Ep. 66: Let’s Scho (Part One) (ft. Mark Schofield)

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Former college QB, “Xs and Os” expert and draft expert for both USA Today and Pats Pulpit, and amateur philosopher @MarkSchofield and I take the deepest of deep dives into sports media, the Draft-Industrial Complex, why football isn’t as complicated as it seems, and more.

We start Part One with a long “deep dive” into Mark’s wild career trajectory, why I’m a Schofield fanboy, playing QB at Belichick’s school, the “Draft-Industrial Complex” and what all that teaches us about the sports media landscape (3:20). Then we move on to more football-focused questions (39:35) like whether Mac Jones is good, why so much of what you hear about he draft is probably a lie (44:10), how to deal with “Xs and Os” jargon and why it’s overrated (50:35), including what an X/Y/Z receiver is (54:30), other experts to learn from (58:50) with an aside on women’s sports (1:02:15), run schemes and whether the Pats have the players to stop them (1:04:00), and how much longer Bill Belichick has (1:11:55). Look out for Part 2 focused more on topical football news like free agency and the draft in a couple days.

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