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However 0:00:53.920 --> 0:00:56.480 it happens. I'm happy that you here and I have 0:00:56.600 --> 0:01:00.440 the return of my man, the bounty hunter. Chris phone 0:01:00.480 --> 0:01:03.400 Off is back on the ones and twos, keeping it 0:01:03.640 --> 0:01:07.680 so hot that we sweat steam on a Thursday. We 0:01:07.680 --> 0:01:10.040 gotta get Chris's take on a lot of things, so 0:01:10.080 --> 0:01:14.240 we're gonna have him in. Uh. He was in Memphis, Tennessee, 0:01:14.400 --> 0:01:17.800 and we are previewing the Tennessee Titans today as we 0:01:17.880 --> 0:01:19.920 stay in the a f C South. We have been 0:01:19.959 --> 0:01:22.720 going team by team in that division, and we finish 0:01:22.760 --> 0:01:24.920 it off today, giving you everything you need to know 0:01:25.200 --> 0:01:29.080 about the Tennessee Titans and their exotic smatched mouth. Will 0:01:29.160 --> 0:01:32.040 it take them to the a f C South title. 0:01:32.240 --> 0:01:34.240 We're also gonna talk a little bit as we get 0:01:34.240 --> 0:01:36.160 into our top five Dead or Alive. I'm gonna talk 0:01:36.200 --> 0:01:39.080 about some of the players and athletes around the country 0:01:39.120 --> 0:01:42.080 who have responded to the events that took place in 0:01:42.240 --> 0:01:46.840 Charlottesville over the weekend. We're gonna talk about that. Also, preseason, 0:01:46.920 --> 0:01:50.720 The second week of preseason in the NFL kicks off 0:01:50.760 --> 0:01:53.280 tonight with three games. I'm gonna tell you a couple 0:01:53.280 --> 0:01:56.800 of things that I am looking for in those games. 0:01:57.080 --> 0:02:01.480 And as you know, this summer, we are crowning the 0:02:01.560 --> 0:02:05.640 greatest sports movie of all time, and we are almost 0:02:05.800 --> 0:02:09.600 at the final four. Three of the final four movies 0:02:09.880 --> 0:02:12.560 have already punched their ticket. You know, we're gonna talk 0:02:12.600 --> 0:02:16.040 to the cinephile Chris Bovona about that. But tonight we 0:02:16.320 --> 0:02:20.480 crown the winner of the baseball region. And I'm telling 0:02:20.520 --> 0:02:22.280 you right now, if you go on the poll, it 0:02:22.560 --> 0:02:26.160 is close. We have the number three seed Major League 0:02:26.400 --> 0:02:29.399 going up against the number four seed, the Sandlot. Will 0:02:29.400 --> 0:02:31.760 it be Joe Boo and his rum. Will it be 0:02:31.840 --> 0:02:35.519 Wendy Peppercorn and the Beast. You can find out get 0:02:35.639 --> 0:02:39.040 us at F and T s Y Radio on Twitter. 0:02:39.240 --> 0:02:41.880 You could also find me ask me questions, Holler at 0:02:41.919 --> 0:02:44.880 me if you want at spitting Speeds on Twitter. We 0:02:45.000 --> 0:02:48.200 got polls up there right now. Like I said, who 0:02:48.240 --> 0:02:51.239 will win the baseball region? Will it be Major League 0:02:51.440 --> 0:02:53.880 or will it be the sand Loot. We also have 0:02:54.000 --> 0:02:56.680 a poll up on the Tennessee Titans. They're over under 0:02:57.040 --> 0:02:59.799 for the season is eight and a half. Do you 0:03:00.000 --> 0:03:02.720 think that's low? Do you think it's high. A couple 0:03:02.720 --> 0:03:07.320 of people have already chimed in. And also we talked 0:03:07.320 --> 0:03:10.680 about hard Knocks yesterday. One of the things that happened 0:03:10.760 --> 0:03:13.720 on Hard Knocks, I thought it was very very interesting 0:03:13.960 --> 0:03:17.519 they brought the gun show ed hockey Ley into practice. 