The NFL is now through Week 4 after another wild Sunday and Monday. Peter Klein breaks down why the Jets and Eagles should be concerned. Then, he gives his picks for the Fantasy Football Waiver Wire and then unveils this week's Fantasy Football Dumpster Darlings. Peter gets ready for UFC 307 with a look at the big storylines heading into the Main and Co-Main Event. Then, Peter analyzes the blockbuster NBA trade between the New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves before closing with some Calgary Flames talk.
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00:00Welcome, everyone, to Couch Potato Diary.
00:07It's another week.
00:08Thank you all so much for tuning in today.
00:13As always, thank you to Deeds and Toxic hanging out in the chat.
00:17If you guys have any questions, or anyone hanging out in the chat have any questions,
00:21let me know.
00:22And, yeah, we're kind of, you know, I'm not going to do the full NFL rundown the way we've
00:26been doing it.
00:27We're going to talk about every team tomorrow on the Power Rankings.
00:29So today is just going to be some of the bigger stories.
00:31We're kind of combining Monday and Tuesday, since Monday was the holiday.
00:35So, we're going to talk about the main NFL stories, and then we will get into fantasy
00:41football talk with the Waver Wire, looking at the Dumpster Darlings for the week, and
00:47things like that.
00:48So, as always, yes, we will be talking a little bit about the Calgary Flames here in a little
00:54bit.
00:55As the preseason winds down, all of a sudden, we are getting more and more into, like, okay,
01:03this is actually going to be happening now.
01:07So, we'll get into the Flames, probably to close the show today.
01:11But if you have any Flames questions, by all means, let me know in the chat, because today
01:14it was...
01:15Honestly, today was like, okay, I should talk Flames.
01:18What's there to talk about right now?
01:20So, give me a couple of hints in the chat, and we'll get that going as this show rolls
01:26along.
01:27But, yes, let's start the day now talking about the National Football League.
01:36Alright, I think there are a few big stories coming out of week four in the NFL.
01:41I think the biggest one is cause for concern out in Philadelphia.
01:48This was a team that I had a lot of high expectations for.
01:53And I think this was also a team that had a lot of pressure on them coming into this
01:56season based off of how two seasons ago went, and then how last season went.
02:01And so now, you have to show that last season was kind of the outlier, especially how that
02:06ended.
02:07You have to show that that was the outlier, and the one before that is the one that this
02:11team really is.
02:12And through two weeks, or through four weeks, sorry, it really seems like last year was
02:17kind of what this team is.
02:20It was an awful performance against Tampa Bay.
02:22Just absolutely brutal.
02:24And I think you can explain away a lot of the stuff on offense just with, well, no AJ
02:30Brown, no Devonta Smith.
02:32That's gonna, any team loses those types of weapons, it's gonna set them back.
02:35But also, you still have, as we talked about last week, you still have Goddard, you still
02:39have Saquon Barkley.
02:41They went out and acquired Jahan Dotson to be a number three receiver.
02:44I get having him be the number one is not ideal, but it's not like this team is still
02:48devoid of talent.
02:50And also, if Jalen Hurts is going to be that guy and be the big money quarterback, you
02:56kind of need to be able to beat Tampa Bay.
02:59You have to look better than Bo Nix looked last week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
03:04I thought it was just dreadful.
03:05But the big issue is how bad this defense was.
03:09They got throttled in this matchup.
03:13Their defensive line, after one week of looking pretty good against New Orleans last week,
03:18the defensive line now looks like it is a problem again out in Philadelphia.
03:22And the big thing is, like, Sirianni just did not have this team ready to play.
03:26And I, if this trends even remotely further, the way this is going, then I think that he
03:34is probably out of a job.
03:35Looking at it now, they're in a bye week next week, so at least a stay of execution there.
03:40And then after that, they take on the... why am I not seeing this?
03:46It's an eagle.
03:47How can you not see an eagle?
03:48Oh, they play the Cleveland Browns in Philadelphia.
03:50So, if you lose that game, you're gone.
03:53You're fired.
03:54Right?
03:55So, Sirianni certainly on the hot seat.
03:56Speaking of coaches who may need to find other employment soon, the New York Jets take a
04:01major step back against the Denver Broncos.
04:04And I will admit, like, we went over on the power rankings on Wednesday.
04:08I was duped.
04:10I believed when I shouldn't have believed that this is probably still a playoff team,
04:14just based off of the AFC.
04:16And this is still a talented roster.
04:18But to consider them contenders, to consider them as I had them a top five team in the
04:23NFL, is asinine.
04:24That was a horrendous loss.
04:26And spare me the, it was rainy and cold.
04:31You play in New York, guys.
04:33We don't take four months off and then you get to play the playoffs in July, okay?
04:39It's not going to get better, the weather situation, as the season goes on.
04:44So A, if it's a problem now, fix it, because you're going to have to deal with it.
04:49B, number two, whatever thing you want to use to list the items, the weather is the
04:57same for both.
04:58And if you were to tell me, before this game, that you get Aaron Rodgers in the Elements
05:03against Bo Nix, I will take that a thousand times out of ten.
