Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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What's going on?
Well, what a night we're about to have in Toronto. What a night we're about to have.
What do you think, because there's been a lot of bouncing around, I think even Doogie, our crack staff producer, threw out a poll. What should happen? Cheer or boo? I think it's going to be a lot of boos. And I just based that on what happened in Vegas.
Yeah, I think it should be booze. It's entertainment. It's way more fun. Why wouldn't there be booze? There's this big referendum, like, ah, but what about the person? Mitch is a professional athlete. This is not a personal attack on Mitch Marner, the person. It's a sports figure coming back to a town. He left... He wanted to leave.
There's a report that came out yesterday that would indicate two years ago the guy was basically thinking, I might be out of here. There's more and more details about whether or not he was willing to take a trade before the trade deadline.
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Chapter 2: What are the fans' reactions to Mitch Marner's return to Toronto?
And waving or not waving. Why would you not? If you have tickets to the game, isn't it more fun? Isn't it more entertaining if it's just an electric atmosphere?
I don't know. I've never... I don't...
Of course you don't, because you guys are too cool. I get it. You guys played. You guys are too cool. You guys played the game. I get it.
I've never gone to a sporting event and booed or cheered.
Because you're too cool. Not because I'm too cool. You're both too cool. I get it.
I think it's lunacy.
No, it's not lunacy. I understand it. No, you don't. Clearly you don't. Your initial reaction was, I don't know. So what would you expect? What would you want? A cheer? A standing ovation?
Here, let me finish. Here's what I think is going to happen. He's going to get booed every time he touches the puck. And I've had plenty of players. I played with Chris Pronger. We nicknamed him Boo. Mitch Marner is the villain tonight. I have no problem with it. I do believe one thing. In the tribute video, maybe there should be some claps because he did give you nine years.
So you can boo every other time, but do you believe there will be a tribute in the tribute video?
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Chapter 3: How do the hosts view the importance of fan reactions in sports?
This is business. This is between my agent and the GM.
And then he's wearing pajamas. So that's what I thought about today. And Brian, it's funny because I wanted your opinion on it because you're right. We all three of us have differing opinions on it. New York is very, can be cutthroat. Yes. And we saw the treatment that John Tavares got.
Yes.
The first time.
That was extreme.
I thought it was very extreme.
That was extreme reaction.
So where do you think tonight would fall? Like 60% of that? 50%?
Yeah, I don't think it's going to be nearly as crazy at all. I mean, I'm, you know, it's just a different crowd. It's a different city. You know, Marner, it's a bit of a different story because, you know, a hometown and all that kind of stuff. And the belief was also when John left, like, oh, he left them in the dust. Like the Islanders weren't that good. And it was like, this is our guy.
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Chapter 4: What are the implications of Mitch Marner's performance tonight?
Wild. Again, that's one where I don't know Phillip. I didn't cross paths with him. He did beat us one year, so tip your cap to him there.
I just think that there's a pretty big step before assuming a head coaching job in the NFL in the sense of as players, and I've seen this at a million times smaller level, but it's like as players, my job in there is to learn my playbook, understand what's going on. I didn't really care what the DB coaches preach, and I didn't really care about what coverage our defense is running this week.
things like that. And then all of a sudden it's like, if you're the head guy, like you are responsible for what your defensive quality control coach is putting together. You know, you are responsible for these things. So that's a big job, but as far as offensive football goes, I really think it'd be a great fit.
I just, again, I almost wonder for Phil Brewer's sake, if he would want to be a coordinator for a head coach, make sure he kind of something he wants to do.
Right. Yeah, and, like, I just wonder also who's left. You know, I guess Mike McDaniel, who just got announced as the OC in L.A., is going to still take an interview with the Bills, which I find very strange. That's weird, though.
Don't you think you're taking a job? But, like, hey, I might go and take this job instead.
Yeah, that seems really strange. And you know where I stand on McDaniel in Buffalo and western New York. It is a new stadium. Maybe it'll be warmer in there. But I don't know, man. I just don't love the options the Bills have right now. Yeah.
It is strange because I would argue that it's the most coveted job, you know, and seemingly they have gone a completely different direction. And, again, some of the bigger names have obviously accepted jobs elsewhere. But I really don't think the roster is that far away, you know. Obviously ā You look at the past few years, they've been knocking on the doorstep here.
Josh is a year removed from an MVP, and I believe they announced that he was in the top five this year for MVP. I believe that came out the other day. Yeah, it was. So it's like you've got an MVP at quarterback, and you've got a run game that was the best in the NFL, and it's including the offensive line. Again, offensively, I don't think you're that many pieces away.
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Chapter 5: What happened to Craig Berube and how does it affect his team?
It's absurd.
Okay, well, let us know what your decision is as far as who's doing what's game. Tell us.
We've got to figure this out on the fly here because there's only two games. Which game do you feel more adamant about? Because I think we're in line in terms of who we would pick in each game. Al's brother, you've been here the longest.
No, no, let me just throw this in there. I've already spoken to you on the phone. Al's brother, you can say your piece, and then, Brian, you've got to pick the game. Be a grown man. Go ahead.
So here's my concern. The harder game for me is Ram Seahawks. I think that's the one that's more difficult. So that's one where I got a slight lean. Maybe we see things differently, the O-Dog and I, in that one. So I feel like maybe that's where we give Luke the play, allow him to decide, do I want to roll with my guy, Matty Stafford, or with my Seattle Seahawks?
I think it'll be a difficult game for him to kind of sit there and look at. The one that I think that we probably should go with is Patriots and Broncos. And I think we're starting to get on board here. I think that we can find an understanding between the three of us on someone to take in this game.
Okay, and the line is minus four and a half. Still right on FanDuel. Minus four and a half pats on the road. Is that right, Doogie? Yes. Okay, thank you. And you guys, I believe, see this similarly. I know you do, O. You've made yourself very clear here where you stand. Right? You want to jump in and quickly point out before Al's brother throws in some tremendous information?
I don't want any pouting.
Buddy, I talked to you for half an hour on the phone today. You know where I stand on all the games. I told you, you have to just show some stones and you have to make the call.
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