Why Washington Star QB Demond Williams Entering Portal Sparked Drama!

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Episode: Why Washington Star QB Demond Williams Entering Portal Sparked Drama!
Hosts: Tony Kornheiser, Michael Wilbon
Guest: Steve Young
Date: January 7, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this lively edition of PTI, Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon dissect the day’s biggest sports stories with their signature candor and wit. The episode focuses on the surprising decision of Washington Huskies’ star quarterback Demond Williams Jr. to enter the transfer portal after signing a contract, igniting tension in college football's evolving NIL era. The hosts also dive into NFL coaching intrigue—speculating on John Harbaugh’s next move—and examine NBA trade rumors around Trae Young. Hall of Famer Steve Young later joins for a deep, insightful “Five Good Minutes” on quarterback play, coaching innovation, and the legacy of Bill Walsh.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. John Harbaugh Firing & NFL Coaching Carousel

Segment starts: 01:11

• Topic: John Harbaugh’s firing by Baltimore; 7 teams reportedly contacted his agent within 45 minutes.
• Kornheiser’s intrigue: More interested in Harbaugh’s destination and the broader NFL implications.
  • “There are at the moment seven teams with official coaching vacancies... I doubt they called up the agent and wanted to offer Harbaugh a job. Which means at least one of those calls came from somebody with a coach already in place.” (Tony, 02:58)
• Wilbon’s angle: Focused on what’s next for the Ravens, given the presence of Lamar Jackson and high local interest.
  • “If you have Lamar Jackson and you have a great running back and you don't win, you'll be just like the previous coach you didn't do.” (Wilbon, 04:30)
• Pressure on new coach: Both hosts agree whoever lands in Baltimore has a short window to deliver postseason results.
  • “You only have two or three years to do it.” (Tony, 04:33)

2. Transfer Portal Chaos: Demond Williams Jr. and Washington

Segment starts: 04:33

• Topic: Williams signed a contract to stay at Washington, but days later announced on social media his intent to transfer. The university accuses other schools of tampering.
• Wilbon’s confusion: Points out the unprecedented nature of the situation and lack of clear rules.
  • “We have entered a territory at a time that no one has any idea. We've never had it before.” (Wilbon, 05:13)
• Contracts, NIL & Youth: Kornheiser reflects on the professionalization of college sports.
  • “Welcome to NIL, kids. College football players and all college athletes are professional athletes tonight. It's that simple. They get paid.” (Tony, 06:06)
  • Wonders about the value of a contract with athletes now constantly moving and calls it “the Kevin Durant syndrome.”
  • “Do you want a player who doesn't want to be there?” (Tony, 06:32)
• Wild landscape: Both admit no one knows how to handle these scenarios, and there’s always another young QB emerging.
  • “There's a kid we haven't heard of today who has no NIL money today, who may have all the NIL money in the world a week from Thursday.” (Wilbon, 07:39)
  • Reference to LSU possibly being in the mix for Williams, showing convoluted recruiting trails.

3. NBA Hot Seat: Trae Young Trade Rumors

Segment starts: 07:52

• Topic: Atlanta Hawks and Trae Young searching for a trade; Young’s value debated.
• Accomplishments & Flaws:
  • Four-time all-star, franchise’s all-time leader in threes/assists, but “defensive liability” (+ owes $95M over next 2 years).
• Kornheiser: Pushes back on “borderline superstar” label; notes he’ll always be compared to Luka Dončić, whom Atlanta traded away.
  • “With all of Trae Young's accomplishments ... he ain't Luka Dončić.” (Tony, 08:27)
• Wilbon: Suggests Washington is merely a temporary landing for trade bait before relocation to a contender.
  • “The Wizards are just where you go to stage before you go somewhere else.” (Wilbon, 09:31)
• Trade Fits & Defensive Issues:
  • Kornheiser questions possible suitors: Minnesota, Houston, LA Clippers, Detroit.
  • “He's such a terrible defensive player ... when he is on the court for Atlanta, Atlanta is five points worse on defense than the worst team in the league, Utah.” (Tony, 10:23)
  • The hosts discuss whether Trae Young could thrive as a sixth man given his salary.

