The best short-term heaters in NFL history
About this episode
The episode discusses the best short-term heaters in NFL history and explores notable trades and coaching development.
Thank you, TAFS fans, for once again bringing the goods for another mailbag episode. You all are truly on an all-time run. And speaking of that, what are the best Linsanity-style runs in NFL history? What sorts of trades from yesteryear—think Champ Bailey and a second-round pick for Clinton Portis—would you never see in today's NFL? Where do offensive line coaches develop? Robert Mays and Dave Helman answer those questions, and more, on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Host: Robert Mays Co-Host: 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 history
- mailbag episode
- trades
- offensive line coaches
- short-term heaters
Keywords
- NFL
- mailbag
- trades
- offensive line
- Linsanity
- Champ Bailey
- Clinton Portis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Spanish Love Songs, Pure Noise, Bank Robber Music, LLC
Books & works: Haunted
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