Category: 4 Down Territory

4-Down Territory: MVP race, best under-the-radar team, mercy trades, Worst of the Week

NFL MVP? Most dangerous non-playoff team? Players in mercy trades? Worst of the Week? It’s time for this week’s “4-Down Territory!”

With 12 weeks of actual football in the books for the 2023 NFL season, and the Thanksgiving slate behind us, it’s time for Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire, and Kyle Madson of Niners Wire, to come to the table with their own unique brand of analysis in “4-Down Territory.”

This week, the guys have some serious questions to answer:

  1. Who’s the NFL’s Most Valuable Player at this point of the season?
  2. Which current non-playoff team is the league’s most dangerous?
  3. Which player deserves to be traded from his current team as an act of mercy?
  4. What was the Worst of the Week for Week 12?

You can watch this week’s “4-Down Territory” right here:

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You can also listen and subscribe the “4-Down Territory” podcast on Spotify…

…and on Apple Podcasts.

4-Down Territory: Best/worst coaches, Ohio teams without QBs, Worst of the Week

Next coach fired? Coach of the Year so far? Browns and Bengals without QBs? Worst of the Week? Doug Farrar and Kyle Madson get into it in “4-Down Territory.”

With 11 weeks of actual football in the books for the 2023 NFL season, it’s time for Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire, and Kyle Madson of Niners Wire, to come to the table with their own unique brand of analysis in “4-Down Territory.”

This week, the guys have some serious questions to answer:

  1. Will there be another head coach fired in-season this year?
  2. Who’s the Coach of the Year so far?
  3. Can the Browns or Bengals make it to the postseason without their franchise quarterbacks?
  4. And, what was our Worst of the Week?

You can watch this week’s “4-Down Territory” right here:

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You can listen and subscribe to the “4-Down Territory” podcast on Spotify…

…and on Apple Podcasts.

4-Down Territory: Weird Steelers, awesome Texans, Super Bowl Lions, Worst of the Week

The Steelers make no sense, the Lions are Super Bowl contenders, the Texans have arrived, and Worst of the Week! it’s time for “4-Down Territory!”

With 10 weeks of actual football in the books for the 2023 NFL season, it’s time for Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire, and Kyle Madson of Niners Wire, to come to the table with their own unique brand of analysis in “4-Down Territory.”

This week, the guys have some serious questions to answer:

  1. The Steelers are 6-3 despite having been outgained and outscored overall for the season. Is there any reason whatsoever to take them seriously?
  2. Last year, the Lions were everybody’s plucky favorite. This year, are they a legitimate Super Bowl contender?
  3. The Texans have been the NFL’s best surprise with C.J. Stroud, but quarterback aside, are they the kind of team that could shock the world in the postseason?
  4. What was everybody’s Worst of the Week?

You can watch this week’s “4-Down Territory” right here:

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You can also listen and subscribe to the “4-Down Territory” podcast on Spotify…

…and on Apple Podcasts.

4-Down Territory: Stroud vs. Young, Ravens at the top, coaches on the edge, Worst of the Week

Stroud vs. Young? Are the Ravens the NFL’s best? Which coach needs to go? What’s the Worst of the Week? It’s all in 4-Down Territory!

With nine weeks of actual football in the books for the 2023 NFL season, it’s time for Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire, and Kyle Madson of Niners Wire, to come to the table with their own unique brand of analysis in “4-Down Territory.”

This week, the guys have some serious questions to answer we pass the halfway point for a league that no longer has a halfway point:

  1. Should the Carolina Panthers have drafted C.J. Stroud instead of Bryce Young?
  2. Are the Baltimore Ravens the NFL’s best team?
  3. Which coach or coordinator might deserve an early exit from his current position?
  4. What was your Worst of the Week?

You can watch this week’s episode of “4-Down Territory” right here:

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You can also listen and subscribe to the “4-Down Territory” podcast on Spotify…

…and on Apple Podcasts.

4-Down Territory: 2023 NFL Midseason awards… and warnings

In this week’s “4-Down Territory,” Doug Farrar and Kyle Madson hand out some midseason awards… and some midseason warnings.

With eight weeks of actual football in the books for the 2023 NFL season, it’s time for Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire, and Kyle Madson of Niners Wire, to come to the table with their own unique brand of analysis in “4-Down Territory.”

This week, the guys have some awards and debits for teams and players as we near the halfway point for a league that no longer has a halfway point:

  1. Which NFL team has been the most disappointing to date?
  2. Which team has been the most pleasant surprise?
  3. Which NFL player has been the biggest disappointment?
  4. And finally, which player has been the most pleasant surprise?

