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Alternate Jersey

By Grant Evan

Grant Evan seeks to answer the greatest "What Ifs?" in sports history using evidence, math, and a lot of simulations. Evan uses his research talents and sports journalism skills to craft 4-part deep dives into the alternate realities of sport.

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Rodgers for Moss Part 2

Alternate JerseySep 06, 2021

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Rodgers for Moss Part 2

Rodgers for Moss Part 2

Starting at the 2011 NFL Draft, we continue to look at the aftermath of Aaron Rodgers joining the Raiders. Who replaces Favre in Green Bay? Who becomes the new King of the League? What happens to Carson Palmer? All this and so much more!

Sep 06, 202132:43
Rodgers for Moss Part 1

Rodgers for Moss Part 1

We are re-examining the supposed trade that could have gone down in 2007 between the Green Bay Packers and the Oakland Raiders. QB Aaron Rodgers for WR Randy Moss. In this series, we break down the aftermath of what could have happened after that trade and the many MANY teams it impacted.

Aug 30, 202133:20
The Oakland Rodgers: Teaser

The Oakland Rodgers: Teaser

New 4 Part Series Coming Soon

Aug 26, 202101:08
Donald Trump Buys The Bills Part 4 ft. Thomas W. Louis

Donald Trump Buys The Bills Part 4 ft. Thomas W. Louis

Comedian and political junkie Thomas W. Louis joins Grant to retroactively discuss the 2016 election without Donald Trump. From there, the 2020 season is dissected and the timeline is completed.

Jan 22, 202101:04:12
Donald Trump Buys The Bills Part 3

Donald Trump Buys The Bills Part 3

With Trump officially out as the owner of the Bills after some racist bullshit, we pick up where the league left off. This episode details the drastically shifted offseasons, drafts, and seasons from 2018-early 2020. 

Jan 15, 202124:22
Donald Trump Buys The Bills Part 2

Donald Trump Buys The Bills Part 2

Donald Trump is now an NFL owner so he can finally do all those things he's always wanted to do. Grant deep dives into how Trump would act as owner and dissects the NFL from the 2015 season to the 2018 draft. 

Timeline creation assistance provided by: Thomas Gironda and Thomas W. Louis

Jan 08, 202127:12
Donald Trump Buys The Bills Part 1

Donald Trump Buys The Bills Part 1

In 2014 Donald Trump missed out on buying the Buffalo Bills when they went for sale. According to him, this failure to purchase a football team led to him taking another stab at becoming President. In Part 1 of a new series, Grant dissects the history that brought the future President to this crossroads and how he could have in fact bought the team.  

Jan 02, 202123:56
LeBron Goes to College Part 4

LeBron Goes to College Part 4

LeBron James joins the Los Angles Lakers a year early after a finals loss to the now Durant-Harden-Wade led Oklahoma City Thunder. The league is going to take some bizarre new shapes over the next three years in THIS the finale of our timeline.

Jul 24, 202016:25
LeBron Goes to College Part 3 (Ft. Premal Bhatt & Will Muckian)

LeBron Goes to College Part 3 (Ft. Premal Bhatt & Will Muckian)

Jul 17, 202028:39
LeBron Goes To College: Part 2 (ft. Premal Bhatt & Will Muckian)

LeBron Goes To College: Part 2 (ft. Premal Bhatt & Will Muckian)

Jul 10, 202001:01:49
LeBron Goes To College: Part 1

LeBron Goes To College: Part 1

LeBron James declared for the 2003 NBA Draft fresh out of high school after weeks of speculating whether he'd be attending college or not. This month, Grant answers the question: What if LeBron James Went To College?

In part one, Grant settles once and for all which school the young King James would attend, how he performs on the college level, and how all that impacts the 2003 NBA Draft.

Jul 03, 202017:54
Save The Last Dance

Save The Last Dance

The '97-'98 Chicago Bulls Championship Run secured the Bulls their 6th championship. After that, it all went to hell. Retirings, resigning, trading, cutings and poor draft moves plunged the Bulls into mediocrity for years to come and they haven't recovered since. So what if The Last Dance wasn't ACTUALLY the Bulls last dance? Grant Evan dissects this historic team with the help of special guests Will Muckian, Berto Gonzalez, and Thomas Louis for a special LIVE timeline construction!
May 02, 202001:40:16
The Weed Episode

