Episodes

  • What's next for Mike Vrabel? + Black Monday is coming

    What's next for Mike Vrabel? + Black Monday is coming
    Jan 3 2025
    Mike Vrabel is set to be a top head coaching candidate for a number of NFL teams this offseason. The Athletic’s Zack Rosenblatt joins Dianna Russini and Chase Daniel to share the scoop on what he learned about Vrabel in the reporting he did for a recent piece on how Vrabel spent the past year. Plus, Dianna and Chase share what they’re hearing and thinking about the other coaching news that might come on Black Monday, who’s getting recognized at the Pro Bowl games and the challenges facing the Indianapolis Colts as they try to get their franchise back on track. And to cap off the show, Dianna and Chase reflect on the the takes they got wrong in 2024. Hosts: Dianna Russini, Chase Daniel Producer: Marissa Dunn Executive Producer: Michael Martinez Follow Scoop City on YouTube Follow Dianna Russini: @DMRussini Follow Chase Daniel: @ChaseDaniel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Who’s coaching for their job next weekend? + Is Sam Darnold the NFL’s story of the year?

    Who’s coaching for their job next weekend? + Is Sam Darnold the NFL’s story of the year?
    Dec 31 2024
    The NFL is barreling into the final week of the regular season. Dianna Russini and Chase Daniel share what they know about who’s coaching for their job in 2024’s final regular season games and how some big names like Mike Vrabel could fit into this next’s offseason’s hiring spree. They also dig into how the new leadership in Washington on and off the field turned around their franchise so quickly and claimed a spot in the playoffs. And The Athletic’s Alec Lewis stops by to share what he’s learned about how Sam Darnold piloted the Vikings to a dream season this year, what Kevin O’Connell has learned from Bill Cowher and what the team’s viral celebrations say about the culture they’ve built. Hosts: Dianna Russini, Chase Daniel Producer: Marissa Dunn Executive Producer: Michael Martinez Follow Scoop City on YouTube Follow Dianna Russini: @DMRussini Follow Chase Daniel: @ChaseDaniel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Who can beat the Chiefs? + Is there a market for Pete Carroll?

    Who can beat the Chiefs? + Is there a market for Pete Carroll?
    Dec 27 2024
    The Chiefs spent Christmas being the Chiefs. Dianna Russini and Chase Daniel assess what their victory over the Steelers says about their standing heading into the playoffs as the AFC’s top seed. They also dig into the other game on the Christmas slate, where the Ravens dominated the Texans, as Chase reevaluates Lamar Jackson’s case for another MVP. Plus, they ponder what Tom Brady’s role in the Raiders offseason might look like and discuss whether there’s interest among teams in Pete Carroll, who’s let it be known that he wants to coach again. And to wrap up the show, they share what they’re most excited to watch in the rest of the Week 17 games. Hosts: Dianna Russini, Chase Daniel Producer: Marissa Dunn Executive Producer: Michael Martinez Follow Scoop City on YouTube Follow Dianna Russini: @DMRussini Follow Chase Daniel: @ChaseDaniel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • Are Kirk Cousins and the Falcons done?+ Did Mike McCarthy just save his job + Which coaching carousel rumors actually have some truth to them?

    Are Kirk Cousins and the Falcons done?+ Did Mike McCarthy just save his job + Which coaching carousel rumors actually have some truth to them?
    Dec 24 2024
    The Falcons start Michael Penix Jr. and talk starts to churn about when and how the team might split with Kirk Cousins. Dianna Russini and Chase Daniel break down what they know about the pickle the Falcons have created with their quarterback situation. They also dig into how the Commanders won a big game against the Eagles, who looked vulnerable after Jalen Hurts went out with a concussion, whether Kevin O’Connell has locked up Coach of the Year and contemplate the case for Lamar Jackson winning MVP over Josh Allen. Plus, Dianna and Chase look at which coaching carousel rumors actually have some merit as teams reach the home stretch of the season. And they dish out their Uncrustables for the best of Week 16. Hosts: Dianna Russini, Chase Daniel Producer: Marissa Dunn Executive Producer: Michael Martinez Follow Scoop City on YouTube Follow Dianna Russini: @DMRussini Follow Chase Daniel: @ChaseDaniel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    54 mins
  • Why did the Falcons bench Kirk Cousins? + What’s the fallout from The Athletic’s scoop on Jets dysfunction? + Buffalo WR Khalil Shakir

