Scotch and Cigars Podcast

Anthony and Ed are back and discuss NFL coaches and players who sucked and blew down the stretch run of the season; our initial reactions to the Damar Hamlin injury and a realistic look at why it took a while to cancel the game; Broncos give Ed a Christmas gift and fire Nathaniel Hackett (Hacky)!; Anthony is stoked about the Giants playoff trip that Brian Daboll unexpectedly took them on in his first season as head coach and breaking the 6 year playoff drought; Week 18 picks

Week 9 sucks and blows, where Anthony nominates an unfortunate victim; Ed revels in Dusty Baker's first World Series ring and debate if he's a HOFer; Bruins storm out of the gate as the Eastern Conference's best team, Jim Irsay fires Frank Reich and replaces him with Jeff Saturday; will both the Giants and Jets make the playoffs? Anthony thinks so; updating the NFL MVP race at the halfway point of 2022; Week 10 picks!

Was week 7 the worst weeks ever for Belichick and Brady, since their divorce?; Broncos still anemic without Russ; Anthony says the Giants are going to the playoffs, but can they contend?; Anthony says the 49ers are legit NFC contenders; RAPID FIRE segment; Week 8 picks

Week 5 Sucks & Blows picks; Ed absolutely destroys Russell Wilson after his awful play through the Broncos' first 5 games; Matt Rhule fired; coaching hot seats; best/teams  so far; MVP and Coach of the Year so far; Week 6 picks

Recapping Week 3 in the NFL, Anthony and Ed both pick coaches from the AFC West for their Week 3 Sucks and Blows guy; re-doing the Giants and Broncos 2022 schedules after what we've seen through the first 3 weeks; the Pats are in trouble after Mac Jones' injury, but will Josh McDaniels be back to save them next year after his 0-3 start in Las Vegas?; the guys make their picks for Week 4.2:54 - Week 3 Sucks and Blows12:30 - Ed rips the Russell Wilson and Broncos for their slow start19:50 - Sluggish Giants drop their first game of the year to Dallas on MNF28:35 - Revising Giants 2022 game-by-game picks after 3 weeks39:40 - Revising Broncos 2022 game-by-game picks after 3 weeks49:49  - How will Mac Jones injury affect Patriots?53:36 - Anthony and Ed's Week 4 picks

The NFL is back and given us a wild first two weeks! The guys recap it with their Sucks and Blows player or coach for Week 1 and Week 2, Ed rips the Broncos for their embarrassingly coached start against Seattle and Houston, Anthony revels in the crazy 2-0 start for the Giants, as the Brian Daboll era kicks off; taking a look at "What's More Likely?" to happen in the 2022 NFL; guys make their Week 3 picks.

NFL is back! We recap the odd training camp the Patriots offense has had while being led by "Buffet Matt" and "Joey Sneaks"; discussion Jimmy G's return and the Matt Araiza scandal in Buffalo; which NFL coaches are on the hot seats?; picking all 8 division winners; 49ers game-by-game picks; and Week 1 picks!

The guys are back after a summer hiatus for a quicker episode discussing MLB, the Patriots strange training camp plus their 2022 schedule, and Deshaun Watson.1:45 - Red Sox trade deadline and identity beyond 202213:55 - Chaim Bloom boom or bust for 2023?20:47 - Deshaun Watson suspension; was 11 games enough?26:38 - 2022 Patriots game-by-game picks

The guys recap what their teams did in the NFL draft, particlarly the Giants two top 7 picks; debating what the hell Bill Belichick is doing by puttting Joe Judge and Matt Patricia in charge of the Patriots offense in Mac Jones' 2nd year; Red Sox start hitting after an awful first 6 weeks of the season; Ed rants about the Bruins' first round playoff exit and where the team should go next in the offseason; 2022 game-by-game picks for the Denver Broncos and New York Giants; Celtics headed to NBA Finals

Anthony's thrilled to have baseball back, even though the Red Sox are starting slow; Ed's baseball ban is still on!; Ed updates us on the Bruins sluggish playoff push, as the regular season ends; Deshaun Watson and the Browns screw over the rest of the league; Arians gets pushed aside by Brady; Anthony calls out the hypocrisy of Schefter's tweet about Dwayne Haskins, NFL Free Agency winners and losers

