Forced Takeaways
A podcast about football, but also about other stuff.
Episodes
Title song: "Surf's Up (Garfield Park)" - Cel Ray
https://celray.bandcamp.com/
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Theme song- "Surf's Up (Garfield Park)" - Cel Ray
https://celray.bandcamp.com/
Jake tries to talk some sense into Chet Holmgren. The boys ridicule Jaxson Dart for supporting a fascist pedophile. Josh Jacobs arrest is discussed. This is a big ep, just dive right in.
Theme song- "Surf's Up (Garfield Park)" - Cel Ray
https://celray.bandcamp.com/
The boys give a quick preview on the conference finals in both the NBA and NHL before discussing some of the more notable schedule release videos which evolves into some Rams talk, criticism of the Strength Of Schedule metric and even a little UFL segment. Enjoy!!
Theme song:
"Surf's Up (Garfield Park)" - Cel Ray
https://celray.bandcamp.com/
Tony and Jake cover a load of topics including the Avalanche sending the Wild packing in 5 games with an OT thriller, what the future holds for the 76ers, some UFL talk, Aaron Rodgers being linked to the Cardinals, Drew Allar's embarrassing texts and some preliminary schedule release banter.
Theme song: "Surf's Up (Garfield Park)" - Cel Ray
https://celray.bandcamp.com/
Anthony trudges through the wreckage of the Nuggets 2026-26 season. But at least there's the Avs! Jake defends Carson Beck and the rest of the Cardinals roster.
Intro/outro song: "Surf's Up (Garfield Park) - Cel Ray
https://celray.bandcamp.com/
We basically need to change the name of this podcast to "The Diana Russinni/ Mike Vrabel Chronicles" because it's all we can talk about now. Also some thoughts on the draft class for a few of our favorite teams.
The Boys share some thoughts on a topsy turvy first round of the draft, including trades, surprising picks and the continuing saga of the Russinni/Vrabel affair.
The boys discuss the Giants trading Dexter Lawrence to the Bengals for the 10th overall pick in the upcoming draft and the implications for both teams. Then for the third week in a row we simply must continue discussing the Russini/Vrabel affair as Mike Vrabel decided to come out of his hole and spew out a little two minute long fake ass LinkedIn non-apology. Then it's on to the draft as well as some NHL/NBA playoff discussion.
So...
Well, the Russini-Vrabel Situation continues to make headlines, so we gotta keep yappin' about it. Jake wraps things up by taking us through some draft prospects.
Song used: "Surf's Up (Garfield Park)" - Cel Ray
https://celray.bandcamp.com/
The boys react to the Vrabel-Russini fiasco before talking about some upcoming defensive draft prospects.
Intro/outro: "Surf's Up (Garfield Park)" - Cel Ray
https://celray.bandcamp.com/
Tony breaks the news to Jake about the big Jalen Hurts piece from ESPN. They go over what Jalen means to the Eagles and the team's outlook heading into next season. Tony breaks down the frightening Jaden Ivey situation and it's disturbing misinterpretation as some kind of Christian Martyr moment. To lighten things up the boys discuss their hopes for the Final Four and what their favorite MLB teams are up to to start the season.
Int...
Tony & Jake take you through a slow news week that mostly involves Dan Orlovsky spewing some annoying wrong opinions for the millionth time
Intro song
"Surf's Up (Garfield Park)" - Cel Ray
https://celray.bandcamp.com/
Outro song
"Sleepwalking" - Lone Rock Bride
https://lonerockbride.bandcamp.com/
Tony & Jake discuss the Jaylen Waddle trade which occurred minutes before recording the pod as well as recount the Maxx Crosby fiasco. Other topics include Kyler Murray to the Vikings, Justin Fields to the Chiefs, and Tony's Bam Margera impression.
Into song: "Surf's Up (Garfield Park) - Cel Ray
https://celray.bandcamp.com/
Outro song: "Sleepwalking" - Lone Rock Bride
https://lonerockbride.bandcamp.com/
The boys talk about some of the many transactions in the NFL the past few days, starting with the Maxx Crosby trade to the Ravens which is already obsolete because he failed his physical. They spotlight the two biggest spenders of the first day of free agency- the Titans and Raiders- before giving thoughts on their own teams (Broncos and Eagles, of course) and some more major signings including destinations for Mike Evans, Tua, Mal...
Tony & Jake discuss some of their favorite goings on of the NFL Combine before touching on some free agency discussion centered around Kyler Murray and where he may end up. The DJ Moore trade happened during recording!
Intro song:
"Surf's Up (Garfield Park)" - Cel Ray
https://celray.bandcamp.com/
Outro song:
"Sleepwalking" - Lone Rock Bride
https://lonerockbride.bandcamp.com/
The Boys touch on all four major North American sports (and soccer!!) on today's episode! First up a little football talk with the NFL Combine starting this week and rumors swirling about a Bears move to Indiana. Next is a recap of the NBA All-Star weekend and the recent tanking allegations and possible solutions. After that, a frank discussion about the USA Men's Hockey Team partying with pedophile protector Kash Patel in the lock...
The boys were recording during the Olympic hockey quarterfinal match between Canada and Czechia so they start things off with a little puck banter before analyzing the NFL's new media deal and what that means for the broader sports media landscape in the US and wrap things up with a little free agency talk focusing on pass rushers.
Intro: "Surf's Up (Garfield Park)"- Cel Ray
https://celray.bandcamp.com/
Outro: "Sleepwalking" - Lone R...
The boys review the Super Bowl and get into some of Jake's favorite draft prospects.
Intro song- "Surf's Up (Garfield Park)" - Cel Ray
https://celray.bandcamp.com/
Outro song- "Sleepwalking" - Lone Rock Bride
https://lonerockbride.bandcamp.com/
Tony and Jake digest the rotting corpse of the Pro Bowl before getting into some last minute coach/GM hiring/firing news. After making their official Super Bowl predictions they go off into a wild NBA tangent to end the pod.
Intro: "Surf's Up (Garfield Park" - Cel Ray
https://celray.bandcamp.com/
Outro: "Sleepwalking" - Lone Rock Bride
https://lonerockbride.bandcamp.com/
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