Pushing the Pile moves the NFL conversation across the line, led by former All-Pro offensive lineman Kyle Long, football analyst Mike Renner, and writer/thinker JP Acosta. Together, the three bring a mix of player perspective, analytics expertise, and sharp cultural insight across 4 episodes a week. It’s like hanging with your buddies and talking ball…if your buddies were 8-year NFL vets, film junkies who helped build evaluation systems used by NFL teams, and one of the most thoughtful young voices breaking down the game today.
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Pushing the Pile moves the NFL conversation across the line, led by former All-Pro offensive lineman Kyle Long, football analyst Mike Renner, and writer/thinker JP Acosta. Together, the three bring a mix of player perspective, analytics expertise, and sharp cultural insight across 4 episodes a week. It’s like hanging with your buddies and talking ball…if your buddies were 8-year NFL vets, film junkies who helped build evaluation systems used by NFL teams, and one of the most thoughtful young voices breaking down the game today.
Ranking EVERY NFL Team Not In The Playoffs + 2026 NFL Mock Draft For EVERY Top-10 Pick
Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast
1 hour 36 minutes
3 weeks ago
Ranking EVERY NFL Team Not In The Playoffs + 2026 NFL Mock Draft For EVERY Top-10 Pick
In today’s episode, Mike Renner and JP Acosta recap the Monday Night Football matchup between the Dolphins and Steelers. They also reveal their NFL Tiers List for teams in turnaround mode, break down film from Week 15 and go through Mike’s latest Mock Draft!
(00:00) Intro
(00:42) MNF Recap
(7:14) NFL Tiers List
(26:38) Justin Herbert MVP?
(29:59) NFL Needs Most Improved Player
(33:33) Will Ravens-Steelers Rematch Matter?
(36:09) Debating 3rd Wild Card Value
(41:41) Fernando Mendoza No. 1 In 2026 Draft?
(45:38) Arch Manning No. 1 In 2027 Draft?
(52:18) Film Breakdown
(1:01:16) NFL Mock Draft
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Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast
Pushing the Pile moves the NFL conversation across the line, led by former All-Pro offensive lineman Kyle Long, football analyst Mike Renner, and writer/thinker JP Acosta. Together, the three bring a mix of player perspective, analytics expertise, and sharp cultural insight across 4 episodes a week. It’s like hanging with your buddies and talking ball…if your buddies were 8-year NFL vets, film junkies who helped build evaluation systems used by NFL teams, and one of the most thoughtful young voices breaking down the game today.
