Hour 3 – World Series First Pitch, Reggie Miller

Summary

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The Dan Patrick Show

Hour 3 – World Series First Pitch, Reggie Miller

Date: October 21, 2025
Host: Dan Patrick & The Danettes
Guest: Reggie Miller

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Episode Overview

This hour of The Dan Patrick Show tackles the latest developments in the sports world, with a lively debate about color commentators in football, a breakdown of baseball’s World Series excitement, and a deep dive into NBA opening night storylines. Hall of Famer Reggie Miller joins the show to discuss expectations for the NBA season, LeBron James’s evolving role, and breakout teams and players to watch, all with his signature candid humor and insight.

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Key Discussion Points

Football Highlights, Color Commentators, and Humor

[03:32–06:18]

• Recaps of recent NFL games, with special praise for Jameer Gibbs’s explosive play for the Detroit Lions.
• The team discusses the quirks of radio color commentators, with Dan and Paul sharing favorite moments:
  • Dan: “My favorite analyst is the guy from the Bengals. ‘Go, baby, go!’... He blows right through the stop sign.” [05:48]
  • Paul: “It’s like your uncle is just throwing in stuff where you’re trying to have a, you know, serious conversation…” [05:32]
• Brief rundown of poll questions about most “for real” teams in the AFC/NFC.

Major League Baseball: Blue Jays’ Comeback, World Series, and Product Placement

[06:57–10:29]

• Discusses the Toronto Blue Jays’ dramatic postseason comeback, their postseason history, and memorable moments.
• The hosts lament the awkwardness of in-game advertising:
  • Dan: “Two outs, top of the ninth, in the middle of an at-bat, they cut away to a credit card ad for 15 seconds with Jennifer Garner, which was nice, but a credit card ad in the middle of the at-bat… man, it was a hard left turn.” [08:17]
• Conversation about who should throw the first pitch at the next Blue Jays home game:
  • Suggestions include Joe Carter, Dave Winfield, Paul Molitor, Ricky Henderson, and Geddy Lee (lead singer of Rush).

Contracts and Coaching Carousel in College Football

[12:45–15:51]

• Caller John suggests restructuring coaches’ massive buyouts, awarding only a percentage each year.
  • Dan: “Let’s say Virginia Tech says, ‘We’re going to be stringent!’ No one’s going to sign with Virginia Tech. They’ll go elsewhere…” [13:54]
• Discussion of a record number of marquee college football job openings mid-season (Florida, Penn State, Arkansas, etc.).

Getting Lost in Dan’s Greatness (Tongue-in-Cheek Segment)

[15:05–17:25]

• Caller Anthony asks if the Danettes get so absorbed in Dan’s greatness that they forget their work.
• Banter follows with everyone feigning awe; Dan quips: “I’m never jaded… you’re a sports geek like I was and you’re working for Dan Patrick.” [16:14]
• Paul teases: “You guys ever just get so lost in watching Dan be great you just forget who you are for a second?” [15:59]

Who Should Throw the Blue Jays’ First Pitch? (Continued)

[17:33–18:19]

• Further humor about checking if former Blue Jays legends are alive to throw the first pitch, including a story about Dan inadvertently inviting Sugar Ray Robinson, who had passed away, to a show years ago.

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Feature Interview: Reggie Miller – NBA Opening Night, Contenders, and Storylines

[24:49–41:58]

1. Top NBA Storylines for the New Season

[25:23–26:58]

• Reggie’s top three:
  1. Can the Oklahoma City Thunder repeat as champions?
  2. LeBron’s health and new role on the Lakers.
  3. The battle for dominance in the East: “If y’all [Knicks fans] don’t win it this year, something is clearly wrong… top teams are Cavs and Knicks.” [26:47]

2. LeBron’s Transition to Supporting Star

[27:24–29:01]

• Reggie relates, from his own career: “For me… we were starting new, Isaiah Thomas was coming in… We were going younger. I knew I had to take a step back…”
• On LeBron: “There’s nothing wrong with a 25, 26-year-old carrying the load. And I knew my time would come playoffs…” [28:09]

3. Who’s the Best Team in the East?

[29:21–30:21]

• Reggie: “Cleveland will have the best record again… but the Knicks, they’re poised to take the next step and represent the East.”

4. Golden State’s Outlook

[30:21–31:30]

• “Steph has to remain healthy… If the Warriors want to take the next step, it has to come from within—[rookies] Pajimski, Quinton Post… The West is loaded.” [30:26]

5. NBA Individual Superlatives and Predictions

[32:09–39:30]

• SGA’s (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) scoring ceiling: “He averaged 32 a year ago. I think he could average 35 easy…” [32:25]
• Discusses SGA’s skillset as a “throwback” midrange star. [33:13]
• On Michael Jordan’s new role at NBC: “Absolutely nothing [has been told to me]… I’m all for whatever part he wants… they don’t tell us anything!” [34:00]
• Kevin Durant’s fit in Houston: “Perfect move. Are you kidding me, opening night? ... We’re gonna send him back to the place where he won an MVP… can’t write a better script.” [36:00]
• If KD had stayed in OKC: “I think they would have won a championship if him and Russ were here.” [37:06]
• Rockets’ unusually tall starting lineup vs. Thunder’s defensive strengths.

6. Victor Wembanyama’s Ascension

[38:22–39:14]

• “Scary… We don’t even have to pencil [Wemby] in for Defensive Player of the Year. Should we go straight to the pen?” [38:49]
• Top 5 MVP prediction: “Jokic or Luka… then SGA. Then it’s between Giannis and Victor…”

7. Giannis’s Future

[39:30–40:04]

• “If they start off slow, I would not be surprised if… he may end up in New York.” [39:51]

8. Best Shooting Big Man – Dirk or KAT?

[40:04–40:33]

• Reggie: “I would say Dirk. He changed the game.”

