Cover Zero Podcast

An episode we (Cathal) thought we'd never record - previewing a Bengals-Rams Super Bowl. Apologies for the mic interference in the first few minutes.

Cathal, Ciarán and Seán return to preview Wild Card Weekend.

You may have seen that there was a mildly entertaining Grand Prix on over the weekend. Cathal and Fozzy are back together once again to discuss all the chaos and controversy surrounding Max Verstappen's triumphant day.

Verstappen v Hamilton. Who will prevail in the finale of one of the greatest seasons in F1 history? Cathal and Fozzy discuss.

It's finally here. Cathal, Ciarán and Seán are back to preview the 2021 NFL season with varying degrees of success, humour and delirium.

This podcast is for all the kids out there who dream the impossible. Cathal and Fozzy take stock of a thrilling F1 season to date and look at what's in store for the rest of the year.

We break our silence with our annual Mock Draft podcast. All 32 picks in the first round with questionable analysis from four individuals who don't really know what they're talking about.

Previewing the Divisional Round and giving you less than 24 hours to listen to it as standard. Enjoy.

We're back to preview a glorious 6 (SIX!) wildcard games this weekend, as well as wrapping up the latest coaching changes around the league. Get yourself ready for a tantalising slate of games with us.

We're back to take over/sabotage Adam Schefter and Ian Rapoport's twitter accounts, gather a list of suitable employees to grind it out in the Hungry Viking, and preview all Week 11 games.

We're back to reflect on the season so far, take over the NFL's instagram page, and give some Week 4 picks.

We're back to talk more Formula 1 after a stunning Italian Grand Prix that saw Pierre Gasly surge to a most unlikely race win. Cathal and Foz look back on all the madness from Monza, break down the season to date, and look ahead to the interesting venues remaining on the calendar.

The NFL is back. The Cover Zero Podcast is back. Your life is back. Previewing the 2020 season with division standing projections, Super Bowl winners and Week 1 picks.

With very little to report on in the NFL world, we take the opportunity to preview the upcoming Formula 1 season kicking off in Austria this weekend. Much shade is thrown at Ferrari, we fawn over Max Verstappen and crown George Russell a future world champion before he's picked up a single point in F1. Cathal and Foz on this one.

We have a full crew at hand to pick our dream teams for the next 10 years – what players would we choose to be on our team for the next decade? We did this exercise 3 years ago and we reflect on some…..questionable decisions we made back then. We finish off the show by drafting ‘the best words to refer to your fellow man’.

5th annual Cover Zero mock draft. First round. All 32 picks. Nuff said.

Cathal, Ciarán and Seán make a video call on an app called 'Skype' to talk to each other about NFL news, and then upload the recording of the audio such that it becomes a 'podcast' - the intention being that you reading this listen to the aforementioned podcast and find it to be quite a pleasurable experience. We talk about the fast approaching virtual draft and what it might/should look like, before breaking down Andy Reid's bathroom habits and Fine Gael's welfare policy.

With everything that's going on in the world right now, it's time to rekindle the Cover Zero x Paddy Pigskin love affair. A full house - Cathal, Seán, Ciarán, Jack and Gary - maintain social distancing and have a chat about all things coronavirus, as well as going through all of the biggest free agency news, as inconsequential as it all may seem. The kind of podcast we've probably never done before, but one of our favourites to record.

Cathal, Ciarán and Seán tell you everything you need to know ahead of Super Bowl LIV. More importantly, we discuss a variety of objects and individuals that can validly make a claim to be chonkier than Andy Reid.

The boys are back in town. Cathal, Ciarán and Seán preview the AFC and NFC Championship games, discuss Joe Burrow's brilliance, and reflect on Luke Kuechly's career. We also contemplate the feasibility of staging a Super Bowl if one of the teams were to be wiped out in a fatal plane crash.

Towards the tail end of November, the four Cover Zero members entered into a deep state of hibernation to focus their minds on the art of tape-grinding, schematic design and all things All-22. An underground bunker decked out with the finest technology has housed the podcast crew for the past month plus, providing them with the optimal environment in which to flourish as masters of the tape. Unfortunately, only one of those individuals has emerged thus far. Cathal can hold his silence for no longer - a new podcast episode is overdue. He's joined by Jonny to preview the fantastic Divisional Round slate, hope you enjoy.

A word of warning: if you don't stan for the Holy Ghost, don't waste your time listening to this week's podcast. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Seán and Cathal discuss some of the things they're thankful for at the moment, before previewing the 3 Thanksgiving Thursday games and the rest of the Week 13 slate. Great horseplay all round.

The environmentally conscious Cathal teams up with petrolhead Seán for a lighthearted preview of a stacked Week 12 slate. Lamar Jackson is good, the Patriots are a decent organisation and our grandkids are as good as dead. These are the facts.