05:08Aaron Rodgers, the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin, playing all of
05:14those playoff games so they didn't lose at home for a century, he has played in the Elements
05:19before.
05:20Bo Nix sucks, and he's just out of college, so don't give me the, well, it was the weather.
05:27Because you have Aaron Rodgers, one of the best bad weather quarterbacks in the league,
05:31against a kid, and you also had three extra days to prepare.
05:36Just an abysmal loss for the New York Jets.
05:39And the penalties were the killer for this team.
05:43And then Robert Salah, after the game, saying, oh, well, maybe we need to change the hard
05:46count up.
05:47I am not usually on Aaron Rodgers' side on many things, but for Rodgers to come out and
05:53say, or maybe it's time to hold guys accountable, was the perfect response to that.
05:56And the perfect way to handle that sort of a situation.
05:59And he's right.
06:00This team has not held its players accountable for a really long time.
06:04And they need to really get this thing on track.
06:08And it is not by Aaron Rodgers changing how he does things to fit the rest of this team.
06:14Also, you look at who was taking the penalties, it wasn't the rookie left tackle.
06:18If anyone should be having trouble with the hard count, it would be that kid.
06:22So it wasn't him.
06:23So no, this is, um, I have tried to give Robert Salah the benefit of the doubt, because he
06:29seems fun, right?
06:30You know, you like the energetic guy on the sidelines, you like a guy getting fired up.
06:34And also, and I think this is a bigger picture NFL thing to talk about maybe on a, um, at
06:39a quieter time, but every, every team is looking for the same thing in a coach.
06:45And I liked that they kind of went outside the lines and went for the defensive guru
06:49guy to go out there and try to be a little bit different.
06:52And so I wanted it to work, but it's just, it's not, it's not working.
06:55I don't think it's going to work.
06:57And I think the Jets are going to be worse because of it.
07:01In terms of teams who played well, I think if we all watched the preview show on Friday,
07:06we have a pretty good understanding that I was not necessarily anticipating that kind
07:10of a showing from the Baltimore Ravens.
07:14That was impressive as hell.
07:15A very good showing over the Buffalo Bills and a really dominant performance by them.
07:23Eric Henry, they, it seems like they've unlocked that now a little bit.
07:28And this is what is so tantalizing about this Baltimore team is that when it is clicking,
07:33it is so much fun to watch and it is so dominant and it can be so dominant.
07:39I do think that from a Bill standpoint, this was a little bit of a reminder that they have
07:44been playing very well to start the year.
07:47But this hasn't really been like, this is still a roster that has some issues.
07:52This is still a team that has some injury problems and it is just not a complete unit
07:58right now for Buffalo.
08:00And so I think that that is something that was just, it was a nice reminder here.
08:06Kay Rimney or Crimney, I will get to the fantasy question here in just a moment.
08:11Detroit reminding us that they're still really good.
08:15We have had some concerns about them for the last couple of weeks, but I think that Seattle
08:19is a really good defense and they kind of torched them a little bit.
08:26They played really well.
08:27Jared Goff, like it was a perfect performance that was unbelievable.
08:30And so for him to do that, I think showed he's legit.
08:33But I do think that this kind of showed that Seattle, maybe not on that championship tier,
08:37but Seattle is a threat.
08:39And right now, Seattle looks like the best team in the NFC West.
08:44Right?
08:45Yeah.
08:46West.
08:47I don't know why I blanked on that for a second.
08:49But yeah, they look like they are legit too.
08:50The Packers, another very, or sorry, the Vikings, another very impressive performance on Sunday.
08:55The defense lets up a little bit, allows Green Bay back into this game.
08:58But Brian Flores is an unbelievable defensive coach and he has done such a great job out
09:03there in Minnesota.
09:04And Sam Darnold, I don't think it's going to continue at an MVP pace.
09:08I am very interested to see how they handle things going over to face the Jets on Sunday
09:13morning over in England.
09:15But I do think that Sam Darnold is someone that is finally figuring out the right situation
09:22for him.
09:23And that's been really exciting.
09:24And I think the Packers, this is the one where it's like, okay, this Packers defense, we've
09:29had a couple like, are they?
09:30Aren't they?
09:31Are they?
09:32Aren't they?
09:33I have now declared my flag in the ground.
09:34The Packers defense is mint at best.
09:37So I know you've all been waiting for that.
09:38A couple more, Commando's offense is a wagon.
09:41We knew that coming in.
09:42But Jaden Daniels, like you just watch him.
09:44He is gliding out on the football field.
09:47And the arm strength that he has, and the accuracy, and all of that, like, it is a complete
09:54package what you are seeing with him right now.
09:57And that has been just a delight to watch.
10:00And it just, it's very exciting.
10:02And yes, like, this was against Arizona, who isn't that great of a defense.
10:06But to do that against anyone is really, really impressive.
10:11So Commandos have to move up in our mental whatever for the NFL here going forward.