9. Playful Banter with Reggie

[40:35–41:58]

• Comparing career high games with Jamal Crawford.
• “Black don’t crack, hey, lots of water.” [41:53]
• Dan and Reggie joke about aging, and Reggie closes the interview singing Michael Jackson: “You want to be starting something…” [42:02]

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• On in-game baseball ads:

  • Dan: “A hard left turn for 15 seconds... you’re really messing with the flow of a broadcast.” [09:21]

• On team history narratives:

  • Paul: “We kind of lump them in... Not these Yankees like Mantle and DiMaggio and Babe Ruth...” [10:02]

• On coaching buyouts:

  • Dan: “Almost like you need some type of collusion for all these colleges, and they won't do that.” [13:54]

• Reggie Miller on LeBron aging:

  • “I think it’s a welcome sight for LeBron… nothing wrong with a 25, 26 year old carrying the load.” [28:09]

• Reggie on SGA:

  • “He averaged 32 a year ago. I think he could average 35 easy… but less is more.” [32:25]

• Reggie on Michael Jordan’s media potential:

  • “He would just roast people, wouldn’t he?” [34:34]

• Reggie on Wembanyama:

  • “We don’t even have to pencil him in for Defensive Player of the Year. Should we go straight to the pen?” [38:49]

• Reggie on his own and Dan’s age:

  • “See, black don’t crack. Hey, lots of water.” [41:53]

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Additional Noteworthy Segments

Sports History Trivia

[43:08–43:59]

• Historic sports moments, including Carlton Fisk’s legendary home run (1975), the AFL-NFL merger (1966), and the Phillies winning their first World Series (1980).

Fan Interaction and Creative Proposals

[44:27–47:29]

• Fan bet on the Bears winning the NFC North sparks on-air pie-to-the-face wager.
• Listener Brian suggests NBA reform to encourage player attendance with a points system for games played—Dan Patrick gently shuts it down as a classic “bad ideas department” submission.

On Load Management

[47:29–48:52]

• Dan shares his proposal: minimum game requirements (65 games) for major awards, tying financial incentives to playing time.
• Paul: introduces idea of “player insurance” for fans—buy a ticket and get reimbursed if a star sits out.

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What We Learned Recap

[48:26–48:52]

• Reggie’s warning: Knicks must win this year or risk a long drought.
• Cedo Gaston, former Blue Jays manager, is still alive—to much relief and laughter.

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Conclusion

A high-energy, insight-packed hour covering the crossover of sports nostalgia, baseball drama, college football intrigue, and NBA season anticipation. Reggie Miller shines with sharp analysis, playful humility, and candor about NBA stardom and team dynamics, while Dan and the Danettes keep things engaging with humor, stories, and fan interaction.

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Transcript

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[Paul Pabst]

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[Dan Patrick]

Tougher than I want. There he goes. Foot race right side. You've got no shot at catching that man. 105 end zone touchdown Detroit Lions 78 yards. A bolt of lightning and the Lions are an extra point away from doubling up their lead.

[Paul Pabst]

That's the Lions radio network. When you have a local broadcaster, he's trying to be professional. And then you got the color analyst who's normally a former player, probably an offensive lineman, and he's just throwing in things now. As you hear it again, the play by play voice is trying to maintain the professionalism. Meanwhile, as color analysts, there is no professionalism. Force Tampa to play a little bit.

[Dan Patrick]

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[Paul Pabst]

78 yards A bolt of lightning and.

[Dan Patrick]

The Lions were an extra point away.

[Paul Pabst]

From doubling up their lead. It's like your uncle is just throwing in stuff where you're trying to have a, you know, serious conversation here and he just throwing in. Yeah, all right. Yeah, right. Yeah, there. Go. All right. Yeah. Yes. Marvin.

[Dan Patrick]

My favorite analyst is the guy from the Bengals. Go, baby, go. Anytime somebody goes off, the color guy is just trying to be nice. Professional Jamar chase with a 89. Go, baby, go. That's my favorite.

[Paul Pabst]

Dave Lapham is the offensive lineman, former offensive lineman for the Bengals. And he just talks over the play by play guy. It doesn't matter. He blows right through the stop sign. Yeah, Paulie.

[Dan Patrick]

Back in the day in Chicago, it'd be like Dick Buckus would be one of the color commentators and you hear him in the background.

[Paul Pabst]

Ah, Christ. Come on.

[Dan Patrick]

Like in the middle of a call, they'd miss a tackle.

[Paul Pabst]

Poll question. We had some interesting poll questions starting out the show. Seaton, can you update a few of those numerous, many poll questions? The MF or for the afc. That's the more for real team or.

[Dan Patrick]

Most for real team right now.

[Paul Pabst]

Colts running away with that one. Followed not even really closely, but battle for the bottom with the Patriots, Steelers and Broncos. And then the NFC MFR is Rams.

[Dan Patrick]

Running away with that one.

[Paul Pabst]

Second place is a tie between Seahawks and Buccaneers 49ers. And last. Nobody believes in this. George Springer three run homer in the seventh inning and it sounded like this.

[Dan Patrick]

One zero pitch swing and a fly ball left field and deep. A Rosa Reina turns good. A Springer Dinger 43 Blue Jays in the bottom of the seventh.

[Paul Pabst]

Blue Jays radio Network the Mariners. Great run, but the Blue Jays have now had 52 comeback wins this season if you include the regular season in the postseason. As for Cal Raleigh, he was in the on deck circle when the last out took place. Didn't get a chance. He did homer in the fifth inning. 65 home runs this season, regular season, postseason. Tied for the fourth most in a single season. Stat of the day brought to you by Panini America. The official trading cards of the Dan Patrick show. You had product placement in the ninth inning of that game on Fox. Was it Fox? Yes, it was funked that they had to get in a commercial or a graphic. Is that what happened there? Your one big complaint?

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, I was a little salty. Look, I know ads. We have lots of ads in our show. Everyone has lots of ads in their shows and their broadcasts. Two outs, top of the ninth in the middle of an at Bat. They cut away from the audio. You still have the picture on the screen to a credit card ad for 15 seconds with Jennifer Garner, which was nice, but a credit card ad in the middle of the at bat wasn't even between batters. There's a flow that happens in a baseball game of tension and crowd. And they jumped in with a product. And a lot of people were bothered by. In the moment because I don't think it does the sponsor any good because they're interrupting.

