Reacting To New NFL Head Coach Hires (Hour 4)

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Not at all. Buffalo Bills disappointing end to their season. And thank you to our guests who've joined us so far in the show. Gene Battaglia joining us from Western New York and Rochester to talk about the Bills. Thank you to John McMullen from Sports Illustrated. Now he came through and talked to us about the Philadelphia Eagles.

And if you want to talk to me, you can do it, too. Eight five five two one two forty two twenty seven. We talked about Jimmy Butler suspended again by the Miami Heat this time indefinitely. They told him, hey, you're not going to start. He said, I'm leaving. They said you're suspended.

Third suspension for Jimmy Butler. Aaron Glenn introduced as the new head coach of the New York Jets. Pete Carroll introduces the head coach of the Raiders. Liam Cohen introduced as head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Man, he's some miserable ass teams. We'll talk more about them. Eight five five two one two forty two twenty seven. That's eight five five two one two forty two twenty seven. Thank you to people listening all over North America on the free Odyssey app, your local affiliates. The Sirius XM. You got Sirius? Good. You got money. It's Channel 375.

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Of course, we got a lot of callers on. What took place yesterday? What's going to happen in two weeks?

A little less than two weeks now at the Super Bowl down in New Orleans. We've had a day. And then we I told you we had these head coaches. Pete Kyle just showed up as head coach of the Raiders.

Just introduced. This man couldn't even get through his press conference. Without Marshawn Lynch in attendance. Interrupting him. And I guess it was positive.

Yeah, it was real. Let's listen. This is Pete Kyle being introduced.

And let's just say he was startled to hear Marshawn. We do want to fill our stadium up with our guys. I know that we have a good draw for people. There you go. There you go. That's what I'm talking about. Mark, settle down a little bit. But it's real.

This is this is a real challenge for us. Yeah. Nice, nice little joke there.

Yeah. Mark Davis settled down. OK. Pete Kyle didn't just have to deal with Marshawn Lynch. He has to deal with his own comments. And I guess he is a coach. He's not going to say that we're going to lose or it's going to be a tough road. Pete Kyle said that we, the Raiders, who's throwing the ball? I don't know. But he says we're trying to win immediately.

Of course they are. You all wondering about timelines and all that. It took us a few years to get to the very top of the last couple of programs I was with. We're starting right now, going for it immediately. We're not we don't have some time. And we've got to make it five or six years down the road. That's not what we're thinking. We're going to start right now to go after it and build this team as quickly as we can.

As Johnson saw Max back there. Max, send the message, man. We're coming after you. We're going to come find you guys and get this thing rolling as soon as possible with the highest of expectations. Oh, my goodness.

Oh, good luck. Meanwhile, good luck to everybody in Dallas. Jerry Jones talking about adding Schottenheimer, Brian Schottenheimer as the new head coach. Let's just say he didn't sound all that enthusiastic. He did say it was a risk, but then he started to not make sense because it's Jerry Jones. Now, I get my proverbial ass kicked over needing people in my comfort zone. If you don't think I can't operate out of my comfort zone, you're so wrong. It's unbelievable.

This is as big a risk as you can take as big a risk as you could take. No head coaching experience. You've just heard him reference his osmosis, his family. Anybody in this room that doesn't believe the apple doesn't go far from the tree has missed it someplace down the road. Well, just because your daddy was a head coach don't mean you a good one. That doesn't mean nothing.

That means nothing. But it's Jerry Jones. Hey, speaking of the apple not falling far from the tree, I guess he's right, because Jerry Jones is nutty and so is his son. His son, Steven, spoke to the media and then he started talking about how, you know, people say that we're in a quote unquote drought. He used air quotes. Listen to this nonsense.

Obviously, we're also evaluating where it didn't go right. You know, in terms of, you know, this drought that people say we're in, in terms of a championship game or a Super Bowl. No, it's not in terms.

It's not an air quotes. Y'all are all delusional. At least the apple doesn't fall far from the tree when it comes to the Cowboys. Both the father and the son, they're both nutty. Speaking of a father, son duo shot Khan, his son certainly helps him run the Jacksonville Jaguars. And today they introduced Liam Cohen after Liam Cohen said, I don't want the job. And then they fired Trent Balkey, the GM. And then Liam Cohen said he wanted the job. Well, today shot Khan had to answer those questions and shot Khan. He gave a reason as to why or maybe he did or did not explain why he fired Trent Balkey.

