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Evan & Tiki

Draft Debate Heats Up & Olympic Mascot Madness Goes Viral

Evan & Tiki

Audacy

Sports

4.2988 Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

The phones light up as draft talk intensifies, sparked by the idea of taking an elite running back early despite glaring roster holes. The crew breaks down why using a first-round pick on a bell-cow back could create more problems than it solves, what it would mean for existing players, and how the Giants could instead target value at tight end, linebacker, or by trading down to balance the board. Then the conversation veers into one of the strangest scenes from the hockey medal ceremony: athletes being handed stuffed Olympic mascots moments after a heartbreaking loss. From viral reactions to the awkward reality of receiving a plush toy while processing defeat, the guys debate whether the tradition is charming, tone-deaf, or just plain bizarre. Smart draft strategy meets peak sports absurdity in a segment that goes from roster construction to mascot chaos in seconds.

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0:00.0

Yeah, I think you can go supplement your wide receiving room with some of these veterans

0:05.8

because they're not going to get massive deals.

0:08.5

A couple of Mike Evans is 33 years old, not that he's ideal, Balak Pierce.

0:13.3

I mean, as good as he is at stretching a field, he's kind of, he's always been a one-trick pony.

0:17.5

That's the hot name to it, the wider senior position.

0:19.3

Think about it.

0:20.0

And so how much,

0:21.6

that's not costing you an arm and a leg.

0:23.1

And so,

0:23.5

or will it?

0:25.3

You mean, because it's so, because of the, it's so barren? Yes. Like, he's getting more than Darius Slaten got last year. Think about how much it's costing the Giants.

0:34.4

You think?

0:35.5

You don't think he's going to cost more than that

0:36.8

I don't see him as that kind of guy.

0:39.0

I don't either, but these teams are stupid

0:40.8

Tiki. Yeah, but there's also so many kids in the draft. You can get players in the draft. Okay. Yeah, the wide receiver of free agents is, it's a compelling one because there aren't a ton of them. Yeah, and I would operate the same way as you, by the way. You could always find wide receivers in the drift. It's oddly enough, nobody wants to say this.

0:56.7

It's kind of going the way of the running back. No, you're right.

0:59.3

The way kids are being developed to play wide receiver at a young age now.

1:02.0

But if you're an elite player, the only way that's different is that if you're an elite player, once you get to the league, you are going to get paid. Oh, absolutely.

1:11.2

Right.

1:30.1

You're going to get $30 million of you. No, if you're one of those top 10 guys. They're running back. If you are the elite player, you're getting 15. Yes. Because the longevity of your career. You sign a wide receiver to a big deal. He's playing until he's 34 years old. You sign a running back to a big, you know, when you sign, whatever, he turns into an elite player.

1:46.2

Maybe he gets to 31. A wide receiver that starts to look old under their contract is still more useful than a running back that starts to look old under their contract. That's right. And that's why. That's right. Okay. 888808-1019. Chris in New Jersey. Chris, what's up? What's up, guys?

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