And Now For The Premiere Of ‘All Ball,’ In Which I Am Far Too Nice To The Vile Packers

What’s this we have here? Why, it’s the first-ever episode of Defector’s brand-new NFL podcast, All Ball! Every week, the team of myself and elite indie blogger Arif Hasan break down every NFL matchup without ANY gambling or fantasy talk. We don’t even cite the Vegas point spreads, even though those lines possess a modicum of analytical value. All Vegas talk is verboten here, in favor of talking pure, hard BALL. https://art19.com/shows/the-distraction/episodes/6606c675-ab0a-4ea3-8ca3-4f940fd42380 In fact, Arif and I establish this law, plus a few other rules of engagement, early in this first episode. In addition to the whole no-gambling thing, “The Reefer” and I also forbid ourselves from ever detouring into Vikings homerism. As such, we treat Sunday’s Green Bay-Minnesota tilt with a soberness (for us) that, upon further reflection, is a little bit too restrained. Because I fucking hate the Packers, but also because they suck! They have no pass rush without Micah Parsons, no viable cornerbacks, no running backs, no proven wideouts (don’t you even think of trying to make Christian Watson anything more than he is), and no coaches that I respect. That’s not homerism talking. Those are all FACTS you need to hear, and fuck you if you disagree!

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