Covino & Rich - Blow Mets Up, Tyreek's Blown Knee

Summary

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The Dan Patrick Show: Covino & Rich – "Blow Mets Up, Tyreek's Blown Knee"

Date: October 1, 2025
Episode Theme:
A lively exploration of how sports fans and organizations react to disappointment, focusing on whether struggling teams—particularly the Mets—should be "blown up" or tweaked, plus a deep dive into athlete injuries, highlighted by Tyreek Hill’s serious knee injury.

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Episode Overview

"Covino & Rich" takes over the mics for an energetically humorous, insight-packed two hours. Rich, with guest hosts and the regular crew (Dan Beyer, Danny G, and Iowa Sam), riffs on fan overreactions, bad luck, and the business of "blowing up" sports teams after disappointing seasons. The episode pivots from therapy-session Mets talk to the challenge of holding teams and players accountable, finishing strong with the breaking news and implications of Tyreek Hill’s knee injury.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Should the Mets Be Blown Up? — Franchise Frustration & Fan Pet Peeves

• (04:46–20:42)
  • Rich opens up about the Mets missing the playoffs after a lackluster finish, citing their inability to capitalize even as other teams faltered.
  • The Reds' mediocrity spotlights just how much the Mets underperformed despite the owner's heavy investments and trade deadline moves.
  • Danny G reads off embarrassing stats about the Reds, amping up the frustration:
    • "No qualifying batter hit .270 or above. No batter hit 25 homers. No pitcher won 15 games. No pitcher on the Reds notched 200 strikeouts." (09:25)
  • Rich questions the logic behind fans' calls to “blow it all up.” Are fans underestimating how difficult it is to replace core talent and move big contracts?

Notable Quotes:

• Rich (12:31):
  "Do you really start saying, well, they didn’t make the postseason, they only won 83 games, let's blow it all up?"
• Dan Beyer (14:46):
  "You had to at least make a change to signify this is why it happened...Maybe that perception may not be reality, but it feels like you’re at least addressing the problem at a low cost of firing a manager, which happens a lot in Major League Baseball."

Key Segment:

• [17:21–19:19] — Annoying Fan Pet Peeves
  • Rich laments “fire the coach!” knee-jerk reactions:
    "People love to be like: 'Fire blank.' And it's like, all right, fire blank and tell me who then.” (19:43)

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2. Management Moves – The Dynamics Behind ‘Blow It Up’ Decisions

• The group compares Mets’ handling of Mendoza to other orgs (Brewers, Dodgers), highlighting:
  • Popularity with players vs. results on the field.
  • The challenge of balancing continuity with accountability.
• Discussion extends to the NFL and NBA: sometimes, changing the voice or the “vibe” matters as much as talent moves.

Notable Moments:

• Dan Beyer draws parallels to recent coaching changes:
  "[The Seahawks] didn’t bottom out. They were just...There just was nothing there. So...ownership did make the right move, and it’s now going to likely pay off..." (20:42–21:45)
• Rich on accountability in sports and life:
  "There needs to be accountability...When my kids mope, I say, 'Hey, listen, buddy...energy, effort, and just play and have fun.'"

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3. Tyreek Hill's Blown Knee – Modern Sports Injuries & Their Fallout

• (35:36 – 54:03)
  • Real-time reaction to Tyreek Hill’s injury, underscoring both fan and fantasy implications.
  • Drew Rosenhaus (Hill’s agent) claims, “...the realistic goal is for Hill to be ready by the start of the season” (38:06), but the crew is skeptical about agent optimism and the uncertainty of guarantees in Hill’s contract.
  • Broader discussion: Are modern athletes simply outpacing the structural limits of their sports, leading to more catastrophic injuries?

Tire Rack Play of the Day:

• Tyreek Hill’s injury moment –
  “Tyreek Hill’s leg basically snapped in half and it looked as if he’s trying to fire up the crowd. Afterwards...the whole sideline came over right? Yeah, that’s not a good sign.” (47:24-47:41)

Notable Quotes:

• Dan Beyer (49:00):
  “It’s not only ambitious, it’s such an agent doing his job for a guy that will be available for teams to sign...I wouldn’t believe anything that Drew Rosenhaus is saying.”
• Rich (53:00):
  “In our lifetime, the amount of Tommy John surgeries, ACLs, Achilles, these major, major injuries we’re seeing in sports. Is there any part of you that thinks...we have outgrown athletically the way these sports were designed to be played?”

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Memorable and Lighthearted Moments

• Rich’s story about booze runs actually being Starbucks trips (05:11–05:37)
• The crew talking about local/“tourist” pricing at NY delis
• Bemoaning the lunacy and randomness of lottery scratchers (“It’s your destiny!”) (07:18)
• Danny G’s suggested punishment pay-off: "I took all the money in nickels...He was not happy." (34:03)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Timestamp | Segment / Topic | |---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 04:46–12:31 | Mets’ collapse, fan reactions, “blowing it up” | | 12:31–20:42 | Mets management, avoiding overreaction, annoying fan overreactions | | 19:43 | Rich’s rant on “fire the coach” solutionism | | 20:42–22:46 | Ownership decisions, accountability, pet peeves in sports | | 23:40–24:47 | NFL parallels—when to blow up a team | | 35:36–38:06 | Tyreek Hill injury update and contract financials | | 47:24–47:41 | Tire Rack Play of the Day – Tyreek’s injury moment | | 53:00–54:03 | Are modern athletes outpacing the game’s original limits? |

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Episode Tone & Style

High energy, playful but frank. Rich blends fan pain with comedic asides; the crew teases each other, injects personal anecdotes, and leans hard into relatable sports frustration. The tone is conversational with moments of poignant clarity about loyalty, disappointment, and the evolving nature of professional sports.

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Summary Takeaways

• Team failures—like the Mets’ collapse—spark the eternal debate: blow it up, or double down on your core?
• Front office accountability is about perception as much as results. Fans crave signs of change, but moves are rarely as simple as “fire the coach!”
• Modern athletes’ physical evolution might be exceeding the boundaries of what their sports were built for, as seen in the increased severity/frequency of catastrophic injuries.
• Tyreek Hill’s injury is a sobering illustration of career- and contract-altering moments, and the spin agents put on player recoveries.
• Through it all, the “Covino & Rich” crew reminds listeners of the hilarity and heartbreak that make sports so absorbing and so maddening.

