Jourdan Rodrigue
@jourdanrodrigue
Senior NFL writer for The Athletic. Creator of “The Playcallers” and “Finding Rams”. 🎙️ NFL Daily ➡️ Stay curious, stay kind.
We’ve been having a blast with these division previews. Up next: AFC NORTH with @greggrosenthal.bsky.social and my healthy boundaries 🎧 landing.podtrac.com/nfldaily 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3-i...
My sneaky Cardinals scheme take. Rams evolve, but how (wait for it…)? Seattle can be regression-beaters? Fun 49ers defensive ideas… And more! Rolling good time here with @greggrosenthal.bsky.social 🎧 landing.podtrac.com/nfldaily 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSNT...
Today on NFL Daily’s Power Players: Rams assistant GM John McKay joins me for an inside look at how they scout, weigh risk, evaluate intangibles, pivot between scheme and team-building models and this offseason’s major trades. Football dorks, ENJOY! landing.podtrac.com/nfldaily
It’s the inaugural, totally subjective, somewhat scientific, “MOST INTERESTING TEAM TIERS” with guest co-host JJ Jansen 32 teams Five Tiers They all make sense No really they do trust me landing.podtrac.com/nfldaily
Filling in for Gregg this week, which also has already given us (via Eric the Producer) the thumbnail of the year:
This is a good point from DJ. If the perception of this particular draft is that there are high “no man’s land” areas, may as well trade the pick for a player who can immediately help you. Not for every team, but for a team that must maximize QB right now + w/ clear weak spots I get it
We recently got Pats director of pro personnel AJ Highsmith on NFL Daily Power Players to talk scouting and the scouting calendar, building position group and roster puzzles and the importance of asking “why”. Episode out today! Great stuff from Highsmith: landing.podtrac.com/nfldaily
61 total NFL combine nuggets, four GM interviews and one embarrassing fall in two fun days of NFL Daily with @greggrosenthal.bsky.social - and more to come: landing.podtrac.com/nfldaily
Never not in awe to get to do this. Recap show coming soon ft. interviews with Mike Macdonald, Sam Darnold, Klint Kubiak, Byron Murphy II and Jarran Reed, by an incredible NFL Daily team led by @greggrosenthal.bsky.social
You’re getting ready for Super Bowl 60, and so are we. Do that while listening to this bonus episode in “11 personnel” with receivers Christian Watson, Adam Thielen and Michael Pittman Jr, all awesome guests: landing.podtrac.com/nfldaily
60% G, Super Bowl 60. Great week of shows continues: landing.podtrac.com/nfldaily
I’ll be coming up with Kyle Kraska here in a few mins. Check us out!
Just wanted to show you guys a pic of my little old dog Tucker, smiling because he’s on the couch and has a blankie
Caleb Williams made improbable, impossible magic in the sideways-swirling snow. But thanks to the Rams defense, Matthew Stafford - the original - got the last word. My column from the great Soldier Field: www.nytimes.com/athletic/698...
Asked Matthew Stafford about the throw he made to Davante Adams in OT (and Adams’ catch):
John Harbaugh tells Ian O’Connor of @theathletic.com that he will report directly to ownership…a deviation from previous flow chart in NY:
Talked Tomlin + next steps for Steelers plus allllll the coaching carousel adventures, connections and potential movement with @greggrosenthal.bsky.social 👇 🎙️ landing.podtrac.com/nfldaily 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRox...