, roster changes, offense, defense...
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We Tier Ranked All the 2026 Starting Quarterbacks | From The Pocket
And we are back y'all! Welcome in. We have a busy episode for you this week. Christin returns and joins Jake in tier ranking all the starting quarterbacks into the new season. Some controversy, disagreements and some stunning shared opinions in this one as the duo works their way through…
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WAKE UP! These are 10 Position Groups EVERYONE Is Sleeping On | From the Pocket
HEY! Wake up! You're sleeping on these position groups. These are position groups that for one reason or another, are being very underrated going into this offseason.Jake breaks down 10 of them, and explains why he thinks they will be much better than the general media seems to be discussing.Who...
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Every NFC's BREAKOUT Player for 2026 | From The Pocket
And we are back, everyone! Welcome in. This is another episode of From The Pocket. Christin joins us yet again for a special offseason episode where he and Jake go through their breakout players for every NFC team. If you missed their episode last week, they did the same thing but for the AFC.…
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Every AFC Team's 2026 BREAKOUT Player | From The Pocket
We are so back, baby! Welcome in and welcome all. This is another episode of From The Pocket, and we got our guy, Christin, joining us for a rare offseason sighting. Him and Jake go through all 16 teams in the AFC and the breakout players they could have coming into this season. The duo cover...
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Which NFL Team Will Go From WORST To FIRST? | From The Pocket
And just like that, we are back everybody, after a little hiatus. Jake returns to break down which of the last place teams in 2026 have the best odds to win their division outright. This episode follows the discussion from a couple weeks ago, when Jake discussed the likelihood that last year's...
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Which Division WINNER Can REPEAT in 2026? | From The Pocket
And we're back everybody, welcome in and welcome all! This is From The Pocket. Jake goes solo today and discusses the teams that won their division in 2025 , and which of them has the best chance to repeat. Two new episodes every week so tune in Thursday to hear Jake go over the team most likely…
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Tier Ranking 2026 NFC Offseasons | From The Pocket
And we are back! We've got another episode of From the Pocket ready to hit your earholes today. In this week's episode, we go through every NFC team's offseason during the team building period (free agency and the draft) and tier rank how they did. The criteria, similar to the AFC episode last...
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Putting AFC Offseasons Into TIERS
And we are back, baby! This is From The Pocket, and we've got a busy one for you today. In this episode, Jake goes through every AFC team and decides where they should go in his tier ranking based on their offseason moves. Jake based the tiers around how well they followed and executed a plan...
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4 Trends to WATCH For in 2026 NFL Season | From the Pocket
We are back everybody! And we have a really interesting episode today for y'all. In this episode, Jake breaks down some trends to watch for in the upcoming 2026 season. What is all the fuss about tight ends now? Will teams continue to use nickel defense? Will quarterbacks make their return? And…
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What To Know About the 2026 NFL Schedule
Y'ALL SHUT UP! The schedule is out. Yes, that is right. The NFL schedule was released and as a tried and true tradition every year, it signals that we are that much closer to football returning. OTAs are in full swing, news continues to come out even in the heart of the offseason with just under...
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The WORST and MOST CONTROVERSIAL of the 2026 NFL Draft
We are so back baby, and this week we got another doozy. In this episode, Jake goes through the draft classes he did not like, as well as some of the more controversial ones. We're talking Ty Simpson to the Rams, we're talking Falcons, Packers, Jaguars (they took a tight end in the second…
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Which Teams Had the BEST 2026 Draft Class? | From The Pocket
Oh my goodness! We are so back and better than ever. After a brief hiatus, Christin and Jake return to recap and discuss the fallout from the NFL draft. In this episode, the duo go through which teams they thought did the best in the draft. What was expected to be a quick rundown of some…
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2026 NFL Draft: What You NEED To Know
And we are back again (but more importantly, so is Christin!). With only one week to go until the 2026 NFL draft, the fellas at From The Pocket are gearing up. In this week's episode, we get back to the basics. Christin has not been learning too much about the draft so Jake takes time to answer…
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The 12 GEMS of the 2026 NFL Draft
Woot! We are back after a week-long break (sorry about that). This week's episode, coming at you a little late but hey, we did it. In this episode, we are going through a dozen draft gems in the 2026 NFL draft. These are not the guys at the top of the board. They are guys going at the end of Day…
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Top 6 Draft CONCERNS | From The Pocket
And WE ARE back everyone. Welcome to another episode of From The Pocket. We are continuing our draft coverage in earnest, and there is still a lot to do. In today's episode, we are going over the biggest concerns going into the draft. Specifically, we dive into a variety of topics that Jake is...
