The Real Thing Patriots Podcast

Brady Quinn, Matt Chatham and Jay Foreman have a players'-view roundtable looking back and Week 3 and ahead to Week 4.  Topics on the table include the mangled hopes of the two big-time programs in the state of Alabama (Auburn and to a lesser-extent Alabama), Michigan State and Ole Miss stake their claim for a rise in the polls, a monster weekend for running back production in the SEC, overcoming a string of heartbreakers for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, a ridiculously-good & record-setting performance by QB Greyson Lambert for the Georgia Bulldogs, our upset alerts for the coming weekend, and much more.  Enjoy! 

Matt Chatham and Brady Poppinga return for a 'round the league look at "What We Learned" from NFL Week 2, including struggles of the Philadelphia Eagles offensive line, positive signs from Johnny Manziel for the Browns, a Buffalo Bills blunder, and Minnesota Vikings revival. The fellas then look ahead to the things they'd like more answers on in Week 3, from the "are they for real?" Atlanta Falcons, to the Miami Dolphins nesting on untapped talent, the Tampa Bay Buccaneer rollercoaster, and what lies ahead for the Houston Texans after a slow start.   This and much more on another episode of "NFL Inside the Game" ! Enjoy... 

Chatham & Quinn are joined by former Marshall & NFL running back Doug Chapman as they go around college football, breaking down national storylines from Week 2 and looking ahead to Week 3.  The Auburn Tigers survived a scare from lowly Jacksonville State and Notre Dame pulled out a late victory despite losing QB Malik Zaire to a broken ankle.  Are these two still national playoff contenders?  The MAC conference had a big week as Bowling Green & Toledo knocked off Power 5 foes Maryland & Arkansas respectively.  Is the gap between the haves and have-nots narrowing?  The fellas then dive into this week's big matchups: Auburn/LSU, Nebraska/Miami, Stanford/USC, Ole Miss/Alabama and more... Enjoy!

In the season's first episode of "In the Game," Matt Chatham and Rocky Boiman give a player's point-of-view on "What We Learned" from the opening week of the NFL schedule, including looks at surprising potent offensive performancea by the Cincinnati Bengals and San Diego Chargers, but just the opposite by the Denver Broncos and Peyton Manning.   The fellas then go around the league for a status check on some of the suprise performances of Week 1, discussing all of the "Unanswered Questions" that still linger as we look ahead to Week 2.  Will the Miami Dolphins offense get on track in Week 2, living up to the promise of the new blood on the roster?  Are the Colts really a favorite in the AFC?   These topics and many more... Enjoy! *Hit us up on Twitter to discuss the show: @FBbyFB.  Or on the Football By Football Facebook page.  

With fifteen NFL games on opening weekend of the season, we go through each one, spotlighting fifteen specific, under-the-radar matchups that will have a big impact in each contest.  League rock stars like Suh, Brady, Rodgers and Watt deserve the attention they get, but FBF goes deeper with a look at some less obvious game-within-the-game situations that'll play a crucial role in the final score.  How do the Packers try to exploit Jared Allen's move to OLB?  How do the Chargers account for the promise of Detroit's Ameer Abdullah?  With Jimmy Graham drawing extra coverage attention in Seattle, who benefits most?  With all the attention offenses must pay to Texans like JJ Watt and Jadeveon Clowney, who can exploit the 1-on-1 matchup their bound to get?  The Adrian Peterson Show comes to San Francisco, but whose production jumps when the defense shifts their attention to AP?  And many more.  Enjoy the pod...hopefully we can help you see the game a new way! 

Matt Chatham is joined by former New England Patriots TE Christian Fauria and former Pittsburgh Steelers OT Max Starks to preview the Thursday kickoff to the NFL season.  With the environment in Gillette Stadium bound to be charged to an all-time high from the off-field scandal orchestrated by the NFL (and then booted out of court by federal judge Richard Berman), the guys focus on the keys to the action on the field.  Big Ben Roethlisberger will be without three of his best players on offense (center, running back, and wide receiver).  So can a short-handed Steelers offense -- that at full-strength figured to be one of the better offenses in football -- keep pace as Tom Brady returns to action?  The Patriots have their own uncertainty, with Brady's top offensive weapons not seeing game action, plus having their own starting running back suspended for the opener.  Uncertainty abounds, but the FBF guys break down the madness... Enjoy! 

