Ep.37 | NFL Free Agency, Trade Deadline and LTIR Debate

The conversation covers various topics, including beer preferences, NFL trades and off-season moves, the decline of the Denver Broncos, and the rebuilding process. They also discuss the acquisition of Deadspin by a European company and the potential move of Sidney Crosby to the Colorado Avalanche. Overall, the conversation highlights the challenges and decisions faced by sports teams and the impact of ownership and front office decisions. The conversation covers various topics related to the NHL, including trades, depth, salary cap manipulation, pulling the goalie, coaching outbursts, and personal dislikes of players. The hosts also discuss the impact of sports psychologists on player performance and the upcoming Canadian road trip for the Avalanche. The conversation concludes with predictions for the upcoming games.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Beer Preferences

00:55 NFL Trades and Off-Season Moves

03:18 Denver Broncos' Poor Trades and Moves

04:38 Rebuilding the Denver Broncos

05:06 Trading Jerry Judy

06:09 Kirk Cousins' Move to the Atlanta Falcons

07:16 Finding a Franchise Quarterback

08:13 The Decline of the Denver Broncos

09:26 Issues with Ownership and Front Office

11:08 The Demise of Deadspin

13:03 NHL Updates: Colorado Avalanche and Sidney Crosby

22:21 Suspicion of teams taking advantage of long-term IR

23:07 Hope that Vegas Golden Knights don't make the playoffs

23:34 Addressing the issue of teams manipulating the salary cap

24:27 The potential dominance of Vegas Golden Knights in the playoffs

25:07 The inconsistency of certain teams in the playoffs

25:43 The strategy of pulling the goalie in hockey

26:34 The increasing use of analytics in sports decision-making

27:02 The benefits of going for it on fourth down in football

27:36 The advantages of pulling the goalie in hockey

28:13 Coaches' interactions with officials in different sports

29:15 Controversial coaching outbursts and fines

29:52 The punishment of John Tortorella's outburst

30:23 Comparisons to other sports and their treatment of coaches

31:19 Questioning the severity of Tortorella's punishment

31:44 The impact of sports psychologists on player performance

33:14 Coaches' interactions with referees in baseball

34:18 Personal dislikes of NHL players

36:06 The physicality and style of play of certain NHL players

38:31 The upcoming Canadian road trip for the Avalanche

39:46 The impact of the Full Swing documentary on golf

42:06 The learning curve of new players on the Avalanche

43:31 Predictions for the upcoming games on the road trip