Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast

Will Brinson is joined by Joe Fortenbaugh of 95.7 the Game to break down some of his best bets for the upcoming season, talk about a few teams over and unders for the year and break down the Raiders and 49ers from a Vegas perspective.

Will Brinson is joined by Ben Haumiller of EA Sports to break down all the new Madden ratings, which were released this week, including some surprising quarterback ratings. Why is Andrew Luck higher than Carson Wentz? Is Tyrod Taylor/Baker Mayfield and Joe Flacco/Lamar Jackson being tied a little wink-wink situation? How did EA compensate for Lamar's Vick-like speed in the game? Could Joey Bosa be...

Will Brinson is joined by Brady Quinn to break down some of the bigger storylines around the NFL this offseason. Can the Browns be the second best team in the AFC North? Can the Eagles be a team that misses the playoffs next year? Will the Chiefs be better or worse with Patrick Mahomes under center versus Alex Smith? What should the Panthers do with Jerry Richardson's statue? All that and much, mu...

Will Brinson is joined by Bryant McFadden to break down five teams who will jump up and make the playoffs in 2018, including two choices that might be obvious: the Chargers and the Packers. The guys also break down some sleeper options (Bears?? Giants??) who could make the leap into the postseason after missing out last year.

Will Brinson is joined by Ryan Wilson of CBS Sports to break down what teams might be due for a regression in 2018 and they pick some surprising candidates, including the Vikings and the Eagles??? Yes, both the NFC Championship Game contestants highlight this list of possible fallback teams, which is a reminder either of how dumb they are or how wild the NFL really is.

Will Brinson is joined by a host of different NFL stars for this edition of the podcast, including Bears rookie linebacker Roquan Smith, Patriots All-World tight end Rob Gronkowski, Bengals rookie linebacker Malik Jefferson and Browns rookie cornerback Denzel Ward.

Will Brinson is briefly joined by Willie McGinest to talk about the Patriots and then chats up Tyler Luckey and Joe Rogers of Nike about the potential changes and innovation coming to the cleats and uniforms NFL players will have moving forward.

Will Brinson is joined by NC State Assistant Athletic Director and Director of Strength and Conditioning Dantonio Burnette to talk about how he preps guys for the NFL in his program, the different technology they use in order to find an edge in developing players, how a class of 3-star recruits turned into an NFL draft class of seven players and much more.

Will Brinson is joined by CBS Sports' Bryant McFadden to break down the decision by Kam Chancellor to walk away from football and compare the 2013 Seahawks to the 2008 Steelers. The guys also discuss LeBron James going to the Lakers and wonder about such examples in the NFL where a single player could attract veterans in free agency.

Will Brinson is joined by Frank Schwab of Yahoo! Sports, and the guys take a pretend $1000 budget to bet on season-long bets like win totals for various NFL teams and different player props for the full season.

Jameis Winston's suspension was made official by the NFL on Thursday afternoon, so Will Brinson breaks down everything you need to know about the Buccaneers quarterback missing the first three games of the season and why the NFL would only give him that length of a suspension when he essentially admitted to sexual assault. Will also breaks down the news that Jerry Richardson was fined $2.75 millio...

Will Brinson is joined on the program by Cowboys legend and recent "The Young and the Restless" star Drew Pearson. Pearson explains what it was like to work on a soap opera, how he got into soaps in the first place, his grade for David Akers announcing the Eagles pick at May's draft, what he thinks about the Cowboys wide receivers this year and more. Will also apologizes for missing out on Matthew...

Will Brinson is joined by CBS Sports Danny Kanell to figure out which quarterbacks are going to perform the best in 2018, but instead of ranking quarterbacks, the guys decide to do a quarterback draft, snake format, with just two people, and see how it ends up shaking out and what storylines it creates. The results were compelling!

Bryant McFadden joins Will Brinson to break down how the similarities between the Buccaneers in 2018 with Jameis Winston's suspension and the Steelers in 2010 when Ben Roethlisberger was taken off the field for a personal conduct suspension as well. The guys then break down their three biggest sleeper defenses for 2018 and B Mac tells an incredible story about a pre-snap situation involving Jedi m...

