The Simon & Friends Podcast

Muhammad Mehdi is back to recap all things 'Supergirl'. We discuss the movie's pros and cons, Milly Alcock's performance in the role, the greater DCU, and much more. Enjoy!

Only 9 months until the NFL Draft! So let's start talking quarterbacks! Ben Parker is back to give you an ealier than EVER look at the upcoming crop of quarterbacks in next year's NFL Draft. It's supposed to be a LOADED class. We usually discuss 8-10 names in our early look episodes in August, but those quarterbacks range in projected draft range. This week we had 8-10 in June that cou...

In this episode of The Simon & Friends Podcast, Ben Parker and I hit on a lot of NFL topics! First, we discuss the veteran free agents still mulling decisions on where to play before training camp starts next month. We also discuss teams with the biggest needs and some of the best fits. Then, I did a bit of research on the most common first, second, and third round picks by Super Bowl winners,...

Muhammad Mehdi is back for our summer movie ranking pod! This summer...we are ranking all nine principal Star Wars movies! We'll be back to football content next week before Muhammad returns in two weeks to talk Supergirl. If you're new to this show and finding us for fandom, welcome! We do more of these over the summer, but mostly hit on the NFL during the football season. But thanks for...

Hello and welcome back! After my vacation last week, there was a lot of news around the NFL. So here's a bonus episode with Ben Parker reacting to all things trades and extensions from the first week of June. Enjoy!

Our main course for this week, Ben Parker is back to do one of our favorite summer traditions: an NFL Re-Draft. Re-Drafts are fun, and not just to have an instant redo on the draft we just watched and studied, but to go in a time capsule and remember where the league was, and where our draft conversations were 5, 10, 15+ years ago. So on the heels of the Patrick Mahomes extension, Myles Garrett re...

If we based needs in the draft solely on that offseason's crop of free agents, who would get drafted when? Ben Parker and I go through a WAYYY too early 2027 Mock Draft, but almost entirely through the lens of next offseason's free agency. From veteran free agents to rookie contract players hoping for extensions, how would each team draft in 2027, just taking into account their upcoming fr...

Shane Ratliff from  ⁨ Pro Football Enterprises   is back to talk all things 2026 NFL Draft x Offensive Line. We go over the top 10 selections made on offensive linemen, the run on centers, position changes, team strategies, and more. If you love the draft and/or offensive line play, this is the episode for you! Enjoy!

In this episode, Ben Parker joins the show to share his main takeaways from the 2026 NFL Draft. I then add some historical data to Ben's point, and we try to decide if his takeaway is a lesson to take with us to 2027, or if it was a temporary blip. Enjoy!

It's time for Josh and me to update our Offseason Power Rankings! If you missed last month's show, we kicked off our Offseason Power Rankings Series by ranking all 32 teams based on how they did in free agency and the coaching carousel. Now, we're updating those rankings based on how each team did in the draft. If you haven't already, you can also watch this episode on YouTube ! En...

It's still draft season folks! Peyton is back to hand out our monthly awards post-draft. We talk individual teams, strategy clusters among contending teams, and league-wide draft takeaways in this one. If you are looking for more nitty gritty, team-by-team draft analysis, make sure you're subscribed to the Box Score Network YouTube channel where you can see all of my draft grades. Enjoy!

For the fifth year in a row, Ben and I preview the first round of the NFL Draft by setting a line on how many players will be taken in the first round at each position. We then put our over/under results to the test by completing a mock with our decisions. We tried to stick to our locks and make the cleanest mock we could from our picks. Enjoy!

We are one week away! This week, we have the final installment of the NFL Draft War Room Series. Simon and Ben go through all 8 teams from the AFC South and NFC North and create their draft plans for each team. Before that, the two discuss a number of big-picture topics related to this draft. For more draft content, please visit Box Score Network and Pro Football Enterprises. Enjoy!

