Tag: Podcast

Big Pickle podcast: Nelly Korda’s monster 2024 continues with sixth LPGA title in eight starts

Golfweek’s Beth Ann Nichols and Grant Boone of NBC Sports have plenty to say about Korda’s accomplishments

Sure, LPGA purses are getting a little bigger so it makes sense that Nelly Korda would be posting a huge season in terms of earnings.

But this big?

With her sixth win in eight starts, Korda, who became the fastest player to reach $2 million in single-season earnings earlier this year, has now earned $2,943,708 in 2024 and $11,880,981 in her career.

Golfweek’s Beth Ann Nichols and Grant Boone of NBC Sports and the Golf Channel have plenty to say about Korda’s accomplishments in this week’s edition of the Big Pickle.

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PODCAST: Schedule reactions, game-by-game predictions for Cardinals in 2024

Jess Root and Seth Cox break down the Cardinals’ 2024 schedule release in the latest edition of the podcast.

The Arizona Cardinals released their full 2024 regular-season schedule on Wednesday. With that news, cohost Seth Cox and I have a lot to talk about in the new edition of the podcast.

We run down the schedule week by week and react to it. We talk about the important stretches and matchups.

We discuss the most winnable and least winnable games.

Lastly, we make our game-by-game predictions for wins and losses. How many wins do we project?

You’ll have to listen.

Enjoy the show!

Enjoy the show with the embedded player above or by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite podcast platform, so you never miss a show. Make sure as well to give it a five-star rating!

Times and topics:

(1:00) Schedule rundown and reactions

(19:45) Most winnable games, least winnable games, matchups we look forward to

(32:28) Game-by-game win-loss predictions

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PODCAST: 2024 Cardinals schedule release predictions

Jess Root and Seth Cox predict the Cardinals’ 2024 schedule before the actual schedule release.

The 2024 NFL schedule will be released Wednesday evening at 5 p.m. Arizona time. At that time, we will know whether the Arizona Cardinals will open at home or on the road, how many nationally televised prime-time games they will have and how they will close out the season.

But before that happens, cohost Seth Cox and I put together our schedule predictions, and we talk about what specifically about the schedule release we are looking for.

Before that, we look at the usage of new Cardinals receiver Zay Jones when he was in Jacksonville and what that means for the roster.

Enjoy the show!

Enjoy the show with the embedded player above or by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite podcast platform, so you never miss a show. Make sure as well to give it a five-star rating!

Times and topics:

(1:00) How the Cardinals might use WR Zay Jones

(12:00) What we are looking for in the schedule release

(31:12) Schedule predictions for the Cardinals

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PODCAST: Which Cardinals are on the chopping block after NFL draft?

Jess Root and Seth Cox go over which players are going to have a tough time making the roster after the addition of 12 draft picks.

The NFL draft is complete and the Arizona Cardinals have added over a dozen new rookies to the roster. In this edition of the show, cohost Seth Cox (from SB Nation’s Revenge of the Birds) and I discuss which veteran players from last season are now firmly on the chopping block with the addition of these draft picks.

Before that, we go over the addition of new linebacker Markus Bailey and the visit of veteran receiver Zay Jones. And to close the show, we go over the jersey numbers of the Cardinals’ 12 draft picks.

Enjoy the show!

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Times and topics:

(1:00) The signing of LB Markus Bailey and the visit of WR Zay Jones

(17:02) Players on the chopping block with new draftees

(50:24) Rookie uniform numbers

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The Big Pickle: Can Nelly Korda really make it an even half-dozen? We discuss

Boone and Nichols put some historical perspective on the potential feat.

In this week’s episode of “The Big Pickle”, Golf Channel’s Grant Boone and Golfweek’s Beth Ann Nichols preview Nelly Korda’s quest to make history at the Cognizant Founders Cup. A victory in New Jersey would make Korda, 25, the first player in tour history to win six consecutive starts.

Boone and Nichols put some historical perspective on the potential feat and discuss the buzz that surrounds it, including TV coverage.

They also take a look at some early U.S. Women’s Open qualifying results – who’s in and who’s out.