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For those who missed the episode:
You’ll laugh, wince, and recognize your own fan anxieties in this sharp, freewheeling tour through modern-day sports heartbreak and controversy.

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[Danny G]

Yo, yo, Happy Tuesday.

[Rich]

And my guy, Dan Byer. How are you, D.B.

[Dan Beyer]

Doing great, rich. How are you?

[Rich]

I want to talk about Blowing up teams today. When things don't go great, we're gonn. But before we do all that, I just. This is on my mind because I just went, by the way, I went to the liquor store. Not because I'm boozing. It's the closest place that sells these little Starbucks drinks. And my wife on our credit card bill, she's like, why are you going to the liquor store every three days? I'm like, no, babe, I'm not boozing. I promise.

[Danny G]

Yeah, nice cover story.

[Rich]

I know. So got a little coffee drink.

[Dan Beyer]

By the way, is there variable pricing at that liquor store? Because you can buy one thing one day and it's $3.19, and then somebody else is working and it's $3.99.

[Rich]

Dude, this crappy Starbucks can, that should not be anything more than a couple bucks. Like 450.

[Dan Beyer]

It'll be 450, then tomorrow somebody new will be working there. It'll be 599, trust me.

[Rich]

And then 350 next day.

[Dan Beyer]

Oh, yeah, they got you by the. You know what's.

[Rich]

They just had to look at you. I lived in Times Square. I know that sounds crazy, but for a year and a half of my life, my wife and I lived in Times Square because I was doing radio and television in midtown Manhattan. And it only made sense to live where I was working because I was going back and forth a lot to the studio. I'd go to the deli across the street and get like a bacon, egg and cheese on a bagel. And they made a different price every time. And I finally said to the guy, I live across the street, I'm local. And he's like, oh, okay. And I had a better price from that point on because they say they, you know, they see tourists all day and they're like bacon, egg and cheese. 12 bucks. That'll be $94. Exactly. And then, you know, they'd be like, yeah, five bucks. I want the local discount. So here's where I have a dumb question. And then we'll get to all my deep thoughts today. Thanks for hanging. Cavino's swimming in a cenote somewhere. And based on our Mets Yankees bet, half his vacation was on me. So enjoy Camino, go get a massage. I go to get my little can of coffee and I see they have scratchers. Now, I'm not a scratch off lottery guy. My grandfather was, I think Everybody World War II, old, old guy from the oldie timey times was, I've never bought a scratcher. Maybe in 20 years. But they had a $10 ticket and it was said million dollars and they were 49ers. It was like a big 49ers logo. And I said, you know what, let me get one of those, boy. And the guy goes, ooh, for the lottery. It's cash only. Now. I'm honestly, it's on my mind that that one ticket that I couldn't buy, that I was going to buy, is a big winner.

[Dan Beyer]

It's your destiny.

[Rich]

It's my destiny. I almost want to be like, please can you put that one. I almost want to call them during the break and be like, put it aside.

[Dan Beyer]

Go to the atm, pay the five dollar ATM fee just to get the cash out to buy that. Just scratch all the price to be a millionaire.

[Rich]

You know, it could be. You never know. You never know. All right, well, hey, welcome to Covino and Rich. Those are the dumb things I think of and there's plenty more. Today we're going to have a lot of fun. But as we watched Wild card baseball, congrats to the Tigers. School did what school supposed to do, right? You're. You're Cy Young, your ace. Look at that. In the ninth, they caught the Guardians in a little pickle between third and home. It was, you know, it's playoff baseball. Two one school going seven and two thirds, which is again, what an ace should do. So congrats to Detroit. They're up one. Oh, maybe they get back on track in the postseason now. I saw that. The Cubbies beating the Padres 21 and you'll have wild card baseball all day. I'm sort of bummed because part of me assumed that this week, Danny, you and I, we'd be battling Mets Dodgers. But that didn't happen because the Mets had every opportunity on planet earth to back into the playoffs. The Reds were not some powerhouse team. When your team fails and, you know, neglects to make the postseason, if some other team went 18 and 2 over their final 20 and it's like, what are you going to do? They were just that good. They were inspired. Like, like the Cleveland Guardians. They just got so good. At the end of the year, you can't, you can't help yourself but say they deserved it. The Reds did nothing to deserve this. It's almost like the consolation prize for the Mets sucking so bad. Over their last 80 games, the Reds were 40 and 40. They are a.500 team. In fact, Danny G, you sent me a meme yesterday that aggravated me even more. Do you want to read some of these fun facts? About this Cincinnati Reds team that if your Dodgers don't sweep immediately, you should be embarrassed. Yeah, let me pull that up here. I think it was like, not One pitcher with 15 or more wins, not one batter batted.270 or higher.

[Danny G]

Yeah. No qualifying batter hit.270 or above. No batter hit 25 homers. No pitcher won 15 games. No pitcher on the Reds notched 200 strikeouts.

[Rich]

So it's even more embarrassing when you look at what Steve Cohen tried to put together with David Stearns in New York and the Mets fell short. I will not make this all about my Mets, I promise you. But it's just the latest example of a team that spends a lot of money and it doesn't work out the way the fan base and ownership wanted. Here's the question. At the trade deadline, we remember, what was the big thing up? Mets and Padres won the trade deadline. Mets got Helsley, they got some relievers, they got Mullins in center field. And at that time, I was like, mets made some improvements. Those guys all ended up sucking. A major case of the suck in Queens. Is that David Stern's fault? He made the moves. Mendoza, do you blame the manager? Is that who falls on the sword? I have met fan friends that say things like, well, know you got to do now. Got to blow the whole thing up. Everyone's got to go. So I want to start there today. And don't worry, we will get to Tyree Kill. I have thoughts on him, and I think he looked pretty happy for a guy that got injured. I think he's happy that his days in Miami are done. He'll start next year, and I guarantee it's not there. There's updates with him. Drew Rosenhaus has given some updates on Tyree Kill, but when your teams think Stanley, if the Lakers, you know, are a low seed in the playoffs, early exit. And of course, a lot of people in LA will say things like, you got a new coach, Revamp, new everything.

[Danny G]

Yeah, this has happened in recent years, actually.

