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On this episode of Big Game Energy, James and Spencer break down the latest NBA playoff drama, starting with the Sixers vs. Knicks panic meter as Philly falls into a dangerous hole. Then they get into a heated debate over Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s whistle, playoff officiating, and whether James Harden was treated way differently in the postseason. Later, they shift to the NFL for a 2023 NFL Draft redraft, debating who should really go in the top 10 with hindsight, before closing with a conversation about CJ Stroud’s contract timeline and why the Texans may be smart to wait. 

Timestamps:
00:00 Show Intro and Agenda
00:16 Sixers Knicks Panic Meter
02:20 SGA Flopping Debate
04:00 Harden Whistle Comparison
16:00 2023 NFL Draft Redraft
21:30 CJ Stroud Contract Talk 

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Speaker

Big Game Energy, May 7th, 2026. James and Spencer hanging out with you. We are going to be doing a 2023 NFL draft redraft. We'll do the top 10. James will take that one here in a bit. Yeah. We're gonna give you an update on some of the NBA playoff series that have been going on this week. But previously on Big Game Energy, we went in on how Joel Embiid, more so me, was going to be on a tear this postseason, and he was gonna be proving haters wrong. And well, the haters are already having their day in the sun. Game two, he's missing, and the Sixers go down 2-0 to the Knicks. Now, it's going back to Philly now. Yeah. But Joel Embiid, once again, injured.

Speaker 2

Yeah, let's just say that lived very shortly for you, Spence. Don't get me wrong, it was beautiful, it was at the moment, and a lot of people... You know how they always tell us, "Man, you're in the moment, can't react to things." But man, I don't want to say I love what I'm seeing, because we both picked the Sixers to win this series. But man, it's looking a little tight right now. But hey, guess what? If you can pull off a 3-1 to the Celtics, you can pull off a 2-0 versus the Knicks. It's okay. And again, you mentioned, back in Philly, game three, things can change. Joel Embiid takes another two games off. Hey, he might just play game five, six, and seven. Maybe things work.

Speaker

And you know what they say, a playoff series does not officially begin until a road team gets a win.

Speaker 2

Yep.

Speaker

So-

Speaker 2

That's for sure

Speaker

game three is gonna be the season for the Sixers. We'll see if Embiid can come back to play. But I'm hoping he can turn it around. But looking across the landscape of the rest of the NBA playoffs, you got Cavs going down 1-0. You got Knicks up 2-0 now on the Sixers. Spurs, as we are recording this, are up 26 points over the T-Wolves in game two, so that is looking like it's gonna be an even series. Survive, yeah. And then LeBron, despite looking pretty great for a 41-year-old playing the one seed OKC Thunder, the Thunder blew out the Lakers by 18, and-

Speaker 2

And SGA didn't even score 20.

Speaker

Yeah. Now-

Speaker 2

They're cooked.

Speaker

James- They're

Speaker 2

cooked

Speaker

I do want to bring this up, and this is something we can talk about for a little bit. The acting performance Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put on in game one was astonishing. And I say this as someone who, I have defended Shai Gilgeous-Alexander from flopping allegations in the past, and I've talked about how- He is someone that he is genuinely getting fouled, but he embellishes the contact. He makes it look worse to bait the refs into making the call. But it is still a foul. Man, he was shamelessly out there in game one, and he was begging for some of the weakest calls to get- Right called for him. I will say, I started to feel the hatred that people have for SGA- in that moment.

Speaker 2

Man, you're coming around the corner, Spence. You must be sick. I can't believe... You got a cold, man, over here. Coming back to life around here. No. Yeah, Spence, the acting... Now, again, we all know SGA does it a lot. We've all heard it all through the year, the foul merchant, this and that. And last night, you know, it, it showcased. And I'm glad the refs, allow- didn't call every single one of them. Of course, did they still get away with something? Yeah. But at the end of the day, it was just like you remember the years with the Harden. It just seemed like every time Harden picked up the ball, he was getting fouled, and they were calling James Harden a foul merchant. And the NBA supposedly changed the rules. But now I guess we'll have to wait until, guess what? As you mentioned. It never happens on the court. It always happens off the court. And I think Adam Silver and them will find a way to change the rules, quote-unquote, and say, "Hey, we're gonna fine you. We're gonna fine you this," or, "We're gonna do this and that." But it was it's tough to watch, Spence. It is real tough to watch.

