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I'll be hanging out with you for the next three hours. I'm going to get you closer. To Thursday. I'm going to get you closer to more football. Yeah, we got Thursday night football tomorrow.
We got the Seahawks and Cardinals. We'll get into that. In an hour from now, I'm going to bring you a new top six list in honor of Mike Gundy. who got fifteen million dollars to get fired, I'm going to share with you a top six list: some of the craziest coaches in sports today. in twenty minutes Man, a baseball season is almost coming to a close.
Got the Yankees trying to push to win the American League East. Man, the AL Central right now is nuts. The Tigers are strewing it up and The guardians have taken their place. The Dodger's bullpen looks like crap. We're gonna have a chat.
With Kyle Glaser, He's going to come through and join us from Foul Territory Show and podcast. That'll be fun. Kyle will be here in about 20 minutes. And we've already been hanging out for an hour. Where have you been?
We talked about Brian Dayball, Jackson, Dart, and Russell Wilson. They all spoke now that Jackson Dart is the newest quarterback, the starting quarterback over Russell Wilson for the Giants, Michael Pennington Jr. He's not going anywhere. There's not gonna be any Kirk Cousins. Not for now, at least.
Her cur her cousins is still going to be sitting on the bench. And then we have no idea. Whether or not Jaden Daniels is going to start, this upcoming Sunday. And so we got more to get into as the show continues on. If you've missed a minute or a second, Go ahead and hit rewind.
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At the end, of course, we'll talk about a few things that took place this day in sports history. But let's get back to the now. And this is an excellent way.
So go ahead and kinda weave things together. Just last hour. We talked about some of these. Young quarterbacks. Guys who are getting new jobs New chances.
new opportunities. Michael Pennix, junior being reassured that he will not lose this job, To Kirk Cousins, not now, at least, okay? Everybody can lose their job, I don't care who you are, and then we got Jackson Dart. taking over as starting quarterback over veteran and long time NFL player Russell Wilson. But right now I gotta tell you about a couple of uh Do I want to call him Grumpy Old Man?
They might be. Grumpy. old man. Let's get this first guy. outta here.
Okay, for for the past several weeks, We've had to hear nothing. About Tom Bray But about how how much of a uh Conflict of interest it is. For Tom Brady to be partial owner of the Raiders have a minority stake. and then still be a broadcaster for Fox. People are like, It's not fair.
He's getting information. He's cheating. He's stealing. This is unfair. And I say to myself, Well, damn it, if You got common sense and you just watch the games.
How much information are you really gathering? Like you gotta be a complete idiot to just Give up the world to Tom Brady. And so I don't think it's a conflict of interest, and it's also something. that the other owners in the NFL Agreed to. They're parameters, he's not going to facilities, he's not snooping around, he's not having sidebar conversations unless somebody wants to snitch to him.
And why would somebody want to put their job at risk to do that? What is Tom Brady paying somebody off? I I highly doubt it. And so we heard all the negativity about how this is not fair. Come on now.
Boomer a siason. In New York City, WFAN now. Has to pay his own way to you know, go to Bengals uh, you know, Hall of Fame ceremonies. But anyway, Boomer. He had a chat about this on his own show.
He's like, Brady in the boovis, it's not fair. Listen to this. The fact that he's sitting in the Raiders' coaches box is complete and utter BS because the NFL is the ultimate competitive place, and you're allowing a guy. to sit there who's a part owner of a team, which is fine. And now he's going to be meeting with these coaches and talking about players.
That is our BS. As far as I'm concerned, because it tilts the balance. Of competitiveness. I know he's going to try to be objective, but how can you be objective when you're in this situation? And why are they allowing this?
This is a real conflict of interest, especially him sitting in the coach's box. I'm sorry, as much as respect as I can have for a player, and I have had for a player in this regard, this is completely goes against what the NFL is all about. These guys are going to get fired. You know, guys get fired, they lose jobs. This guy seems to be insulated for some reason.
Again, the conflict of interest is startling. No, it it was allowed. That was the first part. But then, what is he gleaming? What is he learning?
