Robert Mays
@robertmays
Host of The Athletic Football Show. Formerly of Grantland and The Ringer. [email protected]
Here's my updated Chicago restaurant list for 2023. These are all the spots I've visited over the past 2 years. It includes more than 100 spots. There are pages by cuisine, neighborhood, and for my favorite restaurants. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
On today's Athletic Football Show, @QBKlass and @davehelman_ joined me to predict what the 2025 versions of 2024's defining storylines will be. Including who has a chance to be this year's Washington Commanders. Full show: pod.fo/e/2ffff9
Had a great time on The Athletic Football Show today, running through the biggest training camp questions with @robertmays & @QBKlass. For me, I think there’s one QB & one team that’s more interesting than anyone in the league. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…
Per @NextGenStats, Mike Hilton and Roger McCreary (12) were the only DBs to have more TFLs last year than Budda Baker (10). Here's how often those players lined up 8+ yards off the LOS: McCreary: 1 percent of snaps Hilton: 4 percent Budda Baker: 66.5 percent
Early training camp vibes check: This Lions season may come down to whether the power of Tate Ratledge’s dirtbag aesthetic can overcome the downgrade from Jahmyr Gibbs’ move to no. 0. It’s just not a running back number. Can’t support it.
We watch Clueless every couple years in our house, and for a movie that’s 30 years old and really rooted in the time it was released — the fashion, the cars, everything — it’s remarkable how well it holds up. A legitimately iconic movie. x.com/PopCrave/statu…
‘Clueless’ was released 30 years ago today.
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In lieu of a QB ranking with plenty of consensus near the top, on today's Athletic Football Show we drilled down on a more specific question: Who is the 6th-best QB in the NFL? A discussion on a fluid, fascinating collection of guys 6-~16. Full show: pod.fo/e/2fcdd5
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The astro-turfing of Pablo Torre to be left-wing voice in the sports community is interesting to watch. The average football fan could care less about how billionaires and millionaires divide up the pie but all the usual corporate podcasts insist we MUST care about it.
On today's Athletic Football Show, @PabloTorre joined me to discuss his reporting on the NFL collusion case. The most shocking details from the 61-page ruling Why would the NFLPA bury this? What comes next for Lloyd Howell and the union? Full show: pod.fo/e/2fc251
