The Checkdown Pod

We start off this week's episode by checking in on some of the top games from the Week 2 slate. Then we Throw the Red Flag; offering up some hot takes on the strength of the Bears and the stability of the Bengals. Next, we give an update to our weekly power rankings, before wrapping things up with a bleak assessment of the Giants' chances in their Thursday night tilt against the Niners.

The boys are back! Football is back! What could go wrong? A lot, evidently. We kick things off by recapping some key games from the Week 1 slate, including some unfortunate happenings in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Then we Throw the Red Flag, giving hot takes on the Cowboys and Bills. Next we drop our post Week 1 power rankings, before wrapping things up with a preview of Thursday Night's matchup between the Vikings and the Eagles.

This week's episode starts with The Checkdown Pod's 1.0 mock draft, giving you some of our early thoughts on this year's prospects. Then we have a special draft edition of Throwing the Red Flag, discussing hot takes about Myles Murphy and the 2023 class as a whole. We conclude with our Super Bowl preview; highlighting specific position group battles, discussing potential ways the Eagles can limit Travis Kelce's impact, and giving our score predictions. And of course Harry is still questioning if Jalen Hurts can lead a legacy drive. 

In this episode, we start with a recap of the NFC and AFC Championship games. Where we marvel at the prowess of the Eagles offensive line, discuss whether Jalen Hurts can lead a successful two minute drill, and question if Patrick Mahomes is an actual human. Then we Throw the Red Flag, giving hot takes about unnecessary roughness calls and the importance of Chris Jones. We conclude with a discussion of the latest head coaching hires - questioning the haul the Broncos gave up for Sean Payton and singing the praises of DaMeco Ryans- and the vacancies that still remain.  

We start this week's pod by giving our thoughts and takeaways from the Divisional Round games, discussing what makes the Eagles and 49ers such complete teams, how Burrow outplayed Allen, and another Brock Purdy rant by Harry. Then we each Throw the Red Flag, giving takes about the Giants QB future and Saquon. We conclude by previewing the upcoming AFC and NFC Championship games, offering score predictions and giving thoughts on how each team can win.

In this episode we give our thoughts on the games from this weekend and pose many questions like: How good was Brock Purdy? Is Tom Brady washed? And is Sam Hubbard still using his oxygen mask? Then we Throw the Red Flag, offering hot takes about Austin Ekeler and Zach Wilson and the 49ers. Finally, we preview the upcoming Divisional Round, picking winners and giving some thoughts on each matchup.