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In the 37-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel examine if Netflix is bluffing on its long-term NFL plans. The duo praises Pat McAfee, Adam Amin & Alex Faust, among others, while criticizing Kirk Herbstreit and ESPN’s travel plans. And they go deep into NBC, Amazon, Apple & Spectrum presentations. Plus, much more.

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Rundown of topics …

* Does Marchand buy that Netflix is not into a full season of NFL

* The sport that Marchand says to watch with Netflix

* What the big traditional NFL players and Amazon want

* How Fox’s Adam Amin moved up a notch

* ESPN’s Pat McAfee shows his value with College GameDay

* The issue with Kirk Herbstreit, GameDay and flying all over the country

* The Tigers radio booth’s big mistake

* Dissecting Netflix’s co-CEO’s Greg Peters’ NFL comments at a Bloomberg event

* Netflix wants to be “disciplined” with the NFL —- good luck with that

* The early NFL Sunday schedules are pretty thin because of all the exclusive windows

* Bob Papa & Carl Banks on the Giants radio & Bob Wischusen & Anthony Becht receive some kudos

* Listener question about Rich Eisen on play-by-play …

* Evaluating Kurt Warner on the NFL game broadcasts

* The Fox baseball analysts analyzed: A.J. Pierzynski vs. John Smoltz

* What did Marchand & Meterparel think of TNT Sports’ Alex Faust in for Bob Costas on MLB playoffs

* Marchand was on tour at NBC, Amazon, Spectrum & Apple events

* How Marchand has to conduct a mental inventory what he said about everyone at the events

* Tracy McGrady stood out at NBC

* Grant Hill is very impressive in person

* Apple & Spectrum gave Marchand a demonstration of Apple immersive experience that they will have on some Lakers’ games this season

* The Spectrum event that featured its CEO Chris Winfrey, ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro and AMC’s CEO Kristin Dolan

* How Spectrum is trying to be the solution to the discovery issue

* The Amazon/NBA dinner and John Ourand sitting next to Wizard great John Wall

* The “Inside the NBA” schedule is released and the new joke it will have

* The ridiculous complaining about travel among sports personality

* What to make of Woj’s new YouTube show for St. Bonaventure

* Papa Clicker big “Every Day Is Sunday: How Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, and Roger Goodell Turned the NFL into a Cultural & Economic Juggernaut” by Ken Belson —- How many clickers out of 5?

* Cakes are baking ….

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