NFL IS BACK! 🏈 Best Sports Era Debate + MLB Superteams | GBD EP 27

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Tranquilo Sports Talk – GBD EP 27

Episode Title: NFL IS BACK! 🏈 Best Sports Era Debate + MLB Superteams
Date: August 7, 2026
Host: Stay Tranquilo Network
Special Guest: Tyler T. Sports
Regulars: Bobby, Andre, Pooch (Soulja Boy), Dave (Infantino/host)

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Episode Overview

This one-year studio anniversary episode delivers exactly what makes Tranquilo Sports Talk a standout in Miami sports media—unfiltered barbershop energy, fresh NFL takes, sharp betting banter, local Miami flavor, and a healthy dose of cultural and historical debate. With the 2026 NFL preseason just kicking off, the conversation centers on Miami Dolphins optimism, running back contract madness, crazy MLB trade deadline moves, and hilarious deep-dives into the best eras to live (and party) in sports. Special guest Tyler T. Sports joins to pump up Fins Nation, swap hot takes, and keep the South Florida swagger flowing.

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Key Segments & Discussion Points

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1. Celebrating One Year in Studio

[00:49–02:10]

• Studio milestone is toasted (“clap it up for that over here!” – Host Dave, 00:54), with gratitude extended to the whole network and supporting cast.
• Introduces Tyler T. Sports, Miami Dolphins content creator, as today's guest.

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2. Football is Officially Back

[02:11–03:52]

• Hall of Fame Game Recap: Cardinals vs. Panthers/Hall of Fame Game gets rare praise.
  • “That was the best Hall of Fame game we’ve had probably ever… usually they're terrible. Last night was electric.” – Andre, 03:29
• Crew expresses collective “football withdrawal” and excitement for the season's return after a long offseason.

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3. Miami Dolphins 2026 Season Preview & Roster Breakdown

[03:54–11:42]

• Quarterback Transition:

  • Malik Willis replaces Tua; Dolphins pivot away from “all-in” star-stacking attitude to scrappy rebuild but “not a tank team.”
  • “People are sleeping on Malik and HN…that’s one of the scariest backfields in football this year.” – Tyler T., 05:22

• Offensive Weapons & Draft Impact:

  • Praises wide receiver depth: “We got more depth in this wide receiver room than last year… Caleb Douglas has been popping off.”
  • Emphasizes improved O-Line (Caleb Proctor, Jonah Savannah to right guard).

• Defensive Changes & Concerns:

  • Edge rusher worries, but “best middle linebacker duo in the league” (Jordan Brooks & Jacob Rodriguez) hyped, including Zach Thomas’s mentorship.
    • “Jacob Rodriguez, that was my favorite pick…Zach Thomas is a huge fan.” – Tyler T., 07:05
  • Healthy skepticism at EA Sports’ Madden ratings:
    • “EA Sports pissed me off… HN’s not even a 90 overall, like that's criminal…” – Tyler T., 09:12

• Dolphins as Underdogs:

  • “This is the first time in a while... expectations are not high for the team. So now it’s prove everybody wrong.” – Host Dave, 10:16

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4. NFL Running Back Contracts & Market Reset

[11:53–14:57]

• RB Market Takes Off:

  • Discusses impact contracts: Bijan Robinson, Jameer Gibbs, Devon Achane (HN).
  • “Glad Achane got his contract before because I don’t know if we would’ve been able to match that.” – Bobby, 13:32
  • “Teams are starting to realize that you need to run the ball at the end of the season… The Achan contract is more of a steal by the day.” – Tyler T., 14:57

• Wide Receiver Contracts:

  • Hot take: Zay Flowers “good, but he’s not on the same level as Ceedee, Jefferson, or Chase, but he’s getting their bag” – Tyler T., 15:57
  • “His agent—shoutout—knew exactly what he was doing. Sometimes it’s the off-field, locker room stuff that gets a guy paid.” – Bobby, 17:47

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5. Basketball: Miami Heat, Free Agency, & LeBron’s Surprise Move

[19:08–22:52]

• Miami Heat Shake-Up:

  • Giannis Antetokounmpo joins the Heat (“Greek Freak coming to Miami”), crowd went wild, locker room chemistry with Bam admired.
  • Hoping for the superteam with Klay, Russ, DeRozan, Beal.

• LeBron’s Decision:

  • Everyone assumes LeBron might join Miami, ends up in Philadelphia:
    • “Honestly shocked… Now he’s just got a role, not the guy. They’re not going to have to lean on him anymore.” – Tyler T., 21:47
    • “I can’t root for him, just because I refuse to root for Philadelphia teams.” – Tyler T., 22:50
  • Crew consensus: Heat in a good position despite missing the LeBron sweepstakes.

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6. College Football, NCAA Drama, & Florida Banter

[23:05–28:20]

• Aaron Donald Rumors:

  • “If they don’t add Aaron Donald…they’re gonna lose the division to the Cardinals after what they witnessed from Carson Beck last night.” – Tyler T., 23:11

• Florida College Football Trash Talk:

  • Spirited Gators vs. ‘Canes, FSU jabbing; transfer/NCAA eligibility lawsuit tangents:
    • “Florida State is a lost cause in every sport right now, maybe outside of baseball.” – Host Dave, 25:02
    • “He’s filing a lawsuit against the NCAA… those spots are gone. So these guys are now filing lawsuits against the NCAA to enter the transfer portal.” – Bobby, 25:26

• Heisman Predictions:

  • “Darian Mensah for Heisman… JJ Cole, Heisman, you heard it here first… Lagway for Heisman.” – End-of-segment hot takes, 26:25–27:11

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7. NFL Training Camp Realities & Preseason Standouts

[28:48–35:33]

• Reality check: brutal roster cuts (“Only 48 guys dress every Sunday…The smallest mistake can ruin it for them.” – Bobby, 30:46).
• Noted rising training-camp names:
  • Carson Beck (Cardinals), Haynes King (Panthers), Jadarian Price (Seattle), Lewis Moore (Dolphins), Caleb Douglas (Dolphins), Jalen Tolbert (Dolphins resurgence).
    • “Every day it seems like Caleb Douglas is making a play…” – Andre, 34:16

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8. Akron Football’s Wild Promotion: “Be the Offensive Coordinator”

[36:17–38:13]

• Akron offers one season ticket holder the chance to script the first offensive drive of a home game.
  • “If you score the first drive, you get season tickets for life…You could even lose your job as OC to a random fan!” – Crew jokes, 37:59

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9. MLB Superteams, Trade Deadline, & South Florida Standouts

[38:16–44:10]

• Dodgers Stockpile Talent:

  • Dodgers add another ace at the deadline—“The rich get richer…” – Host Dave, 39:08

• Red Sox Resurgence:

  • Red Sox go from 10 games under .500 to AL contenders after a 16-game win streak and Adley Rutschman trade.
  • “Red Sox catchers combined had only six homers, he’s double-digits guy, great behind the plate. They're going for it.” – Host Dave, 41:30

• Yankee/Marlins Prospects:

  • George Lombard (Yanks) and his brother (Marlins draftee) each homer on the same day—a special South Florida baseball moment.

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10. Infantino, FIFA, and Corruption

[44:27–47:01]

• Chair-throwing at FIFA rumors:

  • “He wanted to bring private equity money into FIFA—a non-profit! That’s where the dirty money comes in.” – Host Dave, 45:47

• European nations threaten boycott; joke proposal: Messi for FIFA president.

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11. Great Sports Eras Debate: '70s, '80s, or '90s?

