LTSSP 203: First Hat Contest! Plus Pepe's Week 3 Picks and A LOT About Antonio Brown

The latest and greatest from Tommy and Shwaggers, in which Justin gets married! They also chat about the NFL, Patriots being slightly less invincible, and the rise (or fall?) of one Mitchell Trubisky.

Just in time for Sunday's games, here's Michael Pepe returning with week 4 NFL picks! Thanks for listening, everyone! We'll feature a full episode very soon.

Check out Tommy and Shwaggers as they get down to the nasty business of figuring out what happened to Delonte West, what's going to happen to Antonio Brown, epic lightning round questions about who will be last place in the NFL, MLB Playoffs (Playoffs!?) and more! Also our first merch contest has arrived. If you'd like to buy merch, hit up smacktalkpodcast.com and click the merch tab!

00:00:11 Tommy Bananas (!?)

00:00:35 New merch site up - check it out at smacktalkpodcast.com

00:01:21 First free hat contest is now live!

00:02:44 Shwaggers Says Sorry

00:03:40 Cam Newton’s shawl

00:04:45 Tommy and Shwagger’s Picks for Fantasy Football

00:07:10 The Antonio Brown debacle + his ridiculous timeline of events

00:12:05 The takeaway is AB is out of the league, maybe for good

00:14:16 College players coming into the NFL need a class to explain real life

00:15:15 Mitch Trubisky shows a lot of signs of regression, and Nagy’s covering for him

00:17:30 Bears are monsters on rushing and D

00:17:51 Steph Curry agrees to play for Team USA in the 2020 Olympics

00:20:09 WTF Happened to Delonte West?

00:22:21 What happens next for AB?

00:23:31 QB injuries in the NFL - Drew Brees, Cam Newton, Sam Darnold, Ben Roethlisberger and more

00:25:17 Josh Rosen starts for the Fins

00:25:52 Patriots Defense is insanely good

00:27:25 Is Pittsburgh the new Florida? Especially with Felipe Vasquez’ allegations

00:29:46 The reason we support sports is that the logo you wear on your jersey represents the fans

00:31:08 Dodgers clinch NL West after only 146 games, Braves in, Astros in, wild cards are bloodbaths

00:32:25 Yankees look like they’re going, plus Mariano Rivera got the Medal of Freedom

00:33:45 Pepe’s Picks Week 3 NFL

00:41:17 Pepe’s Picks: MNF Bears at Washington

00:42:05 Tommy reacts to Bears kickers / double-doink

00:43:04 Lightning Round: Which Ryan Fitzpatrick do you like the best?

00:43:51 Should there be a limit on fashion in post-game NFL interviews?

00:45:16 What’s the worst player name in the NFL?

00:46:33 Who will have the worst record in the NFL this season?

00:48:00 More contest info

Justin and Tommy can't believe their eyes (!) as the Steelers fall apart on Sunday night in week 1 of the NFL. They also chat about surprises throughout the league like the Browns' implosion, laugh at Chris Collinsworth's obsession with a certain QB, and get Pepe's Picks for the Way Too Early Super Bowl Odds.

00:00:15 Rapid Reactions: Patriots vs Steelers

00:02:19 Donte Moncrief dropped 7 of 10 passes

00:04:43 Injuries left and right, Tyreek Hill and Nick Foles hurt

00:05:41 Myles Jack fight

00:06:33 Tommy and Shwaggers say sorry for not picking the Patriots

00:07:09 AB is now a Patriot

00:09:36 NE is rehab for ego in the NFL; also, what gives with the Raiders?

00:12:05 Collinsworth can’t let Aaron Rodgers go

00:15:17 Fake sponsors - Lagunitas this time!

00:15:39 What happened to the Cleveland Browns?

00:17:40 The Baker Mayfield culture

00:18:06 Lamar Jackson looks like an animal

00:19:40 Mitch Trubisky looked really bad

00:22:12 Bears traded Jordan Howard, seems like a bad move

00:23:15 Ben Roethlisberger had a QB rating of 65.6, one of worst starts of Steelers of all time

00:24:28 Is it Big Ben’s last season?

00:25:50 Does Mike Tomlin get fired this year?

