The Ryen Russillo Show

@theryenrussilloshow · Podcast

Latest segments

• Tatum-Brown feud, 2026-10-29
  Argues Brown's side on labor grounds
  Big Wos takes Brown's side on labor-versus-management grounds, arguing Boston treated Tatum as 1A and Brown as 1B and never put a player liaison in the room. Russillo counters with the contract: three years and nearly $200 million already on the books, so the extension demand is unreasonable.
• Jalen Williams leg injury, 2026-10-29
  Debates trading Williams after the injury
  Debates whether Oklahoma City should trade Jalen Williams after the injury. Big Wos argues the family-first culture and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's affinity make it unworkable; Ryen sees the cold logic but questions the return. Stays inside opinion, with the Isaiah Thomas and De'Aaron Fox comparisons as framing.
• Ravens at Bills, Week 8, 2026-10-29
  Picks the Ravens +3.5 at Buffalo
  The Alliance segment makes its Week 9 picks, with Russillo taking the Ravens +3.5 at Buffalo on the reasoning that Lamar Jackson looks back and the Bills are running hot. A betting pick on the game, not a new development in it.
• Browns beat Ravens, 2026-10-29
  Questions Baltimore's man coverage
  Turns to Baltimore's defense as the reason not to trust the Ravens, with Woody saying the corners can't hold up in man and the team plays zone because of it. Adds a per-play ranking and a Watson milestone, then ranks Watson over Rodgers and Nix.
• Browns beat Ravens, 2026-10-29
  Runs through the AFC's muddled middle
  Runs through the AFC's muddled middle with Woody, who picks Cincinnati in the North and won't push his chips in on Cleveland. Watson's Comeback Player case and the 5-2 records are a recap of what the week's coverage already has.
• NFC North race, 2026-10-29
  Maps the NFC seeding snapshot
  Runs the NFC bracket as it stands and lands on a seeding snapshot: all four NFC North teams in, Minnesota the one seed, Chicago five, Detroit six, Green Bay seven. Woody would leave the Rams out of the Rams-Falcons-Seahawks trio and takes the Giants over the Cowboys on coaching and identity.
• Seahawks trade for Quenton Nelson, 2026-10-29
  Reads the Nelson trade as intent
  Woody reads the Nelson trade as a statement of intent: Seattle wants to run the ball and play defense the way it did last year, and the inconsistent run game has exposed Darnold. The Chiefs' inability to run or threaten outside is folded in as the same argument.
• Cowboys beat Eagles 38-21, 2026-10-29
  Credits Dallas's run to Philly's front
  Damien Woody credits Dallas's 200-yard rushing night to a Philadelphia front that has underperformed, putting the Eagles 31st in sack rate and 29th in pressure rate, and refuses to anoint the Cowboys until they repeat it, pointing back to the loss to Tampa Bay and a rookie quarterback.
• NFC North race, 2026-10-29
  Re-ranks the North after the trade
  Ranks the NFC North after the Simmons trade: Woody has Chicago first on Caleb Williams' improved play and the new front, then Detroit, Minnesota and Green Bay. Opinion and re-ranking, with the Vikings' undefeated record and Goff's clean sheet as backdrop.
• Bears trade for Jeffrey Simmons, 2026-10-29
  Reacts to the Simmons price tag
  Reacts to the Simmons trade with Damien Woody calling it an all-in move and Russillo questioning the price. Adds the contract figure: an extension averaging four years for $109 million, framed against the Sauce Gardner deal.
• Breer's 2027 QB class, 2026-10-28
  Restates the case for Manning returning
  McShay spends the segment on why Manning should come back for another year, arguing Sarkisian's offense leaves him unbalanced and unempowered series to series, and floats Will Stein as a transfer fit. It restates his return-to-school call already on the record and stays inside the draft-class read.
• Breer's 2027 QB class, 2026-10-28
  Ranks the 2027 class and predicts returns
  McShay gives his own read of the 2027 class: Carr as QB1 for readiness, Mestemaker as the highest ceiling, and a traits-over-production philosophy borrowed from Mahomes, Allen and Jackson. He expects Manning, Sellers and Leavitt to return to school and still counts five first-rounders.
• Blazers beat Lakers 136-129, 2026-10-28
  Breaks down Avdija's late-game usage
  Works through Portland's win over the Lakers and how the offense fits Morant and Lillard around Deni Avdija, with the late-game handoffs to Avdija as the evidence. Adds season-long usage and drive numbers for Avdija and Morant, and flags that the NBA's drive tracking looks inconsistent with last year's figures.
• Knicks beat Pistons for first win, 2026-10-28
  Recasts the win against last season's sweep
  Breaks down the Knicks' first win through the lens of last season's sweep: Detroit won all three regular-season meetings, including a 31-point win over a full-strength New York and a 38-point win without Cade Cunningham. Credits Towns' 27 and 21 and an 11-0 third-quarter run.
• Bengals-Ravens, Week 7, 2026-10-26
  Finds the Bengals' 89% second half
  Picks through the Bengals' second half and finds 16 of 18 passes successful, an 89% rate, the seventh-best second half by any offense since 2013. Also flags Derrick Henry's short-yardage conversion rate and declining rush speed.
• Buccaneers rout Panthers, 2026-10-26
  Breaks down Tampa Bay's front and looks
  Breaks down Tampa Bay's front in the Carolina win: Bowles' funky looks, Vea as the run anchor, Kancey moved around, and a drop-eight strip sack. Notes Mayfield needed only 11 dropbacks, the third time since 2012 a team has won with that few.
• Giants beat Texans in OT, 2026-10-26
  Reports Houston's worst loss and run defense
  Treats the Giants' overtime win as Houston's worst loss of the year and goes to the defensive numbers behind it: missed-tackle explosives, depth of first tackle and short-yardage run defense, plus McCarthy's 20-plus-yard pass plays against Stroud's matching success rate.
• 49ers at Falcons preview, 2026-10-26
  Breaks down Penix's quick throws
  Tice's film breakdown of Atlanta's win: Penix threw 18 passes under 2.5 seconds, a career high, and 27 throws under 10 air yards, 24 of them complete for 192 yards and two touchdowns, as the Falcons attacked Jack Jones' communication on flat routes.
• Raiders mull benching Cousins, 2026-10-26
  Argues the Raiders must play Mendoza
  Takes the Cousins-to-Minnesota idea seriously because of his familiarity with Kevin O'Connell's offense, and argues the Raiders have to play Mendoza at some point this year. Adds Cousins' touchdown-to-QBR split and Minnesota's 29th-ranked EPA offense as the case for it.
• NFC North race, 2026-10-26
  Ranks the NFC North with playoff odds
  Ranks the NFC North on air, with Nate Tice taking the Bears and Russillo going Bears, Vikings, Lions, Packers. Adds Next Gen Stats playoff odds for all four teams and a roughing-the-passer count that dwarfs the rest of the league.