[47:22–52:14]

• Panel weighs the pros & cons:
  • Andre: “I feel like the ’80s was the last peak of America. Off the grid, rock music, no phones—give me the ’80s.” – 48:18
  • Bobby: “Big ’80s music guy, love off-grid, just want a pickup and some cold beers.” – 49:12
  • Dave: “Give me the ’70s—watch two damn Dolphins Super Bowls and live through Miami Vice days.” – 49:30
  • Pooch (Soulja Boy): “I’d be a killer dancer in the ’80s but… curveball: the 1930s, fight in a world war for the honor of America.” – 51:13

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12. Dude of the Week: The Studio

[52:16–54:33]

• “Studio” wins “Dude of the Week”—heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped build the Tranquilo sports brand and community.
  • “[This space] has allowed us the privilege and opportunity to do something like this.” – Host Dave, 53:32

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• On Dolphins Underdog Status:

  “This is the first time in a while... expectations are not high for the team. So now it’s prove everybody wrong.” – Host Dave [10:16]

• On the RB Market:

  “Glad that Achan was able to get that contract before because I don’t know if we would’ve been able to match that.” – Bobby [13:32]

• On Miami Heat Free Agency:

  “Giannis has arrived… the Greek Freak coming to Miami. Couldn’t be more excited.” – Tyler T. [19:13]

• On LeBron to Sixers:

  “I can’t root for him just because I refuse to root for Philadelphia teams.” – Tyler T. [22:50]

• On Being an NFL Longshot:

  “The smallest mistake can ruin it for them—these guys are about to be cut and jobless, creating their LinkedIn.” – Bobby [30:46]

• On Living in the ’70s-’80s:

  “Give me ’70s Miami—cocaine cowboys, Miami Vice, and Dolphins Super Bowls.” – Host Dave [49:43]

• On MLB Family Ties:

  “The parents are there in Yankee Stadium, watching their oldest son play and hit a home run, watching their youngest son’s game on the phone… super sick.” – Host Dave [43:20]

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Memorable, Comedic Exchanges

• “If you win the first drive as Akron OC, you get the next drive. If you score two drives, you become the real OC.” – Bobby/Pooch [38:06]
• Pooch turns the era debate on its head: “I think a little World War II would actually be pretty sick.” [51:45]
• During the MLB discussion:

  “The rich get richer and the Dodgers continue to showcase… you’re gonna let us spend as much money as we want? Fine, we’re gonna go spend as much money as we want.” – Host Dave [39:08]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [00:49] – Show open & studio anniversary
• [02:11] – NFL preseason kickoff excitement
• [03:54] – Miami Dolphins roster overhaul & hopes
• [11:53] – NFL RB contract debate
• [14:57] – Zay Flowers contract hot takes
• [19:08] – Miami Heat free agency & LeBron moves
• [23:05] – College football banter & NCAA lawsuit
• [28:48] – NFL training camp realities and cutthroat nature
• [36:17] – Akron’s “Be the OC” fan promo
• [38:16] – MLB trade deadline & Red Sox resurgence
• [44:27] – FIFA corruption, Infantino drama
• [47:22] – Best sports era to live in debate
• [52:16] – Dude of the Week: The Studio

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Closing Notes

The energy was peak “two guys being dudes” with a Miami twist: friends hyping each other, roasting rivals, going all-in on the Fins, and dabbling in every corner of the American sports scene. This anniversary episode is a perfect microcosm of what Tranquilo Sports Talk delivers weekly—a mix of optimism, cynicism, culture, and nonstop laughs, all tailor-made for die-hard South Florida sports fans.

Recommended Next Listen: Next week’s episode, with NFL preseason in full swing, more Dolphins training camp buzz, and the “Florida college football roast fest” the whole crew is clamoring for.

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Transcript

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[Bobby]

Start.

[Tyler T.]

Two Guys Being Dudes.

[Host Dave]

All right, all right, all right. Happy Friday. Happy Friday. Welcome back to another episode of Guys Being Dudes. If you're wondering why I got a crazy wig on, Bobby's got the crazy fit and wait till you see pooches fit over there. We got a jam packed episode for you. There he is. Soulja Boy. Soulja Boy in the studio. We got a great, great episode for you. We are celebrating our one year anniversary in the studio. So let's clap it up for that over here. We got one year in the studio down over here. So we're definitely celebrating. And we have a special guest today. We got Tyler T. Sports in the building. Big Finns fan, huge content creator in the space. So Tyler, thanks so much for being here and celebrating with us at the One year at the Stew.

[Tyler T.]

Yeah, happy one year to you guys. Great to finally be on Guys Being Dudes. I'm excited.

[Host Dave]

Hell yeah. Hell yeah. So for those of you that don't know, Guys Being Dudes is part of our tranquilo sports network. So we have Bobby from Dive Bar over here who's a huge part of our community and, and a huge part of everything that we're building over here. So shout out Bobby and the Dive Bar. Then we got Dave who's part of Hondo's blockbusters and part of our tranquilo sports as well. And then of course, Pooch, who's our magic man over here? Soulja Boy is our magic man.

[Andre]

Literally.

[Host Dave]

So shout out, shout out the boys, shout out the crew. But Tyler, we're going to jump right into it today. Football season has officially commenced. We actually had a football game being played last night. We had the hall of Fame game with the Cardinals and your boy Carson Beck. So talk to me how you're feeling about football season starting up again, man,

[Tyler T.]

I mean, it's been a long time coming. I mean, how long has it been? 100 and something days. But I, I've just been waiting ever since that super bowl game happened, I just wanted football the very next day. But it's been fun this offseason, just keeping up with all the big moves that happen, and I'm just excited for football to finally back, finally be back. It's finally football season, and I'm ready to go.

[Host Dave]

Hell, yeah. Hell, yeah. Bobby. Dave, how do we feel about football being back?

[Dave (Infantino)]

I'm hyped, as you can see. Or maybe not see. I'm here at the airport, folks. You know, obviously, you know me as a traveling journalist and, you know, trying to find the. The next best scoop, but it feels good to be back. Carson Beck looked pretty solid last night. It was a great game. Panthers, Cardinals, it. Everyone's probably like, oh, this game trying to suck. Game kind of rocked. So, yeah, great kickoff to the season.

[Andre]

Yeah.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

Yeah.

[Andre]

I think that was the best hall of Fame game we've had probably ever. I know because usually you're right, they do suck. They're terrible. It looks like they got a bunch of, like, us out there, a bunch of guys being dudes trying to play football and. But last night. Last night was electric. Yeah, it was awesome to have football back, obviously, every football, every Sunday from here on out until, what, February? Mid February. So we're locked in, boys.

[Host Dave]

Beautiful.

[Tyler T.]

Oh, yeah.

[Host Dave]

All right, so obviously, before we get into some of, like, the big signings that happened, right? A lot of the running backs got paid, so I definitely want to touch on that. But, Tyler, you're a big Finns guy. You got the Fins hat on. Talk to me about the Fins this year. Obviously, there has been a lot of change, right, that has happened. We are a basically brand new team. Right. We're kind of going through this quote, unquote rebuild. But you could tell this team is not trying to be a tank team. Right? They are trying to be a team that can compete. They won on. And they signed Malik. Right. Which obviously still has a lot to prove in the league, but has shown flashes of being a really good quarterback in this league. Very different, obviously, than tua. So talk to me about this transition that. That you're seeing with the Dolphins, right, where tua's gone. Obviously, we have a lot of limitations from a cap standpoint because of the TUA contract. Right. So we had to. To kind of get a little shifty about how we build this team. Right. Draft really well. We were talking offline about the receivers that we brought into the room. Right. Kind of the linebacker core that we've put together.

[Bobby]

So.

[Host Dave]

So talk to me about how you're feeling about the Dolphins this year?

[Tyler T.]