[Rich]

Do you subscribe to this or do you say, no, no, no, you don't need to rebuild, blow the whole thing up. You just need to revamp.

[Danny G]

Depends on the leadership of the team. If it seems like it's rotten to the core, then that's when you know, fans with higher IQs would be like, well, something's got to change from the top down. But if you have all the right pieces in place and there was just a lot of underperformance going on, then it's a different story.

[Rich]

I mean, Call me naive. I really feel like sometimes you just have bad luck. I know you say bad luck for three, four months since June, when the Mets stunk like third worst team in baseball. That's a long, that's a long period of stank. Stank. That's like the great stink of 1858, which we've talked about before. But does there come a point where you say, hey, man, the talents there. Run it back. It just. Everything went wrong. They had no comeback victories. Only team in baseball this year to not have a ninth inning comeback. That's insane. What are you going to do? You just signed Juan Soto. Lindor is clearly the fan favorite. Everyone's going to want you to resign Pete Alonso and give him the money that he clearly has now earned. Nimos signed for like a decade. What do you do? Do you not run it back with a core of a team? Do you really start saying, well, they didn't make the postseason, they only won 83 games, let's blow it all up?

[Dan Beyer]

It's. It seriously is situation by situation because of what you just laid out. You would think that the change that you could make would be at the managerial spot.

[Rich]

And then you saw what they did. They immediately said, oh, Carlos Mendoza will be back. So what, what would have been the sacrificial lamb, so to speak, for the fan base, right? Like, well, they're doing something. Yeah. Think of all these boneheads and queens that I root with. Right?

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah.

[Rich]

Mendoza's gone and Stearns gets a little slap on the wrist. Like, yeah, you're warning, warning Stearns, we know you rebuilt Milwaukee, but hey, hey, none of that happened. So you're, especially with Rocco Beldala, Badelli, Bochy, Ron Washington, aren't a lot of, you know, there's manager options. Plus guys we're not even thinking about to immediately say Mendoza's coming back.

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah, it's interesting you mentioned the brewers, and as a Brewers fan, not nearly as much of a Mets fan as you are, but I go back to 2008 when this team was trying to end their playoff drought from 1982, and they had everything going for them and all of a sudden they hit this slide. And Ned Yost had a lot more equity within that organization than Carlos Mendoza does with the Mets. But the brewers are trying to end a 26 year postseason drought.

[Rich]

Dude, you're thinking of your baseball goal, but Robin Yount's name in it, like, it's been that long at that time.

[Dan Beyer]

And you're thinking at that point, like, we can't miss this opportunity. The change that we need to make is we're sliding is they were competing with the Mets that year for the, for the, for the wild car. Looking at that position, they made the decision to fire Yost because if they didn't make the playoffs, he wasn't going to be back the next year and you needed to salvage something. So Dale Swaim ended up taking over and they saved the season. They ended up making the postseason and ending the drought and everyone was happy. The outcome was though, if you don't make the playoffs, Yost is gone anyway. So let's do it now. I'm surprised it didn't happen with the Mets because of the slide that they were at and that it didn't happen then like to make the move to say we need to make a change is probably the reason why they are keeping him for next year, which doesn't make a lot of sense.

[Rich]

I assume he's very popular with the players. But then again, but then again, like maybe that's not necessarily always the best thing. Right?

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah. And I get like the, like the Marlins lined up the weekend to beat you guys.

[Rich]

Oh yeah.

[Dan Beyer]

Like, you know, like they set up their pitching staff the way it is. But there is something that I think is so poetic and not in a good way for you for the Mets to not score any runs on the final day of the season. And so at that point, something has to be done. And so that's why I'm not saying you can't blow it up with everything that you've got committed, but you had to at least make a change to signify this is why it happened. This is what we've identified. And maybe that perception may not be reality, but it feels like you're at least addressing the problem at a lower, a low cost of firing a manager, which happens a lot in Major League Baseball.

[Rich]

It's, it's, it's a low cost, you know, move and a fan reactive move to get rid of a manager. It might not be, you know, always right manage is not playing the GMs not playing. When, when like Danny G. When Stearns goes out during the trade deadline and you know, acquires bullpen help and Mullins in center field at that time you even agree that they were like, man, Mets made some good moves.

[Danny G]

I saw headlines that said the Padres and the Mets were the trade dead.

[Rich]

So if he made the moves that made sense on paper, could you then blame the gm? Or is that like, because now you're saying like, well, the GM's not responsible. Well, we're bringing back the manager. He's not responsible. Who's responsible then? And again, don't make it about my Mets if you don't want to just think of your own team if your team is not doing well, do you say who's the core players? These guys are all under contract and it know what it makes me think of annoying fan pet peeves which is where I sort of want to go with this because there's so many people that love to say get rid of this guy, get rid of that guy. Fire this guy, do this. And the answer is never simply that. Contracts, no trade clauses, all these things are there. Get rid of Nimmo. Yeah, he's locked up until 2030 something. Are you going to try to find a trade partner and then approve it through him? And then who, who's playing outfield for you? What do you A guy that you thought was going to be captain for the Mets. Lynn Doer, fan favorite. Every kid's got a number 12 shirt. You're going to say goodbye Francisco. Let me find another elite shortstop. The Mets have so much talent it's disgusting offensively how they couldn't get the job done. Is it safe to say sometimes you just quote, run it back and hope you have better luck?

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah, I, I would say this. I think this year should have been the Mets last year and last year should have been the Mets this year.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Dan Beyer]

So if you want to go I'll go with ball don't lie theory. So the Mets shouldn't have made it to the NLCS last year. I mean they probably shouldn't have beaten the brewers in having the heroics that they did. That was also a year last year that I thought that the we thought as a collective group that give David Stearns a year they weren't going to be spending a lot of money and it was going to be leading up to 20. I would take as the ball don't lie theory in that case if that's what the Mets are going to do. I just don't think the reason why I thought earlier you make the change at the managerial spot is because I don't know how much equity he built up last year but if you want to look at it from a 20,000ft view, I think that that way of last year should have been this year and this year should have been last year is probably the way you rationalize it if you're Steve Cohen.

[Rich]

I just, I just can't wrap my head around it as a fan. I Feel like today when I, when I watch Danny G and Bo and Bersch and everyone here with their Dodger shirts on. And I know Cavino's probably sitting, like I said, on a lounge chair with his Yankees, you know, swimsuit on his pinstripe, little 5 inch Speedo.