What is Tom Brady gathering that he's now passing off to the Raiders? Like, what is he picking up? inside the booth. as a broadcaster that he wouldn't just be able to gather just by being Tom Brady. Saw he doesn't have relationships in the league.
Why, because he interviews the coaches? What are what are the coaches telling him? He's not going into the facility. He has to do things via remote and Zoom, and the coaches and players can only tell him what they want him to know. Outside of that, what is his job giving in and granting him access to?
I see Nothing. Nothing. Not a damn thing. And that's from another quarterback. Boomer Simon is a quarterback, okay?
Marcus Spears used to go out there, On ESPN. And then used to try to go get the quarterback. He played defense. How does he feel about this Tom Brady conflict of interest? Listen to what he said.
I hate it. Ah, it's abhorrent for me. for his job. I love it for his team. You 5% owner of the Las Vegas Raiders.
Sit wherever the hell you want to sit at the game. If you want to be on the sideline with a headset on, go be on the sideline with a headset on. The cult on it is: this should not happen with him being a commentator of NFL football games. It actually questions the integrity of the NFL. Teams have to be smart and not divulge information when he's on a call because at some point the Raiders are gonna play the teams that he's sitting in on these meetings.
And I don't know if anybody knows. And you know this. There's information shared when you have these pre-production meetings for games. There's plans that coaches have. There's guys that they tell you to be on the lookout for for how we'll use them.
So I hate it from that standpoint. You only know Would get shared. That's it. Nobody's forcing a coach to say anything. Everybody's just up in arms about a whole lot of nothing.
And so you know who responded today? Tom Brady responded today. I didn't even know that Tom Brady had his own newsletter. Botcher, did you know? Are you subscribed to Tom Brady's newsletter?
That seems something I wouldn't. would not know about. I'm not a big Tom Brady guy. Yeah, I didn't know he had a newsletter. Of course he has a newsletter.
He's probably selling you uh hunger pills or Fitness pills and telling you you need twenty hours of sleep. It's like, I'm not rich like you, bro. I gotta work. Can't sit around on private planes eating Yeah, I don't even does a guy eat tomatoes Tom Brady'll be like oh the tomato has too much acid in it It's like I eat one tomato a year, it's on a pizza.
Okay, Tom Brady, okay? Here's his response. His newsletter is called Do Your Job. Shoutouts to Belichick, I guess. I don't know.
Listen. Tom Brady said, Quote I love a football. At its core, it is a game of principles, and with all the success it has given me, I feel I have a moral and ethical duty to the sport. Which is why The point where my roles is intersecting is not actually a point of conflict. despite what the paranoid and distrustful people might believe.
Rather, it's not It's the place from which my ethical duty emerges to grow, evolve, and improve the game. That has given me Everything.
Okay. All right. I guess when he played it was okay to have the footballs deflated. He was not happy about that suspension. But I guess now that he's out of the game.
He can't cheat, look. I'm not putting it past Tom Brady or anybody to be out here cheating, trying to get a leg up. I I just find it unlikely. Unless Tom Brady is really doing some underhanded cheap stuff. Stealing files, stealing eye pads he'd have to go around the coaches to get information.
He'd have to run this like the inside job. He's doing this every week. And if he was, you mean to tell me that somebody wouldn't be ratting on him by now? It it I I just think it's much to do. About Nothing.
Tom Brady continued on.
Now he's getting very uh Philosophical about life and the world that we live in today. Thank you, Tom Brady. He goes. When you live through uncertainty. and untrusting times like we are today.
It is very easy to watch a person's passions and profession intersect, and to believe you're looking at some sort of dilemma. Because when you're blinded by distrust, it's hard to see anything other than self-interest. Tom Brady basically said, Y'all are y'all are stupid. He says he had people of Marion and And not telling the truth all over the place today, Tom Brady's just like, I'm I'm telling the truth. You know, I I had enough.
Like, here's my point. And I I I think I I don't throw this guy under the bus. I'm just very honest about him, I think, about once a year. And that happens to be Lance Armstrong.
