Peter Schrager says Sean Payton’s career was defined not by a Super Bowl, but by a Week 5 win. A few weeks later, Dak Prescott’s decade in the league was apparently reduced to a three–game stretch in November.
In this episode, Colum and Mike examine how sports media has drifted into a world where every moment is “historic,” every game is “season defining,” and every take has to hit like a trailer for a disaster movie. If you’ve ever wondered why analysis now sounds like prophecy and why broadcasters talk as if legacies are made weekly, this one pulls back the curtain.
It’s football, it’s media, it’s hyperbole on a sugar rush.