00:28:19 Jameis Winston threw two pick 6’s

00:29:12 Kyler Murray looked pretty good in his debut, Cousins looks good as well

00:30:08 49ers looked pretty solid on D, can they make the playoffs?

00:30:42 Devin Funchess breaks his collarbone after getting a $10 mil contract

00:32:13 Is the Jags season over?

00:33:49 Carson Wentz looked good, is he back to form? Will he get hurt?

00:36:05 Implosion of the Browns and the Falcons

00:36:54 MLB - Yankees, Astros, Twins, Dodgers, Cards and Braves likely to be in - get excited for good October baseball

00:39:01 Pepe’s Picks for the Way Too Early Super Bowl Projections

00:40:55 Let’s talk about odds to win divisions in the NFL

00:43:28 AFC North is likely a close match by the end of the season

00:44:40 AFC West seems like it’s all for the Chiefs

00:45:08 NFC Championship predictions

00:45:50 AFC Championship predictions

00:46:50 Odds to win the Super Bowl - Chiefs, Pats, Bears, Rams, Saints, Eagles

00:49:03 Lightning Round - how soon do the Steelers win a game?

00:50:14 Lightning Round - Best UFC Fighter of all time?

00:51:49 Lightning Round - best boxer of all time?

00:54:07 Jon Gruden - is he worth the hype?

Tommy and Justin have been renewed for a second season, just in time for the first week of the NFL! They're also joined by Michael Pepe for a brand new Pepe's picks for week 1. They discuss Andrew Luck, yell about bird poop and cocaine, chat about the Rich Paul rule, DeMarcus Cousins, ask WTF Happened to Freddy Adu, and basically just talk a lot of smack.

00:00:00 Welcome to Season 2!

00:01:14 Brand new logo for the podcast, merch on its way

00:03:29 Brand new website smacktalkpodcast.com

00:04:29 Shout out to Bronson

00:04:52 Shwaggers Says Sorry

00:07:50 NFL free agency moves - Jadeveon Clowney to the Seahawks

00:09:54 Andrew Luck retires

00:10:14 The mobile QB is a decades-old storyline

00:14:20 Jacoby Brissett is slated to start for the Colts

00:14:43 There’s a lack of depth of talented QBs in the NFL

00:17:43 LeSean McCoy just got picked up by the Chiefs

00:19:29 Seahawks cut both Paxton Lynch and Geno Smith

00:20:48 Broncos only have Joe Flacco and no backup QBs

00:22:42 Demaryius Thomas technically off the Patriots but will probably be back on the team

00:23:00 Josh Gordon is back (!)

00:24:50 WTF happened to Freddy Adu, MLS’ alleged savior from 2004?

00:30:04 If Freddy had been who was hyped up to be, US soccer would be more powerful

00:31:43 Freddy has similarities to TO and Ochocinco

00:32:53 NCAA’s Rich Paul rule controversy - agents were told they need to have a bachelor’s degree

00:36:14 A lot of college athletes don’t go to class

00:38:00 It’s incredibly difficult to balance all the responsibilities of being a student-athlete

00:41:13 Players’ unions are decent at teaching incoming players some level of financial understanding

00:42:09 Mike Tyson and his team smoke $40K of marijuana at his ranch every month

00:43:42 Tyler Skaags did die of an overdose

00:46:00 The Dave Chappelle special

00:46:53 There is an epidemic of drug use that includes fentanyl

00:48:07 With that type of salary, you should get help

00:48:44 MLB is doing a Field of Dreams game in 2020 at the original field from the movie

00:50:51 Police arrested a college QB for having bird droppings on his car

00:56:00 Tommy didn’t swear for once

00:56:18 DeMarcus Cousins has a warrant out for his arrest due to domestic violence

00:57:03 Lakers got problems, y’all

00:59:52 Intro to Pepe’s Picks - NFL Week 1!

01:00:26 Pepe’s Picks - Thursday Night - Green Bay vs Chicago

01:03:05 Pepe’s Picks - KC vs Jax

01:04:00 Pepe’s Picks - Rams vs Panthers

01:05:52 Pepe’s Picks - Pittsburgh at NE

01:08:13 Houston Rockets just re-signed Eric Gordon

01:09:20 The Warriors run may be over

01:09:50 Gronk’s coming back! Tommy predicts it

01:10:35 Lightning round - Bears or Packers?