After a post-Super Bowl break, Anthony and Ed return for their 3rd season of Scotch and Cigars! They start off by discussing Major League Baseball's return, what the Red Sox are up to, vaccination rules, and how the new Collective Bargaining Agreement will improve the game going forward. Ed discusses his Broncos' trade for Russell Wilson to shore up the QB position; Tom Brady unretires and the guys disagree on why; Steelers sign Mitch Trubisky; AFC West is a power house now; What the hell is the Patriots' 2022 coaching plan?; Aaron Rodgers returns to Green Bay, 

Sucks and Blows for AFC/NFC Championship  weekend; Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger and Bruins goalie/"Ed favorite" Tuuka Rask call it quits on their careers; how will Anthony and Ed remember each player and their contributions to the game?; Best & Worst 2021 moment for each of the 16 NFC teams. 

Sucks and Blows for NFL Divisional weekend; Ed destroys the Baseball Writers Association of America for not voting in Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds in their final year of eligibility, and the hypocrisy of PED association among candidates; Anthony and Ed make their 2021 NFL Awards picks including OPOY, DPOY, Coach of Year and MVP, What's next for Aaron Rodgers?; AFC/NFC championship game picks

SUPER Wildcard Weekend means SUPER sucks and blows and Anthony stuns by picking someone he normally reveres; should the NFL keep the 7th seed, given that most of the 7 seed vs 2 seed games have been blowouts so far the last two years?; Ed revels in the firing of Vic Fangio and Anthony does the same with the surprise firing of Joe Judge; which NFL coaches will enter 2022 on the hot seats?; Divisional weekend game picks 

Ed rants on the impact COVID-19 is still having on the NHL and what they should do about it; breaking down the individual list of 2022 NFL Hall of Fame semi finalists and whether each finalist should make it into the HOF or is just a "Hall of Very Good" guy; looking at the list of prospect head coaching candidates for the upcoming 2022 NFL head coaching cycle, and why some coaches STILL get opportunities. 

Both Anthony and Ed choose NFC quarterbacks for their Week 15 Sucks and Blows award; Ed rips Bruins winger Jake DeBrusk after he requests a trade from the team earlier this month;  Anthony rants about the absolutely pathetic state of the Giants and the 3 decisions they need to make at the end of the season: GM, HC, QC; Ed resigns himself to the belief that Vic Fangio is returning as Broncos HC in 2022; looking at #ThePath for the Steelers to make the playoffs in the final few weeks of the regular season; Week 16 picks and Who's Line

The picks for Week 11 Sucks and Blows follow some historical #Narratives from past Podcast episodes; Ed gives a Bruins update and why they aren't a playoff threat; Giants FINALLY fire Jason Garrett after the bye week; Broncos keep winning enough to frustrate Ed; 10 REACTIONS - or OVERREACTIONS - around the NFL so far; Week 12/Thanksgiving picks   

Ed gets his turn to unload about the state of the Denver Broncos and Vic Fangio's job security, after the team trades Von Miller to the LA Rams at the trade deadline; Anthony recaps the end of the Red Sox unexpected playoff run in the ALCS; Which NFL Coaches are on the hottest of hot seats,  Looking at the Packers/Steelers/Pats/49ers and their recent upward trends; Week 9 picks

Making Week 4 & 5 sucks and blows picks,Red Sox beat Yankees in WC and Tampa in ALDS to advance to the ALCS!Urban Meyer coaching disaster,Why Jon Gruden had to be go as Raiders coach after scandalous emails,Ed travels to Heinz field to watch the Broncos lay an egg,Week 6 picks & Who's Line?

Sucks and blows candidates for Week 2 and Week 3; MLB wildcard breakdown, as we head into the final week of the regular season; are the 3-0 Broncos for real or did they just beat 3 of the worst teams in the league?; Giants fall to the lowly Falcons on Eli day after booing John Mara, and hit their lowest point in generations;  Week 4 picks and Who's Line.

Week 1 Sucks & Blows;Anthony begins to turn on Joe Judge;Ed goes into the full troll mode while the guys discuss their trip to Metlife Stadium to see the Ed's Broncos destroy Anthony's Giants; Anthony unloads on the state of the Giants after a pathetic meltdown in Washington Week 2 and falling to 0-2 for the FIFTH straight year; Week 1 overreactions; Week 2 picks and Who's Line.

