The Functional Sportsaholic

Hard Knocks, Aaron Rodgers and Danica Patrick, Denver's QB booing and other topics throughout the week. Join our sports talk revolution!

0:07:38: Hard Knocks Talk

0:08:06: Gregg Williams, Colonel Sanders' lookalike, is a doofus.

0:10:50: Does this coaching staff respect Hue Jackson?

0:15:40: Our thoughts on a possible Dez to Browns fit

0:18:00: Sean's college intermural prowess

0:21:45: Aaron gets paid and he's dating Danica Patrick….?

0:25:00: Sean and Sam argue about Danica Patrick vs Olivia Munn

0:26:45: Odell Beckham's deal

0:34:09: Sean and Sam continue to argue about Danica Patrick vs Olivia Munn

0:36:46: The NBA Shot Clock changes

0:37:41: Does Danica pump Aaron's gas?

0:40:00: The NBA lifts shoe color regulation

0:40:45: The time Justin Timberlake complimented Sam's shoes

0:42:20: Does Danica cut the fat off of Aaron's meat?

0:49:15: Sean has no problem with Danica bringing home the bacon

0:50:48: Sam thinks Aaron should be with Jennifer Love Hewitt

0:52:12: We are officially onto pop culture. Sean and Sam discuss their least favorite celebrities for another twenty minutes of sarcasm

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Fantasy Football Bust Candidates, plus Sean and Sam discuss Hard Knocks, Denver's QB booing and other topics throughout the week. Join our sports talk revolution!

0:05:06: Why boo your home team?

0:11:58: Hard Knocks talk

0:26:50: Possible Fantasy Busts: 5 or so players you aren't expecting to hear

0:40:48: The helmet rule has changed. Get over it!

0:43:00: Raptors Hire Kawhi's buddy

0:47:30: The NBA wants med evaluations from players. How will they use it?

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Sean shares undervalued fantasy players at each offensive position. Sam and Sean talk Hard Knocks, Jalen Ramsey, a potential vampiric transformation, kids and inappropriate movies, Daryl Morey's man crush on Lebron and Bruce Bowen's pink slip.

0:02:20: Is Sean becoming a vampire?

0:06:30: Is Sean really aiming for testosterone boosts?

0:07:35: What age is the right age to start your kids on questionable movies?

0:14:30: Hard Knocks

0:16:00: When did the Browns hire Colonel Sanders?

0:18:16: We support Josh Gordon

0:25:00: On film, Mayfield is better than Darnold at the moment

0:26:15: Jalen Ramsey dogging QBs

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0:34:45: Undervalued Fantasy Players at QB, RB, WR, TE

0:49:10: Bruce Bowen gets canned by the Clippers

0:54:40: Morey's thoughts on Bron-Bron

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Why are more players holding out this season than in recent memory? Is it a generational divide? Is it the changing game? We also talk Hard Knocks and the NBA schedule.

0:01:33: The seemingly weekly Netflix show discussion. This week? Dark Tourist

0:03:30: Naked and Afraid

0:06:15: NFL holdouts

0:08:52: Khalil Mack's holdout and managing the younger workforce

0:23:40: Steve Kerr's management of the new age athlete vs Jon Gruden's

0:25:45: The Bears v Roquan Smith

0:32:45: Hard Knocks commentary

0:54:38: Big NBA games released

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The Baseballai Lama is back! We talk trade winners and losers and review his past predictions. Later, Sean/Sam talk worst sports contracts

0:05:20: People finding old, offensive tweets of pro athletes

0:06:00: GLOW on Netflix .. why does everyone look worse in the 80s?

0:11:36: Urban Meyer's gaffe

0:22:06: Here's an idea…. DON'T LIE!

0:30:15: The NBA's deal with MGM

0:38:32: BetDSI Incentives

0:40:36: MLB Trade Deadline Winners and Losers with the Baseballai Lama

1:06:20: The Double Nickel: Worst Sports Contracts

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Would you attend the Hall of Fame ceremony? TO won't! We'll discuss the drama along with NFL contracts, Tiger Woods and Carmelo to Houston

01:15: Sean has no energy and no motivation for exercise

05:21: Why in the hell are people doing the Shiggy Challenge?

11:49: Terrell Owens is not attending the HOF

15:10: Is the TO schtick a manifestation of his insecurity?

24:00: BetDSI promotion

26:17: NFL Contracts

30:16: Sean sees both sides of the Julio situation. Is guaranteeing the current years the answer?

