Offseason TAKES We Won't Live To Regret (Unless We Do)

As we get closer to June 1 and the true beginning of the summer, the earliest thought embers of what we think about the 2026 season are beginning to glow. However, as those beliefs take shape, we fully understand that optimism doesn't automatically translate into results. Derrik Klassen welcomes Dan Pizzuta onto this episode of The Athletic Football Show to share with one another the beliefs they hold with eyes wide open on how they could take a turn for the worse.

0:00 Welcome to the show
2:33 CJ Stroud is a good quarterback
7:57 Stroud comparable to Justin Herbert?
9:56 Houston Texans have exciting offensive line
11:01 Texans OL has attitude
11:29 Derrik also sees potential for Texans' OL struggles
12:44 Can Texans receivers step up?
13:24 Houston run game could help Stroud
17:34 New York Giants offense will be a disaster
17:53 The Matt Nagy of it all
20:13 Jaxson Dart's metrics compare to rookie year Drake Maye
22:25 Where it could go right for Giants
26:38 Kyler Murray is going to be fine with Minnesota Vikings
28:07 Playing devil's advocate with Murray
31:45 Digging into Murray's deep ball
37:15 Brian Flores can do this again with Vikings defense
37:57 Who steps up at EDGE?
40:35 Shoutout Jalen Redmond
42:44 Vikings defense feels more chaotic than it actually is
44:40 Lack of depth could hurt Minnesota
47:15 Bo Nix is not great
49:37 Derrik is open to the possibility of Nix being good
52:02 What Nix needs to improve on
55:17 Missing layups
58:15 Travis Hunter could work as a two-way player

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