10:17And the last one, I was duped again week one by the LA Rams against the Detroit Lions for
10:24how good I thought they did and how well they hung with that team.
10:28Yes, it's injuries, whatever.
10:29But I need to get back to my preseason assumption that the Rams aren't shit.
10:33So that is a miss by me.
10:36And oops.
10:37On that one.
10:38I'm going to hit the talking football thing again, and we'll get into the fantasy football
10:42discussion.
10:43All right, Krimny, or K-Rim-ny, or K-Rim-ny, has said, what do you think about Diggs for
10:56Montgomery and Shaheed?
10:59I was not on the Diggs bandwagon to start this year.
11:05And I feel like as this offense continues to progress, that maybe he is not going to
11:11be as big of a part of it.
11:12I do like that they are trying to get him involved right now.
11:16But I feel like there's been a couple of times where, oh, if Dell makes a play or if someone
11:18else makes a play, then maybe there isn't a Diggs thing.
11:21I feel like he could get pushed into being an afterthought.
11:25And so, Krimny, are you getting Diggs, or are you trading him away for Montgomery and
11:34Shaheed?
11:35I feel like this is a fairly fair trade, especially as we go now into the bye weeks, getting a
11:40little bit more depth.
11:41If you are trading away a Stefan Diggs and acquiring, so you would be getting Diggs.
11:47Okay.
11:48I still don't mind it.
11:49I know I was just kind of talking down Stefan Diggs.
11:51I still don't mind it.
11:53Montgomery, like, it was very obvious last night who the guy was in Detroit, right?
11:57So Montgomery is still going to get some, but that is maybe not necessarily as reliable
12:04a source of touches going forward.
12:07And Shaheed, I think looks awesome, and I think is really, really talented.
12:12And if Derek Carr gets a perfect pocket all the time, then I think there are going to
12:17be a lot of options for Shaheed.
12:18I don't think, though, that you worry about giving him up.
12:24And so, I think you are taking two pieces that are kind of like, oh, well, you know,
12:28if this, this, and this hits, then maybe.
12:31And getting Stefan Diggs, who I know I said could get pushed back in that offense, but
12:35it also feels like this offense is growing a little bit.
12:37So I will say, I would say do that.
12:39I would, I would go out and acquire a Diggs if that were the case.
12:42I don't think you're overpaying in that situation, and like, you're a Collins injury away from
12:47being right in there.
12:48Although, I mean, we just talked about that with the other two guys that you kind of need
12:51injuries for them.
12:52So maybe not the best point, but I do think I would, I would take that deal and I would
12:55be getting Diggs in that spot.
12:57Okay.
12:58As we get now into the fantasy football waiver wire, as we get now into the bi-week season,
13:05and we start to see, you know, okay, what kind of depth do we actually have?
13:10A few of these are going to be guys you can play right away.
13:13And a few of these are going to be guys that maybe you need to just kind of stash for a
13:17rainy day.
13:18At quarterback, this one is a bit more of a, if you are desperate play, it is Justin
13:22Fields, 32% owned.
13:24They'll be facing the Cowboys this week.
13:25And I do think that Dallas can be a tricky matchup for quarterbacks at times, but you
13:31look at how the Cowboys have struggled so far this season.
13:36Yes, Thursday night against Daniel Jones, like, okay, they gave up a lot of yards though.
13:41And I think that is something to keep an eye on.
13:44Before that, it was Baltimore and we all saw Baltimore just carve them up for, like, just
13:51absolutely destroyed them, right?
13:52So for three quarters anyway.
13:54And then before that, it was New Orleans.
13:56Okay, well, the Saints didn't punt, so they played pretty well.
14:00And then the week before that, yeah, they beat Cleveland.
14:03But I think we're starting to see, giving up 17 points to Cleveland is maybe a little
14:07bit more concerning than it should be.
14:09So I think that Justin Fields has an opportunity to put up some points this week.
14:13And so if you have a Jalen Hurts on a buy or something like that, I think that this
14:16is a fine pickup to help you out in that area.
14:20By the way, the cutoff that I have for these is 35% owned or fewer.
14:25So in some deeper leagues, or in some less deep leagues, a Geno Smith being available
14:30or something like that could be a real option for you as well.
14:33At running back, the first one here is Roshon Johnson.
14:3627% owned.
14:37He had 15 carries in the last two weeks.
14:38He gets the touchdown this week.
14:40And quite frankly, he looks like the best running back in Chicago.
14:44So that is the guy who I think that has the best opportunity, I think maybe of anyone
14:52on the WaferWire this week, to be a long-term solution, but also be someone who can help
14:56you out in a bit more of the immediate.
15:00At 24% owned, it's Samaje P. Ryan.
15:03Very quiet in the passing game this week, but he does get a gold-lined look, and that
15:06gets him into the end zone, which does kind of save his day a little bit.
15:09As Deeds, I don't know if Deeds is still hanging out in the chat, but Deeds knows that
15:12kind of saved him a little bit.
15:13Deeds has him, I think, on his bench.
15:15He and I were very...
15:16I almost got my first vampire there.
15:18We almost got there, but not quite.
15:22But still, P. Ryan, I think, is someone who has had some opportunities, because steals
15:28look bad, and it's a couple of fumbles now for steal, and it feels like he has been kind
15:33of pushed now into short-yardage, full-back, running back three territory.
15:37I think P. Ryan is always going to have a role in the passing game.
15:40Kareem Hunt looked fine.
15:42That is one that is available in a number of leagues.
15:44Ethically, I have an issue with picking him up.
15:48Maybe I'll do some googling to see how much he has kind of learned from that situation
15:52that he had a few years ago, but he does feel like he's going to get a bit more of the
15:55carries out there.
15:57And the last running back is Tyler Algier.
15:59He had 10 carries slash targets this week.
16:01Eight carries, two targets.
16:03He's not going to take Bijon's role, but there is a chance that he still gets his a little
16:08bit, and he is showing, like, he is still a talented running back.
16:12And I think right now for an Atlanta offense that still kind of feels a little stuck in
16:15the mud, they are going to need to just have as many talented people as they can.
16:21That was one thing we didn't talk about in the NFL rundown, but Atlanta, like, the final
16:24score looks better than it was.
16:26They got, I believe it was a pick six, and a muff punt for a touchdown, and then a bunch
16:31of field goals to help them win.
16:33So I wouldn't be taking Atlanta too seriously right now, but I think Algier has a chance
16:38in this offense.
16:39At wide receiver, Wandale Robinson, 27% owned.
16:42Even if Neighbors is healthy, he has had eight plus targets in three of four games.
16:46Now, those targets are coming from Daniel Jones, so, you know, concerns.
16:51But this is still, I think, someone who is just getting a whole lot of volume, and you
16:56have to understand that the floor could be zero.
16:59Like, this is not a, oh, just a nice little safe four points, let's just, let's just get
17:04it and move on.
17:05No, no, no, no, no, no.
17:06This could goose egg ya.
17:09And quite honestly, the ceiling ain't that high, but there is still a pretty good range
17:15in there where I think you can be successful with Wandale Robinson.
17:18Another one here, Michael Wilson, 17% owned.
17:2116 targets in the last two weeks combined.
17:23He, I haven't checked the snaps this week, but coming into this week, he was getting
17:27the second most amount of snaps in that wide receiver room, and so I think as Kyler Murray
17:32continues to get settled in and continues to get going, Wilson is going to continue
17:36to get his opportunities, and so I think that's a decent play.
17:39And the last one is Xavier Leggett, at 14% owned.
17:41He balled out with Thielen out last week.
17:44It's a really tough matchup against Chicago, so this is not a guy to play this week, I
17:48don't think at all, but I do think that this is a guy that will continue to show some value
17:54in this offense, because like, if he plays well in an Adam Thielen absence, for a team
18:01that probably isn't going anywhere, it makes more sense for this team to run out Leggett
18:05every week than it does to run out an Adam Thielen.
18:08So I think that this, now, keep an eye on the quarterback situation, obviously, but
18:12I think this is a player who is going to continue to get more opportunities as this season goes
18:16along.
18:17At tight end, we're throwing a dart, and this week it lands on Ty Conklin, 34% owned.
18:21He had 8 targets last week, we just talked about it, it was just an ugly game.
18:24On the defensive side, it is toxic.
18:26This is your time.
18:27You're asking for defenses.
18:28We got them for you.
18:3028% owned, the Seattle defense going up against the New York Giants.
18:36I know we just kind of talked up our boy Wanda Robinson there a little bit, but yeah, this
18:41defense is going to have a good time, I think, against the New York Giants this week.
18:46So a good one there.
18:47If you need a little bit more help, and they are taken, or whatever, Denver against the
18:51Las Vegas Raiders.
18:53The Raiders did finally put up some points this week against Cleveland, but Denver's
18:57defense looked pretty good, even in the elements against the Jets, and Vegas's offense continues
19:02to be bad.
19:05So that is the Fantasy Football Waiver Wire for the week.
19:09Let's move into, now, the Fantasy Dumpster Darlings.
19:13Each week, I go through the Fantasy schedule, and to see who had the best performances of
19:19the least owned players in the NFL, and we put together the Fantasy Football Dumpster
19:23Darlings.
19:24This week, our quarterback, 32% owned, so a little higher than we normally go.
19:28But Justin Fields, 32% owned, put up almost 32 fantasy points at 31.98.
19:34We balanced that, we were a little high at 32, but it doesn't get any lower than zero.
19:39And that is where Jeremy McNichols comes in.
19:410% owned, 19.9 fantasy points.
19:45Justice Hill, 15% owned.
19:48So people got real excited about our guy after week one, and then cut him immediately.
19:54But now he comes back up with another big performance, as he gets 18.6 fantasy points.
20:01Our wide receiver rune, Dontavian Wicks.
20:04Almost as many letters in his name as percentage owned, 15% owned, 22.3 fantasy points.
20:11Joshua Downs, 21% owned for the Indianapolis Colts.
