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Dr. Matthew and Alex discuss BQBL scoring, standings, and the general awfulness of NFL quarterbacking.

BQBL Failcast


    • Jan 10, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 28m AVG DURATION
    • 75 EPISODES


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    Week 18, 2022: If I Could Turn Dak Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 99:01


    Alex and Dr. Matthew recap a very entertaining BQBL season. Baker makes the pivotal throw of the season. Dak gets benched. We say goodbye to some old friends, and hello to a new champion. Millen!

    Week 16 & 17, 2022: Captain Kirk and a Danger-Russ Mission

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 34:18


    Alex and Dr. Matthew ring in the new year with a double-episode. Cousins shows us his best BQBL days are still ahead of him. Russ finally has more TDs than bathrooms in his mansion. Jacob moves into prime position to take home his first BQBL crown.

    Week 15, 2022: Running It Dak

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 48:45


    Alex and Dr. Matthew talk for a while. Dak commits the ultimate bad QB sin. Backups proliferate. Goff breaks hearts. Mac gets mushed.

    Week 14, 2022: The Mayfield Conundrum

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 24:10


    Alex and Dr. Matthew make an important decision. Benchings continue. Injuries strike. Carr stalls. A new leader emerges from the likeliest place. Morale does not improve.

    Week 13, 2022: Makin' a List, Checkin' it Tua-ice

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2022 25:55


    Alex and Dr. Matthew make mistakes. Skyler Thompson exists. Tua and Tannehill get benched. Baker gets released.

    Week 12, 2022: The Bryce is Right

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 25:19


    Alex and Dr. Matthew play Russell Wilson games. Russel Wilson plays games too, but badly. Bryce Perkins wonders how he got here. Carr runs Alex over for the second week in a row.

    Week 11, 2022: First Cousins, Once Removed

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 17:53


    Alex and Dr. Matthew get into the holiday spirit with a pair of benchings. Jacob takes the lead. None of this is Zach's fault.

    Week 10, 2022: Josh Allen's WETFART (Patent Pending)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 39:55


    Alex and Dr. Matthew talk at length about an uneventful BQBL week. Josh makes a mess of things. Dalton should consider throwing himself out of the Roadhouse.

    Week 9, 2022: Where There's a Willis, There's A Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 24:21


    Alex and Dr. Matthew examine the prestigious FCA awards. Ehlinger gets his coach fired. P.J. gets benched. Willis doesn't do much of anything.

    Week 8, 2022: Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Carr

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 25:52


    Alex and Dr. Matthew try to put themselves in Josh McDaniels' shoes. Malik is only allowed to drive around the parking lot. Kyler buys a 4-pack of Redbull and hunkers down for a long night.

    Week 7, 2022: Zappe Ending

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 28:03


    Alex makes Dr. Matthew 5 minutes late for office hours, and his students are in an uproar. Goff turns it over. Jimmy gets the hook. The return of the Mac has a Zappe ending. Will strikes it rich, and is our new leader.

    Week 6, 2022: Rush to Judgement

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 18:29


    Alex and Dr. Matthew continue to be tied. Mariota is nearly perfect in a win, and Trevor is nearly perfect in a loss. Randomness continues to rule the day.

    Week 5, 2022: Butcher, Baker, Commercial Maker

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 28:36


    Alex and Dr. Matthew review the ups and downs of Baker Mayfield's career. Relatedly, a head coach gets fired. Randomness appears to rule BQBL. Relatedly, Dr. Matthew wins another week.

    Week 4, 2022: Pickett's Charge Through the Hidden Temple

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 31:31


    Alex and Dr. Matthew mis-assemble the Shrine of the Silver Monkey. Trubisky and Pickett attempt crossing The Moat, but only Pickett makes it to the other side. Mariota moves past Fields on the Steps of Knowledge. Trevor somehow loses 4 pendants.

    Week 3, 2023: Elysian Fields

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 35:19


    Alex welcomes a newly-40 Uncle Matthew back from South Korea. Flacco plays like he's 40. Fields plays like he is in 1940.

    Week 2, 2022: Running Up that Tannehill

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 28:21


    Alex and (International Man of Plastic and Cold Ones) Dr. Matthew explore Tennessee's big week. Tua also scores big, but in the wrong direction. So does Flacco? This week was weird, y'all.