0:03:17.720 --> 0:03:21.160 I'm gonna tell you why that was an amazing idea 0:03:21.480 --> 0:03:24.200 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but at the same time 0:03:24.480 --> 0:03:30.720 why it exposes more tone deafness from the NFL. 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Welcome back to the Fantasy Freestyle. 0:04:44.279 --> 0:04:46.720 Right here on the Fantasy Sports Radio Network is your boy, 0:04:46.760 --> 0:04:49.960 Dame Martin Speeds, the spitting statustician Chris Bavona giving you 0:04:50.000 --> 0:04:54.760 a little big The song is actually called Freestyle, so 0:04:54.800 --> 0:04:57.120 it's only a propos that we're playing it. Coming back 0:04:57.160 --> 0:04:59.760 to the Fantasy Freestyle, where we dropped stats over beats 0:05:00.040 --> 0:05:03.040 on the Fantasy Sports Radio Network. Some news and notes 0:05:03.040 --> 0:05:04.800 that I want to get into. We start in Major 0:05:04.880 --> 0:05:08.360 League baseball. Aaron Judge has now struck out in thirty 0:05:08.400 --> 0:05:11.279 three straight games. That sets a major league record. On 0:05:11.320 --> 0:05:15.359 the other side, uh Giancarlos Stanton Homard in six straight games. 0:05:15.440 --> 0:05:19.760 That streak was snapped yesterday. But you know, some interesting streaks, 0:05:19.760 --> 0:05:22.600 And like I said, these guys are going in opposite directions. 0:05:22.720 --> 0:05:27.920 After the home run derby Cardinals, newly minted closer Trevor 0:05:28.000 --> 0:05:32.800 Rosenthal was pulled from his outing yesterday. Um he is 0:05:32.839 --> 0:05:35.800 now complaining of arm tightness, Okay, and it's a shame 0:05:35.839 --> 0:05:38.320 because he had just kind of reclaimed that ninth inning 0:05:38.360 --> 0:05:41.400 spot for St. Louis. And in fact, it looks like 0:05:41.520 --> 0:05:44.000 to me, I would say, the right guy in case 0:05:44.200 --> 0:05:46.960 Rosenthal is out for any period of time, I think 0:05:47.040 --> 0:05:49.400 goes right back to the final boss Sing Wong Oh, 0:05:49.680 --> 0:05:51.760 who used to be in that role, to go right 0:05:51.800 --> 0:05:54.279 back into that role if you dropped him. If he's available, 0:05:54.520 --> 0:05:57.440 you may get him for some saves down the stretch. 0:05:57.600 --> 0:06:00.679 And also Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Kevin Crema, it sounds 0:06:00.720 --> 0:06:03.040 like he is ready to return from that hip injury 0:06:03.080 --> 0:06:05.760 he has been out for a while. He will return 0:06:05.800 --> 0:06:08.440 to this weekend for Tampa Bay. As we look though 0:06:09.279 --> 0:06:11.800 to the NFL. To the NFL, I think an important 0:06:11.839 --> 0:06:15.560 injury to achieve an ion is Colt's center Ryan Kelly, 0:06:15.600 --> 0:06:18.120 the kid out of Alabama. It looks like he's got 0:06:18.160 --> 0:06:20.200 an injury with his foot. Apparently he has a bone 0:06:20.279 --> 0:06:23.159 defect there. He it looks like will be on I 0:06:23.440 --> 0:06:27.480 R slated to return, yet another reason to fade Andrew 0:06:27.560 --> 0:06:30.800 Luck and the Indianapolis Colt if that offensive line is 0:06:30.839 --> 0:06:34.440 not at a hundred percent. Forty Niners general manager John 0:06:34.520 --> 0:06:38.200 Lynch has said, quote unquote, he is very pleased with 0:06:38.320 --> 0:06:42.240 tight end Vance McDonald. Now, if you remember, Vance McDonald 0:06:42.360 --> 0:06:45.359 was another guy just like Carlos Hide on this team 0:06:45.560 --> 0:06:47.960 where they were thinking that his roster spot might be 0:06:48.000 --> 0:06:50.880 in jeopardy. Remember I gave you guys reports before that 0:06:51.120 --> 0:06:54.599 the forty Niners will look at a trade Vance McDonald before, during, 0:06:54.720 --> 0:06:57.920 and after the draft. It seems like Lynch is now 0:06:57.960 --> 0:07:00.680 realizing he has to hype up the guys that he 0:07:00.720 --> 0:07:04.120 doesn't like, whether it's Hied or whether it's um Vance McDonald, 0:07:04.440 --> 0:07:06.799 so they can actually have some value out there. Remember, 0:07:06.839 --> 0:07:09.360 I still think George Kittle, the fifth round pick in 0:07:09.400 --> 0:07:12.600 San Francisco, will have opportunities, and I think this backfield 0:07:12.640 --> 0:07:15.800 will ultimately belong to Joe Williams by the second part 0:07:15.920 --> 0:07:21.360 of this season. Giants left tackle Eric Flowers continues to 0:07:21.480 --> 0:07:24.400 struggle in camp. I think this is a big problem 0:07:24.480 --> 0:07:27.480 for the New York Football Giants. I've said this when 0:07:27.480 --> 0:07:31.920 we preview the Giants, I think, like the Cincinnati Bengals, Unfortunately, 0:07:31.960 --> 0:07:33.520 these are teams that thought that they were going to 0:07:33.600 --> 0:07:37.360 support their quarterbacks by getting weapons. I think they needed 0:07:37.360 --> 0:07:40.920 to support their quarterbacks by getting offensive lineman, okay, and 0:07:41.000 --> 0:07:43.880 they did not do that in New York. Eli. You know, 0:07:43.920 --> 0:07:47.960 they got him Brandon Marshall, they drafted Evan Ingram. They 0:07:47.960 --> 0:07:51.120 did not fix their offensive line, similar to how in 0:07:51.200 --> 0:07:53.920 Cincinnati they got Joe Mixon, they got John Ross, but 0:07:53.960 --> 0:07:57.240 they left two of their starting offensive linemen. Go. That 0:07:57.400 --> 0:08:00.720 is a problem for both of those teams. Reports out 0:08:00.720 --> 0:08:04.280 of Arizona that Smokey Joe Brown, John Brown, the wide receiver, 0:08:04.640 --> 0:08:08.240 is still struggling. He has the sickle cell trade and 0:08:08.280 --> 0:08:11.480 so what happens is it makes recovery a lot harder 0:08:11.680 --> 0:08:14.520 and he is still recovering doesn't look like he's gonna 0:08:14.520 --> 0:08:17.040 be out there anytime soon. Head coach Bruce Arians is 0:08:17.080 --> 0:08:20.440 now questioning his role on the team. This a day 0:08:20.480 --> 0:08:23.640 after they announced that Geron Brown is gonna be the 0:08:23.720 --> 0:08:26.160 number two wide receiver on the death chart at least 0:08:26.160 --> 0:08:30.239 at this point. Packers running back Tie Montgomery is gonna 0:08:30.280 --> 0:08:33.400 miss the game on Saturday against the Washington Football team 0:08:33.559 --> 0:08:36.760 because of a foot injury. I normally won't care about 0:08:36.800 --> 0:08:39.880 something like this, but the Green Bay Packers running back 0:08:39.960 --> 0:08:43.320 situation is something that I have been on for a while. 0:08:43.640 --> 0:08:46.480 My man Jake Seey, the all in Kid, and myself 0:08:46.640 --> 0:08:50.440 are very high on Jamal Williams, their fifth round draft choice, 0:08:50.679 --> 0:08:54.120 and I think that the fact that Montgomery fumbled in 0:08:54.200 --> 0:08:56.640 Week one, the fact that he is missing the game 0:08:56.960 --> 0:09:02.120 in preseason week two, provides opportunity for Jamal Williams to 0:09:02.160 --> 0:09:05.120 potentially really get a hand on that starting job. If 0:09:05.120 --> 0:09:08.920 not right now, maybe by the end of the season. Okay. 0:09:09.000 --> 0:09:12.560 Also in Cleveland, brock Uswidler is going to start the 0:09:12.600 --> 0:09:15.800 second preseason game. I still say watch de Shaan Kaiser, 0:09:15.880 --> 0:09:18.760 even though he's probably not ready just yet. And it's 0:09:18.800 --> 0:09:21.840 