Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh recap NFL conference championship weekend, where the Patriots braved a blizzard better than the Broncos, and Sam Darnold proved that resurrected quarterbacks really can win it all. Later, they get into Trinity Rodman's three-year NWSL deal that keeps her in D.C., but has caught the ire of the players' union. The panel wraps with a breakdown of the Mets' busy offseason and whether they can actually come out on top in 2026.
We don't know if none of this happens without him - the 10 trips to the Super Bowl this century, the six championships secured, with a seventh pending Sunday night's outcome. Tom Brady probably becomes a superb quarterback even if Adam Vinatieri had shanked that 45-yard, tying field goal on that snow-globe Saturday night against the Raiders in February 2002. Bill Belichick probably wins dozens, maybe even hundreds, of football games as a head coach.
Running back is where people might think Dallas spends, but as true fans, we know better. Over five years, the Cowboys spent about $13 million at the position, and that includes returns, depth backs, and one-year flyers. Ezekiel Elliot, Ronald Jones, Corey Clement, Rico Dowdle, and Javonte Williams. None of these deals were meant to define the offense, they were meant to fill touches.
The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks may have been the two best defenses in football over the last few months. While all of the pre-game hype was centered around quarterbacks Drake Maye and Sam Darnold, the defenses have delivered with two very strong performances. The Patriots found themselves down 3-0 at the end of the first quarter despite the fact that a few big plays had been enough to get them into Seahawks territory multiple times.
"I don't think about it too much because it's an individual accolade, and I know this is a team sport. I just know that it [would] help my case a little bit. I always wanted that, though," Diggs told reporters this week when asked about his desire to become a Hall of Famer. "I'm never gonna shun or run away from wanting to be a Hall of Famer or wanting to be a guy that played this game and be respected, so I don't run from that. But I know this would help your case a little bit."
This year's class will be revealed Thursday night at NFL Honors, even though it was selected Jan. 13 by the 50-member voting committee. Craig's 32-year wait is increasingly expected to end. A Seniors finalist, he seemingly should emerge after ESPN reported first-ballot snubs of Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft, the former New England Patriots power duo who were coach and owner finalists in the same voting quadrant.