We decided the NFL just isn't for us anymore - too many ads, too much kneeling and too many sissies wearing pads. Just kidding, but we did want to have a go at something different this week. We enjoy talking about things we enjoy talking about, so on this special episode of the podcast, Cathal and Fozzy chat all things F1. We take a look back on the (almost finished) 2019 season, look ahead to big changes to come in 2021, and match F1 teams with NFL teams.

If you're looking for meaningful analysis of the Week 11 slate of games, don't even bother. Cathal and Seán begin the podcast with good intentions but the show slowly descends into utterly meaningless commentary on trivial matters. Seán also graces us with his own personal top-10 college football playoff rankings, featuring powerhouses like La Sierra University and the Rhode Island School of Design.

This weekend the NFL will be playing second fiddle to the biggest football game of the year thus far. Cathal and Ciarán preview #1 LSU v #2 Alabama while attempting to give some impression that we know what we're talking about. We also chat about Nick Foles and Cam Newton, before picking the Week 10 slate of games. Frank is this week's guest picker, with a special message for a previous, struggling participant.

A Saturday night recording means that we stray from what would usually be a Week 9 preview podcast, and instead opt for a waffle-filled, shite-talking evergreen episode in which we quiz each other on obscure NFL players' alma mater. Ciarán also brings back Emerging Markets, and we rapidly predict the Week 9 games before the show descends into complete chaos.

Cathal, Ciarán and Seán get together to preview a dull, uninspiring, mundane Week 8 slate of games. We piss on Mitch(ell) Trubisky's grave, debate Adam Gase' preferred attire on a cold, rainy night in Stoke, and Seán finally delivers his long-awaited opinion on Brexit. Jonny is this week's guest picker, attempting to make Coin proud.

Cathal and Ciarán make use of the incredible technological advancements in online communication to record this week's podcast over Skype. A serious dose of the man flu has quarantined Cathal, but we improvise, adapt, and overcome. We disagree over Sam Darnold's kissing habits, discuss Ciarán's all-22 tape-grinding strategy, and finish the show with guest picks from Donncha that are not to be missed.

Previewing every Week 6 game blah blah blah... Cathal, Seán and Ciarán take a trip down memory lane/scroll back through our group chat to run through the long list of absurd ideas we had when deciding on the new name for the podcast last year. Heavy dose of shite talk in this episode, beware.

Cathal and Seán brave the elements, risking their lives to meet up and record this week's podcast despite the immense dangers posed by Storm Lorenzo. We preview the weekend's action, ponder why there aren't more rugby-style laterals in football, and debate the appropriate way to ditch unnecessary formalities in emails. Guest picker this week is Paul Grogan, who is joined by an old friend of ours to predict the Week 5 matchups...

Cathal and Seán welcome a familiar face back to the studio/cramped sitting room, as Ciarán makes a grand return to dish out his signature hot takes. We preview every Week 4 matchup, as you might infer from the title of this week's podcast. This week's segment is a presentation of the most cringe-worthy Instagram captions known to man (so we did a thing...). We also introduce our new Guest Picker segment, where we invite a guest on to pick each game and see how they fare against the immense Cover Zero brain power.

The now familiar duo of Cathal and Seán plow through all 16 matchups in Week 3 with vigour. We break down a mammoth AFC clash between Lamar's Ravens and Mahomes' Chiefs, discuss what the strategy might be for the Drew Brees-less Saints, and ponder whether Daniel Jones can turn things around for the Giants this Sunday. Like, subscribe and contribute to our non-existent Patreon.

Cathal and Seán recap Cam Newton's horror show on Thursday night, before previewing every Week 2 matchup including a big-time revenge game between the Saints and Rams. More importantly, Seán debuts a new segment that includes a discussion of Wendy's self-service machines and why White Claws can be classified as the nectar of the Gods. We wrap up the show by answering questions from our beloved listeners. Hope you have as much fun listening to this as we did recording it.

The first week of the regular season is here at long last. We've made it. On this pod, we present our division standings predictions, Super Bowl picks, and pick every Week 1 game. Probably one of the shakier podcast setups we've had to date, but you've gotta make do with what you have when on the road. Here's to a great few months of football ahead.

Gary (Paddy Pigskin) joins us one more time for the most ambitious crossover event in history. Not quite sure how to describe this one. Cathal blatantly misses the mark by having the lads listen to and identify some of the most prominent NFL theme songs on television. After that idea erupts into flames, Gary saves the day by churning out some old school bangers from hit shows such as Channel 4's Football Italia and BBC's Big Break. We continue with the TV theme to finish the show by chatting about Hard Knocks, QB1 and more.