Happy 2021 NFL kickoff!Ed and Anthony warm up for the new NFL season with a 5 question segment and then get into their picks for Super Bowl 56 contenders, sleepers and pretenders; running through the coaching hot seats and which coach(es) needs wins right out of the gate to keep their jobs; Week 1 picks; "Who's Line" returns; and the guys discuss their upcoming trek to Metlife Stadium on Sunday for the Broncos at Giants opener, along with their side bet on the game. 

Anthony breaks down the recent Red Sox slump and how they're still holding onto the second wild card spot behind the Yankees; Ed offers up some hypotheticals about the upcoming MLB offseason; Introducing the "Upon Further Review" segment were the guys revisit past hot takes; discussing all the QB battles in the 2021 training camps across the NFL; and the guys pick their 8 division winners.

The guys talk Aaron Rodgers' return to Green Bay and how everything unfolded; Ed trolls Anthony about the Cowboys' debut on 2021's season of "Hard Knocks" as well as the brawl that ensued at Giants' training camp; talking the huge Josh Allen extension; latest COVID impact of sports;  why did the Red Sox sit idle at MLB's trade deadline, and will that effect the team?

Ed touches on the Bruins protections, as the Seattle Kraken prepared for their expansion draft; recapping the 2021 MLB All star weekend; visiting Stephen A Smith's comments on Ohtani being the "face" of baseball, despite not speaking English; state of the Red Sox as we enter the 2nd half; NFL offseason updates and game-by-game picks for Steelers and Eagles.

Ed recaps the New York Islanders upset series win over his beloved Boston Bruins, what went wrong, and where the Bruins should go from here?; should the polarizing Tuuka Rask return as the team's goalie in 2021-2022?; Red Sox SWEEP the Yankees in the Bronx; the guys discuss the Spider Tack pitching scandal that's hovering over every pitcher in MLB; Anthony recalls the tenure of former Giants head coach Jim Fassel (1949-2021) after he passed away on June 7, including what he meant to New  York City as head coach during 9/11; and are the Patriots really grooming "the defensive genius" Matt Patricia as Bill Belichick's heir apparent, after being handed a myriad of new responsibilities upon his return to New England? 

The guys looks at the Bruins first round of the playoffs so far against Washington Caps; discuss 3 MORE no-hitters in MLB and why this may be tarnishing the sport; NFL releases its 2021 schedule, and Ed/Anthony make their game-by-game picks for the Giants and Broncos (disagreeing on their mutual week 1 matchup!) as well as for the newly constructed Patriots.

Anthony takes a look at the first month of the 2021 Red Sox who, at 21-13, surprisingly have the best record in baseball here in mid-May; the guys discuss their opinion of why there's an uptick in no-hitters in 2021, after 4 have already been tossed so far; Ed looks at the state of the Bruins as they cruise to the playoffs; breaking down and grading the 2021 NFL Draft for the Broncos, Giants, Patriots, Steelers; and the guys give their take on the Aaron Rodgers drama with the Packers and where they think he'll land in 2021. 

Baseball is back! Anthony and Ed pick their "Sucks and Blows" guys for the Red Sox first 2 weeks, and across MLB as a whole; Anthony rips Aaron Boone for the Yankees poor start; trying to put an end to the nonsense surrounding Patriots' Julian Edelman being a HOFer after he announced his retirement on April 12; Jets trade Sam Darnold to the Carolina Panthers; which QBs are the Jets and 49ers eyeballing at #2 and #3?; Ed can't stand the Bruins trading for Taylor Hall at the deadline

Anthony and Ed break the ice a bit and ask each other some non-sports (even political!) questions; NFL Crossfire segment; Breaking down the ugly Deshaun Watson massage story (and a recurring joke...or twenty thrown in); Giants going all in now with Kenny Golladay and Adoree Jackson signings, what does it mean for Gettleman/Judge/Garrett/Dimes?; Anthony breaks down Red Sox opening week and the guys pick their 6 MLB division winners!

Ed and Anthony return from a post Super Bowl hiatus, to break down the 2021 NFL Free Agency Week. Patriots make a huge splash to rebuild their team; Anthony's Giants aren't far behind with their pursuit of offensive weapons to surround Danny Dimes with; Broncos and General George Patton asleep at the wheel; the guys disagree on who "won" Free Agency; early draft projections for the Giants/Broncos/Packers/Steelers; and Ed kicks things off with an update on the Bruins mixed season and their complete inability to score.

