1-14-2021 Passed Ball Show. John opens up this program by calling out the Pittsburgh Steelers for their enabling of a series of skill players who have had disruptive or rouge moments over the past couple years. Wide Receiver Chase Claypool is the most recent Steelers receiver to cause controversy when he posted a live tic tic video stating that the Browns will “get clapped” next round so it is “all good.” The well respected franchise, with the most stability in all of professional sports (three coaches since 1969) should have to answer to a pattern of behavior that started with Le’Veon Bell, continued with Antonio Brown, and recently resulted in the actions by WR JuJu Smith-Schuster. Is it enabled by Head Coach Mike Tomlin? Or is it the front office? John then talks about the James Harden trade to the Brooklyn Nets and his concern over whether Kyrie Irving will be a contributor on this team. Kyrie is the reason Kevin Durant is in Brooklyn. Kyrie is the reason Kenny Atkinson is no longer the team’s Head Coach. (Indirectly) Kyrie is the reason the Nets panicked and made the Harden trade. Irving can be whatever he wants to be- the mayor, a martyr, whatever. He has an obligation to live up to his professional basketball contract, something he is unlikely to voluntarily forfeit. John then mentions that there are 33 head coaches in the history of the National Football League that have won a Super Bowl. John questions whether the Philadelphia Eagles were correct in their decision to fire HC Doug Pederson. He then talks about NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman’s latest comments and why they are not good for his image, an image John just praised on his last show. Finally, five more MLB free agent predictions.
