The Playcallers

The Athletic

The Playcallers is the show about how football happens. Host Jourdan Rodrigue is joined by NFL coaches, scouts and executives where they reveal the unseen work ...

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The Balancing Act of Team-Building with Brandon Brown
Giants Assistant GM Brandon Brown joins The Playcallers to discuss the art of communicating in both good and tough times, the marriage of scouting and technology and the critical decisions the Giants are facing in the future.
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The Real World of Football Analytics with Demitrius Washington
Vikings VP of Football Operation Demitrius Washington joins The Playcallers to discuss blending data with football, the innovative ways he's gotten that information into coaching rooms and how to balance between what his eyes see and what the numbers say during the scouting process.
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Building a Champion and Rebuilding a Contender with Buccaneers' John Spytek
Buccaneers’ Assistant GM John Spytek joins The Playcallers to reveal the dramatic changes the franchise underwent when Tom Brady was signed, the delicate team-building layers in going from Brady to Baker Mayfield, and the core scouting and football principles that set the foundation and identity for each of these Tampa Bay rosters. Quick note, this interview was recorded before the Bucs' Monday night matchup against the Ravens.
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Inside the Eagles' Process with Alec Halaby
Eagles' Assistant GM Alec Halaby represents two ends of the football spectrum: a football junkie with an affinity for analytics. Halaby joins The Playcallers to talk about the marriage of those two mentalities, a peek inside the unique process of Howie Roseman and the Eagles, and the multitudes of inputs he seeks when making a football decision.
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The Grind of Identifying Talent with Catherine Hickman
Browns' Assistant GM & VP of Football Operations Catherine Hickman joins The Playcallers to dive into her path from the law to the CFL to the NFL, the combination of forces in the talent identification process and how problems get solved at the highest level of professional sports.
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About The Playcallers

The Playcallers is the show about how football happens. Host Jourdan Rodrigue is joined by NFL coaches, scouts and executives where they reveal the unseen work that goes into building a winning franchise.

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