REShow: Cris Collinsworth and Melvin Gordon. Hour 2 (09-01-20)

Rich opens the hour reacting to the news out of Jacksonville that Tim Tebow’s time with the Jags has come to an end and explains why Tebow Time will live on in NFL lore despite having just a 3-year run in the league.­­­ NFL Network Analyst Daniel Jeremiah gives Rich his breakdown of each of the 2021 1st Round quarterbacks with a two-word evaluation for Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson, Trey Lance, Mac Jones and Justin Fields, his AFC and NFC sleeper teams, and his take on who has the edge in the Saints’ Jameis Winston vs Taysom Hill QB competition. Rich wraps up the hour discussing the timeline for Trey Lance to take over the 49ers’ QB reins from Jimmy Garoppolo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

17 Aug 202157min

‘The NFL Today’ analyst Nate Burleson and Rich discuss his big career move that has him leaving NFL Network’s ‘Good Morning Football’ to join CBS’ news and ‘CBS This Morning,’ and how wide receivers can influence who wins the starting job on teams that are going through QB competitions. Rich wraps up the hour running through the top three sports stories he missed during his month away from the show including reaction to Kirk Cousin’s controversial views on Covid-19 vaccinations, the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners leaving the Big 12 for the SEC, and MLB’s smashing hit of staging the ‘Field of Dreams Game’ between the Yankees and White Sox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

16 Aug 202154min

NFL Insider Ian Rapoport tells Rich why Dak Prescott’s MRI was standard operating procedure and that the Cowboys’ QB will be just fine to start the season, why the Texans have two options with embattled QB Deshaun Watson and if a trade to the Eagles could be in the works, when the Colts are expecting Carson Wentz to return and why the team doesn’t want to rush him back from his foot surgery, why the Dolphins are pushing Tua Tagovailoa to take more risks and chances this preseason, and if there’s still a chance Aaron Rodgers can finish his Hall of Fame career in Green Bay. In our first Overreaction Monday segment of the season Rich weighs on how soon each of the 2021 NFL Draft 1st Round quarterbacks will win their teams’ starting jobs, and if the Cowboys should be worried about Dak Prescott’s lingering shoulder injury. Rich wraps up the hour breaking down the first week of the NFL cracking down on its taunting rules. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

16 Aug 202157min

Rich opens the hour recapping his month away from the show including his contracting Covid-19 and why he considers himself “one of the lucky ones.” Rich recaps the impressive debut of Bears’ rookie quarterback Justin Fields and says why Chicago would be better off starting him Week 1 over Andy Dalton. ESPN Monday Night Football analyst Louis Riddick tells Rich why he was impressed by the pre-season debuts of this year’s crop of rookie quarterbacks and why each on has the potential to be special, why he’s hoping the Bears hand the starting QB job to Fields to start the season, why Jameis Winston has a leg up on Taysom Hill in the Saints QB competition and why Mac Jones will be the Patriots starter within the season’s first month. Rich and Brockman wrap up the hour debating when Bill Belichick will/should/could name Mac Jones as the Patriots' starting QB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

16 Aug 202157min

Two-time WNBA champion and Atlanta Dream VP/Part-Owner Renee Montgomery and Ben discuss how she manages to squeeze all of her interests, jobs and responsibilities into a 24 hour day and much more.   Co-host of ‘The Fantasy Footballers’ Andy Holloway and Ben discuss who should be the #1 overall pick in your fantasy draft, what we can expect out of Tom Brady from a fantasy perspective and which sleeper QB to grab in the late rounds, why AJ Green could surprise a lot of people on the Cardinals this season, and which rookie running backs could emerge as stars in 2021.   Film critic Jeffrey Lyons (Ben’s dad) calls in to discuss MLB’s ‘Field of Dreams’ game and his undying love of the Red Sox and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

13 Aug 202154min

Guest Host Ben Lyons, Chris Brockman and TJ Jefferson debate if NFL teams are wise to sit their star players for the entire pre-season or if they’re being overly cautious.   Former NFL offensive lineman Alan Faneca tells Ben what it was like to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and reveals what the best gift he ever received from one of his quarterbacks.   The guys wrap up the hour debating Brockman’s belief that older movies like ‘Citizen Kane’ aren’t worth watching, which leads to Ben revealing that actor Ian Ziering once called him for info when playing a game of ‘Beverly Hills 90210’ trivia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

13 Aug 202157min

Guest host Ben Lyons, Chris Brockman and TJ Jefferson tip off the hour reacting to the epic ‘Field of Dreams’ game between the Yankees and White Sox that saw the games drama live up to that of the original film.   Comedian/writer/actor James Davis and Ben discuss his wide-ranging career that has seen him hosting a golf show, ‘Golf Road Trippin’, a football show with Martellus Bennett, and doing Funny or Die skits with Don Cheadle. Davis also makes his case to emcee a possible Lakers championship parade of LeBron and Carmelo Anthony can capture the next NBA title.   Brockman renews his locked-in-won’t-budge stance that being an astronaut would be the most boring thing in the world (and also in out space, apparently), and reverses his stance on Mac Jones, saying the rookie QB should be the Patriots’ starter based on one pre-season game, which leads to a debate on whether or not it’s irresponsible for NFL teams to throw young QB’s into the fire before their ready to handle the responsibility of being a starter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

13 Aug 202157min

Former ‘Survivor’ contestant Shane Powers tells guest host Ben Lyons how he, a Nebraska native, came to be a Buccaneers fan back in 1979 and wonders if Tom Brady and the Bucs can run the table and go undefeated this season, and why Dan Patrick would top Rich Eisen in a sports version of ‘Survivor’ but why NOBODY would beat Al Michaels in his prime.   The guys wrap up the hour hitting on a range of topics including the Packers season outlook, where Carmelo Anthony should live in L.A., and a wide range of famous August 12th birthdays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

12 Aug 202154min