What Is The Media's Responsibility In The Kyle Shanahan Situation? | Hour 1

"Did you get the subtlety of the blue collar?" The Bills released their new 'Nickel City' uniforms and JuJu is NOT a fan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I like all nuts." Greg Cote takes us deep into the origins of #13 on his Top 70 Catchphrase list: "Who shot John?" Dan and Mike both have major breaking news to share, and after a long, thorough discussion of the corruption in FIFA, the President Trump administration, and the NBA, Dan apologizes for not choosing instead to dissect the breaking news that the horror movie genre has lost Colin Cowherd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I'd like to thank the grounds crew." Yeah, yeah, we've got a great call from Jason Benetti broadcasting a squirrel, and Mike wants to talk some college football and the best pitcher in Major League Baseball, Tarik Skubal, may get traded. None of that matters, though. What really matters is that Greg Cote is mad Jeff Kent got into the Hall of Fame, and that leads us into a conversation where these names are mentioned: Kyle Farnsworth, Todd Walker, Delino DeShields, Mike Mordecai, Edgardo Alfonso, Mickey Morandini, Nick Punto, Ronnie Belliard, and Mark Grudzielanek. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"That's a shame; we were just going to get to Zas' thoughts on the matter." Details continue to leak out about an accident Kyle Shanahan was involved in 13 days ago, and our crew wonders why this is seemingly being covered up. Is ESPN slowly becoming a full-on propaganda arm for the National Football League? Is bowling better to nap to than golf? Who shot John? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"LeBron James plays for Philadelphia now, and Giannis plays for Miami now because the Celtics didn't want to part with Hugo Gonzalez." Bill Simmons has come after the Miami Heat once again following their inability to acquire LeBron James, and Mike Ryan and Jonathan Zaslow are simply not having it. Greg Cote is stepping over an extremely low bar by thinking the Miami Dolphins are going to be better than anybody expects them to be. Dan and the crew dive into the difference in the emotions between Hispanic, English, and American announcers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Her and Percy Jackson arguing all over the place Lightning Thief style." The show congratulates long-suffering Philadelphia 76ers fan, JuJu Gotti, on his team acquiring LeBron James and asks him whether he has any concerns about how LeBron fits in with his Sixers. JuJu then calls out his Joker of the Week and announces he will be giving away all of the Boston Celtics jerseys he has as a result. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I didn't know he was a doctor." Before dishing out his Weekend Observations, Amin weighs in on the possibility of the Golden State Warriors trading franchise icon Steph Curry. He then discusses the sensation The Odyssey has become and why he is in no rush to get to the theater and see it. To wrap things up, Tony has his Top 5 Things In History That Would Be Sick To Do With The Boys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Cocaine and sex evidently are a magical combination." Pablo sticks around to discuss the news coming out this morning that UNC GM Michael Lombardi is going on paid administrative leave amid a human resources--not human rights--investigation, as well as a hilarious video from the White House Correspondents Dinner over the weekend. Then, Dan does something that may catch you off guard and presents five NFL storylines for us to chew on as training camps get underway this week. Also, the Marlins have lost 12 straight games since Dan declared that they are a playoff team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I can testify that Donna Shalala's hips also don't lie." Dan responds to a headline that went viral this weekend about his feelings towards Pat McAfee's ascension at ESPN that he believes were misconstrued. He also happened to be having breakfast at a place that Shakira was in this weekend and was stunned by how short she was. Plus, was Jayson Tatum being passive-aggressive towards Jaylen Brown in his first public comments since the trade? Which Miami Heat player did James Johnson beat up? Is it fun to be Caitlin Clark? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"They better put something good around Giannis or else you're a terrible reporter." The fallout continues from LeBron James' decision to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers, and a couple of things are becoming clear: nobody knew anything, and his decision makes a lot of sense. Mike Ryan tells us why he believes this is the best place for LeBron to take one last run at a title, and why the Miami Heat and other teams that missed out on The King have engaged in loser behavior since the decision was made. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices