Quarterback guru and consultant Jordan Palmer (QBSummit.com and ThreadPerformance.com) gives a wide-ranging interview on Sam Darnold’s wild journey and Drake Maye’s rise in the run-up to Super Bowl LX between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots.

An informative and eye-opening look at Darnold and Maye through the eyes of one of the best quarterback evaluators in the country.

Palmer, who has worked with Darnold since he was 14 years old, kicks off the pod with his reaction to the Minnesota Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s firing (4:45). Palmer provides inside information on why the Vikings let Darnold walk in free agency... and how head coach Kevin O'Connell was left to accelerate J.J. McCarthy's development.

Palmer's year-round tutelage of Darnold since he was a high school freshman has helped the signal caller realize his potential. He gives a detailed breakdown of how Darnold’s biomechanics have evolved through the years from his days with the New York Jets (10:40), including a fun off-season training routine on a basketball court (13:00). Palmer is effusive in his praise of Darnold’s resilience in the face of rocky times (16:15).

Calling Darnold the best off-platform thrower in the NFL, Palmer re-visits the best pass of Darnold’s career (19:15) with the Jets. The quarterback guru offers his assessment on what went wrong with Darnold and former Jets coach Adam Gase (20:00) before highlighting Darnold’s fortitude to weather the ups and downs in the early part of his career (24:45).

Palmer shares his secret tips to Darnold and other clients like Bengals star Joe Burrow, Bills star and former MVP Josh Allen and others to navigate the good times and bad times (27:20).

The conversation turns to Maye, where Palmer waxes poetic about the second-year quarterback’s big jump (29:32). Palmer offers a counter-intuitive theory on leadership for young quarterbacks. From there, he discusses the difference between “reactionary confidence” and “self-generated confidence” as it relates to Maye (32:55). He follows by explaining how Maye reminds him of Philip Rivers (35:40) and shares a funny story about Vikings QBs coach Josh McCown’s history with Maye (37:10).

Palmer goes into a deeper explanation of his recent eye-opening comments before the AFC Championship Game that there’s not much difference between Maye and Denver Broncos backup-turned-starter Jarrett Stidham if both play at their best (38:30).

Palmer gives a detailed comparison between Maye and Josh Allen (43:51) before giving his prediction on Super Bowl LX.

A fun and entertaining conversation with a highly respected quarterbacks coach, who works with some of the best NFL players and college prospects entering the NFL Draft.

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Legendary NFL reporter Peter King joins the show for a wide-ranging conversation that kicks off with his thoughts on Bill Belichicks’ shocking Pro Football Hall of Fame snub (2:45). King, a longtime Hall of Fame voter before his retirement, makes his first extensive comments on the topic that had the sports world buzzing this week. King also reacts to HOF voter Vahe Gregorian’s (Kansas City Star) published rationale for leaving Belichick off his ballot (6:25).

King’s institutional knowledge on the selection process takes us behind the scenes of the spirited debates on candidates each year. He also chimes in on Eli Manning’s exclusion for the second consecutive year (11:00) before a deep dive on why finalist Adam Vinateri deserves a spot in Canton (15:00) and why more players from the Patriots dynasty are not in the Hall of Fame.

King makes it clear that Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who is a Hall of Fame finalist in the contributor category this year, has waited too long to be enshrined (20:45).

King’s take on wide receivers – especially HOF finalists Torry Holt, Reggie Wayne and Larry Fitzgerald – is a must listen (24:50). So, who would have King voted for this season? He shares what his ballot would have looked like (30:30).

King wraps up the Hall of Fame discussion with a fun deep-dive on Mike Shanahan (37:25), whose exclusion to this point makes little sense given his impact on the field and historic coaching tree.

Burg and Manish pivot to the current head coaching cycle (44:00). King offers his biggest surprise hires (44:30) and belief that the Raiders’ best move would be to trade superstar edge rusher Maxx Crosby (47:45). The conversation turns quickly to the New York Jets’ ongoing ineptitude (49:55) when King pulls no punches on the historic laughingstock.

King provides an interesting perspective on why the Eagles have had trouble finding an offensive coordinator too (57:00). Is Jalen Hurts a selling point or detriment to the job?

The Super Bowl LX conversation begins with King’s explanation why head coaches now seem to be allergic to kicking field goals in an analytics-driven NFL (1 hour, 5 min). And should more teams build domes after the snow globe AFC Championship Game between the Broncos and Patriots? (1 hour, 9 min).

Can the Patriots beat the Seahawks in the Super Bowl? (1 hour, 13.25 min) Kings sees parallels with Tom Brady’s first Super Bowl-winning team 24 years ago.

The conversation comes to a close with King sharing his upcoming television piece on NBC on Super Bowl Sunday (1 hour, 20.45 min) The veteran scribe canvassed the country to find why we love football. From Alaska to a Native American Reservation in America’s heartland, King will take the viewer to special places to uncover people’s enduring fascination with the sport.

King concludes by sharing details of his forthcoming book entitled “The Game,” a closer and updated look at some of his favorite stories in 40 years of covering the NFL (1 hour, 25 min). King goes back and re-reports some of the most fascinating tales that he brought to light throughout the years. King’s latest book is set to be released in the fall.

An incredible conversation with the best NFL reporter of this generation.

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