20:16Joe Flacco comes in, has himself a day, and gets Jeter Downs to 18.2 fantasy points.
20:24After that, we have, at the tight end spot, Tucker Craft.
20:2814.3 fantasy points for the 6% of people who owned him.
20:34Our flex option, we just talked about him in the Waver Wire, it's Xavier Leguette.
20:3914% owned at 16.6 fantasy points.
20:44On defense, the Atlanta Falcons, 5% owned.
20:47Everyone's scared away by Derek Carr, and they come up with 17 fantasy points.
20:52And then our kicker, the number one kicker in all the land this week, was 1% owned.
20:58And it was Nick Folk at 24 fantasy points.
21:01So all of that together, let's add it up.
21:0331.98 with Justin Fields.
21:06He was our largest owned of the entire week.
21:10I should have done this before, but we got the calculator out.
21:13We are rocking and rolling with this one.
21:15Let's see what we come up with.
21:19Drumroll.
21:20I should have one, but I don't.
21:22And this is taking way too long, and I'm really sorry about all that.
21:26But it is going to be...
21:31Well, it's going to be a good total this week, too.
21:32182.88 fantasy points.
21:35So again, a team where Justin Fields is the biggest owned, and then after that, it's Josh Downs.
21:44Gets almost 190 fantasy points.
21:47So again, fantasy football, so cruel.
21:51So cruel.
21:52All right, it is time now to shift gears.
21:54We're fighting for our lives in fantasy, but there's going to be actual fights happening
21:58this weekend.
21:58It is UFC 307.
22:00In the main event, Alex Pereira defends his title again, which is about the best you can
22:05say about this card.
22:06But let's get into some early storylines with some fight talk.
22:18Into the UFC conversation we go now.
22:21And it is UFC 307 going down this weekend, as it is once again an opportunity to see
22:27one of the pound-for-pound greats of his time step into the octagon, as Alex Pereira, this
22:33time not in an effort to save a card or on short notice, gets a real actual training
22:39camp against a real actual opponent.
22:42Kind of, as he faces Khalil Rowntree in the main event for the UFC's Light Heavyweight
22:46Championship.
22:46In the co-main event, it is Giuliana Pena taking on Raquel Pennington as they fight
22:52for gold as well.
22:53So let's get into the early storylines.
22:55We begin with Alex Pereira, who honestly, like, I hope he is taking Khalil Rowntree
23:01much more seriously than I am.
23:03Because my first note is, Pereira needs to stay focused.
23:06This is not the bright lights of UFC 300.
23:08This is not the bright lights of a Madison Square Garden show that he has come in last
23:15minute and saved.
23:16This isn't International Fight Week that he is coming in and saving.
23:20This is just a regular-ass pay-per-view.
23:23It is a one after the spear.
23:25It is all of these things.
23:26And it's against an opponent that is probably, like, one of the worst he has faced in the
23:31UFC, to be perfectly frank.
23:33So, he needs to keep that focus and not think about any of those things that I just said.
23:39And just walk into that cage on Saturday and take care of business.
23:43He needs to be able to keep that momentum going.
23:45And this is like a few of the boxing ones that we have done of this, where we are already
23:49looking at what is next.
23:50And I am continuing to bang that drum, hoping that what is next is an opportunity in the
23:56heavyweight division.
23:57This is a guy who, yes, there are probably a couple other fights that he needs to take
24:02care of at 205 pounds.
24:03Rakic, Madrimov, a couple of those sorts of things.
24:08But this is someone who wants to go out and make history.
24:11And it's not like you have a heavyweight division that is beating down with contenders
24:15right now.
24:16You have two very old men, who haven't fought in a very long time, who will be fighting
24:20for your heavyweight championship next month.
24:24After that, you got a young stud who is knocking out every other contender on their way toward
24:29the heavyweight championship.
24:32So, I'm not saying Pereira needs to get a heavyweight title opportunity next.
24:35Although, fun.
24:36I am saying that his next fight, I think, should be at 265 pounds.
24:40That is my personal belief.
24:42For Roundtree, he seems like a weird challenger.
24:45He had his last fight cancelled because he tested positive for a banned substance.
24:51So the fight at UFC 303 gets pulled, and as punishment, he gets a championship opportunity.
24:57This is so weird.
24:59I was going to say, coming into this, that he feels like a mandatory challenger in boxing.
25:05But he doesn't even feel like that.
25:07This is beyond the scope of what I think a mandatory challenger in boxing would get.
25:13Honestly, this is kicking it old school a little bit.
25:16This is like the old Pride Grand Prix, where it's like, all right, well, it's the middleweight
25:19Grand Prix.
25:20We're not going to have the middleweight champion in.
25:22So he gets to face whoever, the 8th or 16th seat, or whatever they would do.
25:26And so he goes in there against some absolutely poor sucker to just get obliterated.
25:32That is honestly what this feels like right now.
25:35And so this is, I think you can tell I'm not taking Rountree overly seriously as a
25:41championship opposition.
25:43But Rountree has an opportunity to pull off what would be the wildest upset in the history
25:48of the sport.
