Behind the Back Podcast

Marcos and the Jet start this episode by discussing the contract extensions for Brock Purdy and Fred Warner! Ben breaks down the contracts and how the 49ers and Purdy got a great deal for both sides. They discuss what the 49ers recent trend of early contract signings might mean for team building down the road. After that they move on to the Eagles and discuss the Nick Sirianni extension. Marcos ma...

The Dallas Mavericks SHOCK the NBA world by winning the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery, which earns them the right to draft a potentially generational talent in Cooper Flagg! Also the San Antonio Spurs get the 2nd overall pick with plans on adding Rutgers Guard Dylan Harper to this already stacked group of young players. Marcos and the Jet offer their takeaways from the draft lottery and the discourse sur...

Marcos and the Jet talk about all the latest news happening this week! Starting with the Sacramento Kings, who made some additions to their front office and coaching staff. The boys break down the additions and what their signings mean for the team. After that they pivot on to talk about the Round 2 matchups that have happened so far in the 2025 NBA Playoffs. They discuss the brutal home losses ta...

The 2025 NFL Draft has come and gone! The boys take a look at each of the draft picks for the Eagles and the 49ers! They discuss each pick a little before talking about their overall takeaways from what their teams have planned moving forward. The Niners got big news with George Kittle signing a 4 year extension to remain with the 49ers long term! Ben gives his takeaway on the legendary Tight End...

The 2025 NFL Draft is finally here! The boys talk about their favorite prospects and discuss potential trade up and trade down scenarios for the Eagles and the 49ers. They also discuss news around their teams, the Eagles signed center Cam Jurgens to an extension, and is there drama surrounding George Kittle? After that they pivot over to the NBA to make their predictions for the NBA Playoffs. They...

The Sacramento Kings were defeated by that Dallas Mavericks 120-106 at the Golden 1 Center. The boys talk about the lack of effort and bad play that they saw from Sacramento last night. They move on to talk about the season in general and give their MVP and their Most Improved Player for the season. After that they pivot towards the offseason and the rollercoaster ride that the Kings are about to...

Marcos and the Jet take a look at the matchup between the Sacramento Kings and the Dalla Mavericks in the first round of the 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament. They go over their keys to the game and what they'll be looking for during this upcoming matchup. After they talk about the Play-In scenarios and which team they would rather face in round two should the Kings win in round one. 00:00 - Intro...

The Sacramento Kings clinch a spot in the Play In Tournament for the 2nd straight season! The boys start the pod off by talking about the 3 game winning streak and how Zach Lavine & the Big 3 really powered the Kings to some tough wins during this most recent stretch. They discuss the play in scenarios for the Kings and how they might get favorable matchups to advance. After that the boys addr...

The boys break down what's been an interesting couple of weeks for the 49ers, Eagles & Kings. Starting in San Francisco Ben gives his take on the continuing saga between the 49ers and Brandon Aiyuk. Trade rumors for Aiyuk for flying around like crazy but the Niners will have him on the roster for 2025. The boys do their weekly check in on the Brock Purdy contract and it appears the reporte...

Marcos and the Jet break down this recent disappointing stretch for the Sacramento Kings who are 1-4 in their past 5 games. They discuss how the team is built, and how the injury to Domantas Sabonis impacts the Kings' chances in the play in should they make it. They discuss how important this 7 game home stretch is against the best of the best in the NBA and whether this team is built to survi...

The boys discuss the Sacramento Kings last 3 game stretch where they defeated De'Aaron Fox & the Spurs during Fox's return to Sacramento, only to lose a heartbreaking game in OT against the Clippers, and it only got worse with the Knicks coming into Sac and beating the Kings down on their home court. They discuss the team's style of play and whether it's sustainable or not. The...

Marcos and the Jet talk about the Kings most recent road trip where they finished 3-1 following a loss to the Denver Nuggets 116-110. They discuss some of the things they've noticed from the Kings such as Zach LaVine's improvement, the defense looking noticeably better, and the team starting to adopt an identity of toughness and effort. After recapping the road trip for the Kings they pivo...

Marcos and the Jet start off this week's pod discussing Zach LaVine's most recent explosion against the Hornets as he showed us the reason for the Kings traded for him. They discuss some of the bad habits that are popping up along with some of the good habits they can continue to build on. The boys discuss whether or not the Kings can survive these games where they have one awful quarter, and if h...

