Bruce Levine talks Cubs' interest in Zac Gallen, Frank Thomas-White Sox drama (Hour 2)
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What recent news has emerged about the Vikings' dysfunction?
You know, I would have loved to get drafted to New York and, and, you know, have that be my home for 20 years. Um, but it just didn't work out that way. And, you know, same thing in Carolina. And then, you know, in San Francisco, um, that was a great place for me to learn. And, and in Minnesota, I feel like I had a great opportunity with really good players and really good coaches to, to show not people, but show myself, uh, what I could do out on a football field. And I think people saw that. And, um, again, like Seattle, uh, you know just just from the get you know right when I got here it felt like home and it feels like home and you know I'm just so thankful for John and Mike believing in me and you know all the players in that locker room for believing in me and and for me to just be able to go out there and do nothing more than my job on every single play and I think that's a that's a very very secure feeling as a quarterback.
Yeah, all's well that ends well for Sam Darnold as he and the Seahawks are trying to win the Super Bowl in the rematch of Super Bowl XLIX. This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. We thank you for joining us on both 104.3 and 670 today. That set off a firestorm, as we know. Last week, the surprising news that the Vikings were firing general manager Quasito Fomensa, who was a candidate whenever the Bears hired Ryan Poles. And while we see what's happened similarly with how, say, for example, The discussion in Detroit is never let the genius leave your building. And that is a big narrative surrounding the reason that the Lions didn't make the playoffs. They lose Ben Johnson. They try to replace the offensive coordinator in a position that they see fit.
There's also the narrative of this is what happens when you can't get the quarterback right. And when you see when the Vikings fired Adolfo Menza, when you see that it was in late January, when you see that it was after their former quarterback and Sam Darnold, who helped earn Kevin O'Connell Coach of the Year awards, that performance, that combination. They decide to go with J.J. McCarthy instead, famously. They didn't sign Sam Darnold to any sort of extension. His playoff performance was still in question at that time. And I think that that's been put to bed. And now you see he's in the Super Bowl. All of this happens, I think, in the discussion surrounding everything that we've heard about Adolfo Menzies since.
It all leads up to the same key issue here. And it's one that we know well here. When you don't get the quarterback right, everything else becomes part of the discussion. And I'm not here to say that they can't get it right with J.J. McCarthy. But the difference is they have to compare it to the guy they let walk. And because of that, that's when all this other stuff comes in. Who's running the team? Whoa, paternity leave that was taken two years ago, three years ago, and all of this. You're not seeing any of that stuff. if Sam Darnold is still with this team. Koisi Adolfo Meza probably still has a job if Sam Darnold's still with the team. And then they would have to figure out who out of those two would be the guy they ride with this particular year, for example.
Well, my question is very simple at this point. Does he get fired if the Seahawks don't make the Super Bowl? That's really what it comes down to because this feels very knee-jerkish because... The time they fired their front office guy doesn't make any sense whatsoever otherwise unless there was some kind of off-the-field scandal, right? If you're riding with J.J. McCarthy going forward and you're watching other football and you're like, that guy, he made the Super Bowl. Now we've got to get rid of our guy. He could have been our guy, but he's not. And that's the decision you're making based on the fact that Darnold's in the Super Bowl? It seems very just backward and reactionary and owner-driven to a degree, and it's confusing to me, to be honest.
Here's what's confusing to me about it. We were just talking about J.J.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What recent news has emerged about the Vikings' dysfunction?
0:00–4:26
2
What insights does Bruce Levine share about the Cubs' interest in Zac Gallen?
4:26–6:10
3
How does Bruce Levine view the potential for a six-man rotation for the Cubs?
6:10–8:39
4
What are the implications of Frank Thomas's omission from the White Sox's Black History Month recognition?
8:39–11:08
5
What historical context does Bruce provide about Frank Thomas's significance to the White Sox?
11:08–13:03
6
How did the White Sox respond to Frank Thomas's concerns regarding recognition?
13:03–15:25
7
What are the key factors in a successful baseball season according to the discussion?
15:25–16:42
8
What predictions are made for the upcoming Super Bowl?
16:42–40:35
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