32:00: The age of non-guaranteed contracts is coming to an end. Buckle up for the next labor discussions

36:48: Teams throwing PR shade at their players

38:42: Tiger Woods, y'all!

43:20: Carmelo to Houston

46:30: Trevor Ariza is underrated

49:00: The business of the NBA

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Don Beebe joins us this week to discuss the famous Leon Lett play, the original "Comeback" and his road less traveled to the NFL

0:01:46: Welcome to the show Don Beebe!

0:02:25: The Leon Lett play

0:04:17: True character

0:08:10: Motivating people and Marv Levy's influence

0:11:23: Other people's opinion and its place in your life

0:16:18: The Comeback

0:18:54: The great Bills fans

0:20:25: Don Beebe's Road Less Traveled

0:22:26: Don runs a 4.32 40 in BARE FEET!!

0:24:24: Don runs a combine-record 4.25 40 at the combine in shoes that were falling apart

0:28:05: Listening to your gut

0:33:35: Sean thinks Don's story could be a movie

0:38:38: Kawhi to Toronto

0:44:40: When did Kawhi's relationship sour so much?

0:52:55: Machado (maybe) going to the Dodgers

0:58:20: This could work really well for Toronto even if Kawhi doesn't sign an extension

0:58:54: Could Boston be the next dynasty?

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The NCAA organization annoys us. Though Sean and Sam share a disgust, the two differ on what annoys them. We also talk NBA Free agency.

01:59: Initial thoughts on the NCAA

02:58: The truth is that only power conferences have the opportunity to win the title

03:45: No, UCF wasn't the national champion last year, but it does prove non-power 5's are irrelevant

05:00: Yes, even the historic schools have declared themselves national champs in shady ways

08:03: Why blaming mid-majors for their week out of conference schedule makes no sense

11:40: Oliver Luck might be fooling some people, but he's not fooling us

17:13: Should we pay players? It's more complicated than you think it would be

19:30: How far should “tuition" go in the payment argument? 

25:25: What would the mechanics of paying players look like?

29:19: Coaching bullies

31:54: NBA Free Agency and the Carmelo Enigma 

36:12: Boogie talk

40:25: Sean rags on Durant and Sam tells Sean he's a hater

47:10: A bit about Trae Young

53:20: Story time with Sean and Sam

56:54: All-time NBA rosters

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LeBron is taking his talents to Huntingon Beach + If OKC was ok with a $300M payroll, why did they trade Harden way back when? And more

01:00: Like a phoenix from the ashes, Sam Van Damme is back in action!

04:10: Sean almost got arrested on the 4th of July. But let's be real, he could sell firearms to troops of guerrillas and never get booked.

08:05: Quick World Cup update

11:38: Bobby Bonilla Day!

18:08: New NFL helmet rule

20:32: Just get rid of all of the pads!

26:40: Sean and Sam break down soccer correspondent, Gooch Givens', wardrobe

29:28: An OKC WTF?

35:11: Why in the world is Markelle Fultz “off limits"?

39:56: Lebron to LA

51:48: The Double Nickle: Sam and Sean give their top-5 sports uniforms of all time

Opening/ClosingMusic: Rock Angel by Joakim KarudLe

Sean and special guest Brad discuss the week's events including the NBA MVP, NBA Coach of the Year and the NFL Network's top 100 players of 2017.

00:44 Sam Van Damme is on the disabled list this week. We're tagging in Brad David of the Get Paid: Fantasy, Gambling and DFS podcast

02:08 Guy Fieri… enough with the hair already!

08:16 Harden wins the NBA MVP

11:00 Is Harden truly more valuable than LeBron?

12:10 Brad loathes Kevin Love

16:38 Why are we making Paul George out to be the x factor in the NBA offseason?

20:06 We didn't like the Durant to Golden State move, but not for the reason you think

27:10 If Sean was Lebron, he'd get to Boston or San Antonio to play for world class coaching

28:00 Dwayne Casey gets coach of the year. Brad Stevens gets the shaft.

30:16 Top 100 players of the NFL

33:16 Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady are a step ahead of everyone else

34:50 Why is Julio 4? And why isn't Russel Wilson higher?

35:58 Sean weighs in on the old Manning vs Brady debate

40:00 Who would Brad take if he had to choose between Manning and Brady?

40:44 Belichick is the (Payton) Manning slayer

43:14 Did Drew Bledsoe lose his job to two half of famers?

44:58 Sean and Brad wonder if Romo will get into the hall of fame some day

Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud