Surprise NFL Playoff Teams, the Post-Lance Niners, Wilson’s Future, and the Least Defensible Trades Ever With Michael Lombardi

The Bill Simmons Podcast

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4.5 • 29.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2023

⏱️ 101 minutes

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The Ringer's Bill Simmons quickly hits on some sports stories, including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's FIBA presence, and Mookie Betts's MVP case (1:16) before he is joined by Michael Lombardi to discuss the 49ers trading Trey Lance to the Cowboys, and just how big of a "what-if" trading up for Lance was for the Niners in the first place (7:44). Then, they discuss long shot NFL playoff teams (32:09), before talking about Michael's new book, 'Football Done Right: Setting the Record Straight on the Coaches, Players, and History of the NFL,' available September 5th (1:15:39). Host: Bill Simmons Guest: Michael Lombardi Producer: Kyle Crichton The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming, please checkout theringer.com/RG to find out more or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Coming up, football, football, football, that's next.
0:08.1	We're also brought to you by the Ringer podcast network.
0:10.2	New rewatch was coming on Monday night, me and Chris Ryan in a very special guest and
0:18.0	I'll tell you the movie.
0:19.4	You'll probably figure it out anyway because you know it's coming out, but we're doing
0:23.3	the equalizer the first one.
0:25.2	So very fun movie to discuss, especially with our special guest.
0:29.4	So that's happening.
0:30.4	Hope you check that out.
0:31.4	Our new election podcast.
0:32.4	It's called, somebody's got to win with Terrapal Mary.
0:35.0	We also have a podcast we're going to be announcing on Tuesday.
0:39.1	I think that is going to be a big deal.
0:42.6	Just telling you, hold on to your seats on Tuesday for this podcast that's going to be announced.
0:49.8	Mike Lombardi is going to come on to talk lots of football stuff.
0:53.7	We're going to talk about Tray Lance and the craziest trades that didn't work out in recent
0:58.7	football history, but a perspective you haven't heard yet.
1:02.6	And then we're going to talk about the teams with plus odds to make the playoffs that
1:08.8	might actually make the playoffs.
1:10.4	We're going to deep dive that and then we're going to talk about Lombardi's book, which
1:13.1	is excellent.
1:15.2	And it's a football podcast.
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