Eric Mangini (3:47)

Yeah, I thought it was really interesting that you said you were out because of the speeding tickets. To me, that's, that's such a minor thing. You were so high on him in terms of his completion percentage in OTAs, and I thought that was a little aggressive on your part. But with the, with the speeding tickets, I. Look, I got a speeding ticket the first night of the draft, my first year there. I thought maybe I'd get the benefit of the doubt, but they. They gave it to me anyways. So they're pretty aggressive with the way they patrol the highways in Ohio. And, and this is, in fairness to Shador, this is the first time he's been outside of his, his dad's overview of his dad's house. I mean, I think, I think he was his high school coach and then he was his college coach. And this is like any kid who's away from home for the first time. Yeah, there's going to be a couple hiccups here and there. And do you want back to back speeding tickets? No. The Mr. Raymond, I would imagine his lawyer was supposed to take care of that. Typically with speeding tickets, you can sign something and get that, get that handled. I. I don't love it. I don't love it from a fifth round draft pick. I don't love that it happened multiple times, but I do think that this is the first time he's been away from his, from his dad. And, you know, there's. There's going to be some, Some growing pains now. Do. Would I sell my stock on it? Like, like you are not because of a couple speeding tickets. Especially in light of the problems that Brown's quarterback room has had to deal with legally in the last few years. I mean, this is, this is nothing. This is nothing.

Colin Cowherd (5:21)

Okay, the. How much of this is. I mean, Jimmy Haslam has his hands all over. Manziel has his hands all over Deshaun Watson Admitted it. Man enough to admit it. I saw the reaction in the draft room when they took Shadow Sanders. It's pretty obvious it wasn't the coach jams pick. How much is this? This. This team has eight last place finishes in 13 years owning it. How much of this is. We don't have a very good owner here. Like Washington D.C. and the commanders.

Eric Mangini (5:53)

Yeah, I didn't love the owner stepping in saying you got to take this guy in the fifth round and I doubt they'll ever admit to it. But, but taking Shador Sanders in the fifth round, it's, it's a lottery ticket. If it hits great, it couldn't be any better for the organization. Even if it means your scouts are wrong and your, your head coach is wrong and your owner is right, if you hit on a quarterback in the fifth round, it's fantastic. And if you miss on them, it's, it's not that big a deal. So I could see why, why Jimmy Haslam at that point was saying, here's a guy a lot of people had significantly higher. He's dropped all the way to the fifth round. It's a position of extreme value and if it works out, great and if it doesn't, we're not that much worse off.

Colin Cowherd (6:44)

All right. I mean, when you. Did you ever have a fifth round pick hit like big, big time?

Eric Mangini (6:51)

You know, I was part of the six round pick that hit in New England with Tom. And then, you know, Rodney Harrison is a guy coach who was drafted in the fifth round who ended up hitting pretty big. And you see it every year. You know, there's one or two guys that pop in the, in those late rounds. From a quarterback perspective, I actually like the fact that he went later because I thought the pressure would be taken off him. What I don't love that the Browns are doing organizationally is hyping them up as much they are and putting the pressure back on him. I don't love that part of it.

Colin Cowherd (7:28)

I want to. This, this team we, we may not talk about much this year, but Justin Fields is an interesting prospect. So there's so much good offensive coaching now in the league that didn't exist 20 years ago. There's so many smart young guys. The McVeigh tree alone is just so many smart guys. And so Sam Darnold, Geno Smith and Baker Mayfield found a second, third, fourth team and they hit. And I. That didn't used to happen, Eric. If you didn't hit on your first team, like Drew Brees was the exception, like it was over. But the offensive coaching now is so good that you, you know, you, you can find the Liam Cohen or you can find somebody and they take Sam Darnold, Kevin o' Connell and turn him into a star. So Justin Fields is fascinating. Justin Fields goes from defensive culture Chicago to defensive culture Pittsburgh. Now it's defensive culture coach jet. So I don't have high aspirations for him, but I will say that his numbers in Pittsburgh, if you extrapolate them out over a season were like B plus plus, that he was actually pretty good. Where are you in this new NFL where, yeah, guys hit a third team and they often have a Darnold season or a Baker season.

