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Yahoo Sports' new podcast home for all things football. Zero Blitz features four distinct NFL shows that air weekly during the football season; from game recaps to offbeat conversations to the latest rumors and predictions from Yahoo's NFL insiders, featuring Jason Fitz, Charles McDonald, Charles Robinson, Frank Schwab & Jori Epstein.

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Yahoo Sports' new podcast home for all things football. Zero Blitz features four distinct NFL shows that air weekly during the football season; from game recaps to offbeat conversations to the latest rumors and predictions from Yahoo's NFL insiders, featuring Jason Fitz, Charles McDonald, Charles Robinson, Frank Schwab & Jori Epstein.

    NFL Draft round 1 reactions: Penix, McCarthy, Worthy, Raiders | Zero Blitz

    NFL Draft round 1 reactions: Penix, McCarthy, Worthy, Raiders | Zero Blitz

    Jason Fitz is joined by Senior NFL Reporter Charles Robinson and former NFL running back Damien Harris to give their initial thoughts and takeaways from a wild first night of the 2024 NFL Draft. The trio dive into a few standout selections, including plenty of time analyzing what the Atlanta Falcons could possibly be thinking by taking Michael Penix Jr, J.J. McCarthy and Drake Maye and their respective fits with the Minnesota Vikings and New England Patriots, why Tennessee Titans fans should be ecstatic about the J.C. Latham pick, Xavier Worthy's instant impact potential with the Kansas City Chiefs and why the Las Vegas Raiders took a tight end in the first round two years in a row.

    • 1 hr 8 min
    Four NFL Draft storylines to watch + final QB deep dive with Derrik Klassen | The Exempt List

    Four NFL Draft storylines to watch + final QB deep dive with Derrik Klassen | The Exempt List

    Charles McDonald is joined by Derrik Klassen of Bleacher Report and Reception Perception to give their final thoughts ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft on storylines to watch and this fascinating quarterback class. The duo start off with the news that Zach Wilson has been traded to the Denver Broncos. Both agree this doesn't mean a lot for anyone except Ben DiNucci, but Charles asks if the New York Jets should consider drafting Aaron Rodgers' replacement at tenth overall (or later in the draft).
    There are 4-5 first round picks at quarterback this year, and Derrik has charted all of them. Charles and Derrik do a final deep dive on each of the top QBs, breaking down the strengths and weaknesses of Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, Jayden Daniels, Michael Penix Jr. and J.J. McCarthy.
    Later, Charles presents his four storylines to watch this Thursday as the 2024 NFL Draft kicks off. Charles thinks the ideal landing spot for Drake Maye is the Minnesota Vikings, and that Denver trading up is irresponsible. Meanwhile, the Jacksonville Jaguars are an ideal candidate to make a move and trade up for a wide receiver or cornerback. Finally Charles presents his take that this defensive tackle class is underrated, which sparks a conversation around how college linebackers are letting the NFL down.

    • 1 hr 8 min
    Mysteries of the 2024 NFL Draft, grading past first-round QBs | Zero Blitz

    Mysteries of the 2024 NFL Draft, grading past first-round QBs | Zero Blitz

    Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab join forces to get their final thoughts on the 2024 NFL Draft in before it all kicks off on Thursday night. The duo start with the Denver Broncos' new uniforms and Fitz' strong thoughts on Arena football. There's a lot of hype around the quarterbacks in this year's draft, but Fitz and Frank provide a reality check by grading every first-round quarterback selected between 2018 and 2022, assigning only 3 As and 7 Fs (and having a very real conversation around Justin Herbert's grade).

    There are still a few big question marks in this year's draft that will have big ramifications, so Fitz and Frank go detective mode and discuss what the Washington Commanders will do at 2, the New England Patriots at 3, whether or not Michael Penix Jr. and Bo Nix will make it past Denver, the Minnesota Vikings and Las Vegas Raiders in the middle of the first round and if the Dallas Cowboys will make a move to address their biggest hole. The dynamic duo finish off the show by snake drafting the biggest draft busts of all time.