Tune in. You know, after the 10 video interviews were done and we were ready for that was a transition transition point for me to reflect. And what was the right thing for the organization? And that's when I decided that it was time for a change. OK. He decided it was time for a change. Had nothing to do with Liam Cohen saying, I don't want to work with this guy. And of course, Liam Cohen, when he was asked earlier today, why did you change your mind? He just said, oh, I had time to think about it.

OK. It had nothing to do with Trent Balkey being fired. He just had time to think about it. Well, he had time to be a little cringey earlier today. We know Duvall is the calling card for Jacksonville Jaguars and their fans. It's in all their marketing materials. And so Liam Cohen kissed him a little ass, as he should. Listen to this.

Jacksonville, the community, Duvall. Nice. They're going to play the hell out of that if he gets booed or excuse me, gets booted, booted. And speaking of excitement, all coaches got to be excited at the introductory press conference. You even got to lie sometimes, although I don't believe Aaron Glenn is lying. He just has his work cut out for him.

Aaron Glenn, think about this. He said he is excited. The former New York Jets player is excited to be New York Jets head coach. Put your seat belts on and get ready for the ride. Listen, there are going to be some challenges, but with challenges becomes opportunity gets opportunity.

But here's what I do know. We're the freaking New York Jets. We're built for this.

No. OK, well, what are you going to do with the quarterback position, Aaron? What's up with Aaron? Is he still going to be the guy, the other Aaron? Aaron Glenn is still trying to figure out his life with the New York Jets.

This thing is not about Aaron Rodgers, folks. This is about the roster. We plan on building the best roster that we can.

So whatever that may be, guard, tackle, defense, tackle. That's what we're evaluating. And listen, everybody's on the microscope. That's just what it is. And there you have it. A bunch of loser ass teams who have hired new head coaches and the chances of them having success. Slim.

Slim. You know, maybe Schottenheimer can have some success because he already has a QB. The New York Jets are a train wreck. Hopefully Aaron Glenn doesn't get sucked into that cesspool, although he's already in it.

And then the Jags. Well, at least shot Khan has a lot of patience. He will hire anybody.

Maybe Kong can keep that job for a long time. Eight five five two one two forty two twenty seven. That's eight five five two one two forty two twenty seven. Let's go ahead and talk to Tom from Myrtle Beach. You're on the JR Sport Brief Show. Tom, what's up? Excuse me. I'm losing my voice. I don't know. I heard I heard you talking about Jalen Hurst after first Super Bowl loss.

And I'm going down these back roads in South Carolina with nothing to do but think about things. And I'm thinking if Jalen Hurst wins the Super Bowl, will he be the only quarterback that can claim both a Super Bowl victory and an NCAA championship? If so, where does that place him in the history of the league and what sort of legacy would that create?

I can't think of another one that has maybe maybe I'm wrong, but I'm just wondering about that. What do you think about that? Well, I'm looking at one of the first thing that that pops up is I'm looking at it right now. And so it says. So let me answer the second part. Now, this is Heisman Award winners.

We're going to look into that. I don't believe he will be the first. But I don't think that that changes anything because we've had plenty of people who won a college championship and haven't won a Super Bowl. I mean, it's worth a damn.

He's he's a winner. But do I think that's going to halt? Do I think that's going to vault him into just automatically being a Hall of Famer? No, I don't think so. I think we got time for that. Yes, but I kind of think it will put him in position to make an historical claim that I don't think any of us thought he would be able to make one day.

You said not be able to make one day. I don't think any of us thought if he wins that we would be talking about Jalen Hurst taking his mark in football history as the first quarterback to achieve this status. We got 30 minutes. We have another week. We have Joe Namath and Joe Montana.

That's it. Joe Montana did win at Notre Dame, but Joe Montana won at Notre Dame and Joe Namath won in Alabama. Well, if nothing else, to get in that company of quarterbacks, I don't think any of us would have ever associated Jalen Hurst with the names of Joe Namath and Joe Montana. So that by itself would be a pretty remarkable achievement in my mind. Yeah, I'd agree with you. I agree with you. But I think there's so much more past that.

You know, you don't want to be or not be in a space with those two Joes. I just think he'd have to do more. And I know Joe Namath's career certainly cut short and brutalized because of his knee injuries that took place even before he got into the NFL. So he certainly didn't have the longevity. And we all know about Super Bowl three and the predictions and what have you.

