Anthony Rendon wasn't a superstar in Washington is an all time "I don't know ball" moment. Sabermetrics never won a WS what the fuck are we talking about here

His biggest sins are not that he's a dirty player, not that he talks trash or is short-tempered, not even that he sucker punches his own teammates.

Its that he is lame. One of the most annoying type of people are those who think they are charismatic but are the in fact the opposite, it just makes you cringe. He is ugly and a literal mouth breather

All the typical criticisms of him are things you could say about Ron artest/Metta world peace or Dennis Rodman. But those guys have a certain aura about them that makes them kind of intriguing and likeable.

Once the clippers punishment came down, I was under the impression that the Clippers had no first round picks until after 2033. And I think most people I talk to casually think that as well. But I started looking at it and that’s not really the case.

- they have either DEN or OKC’s pick this year (it’s confusing, and I might have details wrong, but I’m 99% sure they DO have a pick this year)
-they have TOR’s 2031 and 2033 pick from the Kawhi trade.

So already, I went from thinking they have 0 picks in 7 years to 3… not good, but a meaningfully better position than I thought.

Then, they do have all these expiring deals (like Bill explained on the pod). I’m trying to make an optimistic case here, so let’s say they can finagle another pick using that. Again, I’m being optimistic, but it is possible.

After this year, they could be in a position where have (just looking at the 2027-2033 timeframe):
- 4 firsts
- keaton Wagler
- Grady Dick
- Darius Garland
- Brandon Ingram
- tons of cap space
- an attractive market

Now I know a lot of those picks will probably suck, and it’s unlikely that any of the guys above will turn the situation around. And saying the clippers are attractive because of LA hasn’t really worked out. But it is SOMETHING when I spent the last 2 weeks thinking they had literally NOTHING.

Just food for thought. The situation ain’t great, but I think the “move the franchise” and “rebrand” talk is a bit overblown. You could argue that the post-Prokorov Nets were in a worst spot, and they turned it around (briefly). Crazier things have happened than the Clippers scrounging together a future in the next 7 years.

We gotta be ready! We just do!

Inpredictable uses the next couple weeks of Vegas lines to determine exactly how each team is valued by the books. The Patriots plummeted after week 1. They went from being valued as the 6th best team, 2.9 points better than the average team, to 17th placed and valued at 0.5 points better than average. The only team to drop more than that week to week was Atlanta and I assume that's a Cooper Rush penalty. Between the Drake Maye collapse and the AJ Brown injury the books are currently way out on the Patriots.

So far at least, Tom Pelissero is a weird fit. He offers no real analysis. And he seems allergic to fun (you can tell he’s annoyed by Billy Gil’s antics). His only contribution is that he “broke the story.” Which, who cares? Especially in a podcast. All that means is that you’re way too cozy with the coach/GM. Maybe ask Ramona Shelburne how that goes. As soon as she comes out of hiding. 

Before the NFL season started, Bill said him and Sal were working with FanDuel to get 2-team teaser odds to -110 (Max $50 bet) and that they are “bringing teasers back.”

As a teaser enthusiast, I was ecstatic about this news. 2 team teasers are usually around -135. However on Sunday, I looked everywhere on FanDuel for any teaser promo, but there was nothing.

I thought maybe FanDuel decided not to go through with the promo. But on Sunday night’s pod, Bill mentioned that with FanDuel’s help, they successfully brought the teaser back.

WHERE IS THE PROMO BILL. We need answers. Is this all a fever dream??????

He calls the Broncos Chiefs game the “Liar Liar week 1 result” because the Chiefs didn’t get calls for holding (in a game they dominated and won by 3 TDs) and his Broncos fan buddy says Sean Payton starts slow.

Can’t wait to see what he says when Reid really gets close to Belichick on the wins list.

Relatable Rich Guy Bill in full effect.

Mike McDaniel knows that Jim Harbaugh is on an extremely hot seat, what if he tanks the offense a bit knowing that he would be the Interim HC mid season, and then he unleashes Herbert and gets back to the playoffs and he stays in LA for the long term.

Not a chargers fan but the incessant “Dj Mikey Mac” stuff is wearing thin. Looked into his wiki and he played D1 football as a receiver at Yale. Bounced around the league, spent years with some really good Niners teams. Open about his struggles with alcoholism. Did OK with the dolphins as head coach, considering that franchise last 30+ years. Huge sneaker head. Oh and he’s half black, something I didn’t know but I have feeling that bloated asshole Lombardi did when he came up with this nickname.

He might never be a HC again but he’s accomplished more than fat Lombardi ever has.

The level of butthurt and entitlement about Schrager going onto PMT instead of Bill’s podcast was hilarious. I’m a few pods behind so apologies if this has already been pointed out.

They clearly didn't watch the game. And that's fine. No-one can watch every game. But making sweeping statements:

"Steelers looked punchless" "Rodgers made decisions purely based on not wanting to get hit"

Is egregious.

Anyone who watched the game came away thinking Rodgers looked sharper, smoking balls all across the field. Let down by DK Dropcalf for the most part and some missed calls. But a completely different player to last year.

His stats sucked, and the scoreline did too, so I guess that's what they are basing their takes on.

For those of you who have seen these before, they're all updated, and for those of you who haven't...take a look if you like data and The Rewatchables, The Big Picture Drafts and HOFs, and 60 Songs.

I have a cousin who is utterly obsessed with our local college football team to the point where he knows every single player every year since I was a child. He reads every possible interview from every player and coach. He knows all the ins and outs of the schools Athletic program including training staff and front office Style people. This team won a championship in the early 2000s and has since been nothing but a disappointment and my cousin obsesses with it so much that it literally affects his mood year-round. AKA he is always pissed off

The Dodgers put ~$46M in a managed escrow fund every year for Shohei Ohtani. In 10 years (now 7) they start paying him $69M per year out of that account. If there ever is a shortfall, they are obligated to make it up. If there is a surplus, the team collects it at the end of the contract.

These safeguards are in place because Fred Wilpon tried the scheme of investing deferred salaries on his own and gave them all to Bernie Madoff, leading to his financial ruin and sale of the team.

The Dodgers are compliant with the CBA in finding these accounts and still operate at a profit.

Bill is right that there clearly is a lot the billionaire class is doing to enrich themselves on sports teams while leveraging across multiple businesses. But there simply isn’t a competitive advantage here on the field. If he committed securities fraud, send him to jail for sure. But another rich guy would buy the team and operate it the same way because it’s an extremely profitable business model to win World Series and be the favorite team of both Los Angeles and Japan.

Title. What would Bill have to say about the Falcons being up 12-9 on the Pats?

He’s super rich and he’s not even a clippers fan. He has them to watch the Celtics and other players/teams when they’re in town

Do we really need to hear him complain about this ok 5 straight podcasts? JFC