    Week 1, 2022: Something Burrowed, Something Blew

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 15:26


    Alex and Dr. Matthew kick off a new BQBL season with a quickie. Top-drafted teams disappoint. Rodgers and Murray get benched in the game, but also in BQBL. Burrow starts his Super Bowl slump.

    Finale, 2021: Going to Carolina in my Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 60:10


    Alex and Dr. Matthew tackle weeks 15-17 (rather poorly), and refuse to acknowledge the existence of week 18. Susan makes her opinion of 2021 known. Awards are handed out. Joseph wins cookies.

    Week 14, 2021: Glitch in the Matrix

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 22:43


    Alex and Dr. Matthew rule on the controversial "playing both of our ineffective QBs" strategy of Matt Rhule. Urban Meyer is a winner, just ask him. Jack Easterby is only useful when someone has died, which in this case applies to the hopes of every Texans fan.

    Week 13, 2021: Little Mac

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 22:40


    Alex and Dr. Matthew review a Monday night comeback for the ages. Houston continues to push the "bench Tyrod" button, hoping that it finally works. Mac Jones phones it in.

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    Week 12, 2021: Newton's First Flaw of Motion

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 25:01


    Alex and Dr. Matthew try to make sense of Carolina's player personnel decisions. Joseph extends his lead. Wentz manages a Jameis.

    Week 11, 2021: The Elusive Double-Benching

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 34:02


    Alex and Dr. Matthew are thankful for the gift of a double-benching in Atlanta, and for Tim Boyle's continued excellence/abject failure.

    Week 10, 2021: Sympathy for Matt Ryan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 21:05


    Alex and Dr. Matthew review the rise and fall of Sarah's fortunes in week 10. Mahomes and White stop cosplaying as each other. Cam's package is examined, and deemed sufficient.

    Week 9, 2021: The Cremation of Sam Darnold

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 34:23


    Alex and Dr. Matthew finally get to award 24/7 points. Robby Anderson faces his demon (singular). The battle of Josh Allen is won decisively by Josh Allen.

    Week 8, 2021: Wentz Tries the Left

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 32:59


    Alex and Dr. Matthew review some questionable starting decisions, and some no-decisions which worked out. Mike White pulls the rug out from under Dr. Matthew. Wentz continues to innovate.

    Week 7, 2021: Walker, Alleged Quarterback

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 27:09


    Alex and Dr. Matthew go to Carolina in our minds. Justin Fields turns it over.

    Week 6, 2021: The Unbenchable Daniel Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 27:43


    Alex and Dr. Matthew experience temporary memory loss. Will experiences temporary point loss. Jacob experiences temporary relevancy loss.

    Week 5, 2021: Paying the Patrick Price

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 32:13


    Alex and Dr. Matthew marvel at an upside-down week in the NFL. Some old friends make an appearance, and one of them is staying over for a while. Hopefully, he doesn't get punched in the face again.

    Week 4, 2021: Davis Mills Digs Deep, Comes Up Empty Handed

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 30:34


    Alex and Dr. Matthew are dancing around the subject. Nick wins some games, and comes roaring out of the bottom. Will has first place well in hand.

    Week 3, 2021: Fields of Gold

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 42:10


    Alex and Dr. Matthew contemplate the rise and fall of Matthew Nagy, former QB of the Columbus Destroyers (Arena Football League), former offensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs, and soon-to-be-former head coach of the Chicago Bears. The overall lead for the season changes hands.

    Week 2, 2021: The Dirtiest Birds

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 35:37


    Alex and Dr. Matthew dive headlong into the first-name-on-first-name violence in Atlanta. Josh Rosen stops by. New Orleans turns back the clock. Somebody sprains both their ankles.

    Week 1, 2021: Aaron's in Jeopardy Already

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 24:52


    Alex and Dr. Matthew embark on a new journey, but keep most of the same jokes. Some people have sent cookies. Some people started teams they didn't draft. Jameis got Lasik, and is the new Rodgers. Rodgers would rather be in TV makeup, and is the new Goff. Goff is showing scrappy ability in a new home, like Trevor. Trevor is already the new Jameis. The circle is unbreakable.

    Week 17, 2020: Bad Things Happen in Philadelphia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 71:08


    Alex and Dr. Matthew crown a new champion. Regrets abound. Seasonal awards are handed out. Cookie debt intensifies.