I would just want to see more from hurts. I mean, it's a great accomplishment. I just don't I don't know. I need to see more. Hey, thank you, Tom. Appreciate you. Yes. Thank you.

OK, thank you. Picky, that's a good point. And that's great company.

But at the same time, I just. He's a winner, but I don't think anybody's going to head over heels and going, oh, my God. You know, Jalen Hurts, Joe Namath, Joe. I don't. I still wouldn't put him in that same space. It's not.

Am I wrong there? No, I think it's also like you only get a technicality aspect of Jalen Hurts winning a national title. He was on the team where he was bench at halftime of that game to throw the national or the game winning touchdown. And that's why when I was looking it up, but just before Tom Brady technically did the same thing with Michigan. But he was a backup on the ninety seven team. So like he has a ring and technically has won both. But like he was not the main starter for Michigan in ninety seven.

So I wonder if that's also part of it. Like he got bench at Alabama. It was the most one of the most public benching we've ever seen. And he had to pull out a rookie, not a rookie, a freshman. He goes to Oklahoma. They made the playoff, but then got smoked by Ellis.

Like. So it's not like he's actually won big with him at quarterback. He's gotten to the championship game plenty of times, as you know, or the playoff plenty of times as a starter. He would have to.

Yeah, there's not there's not going to be too much consideration there. And then the fact that that he's still criticized today through this moment in this second about how often he throws the ball and the frequency of it. It's not like he's Lamar Jackson.

He's just, oh, he's a running back who doesn't throw like like Saquon is the car. The offensive line is great. And there have been so many conversations about the transition of the offensive line and moving on from from Kelsey and how he would adjust. Like we had this conversation early in the show with John McMullen and he said the Eagles offensive line. And yeah, great.

Good. I mean, you're going to have a Super Bowl contented team. I would expect them to have a great offensive line. He started naming Makkad Becton like as and he's playing what? Right guard. Like this is someone who was drafted in the NFL to play left tackle.

And they're just like, hey, man, you just you just handled the inside. So I Hertz is good. Is he Pro Bowl good? Yeah. Do I think we might have seen the best season out of him a few years ago?

I think we have. But he's winning. So I don't want to take nothing away. But if he wins a Super Bowl, I'm not going to now put him in the upper echelon.

Not at all. Eight five five two one two forty two twenty seven. That's eight five five two one two forty two twenty seven. Connor is here from Ohio. You're on the J.R. sport show. What's up, Connor?

Hey, J.R. I really appreciate you taking my call. You're a big inspiration for me, especially since I want to I want to do what you do someday. So I appreciate you very much.

No problem. What's up? A lot so much I don't even know what to get to first. I guess I'll just start with you start with what you were just previously mentioning about coaches. I love I love Aaron Glenn's bravado and his his energy. But I guess I guess every coach, every new coach that gets hired to a team that's basically just. Completely in the dumps and their their dump, their literal dumpster fire, all those coaches, they got to it's obviously they all have to have that positive attitude. They got to establish positive foresight and and just also give a sense of security to the fan base, you know, obviously.

So I guess I don't know. I don't even know what the heck Jerry Jones is doing with this. But most most people you want to know, it comes a point in time was just like, show me the baby. Like, I think most fans can see through some of these press conferences.

I don't think people are as jaded as they used to be. Like, you can be excited about the New York Jets. I don't mind the New York Jets adding Aaron Glenn. I don't think it's a bad idea, but I think based I think based on their history and where they currently stand as a team, I honestly think outside of having a competent to good head coach. What's more important are their roster decisions.

And that's the tricky part. And it's a massive roster decision when you have to think about the future of Aaron Rodgers and then who plays QB. And then you have a history of an owner who just he's just a wild dude. He just does crazy things and there's crazy stories that come out. So Aaron Glenn, he could be a steady hand on a crazy ship. But if the ship is being run by a crazy owner, you might be cooked anyway.

So I wish him the best. I think another team can definitely relate by being run by a crazy owner, that being the Dallas Cowboys. But, you know, every team has their ups and downs. It's always a roller coaster in regards to the Super Bowl. OK, I don't hate the Chiefs.

OK, let me get let me get this straight. I'm a 49er and I got my heart broken by the Chiefs. OK, I felt sick for the past few days after that Super Bowl.

OK, I felt sick to my stomach and and it hurt very badly. And so, look, I don't hate the Chiefs. I but aren't you just aren't you just tired of them, J.R.?