Click here to listen to this week’s audio-only episode:

Saints rookie Taliese Fuaga has a big fan in 7-time Pro Bowler Jason Kelce

They say it takes one to know one. Seven-time Pro Bowler Jason Kelce only needed a single rep to believe Saints rookie Taliese Fuaga is special:

They say it takes one to know one, so an endorsement from a seven-time Pro Bowler is worth noting. Longtime Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce only needed a single rep to believe the New Orleans Saints got a special player in Taliese Fuaga, their first round pick in the 2024 draft.

“There’s guys that even when they’re playing the highlights on draft day, you’re like, ‘Oh, yeah,'” Kelce recounted on the New Heights podcast with his brother Travis Kelce. “There was one tackle that got picked early out of Oregon State. I saw like one pass set, I’m like, ‘Yep. Oh yeah.'”

Fuaga put up some impressive game tape during his career at Oregon State, lining up at right tackle against some talented opponents like Laiatu Latu (who was drafted immediately after him by the Indianapolis Colts). And the more Kelce saw of that, the more he liked.

“And then I saw him just completely demoralizing people after that. I’m like this dude is a (expletive) beast. Taliese Fuaga. Holy (expletive). Do you see like the balance, they way his hips open up?” He could have kept going, but his brother Travis steered the conversation back to other prospects.

Pro Football Focus charting found that Fuaga didn’t allow a sack in three years at Oregon State, totaling 734 snaps in pass protection. He only yielded five quarterback hits and 23 pressures in total during that time. But the Saints didn’t draft him just because of his clean hands. His rare athleticism, agility, and movement skills for an offensive lineman stood out, and they’re hoping he can bring that same dominance to Klint Kubiak’s offense in 2024. If all goes as hoped, maybe he can compare Pro Bowls with Kelce some day.

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PODCAST: What role will this year’s draft picks have for the Cardinals?

Jess Root and Seth Cox talk more about the Arizona Cardinals’ draft picks and more in the latest edition of the podcast.

Cohost Seth Cox and I have a new edition of the podcast out and ready for Arizona Cardinals fans. After our show earlier in the week recapping and reacting to the Cardinals’ 2024 draft class, we talked about their rookie free agent additions, the decision not to exercise linebacker Zaven Collins’ fifth-year contract option, rookie receiver Marvin Harrison Jr.’s lack of an NFLPA licensing deal and then we go over each draft pick and the projected or expected role we think they will have in 2024. (We think there will be three guys who don’t make the roster).

Enjoy the show!

Enjoy the show with the embedded player above or by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite podcast platform, so you never miss a show. Make sure as well to give it a five-star rating!

Times and topics:

(1:00) The Cardinals’ rookie free agent class

(18:29) Zaven Collins’ declined contract option

(28:17) Marvin Harrison Jr. and no licensing deal

(33:06) Projecting the 2024 role of all the Cardinals’ draft picks

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Broncos Wire podcast: QB competition, trades and UDFA sleepers

On the latest Broncos Wire podcast, Ryan O’Leary and Jon Heath discuss Bo Nix and the QB battle, trades, sleeper UDFAs and the new uniforms!

What a whirlwind of an offseason it’s been for the Denver Broncos!

One week after the 2024 NFL draft, I joined host Ryan O’Leary on the Broncos Wire podcast to discuss Denver’s quarterback situation, recent (and upcoming?) trades, sleeper UDFAs, the new uniforms and much more.

You can listen to episode No. 109 below:

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Check out our notes from this week’s podcast below. 

