Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast

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NFL Week 1 sleeper picks, 2018 season predictions (Football 09/05) Sep 05, 2018

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Will Brinson is joined by Sean Wagner-McGough to break down the latest news and notes around the NFL. The guys then dive into the full CBS crew 2018 NFL season predictions before revealing some sleepers for DFS Week 1 that could make sense as smart plays.

NFL Week 1 Early Picks, Leans (Football 09/04) Sep 04, 2018

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Will Brinson is joined by R.J. White, Kevin Steimle and Ryan Wilson LIVE from Fort Lauderdale to break down the latest NFL news and notes around the league and to look at some of the Week 1 lines and where there might be value.

Khalil Mack trade breakdown, what are the Raiders doing, cut day (Football 09/03) Sep 03, 2018

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Will Brinson and Bryant McFadden are LIVE from Fort Lauderdale to break down the latest news around the NFL, including Khalil Mack being traded from the Raiders to the Bears, Martavis Bryant being cut by Oakland, AJ McCarron being traded from Buffalo to Oakland and all the other news and notes around the NFL.

Mina Kimes on Jalen Ramsey, Patriots, Division Previews (Football 08/31) Aug 31, 2018

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Will Brinson is joined by ESPN Sr. Writer Mina Kimes to break down every single NFL division, starting with the AFC South, which features the Jaguars, who feature Jalen Ramsey, who Mina just wrote a story on (if you haven't read it yet, go find it, he goes nuclear once more). They also wonder why Jon Gruden is letting Tom Cable have a bunch of power, if the Patriots drama is real, who Mina would pick to save her life between Joe Flacco and Andy Dalton, if the Saints or Falcons are better, if Jerry Jones has a Faustian deal with the devil, what Brian Schottenheimer's offense will look like and why Aaron Rodgers didn't take Kirk Cousins' type of contract, plus much more.

Aaron Rodgers contract, future bets with RJ White (Football 08/30) Aug 30, 2018

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Will Brinson is joined by R.J. White of SportsLine and CBSSports.com to discuss the latest news around the NFL, including Aaron Rodgers signing a huge new contract with the Packers, Teddy Bridgewater being traded to the Saints and much more. Then the two break down their best bets for the season, including what Super Bowl bets they like, what win total bets they like and what player prop bets they like.

Dr. Brandon Bowers on NFL injuries, fantasy football drafts (Football 08/29) Aug 29, 2018

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Will Brinson is joined by Dr. Brandon Bowers, a sports injury analyst and expert for CBS Sports and SportsLine, to talk about what kind of expectations we should have for various players who are battling injuries either from last year or before the season, including Doug Baldwin, Rashaad Penny, David Johnson, Carson Wentz, Deshaun Watson, Andrew Luck and several more. Will also breaks down the latest news and notes and recaps the latest episode of Hard Knocks.

Odell Beckham's contract, Falcons Super Bowl prediction (Football 08/28) Aug 28, 2018

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Will Brinson takes a look at the deal the Giants gave the Odell Beckham and whether they can win in 2018, the rumors surrounding Khalil Mack and the Raiders lack of contract talk, Tom Brady hanging up on a radio interview and more NFL news. He then explains why he's picking the Falcons to win the Super Bowl in 2018 and the strategy he's discovered for the first few rounds of a fantasy draft that might be the new way to operate.

NFL Preseason Week 3 Breakdown (Football 08/27) Aug 27, 2018

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Will Brinson is joined by Ryan Wilson and Sean Wagner to break down the third week of the NFL Preseason, including a discussion of the Cowboys defense, Josh Allen's struggles, the Bengals offense looking good, whether there should be concern over AFC South quarterbacks, the Chargers struggling to stop the Saints, two sleepers on the Steelers for fantasy purposes and much more.

Dave Richard talks NFL Preseason Week 3 Fantasy Football draft prep (Football 08/24) Aug 24, 2018

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Will Brinson breaks down the Week 3 game between the Browns and the Eagles before being joined by CBS Sports Dave Richard, who goes through every single game on the preseason schedule with Will to figure out what to look for and what to expect if you're doing your fantasy football draft this weekend or in the coming week. Where should you draft Saquon Barkley? Buying or selling Deshaun Watson? How do you handle Ronald Jones? Is Andrew Luck going to be ready and where should you draft T.Y. Hilton? Are you comfortable with Tyreek Hill as a No. 1 wide receiver? Who is a viable starter from the Jaguars? All those questions answered plus much more.

Marc Sessler on Browns, Hard Knocks, sleeper teams (Football 08/23) Aug 23, 2018

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Will Brinson is joined by Marc Sessler of NFL.com and the Around the NFL Podcast to break down how the Cleveland Browns have looked on "Hard Knocks," what kind of expectations we should have for this team in 2018, how he feels about Baker vs. Darnold and what teams he might be eying as possible breakthrough squads in 2018.