Check the Mic with Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson

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Reasons for Optimism for All 32 NFL Teams May 12, 2025

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Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson share their reasons to be optimistic about every single NFL team heading into the 2025 season. Why will your team win the Super Bowl? Listen to find out!

00:00 Intro

1:45 Buffalo Bills

5:05 Miami Dolphins

8:15 New England Patriots

11:50 New York Jets

15:15 Dallas Cowboys

21:22 New York Giants

25:32 Philadelphia Eagles

28:05 Washington Commanders

32:30 Baltimore Ravens

37:26 Cincinnati Bengals

40:56 Cleveland Browns

45:45 Pittsburgh Steelers

49:15 Detroit Lions

53:15 Green Bay Packers

57:22 Chicago Bears

59:48 Minnesota Vikings

1:03:28 Denver Broncos

1:06:16 Kansas City Chiefs

1:10:15 Los Angeles Chargers

1:13:26 Las Vegas Raiders

1:17:32 Arizona Cardinals

1:21:07 Los Angeles Rams

1:24:44 San Francisco 49ers

1:29:01 Seattle Seahawks

1:35:30 Houston Texans

1:41:00 Indianapolis Colts

1:47:28 Jacksonville Jaguars

1:50:57 Tennessee Titans

1:53:58 Atlanta Falcons

1:56:56 Carolina Panthers

2:02:10 New Orleans Saints

2:07:05 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2:13:00 Sam’s Pull-Up Story

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Reviewing ALL 2024 First Round Picks & their outlook for 2025 May 08, 2025

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Steve Palazzolo and Sam Monson look back at the 2024 NFL Draft, discussing each first round pick and their outlook for the 2025-2026 season.

00:00 Intro

2:30 Caleb Williams

12:15 Jayden Daniels

21:41 Drake Maye

27:50 Marvin Harrison Jr.

35:20 Joe Alt

37:18 Malik Nabers

41:55 JC Latham

44:55 Michael Penix Jr.

53:30 Rome Odunze

57:30 J.J. McCarthy

1:03:48 Olu Fashanu

1:06:22 Bo Nix

1:14:34 Brock Bowers

1:18:13 Taliese Fuaga

1:20:35 Laiatu Latu

1:23:30 Byron Murphy II

1:26:50 Dallas Turner

1:30:40 Amarius Mims

1:33:30 Jared Verse

1:38:10 Troy Fautanu

1:39:10 Chop Robinson

1:42:20 Quinyon Mitchell

1:45:20 Brian Thomas Jr.

1:49:25 Terrion Arnold

1:52:53 Jordan Morgan

1:54:09 Graham Barton

1:56:45 Darius Robinson

1:58:40 Xavier Worthy

2:03:10 Tyler Guyton

2:07:30 Nate Wiggins

2:09:07 Ricky Pearsall

2:11:57 Xavier Legette

2:16:45 Mug Check

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Top 10 NFL Offseasons May 05, 2025

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Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson discuss which NFL teams had the best offseason. Which teams made the best moves? Which teams missed out? How did the 2025 NFL Draft affect it all? Steve & Sam discuss.

00:00 Intro

6:15 Chicago Bears

19:19 New England Patriots

30:20 Arizona Cardinals

36:57 Carolina Panthers

46:00 Las Vegas Raiders

55:50 Washington Commanders

1:05:07 Los Angeles Rams

1:10:20 Minnesota Vikings

1:19:14 Kansas City Chiefs

1:27:40 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1:32:20 Honorable Mentions

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NFL Draft Review w/ Trevor Sikkema, Danny Kelly & Lance Zierlein May 01, 2025

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Steve & Sam have talked about the 2025 NFL Draft enough. Now they're bringing on their friends & fellow NFL Draft analysts Trevor Sikkema (PFF, NFL Stock Exchange), Danny Kelly (The Ringer), and Lance Zierlein (NFL.com) to break down the best & worst team drafts, players to watch, and much more!

00:00 Intro

2:12 Trevor Sikkema

25:21 Sponsor: SKIMS

26:36 Danny Kelly

57:19 Lance Zierlein

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Grading EVERY NFL Team's 2025 Draft (AFC + NFC South) Apr 30, 2025

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Steve Palazzolo and Sam Monson break down the entire 2025 NFL Draft division by division, grading EVERY team's picks across all seven rounds.

Today, they cover the AFC South (Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans) and the NFC South (Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers).

