1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:04,320 Speaker 1: What is up straight firefam. It's me Jason McIntyre Straight 2 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: Fire for Friday, April the eleventh, Man. This has been 3 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: a long, fun week. I thought we had guests lined up, 4 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: but then the schedule just got crazy. Obviously, I'm out 5 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:19,479 Speaker 1: next week due to spring break with the kids, so 6 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:20,280 Speaker 1: we're planning for that. 7 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 2: We're hosting the Herd. 8 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: It's like there's just so much happening that I wasn't 9 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: able to lock down any guests, which stinks because things 10 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: are about to get hot in sports. You've got the 11 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 1: Masters this weekend, you have the NFL Draft. 12 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:34,840 Speaker 2: In thirteen days. 13 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:38,480 Speaker 1: You have the NBA play in starting Tuesday. This weekend 14 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 1: in the NBA is gonna be crazy because everybody's jocking 15 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: for position. Like the Warriors are starting to look worn 16 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:46,839 Speaker 1: down because they keep playing these small lineups and you 17 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 1: can only do that so much. Remember the death lineup 18 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: that the Warriors used to try to out back when 19 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: they had the death lineup that would only break that 20 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 1: in case of emergency, you don't start the death lineup 21 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: because then it wears down your small team. And that 22 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: was one of the takes from Windhorst, is that that 23 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 1: there the Warriors are looking worn down, just kind of 24 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: getting pushed around. So they got the Blazers and then 25 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: the paper clips to close out the season. Blazers should 26 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 1: be a win, but they need to win two to 27 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: avoid the play in unless some other wackiness happens. So 28 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: it's a good time to be a sports fan. I'm 29 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 1: really utterly fascinated by the NFL draft and I saw 30 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: this story, so I would say cam Ward is a 31 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 1: lot to go one, and there's some other. 32 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 2: Really really good players. 33 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: I'm Dual Carter, Ashton Genty, but by far the headliner 34 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: for this draft is Dion's kid, Shador Sanders. Now you 35 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: might be sick of hearing about him, but I've got 36 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: to just tell the story because he went on this 37 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 1: show called It's Something on NFL networked with Rapaport, and 38 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 1: essentially he told Rapaport, hey, man, I'm keeping it real 39 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: with these teams I meet with. And Shadour's a young guy. 40 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: He obviously has a lot to learn. He comes from 41 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: you know, his dad is super famous, a wealthy family. 42 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: You know, this is a guy who I don't want 43 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 1: to say grew up was born on third base, but 44 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:13,359 Speaker 1: you know, maybe close to it. And interestingly, he's going 45 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: in with that attitude. Now, I didn't know this when 46 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:17,919 Speaker 1: I've had him second in the draft all the time 47 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: to the Browns. 48 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:19,799 Speaker 2: This is his quote. 49 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: When I talk to any team, I understand the work 50 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 1: it's going to take, and I see the dynamic of 51 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:29,359 Speaker 1: everybody that's around, so I know how to approach different 52 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 1: situations differently. I'm just sitting back observing. When I go 53 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: visit these coaches, and when I go to all these 54 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:39,359 Speaker 1: different franchise I ask them what I think and how 55 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: I feel. Truly, some get offended, some like it, some 56 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: don't make some people uncomfortable. Some people invite that, and 57 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: I'm like. 58 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 2: Whoa should do it? What are you doing? 59 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: Are you purposely nuking yourself to land in a certain situation? 60 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: I mean, now, listen, Shadour is I'm sorry. He turned 61 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: twenty three in February, so he's he's not like a 62 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: twenty one year He's twenty three. He's got he's a 63 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: little bit more grown than your average college kid. I 64 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:13,399 Speaker 1: graduated at twenty two, and I was still massively immature. 