Okay. When you happen to be, and God bless everybody dealing with cancer, it's an awful, horrific thing. I know plenty of people that's taken the life of it's a miserable disease, awful, horrific. But when you're a cancer survivor, And you end up starting one of the most positive organizations like Livestrong ever. And then you can take that goodwill.
and then convert it into being one of the biggest jerks in sports history. You know, he out here cheating to win, what, six, seven straight toward the Francis? He's over here threatening his teammates To use drugs. He's telling them to their faces: if you snitch, I will ruin your life. Like, this is what the guy did.
This is like if Santa Claus came down yo' damn chimney. And instead of dropping off toys, he stole 'em. And then he looked you in the face and he says, If you tell the next-door neighbors that Santa Claus is a thief, I'm going to kidnap your kid. Like, that's basically what Lance Armstrong did. And so, if Lance Armstrong.
can be that big of a jerk. That big of a you know what You fill in the blank. Whatever you want to fill it in with, go ahead, knock yourself out. If he can be that, Why can't Tom Brady steal information from other teams? Why?
Like, I don't believe he is. I don't think he is. I think it'd be ridiculous. But let's be real. If Lance Armstrong could be a liar, And a jerk.
Why can't Tom Brady be a A football thief, okay? I mean, we get stories all the time. This is sports, this is not the government. And people lie all the time, okay? People lie about their partners, they lie to their spouses, people lie to get jobs, they lie on their resumes.
Like, oh, come on, this is sports. Is this the worst thing to lie about? And I get it, this is a billion-dollar industry. Why does Tom Brady need to Lie. Why does Tom Brady need to Steel.
What is so underhanded that Tom Brady needs to go out here and just gather inform? Why? He's supposed to be this smart football man. We all watched him for years, right? Watch this man play football for what, twenty three years?
Come on I would think Tom Brady can look at the game. And Tom Brady can decipher the game. And not need to steal information, come on. Botcha, it is a conflict of interest. It can be a conflict of interest.
Do you think Tom Brady is gathering intel like that? Come on. He might be gathering information, But is the information enough to actually help the Raiders win games? I really doubt it. It's not like he's physically changing the footballs.
It's not like he's filming the plays. All he's doing Is hearing, yeah, we're gonna give this guy more routes, maybe, or hey, We know they like running the football. We're going to try to stack the line more. It's not going to be something that's going to drastically change. anyone who's watching the game or commenting the game's point of view.
and nobody has to say anything to him that they don't want to. They don't even have to say what you just said. They can give him the Belichick treatment, And will Tom Brady appreciate it? No. And by the way, it's not like Tom Brady's sitting around doing one-on-one meetings with the teams.
He's a part of a Zoom call.
Okay, he's sitting around listening, and maybe he asks a question: Hey guys, how are you? And he goes, Hey, it's Tom. Hey, Tom, how are you doing? And well, how's this guy? Oh, yeah, well, he was hurt last week.
And that, well, we know he was hurt last week.
Okay, so. Much to do about nothing. I would appreciate it a little bit more. Forget your stupid little newsletter, Tom Brady. I don't know how many people subscribe to it.
I'm sure he has hustled his way into a nice base, but uh.
Next time, just do it ether style. Shoutouts to Nas. Record yourself. looking in the camera. And just call these people out.
I think that'd be a little bit more fun. Then Tom Brady's not cheating. He already did that with the flake gate. It's the JR Sport Brief Show here with you, Coast to Coast on the Infinity Sports Network. We're going to take a break when we come back, and we're going to get into more angry quarterbacks.
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I can't believe it, but the Major League Baseball season will be done. The regular season will be finished. On Sunday, We got some teams that have bounced back into playoff contention. We got a team that has, you know, just blown a massive lead and the Tigers. We got teams that are clinching.
We got an MVP race. Man, we even got a team like the Braves. They can't go to the postseason. They got on a 10-game winning streak. But let's talk about some teams that we may see playing over the next few weeks.
Joining us right now is someone who covers all things Major League Baseball as a host and analyst on the Foul Territory TV Network. Joining us once again is Kyle Glazer. Kyle, how are you? Doing all right. I can't believe the season's almost over, but at the same time, this is the most exciting time of the year.
It is. It's nuts.
