The Maverick Football Podcast

The Maverick Football Podcast

The Maverick Football Podcast brings a Maverick perspective to the world of American Football. Based in the UK - Looking into everything from the UK’s relationship with American Football, to news, discussions, analysis, opinions, lists, reviews, analogies, metaphors, and much more. Instagram - @TheMaverickFootballPodcast

Episodes

February 8, 2025 22 mins

Russell takes us through the narratives he'll be looking out for during the Super Bowl this Sunday

Russell will also talk us through who he thinks will win MVP if each team wins, as well as some wild card picks thrown in

Finally Russell lets us know who he thinks will win the Super Bowl and take home the Vince Lombardi trophy

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Russell takes us through what the Super Bowl is, and what makes it so great

Russell also tells us about the two teams involved, each teams star players, and if none of your teams are playing, or you don't support a team - how to go about picking a team to root for this Sunday

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Russell takes a look at both the AFC & NFC championship games, looking at what happened and why each team won

Russell also gives us the top 5 NFL stadiums he'd most like to visit

 

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Russell takes us through each playoff game this weekend and picks out one thing to look out for for each team

Russell also looks at how to deal with Redzone not being on, and what's great about watching a standalone game, and also look as which coaches best resemble the city they coach in

Finally, Russell takes us through a playoff snack and refreshment plan to make sure everyone is set for the long football windows this weekend, a...

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Russell gives a quick recap of the most exciting games of week 17, including the Denver Broncos @ Cincinnati Bengals and the Atlanta Falcons @ Washington Commanders

Russell also takes a look at the games to watch out for this weekend, and which week 18 games have playoff ramifications

Lastly, Russell looks at the draft positions of the teams at the bottom of the league,  what teams need to do to stay there, and should the Patriots ...

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Russell takes us through a quick recap on last weekends games, as well as the Christmas day games

Russell also takes a look at his favorite game of the weekend - Eagles @ Commanders, as well as Michael Penix Jr's impressive debut for the Atlanta Falcons

Lastly, Russell takes us over the week 17 games with the biggest playoff ramifications

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Russell takes us through the NFL playoff picture - which teams are in, and what the teams that are trying to get in need to do to reach the playoffs

Russell also takes us through the week 16 games with the biggest playoff ramifications, and also when they'll be on television

Lastly Russell lets us know what he would do if he was in Joe Burrows shoes in Cincinnatti

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Russell takes us through the most exciting games of week 3, and lets us know what he's looking forward too

Russell also compares watching Redzone, to watching a stand alone game

Finishing up with a review of the Patriots @ Jets

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Russell analyses his favourite games from week 2, including the New Orleans Saints beatdown of the Dallas Cowboys, the epic between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Kansas City Chiefs, and Caleb Williams 'Welcome to the NFL' moment in the Chicago Bears vs the Houston Texans.

Russell also gives his views on the Tua situation, and analyses some of the human aspects, as well as the professional aspects the quarterback faces.

Lastly Russ...

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Russell uses a couple of analogies to explain how and why this is Russell Wilson and Daniel Jones last chance to start in the NFL

Russell also gives his bold calls for the 2024 NFL season, and picks which teams he believes will go very over and very under their predicted win totals this season

 

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Russell updates us with his take on how you can use the preseason to improve your enjoyment of the regular season, and why preseason is an underrated part of the NFL calendar

Russell also becomes coach / GM for the day, and lets us know who he would pick to win the quarterback battles currently happening across the league

Finally, Russell explains to us which position he would play in the NFL

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Russell takes us around the latest NFL news, including the Brandon Aiyuk situation, the Ja'marr Chase contract situation, and the JJ McCarthy injury news coming out of Minnesota, and why it may not be as bad as it seems. 

Russell also analyses how the rookie quarterbacks performed in their first preseason games - Breaking down plays from Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, JJ McCarthy, Bo Nix, and Michael Penix Jr.

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With anticipation building, and the NFL regular season getting nearer each day, this second basic explanation episode explains all about the transition from the NFL offseason to the NFL regular season. 

We talk through everything from what training camp is, and why it happens, to the exhibition preseason games, the hype around the season, position battles, mixed scrimmages, roster cut downs, and what it takes for players to make th...

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Russell takes us through the training camp storylines he can't wait to watch unfold, from the running back situation in Dallas, to the massive optimism surrounding the revamped offence in Chicago lead by Caleb Williams, and the Patriots going into their first offseason without Bill Belichick

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Russell discusses ten things to do to survive the NFL offseason, from furthering yourself, and watching other sports, including the Olympics, to football related movies and tv shows to fill the void left by football.

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Russell updates us with the latest NFL news from the past week, including the sad news out of Minnesota, an update on Justin Herbert and the new offense in Los Angeles, Olympic love, Dak Prescott latest, and Patrick Mahomes comes to the UK.

Russell goes on to discuss if it's okay to cheer on players from other teams, and how he relates this to watching sports in the UK, as well as giving his thoughts on the 'The most famous celebri...

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Part of the 'How to pick your team' series, Russell takes us through each NFL team, giving one reason he would root for each team.

Russell also discusses July 4th, and gives out some tips for celebrating the famous American holiday.

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In a shorter episode than usual, Russell discusses the latest news from the league, including the 49ers / Aiyuk contract situation, and the latest on the Jags new stadium.

Russell also gives his early thoughts / predictions on the upcoming 2024 games in London.

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A quick way to learn about the NFL Draft - One of the most exciting events of the football offseason. Listen to a quick explanation of the Draft, followed by a more in depth, detailed look at the final step of the players journey to the NFL. I wanted to do these episodes, to help people understand the sport, and all the different facets that make it what is. It’s one thing to understand the game, but t...

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Russell takes us through his favourite thing (or two) about each NFC teams draft picks.

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