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Ken Rosenthal shared a nonsense take about the Dodgers and Mets in the NLCS worthy of criticism

This was SO disappointing.

FOX Sports reporter Ken Rosenthal is one of the most recognizable personalities in baseball media, so this was especially disappointing.

During his broadcast in Game 6 of the NLCS between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets, the analyst appeared for a segment recapping the series.

The Dodgers won the series, 4-2, and clinched a spot in the World Series against the Yankees. It was a well-earned victory by the Dodgers, despite losing two key games against the Mets. But according to Rosenthal, those wins from New York were merely a part of the master plan from the Dodgers.

Here is more from Rosenthal:

“It took incredible discipline from Roberts not to chase those victories in Game 2 and Game 5. And frankly it was not a great look, effectively conceding postseason games. But should they hold on, the end will justify the means.”

With all due respect to a reporter who has earned the trust of fans around the league after decades covering the sport, that is simply not how this works.

The series went to six games because the Mets won two of them, not because manager Dave Roberts chose “not to chase” victories in Game 2 and Game 5.

Roberts did not intentionally give up any amount of runs early in any of those losses because that is frankly absurd. The Mets scored each of them against a pitching staff that was depleted by injury, which is part of baseball.

The Dodgers did not use their top-tier relievers when already losing, but the damage that was done to get to that point is a credit to the Mets, who had hot bats in those victories.

Los Angeles fairly won the series with a dominant showing, but New York fairly won those two games with no help from Roberts.

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Fox’s Shohei Ohtani graphic about how many batters away he is has become a hilarious meme

Shohei Ohtani is only a few batters away.

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani is a once-in-a-lifetime talent and he is impossible to miss whenever he is playing baseball.

Part of that is because of his larger-than-life presence at the plate but another reason is because FOX’s broadcast of the MLB postseason is currently doing everything in its power to make sure you know he is there.

Of course, whenever he comes up to the plate, it has the potential to become an unforgettable moment. But during the NLDS between the Dodgers and the Padres, the broadcast wanted to make sure when fans knew how long until he stepped up to the plate again.

Baseball finally has a marketable star on its hands and their broadcasting partners are going to remind you of that at every opportunity, but fans are already turning it into a meme during his first playoff appearance:

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Bills’ Josh Allen on being voted most overrated by peers: ‘I loved it’

Bills’ Josh Allen on being voted most overrated by peers: ‘I loved it’

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has become a polarizing figure in the NFL since his entrance into stardom in 2020, and being labeled as “overrated” in an anonymous player’s poll was the latest nonsensical opinion about him to surface in the news.

People either love or hate him, and it seems there is no in-between.

Allen joined “The Facility” on FS1 on Friday and fielded a question from his old buddy, LeSean McCoy. The former Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles running back asked Allen if it upset him when it came out that he was voted the NFL’s “most overrated” player.

“I loved it,” Allen said. “I’m a logical guy and I understand what the NFL is. There’s 32 teams. There’s 31 other fanbases and players that I hope despise me and are absolutely sick of me, because that means I’m doing the right thing on the field for the Buffalo Bills.”

It’s an understatement to say that Allen is doing the right thing on the field for his team. Since 2020, Allen has had the most total touchdowns in the NFL (179) by a large margin. Second on the list is Patrick Mahomes with 25 fewer touchdowns over that timeframe.

“I think it’s a term of endearment and respect when guys don’t like me or don’t think I’m that great,” he continued. “I can tell you one thing, the guys that are in this building don’t think that way.”

The guys in the building at 1 Bills Drive in Orchard Park, NY are all in on the 28-year-old signal caller and have been for a long time. After just two weeks he already has the second-best odds for NFL MVP behind Mahomes. People around the league can chatter all they want but when that 60-minute clock starts on gameday, you know what you’re getting out of number 17.

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FS1’s Tim Brando hilariously danced to Jump Around (again!) during Wisconsin’s season-opener

Jump Around if you’re happy college football is back

It’s safe to say Tim Brando loves calling games at Camp Randall Stadium.

Aside from being one of the best environments in college football, and an overall fantastic place to watch a game, Wisconsin’s traditions are as well known as any in the sport.

Or, at least Jump Around is.

And Brando, the 68-year-old broadcaster for Fox Sports, loves him some Jump Around.

When the 1992 House of Pain track blared throughout the stadium on Friday  night after the third quarter between the Badgers and Western Michigan, Brando couldn’t help but join in with the rest of the fans. He started dancing in the booth.

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It’s becoming a tradition for Brando, too.

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Let this duo call every Wisconsin game for as long as they want.

