Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Po...
Pushing the Pile moves the NFL conversation across the line, led by former All Pro offensive lineman Kyle Long and longtime football analyst Mike Renner, as they combine analytics and football passion for 4 episodes a week. It’s like hanging with your buddies and talking ball…If your buddies were 8-year NFL vets and analytics experts who helped develop player evaluation systems that every NFL team uses to this day.
Here’s what to expect during the football season…
Mondays: Full weekend recaps
Tuesdays: Power Rankings
Wednesdays: New, Storylines, Deep Dives & Mailbag
Thursdays: Comprehensive weekend preview
And a whole lot of listener engagement. Sometimes in football you need just a little more for that first down and on Pushing the Pile we’ll give you that extra effort!
2001
Baker Mayfield!! + NFL Week 3 Picks Against the...
John Breech joins Will Brinson to talk Jets-Browns then R.J. White & Pete Prisco join the show to make SuperContest picks before Nick Kostos joins to look at every Week 3 game from a gambling angle.
86 min
2002
Jets-Browns preview, John Breech ranks best/wor...
Will Brinson is joined by John Breech to rank the best and worst 2-0 and 0-2 teams.
39 min
2003
Von Miller Interview, Jason La Canfora on Week ...
Will also breaks down the biggest NFL news and is joined by Broncos superstar pass rusher Von Miller to talk about the team's 2-0 start.
44 min
2004
Brady Quinn on Josh Gordon Trade, Week 2 & Seah...
Sean Wagner joins Will Brinson to break down Seahawks-Bears and Brady Quinn joins the show to discuss the biggest topics from Week 2, including the Josh Gordon trade.
51 min
2005
NFL Week 2 Recap: Patrick Mahomes is a Golden G...
Will Brinson is joined by Ryan Wilson and John Breech to break down every single game from Week 2 of the NFL season.
65 min
2006
NFL Week 2 picks against the spread, BAL-CIN re...
John Breech joins Will Brinson to discuss Ravens-Bengals before R.J. White & Pete Prisco join the show to give their picks against the spread for Week 2.
50 min
2007
Kyle Brandt on NFL Week 1, Ravens-Bengals Previ...
John Breech joins Will Brinson to break down the latest in the NFL & Kyle Brandt joins the show to discuss surprise teams, storylines, and the one video game you would play the rest of your life.
50 min
2008
Jason La Canfora on NFL Week 1 overreactions (F...
Jason La Canfora joins Will Brinson to break down NFL Week 1 overreactions including if the Jets are an AFC Wild Card contender, if Patrick Mahomes is an MVP candidate and much more.
50 min
2009
Brady Quinn on NFL Week 1 risers/fallers, MNF d...
Will Brinson is joined by Sean Wagner to break down the Raiders-Rams game and the Lions-Jets game from Monday Night Football's Week 1 doubleheader.
63 min
2010
NFL Week 1 Recap Podcast (Football 09/10)
Ryan Wilson, John Breech & Sean Wagner join Will Brinson to discuss week 1, including Aaron Rodgers' comeback, Patrick Mahomes' great performance and the Steelers-Browns tie.
65 min
2011
Falcons meltdown in Philly, NFL Week 1 Picks Ag...
John Breech joins Will Brinson to discuss the Falcons-Eagles game before Pete Prisco and Nick Kostos join the show to pick every game for week 1 against the spread.
47 min
2012
Brian Dawkins, Jay Ajayi Interviews, Le'Veon Be...
Ryan Wilson joins Will Brinson to talk about the Le'Veon Bell news, Brian Dawkins joins the show to talk HOF and the Eagles this season and Jay Ajayi joins to discuss playing for Philly.
48 min
2013
NFL Week 1 sleeper picks, 2018 season predictio...
Sean Wagner-McGough joins Will Brinson to discuss the latest NFL news, dive into predictions and reveal some sleepers for DFS in Week 1.
54 min
2014
NFL Week 1 Early Picks, Leans (Football 09/04)
R.J. White, Kevin Steimle and Ryan Wilson join Will Brinson to discuss the latest NFL news and look at some of the lines for Week 1.
57 min
2015
Khalil Mack trade breakdown, what are the Raide...
Bryant McFadden joins Will Brinson to discuss the Khalil Mack trade, cut day for NFL rosters,and what the Raiders are doing, including trading for AJ McCarron.
36 min
2016
Mina Kimes on Jalen Ramsey, Patriots, Division ...
Mina Kimes joins Will Brinson to break down every NFL division, talk about the Jaguars and Jalen Ramsey, Patriots drama, if Jerry Jones has a Faustian deal with the devil and much more.
56 min
2017
Aaron Rodgers contract, future bets with RJ Whi...
Will Brinson is joined by R.J. White of SportsLine and CBSSports.com to discuss the latest news around the NFL.
48 min
2018
Dr. Brandon Bowers on NFL injuries, fantasy foo...
Dr. Brandon Bowers joins Will Brinson to talk expectations for players injured either earlier this season or last season and Will breaks down the latest NFL news and the newest episode of Hard Knocks.
45 min
2019
Odell Beckham's contract, Falcons Super Bowl pr...
Will Brinson talks about Odell Beckham's record-breaking contract extension, Tom Brady hanging up on a radio interview and Will explains why he has the Falcons winning the Super Bowl in 2018.
39 min
2020
NFL Preseason Week 3 Breakdown (Football 08/27)
Ryan Wilson and Sean Wagner join the show to discuss the 3rd week of the NFL Preseason, including Josh Allen, AFC South QBs, fantasy football sleepers on the Steelers and much more.
55 min
2021
Dave Richard talks NFL Preseason Week 3 Fantasy...
Will Brinson breaks down Browns-Eagles from week 3 of the NFL Preseason and is joined by Dave Richard to talk fantasy football draft preparation.
58 min
2022
Marc Sessler on Browns, Hard Knocks, sleeper te...
Marc Sessler joins Will Brinson to talk about how the Browns look on "Hard Knocks", what to expect from Cleveland this season, and possible breakthrough teams in 2018.
45 min
2023
Pete Prisco on Jaguars, Teddy B trade, sleepers...
Will Brinson breaks down the latest Hard Knocks episode and Pete Prisco joins the show to explain why the Jaguars aren't trading for Teddy Bridgewater and teams that are up and down in training camp.
41 min
2024
Bryant McFadden on rookie QBs, helmet rule prob...
Bryant McFadden joins Will Brinson to discuss how the rookie QBs look early on, possible problems with the helmet rule and roughing the passer and what the Jets should do with Teddy Bridgewater.
46 min
2025
NFL Week 2 Preseason Full Recap (Football 08/20)
John Breech and Sean Wagner join Will Brinson to discuss Week 2 of the NFL Preseason, including the new helmet rule and roughing the passes, rookie QBs making their case to start and much, much more.
57 min