[Paul Pabst]

Well, I don't know. If you say, I'm not going to use Jennifer Garner's credit card now.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, like, they're under orders to play that. When they have to play it, you have no choice. But, man, it was a hard left turn for 15 seconds.

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah, but that's the product placement. You probably paid more to have it air right then. Or you had a commercial that you had to make up and then you had to squeeze that in. But it's like, I love Jennifer Garner. I don't need her right now in the ninth inning. Yes, Paul, that's where you're really messing.

[Dan Patrick]

With the flow of a broadcast, though. Like, if you have an injured player and you got to take a break, you take a break. Or if you have an ad, even between at bats, maybe. But this was. The at bat was still going on. Yeah.

[Paul Pabst]

Congrats to the Blue Jays, though. That was. They held on for dear life. That was a great series back and forth. But Seattle wins those first two, and you're thinking, all right, maybe five, maybe six games, they're going to the World Series for the first time in franchise history. And here the Blue Jays. When the Blue Jays go. The Blue Jays win. They won in the early 90s. And now. Now they're back. This is where you have a stat, and it'll have to do with the Blue Jays in the early 90s and then this Blue Jay team. And somehow they'll try to compare the stats, even though nobody obviously today played on the 91 or 92, 93 Blue Jays. But all of a sudden, we kind of lump them in. Or. Or the Yankees in the postseason are whatever. Be like, not these Yankees like Mantle and DiMaggio and Babe Ruth, but we do kind of. Oh, it's the same team. Same franchise. Yes.

[Dan Patrick]

Marvin, if you're the Blue Jays, who's throwing out the first pitch for game three? I think that's their first home game.

[Paul Pabst]

Joe Carter. Okay, Joe Carter. Or is Cedo Gaston still alive? He was the manager, but I would think Joe Carter would be Great to have. Any other suggestions? You got your Blue Jays hat on.

[Dan Patrick]

Go Blue Jays. Okay, come on now. All right, maybe Dave Winfield.

[Paul Pabst]

Dave Winfield.

[Dan Patrick]

Think he was on those Blue Jays teams, man.

[Paul Pabst]

But I don't. If you think he was on those blue chain teams, then you don't really. It's not like he comes to mind being on the Paul Molitor.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, I said Dave Winfield because I knew for sure.

[Paul Pabst]

I would say Paul Molitor. He was on one of those championship teams. Yeah, Paul.

[Dan Patrick]

So probably not Roger Clemens. Probably not gonna lean against that one.

[Paul Pabst]

I would. Yeah, I would. Yeah. Well, they didn't win those, those Blue Jays. Yeah. See, we'll go.

[Dan Patrick]

Ricky henderson.

[Paul Pabst]

Well, that 93 year was. Was a good one.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Paul Pabst]

If. If he throws out the first pitch, that'd be tv. That'll be. That'll be a miracle. That would be a miracle.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Paul Pabst]

Hey, but I'm not ruling it out. I'm not ruling it out either. If there's anybody who can do it. How about. Here you go. Getty Lee, the lead singer of Rush. Huge baseball fan. Yes, Martin.

[Dan Patrick]

He sings the Canadian national anthem, but not those other.

[Paul Pabst]

And then walks in. In and throws the first pitch.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, two for two. All right.

[Paul Pabst]

And throws a dime right there. And they got a tour. They're going to be touring. So, you know, maybe. I'm sure he'd love to do it. He's got a ton of memorabilia, ton of baseball memorabilia. Remember Dan Rather, the former CBS newsman? He does an interviewing show and he was at Getty Lee's house and he's got one room that's just all baseball memorabilia. Crazy. I saw where they're talking about now. I don't know if this is the combined value of the three home runs that Shohei Otani hit in the last game, but they were talking about being worth over $3 million, maybe $4 million.

[Dan Patrick]

Now.

[Paul Pabst]

I don't, I don't know if that's all three of those baseballs that you have to get them all together and you have to say to everybody, we're going to split this equally. Everybody gets, you know, $1.3 million and somebody's going to want those three home runs. But I saw it. I don't know. I'm guessing it has to be all three of them, not just one of those home runs. Let me see John in Maine. Hi, John. What's on your mind today? Hey, Dan. Hey, guys. Just wanted to chime in on the college coaches for these big contracts. They get a 10 year contract and like a $50 million buyout. Why don't the colleges put a stipulation in there? They only get 10% of that buyout each year. That way, if they fall flat on their face after three years, they're only paying out 15 million instead of 50. Yes.

[Dan Patrick]

Paul, which college is going to step up and do that first?

[Paul Pabst]

Which coach is going to agree to do that?

[Dan Patrick]

Right.

[Paul Pabst]

More importantly, it's the coach who's going to go. Okay?

[Dan Patrick]

Because let's say Virginia Tech says, we'll do that. We're going to be stringent. No one's going to sign with Virginia Tech. They'll go elsewhere where there aren't rules like that. It's almost like you need some type of level of collusion for all these colleges, and they don't do that. They won't collude together. Someone's going to say, I'll overpay, because then I'll get blank. Coach?

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah. Thank you, John. Thanks for your phone call. I can't remember where we've had this many openings in college football halfway through the season. This has to be a record. And you have, you know, some marquee jobs that are open and more to come. Now, Florida State has already said they're making their decision at the end of the year. They might have already made their decision. I'm guessing they have. But, you know, you got Oklahoma State, you got Penn State in there. You got Virginia Tech in there. You got Florida in there. Yes, Paulie.

[Dan Patrick]

And that would be a lot in January.

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

Florida, Penn State, Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Virginia Tech, ucla. Technically open.

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

Stanford, you know, I mean, there's a lot going on.

[Paul Pabst]

Well, Stanford, it's not.

[Dan Patrick]

Not Stanford, but, I mean, that's nuts.

[Paul Pabst]

Anthony in West Virginia. Hi, Anthony.

[Dan Patrick]

I got a question for that, Dan. It's the honor to call the show.

[Paul Pabst]

But do you guys ever get lost.

[Dan Patrick]

In the moment, lost in the show.

