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The Half Yard Line is a weekly NFL podcast for people who don’t hear the game talked about the way they think about it. Tim (the Steelers via Kentucky) and Luke (the Titans via the United Kingdom) take an objective look at the whys and wherefores of America’s Game, and analyze the good, the bad, and the downright baffling of the National Football League. We’ll talk about everything football, whether it’s the use and abuse of statistics, an in-depth discussion of how a game unfolded, the plight of a franchise that’s perennially stuck in the doldrums, or the simple pleasure an NFL player with a fantastic name. Join us every Wednesday as we talk about the one thing everyone can both agree and disagree on just as strongly: football.
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Tim and Luke come to you MOMENTS after the championship games wrap, serving up their thoughts on the Chiefs and 49ers marching onto Vegas, in a Super Bowl that NOBODY could've predicted (except that loads of people did predict it).Join the fellas to try and figure out what the Ravens offensive gamplean, why the Football Gods are so mean to the Lions, and chat about the reality or fiction that is Momentum. One game to go...Socials: @halfyardlinedpod Email: halfyardlinepod@gmail.com
The Half Yard Line turns 100! And we celebrate by talking extensively about... a weekend filled with uncompetitive blowouts. It's not a telegram from the Queen, but it'll have to do.Tap in with Tim and Luke to natter about Eagle embarrassing, Ram rasslin', Dolphin drubbing and other things that sound questionably like animal cruelty but were in fact NFL (Super?) Wild Card Weekend football games.Socials: @halfyardlinepodEmail: halfyardlinepod@gmail.com
The Half Yard waves farewell to the 2023 regular season and sets the table for the Wild Card Round, whirring through each and every Super (ugh) Wild Card Weekend game. Guaranteed All Predictions Wrong or Your Money Back!In addition, Tim and Luke eulogize about the great Derrick Henry after what may have been his final game for the Titans, and discuss the newly-created coach openings across the league on Black Monday (as well as a couple that aren't open yet, but might be soon...), as they win...
Tim and Luke close out the penultimate week of the regular season with a trawl back through the tar pit that is the Downtrodden Franchise Index, looking at all TEN (un)lucky teams and how they've fared this year, as well as where they go from here!Who is fated for more years of futility? Who's on the climb? And who wants to coach under an owner who might throw a drink at them? Tap in and find out...Socials: @halfyardlinepodEmail: halfyardlinepod@gmail.com
Tim and Luke wade back into Week 15's NFL action - featuring what's now become the usual lack of precision, confusing coaching calls and wayward execution. The 2023 season rolls along apace.The fellas delve into 4 choice cuts of weirdness - Raiders-Chargers, Bills-Cowboys, Vikings-Bengals and Bears-Browns - and wonder if there's anything to learn, or if they should just learn to embrace the pandemonium.Socials: @halfyardlinepodEmail: halfyardlinepod@gmail.com
The passion. The drama. The intensity. The athleticism. That's right, nothing gets the blood pumping more than NFL football. And nothing in the game of football gets more fans out of their seats, hearts beating like crazy, screaming in ecstasy or agony, than...Kickers and punters, obviously.Join Tim and Luke for this week's pod talking about the INSANE evolution of the NFL's legmen. How they kick it further, higher, more accurately than ever before, and frankly than we even thought possible n...
Join Luke for a special solo (read: unsupervised) pod this week, putting all the runners and riders through the Playoff Machine to see how they stack up, and giving his predictions on the final field.Learn how <your favorite team> is definitely NOT making the postseason while <your least favorite team> does, bate your breath for the return of Tim's sane presence, and as always join the jubilation as another Jonas Gray player of the Week is honored. Socials: @halfyardlindpodEm...
Tim and Luke are back, and so is the time-honored NFL tradition of firing your coach / coordinator because your team stinks / the offense stinks / the defense stinks / you're trying to save your own job / the owner is pissed (pick as appropriate).Join the guys to talk about firing, sh*tcanning, ejection, the ol' heave-ho, defenestration (look it up) or whatever you want to call it, and discuss which teams have already made the move, why they did, and if it's going to make any difference...Soc...
Tim and Luke bring you a bumper episode ahead of Thanksgiving talking all things signal-caller. Tap in and be the most interesting person at your family dinner (if your family are all really into football...)The boys chat about why QBs are consistently overhyped as college players, why they are unfairly judged as rookies, why coaching matters (but is rarely brought up) and why all NFL media covers them wrong All. The. *******. Time.All that plus a spotlight on two guys who for different reaso...