Aren't you just tired of them coming back again and again? And again, I know it's history and everything, but it's it's you know, a retro bowl is, you know, that is retro bowl. It's it's it's it's a little football game that my generation likes to play. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on a second. Hold on, Connor. Hold on.

Hickey, what the heck is his generation? Maybe I don't know. Did I just get called out on something? I don't know. Do you know retro bowl?

No, I assume like retro bowl is like Tecmo Bowl. So like when you say that was back in my generation, I assume that would be coming from like someone who's like 50 or 60, not 20. Well, well, I guess if he if he is 20, I guess me and him are not in the same. Hey, Connor, how old are you?

I'm 17 years old there. Oh, crap. OK, hold on a second. Hold on again, Connor. Hold on. Yeah, Hickey, him and I are not in the same gym.

We are not. You know what? That's probably a good thing.

I'm old enough to be his dad. That's creepy. Yeah, a little bit.

You can shine some of that J.R. wisdom on them, though. A little bit. A little bit.

Hickey, the J.R. sport brief is like 16 years old. Wow. OK. All right. Wow. Yeah.

Connor. I've been listening to you since I've been 11 years old. I've been listening to you for about seven years now. Off and on.

OK, so I've been I've been I've been a part of part of the show for quite a long time. And I but look, I guess so basically what the comparison is trying to make here is retro bullets. It's basically a little retro mobile football game.

OK, now people who play it there, they make their teams very good. OK. And they just they just go to the Super Bowl over and over again. It's like I'm playing with my Retro Bowl team and I'm just going to the Super Bowl over and over and over again. Let me tell you, let me tell you this. There's there's there's errors in his generations.

And in the history of sports, you can look it up in every sport. There's always teams who have their time. And right now, Patrick Mahomes, don't get me wrong. And right now, you don't got to dislike him.

That's fine. But eventually people will love it when he when he loses, which he has done already. So I wouldn't mind if he loses either. But I guess I mean, I feel like when you rise up to it, to a point of greatness that is beyond that of which they have seen.

I feel like a lot of people's natural they naturally resort to playing on their downfall. Oh, yeah. Well, yes, Connor, that's that's factual. I have to hit the break. I appreciate you for calling from Ohio. Take my call. No problem.

I'll catch you soon. No, people like to listen. People love when people have success.

They love to rip them down. This is what it is. It can be jealousy. It could be a lot of things. What it is. It's the JR Sport Brief Show. I'm going to get some more of your calls on the other side of the break.

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You're listening to the JR Sport Brief. Is this is this inspirational or miserable? I know this is. Can you take me higher?

Hey, Greg is helping out on the boards. Greg, is this Creed? Is this Creed? It is Creed. Yes.

Arms wide open. OK. Is it an inspirational song or is it a depressing song? Which one is it?

Leaning towards inspirational, but. Truthfully, I don't know. OK. All right.

Hickey, what what who is this more applicable to? Is it a team that this is more fit? Can you lift me high? This is before miserable as team, right?

Probably is to be directed most closely towards the Buffalo Bills fan base. OK. Can you lift me higher? OK.

Above the Chiefs, maybe lift them up if they're down today. OK. It feels pretty fitting. Yeah. Yeah. We found a way to make it fit. Hey, speak.

This should be fitting. 855-212-4227. Rob is calling from Connecticut. You're on the JR Sport Brief Show. Rob, what's up? Do you need to be lifted higher? Hey, JR, what's going on?

No, absolutely not. And I'm going to give you a little little clinical. I don't know what to call it. A little little lesson on the Creed thing. Arms wide open is actually about him and his wife when they're having a baby and bringing in the baby. And then can you take me higher is another song that Creed also sings. So you can separate those two songs. But now that you know, no, wait, wait, hold on.

I don't hold the weight arm. That's not that's not the same. Can you take me high? Isn't that the name of the song that was just played? No. Hold on a second.

It was arms wide open. So, Rob, why the hell is he talking about taking me higher? That's not the same song? No. All right. All right. Anyway, what else you got?

All right. So what I was going to say to you was as a Bills fan, one of the things that I was thinking about, you know, everybody was saying how, you know, the Bills got gypped because they didn't get awarded the first down and this and that. What it basically comes down to is for me is the fact that there was three timeouts left. Three minutes, 33 seconds left.