[Paul Pabst]

And you just forget to do your job?

[Dan Patrick]

I'm pretty excluded. Everybody else, you just sometimes, like, man.

[Paul Pabst]

Dan is just great.

[Dan Patrick]

He's killing it. And I'm just enjoying the show.

[Paul Pabst]

I forgot to even do what I was supposed to do. Thanks, guys. All right, Anthony. By the way, Fritz, he has a lot of different things going on. It's not just listening to the show. He's trying to line up the guests that mean there's things that go on while I'm speaking that these guys are, you know, working on or part of their job responsibility. But I don't know if you guys have ever kind of caught yourself Going, oh, I am. I'm on. Yeah. See? So the question was, do we ever get lost in your greatness while doing.

[Dan Patrick]

The show that we sometimes forget we're here working?

[Paul Pabst]

That was the question. Yes. Yes. Do you ever get lost in my greatness? Only in your eyes.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you. No offense to your work, but only in your eyes.

[Paul Pabst]

I get lost in those often. There is no lifeguard on duty if you drown. You guys ever just get so lost in watching Dan be great that you just forget who you are for a second? Marvin, do you get lost in my crazy. The light, the heat, your eyes?

[Dan Patrick]

No, but I'm never jaded. I'm never like, oh, I gotta go to work, because somebody will remind me, man, you're a sports geek like I was and you were for Dan Patrick.

[Paul Pabst]

Todd, you ever get lost in my greatness?

[Dan Patrick]

I'll get caught up in a certain interview where I can't believe that you got someone to admit something or say something and you forget for a minute. You just kind of as a fan or someone in the car listening, as opposed to that you're a staff member of the show. That's the best way I can describe my experience.

[Paul Pabst]

Paulie. You get lost in my greatness.

[Dan Patrick]

I get locked in on the show when we're doing something great where there could be a fire behind me and I wouldn't notice it because when we're really hitting ourselves.

[Paul Pabst]

But do you get lost in my greatness?

[Dan Patrick]

I wouldn't use that phrase.

[Paul Pabst]

Okay.

[Dan Patrick]

By the way, the Stanford job is kind of open. Frank Reich agreed to serve as this year's coach on an interim basis whilst they do a national search. So it's semi open.

[Paul Pabst]

Andrew Locke's taking that job. Oh, I don't know. I've felt that the whole time that he was there that he wants to be so close to the action that the only. The closest you can get is to being the coach. Yes. I'm calling that as my excuse from now on.

[Dan Patrick]

What next time I don't do my job or something.

[Paul Pabst]

You know what?

[Dan Patrick]

I was just lost in your greatness. I apologize.

[Paul Pabst]

Okay.

[Dan Patrick]

Next time I'll try not to get lost in how great you are.

[Paul Pabst]

Thank you. I'll try not to be great. Therefore, I won't put you. Good luck with that one impossible task for you, Dan Patrick. Yes.

[Dan Patrick]

I don't know if we got back to you on that, but Cedo Gaston appears to still be living and age 81.

[Paul Pabst]

Okay, well, that's good. I would need to have a definitive on that. Not we're pretty sure I've looked at.

[Dan Patrick]

Like seven different things that suggest that he is still suggest.

[Paul Pabst]

Do they? We suggest that he's still alive.

[Dan Patrick]

It also says he was recently some type of special advisor for a Toronto Maple Leafs team that's actually a semi pro baseball team affiliated with the Blue Jays that are called the Maple Leafs, which is interesting. Okay, I got a hockey name for a baseball affiliate affiliation to the Blue Jays.

[Paul Pabst]

But we, we, we're suggesting that Cedo Gaston, the manager for the Blue Jays.

[Dan Patrick]

Is still not seeing birth date. I'm not seeing anything beyond that, which is nice to hear that he is an American, former Major League baseball. Not was. I'm not saying any wases. I'm very happy to hear that. I like Cedo.

[Paul Pabst]

You've called for dead people before.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, I invited Sugar Ray Robinson on the show not that many years ago, and his widow had explained why he would not be able to appear on a program I was working on. I was very embarrassed.

[Paul Pabst]

How did you ask for the, the great fighter?

[Dan Patrick]

I somehow I got a number and a woman answered. She said, and I said, I told him who I was with and we were interested in having Sugar Ray Robinson on the program and, you know, wanted to see what his schedule looked like and that's not going to be possible. And then she proceeded to explain what year, you know, he passed away. And I apologized and got very flushed in the face and sweaty and that's okay. Very uncomfortable.

[Paul Pabst]

All right, but you tried. How many years had he been dead?

[Dan Patrick]

Several. It wasn't the kind of thing I was saying. Oh, I didn't hear that. Tuberculosis last Thursday.

[Paul Pabst]

It wasn't like tuberculosis.

[Dan Patrick]

Whatever it was. What generation is it?

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah, it was quite, it was back in the 20s.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Sorry for your loss. It was actually many years ago, so. But I appreciate the sentiment.

[Paul Pabst]

I'm sorry they succumbed to polio.

[Dan Patrick]

And then I said, so what about next Tuesday? We can't do it any day.

[Paul Pabst]

How about we take a break? Those are all back on the menu these days, by the way. Reggie Miller, alive and well. Reggie Aloysius Miller Jr. The third will join us right after this.

[Dan Patrick]

Be sure to catch the live edition.

[Paul Pabst]

Of the Dan Patrick show, weekdays at 9am Eastern, 6am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app. Hey, it's me, Rob Parker.

[Dan Patrick]

Check out my weekly MLB podcast, Inside the Parker for 22 minutes of piping hot baseball talk featuring the biggest names.

[Paul Pabst]

And newsmakers in the sport. Whether you believe in analytics or the.

[Dan Patrick]

Eye test, we've got all the bases covered. New episodes drop every Thursday, so do yourself a favor and listen to Inside the Parker with Rob Parker on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcast.

[Paul Pabst]

Thursday Night Football is on and it's only on Prime Video. This week, the Minnesota Vikings head west to face the Los Angeles Chargers. Coverage begins at 7pm Eastern with Football's Best Party TNF tonight presented by Verizon. Not a Prime member? Not a problem. Simply sign up for a 30 day free trial.