Yeah, well, first off, a lot of people in the media are disrespecting us right now. They're saying we're going to win what, like three games max? I was playing Madden 27 last night. We were the freaking lowest overall in the game, which I don't understand. They, they had Malik Willis at a 74 overall and I still made this little kid rage quit online.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

So

[Tyler T.]

listen, I don't understand the disrespect. Well, actually I kind of do because we lost a lot of pieces during the off season. But I mean, it's exciting times right now when you got a lot of new changes coming in. Malik Willis, I mean he's going to be a lot more dynamic than what we had with two ways to be a dual threat quarterback. We're going to be able to add the read option into the offense offensive playbook this year. Him and a Chan that's going to be one of the scariest backfields in all of football this year. I mean people are sleeping on Malik hn those two. And then if we can have a couple of our wide receivers pop off. I'm still a big two, two out. Well guy, he's going to be a big deep threat for us. But don't sleep. Douglas has been looking very good. I mean Caleb Douglas has been popping off recently. Chris Bell, he'll be back soon. I mean we got a couple of dogs in the wide receiver room. Like I feel like we got more depth in this wide receiver room this year than we did last year because like after we lost Tyreek, who do we have left? It was Waddle Malik Washington. I think Taj Washington played a little bit. So like we didn't really have that many weapons to our, to our disposal. And now being able to add Malik Willis in that run game too. Plus adding Caleb Proctor as well into the offensive line, moving Jonah Savannah over to right guard where he should have started. Don't know why he ever started play at played at left guard and then defense, I mean we're gonna have to see.

[Host Dave]

Oh yeah.

[Tyler T.]

I'm a little weary about our edge rushers right now because other than chop, we just gotta hope and pray that one of the other guys we brought in work out like Cleland Pharrell. Maybe he'll do something for us.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

Who?

[Tyler T.]

We just picked up David A. Jobu. Going into the draft he was highly touted. I think he was a second round pick for the Ravens.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

But

[Tyler T.]

Joshua. Yes sir. Joshua. And then we got to see how the Secondary performs too. I am also a big juju Brent sky because from the limited amount of time we saw from juju Brentz last year, he was actually balling out. But he's just a guy that, like, who so far has not been able to stay healthy. I was actually at the game where we destroyed the Bills, and. And man, juju Brentz was making plays all over the field. I mean, he was locking down who. I think it was probably Keon Coleman. But like, at this point, everybody's locking down Keon Coleman, but still, juju Brent, he was showing out if he could stay healthy. And then you have alongside Chris Johnson, who we picked in the first round. I mean, that could be a solid cornerback duo. It just a matter of whether or not juju Brentz could stay healthy. And then we got the best middle linebacker duo in the entire league. Jordan Brooks, Jacob Rodriguez. Those two are complete dogs. I am excited about Jacob Rodriguez. That was my favorite pick when we. When we were drafted. And I remember I actually did this thing with Zach Thomas. We were doing this campaign for GEICO when I went to the Dolphins game and we were talking about Jacob Rodriguez. And I know Zach Thomas is a huge fan of Jacob Rodriguez, so. And Jacob Rodriguez, he's going to be learning a lot from Zach Thomas, who's going to be there a lot helping him out. So I'm excited. It's exciting times for the Dolphins, and I think we're going to surprise a lot of people this year.

[Host Dave]

Yeah, I mean, there was. There was comparisons of Zach Thomas to Jacob Rodriguez. Right. That he was a more athletic, faster kind of zt. Which, if you tell me that, I'm going to get super amped up about that. I mean, holy.

[Dave (Infantino)]

Yeah, but I mean, just peep the poster behind you.

[Host Dave]

You right there, baby.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

Yeah.

[Host Dave]

Let's go.

[Tyler T.]

Texas linebackers always seem to work out for us. Zach Thomas, Jordan Brooks. Now Jordan Brooks.

[Host Dave]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Tyler T.]

No, and they disrespected Jordan Brooks, too. I gotta go off on EA Sports again. They gave this man only an 84 overall. First team all pro, and he's only an 84 overall. I mean, they have Bobby Wagner as an 89 overall. And man's not even on a team right now.

[Andre]

Even top 10.

[Tyler T.]

No, H is not even top 10 people running back. I mean, HN's not even a 90 overall. Like, EA Sports pissed me off so much this year.

[Andre]

That's why I agree with you.

[Tyler T.]

Four is crazy.

[Andre]

I can't believe we have the lowest overall rating because we have a few stars. But I see now they, they on them and a chance should be in the 90s period.

[Bobby]

Yes.

[Andre]

Like Jordan Brooks high 80s. Okay, I can live with it. But a chan is one of the most dynamic weapons in football. What are we doing here?

[Host Dave]

Yeah, that's criminal, but exactly.

[Tyler T.]

I don't understand it.

[Host Dave]

I, I, we, Bobby, we talked about this last week, right, where this is the first time in a while, right, where the expectations are not high for a team. So like now it's prove everybody wrong. Whereas last what, three years, basically it was like these guys got all the weapons, they got all the pieces they brought in at Jaylen Ramsey, Tyreek Hill, right? Tua coming off a really good year, everything was like, this is the team, right? Like if you're going to go, you got to win now. And if you don't win, it's just a disappointment. Now it's like, all right, we're the worst ranked team in EA Sports, Madden, and everyone thinks we're going to win three games. So like, why not go shock the world? And I, as a fan, I love being in that spot. But I think as the players too, like, you don't have to, there is no expectation with this team. So that's where you can go now and go prove everybody wrong and just go ball out and showcase the world like what this team really is all about.

[Tyler T.]

Yeah, I believe in my boy Halfley. I mean, another New Jersey guy. He's actually from the area. I think he went to high school around like 20 minutes away from me. So, hey, you just got to believe in us Jersey guys. I believe in Halfley. I love how he's a much better speaker than Mike McDaniel. I literally was watching a Mike McDaniel press conference with the Chargers. I'm like, yeah, I don't miss listening this to this.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

It was awful.

[Host Dave]

I got so used to Mike that I was like, all right, it is what it is, whatever. But now that you have like happily in the room, you're like, holy cow. That's, that's right. This is what it's supposed to sound like.

[Tyler T.]

Yeah, yeah, exactly.

[Host Dave]

Oh, man. Boys, any other final thoughts on the Fins before we get into some of the big bags that were paid this week in the NFL?

[Dave (Infantino)]

I think we can, I think we can talk about the bags because I know we mentioned it last week too.

[Host Dave]

Yeah.

[Dave (Infantino)]

But again, now that we've seen the Gibbs contract, now that we've seen Dijon's contract, it's just another week that the HN contract looks even better.

[Host Dave]

Yes.

[Dave (Infantino)]

So it's it's incredible.

[Host Dave]

100%. 100%. I mean, listen, Gibbs and Bijan are freaking monsters. So like, it's not, not to say that HN doesn't belong in the same conversation, but the reality is Bijan and Jameer Gibbs are freaks of nature and deserved every single penny of that. Especially, you know, we were having this conversation about running backs, what, three years ago maybe, where like nobody was going to get paid. No one wanted to sign Derrick Henry. Derrick Henry goes to the, to, to the Baltimore Ravens and goes hooping over there. Right? So like, clearly there are value in having top tier running backs in this league and HN is one of those. And I think that's why the contract looks so good now. Because if we would have waited to pay, HN is going to see those contracts and be like, well, okay, maybe I'm not the highest paid running back in the league, but, but you better damn get close to it because I believe I am one of those guys. Right? And someone will pay me that. So it was a huge win on our side and, and great job by the Dolphins, like, you know, organization to be able to jump in on that when they did.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

Starting to interject here, but. Oh, Wingle's back.

[Bobby]

Wing, dude, I, I've been here for 10 minutes sitting backstage. I didn't realize I had to like add myself up.

[Host Dave]

I hope, I hope you enjoyed the first ten minutes, Wingo.

[Bobby]

Yeah, thanks.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

Well, it's a perfect time because now we're talking contracts. So Wingo can pitch in about these bags that these running backs got.

[Bobby]

Yeah, I, I think it's great. The running back position is finally going up. Right. When you look at the running back position, your prime time is only about like three to four years, right? So they've always been hesitant to pay running backs, but now you get these dynamic guys who can play on third down, they can play in, in short yardage, they can catch the ball out of the backfield and now it's just escalating higher and higher. Knew that Jameer Gibbs and, and Bijon were going to reset the market. Glad that Achan was able to get that contract before because I don't know if we would have been able to match that. But no, I think Achan's decision went into. He wanted to stay in Miami. He wanted to be a part of that building process. He was happy to be there. So he understood and knew that he was going to take, you know, a little pay cut than what those other guys were did because you know, when I look At a guy like Achan, you know, I think he's just up there with some of those guys, like the ability that he has to play as a down back, make plays out of the backfield. He can be flexed out wide. He can provide mismatches with linebackers and different things like that. So, you know, it's great to see all these guys really getting paid, especially the running back position. But every year there's going to be another running back. That's the next best thing. So we're going to see if those, those contracts continue to stay high for them.

