3-Peat Podcast

NFL Week 1 Observations

MLB's shortened season

NBA Conference Finals

The boys are back! 

This week's segments:

New and Noteworthy

Notable players who do / don’t get tagged:

• Jameis Winston
• Yannick Ngokue
• Ryan Tannehill / Derrick Henry
• Amari Cooper / Dak Prescott
• Matthew Judon

Game of the Week

Next Week is NFL Free Agency

• Which 2 non-QB Free Agents do you think will make the biggest impact for their new teams in 2020?
• Which QB you would want if your team was in ____ situation?

Mamba Mentality

LeBron James Dominates against the two best teams in the NBA

• 37/8/8 against the Bucks on Friday
• 28/7/9 against the Clippers on Sunday
• Last 10 games: 30 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists per game
  • Leading the NBA in assists
  • Lakers currently 49-13 (as of 3/9)
• Has LeBron played himself into the MVP award?
  • Do you think it’s fair storylines can change a race that seemed all but over two weeks ago?

This week's topics:

-- Week 3 of the XFL

-- The NFL's proposed  playoff expansion

-- Rob Manfred's big mess

NFL

-- Houston v. Tampa

-- Buffalo v. New England

-- New Orleans v. Tennessee

-- Dallas v. Philly

-- Kansas City v. Chicago

-- Green Bay v. Minnesota

NBA

-- Bucks v. Lakers

-- Luka hurt

-- Is the East sneaky just as good as the West now?

MLB

-- 3-batter minimum

-- MadBum to Arizona

-- Rendon to Angels

-- Kluber to Texas

-- Cole inks with Yankees

-- Other remaining big moves

College Football Playoff Set

-- LSU v. Oklahoma

-- Ohio State v. Clemson

Other College Football News:

-- Mike Norvell new head coach at FSU (won’t coach Cotton Bowl for Memphis)

-- UCF’s Gaspirilla bowl invite and how the program “turns it around” from here

Notable NFL Games

-- Ravens def. Bills 24-17

-- 49ers def. Saints 48-46
-- Chiefs def. Pats 23-16

Other Notable Games (Quick)

-- Chargers smash Jags 45-10, are the Jags currently the worst team in the NFL?

-- Bucs beat Colts on most Jameis Performance of All Time [33 of 45 for 456 and 4 TDs / 3 INTs and also added a Rushing TD]

-- Broncos beat Texans 38-24, Drew Lock the Real Deal? What’s up with the Texans?

-- Titans def. Okland 42-21, Ryan Tannehill *eyeballs looking emoji*

-- Rams def. Seahawks 28-12

-- Have we seen the last of Eli??

-- Pats cheaters again??

MLB

-- Strasburg Huge Pay-day 7 years $245 million

-- Gerrit Cole Estimates: Money and Team?

-- Rays trade Pham

-- Cubs shopping Bryant

NBA

-- The “Melo Agreement”

Meech is back in Jacksonville taking on a new job in a new apartment -- but the podcast must go on! 

This week, CD and Chris call in as the guys record remotely to discuss:

-- The NFC playoff picture, including the races for the NFC West, North, and East.

-- The AFC playoff picture, including the races for the AFC South, East, and the last two wild card spots

-- Rivalry Weekend in college football

-- Carmelo Anthony proving the haters (Chris!!) wrong!

-- And more! 

Meech, CD, and Chris discuss:

-- Early NBA Storylines

-- The Orlando Dreamers MLB push

-- Random NFL Arguments

On this week's episode, Meech and Chris discuss:

-- Power Ranking the 32 teams in the NFL

-- The Astros cheating asses

-- LSU v. Alabama

-- Florida State football's head coaching search 

On this week's episode, Meech and Chris hold the fort down while CD celebrates his birthday. The topics:

-- Nationals beat the Astros in Game 1, are they a team of destiny?

-- Expectations for the rest of the series

-- NBA Season Tip-off!

-- Pascal Siakam and the Raptors

-- The Magic and Fultz

-- Can Jokic win the MVP?

-- LA team fatigue 

-- Zion's injury bummer

-- Weekly NFL matchup previews!

It's October, which means Meech and Chris open the show with a little look at the MLB playoffs, including:

-- Wildcard matchups

-- First round storylines

-- Why Chris believes no one is beating the Houston Astros

-- The potential for another Dodgers v Astros World Series

Then, more baseball before CD joins up, including:

-- The Cubs letting go of Joe Maddon

-- Where will Maddon's next stop be: New York with the Mets or Los Angeles with the Angels? 

Then, CD shows up and the guys go through some of the notable matchups from week 4's NFL action.

Finally, the guys top the show off with a discussion about College football, and obviously, their UCF Knights. 

This week's episode:

-- Chris has had an existential crisis involving both his beloved Bucs, and to a lesser degree -- the Rays.

-- NFL Recaps:

-- The Lions: Good?

-- The Bills, Bad?

-- What's up with the Steelers and Niners?

-- And much more! 

On this week's episode,  CD, Meech, and Chris talk about:

-- Team USA losing to France and Serbia -- finishing 6th in the FIBA World Cup

-- Reactions to most of the NFL's week one games

-- UCF's quarterback quandary 

On this week's episode:

-- Chris says Meech's fantasy team sucks

-- CD, Meech and Chris make AFC and NFC championship game predictions

-- Super Bowl predictions

-- The case for a RB or WR winning an MVP in 2019

-- College Football!

-- UF v Miami 

-- UCF's QB decision

-- NCAA Failing hard with eligibility waivers 

Carl-Max joins Chris, CD, and Meech to break down the Chick-fil-a vs. Popeyes chicken sandwich controversy. This goes on for about 18 minutes or so, until Meech reminds everyone this is a sports podcast -- and the guys transition to some NBA / Team USA news, Devin Booker, and more. Then Chris forces Meech to become an SEC Defender, something we never saw coming. 

NFC Conference previews 

The guys start off with a Lion King and overall nostalgia conversation, but then move on to preview the AFC divisions -- ranking each team as we feel right now before preseason. Then some baseball talk as Chris laments the Rays current situation and Meech takes a Braves victory lap. 

-- NBA Free Agency

-- MLB All-Star Game

-- Tyler Skaggs

-- RIP Etika

-- Mental Health

-- Rookie QB Madden Rankings

-- Meech Moving

The guys are back and preview the landscape of NBA Free Agency and cover some MLB notables. 

Just give it a listen and you will quickly find out there was no rhyme or reason:

-- E3

-- CoD Modern Warfare

-- Pokemon Sword and Shield

-- Breaking Bad

-- NBA Finals

-- Gerald McCoy

-- Baseball! 

-- The Bucks v Raptors is all tied up... what should we expect from the Eastern Conference Finals matchup moving forward?

-- The Warriors are on an incredible run, what's going on with KD, and does it even matter?

-- Gerald McCoy out in Tampa

-- Random NFL thoughts

-- Random Baseball talk

-- Pop culture talk

-- And more! 

This week's episode:

-- Game of Thrones

-- NFL  Draft reactions

-- NBA Playoffs

-- Various MLB rumblings

-- Avengers! 

This week:

-- Tiger!!

-- The only Mock Draft you need!

-- Game of Thrones Corner

This week!

NBA

-- Magic are in the Playoffs

-- Pistons tried to throw it all away

-- Drik and Wade are done :(

MLB

-- CD is hype about the Tigers

-- The Rays may be the best team in baseball... for now

-- Shout out to Jeff and the Dodgers

NFL

-- Do we believe the Aaron Rodgers stuff?

-- AB vs. JuJu 

On this week's episode the guys break down: 

NFL

-- Why do prodays matter so much? It feels like an unnecessary practice, especially with the combine already existing?

-- New Rule Changes: Is it a good idea or a slippery slope?

MLB

-- What are you most excited for this upcoming season with opening day right on the horizon? 

NBA

-- Magic in the playoffs??

-- Nuggets tied for first in West

-- Pistons playoff expectations?

Injuries

-- With Nurkic recent crazy injury what are the 3 worst we want to talk about? Let’s all try and pick 3 different ones so it’s more varied and a longer conversation. 

The title pretty much says it all... this one is a bit all over the place.

Meech starts off the show discussing his time at the NFL Combine! That's followed by the Over / Under Game! Check out the numbers we used and tell us what you would have picked: 

NFL

-- Over / Under (3) -- Quarterbacks selected in the first round of this year’s NFL Draft? (Murray, Haskins feel like locks but could guys like Lock, Jones, etc. find themselves in the first round? For reference, last year there was 5 taken in the first round). 

-- Over / Under (2nd) -- Round pick it will take for a team to trade for Josh Rosen if we all believe the Cardinals are going to select Kyler Murray and draft Rosen. 

-- Over / Under (69) -- Receptions for Jason Witten in his return for the Cowboys this season? (Context: 73, 64, 77, 69, 63 his last 5 seasons) 

-- Over / Under ($12 million / year) -- Will Le’Veon get more than that per year on his new team? (Context: Only Todd Gurley [14.5 million] and David Johnson [13 million] make more than 12. The next closest running back is at 8.25 million) 

-- Over / Under (10) -- Defensive lineman in selected in the first round of this year’s NFL Draft. (Context: 15 of Daniel Jerimiah’s top 50 prospects play along the Defensive line, and last year only 5 DL were selected in round 1)

-- Over / Under (1100 yards) -- Can Antonio Brown get over 1,100 yards without Ben Rothlisberger next season? (Context: he’s averaged 1,380 yards in his 8 seasons as a starter, and has never been under 1200 yards in a full season, 1297 yards in 15 games last season). 

-- Over / Under (9 Wins) -- For the Cleveland Browns next season? (Context: 7 wins and a tie last year, 2x against the Bengals, Ravens, and Steelers next season, Bills, Dolphins, Patriots, Jets, Cardinals, Rams, Seahawks, 49ers, Broncos, Titans on the schedule as well) 

-- Over / Under (2 Games) -- Until Meech gives up on the Jaguars season

NBA 

-- Over / Under (3 Seasons) -- Markelle Fultz will be on the Orlando Magic as an actual rotation player (does not include this season). 

-- Over / Under (5 Games) -- The number of games the Warriors will lose in the playoffs TOTAL this season. (Context: Lost 5 in 2015, Lost 9 in 2016, Lost 1 in 2017, and lost 5 in 2018). 

-- Over / Under (10 combined) -- All-star appearances for Luka Doncic and Trae Young in their cumulative NBA careers. 

-- Over / Under (2 rings) -- For Giannis Antentekumpo in his career. 

-- Over / Under (10 years) -- Until one of our three teams (Denver, Detroit, Orlando) wins an NBA Finals. 

MLB

-- Over / Under (8 series) -- How many playoff series will the Phillies win with Bryce Harper over his 13-year contract. 

-- Over / Under (1 MVP) -- Can Manny Machado win an MVP over his 10 years with the San Diego Padres?

-- Over / Under ($425 million) -- Will Mike Trout get more or less than this when he becomes a free agent in 2021?

-- Over / Under (50 percent) -- Chances the Rays make the playoffs next season?

-- Over / Under (2nd place) -- In the NL East for the Braves next season? 

Grab-Bag

-- Over / Under (20 percent) -- Odds that Chris repeats as the Fantasy Football champion next season?