Former NFL players Brady Quinn and Matt Chatham go around the NFL for a roster status check on the all-important injury front, exploring both fantasy and real football implications.  The guys look at (relatively) healthy rosters like the Oakland Raiders and discuss the advantages of playing September football with a near-whole roster.  They then dig into teams like the New England Patriots, the Dallas Cowboys, the New Orleans Saints, the Indianapolis Colts, the Chicago Bears, and the New York Giants -- discussing the issues of health that each face and what the uncertainties likely mean for their early-season onfield product.  Finally, the guys share some behind the scenes injury maintenance talk (that only players would know) to lend some insight into what those rehabbing players are dealing with -- like Arian Foster, Victor Cruz, Phillip Dorsett, CJ Spiller, and Brandon Lafell.  Enjoy! 

Former players Matt Chatham, Brady Quinn & Derek Rackley explore the 2015 prospects for the SEC to produce another national champion after a couple year hiatus from the crown.  The Big Ten is gaining.  The PAC is gaining.  The Big 12 has a couple national champion contenders in TCU & Baylor.  FSU is still loaded with talent.  But is this all just a passing thing and the SEC will return to dominance in 2015?  The talent still present in the conference was undeniable with so many top players in the 2015 NFL Draft again coming out of the conference.  But that said, quarterback questions abound for the majority of the SEC teams heading into Week 1 of this season, so we discuss why most of the top QBs in college football don't seem to be coming out of the talent-laiden SEC.  Who's the favorite to win it all...Auburn?  Alabama?  Georgia?  Or somebody else?  Why does Mizzou get so little preseason respect?  And much more on another engaging episode of the FBF Podcast! 

Matt Chatham and Brady Quinn continue their college football preview series of Power 5 conferences by headiing out to the ACC.  Florida State has owned the conference in recent years, with most discussions centering on whether or not the strength of the conference was enough to keep FSU on top while staying undefeated.  The guys start by discussing this year's big Boston College vs Notre Dame game to be played November 21st at Fenway Park, and how cool games in historic venues can positiviely affect players and recruiting.  2015 figures to be a much more competitive affair at the top of the conference as question marks abound - specifically from a collection of close-but-not-quite-there programs like Clemson, Georgia Tech, Louisville, and Virginia Tech looking to climb to the top of the heap as Florida State reloads.  The guys get into the keys to winning the conference, some sleeper schools to keep an eye on, and a discussion of the year ahead for some of the conference's best players. Enjoy!  

Welcome to a special presentation on BlogTalkRadio.  10 Fantasy Football and NFL themed podcasts participated in one of the most interesting fantasy drafts you'll ever hear.  This is that recording.  The league will be played out, a trophy will be awarded and there will be a first ever BlogTalkRadio Fantasy Football Champion crowned! The participants in draft order: John Hansen representing Fantasy Guru - http://www.blogtalkradio.com/fantasyguru Matt Chatham representing Football By Football - http://www.blogtalkradio.com/footballbyfootball Gary Davenport representing The Fantasy Sharks - http://www.blogtalkradio.com/fantasy-sharks Dennis Farrell representing The Fantasy Sideline Show - http://www.blogtalkradio.com/fantasysidelineshow Jeff Ratcliffe representing PFF Radio - http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pffradio Joel Henard representing The Fantasy Insiders podcast - http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thefantasyinsiders PodVader representing Next Fan Up - http://www.blogtalkradio.com/nextfanup Ramona Rice r

Another insight-packed show in our college football preview series, this time as we head to the Midwest, home of the 2014 national champion Ohio State Buckeyes.  Matt Chatham welcomes former Nebraska Cornhusker and 8-year NFL linebacker Jay Foreman to the show to discuss the upcoming B1G season.  Matt & Jay start with a discussion of how the favorited Buckeyes can repeat.  The guys also dive into why Michigan State is always overlooked nationally, who the conference sleepers might be in 2015, the many questions of three big-time programs changing coaches (Michigan, Nebraska & Wisconsin), and how the B1G champion will fair in the college football playoff... 