65 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: I cannot even begin to imagine Shador standers, who's wealthy. 66 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: His nild was huge. He's probably driving like a Ferrari 67 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: Lambeau whatever. He's in a different stratosphere than me. That 68 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: being said, let me tell you a quick story. Okay, 69 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: So I had started the website that I ended up 70 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 1: selling the big lead, right. I had started that anonymously 71 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: in it was like February two thousand and six, and 72 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: it started to not blow up but gain traction in 73 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: two thousand and seven. Now this is all relative. Two 74 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 1: thousand and seven there was no IG, no stap chat, 75 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 1: no TikTok. YouTube was in its infancy. All this stuff 76 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: was in the early stages. So when I say blow up, 77 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 1: I mean, like, let's just say, hypothetically, we had one 78 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 1: thousand people going to the website a day in two 79 00:03:57,160 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: thousand and six, and maybe in two thousand and seven 80 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: we had like ten thousand people going a day. I'm 81 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: just using easy, basic numbers. However, in two thousand and seven, 82 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: I had a roommate who was at ESPN the magazine, 83 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: his girlfriend who ended up being his wife. I think 84 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 1: they got the force. I don't know they were at 85 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: ESPN the magazine. I was like, I was still at 86 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 1: US Weekly, the celebrity magazine. I'm like doing the website anonymously, 87 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:24,279 Speaker 1: and I was like, Yo, can you give me an 88 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: interview with ESPN the magazine. I mean, I've got all 89 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 1: these clips from freelancing for ESPN. I freelance for the magazine. 90 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: Can you give me like I would like a full 91 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:33,279 Speaker 1: time job there? I want to get in at ESPN. 92 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:34,919 Speaker 1: I'm like, yeah, no problem. 93 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 2: So within like a. 94 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:40,559 Speaker 1: Month, I get an interview with the CEO of ESPN 95 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 1: the magazine. ESPN the magazines is now defunct, right, But 96 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: at the time, I was like, Okay, I'm meeting with 97 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 1: this guy. I'm not going to say his name, but 98 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:50,599 Speaker 1: you know, he had written books on tennis, and I 99 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:53,039 Speaker 1: definitely went online and got as much info as I 100 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 1: could about him and the books and everything. Now it 101 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 1: was tougher to get there's no chat GPT at the time. Okay, 102 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:00,480 Speaker 1: you know, I don't even know if linked was a 103 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: thing when this happened. That being said, I had an interview. 104 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: It was right before the Final four because I'll take 105 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: you the second leg of it in a second. And 106 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: I went in for the interview and I kind of 107 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:15,279 Speaker 1: struggled through it because I was so on everything I 108 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 1: had studied about this guy and his history and I 109 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 1: was like, I need to nail every fact. So I 110 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: show him that I'm on top of him, and he 111 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: could tell that I had done the homework on him 112 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 1: and he was very clear. I was like, oh, yeah, 113 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:28,479 Speaker 1: I know you've done You're clear, and then he kind 114 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:30,920 Speaker 1: of threw me off with a question that was nonsports, 115 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,919 Speaker 1: non anything related, not my resume, not his, and I 116 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 1: just wasn't ready. And I knew at the time I 117 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 1: was Okay, that did not go well. That being said, 118 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 1: I had what I thought was the ACE card in 119 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 1: my back pocket. Hey man, I've got this website that 120 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: I've been doing anonymously. It's called The Big Lead. I 121 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 1: thought about this in my head. Do I say this 122 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:56,799 Speaker 1: to him? Break in case of emergency? Okay, I'm struggling. 