the dress rehearsal is next week. Week three. If Oswiler 0:09:21.920 --> 0:09:24.760 is still starting for the Browns next week, then it 0:09:24.840 --> 0:09:27.840 truly becomes something to keep an eye on. They may 0:09:27.880 --> 0:09:31.000 in fact actually go with the former seventy two million 0:09:31.040 --> 0:09:34.120 dollar noose around the franchise. Also, just so you know, 0:09:34.360 --> 0:09:36.760 Cowboys tight end Rico Gathers, this is a guy that 0:09:36.800 --> 0:09:39.320 flashed in the Hall of Fame game, flashed last week 0:09:39.320 --> 0:09:42.440 in the first preseason week officially for the NFL. He 0:09:42.640 --> 0:09:45.520 got a concussion, so he's in the protocol. Okay, However, 0:09:45.640 --> 0:09:48.240 this could be an opportunity in DFS if you are 0:09:48.320 --> 0:09:50.360 looking to play this week, okay, because you know they're 0:09:50.360 --> 0:09:53.640 not running Jason Witten out there for much. Now you 0:09:53.720 --> 0:09:56.559 know Rico Gathers isn't there, So find out that third 0:09:56.600 --> 0:09:58.520 fourth tight end on the depth chart. They're gonna get 0:09:58.559 --> 0:10:02.640 a lot of snaps this week for Dallas. As I said, though, 0:10:03.040 --> 0:10:06.559 the preseason Week two kicks off tonight. We have three games, 0:10:06.559 --> 0:10:08.560 so I want to tell you real quick what I'm 0:10:08.600 --> 0:10:11.120 looking at at these three games. The first one is 0:10:11.160 --> 0:10:14.800 Baltimore Ravens at Miami down there to take on the Dolphins. 0:10:14.800 --> 0:10:18.840 For me, it's all about smoking j Cutler. There are reports, yes, 0:10:19.000 --> 0:10:22.040 Jay Cutler will play tonight, so I want to find out, 0:10:22.040 --> 0:10:24.240 you know, how much rust is there? Does he look 0:10:24.280 --> 0:10:26.480 all right? Because you know, he literally came off the couch. 0:10:26.520 --> 0:10:29.040 Remember he was getting ready to be a broadcaster or something. 0:10:29.120 --> 0:10:31.400 I think you know, he wasn't working out in the gym. 0:10:31.440 --> 0:10:33.920 So I want to see what he looks like. Uh, 0:10:33.960 --> 0:10:37.240 you know, both metaphorically and literally, I want to see 0:10:37.240 --> 0:10:40.040 what he looks like. And also, my man, the Corey Parson, 0:10:40.080 --> 0:10:43.400 the Fantasy executive, says this that Jay Cutler was a 0:10:43.400 --> 0:10:45.960 guy who always lock in on one receiver. I want 0:10:45.960 --> 0:10:48.760 to see if that receiver happens to be DeVante Parker 0:10:48.960 --> 0:10:51.120 because that would be something that I think would increase 0:10:51.200 --> 0:10:53.600 his value. So that's what I'm looking at, how Cutler 0:10:53.640 --> 0:10:56.560 looks and the connection with him and DeVante Parker on 0:10:56.600 --> 0:10:59.280 the Baltimore side of things. I'm also looking at the 0:10:59.360 --> 0:11:02.640 quarterback edition because listen, with Joe Flacco still out, this 0:11:02.720 --> 0:11:06.160 becomes Ryan Mallett squad right, and he did not look 0:11:06.200 --> 0:11:09.240 good in the first preseason game. He has not looked 0:11:09.240 --> 0:11:11.800 good in practice. He even threw a little temper tantrum 0:11:11.800 --> 0:11:14.000 in practice. I want to see if he has another 0:11:14.080 --> 0:11:19.439 poor outing will the drumbeat once again start for Colin Kaepernick. 0:11:19.520 --> 0:11:22.080 The other game that is on tonight the Buffalo Bills. 