Eric Mangini (8:46)

Yeah. It's very easy for us to, to bury guys especially high draft picks if they're not successful right away. You know, we're all, Everybody wants instant, instant success. And guys develop at different rates. And then we saw it with Sam, we saw it with Geno. Ironically, Sam and Gino were both jets picks that hit somewhere else. And now the jets are trying to do it with somebody else's first round draft pick. But it, but there is, there is now precedent for it and, and Baker had a level of success early and then, you know, had to go through a little bit of a hero's journey to get back to Tampa Bay and do what he did there. And I'm optimistic for, for, for Justin from this perspective is each year his is intercept, touchdown interception ratio has gotten better.

Colin Cowherd (9:36)

Yeah.

Eric Mangini (9:36)

The amount of sacks that he's taken has gotten better. His completion percentage has gotten better. So, so those things are positive. And as he becomes more comfortable in pro football and now the jets have given him an opportunity to be a starter, they're committed to making that work. It's going to be really interesting to see if he can still trend the way that he's trended over the last four years. And there's a, there's a real shot. It could, it could work out extremely well. And even if it doesn't work out, Colin, he's what, $20 million a year for, for two years and really 30 million is guaranteed. He's a fraction of what other starters are getting paid in the league.

Colin Cowherd (10:20)

Finally, I have last Several years. I think this is my favorite pick who will double their win total. Last year I took Washington and Denver. The year before I think I took the Rams. Everybody thought they were going to rebuild. The year before that, Minnesota. So I'm in a little, little heat heater. New England's my pick this year. And first of all, Drake may year two 300 million in free agency. I liked how they attacked their lines in the draft, but I also said this. I think they go from a coach that was over his skis a little bit, was probably more of a coordinator to I think a really good coach. Tell people you're feeling unrebel what you've heard, what you know because I really, I know he does not flashy. But I've always thought Mike's team, he's a culture developer. I tell me what you know about him. And do you have hopes for the Patriots this year?

Eric Mangini (11:12)

Yeah, I thought Mike Vrabel should have been the pick last year. Mike Vrabel is arguably the smartest player that I've ever coached. His recall in the defensive room of things that we had done years earlier was, was incredible. So you. And it wasn't just his recall of his position. It was his depth of understanding of the entire defense of situations of, you know, the way that the game was unfolding, the way that the opponent was unfolding. So there's that from a scheme perspective. He's got the legitimacy of being a former player who is extremely successful. He's got the advantage of he's. He's been outside of the New England system. So he got coaching experience at Ohio State, he got coaching experience for the Texans, he got coaching experience in Tennessee. So he's. It's not a first time head coach. That's a huge asset as well. And he took a year off to kind of reevaluate his approach and take a step back and see what was good and what wasn't good. So I think that's valuable and I think Josh McDaniels there is underrated Josh McDaniels. Remember he took Mac Jones and made him into a Pro Bowler his first year.

Colin Cowherd (12:24)

Yes, yes.

Eric Mangini (12:24)

Everybody forgets about that Josh McDaniels. You can kill him all you want as a head coach. He is an outstanding coach and he's an outstanding offensive coordinator and he's done a great job with, with young quarterbacks and we saw with Mac Jones. So if anything there's to be optimistic New England. It's the fact that he's back in the fold too. And he's got a really good working relationship with with Mike. It's not like they're strangers working together for the first time.

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Eric Mangini (17:36)

You're. You're gonna buy a bunch. When he throws his first touchdown in preseason, you're gonna be like, oh my God, why did I sell and rush back in and buy a ton?

Colin Cowherd (17:47)

Wouldn't be the first time I've done that. As always, coach, great seeing you.

Eric Mangini (17:52)

All right, we'll talk to you soon, Colin.

Colin Cowherd (17:54)

All right, good stuff. J. Mac with the news.

J. Mac (17:57)

No, no, no, turn on the news.

Colin Cowherd (18:00)

This is the Herd line news.

J. Mac (18:02)

All right, Colin, let's get back to the NBA draft. It is Wednesday. I'm fired up. I think your interest level is gaining. There are reports that indicate former Rutgers star Ace Bailey cancele his pre draft visit and workout with the Sixers. Now if you remember Porzingis back in the day, the Sixers were all about him and he's like, I don't want to go there. You're not getting my medicals. I don't know what's up with this Ace Bailey move, but he's currently the only US prospect that has yet to work out for any teams or visit any teams. He's getting strange. There are reports that he really thinks highly of himself and he's like, listen, I want to be a star. I don't want to be a second banana or third banana. I don't know what's going on with this kid. Colin. He looks like a guy who could project to be a Paul George type player. Long can hit the three.