[Host Dave]

100%. Tyler would love to get your thoughts on it. Right? You got Bean that got paid, you got Jamir Gibbs that got paid. And then one guy, not a running back, but Zay Flowers. Zay Flowers got a bag. What, what are your thoughts on, on what you've seen so far out there?

[Tyler T.]

Well, first off, regarding the running back market, I mean, definitely deserved by both Bijan and Gibbs. I mean, the two best running backs in the entire league. But when you just look at that a Chan contract, I mean, compared to the rest of them, he's only making 16 million per year on this new deal, I believe. Last time I saw. I mean, it's just looking like more of a steal by the day because what did Bijan and Gibbs get around, like 22, 23 million per year. So, I mean, the fact we got a chan for only 16 million is absurd. And I mean, teams are starting to realize that you need to run the ball towards the end of the season. I mean, that's exactly what the Seahawks did. They, they were running with Kenneth Walker and that's how they ended up winning the Super Bowl. So people and teams are starting to realize that, oh, you need a good run game. So that's why these running backs are starting to get paid now. And regarding the Zay Flowers contract, see, listen, I like Zay Flowers. I think he's a very good wide receiver. But the fact that he's getting paid the same amount as guys like Ceedee Lamb, Justin Jefferson, Jamar Chase, I mean, it's absurd. Zayn Flowers is good, but he's not on that level right now.

[Host Dave]

I think. What was it? 103 guaranteed too? On top of it, Right? So now like the boy, I mean, his agent at Wingo, right. His athletes first right over there.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

Yeah.

[Bobby]

Yep.

[Host Dave]

Yeah. So I mean, shout out. Shout out them. They, they.

[Tyler T.]

I mean, shout out to Zay Flowers. I mean.

[Host Dave]

Oh, for sure. Listen, I have drafted Zay Flowers, I think three Years in a row in my fantasy league. Yeah, you get them at a great value. No one wants to take a fly. And look, he might have a week, and that's just a Ravens offense where he might give you eight points. Yeah, right. But by the way, he might go and explode for 33 in a week. Yeah, right. When you need him is always when he comes up clutch. So I will give him that. He is very clutch. And Lamar and him have great chemistry. To your point, Tyler, you know, Zay is a great receiver and. And definitely deserves it. It is just crazy when you put it in the comparisons of Jamar Chase, Justin Jefferson and those guys from. From like a pay payment standpoint.

[Andre]

Well, you also gotta. You also gotta go back a little bit to understand why this is such a crazy deal. Because Wingo Wingo and my boy Rosen house bitten the Saints over last week for a. Talk about a heist. Dude, a has missed 50% of his games and he got damn near what, 40, 32 million dollars a year. So, dude, that's what set up the Zay Flowers deal. You sitting there, Z Flowers, waiting on your contract extension. You see the LA deal come across your desk, you're like, you know what we're doing here. Don't come at me with a penny less. Come on. And that's really where it's. That's what set Zay Flowers up for this big payday, in my opinion.

[Bobby]

100. That definitely did set it up. And they knew that deal was coming on their end over at Wynn and then say also knew he was getting that. You know, I remember I lived with Zay for a little while about two years ago, and he said, you know, I'm not taking anything less than 33. It's like he. He put it out. He knew what he was going for. When you look at the relations, him and Lamar and some of those guys on that team, like, that provides value. Like, that's better than having a guy who's just trying to get paid that isn't so bought into the program and the coaching staff and everything that he's been through. Like, he's a. He's a locker room guy that has a personality that they want around that team. And I think that definitely was part of that contract, making sure they got that done. I mean, he's been working hard in the offseason, been getting healthy. You know, he looks. Every time I see him, he looks like he can move better. He's quicker, he's faster. So, you know, I think this is that year where you know, he's going to really take that next step and be able to prove what that. That money was worth.

[Host Dave]

So draft them again. In fantasy, you're saying? Wingo. Yeah, I love it.

[Tyler T.]

Noted. I don't know.

[Bobby]

I'm not giving any more tips because after LeBron, I'm getting hit everywhere.

[Dave (Infantino)]

True, true.

[Host Dave]

Oh, man.

[Dave (Infantino)]

Oh, man.

[Andre]

Actually, real quick, Tyler, it's not football related, but I want to get your opinions on the LeBron saga, and then do we think Aaron Donald's coming back and then we can get you out of here?

[Tyler T.]

Well, if we're moving the basketball, we first got to talk about our beloved Miami Heat, who you may see in the back. I mean, Giannis is home. Giannis has arrived. The Greek freak coming to Miami couldn't be more excited. And Giannis just. He seems like such a great locker room guy, too. I mean, he just seems like a very fun personality to be around. If you ever see, like, his Instagram lives, they're hilarious. Him and bam. The best front court in all of basketball. I am so excited. And now we just gotta lock down the deals of Klay Thompson, Russell Westbrook, DeMar DeRozan, and there was one other guy, Bradley Beal. Yeah, those four, they're coming. I'm still a big Russell Westbrook guy. I know there's a lot of people who also don't like Russell Westbrook, but I've just always been a big Russell Westbrook guy. So if he comes here, I. I'll be excited and I totally buy his jersey.

[Host Dave]

I love it. Yeah.

[Tyler T.]

I mean, but then over.

[Host Dave]

Yeah, no, just real quick on that. Right? Like the whole LeBron thing, right? Everyone, obviously, you always want LeBron on your team, Right? There's no question about that. But I. I feel like it took away that we got Giannis in free agency, and, like, at the end of the day, that was a huge get. Right. Obviously, Giannis, bamboo, Mitchell, Wiggins, and LeBron would have been an insane starting five. Right. Especially defensively, so there's no taking that away. But at the end of the day, like, the Heat are still in a. In a great spot with what they've had. They've done a lot more with a lot less. Right. So having Giannis on the team is something to not take lightly. And although we didn't get LeBron, I think we're still in a great spot.

[Andre]

Yeah.

[Tyler T.]

I was honestly shocked that LeBron chose the 76ers. I honestly thought LeBron was going to the Heat. Yeah. Like, from what he was talking about when he made his post officially announcing that he was going to the Sixers. I mean, I guess at this point it makes sense. Like, he doesn't have to be the guy over there with the 76ers, because they got guys like Maxi Embiid, if that guy ever stays healthy. Jalen Brown now, which I'm surprised LeBron decided to play with Jaylen Brown just because he shat on his son like, not too long ago. So we'll see how that works out over there. They got Vijay Edgecombe. They added guys on their bench, like Anfernie Simmons, who I also wanted to come to the Miami Heat. So, like, they got a lot of pieces over there. LeBron was already talking about how he was already considering retiring. He thought last year was his final year in the league. So I feel like he's going to take this small payday and, like, they're not going to have to lean on him a lot, if you know what I mean, with the 76ers, because, like, they got all these other guys around them. So LeBron is basically just. He's just going to have a role on that team. They're going to give him that certain role, but he's not going to have to be that guy anymore like he was in previous years. He's not going to have to drop, like, 25 points at least per game to win games, because they got other guys that can do that. And now that he's making this, like, smaller contract, like, you probably may not see LeBron play most games. Like, I could see him, like, sitting, like, half the season just because, like, he's not being paid that much. And also, he's older, so he's got to stay fresh for the playoffs. But the 76ers, I would say right now, are definitely the favorites to make it out of the east and even win the entire thing. I mean, that's maybe the craziest starting five that I've ever seen in my lifetime. But, I mean, good luck to LeBron. I can't root for him just because I refuse to root for Philadelphia teams.

[Andre]

So hopefully that's a good way to be.

[Host Dave]

Yeah.

[Tyler T.]