0:11:22.360 --> 0:11:24.800 They are in Philadelphia to take on the Eagles. This 0:11:24.840 --> 0:11:27.760 is now like the Jordan Matthews Bowl. Okay, Matthews his 0:11:27.840 --> 0:11:30.680 former team and his new teacham. Although he's already out, 0:11:30.760 --> 0:11:32.640 you know, with a chest injury, he's week to week. 0:11:32.960 --> 0:11:36.040 So what I'm looking at is the rest of the 0:11:36.080 --> 0:11:38.880 Buffalo Bills wide receivers. I know a lot of people 0:11:38.920 --> 0:11:40.880 on this network, if you listen to the Fantasy Sports 0:11:40.960 --> 0:11:44.640 Radio Network, are super high on Za Jones. I know 0:11:44.720 --> 0:11:47.080 guys like Mike Florio is high on Za Jones. I 0:11:47.080 --> 0:11:49.760 know Maddie Modica is high on Za Jones. I want 0:11:49.800 --> 0:11:52.760 to see what Za Jones does now there's no Jordan 0:11:52.840 --> 0:11:57.200 Matthews or will and Kwan Bolden become that first look 0:11:57.240 --> 0:12:00.360 security blanket kind of guy for Tyrod Taylor. Speaking of 0:12:00.360 --> 0:12:03.040 Tyrod Taylor, I want to see how my mante mobile looks. 0:12:03.280 --> 0:12:05.920 He there have been reports that he was struggling at 0:12:05.920 --> 0:12:07.400 the beginning of camp, so I want to see if 0:12:07.400 --> 0:12:09.760 he can put it all together. On the Philadelphia side, 0:12:10.080 --> 0:12:12.400 I want to see Carson Wentz Carson Wentz had an 0:12:12.440 --> 0:12:15.680 incredible first game, was perfect. I believe four for four 0:12:15.720 --> 0:12:17.600 through a touchdown. I believe he had like fifty four 0:12:17.679 --> 0:12:19.679 yards in that first drive. I want to see if 0:12:19.679 --> 0:12:22.439 he can do it again. Remember speeds and spitting statistician 0:12:22.520 --> 0:12:24.920 is high on the Philadelphia Eagles. I am hot on 0:12:25.000 --> 0:12:28.200 Carson Wentz. He proved me right early on. The question 0:12:28.280 --> 0:12:31.840 is can they keep it going. The last game that 0:12:31.960 --> 0:12:33.839 is tonight, It will be on ESPN. It is the 0:12:33.880 --> 0:12:37.240 Tampa Bay Bucks against the Jacksonville Jaguars, And there's a 0:12:37.240 --> 0:12:40.320 lot of stuff to look at in this game on 0:12:40.360 --> 0:12:43.600 the Tampa Bay side of things. Remember they're on hard 0:12:43.679 --> 0:12:46.400 knocks every week already, right, so that a lot of times, 0:12:46.679 --> 0:12:50.400 you know, kind of artificially inflates people's ideas about Jamis 0:12:50.400 --> 0:12:53.640 Winston or about the Tampa Bay team. So I want 0:12:53.679 --> 0:12:55.800 to see how they look because then I'm gonna see 0:12:55.800 --> 0:12:57.920 how it looked on hard knocks. You know, tomorrow they're 0:12:57.920 --> 0:12:59.920 prepped for the game, and how it looks you know, 0:13:00.040 --> 0:13:03.679 all those all those cameras on the sidelines. Last week, 0:13:03.920 --> 0:13:07.480 we saw how people were reacting when Roberto Oguayo missed 0:13:07.520 --> 0:13:09.640 the kicks. So that's another thing to see will Nick 0:13:09.679 --> 0:13:11.960 Folk hit his kicks for the Bucks tonight. I want 0:13:11.960 --> 0:13:14.600 to see that guy who's been labeled Joe Dirt, that 0:13:14.640 --> 0:13:17.080 linebacker number forty nine, I think his name is Riley Teler. 0:13:17.200 --> 0:13:18.760 I want to see if he gets on the field, 0:13:18.840 --> 0:13:21.880 how he looks. I also want to see the tight 0:13:22.000 --> 0:13:24.480 ends for the Bucks, O J. Howard and Cameron Braid. 