Is There One Good Argument for Paying Running Backs? Dianna Russini Stops By, Plus Tennis and Heckling With Mardy Fish

The Ryen Russillo Podcast

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4.8 • 13.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2023

⏱️ 117 minutes

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Summary

Russillo weighs in on the conversation about devalued NFL running backs (0:34) before talking with ESPN's Dianna Russini about DeAndre Hopkins's trade to the Titans, what to make of the AFC East, Dalvin Cook's next team, which QBs are in a make-or-break year this season, and more (17:04). Next, Ryen is joined by renowned former tennis pro Mardy Fish to discuss last weekend's American Century Championship, Steph Curry's hole-in-one and Mardy's heckler that may have cost him the win, Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz, and MMA training (46:20). Finally, Ryen answers some listener-submitted Life Advice questions (1:27:38). Host: Ryen Russillo Guests: Dianna Russini and Mardy Fish Producers: Kyle Crichton and Steve Ceruti Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Let's talk about the running backs.
0:12.5	Most of the arguments from running backs are not great arguments about the running backs.
0:16.6	So sorry to the running backs.
0:17.9	Dining every scene on that, some AFC East stuff in one quarter back down south that will
0:22.0	probably be taking over soon in Marty Fish.
0:24.1	What happened on 18 Tahoe?
0:26.8	A little Alcaraz also, he's into MMA as well with like advice along with for you.
0:34.1	Well the running backs are not happy.
0:37.1	So let's talk about running backs in the NFL.
0:39.3	If you know one thing about me, you know that I don't like BS arguments.
0:42.5	I'd swear but it's very early into the podcast.
0:44.8	I just don't like arguments where I look at it and go, you know what?
0:48.8	A lot of stuff you're saying just isn't applicable to your current position as a running
0:54.0	back in the NFL.
0:55.0	Two things working against running backs, reality and evolution.
0:59.5	The past is more valuable.
1:01.2	It took the NFL way too long to figure this out.
1:04.4	I remember the two things quote, remember that one.
1:07.2	I don't know if that was a part sales one or not, but it got repeated all the time.
1:11.0	It was like only three things can happen on a pass and two of them are bad in completion
1:15.4	and interception.
1:16.4	I never understood it because it was like what would like so it's a 50% success ratio on
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