Best Tim Engle and Luke Grundy Podcasts (2024)

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#102: 2023 Conf Champs - Detroit, we mourn ye 1:08:44

7M ago1:08:44

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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 Lio…

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#101 - 2023 Divisional: Rebrand Needed 1:08:16

7M ago1:08:16

1:08:16

Well, we can all agree that was a LOT better. The Divisional round mercifully didn't pick up what the Wild Card round was putting down, and delivered 3 exciting games (and a snoozer but can't win 'em all). Jump into all 4 games with Tim and Luke, to discuss Buffalo's ongoing misery, the Ravens' ongoing dominance, the Lions' ongoing GOOD VIBES and t…

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#100: 2023 Wild Card - Not So Super After All 1:22:11

8M ago1:22:11

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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 fa…

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#99: 2023 Week 18 - Bye bye coaches, hello playoffs! 1:18:22

8M ago1:18:22

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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 disc…

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#98: 2023 Week 17 - Downtrodden Franchise Index Wrapup! 1:24:30

8M ago1:24:30

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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 wh…

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#97: 2023 Week 16 - Clear As Mud 1:23:08

8M ago1:23:08

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Join Tim and Luke for another ramble through the thoroughly confusing NFL, this week featuring yet another MVP candidate faltering, another thought-to-be-good team taking a beating, and the playoff picture remaining muddy as ever. The fellas talk about the surprising Ravens beatdown of the Niners, the cloudy wildcard races, and look at how Detroit …

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#96: 2023 Week 15 - Amateur Hour 1:14:49

9M ago1:14:49

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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,…

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#95: 2023 Week 14 - The Special Teams Special 1:25:14

9M ago1:25:14

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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 …

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#94: 2023 Week 13 - PLAYOFF SOLO! 30:05

9M ago30:05

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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 is definitely NOT making the postseason while does, bate your breath for the return of Tim'…

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#93: 2023 Week 12: Coach Canning Season 1:18:45

9M ago1:18:45

1:18:45

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 u…

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#92- 2023 Week 11: Quarterbacks, from soup to nuts 1:25:14

10M ago1:25:14

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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…

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#91: 2023 Week 10 - Who wants to win? 1:09:46

10M ago1:09:46

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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...…

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#90: 2023 Week 9 - Midseason Downtrodden Franchise Index Special! 1:07:21

10M ago1:07:21

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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: @halfyardlinepod Email: halfyardlinepod@gmail.com…

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#89: 2023 Week 7 - Backup Bowl-a-rama 1:20:05

11M ago1:20:05

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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 p…

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#88: 2023 Week 6 - The Rise of the Downtrodden 1:09:29

11M ago1:09:29

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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 …

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#87: Week 5 - Edgar Allen Poe's Tears 1:10:34

11M ago1:10:34

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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, …

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#86: 2023 Week 4 - The 23.529% Pole 1:20:22

11M ago1:20:22

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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 gett…

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#85: 2023 Week 3 - The Dissection of Destruction 1:17:49

11M ago1:17:49

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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…

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#84: 2023 Week 2 - How To Lose A Football Game 1:18:15

12M ago1:18:15

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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 …

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#83: 2023 Week 1 - The NFL is Back! Everyone Stinks! 1:11:29

12M ago1:11:29

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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,…

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#82 2023 Preseason Preview 1:24:26

12M ago1:24:26

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Join Tim and Luke for the OFFICIAL Half Yard Line 2023 NFL Season preview pod, where the chaps will chew the fat about what they think will happen this year. Division winners will be picked, controversies will abound, rudimentary math skills will be tested. Tap in and listen to 100% Guaranteed Wrong Predictions, or your money back. Socials: @halfya…

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#81: The Downtrodden Franchise Index 2023! 1:20:29

1y ago1:20:29

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HUGE PODCAST ALERT! Join Tim and Luke for a momentous occasion, the unveiling of the Official 2023 Half Yard Line Downtrodden Franchise Index: the unscientific, unprovable list of the most browbeaten teams in the NFL. We'll tell you about how a team qualifies for the DFI, dig up some harrowing stats, revel in some hilarious anecdotes of failure, an…