123 00:05:57,360 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: He's going to know the site because I wrote about 124 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: ESPN a lot anonymous. I broke some stories about ESPN, 125 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 1: you know, Joe Smith going to ESPN, Susie Q leaving ESPN, whatever, 126 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:09,840 Speaker 1: And I thought about it, and I'm sitting there and 127 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 1: I'm like, do I tell him? Because if I tell 128 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: him and it comes out, oh no, we know who 129 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:18,159 Speaker 1: this guy is, they blow up my spot and you know, 130 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:19,479 Speaker 1: and next thing. You know, what do I get fired 131 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 1: from my magazine job? 132 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 2: You know? 133 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 1: And I just thought it was two. I couldn't keep 134 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:27,599 Speaker 1: it that real. I could not be one hundred thousand 135 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:29,160 Speaker 1: percent honest and tell him about the website. 136 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 2: I did not. 137 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: Okay, I didn't end up getting the job, but like 138 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 1: two weeks later, I was on a flight to the 139 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: Final Four because I guess there were some celebrities going, 140 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: so they were like, hey, Jake, can you go to 141 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: the Final four? I was like, yeah, I'll freaking go 142 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:44,480 Speaker 1: to the Final four. I think it was in Was 143 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:48,039 Speaker 1: it in Indie? I know the Florida Gators were playing? 144 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 1: And oh was it George Mason? Shit, man, now I'm 145 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 1: forgetting Anyways, I would get on the plane to fly 146 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 1: out of New York to go to the Final four, 147 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:00,840 Speaker 1: and I'm sitting in my seat and all of a 148 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 1: sudden come walking down the aisle. I'm like, oh shit, 149 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 1: that's Mike Wilbon. Oh my gosh, dude, that is amazing. 150 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: Mike Wilbon sits right next to me, and I was like, oh, yeah, no, okay, do. 151 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 2: I tell this guy about the blog? He would surely 152 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 2: know what I mean. 153 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: I mentioned him. I was a huge fan. I've read him, 154 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 1: and when we talked, I talked about meeting reading his 155 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: stuff growing up in the Washington Post, and I could 156 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 1: cite some of his best columns because I was such 157 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 1: a nerd, I clipped some of them out and I 158 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: would read them later. I was like, oh, Wilbon was 159 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 1: I thought Wilbon and Cornheyser were legends when I was 160 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 1: a young kid reading them in the Washington Post, and 161 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 1: they were the blueprint for me, like, Okay, you start 162 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 1: out in print and then you go to TV and 163 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: then you make real money, and like that would be amazing. 164 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 1: And I talked to Wilbur on the whole flight, and 165 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: you know, it was a short flight from New York 166 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 1: to India. 167 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 2: I think it was Indianapolis. Oh, short either way. 168 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 1: And of course everybody wants to talk to Wilbon, so 169 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 1: like random people are coming up in the eisle and 170 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: talking to him whatever. He probably felt awesome. And I 171 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 1: end up not telling him about the site. I didn't 172 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 1: want to be one hundred percent honest. Sometimes when you 173 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: are interviewing for a job or meeting someone that could 174 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: help you down the road or what have you, I 175 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: don't think you keep it one hundred thousand percent real. 176 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: And I tell that story because this should dore Standers. 177 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: Maintains authenticity when meeting with teams, and I think this 178 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,559 Speaker 1: is a big mistake by him. Now, I don't think 179 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: you totally fake the funk and pretend to be someone 180 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:39,960 Speaker 1: you're not. But I don't think you show them. 181 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 2: Everything, do you? Is that a smart move? Unload your 182 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 2: full the full whoever you. 183 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 1: Are in the interview, don't. I don't think you do that, 184 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 1: because let's be real, we're all weird, strange individuals with 185 00:08:55,840 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 1: strange proclivities and odd attitudes, and we say strange stuff 186 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:03,200 Speaker 1: and we're all weird. I mean, I think I'm normal, 187 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 1: but whatever, And I think Chador is making a big 188 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 1: mistake here. Can you if he's being as authentic as 189 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: I think he is, rolling in with the chains, the swag, 190 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:18,559 Speaker 1: acting like he's a shit and telling people I'm gonna 191 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 1: transform your franchise. What So when I hear now that 192 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:26,520 Speaker 1: the Browns don't want him and the Giants went out 193 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:27,840 Speaker 1: and I guess they met with him and they decided 194 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: we're gonna go grab Jamis and Russell Will, that to 195 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 1: me is a sign that guy's not for us, he's 196 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: about himself and he's about Hollywood and being a superstar 197 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: and being famous on social media, and we don't want that. 198 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 1: We want a quarterback. Okay, quarterback first, had you heard 199 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 1: of Patrick Mahomes on Instagram before he blew up as 200 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 1: a quarterback? 