Run down:

Let's stop talking as if Deshaun Watson is going to play football any time soon

Former Patriots, Lions and Jets lineman Damien Woody joins the show

-- Was he surprised by the Sam Darnold trade?

-- Why he thinks Sam Darnold has a chance to be good for the Panthers.

-- What should be realistic expectations for Zach Wilson in year one?

-- His thoughts on how good Mekhi Becton be in Mike LaFleur’s scheme

-- Plus fan questions about his welcome to the league moment, his favorite player to try to block and which Super Bowl host city was most fun

Steven takes a look at the numbers to explain why he's NOT optimistic about Darnold's future in Carolina

Charles breaks down why the Bengals should opt for a lineman instead of a wide receiver if the goal is to help Joe Burrow

Run down:
Let's stop talking as if Deshaun Watson is going to play football any time soon
Former Patriots, Lions and Jets lineman Damien Woody joins the show
-- Was he surprised by the Sam Darnold trade?
-- Why he thinks Sam Darnold has a chance to be good for the Panthers.
-- What should be realistic expectations for Zach Wilson in year one?
-- His thoughts on how good Mekhi Becton be in Mike LaFleur&rsquo;s scheme
-- Plus fan questions about his welcome to the league moment, his favorite player to try to block and which Super Bowl host city was most fun
Steven takes a look at the numbers to explain why he's NOT optimistic about Darnold's future in Carolina
Charles breaks down why the Bengals should opt for a lineman instead of a wide receiver if the goal is to help Joe Burrow

For The Win's Steven Ruiz, Charles MacDonald and Chris Korman take a deeper look at the week's NFL news. Relying on film study and advanced stats, they push to counter easy narratives and understand the intricacies that make football the country's favorite -- and most fascinating -- sport. 

For The Win's Steven Ruiz, Charles MacDonald and Chris Korman take a deeper look at the week's NFL news. Relying on film study and advanced stats, they push to counter easy narratives and understand the intricacies that make football the country's favorite -- and most fascinating -- sport.&nbsp;

The Counter: An NFL Podcast by For The Win

For The Win's Steven Ruiz, Charles MacDonald and Chris Korman take a deeper look at the week's NFL news. Relying on film study and advanced stats, they push to counter easy narratives and understand the intricacies that make football the country's favorite -- and most fascinating -- sport.

For The Win's Steven Ruiz, Charles MacDonald and Chris Korman take a deeper look at the week's NFL news. Relying on film study and advanced stats, they push to counter easy narratives and understand the intricacies that make football the country's favorite -- and most fascinating -- sport.

The Counter: An NFL Podcast by For The Win - Former Patriots, Lions and Jets lineman Damien Woody joins the show

Five questions:
How would you try to contain Ja’Marr Chase if you’re the Rams?
How would you try to stop Aaron Donald if you’re the Bengals?
What player that nobody is talking about will play a big role in this game?
Which approach to team-building would you prefer to take: Rams or Bengals?
Which one of these teams will ultimately make more Super Bowl appearances?

Final predictions

Five questions:
<ul>
<li>How would you try to contain Ja&rsquo;Marr Chase if you&rsquo;re the Rams?</li>
<li>How would you try to stop Aaron Donald if you&rsquo;re the Bengals?</li>
<li>What player that nobody is talking about will play a big role in this game?</li>
<li>Which approach to team-building would you prefer to take: Rams or Bengals?</li>
<li>Which one of these teams will ultimately make more Super Bowl appearances?</li>
</ul>
Final predictions

The Counter: An NFL Podcast by For The Win - Steven Ruiz joins the show to talk Super Bowl

Rundown!
The Super Bowl matchup is set ... but it's been overshadowed 

The Brian Flores lawsuit

-- Of course the NFL had discriminated against Black coaches

-- Of course the league will move to settle and make this story go away

-- But will this ultimately change anything at all other than Brian Flores' future employment prospects?

Tom Brady has retired

-- He's bitter about *something* that went down in New England

-- How will his legacy change in the coming years?The Super Bowl

-- The Bengals are good AND lucky

-- The Rams were built for this but ... is Matthew Stafford OK?

-- Let us now praise Aaron Donald again and again and again

-- How worrisome is Mahomes' second-half meltdown?

Quick thoughts on new coaches

-- Josh McDaniels to the Raiders

-- Brian Daboll to the Giants

-- The Vikings appear to favor Jim Harbaugh

Rundown! The Super Bowl matchup is set ... but it's been overshadowed&nbsp;
The Brian Flores lawsuit
-- Of course the NFL had discriminated against Black coaches
-- Of course the league will move to settle and make this story go away
-- But will this ultimately change anything at all other than Brian Flores' future employment prospects?
Tom Brady has retired
-- He's bitter about *something* that went down in New England
-- How will his legacy change in the coming years?The&nbsp;Super Bowl
-- The Bengals are good AND lucky
-- The Rams were built for this but ... is Matthew Stafford OK?
-- Let us now praise Aaron Donald again and again and again
-- How worrisome is Mahomes' second-half meltdown?
Quick&nbsp;thoughts on new coaches
-- Josh McDaniels to the Raiders
-- Brian Daboll to the Giants
-- The Vikings appear to favor Jim Harbaugh

The Counter: An NFL Podcast by For The Win - The Super Bowl matchup is set ... but it's been overshadowed

Rundown:
We're here: Championship Sunday

Bengals-Chiefs

-- Wow, Cincy's offense got good fast

-- The magic of Joe Burrow

-- Why they aren't using more blockers

-- The Chiefs don't have answers in their secondary

-- Nothing the Bengals do will matter if Mahomes plays like he did last weekend

49ers-Rams

-- Two really smart coaches enter the game with very different QBs

-- Jimmy G has been here before ... with mixed results

-- Matthew Stafford has not ... but this is why he was brought here

-- Man, these defensive lines are ferocious

Coaching moves

-- This Broncos hire makes sense if it helps with a certain QB

-- This Bears hire makes sense if he knows a really, really good OC

Rundown: We're here: Championship Sunday
Bengals-Chiefs
-- Wow, Cincy's offense got good fast
-- The magic of Joe Burrow
-- Why they aren't using more blockers
-- The Chiefs don't have answers in their secondary
-- Nothing the Bengals do will matter if Mahomes plays like he did last weekend
49ers-Rams
-- Two really smart coaches enter the game with very different QBs
-- Jimmy G has been here before ... with mixed results
-- Matthew Stafford has not ... but this is why he was brought here
-- Man, these defensive lines are ferocious
Coaching moves
-- This Broncos hire makes sense if it helps with a certain QB
-- This Bears hire makes sense if he knows a really, really good OC

The Counter: An NFL Podcast by For The Win - Championship Sunday is here, Plus - Coaching moves

The Counter: An NFL Podcast by For The Win - Former Patriots, Lions and Jets lineman Damien Woody joins the show

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