The Schatz & Tanier NFL Podcast

Aaron and Mike with special guest Benjamin Robinson of Grinding the Mocks review the first round of the 2025 NFL draft. Who were the biggest risers and fallers compared to mock drafts? Who is going to take Shadeur Sanders in Round 2? What did we think of the Travis Hunter trade, and did the Falcons give up too much for James Pearce Jr.?

It's part II of our draft preview for 2025. Let's go through all our projection systems to talk about players we like more and less than the public: quarterbacks, running backs, edge rushers, and wide receivers! It's a great year for running backs, the quarterbacks come out higher than you think, and the edge rusher numbers are fascinating.

Aaron Schatz and Mike Tanier return with the first part of their 2025 NFL draft preview. Guest Benjamin Robinson of Grinding the Mocks looks at which players are moving up and down on the boards, plus a look at who Mike likes with his Too Deep 96 prospect list.

Aaron and Mike review the first week of 2025 free agency. What's going on in Seattle? What was the most head-scratching move? Why do we like what Buffalo is doing so much? And more!

Aaron and Mike are back from the combine in Indianapolis, we talk everything from reporter fights to bad aggregation on the Internet, prospects rising and falling, and which teams have space in upcoming free agency.

The Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl Champions! Aaron and Mike look back at Super Bowl LIX and the dominating performance by Vic Fangio's Philadelphia Eagles defense.

Aaron and Mike have your preview of Super Bowl LIX between the Chiefs and the Eagles, with reports live from New Orleans! DVOA stat breakdowns and discussion of what it's like to attend a Super Bowl in the Crescent City.

Aaron and guest host Bryan Knowles review the conference championships. Was Kansas City's win bigger than it looked? How important was that failed Bills fourth-and-1? And are we giving the Eagles enough credit?

Aaron and Mike take a quick look at coaching news and then it's on to previewing the Conference Championships. Can Washington's offense overcome the Washington defense? Will Josh Allen finally get his chance to overcome Patrick Mahomes? We're ready for both games!

Mike and Aaron review the Divisional Round. Can the Lions get over the Jared Goff hump? Are the referees cheating for the Chiefs? Plus, initial previews of the two Conference Championship Games.

Aaron and Mike preview the Divisional Round of this year's NFL playoffs. Tons of DVOA stats and injury updates on Texans-Chiefs, Commanders-Lions, Rams-Eagles, and Ravens-Bills!

Mike and Aaron have a preview of Monday Night Football between the Rams and Vikings, plus some thoughts on the Mike Vrabel hiring by the Patriots. Then we go through the Divisional Round matchups and review what happened over the weekend with the teams that are still alive in the NFL playoffs.

Aaron and Mike have previews for Wild-Card Weekend. We start off with the Chargers-Texans game and then hit Steelers-Ravens, Broncos-Bills, Packers-Eagles, and Commanders-Buccaneers.

Mike and Aaron review the big Lions-Vikings game and then look into Black Monday. Which coaches got fired and who got to stay? Which teams made the right choice? Plus, an initial look at Wild-Card Weekend.

Mike and Aaron preview Week 18 in the NFL, primarily looking at the huge Sunday night matchup of the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings, but also the AFC North and NFC South playoff races.

Mike and Aaron review Week 17 in the NFL. Were we not giving the Vikings enough credit? Should the Eagles sit Saquon Barkley next week? Plus, Top 12 DVOA and a preview of Monday Night Football between the 49ers and the Lions.

Aaron and Mike look back at the two Christmas blowouts and then forward to the weekend of Week 17 in the NFL. We preview Broncos-Bengals, Cardinals-Rams, Panthers-Buccaneers, Packers-Vikings, and Falcons-Commanders. Apologies for some technical issues in the middle of the show.

Mike and Aaron review Week 16 in the NFL, digging deep into the Eagles' loss to the Commanders and asking... what if all six of this year's first-round quarterbacks are good? Plus, a Monday Night Preview of the Saints at the Packers.

Mike and Aaron take a look at Week 16 in the NFL, starting with the Broncos and Chargers on Thursday night. Then we look at both Saturday games (Texans-Chiefs and Steelers-Ravens) as well as two Sunday games (Eagles-Commanders and Vikings-Seahawks).

Mike and Aaron look at all the results from Week 15. Who should be the new Super Bowl favorite, the Bills or the Eagles? What will become of Patrick Mahomes' injury? When are the Lions' defensive injuries just too much? Plus, Monday Night Football previews of Bears-Vikings and Falcons-Raiders.

Mike and Aaron preview the big games of Week 15 in the NFL, starting with Thursday night's Rams-49ers contest. Then we look at Dolphins-Texans, Bills-Lions, Eagles-Steelers, Broncos-Colts, and Seahawks-Packers.

Mike and Aaron review Week 14 in the NFL, with another ridiculous fourth-quarter victory by the Chiefs plus a legend-quality game from the Rams and Bills. Then a Monday Night preview with the Bengals and Cowboys.

