Bernie looks at the state of the Arizona Cardinals and how the organization has gone off the rails this season, complete with Kyler Murray tearing his ACL. He also points out the New England Patriots have managed to be mediocre despite the mind-boggling move of having Matt Patricia run the offense. Bernie then talks about the importance of the Willson Contreras signing coming off a historically inept offensive season by Cardinals catchers in 2022.

Bernie takes a quick look at the season Jayson Tatum is putting together in Boston and examines his chances to win the MVP Award. He also looks at the Celtics' success and points out how they've been doing it all without center Robert Williams.

Bernie visits with Yahoo MLB editor and writer Zach Crizer to recap all the MLB offseason activity to date. Zach analyzes the Mets shattering records with their spending this offseason and examines if they made the best use of their money. He also looks at the impact of other deals including Xander Bogaerts signing with the San Diego Padres.

Bernie says to pump the brakes on expecting Bill DeWitt, Jr. to open up the Cardinals checkbook to sign Carlos Rodon as it makes no sense to expect the organization to abandon its standard operating practice to sign an injury prone starter to a record setting deal.

Bernie weighs in on the sports news of the day before transitioning to offer up some of his favorite memories of Mississippi State coach Mike Leach who passed away on Tuesday

Bernie breaks down Missouri and Illinois' losses on the hardwood on Saturday. Bernie points to Mizzou's performance as providing a measuring stick to how Dennis Gates' team still needs to grow. He also listens in to Brad Underwood's rant after Illinois' loss to Penn State and how it could spark the team moving into 2023.

Bernie previews the World Cup semifinal match between Argentina and Croatia. He then moves on to trying to diagnose the Blues' woes. Bernie calls out Doug Armstrong for his roster construction pointing to players like Josh Leivo, Tyler Pitlick and Calle Rosen having roles too big for a contending team. He also says any perceived disfunction in the locker room shouldn't be standing in the way of success as many great teams have had conflict.

Bernie visits with longtime NFL writer John McClain of gallerysports.com John recaps Sunday's NFL action including Brock Purdy beating Tom Brady in his first NFL start. John also explains why he's high on the Bengals and why the Cleveland Browns may never get a good return on what they gave up for and are paying DeShaun Watson.

Bernie takes a look at many of the prospects and fringe players that moved between the Braves, Athletics, and Brewers as he tries to determine whether the A's got a decent enough haul for catcher Sean Murphy.

Bernie starts breaking down the trade that sent Sean Murphy to Atlanta and William Contreras to Milwaukee. He also answers listener texts that ask how the deal impacts the Cardinals and why the Cardinals didn't pursue Murphy at such a low price.