Colin Cowherd (18:50)

He, he is a ball stopper though. That's one is one assist a game. He's got no playmaking ability. He's a, he's not a guy that's going to fit into a lot of offenses. This is a guy that has a higher sense of self. There is a difference between delusion and confidence. One assist a game ball stopper. Hard fit into a lot of team offenses. I don't think it works.

J. Mac (19:14)

So how, what do you, what do you do to fix that mentality? He is a teenage. Obviously people at 19 aren't the same as they are at 23, 24. Can you get through to this kid and buy in? Hey man, look, I got, I've got rings. I know what it takes. You just need to chill out. You're not going to be the star. I'm sorry. Can you get through like that to a young kid?

Colin Cowherd (19:33)

There are a lot of correctable flaws. Delusion is not one of them. And I, I've always, I've felt this in my company, hiring people there are things you can work on. I think you get into trouble when you think you can change people at a base level, you just think you could. If you go find somebody that's a bit of a squirrely mess at 23, there's a. Or somebody that's not trustable at 23, you probably still don't trust them at 33. Like at people that are unethical or lie with ease like that. Just. Just something that. I think that's just who you are. Now if somebody is image. You know, there are certain things like, you know, we change diets, we change workout habits, we change. There's. There are certain things that. But I, but if you ever.

J. Mac (20:23)

That's internally for us to change. That's not for someone wanting to change us. As a married guy, I'm sure you know what I'm talking about, right?

Colin Cowherd (20:31)

Yeah.

J. Mac (20:32)

And, and that's you're. You're on to something with change. Because anybody who's been married knows that like, hey, your, Your wife may not like some stuff you do. She wants you to change. And you can try but con. Let's be real. That's who you are. You can't fundament some of the things.

Colin Cowherd (20:47)

Well, I mean, if you're a, if you're a selfish person, it's hard for you to diametrically change to a person that sacrifices often, which is what marriage is.

J. Mac (20:56)

Right.

Colin Cowherd (20:56)

So it's like. And I. And again, as a player, I'm not saying he can't. Your jump shot can get better, your ball handling can get better. But if you're a guy that in like a pro athlete Zion that struggles with weight, there's not a lot I can. If you're a pro athlete and I have to convince you to be in shape, Luca, you're constantly. It's like, okay, I mean, by the way, Melo was never in world class shape for 20 years, so D. Wade was in the best shape in the league. Steph's in the best shape. That's who they are. So when I see this kind of. I'm not going to visit with any team. Good luck.

J. Mac (21:30)

Kind of like, I'm out on that guy. Interesting. All right, next up, let's go to college football where Arch Manning enters his first year as the Longhorns starting quarterback. He showed a lot of promise in his limited opportunities. And now his uncle, Peyton Manning thinks that his nephew will throw thrive in Sarkeesian's offensive seating season, adding he'll have great knowledge of the system as he enters year three unbelievably Arch Manning has made 95 passes in 12 games. That's it. This is a very greed player, Colin. Obviously the talent is there. I don't know, three years in Cirque system, do you expect him to pop right out of the gate?

Colin Cowherd (22:11)

Well, he's a better athlete than Eli or Peyton, but Archie Manning, you know, the father was actually, I watched him. Bad Saints teams. Archie could move. Archie was a scrambler, so he's more like Archie. He can move around the field really well. And I think he's. I think he's strong. I've seen him videos on the Internet, you know, T shirt without a shirt in the, in the, in the weight room with all the guys. Well, like, you know, they're all like buffed out guys or something. I saw a picture like a year ago, I was like, oh, no, no. He's got some size to him, I think. He's obviously a smart kid. My guess is it works. He never complained about not playing. So he's got maturity, he's big enough. I think his arm is pretty good. He moves really well. I mean, Manning's, on average. They're all smart. I know four of them. I know the dad, I know Eli, I know Cooper, I know Arch, I know Peyton. They're all smart. That's a big part of this whole league is, can you learn playbooks? I think he's gonna be a Heisman Trophy candidate. I think he's going to be really good.

