PMS 2.0 1625 - Watt Wednesday with JJ Watt, Jason McCourty, Adam Schefter, In the Trenches with AQ Shipley, Everything DB with Darius Butler, & AJ Hawk
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What opening topics and player‑of‑the‑week announcements are covered at the start of the episode?
Hello beautiful people and welcome to our humble abode, the DraftKings Thunder Dough. On this walk Wednesday, September 16, 2026, the sports program begins now. Football is the absolute greatest, and uh we can't thank you enough for allowing us to do this for a living. I believe I just got texted some breaking news, so I don't know if I'm supposed to do this or not, but they sent me it, so I'm just gonna do it. From the NFL, we ladies and gentlemen can announce the offense, defense, and special teams, players of the week for the AFC and the NFC. Congratulations to these six men! Wow. Winning the prestigious award of Players of the Week. I had a chance to win a couple of these. Obviously, it's a huge ordeal.
Your team will celebrate you. And anytime you get represented or anytime you get celebrated by the league, I think it's a beautiful thing. Kenneth Walker introduces himself to the Kansas City Chiefs fan base as an absolute stud. Gets the rock a lot, becomes their bell cow. They get a huge win over the Denver Broncos. TJ Watt, his brother JJ Watt, uh, will be joining us. Us uh here in about 10 minutes or so. Congrats to him winning uh this is probably like his 50th one of these in absolute stud. Yeah. And then Evan McPherson won four for four with a long of 58 in Cincinnati. So their defense got a lot of turnovers on Tampa Bay. Joey Burrow can only play better, we would assume. And their uh special teams guys winning AFC special teams of the league.
Maybe the Cincinnati Bengals are about to go on a run. And then on the NFC side, congratulations to Andre Swift.
Yeah.
That Bears team could have had about 10 different guys potentially. And then Zach Bond, linebacker for the Eagles all over the field. And then Simmy Fahoko, uh, which I don't think I know enough about and how he did. Joining us, ladies and gentlemen, is a uh 13-year NFL vet, 12-year NFL vet Super Bowl champion back to tell us about the trenches, back to chit-chat about the big guys in ball. He was voted uh alongside David Pash, the number two uh local color commentary team around the NFL last year, ladies and gentlemen. Penn State guy Aki Ship. Yeah, Hey Q, can you tell me about Simi Fahoka real quick here?
Yeah.
Yeah.
So he was uh he was battling for a fifth or sixth spot as a wide receiver all training camp. He's been with the team for a couple years now, practice squad guy. This year makes the team and gets a huge blocked punt in the game against the Chargers.
Hey, I like everything that the Cardinals are doing. Got a new practice facility. The coach yesterday seems like a psycho in a good way, which I think we like. And obviously you're on the call. They get a huge win over the Chargers. Everybody high on the Cardinals, very down on the Chargers. Did the Cardinals have their best game? Chargers had their worst game or the Cardinals for real, actually.
The Cardinals are for real. I I love their offense. The defense stepped up in a big way. They bring over Dewey Wingard from the Jaguars. Mac Wilson played out of his mind. They're better up front. Buda Baker's an absolute missile. So I think as long as the defense holds their own, offensively, they have so much talent and I think they're only up until the right.
120%, 17 million a year. You can obviously work with that at the quarterback position, especially if you're trying to build a brand new era over there. Nine year NFL vet. Darius Shea Baller. Congrats to these guys. Anytime you get a player of the week, obviously the boys are happy for you. The lads are happy for you. But for Kenneth Walker, great way to start his era with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Absolutely. Just like you was lucky enough to win a couple of these, and it is a big deal because you look around the entire league or your entire conference, and for you to get that honor is huge. And yeah, that's a great welcome to the city for him to get a career high coming off being the Super Bowl MVP. A great, great investment by the Kansas City Chiefs, and especially when uh Mahomes is trying to get up to speed to start his season and love everything from K9.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What opening topics and player‑of‑the‑week announcements are covered at the start of the episode?
0:00–22:58
2
How does the conversation shift to a deep defensive analysis of the Vikings‑Packers game and the impact of TJ Watt?
22:58–32:28
3
What key points are made about situational football, Caleb Williams’ performance, and upcoming week‑2 predictions?
32:28–1:06:24
4
What rookie offensive linemen made an impact in week one?
1:06:24–1:33:32
5
How are NFL offenses evolving with hybrid linemen and new quarterback styles?
1:33:32–1:59:09
6
What are the final takeaways and upcoming topics for the next episode?
1:59:09–2:16:17
7
Why are the hosts criticizing current football cleats and discussing lineman shoe designs?
2:16:17–2:33:25
8
How are boosters and big‑money programs affecting the future of college football?
2:33:25–3:07:19
Speakers
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