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The Most Intrusive Thoughts of the 2026 NFL Offseason
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The Most Intrusive Thoughts of the 2026 NFL Offseason
The Athletic Football Show›
May 19, 202659:098.7K views
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From genuine interest in the Steelers offense to enduring power of the league's evolutionary instincts, Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen find themselves thinking certain things in mid-May that they didn't necessarily anticipate. They dig into all those things on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.
0:00 Welcome to the show
2:57 Pittsburgh Steelers offense
3:07 To be clear: this is not optimism
3:49 Aaron Rodgers
5:19 Michael Pittman
6:16 “As dishonorably as you possibly can!”
11:23 Continued NFL evolution
15:20 Running back value/contracts
18:06 Sean McVay & Mike Macdonald
18:25 Kyle Shanahan
20:57 Tight end timelines
21:40 TEs that break the mold
24:30 Drafting tight ends a year ahead
27:40 Flawed big picture decisions
28:23 Cleveland Browns example
30:05 Daniel Jones pricetag vs Kyler Murray pricetag
31:40 Tennessee Titans & Carnell Tate vs Arvell Reese
34:39 Titans & Wan’Dale Robinson, Brian Daboll
36:03 Quarterback runs
41:58 Robert is not a reliable narrator
42:58 Ben Johnson narrative
45:10 Where Johnson is amongst McVay, Shanahan, etc
46:07 Chicago Bears offense
49:00 Denver Broncos defense
53:36 Plan A: “Hope this works out!”
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