    Why did the Falcons bench Kirk Cousins? + What’s the fallout from The Athletic’s scoop on Jets dysfunction? + Buffalo WR Khalil Shakir
    Dec 20 2024
    The Falcons announced this week that they’re benching Kirk Cousins in favor of Michael Penix Jr., the quarterback they took in the first round of the draft. Dianna Russini and Chase Daniel share what they know about why the team’s doing this so late in the season and where their relationship with Cousins, who they made a big move to get last offseason, goes from here. Dianna and Chase also measure the fallout of The Athletic’s recent piece on Woody Johnson, which reported that he once vetoed a trade over a player’s rating in a video game, and they weigh the choices the Patriots are facing this offseason as they seek to turn around their team. Plus, Bills WR Khalil Shakir stops by to talk about what’s making Buffalo’s offense go this season and dish out some scoops on how Josh Allen has weaponized this unit of pass catchers so effectively. Hosts: Dianna Russini, Chase Daniel Producer: Marissa Dunn Executive Producer: Michael Martinez Follow Scoop City on YouTube Follow Dianna Russini: @DMRussini Follow Chase Daniel: @ChaseDaniel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • BONUS: How Jets owner Woody Johnson and his family have created chaos inside their organization

    BONUS: How Jets owner Woody Johnson and his family have created chaos inside their organization
    Dec 19 2024
    The Jets have had another turbulent season and The Athletic's deeply-reported story on Thursday adds to it, detailing the extent to which Woody Johnson affects his organization. Dianna Russini, Zack Rosenblatt and Michael Silver uncovered, among other things, that Johnson once nixed a trade with the Denver Broncos because of a player’s rating on Madden. Dianna, Zack and Mike share what they learned about Johnson and his family and contemplate what it means for where the team goes from here. Hosts: Dianna Russini, Chase Daniel Producer: Marissa Dunn Executive Producer: Michael Martinez Follow Scoop City on YouTube Follow Dianna Russini: @DMRussini Follow Chase Daniel: @ChaseDaniel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 mins
  • Should you believe in the Eagles and Bills? + Chase Brown on the Bengals fighting for dear life, playing with Joe Burrow and hopping into a fine

    Should you believe in the Eagles and Bills? + Chase Brown on the Bengals fighting for dear life, playing with Joe Burrow and hopping into a fine
    Dec 17 2024
    The Bills and the Eagles posted huge wins this weekend as the playoff picture came into clearer view. Dianna Russini and Chase Daniel share what they’re hearing and seeing about the teams in serious contention and ask each other whether they believe in the Eagles, Bills, Lions, Chiefs, Rams, Texans and Broncos. Then, Bengals running back Chase Brown stops by to talk about his role in a late-season surge that has kept his team’s playoff hopes hanging by a thread, what it’s like to play in an offense with Joe Burrow and how he’s responding to the league fining him for a celebration on Monday Night Football last week. Plus, Dianna and Chase dish out their Uncrustables for the best of Week 15 and Dianna gets Chase’s read on her reporting that Bill Belichick’s inner circle quietly reached out to the Jets before he ultimately agreed to be the new coach at North Carolina. Hosts: Dianna Russini, Chase Daniel Producer: Marissa Dunn Executive Producer: Michael Martinez Follow Scoop City on YouTube Follow Dianna Russini: @DMRussini Follow Chase Daniel: @ChaseDaniel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    56 mins
  • What people inside the NFL and the college ranks are saying about Belichick going to UNC

    What people inside the NFL and the college ranks are saying about Belichick going to UNC
    Dec 13 2024
    It actually happened: Bill Belichick is going be the next head football coach at UNC, not another NFL team. Dianna Russini and Chase Daniel talk with The Athletic’s national college football insider, Bruce Feldman, about what people inside the NFL and college football are saying about why he took the job, whether he’ll be successful and what this means for the next NFL hiring cycle. Dianna also shares with Chase what she learned while reporting at the NFL owners meeting in Texas this week, including scoops on Brock Purdy’s future with the 49ers, the Cowboys’ plans for Mike McCarthy and Micah Parsons, what the Browns might do with GM Andrew Berry and coach Kevin Stefanski and how these past weeks have affected Bryce Young’s standing with the Panthers. And they close the show dishing on the things they’re most excited to watch in this weekend’s slate of games. Hosts: Dianna Russini, Chase Daniel Producer: Marissa Dunn Executive Producer: Michael Martinez Follow Scoop City on YouTube Follow Dianna Russini: @DMRussini Follow Chase Daniel: @ChaseDaniel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 3 mins