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Eric Mangini questions Aaron Rodgers approach with the Jets – ‘I’m so frustrated’

Eric Mangini sees Aaron Rodgers as hurting the New York Jets by being a distraction.

Eric Mangini believes that Aaron Rodgers can be a net positive for the New York Jets, but he believes that the four-time MVP is also proving to be an unnecessary distraction.

A former head coach with the Jets, Mangini’s final season with the franchise in 2008 saw the Jets bring in Brett Favre to help elevate the team.

On a Wednesday appearance on FS1, Mangini told Colin Cowherd that he sees Rodgers as a distraction to the team. The comments from Mangini came after Rodgers fielded a question this week during an interview with WFAN.

The question came from executive producer Al Dukes of the ‘Boomer & Gio’ show. It had nothing to do with football but rather was about the Malaysian flight disappearance from 2014.

“I was really high on Aaron Rodgers going to the Jets, and obviously I went through that experience with Brett Favre going to the Jets when I was there, and I think he can be really good,” Mangini told Cowherd on FS1.

“It’s just – I’m so frustrated with all the other stuff that he’s bringing.”

In a different appearance on FS1 on Wednesday (on First Things First), Mangini questioned the impact of Rodgers not playing in preseason and the message it sent to his teammates.

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His experience with Favre, he told Cowherd, was the opposite of what he is seeing with Rodgers and the Jets.

“And Brett was great when we had him, he was, you know, he was part of the team. He was willing to do whatever we asked him to do…he wanted to be, wanted to be treated like everybody else,” Mangini said on ‘The Herd.’

“And with Aaron, it’s always something – it’s mandatory mini cap – you know, that’s just an OTA…the preseason games – that’s not real football. It’s whatever he thinks at the moment is absolutely right and is absolutely the way it should be.

“And then things can’t be as they appear. They have to be some sort of diabolical plot for the deep state to overthrow the government or create world domination like I don’t, I don’t get it. I think he’s bright. I just don’t get why he has to go there. And, you know, everybody’s entitled to their opinion and their thoughts. I just don’t know if this is the most productive thing for them to win football games this year.”

Former New York Jets head coach Eric Mangini rips into Aaron Rodgers – ‘He doesn’t care’

Eric Mangini didn’t hold back in his opinion on Aaron Rodgers.

Eric Mangini isn’t a big fan of Aaron Rodgers sitting in preseason or the message that it sends to his teammates on the New York Jets.

In a discussion this on the FS1 show ‘First Things,’ Mangini joined a panel discussion that included former NFL star Greg Jennings. Mangini coached the Jets from 2006-08.

The discussion topic, on whether Rodgers should play in preseason, turned to last week’s joint practice with the Washington Commanders. Rodgers didn’t play in that practice, with head coach Robert Saleh saying that his start quarterback was held back due to heavy rain.

Rodgers, who suffered a season-ending Achilles injury in Week 1 last year, did not play in the preseason opener on Saturday either.

Jennings said that he thinks Rodgers should play in preseason, not just for his own sharpness but to benefit the rest of the offense with getting some snaps that have meaning. Mangini built on that point from Jennings, saying that “The thing that you’re talking about is the greater good.”

Then, things escalated quickly.

“And he doesn’t care. He doesn’t care. He doesn’t care about the other 10 guys,” Mangini said.

“He cares about himself. And with Tom Brady, Tom was coachable, Tom wanted to be coached, and even though Tom was the greatest at that position, he was open to ideas that could make him better. But for Aaron, he’s just going to do whatever he wants to do, whatever is best for him – you other 10 guys, it’s not good for you, not good for the coaching staff, not good for anybody else. It doesn’t matter, because it’s just about him.”

Rodgers on Tuesday said he was uncertain on if he would participate in this weekend’s preseason game at the Carolina Panthers.

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He did say he was making progress in his recovery.

Former Pro Bowl wide receiver Greg Jennings defends the New York Jets

Count former Pro Bowl wide receiver Greg Jennings as a believer in the New York Jets.

The comments from Aaron Rodgers on Wednesday that the New York Jets are among the eight to 12 teams that are serious Super Bowl contenders. Former NFL wide receiver Greg Jennings agreed with that outlook while on an appearance on FS1 this morning.

In fact, Jennings said that any negativity is based on the history of failures on the Jets franchise and not the current outlook.

Jennings believes that the Jets have the potential to be a Super Bowl if Rodgers is able to stay healthy. Rodgers was injured last year just four offensive snaps into Week 1.

