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Can you actually find success chasing a trend in today’s NFL?
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- Jun 15, 2026
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Summary
This week’s mailbag yielded one of the best hypotheticals we have ever received…and a bunch of other very good questions too. Who are the NFL’s best pass blocking RBs? What are some current NFL trends that may seem archaic in the near future? And are defense-first Super Bowl champions here to stay? Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen answer that and more. 0:00 Welcome to the show 1:51 Finishing piece to a Super Bowl-losing team 5:19 Best pass blocking RBs 10:57 NFL trends that will seem archaic soon 19:17 Creating vs chasing a trend 27:59 Position groups with most potential lost to injury 30:15 Drafting QBs if all other picks were voided 42:32 Are defenses getting smaller? 45:34 Historical trend of defense-first champions 49:42 Bryce Young’s contract extension Host: Robert Mays Co-Host: Derrik Klassen Executive Producer: Michael Beller Senior Producer: Katy Duffy Social Producer: Scott Krinch Follow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.social Follow Derrik on Bluesky: @qbklass.bsky.social Follow Robert on X: @RobertMays Theme song: Haunted Written by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love Songs Courtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.