NFL Future Bets, Windy City’s Fields, and ESPN’s Latest Drama With Mike Francesa, Jason Goff, and Jim Miller

The Bill Simmons Podcast

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4.4 • 30.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2021

⏱️ 131 minutes

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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by NY radio legend Mike Francesa to talk a little Red Sox and Yankees before running through some of their favorite NFL future bets (1:50). Then Bill talks with Jason Goff about a possible Ben Simmons–Zach LaVine trade before discussing the Chicago Bears and their rookie QB Justin Fields (58:53). Finally Bill talks with journalist Jim Miller about ESPN's turbulent year, the latest on Rachel Nichols, the future of ESPN, how it has changed over the years, and more (1:19:15). Host: Bill Simmons Guests: Mike Francesa, James Andrew Miller, Jason Goff Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.6	by fan dual sports book as well as the ringer and the ringer.com big podcast coming up. Mike
0:38.9	Francesca we are talking little Yankees red socks at the top. I just I had to do it. I didn't want
0:44.3	to do it but he was just beaming with joy so we had to but really I wanted him to talk about
0:49.0	NFL futures giants in the jets Bella checks so he gave us his favorite bet so that's our first
0:56.3	guest and then Jason goff the name you'll be hearing in ringer circles a little bit more as we
1:02.0	head into football season but I had to ask him what's going on with Justin Fields and the
1:06.7	Bears fans is this an all-time love affair buddy love affair where are we do we believe in Justin
1:11.7	Fields and then finally Jim Miller who wrote the definitive book about ESPN once upon a time he's
1:17.6	been on this podcast many times before but so much ESPN drama had to bring him on to figure out
1:23.1	what the f is going on with that place so yeah heading into the weekend this is a really really
1:28.8	good podcast it's all next first our friends from project
1:32.9	all right not a lot could bring my princessa to this podcast I really have to talk him in there's
1:59.1	got to be something in it for him there's two things that he loves NFL futures and the Yankees
2:04.6	turning things around when I was I was sending I was texting my rookie Yankee friends being like
2:10.3	we're gonna try to go 19 know against you this year we could try to sweep the series this could be
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