Yeah. Hopefully in the end, it's still heat in five, and Giannis dunks on LeBron to win the series and head to the Finals.

[Host Dave]

And then Aaron Donald, any thoughts? Is he gonna. Is he gonna return, or what are we feeling there?

[Tyler T.]

Listen, I know for 100% for sure that Aaron Donald is going to return for the Rams, and that's only because they saw what our boy Carson Beck did last night. They know that if they do not add Aaron Donald to the team, they're going to lose that division to the Cardinals. After what they witnessed from Carson Beck. They're calling and begging Aaron Donald right now to make his return because they know they can't say, stop Carson Beck. With just Miles Garrett on that D line, they got to add back Aaron Donald, one of the greatest of all time, because Carson Beck's coming. They saw it last night, and Carson Beck is going to take over the NFC West.

[Host Dave]

I'm assuming you're a, um, guy based off your love. Carson back.

[Dave (Infantino)]

I got.

[Andre]

I got the helmet back there.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

Let's go.

[Host Dave]

Only a UF guy would love Carson back.

[Andre]

Dude, that was an excellent, incredible out.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

Dud.

[Host Dave]

Oh, man.

[Tyler T.]

Yeah. Wingo. I see that Gators jersey behind you. We own the Gators, pal.

[Andre]

I knew.

[Bobby]

I knew I was getting brought into this.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

I knew somehow it was gonna come back.

[Andre]

We was trying to stay quiet over there, too.

[Host Dave]

Oh, man.

[Tyler T.]

You remember that Cam Ward performance two years ago?

[Andre]

Oh, you're actually there for that.

[Tyler T.]

We went into Gator Land, and Cam Ward just stomped them.

[Host Dave]

That's epic. That's epic.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

Come on, defend yourself.

[Andre]

Fight back.

[Bobby]

I got no words.

[Tyler T.]

Hey, you guys have a new head coach, though, so exciting times for the Gators.

[Bobby]

Yeah, basketball school.

[Andre]

Yeah, basketball school.

[Tyler T.]

Now

[Host Dave]

I'm in Florida State, but Florida State is a lost cause across every single sport right now. Maybe outside of baseball. Yeah.

[Tyler T.]

I mean, we just tried out their quarterback last year at wide receiver. The Dolphins. Tommy Castellano.

[Host Dave]

What happened to him?

[Tyler T.]

Is he doing anything right now? I mean, he's going back to college for another year.

[Host Dave]

Oh, he. Yeah, he was definitely trying to do that, but is he actually going back?

[Bobby]

He's filing a lawsuit against the ncaa because now the new rule is for guys in the 2020 class. They have an extra year, but they're supposed to have to go back to the same school, which is getting out of hand because those teams have already made up their rosters and took transfers. So those spots are gone. So these guys are now following lawsuits against the ncaa. Be like, hey, I should be allowed to enter the transfer portal because these schools already took my spot with someone else. Like, I can't just walk that back in.

[Host Dave]

Oh, okay.

[Andre]

So that was.

[Host Dave]

I was gonna say is there's no way in hell he's gonna be the quarterback at Florida State next year.

[Bobby]

Yeah. No. Yeah.

[Tyler T.]

I think the same thing with Diego Pavia. Right? He's trying to go back to college.

[Bobby]

Holy McDonald's University.

[Host Dave]

Oh, man. Wow. That's actually crazy. That's insane. Well, Tyler, any final thoughts? Boys, any final thoughts here before we let Tyler move on with his Friday?

[Tyler T.]

Darian Mensah for Heisman this year. Huge season incoming for him.

[Host Dave]

Okay, okay.

[Tyler T.]

Mark Fletcher, excited to have him back. Shout out. Mike, you're gonna have to beat out JJ Followed me. Fellow M U M fan. So, Dave, exciting times.

[Dave (Infantino)]

Yeah, I know, I know. It's. It's a lot of talk coming from little bro, but. JJ Cole, Heisman, you heard it here first.

[Host Dave]

Oh, man.

[Andre]

And who.

[Tyler T.]

Who was the Gators quarterback last year? He went to Baylor. What was his name? I forgot his name. It was.

[Host Dave]

What was it?

[Andre]

D.J.

[Host Dave]

lagway. Oh, Lagway.

[Tyler T.]

Lagway, yes. Lagway for Heisman. He left the Gators and now he's gonna pop off.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

We got.

[Host Dave]

We gotta.

[Tyler T.]

Taylor Bears.

[Host Dave]

We gotta bring Tyler back on just to have a straight Florida college football roast fest amongst everybody. Just everybody go after everybody see.

[Tyler T.]

My apologies. One of my friends is a big Florida Gators fan and, like, he's always talking shit to me. Always talking, like, down on the. Um.

[Host Dave]

So it's fair.

[Tyler T.]

He just makes me hate the Gators.

[Host Dave]

That's fair.

[Tyler T.]

He's the only reason why. Like, if it wasn't for him, I'd probably like the Gators. They have a cool mascot, cool logo. I like their colors. Tim Tebow's him.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

Oh, no.

[Tyler T.]

What happened?

[Host Dave]

Oh, I think your camera. Oh, there we go. Sorry, I got affected by aliens.

[Bobby]

I'm working in silence over here.

[Andre]

He says Gator one too many times.

[Host Dave]

I'm sending a hitman over there.

[Andre]

Oh, my God.

[Tyler T.]

Hey, shout out Tim Tebow, though. I love me some Tim Tebow. Love me my lefty quarterbacks. As a fellow lefty man, I love it.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

Holy.

[Host Dave]

That's amazing. You're the man. Thank you so much for. For being a part of this. Joining us on.

[Andre]

Absolutely.

[Host Dave]

And love what you do, love what you represent in sports and in the content space. So keep doing your thing. And again, appreciate you for jumping on here.

[Tyler T.]

Hey, appreciate you guys for having me on Dolphins to the super bowl this year. Let's go. Malik Willis for mvp.

[Host Dave]

Let's go, let's go.

[Andre]

Appreciate you, Tyler. Keep killing it, man.

[Tyler T.]

All right, Have a good one, guys.

[Host Dave]

You too, brother.

[Andre]

See you.

[Host Dave]

All right, boys. Alrighty. Alrighty. So how we feeling? How we feeling? We are back.

[Andre]

Tyler opened up there at the end.

[Host Dave]

Boy, I love his energy.

[Bobby]

I love.

[Dave (Infantino)]

I love that.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

We go. Came in here looking.

[Host Dave]

It was a silent Assassin over there. You saw what happened over there.

[Andre]

Be fighting me about popcorn. Dude, this guy was tucking his tail. This kid was bullying him so bad for even inviting the guy over.

[Host Dave]

We would have known.

[Bobby]

Who would have known?

[Andre]

We would have known.

[Bobby]

Bobby would have hopped on the train. We should have known better.

[Andre]

Wing's gonna tell me, don't invite him back. That's. Oh, man.

[Host Dave]

All right, let's, let's, let's finish up some stuff here in the NFL. Obviously, we talk contract, we talked Aaron Donald, but training camp obviously has gone. Been going on now for a couple weeks. Who do you guys like? Early risers coming out of training camp. We talked about Carson Beck. Obviously, he's looked really good. But anybody else that has stood out to you guys so far, early on

[Andre]

we go, you better go. I'm still in there.

[Bobby]

Yeah. So I, I want to. It's on the same topic, but I want to break something down for you because I was breaking this down to someone else today at the Dolphins practice. Here we go. So when you look at these rosters, right, there's about 80 some odd guys right now on the field practicing, and cuts are coming up soon, right? So when you look at it, there's a 53 man roster, only 48 guys dressed, right? So only 48 guys can dress every single Sunday when they're out there on the field. You look at the positions, there's 22 guys in the field at the same time, right? Offense, defense, you go too deep, that's 44. You got your kicker, your punter, your extra quarterback and your extra alignment. That's 48 right there. People don't realize how hard it is to make an NFL roster and how many guys are about to be cut and jobless. So I just want to put that in perspective to where, you know, a lot of these guys that we're seeing playing in these preseason games and, and you know, they're making one mistake, dropping a kick, a kick or a catch, they're cut. There are. They are jobless on the streets and creating their LinkedIn. So I hope people realize that, like, these rosters are about to slim down a lot. So they have. These guys have to make impacts very, very quickly, very fast. And the smallest mistake can really just ruin it for them.