01:12:20 Lightning round - Steelers or Pats?

01:13:42 Lightning round - Worst scandal in NFL history?

01:15:26 Lightning round - Worst MLB scandal?

01:16:40 Lightning round - Best part of our new logo (self-promotion FTW!)

Tommy and Shwaggers are back from their summer hiatus with a vengeance! Lives will be destroyed, smack will be talked, and sports comedy gold will ensue! Also, they address US Women's Soccer, Tyler Skaggs, Carmelo Anthony, fallout from the NBA and NHL Finals, NBA trades including KD, Westbrook, George, Kawhi, and more! Also they hit on the Dodgers and Yankees, and have a very fun lightning round about predictions for the future - of mankind! Or just, you know, the NBA, beer prices and the NFL.

00:02:15 Tyler Skaggs’ untimely death - we’re all sad about it

00:04:14 The earthquake game in Dodgers Stadium - Tommy was there

00:05:46 The pitcher was unaffected and threw a strike!

00:06:47 New segment - WTF Happened To … Carmelo Anthony

00:10:25 Carmelo has to be the star

00:12:10 The NBA Finals - what happened to Golden State?

00:13:35 It was Kevin Durant’s decision to play hurt, and now he’s on Brooklyn

00:15:10 How did the Warriors beat themselves?

00:17:08 Any way the Warriors come back next year?

00:17:42 NHL Finals rehash - how did the Bruins lose?

00:20:30 If you drop 3 straight in the NHL, you don’t deserve to win the series

00:21:34 The US Women’s World Cup

00:22:40 Shout out to women athletes everywhere

00:26:45 The best coaches teach you to be loose under pressure

00:27:28 The Dodgers are first in the entire league - can they win the World Series?

00:28:37 Are the Yankees this good because they’re so stacked? (Yes, but no)

00:29:59 Red Sox are kinda sorta creeping up on the Yankees

00:30:15 What’s going on with the Cubbies?

00:31:05 Why is the Wild Card Playoff 1 game a thing??

00:31:50 Training camp is starting for the NFL - what’s up with Zeke?

00:32:50 Is Prescott really a true leader for the Cowboys?

00:34:19 Is Jason Garrett a good coach?

00:35:26 Is it safe to bet on a running back in the modern NFL?

00:36:44 Aaron Rodgers was called out in the press as not being a top-5 QB

00:41:28 Is Gronkowski un-retiring right away?

00:44:50 Gronk’s agent seems to think he’s coming back to the NFL

00:45:33 Kawhi wins a championship, and leaves to the Clippers

00:46:35 Anthony Davis is now a Laker, along with DeMarcus Cousins

00:49:43 Kevin Durant and Kyrie to the Brooklyn Nets

00:50:43 Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets

00:52:01 Milwaukee Bucks should be right back in the thick of it next season

00:52:34 Kemba Walker going to the Celtics

00:54:20 Pepe’s Picks is coming up in the next few episodes

00:55:55 Maxim Dadashev dies from a boxing match

00:56:57 Lighting round: is Space Jam 2 going to be any good?

00:58:20 Lightning round: who will be better in 2020, the Lakers or the Clippers?

00:59:01 Lightning round: how much are beer prices going to rise at Dodgers Stadium?

01:00:16 Lightning round: who will win the Eastern Conference in the NBA next season?

01:00:50 Lightning round: who will win the NBA Finals?

01:01:39 Lightning round: who will win the Super Bowl?

Tommy and Shwaggers talk about the NBA and NHL Finals while laughing about the ugliest logos in the NFL and the NBA. They also chat about Steph Curry and his ego, the weird Klay Thompson injury, dirty hits by hockey goons, and more!

00:50 Tommy and Shwaggers say sorry (but actually, would like an apology!)

02:47 A lot about why talking about marijuana for athletes isn’t that big of a deal

05:27 Joe Montana donated $$$ to marijuana research to help prevent the opiate crisis

06:06 Does Tom Brady smoke weed?

06:28 Does Gronk smoke weed?

08:03 Steroids

10:54 NBA Finals - do the Raptors have what it takes to beat the Warriors?