It's laid out right there in front of you in a silver platter. Buffalo had the chance to go down the field, eat the clock and walk off the field. Where they lack is they don't have the clutch drive to finish the game. Just like last year, two minutes left in the game in the divisional game.

That is a lot. That is a lot of time to talk about eating up the clock. I mean, the the idea that they would not see the ball one time and that they're going to hold it for that damn long. Like, it's not like they starting at their own one yard line and they could just inch that way down the field.

That's easier said than done. At the same time, who were they not giving the ball to in that last drive? Who was shining in that game? Oh, my goodness. You just want to get you want to just give. Well, here's the point.

You give him the ball to go all the way down the field. Do you do? This is not a video game. Well, you just one person. It's close.

JR, Rob, I'm positive. I'm not upset about the game at all. You know, wait, wait, wait, wait. Your team, your team lost.

Yes, they did. And you're not the first time I've seen him lose. It's almost like the Boston Red Sox losing to the Yankees.

All the time. Well, I know if you were around, you know, for 100 years and you'd have 100 years of pain outside. You got to get used to it, JR. And you kind of get numb to it. OK, so it's like I'm not going to walk around for two days or a month saying, oh, we lost. I'm happy with where we got. And I do not hate Kansas City. The only thing I do not like, it's like watching Kansas City is like having to watch a movie.

You've already seen it and you're just getting tired of it. That's what it feels like for me. You understand where I'm coming from on that one? Now, I understand what you're saying. I can't relate.

I mean, it seems like the same damn thing to me. If I'm tired of something, I'm tired of it. It doesn't matter the circumstances, but I put it this way. I am glad that you are OK and I don't. Maybe you're not OK. You might need therapy. You said no, I go to therapy, but no.

Well, yeah, I guess here's the deal, Rob. You said you're numb. I heard everything that I needed to hear when you said you're numb. You said you're numb to them winning. You're numb.

That's why you're in therapy. I get it. Good luck, Rob.

Good luck. OK, I got to keep it moving. Hey, there's always next year. We'll we'll we'll we'll we'll be back.

We'll be back sooner than later. Thank you, Rob. I'm powerless and acceptance. That's the key. Hey, you learn that in therapy. Hickey, I knew. Listen, I knew that there was something there when he said that he was numb.

I said, no, you're not OK. You've numbed yourself out. That's not OK. This is you come to J.R. to get all your problems fixed. Now, don't say that. My J.R. wisdom sometimes can be pretty awful. So people divorce their wives. Don't go home. No. He's in therapy. That's good advice for him.

I even need it for me. Eight five five two one two forty two twenty seven. Corey is here from Baltimore. You're on the J.R. sport show. What's up, Corey? J.R. as a I will say, as a bitter, disappointed Ravens fan. I do need to be lifted higher. No, but I appreciate the Chiefs because I'm glad that Josh Allen didn't beat them for the market.

But I actually can call it about I actually want to see her. I actually don't mind the Chiefs. I appreciate greatness. I've rooted for the Dodgers. I wrote, you know, as even as an Orioles fan, I appreciate the Yankees. I love Tom Brady.

I appreciate greatness when I see it. But I actually want to root for Jalen Hurts because I mean, there's a guy who was kind of pushed out at Alabama despite winning. He was a second round pick after his first year. The people were saying he were kind of already labeling a bad quarterback.

And this guy just has come through and wins. And I kind of almost want to see the Eagles be rewarded for sticking with this guy. He's a good quarterback. He's a really, really, really good quarterback. And there were people I know, Eagles fans calling for him. I mean, you know, Eagles fans.

They were saying, get rid of this guy. He's terrible after his first year. And he wasn't the best. But Eagles believe in him.

I talked about this earlier and I mean, I talked about it two years ago. I appreciate how he carries himself as a quarterback. It's never too high.

It's never too low. Despite criticisms, he's pretty straight. And he gained a whole lot of respect for me, how he handled himself following that tight Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. And so he's easy to root for for me. I know that he's always going to be criticized.

He's not out there throwing the ball around 40 and 50 times a game. But I got no dog in the race, no horse in the race. I just, I'm going to be cool with whatever happens. We either going to see a three-peat or we see somebody pick up their first championship.

And then, you know, Saquon as well. So I'm down. Yeah. Thank you for calling from Baltimore, man. Thank you.

No, no problem. Yeah. We got Hickey. We've had some happy callers. I like that.

