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NPDS - Tom Brady has a few problems with the NFL; Steelers 1st in-season firing in 81 years; Knicks owner James Dolan hates the NBA (Episode 938)

Le Batard & Friends Network

Dan Le Batard

Sports

4.98.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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BLACK FRIDAY SALE: davidsamsonpodcast.com Today’s word of the day is ‘mediocrity’ as in eh as in average as in subpar as in the NFL and Tom Brady. What does this mean? Tom Brady has a problem with the league. With the coaches. With the players. With the rules. THE RULES HE HAD A PART IN CREATING! (12:55) Mike Tomlin said the firing of Matt Canada was his call alone. First in-season head coach or coordinator change in over 80 years. (23:00) Review: Four Weddings and a Funeral. (26:15) James Dolan is tired of the NBA. He’s tired of Adam Silver. Why? (33:00) NPPOD. (41:25) Mike Shildt has been hired to manage the Padres. Will it work? (45:30) Brad Ausmus has replaced Carlos Mendoza as the new Yankees bench coach. Uh oh, Boone! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Here you go. go. Mediocrity. That's the Nothing Personal Word of the Day for Wednesday, November 22nd,

0:21.7

2023. We are the day before. Wednesday, November 22nd, 2003.

0:23.5

We are the day before Thanksgiving

0:26.2

for many of you today, may be a Friday.

0:29.0

For us, it's a Wednesday.

0:32.0

Meteority.

0:33.6

What a terrible word.

0:36.0

You never want to be mediocre.

0:38.2

Either be really good or really bad.

0:41.3

It's the same with your team. You don't want to win 81 games.

0:44.4

Terrible to be in the middle. Be rebuilding, be winning. You don't want your

0:49.2

product described as mediocre. What do you do with that? It's such an insult to somebody.

0:54.8

One of the great cuts of all time,

0:56.4

Tom Brady did an interview with Stephen A Smith.

0:59.6

I don't quite get the whole Tom Brady's situation, the fascination with him. Best player in the history of the

1:06.7

NFL, the most decorated, signed that insane deal with Fox, trying to get favorable terms to be the owner of the Las Vegas Raiders and the other owners like hey we love you Tom you've done a great job we appreciate you but no you cannot get 10% of a team undervalued.

1:26.0

That would set a bad precedent.

1:28.0

Fox paid him $20 million or whatever they're paying him to be an analyst.

1:32.0

He's never called the game in to be an analyst he's never called

1:32.9

the game in his life but he's trying to get his feet wet doing a few shows he's on

1:38.5

social media I still don't know that he'll ever be the number one analyst for Fox. I still love Greg Olson.

1:44.5

But in any case, he did Stephen A Smith show.

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