We're ready to get hurt again: The teams, players and ideas we just can't quit
The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL
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🗓️ 4 August 2025
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
We should know better. We really should. We've been at this for a long time, and we know that believing in certain teams and players is bad for us. And yet, come this time of year, we can't help ourselves. We go back to that well. So who are we ready to be hurt by again this season? Dave Helman and Derrik Klassen open up and get vulnerable on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.
Hosts: Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman
Executive Producer: Michael Beller
Producer: Michael Beller
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| 1:07.7 | Welcome to the athletic football show. |
| 1:13.1 | I am Dave Hellman, and this show is right up my alley, a really fantastic format that we came up with. We're going to be talking about what we're ready to be hurt by. |
| 1:19.0 | You know the old Michael Scott quote from the office, and there's no doubt about it. I am ready |
| 1:23.8 | to be hurt again. These are the teams, the players, the offenses, the defense that no |
| 1:30.3 | matter what the concerns, they just play to our heartstrings. They get us excited. And even if it |
| 1:36.9 | ages poorly, we are ready to go down that road one more time. We are ready to get our hearts broken |
| 1:42.8 | by the guys we just can't let go of. |
| 1:45.2 | So that is our theme for today. It's a really fun conversation with Derek Klesson. Let's get into it. |
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