[Dan Beyer]

But hasn't everything. I know the Pete Alonso situation hasn't worked out, but this is what happens. You got your GM that you've wanted for years and years and years. Right. You've now signed Juan Soto in a.

[Rich]

This is supposed to be it. And then you know what you didn't do though?

[Dan Beyer]

It's just one year. Like you have all these things that are thought to be long term decisions. And so I guess that would be the reason to not overreact or to tell your buddies to, to not blow it up. These are guys that were brought in because over the long haul you feel that you will have more success than you, than you wouldn't.

[Rich]

Yeah. I mean, you get Soto, like you said it maybe just last year should have been this year, this year should have been last year. But if you guys have any other annoying fan pet peeves, I would love to hear him because one, one of my, one of mine, that always bothers me, Danny. I know, I see with Dave Roberts and your Dodgers people love to be like fire blank. And it's like, all right, fire blank and tell me who then.

[Danny G]

Yeah. And in a lot of cases nowadays with analytics in the front office is holding so much power over a manager. Dave Roberts, a lot of people think is just a pawn for Friedman. So really he has job security.

[Rich]

It's really interesting you would say that because I read an article today in the New York Post. Sorry to be so Mets heavy, but it had to do with, well, maybe Mendoza's safe, Danny. And Dan Beyer, because he's well liked and he was really just putting the lineup out there that David Stearns in the front office was telling him to put out there.

[Dan Beyer]

Sure.

[Rich]

So it's like, you know, fall on the sword for what our decisions.

[Dan Beyer]

Do you give him credit for last year? Do you give Mendoza credit for last year's run?

[Rich]

They did last year by saying when the Mets started out so bad and he was, you know, he kept that cool demeanor, he got credit last year for that. I don't know. I just think it's very interesting to see New York fans react when they spend so much money. When you look at payrolls, the teams that spend money, they're all in there except for the Mets, Yankees, Dodgers, Phillies, all the, you know, they're all there.

[Dan Beyer]

Look, I look at the Seahawks and the Pete Carroll era in Seattle is one that will be remembered fondly in later years and still to this day because of the super bowl and the success in the places that they reach that they never did. But you can't tell me that the past five to eight years of the Pete Carroll era in Seattle, while it was winning football, most of the time winning record, that it was inspiring football, things got old. Things got like stale in a way, and that's holding on to. Holding on to a coach that brought your team to the greatest of heights. There probably wasn't a reason to fire Pete Carroll when they did or to move on from Pete Carroll, but you understood the temperature of your organization at that time, and ownership did make the right move, and it's now going to likely pay off as I think the Seahawks are a top 10 team this season and Mike McDonald seems to have that defense, you know, in a good place. But they didn't bottom out, Rich. They didn't go 3 and 14.

[Rich]

Yeah, no, they didn't lose.

[Dan Beyer]

They were just. There just was nothing there. So that's when you have to make the decision. So that's when you are ownership or that's where you are, the front office. You really have to have a sense overall of, is it blowing it up? Is it not blowing it up? Is it tearing it down? Do you just need a new voice? Because even just with. With the Seahawks, on paper, it wouldn't have looked like Pete Carroll was worthy of being dismissed. Yet everything that you saw for the past three seasons were probably reasons why he should have been dismissed.

[Rich]

Then you hear about people that, well, they, you know, they. They couldn't read the room and they got rid of clubhouse guys, guys that really bonded the team and you. And, you know, over a long season, you forget these clubhouse guys, these locker room guys in football, they may have more value than you think. I heard, like J.D. martinez and, oh, my God, Iglesias was a big deal for the Mets and kept things light. So every team's got those guys. Maybe you don't value them enough and, I don't know, it just. It's interesting to see your team on the outside looking in when there's just so much talent. It's frustrating in. In all. In all sports, for that matter. It really is.

[Dan Beyer]

Nico Horner, a sacrifice fly. Bottom of the eighth inning. Cubs now up 31 on the Padres. Bottom of the eighth.

[Rich]

I guess, you know, I saved myself money because I Probably would have tried to go to one of these games. Now I'm doing the rationalization. Save money, playoff games. Who wants to spend all that?

[Dan Beyer]

Enjoy it, right?

[Danny G]

Yeah. And Rich, really quick to tie in a couple of teams who played last night. The Dolphins responded the way we thought they would. We saw them play hard against the Bills. We saw them play hard last night. And then I heard Ben Maller on our network screaming about how the Bengals gave up on coach Zach Taylor. So there's obviously injury involved in that situation. But there's a couple of teams like the Titans, the Bengals, Panthers.

[Rich]

Oh, I heard. I hear from the quarterback himself that the Titans are s. Yeah, quarterback himself told me. I was like with.

[Danny G]

With NFL. You're talking about your Mets with NFL. Such a shorter season, obviously.

[Rich]

Oh, yeah.

[Danny G]

What do you do in that situation? Do you blow it up halfway through and try to salvage something with an assistant coach taking over, or do you wait until the off season?

[Rich]

I mean, if your team's ass. I mean we keep in a book right now we ask we. I mean, if you're ass. I mean, you saw your Raiders. Antonio Pierce came in to try to save the day, but that doesn't work out long term all the time. I the NFL, much shorter leash. Because you're talking about 17 games, not 162 or 82. You know, it's a different mindset. You know, I just want to make one more analogy and then we'll move on. I think whether it's baseball, football, basketball, hockey, every sport where you have a passionate fan base, especially where again, one last Mets note, they broke their attendance record. The fans really thought you. You got soto you they believed in what this team was building. So you break attendance records. There needs to be accountability. Danny G. Dan Barrett, you guys are dads. When your kid does something, especially as they get older, when they do something and misbehave, they have to be held accountable. It's just.

[Danny G]

Yep, 15 minutes in the dog crate.

[Rich]

That's what Danny does. The little koa. Put him in the dog crate.

[Danny G]

It's a large dog crate.

