Check the Mic with Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson

Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson go pick by pick through the 2025 NFL Draft, reviewing each of the selections and projecting each player's year 2 outlook.

00:00 Intro
1:21 Cam Ward
8:20 Travis Hunter
18:30 Abdul Carter
22:58 Will Campbell
32:58 Mason Graham
40:09 Ashton Jeanty
47:42 Armand Membou
50:35 Tetairoa McMillan
56:06 Kelvin Banks Jr.
58:25 Colston Loveland
1:02:46 Mykel Williams
1:06:32 Tyler Booker
1:09:42 Kenneth Grant
1:12:08 Tyler Warren
1:14:33 Jalon Walker & James Pearce Jr.
1:22:28 Walter Nolen
1:24:14 Sponsor: FanDuel
1:25:21 Shemar Stewart
1:30:52 Grey Zabel
1:33:31 Emeka Egbuka
1:37:12 Jahdae Barron
1:38:45 Derrick Harmon
1:40:48 Omarion Hampton
1:43:05 Matthew Golden
1:46:14 Donovan Jackson
1:49:50 Jaxson Dart
1:57:01 Malaki Starks
1:59:28 Tyleik Williams
2:02:10 Josh Conerly Jr.
2:04:54 Maxwell Hairston
2:08:30 Jihaad Campbell
2:10:13 Josh Simmons
2:15:52 Show wrap up

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Nate Tice joins Steve Palazzolo to map where the NFL is actually heading: lighter, smarter defenses that have decided to dare you to throw short, and the offenses trying to punch back over the top. They get into why post-snap disguise replaced Belichick man coverage, whether the "copycat league" label holds up, the real value of a blocking tight end, the tempo counter nobody's running yet, and the decade's biggest question: how Mahomes, Allen and Lamar age once the legs go. Plus a hard look at late-career Aaron Rodgers, why Nate buys quarterbacks at their lowest, a full Arch Manning scouting report, and the case that CJ Stroud is back.

00:00 Intro

02:59 Why NFL defenses are better than they've ever been

06:14 Less Belichick man, more Fangio: how we got here

13:24 The copycat league, blocking TEs and 13 personnel

28:00 Where the NFL goes in 2026: attack over the top

33:02 Tempo, and who holds the pen last

44:10 Why elite QBs are impossible to predict

50:00 How Mahomes, Allen and Lamar age

01:01:52 The Aaron Rodgers reckoning

01:11:09 Buying quarterbacks at their worst

01:21:19 The Arch Manning scouting report

01:30:14 Is CJ Stroud back?

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Steve & Sam break down the BEST NFL player at every position.

00:00 Intro
5:05 QB
28:48 RB
38:00 WR
50:05 TE
54:39 Sponsor: FanDuel
55:20 OT
1:02:55 G
1:06:10 C
1:08:40 EDGE
1:16:00 DT
1:25:00 NT
1:28:00 LB
1:31:50 CB
1:37:20 Slot Corner
1:41:40 Safety
1:46:23 Special Teams

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Steve & Sam talk through their offseason grades for all 32 NFL teams.

00:00 Sam is a U.S. Citizen

10:23 Philadelphia Eagles

16:30 Dallas Cowboys

22:04 Washington Commanders

26:00 New York Giants

31:20 Chicago Bears

36:00 Green Bay Packers

42:43 Minnesota Vikings

47:10 Detroit Lions

51:00 Carolina Panthers

53:44 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

57:40 Atlanta Falcons

1:04:23 New Orleans Saints

1:06:55 Seattle Seahawks

1:12:30 Los Angeles Rams

1:22:50 San Francisco 49ers

1:26:20 Arizona Cardinals

1:30:37 Sponsor: FanDuel

1:34:02 Buffalo Bills

1:39:14 New England Patriots

1:42:40 Miami Dolphins

1:47:00 New York Jets

1:50:20 Pittsburgh Steelers

1:56:00 Baltimore Ravens

2:02:35 Cincinnati Bengals

2:07:35 Cleveland Browns

2:11:45 Jacksonville Jaguars

2:16:50 Houston Texans

2:24:50 Tennessee Titans

2:27:38 Denver Broncos

2:31:10 Kansas City Chiefs

2:34:50 Los Angeles Chargers

2:39:08 Las Vegas Raiders

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Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson discuss the best players they saw at PFF.

00:00 PFF History
18:00 Justin Smith
25:00 Aaron Donald
28:00 JJ Watt
31:00 Darrell Revis
37:30 Evan Mathis
41:25 Chip Kelly story
48:30 Chris myers
50:20 Sponsor: FanDuel
52:55 Jim Kleinsasser
1:01:00 Marcel Reece
1:03:30 Damon Harrison
1:09:40 Favorite Players to Grade
1:11:10 Richard Sherman
1:12:57 Chris Harris
1:13:44 Casey Hayward
1:15:30 Joe Thomas
1:19:00 Running Backs
1:20:35 College Football
1:22:30 Rest of Players
1:47:23 Madden Story
1:55:30 Jeffrey Simmons

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