Speaker

I, and I'm glad you brought up James Harden. You know I'm a big James Harden guy. And it absolutely infuriates me what I'm seeing with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander- in the playoffs because I was told my entire the entire prime Harden era for the Houston Rockets franchise, I was told that part of the reason why he is not a good playoff performer is because refs don't give him the same calls in the postseason- Right as they do in the regular season. And I pulled the numbers up, and the stats reflect that for James Harden. James Harden, in the regular season, and we'll just isolate the 2018-2019 season for the Rockets. Yeah. That was the year that Harden was averaging 40 points a game in the month of January. He was just on a tear. I was gonna say.

Speaker 2

That

Speaker

was- Okay? He was averaging 9.7 made free throws a game, 11 attempts a game. Okay? That same postseason, those numbers go down to 7.5 a game and 8.9 attempts per game. So two- It's insane full attempts. That's a full trip to the free throw line per game he's not getting in the playoffs. All right? Compare that to what we're seeing with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Oh, man. And I'm not even gonna look at this year when it's been worse. Let's just look at last year. Last year, the 24-25 season. SGA in the regular season, he won MVP. He shot 8.8 free throws a game, made 7.9 a game. All right?

Speaker 2

Okay.

Speaker

In the playoffs, that jumped up to 8.3 made free throws a game and 9.4 attempts. So he's getting a full attempt more per game. And now, remember, we're talking averages here. Yeah. So when he's playing 23 games, those totals are gonna start to add up. So why is it, why, James, that James Harden back in the day, he got a tougher whistle in the playoffs. Refs swallowed the whistle and never gave him the calls, and his game was not adjusting to this change, and that's why we saw him come up short a lot of times- Right especially 2017-2018 season in the Western Conference Finals, when he was being shamelessly fouled by the Golden State Warriors in Game 7. But then I turn around and it's 2025, it's 2026, and I'm watching SGA in the 2026 postseason go to the line for 10.4 free throw attempts a game when he's not even getting a full nine during the season. Why is SGA getting a, a easier whistle in the playoffs?

Speaker 2

Hey, I'm your guess is about as good as mine. And what's crazy is I remember complaining to you about Harden back in those days. "Oh, he's a foul merchant." Now what SGA is doing versus Harden I'm James Harden, I apologize.

Speaker

It's way more shameless, 'cause at least James Harden instituted, like-

Speaker 2

Going

Speaker

to the line James Harden influenced rule changes from how he's doing it. Yeah. And now that we're on the side of these rule changes, you have SGA, who has somehow figured out to do it in the most shameless way possible- Yeah but refs are not penalizing him in the same way they were penalizing James Harden. Right. He's getting more free throws in the playoffs than James Harden did. Why?

Speaker 2

Why? I know. And, then you got the conspiracy theories of that one Gucci man referee. We got photos of him rocking a SGA jersey, and he's wearing the SGA shoes, and this and that. And you talked about it in our other video about when they shifted the lottery. Who does that help? The O- Oklahoma City Thunder, because they have all these picks, and they're gonna be in that middle tier. Even though they're gonna be winning championships, they're in the middle tier 'cause everyone traded for their players back in the day. So I don't know if it's, like, a weird... Remember how everyone in NFL was like, "NFL, they want the Chiefs to win every game," blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Yeah. I feel like we're gonna run into that this year if the Thunder win this title again, go back-to-back, which kinda looks like they're on pace.

Speaker

Looking good

Speaker 2

they kinda looking like they're on pace, and we'll see what happens when it goes to that three-peat because- I don't know about you, I don't know if I can watch, the Thunder go three-peat. The only thing for me, like I said, if they change the rules, great. My only rule change I would have, Spence, when it comes to drawing fouls is when the offensive player's pump fake-- when he pump fakes and the defender jumps, in my eye, if they would not call a defensive foul on the defender when l- let's say I pump fake, you jump, and then I jump into you, like I lean into you, like I wish they would never call that a defensive foul. Because the defender's doing what they do, just jump straight, and I've never seen an offensive player shoot four feet in front of you Like they- Yeah you jump up and down.

Speaker

They've changed the language and they've tried to institute the idea of a natural shooting motion. But I'll be honest, I think they've gotten that wrong a lot of the times. A lot

Speaker 2

of times.

