About this episode

The episode discusses the sustainability of elite NFL defenses and answers listener questions about various offseason topics.

It's May, dear TAFS listener, and you know what that means: The real NFL offseason is here. We kick it off by opening up the mailbag, and you all delivered once again. Robert Mays and Dave Helman answer questions on the durability of elite defenses, hypothetical teams built entirely of one draft class, possible trades involving non-star players that could move the needle for 2026, and a whole lot more. 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 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 Love Songs Courtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Robert Mays

Guest: Dave Helman

Topics covered

• NFL offseason
• elite defenses
• draft class
• trades
• mailbag

Keywords

• NFL
• defense
• trades
• draft
• mailbag

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spanish Love Songs, Pure Noise, Bank Robber Music, LLC

Books & works: Haunted

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