Football is back. The Cover Zero Podcast is back. Your life is now immeasurably better. We had a great time teaming up with Paddy Pigskin for our first podcast of the 2019 season to talk about our summer in Boston so far, including trips to Patriots training camp and a fascinating arena football game. We also chat about the biggest preseason storylines and what NFL player you’d like to add to your IAFL team. Subscribe on your favourite podcast app and follow the Cover Zero Podcast and Paddy Pigskin on all social media platforms as we ramp up our coverage in the run-up to the 2019 season.

It's time for our favourite show of the year: the Cover Zero 2019 Mock Draft is here. Cathal, Jack, Ciarán and Seán go through all 32 picks in the first round and take turns drafting for their respective teams. Lots of surprises and gritty banter in store, hope you enjoy.

The lads are back with another offseason podcast as we build on our draft coverage with the big event fast approaching. We break down the top QB prospects in this year's class, discuss the biggest & most interesting news items from around the league, and finish the show by reflecting on the greatest sports league that ever existed - the AAF (RIP in peace).

The boys are back in town and in your ears to talk football, Captain Marvel and Madeleine McCann. After a number of bleak, podcastless weeks, we’re back to discuss a fascinating initial free agency period. We give our opinions on all of the biggest moves, such as the OBJ and Antonio Brown trades, while also diving deeper into some lesser known studs (we're looking at you James 'Road-grader' Carpenter) that have changed teams over the past week.

Cathal, Ciarán and Seán break down every aspect of Super Bowl LIII between the New England Patriots and the LA Rams. Seán owns Mark Barron with facts and logic, Ciarán hypes up Brightspace, and Cathal steers the boat.

The biggest date on the NFL calendar is fast approaching, and we've got it covered from all angles. That's right: the 2019 Pro Bowl takes place this Sunday and we're here to dissect everything from the officiating crew to long snappers. Cathal, Ciarán and Seán also recap a phenomenal Championship Sunday, and finish the show by discussing the Fyre Festival fiasco and how it raises some concerns for Ciarán's future entrepreneurial endeavours.

Cathal, Ciarán and Jack preview this Sunday's two scintillating Conference Championship matchups - Rams @ Saints and Patriots @ Chiefs. All this while attempting to conceal their deep hatred for the Patriots. Not too sure how successful we were with that...

Cathal, Ciarán and Seán break down the recent coaching hires, and preview a meaty Divisional Round weekend. Ciarán passionately calls for John Elway's job, Seán plots to hack Nick Foles' cloud to unleash the Foles Fappening, while Cathal attempts to reign in the excessive banter and keep a lid on things.

It's the most wonderful time of the year - the beginning of the NFL playoffs. Cathal, Ciarán and Seán lash into the Wild Card Weekend slate. Ciarán provides some money-making bets with Eric Ebron, Tarik Cohen and Lamar Miller (the holy trinity), Cathal roasts the lowly Cowboys and Seán is present.

BONUS POD! Cathal and Ciarán offer some instant reaction to the numerous head coach firings that took place on Black Monday. It will come as a surprise to approximately no one that the end of the Marvin Lewis era is celebrated triumphantly by the Cover Zero crew. We also discuss the hiring of the magnificent Mike Mayock as the Raiders GM. All this while keeping an eye on multiple college bowl games during the pod.

In a rare occurrence, we've got a full crew in house for our Week 17 preview pod. Cathal, Jack, Ciarán and Seán chop up all sixteen of this Sunday's matchups, and dissect the multitude of playoff and seeding implications in excruciating detail. We finish up the show by discussing the gameplan regarding our Zinger selection now that the competition is firmly in the bag.

If you crave the dulcet tones of Seán, Jack and Ciarán, unfortunately this may not be the show for you. If you have a disturbing level of affection for Cathal, smash that download button. On this week's pod, Cathal recaps an electric Thursday night football clash between the Chargers and Chiefs, before breaking down every Week 15 game. All this while writing about himself in the third person.

Cathal, Ciarán & Seán leave all dull formalities aside and truly shoot the shit about football for 90 minutes. As well as a tasty preview of every Week 14 game, listeners will be treated to an aural tour of Ciarán's home and a deep dive into the utility of hashtags.

Cathal and Seán chop up one of the meatiest slate of games we've had in a long time. Among the bizarre topics we dive into: Nick Chubb's potential as an offensive playcaller, Colts' RB coach Tom Rathman's prioritisation of ball security over his faith, and Phil Rivers letting loose in downtown Pittsburgh on a Sunday night. (4:26) Week 12 awards (14:21) 1pm games (45:47) Fantasy fallout (51:21) Late afternoon games (1:01:51) Primetime games (1:08:47) Zingers

Back at it again with our second show of the week to preview the weekend's action. We gush over the electric Rams-Chiefs contest with Jack, while also lamenting the disappearance of our favourite style of play - running the ball and playing hard-nosed defense (not really). The future is now old man...get with the times.