Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast

Mike Renner and Kyle Long review Cody Benjamin's Top 25 Players Under 25 List. Who aged out, who didn't quite make it and who is ranked too high, too low and just right will be revealed. Intro (0:00) Aged Off List (5:25) Ranked Too High (16:45) Ranked Too Low (26:45) Raked Just Right (37:33) Honorable Mentions (42:03) Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcas...

Mike Renner RETURNS! He and Kyle Long rank EVERY QB in the NFL into tiers. Which signal callers reign supreme? Find out. Intro (0:00) U Tier (6:56) F Tier (14:35) D Tier (19:12) C Tier (22:20) B Tier (31:31) A Tier (39:40) S Tier (43:50) Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Subscribe to our YouTube cha...

Kyle Long is joined by Ryan Wilson to breakdown Pete Prisco's Top 100 Players list. Which players are ranked too high, too low and just right? Which teams had the most players grace the list. Did they deserve it? Find out. Intro (0:00) 1st Impressions (2:44) Patrick Mahomes Tops the List (8:49) Too High (12:34) Too Low (21:26) Just Right (34:00) List Trends (41:45) Pushing the Pile is available fo...

Kyle Long is joined by Brock Vereen to draft every defense in the NFL and see whose team of teams can be the stingiest. Intro (0:00) Picks 1-6 (1:42) Picks 7-16 (17:12) Picks 17-32 (46:34) Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Subscribe to our YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@NFLonCBS Download...

Kyle Long is joined by Jonathan Jones to answer the burning questions as mandatory minicamps get underway. Then they'll open up the mailbag and answer YOUR burning questions. Intro (0:00) Colts Ownership (1:16) Bills Sign Shaq Thompson (5:18) Aaron Rodgers' Deal (7:57) Minicamp Burning Questions (14:49) Mailbag (39:43) Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podca...

Kyle Long is joined by John Breech to discuss Aaron Rodgers to the Steelers, the Packers releasing Jaire Alexander, and Nick Chubb signing with the Texans. Then they draft every offense in the NFL and see whose team of teams can pile up the most yards. Intro (0:00) Aaron Rodgers to sign with Steelers (:50) Packers to Release Jaire Alexander (2:13) Nick Chubb to sign with Texans (3:17) 1st 16 Picks...

Kyle Long is joined by Leger Douzable to discuss the new Madden cover boy Saquon Barkley before sitting down to rank every offensive line in the NFL. Intro (0:00) Saquon Barkley Madden Cover Boy (1:00) D Tier OL (13:10) C Tier OL (24:45) B Tier OL (47:56) A Tier OL (1:08:58) S Tier OL (1:18:39) Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever...

Kyle Long is joined by With the First Pick's Ryan Wilson to give you the inside scoop on which players they think can breakout in 2025 and become stars. Intro (0:00) QB Breakouts (3:00) WR Breakouts (14:15) RB Breakouts (20:00) TE Breakouts (28:30) OL Breakouts (35:45) DL Breakouts (48:30) EDGE/LB Breakouts (52:00) DB Breakouts (56:00) Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as we...

Mike Renner and Kyle Long decide which young QBs are ready to make "the Leap" to superstardom. Then they go through and pick the most important player on each NFL roster. Intro (0:00) QBs To Make "The Leap" (2:33) NFC East (17:08) NFC North (30:47) NFC West (37:17) NFC South (44:28) AFC East (51:48) AFC North (1:00:00) AFC West (1:08:58) AFC South (1:15:50) Pushing the Pile is available for free o...

Mike Renner and Kyle Long celebrate being just 100 days away from the 2025 NFL season kicking off by discussing the 100 things you should know before the games get underway. Intro (0:00) Aaron Rodgers Intrigue? (3:57) Tom Brady Gets BOOED (7:41) Storylines (11:53) New Rules (22:57) New HCs (28:00) Key Questions (31:42) Super Bowl Favorites (52:50) MVP Candidates (56:30) Pushing the Pile is availab...

Mike Renner and Kyle Long are looking ahead, first to the 2028 Olympics where they'll pick their NFL player flag football teams. Then they look to the upcoming 2025 NFL season to predict win totals, which bubble teams will make the playoffs, and who will take home the NFL hardware. Intro (0:00) Olympic Flag Football (4:01) Bill Belichick Problems (15:50) Marvin Harrison Jr. Got JACKED (23:20) Win...

Mike Renner and Kyle Long look at the fine print on Brock Purdy's new mega-deal. Then they take a look back at all that's transpired in the offseason and grade the results for the teams of the AFC East and West. Intro (0:00) Brock Purdy Mega-Deal (:37) Playoff Format Changes (8:02) Patriots (14:32) Jets (19:56) Dolphins (25:43) Bills (32:52) Raiders (37:12) Broncos (43:50) Chargers (47:03) Chiefs...

Mike Renner and John Breech give their initial reactions to the 2025 NFL schedule including the best game to watch, the biggest REVENGE games and who's got the easiest path to victory. Intro (0:00) Most and Least Primetime Games (1:53) Best Game on the Schedule (9:09) Revenge Games (16:10) Holiday Games (19:17) Toughest Stretches (24:20) Easiest Schedule (27:37) Schedule Release Videos (29:00) Pus...

