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Full Show: Trump's Unbelievable 1st day in Office. Stephen A's Sunday NFL picks.
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Greg Rosenthal
What's up, everyone? It's Greg Rosenthal and I'm teaming up with the King of spring, Daniel Jeremiah. He requires me to say that we're going to be bringing you 40s and free agents, the only podcast you'll need this NFL draft season. From DJs mock drafts to my top 101, free agents will have it covered for you with all new episodes every Thursday keeping you up to date as we head to the NFL Draft. Listen to 40s and free agents starting on March 6th on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Julie Swerbinks
What's up, everyone? Julie Swerbinks here, along with former NHL player Nate Thompson.
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Nate Thompson
We're doing a new podcast together. Here we go.
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Julie Swerbinks
The name Energy Line with Nate and jsb.
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Daniel Jeremiah
Each week we'll get together and talk about hockey life. All topics are fair game, right?
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Julie Swerbinks
Exactly. And you'll never know who will drop by to join us.
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Nate Thompson
Julia's pretty well connected. She has text threads going that you wouldn't believe.
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Julie Swerbinks
Listen to Energy Line with Nate and JSP on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Stephen A. Smith
You like Donald Trump? Do you like Donald Trump? How about Donald Trump for a third term? That wasn't allowed in the U.S. constitution before. Some folks are trying to change that. What do you think, y'all? I know what I think. Come find out. Stephen A. Smith show in the house right now. What's up, everybody? Welcome to the latest edition of the Stephen A. Smith show, coming at you over the Digital Airways with YouTube and of course, iHeartRadio. As always, I'd like to take a moment to thank my subscribers and followers. We've now eclipsed over 1.06 million subscribers. Not to mention the millions of downloads we've had over the last few months on High Heart Radio. Can't thank y'all enough for the love and support. Keep it coming and I'm gonna keep on coming to continue to like and follow the show. Just click the bell to get notified for all of our new content and you too shall be the latest member of the Stephen A. Smith show family. And while you're doing that, make sure you pick up a copy of my New York Times best selling book, Straight Shooter, A memoir of second chances and first takes, now in paperback. Just go to straight shoot a book that.com to get yourself a copy that straight shoot a book.com to get yourself a copy. Look, I got a lot of stuff to get into about Trump, about all of these executive Orders about the NFL, about All Star Weekend in the NBA. The list goes on and on. Of course, my nephew Josh is coming on the show to irritate the living hell out of me. But that's a different subject till later. Right now, we're going to get started in the nation's capital, where President Trump continues to make headlines. In his first few days in office, Trump signed at least two dozen orders, many within hours of swearing as the 47th president of the United States. The orders range, okay, from a number of issues including immigration, civil rights, and canceling DEI policies. We'll get into all that in a moment with my next guest, Elliot Honig. But for now, I want to talk about a congressional resolution that could give President Trump, dare I say, a third term. One of Trump's top congressional allies, Tennessee Representative Andy Ogles, introduced the resolution last night. The amendment would say, quote, no person shall be elected to the office of the president more than three times, nor be elected to any additional term after being elected to two consecutive terms. And no person who has held the office of president or acted as president for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected president shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice, end quote. So you see how they being slick, right? What they're trying to say, essentially, is this, y'all, Trump, if he had gotten back to back terms, we wouldn't be trying to alter the Constitution in the United States. But because he left office in 2020 and it was interrupted by the Biden administration for four years, and now he's back in office, you should be allowed to get consecutive terms. If that's something that you could pull it off if you got consecutive terms. We ain't talking about a third term. But if you got booted out of office and then you're allowed to come back and you went off because you went office, you should be allowed a third term. Here's my point to the conservatives out there. I thought y'all were always about what's in the Constitution. The Constitution in the United States of America talked about two terms. It didn't say more than two. It didn't say back to back. It said two terms. So once again, here we are pointing out consistencies, hypocrisies, or whatever you want to call it. Now, I've gotten in the Democrats backside over nonsense that they've done. You think I'm gonna let y'all off the hook? I want to see how many Republicans are gonna stand up and, and, and try to promote this. That's when people start mentioning words like authoritarian and oligarchies and stuff like that. That's when the comparisons to the Putin's and others come into play. Because the stuff that's anti American being proposed in America is being a part of the Constitution of the United States of America. When you damn well know, as y'all would say, that was not the intent of our forefathers. That's what y'all would say. That's what y'all would say. So I just wanted to point that out. But while I'm pointing that out, let me tell you, while many folks on the left are absolutely apoplectic over such a suggestion by Representative Ogles and they say, oh, here we go again. The man is already. Donald Trump has already handed down about 26 executive orders in the first couple of days. Hell, Obama only did it two times, Biden did it nine. He handed out 26. And oh, by the way, not only did he do that to show you read it right from the Wall Street Journal. Falling out of President Trump's good graces is an occupational hazard. All right. But this looks like a new low. President Donald Trump reportedly has ordered an end to security protection for three former advisors who are living under threat of assassination by Iran. John Bolton, longtime Iran hawk, or Iran hawk, who is Trump's national security adviser in 2018 and 2019. He said the Secret Service called him on Inauguration Day evening to give him the news. In the summer of 2022, the Justice Department charged a member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps with planning to kill Mr. Bolton by attempting to, quote, pay individuals in the United States $300,000 to carry out the murder in Washington, D.C. or Maryland. Trump removed his security detail. That wasn't the only one. Secretary of State, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Trump also revoked his protection along with his former Iran envoy, Brian Hook, two sources told the Associated Press. Pompeo and Hook were told of the loss of protection on Wednesday and that it took effect at 11pm that night. So not only did you tell him that the security detail was being revoked, you revoked it the same damn day. Didn't even give them time to hire a bodyguard or some security protection. It's like you, it's like, it's like you're asking for them to be murdered. I mean, what are you doing? So you're doing that, right? This is what we have to look at. And I'm just saying to myself, oh, my Lord, this is Donald Trump. This is the kind of chaos That I was talking about one only kind, but this is part of that. So, so I'm just looking at it right now and I'm just saying how, how low will this man go? And that's where we are. With that being said, back to my original point, I'm not as upset about it as some of you might think. You want to know why? You want to know? Y'all being slick. Cause you talked about how it's not legal for anybody that served back to back terms. You get the note, you get the nugget in that language? Cause I was gonna say that means Obama can run for a third term. That's what I was gonna say. President Barack Obama can run for a third term then. But you notice how in the language in the proposal, you're talking about anybody who had back to back, you know, administrations serving two terms back to back, you couldn't run for a third term after that. You couldn't get a third term at any point after that. So you notice how that language eliminates the possibility of Obama coming back to horn him. Obama against Trump. I wonder what that would be. I'm just asking, I'm just asking. Obama against Trump, what would that have been like? You know how Trump likes to troll people, dog them out, stuff like that. What if he had tried that with Obama? As smooth as Obama is, you see how the whole Trump dance, right? Remember that he gonna out dance Obama. The sizzle and you know, the, the, the, the, the pizzazz, the chemistry, the cachet that he has with some people. You think he was going to eclipse Obama with that? I don't know. I don't know. All I'm trying to say is that when y'all mentioned the third term, what came to my mind before I saw that language was does that mean Obama could run for a third term? Because what would that matchup be like? Anyway, time to move on and discuss other things. Joining me now to discuss the executive orders and what it all means for America is CNN legal analyst Ellie Hoenig. Ellie, how are you, buddy? How's everything going, man?