201 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 2: Not at all? 202 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 1: Tom Brady blows up, then he gets into TV twelve 203 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:55,719 Speaker 1: and all this other stuff. You got to get the 204 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: job first, then crush it, then do whatever the hell 205 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 1: you want. Like, I still don't know anything about Justin Herbert. 206 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: He's a really good quarterback. He goes out and wins 207 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 1: the super Bowl in a year or two or three, 208 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 1: then I'm sure we'll start to see the real Justin Herbert. 209 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 2: There's still work to do. Shed Door has got a 210 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 2: ton of work to do. And I'll tell you this, 211 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:15,959 Speaker 2: cam Ward's gonna go one. 212 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: Do you guys know anything about Kim wardon other than 213 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: he was at Washington State before Miami. You know anything 214 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:24,480 Speaker 1: about his parents, what kind of car he drives? His 215 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: social media activity? Like, it's bizarre. The contrast from cam 216 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: Ward Who's gonna go one, to Shador Sanders is so dramatic. Now, 217 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:38,520 Speaker 1: remember last year, Caleb Williams was not quite Shador. His 218 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 1: dad didn't play in the NFL or wasn't an NFL 219 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:45,840 Speaker 1: star like Dion, but Caleb was something of a celebrity quarterback, 220 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 1: whereas a guy like Michael Pennox was much more low key. 221 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:52,200 Speaker 1: Jaden Daniels was much more low key at LSU, he 222 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:53,840 Speaker 1: had he wins Rookie of the Year, takes his team 223 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 1: to the conference championship. Like, I just I don't like 224 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: what I'm reading about Shador Sanders and I get hey, man, 225 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna keep it real. 226 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:07,079 Speaker 2: This is what do they call wizzywig. What you see 227 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 2: is what you get. 228 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 1: Like, I don't know, man, think about when you met 229 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 1: you know, your wife or your current girlfriend. Did you 230 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:18,719 Speaker 1: keep it one hundred percent real from the jump? Hell no, 231 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:22,320 Speaker 1: you can't. It just doesn't work like that. And you 232 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 1: can be authentic, but you can't show them everything and 233 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 1: just act like, hey, and this is who I am. 234 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:29,680 Speaker 2: Take it or leave it. They're gonna leave it. So 235 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 2: I don't know. 236 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:33,840 Speaker 1: I'm not feeling great about Shadeur's odds right now to 237 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: go super duper high. It's just the stuff I'm reading. 238 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:39,080 Speaker 1: I don't totally love it. 239 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:42,280 Speaker 3: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 240 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:45,679 Speaker 3: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 241 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 3: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 242 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:50,720 Speaker 3: listen live. 243 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:54,920 Speaker 1: All right, next topic, and this is random out of 244 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:56,319 Speaker 1: left field. I did not even know this. One of 245 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:59,560 Speaker 1: my buddies texting me. This is exactly what he wrote. 246 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 2: Are you ready? He said? 247 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:09,200 Speaker 1: Next Monday is the WNBA Draft And I was like, wow, 248 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 1: I didn't know that. Now. If you remember last year, 249 00:12:12,880 --> 00:12:17,200 Speaker 1: because of Caitlin Clark, Angel Rees, all these people you 250 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 1: knew that were in it, the WNBA draft was like 251 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:22,839 Speaker 1: a scene. Holy cow, was it a big deal? You 252 00:12:22,920 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: knew it was coming days away because Caitlin Clark was 253 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:28,320 Speaker 1: evolved this year? Did you know it was Monday? Do 254 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 1: you know when the WNBA season starts? 