{"podcast":{"title":"Heed the Call NFL Podcast with Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler","slug":"heed-the-call-nfl-podcast-with-dan-hanzus-marc-sessler-6983076","podcast_index_feed_id":6983076,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/heedthecall","website_url":"https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/1639c2ce-533f-11ef-b374-e3c717fa394f/image/35e8c26cb8a917b8d3849c01a2858eec.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Heed the Call NFL Podcast with Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler","episode_count":309,"summary":"Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler helped pioneer the pro football podcasting landscape with their groundbreaking and globally beloved Around The NFL Podcast. Now free of the “shadowy league figures,” the heroes are fully unleashed on the award-winning Heed The Call podcast, your home for unique coverage of every league storyline with familiar friends, authentic analysis – and yes – just a touch of mirth.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heed-the-call-nfl-podcast-with-dan-hanzus-marc-sessler-6983076"},"episode":{"title":"NFL Team Optimism Rankings for 2026","slug":"nfl-team-optimism-rankings-for-2026","published_at":"2026-05-07T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heed-the-call-nfl-podcast-with-dan-hanzus-marc-sessler-6983076/nfl-team-optimism-rankings-for-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heed-the-call-nfl-podcast-with-dan-hanzus-marc-sessler-6983076","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/mgln.ai/e/441/clrtpod.com/m/tracking.swap.fm/track/v9Uiw3bGr54f6BVZKSyc/traffic.megaphone.fm/CAD5607067480.mp3?updated=1778097469","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/mgln.ai/e/441/clrtpod.com/m/tracking.swap.fm/track/v9Uiw3bGr54f6BVZKSyc/traffic.megaphone.fm/CAD5607067480.mp3?updated=1778097469","summary":"Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are joined by Adam Schein for the official 2026 NFL Team Optimism rankings! Which fanbases should feel most optimistic about the future of their teams? We unveil the top eight consensus ranks by our weighted calculations. Then, Conor Orr joins from Texas for a final pre-wedding chat. 0:00 NFL Optimism Rankings 1:15 Adam Schein Joins 4:53 Number Eight 9:56 Number Seven 15:51 Number Six 20:03 Number Five 27:06 Number Four 32:12 Number Three 36:26 Number Two 41:49 Number One 50:14 For Bears Fans 52:31 Final Pre-Wedding Chat 1:05:16 Wrap Up --------- Shop HTC merch! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.heedthecallpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Heed the Call Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the #48.4 movement by subscribing to the Heed the Call YouTube Channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@heedthecallpod⁠⁠⁠⁠ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler are joined by Adam Schein for the official 2026 NFL Team Optimism rankings! Which fanbases should feel most optimistic about t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4190,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/heed-the-call-nfl-podcast-with-dan-hanzus-marc-sessler-6983076/episodes/nfl-team-optimism-rankings-for-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heed-the-call-nfl-podcast-with-dan-hanzus-marc-sessler-6983076/nfl-team-optimism-rankings-for-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}