Speaker

I've said this in the past, and I still truly believe it, I think of all the officiating in all four major sports, football, basketball, baseball, hockey, the officials in basketball are by far the worst. And I know everyone hates on the NFL when it comes to officiating pass interference and roughing the passer. Holding. Yeah. I, I actually think they're the best. I really think they're the best. I umpires in baseball get s- balls and strikes wrong way too often, and a lot of them don't even understand what, catcher interference is and, you know- Right they don't enforce rules like running in the base paths, and I could go on and on. And NHL, I won't lie, I don't know too much about how officials are viewed in the NHL, but I don't know-- I don't ever hear any crazy stories about officials in the NHL getting things wrong. Yeah. So for that reason, I have to assume they're doing better than the NBA, who, again, there's no consistency.

Speaker 2

Never.

Speaker

Hm. Right? They... Again, I was told in the past that they literally decide to change how they officiate games when it turns to the playoffs. Why? Who the hell knows? Because it, we're the referees and that's how we officiate things 'cause we're in the NBA and we make it about us, Scott Foster, Tony Brothers.

Speaker 2

I just wanna know what the NBA referee committee-- 'cause you know what they do, obviously. They get new referees, they go through all this training, they let the newbies train in the NBA, Summer League. But I'm trying to figure out what are they reviewing and how... for example, you've seen, we've seen OKC f- do all the flopping, SGA and Chet. And I know other players flop. Don't, we're not gonna act like it, only OKC does it. But it's just, I think they over-flop for being really a great team. But I just wanna know what do they review? And then how do they watch it and they sit there and they're like, "You know what? That was- An offensive motion. That was a foul on the defender. That was Hey, did you see that?

Speaker

Yeah.

Speaker 2

Oh, God dang it, dropped my phone. Man, see? I'm over here flopping, breaking my phone.

Speaker

Yeah. A- and like I said, it I have no hate towards SGA. I do think he is still, at minimum, at, one of the best two or three players in the NBA, however you wanna slice it. And we are in an era, I've said this a lot too, we're in an era where flopping i- is what everyone does. Yeah. Every single team has a flopping superstar on it or- Oh, yeah someone that flops a- and gets away with it. That's just the NBA in 2026.

Speaker 2

The one- Right? flop that I will always remember, Spence, and this is when they used to fine people, was the playoff series Heat versus Pacers, LeBron and David West. And they l- I swear they didn't run into each other, but they both, like

Speaker

Yeah. I know which one- It, and it- you're talking

Speaker 2

about it was a playoff game, like-

Speaker

Yeah

Speaker 2

and I think they both got fined. And I forget how much they got fined, but it wasn't a lot. It was like, oh- Yeah fine.

Speaker

And that's another thing too. I'm glad you brought that up. Adam Silver is such a spineless coward who No one we introduced flopping being a fine, like, three years ago, and they don't fine anyone for flopping anymore. It's still technically something they can do, but they refuse to do it.

Speaker 2

Yeah. I'm telling you, Adam Silver, and I get it, player empowerment. Adam Silver is that father that does he says he's gonna spank you when they get home, and then he lets you watch movies after and just be like, I hope my kid learned that lesson." Yeah. They never learn.

Speaker

Yeah.

Speaker 2

They- Discipline

Speaker

the superstars get away with it now though because they realize it's They grew up playing hoops, and when you play hoops in, the streets or with your friends you call your own fouls, but you rarely call fouls. That's just how most guys- Right and I assume most of those NBAs, NBA guys grew up playing hoops with their friend that way. All right? But now they get to the league, and the league is so run on analytics and also just the sheer fact of aesthetics and putting up numbers. That's why we turn to flopping now, where guys are wanting to put up numbers, they wanna score points. Yeah. Get those averages up. They don't care how it looks. They don't care what the aesthetic is 'cause they know at the end of the day, when it comes time to get the contract, people are just gonna look at the numbers they're putting up, not how they got them. They just wanna see the numbers, right? Yeah. If you're averaging- Right 18 points a game- We don't care. We're gonna sign you to a max deal. And that's how players are viewing it now, and that's why flopping is where it is. It, it comes back to a lot of stuff. Oh, yeah. But I don't believe players when they grew up, I don't think they were f- learning to flop. I think it's a product of when you get to the highest level And this is becoming a problem in college basketball too. That's not- NAA it's not any different there. It's not exclusive to the NBA for those that only like to say this is an NBA problem, the NBA product sucks. Can't stand when people say that. I can be critical of what I feel like is a problem in the NBA when it comes to flopping, but I'm not gonna sit here and act like it's not still excellent hoops. These playoffs have been awesome. Yeah. But that's an aside. Yeah. It's a problem because of the fact that numbers are what gets people paid nowadays. Correct. And to get those numbers, you gotta get to the free throw line. And to get to the free throw line, you gotta

Speaker 2

flop. You gotta flop.

