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Redrafting the 2024 NFL QB Class | Ringer NFL Oct 14, 2025

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Sheil and Dave Dameshek from the Football America! show get together to take a look at seven of the top quarterbacks taken in the 2024 NFL draft and rank them according to their current levels of success.

(00:00) Redrafting the 2024 QB class
(1:58) Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, and Caleb Williams
(14:37) Spencer Rattler, J.J. McCarthy, Michael Penix, and Bo Nix
(27:17) The Hurry Up: Titans fire Brian Callahan

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Host: Sheil Kapadia
Guest: Dave Dameshek
Producer: Chris Sutton
Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Super Bowl Tiers: Which Teams Are Actual Contenders After Week 6? Oct 13, 2025

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Sheil scans the league after all of the Week 6 Sunday action and shares which teams he thinks have all the elements necessary to go to the Super Bowl, and which fan bases are already looking forward to next season.

(00:00) Super Bowl tiers breakdown
(3:18) Tier 5: It’s not happening
(4:11) Tier 4: Playoffs? Maybe. Super Bowl? No.
(6:16) Tier 3: The drunk fan bases
(15:41) Tier 2: The lurkers
(22:25) Tier 1: The contenders

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Host: Sheil Kapadia
Producer: Chris Sutton
Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Predicting the Week 6 NFL Headlines Oct 10, 2025

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Sheil and Seth Walder from ESPN check the pulse of the NFL to discern what all the pundits will be buzzing about after the final whistle is blown on the Week 6 action.

(00:00) Predicting the Week 6 NFL headlines
(2:20) Sam Darnold enters the MVP conversation
(6:35) The Ben Johnson offense has arrived
(13:46) The Chiefs are still the team to beat
(19:33) Nick Herbig is the best Steelers pass rusher
(24:07) The Hurry Up: The Ringer 107

Host: Sheil Kapadia
Guest: Seth Walder
Producer: Chris Sutton
Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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The NFL's Four Worst Coaching Performances Through Week 5 Oct 09, 2025

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Sheil is joined by Patrick Daugherty from NBC Sports to talk about some of the NFL head coaches who have yet to establish winning cultures for their respective franchises in 2025.

(00:00) The worst coaching performances through week 5

(2:02) Brian Callahan

(7:30) Pete Carroll

(13:33) Aaron Glenn

(19:10) Jonathan Gannon

(25:13) Honorable mentions

(27:13) The Hurry Up: Eagles vs. Giants on ‘TNF’

Host: Sheil Kapadia

Guest: Patrick Daugherty

Producer: Chris Sutton

Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters

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What Does the Joe Flacco Trade Tell Us About the Bengals and Browns? Oct 08, 2025

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Sheil and The Ringer’s own Steven Ruiz get together to share their instant reactions and analysis on a big trade that saw the Cleveland Browns send QB Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals.

(00:00) The Joe Flacco trade
(2:02) What does this trade mean in the short term for the Browns?
(7:39) What does this trade mean in the short term for the Bengals?
(10:31) What does this trade mean long term for the Browns?
(14:11) What does this trade mean long term for the Bengals?
(19:18) How does this all play out?
(26:25) The Hurry Up: Ravens trade Odafe Oweh for the Chargers’ Alohi Gilman

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Host: Sheil Kapadia
Guest: Steven Ruiz
Producer: Chris Sutton
Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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The NFL's 5 Best Ceiling-Raising Coaches Through Week 5 Oct 07, 2025

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Sheil is joined by "Golic & Golic" co-host Mike Golic Jr. to debate and analyze some of the NFL coaches around the league who’ve exceeded the expectations for their respective teams through the first few weeks of the season.

(00:00) Intro/cold open
(2:08) Shane Steichen
(6:56) Sean Payton
(12:49) Brian Schottenheimer
(16:21) Dan Campbell
(21:04) Mike Vrabel
(23:24) The Hurry Up: The Trevor Lawrence Experience

Host: Sheil Kapadia
Guest: Mike Golic Jr.
Producer: Chris Sutton
Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Week 5 in the NFL: Drake Maye's Moment, No More Unbeatens, and Bummed-Out Bottom Dwellers Oct 06, 2025

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The Ringer’s own Diante Lee joins Sheil to analyze a few of the most newsworthy results of Sunday’s NFL action and discuss how they’ve defined the state of some of the most talked-about franchises and their fan bases.

(00:00) Intro/cold open

(2:31) Question #1: Which fan base should be most excited after Week 5?
(15:39) Question #2: Which previously unbeaten team should be most concerned?
(22:49) Question #3: Which fan base should be the most bummed by the way that their team played in Week 5?
(26:36) The Hurry Up: Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos

Host: Sheil Kapadia
Guest: Diante Lee
Producer: Chris Sutton
Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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The Three Players Who Will Define Week 5 Oct 03, 2025

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Nate Tice from Yahoo Sports and the Football 301 podcast joins Sheil to discuss some of the NFL players around the league with the most compelling narratives heading into the Week 5 slate.

(00:00) Intro/cold open
(3:13) Drake Maye
(9:54) Sam Darnold
(17:33) Trevor Lawrence
(23:30) The Hurry Up: Ringer 107

Host: Sheil Kapadia
Guest: Nate Tice
Producer: Chris Sutton
Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Stats That Matter After the First Month of the NFL Season Oct 02, 2025

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The Ringer’s own Austin Gayle joins Sheil to analyze and discuss some very telling statistics that paint a picture of where some teams are after four weeks of NFL action:

(00:00) Intro/cold open
(1:54) Joe Flacco
(8:44) Ashton Jeanty
(16:45) Aaron Rodgers
(21:41) Saquon Barkley
(27:05) The Hurry Up: Sean McVay’s offensive scheme

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Host: Sheil Kapadia
Guest: Austin Gayle
Producer: Chris Sutton
Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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We're Cooked: A One-Month NFL Misery Index Oct 01, 2025

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Dan Hanzus from the Heed the Call NFL Podcast stops by the pod to talk with Sheil about some of the teams around the league that have had particularly dismal Septembers and look like they might not be capable of righting the ship before January.

(00:00) Intro/cold open
(2:20) New York Jets
(9:19) Cincinnati Bengals
(14:38) Baltimore Ravens
(19:35) San Francisco 49ers
(25:25) The Hurry Up: The ever-expanding NFL schedule

Host: Sheil Kapadia
Guest: Dan Hanzus
Producer: Chris Sutton
Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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