4. Five Good Minutes: Steve Young on Quarterbacks, Coaching, & Bill Walsh

Segment starts: 12:19

• Trent Williams’ Value to Brock Purdy and 49ers:
  • Young: “You can't understate it... If you don't have that guy [elite tackle], everything gets squeezed ... it eats at you.” (Steve Young, 12:45)
• Caleb Williams and Big-Game QBs:
  • Young: Brain expands in big moments; need for creative coach support and surrounding talent.
  • “In a big game moment, your brain doesn't shrink. The bigger the game, the more presence you get.” (Steve Young, 13:56)
• Herbert vs. Drake May:
  • Praises May’s rise (“mvp ... it’s a little bit of a surprise”) but loves Herbert’s potential if unleashed in a pass-first offense.
  • “I want to see the full measure of Justin [Herbert]. And now he's got his legs going. If he can stay healthy. I love him.” (Steve Young, 14:58)
• What’s Best for Lamar Jackson’s Next Coach:
  • Young: Pushes for hiring innovative offensive minds descended from the “OGs” (Sean Payton, Sean McVay, Kyle Shanahan, Andy Reid).
  • “If you're not going to be one of those teams that's going to ignore that trend, you're at your own peril ... please hire a head coach that's going to bring that innovative mind to the offense and a sophisticated passing game.” (Steve Young, 16:08)
• Bill Walsh’s NFL Legacy:
  • Bill Walsh purposely documented his methods to share with minority assistants, aiming to give new generations a competitive advantage.
  • “The NFL should be called the Bill Walsh League at this point.” (Steve Young, 18:14)
  • Kornheiser and Wilbon note Walsh’s influence still rules the league.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

“Welcome to NIL, kids. College football players and all college athletes are professional athletes tonight. It’s that simple.”
— Tony Kornheiser, 06:06

“We have entered a territory at a time that no one has any idea. We've never had it before.”
— Michael Wilbon, 05:13

“With all of Trae Young's accomplishments ... he ain't Luka Dončić.”
— Tony Kornheiser, 08:27

"Do you want a player who doesn't want to be there? What I would call the Kevin Durant syndrome.”
— Tony Kornheiser, 06:32

“In a big game moment, your brain doesn't shrink. The bigger the game, the more presence you get.”
— Steve Young, 13:56

"The NFL should be called the Bill Walsh League at this point. It really is."
— Steve Young, 18:14

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 01:11 — NFL Coaching Carousel: Harbaugh’s next steps and Baltimore’s dilemma
• 04:33 — Demond Williams Jr., NIL, and the new era of college football transfers
• 07:52 — Trae Young’s trade market, defensive struggles, and NBA fit
• 12:19 — Steve Young joins: O-line impact, big-game quarterbacks, and Bill Walsh’s coaching tree

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Tone & Style Notes

The episode showcases Tony's analytical bent and Wilbon's direct skepticism. Their banter keeps discussions sharp yet playful, using humor (“I think Baltimore, if you have Lamar. Jackson and you have a great running. Back and you don't win, you'll be just like the previous coach”) and poignant contemporary references (Kevin Durant’s restless career). Steve Young adds depth with football insight but keeps it accessible and charismatic.

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For Listeners Who Missed the Episode

This PTI episode is a must for sports fans wanting to grasp the chaos beneath college football’s NIL revolution, understand how NFL circles are weighing head coach moves, and keep up with NBA trade winds. With a concise, relatable tone and expert perspective from Steve Young, it’s a snapshot of a pro sports scene in flux—where stars, money, and tradition collide.

Transcript

[A]

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[B]

Pardon the interruption, but I'm Mike Welbantone. A woman from Belarus set a new record for sky surfing by jumping out of a helicopter at 21,000ft.

[C]

I'm Tony Kornheiser.

[D]

Wow.

[C]

That beats my personal best by 21,000ft.