Speaker

That's where we're at. Justice for James Harden, imagine if he had gotten- Yeah this level of refereeing in the 2018 and 2019 postseason. If James Harden got the officiating in the playoffs that we are currently watching Shai Gilgeous-Alexander get in this postseason, he would've won multiple championships with the Rockets. Straight up. I truly believe that. At lea- it Definitely in 2018 if he had gotten a good whistle, game seven the Rockets win. Even without Chris Paul, it would've gone down as one of the most epic upsets in NBA history even though the Rockets were a 60 win one seed that year. That was the KD, Steph Warriors. Mm-hmm. And they took them to seven. No one else ever touched that team. Nope. That 2018 Rockets team was special. If James Harden's getting calls in that series, especially in that game seven, they win. And I think- They win, no doubt

Speaker 2

I think I saw an image the other day. I think Harden and Capela are the only active players from that team.

Speaker

Yeah.

Speaker 2

And you think about that Warriors team. There's still players that are active.

Speaker

Oh, yeah. Steph- As you know Klay, KD, Draymond. Now we are getting old. Yeah. Those teams are s- they are starting to all retire now, but- They

Speaker 2

are. They're getting there.

Speaker

Yeah. You're right. I- it's James Harden and Clint Capela. That's it from that group. The rest of them are out. Donezo. And then the next year, yeah, Steph Curry put them to bed in game six, but before that it was Kevin Durant versus James Harden the whole time, and James Harden put up some crazy numbers in that series. But imagine if he had gotten even more free throws. Do the Rockets lose in six? I don't think so. So with this whistle that Shai Gilgeous gets, if they had given that to Harden, most people would agree, both these guys, crazy floppers in their prime. They're some of the most elite scorers in the NBA, especially in their time periods But they are both flopping. They both are not gonna beat the flopping allegations, but only one of them gets the calls in the playoffs. Yeah. And I can't fully bake out this conspiracy theory, because with a conspiracy theory you have to have why is this happening? And I don't understand why Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gets a better whistle than James Harden in the playoffs. I genuinely, I don't understand that. But there's some kind of conspiracy afoot, and I don't know what it is.

Speaker 2

We'll have to crack the code on the next episode.

Speaker

Yeah. We'll put a pin on that one there. James, redrafting the 2023 NFL Draft.

Speaker 2

Oh, man. You already know. Hey, it seems like we're talking a lot of basketball, and now we are back, talking a little bit about football. Now, Spence, I ran into this tweet. Now, this was a Houston Twitter page. This is the Texans Fan Battle Podcast. They're the ones that drafted this up. So they did a 2023 redraft. And for folks that did not know, that was the draft class, C.J. Stroud, Bryce Young. So we already know, you remember how the order went, Spence, of course. You were having a great night getting C.J. and Will Anderson two and three. So this is what this podcast, Texans Fan Battle Podcast redrafted the draft. So at number one, the Panthers would've taken C.J. Stroud. At number two, the Texans would've taken JSN.

Speaker

Okay.

Speaker 2

At number three, the Texans would've drafted Jahmyr Gibbs. At number four, the Colts draft Puka Nacua. At number five, the Seahawks take Will Anderson Jr. Six, the Cardinals take Bijan Robinson. Seven, the Raiders take Devin Witherspoon. Eight, the Falcons take Sam LaPorta. Nine, the Eagles draft Anthony Richardson, and then 10, the Chicago Bears draft Zay Flowers. Oh, my. Spence, what are your thoughts right now? We'll get to nine in a second.

Speaker

Dude. But- Okay. There's- But overall a lot wrong with that. There's a lot wrong with that. First and foremost, in a redraft of that class, there is no doubt in my mind that Will Anderson, knowing what we know now, he would've been the first overall pick.

Speaker 2

Yeah? That's where you would've want- you pick-

Speaker

I think he should've... He's the best player in the class at a premium position in the NFL. Like- Okay he is the most proven of... Yes, quarterback's most important, but I don't think you can look me in the face and say Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud or- Anthony Richardson have proven enough to be s- no questions asked, top of their position. I got you. And again, edge is an important position on any team. It's a- Oh, yeah it's a foundational building block for a defense. Will Anderson is a solidified top three talent at the position. Mm-hmm. That is an easy first overall pick for me. It's a slam dunk, and it honestly was coming out, but there were some slight concerns about his s- his last year at Bama and the

Speaker 2

production

Speaker

there. Oh, yeah.

