{"podcast":{"title":"The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL","slug":"the-athletic-football-show-a-show-about-the-nfl-1365826","podcast_index_feed_id":1365826,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/681cc905bdc60241406b737f","website_url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/podcasts/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/681cc905bdc60241406b737f/1756988716204-498765dc-3c65-4b44-ab2d-e9e31fa98081.jpeg","author":"The Athletic","episode_count":1411,"summary":"The Athletic’s flagship NFL podcast covers the league like only The Athletic can. Host Robert Mays and co-hosts Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman dive into the biggest stories, break down the Xs and Os, and tackle the ins and outs of roster building. They meticulously follow the details of why we all love this sport and have plenty of fun along the way, bringing the expertise necessary to cover the NFL at the highest level. You want year-round draft coverage? You'll get that here, too, with draft expert Dane Brugler. Whether it’s happening on the field or behind the scenes, you’ll get an in-depth look at all things NFL on The Athletic Football Show, available wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T06:22:55.425141+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-football-show-a-show-about-the-nfl-1365826"},"episode":{"title":"Which NFL Team Has the Best WEAK LINK?","slug":"which-nfl-team-has-the-best-weak-link","published_at":"2026-06-22T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-football-show-a-show-about-the-nfl-1365826/which-nfl-team-has-the-best-weak-link","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-football-show-a-show-about-the-nfl-1365826","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-athletic-football-show-a-show-about-the-nfl/episodes/which-nfl-team-has-the-best-weak-link","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681cc905bdc60241406b737f/e/6a3838ab7f5aeea91744ace3/media.mp3","summary":"Some topics are evergreen in the NFL. And some are so perfect for mid-June that it would be a crime not to discuss them. That’s where this week’s Mailbag Monday episode takes us…what are the best 3-year player peaks you’ve ever seen? What are the best single-season teams to never win a Super Bowl? What aspects of player performance still can’t be measured by stats? Robert Mays and Dave Helman discuss that and much more on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. 0:00 Welcome to the show 2:56 Teams with the best weak link 7:58 Value of mythically elite kicker/punter 13:29 Defensive players that scheme relies on 19:45 Best 3-year player peaks 31:29 Best teams not to win a Super Bowl 36:42 Value of veteran qb vs churn of new ones 44:12 Myles Garrett vs Jared Verse 49:32 Statistics we still need 54:46 Choosing OC over head coach Host: Robert Mays Co-Host: Dave Helman Executive Producer: Michael Beller Senior Producer: Katy Duffy Social Producer: Scott Krinch Follow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.social Follow Dave on Bluesky: @davehelman.bsky.social Follow Robert on X: @RobertMays Follow Dave on X: @DaveHelman_ 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.","meta_description":"Some topics are evergreen in the NFL. And some are so perfect for mid-June that it would be a crime not to discuss them. That’s where this week’s Mailbag…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3549,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-athletic-football-show-a-show-about-the-nfl-1365826/episodes/which-nfl-team-has-the-best-weak-link/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-football-show-a-show-about-the-nfl-1365826/which-nfl-team-has-the-best-weak-link.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}