[Dan Patrick]

It's the Vikings in Chargers Thursday at.

[Paul Pabst]

7Pm Eastern only on Prime Video. Restrictions apply. See Amazon.com Amazon prime for details.

[Dan Patrick]

When you say Lego Star wars, the.

[Paul Pabst]

First thing you think of is imagination or action. Or both. Definitely both.

[Dan Patrick]

Like with Jango Fett's Starship.

[Paul Pabst]

I mean, with Stud Blasters, Seismic Charges and three minifigures, your kid is gonna be creating stories until the Banthas come home.

[Dan Patrick]

And for yourself, there's the Jango Fett's.

[Paul Pabst]

Fire Spray Class Starship LEGO set from the Ultimate Collector series. Enjoy some Jedi Master level mindfulness during your building time. Shop now for Star wars lego sets on lego.com or in lego retail stores.

[Dan Patrick]

What's up everybody? This is Snax from the Trap Nerds podcast and we're bringing you the Horror every week all October long. Kicking off this month I'll be bringing you all my fear inducing horror games.

[Paul Pabst]

From Resident Evil to Solid Hill, me and Tony bringing back Fireteam on Left 4 Dead 2 and we just going to be going over some of the greats.

[Dan Patrick]

Also in October we'll be talking about our favorite horror and Halloween movies and figure out why black people always got to die first. The Umbral Reliquary invites any and all fooling brave enough to peruse its many curiosities. But take heed all sales.

[Paul Pabst]

Our final weekly horror side quest written.

[Dan Patrick]

And narrated by yours truly with a.

[Paul Pabst]

Full episode read and a commentary special and we will cap it off with.

[Dan Patrick]

Horror Movie Battle Royale, Jason versus Freddy, Michael Myers versus the Alien thing with the little Tongue Monster. October we're doing it Halloween style. Listen to the Trap Nurse Podcast from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcast. Whenever I got through the windmill I tried to pick him up and his body was stiff.

[Paul Pabst]

I'm Ben Westoff and this is the Peacemaker, a true crime podcast investigating a string of mysterious deaths at a prestigious Missouri university and the fraternity brother at.

[Dan Patrick]

The center of it all.

[Paul Pabst]

A few years back, two fraternity brothers.

[Dan Patrick]

Died by suicide just weeks apart.

[Paul Pabst]

In shockingly similar ways, both were discovered by the same student, Brandon Grossheim.

[Dan Patrick]

I laid him down and proceeded. I tilted his head back and proceeded again, mouth to mouth in cpr.

[Paul Pabst]

At first, people gave Brandon the benefit of the doubt, but when three more acquaintances died the following year, the tide turned.

[Dan Patrick]

The lawsuit says Grossheim was one of.

[Paul Pabst]

The last people to see each victim before their deaths.

[Dan Patrick]

Was he profoundly unlucky or was something.

[Paul Pabst]

Much darker at play?

[Dan Patrick]

Listen to the Peacemaker podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you.

[Paul Pabst]

Get your podcast Podcast the Rich Russians.

[Dan Patrick]

Falling out of Windows podcast is Back Sad Oligarch Season 2 Since we left you in 2023 after season one, many politically motivated Russian millionaires have continued to die in suspicious circumstances. We dig deeper into these odd deaths which include everything from mushroom poisoning and mysterious heart attacks, the window clumsiness and suicide by decapitation. One thing we have found since we started back in 2022 is the information on the suspicious deaths has become much harder to find.

[Paul Pabst]

Not just that, it seems as if.

[Dan Patrick]

State controlled media in Russia is being utilized to purposely confuse and contradict the reporting that gets put out. As you can probably imagine, season two gets very weird. Listen to Sad Oligarch on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Paul Pabst]

We had a shooting contest about a half hour ago with the Danets and some people have said go to the replay. Look like Seaton was stepping over the line on quite a few shots. We'll get our replay judges on that and if he's DQ then that would mean that Fritzi would be the best shooter in the building. Is that fair? Todd, are you getting some feedback here since you passed the email to me?

[Dan Patrick]

I didn't send you anything. I just noticed something on social media. I don't forward emails or anything like that or tweets but I know I lost five to four but there was questions about where our feet were on the line.

[Paul Pabst]

Don't call it a comeback. He's Reggie Miller, the Hall of Famer and He is in OKC Rockets Thunder 7:30 Eastern. Mike Chico is there. Reggie, Jamal Crawford, Warriors, Lakers then follow up. Reg, how are you buddy?

[Dan Patrick]

My friend. My friends.

[Paul Pabst]

Oh.

[Dan Patrick]

We are back. I have missed you guys. This is my heart is filled right now because of this.

[Paul Pabst]

Well we're glad to have you on the team at Peacock and NBC. Give me let's say the top three storylines this year will be what?

[Dan Patrick]

Well number one we have not had back to Back champions in seven years. Right. So I think, number one, are the Thunder poised to be that breakthrough team that could be back to back champions? Number one. Number two, look, the health of LeBron and going forward for the Lakers, I think with the transformation of Luca and his body and the Lakers and having a full training camp, if LeBron can come back or not come back and not be the type of player that we just saw a year ago when he was an all NBA player, obviously the Lakers are always on that radar. And who's going to be the team in the east to break through Boston down, obviously with Tatum and the Achilles injury, even though there's rumblings he may come back, but clearly they won't be the same. Obviously, Tyrese Halliburton and the Pacers will be down to me, Cleveland, 64 wins a year ago, the best record in the east, and the Knicks. Let me say this for all my beautiful New Yorker, my Knicks fans, if y' all don't win it this year coming out the east, something is clearly wrong. So to me, the two top teams in the east are the Cavs and the Knicks. That would be my third storyline who's going to break through and kind of reign supreme in the Eastern Conference.

[Paul Pabst]

All right, let me go back to the Lakers. When LeBron comes back, he's been the man in every team that he's been on. Now he's not the man. It's Luca's team. I don't know if you ever felt that in your career, but was 19 years, like, was there ever a point where you weren't the main guy, but getting used to that role? And I wonder about LeBron accepting that. Or can he? Or does he?

