It is the JR Sport Brief Show here with you coast to coast on the Infinity Sports Network. I'm coming to you live from Atlanta, Georgia. Thank you to everybody tuned in all over North America. This show gets started every weekday at 6 p.m. Eastern, 3 Pacific.
I'm in Atlanta. Thank you to our producer holding it down today, Chris Persianin in New York City. Now, we have gone through a lot here over the past two hours. We talked about Trey Hendrickson of the Cincinnati Bengals. Well, they told him, hey, man, just go try to find a trade because the Bengals are cheap.
We know that and they're stupid. We talked about Joey Bosa being released. He's a free man. Now, what good is it if you're a free agent and you can't stay healthy?
Well, that's why he's a free man. We talked about Dan Lanning getting a new contract extension with the Oregon Ducks. Bill Belichick starting off spring practices. He must feel like a brand new man.
Good for him. We talked about the Cleveland Cavaliers. Cavaliers have been on a roll. 12 consecutive wins. This is their third winning streak of 12 consecutive more or more wins. The Cavaliers are good.
I think they'll be good until they take on the Celtics in the postseason. We'll see if injuries factor in. And thank you so much to Mike Sandow covers all things NFL nationally for the athletic. He came through and he said, listen, I hear what people are saying about your door. Sanders, I got your door going number two to the Browns.
We have so much more to get into. How about this? I told you about the Cavaliers in 20 minutes from now, we'll have a conversation with Joe Vardon from the athletic. Get his thoughts on what the Cavs are doing. He's based in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Anyway, eight five five two one two forty two twenty seven is the number that's eight five five two one two forty two twenty seven. You know, coming off of what Mike Sandoz said last hour, he made the point that a lot of NFL teams and understandably so could be scared away or intimidated or have issue with Chidora Sanders because of his dad, Dion. Naturally so. You don't know what Dion is going to tweet on Sunday after a game. You don't know if Dion is going to be at the game. You don't know if Dion is now going to say it's your fault that you have no idea what's going to happen.
Like from everything that I've read, heard, learned, I never met Chidora in my life. He seems like a good dude for a guy who grew up. Well, as a rich kid and I think Dion is certainly going through his issues and problems, I think that that should not be discounted. Chidora is a good dude who has the world at his fingertips and doesn't come across as an egotistical jerk. I know a lot of people will look at his conversations and press conferences from the combine last week and just tell you up and down, oh, he's confident in himself.
Well, what the hell is wrong with that? He's a professional athlete. If you're a professional athlete and you're not confident in your abilities, then, man, go sit your ass down, go do something better.
Go play hopscotch or knit. Not that there's anything wrong with the knitting, but it's not cracking skulls on a football field. And then you throw in the Dion factor, people can be concerned. And so I pose the question, would you be afraid of Chidora Sanders because of his dad? Like they got some stroke. I honestly think, yeah, we might see something here or there and maybe I'm wrong.
Maybe I'm way off. I think Dion, unless it's necessary or prompted to his degree, not mine, I'd take a way step back, kind of work things behind the scenes. I think Dion is going to chill out.
I know that sounds crazy. That sounds absolutely nuts, but I think Dion is going to let his son be his son. I don't think we're going to get daily tweets. I don't think we're going to get press conferences. I think he'll be asked and he's I think he'll say he's his own man.
I hope that's what he does. Maybe I'm wrong. 8 5 5 2 1 2 42 27.
That's 8 5 5 2 1 2 42 27. Now I did mention before we went to break that we've had plenty of father that we've had plenty of father son duos in the world of sports. And not everybody has the stroke, not everybody has the fame, not everybody has the influence that they want. Come on, Vladimir Guerrero playing up there in Toronto full of Blue Jays. His dad is one of the best hitters I've ever seen in my life. I don't think I've ever heard Vladimir Guerrero say a word.
He most certainly isn't going to be an advocate publicly for his son. You know, it ain't no Eli Manning arch, archy situation here, OK? Ain't no Dion and Chidor. There's no LeBron James and Bronny. But one guy that we did see both a father and son, you know, both All-Stars, I'm not talking about the Griffey's. The Bonds.
Bobby Bonds, multiple time All-Star. And then we had Barry and we know Barry Bonds just damn it. He took things to a brand new level. I mean, what he utilized to get to that brand new level at the end. Well, we know what he utilized. But Barry Bonds, with or without drugs. With or without being a jerk.
Someone who didn't need, you know, the holy influence of his dad. He was one of the greatest baseball players of all time. And it is such a wild situation because Barry Bonds sat down on the All the Smoke podcast. And this is actually a good podcast.
It's out years. Sometimes I can't deal with all the profanity, but I don't know. Maybe it's just me. Listen to Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes.
I haven't listened in years, but I like them. And they had Barry Bonds on the podcast. And one of the things that Barry was asked about, amongst many things. Was about Shohei Ohtani.
Good question, right? What does one of the most feared hitters of all time? Think about Shohei Ohtani and his game. We know about the accomplishments of Shohei Ohtani. The guy just won a World Series. He became the first guy ever with a 50-50 season.
Hey, Barry, who needs your 40-40? He won his third MVP award, his first one with the National League. And now there's two in the American League with that bum-ass Angels team. Oh, yeah.
And then who can forget? He actually pitches. Yeah, he didn't pitch last year. That's why he had a 50-50 year.
He was just able to go out there and focus on hitting. And when he does pitch, he's a starting pitcher with an ERA of three. Rookie of the year.
A $700 million contract. So, Barry Bonds. What do you think about Shohei Ohtani? Is he as good as he is? Would you beat him?
Would he play in your era? Tell me, Barry. OK, I mean, the game is way different than it is than when I play.
The same way Michael talks about it or anyone else. Ohtani is not going to hit two home runs without seeing one go right here in my generation. I don't care what he does. He's not going to steal two bases without somebody decapitated his kneecap and slow him down because it's a different game back then.
Oh, wow. Barry Bonds went to the back in my day. And it's natural.
That's what every single generation does. It doesn't matter the sport, man. It doesn't matter life.
It's just what it is. Back in my day, back when I watched this. So and he congratulations, but Barry said he's amazing without a shadow of a doubt. But do we have to put the he wouldn't be able to do it? Do we have to put somebody would have nailed him?
I don't know. Roger Clemens would have popped them in the brain. I mean, is that what we would have saw?
Like, can we just enjoy what we got now? Barry Bonds? I know he's been on that bicycle a lot out in the Bay Area. Reportedly, Barry Bonds racks up more miles on a bike than an automatic bike out there, a Google bike.
I don't know if Google has bikes, but you get my picture. These baseball players, they're not always that friendly. You know, baseball players are still fighting. They're still dirty.
They're still pushing. I mean, these baseball players, they still got beef. Now, as they dip and chew and guys are swaying bats and smoking cigarettes and know that we don't have all of that anymore. Barry, that that is done.
A lot of that stuff is actually banned in the dugouts now. But I don't want to lessen what Shohei Ohtani has done by saying, oh, it's a different era and he wouldn't be able to have 50 stolen bases because we would have we would have went at his knees. And so, Barry, what were you? You were so great. You got 40 stolen bases. OK, that's that's a lot. Did you miss out on another 10 because somebody took out your knees or because you couldn't do it?
Like, which one was it? Just leave things the way they are. Shohei Ohtani is amazing. You know, I'd venture to say if we took Shohei Ohtani back in time, what do you want to drop him into the 70s for a street fight? What happens if we put Shohei Ohtani in the 20s or the 30s?
How many home runs would he have in that year? He'd be bigger than half of the guys out there. Barry Bunch just just pump the brakes just a little bit.
It feels like these conversations are always that. Well, oh, LeBron James, what would he do if we put him in the 70s? Oh, what would Michael Jordan in the 90s do today? He'd be whooping ass. That's what he'd be doing.
You think Luka Doncic dropping 30 plus Michael Jordan would be out here cooking people. Anyway, Barry Bonds wasn't done on the all the smoke show. Barry Bonds had more to say. Barry Bonds said, oh, yeah, he's an amazing hitter, but just maybe if he didn't pitch it, he'd be even better.
Listen to Barry. I just hope he just stays at the hitting category because his hitting ability is off the chart. Pitching, I just think might tire him out. I think he should come out of the bullpen here and there like he has these because he's D.H. and come out of the bullpen and throw an inning or two here just because he's so good as a reliever, too. He could be one of the dominant relievers and dominant starters.
I think as a starter, man, I think it might get wear wear and tear a little bit and tire him out. Why fix something that isn't broken because it's definitely that's like I could me I'd like, no, I fix my name, bro. This is good. I'm good.
Peace is great. Well, we well, we know Barry Bonds like to. Well, we know I'm not going to say he didn't work hard. We know that Barry Bonds had a limit and then he wanted to do some other things to get over the limit.
Like, OK, that's you, Barry. He can pitch and he can hit. He could do both at a high level.
So what's the problem? I mean, if you're a human being, don't you want to max out at whatever the hell it is that you can do? I mean, we got Travis Hunter, who's trying to get his way and will be in the NFL. We've seen what he could do at the college level. The man can play receiver, the man can play defensive back as much as he is able to at the next level. Why not utilize his skill set and do both?
When show, he came to the United States of America. We all knew from the get go, it was pretty much plain and simple. Wherever Otani was going to go, they needed to let him hit and pitch. Now, pitchers get hurt. We know that Shohei Otani had to take time off because of having reconstructive surgery on his arm more than twice, more than once, I should say.
We get it. Pitching is dangerous. Would Shohei Otani still be special if he wasn't able to go out there and throw? I don't know. It's Barry Bonds.
I'm not going to say he's jealous, but is he bothered? I mean, Shohei Otani could do something that you couldn't do. Or is it just that you were too lazy to go out there and throw a baseball, Barry? I don't know. Leave Shohei Otani alone. I'm glad we have somebody who can do both.
And I agree, yeah. What would Otani do if he could just hit? Are we looking at a guy who's going to play for another 10 years and crack, I don't know, 35, 40 home runs every year?
Yeah, possibly. But the guy is special. He's doing something that we have never, ever seen done in Major League Baseball at this level. And he made himself a 700 million dollars. Please, Barry, tell me where Shohei Otani went wrong. Maybe he should just stop, pause, and give some of the money back and say, you know what?
I don't want to pitch anymore. Maybe Barry Bonds could be Shohei Otani's agent. I think Otani needs a better translator.
I don't think he needs a different agent. I think all of that kind of speaks for itself. Hey, Barry, go ride your bike and leave Shohei Otani alone. It's the JR Sportbree Show here with you coast to coast on the Infinity Sports Network. We're going to take a break. We come back, I'm going to get to your calls.
Well, you know what? I can't get to your calls because we got a guest coming up. I'll get to your calls later on in this hour. We're going to have a chat with Joe Vardon from The Athletic. He covers the Cleveland Cavaliers, the first team in the NBA that has already clinched a playoff berth, a team that is on its way to 60 plus wins. But the bigger question is, are the Cleveland Cavaliers really that good enough to beat the Boston Celtics? We'll have that conversation with Joe Vardon, talk about the Lakers, talk about the Mavs, look at the Oklahoma City Thunder, think about the Knicks, and then the Celtics. They just they just cruising for another championship, right? We'll have this conversation with Joe Vardon.
I'll talk more with you. You're locked into the JR Sportbree Show coast to coast. Even Barry Bonds on his bike on the Infinity Sports Network.
It is the JR Sportbree Show here with you on the Infinity Sports Network. Man, there's so much going on in the NFL. There's so much going on in the NBA. We got March Madness getting ready to heat up. But I want to talk about an NBA team that has certainly been hot all throughout the course of the season. They've already clinched a playoff berth. They're on another 12 game winning streak.
They're hopefully going to get to the Eastern Conference Finals and then go even further than that. Joining us right now to talk about the Cleveland Cavaliers and everything going on in the NBA is someone who covers the league out of Cleveland, also nationally for the athletic. It is Joe Vardon. Joe, how are you, man? I'm doing fine. Good to be back.
All the time, all the time. Well, these Cavaliers, I mean, they've been hot all year and I feel like people are finally starting to pay them attention. What are your overall thoughts on what they've been able to do this year?
Well, start with the attention. They're on ESPN or TNT all the time now. I mean, you know, they're switching out the games and putting the Cavs on. I mean, they just had a streak where they had four games in a row. They were national TV and then they were on last night against the Heat and they're going to be on Sunday in Milwaukee and I'll be there.
And then, you know, it just goes on and on. They switched out. They're putting them on Sunday, ABC, and next Sunday against the Magic. So, you know, the league and fans are paying attention to this team. They're the second team in NBA history to have three winning streaks in one season of at least 12 games.
And I was thinking about this today with them. When you think about the dominant teams in the league now and teams that you might think are contenders, you know, most of them have that single dominant player, you know, whether it's Shea with the Thunder, the Lakers with LeBron and or Luca, Denver with Jokic, and then in the East, you know, the Celtics, I mean, they're a little bit deeper and a little bit more diverse, but I mean, you know, you still have Jason Tatum is kind of the alpha and Jamon Brown's right there. With the Cavs, like, Donovan Mitchell is a great player for sure, but they really do this by committee. You know, I mean, Donovan's numbers are very similar to Darius Garland's and Evan Mobley is right behind them as far as points per game, you know, and Evan and Jared Allen both, you know, are double digit rebound type guys. And then they have a bunch of role players that are doing great. You know, the trade for DeAndre Hunter, he just has been tremendous and he has really helped them. You know, they haven't lost since he's been on the team, which is kind of crazy to say it's been a month now. And then I guess the last thing I would say as far as the 30,000 feet view as to what's going on is they have a player, Ty Jerome, who I would probably vote for and I have a vote.
I'll probably vote for him for sixth man of the year. And he's 6'5 and he's a guard and he's averaging about 12 points a game off the bench. But over the last 10, 12 games, his averages are way higher. And what's so crazy about him is that he's been in the organization for a couple of years.
He missed the entire year last year with arguably the worst sprained ankle of all time. And so, you know, you talk about like, well, how did they change a team? How did they go from this team that was middle of the pack last year to being so dominant without changing the roster? And that's true, they did.
But Ty is an addition just by getting him back from injury. So they do it a little different in Cleveland than some of the other dominant teams, but it really has been fun to watch. Joe Vardin is here with us from The Athletic. You talk about changes. Well, we see Kenny Atkinson taking over now, J.B. Bickerstaff having success elsewhere. What has that change done stylistically for the team? Is that Kenny Atkinson's mantra kind of spread the wealth around?
Yeah, I think the thing, there are a number of components to the style that Kenny Atkinson preaches. But I think even the casual fan could watch this team and see that the ball never sticks. It doesn't stop. And even you go back to the Cavs glory days, you know, 2014 to 2018 with LeBron, and there would be lots of times throughout the year and in the playoffs where it would just be pound, pound, pound, you know, grind the shot clock down with the ball either in LeBron's hands or Kyrie's hands. And then you get a shot there at the end. The ball never stops moving in Cleveland. And it's really hard to guard that way. And, you know, there's a lot of movement away from the ball.
So that's the first thing. I also would say that Kenny has done a really good job with how he manages player rotations and what the Cavs do, depending on which players are on the floor. When they go to the when they go to the bench and let's say Darius Garland is off the floor, but Donovan Mitchell is still on it, they switch one through five defensively.
You know, they don't feel like they have somebody who can be hunted. And then when Darius is on the floor, but Donovan isn't, they go to a little bit more of a helping defense so that the teams that try to isolate Darius have a little bit harder time to do it because there's help there. Maybe those were some things that didn't happen before. But you know, the thing that Kenny says all the time is that this team has been together for a while. And yeah, he's made some changes. But there's a lot more of it is about just the continuity of the group.
And Kenny just sort of tinkering here and there to take a group that has known each other well and really turn it into this cohesive unit. Well, Joe, right now, probably the biggest hurdle in the East is currently playing a rec league game in Boston against Philadelphia. All things considered, if everybody's healthy, it's not gonna be no rollover, you know, for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Would you still favor the Celtics here? Um, you know, I think about this a lot. I get asked this question a lot. I was there in Boston last Friday to watch this, watch those teams go at it.
But Kristops wasn't out there and Drew wasn't out there. This is this is what I would say. This is how I'm viewing it today. I would I would I would pick Boston because they've done it. And that matters to me. I just think that postseason success matters and yet you can't have it like you like you can't go into a series being successful unless you've done it.
So at some point, you have to break that seal. But but the Celtics are as deep or close. And they've all been tested and they all have done it at the highest level and they want the Cavs that they have proven this to be the case that they are they are worthy of the respect of the Celtics. And and they have assembled a team that can beat Boston in the seven game series.
Can and will are really different things. And we and you know, we're gonna have to wait until late May to decide if if if the Cavs can if the Cavs will actually do this, but they are this is not a fluke. What's happened this season? It's not a joke, you know, and they they have every chance, you know, to take that series and move on to finals.
Joe Vardin here with us from the athletic is the JR sport reshow coast to coast on the Infinity Sports Network. If we go out west, we see another team that's surging. That's the Los Angeles Lakers. Luka Doncic looks like he's played his way into shape. LeBron James looks revitalized. Surprisingly, the defense is rolling with with Jackson Hayes out there as the big man.
Of course, typically when you have change, everybody is excited. Are the Lakers in this for the long haul out west? Do you see them going to a championship?
Man, you know, I just got through, you know, talking about how much experience matters to me. And you know, we don't need to talk about LeBron's experience. You know, the the the participant in the finals out of the West last year was Luca Doncic's team. So right away, we're talking about two of the best players in the NBA still. And and and they both have finals experience. The other thing that's really interesting about this when you say are they a finals team is that they're gonna they really could wind up playing their franchise nemesis in the second round than the Denver Nuggets. And where is the answer on the Lakers, you know, for Jokic? I don't know that they have one they but they didn't even when when Davis was there.
So you know, that would be a pretty massive hurdle. I also I mean, when I got home from from my game last night, I mean, you know, you throw on the Thunder, and they're playing a Memphis team that's pretty good and and and the Grizzlies just weren't close, you know, like shade Gilders, Alexander, he controls the pace of the game. He reminds me the way Kawhi used to do that when he was in Toronto and Leonard was just slow things down to his pace and shade does that.
They're also deep, but they are also untested. You know, they flamed out the second round last year, despite having the best record in the east, or the west, excuse me. So it's a fascinating bracket over there. Golden State's back in it all of a sudden. But I really love the job that JJ Redick has done in Los Angeles. They were playing really well before this trade. And obviously the trade changed that team not only in the present but for the next decade, probably. So as long as Lebron is going to be engaged like this at both ends, and Lucas stays healthy.
Why not? Well, Joe, when you think about a team that is as far from engaged, I mean, Kevin Durant had to defend his behavior with Putin holds of the other day. We know about the attempt to trade him. We know about the attempt to trade Bradley Beal. We know he's going to be gone in the off season. What do you think is the ideal landing spot for Kevin Durant?
Wow. I think you start with Dallas and, and, and, and, you know, sure, the Kyrie injury changes that a little bit. But you still, I think, Durant and Davis together, I mean, that was a heck of a pairing at the Olympics.
So I, so I like that one. You know, I mean, I think the Heat can always be a possibility. Obviously, we're not going to see Golden, you know, the Warriors.
That's not, that's not a thing. You know, the Rockets have always been mentioned. You know, I think that, I think that I, I actually have been told that Brooklyn would have him back. You know, there's a reason they didn't trade Cam Johnson. And it wasn't just that nobody would meet their asking price. It's, it's more so that, that Brooklyn is interested in being better again, quickly.
So, you know, I don't, I don't have a singular answer for you. But if you think about how big all those, you know, how huge that lineup is already in Dallas, and some of the other pieces that they have, you know, you throw Durant in there, I do think that's a goal for the Mavericks. A final disaster team question for Joe Vardon.
Joe Lembide, he's just a seven foot one, seven two paperweight. Like, what can we expect from this guy besides making 70 million a year? Like, what are we doing? Oh, boy, that is, it's such a mess. And, and I was thinking about them today, actually, just the disaster of the season for Joel, health wise, you know, the fight with the or the pushing of the reporter and the injury reporting and all that stuff.
But it's not, it's not just, I mean, he's the biggest issue, right? If, if Joel isn't right, it's not going to work in Philadelphia period. But, you know, Paul George hasn't worked there at all.
And, and, and a lot of their role players are way up there in age now. And I still like Nick nurse, I think his reputation has took a little bit of a beating in the league. People, you know, who play in the league and work in it, don't speak of him as highly as they used to. So yeah, I mean, it's not going to work unless Joe, Joel gets healthy. And I think they're right to have got, you know, shut him down for the season. And, and, you know, he's, I think he's getting surgery. And so then, you know, he's gonna have time to let this heal and hopefully show up in shape and ready to go. But I just, when the Olympics ended, and we're all leaving Paris, you know, I just, I didn't see this for him. I thought I saw a player who had played his way back into shape and would have been one of those guys who may be experiences like a positive bounce, you know, from from the Team USA experience.
And instead, it's been the exact opposite. Yeah, well, all the best to him in recovery. And hopefully it's the last surgery and recovery by Joel and beat an interesting career that is still ongoing. Hey, Joe, thank you so much for the time. Please tell everybody again where they can follow you and your work. Well, I mean, the best way, you know, is just at the athletic. The subscription is affordable, you know, we have all the various social media handles, if you're still on social media, that's fine. But just, you know, really just value the value our customers and, and check us out at the athletic and our stories appear on New York Times homepage as well.
Thanks for having me. No doubt about that, Joe, maybe a maybe a finals by the Cavs without LeBron. How about that? How about that?
How? Yes, the final for me, personally, the last seven years, I guess. And then the bubble was a whole other thing, two months down there. But yeah, you know, I cover every finals. And, and, and, you know, without having a home team in that, you know, you're gone for a long time straight, you know, conference finals and finals. So yeah, personally speaking, you know, it'll be all right.
If, if the Cavs make it to the conference finals, then get all the way there, you know, to have half the playoff games at home will be pretty cool. And nothing wrong with that, Joe. Well, we'll catch you on down the line. Enjoy the rest of the season. Okay, don't get sucked up into March Madness either. Yes, sir.
I'll do that and look forward to talking to you soon. All the time that Joe Vardin from the athletic. It's the JR Sportbreeze show here with you coast to coast on the Infinity Sports Network. When we come back, I'm going to get to some of your calls. I see that the internet is kind of going crazy over a lot of things that Draymond Green and Charles Barkley want to talk some NFL, we got a lot to do. But right it is the JR Sportbreeze show here with you coast to coast on the Infinity Sports Network.
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That's 855-212-4227. Hey, thank you so much to Joe Vardin from the athletic for joining us in the last break. He thinks the Los Angeles Lakers. Yeah, they're good. Would they get past the Nuggets? And he was absolutely right.
He's like, what are they? Anthony Davis is gone. Man, watching Jokic bust the ass of Anthony Davis was a thing to behold. One of the best defenders that the NBA has seen them long ass arms and shot blocking. Jokic was like shooting jumpers from behind his head over Anthony Davis. Anthony Davis couldn't do nothing. I know Anthony Davis is he's like, man, don't put Jokic in front of me. Please don't. That guy made no, he still makes no sense.
Jokic is just he's amazing to sit down and watch. He is 855-212-4227. That's 855-212-4227. Let's go ahead and hit the phone lines. Let's talk to John. John is calling from Baltimore, Maryland. You're on the JR Sport Reef Show. What's up, John?
Hey, man, thanks for taking my phone. Sure. Of course, I'm from Baltimore, Maryland. You know, I love everything Baltimore and Maryland, but I do think that the Oakland Raiders did the right thing by paying Max Price. I mean, I could only imagine what we could do with him if he came to Baltimore. Secondly, you said that you think that Shador Sanders is ready to calm down. I mean, Deion Sanders is ready to calm down for us, son. I just don't understand when or if he's ever began to do that. I feel like he went out to Colorado, he became the head coach.
The first couple years he was out there, they didn't really do much, but he did bring the college to a national level, and then he did what everybody else does, and he went to the portal to build around his son. But I mean, to say that he's worthy of a top 10 pick, honestly, I mean, that's kind of like reaching, but he is Deion Sanders' son. Deion ain't gonna shut up, we know this. Nah, I'm not, well, I don't know that, and you don't know that either.
And I remember, I was born in the 80s, you know, so I mean, I appreciate Deion, Hall of Fame player, one of the best players ever. John, hold on a sec. John, you spoke, I'm gonna respond now, okay? Is that all right? Oh, my bad, go ahead.
It's okay. I understand you were born in the 80s. I saw this guy play his entire career in life as well. My point is, and the point that I made earlier, I don't know, and you don't know what Deion is gonna do. We've seen Deion get drafted, we've seen Deion play, I've seen him play baseball, I saw him play football, I've seen him do all of this, I saw him play for Washington, I saw him talk, I saw him coach, I've seen what he's done. One thing that we haven't seen from Deion is to actually have a child move from under his wing.
There's a lot of cases, in a lot of places, you can typically look at people in college or high school, when your kids leave from underneath you, it's not the same. He's been coaching his son, his entire life. You know, what happens as Chidor gets older, starts having a little bit more independence, starts having his own say-so in his life and where he's at and influence over that, I think that's a factor. Now, I can't sit here and guarantee a damn thing, because I don't, I don't have a magic wand. What I can tell you is what I think. Do I think Deion is always going to shut up? No, but I do think he is going to calm down. I said I believe he's going to be selective and when he speaks, and all we have to do is wait and see what he does. I can't guarantee that he pipes down and you can't guarantee that he talks. We got to wait and see, John. No, I mean, I agree with you 100 percent.
And if you feel that way, I mean, of course, that's how you feel. But what we can do is see what Deion has been his whole entire life. And the fact that we've already heard things about where he's not going and what he's not going to do. I mean, we haven't heard that. That's why Elway. Yeah, but no, we've heard that with Eli Manning. But that's yeah, but that's but John, that's that's part of the process. And that's what we have to bear out.
I mean, if you should or not. Hold on, John. I'm sorry. It's OK, John. Why?
Why are you so why so hyped up? No, I was just wondering because I mean, we all know that this quarterback class is weak, right? So you're telling me right now. I mean, this is basic Cleveland Browns behavior. They'll go out and they'll reach and they'll snatch your door. Sanders, they won't do whatever anybody thinks they need to do. He'll fail, maybe go somewhere and be a decent backup.
And then what? I mean, it's what the Cleveland Browns do. I'm telling you right now is a Ravens fan. It's my Ravens draft.
It's the door. Sanders top five in this draft. Y'all don't be happy. Y'all don't have to. Y'all don't have to worry about it.
That's the first thing. And second of all, outside of Chidor Sanders, this is all NFL teams do now anyway. And I had this conversation in full yesterday about quarterbacks, teams, draft quarterbacks, and they hope that they work.
And if they don't, they're right back into the toilet. Because nowadays there's no such thing as developing quarterbacks and sitting him down behind a veteran. You got a team like the Tennessee Titans that'll bring on a Will Levis. And if Will Levis stinks, then well, back to the drawing board. We have a team like the New York Jets that will bring on a crap quarterback like Zach Wilson.
He doesn't work, then we'll go ahead and move on. So that's not something that's exclusive or new or special to the Cleveland Browns. We certainly can look at the disasters that they've made over the past several years. Most notably, you know, taking a look at Deshaun Watson and now having to climb out of that. So I'm not going to say that's exclusive to them, you know, because they play in the AFC North or you're familiar with them. Every NFL team that needs a quarterback is going out there and is swinging for the fences.
And if it doesn't work, it doesn't work. They got to go back to the drawing board. I mean, the Tennessee Titans are so empty in every single thing that they have right now. They're forced. They need everything.
I wouldn't blame them. They're going to be bad next year as well, regardless of what they do. And so the Tennessee Titans are between a rock and a hard place. Oh, we got we got to go ahead and take Ward. Oh, because we're afraid that if he succeeds somewhere else, then my ass gets fired.
And so that's that's the name of the game. And that's the nature of the game. I think the Titans are going to be ass anyway. I would be mad if they went out there and said, you know, give me Travis Hunter and then tank next year. They need so much out. They need so much work.
But this is the good part about sitting down and watching and figuring out what's going to take place next. But when it comes specifically to Chador to say, hey, not a top 10 says who? Says who?
Why? There's a lot of teams that want a quarterback and are willing to grab one. And let me tell you, I think we've seen some worse quarterbacks, guys who are worse off taken. You want to talk specifically about this draft? Man, I'd be shocked if that guy isn't taking top 10. A lot of loser ass NFL teams itching for a quarterback that they do not have to pay 50 and 55 million dollars. Everybody's looking for the next Jayden Daniels.
Yeah, well, you know, he's he's very, very different. It's the J.R. sport re-show here with you coast to coast on the Infinity Sports Network. 8 5 5 2 1 2 42 27.
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