Speaker 2

Oh, yeah. Yeah, 'cause it dropped. 'Cause he was phenomenal sophomore year, and then it just dropped his junior year. Obviously you got some things like more double teams that he was- That's that

Speaker

part.

Speaker 2

That's what I'm willing to bet 'cause he was such phenomenal that year his sophomore year, he was... Yeah. But yeah, so okay, how would you feel as a Texan fan if you would've drafted JSN and Jahmyr Gibbs back to back, knowing what you know now?

Speaker

Yeah, look, i- in this draft, in that one, right? C.J. Stroud was off the board at one., Knowing what I know now it's tough because I'm trying to think back to that time and the Roc- or the Texans were in a bad spot. They really had a lot of holes in the roster. If it was the 2022 Texans roster and they're having the 2023 draft, adding a running back and a wide receiver to that group would not have m- made me very happy. They made the right decision. They drafted a quarterback-

Speaker 2

Yep

Speaker

and an edge. No injuries. Injuries. Again, like I said, those are the building blocks for those units. So I would've been quite upset if they came away with a second and third overall selection with a wide receiver and a running back. And with the- Especially when Will Anderson's still on the board here.

Speaker 2

And Jahmyr Gibbs, are you picking Bijan over Jahmyr or Jahmyr over Bijan?

Speaker

Oh, I think it's tough 'cause they're both so elite. They're- And I think- They

Speaker 2

are

Speaker

I think you, if you're doing a top five conversation, I think both of them have a case for- Right top three, and I honestly, given w- get me on a certain day of the week, I might pick one of the other, but- gun to my head right now, I'd, I lean Bijan.

Speaker 2

Okay. Hey, at least, hey, if the Colts would've got Puka Nacua, they probably would've never, had to sign, you know

Speaker

Alec Pierce for 29 million a year? Alec Pierce. Yeah. Yeah, probably not.

Speaker 2

Probably not. But yeah, I'm looking at some of the- I

Speaker

mean, that class was so stacked. There were so many mid-round talents that year. That's- I, I didn't quite realize that.

Speaker 2

Yeah, the shocking one for me, and I, like again, I don't know if this was for a clickbait, when they put Anthony Richardson at nine for the Eagles, like in the 2023 draft. Now mind you, the Eagles just got... They just went to the playoffs. We were just there Why would we draft quarterbacks? Like I said, that was more clickbait. That's why I didn't wanna dive too into this and call this Texans Fan Battle Podcast the stupidest group I ever seen in my... 'Cause I know what they were doing, and I get it. We do it sometimes. Almost

Speaker

got ya.

Speaker 2

You almost got me there. But Bryce Young not even being top 10, now that, that's a shocker for me.

Speaker

I mean, yeah, I think that's very unfair to Bryce Young to have Anthony Richardson over him in a redraft. Yeah. At least that. Even in 2023 that would've been crazy, and it's really crazy now.

Speaker 2

So crazy. Oh, man. How do you like Zay Flowers to the Bears if that would've happened?

Speaker

Sure. Why not? What is Zay Flowers, honestly?

Speaker 2

Yeah,

Speaker

What is a Zay Flowers? I don't know what that guy is. He flashes for, like, four games, and then he just falls off the face of the earth for the rest of the season. It's, it's- I know I, that's the- We ju- Zay Flowers I've come to know over the past three years.

Speaker 2

Yeah, we always joke, Titans or Ravens, not a destination for receivers. Mm-hmm. So just go there. Just fi- hey, book another trip. Go somewhere else.

Speaker

Yeah.

Speaker 2

But, all right, Spence, man, that was a fun one.

Speaker

Yeah. Before we wrap it up, I'll just say since we're talking about him, everyone's starting to yap about paying C.J. Stroud, and people are saying, "Okay, pay Will Anderson. It's a bad look for you to pay your edge rusher and not your quarterback." But I'll be honest, James, I'll get your take on it. I don't think either side wants to do this right now, 'cause I think the Texans don't feel like they should commit long term to C.J., and I think C.J. knows that the value he's got right now is not the highest, and if he turns it around and has another year similar to his rookie year, if he goes back to the negotiating table next off season, it might be $15 a year $15 million a year more that he could get if he-

Speaker 2

Right

Speaker

bets on himself and has a good season. So I think there's a reason why he hasn't been paid yet. It's because neither side thinks it's in the best interest right now.