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Nate Thompson
Great to see you, Stephen. A we are in a. By the way, world record has just been set. Donald Trump just set the record for most executive orders ever issued on Inauguration Day. 26 of them. So I know we're not going to go through all 26, but no president has ever come in on day one and issued 26 orders before. So happy to be here and help you walk through which ones are most important.
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Stephen A. Smith
First day of his term in office. 26 executive orders. First of all, I think when you, when you think about that, what alarms you most about that? What should alarm Americans most about such executive powers being exercised so early?
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Nate Thompson
Well, I think broadly speaking, just the blunt exercise of executive force like that. I mean, look, obviously the President has a lot of power, but these EO's, executive orders are always controversial. I mean, Barack Obama came under a lot of heat and criticism because he issued what turns out to be far less than Donald Trump. But people at the time said, well, he's trying to become a king. He's trying to just wave his magic scepter and make things happen. And now Donald Trump is doing that, and then some. Now, executive orders, as we'll discuss, they're not necessarily bad or evil, and they have to go through a legal process. In fact, we're already seeing court cases on some. But what's clear to me is Donald Trump is taking office. And as promised, I guess, and true to form, right from day one, he is taking the position, I'm the President, I'm going to do what I please.
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Stephen A. Smith
Let's get right into the weeds of some of these orders. Start with birthright citizenship. Trump wants to redefine birthright citizenship as defined by the 14th Amendment. The Trump order asserts that a child born in the United States is not a citizen if A, the mother does not have legal immigration status or is in the country legally, but not temporary, but only temporarily, and B, the father is not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. The order also forbids U.S. agencies from issuing any document recognizing such a child as a citizen or accept any state document recognizing citizenship. This order is already being challenged in federal court, as you pointed out. Break this down for us, Ellie.
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Nate Thompson
Yeah. So what Donald Trump is trying to do here really is reverse 150 years of American law under the 14th Amendment, passed in 1868, just after the Civil War ratified. It says that any person who is born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction of the United States is a citizen. And just to make sure it was clear, Congress passed a law saying the same thing. And the U.S. supreme Court had a case in 1898 where they said the same thing. What Trump is trying to do here is sort of change and really tweak the definition so that it does not apply to somebody who's here illegally and has children here. But that's just contrary to what it says in the Constitution. And not surprisingly, Stephen, just yesterday, a federal judge. So two days after Trump got sworn in, a federal judge said, hang on and put this on what we called an injunction, meaning he put it on hold. And a couple of things about what happened in court yesterday. One, the judge tore into the government lawyers for Trump. He said something like, this is one of the most ridiculous legal motions I've ever seen that you're trying to change what birthright citizenship means. The other thing is, now as I'm telling you this, you're probably thinking, oh, must be an Obama or a Biden appointee to the bench. So Ronald Reagan appointed judge. Exactly. And this guy had no patience for no credence to the argument Trump's lawyer was making at all.
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Stephen A. Smith
That's actually a reason to be hopeful because you've got somebody that was appointed by Ronald Reagan who is disagreeing with such a thing that gives us, reminds us of what our country is supposed to be about in terms of being a nation of laws. Let's go to the whole DEI issue. Diversity, equity and inclusion. Trump's executive order gives executive branch departments and agencies 60 days to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs, including all chief diversity officer jobs. It also terminated a 60 year old executive order setting anti discrimination requirements for government agencies and contractors. Meanwhile, a separate memo effectively put all federal DEI officers on immediate leave pending their elimination. What do you make of this, Ellie?
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Nate Thompson
You know, Stephen, I'm not sure there's much that can be done about this in the courts, because here's the thing with executive orders, they apply to the executive branch of the federal government. So the President cannot issue an executive order that tells Congress what's to do, tells the courts what to do, or really even tells the states what to do. Although the feds can sort of control federal funding based on what the states do. But this to me is, you know, whether you agree or disagree with the substance of it, what an executive order legally can do, which is say, okay, our new policy within the federal executive branch, that's all the agencies, White House, doj, EPA on down the line, we are going to have DEI initiatives, we're not going to have DEI initiatives. So I don't know that there's much chance of upending, ending that in court. But I will say, and you mentioned this, if the executive orders cross the line and start to discriminate against forbidden areas, race, gender, sex, that kind of thing, then we can get into court challenges. But just saying we're going to get rid of DEI officials, I'm sure someone will challenge it in court. And without getting into whether it's good or bad to have these things, I'm not Sure that there's going to be a way to overcome that.
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Stephen A. Smith
EO My issue with this, Ellie, is that how they're trying to define dei, they're trying to define DEI programs as basically handouts. And essentially we want to do away with all of that. And I'm like, they don't pay any attention to why it came into existence to begin with. I use examples like the Rooney Rule, International Football League, or even affirmative action from the 60s. Yeah, you can lament its existence, but what provoked its existence to me, that's never, ever been discussed. Okay. That's where I'm at with it. Let me go on to the subject of term limits, because I know I couldn't wait to ask you about this one. One of President Donald Trump's top congressional allies, Tennessee Representative Andy Ogles, introduced a resolution last night that would allow the Commander in Chief a third term. What the hell is going on here, Ellie?
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Nate Thompson
I didn't even know that until you told me that. I guess you can see in my reaction. Yeah, look, this is a pipe dream. This is not. There is a way this could happen. It's called amending the U.S. constitution.
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Daniel Jeremiah
Right.
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Nate Thompson
The Constitution limits presidents to two terms. If we are going to amend the Constitution, I guess you can add a third term. But the process to amend the Constitution, Stephen, is almost impossible. We last did it, by the way, in 1993. I think it's been a long time. You would need to get 2/3 of the House of Representatives, 2/3 of the Senate, and then 3/4 of the state. So 38 of the 50 states would then have to approve it. So this thing is doa, Dead on arrival. No chance. But, Stephen, to your prior point, also understand a lot of what's happening with these EO executive orders, with these congressional movements. They're politics. I mean, some of these are symbolic. Some of them are specifically symbolic. We're going to change the names of what we call mountains or gulfs or whatever. But even something like birthright citizenship. I don't believe that Donald Trump believes he's going to win that. I don't know that he cares, though. I think he's trying to make a point here, have the fight and say, you know, look, I went, I wanted to do this for you, but. But the courts struck me down. Stupid mean courts. Yeah. So this third. Third term is. I'm not going to bet on that happening.