0:13:24.760 --> 0:13:28.000 I want to see how that looks, because um, I 0:13:28.080 --> 0:13:30.400 have been saying that tight end is a hard position 0:13:30.520 --> 0:13:32.640 to learn as a rookie because you have to know 0:13:32.720 --> 0:13:35.720 the entire blocking scheme and you have to know all 0:13:35.760 --> 0:13:37.800 the route trees. So I want to see how much O. J. 0:13:37.960 --> 0:13:41.679 Howard gets involved. Okay, that's what I think you need 0:13:41.720 --> 0:13:45.040 to check out if you're looking at these three games 0:13:45.040 --> 0:13:48.680 tonight Tomorrow, the lone game will be the Minnesota Vikings 0:13:48.800 --> 0:13:52.800 up against the Seattle Seahawks. There, I'm looking at Dalvin Cook. 0:13:53.040 --> 0:13:55.120 This is a running back that I think has a 0:13:55.200 --> 0:13:58.000 chance to be a stud and a true RB one 0:13:58.160 --> 0:14:01.120 in this league, whether it's this year or moving forward. 0:14:01.320 --> 0:14:03.120 So Dalvin Cook is a guy that I want to 0:14:03.120 --> 0:14:05.800 look at, especially now if he's with the Ones going 0:14:05.880 --> 0:14:09.200 up against a very tough Seattle Seahawks defense. On the 0:14:09.240 --> 0:14:12.880 Seattle side, the running back room is where I'm looking. Okay, 0:14:13.160 --> 0:14:16.000 Eddie Lacey and Thomas Rawls, they seem to be maybe 0:14:16.000 --> 0:14:18.600 forming an actual committee. I don't know if there is 0:14:18.640 --> 0:14:22.400 a distinguished lead starter there. I'm also hearing reports that 0:14:22.480 --> 0:14:25.160 Thomas Rawls may not play in this game, so I 0:14:25.200 --> 0:14:27.200 want to see what Eddie Lacey does. I want to 0:14:27.240 --> 0:14:29.640 see if this is something where it's like a handcuff 0:14:29.720 --> 0:14:32.360 situation and one of them is the starter and one 0:14:32.360 --> 0:14:34.800 of them is the backup, or if this is a 0:14:34.840 --> 0:14:37.520 true RBBC. If you don't know what that means, it 0:14:37.520 --> 0:14:40.320 means running back by committee. That's what I'm gonna keep 0:14:40.360 --> 0:14:43.000 my eye on. And also, Minnesota is a decent defense, 0:14:43.000 --> 0:14:45.720 so I want to see how they run with Seattle, 0:14:46.120 --> 0:14:49.600 Lacey and Rawles, whoever's in the game against the Ones. 0:14:49.760 --> 0:14:52.960 I want to see how that plays out on Friday 0:14:53.040 --> 0:14:57.000 when we come back dropping stats over beats. Here on 0:14:57.000 --> 0:14:59.920 the Fantasy Freestyle, we're gonna talk about the Tennessee Titan, 0:15:00.360 --> 0:15:02.440 but first I have to get into some of the 0:15:02.520 --> 0:15:05.280 athletes response to some of the things that went on 0:15:05.520 --> 0:15:09.560 last weekend in Charlottesville. Virginia and all of the ripple 0:15:09.600 --> 0:15:12.160 effects of that. Some athletes have come out with some 0:15:12.280 --> 0:15:15.240 very interesting comments on what should happen. We'll come back 0:15:15.280 --> 0:15:17.640 to that right after this. It's Dan Martinez on the 0:15:17.640 --> 0:15:21.240 Fantasy Freestyle How, the award winning fantasy sports radio network. 0:15:25.600 --> 0:15:34.280 Yeah rut Experts dot Com Executives Black Day rand New 0:15:34.360 --> 0:15:37.440 for two thousand seventeen, Rhoto Experts dot Com presents the 0:15:37.440 --> 0:15:40.840 Executive Edge Fantasy Football Package. 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We're gonna 0:16:59.800 --> 0:17:03.240 ask his thoughts on the Tennessee Titans as well before 0:17:03.240 --> 0:17:07.800 we get to that, though, as you know, there were 0:17:07.960 --> 0:17:12.320 um some incredibly horrific events that took place in Charlottesville 0:17:13.119 --> 0:17:18.440 over the weekend where basically neo Nazis white nationalists kind 0:17:18.440 --> 0:17:23.240 of interrupted a protest and three people ultimately died, one 0:17:23.280 --> 0:17:28.159 woman and two UH officers in helicopter. And since then, 0:17:28.200 --> 0:17:32.240 