Thee Sam D Podcast

Episode 337
02:17 — Dan Orlovsky's "Browns fans should boycott games" is an empty-calories take
05:37 — Bill Barnwell's "5-for-12" line, and the real question nobody's asking about Shedeur
07:46 — Sam's actual grade on Shedeur: a bootleg Drew Brees ceiling, not a franchise arm
14:19 — Chat check-in: fandom as mental illness, and why Browns fans show up no matter what
22:54 — Why Todd Monken's hand is forced — starting Watson is calculation, not belief
27:35 — Mapping the Browns schedule to the exact week the keys go to Shedeur
40:00 — Inside the Watson contract: the $86.2M dead-cap record and the 2029 vesting cliff
50:14 — Pivot: "the second Nasty Man" — Jed York's trailer-park arrest
56:00 — The Kyle Shanahan comparison: why the owner's story broke in 48 hours and the coach's took two weeks
1:01:18 — Jon Gruden is back in the booth...active lawsuit against the league and all
1:06:10 — Why Sam won't give the Enes Kanter grift any oxygen
1:08:09 — Dae'Quan Wright's return to LSU reopens the "college football was never amateur" argument
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00:00 — Stephen A. Smith vs. The NABJWhy Stephen A. Smith’s feud with the National Association of Black Journalists matters and what could happen when he responds.
07:00 — Stephen A. Smith’s Conservative Media PivotA look at Smith’s growing presence in political commentary and the financial incentives behind his increasingly conservative positioning.
11:19 — Has the NABJ Lost Its Relevance?The conversation examines the organization’s declining influence and whether its confrontation with Smith was an attempt to reclaim its place in the media landscape.
18:54 — Pat McAfee Took Stephen A.’s SpotHow McAfee transformed ESPN’s personality-driven sports media landscape and seemingly displaced Stephen A. as the network’s biggest star.
33:21 — The Pat McAfee Grift Gets BiggerMcAfee’s music, political access, ESPN platform, and massive compensation become part of a larger argument about what actually drives success in modern sports media.
37:46 — Why Marquette King Never Got McAfee’s ShotMarquette King’s similar attempt to combine football and music raises questions about race, access, institutional support, and who gets the opportunity to build a sports-media empire.
43:56 — Dan Orlovsky, CAA and Media BiasOrlovsky’s unlikely rise as an NFL analyst leads to questions about his quarterback rankings and the potential influence of his representation by CAA.
59:13 — The NFL’s Quarterback ObsessionThe episode closes by challenging the NFL’s fixation on quarterbacks, examining the constant movement at the position and questioning whether QB play is really as important as the league claims.
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Drew Brees Pyramid Scheme
Roger Craig reveal he has vascualr dementia
Ahman Green has Parkinsons
NFL will eventually go to 20 games
CBS looks to cut Tony Romo from his super max contract
Clay Travis grifts new website that marries sports and politics
Kawhi Leonard is wrongfully being blamed fo things his uncle did
 
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Kyle Shanahan was in a car accident
How ESPN is not hiding their collusion with the NFL
Sports media is in shambles
Are the days of former athletes as analysts over?
 
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Philly wins leBron sweepstakes
Is LeBron still chasing the ghost of MJ?
Best starting 5 LeBron has ever been on?
Eastern conference roundup
What's left for the losers in the LeBron chase?
 
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The mob ties of why Ryan Clark is no longer at ESPN
LeBron James is taking his time because of business
The NBA has failed at making another face of the league
Caleb Williams chances of being a top 5 QB
 
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NBA Owners are playing games
Wemby contract extension
Even Austin Reaves has to take a short?
Capitalist Hov Takes Shots At Colin Kaepernick
 
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LeBron James narrows field down to five teams
Rich Paul has done more for new media than any other player
The real reason why Ja Morant is in Portland
Football players need to do more for Chris Johnson
Kawhi Leonard "dumps" Uncle Dennis
 
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NBA Free Agency Rumors
Don't Believe 85% of what you see and hear
Micheal Strahan Interviews Chris Johnson...poorly
Malik Beasley was big time scamming
 
 
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Timberwolves gave up a lot to get LaMelo Ball
Celtics still want to move Jaylen Brown
Kawhi Leonard situation is dicey
Copycat trends continue
 
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