Brady Quinn and Matt Chatham dive into the upcoming PAC 12 season, with former USC Trojan QB Matt Leinart in as our special guest.  We take a look at the remarkable turn of fortune for a USC program entering the season as conference favorites, climbing out from past scholarship sanctions.  The guys also discuss how the Oregon Ducks moves on after the graduation of a legend like Marcus Mariota, and what schools may suprise people as sleepers to make some noise in the conference.   

We begin our 2015 college football preview series of the Power Five conferences by looking at the Big 12.  FBF writers and former NFL players Brady Quinn (Notre Dame), Ben Leber (Kansas State), and Matt Chatham (South Dakota) take an in-depth look at the upcoming Big 12 football season.  Quinn (Fox Sports color analyst for the Big 12 & Pac 12) and Leber (Fox Sports color analyst for the Big 12 and Conference USA), fresh off their visit to Big 12 Media Days in Dallas, recap the conference media event.  The group then discusses favorites, sleeper picks, question marks, and return-to-glory possibilities for Big 12 blue-bloods like Texas and Oklahoma.

How can the NFL make its on-field product live up to its potential?...without all the senseless interruptions, rules confusions, and ticky-tack nonsense.  Former NFL linebackers Matt Chatham and Rocky Boiman join former offensive lineman Grey Ruegamer as they walk through the on-field rule changes that Roger Goodell and the league made this offseason.  The guys then dive into all those aspects of the game that the league didn't address that we will all be complaining about once again in a couple short months.  Illegal contact, touchbacks, and much more on another insight-packed edition of the FBF podcast!

An offseason prediction show on FBF?  Say it ain't so!  More like some football insight on which to build your optimism...yeah, that's the ticket!  Former NFL players Matt Chatham, Brady Quinn and Brady Poppinga discuss the offensive and defensive players they expect to "get back on track" in 2015 after a down year in 2014.  The three footballbyfootball.com writers pick the teams that they expect to show significant improvement in the upcoming NFL season.  A 2015 NFL Bounceback Show...only on the FBF Podcast! 

Former NFL players Brady Quinn, Brady Poppinga and Matt Chatham take you inside the one part of the NFL offseason where the cameras rarely go: the NFL Organized Team Activity.  What's the progress of that shiny new free agent your team signed?  Or that prized new draft pick that your team just selected?  The guys discuss all the insider details of what the NFL OTA entails- from what the players are working on, how it differs from other aspects of the NFL offseason, and what exactly your favorite team is likely up to during this part of the NFL calendar...

Sports Illustrated legal anaylst Michael McCann and former NFL linebacker & NFLPA representative Ben Leber join Matt Chatham to dive into the details of the NFL appeals process, as well as any additional legal avenues available to Tom Brady and his legal team.  Excellent NFLPA insight from Ben shedding light on how players got to the uncomfortable place they're in now regarding disputes with the league, as well as terrific info from Michael on the probable legal tactics for Brady in his attempt to exonerate himself and turn the focus on a league that forgot what "integrity" means.  

Former NFL players Matt Chatham, Brady Poppinga and Brady Quinn tackle the most recent in a long string of messes created by the NFL, exploring the real implications of this that will affect all players and teams around the league. 

Former NFL players Matt Chatham, Rocky Boiman, and Derek Rackley take a look back at the 2015 NFL Draft and consider what players landed in the perfect home for their abilities...and what players look like an odd fit for their new team. 

Insight-packed show with three NFL veterans discuss their vastly different experiences on (and after) the NFL Draft.  Former quarterback Brady Quinn (the 1st rounder) and linebackers Brady Poppinga (the mid-rounder) and Matt Chatham (the undrafted free agent) dive into all the drama a player faces both on draft day, and in the days when the job really starts after the draft.