Let's Talk Smack Sports Podcast
Let's Talk Smack Sports Podcast
LTSSP 003 - Free Agency, The Price of Fandom, and A Lot About the Raiders
Tommy and Shwaggers get into it again as they break down major moves including Antonio Brown to the Oakland Raiders, Bryce Harper to the Phillies, Machado to the Padres, and more! They also discuss the issues of being a fan in the NFL today, and get serious about the Raiders' stadium issues. Plus an unusual lightning round where they discuss chicken wire hockey, He-Man and Wayne Gretzky!
00:08 Name change
01:31 Topics rundown
02:19 Antonio Brown to the Raiders / worst decision of Gruden's career?
03:48 Highest paid receiver of all time
05:02 Jon Gruden should be better at coaching Derek Carr
06:28 Raiders are the opposite of the Browns
07:11 Watching the dismantling of the Raiders last season
07:40 Do the Raiders keep Carr?
08:30 Bryce Harper to the Phillies
09:46 Paying for a giant contract / is it worth it?
11:24 Did the Padres overpay Machado?
13:49 Padres' lack of success recently
15:23 When LeBron's out, the defense folds / big fish, little pond!
16:34 Getting paid vs. winning
17:22 The Jay Cutler Bears years
18:16 The issue with Peyton Manning
21:18 Le'Veon Bell
22:20 What about your teammates/ the Bell conundrum
23:50 Cutler + caring = ?
25:43 The Raiders' major stadium issues
28:05 Seriously, what's happening with the Raiders??
28:31 Bowl Cuts
29:43 Raiders in Vegas
30:45 Justin's brother's story about some real bad fans
31:56 Unfortunately, the tuck rule was brought up
32:58 NIMBY + Raiders 2019
35:03 Direction of a franchise ($$ vs long-term planning)
37:52 Who wants to go to Inglewood on a Sunday?
38:40 NFL's policy on cities paying for stadiums
39:39 Seat permits at Soldier Field
40:19 Is it better to watch the NFL on TV?
41:15 What a fan wants, is what a fan needs
42:30 Ticket prices in the NFL
44:20 March Madness + Zion
45:45 Can't approach playing time from a place of fear
47:12 NCAA football vs basketball / putting your body on the line
49:50 Tim Tebow vs Colin Kaepernick vs Jesus
52:00 Air Jordans
54:11 Worst franchise names / mascots
56:05 Love for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
57:22 The Philadelphia Goofball
01:00:15 Lightning round - NFL vs AAF and XFL, Venus vs Serena, best Olympic sports
01:07:40 Lightning round cont - Shaun White and gigantic bongs
01:08:41 Lightning round cont - Who has the worst fans?
01:11:10 Lightning round cont - Best WR of all time?
01:12:22 Lightning round cont - Best hockey player of all time? / chicken wire hockey
01:13:57 Lightning round cont - Jason Witten's return to the Cowbows
01:15:20 Lightning round cont - Johnny Manziel kicked out of the CFL?