25:49Like, this is, I think this would definitely be bigger than home Rousey.
25:54And it would be like, up there with Sarah against GSP.
25:57When you consider that Pereira could be a triple champ by the time this year, by the
26:04time next year is done.
26:06Someone who is a champion in three different weight classes, probably not at the same time.
26:09That would be tough.
26:10But someone who has at least made that kind of history.
26:13He is right now, pound for pound, on my pound for pound rankings, number two.
26:18And I think at worst, you could put him third.
26:20He's on an absolute tear.
26:22Rountree does, his last win was against Anthony Smith, who we are just starting to, like,
26:27is he still good?
26:28Is he not?
26:29Not exactly a number one contender type of a fight.
26:31So Rountree this weekend has a chance to shock the world in what I think would be the biggest
26:35upset in the history of the sport.
26:37Moving into the co-main event, also for a championship, as Giuliana Peña looks to get
26:41back the belt that she won for a second against Amanda Nunes.
26:44For Peña, it is put up or shut up.
26:46She has been trying to go the Chael Sonnen, Colby Covington, whatever route of being the
26:52trash talker and the, I'm going to play the heel.
26:54And she kind of sucks at it.
26:56And no one cares.
26:59And oh, yeah, Amanda Nunes is retiring because she's scared of me.
27:02No one believes that.
27:03No one's believing you.
27:04Not at all.
27:05And so yeah, you get a huge upset win over Amanda Nunes.
27:08Congratulations.
27:08That is one of the biggest upsets in the history of the sport.
27:11Um, Nunes came out after and kind of proved it was a fluke by whooping that ass for five
27:15rounds.
27:15Um, Peña's three and two in her last five.
27:18If she wins this, then I'm not saying it validates everything.
27:22And oh well, Amanda Nunes was actually scared of her because I don't believe that for a
27:25second.
27:26And I don't believe that this validates Peña in being as good as she thinks she is.
27:31But it is a bit of validation, right?
27:32It's a two-time champion now, if she's able to pull that off.
27:35If she loses, I don't think she will be taken seriously ever again as a title challenger,
27:40to be perfectly frank.
27:41Um, for Raquel Pennington, it's kind of playing with house money.
27:44I don't think anyone thought she would have had this resurgence after Nunes lays down
27:50one of the most one-sided ass kickings in the history of the sport on Pennington back
27:56in 2018.
27:57She follows that up by losing weight and losing, er, missing weight, sorry, and losing to Jermaine
28:02Durandamy.
28:03To be able to bounce back and work her way into this opportunity, to be a champion again,
28:08is an unbelievable bounce back for Raquel Pennington.
28:11And an unbelievable kind of final act to this career.
28:16So we will see what comes of this fight this weekend.
28:19I'm very intrigued by this one.
28:20Um, overall, this isn't the biggest card out there.
28:23This isn't UFC, er, Noche UFC, this isn't one of those.
28:27But you got a couple of intrigues, um, intriguing fights anyway, at the top of the card.
28:30Coming up tomorrow, we'll look at the non-main event fighters that you should pay attention
28:34to on this particular show.
28:36But now let's move into the world of basketball, as we had a blockbuster trade happen over
28:41the weekend.
28:42Let's talk about it.
28:49Alright, uh, the NBA world got shooketh over the weekend, as the New York Knicks send Dante
29:01DiVincenzo and Julius Randle on their way to Minnesota in exchange for Carl Anthony
29:07Towns.
29:08Um, and so, yes, this throws off a few NBA, uh, preview things that I do.
29:14We're still gonna put out the mega preview on the eve of the, uh, NBA season, uh, but
29:19there's gonna have to be a couple disclaimers like, hey, this was recorded before that trade
29:22happened.
29:22And today was supposed to be NBA players on the hot seat, and two of them were Carl Anthony
29:28Towns and Julius Randle.
29:30So I suppose fitting that both players get moved in this particular deal.
29:34But let's start with the Knicks, because I like them more.
29:38Um, they get the best player in this trade, in Carl Anthony Towns.
29:41They needed a center with Mitchell Robinson being banged up and Hartenstein now being
29:45a Thunder.
29:47Boy did they go out and get one.
29:49If this works, this can be a title team.
29:53Um, I have said that.
29:56Um, I've said that about this team before.
29:58Deeds, welcome back.
29:59Sorry that pesky work thing gets in the way, uh, but happy to see you back.
30:02We still got some, um, NHL talk coming up after the, uh, after the basketball here,
30:07and some flames to close things out today.
30:09Um, but I have said before that this is a New York Knicks team that is now a championship
30:16caliber roster.
30:17And you have now added Carl Anthony Towns to that.
30:20And so if he can properly integrate into this team and the best version of him, I think
30:25fits this team really well, where he doesn't need to be a, he's not a ball stopper.
30:30He doesn't need to, all right, now I got it.
30:32Now I'm going to do my thing and I'm going to put it up.
30:33He can be a spot shooter and can kind of spread the floor a little bit.