[Rich]

No, but like when my kids, you know, Coach Rich here, when my kids mope around, I say, hey, listen, buddy, you got to put. I always say energy and effort. That's what Coach Rich wants. Energy, effort and just play and have fun. Energy and effort. When that kid's moping around, I'm like, hey, man, then you asked me, hey, coach, can I play shortstop or bet first? No, you didn't put in the effort. Effort and energy, buddy. Boy. So I think we want to see accountability. And when your team poops to bed and it's like, oh, don't worry, coaches will be back. And, oh, the core's still here. Fans don't like that. They want accountability. It's like you. It's like a husband that goes to Vegas for the weekend and, you know, bang some girls. Spearmint Rhino. And then his wife's like, oh, honey, you silly goose. Like he should be held accountable. I'm not saying that's a true story to happen to me. I'm just saying that's happened to someone. I'm sure. Boys will be boys. Boys will be.

[Danny G]

Yeah, very descriptive, you know, and then.

[Rich]

Lost $700 on roulette that night. What? No, I'm kidding. Very specific details. Well, hey, your thoughts on blowing up the team or running it back. But coming up next, we'll take thoughts on that. Tyree kill. Last night we watched a little double doozy the second game. More of a snoozy. I mean. And by the way, have you noticed every time I make a bet and don't put the bet in, what are we, like five for five in the last.

[Danny G]

Yeah, five. And oh, when you didn't put actual money on under 40.

[Rich]

Under 40. Nine and a half. We hit that with Jets. Dolphins by a point and a half. Thanks. And I said broncos minus one and a half. We should have just done a straight bet on that. But last night you saw some Monday night Football. We'll break it down. Break it, break it down. All next right here, Kavino and Rich. Dan Byers hanging Danny G. I was saying the whole crew. All right, now if you're looking for a new way to hire and manage your workforce, Express Express Employment Pros makes it easy. Forget about posting jobs, sifting through resumes, being ghosted, interviews with unqualified fools. Yeah, I said fools. Move up to the pros with ExpressPros.com Express is your full service workforce solution. Connecting you with top talent fast. Every day, Express recruits and screens a variety of workers in your area so when it comes time to hire, you have the talent you need. Read to work. A contract workforce through Express could help you manage contingent labor costs and provide the people you need to meet current demands. And if you need full time employees, Express can recruit for you. Express Employment Pros helps tens of thousands of companies find workers, saving businesses time and increasing flexibility. Find the nearest [e-mail] they got over 870 locations, so there's sure to be one near you. Backed by international headquarters. So listen, we know that hiring is a hassle. It's stressful. Partner with express go to expresspros.com to find the location near you.

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[Rich]

Hey, this is Matt Jones and I'm.

[Dan Beyer]

Drew Franklin and this is NFL Cover Zero. We think NFL coverage should be in.

[Rich]

Of informative and entertaining and twice a.

[Dan Beyer]

Week that is exactly what you're going to get. We're just here to try to give you an NFL perspective a little bit different.

[Rich]

Did you see the Colts pretzel?

[Dan Beyer]

That was my other big takeaway from that game. What was that?

[Rich]

Looks like something that should not be sold.

[Dan Beyer]

Oh my. So that was my other big Colts takeaway. They sold that?

[Rich]

Yes.

[Dan Beyer]

Might want to go back to the.

[Rich]

Drawing board at the Colts stadium.

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah, I might want to go back.

[Rich]

To the drawing board on that. Yeah, I thought the shape we have with pretzels was working pretty well. It's worked for generations.

[Dan Beyer]

We're just here trying to enjoy it. We hope you all will join us throughout the year. And let's go.

[Rich]

I hope I'm as youthful as Pete.

[Dan Beyer]

Carroll is at his age. He's a young 73.

[Rich]

He is a young 73.

[Dan Beyer]

He is spry.

[Rich]

I wouldn't fight him. I would listen NFL Cover Zero with.

[Dan Beyer]

Matt Jones and Drew Franklin on the.

[Rich]

Iheartradio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast.

[Podcast Announcer]

Welcome to Pretty Private with ebony, the podcast where silence is broken and stories are set free. I'm Ebony and every Tuesday I'll be sharing all new anonymous stories that will challenge your perceptions and give you new insight on the people around you. On Pretty Private, we'll explore the untold experiences of women of color who faced it all. Childhood trauma, addiction, abuse, incarceration, grief, mental health struggles and more. And found the strength to make it to the other side. My dad was shot and killed in his house. Yes, he was a drug dealer. Yes, he was a confidential informant. But he wasn't shot on a street corner. He wasn't shot in the middle of a drug deal. He was shot in his house, unarmed. Pretty Private isn't just a podcast. It's your personal guide for turning storylines into lifelines. Every Tuesday, make sure you listen to Pretty Private from the Black Effect Podcast network. Tune in on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.

[Rich]

I'm Dan. He's Ty. Hello. And we're the solid verbal college football podcast. College football season is here. And you know what that means. Your team is going to break your heart three times probably before Halloween. Uh huh.

[Dan Beyer]

But fear not.

[Rich]

The solid verbal will be right there with you through every soul crushing loss and impossible comeback. Join us all season long, all year long, as we ride the rollercoaster of this ridiculous sport. Whether you're a diehard fan or a casual observer, we'll help you make sense of all the chaos and, of course, celebrate the madness. Tune in for previews, recaps, bits you.

[Dan Beyer]

Won'T hear anywhere else, and all the.

[Rich]

Emotional support you need as a college football. We don't just love college football, Ty. We live it. Listen to the solid verbal college football.

[Dan Beyer]

Podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts.

[Rich]

Or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Podcast Announcer]

Betrayal Weekly is back for season two with brand new stories. The detective comes driving up fast and just like screeches right in the parking lot. I swear I'm not crazy, but I.

[Rich]

Think he poisoned me.

[Podcast Announcer]

I feel trapped. My breathing changes.

[Rich]

More money, more money, more money.

[Podcast Announcer]

And I went white. I realized, wow, like, he is not a mentor. He's pretty much a monster. New stories, new voices, and shocking manipulations. This didn't just happen to me.

[Rich]

It happened to hundreds of other people.

