The Triple Zeros Sports Podcast

Super Bowl LVI leads the show as the Los Angeles Rams should close as four-point favorites. So why are we taking the Cincinnati Bengals with the points? It's not just Joe Burrow! Also, can Matthew Stafford his Detroit Lions days behind him or will he make a commit a turnover that turns the tide? Lovie Smith makes his return to the big chair as the new head coach of the Houston Texans, an opportuni...

Scott Lewis (aka Barberchair Scott) is the founder of The Barber's Chair Network, co-host of the 79th and Halas and 3rd Pick podcasts, as well as the host of 'I'm Not Gon Hold You'. He's also one of the best follows on Twitter and he joined me to talk about the Chicago Bears after they've hired their new regime. We talk about expectations, roster moves, and the team's search process. Perception ve...

Tom Brady reportedly retired from the NFL after 22 seasons. Except, his lawyer came out and said the quarterback has yet to finalize his decision and will be the only one to officially make that announcement. Elsewhere in the NFL, the Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, and New York Giants all hired general managers while the Bears, Giants, and Denver Broncos all hired head coaches. Sean Payton offi...

The NFL is bracing for what many call the best weekend in pro football, the Divisional Round of the playoffs. Derrick Henry is back and starting this weekend. But do the Tennesse Titans have enough firepower to keep up with Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals? Can Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers finally overcome his 0-3 history against a San Francisco 49ers team that might be the best-co...

We kick things off by flipping the script and making picks first ahead of Super Wild Card Weekend on Saturday. The Joe Burrow-led Cincinnati Bengals might just be too much for the great story that has been the Derek Carr (and Rich Bisaccia) Las Vegas Raiders season. Home teams should rule the weekend but don't be surprised if the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals make it interesting. The s...

Watching the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Denver Broncos while recording this, the Chiefs have one thing other teams simply do not: Patrick Mahomes. Antonio Brown made quite the exit from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers sideline against the New York Jets. But after he threw Tom Brady under the bus, he better hope he's right about Bruce Arians and the Bucs treatment of his ankle injury. Do the Cincinnat...

As we wrap the second full year of Triple Zeros, I wanted to share a couple of my favorite moments. I joined Andrew Donaldson (@four4thefire) on his podcast, Heard Tell (@HeardTellShow), a little while back to discuss Jon Gruden's unceremonious exit from the Las Vegas Raiders and if there would be more fallout. We also got into the dangers of the current media environment where being first if rewa...

Does Los Angeles Chargers head coach Brandon Staley trust the analytics too much? He certainly doesn’t think so even after opting not to kick it likely cost his team the game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday Night Football. Urban Meyer’s tenure with the Jacksonville Jaguars couldn’t end soon enough judging from the statement by rookie quarterback Trevor Lawrence. As hard as it might be f...

Chase Claypool’s biggest mistake in NFL Week 14 wasn’t celebrating the late first down and the Pittsburgh Steelers let Ben Roethlisberger hold them hostage and are paying the price in the win column. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Vikings have gotten all that they can with Mike Zimmer as their head coach. Was Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy even saying what Washington Football Team head coach Ro...

Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys had their fair share of struggles before running away from the New Orleans Saints who could be facing some major changes in the future. In other NFL Week 13 storylines, it's time for Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks to part ways as neither side is what the other is looking for anymore. Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey is just the latest...

The NFL kicked off Week 12 on Thanksgiving with the Chicago Bears beating the Detroit Lions and delaying what most believe is to be the inevitable firing of head coach Matt Nagy though, per ownership prior to the game, the two things were never related. Also from this game, Dan Campbell has many likable qualities, but is coaching one of them? In the best game of the day between Derek Carr’s Las Ve...

Mac Jones and the New England Patriots shutout of Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons to kick off Week 11 in the NFL was so lopsided it put me to sleep. Why did Ryan/Atlanta run it back again? Elsewhere in the NFC South, Cam Newton is back with the Carolina Panthers and Antonio Brown is denying claims that he had a fake vaccination card his former chef says he received from a Tampa Bay Buccaneers te...

In this episode of Triple Zeros: Week 10 in the NFL kicked off with an upset as Tua Tagovailoa came off of the bench to help the Miami Dolphins topple Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens. Aaron Rodgers took a much different approach to his second appearance on the Pat McAfee Show in two weeks. Russell Wilson is set to return for the Seattle Seahawks as they take on the Green Bay Packers after m...

