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Trench Warfare
In-depth discussion and insight into the world of OL/DL play with Brandon Thorn and guests from around the football world.
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Episodes
Trench WarfareTrench 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…
Trench WarfarePass Pro Lab: Greg Van Roten
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com Pass Pro Lab: Greg Van Roten Greg Van Roten joins me for the latest…
Trench WarfarePass Pro Lab: Ted Karras
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com Ted Karras joined me for the fourth episode of Pass Pro Lab to break…
Trench WarfareHow Offensive Structure Shapes OL Play with Greg Cosell
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com Longtime NFL analyst Greg Cosell joins Brandon Thorn for a discussion…
Trench WarfareLive with Ben Standig and Brandon Thorn
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Trench WarfarePass Pro Lab: Lane Johnson + The Choreography of Elite Pass Protection
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com Eagles RT Lane Johnson joins me for a 50+ minute Pass Pro Lab film…
Trench WarfareInside the Colts OL Room with Tony Sparano Jr.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com Colts OL coach Tony Sparano Jr. joins me for a deep discussion on…
Trench Warfare2026 Pre-Combine OL Overview: Top Prospects, Mid-Tier Value, Late Sleepers (with Dane Brugler)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com The Athletic’s Dane Brugler joined me to break down the 2026 OL class…
Trench WarfareThe 2025 NFL Offensive Line All-Pro Teams — and our Top 3 Protector of the Year Selections
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com Each year, Duke Manyweather and I put together our NFL Offensive Line…
Trench WarfareSpecial episode recapping key trench matchups from Week 1 with Terron Armstead
Former Saints and Dolphins LT Terron Armstead has a new YouTube channel and show titled ‘The Set’ airing every Monday and Thursday this season. Terron asked me…
Trench WarfareTrench Warfare Podcast with special guest Commanders O-Line coach Bobby Johnson
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com Commanders OL coach Bobby Johnson has spent the last 15 years coaching…
Trench WarfareTrench Warfare Podcast with special guest Bills O-Line coach Aaron Kromer
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com Offensive line play has gotten more attention and credit over the last…
Trench Warfare2024 OL All-Pro Teams with Duke Manyweather
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com Duke and I selecting our first, second and third-team All-Pro teams…
Trench Warfare2024 Midseason OL All-Pro Teams and more with Duke Manyweather
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Trench WarfareTrench Report - Week 7
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com Topics covered this week Eagles OL with multiple backups dominating (a…
Trench WarfareTrench Report - Week 6
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com Topics covered this week Trent Williams unmatched physical prowess…
Trench WarfareFirst Look at the 2025 O-Line Class with Dane Brugler
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com Players discussed:LSU OTs Will Campbell & Emery Jones Jr. Texas OTs…
Trench WarfareTrench Report - Week 4
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com A rundown of my weekly film study with a focus on the best/worst…
Trench WarfareTrench Report - Week 3
Topics covered this week Chris Lindstrom vs. Chris Jones Quenton Nelson Will Fries Zach Frazier Zion Johnson Broncos DL JC Latham Dion Dawkins Spencer Brown…
Trench WarfareTrench Report - Week 2
A rundown of my weekly film study with a focus on the best/worst performances and adding context to each selection, including level of competition, outside…
Trench WarfareIntroducing the Trench Report - Week 1
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com A rundown of my weekly film study with a focus on the best/worst…
Trench WarfareTrench Warfare Podcast with special guest Giants LT Andrew Thomas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com Andrew and I sit down to discuss his journey from a former top five…
Trench WarfareTrench Warfare Podcast with special guest Cardinals C Hjalte Froholdt
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com Hjalte & I discuss his unique journey, breakout season in 2023, facing…
Trench WarfareOregon O-Line coach A'lique Terry and Brandon discuss line play, keys to success, coaching Penei Sewell, D-Line in the NFL, moving to the Big Ten in 2024 and more
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com Oregon O-Line coach A'lique Terry joins Brandon to have a wide-ranging…
Trench WarfareO-line Fantasy Draft for the next three seasons with Andrew Whitworth & Geoff Schwartz
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com Welcome everyone to the second annual offensive line fantasy draft…
Trench WarfareThe Trench Warfare D-Line Fantasy Draft with Nate Tice and Carl Lawson
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com In the first ever Trench Warfare D-Line fantasy draft, myself, Nate…
Trench WarfareBrandon and Duke discuss OL current events before selecting the top 5 OL at each position for 2024
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com Brandon Thorn and Duke Manyweather discuss OL current events before…
Trench Warfare2024 NFL Draft OL Review
Brandon sorts through each team in alphabetical order and discusses every OL that he evaluated and was drafted. He shares his thoughts, takeaways and…
Trench Warfare2024 OL Draft Class Preview with Duke Manyweather
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com In addition to the deep dive on the O-line class that Duke and I put…
Trench Warfare2023 OL Midseason All-Pro Teams with special guest Andrew Whitworth
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Trench WarfareThe biggest question for all 32 OL units entering the 2023 season
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Trench WarfareOL Fantasy Draft with Geoff Schwartz and Duke Manyweather
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com Geoff Schwartz and Duke Manyweather join Brandon Thorn to draft their…
Trench WarfareThe top 10 most consequential training camp position battles for the OL with predictions
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com
Trench WarfareRecapping the 6th Annual OL Masterminds
Brandon shares his notes, observations and key takeaways from the 6th annual OL Masterminds summit. He recaps the Legends panel featuring Andrew Whitworth…
Trench Warfare2023 NFL Draft: Favorite Day 3 OL, keys to a successful evaluation & maximizing development with Duke and special guest Lance Zierlein
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com OL Masterminds founder Duke Manyweather and NFL.com's Lance Zierlein…
Trench WarfareTrench Warfare Podcast - Episode 2
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com Duke and I discuss the most impressive offensive line units in the…
Trench WarfareRecapping the 5th Annual OL Masterminds
Each year that we get together for OL Masterminds, I think back to the inaugural event in 2018 when we had 27 total people show up to the state of the art…
Trench WarfareTrench Warfare Podcast: OL evaluation, Tyler Linderbaum, favorite mid-round players and building an O-line unit from 2022 prospects with the Athletic's Dane Brugler
With the NFL Draft set to kick off in just over a week, I asked The Athletic’s Dane Brugler, one of the premier draft analysts in the business and someone I…