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10 Biggest DRAFT Questions | From The Pocket
What is going on everybody? We are back and continuing our draft coverage. We only have a few weeks until the draft, and a lot to cover. In today's episode, Jake breaks down the 10 biggest questions going into the draft. Topics range from prospects to teams, to larger trends. Will Arvell Reese...
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Breaking Down the AFC's DRAFT Needs | From The Pocket
And just like that! We are back for another one. In this episode, we are continuing with our conversation around draft needs for every NFL team. This time, we go through the AFC. If you want to hear Jake give his breakdown of the NFC, go listen to the episode before this. This is a busy one. A…
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Breaking Down DRAFT Needs for Every NFC Team
Oh my good golly goodness we are back again! This time. It's draft season. We are leaving free agency behind. All the mad dash grades, all the analyzing, the roster filling, it's all in service of this. The NFL draft. Today is the start of a month of coverage at From the Pocket leading up to the...
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Grading AFC Teams in Free Agency
And we back! This time to discuss the AFC grades for free agency. Please note I recorded this before the Broncos trade and I'm sorry I sound like someone who was stuck in yesterday during that segment. But we go through all of them. Who stole the show, who found value, who filled their needs, who...
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Grading NFC Teams in Free Agency
Oh dang! We are back everybody. Another episode of From the Pocket is hitting your podcast and YouTube app. Jake has a big one today. He goes through and grades all the NFC teams and how they did in free agency. His grades barely make sense, honestly (don't tell him I said that). But I guess he...
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The WAY TOO EARLY Rankings of NFL Teams
Oh no. Uh uh. They ain't do it again. You brought back to them two times, Dr. Dre? Oh fo sho. This the special right here. Christin and Jake return for part 2 of their free agency extravaganza. This time, Christin gives us his long overdue "way too early" rankings. The duo go through the tiers…
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Free Agency REACTION, Breakdown
It's here. The start of the new league season, the start of hope for all 32 teams. Free agency is here and everyone began tampering as soon as they legally could. And as a result, we've got some crazy signings. Whether it's Tyler Linderbaum going to the Raiders for a HUGE contract, Mike Evans...
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EVERYTHING You Need to Know About 2026 Free Agency
Did we seriously break down 300 free agents?OK, no. We're not insane. But Jake does get around in this one. In our grand breakdown of the free agency class for 2026, Jake breaks down the key free agents at every position.He weighs the strengths and weaknesses on the class, discusses where he…
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WAY TOO EARLY 2026 Playoff Talk. Who Makes, Who Misses?
And just like that, Jake is already giving way too early looks at the 2026 playoff picture (before free agency?? C'mon dude.) OK, so it's not a "prediction," but Jake still wanted to look at some teams who could miss the playoffs next year after making it this year, and who might make them after...
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10 Most INTERESTING Teams This NFL Offseason
Jake is back to discuss the 10 most interesting teams this offseason! In an episode with a (very) loose criteria, Jake breaks down 10 teams and why he thinks they might be interesting. Maybe they have coaches on the hot seat, or great draft capital, glaring needs and little resources, or an...
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10 Teams Who Will STRUGGLE This Offseason, Ranking Coaching Hires
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast dedicated to all things football. We will discuss story lines and football teams from around the NFL. We also will hit on college, and other football news.If you like football analysis that breaks down all the teams, or if you just want to hear about your favorite team, this is the podcast for you.
HOSTED BY
Christin Head and Jake Norman
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A podcast dedicated to all things football. We will discuss story lines and football teams from around the NFL. We also will hit on college, and other football news.If you like football analysis that breaks down all the teams, or if you just want to hear about your favorite team, this is the...
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From The Pocket is created and hosted by Christin Head and Jake Norman.
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