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Former NFL GM Mike Tannenbaum, Football Is Back + Mt Rushmore Of Pizza Toppings
Football is officially back with the Hall of Fame game ( - ). Olympics talk and Lebron is starting his narratives again ( - ). Mt Rushmore of pizza toppings ( - ). Former GM of the Jets and current ESPN Analyst Mike Tannenbaum joins the show in studio to talk about how NFL front offices work, what mistakes teams make, diva quarterbacks and tons more ( - ). We finish with Fyre Fest of the week
Recap
PFT CommenterI'm taking the Cowboys to win the Hall of Fame Game because Mike McCarthy wants to set a tone for Hard Knocks.
For that reason, I'm going to take the Cowboys in the game tonight just because I think that McCarthy, he knows that Jerry Jones has his, like, emperor palpatine breath breathing down his neck all the time. So he wants to set a tone, and he knows that he's on hard knocks.
Big CatAustralia is a mortal lock to beat Slovenia in the Olympic Bronze Medal game.
Mortal lock of the century, Australia, third place game. You've got to find the teams that actually, it's like bowl season... Luka just carried his team to the semifinals, and now is he going to be like, I'm going to really want a bronze medal? Australia, that group together, has never won a medal.
PFT CommenterLeBron James would obviously beat Mike Tyson in a street fight because of his size and reach.
LeBron James would obviously beat up Mike Tyson. He's way bigger, Billy. Dude, reach. He's bigger. Mike Tyson... LeBron James is like 6'9". And LeBron's tough. He's never flopped.
Interview
Mike TannenbaumIf Justin Herbert had played in the SEC, he would have been the number one overall pick.
I scouted [Justin Herbert] for two years. I go to ESPN, and I'm standing on the table like, I want this guy... And I said it, which was if Justin Herbert played in the SEC, he would have been the number one pick in the draft. But he's quiet. He's in Oregon.
Mike TannenbaumI am betting against the Los Angeles Rams' 'stars and scrubs' roster model paying off.
It's a huge calculated risk that may pay off, but if I had to bet, I'm betting against it... they're saying, F that. Like, we're going to get Jalen Ramsey, Aaron Donald. Like, we're going to go play five against 11. But our five are so good, we're going to win. I think when you look at their offensive line guys, they are paper thin.
Mike TannenbaumBaker Mayfield is a height and speed deficient quarterback who should not be paid a top-of-market contract.
Baker Mayfield is a guy that is just objectively short and slow... you can't pay him $40 million a year because you've got to keep Chubb and Ward and all these other guys... In my opinion, he's somewhere between the 6th and 8th best quarterback in the AFC. How are you going to win a championship?
Mike TannenbaumCarson Wentz is lacking the 'battlefield commander' leadership qualities needed to win championships.
If you're worried about Nick Foles as your backup, you've got the wrong guy. You think Brett Favre, Dan Marino, Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady cared who their backup was? No... And that's the part about Carson Wentz that he may be lacking.
Mike TannenbaumJosh Allen's massive jump in completion percentage is a historical aberration that is unlikely to be repeated by others.
He is a very good player, and historically he has done something that no one else has in terms of improving his completion percentage... People don't leave college football and become as accurate as he has... his increase in completion percentage is historically good. [It is an aberration].