In this episode of Triple Zeros: Aaron Rodgers' choice of words has the NFL interested in the Green Bay Packers handling of COVID protocols. He'll miss this week's duel with Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs after testing positive. Elsewhere, injuries to Derrick Henry, Jameis Winston, and others have shaken up the top of both conferences. And Von Miller is about to have a resurgence with...

In this episode of Triple Zeros: The Green Bay Packers win over the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday Night Football is the reason we shouldn't overreact to one game. The Kansas City Chiefs are too, but they are in trouble all the same. Sam Darnold was benched by the Carolina Panthers and folks are questioning OC Joe Brady. But why is Matt Rhule escaping blame? Also, the Cincinnati Bengals sit atop th...

In this episode of Triple Zeros: The NBA regular season tipped off and Giannis Antetokounmpo and the reigning champion Milwaukee Bucks took it to Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets. The Ben Simmons saga doesn't seem close to ending as Philadelphia 76ers president Daryl Morey said he was ready to wait "years" for a resolution. The league also continued the celebration by announcing its 75th Anniver...

In this episode of Triple Zeros: Are Tom Brady's Tampa Bay Buccaneers paper tigers? Their win over the Philadelphia Eagles wasn't that convincing. Jon Gruden resigned as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders and Adam Schefter caught a stray, but nothing on the Washington Football Team. Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur dropped a quote that got a lot of fanfare but it was just the second-best...

In this episode of Triple Zeros, Russell Wilson is in danger of missing his next start for the first time in his NFL career. He banged his right hand on the helmet of Los Angeles Rams defender Aaron Donald on Thursday Night Football. Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio had some pointed words for Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh after the latter made sure to break a league record at the e...

In this episode of Triple Zeros: Reacting to Thursday Night Football and setting up the Week 4 slate. Among the biggest storylines are Andy Reid's returning to Philadelphia as the Chiefs take on the Eagles for the first time since 2017 and Tom Brady's return to Foxboro as his Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots. Plus the Chicago Bears move to Arlington is big n...

In this episode of Triple Zeros, recapping Thursday Night Football where the Carolina Panthers beat the Houston Texans 24-9 but also lost Christian McCaffrey to a hamstring injury. How long is yet to be determined. Tua Tagovailoa will miss at least one start while Chicago Bears rookie Justin Fields will make his starting debut against the Cleveland Browns. The Detroit Lions doing Detroit Lions thi...

In this episode of Triple Zeros: Lamenting a rough Week 1 of NFL picks, stumping for Taylor Heinicke to get his chance, comparing Daniel Jones to Josh Allen, and previewing the Week 2 slate that is overrun with juicy storylines. Among them, Mac Jones vs Zach Wilson, Tyrod Taylor returning to Cleveland, and Patrick Mahomes' Kansas City Chiefs taking on Lamar Jackson's Baltimore Ravens on Sunday Nig...

This episode of Triple Zeros starts by recapping the Cowboys-Buccaneers opener on Thursday Night Football making the Antonio Brown-Julian Edelman comparison. Cincinnati Bengals rookie Ja'Marr Chase made an interesting admission (and tweet) following his lackluster preseason. The Baltimore Ravens also saw their entire running back room be decimated in a matter of days prompting them to sign Lataviu...

J.J. Stankevitz returns to Triple Zeros, this time, covering the Indianapolis Colts for Colts.com. We get into how important the 'draft-and-develop' method has led to such a deep and talented roster. He also talks about the anticipated impact Head Coach Frank Reich will have on Carson Wentz this season. Then we get into how a defense with no big names outside of Darius Leonard and DeForest Buckner...

This week's Triple Zeros talks QBs with Jameis Winston and Teddy Bridgewater being named the staters for their respective teams. We also got word first-overall pick Trevor Lawrence will start come Week 1, but Trey Lance and Justin Fields will not. Also discussed is whether or not the Chicago Bears-Tennessee Titans game should even be played with the latter missing nine personnel including Head Coa...

This episode of Triple Zeros starts with some NFL talk with Week 2 of the preseason on tap, Urban Meyer doing the most, and Mitchell Trubisky facing the Bears. Speaking of, their rookie quarterback, Justin Fields caught a lot of flack for doing more than the other rookies. Things switch over to the NBA with the schedule being released on Friday. We go over the opening week and Christmas day games,...