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Stephen A. Smith
Well, see, the thing that, the thing that bugs me out about it, Ellie, is this. These are conservatives that are making this proposal who is dogged more than anybody else about our, about us living according to the tenets of the Constitution. Wouldn't that be them? But our Constitution clearly calls for a two term limit. And nevertheless, here's a Republican representative trying to propose such a thing, which to me is just, it just reeks of hypocrisy. Last one here would be the jfk, the RFK and the MLK files. Trump signed an executive order that called for the release of all classified documents related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. Meanwhile, the family of MLK offered their response to President Trump's decision to release the files related to the assassination of the civil rights icon nearly 60 years ago. And here is a quote from the family. Today, our family has learned that President Trump has ordered the declassification of the remaining records pertaining to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy, and our father, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. For us, the assassination of our father is a deeply personal loss that we have endured over the last 56 years. We hope to be provided the opportunity to review the files as a family prior to its public release. Ellie, first of all, what do you make of this particular executive order calling for the release of these classified documents and what's the reasoning behind it?
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Nate Thompson
Well, first of all, legally, there's nothing that can be done to stop that. But I totally agree with you. If you're going to do this, A, you have to start with the families. You have to respect the wishes of the people who were murdered. I mean, their children and grandchildren are still with us. Second of all, you at least have to honor the request to let them see the files first. What's behind it? I mean, this is just something that I think Trump is doing, you know, out of populist instinct. People want to see it, People are going to see it. I don't think any of these files, by the way, are going to have some sort of, no pun intended, smoking gun that's going to change our view of what happened. But look, to me, you know, this is one of those things that's within the very, very broad powers of the presidency. Heck knows, I would never do this. I would never want to do anything to upset the surviving families of an assassination. But, you know, look, the guy just won the election. This is within his purview.
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Stephen A. Smith
I will say this, though, there's a lot of noise and then you hear that there's something he wanted to do during his first term. But both the CIA and the FBI both discouraged him or tried to discourage him from doing so. So I'm wondering what role does that play in his thinking? Could it expose something about the CIA? Could it expose something about the FBI? And is that what President Donald Trump wants in light of what he's had to deal with from his first term and since he's departed from office the last four years when it came to these agencies, I'm wondering what role that may have played in motivating him to want to do this.
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Nate Thompson
Yeah, it could be. Look, the CIA and the FBI can certainly weigh in with the president, say, hey, you know, sir, we do not recommend this, but ultimately it's Trump's choice. But you're right, Stephen. I mean Donald Trump has adopted a very anti law enforcement posture throughout his campaign, but especially, you know, the last several months. And he comes into, into office and what's the first thing he does? He just, he pardons all, all of the January six rioters. There was, it seemed like he was maybe going to pardon the nonviolent people. Comes in and pardons everyone fell swoop. Even though JD Vance had said a couple of days before, obviously he said, quote, you shouldn't pardon the violent people. But yeah, look, there may. It wouldn't surprise me at all if there's some sort of anti law enforcement, anti what he would call the deep state type sentiment behind this move.
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Stephen A. Smith
Let me transition to sports before I let you get on out of here because I know I'm told you are a Philadelphia Eagles fan for the National Football League. First of all, is that true? And secondly, do you have them winning this weekend?
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Nate Thompson
Very true. I, when I was a kid, I grew up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, South Jersey. And I was all about the Phillies. I wasn't really. I found the Eagles boring until you're going to know what this is. Until what happens in the mid-80s that makes everyone go holy crap, this is exciting. What did the Eagles do?
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Stephen A. Smith
Well, they went to the super bowl and lost in the early 80s or 1980 with Dick Vermeer coaching them. After that, who was the guy, who.
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Nate Thompson
Was the guy who would have captured a 10 year old's attention like holy Randall Cunningham. You got it.
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Stephen A. Smith
Are you going to say you when.
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Nate Thompson
They drafted Randall Cunningham, all of a sudden I was in. I mean I was riveted by. Nobody was doing the things you. I mean you were right. You nobody doing the things this guy was doing. He was so spectacular that Monday night game against the Giants where they knocked him down. He still threw the td. So I've been all in on the Eagles ever since then. Like any good Philly fan, I'm terrified beyond reason. So I guess I'm, I, I'm, you know, I know they're favored by six points, six and a half points, whatever. I get that rationally. But, but in our, in our nature, we have to be pessimistic and nervous until it's over.
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Stephen A. Smith
Well, you should be worried. That's. That'd be a wise thing for you to do. This brother, Jaden Daniels is no joke. He's no joke. I'm still picking the Eagles to win myself, and I'll talk about that a little bit later. But I'm telling you right now, this brother can make a difference. Make no mistake about it. Ellie Honig, legal analyst for cnn, right here on the Stephen A. Smith Show. Appreciate you, buddy. Thank you so much for coming on, taking time out of your busy schedule. Schedule. All the best. Appreciate it.
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Nate Thompson
Always great to be with you.
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Josh
Thanks.