But the Jets have a balanced roster, one with a lot of star power that has both proven veterans but also some young talent that is beginning to emerge.

Jennings made his comments on Thursday during an appearance on ‘The Carton Show‘ on FS1. His thoughts came after host Craig Carton introduced Rodgers’ quotes on the Jets being “one of those eight to 12” that could make the Super Bowl.

“I think they’re properly rated when you look at this team on paper and what they have the potential to be,” Jennings said on FS1.

“I think what comes up a lot is their their past history of them not getting things, not winning when it matters, and just not making the postseason. If they do get in the postseason, they don’t really have a quarterback to really give them the edge. This year that changes – this year if Aaron Rodgers can stay healthy.”

Later on in the segment, which was the final one of the show, Jennings underscored that the Jets are a well-built roster.

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His comments came after Carton, a long-suffering Jets fan, said that his son has never seen the team in the playoffs. Carton’s son enters the eighth grade this fall.

“It’s real. It is real when you think about the talent that they have on their roster right now,” Jennings said.

“Everyone’s healthy, everyone’s there, except Haason Reddick, and you add a guy like that, and you get Aaron Rodgers and all he has to do is just get the ball into these weapons’ hands…they have a real chance to be really special this year.”

Jennings made two Pro Bowl teams and won Super XLV with the Green Bay Packers.

Mark Sanchez predicts an MVP caliber season for Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers

Mark Sanchez makes a big projection for Aaron Rodgers.

Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez believes that Aaron Rodgers is going to put up some impressive numbers this year for the New York Jets. These numbers would be very reminiscent of Rodgers’ recent MVP seasons.

Once hailed as ‘The Sanchise,’ Sanchez is a former first-round pick of the Jets. He led New York to consecutive AFC Championship Game appearances in his first two seasons in the league.

He sees Rodgers, who missed nearly the entirety of last season with an Achilles injury, as on the verge of bouncing back to the form he showed in 2020 and 2021 when he was the league’s MVP.

On Tuesday, Sanchez told Colin Cowherd on FS1 that he sees a big season for Rodgers. He didn’t predict an MVP season for Rodgers, but the numbers he talked about would put the Jets quarterback in the discussion for the league’s top individual honors.

“I think he’s easily 4000 yards – around there. I think he’s easily right around 30 touchdowns, less than 10 picks,” Sanchez told Cowherd on FS1.

Cowherd then said “31 TDs, nine picks” which got Sanchez rolling.

“Like, that would be more than enough, and I think he can easily surpass that in a year where they catch fire,” Sanchez said.

“Like, that’s a team that can win the division, you know what I mean? And we have two really good teams never won our division. The vivision went through Foxboro, (Tom) Brady and (Bill) Belichick. And we were 9-2 at one point playing them on Monday night, and just got absolutely blown out of the water.

“This team is going to be good.”

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In 2021, Rodgers threw for 4,115 yards with 37 touchdowns and four interceptions.

FS1’s James Jones calls out NFL execs saying Bills’ Josh Allen is ‘overrated’

FS1’s James Jones calls out NFL execs saying Bills’ Josh Allen is ‘overrated’

Add one more to the team of NFL analysts defending Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen.

FS1 analyst James Jones is the latest.

All of this was spurred on by ESPN’s offseason quarterback poll. In that ranking, Allen was named the third-best QB in the NFL but in the breakdown, an anonymous NFL executive called Allen “overrated.”

Not only did Jones disagree with that idea, he was also on team “stop hiding.”

“I’m tired of this,” Jones said of the source. “State your name.”

The full FS1 clip can be found below:

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Wild spin zone: Bill Belichick to the Bills? An idea has been floated

Now this is some concept…

There have been wild ideas thrown out there, but this one is up there.

Sure, current Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott’s seat could be getting warm in the eyes of some. But then to turn the job over to… Bill Belichick?

Now that’s something… and FS1’s Colin Cowherd is the one thinking it.

Per the host of The Herd with Colin Cowherd, Belichick has three teams he’d be interested in coaching in 2025: The Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, and yes, the Bills.

Belichick stepped down from his longtime post coaching the New England Patriots after last season and is now doing studio work.

The idea that Belichick wants to coach again is backed by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero as well.

So… could it really be in Buffalo? As of now, the idea is far fetched and would require a lot of moving parts to happen. Namely, McDermott has to be fired and he still has a job.

But that is some thought… Belichick in the red, white and blue of Buffalo…

“He’s still very engaged in the game and wants to coach again next year,” Cowherd said. “He can also come back and rub it in the Patriots’ face.”

Cowherd’s full breakdown can be found below:

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