Well, let's get this out the way. I don't know how exciting it is if you're a fan of the Tigers. I mean, they let the Guardians pretty much jump them, get ahead of them, especially with that tiebreaker. What happened? It's like these two teams are just kind of passing each other night.
How did this happen? Ten plus games? Not only that, at one point it was a 15-game lead for the Tigers earlier this summer. The short version is the Tigers' pitching completely collapsed up through about August 23rd, which is when their slide really accelerated. Tigers had a 3.75 ERA.
Of course, they had Terek Schubel, one of the best pitchers in the majors, but they were getting contributions from a lot of other guys in the rotation and the bullpen. And over the final month, they have just completely fallen apart. They have a team ERA well over five. And that is what has led to so many losses because their offense is fine, but really it was this pitching staff that was leading them. At the same time, the Guardians' pitching staff got hot.
And at the end of the day, the team with the better pitching staff is one that's probably going to win. And that's what's been ultimately hurting the Tigers and helping the Guardians. Yeah, listen, we had every now and then we had some fans from Detroit who would call up, and let's just say they talked a lot of stuff. I haven't heard anything. Uh recently Is this kind of one of the worst collapses that we've seen in recent memory?
Statistically, it is. I mean, this is bigger than what we saw in 2011 from the Red Sox and the Braves. This is bigger than what we saw, you know, 1995, you know, Angels and Mariners. This is statistically, you know, the biggest collapse we've seen. Even going back to the Miracle Braves of 1914, no team has ever blown a 15-plus game lead at any point in the season.
If the Tigers blow this, they'll be the first in Major League history to ever blow a lead this large.
So this could be the biggest blown lead in Major League history. Kyle Glazer is here with us, MLB Foul Territory T V Network. When you think about a team that well, they they they got things clinched yesterday, did it on a walk off, it's the Yankees. I mean, I had a lot of phone calls today, and the first thing that people said to me was, Oh, how about them Yankees last night, J.R.? And I'm like, Yeah.
I don't like him. I don't trust him. I mean, things are different in baseball. What are your thoughts on on what the Yankees have done, and do you think that they'll jump in front of the Jays? It's going to be close.
I do think the Jays will ultimately win the division. You know, the Yankees have talent. Their issue is they have consistently played low-quality baseball, a lot of errors, a lot of mental mistakes, a lot of base running blunders. They cleaned it up enough recently. And with that, we're starting to see them have some more success.
At the same time, This has been this team's identity for five years now that you know in big moments their defense is probably going to fall apart. That was laid bare for everyone to see in the 2024 World Series last year.
So I think ultimately at the end of the day, it's just going to come down to can they keep playing clean baseball? If the answer is yes, they can advance pretty far, but we have not seen them be able to consistently do it over a long period of time, really at any point in the last five years.
So that's where some of the skepticism comes in.
Well, Kyle, you talk about the team that beat him in the World Series last year, beat him handily. That happens to be the Dodgers. I know Yankee fans don't even want to hear the name. Freddie Freeman. But when you look at the Dodgers, they got names in the starting rotation, but they're trying to figure out.
That bullpen. Is it enough to kind of slide some of those starters over? Is it too far gone? Is that the biggest issue for them right now? It is figuring out who's going to come in and relieve for them is the biggest question mark facing the Dodgers.
The Dodgers have six really good starting pitchers right now: Shohei Otani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow, Clayton Kershaw, and Emmett Sheehan. And they only have three healthy, effective relievers. They're going to have to figure out which of their starters will be able to make the transition to relief, how often they're going to be able to use them. The Dodgers are going to have to get really, really creative because all of Tanner Scott, Kirby Yates, and Blake Trinan, the veterans that you expected to take down the end of games, they are scuffling badly right now with no end in sight. Do you really think that we'll, knowing that he's coming off the surgery again?
Are we gonna see Shohei in relief? Are we really gonna see that? That would not be the best course of action. Realistically, what makes sense was for him to start, and that way he can stay on his regular routine. This is not a guy you want to have, you know, coming in.
