Behind the Line

We've been talking for months about the troubles at ESPN. Seems like every other week a high-profile personality is leaving the network for greener pastures. Long-time employee Tom Rinaldi is the latest to leave ESPN.

We give the reason for Rinaldi's exit from ESPN to Fox Sports...and explain why Fox can give him better opportunities than ESPN. We also speculate as to why these high-profile personalities continue to leave ESPN.

We explain why ESPN is in trouble...and how more on-air talent could be leaving in 2021.

We've been talking for months about the woke agenda over at ESPN. However...this agenda has largely been ignored on a national scale. The mainstream media has ignored the demise of ESPN that's being caused by their wokeness.

Clay Travis at Outkick brought to my attention comments made by Domonique Foxworth on Bomani Jones podcast at ESPN. Foxworth explained his dislike of Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen because his fan base promotes the American flag.

We analyze Foxworth's comments...and explain why this is hypocrisy by ESPN. If Mike Greenberg had made these same comments about an African American quarterback in the NFL...he would be fired. Yet...nothing will happen to Domonique Foxworth.

Without a doubt...Kyrie Irving is one of the most talented point guards in today's NBA. However...even though the NBA is more patient than the NFL when it comes to the antics of their superstar players...that patience has its limits.

Is Kyrie Irving reaching those limits of patience? Is he on the path of becoming the next Dwight Howard in the NBA? A supremely talented player...but because of his behavior...many teams don't want to deal with him.

We go over the history of Kyrie Irving in the NBA...from his time in Cleveland...to Boston...and now to Brooklyn. We analyze comments he's made and the issues that have arisen. Could this season in Brooklyn be Kyrie's final chance?

This week in our What's Real/What's Fake segment:

Did Jalen Hurts prove that Carson Wentz has been the problem this entire time in Philadelphia?

Taysom Hill has shown everyone he's capable of being a franchise quarterback?

MITCHELL TRUBISKY IS BACK !!!

The problems with the Pittsburgh Steelers aren't new...they've simply gotten worse?

There have been many bad contracts in the history of the NBA. The New York Knicks contract given to Allen Houston instituted the amnesty provision to the CBA in 2005 to allow teams to alleviate themselves of bad deals.

Earlier this week...we could potentially be adding another contract to the list of historically bad contracts in the NBA. The Los Angeles Clippers extended the contract of Paul George...guaranteeing him $226 million over the length of the deal.

We explain why Paul George isn't worth superstar level money. We analyze his playoff failures over the past three years...and explain why Paul George isn't a superstar level player. Instead...he is a high profile role player.

Seems like every time Jerry Jones makes a comment about Dak Prescott it makes national headlines. Jones was on Dallas radio the other day...and he made interesting comments about Dak's style of play not being conducive for a long-term career in the NFL.

We have speculated for over a year that Jerry Jones wasn't comfortable committing long-term to Dak Prescott. Do these recent comments confirm that belief?

We analyze the comments made by Jerry Jones...and explain how it could impact the future of Dak Prescott in Dallas. Could Dak and the Cowboys be headed towards a divorce?

Players in the NBA have more power than any other professional sports league. As we're now seeing with the James Harden situation in Houston...the guaranteed contracts players sign are worthless from the team's perspective.

Harden is one year into a four year contract...and has decided he no longer wants to be in Houston. The Rockets are a mess...a mess James Harden helped to create. Now that the chips are down though...he wants to leave to play for a contender.

We analyze the James Harden situation...and explain why he's handling it all wrong. We also predict what's going to happen going forward between Harden and the Rockets.

After learning about the season ending achilles injury to Klay Thompson...I came on here a couple of weeks ago and said that Steph Curry could decide to end his career outside of Golden State.

With him coming to the end of the prime of his career...I speculated that he would want to chase another championship. The Warriors are expected to be a fringe playoff team...and I figured Curry would want one more title before he retired. It appears I was wrong.

We go over recent comments made by Steph Curry...and the possibility of him extending his contract with the Warriors. Will Curry be one of a handful of players in the history of the NBA that ends his career with the team that drafted him?

When Sean Payton decided to start Taysom Hill instead of Jameis Winston three weeks ago...the media questioned the decision. Many were unsure if Taysom Hill had what it takes to be a starting quarterback. Three weeks later...Taysom Hill is being universally praised...and Sean Payton is being called a genius by the same media.

Being overlooked in all this praise of Taysom Hill is the fact that he struggled in the fourth quarter against the Falcons...and nearly gave the game away. We analyze his struggles...and explain why one certain issue is a big problem that's been going on all season.

 

In our What's Real/What's Fake segment this week:

Is it time to trust Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns?

Are Carson Wentz and the Philadelphia Eagles past the point of no return?

Could Cam Newton lead the Patriots to the playoffs?

Are the New York Giants a threat in the playoffs?

Perhaps I have a different opinion of courage than the woke media. I consider men and women of the military courageous. I consider the first responders who were running into the World Trade Center instead of running away from it on 9/11 courageous.

Capital One and the woke media consider Sarah Fuller courageous...for stepping on the field for one play last week when Vanderbilt played Missouri. Capital One announced this week they were nominating her for their Courage Award.

We analyze how the media continues to overreact to Sarah Fuller...and how this is an embarrassment to Vanderbilt and college football.