[B]

Have you ever been in a helicopter?

[C]

I have not. Have you?

[D]

Yeah.

[C]

Did you enjoy it in Alaska? Oh, so you was as a tourist?

[B]

Helicopter scared me to death.

[C]

Really? Yeah. Do you know that I've been told by go who fly the planes that go up and down on the aircraft carrier, those guys, fighter jet guys, that the greatest pilots in the world are helicopter pilots. They say that helicopter.

[B]

So better now.

[C]

Yeah. Welcome to pti, boys and girls. In today's episode, the University of Washington has a quarterback quandary. The Hawks are working on a Trae Young trade. And Steve Young joins us for five good minutes. But we begin today with the continuing saga of John Harbaugh. His agent is saying that he received calls from seven different NFL teams yesterday within 45 minutes of Harbaugh being fired by Baltimore. So if Harbaugh wants work, he will get it. But he still has to be replaced in Baltimore, a team with a two time league MVP at quarterback. Wilbon, what are you more intrigued with? Where Harbaugh ends up or who the Ravens replace him with?

[B]

Well, I am a resident of the state of Maryland.

[C]

Mm.

[B]

I live about 38 minutes from the ballpark where the Ravens play their home games. So I'm curious. It's not my team, but I'm naturally curious. You get to see more of that, you hear more of the chatter of that and I'm genuinely interested. But Harbaugh, to me, if he's going to work this year, we don't know. He doesn't have to. He can wait till something better.

[C]

Unless he wants to shinier comes along.

[B]

Next year, if he wants to, he's gonna work. And Atlanta seems to me, as I mentioned yesterday and hadn't changed since yesterday, the place where you have a great running back in Bijan Robinson, you Have a serviceable quarterback, at least very competent, not more so very competent. Even a backup, a young backup. You, you've got a lot of things in place there if Harbaugh wants to do that. But, but the Ravens, Tony, you got a two time MVP in Lamar Jackson. There seems to be, I hate to say this, some underachieving there. If you compare him to his peers and the number of playoff games that they have won, even Josh Allen. So I think the answer ultimately narrowly is I want to see what happens in Baltimore.

[C]

I am more interested in where Harbaugh goes.

[B]

You are?

[C]

Okay, okay. I mean, let me go through this. There are at the moment seven teams with official coaching vacancies. One of them is the Baltimore Ravens. I doubt they called up the agent and wanted to offer Harbaugh a job. Which means at least one of those calls came from somebody with a coach already in place. And I will bet more than one came from a team with coaches already in place. I'll just throw out a name here. Miami Dolphins. I don't know how committed they are to Mike McDaniel. Would they scrap Mike McDaniel if they could get John Harbaugh? Would Dan Quinn stay in Washington if Washington could get John Harbaugh? Let me go to Green Bay. If Green Bay loses the first round of playoff games to your Bears, will Matt LaFleur stay there if John Harbaugh is. Is available? I know Todd Bowles says he's back in Tampa Bay. How secure do I feel that Todd Bowles is? The thing about Baltimore is I think whoever they bring in, I'll get out of here quickly. They've got to run it by Lamar Jackson. Cuz it does seem to both of us that lamar Jackson wasn't 100% tied to John Harbaugh. He's a. He may not be good in the playoffs, but he's great in a regular season. You got to run it by him. And by the way, whoever gets that job, you got to win quickly. It's there for you. You got to win quickly or you're out.

[B]

You know what, Tony? Let's not make Baltimore, Philly or New York or Boston. The city's all immediately North. Baltimore doesn't have that kind of pressure to win. There's pressure in every NFL city to win, particularly when you got an mvp. But let's not. I think Baltimore, if you have Lamar.

[C]

Jackson and you have a great running.

[B]

Back and you don't win, you'll be just like the previous coach you didn't do.