Pits him in relief, and then he's not going to be available two days later for another relief inning. He needs to be on a very regimented routine. He's going to start throughout the postseason, and then if it comes down to a critical game to clinch a series, game five or game seven, maybe they would turn to him in relief. But I firmly expect him to be a starter and a starter primarily. Kyle Glaser is here with us from Foul Territory TV Network.
This team is not glitz, it's not glamour. They don't get a lot of the attention. They got more wins than anybody. That happens to be the Milwaukee Brewers. We get it.
Small market. I know their fans are probably just like, nobody talks about us. Why do you think that's the case? And how realistic is it that at the end of the season they're hosting the Commissioners' Trophy? I wouldn't sleep on the Brewers.
You know, just because people might not know a lot of these guys doesn't mean they aren't really, really good. The Brewers have a really good lineup, you know, one through seven, the top seven, and they have a really, really good pitching staff behind them. It's a lot of young guys, but Freddie Peralta is a bona fide ace. Quinn Priester has been really good. I mean, they have a lot of really high-octane arms they can throw at you, both in the rotation and the bullpen.
This is one of the more complete teams in baseball. They have talent, they play fast, aggressive, smart, clean baseball. I wouldn't sleep on the Brewers at all. This is a very good team, and if they keep executing the way they have all year, They definitely have the depth to overcome some other teams who have some more high profile names for sure. When you think about, well, we know they're firmly entrenched.
When you think about the National League wild card picture, it's basically down to the New York Mets, Arizona. I think Cincinnati has a little bit of an outside chance. How do you think that's going to Kind of fall out with that final wildcard spot. It's anyone's guess right now. I mean, the Mets have been spiraling.
You know, they picked up a big win against the Cubs last night, down six to one, coming back to win. And the Diamondbacks are playing really, really good baseball too. I have they've won eight of their last 11. I Would expect it to be one of the Mets of the Diamondbacks, but honestly, this is going to be so close, I expect it to come down to the final day and just whichever team gets that one more big hit or that one more big out in a crucial moment, this is going to be a nail biter.
Well, Kyle, we know that Steve Cohen, one of the richest human beings on earth, especially in professional sports here in the States, he made it very clear when he bought the Mets from the Will Ponds. He's like, hey, I want to. Want to see a World Series championship in about three to five years.
Well, w we're just about hitting that mark. He's going through different iterations of the team in the short time that he's been owner. What could we expect differently, if anything, as we roll into this offseason if they don't have success? Look, I mean, Steve Cohen is going to pay for whoever he wants and is going to make a compelling pitch to whatever free agent strikes his fancy. This is a Mets team that needs to get better starting pitching and healthier starting pitching, whether they choose to pursue that in free agency, whether they look at some creative trades.
It's something they're going to need to have if they want to become a championship level team, which, just to be frank, they have not been throughout Steve Cohen's ownership tenure so far. I mean, it's not, they're not one or two stars away. They really need to revamp this rotation and not only get it with better guys, but again, healthy guys. A lot of their starting pitchers are very, very injury prone, have a history of injuries. That's just not a formula for success long term.
Well, Kyle, we talked a lot about the National League outside of the American League with Yankees. What are your thoughts on some of these teams that are. Are sitting at the top that historically haven't been there. The Mariners on a winning streak right now. Kyle Riley looks like he might win MVP.
We got Toronto there as well. What are your thoughts on how things are shaping up outside of the Yankees in the AL? They got a couple of wild card spots that are still available. The Mariners are the scariest team in the American League. That's the team no one wants to face.
You talked about Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodriguez, who got off to another slow start, has been on fire in the second half. George Kirby and Logan Gilbert, two stud aces, got off to slow starts. They've rounded into form. We'll see if Brian Wu comes back. They have Luis Castillo.
They have a ridiculous bullpen. The Mariners are the most complete team, top to bottom in the American League. When you look at one to nine their lineup, you look at their starting rotation, look at their bullpen. That's the team no one wants to face. And frankly, they're the favorites in the AL right now.
It's not the Yankees. And frankly, I think there's a bit of a gap between the Mariners and the Yankees talent-wise. When you think about the the Boston Red Sox, the disaster and the offseason and the injuries and move endeavors. It hasn't been the best start, but here they are still with an opportunity to get into the postseason. How did they end up in this spot after all the controversy?