A lot of bad teams. A lot of bad games. A lot of unhappy fans. Join Tim and Luke to try and dissect why the 2023 season has caused such consternation - namely, by trying to work out how many teams are actively trying to win games right now. Who's transitioning to the next era? Who's Super Bowl or bust? And who's stuck in the dreaded land we call... Nowheresville??Socials: @halfyardlinepod Email: halfyardlinepost@gmail.com
Tim and Luke are back from their one-week hiatus to bring you a special Midseason review of the Downtrodden Franchise Index! Who’s up? Who’s down? Who’s got a shot at getting out and who will be back in the DFI swamps next year (and let’s be honest, probably in 2025 too…)Socials: @halfyardlinepodEmail: halfyardlinepod@gmail.com
You like starting quarterbacks? Well it's a bad week for you. Join Tim and Luke on this week's pod, talking in depth about all the backups making waves in the NFL in Week 7 and beyond. The fellas chew on how they've fared so far, who might snatch a job from a fancied big-money starter, and which ones are fated to a life of clipboard-holding (it's probably a Microsoft Tablet now but whatever...). It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it.Socials: @halfyardlinepod Email: halfyardlin...
Long-suffering fanbases, lift up your voices and join Tim and Luke in singing your praises, as this week's pod highlights the Herculean exploits of two Downtrodden Franchise Index stalwarts. The Cleveland Browns (DFI rank: 1) spoil the perfect record of the ballyhooed 49ers, then for an encore the New York Jets (DFI rank: 3) do the same to the all star Eagles.Tap into the pod this week for an in-depth look at both games, plus punter speed discussions and an unexpected tour around the professi...
Tim and Luke wander into the wild brush of the NFL once more, and delve into just HOW miserable the Ravens' Monday morning coaches' meetings were. They talk terrible drops, terrible decisions, terrible... well everything really.Then they try and cheer themselves up by discussing how bad the Patriots look, but really it's just depressing. Save us, Jonas Gray!!!Socials: @halfyardlinepod Email: halfyardlinepod@gmail.com
Join Tim and Luke for another swing through the wild jungles of week 4 in the NFL, and touch on how everyone's cookin' and lookin' through the first almost-quarter of the season.The fellas check in on how the rookie QBs are doing, and stop by the sodden swamps of the Downtrodden Franchise Index to see how their favorite lovable strugglers are getting on. Finally, the guys revisit their preseason picks, and cement their guarantee that All Predictions Will Be Wrong Or Your Money Back!Socials: @...
Tim and Luke dive into Week 3, taking a specific look at the teams who got thrashed, and how on earth it all went so wrong. Join them to ponder the Bills' wipeout of Washington, the Chiefs' chopping of Chicago, and of course the borderline X-rated carnage that was Miami's record-setting beatdown of the Broncos.They'll delve into the common threads that link these whippings, as well as reflect on the pleasing renaissance of the kick return and Taylor Swift's sudden NFL omnipresence.Like and su...
Join Tim and Luke for a ramble through Week 2 in the NFL, looking deeply at a series of bafflingly bad things: the Broncos and Cardinals collapsing! Soon-to-be Downtrodden Franchises! The entirety of Browns/Steelers!It wasn't a banner week for high quality NFL play, but it was a helluva week for bizarre occurrences and inexplicable decisions: tap in with the fellas and bask in the joyous carnage of the week that was, and make sure to subscribe on your app of choice so you never miss an episod...
The NFL has returned! And The Half Yard Line is right here with you, stepping through all the good (not much) and bad (plenty) of Week 1!Join Tim and Luke for a meander through the league, starting with the iconic Downtrodden Franchise Index moment that was the Aaron Rodgers injury, before moving onto which teams worry them, which teams impressed, and whether, really, Week 1 matters at all...Welcome back football, and welcome back to THYL! Like and subscribe on your app of choice, and find us...
Join the fellas as they talk all about the Edge position in today's NFL
Join the fellas as they talk all about the Offensive Line in today's NFL
Join the fellas as they talk all about the Tight End position in the today's NFL, and wonder:- What does the modern NFL TE need to succeed?- Is the blocking TE an endangered species?- How many HOF TEs can Tim name?- Travis Kelce is #1... who is next?
Join Tim and Luke as they continue their position-by-position look at NFL, discussing the world of wideouts, asking such questions as:- Why do receivers need to be stronger today than they used to be?- Have WRs taken over the record books like QBs have?- Are we entering into a receiver-by-committee era?- Who are the top 10 receivers right now?- How many times in one podcast can Tim mock Luke for being a Titans fan?
Picking up where they left off last week, Tim and Luke sift through the current state of the most important position of all, and discuss:- Just how pronounced has the passing game's statistical explosion been?- What traits make a great NFL QB in 2023 that didn't in 2003?- How many active QBs are going to make the Hall of Fame?- Who picks who in the Current NFL QB Draft?- Can Luke successfully answer Tim's quarterback trivia questions?
This week, Luke and Tim talk about the passing of the legendary Jim brown, discuss the modern landscape for running backs, and ask:- How far behind Jim Brown was the next guy in his era?- Was his retirement rationale the most badass ever?- Are RB contracts on the rebound?- Will any active running back make the Hall of Fame?- How many great retired running backs can Tim and Luke reference in just one podcast?
This week, Tim and Luke take a look back in detail at the 2023 NFL draft, assessing who they think hit and who missed, and wonder:- Does all the media praise for the Steelers' draft inherently mean they actually botched it?- Who is Billy Jeans?- Which team nailed it, filling both Luke and Tim with sadness?- Why did one team draft so many workout warriors?- Did one team corner the market on excellently-named players?