You can watch this week’s episode of “4-Down Territory” right here:

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You can also listen and subscribe to the “4-Down Territory” podcast on Spotify…

…and on Apple Podcasts.

4-Down Territory, in which Doug and Kyle are REALLY tired of bad officiating

More bad NFL officiating, trades we’d like to see happen, defensive player MVPs, and the Worst of the Week — it’s time for 4-Down Territory!

With seven weeks of actual football in the books for the 2023 NFL season, it’s time for Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire, and Kyle Madson of Niners Wire, to come to the table with their own unique brand of analysis in “4-Down Territory.”

This week, the guys discuss these four downs:

  1. Does the NFL even care how bad officiating is right now?
  2. Which NFL trade should happen before the October 31 deadline?
  3. Could a defensive player win NFL MVP this season?
  4. And of course, our Worst of the Week!

You can watch this week’s “4-Down Territory” right here:

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You can also listen and subscribe to the “4-Down Territory” podcast on Spotify…

…and on Apple Podcasts.

4-Down Territory: No more undefeateds, NFL’s best team, Secret Superstars, Worst of the Week!

The NFL’s best team? No more undefeateds? Secret Superstars? Worst of the Week? Doug Farrar and Kyle Madson cover it all in “4-Down Territory.”

With six weeks of actual football in the books for the 2023 NFL season, it’s time for Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire, and Kyle Madson of Niners Wire, to come to the table with their own unique brand of analysis in “4-Down Territory.”

This week, the guys discuss these four downs:

  1. Which team is the NFL’s best now that there are no more undefeated teams?
  2. Will another NFL team ever go undefeated again, or are the 1972 Miami Dolphins safe for eternity?
  3. Who’s the league’s most underrated player?
  4. And of course, our Worst of the Week!

You can watch this week’s “4-Down Territory” right here:

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You can also listen and subscribe to the “4-Down Territory” podcast on Spotify…

…and on Apple Podcasts.

4-Down Territory: Brock Purdy, first coach fired, Brotherly Shove, Worst of the Week!

Brock Purdy, Superstar? First coach fired? Ban the “Brotherly Shove?” Worst of the Week? It’s time for this week’s 4-Down Territory!

With five weeks of actual football in the books for the 2023 NFL season, it’s time for Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire, and Kyle Madson of Niners Wire, to come to the table with their own unique brand of analysis in “4-Down Territory.”

This week, the guys discuss these four downs:

  1. Is 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy a cog in Kyle Shanahan’s offense, or a scheme-transcendent superstar?
  2. Who might be the first coach fired in the 2023 season?
  3. Should the NFL ban the Philadelphia Eagles’ “Brotherly Shove?”
  4. What was the Worst of Week 5?

You can watch this week’s episode of “4-Down Territory” right here:

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You can also listen and subscribe to the “4-Down Territory” podcast on Spotify…

…and on Apple Podcasts.

4-Down Territory: Worst of the Week, Bills’ big game, more bad Bears, Zach Wilson’s redemption?

Great Bills! Bad Bears! The Worst of the Week, and Zach Wilson’s comeback game! It’s time for “4-Down Territory!”

With four weeks of actual football in the books for the 2023 NFL season, it’s time for Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire, and Kyle Madson of Niners Wire, to come to the table with their own unique brand of analysis in “4-Down Territory.”

This week, the guys discuss these four downs:

  1. What was the worst thing you saw in the NFL this week?
  2. How did the Bills stop the Dolphins’ high-flying offense?
  3. Do the Bears need an interpreter, or a shaman, or what?
  4. Did Sunday mark Zach Wilson’s professional redemption?

You can watch this week’s “4-Down Territory” right here:

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You can also listen and subscribe to the “4-Down Territory” podcast on Spotify…

…and on Apple Podcasts.

4-Down Territory: Bad Bears, amazing Dolphins, weird decisions, untold stories

In this week’s “4-Down Territory,” Doug Farrar and Kyle Madson discuss the bad Bears, the historic Dolphins, and one strange decision that made sense.

With three weeks of actual football in the books for the 2023 NFL season, it’s time for Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire, and Kyle Madson of Niners Wire, to come to the table with their own unique brand of analysis in “4-Down Territory.”

This week, the guys discuss these four downs:

  1. Is it time for the Chicago Bears to move on from head coach Matt Eberflus (and to possibly make other moves)?
  2. Do the Miami Dolphins have the best offense we’ve ever seen?
  3. What was Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels thinking with that Sunday night field goal, and why did it actually make sense?
  4. What’s the biggest untold story in the NFL right now?

You can watch this week’s “4-Down Territory” right here:

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You can also listen and subscribe to the “4-Down Territory” podcast on Spotify…

…and on Apple Podcasts.