Saturday2Sunday Football Podcast

Episode 122: 2018 Tight End Preview

Our positional preview podcasts continue as Paul and Bill break down the 2018 Tight End class in great detail. They first discuss the traits that make up good tight end prospects and why it is becoming even harder to break down tight end prospects who have became more specialized in college football between just blockers and just receivers. Next, the two of them discuss Mark Andrews of Oklahoma, Troy Fumagalli of Wisconsin, Mike Gesicki of Penn State, Dallas Goedert of South Dakota State, Adam Breneman of Umass, Cam Serigne of Wake Forest, Jaylen Samuels of N.C. State, Chris Herndon of Miami, Marcus Baugh of Ohio State, Dalton Schultz of Stanford, and Alize Mack of Notre Dame. The two of them also discuss some underclassmen that you should have on your radar. Hosts: Matt Caraccio (@matty_os) Paul Perdichizzi (@paulie23ny) Bill Latin (@BillLatin) Editor: David Nakano (@kawikaNakano)

Episode 121: 2018 Quarterback Preview-Part II

In Part II of our 2018 quarterback preview, Paul and Bill break down seven more of the top prospects entering the upcoming college football season. The two of them discuss in great detail J.T Barrett of Ohio State, Jake Browning of Washington, Quinton Flowers of USF, Deondre Francois of FSU, Luke Falk of Washington State, Matt Linehan of Idaho and Baker Mayfield of Oklahoma. The final segment, the two discuss six underclassmen prospects you should have on your radar and two high school prospects that you will soon be hearing more about in the recruiting circles. Hosts: Matt Caraccio (@matty_os) Paul Perdichizzi (@paulie23ny) Bill Latin (@BillLatin) Editor: David Nakano (@kawikaNakano)

Episode 120: 2018 Quarterback Preview-Part 1

In Part I of our 2018 quarterback preview, Paul and Bill break down the top five quarterback prospects entering the upcoming college football season. The two of them discuss in great detail Josh Allen of Wyoming, Sam Darnold of USC, Lamar Jackson of Louisville, Josh Rosen of UCLA and Mason Rudolph of Oklahoma State. Hosts: Matt Caraccio (@matty_os) Paul Perdichizzi (@paulie23ny) Bill Latin (@BillLatin) Editor: David Nakano (@kawikaNakano)

Episode 119: Dan Hatman of the Scouting Academy

In Part IV, the final part of our Summer Seminar Series on the running game, Matt welcomes Dan Hatman of the Scouting Academy to the show. The two examine the traits of the running back position in great detail. They examine the notion of "idealism" at the position and the standards we implicitly use as part of our evaluation process. The two also investigate the impact of the "committee" structure of the running back position on the evaluation process. In addition, they examine the difference between evaluating change of direction versus lateral agility. Hosts: Matt Caraccio (@matty_os) Paul Perdichizzi (@paulie23ny) Bill Latin (@BillLatin) Editor: David Nakano (@kawikaNakano)

Episode 118: Andy Benoit of Sports Illustrated and MMQB

In Part III of the Summer Seminar Series, Matt is joined by a very special guest: Andy Benoit, NFL Analyst and Staff Writer for Sports Illustrated and the MMQB. The two examine the proliferation of Gap and Zone running schemes in the NFL and the teams that best utilize those schemes. The two also discuss the traits and characteristics of great NFL running backs and those best suited to different schemes. Finally, the two discuss the future of the running back position and what traits they believe the future greats at the position must possess.

Episode 117: Mike Kuchar of X and O Labs

In Part II of our Summer Seminar Series on the running game, Matt welcomes Mike Kuchar of XandOLabs.com to discuss his thoughts. The first part of the show discusses a brief overview of a few different types of running schemes (Gap/Zone/Option). The second part of the show they discuss traits that they believe all great running backs must possess. The next segment of the show they discuss if there are traits that make a running back better suited to a specific scheme. The final segment of the show they talk about the evolution of the running game over the last ten years and they discuss what they believe the running backs of the future will look like. Hosts: Matt Caraccio (@matty_os) Paul Perdichizzi (@paulie23ny) Bill Latin (@BillLatin) Editor: David Nakano (@kawikaNakano)

Episode 116: The Running Game-Part I

In Part I of our Summer Seminar Series, Matt, Paul and Bill share some of their evaluative insights on the running back position. From the key traits of the position to players they have missed on, the trio examines the challenges of evaluating the running back position. The three also discuss how the increase in committee running back systems in the NFL has changed how they need to evaluate college running back prospects. Hosts: Matt Caraccio (@matty_os) Paul Perdichizzi (@paulie23ny) Bill Latin (@BillLatin) Editor: David Nakano (@kawikaNakano)

Episode 115: College Football Summer Primer Part II

Matt is joined by Doug Green (@bigboardIDP) to share their insights on some of the top teams in college football going into the 2017 season. The discussions are centered around what they saw from the spring games of each of these teams. Matt and Doug discuss some of the top players on both sides of the ball you need to know for this upcoming season. The teams that are discussed in Part II include Clemson, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Auburn, Texas, Miami, Ole Miss, Florida, Georgia and Texas A&M. Hosts: Matt Caraccio (@matty_os) Paul Perdichizzi (@paulie23ny) Editor: David Nakano (@kawikaNakano)

Episode 114: College Football Summer Primer Part 1

Matt is joined by Doug Green (@bigboardIDP) to share their insights on some of the top teams in college football going into the 2017 season. The discussions are centered around what they saw from the spring games of each of these teams. Matt and Doug discuss some of the top players on both sides of the ball you need to know for this upcoming season. The teams that are discussed in Part 1 include Alabama, LSU, FSU, Michigan and USC.  Hosts: Matt Caraccio (@matty_os) Paul Perdichizzi (@paulie23ny) Editor: David Nakano (@kawikaNakano)

Episode 113: 2018 Rookie Mock Draft and Watchlist

Paul and Matt are joined by Bill Latin (@BillLatin) to announce that Bill has joined the Saturday2Sunday team as their fourth partner. The three of them discuss the plans to expand the coverage at Saturday2Sunday to include some free content on their website to help complement the coverage of the podcast. In addition the three of them discuss the library of premium notebooks they will start to offer this year at a first year introductory price of $9.99. The library of notebooks will consist of their 1. Scouting Notebook (which will consist of all their film notes for over 60 draft eligibile prospects and 20 or more non draft eligibile prospects) 2. Freshman Notebook (which will consist of a report on all the top freshman) 3. Draft Forecasting Spreadsheet (similar to the one offered the last two seasons) and 4. Rankings Notebook (which will consist of detailed devy rankings and rookie rankings). They discuss how the Scouting Notebook and the Rankings Notebook will be updated regularly througout the year and players will continue to be added in real time as they evaluate them during the season and then reevaluate many after the season in preparation for draft season.  Following that the 3 of them do a 2018 Rookie Mock Draft with commentary on all 12 selections. Next they give a watchlist of other players by position that you should have on your radar for your devy and future dynasty rookie drafts. To end the show, Paul announces the entrants into the Reality Sports Online listener league.  Hosts: Matt Caraccio (@matty_os) Paul Perdichizzi (@paulie23ny) Editor: David Nakano (@kawikaNakano)