Luke Mauro is in for Sean. Seth and Luke discuss the Astros looking like just one of many deadline buyers in the AL, if Kevin Durant seems happy as a Rocket, go through the day's sparse headlines, discuss and assess Mike Florio's theory as to why CJ Stroud may not make it through this season, Ross Tucker's thought that the Texans need to make sure CJ is ok before giving him his big contract, dive into the story of Spurs announcer Jacob Tobey being fired after it was revealed he was cheating on his girlfriend with the sister of a Spurs player, assess if CJ Stroud is set up for success based on who's around him, discuss the concept of retail investors getting in on athletes' career futures, a new conspiracy theory that Tom Brady is sabotaging the Patriots, see if any of the worst takes of the week can dethrone Adam Schefter, assess if the Texans’ offense is poised for a breakout this season, discuss the dumbest things they’ve said to people they were trying to impress, and see what Reggie and Raheel have coming up on In the Loop.