The Chase Thomas Podcast: A Tennessee Volunteers Show

Chase Thomas is joined by Sports Illustrated's Jon Tayler to talk about what could be an interesting MLB Trade Deadline, what the hell the Mets are thinking, if they should keep Noah Syndergaard, why they traded for Marcus Stroman, what the Red Sox can do to save their season, and why the Phillies are in the shape they're in. Then, Journal & Courier's Mike Carmin jumps on the pod to talk Jeff...

Chase Thomas and The Daily Norseman's Eric Thompson talk about the confusing NFC North, why Chase is so in on the Lions in 2019, the defensive line and offensive playmaker additions in Detroit, why the Chicago Bears will regress, the Mitch Trubisky question, the departure of Vic Fangio, the Packers' new-look wide receivers, if Mike Pettine is still a good defensive coordinator, the Vikings' questi...

Chase Thomas is joined by Comicbook's Connor Casey to talk about this week in WWE television, AEW not unveiling their Wednesday night show's name yet, putting NXT on FS1, Bray "The Fiend" Wyatt and how it works with Finn Balor and in the future, Shawn Michaels vs. Dolph Ziggler or is The Miz the endgame? Plus, Roman Reigns floating around both shows and if Randy Orton should be the favorite in his...

Chase Thomas is joined by his buddy Noah Clark from Ponko to talk about the Lakers and Clippers, who closes in crunch time for both teams, who has the better duo, why the Nuggets could end up being better than both in 2019-2020, if the Lakers will make another deal midseason, what the Wizards can do with Bradley Beal, why the Sixers should trade for Beal, what happens with Miami, why Jimmy Butler...

Chase Thomas is joined by Atlanta Sports X's Tug Cowart to talk about working with former UGA QB Hutson Mason on their radio show, the station's partnership with 680 The Fan, the Braves' somewhat surprising dominance, if Austin Riley might just be an average ballplayer, Dan Quinn calling up DJ Durkin to be a "Guest Coach" for Falcons training camp, Atlanta relying on a young offensive line to win-...

Chase Thomas is joined by Philadelphia Eagles beat writer Vaughn Johnson to talk about Brock Lesnar regaining the WWE Universal championship, the problems with Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch on-screen, if Baron Corbin is good, Kevin Owens breaking out on Smackdown Live and much more. Then, Hawg Sports' Pete Roulier jumps on the pod to talk about the upcoming Arkansas Razorbacks season, the Chad Morr...

Chase Thomas is joined by TrueHoop's Coach David Thorpe to talk about the fit of Russell Westbrook and James Harden on the Rockets, Harden adapting more to Westbrook's style, if the Sixers should have paid Ben Simmons, the conditioning of Joel Embiid, the loss of Jimmy Butler but the importance of Al Horford, the Pelicans huge offseason, Zion's ideal size, Lonzo vs. Ingram in the future, and hilar...

Chase Thomas is joined by Pro Football Focus' Austin Gayle to talk about 21 NFL offseason questions heading into the new season that includes Philly's elite offensive line, what a Stafford trade would like for Detroit, poor Josh Rosen, best-graded Raider in 2019, Kyler or Jimmy G for the next 5 years, who trades for Melvin Gordon, and the Broncos as a playoff team. Then, The UConn Blog's Aman Kidw...

Chase Thomas is joined by Sactown Royalty's Sanjesh Singh to talk about the Sacramento Kings finally getting it together, the addition of Luke Walton's offense, De'Aaron Fox and Marvin Bagley's ceiling in the NBA, how they compare to the Indiana Pacers, if the team will make the playoffs next season, trade possibilities for Russell Westbrook, why he'd be perfect in Toronto, the Spurs having too ma...

Chase Thomas is joined by BSJ's Conor Ryan to talk about the Bruins falling just short in the Stanely Cup Final, what's next, their 2019 NHL Draft haul, Sebastion Aho's RFA drama with Montreal, the Hurricanes' offseason issues, Mitch Marner's future in Toronto, and the Coyotes' new billionaire owner. Then, From The Rumble Seat's Ben Tankersley jumps on the pod to talk about the end of the Paul Joh...

Chase Thomas is joined by RBR Wrestling's Eric Brady to talk about the very good week of WWE television, what made the Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley spot work, less in-ring promos, Paul Heymans influence on the show, where The Miz and Cesaro fit on the show, the absence of Roman Reigns, Baron Corbin's perfect backstage promos, the return of Ronda Rousey to help the Raw Women's Division, what ma...

Chase Thomas is joined by The Athletic's Jovan Buha to talk about everything going on with Kawhi Leonard, where the Clippers stand in the race, why the Lakers are the favorites with LeBron and Anthony Davis, the issues with the rest of the Lakers' roster, trading Kuzma instead of Lonzo, why Kemba doesn't make the Celtics that much better than last season, the Bulls possibly figuring it out, why th...

Chase Thomas is joined by Sports Illustrated's Jon Tayler to talk about the Yankees finding a diamond in the rocky mountains in DJ LeMahieu, his case for AL MVP over Mike Trout, how the Yankees have survived the injury bug, the Nationals figuring it out in June, Juan Soto going unnoticed once again, the brilliance of Max Scherzer, pitchers who didn't pan out this season, why Dan Straily sucks and...

Chase Thomas is joined by Cheesehead TV's to talk about what they've been reading in the last week on the NFL, SI's Andy Benoit going after Ty Montgomery and his number choices, a Football Outsiders' piece on the rise of 11-personnel, why the Rams were so good on offense in 2018, the Jaguars making fun of Myles Jack's candle business, and Bill Parcells revealing how close the Saints were to tradin...

Chase Thomas is joined by Robert O'Neill to talk about Seth Rollins' extremely bad week online, his feud with Will Ospreay, his bizarre comments on Jon Moxley, Kenny Omega jumping into the fray, Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff getting Executive Director roles for RAW and Smackdown Live, what really will change under Vince, the ridiculous Shane and Corbin booking decisions, the brilliance of R-Truth...

Chase Thomas is joined by MassLive's Tom Westerholm to find out what happened with Kyrie Irving in Boston, Kemba vs. Brogdon vs. Russell at PG, Hayward's role in Boston, the departure of Al Horford, paying Paul Millsap in Denver, how good Jamal Murray already is, Bradley Beal signing the supermax, the Wizards' options going forward, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho...

Chase Thomas is joined by Fangraphs' Dan Szymborski to talk about the mess that is the New York Mets, Mickey Calloway's future with the team, if you fix the Mets with the Wilpons in power, Pete Alonso's All-Star case, Marcus Stroman wanting to be a Yankee, Jordan Hicks needing Tommy John, and much more. Then, NFL On Fox's Mike Pereira jumps on the pod to talk about his career, future of instant re...

Chase Thomas is joined by John Fischer to talk about the New Jersey Devils taking Jack Hughes No. 1 overall in the NHL Draft, how the Devils got here, how long before Hughes is a difference-maker, the rationale behind trading for PK Subban, if this team can make the playoffs next year, and much more. Then, John Schmeelk jumps on the pod to talk about the Daniel Jones experience, how he's performin...

Chase Thomas is joined by Peachtree Hoops and Talking Chop sportswriter Sam Meredith to talk about a wild week for Atlanta sports, why fans are so hyped about the city's future, Dallas Keuchel's debut in Washington, if the Braves could trade for Rasiel Iglesias in Cincy, why Ian Kennedy will be a future Brave, who won the Luka Doncic trade, why the Hawks' young core has a ceiling, who is Cam Reddi...

Chase Thomas is joined by Bleacher Report's Dan Favale to talk about the Utah Jazz going for it by trading for Mike Conley, how the former Grizzly fits next to Donovan Mitchell, Utah's lack of depth on the wring, the Celtics losing Al Horford, how Horford and Porzingis would work in Dallas, Kemba Walker's fit in Dallas versus Los Angeles, paying Porzingis and Horford the max, the Thunder trying to...

Chase Thomas is joined by Sox Machine's Josh Nelson to talk about the White Sox playing .500 baseball into the middle part of June, the Braves' offensive explosion, what makes Ronald Acuna so special as a hitter, Freddie Freeman's NL MVP case, what the Phillies will do to respond in the NL East, the case for Mike Soroka down the stretch, the Yankees trading for Edwin Encarnacion, what Clint Frazie...

Chase Thomas is joined by Cat Scratch Reader's Brian Beversluis to talk about the Panthers' tumultuous 2018 NFL season, the big-time addition of Gerald McCoy, how it affects Kawan Short, the possibility McCoy has hit Father Time, Ron Rivera's defensive scheme changes, why the Panthers' defense has gotten progressively worse, the health of Cam Newton, how Norv Turner has helped him and the offense,...

Chase Thomas is joined by Black And Red United's Jason Anderson to talk about DC United's solid 2018-19 season thus far, the addition of Wayne Rooney, moving over to Audi Field late last season, the team's young, intriguing players, the Montreal Impact's poor goal differential, Atlanta United starting to get it together, and MLS storylines we're interested in for the second half of the season. You...

Chase Thomas is joined by NBA.com's Carlan Gay to talk about a wild Game 5 in the NBA Finals, the aftermath of Kevin Durant's injury, the play of DeMarcus Cousins, how the Raptors can win Game 6 or 7, Durant's free agency choices, the Lakers getting involved in the Anthony Davis sweepstakes again, why the Knicks shouldn't be in, what the Celtics can do, and the Cavs hiring another college coach to...

Chase Thomas is joined by Yahoo Sports' Chris Cwik to talk about the Texas Rangers being in the playoffs if they started today, their awesome gamble on Mike Minor, their lack of offensive talent outside of Joey Gallo, the AL not having any real contenders, Dallas Keuchel going to the Braves, Atlanta's rotation problems continue with Newcomb and Gausman, the Braves not moving some of their young ar...