[Dan Patrick]

I think he can. I think he will. And yes, I think all aging star players, I wouldn't put myself in that category with LeBron. But we've all gone through it and I welcomed it. And I know exactly for me, when it happened, it was the year after we went to the Finals. I had ankle surgery. We were starting new Isaiah Thomas was coming in for Larry Bird. We had just traded for Jermaine o'. Neal. So clearly we were going younger. And if we wanted to continue that level of excellence, I knew that I had to take a step back. And I knew that Jermaine o', Neal, Al Harrington, Jonathan Bender, Jamal Tinsley, those guys were going to have to grow. And not that Luka needs to grow because he's already an all NBA player, but I think this is a welcome sight for LeBron. Let's not. Let's remember I mentioned this before. He was all NBA just a year ago and his numbers in year 22 were unbelievable. I don't know if he'll have those type of numbers, but I think taking a step back and letting Luca carry the load. What? There's nothing wrong with a 25, 26 year old carrying the load. And I knew my time would come come playoffs when I was with Jermaine and them. So I just kind of wanted to tread water for the regular season. And once middle of March, April hit Dan, that's when I would ramp up my minutes, my conditioning to get ready for the grind of the playoffs. And I think we'll see a lot of that from LeBron.

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah, I think it could be a good thing that maybe you can limit those minutes even when he comes back, because this is about the postseason. But we're looking at OKC is the big favorite here. Denver's also in there. And then the east is, you know, without Tatum in there, Boston is fallible. Do you think the Knicks are the best team in the East?

[Dan Patrick]

I do. I think still Cleveland will have the best record and they'll win the east again the regular season. But they haven't proven themselves in the playoffs. And as great as Donovan Mitchell has been all NBA, as great as Evan Mobley is becoming, I think he'll take another step. I love their starting five. I love coach Kenny Atkinson, but they, they just haven't been able to get over the hump come playoff time. I know the Knicks and I. It's a little bit different this year now that Mike Brown's at the helm and the offense will be a little bit different. But at the end of the day, they've got the best clutch player in Jalen Brunson. And just the cohesiveness of the Knicks team. I think come playoff time, they'll be able to take that next step again. There's a lot of games to be played. Obviously all this is bar and injury, as I always say. But I just think the Knicks, they're. They're poised to take that next step and represent the East.

[Paul Pabst]

What do you expect out of Golden State?

[Dan Patrick]

Bar and injury. Look, Steph has to remain healthy. I know he want or he played 70 games a year ago. Draymond, a full season and training camp with Jimmy Butler, that can help. But to me, if the warriors want to take the next step, it has to come from within. Brandon Jamitsky and Quinton Post, those two young players, if Pajimski can take that next Leap. I know he's 22, 23, but this young man has everything it takes to be a great side piece and sidekick for Stephen Curry. So if the younger guys can develop, get timely shooting from Buddy Hill. The problem is the west is loaded and there's 10, 11 teams and every night you're going to be in a dog fight. So a rolled ankle by Curry and he's out for a little bit. I don't know if there's going to be enough scoring. You know, they have a punisher's chance because of Curry.

[Paul Pabst]

I'm glad you clarified the side piece, by the way. Just doing LA work. Reggie Miller, the Hall of Famer, he'll be on the call tonight with Mike Tirico and Jamal Crawford. Oh, best shooter in the building will be who?

[Dan Patrick]

Come on, man, stop it.

[Paul Pabst]

I love me some best score. Best scorer in the building.

[Dan Patrick]

Now stop it too. Stop it too. I know. J. Cross. Unbelievable. Now you're saying who has the best handles at the table? I'm going to give that to. To Jamal. Okay, But I was a score too, not just a shooter.

[Paul Pabst]

What do you think is the ceiling for SGA to average? How many points do you think? Well, let me, let me rephrase it. How many points do you think he could average a game? Not. They probably don't want him getting 30. They want it to be a team effort. But how many do you.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, he averaged 32 a year ago. I think he could average 35 easy just because of his skill set. I think that number comes. It'll come down a little bit. I think it'll be high early because Jalen Williams is out, the second best player on this team out with a wrist injury, won't be in the starting lineup opening night. So I think his scoring is going to be up until J Dub comes back. But I think they would like that number anywhere between 28 to 30, 31 points because less is more. But this dude is such a gifted playmaker and score. He's got, he's got it all, Dan.

[Paul Pabst]

But how did he not. He came up in the three point era. He's not the top 50 with three.

[Dan Patrick]

Pointers, but I think he's developed it to. Developed it to keep teams honest. He can knock them down, but he's a throwback. He's an old school type player that likes to get to the mid range. And as we know, come playoff time, what's more effective? When the game becomes a half court game, your mid range game. So during the regular season everyone's all about the threes. And I get it. But people need to understand what playoff basketball is all about. And for a player that's so young, at the age of 27 to recognize that. And again, he does have a three point shot. He just doesn't shoot the volume volume of them like a lot of players do. He understands where his bread is buttered.

[Paul Pabst]

Michael Jordan's role at NBC, what have you been told?

[Dan Patrick]

Absolutely nothing.

[Paul Pabst]

You're not curious?

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, I am very curious. I can't wait. I mean, to have him a part of whatever part he wants to play in this broadcast. I'm all for. Yeah, it's great. But they don't tell us anything. I'm very low man on the totem pole.

[Paul Pabst]

No, you got to ask Cherico, probably below you. You got to ask Tirico Torico. I think it's going to be sort of like Kobe, inside the mind of Kobe. Details.

[Dan Patrick]

Wouldn't you like to see that? I would love to see that.

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

And hear that.

[Paul Pabst]

You imagine if he was a color commentator on a game, he would just roast people, wouldn't he?

[Dan Patrick]

But that would be great. Including us, including his partner. Not only the players on the court, but he would be roasting Jerico, Jamal, myself. But I can't wait.

