2 Pros and a Cup of Joe

Jonas Knox and LaVar Arrington jump right into the blockbuster trade sending Russell Westbrook to the Lakers! What do the fellas think about Westbrook and his chance of fitting in with LeBron and AD? Outkick’s MLB insider Jon Morosi joins the show live from DC to cover the other blockbuster trade; Max Scherzer and Trea Turner to the Dodgers. How big is the rebuild for the Nats? Who’s the next player(s) on the move from the Cubs? The Packers GM had an amazing throat clear and the fellas examibe the "lame duck" comments. Danny G. serves up the Animal Thunderdome, featuring two horrific animal attacks...one happy ending. Plus, The fellas debate the popularity of the NBA Draft versus it's free agency period and Jake Butt retires with a crazy list of injuries.

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Jonas and LaVar have some fun discussing Randall Cobb and Round 2 of Rodgers vs. the Green Bay front office! The Packers GM had an amazing throat clear and the fellas examibe the "lame duck" comments. Danny G. serves up the Animal Thunderdome, featuring two horrific animal attacks...one happy ending. Plus, Jonas loves the way Jalen Hurts is handling the Deshaun Watson rumors.

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Jonas and LaVar talk Dodgers amazing day scoring Max Scherzer and Trea Turner and discuss LA's window to win more titles. The fellas debate the popularity of the NBA Draft versus it's free agency period and Jake Butt retires with a crazy list of injuries. Plus, Danny G. delivers The Scraps, featuring The Rocketeer come-to-life.

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Jonas Knox and LaVar Arrington get your Friday started by jumping right into the blockbuster trade sending Russell Westbrook to the Lakers! What do the fellas think about Westbrook and his chance of fitting in with LeBron and AD? Outkick’s MLB insider Jon Morosi joins the show live from the Nation’s capital to cover the other blockbuster trade; Max Scherzer and Trea Turner to the Dodgers. How big is the rebuild for the Nats? Who’s the next player(s) on the move from the Cubs? They also discuss the Trevor Bauer situation. Plus, Jonas has a bad feeling about Zach Wilson in New York.

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Jonas Knox and LaVar Arrington come out swinging with strong reaction to Aaron Rodgers and how smooth he handled things with the media yesterday. LaVar takes a victory lap, as he called it. Jonas explains how the show has jinxed a star athlete for the second straight day. Outkick’s NFL insider Albert Breer joins the show and takes issue with a comment Jonas makes about the game Monopoly...then they get to everything NFL! Plus, the fellas react to the BIG12 Commish claiming he has proof that ESPN encouraged teams to move from his conference and Danny G. delivers The Scraps. 

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Jonas Knox and LaVar Arrington come out swinging on your Thursday morning, with strong reaction to Aaron Rodgers and how smooth he handled things with the media yesterday. LaVar takes a victory lap, as he called it. They play some of the audio and LaVar tells Jonas something most people don't know about NFL coaching staffs and compares the Green Bay situation to a famous rap battle. Plus, for the second day in a row the show has jinxed a super star athlete, Jonas explains.

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Jonas and LaVar dive into the latest with Deshaun Watson at Texans camp. They have big questions about Watson’s role during drills and Jonas takes us back with a Connect 4 memory. Outkick’s NFL insider Albert Breer joins the show and takes issue with a comment Jonas makes about the game Monopoly...then they get to everything NFL! Plus...is Name, Image and Likeness going to ruin kids who excel in high school sports?

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Jonas and LaVar talk Aaron Rodgers frustration, the potential trade with San Francisco that obviously didn't happen and where Green Bay dropped the ball. The fellas react to the BIG12 Commish claiming he has proof that ESPN encouraged teams to move from his conference and Danny G. delivers The Scraps. Plus, they have a fun conversation about Kelvin Benjamin and the reason why he was recently cut from a certain team that doesn't enjoy food. 

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On today's episode, Jason kicks things off with a deep dive into the Simone Biles situation that took place this week at the Olympics. Say what you want about her mental health an anxiety, but in a word, Biles quit. Period. But that doesn’t mean it has to hold a negative connotation or disqualify her from any larger conversation about her place in gymnastics history. There’s no perfect comparison for Biles in sports history but one that comes close is Robert Duran’s famous ‘No Mas’ fight against Sugar Ray Leonard. At the time, Duran was widely criticized for throwing in the towel. But years later, Mike Tyson said he admired the courage it took for Duran to recognize he didn’t have it and quit. The same logic can be applied to Biles. Moreover, anybody who thinks that Biles can no longer be considered the GOAT of women’s gymnastics because of this is asinine. Should LeBron James be eliminated from basketball GOAT consideration because he melted down in the 2011 NBA Finals? Of course not. Later, Jason shares a few thoughts on Aaron Rodgers’ ‘senatorial’ address to the media detailing everything that’s gone wrong with the Packers organization for the past few years; Rodgers gave the organization a verbal spanking for the world to see. Maybe next time the Packers - or any other NFL franchise - will take their superstar's feelings and thoughts into consideration the next time they decide to make wholesale changes. That's not to say that NFL teams should bow down to their stars, but they'd be foolish not to at least consult them from time to time. Finally, Jason closes the show with a quick note on Quinn Ewers' decision to forego his senior year of high school so he can immediately capitalize on his Name Image and Likeness at Ohio State. Is this going to become the norm for college sports? Only time will tell.

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Jonas Knox, Brady Quinn and LaVar Arrington are here for your Wednesday and get things fired up immediately. They laugh about LaVar’s schedule mishap and have a strong debate over the long term future of Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay. They talk floating heads, skinny legs and dive back into the Deshaun Watson drama. The fellas debate whether or not to have Dak play in the Hall of Fame Game (said after Cinco De Mayo that he's ready to go.) They have some fun with the Aaron Rodgers topic and the Over/Under on Wins for the Packers. Plus, they debate the Simone Biles drama and LaVar shares a humorous story about his belly and being treated like crap as a rookie with the Redskins.

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