[C]

And I'd Say you only have two or three years to do it. Let's move to college football and a tenuous relationship between the University of Washington and its incumbent quarterback, Damond Williams Jr. Williams had 3,065 passing yards, 25 touchdowns, eight interceptions for the Huskies this season. He also had six rushing touchdowns, 611 rushing yards. Washington wanted to keep him. Williams signed a contract to stay on January 2nd. Now Williams is saying on social media he's going to enter the transfer portal. Washington is furious and Yahoo says it plans to present evidence of tampering to the Big Ten to enforce Williams contract. Wilmon what should happen between Washington and Damond Williams Jr.

[B]

I have no idea. I've read it over and over and over. I have no idea because we have entered a territory at a time that no one has any idea. We've never had it before. And I know you could put all the lawyers in the room and they will all get in a room sometime soon.

[C]

Sure.

[B]

And they'll try to sort it out. And maybe they'll sort it out, but maybe they won't. My first instinct, my God, we live in the shadow of more lawyers, you and I, than any place on earth. My first, my inclination is to say you just signed a damn contract kid. You got to live with this. And somebody must have represented him. I don't know that he went out there and did a wild card. And even if he did, he's older than 18, he's older than 21. But Tony, we don't know that that rules the day. We don't know what the rules are and which ones have to be adhered to and which ones perhaps do not.

[C]

Welcome to nil kids. College football players and all college athletes are professional athletes tonight. It's that simple. They get paid. Washington is paying him and he just signed on to be paid by Washington. Literally days after the ink is dried he says he wants to go somewhere else. I don't know what kind of advice he got. I don't know how many lawyers are involved but it would seem to me, as it would seem to you that that contract is probably upright and they could compel him to go under it. But do you want a player who doesn't want to be there? What I would call the Kevin Durant syndrome. I don't know that you want that and I don't know that these young kids getting all this money have any sophistication in the ways of contract law. Cuz you and I don't at this point. This is the transfer portal. Is this Golden Highway. 100 years of no official money and now all the money in the world. And I don't know what you do here. I just don't.

[B]

No one knows what you do here. And Tony, So this. You talk about slippery slopes. This is worse than that. There's a mountain of backsliding down here.

[C]

I will say this. There's a factor in here that's important.

[B]

What?

[C]

One of the schools that may want this kid going into the transfer portal as a quarterback is LSU with your best friend, Lane Kiffin Jr. Who? The kid committed to him when he was in high school, then decommitted, then followed the guy at Arizona who then went to Washington. It's so hard to connect the dots here.

[B]

I would say this, though, real quickly. I would say this for all those schools like LSU and Washington and all those schools, there's another quarterback coming.

[C]

Yep.

[B]

There's a kid we haven't heard of today who has no nil money today, who may have all the nil money in the world a week from Thursday.

[C]

You don't know who heard of Fernando Mendoza last year?

[B]

Exactly. Nobody.

[C]

Nobody.

[B]

Let's move to the report that the Atlanta Hawks and Trae Young are working together to find a new team for that expensive borderline superstar guard. Young is a four time all star and the franchise's all time leader in threes and dimes, but he's also a defensive liability who. Who over the next two seasons is owed $95 million. Tony, you've been a Trae Young guy.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

How valuable is he?

[C]

I'm not gonna say he's a borderline superstar. I'm not gonna. Borderline now. That's got to be a. That's a pretty big boy.

[B]

That's a big line.

[C]

You hated him in college. You didn't like him at all.

[B]

I didn't.

[C]

Okay. So I think this is a very good thing potentially for Trae Young, who will otherwise be remembered always and compared to unfavorably with Luka Doncic, who he was traded for on draft day 2018. The Mavericks drafted with the third pick. They drafted Trae Young with the fifth pick. Atlanta drafted Luka Doncic. They were swapped. And with all of Trae Young's accomplishments and he led the league in assists last year, he ain't Luka Doncic. And even Nico Harrison would not trade Luka Doncic for Trae Young. Right now I look around the league, Mike, and I see good players in not good situations. John Moran, what's he ever going to accomplish in Memphis? Bradley Beal what has he ever accomplished? And that's why de' Aaron Fox is so fortunate, because he ends up in San Antonio and he gets out of Sacramento before he dies there. Trae Young's done in Atlanta.