The guys start off by remembering the late coaching legend Marty Schottenheimer, who passed away on February 8; break down how bad Super Bowl 55 was to watch, and why it was the least-watched Super Bowl in 15 years; what does this 7th ring mean for Tom Brady's NFL legacy (and Bill Belichick's legacy); Ed checks back in on the Bruins unexpected hot start and late-game heroics; wrap up with a recap of MLB offseason free agency and trades so far this offseason.

The guys recap Championship weekend, including the Chiefs heading back to SB55, and the Bucs upsetting the Packers at Lambeau; after their loss, where should the Packers go next?; time for Rodgers to leave GB?; biggest 2020 surprises/disappointments; Anthony has a surprising take on the Deshaun Watson drama in Houston; Anthony and Ed rank their 5 favorite Super Bowls of all time; which span from the 1970s-2010s. 

Ed and Anthony breakdown the 4 divisional round games, including what was likely Brees' final game; a fun segment where the guys make their choice for the single best and worst regular season moment of the 2020 season for each NFL team; Ed breaks down the first week of the Bruins' 2021 season and it has unfolded opposite of what he thought; preview game picks for the NFC and AFC Championship games in Green Bay and Kansas City.

Anthony and Ed take a stroll down memory lane and recap some of their weekly Sucks and Blows picks of the 2020 NFL season; recap all 6 SUPER Wildcard Weekend games, including the Browns massive upset of the Steelers at Heinz Field; Eagles fire Doug Pederson; teams close in on their new head coaches and coordinators for 2021; the guys' NFL Award picks for the 2020 season;  preview and picks of NFL's divisional round and why Anthony and Ed strongly disagree on Saints/Bucs; Ed previews this week's return of the NHL season and the Bruins' opener in New Jersey.

Anthony re-awards his Week 1 sucks and blows coach for Week 17, Ed makes a surprising nomination; Giants finally beat the Cowboys for first time since 2016, finishing 4-2 in the division; Anthony explains why Gettleman is returning as GM for 2021; Ed rips Vic Fangio for awful game management at end of Broncos/Raiders game; John Elway assuming a new front-office role and hiring a GM, is this overdue?; NFL Wildcard Weekend picks and breakdown.

While Anthony breaks the scotch rules, episode 22 kicks off with Ed ripping the Bruins for not re-signing Zdeno Chara; 2 QBs make Week 16 Sucks and Blows, including a guy who was on the list earlier in the year; Anthony resets on the 2020 Giants and how they are no where near ready to contend after getting dominated in Balitmore, and how it should cost GM Dave Gettleman his job; more of the same for the Broncos after another lifeless performance from Pat Shurmur's offense against the Chargers; COVID outbreaks effect Browns, Lions and Saints in weird ways; NFL adds a 17th game in 2021; at a 10-4 record, the guys go for 1 final win in the Who's Line segment; NFL Week 17 picks.

The guys each don a head coach as their Week 15 sucks and blows guy, Anthony breaks down how the Giants are back to where they were a month ago, with all momentum of their 4-game winning streak gone; Ed has lost all faith in the Broncos and eats his words about picking them to be a 10-11 win team before the season; Are the Chiefs and Packers in the #1 seeds for good?;  the guys agree on the league's current MVP leader; Coach of the Year almost certainly coming out of the AFC; Week 16 picks 

Two AFC coaches make the Week 13 sucks and blows list; recapping the Jets blown play to the Raiders and conspiracy theories surrounding it; Anthony celebrates the Giants stunner in Seattle led by Patrick Graham's defense; Broncos make it interesting on SNF in Arrowhead but still can't get it done; Ed reviews whether Elway's team building plan is working properly or not; Steelers piss Anthony off by blowing their perfect season to Washington, in a game the Giants really needed Pittsburgh to win; Week 14 picks 

Ed and Anthony both pick their Week 12 sucks and blows from the AFC West, Ed rips the Broncos for mismanging COVID-19 protocols and being forced to play a game without a QB, and then revels in the firing of his much-despised "Defensive Genius" Matt Patricia; Anthony's GIANTs roller coaster of emotions continues, as Big Blue moves into 1st place in the NFC Least; Week 13 picks; the guys call for Monday night double headers

Sucks and blows picks for Weeks 10 & 11; Giants finally defeat the Eagles and inch closer to taking the lead in the pathetic NFC East, so who can actually win the division when the dust settles?; Ed has major problems with the Broncos offense - does he blame QB Drew Lock or OC Pat Shurmur; as both have their worst starts to a season in over a decade, who's been the bigger disappointment: Brady or Belichick?; Week 12 picks