J. Mac (23:13)

Okay, so let me ask you, though. In Sark's offense, I believe under Ewers, they didn't have him running a lot. Sure, he could scramble, but Sark wants you to win from the pocket. Would you say that's fair? Okay. Do you think Cirque tweaks the offense to take advantage of Arch's legs or. Hey, we got our system. We're gonna run what we do, Arch, make it happen.

Colin Cowherd (23:36)

I think if you have a guy that can move, you move it. But I think again, Arch looks at his family and goes, how did. How did my, you know, how did Peyton and Eli. How did they win Super Bowls? From the pocket you can. Jaden Daniels moves just fine. He's great in the pocket.

J. Mac (23:53)

All the good quarterbacks now could scramble. Look at the top four Mahomes, Alan.

Colin Cowherd (23:57)

No, I mean, Bo Nix moves a lot. I like scrambling. But Sark system isn't built on scrambling. He's going to want you to throw from the pocket.

J. Mac (24:07)

Final story is back to soccer. We have some. Some sound now after the USA beat Saudi Arabia 10 on the Chris Richards goal. So Landon Donovan has chimed in about the USA's chances against Haiti this weekend.

Colin Cowherd (24:21)

The question is, is continuity? The most important thing is rest. The most important thing I would say, though, I think Haiti, even though Saudi beat them, I think Haiti are a better team than Saudi Arabia. And this was our, this was our best team here. And they struggle with Saudi Arabia. Like, you could lose that game if you don't play your full team. You can't. Well, that's interesting, but who cares if.

J. Mac (24:42)

You lose a Gold cup game when you've already advanced? Isn't it better to get the young guys reps as opposed to, hey, we gotta win. We got must beat Haiti.

Colin Cowherd (24:50)

I think the way this team is played, I think wins matter. I, I think I would go play to win. I, I don't think I'd rest any. This organization, they're. They're a two nothing loss from another negative analog avalanche pouring down on the the United States men's national team. They need W's.

J. Mac (25:08)

Aren't we mentally strong enough to handle the media criticizing us? By the way, this game is Sunday against Haiti. You know what else is Sunday? NBA Finals Game 7. So there's a world where Pochettino says, you know what? All the attention in the US Is going to basketball. Let me tinker, let me mess around. Let me try some new stuff.

Colin Cowherd (25:25)

This is the last major tournament before the World Cup. I want six wins. I don't, I don't want to mess around. Like, I want my next group beyond the Western McKinney's, you know, beyond Tyler Adams, beyond Christian Pulisic. I want to figure out my next six to seven really good players. I'm not going to a third group. We can do that after the World Cup. All right, I want this. I want to find substitutes or World cup team members who, if I have to play in a pinch, I can.

J. Mac (26:03)

Okay, so here's the line. So remember, the US Was not a huge favorite against Saudi. It went up to the minus 180. US is minus 245 to beat Haiti. So I, it doesn't really jive with what Landon Donovan was saying. Kind of some disagreement on Haiti versus Saudi Arabia. And the market is saying the US should roll in this game. Not like they did 5 nothing in the opener, but they are considerable favorites.

Colin Cowherd (26:25)

Sunday night JMAC with a news. Well, that's the news.

J. Mac (26:31)

And thanks for stopping by the Herd lie news.

Colin Cowherd (26:35)

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J. Mac (31:46)

I don't know, Colin. This is a tough one, right? I mean it kind of reminds me of the OKC Denver series where they rolled in Game 7. The headline will be game, Chet. Match Pacers, find double faults to go around. I will go OKC kind of big here. 10 to 15 points. I think they cover the spread and win. Listen, I'm rooting Pacers. I'm not going to be objective about that at all. I'm definitely all in on Indiana, but I just think OKC is a truck at home. Other than that Game one loss, Colin, where they kind of vomited the game away, I believe they've led for like 141 of 146 minutes at home in this series. It's just not competitive. I don't think Alex Caruso will be as bad as he was at Game six. Nor will J Dub and Obi Toppins. Not gonna hit five threes. Like, it's tough for me to make a case. Yeah, Pacers, but I'll be rooting for.

Colin Cowherd (32:36)

Well, what is the line? About five and a half.

J. Mac (32:38)

You know, it's eight and a half and now it's seven and a half. So some people are betting Indiana.

Colin Cowherd (32:43)

I would bet Indiana.