[Podcast Announcer]

But these aren't just stories of destruction. They're stories of survival. Of people picking up the pieces and daring to tell the truth. I'm going to tell my story and I'm going to hold my head up. Listen to Betrayal Weekly on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Rich]

Ooh. So hard. All right. Hey. Doing it live. Fox Sports Radio Love keeping you guys company. Love hanging every day. The best two hours. The best two hours of the day. Kavino and Rich live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. Dan Beyer hanging, co hosting. Today we got Danny G, Iowa, Sam, and Spot on the videos. Always doing it live on the YouTube channel. And here's something I gotta tell you about the LG XBOOM grab. It's the portable speaker that powers your hustle. You got hustle, you got flow. From morning coffee runs to midnight rooftop hangs, enjoy vibrant sound with up to 20 hours of playback. And now save [e-mail] Life's good. Real good. Code fall 25. Bring the boom X boom. And if you ever wanted to try an Olympic or Paralympic sport, pull the eye with Sam. Fencing. Fast, safe and easy to start. Find the beginner class near you. USAFencing.org TRIFENCING that's USA fencing.org TRI fencing. All right. Do we close the book on my Mets for the year? We're done. Good.

[Danny G]

Until Covino returns tomorrow, you know he's going to have it in for you.

[Rich]

Do I do like a jerk move and pay him in, like singles? Do I. Do I go get a Brinks truck of quarters to get.

[Danny G]

I went to the bank when I was on Ben Maller's show back in like 2016. I went to the bank when I owed him a Laker Clipper bet and I took all the money in nickels. I got boxes of nickels and I piled up the boxes of nickels to pay him. Oh, see, that seems like he was not happy.

[Rich]

Yeah, I don't want. Because now then he's going to bitch and complain that he has to. Then go to the bank and you know what? I'll just be a man. Can I get a big check? Should I at least make it dramatic and try to find like, one of those big checks, like I'm Ed McMahon. But then again, someone told me Ed McMahon never actually had those big checks. One of those, like, Mandela effects.

[Danny G]

Are you down for a discount? Like, we were talking with the listeners on your Carl's page about having you do something to where you could get like, $500 off the amount owed.

[Rich]

Yeah, I can be bought. Do you know me? What do you want me to do? Run around the street naked or something?

[Danny G]

Oh, my suggestion was here on Ventura Boulevard during an entire commercial break, you hold a big Yankees rule sign with bells and whistles and. Either that or a Met Stink sign.

[Rich]

No, he just. Kavino. Kavino just went on vacation. He's paying for his daughter's sweet 16 and his AC went out. Kavino is probably going to try to swindle more money. I need money. Yes. All right, you know what? Let's go to our buddy Dan Beyer for an update and then we're going to talk some Tyree Kill db. What's going on, my friend?

[Dan Beyer]

Danny Rich Sam spot.

[Rich]

Hmm.

[Dan Beyer]

We got a final at Wrigley, but before it went final, this happened. Kelly swings and it's a high fly.

[Rich]

Ball deep left center field. Going back sheets at the track near the wall. Gone. Cubs take the lead.

[Dan Beyer]

Carson Kelly went back to back with saya Suzuki. Cubs led 2 1. They added insurance in the 8th on a Nico Horner sac fly. They just beat the Padres 31 to get game one of their national League Wild Card Series. It's a Best of three Cubbies win three 1.

[Rich]

Look at Danny G smiling. You hate the Padres, hu.

[Danny G]

I didn't say anything.

[Rich]

You're smiling ear to ear. Come on, Manny Machado. You don't want it to be happy, right?

[Dan Beyer]

Anyway, it's interesting because the brewers fared better against the Cubs this year than they did with the Padres. But you would think, do you want to face your rival? Do you want your rival to lose right now? 31 Cubs get that victory A lower scoring affair earlier today in Cleveland between the Guardians and Tigers.

[Rich]

Schoolpill drops the hands into his motion. The 02 swing and a miss changeup gets John Kinsey Noel to the to start the eighth. Fourteen strikeouts for Terry Skubal, seven and two thirds.

[Dan Beyer]

On the Tigers radio network, a career high. It's out of franchise high in the post season with 14Ks. Tigers beat the Guardians 2 1. Cleveland had a runner on third with no one out in the ninth and the Tigers got out of it. Man, they got they got Jose Ramirez in a rundown after a comebacker to the pitcher with one out and that kind of saved the day for the Guardians. Red Sox and Yankees coming up. 6. Eastern Reds, Dodgers 9 Eastern Washington, who had to take a leave of absence this year because of health issues for the Angels, will not return next year as their skipper. Neither will interim manager Ray Montgomery. And here's an update on Brock Purdy for you. The quarterback said today he would not be able to play if they played the Rams tonight because of his toe injury, says he's got two more days to not practice. But John lynch said earlier today on KMBR that Purdy will likely be questionable for that game against la, as will Juwan Jennings and Ricky Pearsall and agent Drew Rosenhaus says that his client, Dolphins wide receiver Tyree Kill, had successful surgery to repair his injured knee and says the realistic goal is for Hill to be ready by the start of the season. Danny's Raiders are putting Colton Miller on IR as the tackle suffered a high ankle sprain with a hairline fracture in his leg. And that loss to the Bears this past weekend. And some sad news from your alma mater. Former Syracuse hoops star Lawrence Moten died at the age of 53. Rich, back to you.

[Rich]

Yo. Dan Beyer, did I hear you correctly? And please say no. Ricky Pierce all and Joanne Jennings both.

[Dan Beyer]

Questionable, likely to be. That was the message from John lynch. No practice for them short week.

[Rich]

Maybe they just get a little rest.

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah. Yesterday was the estimated practice report. Today would have been the only real workout they would have done. But that was the, that was the message from San Francisco.

[Rich]

Man, that point spread jump from four and a half to Rams by six and a half in the last day. So sentiment is that short week, Niners are banged up, Rams are home.

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah. And the Nick Bosa injury, I think still just no matter what happens, everything is added onto that. You're already playing with kind of a, you know, a short deck in that scenario. So. Yeah. Not adding up good on a short week for the 49ers.

[Rich]

No. You know, I always wonder this and I've said it before, it, it's not so much a deep stoner thought but like when, when Brock Purdy has two days until a Thursday night football game and you know Dan Beyer and all the experts are saying, well we'll see. We got 48 hours. How is he nursing that toe? I mean is someone, does he have an on site like masseuse, like rubbing his tootsies? Is he like heating it, cooling it, heating it, cooling it. Like is it or is he just chilling? I always wonder like to what extent when some guy's like well his hamstrings a little. Is he have someone nonstop throughout the day just rubbing them down?

