Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast with Kyle Long & Mike Renner
Pushing the Pile moves the NFL conversation across the line, led by former All Pro offensive lineman Kyle Long and longtime football analyst Mike Renner, as they combine analytics and football passion for 4 episodes a week. It’s like hanging with your buddies and talking ball…If your buddies were 8-year NFL vets and analytics experts who helped develop player evaluation systems that every NFL team uses to this day. Here’s what to expect during the football season… Mondays: Full weekend recaps Tuesdays: Power Rankings Wednesdays: New, Storylines, Deep Dives & Mailbag Thursdays: Comprehensive weekend preview And a whole lot of listener engagement. Sometimes in football you need just a little more for that first down and on Pushing the Pile we’ll give you that extra effort!
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Kyle Long is joined by Leger Douzable to discuss the new Madden cover boy Saquon Barkley before sitting down to rank every offensive line in the NFL. Intro (0:00) Saquon Barkley Madden Cover Boy (1:00) D Tier OL (13:10) C Tier OL (24:45) B Tier OL (47:56) A Tier OL (1:08:58) S Tier OL (1:18:39) Pushing the Pile is avai
Kyle Long is joined by With the First Pick's Ryan Wilson to give you the inside scoop on which players they think can breakout in 2025 and become stars. Intro (0:00) QB Breakouts (3:00) WR Breakouts (14:15) RB Breakouts (20:00) TE Breakouts (28:30) OL Breakouts (35:45) DL Breakouts (48:30) EDGE/LB Breakouts (52:00) DB
Mike Renner and Kyle Long decide which young QBs are ready to make "the Leap" to superstardom. Then they go through and pick the most important player on each NFL roster. Intro (0:00) QBs To Make "The Leap" (2:33) NFC East (17:08) NFC North (30:47) NFC West (37:17) NFC South (44:28) AFC East (51:48) AFC North (1:00:00)
100 Days To 2025 NFL Kickoff - The 100 Things You Should Know and Important Players
Mike Renner and Kyle Long celebrate being just 100 days away from the 2025 NFL season kicking off by discussing the 100 things you should know before the games get underway. Intro (0:00) Aaron Rodgers Intrigue? (3:57) Tom Brady Gets BOOED (7:41) Storylines (11:53) New Rules (22:57) New HCs (28:00) Key Questions (31:42)
WAY TOO EARLY 2025 NFL Season Predictions - Win Totals, Playoff Teams, NFL Awards + More
Mike Renner and Kyle Long are looking ahead, first to the 2028 Olympics where they'll pick their NFL player flag football teams. Then they look to the upcoming 2025 NFL season to predict win totals, which bubble teams will make the playoffs, and who will take home the NFL hardware. Intro (0:00) Olympic Flag Football (4
Mike Renner and Kyle Long look at the fine print on Brock Purdy's new mega-deal. Then they take a look back at all that's transpired in the offseason and grade the results for the teams of the AFC East and West. Intro (0:00) Brock Purdy Mega-Deal (:37) Playoff Format Changes (8:02) Patriots (14:32) Jets (19:56) Dolphin