The Weed Episode

As of last month, the NFL is no longer suspending players for marijuana use. This is great and it honestly should have happened a lot sooner. Here's the timeline if it had happened a lot sooner. Just in time for 4/20! (This episode will obviously contain references to pot and some other substances. There are also some bad words in it. Just so you know.)
Apr 20, 202025:44
Dez Caught It

Dez Caught It

One of the most controversial referee calls in sports history gets the Alternate Jersey treatment! What happens to the Cowboys if Dez makes the catch? What happens to the rest of the league? Does Tony Romo still take the CBS job? Find out! Right here! Right now!
Apr 10, 202016:24
Beary Bradshaw

Beary Bradshaw

Terry Bradshaw; the undisputable greatest quarterback of the 1970s brought the Pittsburgh Steelers out of irrelevance and became the first quarterback to ever win four Super Bowls. But he only became a Steeler based on the whim of a coin toss in the 1970 NFL Draft. What if the coin had favored the other team vying for the first overall pick, the Chicago Bears?
Mar 06, 202015:20
The Helmet Catch

The Helmet Catch

In the final minute of Super Bowl 42, Eli Manning threw a desperation pass to David Tyree. Tyree caught it against his helmet and set up the drive that would ultimately lead the Giants to victory over the previously undefeated Patriots. The play launched Eli Manning's career in New York and turned him into an NFL legend, but what if the pass fell incomplete?
Feb 21, 202022:50
Super Bowl Shuffle 2020

Super Bowl Shuffle 2020

The San Fransisco 49ers are about to battle the Kansas City Chiefs in the biggest game in sports! But these two teams fortunes could have been VASTLY different if we reversed some seemingly small moments in their recent history. Peer into the worlds that might have been as we present TWO timelines for the NFL's top two teams!
Jan 24, 202020:57
Pondering Playoffs 2

Pondering Playoffs 2

Several games finished with a point differential of 7 or fewer and many fans have bemoaned what could have been had their team been a little more aggressive, safe, or good. Grant shows all those bemoaners EXACTLY what could have been in the Season 2 debut of Alternate Jersey!
Jan 10, 202012:20
Bill's Boys

Bill's Boys

Jerry Jones seems pretty nostalgic given the recent performance of his Cowboys. Jason Garrett has been nothing short of mediocre and Jerry openly pondered what his team might have been had he taken Bill Belichick up on an offer he gave him at a ski resort in 1996. Jerry, wonder no more. Here's the timeline where Bill Belichick coaches your team for TWENTY YEARS.
Dec 20, 201917:07
Steph Curry With The Suns

Steph Curry With The Suns

The Warriors and Suns in theory had a trade set up for the Suns to take Golden State’s 7th pick in 2009 in exchange for Amar’e Stoudemire. What fresh hell awaits the NBA in this reality? Cowritten with Will Muckian. Guest appearance by Premal Bhatt
Nov 23, 201915:26
Fix the Franchise - Miami Dolphins

Fix the Franchise - Miami Dolphins

0-6 and tanking for Tua, how did the Dolphins go from darling of the NFL to nearly two decades of mediocrity? Turns out there were a lot of missed opportunities that could have brought the Dolphins success. Grant does a deep dive into the history of the Miami Dolphins and comes up with answers both plausible and disturbing.
Oct 25, 201918:36
Mahomes Mafia

Mahomes Mafia

The Chiefs made the very good move to trade up from pick 27 to pick 10 in 2017 to take future MVP and current NFL Superstar Patrick Mahomes. But, naturally, that means there's a universe where the team with the 10th pick declined their offer. So what happens then? Guess you're gonna have to hit play and find out!
Oct 11, 201913:37
Miami Brees

Miami Brees

The Dolphins may or may not be mid tank right now and the Saints Super Bowl window may have slammed shut with the Brees injury; but we can probably reverse the fortunes of both teams AND make college football more exciting in the process by making one slight free agency move in 2006.
Sep 27, 201915:53
21 Receivers Were Taken Before Antonio Brown

21 Receivers Were Taken Before Antonio Brown

The madness surrounding Antonio Brown's 2019 antics have been exhausting. Surely there has to be some way to prevent all this from happening? Well, maybe if the scouts in the 2010 NFL Draft had gotten to see what Brown could REALLY do; we'd never have to hear about this drama. We'd also never hear "Did you know he was a 6th round pick?" or "There were TWENTY-ONE guys taken ahead of him!" Welcome to the timeline where Brown gets drafted in the first round of 2010
Sep 13, 201917:41
Turning Luck Around