J. Mac (32:44)

Really?

Colin Cowherd (32:45)

Yeah. Seven and a half. Eight and a half. I'd bet Indiana.

J. Mac (32:48)

So you. Okay. He's tight and nervous at a game seven and home.

Colin Cowherd (32:51)

Yeah, I think. I think one of the things that you and I talked about, I know I did, is that the youngest team in 48 years with a chance to win a championship. Okay, Indiana is not going to be tight. Oklahoma City is going to be. I don't care if they lead by 15 with eight minutes to go. They going to be tight. And Indiana is playing as a dog with house money. Halliburton's not 100%. OKC better had control of this game with five minutes left or Indiana is going to be a problem.

J. Mac (33:21)

Indiana is great in the close games, obviously, season. They did lose game four, which was devastating. But I think the number okc is like 500 in close games this season because they don't play a lot of them.

Colin Cowherd (33:31)

They don't play a lot of them. So I'm going to take Indiana in the points. Okay, Tomorrow's headlines today. Oh, the suddenly dysfunctional again. New York Knicks and the head coach search.

J. Mac (33:42)

By the way, did you notice this week it was very quiet on the Knicks front? Like they swung and missed with all those teams. They were like, you're not talking to our guy now. It's quieted down. I think they're zeroing in on their guy. The headline for the Knicks job will be mike check. 1, 2, 1, 3 rings. Knicks want to finish their set. I think Mike Brown is going to be the guy. Colin, the more you read about him is a guy who's worked with LeBron, right? He has coached the Lakers and the big glare and spotlight in la. He was with those warriors teams that were iconically great. 73 win team, the Kevin Durant team. He's been around the block, took the Kings to the playoffs. I think he's your guy who kind of lowers the temperature a little bit. He's not the screamer that Thibodeau or Michael Malone is. It's pretty clear a lot of people think, oh, Michael Malone, why wouldn't they go get him? It's pretty clear the Knicks don't want him at this point. Now maybe that changes, but his name's nowhere to be found on all the gambling lists. And like even the interview process, it doesn't seem like they want to go back to a Thibodeau type screamer. Mike Brown, I think is a great choice.

Colin Cowherd (34:46)

Tomorrow's headlines today, Kevin Durant. Nobody loves him. What say you?

J. Mac (34:52)

Don't you love this? It's like, Kevin Durant, beloved superstar, and now everybody's out on him. So all he does is sit on social media all day arguing with people. Kevin Durant, where's he headed? The headline will be can't spell Houston without out Katie's next West exit. Hey, somebody please tag him on that. Kevin Durant's like shouting with people. He's arguing right now. I'm sure you saw the latest. So Boogie Cousins came out and was like, oh, yeah. There were multiple fights in the Phoenix locker room this season. Now that hasn't been reported anywhere. So Kevin Durant's like, I'm calling BS on that. The guy is literally spending his off season arguing with people on social media. Colin, I don't think that's a guy many teams will want. However, Houston, I don't think they're going to have to give up much to get him. It's sounding like, hey, your best offer is going to be Jalen Green. If you want to reroute him somewhere else, that's fine. But it's like Jalen Green and maybe a bench guy and a pick. But they're not going to have to give up Shengoon. Obviously not Amen Thompson. And frankly, I think KD could work there as like a number three guy who just has to score and get buckets. Doesn't have to be a leader. They got Fred Van Vliet. I think it could work in Houston.

Colin Cowherd (36:02)

And finally, tomorrow's headlines today, what's the headline for the Lakers now under new ownership.

J. Mac (36:11)

Yeah, I loved your Laker rant yesterday. Everybody agrees this is great for the franchise. The headline for the Lakers will be Lake me out to the ball game. Bron enters year 23 of his seventh inning stretch. If you're a Laker fan right now, you're giddy, Colin. You are looking at everything the Dodgers have done for 15 years and saying why not us? I know the Dodgers have no salary cap, but it's the little things behind the scenes that you pointed out yesterday. It's the scouting department, the analytics department. All that stuff can be beefed up. No cap by the way, no salary cap. I mean on assistance and analytics departments, they are going to build that out and they're going to have some of the best in the business working in la. It's not difficult, Colin, to get people to want to move out here. The beautiful weather and the beaches and the Hollywood premieres. I think that the Lakers are heading back to the elite class where they were in the 80s with Magic Worthy and company.

