The Ryen Russillo Podcast
NFL Draft Takeaways With Booger McFarland. Plus, Jimmy Butler’s Big Game 4 and ‘Warfare’ Codirector Ray Mendoza.
29 Apr 2025
Russillo starts the show by sharing his thoughts on Jimmy Butler's Game 4 performance (1:21). Then, he’s joined by Booger McFarland to break down last week’s NFL draft. They discuss their favorite picks, what they expect from Travis Hunter, why Shedeur fell so far, and whether 100 men could defeat a gorilla (22:22). Then, ‘Warfare’ codirector Ray Mendoza comes on to explain the real-life events that inspired the film, what it was like being in war, and how people reacted to seeing the movie (1:07:31). Plus, Life Advice with Kyle (1:38:45)! Did I pick the correct choice in a couples massage? Check us out on YouTube for exclusive clips, livestreams, and more at https://www.youtube.com/@RyenRussilloPodcast. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Ryen Russillo Guests: Booger McFarland and Ray Mendoza Producers: Steve Ceruti, Kyle Crichton, Mike Wargon, and Jonathan Frias Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Loaded podcast for you. We're going to really break down the Warriors in Houston. A bunch of stuff there. Not spend a ton of time on Cleveland's historic sweep of the Miami Heat. We've got Booker McFarlane talking draft, talking 100 men against the Gorillas. Somehow that worked its way in. maybe even a little golf, but we'll do a lot of draft as well.
And Warfare, one of my favorite movies I've seen in a theater in years. It's still out now. Ray Mendoza, the man behind the story who wrote and helped direct this movie, is going to talk about his background in the military and what led to getting something made in Hollywood and life advice.
Two games last night in the association, and we're not going to spend very much time on Cleveland dismantling The Heat. By the way, in these four games, I mean, just so impressive from the Cavs, not even playing Garland in two of these games. I mean, I could sit here and do some sort of obit on Miami, but it's funny when you watch Miami and Atlanta play in that game towards the end of the season.
Like, this is a really good game. That was a fun, entertaining game, and it was kind of like going to junior high wrestling. Like, these guys are pretty good. And then it's like, okay, now you're going to play a really good team, and it was a disastrous series for the Heat. So, I don't know what it means. I mean, I guess if I were doing local Miami stuff, I could
get really bent out of shape about it, but it's not like any of us thought they were actually going to play with Cleveland in the series. It's just the historical part of it. In the four-game sweep, Cavs outscored the Heat by 122 points, the largest margin of victory in a four-game sweep in NBA history, and it was that ugly. So we could talk about what is BAM actually or what is hero.
I just don't even think – Honestly, all of us are going to forget how bad this series was. We'll forget about it pretty quickly, and then maybe it'll be mentioned at the start of next season, 25-26, and then we'll forget about it again. So it's an ass-kicking, but if it goes to six games or they got one extra or one of the losses was closer, it's just embarrassing.
The kind of embarrassment, though, you're going to be able to get over as a fan base because most everybody nationally is going to forget about this. What I won't forget about is Jimmy Butler last night. that was all time stuff from him coming off this pelvic contusion injury where you could clearly tell he was hurting. So I'm going to,
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