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Stephen A. Smith
All right, coming up, he's set to fight next weekend in a match dubbed the Battle of the Unbeatens. David Benavidez, the Mexican monster, joins the show as he prepares to put his undefeated record on the line. That's ahead. But first, it's championship Sunday. We'll break down the AFC Championship game between the Bills and the Chiefs and the NFC Championship game between the Commanders and the Philadelphia Eagles. All that and more up next right here on the steep no going away. All right, I need everyone to stop what you're doing and listen up. The AFC championship is Sunday, and we're in smack dab in the middle of the NBA season. So with all that action going on, the Stephen A. Smith show wants to make sure you take advantage of it all. That's why we've partnered with prize picks, the best place to get real money action while watching your favorite sports. You see with the prize picks, you pick two or more of your favorite players and then you simply select more or less on the projected stats for the game. Pick Patrick Mahomes passing yards, Saquon Barkley's rushing yards and Jason Tatum rebounds, all in the same entry. And get this, with prize Picks Flex Friday, every member gets a protected play. That's right. You can cash out even if your lineup isn't perfect. So download the app today and use the code S.A.S. to get $50 instantly after you play your first $5 lineup. Again, download the app and use code S.A.S to get $50 instantly after your first $5 lineup. Prize picks run your game. Now, let's look at my picks for Sunday's AFC championship game. First up we have Bills wide receiver Khalil Shakir facing the Chiefs. More or less the 57 and a half receiving yards. I'm going to go with more. I think Josh Allen's going to have a big game. He can't have a big game without Shakir doing his thing. So I'm going to go with more on this one. Next up we've got Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. The future hall of famer Travis Kelce was right here on this show a week ago. That Travis Kelce going up against the Buffalo Bills more or less than 70 and a half receiving yards. I'm going with more on this as well. Listen, this time of year is when Travis Kelce shines. The wideouts for the Kansas City Chiefs they but so reliable. But Travis Kelce is reliable. And you Patrick Mahomes particularly with teams being able to get to Patrick the homes to some degree. He got somebody to dump it off to. That would be a Travis Kelsey. I say he's going to get more. Next up we have Bills quarterback Josh Allen facing the Chiefs more or less than 229 and a half passing yards. I just told you the brother gonna do work. Cause he gonna need to because he going up against that dude, that three time super bowl champion. Ain't no way in the hell the Bills got a chance. If Patrick, if Josh Allen's gonna go out there and throw for 125 yards or something, they ain't gonna cut it. He gonna have to do more. And he will. I believe he will. In terms of yardage. More than 229 and a half. Finally, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes facing the Bills more or less than 252 and a half passing yards. I'm going with more as well. He's Patrick Mahomes. I'm just. I can't. I just can't bet against him. I just can't. He just does what needs to be done in order to win. And I think in a game of this magnitude with Josh Allen and the boys coming to town, he's going to need to pass more than 252 and a half passing yards in order for the Kansas City Chiefs to win and still go for their three peat. So I say more. So let's review it right now. Okay, give it to me straight right now. You see all four. Khalil Shakir Shakur, right a four. He's got more Josh Allen, more Travis Kelce, more Patrick Mahomes, more. More. Across the board. That's how we like it when we doing work for prize picks. It just flows.
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Hunter
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Stephen A. Smith
I'm Mark Seale.
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Nathan King
And I'm Nathan King.
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Stephen A. Smith
This is Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli. The five families did not want us to shoot that picture.
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Nathan King
Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli is based on my co host Mark's best selling book of the same title. And on this show we call upon his years of research to help unpack the story behind the Godfather's birthday. From start to finish, this is really.
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Stephen A. Smith
The first interview I've done in bed.
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Nathan King
We sift through innumerable accounts. 35 pages isn't very much, many of them conflicting.
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Stephen A. Smith
That's nonsense.
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Nathan King
There were 60 pages and try to get to the truth of what really happened.
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Stephen A. Smith
And they said we're finished. This is over. It only is not going to work. You gotta get rid of those guys.
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Nathan King
Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli features new and archival interviews with Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Evans, James Caan, Talia Shire and many others.
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Stephen A. Smith
Yes, that was a real horse's head.
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Nathan King
Listen and subscribe to Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Stephen A. Smith
Welcome back to Stephen A. Smith Show. Let's get into the NBA, specifically the All Star Game. Whose starters were named last night? In the east, the starters are Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jason Tatum, Donovan Mitchell and two, count them, two of my New York Knicks, Jalen Brunson and Carl Anthony Towns. Okay, that's your Eastern Conference all star starters. In the west, the starters are LeBron James, Nicole Jokic, Kevin Durant, Shay Gilgis Alexander and Steph Curry. Okay, couple of things right here. Right. I have no issue with anybody in the east, okay? I know that Lamelo Ball's been balling and stuff like that, but look, Jalen Brunson. Jalen Brunson. Carl Anthony Town's been balling Donovan Mitchell and Cleveland Calviz in the way they've been looking and the way he's been looking to lead in them. Of course, it should be no problems with that lineup. It should be no problems whatsoever. Okay? So we got to look at that for what it is and stand down. The west is a little bit interesting. Go over those stars again. Nicole Jokic, Kevin Durant, Shay Gilgis, Alexander, Steph Curry and LeBron James. I think Victor, when Biana should have been a starter, I think a legitimate argument could be made for Anthony Davis being a starter. And I think the combination of the two automatically should omit Kevin Durant. Kevin Durant is a superstar in this league. He's absolutely sensational. We know that. But he's missed 10 games. The Phoenix Suns are 10th in the playing spot. Okay? And they're just not that great this year. He is, but they're not. When you look at the Los Angeles Lakers, yes, Anthony Davis should be in there, but I'm not going to dismiss that. The Lakers right now are the fifth seed. LeBron James is in his 22nd season at age 40 and Balling, first of all, he has a merit of status, so you'd put him in there as a starter anyway, but he's playing worthy of being a starter. So I can't knock that. I can't remove him from the lineup. Okay? Anthony Davis should be in there. Victor Weana should be in there. Which means. Because why Victor and beyond is averaging 24 and 10, shooting 35 from 3, 47 from the field, leading the league in blocks with four game. And the spurs are two wins away from matching last year's season total in wins. And they about to do it before the All Star break. Victor Wembiana, to me, warrants consideration as a starter because of that reality and Anthony Davis because of what he means to the Lakers. And the Lakers are a top five seed in a Western Conference right now. I think he should be in there. So to me, Kevin Durant should be coming off the bench. Now, for those of you who don't know, the reserves are chosen by the 30 coaches. The 14 reserves, seven for each squad, are chosen by the 30 coaches in the league. They choose who the reserves are. Okay, fair enough. The starters. It's three voting groups determining the starters. For the NBA all star games, fans take up 50 of the vote. NBA players another 25, the media another 25. And the reserves are chosen by the 30 coaches. Now some would sit up there and say what does it really, really matter? Because of the new format. Because the new format, you're talking about 24 All Stars spread out amongst three different teams of eight players. The winner of the Rising Stars game would, would be the fourth team for a bracketed tournament of sorts. That's what they're saying. I'm not going to lie to you. I don't give a. It's a waste of time. And because we know that all of this is about effort. If the players showed up and gave you the kind of effort they give you during the season, summer, when they're working out with each other, if they did that for you, we're not even having this discussion. There's no format change. A format change. The reality of a format change is an embarrassment for the NBA because it shows that the players have to be incentivized for playing in front of the fans at All Star Weekend. I, I, I'm done with it. I don't give a damn about this format. Not even a little bit. I had to read it to remember what the format was because I never cared about it to begin with. By the way, some people talk about Luka Doncic even though he's had his slew of injuries this year and you know, once upon a time the fans had him voted in as a starter. Ladies and gentlemen, you can't have All Star Weekend in San Francisco. And Steph Curry's not starting. First of all, he's still great. Secondly, he deserves it. And third, that fan, that fan base would have went ballistic. You can't have that. Of course, Steph Curry got to be a starter. Can't you imagine announcing players and Steph Curry of all people ain't a starter in San Francisco you lost your ever loving mind. That wouldn't suffice. So we need to remember that of course he has to be a starter. And Shay Gilgis Alexander, I voted for him MVP last year. If I had a vote right now, he would be my, he would receive my vote for MVP right now. I know that Jokic has had five straight triple doubles. I know Denver's coming on strong. I know that Jokic is a bad brother in a three time league. MVP Shea Gilgis Alexander would get my vote again. Do y'all realize that Oklahoma City is winning games and Chet Holgram has been out and Hartenstein is out too. You realize that Shay Gilgeous Alexander is the truth and a half. This is the pick that Kawhi Leonard blackmailed the Clippers to get Paul George. They had to pay the form. They had to give away Shay Gilgis Alexander along with picks. You got Paul George. He's now Philadelphia 76. But Shay Gilgis is still in Oklahoma City in the prime of his career being top two for league MVP honors. That brother. This is what Kawhi Leonard hijacked and blackmailed the Clippers into doing. You don't do that. You don't do that. What it takes to get Paul George here. I'm going to the Lakers. I'm sick of this. I'm sick of this. Those are my thoughts. I don't even want it. I'm so pissed off with these. With not most, not all, but some of these cats. The NBA. I'm so pissed off. I don't even want to talk about it no more. I ain't want to talk about it. Coming up, the Mexican monster himself, David Benavidez joins the show as he prepares to put his undefeated record on the line against David Morrell JR. Jr. That's next right here on the Stephen A. Smith Show. Don't go away. All right, everybody, listen up. With all the big time sports action that's happening each and every day. NFL games, NBA games in the college football playoffs, the Stephen A. Smith show wants to make sure you are taking advantage of all of it. That's why we've partnered with Prize Picks, the largest fantasy sports platform in all the land, to help you cash in on all your sports knowledge. 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Hunter
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Stephen A. Smith
I'm Mark Seale.
