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The Ryen Russillo Podcast

Annual NFL QB and NBA Star Comps, Plus Kevin Clark and the Rapper Bas

The Ryen Russillo Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.813.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2023

⏱️ 136 minutes

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Summary

Ryen opens the pod with the annual NFL QB and NBA star comparison. Find out which QB is the Jokic of the NFL and who Aaron Rodgers’s NBA counterpart is (00:40). Our old friend Kevin Clark stops by to discuss the dysfunction in Philadelphia and have an Orlando Magic discussion with Ceruti (16:09). The rapper Bas sits down with Ryen for close to an hour and talks about his much-anticipated studio album 'We Only Talk About Real Shit When We’re Fucked Up,' J. Cole, and coming up in New York (57:44). Plus, Life Advice! One guy is upset with his friend for inviting his ex-girlfriend to a New Year's Eve party (01:48:46). The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please check out theringer.com/RG to find out more or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Host: Ryen Russillo Guests: Bas and Kevin Clark Producers: Cliff Augustin, Steve Ceruti, and Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

On today's pod the annual NFL quarterbacks compared to today's NBA players

0:17.0

we've got Kevin Clark on the Eagles and a bunch of other stuff now these were the

0:21.7

ESPN and most importantly Boss the rapper his new album is out he came over my house and we talked for almost an hour and we have an update on the controversy of the photo from that interview and life advice. It is time for my annual NFL quarterbacks as NBA player comps. It's not perfect.

0:48.0

I spend some time on this every year. I'm watching games. I'm like, who's this guy

0:52.5

I'm like who's this guy like what could we make what kind of connection could we make that's like a comparable

0:57.7

conversation because it's not just this guy looks like this this guys numbers are

1:01.5

like this this guy's playoff success is this or lack of play of success is the same it's more about the

1:06.6

conversation with some of this stuff sprinkled in okay so we always had a

1:09.5

LeBron James Brady one but Brady's gone and there is no LeBron James.

1:15.0

You know, I again what LeBron is doing. I'm not sure we're ever going to be able to compare

1:18.5

anything to it. Jason Peters doesn't seem like a good fit, plays offensive line. He's 41.

1:23.7

Matt Prater feels a little dismissive to compare to LeBron James. So let's just

1:27.8

say this, there is no LeBron James NFL comp. So if we go back to the

1:31.5

quarterback part of it and again Rogers I'm going to save him for later and he missed the season

1:35.4

So if we start at the top Mahomes it is yolkich both

1:41.9

Currently the best players in their sport. They always feel like they're

1:46.8

giving their offense a chance to have a good look no matter what the

1:50.6

circumstances despite the last fourth quarter

1:53.0

possessions for the chiefs that have not worked out this season but it

1:55.6

still feels like you're still scared like is Mahome still gonna find a way to

1:58.8

convert a fourth and 20 that I wouldn't I really wouldn't have faith in any other player in the league and

2:04.5

there's a lot of stuff with yoke just like okay well the defense is going to do

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