Seahawks’ Mike McDonald is ELITE, Patriots’ Will Campbell’s Future, Dad Diaries, Post-Super Bowl Mailbag
3 and Out with John Middlekauff
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
4.8 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 10 February 2026
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Former NFL scout John Middlekauff starts off the podcast by talking about what it means to actually be considered a bust in the NFL and how being a bust is different than just being drafted too early. Next, John dives into what an elite coach Mike McDonald is and how lucky Seattle has him as their coach. Later, John discusses how the Patriots should handle Will Campbell's future, and the return of the "Dad Diaries."
Finally, John answers your questions in this episode's mailbag segment.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed human. |
| 0:05.2 | The volume. |
| 0:19.5 | What is going on, everybody? How are we doing? John Middlecock, Three and Out podcast. Hopefully you're doing well. A little Super Bowl come down. And the realization that football is over. That makes me sad. It really does. But we keep chugging here because I've got to keep the lights on. So we'll talk some football because Sam Donald is just, I can't get enough of this story. |
| 0:42.4 | Mike McDonald, Will Campbell, dad diaries, little Middilcoff mailbag at John Middlecoff is the Instagram fire in those DMs. |
| 0:52.3 | And I will answer your questions here on the show. |
| 0:55.4 | I will, I think I have one more podcast this week, and then you never know. |
| 1:01.7 | I mean, we're in the reaction business, so crazy things happen. |
| 1:04.0 | I will do a show. |
| 1:05.3 | But I think the game plan is Thursday through the following week, no podcast. |
| 1:10.7 | So take a little time with my family. I got my |
| 1:13.5 | mom and mother-in-law coming this weekend. I'm actually doing the herd with Colin on Friday and |
| 1:21.3 | Monday, but those are quick just day trips back and forth. But I'm going to just take a couple days off, just take a deep breath, spend some time |
| 1:31.4 | with my little man and my wife and help out a little more around the house. |
| 1:36.3 | And then in two weeks, we'll be at the combine, going to the combine, and we will try to do |
| 1:42.4 | some fire content because I might have actually got a text back today from a GM that literally just won the Super Bowl yesterday. |
| 1:49.4 | So we'll see if we can effort Schneider back on the show. |
| 1:52.6 | And I got a bunch of other guys that I'm going to reach out to and see who we can get on this little old podcast. |
| 1:59.3 | It happens to be on Netflix, so make sure you check that out as well. |
| 2:02.2 | And that will be the game plan as of right now. |
| 2:05.3 | And other than that, make sure you subscribe if you listen on Collins' feed to the three |
| 2:08.2 | and out feed. |
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