[B]

Yes.

[C]

They're 2 and 8 with him and 15 and 13 without him. So if he can get on an upward trajectory, great. But if they say Washington, Washington's not an upward trajectory. No, it's Devil's Island.

[B]

But you go there and you can survey the landscape and you just sort of showcase yourself for teams who are contenders, who will come looking for trades either before the deadline, which is about a month, or in the summer in the off season. And so then you can wind up restarting your career. You hit a reset button. But the Wizards are just where you go to stage before you go somewhere else. We see this happening all the time in the league now.

[C]

By the way, I got it wrong. I had the reverse order.

[B]

What did you do?

[C]

Dallas drafted fifth and Atlanta drafted third.

[B]

Okay. And it was Atlanta, even though Badacich was involved in that draft night. But Trey Young. Tony is an interesting.

[C]

Can I ask you a question? Everybody's fixating on Washington. Doesn't Minnesota need a point guard?

[B]

Maybe Houston?

[C]

Do the LA Clippers want to go all season with a 36 year old point guard in James Harden?

[B]

They do.

[C]

Okay. Does Detroit need a real point? The thing is, he's such a terrible defensive player. There's a statistic that is mind blowing. When he is on the court for Atlanta, Atlanta is five points worse on defense than the worst team in the league. Utah.

[B]

What about six man? What about coming off the bench?

[C]

A lot of money for six man.

[B]

Refused to think. And you know where I was when he was.

[C]

He's not John Havoc. It's a lot of money.

[B]

Wait a minute. He can score and he can hand it out. There's no role for him in the NBA.

[C]

Come on now, which camera am I looking at? Okay, let's take a break. Coming up, what kind of a coach would be best for Lamar Jackson? We're going to ask Steve Young.

[B]

We're also going to ask him whether he's more impressed by Justin Herbert or Drake. May they face each other Sunday night.

[C]

I worked hard on getting that trade right and I got it wrong. I mean, I got the right people, but I got the draft order wrong.

[A]

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[D]

Look, I don't think you can understate it. I mean there's four positions that you have to have in the NFL to be any good as quarterback, shut down tackle, shut down corner and edge rusher. So if you've got a tackle and look, it's not as big a deal Tony today because you're in the shotgun most of the time the shotgun you're already kind of preset. You don't have to turn your back if you're under center, you have to turn your back and the blindside becomes a much bigger deal. But yet if you have a tackle that can take a three way rush and swab it down or stone it right where it is, that leaves you an angle now to escape. And then if he goes around the end it's the circle gets so much bigger because the tackles that's so much more athletic. If you don't have that guy, everything gets squeezed. It's concentric circles that kind of all you do is just feel this kind of presence all the time. And then that gets into your head too because you know the pocket and if the Pocket starts to shrink in the playoffs, it eats at you. And so having him back and having Trent ready to go will be huge.

[B]

Wow. We'll go to another Williams, Caleb, because he and Ben Johnson have both said the Bears quarterback is built for big games. God only hopes for some of us that that's true. Steve, is that a thing? Does that sound like wishful thinking or nonsense to you?

[D]

It's a shock you're asking me this question, Michael. You better hope. But look, it's a three ring circus, right? You've got to have a coach that's going to call the plays. That's what Ben has brought. What's happened? Why is Caleb playing so well? It's Caleb and he's got a coach that's innovative, thoughtful, puts play calls together and, and that's how you handle big games. And then you have to have the talent around you to go catch it and block and all the rest of it. So it takes it all. But the real what he's saying is in a big game moment, your brain doesn't shrink. Great quarterbacks. The bigger the game, the more it kind of expands, more presence you get. And that's what he's saying about Caleb. And what you can't have anymore is a 42, 38 game. Chicago, like you got to play defense like you love 38, but the 42.

[C]

That'S not going to work.

