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The Half Yard Line

Tim Engle and Luke Grundy

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The Half Yard Line is a weekly NFL podcast for people who don’t hear the game talked about the way they think about it. Tim (the Steelers via Kentucky) and Luke (the Titans via the United Kingdom) take an objective look at the whys and wherefores of America’s Game, and analyze the good, the bad, and the downright baffling of the National Football League. We’ll talk about everything football, whether it’s the use and abuse of statistics, an in-depth discussion of how a game unfolded, the plig ...
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Don't know the difference between a premium and a cash cow? Not sure who should be your captain week-to-week? The SuperCoach Sanctum PODcast is here to answer all your questions. Listen in every week as our experts deliver second-to-none analysis on the only AFL fantasy sport that matters, Supercoach.
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Tim and Luke come to you MOMENTS after the championship games wrap, serving up their thoughts on the Chiefs and 49ers marching onto Vegas, in a Super Bowl that NOBODY could've predicted (except that loads of people did predict it). Join the fellas to try and figure out what the Ravens offensive gamplean, why the Football Gods are so mean to the Lio…
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Well, we can all agree that was a LOT better. The Divisional round mercifully didn't pick up what the Wild Card round was putting down, and delivered 3 exciting games (and a snoozer but can't win 'em all). Jump into all 4 games with Tim and Luke, to discuss Buffalo's ongoing misery, the Ravens' ongoing dominance, the Lions' ongoing GOOD VIBES and t…
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The Half Yard Line turns 100! And we celebrate by talking extensively about... a weekend filled with uncompetitive blowouts. It's not a telegram from the Queen, but it'll have to do. Tap in with Tim and Luke to natter about Eagle embarrassing, Ram rasslin', Dolphin drubbing and other things that sound questionably like animal cruelty but were in fa…
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The Half Yard waves farewell to the 2023 regular season and sets the table for the Wild Card Round, whirring through each and every Super (ugh) Wild Card Weekend game. Guaranteed All Predictions Wrong or Your Money Back! In addition, Tim and Luke eulogize about the great Derrick Henry after what may have been his final game for the Titans, and disc…
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Tim and Luke close out the penultimate week of the regular season with a trawl back through the tar pit that is the Downtrodden Franchise Index, looking at all TEN (un)lucky teams and how they've fared this year, as well as where they go from here! Who is fated for more years of futility? Who's on the climb? And who wants to coach under an owner wh…
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Join Tim and Luke for another ramble through the thoroughly confusing NFL, this week featuring yet another MVP candidate faltering, another thought-to-be-good team taking a beating, and the playoff picture remaining muddy as ever. The fellas talk about the surprising Ravens beatdown of the Niners, the cloudy wildcard races, and look at how Detroit …
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Tim and Luke wade back into Week 15's NFL action - featuring what's now become the usual lack of precision, confusing coaching calls and wayward execution. The 2023 season rolls along apace. The fellas delve into 4 choice cuts of weirdness - Raiders-Chargers, Bills-Cowboys, Vikings-Bengals and Bears-Browns - and wonder if there's anything to learn,…
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The passion. The drama. The intensity. The athleticism. That's right, nothing gets the blood pumping more than NFL football. And nothing in the game of football gets more fans out of their seats, hearts beating like crazy, screaming in ecstasy or agony, than... Kickers and punters, obviously. Join Tim and Luke for this week's pod talking about the …
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Tim and Luke are back, and so is the time-honored NFL tradition of firing your coach / coordinator because your team stinks / the offense stinks / the defense stinks / you're trying to save your own job / the owner is pissed (pick as appropriate). Join the guys to talk about firing, sh*tcanning, ejection, the ol' heave-ho, defenestration (look it u…
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Tim and Luke bring you a bumper episode ahead of Thanksgiving talking all things signal-caller. Tap in and be the most interesting person at your family dinner (if your family are all really into football...) The boys chat about why QBs are consistently overhyped as college players, why they are unfairly judged as rookies, why coaching matters (but…
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A lot of bad teams. A lot of bad games. A lot of unhappy fans. Join Tim and Luke to try and dissect why the 2023 season has caused such consternation - namely, by trying to work out how many teams are actively trying to win games right now. Who's transitioning to the next era? Who's Super Bowl or bust? And who's stuck in the dreaded land we call...…
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Tim and Luke are back from their one-week hiatus to bring you a special Midseason review of the Downtrodden Franchise Index! Who’s up? Who’s down? Who’s got a shot at getting out and who will be back in the DFI swamps next year (and let’s be honest, probably in 2025 too…) Socials: @halfyardlinepod Email: halfyardlinepod@gmail.com…
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You like starting quarterbacks? Well it's a bad week for you. Join Tim and Luke on this week's pod, talking in depth about all the backups making waves in the NFL in Week 7 and beyond. The fellas chew on how they've fared so far, who might snatch a job from a fancied big-money starter, and which ones are fated to a life of clipboard-holding (it's p…
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Long-suffering fanbases, lift up your voices and join Tim and Luke in singing your praises, as this week's pod highlights the Herculean exploits of two Downtrodden Franchise Index stalwarts. The Cleveland Browns (DFI rank: 1) spoil the perfect record of the ballyhooed 49ers, then for an encore the New York Jets (DFI rank: 3) do the same to the all …
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Tim and Luke wander into the wild brush of the NFL once more, and delve into just HOW miserable the Ravens' Monday morning coaches' meetings were. They talk terrible drops, terrible decisions, terrible... well everything really. Then they try and cheer themselves up by discussing how bad the Patriots look, but really it's just depressing. Save us, …
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Join Tim and Luke for another swing through the wild jungles of week 4 in the NFL, and touch on how everyone's cookin' and lookin' through the first almost-quarter of the season. The fellas check in on how the rookie QBs are doing, and stop by the sodden swamps of the Downtrodden Franchise Index to see how their favorite lovable strugglers are gett…
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Tim and Luke dive into Week 3, taking a specific look at the teams who got thrashed, and how on earth it all went so wrong. Join them to ponder the Bills' wipeout of Washington, the Chiefs' chopping of Chicago, and of course the borderline X-rated carnage that was Miami's record-setting beatdown of the Broncos. They'll delve into the common threads…
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Join Tim and Luke for a ramble through Week 2 in the NFL, looking deeply at a series of bafflingly bad things: the Broncos and Cardinals collapsing! Soon-to-be Downtrodden Franchises! The entirety of Browns/Steelers! It wasn't a banner week for high quality NFL play, but it was a helluva week for bizarre occurrences and inexplicable decisions: tap …
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The NFL has returned! And The Half Yard Line is right here with you, stepping through all the good (not much) and bad (plenty) of Week 1! Join Tim and Luke for a meander through the league, starting with the iconic Downtrodden Franchise Index moment that was the Aaron Rodgers injury, before moving onto which teams worry them, which teams impressed,…
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Join Tim and Luke for the OFFICIAL Half Yard Line 2023 NFL Season preview pod, where the chaps will chew the fat about what they think will happen this year. Division winners will be picked, controversies will abound, rudimentary math skills will be tested. Tap in and listen to 100% Guaranteed Wrong Predictions, or your money back. Socials: @halfya…
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HUGE PODCAST ALERT! Join Tim and Luke for a momentous occasion, the unveiling of the Official 2023 Half Yard Line Downtrodden Franchise Index: the unscientific, unprovable list of the most browbeaten teams in the NFL. We'll tell you about how a team qualifies for the DFI, dig up some harrowing stats, revel in some hilarious anecdotes of failure, an…
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Join Tim and Luke for their FINAL(!!) State of the Union positional pod, fittingly about the last line of defense for every NFL team, the Safety position! The lads get into the ever-increasing responsibilities that a Safety has, who the top dudes are at the position, and wonder if anyone active today has a shot at Canton (which Luke largely uses as…
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The penultimate SOTU pod drills into the Linebacker spot, as Luke and Tim delve deep into a position which has changed dramatically in the last decade-plus. They talk about what keeps the Linebacker spot relevant in the NFL of 2023, the evolving skill set needed to play it, plus debate on who is the gold standard today and who might get a gold jack…