11:40 Kyle Lowry and Rajon Rondo have some similarities / streakiness

12:50 The Warriors had a looooot of time off in between series

14:03 The Raptors needed to win both games at home against a mostly healthy Warriors squad

14:39 Klay Thompson’s key injury - was that a split???

15:09 Who wins game 3?

17:28 How would you bet on Game 3?

17:48 Steph Curry and his ego

19:35 Steph and Kobe have some similarities to Harden in creating contact to earn fouls

20:08 Klay Thompson’s weird splits might have been a Kobe-type situation

24:26 There might be $100,000 tickets to game 4 of the NBA Finals - rumor says it’s Jay-Z and Beyonce

29:39 NHL is getting chippy in the Finals with the Blues and Bruins

30:05 The Blues have a history of playing dirty in this playoff series, knocking out a lot of the Sharks

31:14 The 7-2 game … in St. Louis - did they pull the goalie too early?

36:18 Binnington has looked mostly really good for the Blues

36:39 Bergeron looks to be in championship mode

38:34 Almora’s fly ball hitting a young fan - how do we fix this?

41:10 Catching a foul ball is kind of baseball tradition though

45:18 MLB Standings - Yankees on top, Red Sox creeping back into the race

45:56 What happened to the Mariners?

48:49 A lot of teams are struggling with pitching this season - tons of runs are being scored

49:33 Why have the Dodgers lost the last 2 World Series in a row?

50:35 Lightning Round - What’s the best NHL logo?

52:25 Lightning Round - What’s the best NBA logo?

55:05 Lightning Round - What’s the worst NBA logo?

56:03 Lightning Round - Best NFL logo?

58:49 Lightning Round - Worst NFL logo of all time?

01:00:26 Lightning Round - Santa Clarita Horse Racing deaths - should we get rid of horse racing?

Justin and Tommy discuss the NBA playoffs including the Bucks and Raptors, Warriors and Blazers, the NHL playoffs (Bruins, 'Canes, Sharks, Blues), the NBA Draft (Zion + Pelicans), Xavien Howard the highest paid CB, hope for women's hockey, the Champions League, and marijuana as a medicinal treatment for athletes. All this, plus some awesome lightning round questions submitted by Brian and Ash!

00:01:54 Shwaggerz Says Sorry

00:02:40 Ending to 76ers / Raptors / Kawhi Leonard shot heard ‘round the world!

00:03:50 Game 1 Bucks vs Raptors - does Kawhi still have the magic?

00:04:24 Brooke Lopez

00:04:51 The Bucks are just taller - would the Warriors have a problem guarding them?

00:05:57 The Western Conference Finals are kind of a letdown

00:07:00 Owner of Golden State doesn’t seem to care that Kevin Durant might be leaving

00:08:00 How do the Celtics get Kevin Durant?

00:09:06 Pelicans have the #1 pick and will probably draft Zion - but how does that even work?

00:10:00 Anyone who goes to the Lakers right now is going to struggle - but will they trade everything to get Zion?

00:12:02 There’s a good anti-tanking strategy by the NBA now

00:14:02 NHL Playoffs - the Bruins, one game away from sweeping the ‘Canes - How old are these guys?

00:15:39 San Jose advancing past the Avalanche was very questionable

00:16:34 Sharks may be going to the Finals - but do the Blues even have any business being this far into the playoffs?

00:17:57 Do the Bruins have an edge because of playoff experience?

00:19:25 Xavien Howard (25 year old) on the Miami Dolphins is now the highest paid CB in the NFL

00:21:43 Is CB that high value of a position?

00:23:33 The Dolphins need to fix their offense first

00:23:57 Josh Rosen and the Cardinals - such an odd miscommunication

00:25:34 Yankees have wayyyy too many people on the IR right now - but they’re still winning (!)

00:26:51 The Cubs have been on a winning streak

00:27:47 Christian Yelich and his home run total (16 already) + the Juicin’ era of baseball

00:29:54 Jose Canseco’s steroid reveal / baseball players are better now

00:31:00 Why is the NFL policy so anti-weed for injured players?

