In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic dives into Super Bowl LIX. He also touches on some Super Bowl LIX conspiracy theories, weighs in on the Saints hiring of Kellen Moore, and dives into some drama between Cam Newton and his former teammates. Enjoy the show and join us the weekend of March 7th for the following e…

In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic dives into Super Bowl LIX. He also touches on Josh Allen actually winning the MVP, discusses how the NFL weighing in on the “referee controversy” has only muddied the waters more, and fights against himself to justify his Super Bowl pick. Enjoy the show and join us next weeken…

In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic recaps last week’s NFL Championship weekend and gives his picks for the NFL’s end-of-year awards. He also re-proposes his rule change to ban the tush push, gives his take on the widespread complaints about the refs following the Bills loss in KC, and debates if Josh Allen trul…

In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic dives into the NFL Conference Championship matchups. He also dishes out credit/blame for the Commanders upset win over the Lions, breaks down this week’s new head coach hires, and discusses if this is finally the year that the Bills get one over on Patrick Mahomes and the Chie…

In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic dives into the NFL Divisional Weekend matchups. He also dives into an odd remark about Justin Herbert made by Robert Griffin III, complains about the new onside kick rule (again), and finds himself agreeing with Troy Aikman about how unappealing the Dallas Cowboys vacant head …

In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic dives into the NFL "Super" Wild Card weekend matchups. He also weighs in on the narrative that the “Chiefs were afraid to face the Bengals,” discusses this year’s edition of Black Monday, and debates if he should stand by his preseason prediction of a Lions-Chiefs Super Bowl. …

In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic dives into the NFL regular season’s Week 18 matchups. He also touches on the New York Giants fumbling the #1 pick in the 2025 Draft, makes his predictions for Black Monday, and gives his pick for the biggest regular season game of the season: Vikings vs. Lions. Enjoy the show …

In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic dives into the NFL regular season’s Week 17 matchups. He also checks in on the NFL playoff picture, touches on the Bills comeback win over the lowly Patriots, and gives his take on the NFL v. NBA Christmas Day ratings battle. Enjoy the show and join us next weekend for the fol…

In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic dives into the NFL regular season’s Week 16 matchups. He also defends Dan Campbell’s 4th Quarter onside kick attempt, wonders why no one is comparing Anthony Richardson to another notable former NFL mobile QB, and discusses the Falcons benching of Kirk Cousins. Enjoy the show …

In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic dives into the NFL regular season’s Week 15 matchups. He also touches on the Rams recent resurgence, wonders what’s gone wrong for the Atlanta Falcons, and discusses Bill Belichick’s decision to go coach college football at UNC. Enjoy the show and join us next weekend for the …

In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic dives into the NFL regular season’s Week 14 matchups. He also wonders if the Lions aggressive playstyle will end up costing them in the playoffs, touches on the weird Diontae Johnson situation in Baltimore, and discusses Kayvon Thibodeaux’s interesting take on a locker room “m…

In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic dives into the NFL regular season’s Week 13 matchups. He also gives his up-to-date conference AFC and NFC power rankings, wonders why the Texans somehow took a step backwards this season, and swears off picking the Dolphins for the rest of 2024. Enjoy the show and join us next…

In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic dives into the NFL regular season’s Week 12 matchups. He also wonders if Bengals HC Zac Taylor’s seat is getting warmer, touches on the Ravens loss to the Steelers, and makes his picks for the NFL’s Thanksgiving Day tripleheader. Enjoy the show and join us next weekend for the…

In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic dives into the NFL regular season’s Week 11 matchups. He also touches on the Lions against-all-odds SNF win, debates if the Giants or Jets have had the worse season so far, and weighs in on the Colts un-benching Anthony Richardson. Enjoy the show and join us next weekend for t…

In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic dives into the NFL regular season’s Week 10 matchups and gives out his midseason awards. He also wonders if the Dak Prescott injury has bought Mike McCarthy leeway or doomed him, touches on the 49ers chances to win the NFC West with a returning CMC, and debates if Andy Reid sh…

In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic dives into the NFL regular season’s Week 9 matchups. He also discusses why the Steelers may actually be contenders in this year’s AFC, wonders if he was too quick to raise the expectations on CJ Stroud and the Texans, and tries his hardest to avoid derailing the show by rantin…

In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic dives into the NFL regular season’s Week 8 matchups. He also discusses the Texans apparent issues with clock management, wonders if the 49ers injuries have finally caught up to them, and touches on Daniel Jones’ “disappointment” in being benched. Enjoy the show and join us nex…

In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic dives into the NFL regular season’s Week 7 matchups. He also touches on Eagles HC Nick Sirianni’s back-and-forth with his own fans, weighs in on the Bengals underwhelming win over the Giants, and briefly previews the upcoming NFL Trade Deadline. Enjoy the show and join us next…

In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic dives into the NFL regular season’s Week 6 matchups. He also dives into the Bengals and Bills late collapses, touches on the Cowboys primetime win in Pittsburgh, and wonders why Browns HC Kevin Stefanski publicly anchored himself to Deshaun Watson. Enjoy the show and join us n…

In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic dives into the NFL regular season’s Week 5 matchups. He also touches on the Ravens blowout win over the Bills, heaps some praise on Big Kirko and the Falcons, and rants about the weird free kick from Monday Night Football. Enjoy the show and join us next weekend for the follow…

In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic dives into the NFL regular season’s Week 4 matchups. He also starts to wonder if the offseason reports of the Buffalo Bills demise were too premature, discusses how the Ravens win over the Cowboys should be their blueprint for the rest of the season, and runs through a few hyp…

In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic dives into the NFL regular season’s Week 3 matchups. He also discusses his concern level for the injury-riddled 49ers, gives props to the underdogs that dominated Week 2, and can’t figure out the upside in the Panthers benching of Bryce Young. Enjoy the show and join us next w…

In this episode of the Necessary Roughness Podcast, host Nikolas Donadic dives into the NFL regular season’s Week 2 matchups. He also breaks down the New York Giants abysmal debut to their 100th season, wonders if the luster is already off the 2024 Atlanta Falcons, and gives props to a few teams who *almost* pulled off Week 1 upsets. Enjoy the show…