255 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 2: I none of this. 256 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 1: The only women's basketball thing I've seen recently. Apparently the 257 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 1: tournament was terrible. Juju Watkins got hurt in the rest 258 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: of the game for blowouts. The only video I've seen 259 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 1: on the WNBA recently is Caitlin Clark at Iowa playing 260 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 1: against the men's team, and she scored something like twenty 261 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 1: two points in two minutes. Ridiculous. You watch a video 262 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,679 Speaker 1: she's just banging threes. I mean, I'm just telling you, 263 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:57,680 Speaker 1: like improbable shots against the men's IOWA team, and the 264 00:12:57,720 --> 00:13:00,440 Speaker 1: first couple her teammates are just like, oh wow, oh 265 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 1: my gosh. And once she hits like four or five 266 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:05,679 Speaker 1: or six, they're standing up, hooton and hollering. I mean 267 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 1: it was against the men's team, and Kitlin Clark was 268 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 1: giving him buckets. And I'm just saying, like I think 269 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:14,200 Speaker 1: the WNBA or the Indiana Fever, Kaitlin Clark has done 270 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 1: a good job of not over exposing her. I don't 271 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 1: think you could say the same for Angel Reeves, who 272 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 1: played in that other league and has been chirping all 273 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:25,400 Speaker 1: off season about how we're underpaid and I might hold 274 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:26,679 Speaker 1: out and just complain. 275 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 2: Complain. 276 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:30,320 Speaker 1: Caitlin Clark is basically what been going to Indiana Pacers 277 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 1: basketball games and like a concert or two, Like that's 278 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:37,840 Speaker 1: the way to get a little more low key. At 279 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 1: least that's how I find it, you know, I'm I'm 280 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 1: pro less is more when it comes to you know, 281 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:50,560 Speaker 1: you're in that stratosphere. The Caitlin Clark at that level, 282 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:53,320 Speaker 1: Shador Sanders like those are big, big time folks. I 283 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:55,640 Speaker 1: think less is more, but again maybe that's just me. 284 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 2: I don't know. 285 00:13:57,280 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 1: I do also think, as I bounce around topics here 286 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 1: randomly on a Friday, that the Detroit Lions have one 287 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:11,080 Speaker 1: of the most difficult schedules in the league, And I 288 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 1: actually broke this down on the Herd. 289 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:15,840 Speaker 2: Earlier this week. These are the. 290 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 1: Detroit Lions road opponents so in the division, Chicago Packers, 291 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 1: Vikings obvious. These are their other road games at Washington, 292 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 1: which went twelve and five last year, conference championship, Philadelphia 293 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 1: fourteen and three, won in the Super Bowl, Cincy nine 294 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 1: and eight, Joe Burrow Baltimore twelve and five, Lamar k 295 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: C fifteen to two, LA Rams ten and seven. They 296 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 1: have won two three four nine road games, one of 297 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: them had a losing record last year. 298 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 2: The Bears. 299 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 1: The quarterbacks they face out of the division Jaden Daniels, 300 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts, Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes, Matt Stafford. Guys, 301 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:04,720 Speaker 1: that is six of the top nine quarterbacks in the league, right, 302 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 1: I mean, all you're missing is Josh Allen. 303 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 2: Essentially, those are the road games. 304 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 1: Detroit is gonna have to go outdoors, perhaps in inclement weather. 305 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 2: To Casey, Baltimore, Cincy, Philly, and Washington. 306 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:20,640 Speaker 1: Now, if they play them in September, great, But if 307 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 1: they're facing those teams in November December, it's gonna be 308 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 1: cald and outdoors. I'm just telling you keep an eye 309 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 1: on the Detroit Lions dropping significantly next year. I thought 310 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 1: initially they could win nine or ten games. Folks, it 311 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 1: does not look good at all. 312 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 2: Now. The division has very difficult opponents. 313 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 1: So I think if you're looking for any unders, you 314 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 1: want to take the teams in that division, just because 315 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:48,000 Speaker 1: they have very difficult schedules. The Bears is according to Turnoff, 316 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:50,160 Speaker 1: it's the toughest schedule. 