    • 1 hr 7 min
    Belichick & Kraft, Justin Jefferson's trade value, the future of QB evals | Inside Coverage

    Belichick & Kraft, Justin Jefferson's trade value, the future of QB evals | Inside Coverage

    Jason Fitz is joined by Yahoo Sports Senior NFL Reporters Charles Robinson & Jori Epstein to pull back the curtain on the latest news from around the NFL. The trio start off with a report that New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft told Arthur Blank not to hire Bill Belichick, as they dive into how the relationship between Belichick and Kraft fractured over time and what it means for Belichick's future. In other news, Justin Jefferson was absent from voluntary workouts, sparking a conversation as to what it would take to acquire possibly the best young wide receiver in the league.

    Later, Charles dives into some digging he's been doing on the New York Giants' quarterback evaluations and whether or not they could end up taking one early in the draft, which leads to a conversation on Jori's latest piece around how quarterback evaluations are changing (and speeding up). Charles finishes off the show with what he's hearing on this year's weak running back class and how it could make history (in a bad way).

    • 1 hr 9 min
    Concocting fake win-win trades for Vikings, Cowboys, Chiefs, Bills, Falcons | Zero Blitz

    Concocting fake win-win trades for Vikings, Cowboys, Chiefs, Bills, Falcons | Zero Blitz

    Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab hop in the lap to concoct the best blockbuster trades possible that are a win-win for both sides. First, the dynamic duo start with the news that Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith is receiving a big-time contract extension, meaning the Eagles are now paying two wideouts $25M annually. Can they manage to keep up the talent and depth on their roster with cap numbers like that? In other news, the New York Jets announced they're wearing their 1980s throwbacks full-time next season, which makes Frank a very happy man.

    Fitz and Frank have some fake trades they'd like to see, and they go one-by-one down the list as they send Justin Jefferson to the Buffalo Bills (and Arizona Cardinals), the Minnesota Vikings up to fifth overall, Brandon Aiyuk to the Los Angeles Chargers, Tee Higgins to the Kansas City Chiefs, Dak Prescott to the Minnesota Vikings, Brock Bowers to Kansas City and Micah Parsons to the Atlanta Falcons.

    The duo finish off the show by snake drafting the best first overall picks of all time.

    • 1 hr 9 min
    Breaking down the 2024 All-Juice Team | The Exempt List

    Breaking down the 2024 All-Juice Team | The Exempt List

    Charles McDonald and Charles Robinson team up to cover the 2024 All-Juice Team, which was released this morning on Yahoo Sports. C Mac and C Rob spend some time remembering the legacy of the great Terez Paylor (who started the All-Juice team) before going pick-by-pick and explaining how each selection was made. The duo discuss how they made the call on players like Caleb Williams, Marshall Lloyd, Amarius Mims, Chop Robinson, Malik Mustapha and more.

    Later in the show, Terez' fiancee Ebony Reed joins Charles Robinson to discuss the work Terez poured into this project every year before diving into her new book, Fifteen Cents on the Dollar: How Americans Made the Black-White Wealth Gap, and how sports fans and average Americans alike can connect to the book.

    • 1 hr 9 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
1.1K Ratings

1.1K Ratings

John ofMalta ,

Belichick

The greatest defensive coach yet nobody wants ya. What’s the excuse for ya boy Michael Lombardi? Still a fan.

samik5086 ,

New Fan

I started to listen to the pod when they brought in Jason Fritz. I was a fan of his self deprecating humor and playful attitude from ESPN. I’ve grown to like all the parties involved. From the Sunday Blitz and all the programming to the week I think the entire lineup does a great job.

gravy193 ,

I love Fitz!

This is the only football podcast I listen to now! I recently found this podcast, so I don’t know who Charles is like some of the other listeners, but I love this podcast! I can listen to Fitz talk football all day and it’s nice that he’s a raiders fan so you know he isn’t going to ride the Chiefs like some other analysts. I feel like Fitz does a great job talking about each team/matchup for a decent amount of time. There are occasionally a few instances where I feel like a segment is pointless (like the ranking of the best horror movie traps during halloween), but it’s still better than a lot of the other fluff other podcasts cover. This podcast has the perfect amount of humor, wit, and charisma that I’ve been looking for in a football podcast. Pretty clean language peppered with some swearing which makes it hilarious and real (swears are bleeped out for those that are wondering). Absolutely fantastic show!

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