About this episode

The 500th episode celebrates the podcast's history and features discussions on NFL quarterbacks and coaches.

It's a special occasion as this marks our 500th episode! Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote begin by looking back a bit on the history of the podcast and thanking all of YOU for continuing to make this possible. also in this episode, the guys list off their own list of Top 10 NFL quarterbacks. Did Bears QB Caleb Williams make our lists? In other list news, Pro Football Focus produced a list of Top 10 NFL coaches...and Ben Johnson wasn't on it?!

People in this episode

Hosts: Dan Wiederer, Mark Grote

Topics covered

• podcast history
• NFL quarterbacks
• NFL coaches
• Chicago Bears
• sports commentary

Keywords

• 500th episode
• NFL quarterbacks
• Caleb Williams
• Pro Football Focus
• Ben Johnson

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pro Football Focus

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