Offseason beliefs we won't live to regret (unless we do)

Offseason beliefs we won't live to regret (unless we do)

From The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL by The Athletic

May 28, 2026 · 1h 7m

About this episode

Derrik Klassen and Dan Pizzuta discuss their offseason beliefs about the upcoming NFL season and the potential pitfalls of optimism.

As we get closer to June 1 and the true beginning of the summer, the earliest thought embers of what we think about the 2026 season are beginning to glow. However, as those beliefs take shape, we fully understand that optimism doesn't automatically translate into results. Derrik Klassen welcomes Dan Pizzuta of FTN onto this episode of The Athletic Football Show to share with one another the beliefs they hold with eyes wide open on how they could take a turn for the worse. Host: Derrik Klassen With: Dan Pizzuta Executive Producer: Michael Beller Senior Producer: Katy Duffy Social Producer: Scott Krinch Follow Derrik on Bluesky: @qbklass.bsky.social Follow Dave on Bluesky: @davehelman.bsky.social 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: Derrik Klassen

Guest: Dan Pizzuta

Topics covered

  • NFL offseason
  • 2026 season
  • sports beliefs
  • optimism in sports
  • football analysis

Keywords

  • NFL
  • offseason
  • 2026 season
  • sports analysis
  • football beliefs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FTN, The Athletic, Acast, Spanish Love Songs, Pure Noise, Bank Robber Music, LLC

Books & works: Haunted

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