Biggest questions remaining after the draft
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<p>The coaching carousel has stopped spinning. The free agency frenzy is in the rear-view mirror. The 2025 NFL Draft is done. All 32 teams as currently constructed are essentially what they are going to be when they take the field in Week 1. So what are the weightiest questions we still have? Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen ask, and try to answer, those questions on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.</p><p><strong>Rundown</strong></p><ul><ul> <li>Who's going to catch passes for the Cowboys?</li> <li>Is the Bills pass-catcher anxiety warranted?</li> <li>Is the Cardinals OL good enough to get them where they want to go?</li> <li>Did Houston do enough on defense to stay the course?</li> <li>Who plays QB for the Steelers in 2025</li> <li>The Panthers didn't draft a corner, and didn't take a safety until the fourth round....ummmm, what?</li> <li>How soon do we see Tyler Shough starting for the Saints?</li> <li>Sneaky teams we're excited to watch in 2025</li> <li>Do any of the veteran trade candidates get moved?</li> <li>What happens with the veteran free agents and contract extension candidates?</li> <li>What are the Vikings going to do in the secondary?</li> <li>Lingering team-specific needs</li></ul></ul><p>Host: Robert Mays</p><p>Co-Host: Derrik Klassen</p><p>Executive Producer: Michael Beller</p><p>Producer: Michael Beller</p><p>Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show...</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-athletic-football-show-a-show-about-the-nfl/id1528622068">Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://spoti.fi/3waggUU">Spotify</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6gWjMSDj7-8j3iCc2ZGo3g">YouTube</a></p><p>Follow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.social</p><p>Follow Derrik on Bluesky: @qbklass.bsky.social</p><p>Follow Robert on X: @robertmays</p><p>Follow Derrik on X: @QBKlass</p><p>Theme song: Haunted</p><p>Written by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love Songs</p><p>Courtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC</p><p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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