Vibes are high enough Monday. Yeah. I don't know how happy this guy's going to be. It's Kevin from Buffalo. You're on the JR Sportbreeze show, Kevin. You're going to continue to be happy. Are you miserable in therapy too?

Yes. I'm about to watch down the dump. I'm going to be honest. It's about two things. First of all, I don't know why we can't sometimes seem, and I know players have to do these on the field, adjust to what. Like, for example, I've never been a defensive-minded coach or a coach at all, but even I would be able to tell that many times if Josh Allen was going to the left. And I've never been a coach in football at all.

I did typical fan watches like anybody else. And I don't know why they had to do the same thing over and over with Mahomes. And I know he's a different quarterback.

Went around the corner on that fourth down. Didn't get clobbered. And I think someday they're going to get Josh hurt bad with a concussion problem. I know he hasn't had one. Knock on wood. But another thing I want to bring up if you don't mind.

I do, but go ahead. When Bedford was finally cleared, thank God for an awful concussion protocol, and I mean barely, I don't think they had Tyler Elam totally ready that he might be able to say his bell rung again. It's like, I don't know if they got him ready as well as they should have because he got his bell rung again.

And I seem like I wouldn't even throw new wolves by the way. Kevin, it's over. It's over.

You have to accept the fact that it's over and that there's an offseason and it is always next year. Okay. Yeah. Okay. All right. You feel better.

Call me tomorrow when you feel better. All right. All right. Okay.

Good night. Damn. Hickey, that was depressing at the end. Oh, my God. I felt like I got my bell rung at times. Listen to that call. I did, too.

I did, too. I said just he feels sad. I didn't want to tell him to hit the bottle. I don't want to I don't want to give him that advice.

I didn't want to ask him what makes him happy because I feel like that wouldn't have been appropriate. I don't know. Hmm. I don't know.

That's a fair question. Well, go do something that makes you happy. Go outside and it's cold in Buffalo.

You can't go outside. Go play in the snow. Makes dogs happy. Dogs are happy with some of them. Anyway, I'm happy. You be happy.

It's the J.R. sport re-show on the Infinity Sports Network. You know what? Let's continue this theme of people not being happy. We're going to take a break when we come back.

Of course, we're going to talk about a few things that took place this day in sports history, and then we'll talk about another miserable ass individual. His name is Jimmy Butler. You are listening to the J.R. sport brief. I need you to think O'Reilly Auto Parts for all of your car care needs. Get guaranteed low prices and excellent customer service from the professional parts people at O'Reilly Auto Parts. 855-212-4227 is the number.

That's 855-212-4227. This is the part that stinks. About the time following the AFC in the NFC Championship games. There's no football. That's it.

We had the national championship in college. Nikki, what was it? Last week already? That was last Monday? A week ago.

How crazy is that? Feels like a month ago. That was last week.

Damn. We got these championship games. We don't have football again for another 13 days. Nikki, what are we supposed to do between now and the Super Bowl?

Nothing, right? Yeah, we need some chaos. That's what we need. Jimmy Butler wants to be traded, but that's not news at this point. Yeah, that's old Todd at this point. This is his third go around. He's actually trying to force his way out. I saw Mack McClung is trying to go for a three-peat on his slam dunk title.

Does that count for something? Has there been an event that used to be such a marquee event and now that it's just the most forgettable thing possible? Oh, my God. No, this is it.

Like having to bring this guy in is just like nailing the coffin. Not it. What? It is. You're right.

Did you think about it? Oh, boy. Who's headlighted the dunk contest? How many games has Mack McClung? They like they they brought in a guy who doesn't even technically play in the NBA. When is is Major League Baseball going to bring in a guy from the Long Island Ducks to hitting a home run?

This is what I want to see. What is Mack McClung? How many? I would tell you he probably has never played in more than, you think, 10 NBA games, you think? He had a row the Sixers, I think, maybe two years ago. He played towards the end.

I bet you still less than or no more than twenty five. Twenty five games. OK. ESPN says he is an Orlando Magic guard, whatever that means. He played and OK. All right. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

You ready for this one, Hickey? I hope he has played in a grand total of five NBA games, five, five. He played for the Orlando Magic once this year. He didn't know he was on the team. He played five minutes. Zero points.

Garbage time. He played for the Sixers. He didn't play in the NBA at all last season. Twenty four to twenty. No, wait, wait.