00:31:42 The NHL has one of the best marijuana policies for their players

00:33:16 The effects of alcohol vs the effects of marijuana

00:35:23 All the old wrestlers were drunk in every match, in a way they were self-medicating

00:37:23 Should marijuana be legalized across all sports for injuries? + effects of heavy drinking and Ricky Williams

00:39:57 The NHL might be the most progressive league

00:40:20 Champions League final in soccer - Liverpool beat Barcelona!!!! All English final

00:41:36 Could aggregate scoring be used in the NFL for the playoffs?

00:44:56 So many other playoffs (MLB, NHL, NBA) have multiple games per series - why not the NFL?

00:46:33 Helmets in football - why doesn’t Tom Brady want to update his helmet?

00:49:45 The search for a TE on the Patriots post-Gronk - does Gronk come back out of retirement?

00:51:43 LB Jamie Collins is probably going back to the Patriots

00:53:21 Women’s Hockey League - they need more pay and they are severely under-funded - there is a genuine crisis for professional athletes

00:56:03 Watching the NHL in the ‘80s, it used to be really hard to see the puck on TV

00:57:41 It’s shocking that the Canada Women’s Hockey League folded

00:59:32 The Lingerie League is depressing as hell

01:00:16 Lightning round - favorite Avenger and how would they play in the NFL?

01:01:53 Lightning round - what’s the worst sports movie?

01:03:56 Lightning round - Thoughts on current MNF announcers

01:07:16 Lightning round - Best TD celebration?

01:09:24 Lightning round - Most clutch NBA player of all time?

Tommy and Shwaggers dish about the latest released audio recording from one Chiefs player named Tyreek, smack-talk their way through the NHL and NBA playoffs, have loud opinions about the NFL draft, and have their first visit from Michael Pepe for his new segment, Pepe's Picks! Plus this episode contains your host's usual dynamic lightning round of fury (special shout out to Ash for our first submission), and you get an episode with all of the humor and several of the opinions, most of them dicey at best.

02:15 Tommy Says Sorry About The Angels

04:20 A little bit about Tyreek Hill’s audio recording

06:53 Adrian Peterson’s sordid history and please don’t hit your kids!!!

10:03 NFL Draft recap

10:35 Kyler Murray and the Cardinals plus Rosen to the Dolphins

11:18 The perils of being a mobile quarterback in the NFL

14:56 The NFL and the media always like to oversell the next generation of quarterbacks

17:16 Patriots drafting a QB in the 7th round

17:55 Tom Brady is not the future of the organization (realistically)

19:43 Bears draft vs Packers draft

22:44 Jay Cutler vs Aaron Rodgers in the sordid history of the Bears pre-Nagy

24:00 The Seahawks drafted 11 picks this year (!) - are they looking to win now?

26:23 There’s a giant learning curve between the NCAA and the NFL

27:38 NHL Playoffs - are the Columbus Blue Jackets for real?

29:27 We’re missing a lot of major market teams in the NHL playoffs this year

30:15 NBA Playoffs - Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics

31:47 Kevin Durant and his 50 point game

32:57 LA Clippers in the future - it looks pretty bright!

33:36 Can the Rockets take out the Warriors?

35:18 Can the East take the NBA championship this year?

35:31 The Kawhi Leonard effect

37:14 Are the Sixers folding? And/or what’s up with their identity?

38:30 It feels like the Celtics are just now finding their identity as a team

40:01 Kyrie just needs to not do something stupid

41:18 MLB and the Cubbies are floating at .500

42:48 Pepe’s Picks! (A brand new segment to help out your sports betting)

43:04 NFL Picks week 1 - Bears vs Packers opening night

45:18 Atlanta at Minnesota

46:40 Washington at Philadelphia

48:00 Buffalo at the Jets

49:21 Baltimore at Miami

51:09 Kansas City at Jacksonville

53:42 Tennessee at Cleveland

54:41 LA Rams at Carolina

56:48 Cincinnati at Seattle

59:15 Colts at Chargers

01:00:30 San Francisco at Tampa Bay

01:02:16 Detroit at Arizona

01:03:43 NY Giants at Cowboys

01:05:04 Pittsburgh at New England - Justin says he’ll take the Steelers??

01:07:10 Houston at New Orleans

01:09:29 Denver at Oakland - Flacco vs Gruden

01:14:07 Raiders moving to Vegas

01:14:26 Will the MLB move to Vegas?