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Nathan King
And I'm Nathan King.
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Stephen A. Smith
This is Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli. The five families did not want us to shoot that picture.
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Nathan King
Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli is based on my co host Mark's best selling book of the same title. And on this show we call upon his years of research to help unpack the story behind the Godfather's birth. From start to finish, this is really.
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Stephen A. Smith
The first interview I've done in bed.
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Nathan King
We sift through innumerable accounts. 35 pages isn't very much, many of them conflicting.
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Stephen A. Smith
That's nonsense.
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Nathan King
There were 60 pages and try to get to the truth of what really happened.
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Stephen A. Smith
And they said we're finished. This is over. It only is not going to work. You got to get rid of those guys.
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Nathan King
It's just that Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli features new and archival interviews with Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Evans, James Caan, Talia Shire and many others.
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Stephen A. Smith
Yes, that was a real horse's head.
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Nathan King
Listen and subscribe to Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Stephen A. Smith
Welcome back to Stephen A. Smith Show. My next guest is the interim WBC light heavyweight champion with a record of 29, 0 with 24 Kosher. He's set to take on WBA light heavyweight champion David Morrell Jr. In a match that has been dubbed the Battle of the Unbeatens. Please welcome the man affectionately known as the Mexican Monster, A man who as far as I'm concerned is one of the best in the world. Deserves any big fight that's out there. I'm Talking about David Benavidez himself. What's going on? Big time. How are you, man? How's everything?
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Daniel Jeremiah
I'm doing good, brother.
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Stephen A. Smith
Just right here.
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Daniel Jeremiah
Blessed. Counting down the days for next week.
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Stephen A. Smith
Listen, man, I, I listen, I, I, I tell this to everybody that'll listen. Not that I'm breaking any news here. I consider you to be in the world, if not the best in the world. I don't, I think that you should be in major, major fights all the time because you're just that dude. I'm wondering how hard is it for you to get motivated for fights, knowing there's so many big time fights that you deserve and there's so many people hesitant to give it to you.
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Daniel Jeremiah
To be honest with you, it's not really that motivating. I mean, not that really hard to stay motivated. You know, I'm, I'm, at the end of the day, I want to be one of the greatest fighters in my generation when I ret tired. So every fight, you know, I'm coming in with, with tremendous motivation. You know, there's a lot of fights out there that I feel like I deserve, but I feel like with time, we'll get every single one of those fights.
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Stephen A. Smith
When we're looking at David Morelli, I mean, I've seen, I've seen the, you know, just the hypes, just the hyping of the fights before, you know, y'all standing face to face, promoting the fight and stuff like that. We say this a lot in terms of guys that don't seem to really like each other. Y'all definitely come across that way. Tell my audience what you know about this kid, what you think about this kid and why you decided to get in the ring with him for this fight.
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Daniel Jeremiah
So David Morell is a good fighter. You know, he's a, he's a, he has a really big amateur background from Cuba. He's a really technical fighter, skilled fighter. A lot of fighters, you know, were ducking him. They didn't want to fight him. But for me, being who I am, I said, hey, give me the hardest fight that's on the table. And that's how we landed on David Morell. I think he's a good fighter, but I'm a great fighter and I'm going to just go in there and show what level I'm on on February 1st.
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Stephen A. Smith
So what's, what's all of this noise he's been talking, talking smack to you? Do you think it's just a promotional thing or does he seem to have Some, Some healthy level of dislike for you. What do you make of it?
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Daniel Jeremiah
You know, I just feel like, you know, it's two fighters that just don't like each other. You know, I don't like him. He doesn't like me. He thinks he could beat me. I know I could beat him. So, you know, it's just two fighters. You know, once it gets to the stage, you know, this, this type of thing happens, you know, I mean, two fighters that really don't like each other. I'm going there and go to war on February 1st.
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Stephen A. Smith
Listen, the guy is skilled. There's no doubt he's got a lengthy amateur background. He is undefeated as well. But he only has 11 fights, and I'm wondering, what the hell is a dude with 11 fights? How is he worthy of being in the ring with David Benavidez? How do you answer that to the viewers?
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Daniel Jeremiah
So the, the thing I'm most. That I'm after the most is WBA belt. You know, at the end of the day, the titles are still a title for me. And after this fight, this puts me in position to fight for all the belts at 175, you know, so for him, people saying there's an inexperienced, you know, that really doesn't matter to me. He was the one calling me out. He's the one that said I was ducking him. So now he has to pay for all the words he says.
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Stephen A. Smith
Talking to David Benavidez right here on the Stephen A. Smith show, where do you feel you are right now in your career? I mean, I've watched you beat Caleb Plan. I've watched you beat Demetrius Andrade. I thought that would be a tougher fight than it. Than, Than. Than it was made out to be by you, of course, a lot easier than I thought, along with others. And now you've got this fight. How do you view yourself in boxing at this particular moment in time?
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Daniel Jeremiah
To be honest with you, right now, I feel like I'm on the trajectory to great. To greatness. You know, I. I've been telling everybody that I'm gonna beat these fighters, and I've been showing that off with good performances. Now, after this fight, I'm fighting for all the. I'm gonna be fighting for all the undisputed belts at 175. And like I said, I just want to be great, and that's exactly what I'm gonna do by the time my career is done.
