And The Kick Is Good!

One more week in the books and well... soon we'll start crowning these teams as actual contenders or pretenders. Until then, there's a lot of mediocre football to get through between now and then. Oh and Matt Rhule got fired - finally.

Week 4 is in the books and Tom is loathe to say it but we have a greater idea about who these teams are, who we want to watch and who we almost certainly don't want to watch... The weather played a massive part this weekend and there's a few big games that were disappointing as a result although the Detroit Lions remain the best team to watch in football.

Week 3 is in the books and we're getting to know these teams a little better, who's prime time viewing and who is the dregs of the league that don't offer anything of note to watch. Somewhere in all of this is our love for the Detroit Lions, the Baltimore Ravens, the Jacksonville Jaguars and the utter disdain for the middling to downright awful performances that the 49ers, Steelers...

What a week of football. If week 1 was the entree, this was the fillet mignon with a side of triple cooked chips and just a dash of peppercorn sauce. Listen as Tom & Brad get into the week's games and Colum's notes of the games. Remember to follow us @thekickisup on Twitter and give us your thoughts and feelings on what's transpiring in the NFL!

It's a good time to be a football fan and we've got the full down of the weekend's highlights (and lowlights) and few things we saw from each game that might be pertinent down the road. Oh and Colum does the intro?!

We've let the dust settle a bit, let the news stories develop as they will and now recap Tom & Brad how the Rams got whooped at home by the Bills. There's a couple of probably overreactions and maybe some things we under-reacted to over the off-season. Listen into this TNF minisode for more!

Huzzah! It's gameweek (well day when this goes live) and that means finally we'll have some freaking football to talk about! Until then we cover the calm news before the storm of Week 1 and then reveal our Opening Statements for all 32 teams just before their season openers - who's tanking, who's competing and who's going undefeated all the way?! Listen in and find out!

Going into the season which coach / front office has the hottest seats and why? We break down all 32 teams and what could be in store for their coach and GM and what's needed to avoid calamity? We've got all this a little more as we talk about some of the cuts, trades and news items of the week. Just one week to go until the season is in full swing!

It's that time of year once again, pre-season has pre-seasoned, injuries have happened and we've got our camp narratives which can only mean it's time to mock! Tom, Brad and Colum head into a 12-team PPR mock draft with randomly assigned positions and they break out the snipers (some more than others) as we recap who we like and where we like them versus their ADP and what you shoul...

For hopefully the last time, Colum and Tom discuss the league's settlement with Deshaun Watson and what it means for the Cleveland Browns in 2022 and the salary cap ramifications going forward. (Un)fortunately Brad is galivanting around Europe, so isn't able to join us, but will be back next week.

We've reached the magical mark, 100 episodes and to celebrate we do what we do best - create something to talk about and bicker and moan the entire way! This time around it's about creating our own lists of the NFL 100, aggregating them together and aggrevating each other, although it's mainly Colum's doing. We also discuss week 1 of preseason and a few other bits but it's...

It's beginning to feel a lot like NFL season, everywhere you go! We've got training camps, pre-season game talk, injuries, toenail science and a whole segment about our expectations for the teams coming, so listen in as you unwind on the pre-season games!

Deshaun Watson is to be suspended for six games at the recommendation of judge Sue Robinson - Tom & Brad react to the breaking news, all the paths this splinters off to, where things lie with Roger Goodell and theorise as to what comes next. There's also talk about Deebo Samuel & DK Metcalf's new contracts, retirements from around the league and special teams contracts were hande...

OTAs are upon us and hot takes are bounding around already but before we get to that we have Kyler's new contract and we break down what 'that clause' could mean (this was recorded before they'd removed it!). There's also bits and pieces of other news and Colum college 'rant', Brad's anti-capitalism grumpiness and Tom trying to somehow keep us on course!

We're nearly there - actual football content is on it's way! In the meantime have some news about Ravens Twitter beef, ATKIG Discord beef and some novel ways to change the Hall of Fame game into something a bit more interesting!

This week we shamelessly steal content ideas from CBS and have a proper 'around the watercooler' discussion on which player on which team is the most likely candidate to go to the Hall of Fame. There's also plenty of news a Diontae Johnson conversation - sit back and enjoy, there's not too long left to go until training camp!

Tom's away, so Brad & Colum will play! Well nothing from the soundboard at least. We get into the big news of the week - Baker Mayfield has been traded to the Carolina Panthers for a conditional 5th round pick. What factors are at play here, what little tidbits are there around the deal, how does Robby Anderson feel about it all and also a quick breakdown of Marquette King's retireme...

Tom's finally broken - he wants to talk winners & losers of trades from yesteryear - Brad & Colum rejoice! There's also your weekly Deshaun Watson & Dan Snyder updates, as well as news from around the league.

Just how far can we go on the Pittsburgh Steelers on any given week? Minkah Fitzpatrick contract talk, a debate about Chris Boswell's kicking abilities, fast Willie Parker, Superbowl XLV, there's so many layers to this. There's also more developments in the Deshaun Watson case, Gronk retiring again (and where that leaves him all-time) and a quick round of Who Am I? to see us out!

Another week of the off-season in the books and we've got the LA Rams destroying the illusion of the salary cap and more people in the NFL being revealed as generally not good peoples. There's also a confusing segment of Madden ratings, where Tom rates his top 25 players overall and Brad goes in a completely different direction while Colum is also there. We'll have football to talk...

It's finally time - Frank Gore retires and Colum & Brad have to get into it with Tom on whether or not Frank Gore belongs in the Hall of Fame or not. It's not going to be pretty. We also have news of new team owners, even more retirements, the Secret World of Alex Mack, legalities of services and a controversial Who Am I lead by Colum of course! Join us and remember to follow us @The...

Howdy! It's time to project some risers & fallers for the upcoming 2022 NFL Season! Who will be knocked off their perch of public opinon? Which hipster picks will grow into fully fledged loves of the NFL landscape? We've got all that, plus a bumper bit of news and a 'Who Am I?' from Brad that once again threatens to stump the dynamic duo of Tom & Colum!

This week the trio stumble through another week of NFL news whilst managing to wander onto unbeaten paths of completely unrelated topics. Listen to the end to find out the prize for the now seasonal competition of 'Who Am I?'

So... anybody got any of that news or events that we can discuss without retreading the usual Watson, Snyder or NFL scumminess? For now we dive into the big topics of the week like Drew Brees being cut from NBC's starting commentary lineup, Kay Adams and bring back an old segment 'Who Am I?' where Tom challenges Brad & Colum to name a player in the league via a series of yes or...

It's time to get heated and oh boy does it! That's right with the off-season in full swing and a schedule release the only crumb of content left before training camps hit, it's time to throw out our hot takes. Things get spicier than a three chilli-icon curry as we air out what we believe, what we want to see come back (or not) and just what happens with Papa John, Roger Goodell and...