[Dan Beyer]

I would think so, right? I mean to that point, yes. So and so is going to come over to his house.

[Rich]

Remember when to used to go in like chambers and stuff like. Yes. This is the top level of all athletic performance. So I in my mind picture Brock Purdy from now until Thursday has someone caressing his toe.

[Dan Beyer]

Sure.

[Danny G]

You fantasize about it.

[Dan Beyer]

Do you want, do you want him like. I mean this is a, this is a big picture sort of deal, I think with the 49ers. I don't know if it's a guarantee if they beat the Rams on Thursday night.

[Rich]

If he plays, the argument could be, you know, Mac Jones has looked pretty good. Yeah, I would not be. I don't think it's worth four and a half to six and a half. I don't think it's a two point point spread in Vegas move when you go from Purdy to Mac Jones. I think Mac Jones has performed admirably under Kyle Shanahan's system. I think the bigger question marks are, you know, if Pearsall and Jennings are banged up, that's not good because now who's the weapons you got. You're going to be doing practice squad guys before you know it.

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah.

[Rich]

So I think Mac Jones will be all right. All right. Well, speaking of wide receivers, one of the most flashy, fun, fastest, most respected wide receivers in all the National Football League looked really fired up yesterday before the game, Danny, as we were ending our show and making way for the odd couple, I said look at the screen. Kyree Kill.

[Danny G]

He's his hand firing up his teammates.

[Rich]

He's fired up. He's, he was really pumping up the Dolphins in that sweet looking uniform. And you're like, wow, Tyreek Hill started that game. He was being pretty productive. And then you saw his leg twisted around in one of those ooh, I don't know if I want to see that again type of plays. So I have a thought about Tyree Kill and I have a thought about where we've come with sports and injuries that I haven't really heard many people talk about. Again, it might sound like a bit of a deep drunk or high thought, but you're going to like it and we're going to get to it next right here. Kavit on rich Fox Sports Radio.

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[Rich]

Hey, this is Matt Jones and I'm.

[Dan Beyer]

Drew Franklin and this is NFL Cover Zero.

[Rich]

We think NFL coverage should be informative and entertaining and twice a week.

[Dan Beyer]

That is exactly what you're going to get. We're just here to try to give you an NFL perspective a little bit different.

[Rich]

Did you see the Colts pretzel? That was my other big takeaway from that game.

[Dan Beyer]

What was that?

[Rich]

Looks like something that should not be sold.

[Dan Beyer]

Oh, my. So that was my other big Colts takeaway. They sold that? Yes. Might want to go back to the.

[Rich]

Drawing board at the Colts stadium. Yeah.

[Dan Beyer]

Might want to go back to the.

[Rich]

Drawing board on that. Yeah. I thought the shape we had with pretzels was working pretty well. It's worked for generations.

[Dan Beyer]

We're just here trying to enjoy it.

[Rich]

We hope you all will join us throughout the year.

[Dan Beyer]

And let's I hope I'm as youthful as Pete Carroll is at his age. He's a young 73.

[Rich]

He is a young 73.

[Dan Beyer]

He is spry, I would say.

[Rich]

I wouldn't fight him. I would listen NFL Cover Zero with.

[Dan Beyer]

Matt Jones and Drew Franklin on the.

[Rich]

Iheartradio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Podcast Announcer]

Welcome to Pretty Private with ebony, the podcast where silence is broken and stories are set free. I'm Ebony, and every Tuesday I'll be sharing all new anonymous stories that would challenge your perceptions and give you new insight on the people around you. On Pretty Private, we'll explore the untold experiences of women of color who faced it all. Childhood trauma, addiction, abuse, incarceration, grief, mental health struggles and more. And found the strength to make it to the other side. My dad was shot and killed in his house. Yes, he was a drug dealer. Yes, he was a confidential informant, but he wasn't shot on a street corner. He wasn't shot in the middle of a drug deal. He was shot in his house, unarmed. Pretty Private isn't just a podcast. It's your personal guide for turning storylines into lifelines. Every Tuesday, make sure you listen to Pretty Private from the Black Effect Podcast network. Tune in on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.

[Rich]

I'm Dan. He's Ty. Hello. And we're the solid verbal college football podcast. College football season is here and you know what that means. Your team is going to break your heart three times, probably Before Halloween. Uh huh.

[Dan Beyer]

But fear not.

[Rich]

The Solid Verbal will be right there with you through every soul crushing loss and impossible comeback. Join us all season long, all year long, as we ride the rollercoaster of this ridiculous sport. Whether you're a diehard fan or a casual observer, we'll help you make sense of all the chaos and of course, celebrate the madness. Tune in for previews, recaps, bits you.

[Dan Beyer]

Won'T hear anywhere else, and all the.

[Rich]

Emotional support you need as a college football. We don't just love college football, Ty. We live it. Listen to the Solid Verbal college football.

[Dan Beyer]

Podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts.

[Rich]

Or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Podcast Announcer]

Betrayal Weekly is back for season two with brand new stories. The detective comes driving up fast and just like screeches right in the parking lot. I swear I'm not crazy, but I.

[Rich]

Think he poisoned me.

[Podcast Announcer]

I feel trapped. My breathing changes.

[Rich]

More money, more money, more money.

[Podcast Announcer]

And I went white. I realized, wow, like he is not a mentor. He's pretty much a monster. New stories, new voices, and shocking manipulations. This didn't just happen to me.

[Rich]

It happened to hundreds of other people.

[Podcast Announcer]

But these aren't just stories of destruction. They're stories of survival. Of people picking up the pieces and daring to tell the truth.

[Rich]

I'm gonna tell my story and I'm.

[Podcast Announcer]

Gonna hold my head up. Listen to Betrayal Weekly on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Rich]

Aight. Day and night. Hey, Kavino and Rich doing it live. Fox Sports Radio studio. And it's time for our tire rack. Tire Rack play of the day. I gotta feel bad for the guy. Tyreek Hill's leg basically snapped in half and it looked as if he's trying to fire up the crowd. Afterwards, Terry killed the injured dolphin.

[Danny G]

Following his reception, they called for a cart.

[Rich]

Joe, he's on the cart now.

[Dan Beyer]

All the guys, dolphin players coming over.

[Danny G]

To fake his hand.

