For a coach, the first game of the season is the scariest
Anyone who's ever coached football knows the first game of the season can be terrifying. So many unknowns. Have you prepared properly? How will your players respond? Will their practice habits transla...
26 Aug 21min
NFL players returning to play in college? Yup. That appears to be happening
On today's episode of The Call Sheet podcast, we discuss the case of several current NFL players who have petitioned the NCAA to return to college to play their fifth season of eligibility. Where does...
24 Aug 21min
Steelers Chalk Talk: Rudolph is the big winner as Howard and Allar struggle against the Jets
On this week's Steelers' Chalk Talk podcast, we dive into the struggles of quarterbacks Will Howard and Drew Allar in Friday night's pre-season game against the Jets. After disappointing outings from...
22 Aug 20min
An undrafted free agent's football journey, with former NFL quarterback Joe Callahan
On today's Call Sheet pod, we revisit our conversation with Joe Callahan, an undrafted free agent from Wesley College who made the Packers roster in 2017. Joe discusses his unlikely road to Green Bay'...
21 Aug 29min
Football 101: How to make sense of an NFL play call
On today's Call Sheet podcast, we dive into the nature of NFL play calls. Why are some so long and verbose, while others are as short as one word? What is actually in those play calls? What do they te...
20 Aug 25min
5 reasons why we should care about pre-season football
The NFL drew 7.7 million viewers for its Hall of Fame game last week, and ratings for the Week 1 of the pre-season were high. Why the intrigue? On today's Call Sheet podcast, we discuss the value of t...
17 Aug 23min
Steelers Chalk Talk: Pittsburgh's "systematic" approach pays off in Week 1 of the pre-season
On this week's Chalk Talk podcast, we examine how the systems Mike McCarthy and Patrick Graham have installed in Pittsburgh produced a football team that was well-prepared for its Week 1 pre-season co...
15 Aug 24min
The Hot Route: Training quarterbacks for the complexity of modern defense, with Coach Paul Callahan
On today's Hot Route episode of The Call Sheet podcast, Coach Paul Callahan rejoins the show to discuss how to train quarterbacks to handle the complexity of modern defense. Progression reads or cover...
14 Aug 28min
