The Exempt List with Charles McDonald

The Exempt List is back this week with an update on the show from Charles before he's joined by longtime friend Justis Mosqueda of SB Nation to go over the first week of preseason football. An attempt at takes were made before the rambling started. Just because most of the starters are sitting doesn't mean the takes have to as well. Also, Scoob from the Trill Withers Show might be the baddest man on the planet.

Matt Harmon of Yahoo! Fantasy joined Charles on the Exempt List this week to go over the Deshaun Watson suspension, Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross getting in trouble for tampering, and the four wide receivers that got paid this summer. A.J. Brown, Deebo Samuel, Terry McLaurin and D.K. Metcalf all got the bag this summer. Harmon pulls out some Reception Perception data to detail what it means moving forward.

ESPN's Domonique Foxworth hopped on the Exempt List this week to talk all this NFC East. The Giants new coaching staff, the Commanders defensive line, and how the Eagles and Cowboys stack up against each other are all covered here. Well, the Commanders didn't get too much love, but Dan Snyder jokes were made!

Diante Lee of The Athletic joined the Exempt List this week to preview the NFC West! The Seahawks and 49ers have undergone big changes at quarterback, the Cardinals are debuting the smallest passing game in NFL history and the Rams have an even bigger discrepancy between the top and middle-class of their roster as they try to repeat.

Charles, fresh off a bout with COVID-19, joined up with Conor Orr to reminisce about something that made both of them feel worse: covering the New York Jets. The Jets and the rest of the AFC East get put under the microscope this week. Are the Bills the best team in the league? What's next for Mac and Tua? All that and more discussed.

Justis Mosqueda of SB Nation and Acme Packing Co. joins the show to preview the AFC North, starting with the Browns and their Deshaun Watson problem. Are the Steelers the least talented team in the division? Also, the Ravens could re-join the AFC's elite over the Bengals this year.

Steven Ruiz of The Ringer joined the show this week to go over the AFC South effuse praise for Jaguars second year quarterback Trevor Lawrence. The Titans hit a mini-rebuild, the Texans are Just Fine for where they are, while the Colts might be gearing up have one of the best offenses in the NFL.

Kaelen Jones, currently with The History Channel and formerly of The Ringer and The Athletic, stopped by to breakdown the absolutely loaded AFC West. Each one of the Raiders, Chiefs, Chargers and Broncos underwent major roster changes to try and get closer to capturing the Lombardi Trophy. Charles and Kaelen break down the teams and answer questions along the way.

NFC North analysis/mailbag with Derrik Klassen of Football Outsiders and Bleacher Report. The Packers might have the best defense in the NFL on paper, the Bears are just hanging out, the Vikings are still an intriguing team and the Lions have a sturdy foundation to continue rebuilding on.

After 8 episodes Charles has run out of podcast ideas, so he has decided to do mailbag episodes (with a guest) for each division in the NFL. First up, the powerful Bill Barnwell and they kick things off by putting the Falcons six feet under. Fitting!

Ollie Connolly of the Read-Optional Substack joined The Exempt List this week to go over some teams that, maybe accidentally, are all in on the 2022 NFL Season. The 49ers can get moving in the right direction with a big season from Trey Lance, the Cardinals are the most confusing team in the NFL and the Panthers have done th saddest 360 in NFL History.

Gail Bean of Snowfall on FX and Tyler R. Tynes of GQ join Charles to talk television, careers and unfortunate Falcons fandom. That's followed by a quick pivot to football with Ben Solak, focusing on teams that kicked off their franchise rebuild this offseason.

One of the best beats in the world, Michael-Shawn Dugar, joins the show this week. The Exempt List is doing its best to keep the Seahawks relevant, despite Pete Carroll and John Schneider trying to destroy it.

Mina Kimes, after a wild 2022 NFL Draft, joins Charles to outline what your team did to royally screw up their next seven seasons... and, if we have time, maybe a good selection or two.

Justis Mosqueda joins the show again to decipher the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft, do a deep dive on Cole Strange's background as a draft dodger and repeatedly call Drake London a slow wide receiver.

Former NFL head coach and offensive line coach Mike Tice joined The Exempt List to discuss the offensive tackle prospects, drafting Randy Moss and his own process as an undrafted player in the 1980s. Derrik Klassen of Football Outsiders and Jordan Reid join to dissect the quarterback prospects and where they fit in the NFL.

After one year on air, the critically acclaimed Two high Podcast abruptly ended... until now. Seth Galina of PFF and Diante Lee of the Athletic join Charles for a horribly nerdy conversation on all the legit prospects on UGA's defense and the types of bodies teams are looking for on the edge in this era of defense.

We made it to Episode 2 on deadline! 10-year NFL veteran Marshall Newhouse tells his own story about being drafted, the wild draft process, Dwayne Haskins and how we talk about people while they're here. But we start with Justis Mosqueda for an extremely unstructured convo about EDGE prospects, Kenny Pickett, and gambling on aspects of your everyday life.

Welcome to the first episode of The Exempt List! Charles McDonald and 24 of his friends discuss just exactly what the podcast should be about and hit uncharted waters along the way. Guests on the show range from Dominique Foxworth to Pablo Torre to Mina Kimes to Tyler R. Tynes. You'll have to listen to find out the rest, as they all help Charles figure out what the hell this show is going to be.

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