*Well… sorta. Although if you close your eyes, I think you’ll be pretty well blown away. I kick myself for passing on a chance to see the super group in Vegas a few years ago when Glenn Frey was still alive. And I’m sure I’ll see the Frey-less Eagles proper someday before they stop printing […] Read more
Because defense is for suckers. And, it’s boring. For the first time ever, all 4 of the NFL’s top ranked scoring offenses are in the AFC/NFC title games. So get ready to pound those “overs” and buckle up! Complete recap and breakdown of Divisional Weekend. The worst non-sports “bad beat” I’ve ever seen. Mocking the […] Read more
Can the hot streak continue? Is there a stone cold lock in the quartet of games? Is there an “Error of Recency” bias among the lines? What about Czabe’s new “Team That Shouldn’t Be There” theory? All of that, plus nuggets, stats, commentary and betting strategy for the best-4 games of the NFL season! Buckle […] Read more
Former Washington Redskins TE Chris Cooley joins Steakhouse star Fred Smoot (back by popular demand!) to talk about the latest coaching hires in the NFL, what Matt LaFleur needs to do to earn Aaron Rodgers trust, how to deal with “diva” WR’s like Antonio Brown, and a whole lot more. Come sit back and pretend you are with us in the back booth, solving life’s greatest mysteries, one bourbon, and one dead chunk of delicious cow at a time! Read more
Will Paul Charchian find true happiness in the streaming wilderness? Who knows for sure. Something in me says he's asking for a world of pain, once he feels the rush of "sticking it" to an increasingly heartless DirecTV. Scott Van Pelt and Bill Simmons catfight over gambling knowledge. Oblivious Uber drivers, Holly Sonders, and more! Read more
Every NFL owner wants the “next Sean McVay” I am sure. Problem is, there’s only one. And oh yeah, having great players kinda matters too. But short of getting the actual Sean McVay, it seems like some teams just want a guy who looks like him! Young, thin, handsome! (Preferably with a stubble beard!) Handsome […] Read more
For once, Alabama found itself on the pavement side of a schoolyard beatdown. It was surreal. Clemson has risen as the new NCAA football beast, and with Trevor Lawrence locked in for 2 more years…. look out. Is Matt LaFleur the man who will “Make Aaron Rodgers Great Again?” We shall soon find out. Listener […] Read more
NFL Wildcard weekend was its usual assortment of duds and psuedo-thrillers. At least until Sunday night, when poor Cody Parkey of the Chicago Bears met his nemesis one more time: the 8 inches of yellow death known… as the UPRIGHT! Today on the CzabeCast, we talk instant replay, bad beats, are NFL owners now gambling […] Read more
It still feels to me that Lamar Jackson is being needlessly graded on a curve by some pundits and ex-players in the NFL commentariat. If slavery is indeed America's "original sin" that still haunts our efforts at racial conciliation, then the running, athletic, black quarterback is the NFL's equivalent. Sunday, as Lamar Jackson struggled mightily against the Chargers in a lose-and-stay-home elimination playoff game, one couldn't help but feel the overwhelming undertones of years of football prejudice against "the black QB." Read more
I am joined by Joe Brennan, CEO of SportAD and VP of Marketing Larry Everling for a discussion of “how we got here” on the new surge of legalized sports wagering in the US. We discuss the original “window missed” by the state of NJ, and the long hard road they had to take to […] Read more