obviously out there in the political venue, many people have responded, 0:17:32.560 --> 0:17:36.679 many people have criticized what our president's response was. But 0:17:37.240 --> 0:17:39.439 you know, and you know, I talked about this some sometimes, right, 0:17:39.480 --> 0:17:41.600 I get into some of these issues, but I like 0:17:41.680 --> 0:17:43.679 to keep it in the sports arena. But there are 0:17:43.680 --> 0:17:47.840 a lot of athletes coming out and commenting on this 0:17:48.040 --> 0:17:52.919 as well. For example, Chris, you were in Memphis. The 0:17:52.920 --> 0:17:56.399 head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies, David Fizdale. He feels 0:17:56.440 --> 0:18:00.640 strongly about some of the Confederate relics or statue that 0:18:00.760 --> 0:18:03.520 are still in Memphis. Okay, one of the things that 0:18:03.560 --> 0:18:05.320 are happening in this idea of you know, some of 0:18:05.320 --> 0:18:08.480 the statues getting torn down, guys like Robert E. Lee 0:18:08.640 --> 0:18:12.120 and the like. Fizzdale feels strongly about this. He says, 0:18:12.160 --> 0:18:14.919 and I quote take him down. I don't know what 0:18:14.960 --> 0:18:17.280 the hesitation is. I don't know what we're waiting on. 0:18:17.440 --> 0:18:20.520 Whoever gets those things down immediately. That's what we've got 0:18:20.640 --> 0:18:23.600 to do. It splits people apart. It creates a public 0:18:23.640 --> 0:18:26.679 safety hazard having that in our city. The fact that 0:18:26.840 --> 0:18:29.760 Dr King was killed here fifty years ago. The Civil 0:18:29.840 --> 0:18:32.320 Rights Museum sits here in our city, and for that 0:18:32.359 --> 0:18:34.560 to be out in the open, hanging out where kids go, 0:18:34.640 --> 0:18:38.560 where families go. I don't want that in our city anymore. 0:18:38.680 --> 0:18:42.000 So there's David Fizdale with a very strong stance on it. 0:18:42.160 --> 0:18:44.199 In the NBA, if you want to look for, you know, 0:18:44.200 --> 0:18:46.719 where do people take their queue, it is Lebron James. 0:18:46.960 --> 0:18:52.080 Lebron James also had an extended statement criticizing President Trump 0:18:52.119 --> 0:18:56.359 for quote unquote making hate fashionable again. He says that 0:18:56.400 --> 0:19:00.760 the change starts with independent individuals, you know, being being 0:19:01.800 --> 0:19:07.080 kind and being tolerant and being just with other human beings. 0:19:07.119 --> 0:19:09.399 But what I think is interesting And then something I 0:19:09.480 --> 0:19:13.320 talked about earlier this week is like the forum, the 0:19:13.400 --> 0:19:17.680 platform that is professional athletes and professional sports. Right, so 0:19:17.920 --> 0:19:20.960 guys like Lebron, guys like David Fizdale, they are using 0:19:21.040 --> 0:19:24.240 this platform. Remember earlier in the weekend we talked about 0:19:24.240 --> 0:19:26.399 how people use this platform as it related to the 0:19:26.480 --> 0:19:29.760 national anthem and chose to stand or not stand, and 0:19:29.800 --> 0:19:33.240 to make their political statements. We talked about how when 0:19:33.440 --> 0:19:35.760 the NFL is going to relax the rules on cleats 0:19:35.800 --> 0:19:38.520 being worn in pre game, but they still cannot have 0:19:38.920 --> 0:19:43.480 politicized terms or slogans, you know. And and it reminds 0:19:43.520 --> 0:19:46.119 me of this if you remember at this point, it's 0:19:46.160 --> 0:19:49.439 gotta be years ago, when Charles Barkley said that he 0:19:49.520 --> 0:19:52.000 was not a role model, right, A lot of people 0:19:52.040 --> 0:19:54.560 took umbradge with