[Andre]

And I would say for those guys to reach out to the dive bar, we will welcome you with open arms with your next gig.

[Host Dave]

Oh, man. I mean, yeah, that's.

[Andre]

We can go testimony.

[Host Dave]

Oh, man. Yeah. I mean, that's a crazy way to kind of put it. Right. You're like, okay, yeah, a couple guys from each position can make it. But no, that's not the reality of the truth at all. It's. It's basically, you got your starting line, your. Your next. Your next line of defense. Basically, one guy goes down, next man up, and after that, there's not really much room for. For anybody else. So it is. It is cutthroat out there, to say the least. But kind of going back any. Any guys you guys like so far, right, Guys that are those fringe guys maybe that could make a roster, can make an impact maybe early on in a season, whether that's on the Fins or across the league. Any guys that we like. I know one. I see the graphic here. I see like a Vikings helmet. I mean, who. Who's gonna win starting quarterback job over there in Minnesota right now?

[Andre]

I don't think you bring Kyler if you're not going to give him a full shot. Like, I think whether he, like, does great or not, we'll see. But like that. I don't think you bring Kyler with his personality and his resume if you're not going to let him play quarterback. I think Kyler is their quarterback and we'll see how it goes. But he's definitely a starting quarterback, in my opinion.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

I heard Jadarian Price is looking good over there in Seattle. I mean, they're looking for the new one back. Coming back apparently looks pretty good. I mean, right now he's set to be the feature guy there. They drafted him the first round for a reason and they say it looks fast, obviously. Kemba Walker. Kenneth Walker. Am I saying Kemba Walker? Fucking basketball.

[Andre]

Those are boots still out, Walker.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

Big shoes to fill. But I mean, he looks the part right now. I mean, like I said, it's camp until you put the pads on your play against the starting 11. It's a big. It's a big difference. But he's a guy that I've been seeing pop up and, you know, performing well over there in camp for the Seahawks.

[Bobby]

Did you guys. Did you guys already talk about the Panthers? Can we just cut Kenny Pickett?

[Host Dave]

And we briefly spoke about him.

[Bobby]

What are we doing here?

[Andre]

I mean, both of those rookies look great, man. Both of those rookies had had it in them last night. It was awesome to see.

[Bobby]

Dude, I was telling you, it was like PTSD for me watching these two go at it, because I remember very vividly sitting down watching this game. And you know, two years ago when they were playing Georgia Vers, Georgia Tech, it Went to eight overtimes. And that's when I really sat there and I was like, haynes King is a dog, and that guy is a animal in fights. And, you know, there was a late fumble that they had on like a quarterback counter that ended up losing it in the eighth overtime. But, you know, Carson, you know, he's been through it all, right, At Miami, at Georgia, he's always been doubted. So, like, this was his opportunity to be like, hey, let me get in the playbook. Play comp, play collected. He's had the experience, he's played around. Guys can be a great system quarterback. And that was perfect opportunity over there in, in at the Cardinals. And then Haynes King is just. You could plug that guy anywhere. You could put him at running back. And I'm sure we're going to get a yard. He is just going to work type of guy.

[Andre]

And let me say this for Wingo. When we were doing the draft process on the dive bar and we were doing our mock drafts and talking drafts, Wingo was pounding the table for Haynes King. And like, dude, the whole chat was cooking away. Who the hell is that? Like, but no one's drafting Haynes King, dude. What are you talking about? Stick to contracts and dude looking like a baller. And, you know, that's not the only guy Wingo was ahead of time on. Your boy Caleb Douglas continues to show out every day, dude, every day it seems like Caleb Douglas is making a play. And to go even further in the deep cuts for the Dolphins, a guy I got that's been standing out that came, you know, from the Indiana National Champions, Lewis Moore. Lewis Moore has been making plays every day. Undrafted free agent, but he's all American. He's 25 years old. As a rookie is a little different, but, dude, he's been out there balling.

[Bobby]

I. I will say I think Jalen Tolbert might have heard me on the show the other night because he did have a big catch yesterday catch today. So I think maybe it was good that we put him on the spot. We said, hey, you know, we're number one.

[Tyler T.]

You.

[Bobby]

You look the part, you see and you see him and it's like, wow, like, who is that? He's wearing number one. He's got the swag. I just haven't seen nothing out of him. And, you know, I've seen him the past two days, so, you know, I'll give him credit to that.

[Host Dave]

I love it. I love it. We shall see. Preseason has officially commenced. So, I mean, I think there's still a lot to be Determined in the world of the NFL. So we'll see next week is what next? Does it start Thursday? Like, the full slate of, like, games?

[Andre]

Yeah, I believe so.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

Yeah.

[Host Dave]

Okay.

[Andre]

We got joint practices, too.

[Host Dave]

We do, we do. Who do we play?

[Andre]

We got the Giants next week. I believe they're.

[Bobby]

They're flying out next week. The Dolphins are flying out next week for joint practice away. And then when they come back, they have to.

[Andre]

Commanders.

[Host Dave]

Yeah, got you. So Giant Giants on the road and then commanders here in Miami.

[Bobby]

No, flip it.

[Host Dave]

Oh, flip it. Oh. So our boy Vaughn is going to be back in town for practice, visiting the old stomping grounds.

[Dave (Infantino)]

Yeah, he's coming back.

[Host Dave]

Sick, sick, sick, sick. All right, one more thing. In football world, I don't know if you guys saw this, but pooch, I don't know if you want to take this one away. Akan's OC job over there.

[Dave (Infantino)]

Incredible.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

In the Instagram's feed, basically Akron was doing this huge promotion to sell season tickets and essentially buy a season ticket and join a raffle or some sort of giveaway pool to call and be the OC for the first drive in their first, like, official home game. So, like, a random fan could be an OC for the opening drive of Akron season. I mean, first off, I don't know the rules. I don't know if it's like, you can pick the plays. It's already pre scripted, but it's a pretty vague line of, like, the first drive.

[Dave (Infantino)]

Supposedly you script the entire first drive. I almost bought the season tickets on Wednesday, and I was trying. I was trying to convince Tom to buy them.

[Host Dave]

Let's see if I can.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

I already told my friends if I would win, I'm calling a pun first down. Like, first play called pun. First down to get the pun team out there

[Andre]

just for the block wearing that same outfit in the freaking press box with the Waffle House.

[Bobby]

With the waffle house play sheet.

[Host Dave]

No first play, I'm going double reverse pass, bro. Just coming around the back. Another guy coming around the back, and then deep ball.

[Dave (Infantino)]

I'm gonna bring back the wildcat.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

What if you actually, like, scheme up a hell of a drive and people are like, we'll give you an offensive analyst job and see if you're actually meant for this.

[Host Dave]

I mean, that would be a crazy way for someone to, like, get into

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

discover being like, there should be a bonus.

[Bobby]

Like, if you score on the first drive, you get the next drive.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

You can be like a guy.

[Host Dave]

The next drive, you get season tickets for life.

[Bobby]

Yeah.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

And if you score two drives in a row, you become the next OC At Akron.

[Host Dave]

Loses his job to a random fan.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

To a fan.

[Host Dave]

That's incredible. That's incredible. All right, well, that's it for football for today. Let's jump into some mob. Obviously, we had the trade deadline earlier this week. Kind of finalized. Obviously. Dodgers doing Dodgers things. As Pooch mentions here in the notes. They are owned by Israel, apparently. So they just. They rule the world. They rule the world.

[Andre]

Hey, dude, Andre's like Ron Burger or the anchorman. He will read anything on the phone.

[Host Dave]

Literally.

[Andre]

Literally.

[Tyler T.]

I don't think you're supposed to read that.

