Inside Football Podcast with Bill Polian

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The QBs of 2020, Part 1 Nov 23, 2020

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In this week's episode of the Inside Football Podcast with Bill Polian, the guys begin their looks at QBs in 2020. This first part of a two part series, this episode focuses on the bottom two tiers of QBs in the NFL after 10 weeks. You will get a unique window into how Bill Polian sees the current QBs in the league, who is excelling, who is struggling, and who has the needle pointing the right direction. We get insight into the metrics Bill sees as most important and what some of these QBs in the bottom tier could do to right the ship. So sit back, relax, and get ready for a masters class in QB play in 2020.

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Trades in 2020 Nov 16, 2020

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In this week's episode of the Inside Football Podcast with Bill Polian, the guys take an in-depth look at all the trades in the NFL in 2020, from the opening of the league year in March all the way through the trading deadline. We get Bill's unique insight into some of the more controversial moves, from the Deandre Hopkins trade, to teams maximizing value by moving veterans with no intention of ever playing for their existing team, to what is really happening with all of the roster dump moves in Jacksonville. Finally, we switch it up in the audible and take a look at two of the largest most impactful trades in NFL history featuring iconic running backs Eric Dickerson and Herschel Walker.

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The NFC in 2020...So Far Nov 06, 2020

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Get ready Inside Football Nation, we are going deep into the NFC in 2020 on today's episode of the Inside Football Podcast with Bill Polian. The way back machine is still parked in 2020, and we are ready to take an analytics-based look at the NFC after the first six games of the season. We are going to learn who Bill thinks are the contenders in the NFC, which fans should be white knuckling it down the stretch (hint: GB, NO, LA, pay close attention), and what the big takeaways are after the first few weeks of this NFL season. So sit back, relax, and get ready to hear Bill's take on the NFC in 2020, and oh almost forgot, we get the inside scope from Bill on the Tompa Bay and what it is truly like for Bill to see TB12 play with his guys Tom Moore and Bruce Arians.

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The AFC in 2020...So Far Oct 30, 2020

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We are very excited to share with you a special episode of the Inside Football with Bill Polian podcast. Today we have parked the way back machine and have entered 2020 to take an analytics based look at the AFC after the first six games of the season. In this and next week’s episode, we are going to give you the unique opportunity to see the NFL, not in the way the media delivers it, not in the way the fantasy analysts offer it up, but in the way the real guys do it. We are gonna give you the breakdown through the eyes of an advanced scout and a GM who did it so well he made it to Canton. We are going to learn who Bill thinks are the contenders in the AFC, who we should be worried about (the answer will surprise you), and what the big takeaways are after the first few weeks of this NFL season. So sit back, relax, and get ready to hear Bill's take on the AFC in 2020.

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Marv Levy Comes to Town Oct 21, 2020

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In this week's episode of the Inside Football Podcast with Bill Polian, the guys complete their building the Buffalo Bill's trilogy, with a very special look at the circumstances that brought Hall of Fame coach Marv Levy to Buffalo. In the episode, we learn what the process is for bringing in a new head coach in the middle of a season, something very 2020, what the fan and player reaction was in Buffalo to bringing Marv in and we even get a little insight into some never before heard Bill Polian code names. So sit back, relax and get ready because Marv is coming to town.

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Jim Kelly Goes to Buffalo Oct 14, 2020

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In this week's episode of the Inside Football Podcast with Bill Polian the guys stay in Buffalo and dive deep into the 2nd major element in building the Buffalo Bills dynasty, signing Jim Kelly. This episode looks at all the permutations of the long tangled road, from Jim legendarily spurning the Bills in 83, to BIll Polian's evaluation of Jim in college and his time in the USFL and then ultimately we look at the complex and extremely famous story of the contract negotiation that brought the Hall of Fame Quarteback to Buffalo.

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Building the Bills Oct 07, 2020

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Bills Mafia, you guys have been clamoring for it, so now is the time for the Inside Football Podcast with Bill Polain to dive into those embryonic days of building the Buffalo Bills. In this first episode the guys head back to 1984 and 1985 and take a special look at the end of Bill's time in the USFL and his transition to the Buffalo Bills, where we learn about his time in the Pro-Personnel broom closet. We do a deep dive into the 1985 draft and finally we jump into Bill's first big negotiation with the signing of Bruce Smith.

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Cutting to 53 Sep 30, 2020

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In this week's episode of the Inside Football Podcast with Bill Polian, the guys complete their look at NFL roster construction and the cut to 53. This episode gives you a unique window into the mind of Bill Polian and his philosophy on how a roster is built, what the process looks like, when players are cut, when players are added, and how you build out your practice squad. So sit back, relax and get ready to find out how NFL rosters are actually put together.

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Building a 90-Man Roster Sep 17, 2020

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In this week's episode of the Inside Football Podcast with Bill Polian, we begin our two-part look at roster construction and assembly in the NFL. In this first episode we dive deep into the creation and development of the 90-man roster every team brings into camp. From looking at how a franchise determines core players, to how clubs attack free agency and the draft, we conclude with a special in-depth look at what GMs try to do with the back half of their rosters. We look at the highly competitive process of acquiring undrafted free agents, the process of getting the right mix on your practice squad and so much more.

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NFL Salary Cap Management 101 Sep 10, 2020

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In this week's episode of the Inside Football Podcast with Bill Polian, the guys take you to school for a unique look at NFL Salary Cap Management 101. In this episode we learn how NFL clubs manage the cap, decide which players they pay, how to manage signing existing players, what players and positions to target in free agency and which to target in the draft. This is truly an awesome opportunity to get a window inside the mind of one of the NFL's greatest executives of all time to understand how to manage and navigate the salary cap in the NFL.

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