Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre

On today’s episode, Jason discusses why the Pittsburgh Steelers felt compelled to trade for Justin Fields just days after signing Russell Wilson in free agency (5:53). Later, Team Rankings' Jason Lisk swings by to discuss how his website handicaps the upcoming NCAA Tournament, including which teams are being undervalued, which are being overvalued, the top-4 seed most likely to get bounced out early and the lower-seed that looks primed for a deep Cinderella run (18:51). Finally, J-Mac closes the show with his Best Bets for the first weekend of March Madness (47:57).

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On today’s episode, Jason kicks things off with a few quick thoughts on the biggest NFL headlines of the day, including Derrick Henry signing with the Baltimore Ravens and Aaron Rodgers potentially becoming Vice President of the United States of America (4:47). Later, ESPN college basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla swings by to discuss why it feels like Houston and Kansas are headed in opposite directions right now (12:35), why veteran rosters seem to perform so much better in March Madness (22:36), which players he believes deserve to be named First Team All-Americans (30:52), all the controversy surrounding Duke star Kyle Filipowski the last few weeks (36:56), why it’s so hard to trust teams like Purdue, Arizona and Kentucky (40:10), the impact NIL has had on college basketball as a whole (47:21) and much more!

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On today’s episode, Jason recaps a wild Day 1 of the NFL Free Agency negotiation period. During the show, J-Mac discusses why the Minnesota Vikings decided not to match the contract offer Kirk Cousins received from the Atlanta Falcons (2:41), what the D’Andre Swift and Josh Jacobs contracts say about the state of the running back free agency market (10:24), how the loss of so many offensive and defensive starters could impact the Miami Dolphins’ suddenly small Super Bowl window (22:53), the ongoing war of words between former New York Giants running backs Tiki Barber and Saquon Barkley (31:39) and how the Los Angeles Chargers plan to build their roster in the image of new head coach Jim Harbaugh (37:35).

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On today’s episode, Jason discusses why he believes the acquisition of Russell Wilson isn’t the obvious win for the Pittsburgh Steelers that many think it is (2:10), how Mac Jones getting traded to Jacksonville and Baker Mayfield re-signing with Tampa Bay might impact the futures of Kirk Cousins and Justin Fields (15:08), the viral video series on social media that has Michael Jordan stans up in arms (30:16) and the fireworks that erupted in the world women’s college basketball over the weekend involving Caitlin Clark, South Carolina and LSU (38:37).

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On today’s episode, Jason discusses his biggest takeaways from the Denver Nuggets win over the Boston Celtics in what many are calling an NBA Finals preview (5:30), how Karl-Anthony Towns’ knee injury impacts the Minnesota Timberwolves both in the short-term and the long-term (12:26) and his overall excitement level for the upcoming exhibition boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson (28:32).

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On today’s episode, Jason gets the party started by going off on Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers following their pitiful home loss to the Sacramento Kings (2:59). Later, The Athletic NBA writer Joe Vardon swings by to discuss the next foreign-born player that is looking to take over the NBA (13:16), the narrative that international players have taken over the league (19:15), how the Cleveland Cavaliers plan to address Donovan Mitchell’s uncertain future with the franchise (23:26), how Evan Mobley’s on-court development could impact which direction the Cavs decide to go in the offseason (38:54), whether or not any team poised to really challenge the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference (44:42) and much more!

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On today’s episode, Jason is joined by former University of North Carolina basketball and NBA star John Henson. During the conversation, Henson discusses how he evolved into one of the elite defensive centers in recent college hoops history (13:04), why he ultimately chose to go to UNC over Texas and UCLA (17:46), what it was like playing alongside a young Giannis Antetokounmpo with the Milwaukee Bucks (33:13), his viral run-in with Matt Barnes from back in the day (37:26), which dark horse teams he’s identified as those who could make a deep NCAA Tournament run (47:56) and much more!

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On today’s episode, Jason discusses the Denver Broncos’ controversial decision to eat $85 million in dead cap money just so they can cut quarterback Russell Wilson (2:16), why the Minnesota Vikings seem like the ideal landing spot for Wilson if they decide that Kirk Cousins has become too expensive to keep (5:55) and whether or not the Las Vegas Raiders make sense as Wilson’s next team (18:16). Finally, J-Mac closes the show by taking the Los Angeles Clippers to the woodshed for their inexplicable loss to the Milwaukee Bucks sans Giannis Antetokounmpo (30:09)

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On today’s episode, Jason discusses the unfortunate passing of longtime ESPN NFL reporter Chris Mortensen (2:41), whether the NFL Combine results – even the record-breaking ones – really matter in the grand scheme of things (5:52), if LeBron James becoming the first-ever member of the NBA’s 40,000 Point Club will be enough to propel him in the GOAT debate (18:02), the narrative that people have been rooting against LeBron and hoping he would fail since he entered the league in 2003 (28:46), why Jayson Tatum still can’t get any love from MVP voters even as the Boston Celtics run roughshod through the NBA (37:54) and why he fundamentally disagrees with Kevin Durant’s opinion about Team USA Basketball (41:49).

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On today’s episode, Jason discusses Damian Lillard's recent comments about feeling 'lonely' in Milwaukee during this mostly underwhelming Bucks season (3:02), whether or not Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo could be headed for a quick divorce this offseason after just one year together (15:00), Kevin Durant's quest to remind the world that the best basketball players are from the United States of America (23:28) and the latest embarrassing story to come out of the New York Jets organization (32:31). 

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