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Let's Talk Ball!

Let's Talk Ball!

By: Cody Alexander & Felix Johnson
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A football podcast for everyone, from fans to experienced coaches. Let's dive deep into the game we love!

www.matchquarters.comCody Alexander
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Episodes
  • Let's Talk Ball!: College Offensive Trends With Dan Casey
    Jun 4 2025

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    In this episode, we talk about:

    * The Bills’ plan for Bosa

    * Jaire Alexander’s contract and the Packers’ secondary

    * Explosive in creativity in the QB Empty run game

    * Rise of 12 pers. and the Double Slot/Wing formation

    * Dinosaur offenses are back!

    * Screen game explosion

    * Dash concepts

    Time Stamps:

    0:00 - Joey Bosa is the new Von Miller/Bills DL

    2:40 - Jaire Alexander and the Packers defense

    6:00 - Is the Madden Curse real?

    8:34 - Dan Casey opens

    9:42 - Empty QB Runs

    14:25 - 12 personnel trends

    15:45 - Defense’s responses to empty

    19:15 - Double YY

    25:25 - Doing the things that earn scholarships

    28:00 - ‘Position-less’ football

    30:10 - New generation/evolution of coaching specific players

    34:00 - Coaches adapting schemes to fit rosters

    38:00 - The Kotelnicki trend

    46:10 - Recruits transitioning philosophies

    50:00 - Dinosaur offenses

    52:28 - Cross block bubble returns/scheming screen game

    1:01:23 - Dash/sprint out/boot

    Follow Dan Casey:

    Website: https://www.coachdancasey.com/

    X: https://x.com/CoachDanCasey

    IG: https://www.instagram.com/coachdancasey/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CoachDanCasey

    » Join Felix and me each Wednesday as we dive deep into the game we love!

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Let's Talk Ball!: NFL Offensive Trends with Bobby Peters
    May 28 2025

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    In this episode, we talk about:

    * NFL Headlines

    * The Tush Push survives

    * Protector of the Year Award announced

    * NFL Trends with Bobby Peters

    * Screen design is exploding around the league

    * Split-Back Gun Runs and the use of the Pony package are expanding

    * Will declared Outside Zone

    * Enhancing the checkdowns and Escort Screens

    * Is the run game back in vogue for NFL offenses?

    * What must Kyle Shanahan do to get the 49ers back on track?

    * Will the Chiefs’ offense ever go back to being explosive?

    Time stamps:

    0:00 Richie Gray/Tush Push

    5:20 Bucs sign Desmond Watson

    8:45 Protector of the Year Award

    13:28 Some sacks are QB stats

    14:37 Bobby Peters intro

    16:00 Screen Design explosion

    19:50 What did KOC add to the Shanahan/McVay scheme

    23:00 Coen changing things in Jacksonville from TB

    30:35 Lions changing coordinators

    33:40 Strong Side run (Will declared lol)

    37:03 Zone defense changed the NFL/escort screens

    39:08 Chiefs bringing deep ball back?

    42:10 Run game expansion?

    43:30 San Francisco changes without Deebo and paid Purdy

    View all of Bobby’s work at: https://alertthepost.substack.com/

    Follow Bobby on X: https://x.com/b_peters12

    » Last week’s episode: https://www.matchquarters.com/p/lets-talk-ball-nfl-schedule-release-2025

    » Join Felix and me each Wednesday as we dive deep into the game we love!

    MatchQuarters is a reader-supported publication. So, make sure to subscribe, like, and share articles.

    © 2025 MatchQuarters | Cody Alexander | All rights reserved.



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    48 mins
  • Let's Talk Ball!: NFL Schedule Release
    May 21 2025

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    In this episode, we talk about:

    * News and Headlines: Caleb, Purdy, and Hendrickson

    * The NFL releases its schedule

    * Who’s got an easy or demanding early schedule

    * Our favorite opening day games

    * AFC West = AFC Best

    * Our picks for surprise Wildcard teams

    * Why are the Vikings spending two weeks across the pond?

    0:09 Open- Caleb Williams/Most College QBs don't know how to watch film

    6:15 Trey Hendrickson not talking to Bengals

    8:40 Brock Purdy extension/49ers schedule

    16:30 Arizona Cardinals as NFC shock/set up for division

    19:21 Lions’ brain drain/tough road schedule

    24:10 Eagles not catching breaks in Super Bowl defense/NFC settings

    29:50 AFC West = AFC Best

    33:35 Surprise Wild Card Teams

    36:40 Bad Monday Night Schedule

    37:40 Christmas Bet?

    40:00 Cody ranks three games

    44:22 Vikings staying overseas for back-to-back weeks

    » Join Felix and me each Wednesday as we dive deep into the game we love!

    MatchQuarters is a reader-supported publication. So, make sure to subscribe, like, and share articles.

    © 2025 MatchQuarters | Cody Alexander | All rights reserved.



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    49 mins

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