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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 grades for all 32 teams | Zero Blitz

    NFL Draft grades for all 32 teams | Zero Blitz

    Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab join forces to recap the draft in the best way they know how: letter grades! Fitz and Frank discuss all 32 teams division by division as they give a snapshot of how fans should be feeling heading into the 2024 season. The duo have key debates on the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots, Las Vegas Raiders and more.

    • 1 hr 28 min
    Michael Penix is a Falcon, favorite RB & OL landing spots with Nate Tice | The Exempt List

    Michael Penix is a Falcon, favorite RB & OL landing spots with Nate Tice | The Exempt List

    Less than 24 hours after the conclusion of the 2024 NFL Draft, Charles McDonald and Nate Tice give their thoughts and key takeaways, including Charles' reaction to the Atlanta Falcons taking Michael Penix Jr, the Denver Broncos overdrafting Bo Nix, Spencer Rattler to the New Orleans Saints and Charles and Nate's favorite running back and offensive line landing spots.

    Charles and Nate finish off the show with a dueling draft of day three selections, where they each draft a pick from rounds four through seven (and a kicker in round six) so they can track how their picks do throughout their rookie seasons.

    • 1 hr 7 min
    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

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
1.1K Ratings

1.1K Ratings

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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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