NFL Week 9: Seahawks NFC's Best? Colts' & Packers' Duds, JJ McCarthy Shows Out

with Guest Host Ben Lyons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

12 Juli 202147min

with Guest Host Ben Lyons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

12 Juli 202147min

Rick kicks off the hour with a game-by-game breakdown of Washington Football Team’s 2021 schedule with a bold prediction on what their final record will be.   Actor/Comedian Paul Scheer and Rich discuss his die-hard Clippers fandom and says why the Suns had “an easy run” to the NBA Finals because of the key injuries to their playoff foes, the return of his Showtime comedy ‘Black Monday,’ and if he would ever go the Deion Sanders/Brian Urlacher route and opt for hair replacement surgery.   MMA journalist Ariel Helwani and Rich preview Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier in UFC 264, talk Stanley Cup finals with some harsh words (as a Canadiens fan) for the Tampa Bay Lightning, and why he predicts Damian Lillard will be playing for the Knicks next season.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

9 Juli 202154min

The Ringer’s Kevin Clark and Rich discuss Aaron Rodgers at ‘The Match’ and their disappointment that the embattled QB give us little insight on his standoff with the Packers, the 49er getting beat to the punch on landing Matthew Stafford and why you can expect rookie QB Trey Lance to start for the Niners sooner rather than later, how soon Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields will assume the starting job for the Jaguars and Bears, why the Cowboys might be the most overlooked team in the NFL heading into the 2021 season, and why he’s 100% on the Cleveland Browns bandwagon this season.   To honor Tom Hanks’ 65th birthday, Rich and the guys debate which is the most underrated Hanks movie: Bachelor Party, You’ve Got Mail, Nothing in Common, or That Thing You Do.   Rich wraps up the hour proposing an intriguing scenario: what if the Super Bowl features Baker Mayfield and the Brows vs Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Washington Football Team? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

9 Juli 202157min

Rich tips off the hour recapping the Suns’ Game 2 NBA Finals win over the Bucks despite an impressive game from Giannis Antetokounmpo, and says why the series might be over already for Milwaukee against a peaking Phoenix squad.   NFL Network Analyst and Pro Football Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner tells Rich what a Suns NBA title would mean for Phoenix and the state of Arizona and how Chris Paul reminds him of himself when he took the Cardinals to the Super Bowl, why he sees Aaron Rodgers playing for the Packers this season and Larry Fitzgerald putting off retirement, and how tough he was on Zachary Levy while giving the actor throwing lessons as he prepared to portray Kurt in the upcoming biopic ‘American Underdog.’   Rich and the guys wrap up the hour recapping the thoroughly awesome events in San Diego (Slam Diego?) where a Padres rookie hit a grand slam off Nationals’ ace Max Scherzer in his first MLB at bat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

9 Juli 202157min

Rich starts the hour recapping England’s controversial UEFA Euro 2020 semifinal win over Denmark and why it appears European soccer fans, like NBA fans this season, have forgotten how to behave in public following a year-long lockdown.     In honor of the 11th anniversary of LeBron James’ infamous “The Decision” show, TJ Jefferson and Chris Brockman list their all-time sports heel turns.   Former NFL fullback Jarrod Bunch and Rich discuss his allegations that he was molested by the University of Michigan team doctor, Robert Anderson, during his time playing football in Ann Arbor in the late 1980’s and early 90’s.   Rich and the guys wrap up the hour previewing the Suns vs Bucks NBA Finals Game 2 and wonder if it’s too early (waaaaay too early??) to start talking about a Suns’ dynasty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

8 Juli 202154min

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley and Rich discuss the timeline for him to get back on the field following his season-ending knee injury, his reaction to fellow Penn State Nittany Lion Carl Nassib announcing he’s gay, and why he went into business with ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter and Clippers star Kawhi Leonard.   ESPN Senior NFL Writer Bill Barnwell tells Rich his obvious (Patrick Mahomes) and dark horse (Jameis Winston) candidates for NFL MVP, which teams would be tempted to trade for disgruntled Packers QB Aaron Rodgers, and why he’d happily hand over $50 to watch a pay-per-view event where Tom Brady revealed which QB he was talking about when the said “that MF’er!??” on LeBron James’ HBO show ‘The Shop.’      Rich wraps up the hour debating on whether or not it would make sense for the Jets to trade rookie QB Zach Wilson to Green Bay for Rodgers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

8 Juli 202157min

Rich starts the hour with a recap of the Lighting capturing their 2nd straight Stanley Cup and says why this might be the most impressive back-to-back title run…in ANY sport, and explains why, somehow, maybe, perhaps Tom Brady is the reason for Tampa Bay’s cup win and why the city can now be called “Champa Bay.”   ESPN NBA Analyst Jon Barry and Rich discuss if this is the season Chris Paul’s bad luck in the playoffs finally changes with his first NBA title, if the Bucks can bounce back in Game 2 and why Phoenix would be a legit champion despite injuries that sidelined their playoff opponents’ top players, and if we will see possible trades of Blazers guard Damian Lillard and Sixers guard Ben Simmons this offseason.   Rich wraps up the hour listing his Top 5 Shrug Emoji NFL Teams for the coming season…teams that have big, lingering questions about starting QBs, hold out QBs (ahem, Aaron Rodgers), etc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

8 Juli 202157min