A lot of credit has to go to Alex Bregman. I mean, this is a leader who kept this team afloat in the clubhouse. He really was just a huge, huge part of making sure they didn't lose focus after all the drama with Rawfield Devers. And look, you have to give credit to a lot of other guys who have stepped up. Jaron Duran, you know, hasn't been as good as last year.
He's still been really good. William Breu has been great. Trevor Story's had a nice bounce back. You know, and the pitching. Garrett Crochet was arguably the most impactful offseason trade edition last year.
He has pitched like a true ace. And, you know, Lucas Giolito and Brian Bayer are two guys that, when they're right, are really effective. And Aroldis Chapman has found the fountain of youth.
So, look, there's a good bullpen here. There are enough weapons in the starting lineup that can hurt you. You know, the rotation is only three deep as opposed to five deep, but there's no question this team has talent. And, you know, a couple guys getting bounce back performances combined with the addition of Alex Bregman, good things happen. Look, we know that here we are at the end of the season on Sunday.
We're going to blink. It'll be the end of October, and then we're going to find out who a champ is early November. What are your thoughts on who we may see represent the AL and the NL? My pick has been for a while, the Phillies, to win the World Series. In terms of who comes out of the American League, depending on the day, I go back and forth between the Blue Jays and the Mariners.
The Blue Jays with the injury to Boca Check and some of the uncertainty with their starting pitching. Max Scherzer has tailed off a little bit. Jose Berrios is going to move to the bullpen. I think the Mariners right now would be the team I would pick to make it out of the American League. With Major League Baseball now, twelve teams in the postseason.
Injuries can play a big factor. You can look at the Braves as an example of that. Is there a team that is not making the postseason that you think will be better situated next year without a major roster overall? Yeah, I do look at the Cincinnati Reds. This is a team that has a lot of really, really, really talented young players, both position players and pitchers.
I think with another year of experience, this is a team that has a chance to really take off next season.
Now, ownership needs to make some additions in free agency, and we'll see if they're willing to do that. But in terms of young cores, yeah, Terry Francon is a manager. I think the Reds are going to be in good shape to do some real damage next season, even if they can't sneak into the final wildcard spot this year. Nay, well, Kyle, we appreciate you coming through and sharing your expertise. Tell everybody where they can follow you on line and watch you all of the good things.
Yeah, yeah, absolutely. You can find my work on mlb.com, my written work. You can find me on Foul Territory. Check it out. And then find me on Twitter at Kyle A.
Glazer. I always enjoy talking ball with everyone.
So, yeah, lots of places to find me. Hey, we appreciate you for taking the time, Kyle. We'll catch you down the line, okay?
Sounds good. Thanks for having me. Oh, thank you so much. Shoutouts to Kyle Glazer for joining us from the Foul Territory TV Network. It's the JR Sport Brief Show here with you coast to coast on the Infinity Sports Network.
Over the next month, we got a bunch of Major League Baseball players who will be looking to leave their mark. And build their legacies. When we come back on the other side of the break, I want to talk some legacy. We got some new Hall of Fame nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. And then we got a guy.
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I'm just happy that you're here, okay? It is the JR Sport Reshow coast to coast on the Infinity Sports Network. Thank you so much to Kyle Glazer from the Foul Territory TV Network for joining us. In the last break. We took some time to talk about Major League Baseball.
I can't believe. The season is done the season is over On Sunday already Already, already, already, the season is done You can't make this up. Major League Baseball spans spring Summer. in the fall. And it all happens uh Oh, so quick Wild stuff.
Anyway, when we get to the top of the hour I'll tell you about some wild stuff. It's Wednesday. It's going to be time for a new top six list. We're going to take a look at some of the craziest coaches. in sports today.
Alright, these are head coaches who are just They say crazy things, they do wild things, they They're an adventure, okay? Just think Bobby Night light. Or think about the guy who inspired the top six list in Mike Gundy. Yeah, he's no longer.