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Stephen A. Smith
I marvel at you because, first of all, you got power in both hands, you got speed in both hands. Obviously, you're just elite. What shocks me about you is I look at you and I say, sometimes. Sometimes I get scared for you because I'm like, he just keeps coming. I mean, it's like he's inviting you to hit him. It doesn't faze him. I've never seen you hurt. And I wonder, is that the wisest strategy you think it is for you to employ? It is the sport of boxing, and you got knockout power in both hands. You've got a tremendous jab. Whenever you want to use it, you can use it and use it effectively. Why do you find yourself taking punches sometimes when it's absolutely not necessary for you to do that? Because you got the skills to avoid getting hit, to be honest with you.
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Daniel Jeremiah
Sometimes you got to put yourself in those situations where you trying to. You're trying to get a counterpunch from the opponent, you know, because like I said, I like to go in there and I like to hurt people as much as possible, so I like to punch in between their punches. But sometimes, you know, I feel like my defense is a little bit underrated. You know, sometimes it may look like I get hit, but I don't really get hit that much. If you look at my stats, you know, my defense, you know, is amazing. I don't really get touched that much in my fights.
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Stephen A. Smith
Gotcha. We got. Can't talk to you without talking about Canelo Alvarez, because that's the fight we all want to see, and it hasn't happened. We've been waiting for it to happen. Every time you go into the ring against somebody, you've got to win because one loss could prevent you from. From getting the match that we all know you want so badly. Why do you believe Canelo Alvarez refuses to fight you?
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Daniel Jeremiah
Because he knows that I'm the hardest fight. You know, he knows that once he steps in that ring with me, that all his accomplishments, all his titles, they're going to leave with me. I told you, I'm not playing with nobody. I'm the best fighter in the world. And whoever it is, if my. If it's Canelo Archer better be a devol. I'm beating all those guys. Those guys don't stand a chance with me.
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Stephen A. Smith
He has said that your constant provocations, your defiant language, et cetera, may have played a role in the decision to avoid a match with you. Played a role in his decision to avoid a match with you. You keep talking, and he don't like the way you talk about him, and that's why he's not fighting you yet. What do you make of that, man?
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Daniel Jeremiah
That's like, you know what I mean? At the end of the day, I'm not trying to be his friend. I'm trying to go in there and take all his accomplishments. At the end of the day, he knows what time it is. He knows what the hardest fight is, and that's why he's avoiding me. He can say all this and that, but at the end of the day, he knows that I will be him when he gets in that ring with me. That's why he doesn't want to fight with me.
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Stephen A. Smith
When you look at boxing today, one of the things I don't think anybody would deny about you, you give no one the impression that there is any fight whatsoever that you will avoid. You'll fight anybody. Some people say that's it's good business with the Canelos of the world and others, Mayweather before him and others picking and choosing their fight because of the way the sport of boxing is running. And you got to pick your fights and make sure you could get the most money. You don't seem to be a guy that cares about any of that. Somebody talks smack and they want some, you are going to give it to them. That's the way you are. Now, if you found yourself from a popularity perspective where you ended up being in the position a Canelo Alvarez is in right now, how would you be different in terms of the fights that you pick to have?
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Daniel Jeremiah
You know, I was following the same path as my idols. You know what I mean? Oscar De La Hoya, Roy Jones Jr. Floyd Mayweather. I would just look for the best fights possible. You know, the fights the fans want to see. Because at the end of the day, the fight with me and Canelo is a fight that all the fans want to see. So if you're the man of the people, you're the champion, you're supposed to give the fans what they want to see. So if I'm in the position of Canelo, then I'm taking the hardest fights. I'm making my history and I'm becoming. I'm leaving with. I'm not leaving no doubts that I'm the best fighter in the world.
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Stephen A. Smith
Do you have yourself as the number one pound for pound fighter on the planet right now?
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Daniel Jeremiah
No, not right now, but after I win all the belts at 175, I will definitely be number one, pound for pound.
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Stephen A. Smith
Who do you have number one right now?
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Daniel Jeremiah
Usyk. Alexander Usyk.
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Stephen A. Smith
Okay, you got him. That's a good choice. I can't deny that, especially after he just beat Fury. No doubt about that. So you get the belts at 175. What do you think that's going to do for you? Because you're moving up. I don't see anybody other than Arthur Better. Other than Better Beer. I don't see anybody elite at the light heavyweight position outside of you. So what would be next? Assuming you win this fight with Morell.
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Daniel Jeremiah
After this fight, the winner of this fight, which is going to be me, is going to fight the. The winner better be even before. So, you know, that's something that we've been working, working on for a long, long time. You know, I know this moment was going to get here. So after we beat David Morell, we're going. And we're going to become undisputed at 175.
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Stephen A. Smith
Is it possible that doing that could get in the way of a future shot with Canelo? Because you've moved up to be a legitimate one 75 and he'd, like, you probably want. You want to. Wouldn't want to fight at that weight. Could that be a potential excuse that gets in the way?
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Daniel Jeremiah
To be honest with you, I feel like what we could do, we could probably do something where we fight for the 168 titles and the 175 titles. I think that would be a great, you know, that would be a great way to entice a fight with Canelo because there'd be twice as much as glory for the fight and. Yeah, man, I think, you know, I think that would be great for the history of Mexican boxing.
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Stephen A. Smith
I like. I like that idea. No doubt. Before I let you get on out of here, how you going to win this fight? Is it going to be via knockout? What you going to do?
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Daniel Jeremiah
Yeah, I'm going go in there. Like I said, I'm going to put a beating on David Morel. He's been talking a lot, so I'm going to break his mouth and I'm going to give him a reason. I always remember David Benavide. So I'm gonna go in there. I'm knocking David morale for sure.
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Stephen A. Smith
Got you. I'm looking forward to it. My man, David Benavidez, man. Thank you so much.
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Daniel Jeremiah
Thank you, brother. Take care.
