Oct 14, 2026 · 3h 33m
NFL film rooms meet a high-stakes CFP expansion fight
PMS 2.0 1645 - Watt Wednesday with JJ Watt, Pete Thamel, In the Trenches with AQ Shipley, Everything DB with Darius Butler, & AJ Hawk
The episode connects Week 6 football analysis with the television, conference, and competitive consequences of reshaping college football’s postseason.
- 1J. J. Watt weighs quarterback play, game management, Josh Allen’s style, officiating, and the demands of Super Bowl contention.
- 2Pete Thamel details the television-rights politics behind a possible 24-team College Football Playoff and its threat to regular-season urgency.
- 3Darius Butler and A. Q. Shipley use film to explain Green Bay’s offense, elite offensive lines, disguised pressures, and defensive turnovers.
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Pete Thamel lays out how television rights, conference leverage, championship games, and access could shape a 24-team College Football Playoff.
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J. J. Watt anchors the episode with reflections on Houston, quarterback play, late-game decisions, Josh Allen’s improvisation, officiating, and the burden of Super Bowl expectations.
Pete Thamel explains the television and conference politics behind a possible 24-team College Football Playoff, while the panel asks whether more access would dilute the regular season.
Darius Butler’s Green Bay film room highlights aggressive first-down calls and Jordan Love’s downfield accuracy; A. Q. Shipley then ranks Week 5’s best offensive lines.
Butler and Shipley turn to defense, showing how disguise, simulated pressure, and double-A-gap looks create confusion for quarterbacks and offensive-line communication.
The episode’s standout debate weighs playoff expansion against regular-season stakes, with conference power, rematches, home games, and television leverage all in tension.