[Andre]

That's where a good laugh. He'll read anything you put in front of.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

Go yourself. San Diego.

[Host Dave]

Oh. Oh.

[Andre]

Holy soldier boy wilding.

[Host Dave]

No, but it was crazy, right? I mean, you. The Dodgers go and they land arguably, you know, a Cy Young candidate guy with a 2.2 er. I think five of their arms right now are all in that two point low twos to like mid twos as far as era. It's insane, right? The. The rich get richer and the Dodgers continue just to showcase that, like, okay, you're gonna let us spend as much money as I want. We're gonna go spend as much money as we want. So it's hard. It's hard to compete. Right, but you see like a team like the. Like the. The Red Sox, right? No, I love

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

27 episodes in.

[Host Dave]

Oh, man.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

Wow. We have. David, we had a hell of a run, buddy.

[Andre]

And you're about to get on the one year anniversary. On the one year anniversary.

[Host Dave]

Go one of two ways, you know,

[Dave (Infantino)]

had to spice it up. Wait, Dre, One. One thing. Because you mentioned the socks. I went to Red Sox game two days ago. The boys are on fire. Absolutely.

[Bobby]

On.

[State Farm Announcer]

On fire.

[Host Dave]

I mean, they're. They're the hottest team in baseball right now. They swept the Dodgers, by the way, I think right in. Was it the beginning of this week or. Or late last week, they swept the Dodgers and they're. I don't know what the record is in the last like 30 games, but it feels like they're 25 and 5, something crazy like that. After obviously they went on that 16 game winning streak. And. And then they went. Then they made a big move, right? They needed a catcher. Yankees also needed a catcher. The Rays needed a catcher. We see.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

I've seen it one more time. Give it to me one more time. Bobby, you weren't on screen. Give it to me one more time.

[Host Dave]

Oh, because are you. You're a Yankees fan, Bobby?

[Andre]

No, I'm just so this is a little, little, little behind the curtain, you know, like you don't tell them how everything works at Disney because it ruins it. So when we're live we all can see each other and whether we're on screen or not. And I'm with these dudes,

[Host Dave]

that's cheating. I can't see.

[Andre]

Carry on. We're chat. We're immature

[Host Dave]

but yeah. The socks, Dave, they're, they're hot. And they went and they got. What's his face? Hutchinson. What's his name? Pooch Henderson. What is it?

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

Adley Rutchman.

[Host Dave]

Rutchman, yeah.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

Catcher.

[Host Dave]

Yeah, catcher from the Orioles, bro. I mean stud. Yeah, Guy. Guy has been an all star last couple years. Kind of coming off a down year last year, but he's picked it up again this year and I think Red Sox catchers combined had only six home runs, you know, between all of them. And he's double digit guy, so power guy, great behind the plate. And they made a move. They made a move. No, they gave up a haul by the way. I don't know if you saw what they gave up. Gave up like two of their top 10 prospects, like a couple other, couple other heads. But they're like dude, we can go win right now. The ale. Yeah, the AL is kind of wide open. There is no top dog in the al. Yankees are obviously up there too. But they saw an opportunity and the Yankees called for him too. And they, they were not willing to give up the price and the Red Sox were and that ultimately made the difference. So it'll be interesting because a team like the Red Sox that were not even in discussion a month and a half ago, they were 10 games below.500 and they have just gone on a tear. So I think it's going to paint to be a sick second half of the MLB season and I think it's, it's. Obviously it's still the Dodgers league right now, but baseball's baseball, right? It's the hottest team that can catch fire at the right time and, and you never know what happens. Unfortunately the Marlins are not that team right now.

[Andre]

Yeah, I gotta give a little love to my Cardinals who did the right thing and sold. And by the way, we fleeced, I think we had the biggest fleece of the deadline. We sent out like two vets, three month rental pitchers for two top 10 prospects. One of them hits a home run in his first at bat as a Cardinal. And then we shoved out new bar, New bar for another Load. They absolutely stocked up. The be best farm in baseball gets richer, baby.

[Host Dave]

Well, that's like the, the Yankees kid that they brought up South Florida kid, trying to look up his name right now.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

George Lombard.

[Host Dave]

Lombard. Lombard. So Lombard, I think he went to Gulliver. He, he gets called up and in his first Yankees debut hits a home run in his first game with the Yankees. His brother, who was just drafted by the Marlins 14th overall and his first minor league game, same day, also hits a home run. So I don't know if you saw the video, the parents are there in Yankee Stadium watching their oldest son play and hit a home run and then they're watching their youngest son's game on the, on the phone and seeing him hit a home run in Yankee Stadium on their phone. Like super, super sick situation between two obviously very good ball players out, out of, out of South Florida. So it's great to see the, the young talent obviously hooping.

[Andre]

Shout out to the jeans. The jean pool is strong in that family.

[Bobby]

Oh yeah.

[Host Dave]

Oh yeah. I mean crazy first, first debuts and they both hit home runs in the same day. Like that's, that's electric. That is electric. Alrighty boys, that moves us on from baseball. Let's talk about your boy Dave over in FIFA, Mr. Infantine.

[Dave (Infantino)]

I'm waiting for this.

[Host Dave]

You know what, what's going on over there, Dave?

[Dave (Infantino)]

To be honest, you know, obviously again, I'm at the airport, so I can't go too, too off script here, but it is, it is, you know, it is very interesting that the only country that backs his new plans, or at least the first country who did, was Argentina. You know, let's just keep feeding the, keep feeding theories all. Every European country basically was going to boycott and yeah, count, count your days in, Fantino. This guy is out of here very soon. Yeah, I, to be honest, I don't know all the details of the proposed plans, but if Argentina's on board, I'm not so.

[Host Dave]

Well, he wanted to bring, he wanted to bring private equity money into, into FIFA. Like, yeah, it's a non, it's a non for profit first off. And then he wanted to just bring in a bunch of people with a lot of money to just basically fund the whole thing and have basically you're talking about billions of dollars invested into it, which that, to your point, right, that's where the dirty money comes in. And then like you got people that just have a lot of money that dictate what they want to do with FIFA. And if it's Argentina being the One to be like, oh, yeah, we'll invest half a billion dollars into FIFA. Like, that's, that's sketchy. And that's why obviously everybody in Europe was like, hell no, we're not going to let this happen. That's ridiculous.

[Dave (Infantino)]

Yeah.

[Host Dave]

Like you've lost sight. If you've let private equity money get into FIFA 100, there's no reason for it.

[Dave (Infantino)]

It's already, it's already a corrupt organization as it is. Like, let's just like make it any more corrupt.

[Bobby]

Yeah.

[Host Dave]

Out of. Out of control. Out of control. We shall see what happens with your boy Infantino. I mean, the, the rumor is Messi might be the next FIFA president. Dave.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

Finally crashes and just blows it up.

[Dave (Infantino)]

You can tell Dave's at the airport

[Andre]

and try not to blow up right now.

[Dave (Infantino)]

I know, I'm like so tempted. I mean, the thing is the people here at Boston Logan have, have learned GBD today. Like they, you know, I'm trying to. I don't see. My AirPods are noise canceling, so I have no idea if I'm being loud or not. But yeah, so if he became the president of FIFA, I mean, yeah. If you think the battle that I'm in now is anything, get ready to ramp it up to a million. I mean, I would, you know, that, you know, again at the airport. So, you know, we'll see.

[Host Dave]

Dangerous.

[Bobby]

A no fly list.

[Andre]

Dude, it's gonna go viral. Like Dustin porier in about 30 minutes. It's gonna be bad.

[Host Dave]

Oh, man.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

Sir, you have to calm down.

[Host Dave]

You don't understand.

[Andre]

I am calm.

[Host Dave]

Oh, all righty. All righty. Well, while Dave settles in over there at the airport, we don't wanna, you know, we don't wanna ruffle any more feathers over there in Boston. So. So let's get into our debate of the week. Obviously we got a little bit of a theme over here today for the one year anniversary at the studio, right? We got a little 70s, 80s, 90s. And we gotta ask if you could live in one era. Which one are you guys choosing and why? Talk to me, Bobby.