The Eagles are the 2024-2025 Super Bowl 59 Champions! They rolled the Chiefs 40-22 in a game that was over by halftime. Marcos and the Jet give the Eagles their respect, and talk about what really stood out starting with the defense and how well they played, before praising the coaching staff and Jalen Hurts for stepping up in the biggest moments possible. Marcos explains why this Super Bowl was s...

THE EAGLES HAVE WON SUPER BOWL 59! They demolished the Chiefs with a score of 40-22. Marcos breaks down his main takeaways from this historic showing by the Eagles. He starts with the defense and the utter dominance they displayed against Patrick Mahomes and this Chiefs offense. The Eagles defense sacked Mahomes 6 times and forced 2 INTs and a fumble. He highlights the INT return for a touchdown b...

Marcos and the Jet discuss the huge news surrounding the Sacramento Kings, as they traded De'Aaron Fox to the Spurs and in a 3 team trade with Chicago that brings Zach Lavine and picks to the Kings. They offer their take on the trade and whether or not the return for Fox was good enough. After that they talk about Zach Lavine and what he'll bring to the Kings and what the team could look l...

The Eagles are going to the Super Bowl! Marcos and the Jet discuss what they saw from that game, starting with Jalen Hurts and his best game of the season. They then pivot to the 49ers who have hired Robert Saleh for their open defensive coordinator position! Ben offers his take on that. They then move on to talk about the Sacramento Kings as there have been reports that the Kings are now open to...

The Eagles are going to the Super Bowl! They dominated the Washington Commanders 55-23. Marcos discusses what stood out in this game, starting with Jalen Hurts and how he stepped up in the biggest moments and had arguably his best game of the season. He praises the coaching staff for having all three phases of the ball prepared, as the defense and special teams force 4 turnovers and the offensive...

Marcos and the Jet preview the NFC Championship matchup between the Eagles & the Commanders. They discuss the Rams game first and how close of a call it was for the Eagles. They talk the Jalen Hurts injury and how much of impact that may have for Philly. They look at some of the reasons the Commanders can pull off another upset as Jayden Daniels looks to be the first rookie quarterback in the...

The Eagles advance to the NFC Championship game after defeating the Rams 28-22 in a crazy snow packed environment. Marcos discusses his main takeaways from this game, starting with Jalen Hurts and how his overall game went. After that he praises Saquon Barkley for another unbelievable game with more than 200 yds rushing. He then previews the Eagles upcoming matchup with the Washington Commanders a...

Marcos and the Jet breakdown what they've seen from Doug Christie as the interim head coach for the Sacramento Kings. The Kings have pulled off their longest win streak since Mike Brown in 2022, is this level of play sustainable as it seems that the players have bought into Doug's message and seem to be playing with a lot more urgency and crispness. They discuss how the team feels more con...

The Eagles defeat the Packers 22-10 in the Wildcard round! Marcos discusses what he saw from this game. He talks about the physical tone that was set by the Eagles from the opening kickoff. The offense struggled in Jalen Hurts first game game back from a concussion. Although the defense showed out and played one of it's best games of the season. They won the turnover battle and the Packers couldn'...

The NFL Playoffs are finally here! The boys make their playoff predictions to discuss who they think will make it to the Super Bowl this year! They start the pod by breaking down the Eagles vs Packers matchup in the wildcard round. Will Jalen Hurts be out of concussion protocol by game day? What should the approach be for Philadelphia as they aim to take down the injured Green Bay Packers at home?...

Marcos and the Jet discuss the chaos surrounding the Sacramento Kings now they have fired Mike Brown. The boys offer up their thoughts on the dysfunction that was seemingly always there, and how this could be a precursor for something bigger. They discuss the idea of life without De'Aaron Fox and how a rebuild may be more beneficial for the Kings long term. They then pivot over to football and dis...

The Eagles lock up the #2 seed for the NFL playoffs this year after a dominating victory over the Cowboys 41-7. Marcos discusses what stood out from this game starting with Saquon Barkley, and what an accomplishment it is to surpass 2,000 yards rushing for the season. As well as the potential decision the Eagles have to deal with this week of whether or not they let Saquon chase the NFL rushing ya...