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First Take

Hour 1: Battle Under Center

First Take

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.05.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Stephen A. Smith, Kimberley A. Martin and Dan Orlovsky debate whether Joe Burrow or Lamar Jackson will have an MVP season this year. The crew also debates which version of Aaron Rodgers they'd prefer: happy or angry? This comes after Rodgers had an infuriated moment on last night's episode of "Hard Knocks." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You know something on a Wednesday, it's usually a doggy dog world, but a couple of things that I needed.

0:08.8

I needed to laugh a little bit more than all you went, okay, that's why Dan O'Locky's here.

0:14.0

I needed some eye candy because we know that doggy with his outfits and his hand doing all of this stuff.

0:19.6

That doesn't look that great. So we got the eye candy with the NFL brilliance in Kimberly.

0:24.9

We got the white circle in Dan O'Locky. We'll deal with Doggy Friday at the US Open because he's all about that tennis.

0:33.2

He's all about that tennis. It doesn't matter, y'all, when it comes to first take no matter what day it is.

0:40.9

Your boy is here, and that's what really counts most. Say it with me, Dan.

0:46.9

Hallelujah.

0:48.3

And ladies, I forget you, Kimberly, and Molly. Kimberly, what's up with the buff shoulders?

0:56.3

We got to talk about that. First take to that.

1:01.2

The only thing that would be better in being on first take right now is if Kim and I were at brunch.

1:06.9

It's great to have you back. How are we doing?

1:09.8

But it's good. We can gang up on Stephen A. So that's always entertaining as well.

1:13.2

Question, question, question, a couple of questions for you.

1:15.7

A couple of questions before we start the show. Number one, Kimberly, is that orange or is that red?

1:22.0

I can't tell. It's an orangey red, Stephen A. It's orangey red.

1:25.5

My shoulders look, I'm giving, I'm giving first lady. I'm giving Michelle Obama.

1:29.6

Okay. Okay. All right. Well, well, well, hold on, hold on. We can't do that.

1:32.5

You can't do that because when you bring up the name Michelle Obama, we all stop and pause.

1:38.3

And then we, we pay homage. You can't do that.

1:41.3

You go low and we argue on this show. There's no arguing that.

1:44.5

What's up, Snow White? How you doing, Snow White? What's going on, Molly?

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