Well, he no longer has a job. I'll give you that top six list at the top of the hour. Top six crazy coaches. In sports Now, before we get there, And speaking of you know, being critical, criticizing. Let's get to the positive first.
Congratulations. Maybe, maybe too soon. To all 128 modern era nominees announced today. Pro the Pro Football Hall of Fame. You heard me.
128 modern-day nominees.
Now, let's be real. You can nominate anybody. That don't mean that they get in that. The list will be narrowed down, to fifty semi finalists Next month. which is October.
Now these are some of the first year eligible nominees. And these are guys who well, y l let's listen. You got Larry Fitzgerald. We know Laugh Rich Joe's going into the Hall of Fame. I don't think Larry Fitzgerald ever formally retired, but hey, who needs it?
Frank Gore. Third leading rusher in NFL history. Frank Gore is going to go in just because of longevity. You got Marshawn Lynch. Is Marshawn getting in?
I don't know about that, okay? We have Marquise Pouncey, who's a former censor for the Steelers. We got Philip Rivers. I have long said and established that I do not believe Philip Rivers is a Hall of Famer. We got Jason Witten.
I think eventually Jason Witten will get in. And we got some other guys. They ain't getting in the Hall of Fame.
Okay, Des Bryant. He's not going into the Hall of Fame. Julian Edelman. He's not going into the Hall of Fame. Who nominated Todd Gurley?
Who did that? He's not going in all LaShawn McCoy? A great career for the Eagles. He's not going into the Hall of Fame. Like, stop it.
And then we got Drew Brees. We know Drew Brees is getting into the Hall of Fame. Hotel probably already booked. Five years from now he got his whole family all set up. We know Drew Brees.
is going in to the hall.
Okay, he's all set.
Next year. He's like, man, I got this. Ain't no sweat going on. And so, Drew Brees has been on a little bit of a media tour today. telling everybody about being nominated and what not.
And of course he was asked about the the current NFL. And unfortunately, Drew Brees took an opportunity to talk about the Eagles, and not just, you know, positively say how they're the champs and they're great, Uh Drew Brees had a uh A different thought. He was on ESPN. He was on first take. Drew Brees was asked about the Eagles and their offense, and let's just say.
He's not all that enamored with it. Hey, I respect Philly. I respect Philly. They are winning games. They're finding a way to win games.
I can't stand to watch that offense. It's the most boring offense. Oh, Drew Brees is trying to get back on television, right? I mean, he was on NBC, and I. Maybe they found him to be too boring, 'cause he don't have a job right now, as far as I know.
Uh not that he needs one. Uh I gotta give him credit for being honest. But the point is, it's to win, right? He's entitled to his opinion. The Eagles are playing.
Throwback football. I had this conversation with a good friend of mine who used to play for the Eagles a couple days ago. Look. They they punch the people in the mouth. They're winning games.
This is not Air Coriel, this is not the greatest show on turf, this is not You know, uh Dan Marino throw into the marks. This is not that. They're punching you in the face. The Steelers are a throwback. How many NFL teams?
Just to day. In 2025, where they've completely changed the rules. You can't hit anybody, you can't punch anybody, can't be aggressive, you can't do this, you can't do anything. They've adjusted the game over the past twenty five years. It's a skewed towards offense.
And to borrow a phrase from Major League Baseball, their marketing in the late nineties, Chicks dig the long ball. I don't think that marketing campaign would work in 2025. I think people get slapped in the face and sued even saying that. But the whole idea is. People are watching sports For offense, Nobody wants to sit down and see no defensive sluck fest and a 6-3 game.
That's done. People want to see scoring, they want fantasy, they want to be a part of the action. They want touchdowns. Come on. Now.
Are the Eagles giving you that? Are they sexy? No. Man, we got fans in Philly on WIP, a local station in Philly, who are complaining all day long about our offense. It stinks and how we gonna win and how we gonna go back to back.
Our quarterback stinks. We got Cam Newton saying, Oh, the Jalen Hurts is not even a top ten QB. They're winning. They just won the championship. I mean, we got to find something to complain about.
And so I credit Drew Brees. For being honest and saying they're boring. I don't want to watch. I enjoy watching that. I like watching power football.