    Week 16, 2020: Dwayne the Swamp

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 34:30


    Alex and Dr. Matthew marvel at Haskins's worst week ever. The Lions bench a backup. It's gonna be a close finish!

    Week 15, 2020: Bad Things Happen in Philadelphia

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 26:48


    Alex and Dr. Matthew marvel at Drew Lock's randomness, Stafford's half-benching, and Ryan Finley actually winning a game against the Steelers. Washington and Chicago go so far away from good QBing that they end up right where they started. Jalen Hurts Dr. Matthew's chances of increasing his hypothetical cookie stockpile.

    Week 14, 2020: Dropping Dimes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 28:48


    Alex and Dr. Matthew opine on the three benchings Russ's teams had this week, including a tricky one for Daniel Jones. Is Mullins good? One of the all-time greats? Our heroes mull it over. Cam should blink twice if he is being held hostage.

    Week 13, 2020: Truth Hurts

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 27:51


    Dr. Matthew and Alex second guess decisions, as usual. Wentz gets benched. Herbert puts up a decent score, for the first time this season. We have a new leader.

    Week 12, 2020: Who Needs the Forward Pass?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 31:23


    Alex and Dr. Matthew examine a true throwback week, where everything that was great in 1920 is great again in 2020. We say hello to some old friends, and award the first 24/7 points of the season. Nick is a rocketship, but will he go to space, or will he explode in the upper atmosphere?

    Week 11, 2020: Don't Sleep on the Luton

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 27:03


    Alex and Dr. Matthew continue to ponder the year of the backup. Jake Luton gives backups BQBL hope, while P.J. Walker dashes that hope on the rocks of victory. Fitzpatrick returns as a backup, the position in which he is the most dangerous. Most of us don't really know what we're doing.

    Week 10, 2020: Lock It Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 19:37


    Alex and Dr. Matthew welcome Jameis back to the fold. Brees breaks. Foles falls. Lock lacks. Mayfield may fail.

    Week 9, 2020: Who is Wearing the Alex Smith Mask?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 23:13


    Alex and new front-runner Dr. Matthew dissect a week without a benching. Tom Brady does Joe Flacco things. Joe Flacco does Tom Brady things. Russ gives us his take on the Jameis.

    Week 8, 2020: DiNucci Rides Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 30:44


    Alex and Matthew examine some questionable performances by Carson Wentz and Lamar Jackson. Tue makes his first start, though he really didn't do anything. Will extends his lead.

    Week 7, 2020: COVID is Now the Leading Cause of Benchings

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 25:55


    Alex and Dr. Matthew enjoy another tasty bowl of Josh's Jacks. Cam gets benched. Russ throws a Jameis. Sarah's sodium level continues to rise.

    Week 6, 2020: Elite Retreat

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 21:11


    Alex & Dr. Matthew discuss the surprising rise of Dr. Nick, and the fall of Sarah esq. Old friends stop by for a visit. We get our 1st Jameis of the season. Joe Flacco brings us joy.

    Week 5, 2020: Putting the Low in Garoppolo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 26:18


    Alex and Dr. Matthew discuss black walnut trees. Most of us made mistakes. Jimmy G gets benched again. Josh Allen crashes back to earth. Ryan Fitzpatrick sucks us further into his long con.

    Week 4, 2020: Rhymes with Stench Kings!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 19:10


    Alex and Dr. Matthew are back from a brief stint on the IR to recap a week of benchings and bad decisions. Did you miss us?

    Week 2, 2020: We're Sponsored Now - YOU LIKE THAT?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 33:48


    Will joins Alex and Dr. Matthew to discuss injuries, backups, Cousins, and the draft. Dr. Matthew smirks so hard you can hear it.

    Week 1, 2020: Recapturing the Fitzmagic

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 14:19


    Alex and Dr. Matthew recap a return to normalcy with old faces making old mistakes in new places.

    Week 17, 2019: Year-End Wrap-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2020 35:58


    Jameis shows us the perfect play. Matthew takes home the cookies. Awards are given out. Thank you for listening!

    Week 15, 2019: Red Rifle Misfires

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2019 23:48


    Matthew has nearly put the season to bed. We dive into another history lesson. Haskins plays well-ish, before an explosive ending. Jameis hates me.

    Week 14, 2019: The Full Jameis

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 27:29


    Jameis multitasks. Eli returns. Baker Clevelands. Matthew can almost smell the cookies.

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