TPR & The TrenchCast
This is where we look at where the game is won and lost - The Trenches. We evaluate them as a unit, not individual players or grades, and score them based on the plays and stats that sustain or stall drives.
Episodes
18 episodes
TPR vs PFF: Focused on 25/26 Playoff Teams and Key Ranking Differences for PHI, PIT, JAX, DEN & SEA.
A "Trench Report" Masterclass: TPR vs. PFF in the PlayoffsSee what actually decides championship football when teams can no longer hide behind skill-position hype In episode, our hosts evaluate the 14-team playoff fiel...
NFC "UFC" West: 3 Things They Did Well, 3 Needs to Address for Seahawk, Rams, 49ers and Cardinals.
The NFC West "Trench Report": Elite Protections, Imbalanced Fronts, and the Battle Up Front.Let's get into the Trenches in the NFC West and see what the teams like to do or need to work on.We do this bystriping away the ski...
TPR vs PFF Deep Dive: Looking at the Big Ranking Gaps for Last Season. Drives vs Individual Grades.
Trench Power Rating vs. PFF: Why Cohesive Units Might Be Better than Individual Player GradesPlayers hate individual grades and OC's and DC's can't really coach off of them. They're great for some things but leave a lot of the dis...
Overview and Deep Dive: TPR & PFF Focused on Cowboys and Eagles Rankings 25/26.
Trench Power Rating vs. PFF: Why Individual Grades Fail the Trenches In this analytical trench-class, we pull back the curtain on what actually happens in the trenches where the game is won and lost to expose the gap b...
NFC East Trench 4x3: What They Are Good At, Where They Need Work.
Elite Protections, Cratered Fronts, and the Battle Up Front.Who actually controls the line of scrimmage in the NFC East? In this rapid-fire "4x3" review, we strip away the skill-position hype to look strictly at last season's raw,...
AFC East: 4 Teams and 3 Things They Do Well/Need Work.
Masterclass Fronts, Gaping Holes, and the Battle Up Front.Who actually controls the line of scrimmage in the AFC East? In this "4-and-3" review, we strip away the skill-position hype to look strictly at last season's raw, unit-lev...
AFC North: What Teams Do Well, Where They Need to Address Things In the Trenches
The AFC North "Trench Report": Suffocating Fronts, Collapsing Floors, and the Battle Up Front.Who actually controls the line of scrimmage in the AFC North? In this "4-and-3" review, we strip away the skill-position hyp...
AFC South Trench Report. Where They are Good, Where they Need Work. Focused on The Trenches.
A Gauntlet of Heavyweights, Striking Imbalances, and the Battle Up Front.Find out who controls the line of scrimmage in the AFC South and what their strengths were last season.In this high-velocity, rapid-fire "4-and-3" rev...
AFC West: Trench Report. Where Teams are Good, Where they Need Work.
The AFC West "Trench Report": Elite Powerhouses, Glaring Gaps, and the Battle Up Front.[Note: This is a new podcast format for us and hope it works for you!]Find out who actually controls the line of scrimmage in the AFC We...
NFC West 25/26 Season Trench Breakdown. Two Bullies On the West Coast.
In this episode, we dive deep into the trenches where the game is won and lost to expose the division’s most glaring roster secrets. See how Seattle's dominant "Dark Side" defensive front paved the way to a Super Bowl ...
NFC East: Trench Season Breakdown. Up For Grabs Or Locked Up?
Note: this episode was produced before Laremy Tunsil news today and his injury makes the WAS off season moves any more pressing and to the point of the podcast.This is a deep dive into the most unbalanced and volatile trench divis...
NFC South: Does Anyone Really Want This One? Our Trench Season Breakdown. Listen To Other Divisions When You Can.
Welcome to a division of wild parity, shocking collapses, and absolute strategic imbalances. In this episode, we dive deep into the NFC South to show you how line play dictated a highly volatile divisional race. Using the power of Tre...
NFC North: Trench Season Breakdown. Imbalanced and a Gettable Division. Give a Listen to the Other Divisions When You Can.
Welcome to a division of polar opposites and absolute extremes. In this episode, our hosts dive deep into the NFC North to show you how line play dictated a highly chaotic season. Using the power of Trench Power Rating (TPR)—calcu...
AFC West: Trench Season Breakdown. That's Gotta Hurt...
For a decade, the AFC West meant one thing — Kansas City. Division title. Playoffs. Patrick Mahomes. Rinse and repeat. Oh, and the Pop Star and TE!In 2025, that script got shredded.The Chiefs missed the playoffs for the first time...
AFC North: Trench Season Breakdown. Not What We're Used To At All.
The AFC North has a reputation. Physical. Brutal. Unforgiving. The kind of division that chews teams up in January.But in 2025? It was something nobody saw coming — wide open, oddly undefined, and strangely short on personality.
TPR & TrenchPowerRating Overview & Explainer On How We Score the Units.
Most football analysis tells you what already happened. TrenchPowerRating tells you what's about to.TPR is a weekly podcast obsessed with one question — why do some teams win games they probably shouldn't, and lose games they definitely ...
Trench Season Breakdown: The AFC East 2025/2026 - A Two Horse Race.
Here we look at the 2025/26 season in one of the more unbalanced divisions in the league. TPR (TrenchPowerRating) looks at only the O-Line and D-Line and the 12+ stats and plays that sustain or stall drives.These podcasts look at strengt...
Trench Season Breakdown: The AFC South 2025/2026 Physical, Brutal Defenses & Then There's TEN.
In this episode, we breakdown the AFC South with two dominant squads, JAX and HOU, as well as a team not far off the lead, IND. TEN is waiting for the transfer portal unless things change big time this coming ...