30:37He provides them with a real big body presence down low that they didn't really have.
30:42Um, Hartenstein and Robinson both at times were able to do that, but in terms of being
30:48like just a scorer down low, Towns is infinitely better than both of those guys.
30:54And so I think he can kind of fit with Brunson and Bridges in a very interesting way.
30:59Um, on the defensive side, it's not perfect.
31:03Um, he fouls a lot and that is going to be the issue here, or one of the issues I think
31:08here, is defensively when you are playing for Tom Thibodeau, a lot is expected of you
31:13and you can't do that when you are onto the bench after you fouled a lot.
31:17And that was always the frustration with this guy, is he can find himself in foul trouble
31:22for just the dumbest fouls you could possibly imagine.
31:26And so that is where you start to get into the oil and water aspect of this.
31:32Because we had said before that the Knicks have carved out their identity.
31:35You, when you see a player out there, you're like, you know what?
31:38That's a Knick.
31:39Um, Karl-Anthony Towns is not that.
31:41And so you do lose a touch of that, but you also get a really interesting, very talented
31:47player at his peak.
31:48Like, Game 7 against the Denver Nuggets, he had a monster game and helped them put the
31:53Nuggets away and move on to the Western Conference Finals.
31:57And so like, there is a really, really good player in there.
32:00I do also think that it never really clicked in Minnesota, and I think that that was kind
32:06of weighing on him a little bit.
32:08The fact that there was a new guy coming in to be the guy when he was the guy before,
32:12um, I don't think he ever really fully embraced that.
32:15Now he is coming to a team that isn't his team, but it's guys who he's familiar with
32:19from, um, from different aspects of life, right?
32:23So there is, I think, a really intriguing part of this team now that I'm just, I'm excited
32:32to see it work.
32:32There is a part of me that is just a little bit like, oh, like, I just, I liked how they
32:36were constructed, I liked how they were put together, and I wanted to see it work.
32:39But now, offensively, this is going to be a difficult team to stop.
32:42We will see what they're able to do defensively, um, but I do think that he fits there a little
32:46bit well.
32:47On the Minnesota side, it gets you out of a gigantic contract.
32:50And DiVincenzo, I think, like, fits in with this Minnesota group quite well, and what
32:57they are looking to do in kind of a second unit.
33:00He's still going to be a bench player on this team, but I think he fits this group very,
33:03very well.
33:03It's Randle that I'm not sure about, because Randle is that guy who, when he gets the ball,
33:08it all just kind of stops.
33:10And it's why it never really fit with him, um, with the Knicks.
33:15Although, like, I'm saying it didn't really fit with him, with the Knicks.
33:17Like, he's a two-time All-NBA, and is a very good basketball player, and I think that gets
33:21lost in a few things sometimes.
33:23But with him and Edwards, like, Edwards needs the ball to be able to create and do all of
33:27those things.
33:27Well, so does Randle.
33:29And when Randle gets it, it's, okay, I'm going to back you down, I'm going to spin around,
33:33oh, I'm a little point forward, oh, and now I'm going to shoot a three, and it's not going
33:36to, it's not going to work.
33:37Um, and so, yeah, that, I just, I have questions about the fit there.
33:41But, like, long-term contract-wise, I think it's an interesting move.
33:44Um, it kind of gets them out of a couple of things, and now it is a big prove-it year
33:48for Julius Randle as well.
33:50So I don't think that this is a team now that takes a big step back.
33:55Um, Towns, like, they replaced his minutes with Reid really effectively, and didn't really
34:01miss a beat without him.
34:02So I think they just kind of slide him in there.
34:04We will see where Randle kind of fits with all of that, though, because I can't imagine
34:08Randle's going to be stoked to come off the bench in Minnesota after starting in New York.
34:13Um, so it's going to, again, it's just, it's an interesting fit out there.
34:18Overall, I think, I do think the Knicks win this trade, because I do think Carl Anthony
34:23Towns just kind of raises the ceiling a little bit for this group offensively.
34:27Um, it is a, it's a difficult fit defensively, but they have enough guys who can go out there
34:33and get stops defensively that I don't think it's going to be much of a hindrance.
34:36So I'm, I'm very excited to see how this all plays out, um, and to kind of recalibrate
34:42what I think of both conferences after a blockbuster trade.
34:46Okay, it is, uh, we are creeping up to the start of the hockey season.
34:50So let's talk some Calgary Flames to close this show out.
35:01All right, uh, the Calgary Flames are creeping closer and closer to the start of their season.
35:08Um, and it is, like, there have been a few things where it's like, okay, hey, maybe this
35:13guy will, uh, you know what?
35:14No, not really.
35:16That's not gonna, okay, well, maybe it's this guy.
35:17Okay, no, no, no, not, not the way to go.
35:20Um, and now, the one thing that has surprised me is some of the talk around Jacob Pelletier,
35:28where, um, it's like, all right, well, can you waive him?
35:30Can you whatever?
35:31That's, well, he's not having a great preseason.
35:33And I, this is where the preseason can get so very frustrating.
