The Hardline

Quinnen Williams signs a 4-year extension with the NY Jets. A massive Twitter debate over who was the best rookie corner in 2022 broke out earlier this week between current and former NFL corners. The Jets have been chosen to be featured on Hard Knocks this Summer. The Giants and Saquon  Barkley are still negotiating a long-term deal with a deadline looming. The guys do a list of their top 10 QBs heading into the 2023 NFL season, and a quick update on Deandre Hopkins and Dalvin Cook. MLB had their all-star game festivities this week and Shohei Ohtani is still the talk of the league, and what major stars should the Yankees go after? 

The Spurs drafted Victor Wembanyama who is maybe the highest-touted prospect that we have seen since LeBron James in 2003. The NBA is going crazy with trades after Chris Paul, Kristaps Porzingis, and Bradley Beal found new homes. The Yankees' health situation seems like it keeps getting worse and Hal Steinbrenner had some questionable comments about the team. The Mets continue to do a downward spiral. The Reds are the hottest team in baseball right now. Merlo and JM draft their own MLB teams projecting for the next decade.

Michael Merlo and John Michael Mauceri with special guest from Just Ball Analytics Joe Mauceri give all of their predictions for the upcoming MLB season!

In the 88th episode of The Hardline Sports talk, Michael Merlo and John Michael Mauceri open the show by discussing the Kyrie Irving trade and what it means for both the Mavericks and Nets. Staying with the NBA, the guys also talk about LeBron's chase for Kareem's scoring record. Switching over to the NFL, Merlo and JM discuss how this past week of from the NFL was a tough one, and their opinions on the re-imagined Pro Bowl games. They play a would you rather game with Geno Smith, and discuss the legacy's of the starting QB's in the Super Bowl if they were to won the Super Bowl.