All Four Quarters

The season is over and now, the long barren stretch in between stands before us. Make your way through it with AFQ as your guide, as we break down the Free Agency market, talking cuts, tags, signings, trades, players and coaches. In a comprehensive review we talk about what will happen to superstars, who will give old players one more chance, and which young guns to keep an eye on lest they spring...

Finally, it's here, the big one - Superbowl LI! New England and Atlanta will clash to determine who will be world champions and we have all you need to know about who will win, who will lose, and the players and stories that you need to watch! We look at some strange front office moves in San Fran, some less strange ones elsewhere, concern in Arizona, chaos in Vegas and more disciplinary shenaniga...

It's pro bowl week, meaning nearly everyone is taking a break. But here at AFQ Podcast, we know that football never sleeps, so we're still here to bring you the hottest takes and best analysis as we look back on the conference championships and see where it all went right for Atlanta and New England... and where it all went so, so wrong for Green Bay and Pittsburgh. We also clean up some more coac...

And then there were four - the top two teams in the AFC and NFC prepare to clash in the divisional round - but never fear, AFQ Podcast has got you covered like Richard Sherman on a third-string wide receiver, as we look back on last week's games and forward to next week's in another in-depth playoff analysis. In addition, we check out the sad news that the San Diego Chargers are moving to LA, the...

We're heading into the divisional round of the playoffs, and after a fairly pedestrian slate last week, things are starting to look much more exciting as a superb set of remaining teams (and Houston) slug it out for the right to play in the conference finals. We preview the games in depth and make our calls on who we think will emerge triumphant, as Dallas host Green Bay, Seattle head down to Atla...

Wildcard Weekend is just around the corner and we know what the schedule will look like. But we have our own opinions about what will happen, so listen in to find out who we think will be on the highway to Houston and who will be shot down in flames. There's been a whole lot more movement in the coaches market, with San Fran cleaning house, Kubiak retiring and the overdue departure of Mike McCoy....

We're heading into the final week of regular-season action and there's still plenty to play for. We look at the playoff situation in both conferences and see who is in, who is out, and who still has a shot, offering hot takes on what the final shakeout will be and what teams need to focus on going in to the last week of the season. We're also having a look at the end of the Rex (and Rob!) Ryan era...

Playoff time is nearly here as we enter into the crucial stretch of games over the holiday season. We have an in-depth discussion about what the picture looks like in all eight divisions, who will make it, who will not, and how far teams can go. But it's not just the top teams who have our attention, as we also chat about the race for the #1 pick, a coach firing, a quarterback benching, some locke...

The NFL is returing to London next year for more games than ever, but we're not impressed with what's on offer. Listen in to hear what we think the league's logic is, and what we think the long-term future of the International Series holds. We also are waving goodby to Jeff Fisher, looking at where this leaves the LA Rams for the rest of the year and what it means for the franchise. Plus, we look...

Two young teams have surprised us this year by getting hot and outperforming all expectations - the Dallas Cowboys, who are first into the playoffs, and the Oakland Raiders, who are heading for a place in the upper tier of the AFC. We chat about where their strengths and weaknesses lie, and what this season and beyond will hold for these two franchises. We also discuss Zimmer's eye surgery, Brady'...

As the season nears its end, we can see the wheat emerging from the chaff, and some teams that seemed out of it earlier have surprised us by fighting their way back into contention. We pick three teams who have given themselves a chance at pulling off an upset playoff appearance and look at where and why things started going right for them. We're also discussing some proposed changes in sideline c...

It's Thanksgiving week, so we're looking at what small but important things are making us thankful this year, for bringing joy and excitement to the NFL season... and quite a few of our answers are taking us down to the Black Hole. After this we fly down to Dallas, where the future has been confirmed as having arrived now, check out a terrible, terrible week for kickers, chat about more coaching h...

Was that the best week of football we've had so far? We certainly thought so! That means that this week we have an expanded review of the exciting and important action that went down in week 10, as some teams see their hopes rising, while others are fading away. Beyond this, we're looking at the future of the Chargers after San Diego voters rejected a stadium plan, some PED suspensions, rules abou...

A bit late owing to some technical difficulties, but we're here at last and boy, have we got a great episode for you! We're making our mid-season predictions for a host of awards, all the way from Superbowl champ, to MVP, to defensive rookie of the year... and everything in between! As part of this we'll be looking back at what we predicted at the start of the year, and seeing how much has changed...

We're nearly midway through the season and the picture is getting clearer. While Dallas and New England are turning into juggernauts, some teams have been much less fortunate. We review the first three teams we're happy to stick a fork in at this point, where their problems lie and what they need to do to turn things around for next year. We're also looking at the stadium dispute emerging down in...

It's a super-spooky Halloween edition of AFQ Podcast this week, as we call a priest and ask what things we want to see exorcised from the NFL, including execssive celebration flags, Thursday Night games and the broken seeding system. We also look at the real-life horroshow that is the Josh Brown situation, living zombie Adam Vinateiri breaking another record, and Arian Foster sad turning into a pu...

Six weeks into the season and Dallas finds itself facing a very good - but very difficult - problem to have. Dak Prescott or Tony Romo? That's the big question we're trying to answer today on the podcast in our main discussion. We also look at further actions being taken as the Raiders ownership pushes hard for a move to Vegas, and KC having a little redzone fun with Dontari Poe and a few coaching...

In this episode, we look at a QB change in San Fran, an OC change in Baltimore, an illness in Denver and some utter stupidity in an airport. Inspired by Frank Gore, we take a look at some players who we think have had Hall of Fame worthy careers, but who might not get in, and make the arguments as to why they should be considered. As usual, there's also a review of the good, bad and neutral games...

This week, we're making our quarter-poll over-rections, as we make wild predictions about the future of the league, including the LA Rams, the balance between offence and defence, superbowl picks and the future of the International Series. We also check in on some more misfortune down in Cleveland, between Josh Gordon once again falling afoul of strange rules, and Duke Johnson falling afoul of som...

This week, we have an in-depth discussion about rule changes, specifically the new kick off rule. Although it hasn't done what the NFL want it to (in no small part due to Bill Belichick's desire to screw with the rules), it's certainly caused some unintended consequences that we approve of. There's also a review of the good, bad and neutral games from the chaos of week three, injury round-ups, a f...

Featuring an look at what on earth is going on in Buffalo as Greg Roman is made to walk and the ownership doubles-down on the Ryan brothers project. Then we head over to Seattle to see what the potential effects of the punishments handed out to them by the NFL are, and if they are a sign that OTAs need a structural change. While week one was spectacular, week two was a bit of a let-down, but we st...

Featuring an in-depth discussion of the situation with quarterback protection in the league, as well as player safety in general and the need for both referees and the organisation as a whole to re-assess how they approach dangerous hits. We also get into some heavy stuff about the ongoing anthem protests and gestures that are happening on several teams. Also, we're looking back at an absolutely t...

We're back with a brand new season of All Four Quarters, your one-stop podcast for news, views and over-reactions to all things NFL! This week we're rounding up the action from pre-season and training camp, looking at who did well, who did okay, and who should just give up already. We also chat about the Kaepernick national anthem controversy, the proposed changes to pre-season and a new location...

Featuring our final round of off-season looks ahead, focusing on the AFC South and West. There's plenty of news this week as we roll through the summer, from franchise tags to the sad passing of Dennis Green, from new contracts to the depressing spate of criminal allegations, and of course, finally, the end of the miserable Deflategate saga. Contributors: Conor, Harry, Ronan

Featuring a preview of the NFC South and West as we look at what each team can expect from the year ahead. There's also a quick go-round of the news, from the seriousness of the passing of Buddy Ryan, to the usual arrests-and-contracts nonsense that plagues the offseason. Contributors: Conor, Harry, Ronan