About this episode

The episode discusses various NFL topics including Aaron Donald's potential return and the influence of Doug Pederson's Eagles.

Dear TAFS friends, we have reached the end of the line for the summer mailbag this year. You guys brought it week after week, and you certainly sent us off with a bang. Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman answer questions on the influence of the Doug Pederson Eagles, the best way to be a bad team, the potential return of Aaron Donald, and a whole lot more on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. 0:00 Welcome to the show 2:45 Eagles/Doug Pederson influence 12:46 Titans new offense 23:05 Ideal way to be a bad team 33:00 Evaluating cornerbacks 39:47 Aaron Donald return 48:24 Third-place game? Join The Athletic Football Show Discord Server: http://discord.gg/theathleticfootballshow Host: Robert Mays Co-Hosts: Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman Executive Producer: Michael Beller Senior Producer: Katy Duffy Social Producer: Scott Krinch Follow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.social Follow Derrik on Bluesky: @qbklass.bsky.social Follow Dave on Bluesky: @davehelman.bsky.social Follow Robert on X: @RobertMays Follow Dave on X: @DaveHelman_ Theme song: Haunted Written by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish…

People in this episode

Host: Robert Mays

Guests: Derrik Klassen, Dave Helman

Topics covered

• Aaron Donald's potential return
• Doug Pederson's influence
• Eagles
• Titans offense
• evaluating cornerbacks
• being a bad team

Keywords

• Aaron Donald
• Doug Pederson
• Eagles
• Titans
• NFL
• football
• mailbag

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Athletic, Eagles, Titans

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