Oct 9, 2026 · 3h 10m
Listen from 1:50:17
Listen at 1:50:17
Rizzo dissects playoff baseball as Week 5 exposes NFL fault lines
NFL Week 5 Picks And Preview, The Bucs Are On The Board, Anthony Rizzo In Studio Talking Playoffs + Fyre Fest Of The Week
The episode connects volatile NFL matchups with a revealing look at playoff pressure, player development, and the habits that separate contenders from pretenders.
- 1Week 5 picks turn on fragile defenses, quarterback uncertainty, injuries, weather, and whether rebuilding teams can still cover large spreads.
- 2Anthony Rizzo explains how pitch tipping, velocity, baserunning, and clubhouse chemistry shape playoff baseball beyond the box score.
- 3The episode’s lighter Fyre Fest debates contrast strict golf rules, Glenn’s NFL satire, and the messy rituals of sports media.
Don't miss
Anthony Rizzo explains how hitters detect pitch tipping and why velocity gaps make elite pitchers so difficult to handle.
The brief
The NFL preview treats Week 5 as a test of competing identities: Chicago visits Lambeau as a rare favorite, while Miami and Tennessee embody different forms of rebuilding.
The hosts debate whether injuries, weather, coaching changes, and defensive volatility can outweigh talent, moving from Eagles-Jaguars in London to Ravens-Falcons and the AFC East.
Anthony Rizzo joins to discuss training for the Chicago Marathon, then shifts to pitch tipping, elite velocity, Milwaukee’s pressure baseball, and the mechanical adjustments hitters make.
Rizzo’s sharpest baseball reflections revisit the Cubs’ 2016 chemistry, World Series mistakes, earning Yankees pinstripes, and the pressure of playing through exhaustion and scrutiny.
Fantasy advice and parlays give way to Fyre Fest, where golf cheating, Glenn Tape Watch, cereal, apartment leaks, and sports trolling become the episode’s comic afterlife.