The group argues that older quarterbacks are declining while Bo Nix and Drake May are not yet superstars.
1. Around The Couch’s "NFL Week 17 Picks" centers on the NFL playoff race, Week 15 recaps, and a full slate of Week 17-style betting discussion.
2. Axel, Solo, Brett, Ando, and Andy drive the conversation as a four-host panel from the DVR Podcast Network, and their team loyalties shape the entire debate.
3. The episode asks whether the NFL has entered a changing-of-the-guard season, with older quarterbacks fading and younger passers still climbing.
4. The hosts name Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson, Matthew Stafford, and Kirk Cousins while comparing them with Bo Nix and Drake May.
5. They say the weekend felt like a dud, even though the Falcons-Buccaneers game, Packers-Broncos, and Lions-Rams all produced notable moments.
6. The show spends time on the Cowboys’ defense, the Vikings’ win, and J.J. McCarthy showing "some growth" against Dallas.
7. A long stretch of the episode focuses on whether the NFL is overexpanding with Saturday, Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, and Christmas games.
8. The hosts say streaming on Prime, Netflix, Peacock, and other platforms makes it harder for casual viewers to follow every game.
9. Axel and the others argue that fantasy football and podcasting become harder if the league keeps spreading games across more nights.
10. Solo reads old preseason notes from August and September, turning the episode into a check-in on earlier takes about Cowboys, Jets, and Broncos storylines.
11. One of the sharper moments is the note that the Cowboys’ preseason looked bad before the team later struggled in the regular season.
12. Another strong beat is the surprise that the Broncos prediction aged well, with the discussion landing on Denver as a real AFC contender.
13. The Chargers segment is one of the most opinionated parts, with Justin Herbert praised as tough but the team doubted in the postseason.
14. The hosts also bring up Sean Payton, the Broncos defense, and the idea that cold January games in Denver could matter for rookie quarterbacks.
15. The NFC discussion becomes a race between the Rams, Seahawks, Packers, Bears, and 49ers, with the Rams treated as the current team to beat.
16. The pick segment includes concrete lines and standings notes, such as Rams-Seahawks for the one seed and Eagles-Commanders with Philadelphia favored by 6.5.
17. The tone is loose, argumentative, and joke-heavy, with repeated interruptions, teasing, and offhand impersonations.
18. The format is a conversational panel show that moves from recap, to red-zone banter, to envelope-style preseason takebacks, to weekly picks.
19. Best for NFL fans who like messy group debate and betting talk.
20. Skip if you want a tightly edited, story-driven football show.