that and said that, in fact, yeah, 0:19:54.640 --> 0:19:57.080 you are, whether you know it or not, whether you 0:19:57.160 --> 0:19:59.200 like it or not. I kind of think the same 0:19:59.240 --> 0:20:01.600 thing right now, when it comes to the platform that 0:20:01.800 --> 0:20:06.040 is professional sports. You have that platform, you have that audience, 0:20:06.080 --> 0:20:08.600 whether you know it or not. And I think places 0:20:08.640 --> 0:20:13.600 like the NFL, individual athletes they have to understand that 0:20:13.680 --> 0:20:17.480 their words are critiqued, that people are looking up to them, 0:20:17.520 --> 0:20:20.679 and it's about how you use that platform. Are you 0:20:20.840 --> 0:20:23.679 using it like Colin Kaepernick, Michael Bennett, or are you 0:20:23.920 --> 0:20:27.280 using it like Ezekiel Elliott is quite frankly, but I'm 0:20:27.320 --> 0:20:31.760 not done. Current NBA Rookie of the Year Malcolm Brogden, 0:20:31.880 --> 0:20:34.239 who went to u v A so he's familiar with 0:20:34.359 --> 0:20:37.360 being in Virginia, he says it too. He says, there's 0:20:37.359 --> 0:20:40.520 no place in our society for these Confederate statues and 0:20:40.840 --> 0:20:44.159 I quote, I'm a person that things things should not 0:20:44.200 --> 0:20:46.760 be glorified that do not do the country any justice. 0:20:46.920 --> 0:20:49.919 For example, these statues, I think they stand still, but 0:20:50.000 --> 0:20:52.280 all they do is divide people. At this point, I 0:20:52.320 --> 0:20:54.679 think America needs to be unified and the statues are 0:20:54.720 --> 0:20:58.159 clearly something that is not unifying people. It's going to 0:20:58.240 --> 0:21:01.199 continue to create a divide with in our communities. He 0:21:01.240 --> 0:21:03.480 also comments on what I'm saying about this platform that 0:21:03.560 --> 0:21:08.440 he has, and I quote, he's asked. He was asked about, 0:21:09.320 --> 0:21:12.120 you know, athletes commenting on this, he says, I think 0:21:12.119 --> 0:21:14.320 it's offensive. I think it puts us in a bubble 0:21:14.359 --> 0:21:16.720 to not talk. I think it simply implies that because 0:21:16.720 --> 0:21:18.720 we're athletes, or we don't have a say, that we 0:21:18.760 --> 0:21:21.359 don't have an opinion, or we don't have the educational 0:21:21.440 --> 0:21:24.400 background to comment on things outside of sports. I think 0:21:24.440 --> 0:21:28.160 it is just absurd. I encourage all athletes to speak 0:21:28.160 --> 0:21:30.920 out if they're comfortable doing so. I think it's our duty. 0:21:31.080 --> 0:21:32.920 I don't think it's something we really have a choice 0:21:32.960 --> 0:21:35.040 to do. If you have a platform, you should speak out. 0:21:35.240 --> 0:21:38.399 It is the morally right thing to do. That's what 0:21:38.560 --> 0:21:40.760 NBA Rookie of the Year Malcolm Rock then says, I 0:21:40.800 --> 0:21:43.680 have a platform and it's the Fantasy Freestyle, so Speeds 0:21:43.680 --> 0:21:46.920 the bitt and statistician will continue to bring these issues 0:21:47.119 --> 0:21:50.560 to the listeners of the Fantasy Sports Radio network, whether 0:21:50.600 --> 0:21:52.760 it plays out in domestic violence, whether it plays out 0:21:52.760 --> 0:21:56.040 on the cleats you wear, on how you recognize the anthem, 0:21:56.280 --> 0:21:59.520 or how you respond to other issues in society. I 0:21:59.520 --> 0:22:01.480 think it's in iportant for us to know. I may 0:22:01.560 --> 0:22:04.520 lose followers over it, but Hey, this is what we 0:22:04.520 --> 0:22:05.720 got to talk about it. And if you want to 0:22:05.760 --> 0:22:07.640