Broncos draft QB Bo Nix 
  • Denver used the 12th overall pick in the first round to select Oregon quarterback Bo Nix. Good move?
Broncos trade for QB Zach Wilson 
  • Denver sent a 6th-round pick to the Jets in exchange for a 7th-round pick and QB Zach Wilson. Broncos and New York will split his salary (about $2.72 million each).
  • It’s a lottery ticket for Denver. Wilson probably isn’t going to become a great QB, but it’s a low-risk move and you never know. Worth a shot.
  • Broncos now have Bo Nix, Jarrett Stidham and Zach Wilson at QB. Quite a summer competition. Will they carry 3 QBs? If not, who gets cut?
Broncos trade for DE John Franklin-Myers
  • Denver sent a 2026 sixth-round pick to the Jets for DE John Franklin-Myers. After paying Haason Reddick, New York couldn’t afford to keep Franklin-Myers, so the Broncos got a huge discount.
  • He had 50-straight starts for the Jets, totaling 14.5 sacks. I think of him as Denver’s new Dre’Mont Jones.
  • Broncos now have an excellent front-three rotation of Zach Allen, Franklin Myers, D.J. Jones and Malcolm Roach.
Broncos aren’t trading Courtland Sutton (right now) 
  • The WR room is very crowded, so we’ll see if a trade might happen later.
  • WRs: Courtland Sutton, Marvin Mims, Tim Patric, Josh Reynold, Troy Franklin, Lil’Jordan Humphrey, Jalen Virgil, Brandon Johnson, Devaughn Vele
Other notable draft picks 
  • Round 3: OLB Jonah Elliss, Utah (12 sacks last year; Dad played for DEN)
  • Round 4: WR Troy Franklin, Oregon (steal, Nix’s favorite WR; 14 TDs in ’23)
  • Round 5: CB Kris Abram-Draine, Missouri (good depth, versatile)
  • Round 5: RB Audric Estimé, Notre Dame (4.71, but bruiser, vision, smart) (es-ta-may)
2 notable undrafted free agent signings 
  • RB Blake Watson, Memphis (UDFA RB1)
  • OT Frank Crum, Wyoming (UDFA OT1)
  • RBs: Williams, Samaje, Jaleel McLaughlin, Audric Estimé, Blake Watson
Broncos got new uniforms 

What’s next? 

  • Rookie minicamp in May, then OTAs
  • NFL schedule coming May 9?
  • Mandatory minicamp in mid-June
  • Training camp begins in late July
  • Preseason and roster cuts in August
Ryan and I will return with new episodes as news pops up this summer.
If you enjoy this podcast, you can check out previous episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or on your podcast service of choice. Please consider giving the podcast a positive rating and review!

You can listen to every past episode below or at this link.

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Podcast: Reacting to failed draft day trade and Patriots’ 2024 rookie class

Reacting to the Patriots’ 2024 NFL draft class

The New England Patriots went into the 2024 NFL draft with a solid game plan and executed it to near perfection.

Coach Jerod Mayo and de facto general manager Eliot Wolf should be high-fiving and celebrating with a toast after a strong first effort at working a live draft board.

In one draft, they quite possibly solved their franchise quarterback issues, while also laying a solid foundation offensively. The Patriots used seven of their eight draft picks on offense and created one of the more intriguing skilled position groups the team has had in years.

Granted, they missed on a reported draft day trade, but they more than made up for it by pairing quarterback Drake Maye with second-round pick wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk. They also went after an explosive receiving option in the fourth round with Javon Baker.

Ryan O’Leary and I discuss the failed trade and the Patriots’ 2024 NFL draft class in this week’s episode of the Patriots Wire Podcast.

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The question now is how quickly Maye can get up to speed with the offense. Is this going to be a situation where he needs to sit for a year, or will he prove himself as a Day 1 starter?

Keep in mind, the Patriots are projected to have the second-hardest schedule in the NFL, and there are still major questions at offensive tackle.

What do you think of the Patriots’ 2024 draft class? Did they make the right picks? Which was your favorite pick? Will they be good enough to compete right out of the gates?

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PODCAST: Grades, reactions to Cardinals’ 2024 draft class

Jess Root and Seth Cox discuss the first round of the 2024 NFL draft and all 12 of the Arizona Cardinals’ draft picks on the podcast.

After a break for the 2024 NFL draft, cohost Seth Cox and I returned to the podcast for a show all about the draft. We go over how we did with our mock drafts from last show (I had 10 players correctly matched to teams in the first round, while Seth had eight) and react to what happened in general in the first round.

After that, we go pick by pick, discussing and reacting to each of the Arizona Cardinals’ 12 draft picks.

Enjoy the show!

Enjoy the show with the embedded player above or by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite podcast platform, so you never miss a show. Make sure as well to give it a five-star rating!

Times and topics:

(1:00) Mock draft results and reactions to Round 1 of the draft

(20:42) The Cardinals’ two first-round picks

(43:32) The Cardinals’ five picks and two trades on Day 2

(1:13:59) The Cardinals’ five picks on Day 3

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