317 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:52,600 Speaker 2: In the league. The Bears. Now I looked at the Chiefs. 318 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 2: Are you ready for this? 319 00:15:54,280 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 1: There's just kind of the opposite. So the Chiefs non 320 00:15:57,640 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 1: division matchups. They have to travel to Buffalo for Big One, 321 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 1: but they also travel Dallas, which is not going to 322 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:06,040 Speaker 1: be good, Jacksonville, which is probably not going to be good. 323 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 1: The Giants are going to stink in the tight zaburookie quarterback. 324 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:11,640 Speaker 1: So you think it, okay, Chiefs should roll on the road. Okay, fair, 325 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 1: this is who they have coming to Arrowhead Baltimore, Detroit, Houston, Indy, Philly, 326 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 1: and Washington. One of those teams, Indy has a losing record. 327 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 1: The quarterbacks non division lamar goff Stroud. I'll say Anthony Richardson, 328 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 1: but it might be Daniel Jones, who the hell knows hurts, 329 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 1: and Jaden Daniels, Folks, is there a world where the 330 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs are like a nine win team? They 331 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:47,360 Speaker 1: have the Super Bowl hangover? Don't stop laughing. I know 332 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 1: you're laughing in nine wins, but remember the teams that 333 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 1: historically lose the Super Bowl do not come back strong 334 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 1: the next year that's born out. Kansas City, of course, 335 00:16:57,880 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 1: was able to come back strong after losing the Super Bowl, 336 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 1: but they were younger. Now you've got Travis Kelce a 337 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:07,879 Speaker 1: little bit older, you've got the Super Bowl hangover, you've 338 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:11,720 Speaker 1: got offensive line questions. I mean, if you wanted me 339 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 1: to make a strong case for the Chiefs to be 340 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:17,679 Speaker 1: not the division winners in the AFC West and a 341 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 1: wildcard team at best, I think you could build that argument. Now, 342 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:22,920 Speaker 1: a lot of it will happen, Like are the Raiders 343 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 1: going to be a dumpster fire again? A four win team? 344 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:27,920 Speaker 1: Probably not. They seem a little more professional with Pete Carroll. 345 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 1: But I could see the Chiefs regressing Chiefs and Lions 346 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:34,719 Speaker 1: coming back to the pack. The problem is Jay, Who's 347 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 1: stepping up for those teams. Well that's another podcast for 348 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 1: another day. 349 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:40,920 Speaker 3: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 350 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 3: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 351 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 3: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 352 00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 3: listen live. 353 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:53,320 Speaker 1: The other topic I had that we can wrap up 354 00:17:53,320 --> 00:18:00,440 Speaker 1: here with is what exactly is a legitimate for the 355 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 1: Lakers this postseason? Lucas played twenty seven games. 356 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 2: That's it. That's a third of a regular season with 357 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 2: the Lakers. 358 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 1: He hasn't had Lebron for all those, he hasn't had 359 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:14,680 Speaker 1: Austin Reeves for all those. Do we need to give 360 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: them a mulligin because hey, it was only a third 361 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:18,640 Speaker 1: of a year. 362 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:20,879 Speaker 2: Or so I'm told. 363 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 1: When Michael Jordan after he quit to play baseball and 364 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:27,000 Speaker 1: then failed at that and came back to basketball, well 365 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 1: that playoff postseason doesn't count. When he got ripped by 366 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:34,399 Speaker 1: Donald Royal of the Orlando Magic, and you know the 367 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:37,000 Speaker 1: Orlando took him out in the series, that doesn't count 368 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:40,400 Speaker 1: because MG had he just come back in February from baseball. 369 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:45,520 Speaker 1: So Luca just got traded to the Lakers in February. 370 00:18:45,880 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 1: Does the same thing apply? Like, I don't know how 371 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 1: we legitimately handicap this Lakers team. I am extremely bullish 372 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:57,480 Speaker 1: on them, but I'm also extremely bullish on like, I 373 00:18:57,480 --> 00:19:00,679 Speaker 1: don't know the Detroit Pistons. I'm nervous for my Knicks. 