Yeah. He didn't play in the NBA at all last season. Two seasons ago, he played two games for the Sixers. In twenty twenty one to twenty twenty two, he played one game for Chicago.

In twenty twenty one to twenty twenty two of same season, he played one game for the Lakers. He's played in five NBA games and the NBA is wheeling him out to win his third slam dunk championship. Instead of worrying about that all star game, why don't they just get rid of this? Like they did a period of time where they got rid of it.

Get rid of it again. Like we got fat Zion John Moran. Zach Lavine doesn't need to play in it anymore. I guess that's the last time it was good.

Is there anybody else worth seeing dunk? Like, I don't know. It's a shame. Anyway, you need to get rid of this stupid thing like Jimmy Butler wants out of Miami. Pitiful.

Anyway, this is this is depressing. Now slam dunk contest used to be fine as garbage. There's no way to spice it up. They should just kill it off, I think. I mean, unless, like you just said, get some stars to do it.

I would agree. The dunks are not creative anymore. The stars don't do it. LeBron's not even going to do a skills competition with the sun. So no one really cares about any of this. It's all bad. Yeah.

NBA players don't care about the regular season, don't care about All-Star weekend. Just send us our money. Anyway, it's the end of the show. Let's go back in time. This is not going to be good for Bills fans.

You may want to be careful here. Let's go back in time to a few things that took place this day in sports history. Back in the days when I was young, I'm not a kid anymore.

But some days I sit and wish I was a kid again. It's time for this day in sports history. Back in those days, we had radio and you couldn't see anything.

And it was primitive and lousy and we liked it. On the JR Sport Brief Show. I wish I was 50 years younger and I'd kick your ass. It is January 27th. The year is 2025. I'm sorry to the Buffalo Bills fans, but if we go back to January 27th, 1991, you might remember this. The New York Giants won the Super Bowl over the Bills because Scott Norwood did this on NBC Sports. Now Norwood tries to kick his longest ever on grass. 47 yards. 8 seconds left. No good.

Wide right. This is something Buffalo Bills fans never want to hear. And then 92 happened.

Never mind. Yep, that happened this day. January 27th in 1991.

Brighter days are ahead. January 27, 2010. Gilbert Arenas, Javaris Crittenton. These guys were suspended for the rest of the season for, let's just say, gambling and pulling out firearms and threatening each other in an NBA locker room.

Fun. Taking guns into the team locker room has proven costly for Washington Wizards guards Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton. Each has been suspended without pay for the rest of the season by NBA commissioner David Stern. After meeting with Arenas Wednesday, Stern said there was no justification for either player bringing guns into the team's locker room.

Stern says the issue is not about legal ownership and possession of guns, but about bringing guns into the NBA workplace. Arenas pleaded guilty January 15th to a felony gun charge after an alleged confrontation with Crittenton in the Wizards locker room at Verizon Center in Washington. Yeah, between that and Gilbert Arenas, his knees, his career came to a close and then Javaris Crittenton. Yeah, he was charged with murder in 2011. He pled guilty to manslaughter, was sentenced to 23 years in prison, reduced to 10 years. He was released two years ago. What a shock for both.

And now Gilbert Arenas. Hickey, a great podcaster or just a podcaster? I would say a podcaster.

A podcaster saying crazy things for attention. Right. And has a grade A hatred towards people. Oh, yeah. Yeah, like Europeans who play basketball. Yeah.

Like like Jokic. Listen, people don't hate nobody. Be a lover. Learn to love.

Go to therapy if you need it. The J.R. sport reshow here on the Infinity Sports Network is done. Everybody. It's a lovely situation here. We're going to come back tomorrow and spread more love. Thank you to everybody who tuned in.

You can if you missed the second hit rewind on the free Odyssey app. Thank you to Jean Battaglia. Excuse me, Battaglia for joining us from the fan in Rochester. Thank you to John McMullen for joining us from SI Now.

Yeah, we talked about the bills, talked about the Eagles. We got a lot to get into over the next several days. Make sure you come back tomorrow.

6 p.m. Eastern, 3 Pacific. Let's see if Jimmy Butler gets traded. An unlikely. Find me online at J.R. sport brief. Don't move here on the Infinity Sports Network.

Bart Winkler coming up next. Thank you, Greg. Thank you, Hickey.

All listeners. Be safe. Be well. Be cool. Be smooth. J.R. sport reshow done. See you tomorrow.