00:00 Intro

1:47 PrincessHallieForever.com

2:43 Tennessee Titans

24:35 Jacksonville Jaguars

39:38 Indianapolis Colts

51:10 Houston Texans

1:04:12 Sponsor: SKIMS

1:06:30 Carolina Panthers

1:19:44 New Orleans Saints

1:29:31 Atlanta Falcons

1:48:50 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Grading EVERY NFL Team's 2025 Draft (AFC + NFC West) Apr 29, 2025

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Steve Palazzolo and Sam Monson break down the entire 2025 NFL Draft division by division, grading EVERY team's picks across all seven rounds.

Today, they cover the AFC West (Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers) and the NFC West (Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks).

00:00 Intro

1:15 PrincessHallieForever.com

2:23 Kansas City Chiefs

16:26 Denver Broncos

30:38 Las Vegas Raiders

47:35 Los Angeles Chargers

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1:01:38 Arizona Cardinals

1:11:00 Los Angeles Rams

1:20:04 San Francisco 49ers

1:31:35 Seattle Seahawks

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Grading EVERY NFL Team's 2025 Draft (AFC + NFC East) Apr 28, 2025

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Steve Palazzolo and Sam Monson break down the entire 2025 NFL Draft division by division, grading EVERY team's picks across all seven rounds. Today, they cover the AFC East (Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets) and the NFC East (Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders). 00:00 Intro 1:15 PrincessHallieForever.com 3:36 Buffalo Bills 17:58 Miami Dolphins 33:20 New England Patriots 44:25 New York Jets 56:46 Sponsor: SKIMS 56:38 Dallas Cowboys 1:15:20 New York Giants 1:33:30 Philadelphia Eagles 1:46:55 Washington Commanders Doug's Visionaries of the Year Fundraiser: Visit https://www.PrincessHallieForever.com to make a donation in support of the LLS Dare to Dream Project, in honor of Hallie Kyed. If you mention Check the Mic, Steve & Sam will match your donation! Shop SKIMS Mens at SKIMS MENS | SKIMS #skimspartner Check out the Fits Everybody Collection at https://www.skims.com/ctm #skimspartner Contact harrison@the33rdteam.com for sponsorship opportunities. Get your Check the Mic mugs & merch: https://athletelogos.com/collections/check-the-mic

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Grading EVERY NFL Team's 2025 Draft (AFC + NFC North) Apr 27, 2025

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Steve Palazzolo and Sam Monson break down the entire 2025 NFL Draft division by division, grading EVERY team's picks across all seven rounds. Today, they cover the NFC North (Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings) and the AFC North (Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers).

00:00 Intro

2:20 Baltimore Ravens

16:17 Cleveland Browns

39:50 Pittsburgh Steelers

50:33 Cincinnati Bengals

1:04:44 Sponsor: SKIMS

1:07:08 Chicago Bears

1:18:56 Detroit Lions

1:33:50 Green Bay Packers

1:49:35 Minnesota Vikings

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The ENTIRE 2025 NFL Draft - Recapped! Apr 27, 2025

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Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson recap the ENTIRE 2025 NFL Draft. They list their TOP 5 Favorite team drafts, go through their favorite picks in EVERY ROUND, and talk through the teams who have had the best offseason so far.

00:00 Intro

1:55 Top 5 Favorite Drafts

3:36 Sam’s Top 5

5:43 Steve’s Top 5

9:50 Browns

13:00 Cowboys

15:40 Panthers

17:09 Bills

18:35 Grading the Giants

20:14 Bucs

22:40 Titans

23:41 Favorite Round 1 Picks

27:00 Favorite Round 2 Picks

29:40 Favorite Round 3 Picks

32:29 Favorite Round 4 Picks

35:10 Favorite Round 5 Picks

36:56 Favorite Round 6 Picks

39:01 Favorite Round 7 Picks

45:00 Sam’s Best Offseason - Bears

48:10 Steve’s Best Offseason - Commanders

50:20 Patriots’ Offseason

53:44 Most Surprising UDFA

59:40 Mug Check

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2025 NFL Draft Day 2 Winners & Losers Apr 26, 2025

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Steve Palazzolo and Sam Monson break down Day 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft, analyzing all of the picks in Rounds 2 & 3. They discuss why Shedeur Sanders has fallen to Day 3, break down their winners & losers of the Draft so far, and much more!

00:00 Intro
1:19 Shedeur Sanders falls out of Round 3
12:15 QBs taken ahead of Sanders
19:28 Day 2 Winners
26:50 Sponsor: Zbiotics
28:04 Day 2 Winners
36:30 Day 2 Losers
40:00 Best value picks
48:00 Sponsor: Timeline
49:06 Best Players Still Available
52:08 Super Chats
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