[Rich]

The whole sideline came over right?

[Danny G]

Yeah, that's not a good sign.

[Rich]

That is. Courtesy of Fox Sports 940 Dolphins Radio Network. Our tire act play, or I guess you'd say moment of the day. For over 40 years, Tire Rack's been helping people find the right tires for how, what and where they drive ship fast and free. Backed by free road hazard protection, convenient installation options like mobile tire installation, tirerack.com, the way tire buying should be, and insensitively. I'm sure people like he was on my fantasy team. He looked pretty fired up. And as the insensitive memes go. He's just happy he doesn't have to play for the Dolphins anymore.

[Danny G]

Yeah. Low hanging fruit.

[Rich]

Of course. Now you know what's interesting? Injuries like that, timelines. I'm always so intrigued when like when Nick Bosa went down, I'm like, oh, could he, could it be back by the playoffs? And I'm thinking, remember Aaron Rodgers when he was hurt, his whole thing was I'm training that I'm going to beat the odds. And remember he had planned to come back that year, had the jets been competitive, he had the whole Achilles thing. And he's like, yeah, I'll be ready to roll. And you're like, ready to roll. That's never been done. And I see like my dude, Brandon Iuk with no real end in sight, like when's he coming back? But Tyree Kill, according to Drew Rosenhaus, right. Dan Byers said the plan agent with the right rehab will be the beginning of the season. Oh, this is, is that a lot? That's ambitious. No. Oh that.

[Dan Beyer]

It's not only ambitious, it's such an agent doing his job for a guy that will be available for teams to sign. Yeah, so that's the, that's the issue at hand is I wouldn't believe anything that Drew Rosenhaus is saying, but I am reporting it because that is what he said. I just think it's the surgery they had today successful from what we understand. But like as a you situation was Kyle Shanahan says guess what, there was more damage. Are we going to find out what exactly happened to Tyree Kills me. Is it just an acl? Is it multiple ligaments in that knee? I think it behooves only Drew Rosenhaus and Tyree Kill to say that he is going to be ready for the start of next season.

[Rich]

Man, it, it did not look good. And I always wonder in those moments. And again, God forbid this ever happens to any of us playing rec sports or anything. You know, every so often you play softball, basketball at the gym. You know, you see guys your own age, 40 something all of a sudden. I've seen guys rounding second base and as they always say, look, so is there a sniper in the tree? Like some guy just falls in between second and third base. As we all get older, not just pros, people have these injuries and they're brutal. You see people twisting knees. Is the adrenaline pumping so much that while it is pain, it's more just that adrenaline shock? Or do you think it's not to be morbid? Is it Like a constant pain in that moment, or is it more adrenaline and shock, you think when Tyree Kill is like waving and pumping up the crowd.

[Dan Beyer]

Shock, right? I mean, like, yeah, absolutely.

[Danny G]

Yeah. In adrenaline rushing through his body. I'm sure in his mind. And he's got a big ego, we all know that. But he's thinking to himself, I gotta come back from this. He's in your mind, like, everything's going in fast forward. Yeah. And you're thinking about what's to come, but at the same time, he's trying to let the fans know, I'm all right, I'm going to be back. I'm all right, and we're going to be good in this game right here.

[Dan Beyer]

I was telling Danny about this.

[Rich]

We were talking about, like, it sort.

[Dan Beyer]

Of seemed like one of those kind of unrealistically positive reactions, like, yeah, I'm going to be back from this in no time. It's going to be fine.

[Rich]

Everything's going to be good. I guess to be a really great athlete like that, you have to have that mentality. I guess so. But Drew Rosenhaus, like, like Dan Byer said, he has to be optimistic. Danny, didn't you say you sent me a little screenshot of what, like, some of the guaranteed money that's not guaranteed or some of the money that you might have thought, oh, he's going to get, but there's not a lot of guarantees for Tyree Kill.

[Danny G]

Yeah, yeah, I'll look up that contract info right now. But as buyer was saying he's going to be available and. Yeah, according to Spot Track, it says his contract contains 1.8 million of per game active roster bonuses in 2025, 1.4 million of which he'll now miss out on. None of the 36 million owed to him in 2026 is currently guaranteed.

[Rich]

Oh, damn. So that's, that's, you know, you. I mean, we forget perspective sometimes because these guys make so much money that injury, you know, could have cost Tyree kill 30, $40 million.

[Dan Beyer]

There's also, there's also the fact of. There are some. There sometimes are injury guarantees and contracts. However, with that being the final year, next year of Tyree Kills contract, not likely to have injury guarantees. So. Remember when the Broncos benched Russell Wilson?

[Rich]

Yes.

[Dan Beyer]

There was also the point of they don't want to get him hurt so his salary the next year doesn't kick in and then you're on the hook for that with Tyree Kill. That doesn't apply in this situation.

[Rich]

Tyreek Hill and Drew Rosenhaus. Their goal now is to recover and put the perception out there that some new team's gonna sign him to a new deal next year because he'll be ready to go for week one. That's wild. So wishing Tyreek the best. And I want to bring up a thought that you might think, rich, this is like some. Did you have an edible last night? I did not. But this is a thought that I. I feel like I don't hear enough people talk about maybe seem to free.

[Danny G]

Your mind at night.

[Rich]

Let me tell you, Danny G. Maybe it's because just I'm not thinking like a sports stat nerd. I'm thinking more like, like a regular dumb guy thought. In our lifetime, the amount of Tommy John surgeries, acls, Achilles, these major, major injuries we're seeing in sports, is there any part of you that thinks when these sports were developed, we have outgrown athletically the way these sports were designed to be played, Meaning people weren't throwing 103 miles an hour, Tommy John surgery, and all these things weren't a thing because it was just a bunch of tough guys that had jobs in the off season and threw 85, 90 miles an hour. There was like, of course, a Nolan Ryan, but these guys weren't thrown like that. When we were kids, there was one Lawrence Taylor. Every team has three guys with the size and speed and strength of Lawrence Taylor now. So we'll continue this deep thought and more next right here, FOX Sports Radio.

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[Rich]

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[Rich]

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[Dan Beyer]

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[Rich]

What was that?

[Dan Beyer]

Oh, my.

[Rich]

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[Rich]

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[Rich]

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[Rich]

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[Rich]

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[Rich]

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[Rich]

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