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Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: Cleaning up The 2024 NFL Draft with S.I.'s Noah Strackbein

Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei

Release Date: 05/02/2024

Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: Saluting our Veterans who turned Professional Athlete

Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei

OSP 5/26 Memorial Day Special episode 10 Memorial Day is a time to honor and remember those who have served in the military, so it might be fitting to tie in sports themes that honor and respect the sacrifices of service members.We will be honoring Memorial Day through the lens of sports, whether by celebrating veterans in athletics, examining the connections between sports and military service, or reflecting on iconic sports moments tied to the holiday weekend sports has always been instrumental in America’s history. Each of us will be sharing a bit of a bio on a variety of athletes...

O.S.P. with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: Looking into the Crystal Ball at the 2024 NFL Schedule

Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei

Now that the dust has finally settled on the much ballyhooed 2024 NFL schedule we decided since we are all NFL amateur experts to randomly choose teams and dissect their potential wins and losses for the 2024 season. We are adding our own flare so stay tuned to see if we select your team and what the future holds for them based on the crystal ball of the Original Sports Podcast. Spontaneous Reactions: The Heavyweight Championship Fallout NIL Deal gone bad Jaden Rashada sues Florida after multi million$ deal goes bad PGA Scottie Schreffler Main Segment: We will randomly choose with...

Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: "Drew" Druzynski breaks down the Fury vs Usyk Boxing Heavyweight Championship

Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei

As we work towards summer at a fast and furious pace our show finds itself at a crossroads of sports. Playoff basketball and hockey are in full swing, baseball has reached the quarter point and we are well underway with the golf majors and football mini camps. Sometimes I think I am swimming with all the stuff I have to preoccupy myself from the craziness of the real world. Tonight's episode is going to talk about who has been standing out and who has been disappointing in these NBA and NHL playoffs. We are going to put together a list of some of the current best club swingers,...

Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: Cleaning up The 2024 NFL Draft with S.I.'s Noah Strackbein

Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei

A sense of optimism comes over every NFL fan after the draft happens. Every analyst paints a great picture of the latest and greatest rookies that each team has selected and winning the Super Bowl seems to be a realistic possibility for each team in every division. Is it really though, come one! Our guest this evening is Sports Illustrated writer Noah Strackbein. He will help us to dissect how things unfolded. Who helped themself REALLY and who is living in fantasy land. Make sure you reach out to us with your comments and questions as we put a nice big bow on the 2024 NFL Draft. ...

Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: 2024 NFL Draft Chat with ESPN Analyst Matt Miller

Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei

Monologue: It's early April and we have been talking draft since the final gun of the Super Bowl. So much has been made of so many players. Some climb the ladder to earlier selection slot and others well they fall like rocks into the abyss. Our guest is none other than a man who makes a living doing draft previews and analysis, Matt Miller of ESPN. He will give you some tidbits and thought provoking insight that will make any draft enthusiast ready for April 25th. Intro of BSC Spontaneous Reaction: NCAA Finals Favorite Draft moment as a fan What captivates you...

Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: 2024 NFL Mock Draft Show

Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei

Everyone thinks they know what every team is going to do year in and year out in the NFL draft. Mel Kiper Jr hasn’t hit on a draft pick ever I don’t think. Some people do multiple mock’s and still don’t get it right. Today the Crew and I will take our own shot the first round and how we think it will fall. Chops will do some commentary to add a little zest to the mix. Enjoy and see if you agree with our picks. Honestly though, it’s not like we care, psych… Bears Rashene 2. Commanders Neubs 3. Patriots Young 4. Cardinals Maradei 5. Chargers Neubs 6. Giants Neubs...

Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: Life and Times of NBA 1st Rounder Jumaine Jones

Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei

The OSP is honored to have former first round pick and 27th overall Jumaine Jones join this week. We will talk about the NBA past, present and future with him along with his journey post basketball career. His transformation and daily battles make this show an inspirational and must listen. Spontaneous Reactions: Coach Prime's influence NHL's Top 25 since 2000 The Ohtani Debacle Transgender Athletes Introduction of Jumaine Jones (by Chops) Jumaine Jones is a 16-year professional basketball veteran, NBA Hall of Famer, Gold Medalist, Author, Philanthropist, Mental Health Advocate,...

$Original Sports Podcast w\Mark Maradei and the Barbershop 💈 Crew: Power Movin’ into SZN 5 show art$ Original Sports Podcast w\Mark Maradei and the Barbershop 💈 Crew: Power Movin’ into SZN 5

Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei

Monologue: Welcome everyone to our first show of season 5 of the OSP. When I started doing this in March 2020 I never thought for a second I would still be going in 2024 but here I am. There have been revisions, changes and gaps along the way but I feel like I’ve finally settled into a good place with it. Thank you to my Barbershop Crew: Rashene, Terry, Neub, Mikey, Schmitty and Kwatt for being an active part in so many shows along with other support. I want to recognize Let’Talk Sports Network, Sideline Sports Network, Manning Media and our newest network that we’ve been picked up by...

OSP "6in5er 5pecial" :What's a Title anyway!!!

Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei

OSP “Yinzer Special” Nothing but Black and Gold and a ‘Burgh” thing. Us Pittsburghers would be remiss if we did not completely dedicate a show to the Steel City. Steelers: Russell Wilson yes or no and why… Justin Fields is he the future starting next year? Kenny Pickett showed his true colors in the end…… Queen, Elliott, Van Jefferson(?) : who is next? MIke Williams (injury history) Projection in the division now, AFC Penguins: The fall of the Empire Will the off season bring more moves? (who?) Can Crosby get another CUP? Is he an all-time top 5? With so many...

Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei and the Barbershop Crew: The Ides of March celebrating Females in Sports

Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei

Monologue: Complete vision and purpose! It's tough to do but we manage to keep the ship steering straight ahead as we embrace a wealth of sports happenings in the world. Why do we love sports? We will talk about that so you can see that our reasoning for doing this podcast is mental health for us and others.....This week’s show is the last of season 4 and we are dedicating to female athletes after all we are celebrating women in the month of March. Intro of BSC Spontaneous Reactions: 3 minutes for each topic Why does the NFL need a non-tampering period before...

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How did the Commanders address their biggest needs in the 2024 NFL draft?
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Which players drafted by the Commanders in the 2024 NFL draft are expected to make an immediate impact?
Who were the most notable undrafted free agents signed by the Commanders.
How does their draft rate compare to the rest of the NFC East?

Noah Strackbein is the Publisher for Inside the Panthers and All Steelers, and is the host of All Steelers Talk. A Scranton native, Noah made his way to the Pittsburgh sports scene in 2017.

Caleb Williams was the first overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. Why do you feel like there are such mixed views on him?( Maradei)
Which teams helped themselves the most in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft? (Chops)
With all the trade speculation, why did we not see any notable trades occur?Any that you know of still potentially out there? (Neub)
Which school had the most players selected in the 2024 NFL draft? (Rashenre)
Do teams draft guys who they did not attend their pro day, invited them in for a visit or even have a meeting with them at the combine? (Rashene)
Did any unexpected players rise to prominence or even fall based on combine, pro days or other issues? (Terry)
Were there any notable prospects who surprisingly went undrafted in the 2024 NFL draft? (Terry)
How did analysts and experts rate the overall talent pool in the 2024 NFL draft compared to previous years? (Maradei)
Which team was considered to have the best draft class in the 2024 NFL draft, based on expert opinions? Expand on those teams a bit. (Neub)
Were there any controversies surrounding the draft that we didn’t hear about?
What were some of the key storylines that emerged during the 2024 NFL draft, both on and off the field? (Chops)