[B]

Yeah, we've given up a few 40twos when we get out and in the Bay Area, Justin Herbert and the Chargers are going to face Drake May and the Patriots Sunday night. Which, you know, which quarterback has impressed you most so far?

[D]

Well, I mean the surprise obviously is Drake. It's really, he's, he's mvp. I mean, you know, obviously Matthew Stafford as well, but he's a kid that if you, however you want to cut it, he's that guy. But because he's new and because no one really knew him as well as nationally, it's a little bit of a surprise. And so I think this is a huge game for him because it's his kind of coming out. Look, I know I'm overstating it, but it's a big deal because I think he's that good. The problem with just, you know, how much I love Justin Herbert, the idea that he is still in a run first offense is, makes me crazy. Like he is all of, he's as good as anybody, but I want to see the full measure of Justin. And now he's got his legs going. He's running for 80 yards a game. If he can stay healthy. I love him. But this is what I love the playoffs is the best quarterbacks show up.

[C]

We will get you out of here on this. Lamar Jackson, speaking of best quarterbacks, regular season, he's one of the best quarterbacks. He's suddenly in need of a new head coach. If that was you, if that was you, what would you want?

[D]

I think I just talked about it. Like, remember, I've told you many times, the OGs of the new rules, innovative offensive minds, Sean Payton, Sean McVay, Kyle Shanahan and Andy Reid. And you look at their tree of coaches. They're now infiltrated throughout the year, the league, because all those four gave everything they had to their assistance. So they've now the fruit of those trees are all over the NFL. And so if you're not going to be one of those teams that's going to ignore that trend, you're at your own peril. Look at the playoffs today. Everybody is running by an offense that's doing that. So bring that to Baltimore. They tried to transition John, tried to do it with Lamar to give him more exposure to a sophisticated pass game. They got further along. But let's go full in to see if we can find out the full measure of Lamar Jackson. Like, come on, I think he can be that great if he can stay healthy. But please hire a head coach that's going to bring that innovative mind to the offense and a sophisticated passing game. But look like Chicago, you better play some defense, too. So figure that part out. But you know, in Chicago, Michael, they're like, bro, this is Chicago. At the end of the day, this is Baltimore. We got to play some defense.

[B]

All right, but let me follow up.

[D]

And ask you, please hire an offensive. Offensive mind.

[B]

That guy you're describing, Bill Walsh, doesn't it make you jealous or crazy? And that all these people, it's all derivative. All they're doing is what Bill brought to the league 50 years ago.

[D]

But remember, don't forget Michael, I don't wanna run out of time, but he packaged everything he knew up. I was there when he was filming and he was trying to, like, he would tape everything. And I thought he was building it for a museum, a Bill Walsh museum. But I said, what are you doing taping yourself, going into the locker room, going out to practice? He goes, I'm building a repository of everything that I know at the height of my career. Because I'm going to hand it to my minority assistant coaches who are not getting head coaching jobs. And with this repository of everything that I know, I'm three generations ahead of everybody. They're going to go get those jobs. And he handed it to them. He handed it to Mike Holmgren, he handed it to Mike Shan. He handed it to everybody. And then on the way out, he said, I'll see you in the championship game.

[C]

That's insane.

[D]

I said, mike, Bill, they're going to come back and competing us. He goes, that's what I want. That's how I sharpen my saw. That's how I get better. Think about that for a second. And now the NFL should be called the Bill Walsh League at this point. It really is.

[C]

This is so nice. That's such a good tribute. It is. Thank you so much for being on, Steve. Thank you, Steve.

[B]

Appreciate it.

[D]

Boys, Happy New Year.

[C]

Let's take you two. Let's take one last break. Still to come, is it time for Matt Nagy to get another head coaching job?

[B]

You want to make me angrier?

[C]

I know you would not like that.

[B]

That and how excited should we get for tonight's game between the Lakers and Spurs? Bill Walsh.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

None of these people is Bill Walsh, right? None of them.

[C]

That's right.

[B]

All of them.

[C]

Together. Oh, I don't know about that. All right, well, then they be half Bill Walsh.

