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Audibles & Analytics
Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/audibles--analytics/subscribe Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/audibles--analytics/subscribe Twice-a-week podcast offering advanced stats, analytics and in-depth game tape evaluations on every game each week in the NFL. In the offseason, expect plentiful NFL Draft content, along with free agency projections and analysis, trade reactions, upcoming season outlooks for each team and more.
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Episodes
- Audibles & Analytics
Trench Talk Episode #2: Analyzing Trade Deadline Trench Moves, Other Potential Trades
Jon Ledyard & Brandon Thorn discuss the Bears trade for Jeffery Simmons, the Seahawks deal for Quenton Nelson, the state of the Colts OL, best guards in NFL…
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Trench Talk Episode #1: Week 6 Film Observations From NFL Trenches
Jon and Trench Warfare’s Brandon Thorn launch a new podcast focused exclusively on trench play in the NFL, from schematic innovations to player performance on…
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Read Optional Pod: Raiders/Bengals/Vikings Defenses Cooking, Bucs Struggles, Broncos-Jags Thoughts & More
Jon is joined by Shawn Syed to whip around their All-22 observations from Week 2, including the Bengals, Raiders & Vikings defenses cooking, DEN-JAX thoughts…
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Read Optional Pod: AFC East Preview & Predictions with Joe Marino
Jon is joined by Locked on Bills host Joe Marino to discuss the AFC East, including the Bills chances to un-seat the Patriots, Buffalo’s roster-building, New…
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Read Optional Pod: AFC South Preview & Predictions with CBS Sports’ JP Acosta
Jon is joined by CBS Sports analyst JP Acosta to preview the AFC South, a division that has suddenly become strong, with potential to be...very strong? Could…
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Read Optional Pod: NFC South Preview & Predictions
Jon is joined by NFL Media’s Trevor Sikkema to discuss the NFC South’s 2026 outlook, including their claim as the league’s worst division, the Panthers…
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Read Optional Pod: Tight End, Edge Defenders, Defensive Tackle Rankings/Tiers
Jon & Ollie discuss ESPN’s Top 10 positional rankings, juxtaposing Jon’s tiers/rankings against executive and personnel people around the league, including…
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Read Optional Pod: Final 2026 NFL Mock Draft!
Jon & Ollie alternate picks in their final 2026 mock draft, including detailed discussions on key pivot points in the draft, where Ty Simpson lands in the…
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Read Optional FREE Pod: Jaylen Waddle Trade Analysis
Jon & Ollie finally get a chance to break down the Jaylen Waddle trade, including why it makes complete sense for the Broncos AND for the Dolphins, and what…
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Read Optional Pod: 2026 NFL Draft Edge Defender Tiers & Evaluations - Part 4
Get 30% off ALL my content for 1 year! Jon & Ollie discuss their evaluations of the next 3 edge defenders in the 2026 NFL Draft class, including Penn State’s…
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Read Optional Pod: LIVE NFL Free Agency Show
Jon & Ollie (and Josh!) go live for the opening hours of 2026 NFL Free Agency to break down every deal and several trades, including Malik Willis to the…
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Read Optional FREE Pod: 2026 NFL Draft Edge Defender Tiers & Evaluations - Part 3
Jon & Ollie discuss their evaluations of the next 4 edges, including UCF’s Malachi Lawrence, Michigan’s Derrick Moore and Jaishawn Barham and Texas Tech’s…
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The Read Optional Pod: 2026 NFL Draft Linebacker Tiers & Evaluations - Part 1
Jon & Ollie discuss a loaded LB class in the 2026 draft, including Arvell Reese’s rightful position, if Sonny Styles & CJ Allen belong in that special tier too…
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Read Optional Pod: NFC Wild Card Matchups
Jon & Ollie review Rams-Panthers, Packers-Bears and 49ers-Eagles, discussing the key elements of each game, standout performances, and the inexcusable playoff…
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Read Optional Semi-Emergency Pod: What's Next For John Harbaugh & Ravens?
Jon & Ollie talk John Harbaugh’s firing from the Ravens, the ensuing mess that reporting has uncovered, which teams are the favorites to land Harbaugh, the…
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Bucs Edition Pod: Bowles, Roster Needs/Flaws, Draft Options & Bucs-Panthers Preview
Jon is joined by Trevor Sikkema to break down the Bucs struggling season, Todd Bowles being on the hot seat, HC options, roster needs, LB/EDGE 2026 prospects…
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Yinz Know Ball Pod: Rodgers Turns Back Clock In Epic Performance
Jon & Derrick talk about Aaron Rodgers leading the Steelers to victory with several insane throws, while controversial calls and another shaky defensive…
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Yinz Know Ball Pod: Steelers Win, But Offensive Concerns Remain
Jon & Derrick talk about the encouraging signs on defense and the improved play of the new personnel, before diving into an offense that is barely surviving in…
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TRO Pod: Q&A Mailbag (FREE PREVIEW)
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Yinz Know Ball: Steelers Preseason Reactions
Jon & Derrick Bell break down notable performances from a bunch of key Steelers through the first 2 preseason games, including Troy Fautanu, Roman Wilson…
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The Read Optional Pod: Ranking NFL Organizations - Tier 1
Jon & Ollie discuss their Tier 1 organizations in the NFL, evaluating front offices on draft success, free agency, trades, synergy amongst staff, culture, era…
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The Read Optional Pod: Analyzing All 16 NFC Draft Classes
Jon & Ollie offer their evaluations and insights on all 16 NFC draft classes, including a handful of disaster classes they didn't understand, and some usual…
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The Read Optional Pod: 2025 NFL Draft Linebacker Tiers & Evaluations
Jon & Ollie finally get to their linebacker evaluations for the 2025 NFL Draft, a bleak class that offers some real promise at the top of the class, but falls…
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The Read Optional Pod: 2025 NFL Draft Cornerback Tiers & Evaluations - Part 2
Jon & Ollie see the middle tiers of the cornerback class as talented, but flawed, with a few real sleepers worth considering over some of the bigger names on…
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The Read Optional Pod: 2025 NFL Draft WR Tiers & Evaluations - Part 2
Jon & Ollie tackle part 2 of their WR rankings, tier and evals, with discussions on Elic Ayomanor, Jaylin Noel, Jack Bech, Jayden Higgins, Jalen Royals, Tre…
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The Read Optional Pod: 2025 NFL Draft Tight End Tiers & Evaluations - Part 2
Jon & Ollie launch deep into conversations about Ben Yurosek, Terrance Ferguson, Mitchell Evans, Gunnar Helm, Thomas Fidone and more as they finish their 2025…
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The Read Optional Pod: Free Agency Analysis - Part 1
Jon, Ollie & Josh Queipo break down their favorite moves of the first 24 hours of free agency, best fits, worst contracts, top under-the-radar additions and…
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The Read Optional Pod: 2025 NFL Draft Edge Defender Tiers - Part 1
Jon & Ollie kick off their 2025 NFL Draft coverage with Part 1 of their detailed look at the edge defender class, including how good Abdul Carter is, Jalon…
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The Read Optional Pod: Eagles-Chiefs Super Bowl Breakdown
Jon & Ollie dive deep into the Eagles Super Bowl victory over the Chiefs, including the Philly pass rush, Fangio, Mahomes struggles, Howie's draft evaluations…
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The Read Optional Pod: Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl Preview
Jon & Ollie lock in on the Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl matchup, including whether the Eagles defense can solve Mahomes & Reid, Chris Jones & Jalen Carter vs weak…
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The Read Optional Pod: AFC Wild Card Preview
Jon & Ollie kick off their preview of the AFC playoffs with a long look at all three matchups, including whether the Texans, Steelers or Broncos can pull off…
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Bucs Edition Pod: How Does Tampa Bay Match Up With The NFC Playoff Field?
Jon & Josh give their thoughts on how Tampa Bay matches up with each NFC team in the potential playoff field, before discussing the subject of Liam Coen's head…
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The Read Optional Pod: 2024 All-Underrated NFL Team - Offense
Jon & Ollie drop their 2024 All-Underrated NFL offenses, with some interesting side discussions about scouting QBs, the state of guard play around the NFL…
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The Read Optional Pod: Week 13 - AFC (Part 2)
Jon & Ollie discuss the diverging directions of the Bills and Chiefs secondaries, Chamarri Conner issues, the Dolphins pass game staying elite with Tua, De’Von…
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Yinz Know Ball: Steelers-Commanders Gamer
Jon talks in depth about the All-22 tape of the Steelers win over the Commanders, including the secondary struggles, the pass rush's big day, Pittsburgh's…
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Yinz Know Ball: Week 6 Thoughts, What's Next At WR, QB Change?