374 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:03,200 Speaker 1: I am if the Knicks, And by the way, the 375 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:05,160 Speaker 1: Knicks lost to the Pistons last night. If the Knicks 376 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:06,919 Speaker 1: have to face the Pistons, it's not a lock that 377 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:10,200 Speaker 1: they win that series. As of today, it looks like 378 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:15,399 Speaker 1: they will, but in a scheduling quirk, the Pistons face Detroit, 379 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 1: which is ahead of them, in the final two games 380 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: of the regular season. I don't know how on aren't 381 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:22,000 Speaker 1: they landed on that, but it's a home and home. 382 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 1: If they tie, let's. 383 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:26,120 Speaker 2: See who will. 384 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:32,920 Speaker 1: Uh. The season series is two nothing Bucks, So if 385 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 1: the Bucks win one of these, well, the Bucks would 386 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 1: need to win two I think to or lose two 387 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:42,920 Speaker 1: to drop because there are two games up on the Pistons. Wow, 388 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 1: So it looks like the Knicks, who could get passed 389 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 1: by the Pacers, looks like the Knicks are locked into 390 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:52,439 Speaker 1: facing the Pistons. However, I don't know that it's the 391 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 1: worst thing in the world. If the Knicks fall to four, 392 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:58,560 Speaker 1: then you dodge the Celtics, you open with the Bucks 393 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:00,680 Speaker 1: and Giannis. Now there is a they've won six in 394 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 1: a row, Dame. We don't know if he's gonna be 395 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:07,360 Speaker 1: back or not. Would you sooner take your chances on 396 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:12,080 Speaker 1: Yannis follow by the Calves or the Pistons follow by 397 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:14,959 Speaker 1: the Celtics. And honestly, I would sit my guys if 398 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:17,159 Speaker 1: I'm the Knicks. Now there's no chance t Thibodeau does this, 399 00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 1: but I would sit my guys and say, guys, we're 400 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:22,640 Speaker 1: just gonna We're gonna see, let their chips fall where 401 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:25,440 Speaker 1: they may. We're gonna rest up our dudes. Remember Josh 402 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:29,040 Speaker 1: Hart beef with Tibbs, Bridges beef with them too. They 403 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:30,240 Speaker 1: want more rest. 404 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:31,119 Speaker 2: I don't know. 405 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 1: It feels to me like it might be smart for 406 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:35,760 Speaker 1: the Knicks to just slide back a little bit tonight. 407 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:39,159 Speaker 1: It's a huge night in the NBA for any you know. 408 00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:41,520 Speaker 1: I don't want to say losers, but if you're home 409 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 1: on a Friday night, Calves Knicks do the Knicks need 410 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:47,360 Speaker 1: to say, hey, we've got to beat the Calves just once. 411 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 1: I don't even know if the Cavs is gonna play 412 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:50,960 Speaker 1: their guys Houston at the Lakers. 413 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:52,680 Speaker 2: Don't know if the Lakers are gonna play their guys. 414 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:59,639 Speaker 2: They might not. What's the other big one? Not okay 415 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:01,280 Speaker 2: See Hotel? Where is it? Gold Oh? 416 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:05,399 Speaker 1: Golden State at Portland is huge, Golden State. You know 417 00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 1: they might end up in the plane the paper clips. 418 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 1: The weird part about the Clippers, They're not a great 419 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:14,760 Speaker 1: matchup for the Lakers. Zubots is good in the middle, 420 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 1: and they've got the wings to defend Luca and Lebron. 421 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:22,360 Speaker 1: So I'm a little nervous about the Clippers, But overall, 422 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:25,120 Speaker 1: I just still think I can ride Lucas. So I'm 423 00:21:25,119 --> 00:21:27,320 Speaker 1: gonna go ahead and make my picks official as of now. 424 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:31,359 Speaker 1: I will pick the Celtics blindly in the East, and 425 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:34,560 Speaker 1: I'll pick the Lakers blindly in the West. To me 426 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 1: in the NBA Finals, and I'll go Celtics over the Lakers. 427 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:40,040 Speaker 1: It's tougher to pick the conference finals not knowing the order, 428 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:42,840 Speaker 1: but yes, obviously I think okay See will be in there, 429 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:47,200 Speaker 1: and my guess is that in addition to okay, see 430 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:50,439 Speaker 1: we see the Cleveland Calves make. 431 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 2: It in the Eastern Conference. 432 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:55,639 Speaker 1: All right, folks, I'm out next week. Enjoy the rest 433 00:21:55,640 --> 00:21:59,680 Speaker 1: of the Masters. I will be decompressing, hopefully without my phone, 434 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 1: and I'm just trying to enjoy life here as we 435 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:09,400 Speaker 1: inch closer to Spring and summer too, amazing seasons where 436 00:22:09,400 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 1: we don't watch a lot of sports and we just. 437 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 2: Have a lot of fun. Talk to you tomorrow.