Colin Cowherd (37:09)

Chris Broussard Brew was on earlier today and, and we asked him, I mean he covers the NBA and has for years. We asked him about the new Lakers ownership.

J. Mac (37:19)

Imagine the Lakers with the weather, with the prestige of the franchise now being willing to spend money as much if not more than anyone else in the league. This is great for Luka Doncic, it's great for Lakers fans and they're going to do everything they can to start winning a bunch of championships. And when you look at what he's done with the Dodgers, it's hard to.

Colin Cowherd (37:44)

Say he won't get a few. So Dave McMenamin had an article earlier and there was another young man that was involved in that article, the Tim Bontemps that don't be surprised if the Lakers don't expand like the scouting department. And there was a couple of instances showing that the Lakers, I mean they, during COVID they were looking for federal assistance like a lot of small business people were looking for. And it's different. And they didn't go to the Sloan Analytic Conference, the only NBA team that missed that. So you know, it, it's, we've, we've used the term multiple times. It was a little mom and Popish. Jeannie Buss will still be the, the quote governor of the team. But Mark, Mark Cuban said he was going to be around when the Mavericks sold and new ownership spends 6, 7, 8, 9, $10 billion. They're, they're going to control the team. So. And Jeannie's been a great face of it. Me, everybody likes Jeannie. Impossible not to like. She's concerned, she's conscientious, she's great. But it's, it's just the new ownership, it's a new time. Everybody freaks out. You know, the billionaires, the venture capitalists, you know, they can like sports too. They can like sports too. And you know, sometimes they come with, they're impulsive and, you know, they demand stuff because they get their way a lot. But I, I'll take the faults of venture capitalists to own my team. You know, Steve Cohen can be a little much, but would you rather have him or the previous group that got taken to the cleaners by Madoff, the will pawns who always, you know, felt like they were just kind of underachieving. Right. So Steve Cohen's a little impulsive. I mean, now Dave Tapper is it in, in Carolina again. He's been, you know, over the top, but he's a smart guy. My feeling, he's going to learn. I actually think Carolina is going to vie for a wild card spot this year. I don't know if they'll get there. So I, you know, I'm not one of these, I'm not afraid of, of billionaires. They create a lot of jobs, they're big thinkers. I mean, I, I, every day I am on TikTok. That is, TikTok is the 1 social media platform I go to, and I go to it a lot for business leaders and, you know, AI what to do with your money. And you know, they give incredible advice. Everybody on the Internet is pretending they're a doctor, pretending they're a venture capitalist. I'd rather have a venture capitalist just own my franchise. So for years and years, Bill, Paul Allen was one of the richest owners and it solidified the Seahawks, who were always kind of a wonky franchise. And then Paul Allen and when he had the Blazers, I don't know when Paul Allen was front and center with the Blazers. Rest in peace. You know, I thought they were, they were always vying for star players. So I just think you have to be well funded. There was a, there was a day and a time and like in baseball is a great example where the regional sports networks, which really helped the A's and the Reds and the Royals and the Pirates, those have kind of gone away when Fox sold them. And there is a massive gap in baseball and you know, the baseball teams that are good, the ones with the rich owners, you know, they're spending money so yeah. David Tepper, the Panthers owner. So I am, you know, it doesn't mean they're all good. But I mean, I, what worries me is when you get a corrosive owner like Dan Snyder in Washington and that kind of corrosive human being and that's the stuff that worries me. Or Donald Sterling and, or just, you know, like Marge shot bad people. That's what worries me. I don't, I'm not afraid of the, the 9, 10, 11 figure guys. Yeah, whatever. We're gonna have a trillionaire here. But we may already have a trillionaire. Whatever, you know. All right, J. Mac, Good week. Really good week. We are gonna go into production this weekend to try to create a some Dylan Gabriel up close and personal moments. I'm gonna try to weed off the Shedeur Sanders content.

J. Mac (41:52)

Hey, real quick. The NBA is going to announce their game seven referee here shortly. A lot of people are concerned it's going to be your guys. Scott Foster. You don't think Adam Silver would actually do that?

Colin Cowherd (42:05)

Yes.

J. Mac (42:08)

50 foul shots, baby. Can't wait.

Colin Cowherd (42:13)

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