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🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

New England Patriots shock the Denver Broncos, capitalizing on Sean Payton’s costly decisions and backup QB play to clinch a hard-fought victory. Can Mike Vrabel’s squad keep defying expectations and rewrite their postseason script? Meanwhile, the Seattle Seahawks, led by the electric Jaxon Smith-Njigba and a revitalized defense, expose the Los Angeles Rams’ special teams woes and cornerback struggles, setting the stage for a dramatic NFC showdown. Joe Marino and Kyle Crabbs break down every twist—from questionable coaching calls to stand-out performances by Jared Stidham and Matthew Stafford. The duo spotlights John Schneider’s roster-building masterclass in Seattle and debates the impact of new coaching hires like Mike McCarthy and Jesse Minter on the AFC North landscape. With player development, offensive innovation, and looming offseason questions, this episode peels back the layers on the road to the Super Bowl. Will the Patriots or Seahawks complete the turnaround?

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0:00.0	At the end, it's the Patriots and Seahawks.
0:04.3	Meanwhile, we got a couple new coaching hires to reflect on today on the Locked on NFL scouting podcast.
0:14.7	You are locked on NFL scouting with the draft dudes, your daily podcast for NFL and college football scouting.
0:23.4	Part of the Locked-on podcast network, your team every day.
0:29.4	What's better than this?
0:31.1	It's guys being dudes here on the Locked-on NFL scouting podcast.
0:35.5	Part of the Locked-on podcast network, now the number one sports podcast network. We're the Draft Dudes. I'm Joe Marino from Locked-on Bills. He's Kyle Crabbs and Locked-on Dolphins. We are your NFL experts here with you daily to talk team building across the league. I'm a locked-on NFL scouting podcast with the Draft dudes. Part of the Lock lockdown podcast network, your team every day.
0:55.0	One issue, big thank you.
0:55.8	Shout out and welcome to our everydayers.
0:57.8	Those of you who never miss a single episode, we appreciate y'all being here very, very much.
1:03.2	And then there were two, the New England Patriots, the Seattle Seahawks.
1:09.3	We have more than twice as many head coaching vacancies
1:13.9	here on January 26 as we do teams that are going to be playing another football game this
1:19.8	season. Two teams that weren't even in the playoffs last year. So if there's a little piece of hope
1:26.5	for you to cling to. Everybody, everybody's in, baby. It doesn't matter. You won four games last year. So if there's a little piece of hope for you to cling to. Everybody, everybody's in, baby. It doesn't matter. You won four games last year. You just missed.
1:32.9	You got a shot this year. What, uh, what quick turnarounds really in, in bold situations, man.
1:39.5	Dangerous waters for teams that need to rebuild their rosters and those who are responsible for doing
1:46.6	so.
1:47.0	Did you see JJ Watts tweet?
1:48.8	Yes, I did.
1:50.0	It's highlighting Mike Rable year one after picking up a four-year team, Mike McDonald,
1:55.4	year two, Kurt Signity, year two.
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