NBA Tanking Fix? Super Bowl Media Debate & The NFL’s Under-Center Shift

About this episode

Adam and guest Andrew Eck discuss NBA tanking, Super Bowl media implications, and NFL offensive strategies.

Andrew Eck joins Adam’s +1 for a wide-ranging conversation built off recent Deep Drop Back articles — tackling some of the biggest macro storylines across sports. We open with Andrew putting Adam on the spot: how should the NBA address tanking, and is there a realistic fix? From there, we dive into the growing conversation around losing players’ media availability after the Super Bowl, the mental health implications, and whether the current model still makes sense in today’s social-media-driven world. The episode continues with a breakdown of 2026 NFL strength of schedule winners and losers, and why schedule difficulty can be the difference between a division title and staying home in January. We close with a deep dive into one of the most important schematic trends in football — the continued shift toward under-center offense, motion, and formation variety, and why this evolution is reshaping roster construction across the league. This episode is powered by The Deep Drop Back — your home for smart NFL analysis, deep dives, and sharper football conversations. Be sure to subscribe, join the community, and take the deep drop back… because football is better when we’re all learning.

People in this episode

Host: Adam Myles Hawkins

Guest: Andrew Eck

Topics covered

• NBA tanking
• Super Bowl media debate
• NFL under-center offense
• mental health in sports
• football strategy

Keywords

• NBA
• tanking
• Super Bowl
• NFL
• offense
• mental health
• football strategy
• 2026 schedule

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Organizations: The Deep Drop Back

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