[Paul Pabst]

But can great players get inside their own heads to explain? Like sometimes. And I only go from memory where I asked John McEnroe, I said, how do you do what you do? And he goes, I don't know. I just do it. I don't know if great players analyze what made them great.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, look, I. I will say what's made Charles Barkley great on TV is that it comes from a place of honesty. That's kind of mj. MJ is front and center. He's not going to sugarcoat anything. Mac was the same way. When you listen to Mac on all those unbelievable, you know, Wimbledon's and French Omen Opens and US Opens, it comes from a place of honesty because of experience. Number one. They've been there, they're champions. But they're just telling it like he is. And I think a lot of people at home, they appreciate that.

[Paul Pabst]

Kevin Durant, two more years, $90 million.

[Dan Patrick]

This is the perfect for. For him though. Theodore, just think about this. When I watched Houston a year ago, I love the young talent. I love the heart. I love the being well coached by ime. They had all the pieces. But against Golden State in that first round, when those games got tight, as. As good as a champion as Fred Van Vliet is he's only 6:1 and he can only do so much. Now you go out and get arguably one of the best closers, scorers, shooters that this game has ever seen. And oh, by the way, even though he says he's 6 10, 6 11, he's really like 7 1. This was the perfect fit for him. A veteran surrounded by some young gunslingers and well coached. A good bench, perfect move. And this is how diabolical the league is. Are you kidding me? Opening night, we're going to send him back to the place where he won an mvp knowing that there is so much, I should say, animosity towards him in this building. Oh, by the way, we're going to raise the banner, get our championship rings while you look on. You can't write a better script than that, Theo.

[Paul Pabst]

Okay. What do you think his career would have been like had he stayed in okc?

[Dan Patrick]

I think they would have won a championship if him and Russ were here. I really do. I mean, you were up 31 against Golden State. They were supposed to be going head to head, battle for battle for the next five or six years. I really do believe they would have won a championship here together. I do.

[Paul Pabst]

I think the Rockets are the tallest starting five in the NBA. Does that sound right?

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, they are and they're starting it tonight. And that's going to be interesting because if I'm OKC and I'm Cason Wallace and I'm Alex Caruso and I'm sga, I'm going like this. Remember, the Thunder had the number one defense a year ago. They forced the most turnovers in 17. They had the most deals a game in 10. So right now who's bringing the ball up? Amin Thompson, who's great, but he's 6, 8, 6 9. I mean this is Reed shepherd, second year player out of Kentucky, coming off the bench. If I'm the Thunder, they're like, bring it on, bring it on. Big lineup, how they can beat them on the board. So it's it. There's give and take, but you're playing into OKC's hands with that big lineup.

[Paul Pabst]

Victor Wembanyama added some weight and.

[Dan Patrick]

Scary.

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah, I, I picked Luca to be the MVP this year. It feels like it when Benyama is going to come in and then once he figures a little bit more out, gets the right people getting him the ball in the right places. I just, I think he'll be the best player in basket. Best two way player in the game.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, at some point, yes. I think we can we don't even have to pencil him in for the defensive player of the year. Should we do. Should we go straight to the pin?

[Paul Pabst]

It should have been. He should have wanted last year but.

[Dan Patrick]

He didn't qualify for games. Right. He was running away with it. So if he obviously qualifies for games this year, he'll clearly win defensive player of the year. And to your point, I think he will be in the top five in the MVP voting.

[Paul Pabst]

Who do you have mvp?

[Dan Patrick]

It'll either be Jokic or Luka. To your point.

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

Then sga. Then it's between Giannis and Victor as the top five.

[Paul Pabst]

Does Giannis end his season in Milwaukee?

[Dan Patrick]

It depends on how they start. I think if they start off slow, I would not be surprised if both sides. I think I just have a feeling he may end up in.

[Paul Pabst]

New York. New York. Oh no. They got Carl Anthony Towns, the best shooting big man of all time.

[Dan Patrick]

Self declared he may be the best shooting big man in Milwaukee.

[Paul Pabst]

Who is the best shooting big man of all time?

[Dan Patrick]

Are we considering Dirk, right? Dirk Davis, a big man, right? I would say Dirk. I would say Arvida Sabonis was a great big. Bill Lambert, good shooting, big man. Obviously Carl Anthony Towns, we mentioned him, but I would say Dirk, he changed.

[Paul Pabst]

I think he changed the game though, right?

[Dan Patrick]

Yes. I'm going with Dirk.

[Paul Pabst]

By the way. I got you career high 57. Jamal Crawford, career high 52. So might want to bring that up.

[Dan Patrick]

But he's had more 50 plus games so I'm going to give him credit on that. Look, we both can lace it up now.

[Paul Pabst]

Oh, I know. But his highlight, he's still running it.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, well, he's 15 years younger than I am, so he's. He's chasing around. His son is a baller, by the way. 15 year old son. Yeah, he can ball.

[Paul Pabst]

But White Chocolate still playing. Reggie, have you seen those pickup highlights with.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, but those are all heavily edited. Heavily edited.

[Paul Pabst]

It does. It doesn't. He's still making these plays.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes. Yeah.

[Paul Pabst]

He's about your age, isn't he?

[Dan Patrick]

I don't know how old he is.

[Paul Pabst]

Jay will still. I don't want you out there getting injured. He said J. Well, is 49.

[Dan Patrick]

Trying to save my Achilles too?

[Paul Pabst]

Yes. One bad move, it's over.

[Dan Patrick]

It's over.

[Paul Pabst]

J, Will's 49.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. That's 11 years younger than me. You and I are the same age.

[Paul Pabst]

You look better. You look better than Jay Will.

[Dan Patrick]

See, black don't crack. Hey, lots of water.

[Paul Pabst]

Had fun tonight. Great to talk to you. We'll talk to you next week.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, partner. Theodore. My dad. Is we back, baby? We are back. You want to be starting something? Feel the music. Wanna be starting something? Got to be starting something.