[Andre]

Whoa. Why me? What the hell?

[Host Dave]

You got the shirt, you got the

[Dave (Infantino)]

shirt, you got the shirt.

[Andre]

70s, 80s, 90s, dude, 90s were 90s were good, man. You had the hip hop run. You know, things are starting to take a turn technology wise. But dude, I feel like the 80s with the, the rock and the freaking, like you're still off the grid a little bit. You can live and not be caught up in phones and cameras when you go to a concert. You're just there. I'm taking the 80s. I feel like 80s.

[Host Dave]

Good choice.

[Andre]

80s was the last peak of America.

[Host Dave]

The last peak of America. Damn.

[Andre]

Yeah, it's been downhill since. Oh, anyway, look, I love the world we live in. Wouldn't trade it for nothing but things. You're a little crazy. That's fair.

[Host Dave]

That's fair. Wingo, what do you got? I know, I know you're a 2000s baby, so I know

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

I'll live it today.

[Bobby]

I'm with Bobby because I'm a big 80s music guy. I love the music and I like the. The off grid because, you know, I always hear the stories from like my parents, other parents, right? And they're like, oh, like we used to get away with all this. And I'm sitting here like, you can't even bump somebody in publix without getting, you know, a press charges pressed on you. And it's like, it's crazy world we live in. You can't say certain things, you can't do certain things without it just being all over the Internet. So I would love just to have a little pickup truck with my 80s music and just relax. Ice cold beer and my feet kicked up.

[Host Dave]

I like that. Hell, yeah.

[Dave (Infantino)]

There we go.

[Host Dave]

Dave, where are we living? Where. Where you living?

[Bobby]

Uganda.

[Dave (Infantino)]

This one?

[Bobby]

Yeah.

[Dave (Infantino)]

I'm. I'm going with the 1970s for one reason, one reason only. I'm going to witness two damn Super Bowls. All right?

[Host Dave]

I. I don't care.

[Dave (Infantino)]

I don't care what happens the rest of the way. I've got 72 and 73. Lock me in.

[Host Dave]

Oh, yeah.

[Andre]

Oh, yeah.

[Host Dave]

No, I. I'm. I'm with Dave right there. I mean, the two Super Bowls, 100. I mean, if you talk about 70s in Miami, Dave, like we're talking cocaine cowboys.

[Dave (Infantino)]

Yeah, I was gonna say, can we.

[Host Dave]

Like the Miami Vice energy down here was out of control. Like, that era just sounds like it was just like. I mean, really. I mean, there's a reason why they've made movies about it, right? It seems out of control. And then if you could add some dolphin Super Bowls in the mix. Sounds like a great time to me.

[Dave (Infantino)]

Oh, yeah.

[Andre]

Cocaine and dolphins, Super Bowl. What else could a man dream of?

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

Well, I think 1972 wasn't that bad. I think the cocaine wasn't in there too bad. It was like the. The infancy stages.

[Host Dave]

It's starting to leak in.

[Andre]

Dude, could you imagine South Florida fans with actually good football team behind them and cocaine in the mix? Oh, my God. I'd be problem On Twitter, son

[Host Dave]

Danger. Pooch.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

Where.

[Host Dave]

Where are you going?

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

I'm gonna be like the same of these guys. I think the 80s. I've always been a big fan of the 80s. Just like the lifestyle, everyone just having a good time. Like Bobby was saying, you go to the club, you actually enjoy yourself. Like, you know, you just. I think I'll be a killer dancer in the 80s. I think I definitely, like. Are you kidding me? Yeah, I'd definitely be in charge of the Flamingo Club. Like, imagine being dressed like this in the 80s. They kill me. No, I definitely have, like, the one

[Host Dave]

or two wins for you.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

I have the linen suits, the speedboat. I think I would have done well in the 80s, but just a little curveball. I think the 1930s would be sick. Just fight, like, in a world war. Just fight for the honor of America.

[Host Dave]

Fighting in The World War II

[Andre]

is

[Dave (Infantino)]

coming up the boats with D Day.

[Tyler T.]

Like, oh, my God,

[Andre]

who put D Day propaganda on the proctor? He'll read anything.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

I just think a little world war, a little World War II, actually be pretty sick.

[Andre]

Dude, that took such a crazy turn.

[Host Dave]

Hundreds or something like that.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

No, no.

[Andre]

When I think about it, the real

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

answer is the 80s. But I just want to throw a little curveball for you guys to. To wrap up the show.

[Host Dave]

1930s, we need some AI to cook up a picture of Pooch dressed as soldier boy on a boat on D day storming the beach.

[Dave (Infantino)]

On it.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

Get it done before the end of the show.

[Dave (Infantino)]

I got you.

[Host Dave]

Oh, man.

[Dave (Infantino)]

Oh, man.

[Host Dave]

All right, good answers. Very good answers. All right, as always, we wrap up the show with our dude of the week. And while we don't have a specific Jude of the week, our Cosmo tires due to the week is the studio this week. We got one year in the studio, so we're celebrating being here for one years. You know, it has been a movie, to say the least. It has been a grind. So I just want to say first, shout out to everyone that has been a part of the journey. Obviously, we have been around, but having this space has obviously changed the dynamic of what we're able to accomplish, what we're able to do and everything that we've always envisioned. So one shout out. Everybody that's been a part of it has supported us from day one and. And the growth, right. This show here today was something that we all talked about for a while and. And this space has allowed us the. The. The privilege and the opportunity to be able to do something like this. So. Shout out, Bobby. Shout out Wayne. Go shout out Dave, shout out Pooch, shout out Antonio, and shout out all the people that, you know, support this show. We obviously have a lot of fun here and that's the goal. And this space was created to, one, be creatives, but two, also just have a good time, showcase our personalities and we wouldn't be able to do what we do, you know, with the show. So if you're tuned into this, you know, extra love today, show some support, share it with some friends. We're all about having a good time and. And just sharing our. Our ball knowledge. Which Wingo's our ball knowledge guy? And we're just a bunch of characters around them, basically. So not basketball. Not. Not basketball. Just Ron, though. But yeah. Shout out Cosmo Tires. Shout out the boys. Shout out the studio. It is one year in the studio, so celebrating that today, boys. Wow, that is.

[Andre]

Oh, my God. See, and that's the part about today that you can't replicate. I mean, dude, bring it back.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

Oh, your phone went there. There it is.

[Host Dave]

Oh, yeah. That's amazing.

[Andre]

I'll send it to you guys now.

[Host Dave]

Yeah, that is the great thing about this modern era. We could do stuff like that.

[Andre]

Yeah, exactly. Exactly.

[Host Dave]

Alrighty, boys. Any last thoughts, any final words before we close it out for today's show?

[Andre]

I'm ready to see these pooch files, man. I'm ready to see him released and the truth come to the surface, you know, I mean,

[Dave (Infantino)]

just don't let Andre read them.

[Host Dave]

Oh, man.

[Bobby]

Yo, go catch your flight, dude.

[Dave (Infantino)]

I. I got delayed again, dude. I'm.

[Bobby]

I'm gonna be stuck here.

[Dave (Infantino)]

I might. I might have to.

[Host Dave]

Oh, I know a lot of people. I know a lot of people's flights have gotten delayed the last two days.

[Dave (Infantino)]

Dude, I got right now. I take off now at 308.

[Host Dave]

Sheesh.

[Pooch (Soulja Boy)]

Jesus.

[Host Dave]

You're start having. Worst part about it, some coffee.

[Dave (Infantino)]

Well, that's what I'm ready to go do now, probably. But honestly, the worst part is it's going to Fort Lauderdale, so I actually still have to drive down like afterwards.

[Host Dave]

Oh, we can go.

[Dave (Infantino)]

Come pick me up.

[Host Dave]

Oh, man. Alrighty, boys. Well, thank you as always, everybody for tuning in. Appreciate you guys. Happy Friday. Happy one year at the stew and we will see you guys next week.

[Dave (Infantino)]

It.