Trench Warfare

In-depth discussion and insight into the world of OL/DL play with Brandon Thorn and guests from around the football world. trenchwarfare.substack.com

Trench Warfare is a sports podcast hosted by Brandon Thorn, with 36 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Brandon Thorn hosts Trench Warfare, a sports show with 36 episodes published.

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  Pass Pro Lab: Lane Johnson + The Choreography of Elite Pass Protection

  May 27, 202620 minS0

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com<br/><br/><p>Eagles RT Lane Johnson joins me for a 50+ minute Pass Pro Lab film room studying tape against Khalil Mack, Micah Parsons, T.J. Watt, Nick Bosa, Danielle Hunter and others while discussing how elite tackles solve problems.</p><p>This conversation goes beyond individual matchups.</p><p>Johnson explains how quarterback landmarks, route concepts, alignment, cadence and pass-set choreography all influence protection and why many younger offensive linemen make the game harder than it needs to be.</p><p>Topics include:<...

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  Inside the Colts OL Room with Tony Sparano Jr.

  May 22, 202620 minS0

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com<br/><br/><p>Colts OL coach Tony Sparano Jr. joins me for a deep discussion on offensive line development, pass protection philosophy, scheme design and what truly separates elite offensive line play.</p><p>We discuss:</p><p>• Building the Colts OL room for 2026• Quenton Nelson's leadership and competitiveness• Bernhard Raimann, Tanner Bordelini, Matt Goncalves and Jalen Travis• How Indianapolis tailors scheme to player strengths• Shane Steichen, play action and protection design• Whether modern offenses have made life easier on OL• Developing offensive linemen with fewer pad...

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  2026 Pre-Combine OL Overview: Top Prospects, Mid-Tier Value, Late Sleepers (with Dane Brugler)

  Feb 12, 202612 minS0

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com<br/><br/><p>The Athletic’s Dane Brugler joined me to break down the 2026 OL class — from top-ranked prospects to mid-tier value and late-round sleepers — with specific player-by-player takes throughout.</p><p>Key Takeaways</p><p>Why this class creates wide variance team-to-team (position drop-offs + similar grades).</p><p>The top OT/OG group: who has the safest floor vs the biggest ceiling bets.</p><p>Day 3/late-round OL profiles worth gambling on (traits, development arcs, role fits).</p><p>Timestamps</p><p>0:00 Intro + why no...

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  The 2025 NFL Offensive Line All-Pro Teams — and our Top 3 Protector of the Year Selections

  Jan 2, 202629 minS0

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit trenchwarfare.substack.com<br/><br/><p>Each year, Duke Manyweather and I put together our NFL Offensive Line All-Pro teams — 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Team — and for the first time in 2025, our Protector of the Year Award selections.</p><p>This show represents the culmination of another season spent studying the position full-time: grinding film, trading daily notes, and working to quantify what actually shows up on Sundays.</p><p>Our goal is simple — do right by the offensive line. Put in the work, shine a light on the...

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  Special episode recapping key trench matchups from Week 1 with Terron Armstead

  Sep 10, 202526 minS0

  <p>Former Saints and Dolphins LT Terron Armstead has a new YouTube channel and show titled ‘The Set’ airing every Monday and Thursday this season. Terron asked me to join him for a segment every Monday to recap key trench matchups of the week which I am very excited for. You can find this segment in video form airing every Monday on Terron’s channel beginning in Week 2.</p><p>Here’s the backstory on why the Week 1 edition is airing here: After Week 1 we hit a snag in scheduling so I wound up recording the video for Terron to give his...

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