Will Brinson is joined by John Breech to break down the latest news surrounding James Winston and his likely three-week suspension and Odell Beckham possibly still deciding to hold out. Then the guys break down their way-too-early Week 1 NFL picks against the spread.

Will Brinson is joined by Dave Dameshek of NFL Media to break down the Pittsburgh Steelers offseason and what they're facing as they head into 2018, including the Le'Veon Bell contract situation, the loss of Ryan Shazier on defense and how they'll replace him, whether the Steelers can win more than 11 games, who the best Steelers OC of the Big Ben era is, which teams are sleepers in the NFL next y...

Eric Edholm of Pro Football Weekly joins Will Brinson to look at the odds for which NFL coach will be fired first. The leader in the clubhouse is Hue Jackson, but that's too obvious, so the guys dive into which of the other candidates could actually end up being fired, including a potential favorite for bettors in Dirk Koetter (10-1) and a deep sleeper in Jason Garrett (25-1).

Cincinnati Enquirer Bengals beat writer Paul Dehner joins Will Brinson to break down the Bengals offseason and debate whether or not they did enough in terms of acquiring offensive line help for Andy Dalton, if Tyler Eifert will end up playing in 2018 and if Joe Mixon can be a monster as a bellcow back for Cincy. They also break down the first coach fired odds as it relates to Marvin Lewis, talk a...

Will Brinson (finally) returns from vacation and welcomes Sean Wagner-McGough to break down the latest NFL news and look at his 30 over 30 list of NFL players. Then Redskins pass rusher Ryan Kerrigan joins the show to talk about the expectations for Washington's defense, how Alex Smith has impacted the team so far, how the Capitals Stanley Cup win affects other D.C. sports teams, whether pineapple...

NFL Draft analyst Mike Mayock joins CBS Sports Senior Fantasy writer Dave Richard to discuss his career path into the broadcasting world, detailing how he has attacked assignments and various roles throughout the year, while also extensively discussing his process as a draft evaluator.

CBS NFL writer Ryan Wilson joins CBS Senior Fantasy writer Dave Richard to discuss Sam Darnold's showing at Jets' minicamp, the addition of Terrance West to the Saints, and Jarvis Landry exposing his mostly non-existent relationship with former quarterback Ryan Tannehill. The guys then discuss Landry's current teammate David Njoku and his potential to breakout in Year 2, if Tyler Eifert can ever g...

CBS NFL writer John Breech joins CBS Senior Fantasy writer Dave Richard to break down their respective biggest minicamp storylines and news coming out of those mandatory sessions being held this week. The guys also discuss expectations for Deshaun Watson as he returns from injury and sheds his knee brace, the Ravens usage of rookie LaMar Jackson, and the possibility of Josh Allen starting Week 1 f...

Nick Kostos is joined by CBS NFL Insider Jason La Canfora to analyze Andrew Luck's return to throwing footballs and to breakdown a series of big-name minicamp holdouts and if and when their deals will get done. Nick and JLC discuss Aaron Donald in LA, Khalil Mack in Oakland, Julio Jones in Atlanta and David Johnson in Arizona, who are all absent from their respective team minicamps this week. Fina...

Pete Prisco is joined by former NFL cornerback Bryant McFadden to discuss Earl Thomas holding out of the Seahawks' mandatory minicamp and if there should be concern in Seattle. The guys also breakdown the importance of minicamps, where the Chiefs rank in the AFC West and the make-or-break nature of the Jaguars upcoming 2018 season. Pete and Bryant finish by reacting to Pete's list of the Top 100 p...

Adam Aizer and Jamey Eisenberg react to Julian Edelman's suspension and a wild weekend of Rob Gronkowski trade rumors that have seemingly settled down. Then, the guys delve into more minicamp storylines for teams back on the field this week including the Bills, Broncos, and Vikings. Adam and Jamey also discuss Terrell Owens passing on being present for his Hall of Fame enshrinement in Canton, Ohio...