Jon breaks down the Steelers Week 6 win over the Raiders, Najee Harris and TJ Watt carrying, Justin Fields vs Russell Wilson, not getting Davante or Amari and…
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The Read Optional Pod - Week 3: NFC In 110 Minutes (Part 1)
Jon and Ollie join forces to talk about the Eagles, Saints, Rams, Bucs, Panthers, Cowboys, Cardinals and Giants following Week 3, including Jalen Carter, the…
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Yinz Know Ball: Week 1 Steelers-Falcons Gamer
Jon breaks down a great Steelers defensive performance, including stars being stars on Sunday. He also talks at length about the new additions to the Steelers…
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NFC (Week 1) - 8 Teams In 110 Minutes
Jon & Ollie tear through eight teams in the NFC, focusing on the Cowboys, Eagles, Commanders, Rams, Lions, Panthers, Bucs and Falcons in Part 1 of their weekly…
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The Read Optional Podcast: NFL Team Tiers Part 3
Jon & Ollie discuss the Good, Not Great teams, including a major disagreement at the top, wanting to believe in the Jaguars, the conundrum of the Dolphins and…
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AFC West Preview Pod with J.P. Acosta & Seth Keysor
Jon is joined by JP Acosta and Seth Keysor to preview the top-heavy AFC West and determine if the Chiefs are alone in Tier 1, if LAC is heading in the right…
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NFC East Preview Pod with Fran Duffy
Jon is joined by Fran Duffy to preview the NFC East, including 3 teams that improved (and one that didn't), how high the ceiling is for the Eagles, the Giants…
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2024 NFL Draft Round 1 Analysis Of All 32 Picks
Jon & Ollie discuss every pick of the 2024 NFL Draft's 1st Round, including the wildness of 6 quarterbacks going in the top 12, and the teams that benefitted…
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2024 NFL Draft: QB Ranks/Tiers/Evals
Jon & Ollie finally give their 2024 NFL Draft QB rankings, including their tier breaks and evaluations of Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, JJ McCarthy, Jayden…
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2024 NFL Draft WR Rankings: Part 1
Jon & Ollie drop the first part of their 2024 NFL Draft WR rankings, examining their top 3 tiers of wideouts in this year's class. Who makes the cut? Part 2…
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NFL Free Agency Takes: Day 1-2 Moves
Jon & Ollie offer their takes on the best and worst of free agency through the first day and a half of moves. Which teams have improved the most? Which teams…
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Welcome To The 2024 NFL Draft - Top CBs
Jon gives a long overdue life update on the Ledyards, before he and Shaad McGinnis break down Alabama CBs Terrion Arnold & Kool-Aid McKinstry, Clemson CB Nate…
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AFC Wild Card Preview + AFC Head Coach Openings
Jon & Ollie discuss the AFC head coach openings, which jobs are most desirable for which coaches and then preview the conference's Wild Card contests this…
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Top QBs Under 25: Tiered & Ranked
Jon & Ollie discuss their top QBs under 25 yrs old, including where C.J. Stroud should rank, weighing priors with Trevor Lawrence vs Brock Purdy's current play…
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Are The Bucs Back?
Jon & Josh discuss the Bucs offensive explosion against the Packers, Baker's big game, how Canales is expanding the offense and the saga of Devin White coming…
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What's Wrong With NFL Offenses In 2023?
Jon & Ollie discuss the state of NFL offenses in 2023, why production is down, defenses shrinking the field, how offenses can find explosives and what this all…
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Bye Week Bucs Thoughts W/ Trevor Sikkema
Jon is joined by the affable Trevor Sikkema to discuss the upstart 2023 Bucs, the team's biggest standouts, the plan for Baker Mayfield moving forward, why PFF…
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Analysis Of Every 2023 NFL Draft Round 1 Pick
Jon & Ollie offer their pick-by-pick analysis of every selection in Round 1 of the 2023 NFL Draft, including the fit for all three quarterbacks, the worst…
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Steelers Pre-Draft Outlook, Positional Needs & Top Prospects
Jon takes an in-depth look at the Steelers pre-draft outlook, positional needs and the prospects likely atop GM Omar Khan's board as he gets set to draft 17th…
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Bucs Pre-Draft Outlook, Positional Needs & Top Prospects
Jon takes an in-depth look at the Bucs pre-draft outlook, positional needs and the prospects likely atop GM Jason Licht's board as he gets set to draft 19th…
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Recapping Day 1 Of NFL Free Agency
Jon breaks down each NFL team's opening day of free agency, including the moves he liked and the moves he has concerns about. Are the Bears focusing resources…
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Scouting Dalton Kincaid, Michael Mayer & Luke Musgrave + Why NFL Combine Matters
Jon & Shaad dive deep into the NFL Draft evaluations of Utah TE Dalton Kincaid, Notre Dame TE Michael Mayer and Oregon State TE Luke Musgrave. Jon & Shaad…
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NFL Draft Scouting EDGE B.J. Ojulari, DT Calijah Kancey & DT Siaka Ika
Jon and Shaad get deep into the evaluation of Pitt DT Calijah Kancey, before weighing how B.J. Ojulari's skill set translates to the NFL, and whether Siaka Ika…
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2023 NFL Draft Prospect Talk: EDGE Rushers Lukas Van Ness & Nolan Smith
Jon tackles the evaluations of Iowa defensive end Lukas Van Ness and Georgia edge defender Nolan Smith. How much should college production matter for edge…
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2023 NFL Draft Prospect Talk: EDGE Rushers Myles Murphy & Tyree Wilson
Jon dives into his history scouting edge defenders in the NFL Draft, and what his evaluation of Myles Murphy & Tyree Wilson look like compared to consensus…