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Stephen A. Smith
My thanks to the one and only David Benavides. Be sure to catch Benavides vs. Morell Jr. Live on PBC Pay Per View on Prime Video, Saturday, February 1st. Don't miss it. Big Listen, I don't miss David Benavidez fights. I just don't miss it because the brothers that gift it. No doubt about it. Anyway, I got to move on for, for I finish this segment. I got to transition back into the NFL because we got to get to my picks for championship Sunday. We'll start with the early game in the NFC where the Washington Commanders head to Philadelphia to take on the Eagles. Look, Jaden Daniels is just balling out the brother. Spectacular. McLaren's no joke either. They run by committee. Their defense bends a lot, but doesn't necessarily break. Dan Quinn is exceptionally coaching this team. Cliff Kingsbury is doing a hell of a job as an off coordinator. He's going to be a head coach again in the National Football League someday soon if he continues to do what he's been doing. Give props where props is due. But in the end, here's what this is coming down to. I think it's coming down to the Philadelphia Eagles defense. They're number one for a reason. And when you look at Vic Fangio and that defense and the way they get at you, I'm looking at Jaden Daniels. 17 games, 3568 yards, 69% completion, 25 touchdown passes, just nine interceptions. And he can run with the football. It's going to be. It's not going to be easy because he's a dual threat. But if anybody can handle his Philadelphia Eagles and remember when they lost to Washington in the beginning of the season. Okay, let's remember something. Not the beginning of the season. Near the end of the season, Jay Jalen Hurts didn't play for a vast majority again because he got hurt. He got concussed in that game. Now he got concussed on the design run and you heard coach with the defensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders talking about how once he jumped, once he runs out of the pocket, we are going to treat him like a runner and we are going to hit him like a running back. So guess what? We concussed you a few weeks ago. Your leg is messed up right now. We gonna put a hat on you. That's what they saying. They're giving them something to think about. I love that. I absolutely love that. Because it's within bounds, it's fair game, it's within the, it's within the confines of football. Ain't a damn thing wrong with that. Let's get that out the way. Number one. Number two, Saquon Barkley. How can we mention Philadelphia Eagles without mentioning him? Saquon Barkley's rushed for 2, 000 yards. 2005 to be exact. Saquon Barkley may have very well been a league MVP if he had ran the last game of the season for the New York Giant. I mean, you know, against the New York Giants, his old team, he was 101 yard shot of all time single season, Russia record. And Nick Sirianni didn't let him do that. You better win this damn conference. You better get to the Super Bowl. You sacrifice Saquon Barkley and his MVP caliber season for that. You better win. You better get it done. So let's throw that out the way, okay? We got to do that. So having said all of that, Saquon Barkley running the football, AJ Brown having some stuff to prove. Jalen hurts knowing people are questioning him. Philadelphia Eagles being top notch and you being at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, as great as Jaden Daniels is, I believe Philadelphia Eagles are going to win this game and they're going to go to the Super Bowl. In the afc, the late game features a matchup of Josh Allen heading to Kansas City with the Buffalo Bills to take on the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes. I love Josh Allen. I think he's great. I just don't think his team is that great. Now, one could easily say the same thing about the Kansas City Chiefs, because, you know, they got some question marks. But I got news for you. Patrick Mahomes is just the best in the world. He just is. He's the best on the planet. And Travis Kelsey is that stud. I don't care what he did during the regular season. Didn't do much during the regular season last year either, but ended up with about 32 receptions for over 300 yards in the playoffs. I think that's the kind of thing that we're going to expect from a Travis Kelsey. You got some weapons out there for the Kansas City Chiefs. You got Andy Reid coaching and calling plays. You got Spagnolo handling the defensive side of the ball. They're at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. I'm looking at Buffalo last week. I understand you did what you needed to do because the objective is to win the game. But you ain't beating Patrick Holmes throw for 125 yards. Ain't gonna happen. You're gonna have to air it out. You're gonna have to air it out, which means you got to get Amari Cooper involved. He can't have one target and zero receptions and you're gonna be Kansas City. I don't expect that to happen for a second week in a row to Amari Cooper. But I'm here to tell y'all right, now, just so we are clear.
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Nate Thompson
This.
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Stephen A. Smith
Patrick Mahomes you talking about Now, Josh Allen is.03 against him in the playoffs. Josh Allen, in terms of rushing and passing yards, 343 per game, 28 points per game in those three playoff games against Patrick Mahomes in Kansas City that he has lost. Why did he lost? Because the defense gives up an average of 35. That's their problem. And I think it's gonna be a problem again. I don't see how they gonna stop Patrick Mahomes in the Kansas City Chiefs. I really, really don't. I got Kansas City and the Philadelphia Eagles in a rematch for the Super Bowl. That's what I got going on. A rematch of the Super Bowl. That's what I see coming down the pike. I got the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles going to New Orleans. Coming up, more on championship Sunday with my nephew. I get exhausted just saying it because he's. He's just that much of a pain. But y'all love him, so I'm bringing it back on. Nephew Josh, up next with your boy in a minute. Welcome back to the Stephen A. Smith Show. The NFC and AFC Championship games will be played this weekend. I'll obviously get into it in a little while, but first I want to show y'all something we found on the Buffalo Bills social media handle. Good Lord. Check this out.
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Josh
It's going to be 22 degrees in Buffalo. Do people live here by choice?
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Stephen A. Smith
Yes. Don't be rude to people in Buffalo.
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Josh
Four degrees on Tuesday. Four who? What are you doing? Four degrees.
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Stephen A. Smith
What that got to do with Sunday's football game? Josh Allen, we not finished.
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Josh
You doing four degrees?
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Nate Thompson
They're a city of losers.
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Stephen A. Smith
They won nothing. No, it's a city of winners.
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Daniel Jeremiah
Winners, winners.
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Stephen A. Smith
People in this town are winners. What that got to do with Sunday's football game?
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Josh
Josh, this is Buffalo. This is what they have to deal with after the L.
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Stephen A. Smith
Obviously, y'all know why I'm here. Because he's here. My nephew Josh is in the house. I mean, I see you bopping to the beat and all of that stuff, but I gotta admit, Josh, they got you. You said they'll take the L and all of that stuff and they won the game. So they decide to troll my little nephew. How you feeling, bro?
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Josh
So they got me. Well, you ain't have nothing to do with that.
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Stephen A. Smith
No, no, no. I mean, I don't.
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Josh
It's your fault.
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Stephen A. Smith
How is it mine?
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Josh
They used your ball as a drop in the song. If you don't yell at me. They don't even have that.
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Stephen A. Smith
Yeah, but you were the ones that picked again. You were the one that picked against them and you chastised. I have no recollection of that. The point that I'm trying to make to you is that whether I picked them or not is irrelevant. The point is you attacked the city of Buffalo. You talked about who lives there, why live there. You said, what are you was there to do in 4 degree weather? You went beyond the game and started chastising them about their city, their town, you know, their curricula, their extracurricular activities, their recreational activities. You just threw the city of Buffalo under the bus. How does it feel to have them troll you and show you how wrong you were?
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Josh
Well, I learned from the best. Don't you say you like being in Miami? You would cheer for the Heat to go to the finals over the Knicks, depending on the weather.
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Stephen A. Smith
That's true. And your point would be valid if they weren't playing Kansas City and they weren't playing Baltimore before that. But because it was Baltimore and Kansas City, that argument goes right out the window. It makes no sense.
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Josh
See, my pick wasn't about the weather though. My pick was about Lamar Jackson. I kind of want him to finish a great season like anybody else. He's doing stuff to further his legacy and then you lose in a game because somebody can't catch a pass. So once again, it's somebody else fault. He has to take all of this heat from y'all and I just feel him like I feel him.