35:38Because the thought of waiving Jacob Pelletier, I don't think should even enter the Calgary
35:45Flames' minds.
35:46I think that would be just the height of overreaction to some stuff with him.
35:53And so to possibly lose him on waivers, I just, I can't.
35:59I can't.
36:00I don't think the Flames should either.
36:02And so yes, like, no, the preseason has not gone well for him.
36:06But I do still think that this is a kid who has a real upside and can play a style of
36:11hockey that can benefit your team for a really long time.
36:15He does need to start showing it at the NHL level.
36:17And he does need to start proving it a little bit more and a little bit more and a little
36:20bit more.
36:21But he has also had injuries really hinder his career.
36:24And it is a very difficult spot.
36:26Because if there was no waivers, you would just send him back to the American Hockey
36:30League so fast and let him start to work some of these things through.
36:34But you can't with him.
36:35Or else someone will claim him.
36:36And I don't think there is any debate someone would claim him when you look at the resume
36:44and the pedigree and all of those things.
36:47I don't think from a Calgary Flames standpoint you can afford to risk losing this kid on
36:53waivers.
36:54This is, if another team, if the Vancouver Canucks version of Jacob Pelletier popped
37:02up on waivers, every Flames chat everywhere would be saying, this is the type of guy the
37:08Flames should be going after.
37:09First round pick, didn't get his opportunities because he was banged up, and a couple of
37:13other guys kind of leapfrogged him, but now we have a shot to give him a little bit of
37:17room.
37:17And we've talked before about how kind of jammed up the forward group is with the Flames,
37:21and so you do have to kind of maneuver his way in.
37:25But I think this is one that you have to maneuver.
37:28We've talked about Coronado, I don't think you have to pass him through waivers, I'm
37:33pretty sure on that.
37:33So I think more seasoning for him, fine.
37:37For Pelletier, I do think that there is a middle six forward there.
37:41If he has to start the year on the fourth line, then he starts the year on the fourth
37:45line.
37:45I would rather that than lose him.
37:46So some of those conversations have been really surprising.
37:49On the Cooley one, I do think that everyone gets a little bit like, oh man, how could
37:52you, you might lose this, he's a goalie, he's on waivers.
37:56I, like A, if you did, I think it would be okay.
38:00I know we've talked a bit before about like, we love the personality.
38:03He shut down the Oilers, and an Oilers fan chimed in on the, um, that might have been
38:08on the Game Over YouTube channel, where someone came in on the comment section and talked
38:12about him.
38:12But either way, like the thought of losing Jacob Pelletier, or, is whatever.
38:17But Cooley, I would be, I don't think I'd be too heartbroken.
38:21I think, A, I think you can pass him on waivers and I think it'd be fine.
38:24We did this with Yanni Orteo a few years ago.
38:26I think it'll be okay.
38:27And if it's not, all due respect to Cooley, there's going to be another version of
38:32Cooley that pops up on the waiver wire at some point.
38:34Or an undrafted free agent, or whatever.
38:37There is going to be that.
38:38You can find another version of that.
38:40So I wouldn't lose too much sleep over it.
38:42But yeah, very excited that we are getting closer and closer to the start of the NHL
38:47season.
38:48Alright, this is the first one of these in a while that we've kept under an hour.
38:52So, thank you Deeds, Crimney, and Toxic in the chat for popping in today.
38:58If you guys missed anything, all this will be available in podcast and in YouTube form.
39:03Just quickly, for me, for the rest of the week, tonight, going to be at Wild Rose Wrestling
39:08at Brickwell Taphouse.
39:097.30 is bell time, so come check us out in the northern part of the city.
39:14Also, I haven't really talked about it a whole lot on here, but Sea of Dead is back.
39:19And orders, I'm going to pick them up today.
39:23So, Seaofdead403.ca.
39:26If you want to get, we got a Stampede Wrestling shirt, we got a RunYYC, and we got a Cannons
39:30hat available right now.
39:33So, we have picked up the order.
39:35There's still a lot that you can get.
39:37But yeah, check it out here.
39:39I'll put it in the chat for all of y'all.
39:42Seaofdead403.ca.
39:45We got a really cool Stampede Wrestling shirt, kind of in a Raw is War sort of a style.
39:51RunYYC, like RunDMC.
39:53And then a black Calgary Cannons hat that is super cool.
39:56So, check that out on there right now.
39:58And then coming up tomorrow, tomorrow's show is going to be busy.
40:01It is going to be NHL Win Total Projections.
40:03Eastern Conference, Western Conference.
40:05We're going to get into the non-main event UFC fighters for that card.
40:10NFL Power Rankings.
40:11We're going to dive into that as well.
40:13And NBA.
40:15We're going to look at players and coaches on the hot seat.
40:19Sorry, just players on the hot seat.
40:21Going to have to recalibrate that after the big trade here.
40:23So, a lot still to come this week.
40:26Thank you all so much for tuning in.
40:28And I'll talk to you guys a couple of times tomorrow.
40:30Have a great rest of your day, everybody.