3rd Degree the Podcast

These are dark times indeed my friends. On this week's episode of 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - still seek the way through. They try to bring some light to the tunnel of shame that is the current FCD season. Yes, "worst season ever" watch continues. Were there any bright spots against the Rapids? How is the health of the team? Is

This episode of 3rd Degree the Podcast is dedicated to Jim Feldman. Rest in Peace, my friend. - BuzzThis week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - try their best to break down one of the most boring games in memory, the 0-0 draw against Seattle Sounders. Is there much good to talk about other than Asier Illarramendi? Sure, defense...

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Buzz Carrick and Peter Weltpon (that wiley Dan Crooke got away again) - are forced to dissect the game at St Louis including the Nkosi Tafari benching. There are a couple of positives and negatives to chew on from that game. Then it's on to today's Nico Estevez press conference, the latest on injuries (Illarra!!), looking ahead to S

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - do indeed want to chat about the Austin FC game (just a little) and they want to look ahead to St Louis City (just a little). But mostly they want to talk about how FC Dallas got here. What has gone so wrong this year and, honestly, all the way back to the middle of last year? How did FC

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick (Dan is MIA) - discuss the elephant in the room, Paxton Pomykal. What's the surgery for, what's the prognosis, what's the expected future for Pomykal, what's next for FC Dallas, and how does this affect the club's summer plans? Plus Buzz has a training report, a Coach Nico chat, and the latest on all t

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - are back together but the angst is real. FCD got smoked by Vancouver and there are lots of talking points. Musa, Ferreira, poor connections, shifting tactics, defensive frailty. But then there are macro season concerns too as this is the 3rd worst start in club history. Missing pieces, p

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, Dan Crooke is off doing Crooke things but Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick persevere against all odds to bring you, the FC Dallas Curious, a banger podcast. FCD didn't do so hot in New York, but was it so bad it's time to panic? The 2024 project is teetering on the edge and your hosts will dig deep for their "panic or no?" verdict. Either way, the

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, the Moose is loose! Your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - dissect the debut of Petar Musa and all things FC Dallas. By which we mean all things wrong with FC Dallas. Wingbacks, center backs, injuries (yes again), declining talents, developing profiles, players forced into the shape, lack of patience, failure to deal with a m

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, it's the Dante Sealy show! Your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - dig deep on the opening game against San Jose and the topic de jour is the performance of one Dante Sealy. Sure, there were other talking points like Tafari, the success of the 3-4-3, the greatness of Illarramendi, the Kamungo struggle, and the Endeley struggle

This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - are here to get you hyped for the season. Final DC tuneup. The 3-4-3 again? What's the point and is it risky? Best FCD XI for 2024? How about an XI prediction vs San Jose? Training report, injury updates, and who's missing, plus Enes Sali and Logan Farrington hot takes. 2024 season predi