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Tim and Luke continue their tour through every NFL position's current state, this time stopping into the Cornerback room to talk about the guys who try and shut down the NFL's elite wide receivers, and do irreparable harm to your fantasy team's points total. The fellas talk HOF candidacies, top traits and draft their current top 10 corners in the l…
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Join Tim and Luke as they continue their tour through every position on the football field, this time looking at the monsters in the middle, the Defensive Tackle position. Join them as they talk about what makes a great DT today, which ones might make the Hall of Fame (spoiler: Aaron Donald), and draft their top 10 D-Tackles in the league today. Th…
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Join Tim and Luke as they continue their position-by-position look at NFL, discussing the world of wideouts, asking such questions as: - Why do receivers need to be stronger today than they used to be? - Have WRs taken over the record books like QBs have? - Are we entering into a receiver-by-committee era? - Who are the top 10 receivers right now? …
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Picking up where they left off last week, Tim and Luke sift through the current state of the most important position of all, and discuss: - Just how pronounced has the passing game's statistical explosion been? - What traits make a great NFL QB in 2023 that didn't in 2003? - How many active QBs are going to make the Hall of Fame? - Who picks who in…
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This week, Luke and Tim talk about the passing of the legendary Jim brown, discuss the modern landscape for running backs, and ask: - How far behind Jim Brown was the next guy in his era? - Was his retirement rationale the most badass ever? - Are RB contracts on the rebound? - Will any active running back make the Hall of Fame? - How many great ret…
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This week, Tim and Luke take a look back in detail at the 2023 NFL draft, assessing who they think hit and who missed, and wonder: - Does all the media praise for the Steelers' draft inherently mean they actually botched it? - Who is Billy Jeans? - Which team nailed it, filling both Luke and Tim with sadness? - Why did one team draft so many workou…
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Join Tim and Luke for a moments-after-it-ended podcast recapping Round 1 of the 2023 NFL draft, in which they ask: - Why do we ever believe media pre-draft scuttlebutt over common sense? - Who were the surprisingly great first round picks? - Is Will Levis going to have to wait much longer? - How is it that these players keep falling in the Eagles' …
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Tim and Luke finish their 2023 Mock Draft with picks 16 to 31 in the first round, and ask: - Where does a big name QB's slide end? - How good is Bijan Robinson? - Why is there so much flux in the bottom of the first round? - Where are the best team fits for the top wideouts? Socials: @halfyardlinepod Email: halfyardlinepod@gmail.com…
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This week, Tim and Luke dive headlong into the one, the only, Half Yard Line Mock Draft! They talk the first 15 picks, plus the recent QB news, and wonder: - How much money is Jalen Hurts actually going to get? - Did the Packers get a good deal? - Is Houston serious about not taking a QB at 2? - Who is not as in the market for QBs as you might thin…
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The 2023 NFL Draft is nearly upon us, so join Tim and Luke for a dip into its waters, plus a whipround of recent NFL comings and goings, and get answers the burning questions, including: - What's the best way to evaluate college players as an outsider? - Why are the Ravens giving Odell Beckham $15m? - Does Tim hate Bryce Young? - Do Will Levis' die…
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This week, Luke and Tim talk about their thoughts on how teams should approach the NFL draft; the strategies, the missteps, the big yeses to the big nos, and wonder: - Does the definition of draft success change depending on how good your team is? - How many linemen should every team draft, every year? - What's the best thing to look for in a wide …
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This week, Tim and Luke react to the news that Lamar Jackson has requested a trade from Baltimore, and wonder: - Is there any way this ends well? - What does trading for Lamar actually mean for an NFL team? - Will this change the QB landscape, or confirm it’s not changing at all? - Where are the most logical (and/or funniest) landing spots?…
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