Speaker 2

Yeah, I know. I don't think this is even in the best interest for either parties as well. If I'm the Texans... And of course, you know me, I joke all the time about being, like, a frugal, owner/GM when it comes to paying quarterbacks, but the Texans gotta look at it like, "Hey, I've seen Tua get paid, and where is he at?" Mm-hmm. "I've seen Kyler Murray get paid. Where is he at? I've seen dudes get paid, and it's just not in the best result." And again, I will say this: I would be open to paying C.J. Stroud just because the Texans defense and this team can be a AFC Conference Super Bowl contender in my eye. We're talking... and I don't even wanna do this because I'm- an Eagles fan. But imagine if you got the consistent game managing play from Jalen Hurts on this team.

Speaker

Yeah.

Speaker 2

Where, y- you're telling me the Texans are not going to the AFC Championship? They're not going, not going to the Super Bowl? At least-

Speaker

They would've killed Jarrett Stidham. Like,

Speaker 2

it would've been, yeah, it would've happened. I get it from the Texans' side. I wouldn't wanna pay CJ either because of what we see in the quarterback market. And again, n- I get, I love everything about CJ. A man of faith and, he's hopefully changing some things around. He knows, like you said, the Texans know, he knows that, he's gotta step up. If not, the Texans could be looking for a quarterback. Look what's next year. We have a ton of potential. And of course, we saw what happened last year. There was supposed to be a ton of potential last year, and everyone got drafted in the fourth, sixth, seventh round.

Speaker

Mm-hmm.

Speaker 2

Who knows what's gonna happen this next draft class with, Lenore Sellers and Arch and Julian Saying, X, Y, and Z. There's a ton of guys coming in in this next draft. And for being a Texans fan like yourself, you want your quarterback to be in the most... you want your quarterback set up in the best position. Now, again, we always said offensive line's not been great. Yeah, you didn't really have Joe Mixon at all. And then Nico Collins from time to time, if he would've been at the Patriots game, would it have made a difference? Would he have played a little bit better? Those are things that happen. But at the end of the day, health and injuries are always a part of the game. And y- at the end of the day, the quarterbacks get paid the big bucks because they have to figure it out. And I know we slander Pat Mahomes all the time when he doesn't have an offensive line. He's getting killed, and he's been blown out in two Super Bowls, but guess what? He's found a way to somehow win some of these other games. Mm-hmm. And if they may be ugly, great, but in the NFL, you need to win these ugly games 'cause seeding's important.

Speaker

Yeah.

Speaker 2

Hell, like, who wants... and I'm not saying they're going to the playoffs, but would you wanna go to Cleveland in January? You don't wanna do that. You don't wanna go to those cold ass places. And heck, New England wasn't any better last year. Cold and rainy? I like CJ Stroud. And I know everyone's gonna say he's hung up on the rookie year, and that's fine. I know, like, you probably got it right after the rookie- I'm a believer,

Speaker

man. This version of CJ was not a lie. Yeah. I saw it. 'Cause,

Speaker 2

yeah, 'cause he was great at Ohio State, too. It wasn't like he was someone different. It's just the offensive line's been inconsistent, and we're, I'm hoping, I'm praying that this offensive line- Hey, is a smidge better? Maybe get the ball rolling.

Speaker

It should be significantly better based on the personnel they brought in via free agency and the draft. But we shall see. We are in the dog days of summer. We got a lot of weeks to break down the NFL before we start. And I'll tell you this, future episode, while we're wrapping this week's up, we are going to be doing a very early fantasy draft, mock fantasy draft- Yeah you and I. Yeah, man. Very soon. Very soon. And I'll start to get you ready for this upcoming fantasy

Speaker 2

season as well. Yeah, I'm gonna need to get ready, 'cause man, I will go three and 10 in a heartbeat, man.

Speaker

Hey, but you did, credit to you, you did beat me in our eight-team meme league with Giselle.

Speaker 2

Hey, that was because it was only eight teams. That's why. As soon as I get to 10, 12, I don't know who to draft

Speaker

after like three rounds. Yeah. No, that's when the waiver wire becomes important. You gotta dig deep. But-

Speaker 2

Yeah.

Speaker

Fun, fun Big Game Energy this week. We will be back next week. We'll see you next Monday. For James, I'm Spencer. Till then, y'all take it easy.