Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Hard Knocks Recap; Live From Vegas, Part 2: NFC breakdown (Football 08/08) Aug 08, 2018

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Will Brinson breaks down Hard Knocks, Episode 1 and hits on the latest NFL news before throwing it to the second part of his Vegas podcast episode with Nick Kostos, Pete Prisco and Jon Campbell of OddsShark, where they jumped on the mic live from Las Vegas to break down the NFC and hand out some Super Bowl picks. Will also breaks down the latest news and notes around the NFL over the last few days of training camp.

Live from Vegas with Prisco, Kostos, Brinson, Johnny OddsShark (Part 1) (Football 08/07) Aug 07, 2018

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Will Brinson, Nick Kostos and Pete Prisco spent the weekend hanging out in Las Vegas and managed to carve out enough time to break down every single division heading into the NFL season. In this part 1 episode from the OddsShark suite at Caesar's Palace, they break down all the AFC divisions.

Vegas Future Bets, HOF recap, Coleman traded, Benjamin blunder (Football 08/06) Aug 06, 2018

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A very raspy Will Brinson breaks down the future bets he made in Las Vegas over the weekend, and also gives a recap of the Hall of Fame induction ceremony as well as a breakdown of the Corey Coleman trade, Kelvin Benjamin's blunder and much more.

Aaron Schatz previews 2018 NFL season, why Jags could regress (Football 08/03) Aug 03, 2018

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Will Brinson is joined by Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders to talk about the upcoming NFL season, including why the Jaguars are lower than expected in the FO projections, what to look for in terms of who might take a step forward in the coming year, why the Browns might make the playoffs, if the Bears are the new Rams and how the NFC will look in 2018.

Ross Tucker on Mack, Donald holdouts, which NFC teams can't make playoffs (Football 08/02) Aug 02, 2018

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Will Brinson is joined by Ross Tucker to break down the latest news and notes around the NFL and to preview the 2018 NFL season. The guys take a look at the current holdouts and examine which one is more dangerous for the team, Khalil Mack or Aaron Donald. They break down the recent tackle money handed out to guys like Taylor Lewan and Jake Matthews, then they debate who they would rather have between Kirk Cousins, Alex Smith and Patrick Mahomes for 2018. They also pick a group of five NFC teams who will NOT make the playoffs and play a game of fill in the blank.

Bryant McFadden on rookie contracts, new helmet/targeting rule (Football 08/01) Aug 01, 2018

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Will Brinson is joined by CBS Sports Bryant McFadden to talk about the latest NFL news and notes, including the decision by the Jets to try and squeeze interesting language into Sam Darold's contract as well as the Bears for doing the same on Roquan Smith's deal. They also discuss the NFL's new helmet rule, and Will breaks down the latest NFL news from Tuesday, including Stefon Diggs' new contract, Richard Sherman's aggressive comments and Doug Baldwin's injury.

Jason La Canfora on Eagles, Steelers, Browns training camp news, rumors (Football 07/31) Jul 31, 2018

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Will Brinson is joined by CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora as he blitzes his way through the rust belt, checking out training camps for the Eagles, Steelers and Browns. JLC breaks down whether Ben Roethlisberger might be angling to get paid, what the skinny on Carson Wentz is with the Eagles and if we should be buying what Cleveland is selling. Will also runs down the latest news and notes around the league.

Tom Fornelli and Joe Fortenbaugh on fantasy sleepers, best bets for 2018 (Football 07/30) Jul 30, 2018

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Will Brinson is joined by CBS Sports' Tom Fornelli and Joe Fortenbaugh of 95.7 the Game to break down some potential picks for fantasy breakouts/sleepers in 2018 as well as to look at some of the best bets available to gamblers out there for the 2018 season.

Warren Sharp on analytics, best future bets for 2018 (Football 07/27) Jul 27, 2018

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Will Brinson is joined by Warren Sharp of Sharp Football and the Warren Sharp Football Preview to break down the upcoming season from an analytical perspective. The guys discuss what sort of mistakes teams often make, how strength of schedule analysis can be improved, what the Falcons can do in order to keep their offense operating at a high level, how the Cowboys can overcome their lack of WR talent, what we should expect from sophomore QBs and which teams are the best bets to hit overs for the 2018 season.

Dave Richard reveals five fantasy values, where to draft Julio/Gordon (Football 07/26) Jul 26, 2018

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Will Brinson is joined by CBS Sports fantasy guru Dave Richard to break down the latest news around the NFL, including Josh Gordon's situation (and where to draft him), the Browns interest in Dez Bryant and what it means for the fantasy value of those guys, Andrew Luck's status with Colts training camp, Bill Belichick's opening press conference and Sony Michel's value. Then the guys give out five players they think are undervalued heading into fantasy football drafts before coming up with an Earl Thomas-Julio Jones trade that might actually make sense.