Now that we are one month into the official NFL offseason, it's time to fire back up the Power Rankings Series! Josh is back to go 1-32 and rank how every team is faring this offseason, and like any 1.0 Power Ranking, it gets a little messy. Josh and I bring our own rankings, as always, and eventually come to a consensus rank. We'll update this ranking throughout the spring and summer afte...

In this week's NFL Draft War Room, Ben and I go through the AFC East and NFC West divisions! Along with team draft plans we also tackle the third tier of edge rushers that could go anywhere on Day 2, as well as where the best place to shop for guards, running backs, and receivers are at in this year's draft. If you're an NFL Draft fan please stay tuned to this pod, as well as the ⁠Box...

The 2026 NFL Draft War Room Series continues! Ben Parker and I get into the heads of eight NFL franchises and try to develop draft plans. This week we cover the AFC North and NFC South. If you're an NFL Draft fan please stay tuned to this pod, as well as the Box Score Network YouTube channel for more draft content. And if you haven't yet, check out this show in video format as well, now av...

In this month's Monthly NFL Awards Episode, Peyton and I hand out three awards apiece for things that happened during free agency. Not all of our awards are going to the most newsworthy topics, but instead, it's about six interesting conversations surrounding the free agency period. We discuss team spending habits, organizational directions, and whatever the heck is happening with the Miam...

This wasn't the original plan for this week's episode, but by Sunday afternoon, there was too much news around the offensive line position in the NFL to ignore, and we just HAD to dedicate a whole podcast to it. Shane Ratliff joins us once again this week to talk ALL things offensive line. We hit on all the pre-free agency news from Drew Dahlman, Tyler Biadasz, and Taylor Decker. To the bi...

Josh Limesand is back for our monthly NFL Power Rankings episode! This month, we preview the NFL Free Agency Season with our top 32 free agents. Josh and I discuss almost 50 players in this preview, including unrestricted free agents, recent cap casualties, some of the tagged players, and more. We talk about overall value, contract projections, and team impact for each of our top candidates. Enjoy...

It's back! The NFL Draft War Room Series is here! In Part I, Ben and I cover all 8 teams from the NFC East and AFC West. If you're new to the Draft War Room Series, I am cosplaying as each team's GM, and presenting my plan for the draft to Ben who provides feedback through different lenses. Could be the owner, coach, star player, or just himself. It's a way to discuss the draft fro...

In this month's edition of the Monthly NFL Award Show, Peyton and I hand out 6 awards about the potential rumors and conversations people will be having at the NFL Draft Scouting Combine. The Combine is a great place for NFL people to get together and talk. This can be to hammer out deals, compare draft notes, or gossip like school children. So Peyton and I each pick 3 topics we hope to hear m...

It's time for our offseason edition of the QB Power Rankings with Josh Limesand! In our first offseason power rankings project, Josh and I look back on the 2025 season to assess our QB Rankings. Our rankings don't just include what I call the "Madden Rating" - it's all about QB situation. Talent, contract, draft position, financial flexibility, offensive output, vibes, etc. C...

It's time for the 5th Annual "Way Too Early QB Predictions" show with Ronan Summers! One of the original shows and longest-running annual shows in the history of the podcast. Ronan and I go division by division, predicting each team's Week 1 QB. We discuss any and all true franchise QB changes, as well as potential draft picks, injury insurances, and bridge QB types. Plus a quick...

Happy Super Bowl Week! It's time for the annual "Nerdy Super Bowl Preview" with our pal, Ben Parker! This year for the preview, Ben and I combine our passions of the cap, the draft, and the coaching carousel by diving deep into our Super Bowl teams: use of rookie contract players, ways they support their QBs, timelines for their current coaches, and so much more. On top of the great...

Peyton Davila is back for our monthly NFL Awards Show! This month, with just a few weeks left in the season, we hand out our 2025 End of Season Awards. MVP, COY, DROY, etc, plus Division Winners, Most Improved Players, and first overall pick talk. Get our takes on your favorite regular-season awards! Be sure to check out Peyton on his podcast, Two P's On A Pod every week, and be on the lookout...