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#80: State of the Union - Safety 41:00

1y ago41:00

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Join Tim and Luke for their FINAL(!!) State of the Union positional pod, fittingly about the last line of defense for every NFL team, the Safety position! The lads get into the ever-increasing responsibilities that a Safety has, who the top dudes are at the position, and wonder if anyone active today has a shot at Canton (which Luke largely uses as…

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#79: State of the Union - Linebacker 43:57

1y ago43:57

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The penultimate SOTU pod drills into the Linebacker spot, as Luke and Tim delve deep into a position which has changed dramatically in the last decade-plus. They talk about what keeps the Linebacker spot relevant in the NFL of 2023, the evolving skill set needed to play it, plus debate on who is the gold standard today and who might get a gold jack…

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#78: State of the Union - Cornerback 47:39

1y ago47:39

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Tim and Luke continue their tour through every NFL position's current state, this time stopping into the Cornerback room to talk about the guys who try and shut down the NFL's elite wide receivers, and do irreparable harm to your fantasy team's points total. The fellas talk HOF candidacies, top traits and draft their current top 10 corners in the l…

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#77: State of the Union - Defensive Tackle 49:12

1y ago49:12

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Join Tim and Luke as they continue their tour through every position on the football field, this time looking at the monsters in the middle, the Defensive Tackle position. Join them as they talk about what makes a great DT today, which ones might make the Hall of Fame (spoiler: Aaron Donald), and draft their top 10 D-Tackles in the league today. Th…

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#76: State of the Union - Edge 47:51

1y ago47:51

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Join the fellas as they talk all about the Edge position in today's NFLBy Tim Engle and Luke Grundy

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#75: State of the Union - O-Line 36:36

1y ago36:36

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Join the fellas as they talk all about the Offensive Line in today's NFL

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#74: State of the Union - Tight Ends 50:06

1y ago50:06

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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?By Tim Engle and Luke Grundy

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#73: State of the Union - Wide Receiver 55:22

1y ago55:22

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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? …

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#72: State of the Union: Quarterbacks 1:04:15

1y ago1:04:15

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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…

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#71: Jim Brown and the current state of the Running Back 53:16

1+ y ago53:16

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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 ret…

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#70: NFL Draft - back pats and head slaps 1:01:11

1+ y ago1:01:11

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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 workou…

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#69: NFL Draft Round 1 Instant Recap 51:01

1+ y ago51:01

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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' …

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#68: The Half Yard Line Mock Draft (Part 2) 40:24

1+ y ago40:24

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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: @halfyardlinepod Email: halfyardlinepod@gmail.com…

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#67: Rodgers, Hurts and The Half Yard Line Mock Draft (Part 1) 42:09

1+ y ago42:09

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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 thin…

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#66: NFL Draft QB Talk and OBJ heads to the Ravens 59:03

1+ y ago59:03

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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' die…

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#65: The NFL Draft: An armchair GM's Guide 31:10

1+ y ago31:10

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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 …

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#64: Lamar Jackson requests a trade… now what? 41:32

1+ y ago41:32

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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?…

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NFC South 2023 Free Agency Recap 22:46

1+ y ago22:46

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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.By Tim Engle and Luke Grundy

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#62: NFC East 2023 Free Agency Recap 26:49

1+ y ago26:49

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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.By Tim Engle and Luke Grundy

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#63: NFC North 2023 Free Agency Recap 22:26

1+ y ago22:26

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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.By Tim Engle and Luke Grundy

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#61: NFC West 2023 Free Agency Recap 20:29

1+ y ago20:29

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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.By Tim Engle and Luke Grundy

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AFC West 2023 Free Agency Recap 24:50

1+ y ago24:50

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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.By Tim Engle and Luke Grundy

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AFC East 2023 Free Agency Recap 26:38

1+ y ago26:38

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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.By Tim Engle and Luke Grundy

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AFC South 2023 Free Agency Recap 24:53

1+ y ago24:53

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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.By Tim Engle and Luke Grundy

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AFC North 2023 Free Agency Recap 27:17

1+ y ago27:17

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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.By Tim Engle and Luke Grundy