Turning Luck Around

Following his sudden retirement in 2019; many have speculated what could have been done to save Andrew Luck from the poor management and injuries he suffered through as a Colt. Well, Grant has the answers. We have to go all the way back to 2011 to do it, but we CAN save Andrew Luck.
Sep 04, 201920:05
Fix the Franchise - Cincinnati Bengals

Fix the Franchise - Cincinnati Bengals

In a new edition of Alternate Jersey; we take a franchise that has so many possible blunders and missteps that we just gotta go back through it's entire history to see if we can fix them all. Today, we discuss the other other Ohio football team: The Cincinnati Bengals.
Aug 16, 201924:45
Young Buc

Young Buc

'90s 49er Legend Steve Young wasn't always a 49er. In 1987, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded him to San Francisco and the rest is history. So what if the Buccaneers held on to Young?
Aug 02, 201913:54
2019 NHL Playoffs Done Right

2019 NHL Playoffs Done Right

Something was up with the referees all throughout the 2019 NHL Playoffs. Grant looks into a world where something WASN'T up with them.
Jul 05, 201909:20
Rodgers for Moss

Rodgers for Moss

In 2007 Brett Favre desperately wanted the Packers to get him some help at wide receiver. They tried to land the legendary Randy Moss. How did they try that? By offering up Aaron Rodgers in exchange. What if these two greats swapped teams?
Jun 21, 201919:21
Kawhi Saddles with San Antonio

Kawhi Saddles with San Antonio

In our NBA season retrospective; we answer the most pressing question of the 2018-19 season: What if Kawhi Leonard didn't demand a trade from San Antonio?
Jun 07, 201910:55
The Legacy of Tony Romo

The Legacy of Tony Romo

In the 2006 Wild Card Round, the Dallas Cowboys and hot new quarterback Tony Romo seemed to be on the edge of an amazing comeback win over the Seattle Seahawks, only needing a field goal to win. That is, until, Tony Romo fumbled the hold and kept Dallas out of the end zone. Can a player truly be defined by one play? This episode does a deep dive into the consequences of that botched play and the legacy Romo could have had had he just hung on to the ball.
May 24, 201919:47
Russ Goes First

Russ Goes First

You may think Daniel Jones going at six overall is nuts based on what some scouts have said; but scouts have gotten a lot wrong in the past. Like Russell Wilson for example. The 3rd rounder became a Super Bowl champ and the leagues highest paid player. So what if the scouts got it right and projected him in the first round of 2012?
May 10, 201922:03
The Trade Evaded

The Trade Evaded

In 1988, The Edmonton Oilers did the unthinkable and traded Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings. But if they hadn’t, does their insane dynasty continue? And what happens to hockey in the United States? What are you asking me for, I’m just the description, listen and find out!
Apr 26, 201913:52
Chip Off the Trade Block

Chip Off the Trade Block

In 2015, Eagles coach and psuedo GM Chip Kelly offered the Titans one of the most insane blockbuster trades in order to move up to the #2 spot in the draft so they could take Marcus Mariota. The Titans said no. But what if they said yes?
Apr 13, 201914:04
All Ways From Elway Part 2

All Ways From Elway Part 2

At the end of last episode John Elway had just retired. But the ripple of his draft echoes through the league to this day. See how the more modern NFL looks with Elway choosing to remain a Colt.
Mar 18, 201932:46
All Ways from Elway

All Ways from Elway

In 1983, John Elway refused to play for the Baltimore Colts. What if Robert Irsey pulled out all the stops to convince him? How does the league look? In this first part of a two part series, we deep dive into the draft pick that changed the face of the league for over thirty years!
Mar 02, 201919:18
Disunion of the Snake

Disunion of the Snake

What does the Western Conference look like if Kevin Durant instead signs with the OTHER team who offered him a big contract: The Los Angeles Clippers.
Special Thanks to Jeff and Joseph from Play Call's No Backboard for assisting in some of the details of this episode. Be sure to check out their show as well!
Feb 16, 201909:31
Super Bowl Shuffle 2019

Super Bowl Shuffle 2019

It's Super Bowl Sunday! In this episode, Grant Evan looks at the crucial moments that landed the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots in the big game.
Feb 05, 201935:52
Pondering the NFL Playoffs

Pondering the NFL Playoffs

On the debut episode, Grant offers different variables to paint a different picture of the 2019 NFL Playoff picture.
Jan 11, 201919:24