Who is the best true utility player in the NFL?
About this episode
The episode explores the concept of the best true utility player in the NFL and discusses coaching hires with skepticism.
You ever think about where an elite middle linebacker of yesteryear might play in today's NFL? You ever find yourself pondering who the best true utility player in the league might be? You ever wish that smart football folks had a bit more skepticism around coaching hires that look great on paper? Then this edition of The Athletic Football Show's mailbag is for you! Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen dig into all of those ideas, 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 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 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: Derrik Klassen
Topics covered
- utility player
- NFL
- coaching skepticism
- mailbag
- football analysis
Keywords
- utility player
- NFL analysis
- coaching hires
- football mailbag
- Robert Mays
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Athletic, Spanish Love Songs, Pure Noise, Bank Robber Music, LLC
Books & works: Haunted
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