[D]

Come on now.

[C]

Together. Come on now. Yes. You were there, Walsh.

[B]

I know how much you lost.

[C]

Put the in. And innovation.

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Happy time people. Happy 42nd birthday John Lester the left handed starter pitched for 16 seasons in the majors for five different teams, the Red Sox for nine seasons, the A's, the Cubs for six seasons, the Nationals and the Cardinals. Lester was 20117 over his career with a 366 era. Lester was a five time All Star three times for the Red Sox, twice for the Cubs. He was the NLCS MVP in 2016 for the Cubs where he gave up just 2 earned runs and 13 innings against the Dodgers. But perhaps the most striking claim Lester can make is that he won World Series with the Cubs and the Red Sox. Come on Wilbon, who can say that? Okay, John Lackey and David Ross. Who else?

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Theo Epstein oh as a yeah, administration.

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Responsible for all of this is over 100 years.

[B]

But we don't win without John Lester. We do not win in 2016 without his contribution. He's huge.

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Happy Anniversary Trevor Lawrence on this day seven years ago as a true freshman, Lawrence threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns on his way to being named MVP of the National Championship game. As number two, Clemson dismantled unbeaten in number one Alabama 44 16, finished their season 15 0. Current Jaguars teammate Travis Etienne was also on that Clemson team. He scored three touchdowns in the game. Lawrence became the overall number one pick in 2021 and had been teetering on the edge of mediocrity in recent years until Liam Cohn whispered in his ear. The result? A13.4 season, a division championship, eight straight wins and 19 passing touchdowns and five rushing touchdowns in those eight games.

[B]

Would you get him or Josh Allen in the upcoming.

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I know where you're going. I'm going to go the other way because I think. I think it might be his last chance. Josh Allen.

[B]

I think the way he's not as good.

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No. But I think it's the way is clear for him if he can do it. Happy trails to last night's game for the Devils. New Jersey got hammered by the Islanders nine, nothing. Nine. That's the largest margin of victory in the league all season. Anthony Duclair of the Islanders had a hat trick less than four minutes into the second period. What makes this lopsided score even stranger is that the Devils outshot the Islanders 44 24. Devils goalie Jacob Marstrom was never pulled, saying afterwards, quote, we want to apologize to the Devils fans. I've got to be better. We put up 40 plus shots. They put up 20, scored nine. I'm embarrassed of myself.

[B]

I hate that those two teams have become, relatively speaking, irrelevant while we got a steady stream of Tampa Bay and Florida.

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Yes.

[B]

Really?

[C]

Yes. I grew up with the Islanders. Yeah. Let's go to the Big fitness. The NFL Network says the Titans, Cardinals and Raiders have all requested interviews with Matt Nagy. Does that make sense?

[B]

I'm not gonna do what you think, which is jump all over is he's not unemployable. Okay. Six men's college basketball teams are still undefeated. Is that significant?

[C]

It's very late for that many to be undefeated. Nothing significant till after the Super Bowl. The Cubs landed marlin starter Edward Cabrera for three prospects. That a big deal?

[B]

Yeah. He's talented, but he's hurt a lot. And they traded Owen Cassie to get him. Really? The Pacers lost their franchise record 13 straight game last night. Is that a big deal?

[C]

This is what happens when your best player gets hurt and your second best player leaves with free agency. You take a team that was in a finals last year and they can't compete. Last one. Lakers and spurs tonight. I bet you're excited.

[B]

Oh, yeah, the Spurs. I don't know whether Winyama's gonna play. He played last night.

[C]

Would you play him back to back? I would not.

[B]

Not yet.

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LeBron Clayton. He's gonna want to play against the Lakers.

[B]

I wanna see.

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He's gonna want to. We're out of time. We'll try to do better the next time. I'm Tony Cornheim.

[B]

I'm Mike Wilbon. Same time tomorrow, knuckleheads. The Bears have to win. Cause the Cubs are making me angry. And we're not even in February yet. Trade? No. And Cassidy, please.

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