What FAIRYTALE Is Your NFL Team Telling Itself This Offseason?

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Long before Ted Lasso was a smash hit TV show, professional sports teams had been willing themselves to "BELIEVE." Sometimes, that works out wonderfully, as in the case of the Bears believing that Ben Johnson was just what the doctor ordered for Caleb Williams. Other times, it doesn't quite work out, like when the Giants told themselves they only had a Daniel Jones problem. So, what are the stories that NFL teams must believe about themselves this season? Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman crack open the storybook on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

0:00 Welcome to the show
2:35 Jacksonville Jaguars
4:10 Liam Coen (& Ben Johnson)
5:06 Jags offensive line
10:33 Listen up, Liam Coen
10:44 New York Giants
14:52 Jaxson Dart, what are we doing?
17:43 Giants similarities to Los Angeles Chargers
22:43 Washington Commanders
30:00 Stefon Diggs news
35:02 “All roads lead back to Ben Johnson”
35:26 Sonny Styles is wild
36:10 Watch Robert drop his pen
37:05 Philadelphia Eagles & Jalen Hurts
48:31 Indianapolis Colts
48:56 Colts & Daniel Jones
54:20 Buffalo Bills
59:50 Kansas City Chiefs
1:01:29 “I’m bulking!”
1:02:47 Cincinnati Bengals/Dallas Cowboys
1:05:37 Denver Broncos & Jaylen Waddle
1:07:34 Tennessee Titans & Cam Ward

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