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ABC/Disney/ESPN are trying to trade for Al Michaels to pair him with Peyton Manning

ABC Disney... they're trying to get Al Michaels. NBC doesn't want to give him up but ESPN wants Al Michaels, maybe team up with Sheriff Peyton Manning, put them in the booth together and make TV magic happen.

The trade never happened; Al Michaels eventually left NBC for Amazon in 2022, and Peyton Manning chose the 'Manningcast' format over the traditional booth.

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Mike Tirico is an embarrassment of riches waiting in the wings for NBC

NBC has an embarrassment of riches with Mike Tirico waiting in the wings... so he can eventually take over the Sunday night job.

Correct. Tirico eventually did take over Sunday Night Football from Al Michaels in 2022.
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Mar 6, 2020·Media Trade
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Mr. Portnoy is more valuable in a media trade than Dickie V

I would say. Mr. Portnoy is more valuable than Dickie V at this point... Mr. Portnoy still has like a decade left, at least.

Inherently subjective value comparison between a podcast recurring guest and a Hall of Fame broadcaster.
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Mar 6, 2020·NFL Rumors
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Eli Manning had dinner with the Chicago Bears to discuss joining the team

Eli Manning was having dinner with the Bears last night. Allegedly Leroy heard that from a source close to the situation... I truly believe that Eli Manning was having dinner with some represented from the Bears last night.

Eli Manning never signed with the Bears and remained retired as a Giant. No verified reports ever confirmed this meeting occurred.

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The Brewers' pressure created their 'lucky' breaks

That's not luck. That's just the Brewers and what they did to you mentally, where it's like you have to be perfect and almost made teams just become a worse version of themselves because of what the Brewers were doing to them.

This is an evaluative baseball argument rather than a claim with one definitive result.
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The Bears are building around Jeffrey Simmons correctly

Jeffrey Simmons is an absolute game wrecker. Top three at his position, changes everyone around him. The Bears had a weakness in their defense, especially run defense. They made it a strength.

The assessment of Simmons' impact and positional ranking is partly subjective and will depend on his Chicago performance.
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Jeffrey Simmons makes the Bears Super Bowl contenders

I thought they could win the Super Bowl before Jeffrey Simmons. Now I really do.

The 2026 NFL season and Super Bowl outcome have not yet been resolved from the episode date.