The Brewball Podcast: Best/Worst Coach Openings, A Potentially Elite Coaching Class, Is Buffalo or Cleveland a Super Bowl Value Bet?, NFL Wild Card Weekend/Playoff Predictions with David Smith and Jonathon Swanson

Corey Kuefler is joined by David Smith and Jonathon Swanson as they discuss the end of the NFL regular season and all the storylines that come with it.  Corey, David, and Jonathon open the show discussing the coaching vacancies after “Black Monday” and the days that followed, including Mike Vrabel being fired in Tennessee and Pete Carroll stepping away in Seattle. Regarding coaching, the guys pick their favorite and least favorite coach openings and Jonathon predicts which prospective coaches will be hired by each team. The guys also discuss the surprising retaining of Matt Eberflus in Chicago and what it means for the Bears’ first overall pick. Then the guys look back on last season’s coaching hires and give each coach a first year grade. The second segment of the show includes covering the final week of the regular season including the Buffalo Bills winning a fourth straight AFC East title, Jacksonville’s collapse and future outlook, Philadelphia entering the playoffs playing their worst football, and looking ahead to Super Bowl odds (48:41). The guys wrap up the show by making their Wild Card Weekend game picks and predictions for the entirety of the postseason leading to the Super Bowl (01:04:21).

Guest: David Smith and Jonathon Swanson

Episode Brew: 56 Brewing Cosecha Lager