Anthony recaps the MLB awards for the 2020 season, including MVP, Manager of Year, Cy Youngs; Week 9 sucks and blows; Brady suffers worst loss of career after implosion vs Saints; Steelers scare Anthony in Dallas; Giants again do the only thing they can do - beat Football Team; Ed rants about Broncos offense and who's to blame; Week 10 picks 

Ed takes his victory lap, as baseball nerd calculus costs the Rays a World Series against the much-deserving Los Angeles "payroll method" Dodgers; Giants blow a heartbreaking game to Brady's Bucs; Did the victory at Baltimore finally make Anthony a believer in the perfect Steelers?; Broncos make an epic comeback against professional choke artist Los Angeles Chargers; Which is more likely to happen - 0-16 Jets or 16-0 Steelers?; Week 9 picks; 

Lots to unpack this episode, after 2 weeks off! Anthony and Ed recap the rollercoaster of events after the Giants hang on to win against Washington and then implode at Philadelphia on TNF; Broncos stun Pats in Foxboro and then get humiliated at home by the Chiefs; recapping the brutal Sunday for Pats fans as NE falls to 2-4 after losing to Jimmy G, while Brady lights it up in Vegas at the same time; why you can't use 2020 as a debate point in the perpetual Brady/Belichick debate; are we now seeing that the Pats shouldn't have traded Jimmy G to SF in 2017, if Tom wasn't going to stay past 2019?; Dodgers win WS vs Tampa while we record the episode and Ed takes a victory lap against baseball nerd calculus; guys make their Week 8 picks and disagree on the biggest game of the week.

Anthony breaks down what's next for the Yankees after their unceremonious ALDS loss to the Tampa Bay Rays; Two NFC quarterbacks earn Week 5 sucks and blows honors; Dan Quinn finally out as HC in Atlanta, so which coach do Anthony/Ed think is next up to be fired?; Ed rants about the Broncos game against the Patriots getting pushed to Week 6 and having to play Cam Newton instead of Stidham; guys make their Week 6 picks.

Anthony and Ed breakdown Week 4 and make their sucks and blows picks; Ed recaps the first win of the season for his Broncos (against the Jets); Anthony feels better about the Giants performance vs the Rams; breaking down Bill O'Brien firing and how it reflects on the Bill Belichick NFL coaching tree; Week 5 picks, including a disagreement on the Pats/Broncos game.

Tampa Bay Lightning win the 2020 Stanley Cup; Week 3 sucks and blows; Anthony destroys the Giants and GM Dave Gettleman for the week 3 embarrassment vs 49ers practice squad; Ed's ready to call for Vic Fangio's job in Denver after a lifeless performance vs Bucs; Mahomes and the Chiefs destroy Baltimore on the road; Week 4 picks

The guys start off by remembering Gale Sayers after his passing; recap Week 2; another epic collapse by the Falcons lands Dan Quinn on the "Sucks and Blows" list; can the Giants get a home win against the injury ravaged 49ers?; does another Drew Lock injury mean Denver needs to draft ANOTHER QB and make ANOTHER coaching change; week 3 picks; Matt Patricia's Lions land on the "Who's Line is This Anyway" segment

Week 1 is in the books! Anthony and Ed breakdown their opinions of their Giants and Broncos week 1 losses; recap the rest of the week 1 games; why Anthony thinks the Bucs are going to be fine; Can the Pats pull off a win in Seattle this week?; debut of the Sucks AND Blows player/coach of the week segment; recapping the 2021 NFL HOF first-time nominees, highlighted by Peyton Manning.

NFL is back baby! Ed and Anthony make their week 1 picks for all 16 games; Recent additions of Clowney and Logan Ryan to TEN and NYG; Von Miller injury; Who's Line Is This Anyway debut segment; Who are the 2020 contenders?; which teams could sneak up on their opponents in 2020 and who's tanking?; and Ed kicks things off with a post-mortem breakdown of where the Bruins are headed into the 2020-21 offseason. 

Ed and Anthony review the state of the Red Sox at the trade deadline; how the Bruins fell apart in the 2nd round vs Tampa Bay Lightning and what they'll need to do after the 2020 season ends; then take a trip down memory lane and each pick their top 5 historical rivalries in the NFL.