Aaron and Mike preview Week 14 in the NFL, starting with the huge Lions-Packers game for Thursday night. We've also got previews of Falcons-Vikings, Seahawks-Cardinals, Bills-Rams, and Chargers-Chiefs.

Mike and Aaron look at the Eagles' big win over the Ravens and the Saquon Barkley MVP debate, plus a week full of weird results like the Chiefs beating the Raiders on a bad snap. Plus, a Broncos-Browns Monday Night preview.

Mike and Aaron review Week 12 in the NFL. We've got Saquon Fever! Plus a look at the NFC West, the division nobody wants to win, a preview of the top DVOA teams, and discussion of Monday Night Football between the Ravens and the Chargers.

Mike and Aaron preview Week 12 in the NFL, with a bunch of important games for the NFC playoff picture. We look at Vikings-Bears, Colts-Lions, 49ers-Packers, Seahawks-Cardinals, and Rams-Eagles.

Mike and Aaron look at three of the top five teams by DVOA losing in Week 11. What's wrong with the Ravens and 49ers? What did we learn from the Bills' win over the Chiefs? Also, a preview of Monday Night Football with the Texans and Cowboys.

Mike and Aaron preview a big Week 11 in the NFL starting with the Commanders and Eagles on Thursday night. We also look at Bills-Chiefs, Ravens-Steelers, Broncos-Falcons, Seahawks-49ers, and Bengals-Chargers.

Mike and Aaron review Week 10 in the NFL. Our best teams had close wins, so what does that mean? How good are the 49ers? How good are the Steelers? Also, a rookie QB review and a look at the Bears offense, plus a Monday Night preview between the Rams and Dolphins. (Note: This episode was posted two days late due to a technical issue.)

Mike and Aaron are here to preview Week 10 in the NFL! Games we hit include the Bengals-Ravens on Thursday night plus 49ers-Buccaneers, Steelers-Commanders, Broncos-Chiefs, and Lions-Texans.

Mike and Aaron review Week 9 in the NFL. Did Dennis Allen get a fair shake in New Orleans? Is Atlanta a Super Bowl contender? Should the Bengals pick it in? Is Nick Sirianni a good coach? Plus, a Monday Night Football preview of Bucs-Chiefs.

Happy Halloween! Mike and Aaron have a quick look at Thursday's Texans-Jets contest and then get to previewing the biggest games of Sunday in Week 9: Lions-Packers, Cowboys-Falcons, Rams-Seahawks, Broncos-Ravens, and Colts-Vikings.

Mike and Aaron review Week 8 in the NFL, checking out the current playoff odds and each division's favorite. Are the Eagles all the way back? How good are the 49ers? Plus a Steelers-Giants Monday Night preview.

Mike and Aaron take a look at Week 8 in the NFL, previewing Falcons-Buccaneers, Bengals-Eagles, Texans-Colts, Bears-Commanders, and Cowboys-49ers.

Mike and Aaron review Week 7 in the NFL, including the Super Bowl rematch between the Chiefs and 49ers as well as the DVOA Bowl between the Vikings and Lions. Plus, let's talk about the Jets, and also Monday Night Football previews.

Mike and Aaron preview Week 7 in the NFL, featuring the Super Bowl rematch of the Chiefs and 49ers, the DVOA Bowl between the Vikings and Lions, plus Packers-Texans, Seahawks-Falcons, and Jets-Steelers.

Mike and Aaron review Week 6 in the NFL, paying special attention to the NFC East and NFC North plus debuts from rookie quarterbacks Drake Maye and Spencer Rattler. Also, a preview of Bills-Jets on Monday Night Football!

Aaron Schatz and guest co-host Bryan Knowles are previewing Week 6 in the NFL! We talk about the Seahawks-49ers on Thursday night and four Sunday games: Commanders-Ravens, Chargers-Broncos, Lions-Cowboys, and Bengals-Giants.

Mike and Aaron review Week 5 in the NFL, looking at the great Vikings defense, the terrible Browns offense, and the big game between the Ravens and Bengals. Plus, what's wrong with the 49ers, and a Monday night Saints-Chiefs preview.

Mike and Aaron review Week 4 in the NFL, looking at the Ravens' huge win over the Bills, the Vikings' 4-0 start, and the amazing early career of Jayden Daniels. Plus, previews of Monday night's Seahawks-Lions and Titans-Dolphins games.

Mike and Aaron preview Week 4 in the NFL. We're looking at Vikings at Packers, Eagles at Buccaneers, Saints at Falcons, Chiefs at Chargers, and Bills at Ravens.

Aaron and Mike review Week 3 in the NFL, including the big Eagles win over the Saints, the 49ers' upset loss to the Rams, and what's going on with the Vikings defense. Plus, previews of Monday Night Football!