[Paul Pabst]

He's a good announcer and shooter, not a good singer. He's Reggie Aloysius Miller and he'll be on NBA Tip off tonight. That's NBC. Mike Trico will be on Play by Play and Jamal Crawford will be there followed by the Warriors Lakers at 10:30 Eastern. We'll take a break. We're back after this last call for phone calls. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows at fox sp radio.com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to listen live on this date, 1975. Carlton Fisk hit the home run in the 12th inning giving the Red Sox a win over the Reds. Game six of the World Series. The Reds came back to win game seven. I think I have a picture of that autograph by Carlton Fisk. Back down the hallway, right? You've seen it, haven't you, Marvin?

[Dan Patrick]

I have. It's right near where your RV is.

[Paul Pabst]

Okay. Right down around the corner. Okay. Yeah. That was 1975. Stay fair. He kept saying Stay fair. Let's see this day in sports history. Paulie, what do you have?

[Dan Patrick]

I got a couple. 1966, the u. S. Congress approved the afl NFL merger. Imagine if they didn't, where would be today? How about that as a what if? Fred Dreier, actor and LA Rams at the time, defensive end. He recorded two safeties in a single game. That was a record at the time against the Packers. 1976. This is a good one. The Sixers purchased The rights of Dr. J. Julius Irving from the New Jersey Nets. Nice move there. 1980, the Phillies won their first World Series and Yankees, Mets 4, 312 innings. World Series game in 2004 hours and 51 minutes. Longest World Series game ever.

[Paul Pabst]

2007, Rob Baroness, kicker for the Titans, 26 points. That's the most points scored in a game without a touchdown. Tennessee 13836 over the Texans, 26 points for a kicker. What would that have meant in fantasy? Point Vince in Illinois. Good morning, Vince. What's on your mind today?

[Dan Patrick]

Hey there.

[Paul Pabst]

Dan Danette. Good morning. I am 511 and 220. I am a big fan of you guys.

[Dan Patrick]

Been listening to you guys every single morning. Love you guys.

[Paul Pabst]

You guys are great. I did have a bet for you guys today. I just face bet that the Bears.

[Dan Patrick]

Will win NFC north division this year.

[Paul Pabst]

Let's go, Bears. Okay, anybody want a piece of Vincent? Illinois. He's got the Bears winning the division. Winning the division. Okay. Paul's all in with Vince in Illinois.

[Dan Patrick]

I am not.

[Paul Pabst]

Oh, you're not?

[Dan Patrick]

I'm not. It's. I can't bet against the bears. But they're 4 and 2. They've been outscored by three points. They're a tenuous 4 and 2. Vince said that the Bears are going to win the NFC North.

[Paul Pabst]

Yep.

[Dan Patrick]

I'll take that.

[Paul Pabst]

All right, Vince, you got a. You got a challenger. Seaton Bear to the faith Bear attack.

[Dan Patrick]

Bear claw.

[Paul Pabst]

Thank you, Todd. So you got a pie to the face. Vince Got a bet with Seaton Brian in Salt Lake City. Hi, Brian. What's on your mind today? I just had an idea about maybe controlling some load management in the NBA. What if instead of having a win loss record for the teams having the games played on a point system to where away games and back to back games are worth 2 point as opposed to a home game worth 1 point to where? Obviously they'd be more important if you were out of town. Paulie's usually in charge of the bad ideas department.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, leave that to me.

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah, we, I know we mean well and we want this, these players to play. That's why I came up with the idea that you must play at least 65 games to be eligible for postseason. These awards and there's money attached to these awards. You make first team, second team, third team. What it could mean. Now, I know that there's been. People have been critical of it, but I'm just trying to get the best players, the best product out there for the betterment of the game. Instead of going, who's playing? He's not playing tonight. Oh, he played last night. He's not going to play tonight. I get it. I get it. You make a lot of money. You want to continue to make a lot of money. I don't know how important it is to entertain the, the fans on a daily, nightly basis. I understand it. But you know, maybe those players in the 60s and 70s and 80s were naive of understanding how much more of a shelf life they could have, how much more money they could make. I, I get all of that. I guess just the purity of it. I would hope that they would play maybe a minimum of 65 to 70 games. Yes, Tom, It'd be a lot more.

[Dan Patrick]

Important to the league and the teams if they had to give some of the money back to the people that bought tickets in advance only to not see their favorite players play. Imagine if they had to give a portion back because you wanted to see a certain player. So then all of a sudden, it hits their pocket.

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah, but you could be injured.

[Dan Patrick]

No, those mysterious illnesses, they.

[Paul Pabst]

They are. But, you know, we came up with player insurance years ago. Star player insurance that, you know, you get your money back if, you know, you pay a fee and you're going to go to a game, and if that player doesn't play, then you get your money back. The opportunity to get your money back. I think that would be something that everybody could benefit from because Marvin's talked about this. He was going to take his son to see LeBron and the Lakers at the Garden. Well, you don't know if LeBron's going to play. This is a couple of years ago. If you could take out, let's say, $50 insurance on that one game LeBron plays, then you pay, LeBron doesn't. You can have the opportunity to get your money back. Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

Marvin tip offers at 7:30. I bought them at 2:50pm that same day.

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah. All right, let's go around the room. What we learned on the program. Todd will start with you. What'd you learn today?

[Dan Patrick]

Reggie Mill is back. He warns Knicks fans that if they.

[Paul Pabst]

Don'T win at all this season, it.

[Dan Patrick]

Could be quite a while before that happens. Se.

[Paul Pabst]

And what you learned today? Yeah. Great to talk to him. How about you, Marvin?

[Dan Patrick]

Cedo Gaston, still alive. Yay.

[Paul Pabst]

Congratulations, Paul.

[Dan Patrick]

Kevin Harland has an understudy.

[Paul Pabst]

Yes, he does.

[Dan Patrick]

This is the NBA on Prime Video.

[Paul Pabst]

What did I learn today, Todd?

[Dan Patrick]

You can say C.J. stroud is regressing, but the Texans O line is not good. Making him look worse than he may actually be.

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah, you got to factor that in with these young quarterbacks. Not always on them. Thanks for joining us. Our pleasure to serve you on this Tuesday for Todd Seaton, Marv Paulie, yours truly, and the BRGs. We'll talk to you tomorrow.

[Dan Patrick]

This is an iHeart podcast.