Outside Zone
Alex and Zack talk about all things NFL, college football, and the NFL draft. They share their thoughts on player signings, trades, and coaching hires.
Episodes
121 episodes
Questions About the 2026 NFL Draft
In this episode, Alex and Zack discuss the future of teams like the Arizona Cardinals and where players like Carnell Tate might end up on night one of the 2026 NFL Draft. They later go through and pick out a few prospects who they think can out...
2026 NFL Mock Draft
In this episode, Alex and Zack do their annual mock draft. In the lead up to the 2026 NFL Draft, Alex and Zack go back and forth, picking players for each team drafting in the first round of the NFL Draft.
NFL Draft Position Group Highlights
In this episode, Alex and Zack each pick out a few positon groups in the upcoming NFL Draft and highlight several players they have their eyes on. They also talk about the question of age when it comes to drafting marquee prospects.
NFL Free Agency Recap & Player Trades
In this episode, Alex and Zack talk about the big free agency signings and trades in the NFL from the 2026 offseason. They highlight teams like the New York GIants, Las Vegas Raiders, and New York Jets. They also talk about the trades made by t...
End of Season NFC North Round Table
In this episode, Alex and Zack welcome a few special guests to discuss the end of the NFL season for the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers. They talk biggest surprises, disappointments, and needs for both the Bears and Packers heading into th...
Super Bowl LX Preview & Latest Coaching Hires
In this episode, Alex and Zack break down the matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots heading into Super Bowl Sunday. They talk about what each team needs to do to win, and a few key matchups on both sides of the ball....
Picking Favorite NFL Coaching Hires & Talking NFL Conference Championships
In this episode, Alex and Zack share their thoughts on the recent coaching hires in the NFL. They talk about a few of their favorite hires in the coaching cycle and discuss the future of certain teams like the Cleveland Browns. Later in the epi...
NFL Conference Championship Previews Plus a CFB Natty Recap
To start off this episode, Alex and Zack discuss the College Football National Championship game and later give their thoughts about the draft future of Frenando Mendoza. Alex and Zack spend time breaking down the AFC and NFC Conference Champio...
Previewing the CFP Natty & Early Transfer Portal Thoughts
In this episode, Alex and Zack share their thoughts on the CFP semifinal games before previewing the national title game of Miami vs. Indiana. They later talk about the early moves in the transfer portal, including the additions made by Texas, ...
Picking Wildcard NFL Games & Predicting Super Bowl Matchups
In this episode, Alex and Zack discuss a few of the head coaching firings in the NFL before they run through wildcard weekend of the NFL playoffs and give their picks for each game. They both also share their predictions for which teams will pl...
Picking CFB Playoff Semifinals & Transfer Portal Chatter
In this episode, Alex and Zack talk about the opening of the transfer portal and a few coaching moves in college football. They discuss the quarterfinals in the College Football Playoffs before giving their picks for each CFP semifinal game.
Picking Quarterfinal Games in the College Football Playoffs & Talking NFL QBs
In this episode, Alex and Zack go through the second round of the College Football Playoff and predict the winners of each quarterfinal matchup. On the NFL side of things, they talk about ascending young quarterbacks, and what the Miami Dolphin...
Picking the College Football National Champion Plus NFL Playoff Talk
In this episode, Alex and Zack go through the College Football Playoff bracket and give their winners for every game in round one. They then give their predictions for the winner of the College Football Playoffs. Later in the episode, Alex and ...
What is Notre Dame Doing? Plus, the NFL Playoff Picture is Crytstalizing
In this episode, Alex and Zack start off talking about Notre Dame and the school's decision to opt out of a bowl game after being left out of the College Football Playoffs. They talk about what it could mean for the sport, and the program, goin...
Selling & Buying Stock on Six NFL Teams
In this episode, Alex and Zack discuss the potential chaos that could come to the College Football Playoff rankings heading into Conference Championship weekend. They talk about Lane Kiffin and other notable college football hirings. Alex and Z...
Separating Pretenders from Contenders in the NFL
In this episode, Alex and Zack go through their list of NFL teams with good records and determine who is for real, and who is not. They also discuss teams with poor records that could be poised to make a run down the stretch. Also, Alex and Zac...
NFL Trades & Teams In Win-Now Mode
In this episode, Alex and Zack go through several of the big trades that occured during the NFL trade deadline. They later talk about teams in the NFL that have the most to lose in the second half of the season. To cap off the epsiode, Alex and...
Surprise Teams of the 2025 Season in CFB & NFL
In this episode, Alex and Zack go through and share a few of the biggest surprises so far of the NFL & College Football seasons. They talk about teams like Vanderbilt, Alabama, and Indiana on the college level. In the NFL, they talk about t...
Catching up on the Early Surprises in the NFL & College Football
In this episode, Alex and Zack start off by going through a few college football games from week 4 and highlight teams that are off to a surprising start. They later talk NFL, recapping games from week 3 and previewing some of the biggest match...
Previewing Week 2 in the NFL
To start off the episode, Alex and Zack break down a few of the big games for Week 3 in College Football, including Notre Dame's matchup with Texas A&M. They later go through a handful of NFL games in Week 2 that have big implications, incl...
NFL 2025 Season Preview & Super Bowl Predictions
In this episode, Alex and Zack go through each division in the NFL and predict the winners. They each share their full playoff bracket before predicting the 2025 Super Bowl winner.
Predicting the 2025 College Football Playoffs
In this episode, Alex and Zack predict which 12 teams will make the 2025 College Football Playoffs. At the end of the episode, Alex and Zack give their prediction for the National Championship game, as well as the 2025 Heisman winner.
Episode 100 - Interview with Draft Analyst John Vogel
To celebrate the 100th episode of The Outside Zone Podcast, Alex and Zack bring on John Vogel, scout and NFL draft analyst. In this episode, Zack, John and Alex share their thoughts on several top players from the Power 4 conferences in college...
Predicting NFL Player of the Year Awards 2025
In this episode, Alex and Zack each give their predictions for the NFL's player awards in 2025. They talk about who will win each Rookie of the Year Award, the OPOY and DPOY awards, plus the 2025 NFL MVP.
College Football Deep Dive - Ranking the Power 4
In this episode, Alex and Zack go through and talk about a few teams from each Power 4 conference in college football as they build their list of rankings for the conferences. They talk about teams that are under the radar, as well as teams tha...