01:15:58 Lightning Round! What starter jacket would you rock in the 90s / now?

01:19:20 Best baseball movie all time?

01:21:00 Worst sports team theme song?

01:23:14 Favorite coach of all time?

01:24:49 Who’s the worst coach of all time?

Tommy and Shwaggers have their first special guest (Todd Geritz) to talk about the new era of wrestling. They go all in on WrestleMania 35 with Todd's deep knowledge of the WWE and discuss some of the issues surrounding the league - and also why it's still a whole lot of fun. They also deep-dive into the NBA playoffs, the NHL playoffs, fighting in hockey, Tiger Woods, NFL player moves, Leonard Fournette's suspended license, Puig, the AAF folding, and the signs of trouble brewing on the Lakers. All that plus a hilarious lightning round involving very ugly wrestlers and jerseys!

00:44 We’re having our first guest, Todd Geritz

01:23 Tommy Says Sorry

02:56 Shout out to our potential sponsors

03:56 Congrats Tiger Woods!

05:38 Tiger did some messed up stuff

06:06 Do athletes get too much tabloid attention?

07:33 In the 90s Jordan had like 12 side chicks

09:02 Kucherov situation / Tampa Bay Lightning

12:39 NHL Refs are getting bigger and stronger

13:28 Is Russell Wilson ever going to leave the Seahawks?

14:29 Justin’s take on Pete Carroll

16:11 Ben McAdoo

16:44 What’s up with halftime shows?

17:38 Seahawks have a built-in advantage

18:24 Chris Hogan to the Panthers

19:15 Ty Montgomery to the Jets / are they gonna be good?

21:48 Leonard Fournette arrested for driving on a suspended license

24:05 This is the best time of year for sports

24:23 Puig fighting all the Pirates

26:42 Mariners on top of the league

27:27 Play Moneyball

29:37 Padres in first / Machado’s doing well in the regular season

31:26 The Bucks are absolutely demolishing the Pistons

33:43 The weird Lakers of the Steve Nash era

34:48 The NBA is not in the era of the center anymore

37:34 Do the Clippers stand a chance against the Warriors?

39:09 Nets beat the 76ers in Game 1 / wow …

40:41 You can’t be a regular season darling and win a championship

42:10 Spurs beat Denver / look out for the Spurs in the post-season!

42:54 Celtics beating Pacers / should they go to the Eastern Conference Finals?

46:30 Raptors lost a game to the Magic - what gives?

49:50 Todd Geritz joins us on the podcast to talk about the WWE / WrestleMania 35 !

50:25 It was a very, very long event and people were stranded until 4 am

52:55 John Cena’s appearance

54:47 Drax from Guardians of the Galaxy / Bautista vs Triple H

55:39 Kurt Angle’s retirement / maybe he deserved better

57:26 McMahon’s odd match-up that was a great spectacle

59:18 The McMahon’s have a really really weird family

01:00:15 The different eras of the WWE / we’re now in a PG-era

01:01:46 Wrestlers and health care and the lack thereof / the John Oliver piece

01:02:20 The rise of the XFL yet again - will it take?

01:03:39 The real-life tragedies to wrestlers that have happened due to the WWE

01:05:27 The push to unionize wrestlers

01:08:14 Chyna is in the WWE Hall of Fame posthumously

01:10:00 McMahon tends to train wreck storylines

01:10:53 Brock Lesnar’s fight vs Seth Rollins and the wild wild promo of Paul Heyman

01:11:50 The extremely controversial ending of Rousey / Charlotte Flair / Becky Lynch’s ending

01:14:55 Does Ronda know how to ‘turn off’?

01:16:33 It looked like Ronda may have actually gotten hurt

01:18:42 Roman Reigns and the bigger guys - can they get hurt more easily?

01:20:04 Roman’s battle with leukemia / the problem with him being Vince McMahon’s guy

01:22:40 This was some of the most money ever generated at a WrestleMania

01:24:03 Do the wrestlers get paid more?

01:25:10 Wrestling is just non-stop for the wrestlers

01:26:35 Wrestling isn’t wrestling - or is it? / is wrestling a sport

01:27:45 The suspension of disbelief while watching the storylines and/or dodgy camera wor