I like watching them do something that no other team is doing. I like watching the Eagles run the tush-push. And you mean to tell me. If your team played this style that the Philadelphia Eagles do. And if they were out there winning, w would you be complaining?
Probably not, right? Or maybe you would. We got a bunch of Eagles fans who are still complaining. About what this team does and what they don't do and what they're not capable of. I'm like, give it a break.
Stop it. They're winning. Who's another power football team? I can't even say. The Ravens are a.
They're a rushing team, You got Derrick Henry, he's obviously a bruising back. Nobody wants to hit that guy. Lamar Jackson's not Cam Newton. He ain't running anybody over, but They are rushing team. Botcher, is there is there another team that's like a true smash mouth punch you in the face.
The Eagles are bigger than everybody. They're stronger at the line. Like they're a power team. When you think about it, That I think that's what the Chargers want to be. But they also have the luxury of having Justin Herbert who can throw the ball.
however far he wants to.
So I think they've You have the the budget version maybe in the Jets 'cause they can't Pass the football and all they can do is run. Not even. But it's it's just. Nobody can recreate what the Eagles do. Because you have arguably the best offensive line, the best running back, and the best rushing quarterback by power, at least, in the NFL.
Yeah, there's no comparison. Jalen Hurts looks like a superhero. That dude is jacked to the gills. Saquon Barclay. This guy's legs look like fire hydrants.
He's a freak. The Eagles have the biggest offensive line in the entire NFL. It helped them win a Super Bowl last year. And then you even got a guy like Makai Beck that, ironically, Bacha, you mentioned the Chargers. He's now one of the Chargers, and they still have a gigantic offensive line.
They have a wide receiver.
Okay, one of them is slight and Devontae Smith. You gotta have some balance there, right? But you got A.J. Brown. He is one of the bully.
He's probably the the the best bully wide receiver. That we have in the NFL right now. The Eagles are built to punch you. I didn't even get into the defense, I'm just talking about the offense. That's what Drew Brees said.
We got a guy on Jalen Carter who's spitting in people's faces before the games. That's not admirable. That's pretty sick. But that guy's a bruiser himself. And so I don't know.
I like power football. I like diversity. I want things to be different. I don't want all the teams to be the same. Ironically, the team that's different, that's bruising, that's boring to watch.
They're the champs. Drew Breeze was asked, If these Eagles can win the Super Bowl, again, listen to what he said. Can Borin win the Super Bowl championship? Can Borin repeat? Absolutely.
Okay. Absolutely.
That's the toughest division of football, too. Let's see how it plays out. Really? Is it? Hey, look, if CeeDee Lamb could catch a post route in week one, then Cowboys have them beat.
Wow. I mean well, he look look, he's he's t the the Cowboys can't they can't stop anybody. The commanders are hoping that Jaden Daniels comes back, and And how competitive are the New York Giants going to be? With Jackson Dart taking over. I don't know what Drew Brees.
Maybe somebody gave Drew Brees some spoiled. I don't know, coffee or something this morning. I'll give him credit for bein' honest. He said that these Eagles, for him, they're boring. He doesn't want to watch the offense.
But he says that Boring can still go out there and. and won a championship. Good for them. It's worked out for them. Don't Fix it.
Well, botcha, how's it going? Don't fix it if it ain't broke, right? If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Yeah, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Thank you so much, Botcher.
Yeah, the Eagles. Don't fix it. Go back and punch people in the mouth some more, okay? What another Super Bowl. I'll appreciate it.
It's the JR Sport Brief Show here with you, coast to coast, on the Infinity Sports Network. We come back on the other side of the break. It's Wednesday. You know what that means? It's time for a new top six list.
I do it every Wednesday. And today, I'm going to give you a list. Of the six criminals. Craziest coaches in sports today. Thank you so much for the inspiration, Mike.
Gundy. I'm going to give you six crazy coaches on the other side. They say wild things, they do wild things, and some of them are successful. But there's some of them not. New top six list on the other side is the JR Sport Reeshow Coast to Coast on the Infinity Sports Network.
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