Join Tim and Luke for a moments-after-it-ended podcast recapping Round 1 of the 2023 NFL draft, in which they ask:- Why do we ever believe media pre-draft scuttlebutt over common sense?- Who were the surprisingly great first round picks?- Is Will Levis going to have to wait much longer?- How is it that these players keep falling in the Eagles' lap?Socials: @halfyardlinepodEmail: halfyardlinepod@gmailcom
Tim and Luke finish their 2023 Mock Draft with picks 16 to 31 in the first round, and ask:- Where does a big name QB's slide end?- How good is Bijan Robinson?- Why is there so much flux in the bottom of the first round?- Where are the best team fits for the top wideouts?Socials: @halfyardlinepodEmail: halfyardlinepod@gmail.com
This week, Tim and Luke dive headlong into the one, the only, Half Yard Line Mock Draft! They talk the first 15 picks, plus the recent QB news, and wonder:- How much money is Jalen Hurts actually going to get?- Did the Packers get a good deal?- Is Houston serious about not taking a QB at 2?- Who is not as in the market for QBs as you might think?Socials: @halfyardlinepodEmail: halfyardlinepod@gmail.com
The 2023 NFL Draft is nearly upon us, so join Tim and Luke for a dip into its waters, plus a whipround of recent NFL comings and goings, and get answers the burning questions, including:- What's the best way to evaluate college players as an outsider? - Why are the Ravens giving Odell Beckham $15m?- Does Tim hate Bryce Young?- Do Will Levis' dietary habits warrant a citizen's arrest?
This week, Luke and Tim talk about their thoughts on how teams should approach the NFL draft; the strategies, the missteps, the big yeses to the big nos, and wonder:- Does the definition of draft success change depending on how good your team is?- How many linemen should every team draft, every year?- What's the best thing to look for in a wide receiver?- Why does anyone draft a QB in the second round?
This week, Tim and Luke react to the news that Lamar Jackson has requested a trade from Baltimore, and wonder:- Is there any way this ends well? - What does trading for Lamar actually mean for an NFL team?- Will this change the QB landscape, or confirm it’s not changing at all?- Where are the most logical (and/or funniest) landing spots?
Join Tim and Luke as they chew the fat on the first round of big offseason moves in the NFC West, on their whistle-stop tour around every division in the NFL, and debate if each team hit the bullseye or missed the board entirely.
Join Tim and Luke as they chew the fat on the first round of big offseason moves in the NFC North, on their whistle-stop tour around every division in the NFL, and debate if each team hit the bullseye or missed the board entirely.
Join Tim and Luke as they chew the fat on the first round of big offseason moves in the NFC East, on their whistle-stop tour around every division in the NFL, and debate if each team hit the bullseye or missed the board entirely.
Join Tim and Luke as they chew the fat on the first round of big offseason moves in the NFC South, on their whistle-stop tour around every division in the NFL, and debate if each team hit the bullseye or missed the board entirely.
Join Tim and Luke as they chew the fat on the first round of big offseason moves in the AFC East, on their whistle-stop tour around every division in the NFL, and debate if each team hit the bullseye or missed the board entirely.
Join Tim and Luke as they chew the fat on the first round of big offseason moves in the AFC West on their whistle-stop tour around every division in the NFL, and debate if each team hit the bullseye or missed the board entirely.
Join Tim and Luke as they chew the fat on the first round of big offseason moves in the AFC North, on their whistle-stop tour around every division in the NFL, and debate if each team hit the bullseye or missed the board entirely.
Join Tim and Luke as they chew the fat on the first round of big offseason moves in the AFC South, on their whistle-stop tour around every division in the NFL, and debate if each team hit the bullseye or missed the board entirely.
Join Luke and Tim for offseason preview pods covering all 32 NFL teams: on this episode, The Green Bay Packers
Join Luke and Tim for offseason preview pods covering all 32 NFL teams: on this episode, The Detroit Lions
Join Luke and Tim for offseason preview pods covering all 32 NFL teams: on this episode, The Chicago Bears
Join Luke and Tim for offseason preview pods covering all 32 NFL teams: on this episode, The Minnesota Vikings
Join Luke and Tim for offseason preview pods covering all 32 NFL teams: on this episode, The Atlanta Falcons
Join Luke and Tim for offseason preview pods covering all 32 NFL teams: on this episode, The New Orleans Saints
Join Luke and Tim for offseason preview pods covering all 32 NFL teams: on this episode, The Carolina Panthers
Join Luke and Tim for offseason preview pods covering all 32 NFL teams: on this episode, The Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Join Luke and Tim for offseason preview pods covering all 32 NFL teams: on this episode, The Arizona Cardinals
Join Luke and Tim for offseason preview pods covering all 32 NFL teams: on this episode, The Philadelphia Eagles
Join Luke and Tim for offseason preview pods covering all 32 NFL teams: on this episode, The Dallas Cowboys
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