Mike Renner and Kyle Long break down the parts of the NFL schedule we know before the official release. CBS's big game, International Games and some Holiday Games and Prime Time games to discuss. Intro (0:00) Chiefs @ Cowboys Thanksgiving (2:20) Try Hendrickson Holdout (11:25) International Games (18:34) Primetime + Holiday Games (31:26) Schedule Superlatives (33:47) Pushing the Pile is available...

Mike Renner and Kyle Long discuss what's next for the Saints after Derek Carr's retirement. Then they take a look back at all that's transpired in the offseason and grade the results for the teams of the NFC East and West. Intro (0:00) Derek Carr Retires, Saints Adrift (:40) Cowboys-Eagles To Open 2025 Season (7:58) Giants (10:28) Cowboys (18:06) Commanders (23:58) Eagles (30:02) 49ers (36:26) Car...

Mike Renner and Kyle Long take a look back at all that's transpired in the offseason and grade the results for the teams of the AFC North and South. Intro (0:00) Rams in Hawaii (3:00) Lazard a Pickens Replacement? (6:52) Browns (9:43) Bengals (17:35) Steelers (20:53) Ravens (26:37) Titans (31:08) Jaguars (35:27) Colts (39:48) Texans (43:21) Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app...

Mike Renner and Kyle Long react to the Steelers trading WR George Pickens to the Cowboys. Then they take a look back at all that's transpired in the offseason and grade the results for the teams of the NFC North and South. Intro (0:00) George Pickens Trade (3:41) Bears (11:36) Packers (19:56) Vikings (22:56) Lions (28:16) Panthers (34:04) Saints (37:28) Falcons (41:27) Buccaneers (47:30) Pushing t...

It’s never too early to look ahead to next year’s draft! Our guys are teaming up for an EARLY 2026 NFL Mock Draft! Ryan Wilson and Former NFL GM Ran Carthon are joined by Chip Patterson and Tom Fornelli for a With The First Pick & Cover 3 Podcast crossover. Will Arch Manning be for QB1 if he declares? And what will teams with multiple picks do in Round 1? We go through all 32 1st-round picks!...

Mike Renner is by himself for this one, but that won't stop him from breaking down Pete Prisco's Post-Draft Power Rankings to see who's ranked too high, who's ranked to low and who's ranked just right. Intro (0:00) What the 2025 NFL Draft Will Be Remembered For (1:25) QBs Aren't Like Other Positions in the Draft (8:43) Draft Prank Calls (10:20) Ranked Too High (14:16) Ranked Too Low (21:05) Ranked...

Today, we're stacking every draft class from worst to first. We start at the bottom, where a few front offices clearly missed the mark, and work our way up through some c onfusing hauls. As we climb the list, things get a little more interesting — teams that didn’t crush it, but might’ve found a sleeper or two if things break their way. Around the halfway mark, we start seeing real upside: smart s...

Mike Renner is joined by Leger Douzable and Bryant McFadden to explain which picks had them pumping their fists and which picks had them scratching their heads for each team. Intro (0:00) First 5 Teams (6:22) Teams 6-16 (32:45) Teams 17-32 (53:04) Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Subscribe to our Y...

Ryan Wilson and Mike Renner break down Day 3 of the NFL Draft and then recap their favorite and least favorite classes. (1:00) Shedeur Sanders (13:30) Best Day 3 picks (25:00) Titans class (29:00) Bills class (34:30) Cardinals class (37:30) Falcons class (41:00) 49ers class (45:00) Bengals class (49:00) Vikings class (52:30) Lions class (54:00) Jets class (57:00) Steelers class Watch With the Fir...

Ryan Wilson and Ran Carthon break down Day 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft including the continued wait for Shedeur Sanders. The guys also discuss their biggest winners and losers before looking ahead to Day 3. (1:30) Shedeur Sanders reaction (17:30) Bears winners (21:00) Patriots winners (25:30) Texans winners (31:00) Cowboys winners (34:30) Seahawks winners (39:30) Bengals losers (46:30) Steelers losers...

Mike Renner is joined by Chris Trapasso to give their reactions to the 1st Round of the 2025 NFL Draft. How about that Travis Hunter trade? The Jaxson Dart Trade? No Shedeur Sanders? They'll hit it all. Intro (0:00) Biggest Storylines (:29) Best Pick & Biggest Surprises (12:14) What I Would Have Done (21:12) Grade the Trades (29:44) Green Bay Hosts (37:13) Pushing the Pile is available for fre...

Mike Renner is joined by Emory Hunt to give a full 2025 NFL Draft Round 2 Mock before the picks start flying. Then Mike and Emory will give you their deep draft sleepers who will become diamonds in the rough. Intro (0:00) 2nd Round Mock Picks 33-42 (:53) 2nd Round Mock Picks 43-53 (12:17) Biggest Surprises 54-64 (22:32) Day 3 Players to Watch (31:17) Sleepers (36:21) Pushing the Pile is available...