H20man & Friends Sports Podcast

Segment 1: Insights Through Week 8 in the NFL (0:42) Savor the win! Huge loss: former Jets legend Nick Mangold passes away at 41 due to complications from kidney disease; drafted in the first round in 2006 with fellow offensive lineman D'Brickashaw Ferguson. (BTW: Ferguson played for 10 seasons, missed only one play , a gadget play that took him off the field) Week 7 vs. Carolina: lost 13-6 Game w...

6 Point Plan to Fix the NY Jets 2025-26 Season, NFL Insights Through Week 6 Segment 1: Recapping Jets games in Weeks 5 and 6 (0:46) Week 5 vs Dallas : lost 37-22, down 23-3 at halftime, scored 19 points after game basically over Cowboys doubled their sack total (5 to 10), Dallas missing 4 starters on offensive line and star WR Ceedee Lamb... and Jets could not take advantage After RB Breece Hall f...

Segment 1: Observations: Jets in Weeks 3 and 4 of the NFL Season (0:36) ·         Week 3 vs. Tampa Bay : Jets lost 29-27…brutal to lose game after scoring 3 TDs in 4th quarter, including defensive TD after trailing 20-6 at the half, 23-6 after 3, and still lose       Season trend of trailing in games, making late comebacks and losing continues      Strong 4Q, with backup QB Tyrod Taylor leading 2...

Segment 1: Breaking Down the Jets First Two Games (0:35) Week 1: Steelers 34, Jets 32 Balanced offensive attack, offensive line dominant/nearly 200 yards Stout run D (just 53 yards allowed); but 4 passing TDs allowed to QB Aaron Rodgers Steelers hit 60-yard-FG - welcome to the new NFL Unforgivable Jets fumble led to Steelers TD in the 4th quarter Offense and QB Justin Fields (16-22, 218 yards, 3 T...

Segment 1: Draft and Preseason Recap Brought in QB Justin Fields ($40M) Resigned stars WR Garrett Wilson and CB Sauce Gardner to long-term extensions Draft picks include rookie RT to strengthen the offensive line, TE Mason Taylor and intriguing 4th rounders speedster Georgia WR Arian Smith as deep threat and Alabama S Malachi Moore Gone are QB Aaron Rodgers (Steelers), CB DJ Reed (Lions, one of th...

Segment 1: 3 Major Needs Going into the 2025 NFL Draft (Starts at 0:26) Protect New QB Justin Fields/Offensive Line Protection Acquire additional offensive weapons, including WR and TE, to help score more points Improve the defense, especially against the run Segment 2: Analysis: Were Major Needs Addressed? (0:55) Is the team better now, given free agent and undrafted signings, and the new draft p...

The Post Aaron Rodgers/NY Jets Era Has Begun: 42:28 Segment 1: Quick Review of the 2024-25 Jets Season (Starts at 0:30) Disappointing 5-12 finish; hard to believe former QB Zach Wilson led the team to more wins than future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers  Opportunities Squandered: Rodgers had the most dropped passes in the NFL (36) Jets led the league with 6 blown 4th quarter leads Team was 3-7 in one...

This episode features a look into the Jets 2023 season following QB Aaron Rodgers' Achilles tendon injury -- after just four offensive plays -- in the Week 1 game against the Buffalo Bills. Guest co-host: Nigel Anderson, fellow long-time Jets fan.  34:08 Segment 1 : 0:40 Aaron Rodgers is lost for the season after being sacked. Reminiscent of QB Vinny Testaverde's Achille's tendon tear on a non-con...

This episode features an update as we are well into NFL training camp season. Our guest host is Nigel Anderson. He has closely followed the national and New York sports scenes for decades, is a fitness expert, and shares his unique insights about the world of sports. He makes some interesting and surprising predictions on who will make it to the Super Bowl. 30:49 Segment 1: 0:40, AFC East Predicti...

This episode features a detailed review of the latest NFL Draft, with NFL.com Lead Draft Writer  Eric Edholm as a guest. Eric's been covering the NFL for more than two decades at  The Sporting News, Pro Football Weekly and Yahoo! Sports . Segment 1 : 0:40, Which NFL Teams Helped Themselves The Most : Eric mentions the Eagles, Cardinals, Seahawks and Colts among others. He also liked the Lions draf...

Taped on March 30, 2023 Leadoff : Short commentary on the complexity of NFL rules Segment 1 : 2:00, NFL rule and operational changes passed at the annual league meeting, in Arizona; highlights include a new replay review option on failed 4th down attempts, tripping is now a personal foul penalty (15 yards), teams can play more than one Thursday night game per season, and players can now use the nu...

Taped 3-14-2023 Segment 1: NFL Offseason Analysis, initial winners and losers in the first week of free agency Segment 2 : AFC East moves, including Jets activity leading up to potential Aaron Rodgers trade Segment 3 : Jets are all in on Aaron Rodgers Segment 4 : Plan B: options for the Jets if the Rodgers trade goes awry

Taped February 28, 2023 Segment 1 : Comments on the Quarterback Carousel Segment 2 : NFL Coaching Changes, Most Intriguing Coordinator Hires Segment 3 : Which QB the Jets Should Sign: Derek Carr Segment 4 : Thoughts on Las Vegas Raiders going into the 2023 season; which teams could pursue Derek Carr Key Dates : February 21 – March 7: Franchise Tag Window March 13-15: Negotiation window prior to fr...