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Stephen A. Smith
Yeah, but before the game, you didn't bring up all of that. You brought up the weather. You brought up the town. You went. Actually, the game was on Sunday, but you sat that like a wannabe meteorologist and gave the weather report for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. And oh, by the way, Sunday's game is at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. They won't even be in Buffalo. So there was no reason for you to chastise the city the way that you did, but you did it anyway.
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Josh
All I want to do is make sure Pat Mahomes, you gotta finish the job. Lamar Jackson ain't do it. We after this goat thing. That's it. Now, Josh Allen, I'm all about being a better Josh, so I really can't have him win a whole super bowl and then compete.
- [57:49]
Stephen A. Smith
No, no, I lost. I lost. I'm sorry. I apologize. I got distracted. Did you say you all about being a better Josh? What would make you think you a better Josh? Than him right now. He's an all world quarterback, a perennial all A pro, A candidate for league MVP honors in three of the last five years. The brother's a stud. He was always the better.
- [58:10]
Josh
Josh, you are at the top of this whole media thing, right? Didn't I tell you what Jayden Daniels was gonna do? And what did you say? And what did Shannon say? And what did Ryan Clark say? Y'all make all these millions until it's we rich. But technically, y'all make all these millions. Why am I making the executive decisions and telling the fans what's gonna happen and being right? I was three for four.
- [58:36]
Stephen A. Smith
You were three. You were three for four? Yeah, I was three. Four. How were you three for four? How were you three for four? I don't recall you picking the Eagles. I don't recall you. I did pick the Eagles. You picked the Eagles? Did you pick CJ Stroud? Did you pick CJ Stroud?
- [58:50]
Josh
CJ Who?
- [58:51]
Stephen A. Smith
CJ Stroud, damn it. For the Houston, Texas. You didn't pick him.
- [58:54]
Josh
He didn't even play last week.
- [58:55]
Stephen A. Smith
Excuse me. Yes, he did. Who?
- [58:57]
Josh
They played the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Stephen A. Smith
Oh, my Lord.
- [59:02]
Josh
I did not pick C.J. stroud, though. I didn't pick C.J. stroud. I told you Pat Mahomes don't lose early. Didn't I say that?
- [59:10]
Stephen A. Smith
Yeah, you did. You did. You did. You did. You had three or four?
- [59:13]
Josh
I'm three for four.
- [59:14]
Stephen A. Smith
You had three for four.
- [59:15]
Josh
And everybody else is two for four?
- [59:16]
Stephen A. Smith
Cause everybody else is two for four. Two for four.
- [59:18]
Josh
Pay me, please. Pay you what?
- [59:21]
Stephen A. Smith
Cause you guessed right for one weekend, so you guessed right for one week.
- [59:24]
Josh
When we signed our contract, my portion should be a little bit more than what we had agreed to before.
- [59:31]
Stephen A. Smith
You think you're entitled to my money?
- [59:33]
Josh
Our word.
- [59:34]
Stephen A. Smith
When you gonna work for it?
- [59:36]
Josh
I did it already.
- [59:38]
Stephen A. Smith
Cause you gave a prediction.
- [59:40]
Josh
So it wasn't three for four. Cause of me.
- [59:41]
Stephen A. Smith
No, the show wasn't three for four. You were. We giving it to you. We giving it to you. And then the second we put you up there, you supposed to be Mr. Meteorologist. You got everything wrong.
- [59:50]
Josh
You know why? Because I didn't get it wrong. Cause it is four degrees in Buffalo. It is cold, and people don't like living there. They said that in the comments.
- [59:57]
Stephen A. Smith
But you know what? If they don't have anywhere to go, that means, you know, the lady's home with. With her husband or her boyfriend and stuff like that. Cause there ain't much places. Ain't too many places to Go right. So you're there and you can enjoy each other's. Other's company. How about that Plus?
- [60:10]
Josh
Nah, it was the plus. That's why I was telling you that I would run out of the stuff that, you know, we be getting from Cameron in New York.
- [60:16]
Stephen A. Smith
Why are you wearing the Kansas City stuff right now? You're no Kansas City Chiefs fan.
- [60:20]
Josh
I am. I will be. Sunday.
- [60:21]
Stephen A. Smith
Oh, just for Sunday. Where you get the jacket from, New York?
- [60:26]
Josh
Cause New York is one of those places you can get any team you can't go to.
- [60:29]
Stephen A. Smith
Hold it. You went and bought that? Yeah, we rich.
- [60:35]
Josh
You know what?
- [60:35]
Stephen A. Smith
I. You went. You. You. You went and bought that. You went and spent my money and.
- [60:39]
Josh
Bought that for your show. Yeah, my name ain't on. And that's another thing, too.
- [60:44]
Stephen A. Smith
I was.
- [60:45]
Josh
When. Where's my. Where my graphic? I'm up here.
- [60:49]
Stephen A. Smith
What would you want on the graphic, man? Like, do you even know what you would want?
- [60:53]
Josh
Minus the Steven and put J, O, S, H, O.
- [60:56]
Stephen A. Smith
You could put. You could put you with Josh. You could put the Josh Smith Show. Everybody would think about the Atlanta Hawks. That's what they would think about Josh Smith, former NBA player. That's what they would think about before they thought about you.
- [61:07]
Josh
And when they think about Steve Smith, they would think about the other Atlanta hog, too.
- [61:10]
Stephen A. Smith
No, because he spelled it S T E V E, not pH. I did that on purpose. Well, see that? That's called shutting your nephew out. That's it for this edition of the Stephen A. Smith Show. While he's shutting up, I gotta take advantage of this moment. Goodbye, y'all. Goodbye.
- [61:31]
Greg Rosenthal
What's up, everyone? It's Greg Rosenthal, and I'm teaming up with the king of spring, Daniel Jeremiah. He requires me to say that. That we're going to be bringing you 40s and free agents, the only podcast you'll need this NFL draft season. From DJs mock drafts to my top 101 free agents, we'll have it covered for you with all new episodes every Thursday, keeping you up to date as we head to the NFL Draft. Listen to 40s and free agents starting on March 6th on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.
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Julie Swerbinks
What's up, everyone? Julie Swerbinks here, along with former NHL player Nate Thompson.
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Nate Thompson
We're doing a new podcast together. Here we go.
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Julie Swerbinks
The Name Energy Line with Nate and jsb.
- [62:13]
Daniel Jeremiah
Each week, we'll get together and talk about hockey life. All topics are fair game, right?
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Julie Swerbinks
Exactly. And you'll never know who will drop by to join us.
- [62:22]
Nate Thompson
Julie is pretty well connected. She has text threads going that you wouldn't believe.
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Julie Swerbinks
Listen to Energy Line with Nate and jsb on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.