John Lund Radio: PAPA AND LUND / MIDDLEKAUFF EDITION NOVEMBER 23 2020

LET’S GO—

TMZ

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GUESTS:

1030 - WES GOLDBERG - WARRIORS - MERCURY NEWS

-WHERE ARE WARRIORS IN WEST ?

-WHAT NOW NO FANS SAYS SF

-OUBRE JR

KLAY

-BAZEMORE

-9.3M INJURED PLAYER EXCEPTION - WHY NOT RULE FASTER?

Bobby Marks

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Golden State tax bill is currently $66M

The addition of Kelly Oubre would see it increase to $134M

$14.4M of Oubre + $68M in taxes= $82.4M 11/19/20, 2:01 PM

10:50 MIKE PERERIA - MIIKEY RULEBOOKS

LET THEM PLAY?

just hate the pass-interference rule. Detest would be the better word. With 27 seconds left in the second quarter at Indy and Green Bay up 21-14, Aaron Rodgers threw a beautiful rainbow to Marquez Valdez-Scantling that came down at about the Colts’ 1-yard line. Valdez-Scantling and Indy cornerback Rock Ya-Sin were jousting, and Ya-Sin at the last minute had Scantling’s right arm grabbed, and Ya-Sin punched the ball away just over the goal line. Flag. Deserved. Defensive pass interference. But 51 yards? Absurd. A short Rodgers TD made the margin 28-14 with 10 seconds left. If screaming would help, I’d scream that DPI should be a 15-yard infraction, not a spot foul to radically affect close, important games. I cannot believe the powers of the NFL don’t see how much this infringes on competitive balance.

-SEEMS LIKE EVERY DB — IS JUST GRABBING GUYS BY THE JERSEY L;ATELY — ON ROUTES SNF — RAIDERS DBS

DENVER TD?

can tell you one official who will be getting a downgrade in his performance email this week: side judge Mearl Robinson, who ruled a touchdown for Denver in the fourth quarter on a Melvin Gordonrun—despite Gordon appearing clearly to fumble at about the four-foot line. Robinson probably couldn’t see the fumble (which seems obvious) because of being shielded by Gordon’s body. But the thing all officials are told at all levels of football is: “Don’t officiate what you can’t see.” That was almost a disaster, but fortunately a couple of camera views on replay saw Gordon fumble well shy of the goal line.

12:30 DONTE WHITNER

-49ERS QUESTIONS REST OF SEASON

TOPICS:

1- THE NBA AND WHERE THE WARRIORS FIT :

https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/28953850/biggest-2020-nba-free-agency-trade-decisions-all-30-teams

-MARCUS WROTE ABOUT WARRIORS NO LONGER A DESTINATION LIKE LAKERS, CLIPPERS

-IS WISEMAN, OUBRE JR, BAZEMORE, WANNAMAKER ENOUGH ADDED TO CURRY, DRAY, WIGGINS, ??

-IF YOU’RE LACOB AND CO - WHY GO OVER TAX BIG FOR THIS TEAM??

NBA POWER RANKS AFTER SIGNINGS:

WEST:

1- LAKERS: GASOLINE, WESLEY.MATTHEWS, MONTREZ HARRELL AND DENNIS SHOEDER.

2- CLIPPERS: LOST HARRELL, SIGNED IBAKA, GOT LUKE KENNARD FOR LANDRY SHAMET.

3- NUGGETS: KEPT MILSAP, SIGNED JAMYCAEL GREEN, LOST JEREMI GRANT.

4- ROCKETS - FOR NOW WITH HARDEN, WESTBROOK AND CHRISTIAN WOOD.

5- WARRIORS: CURRY, OUBRE JR. WIGGINS, WISEMAN, GREEN - BRAD WANNAMAKER, DAMION LEE, ERIC PASCHAL.

6- JAZZ: MITCHELL (195M) , GOBERT, —CONLEY, BOJAN BOGDONOVIC, KEPT CLARKSON, DERRICK FAVORS BACK.

7- BLAZERS - DAME, CJ, NURKIC, ADDED ROBERT COVINGTON, KEPT MELO

8- SUNS: ADDED PAUL , CROWDER TO BOOKER, AYTON,

NBA:

=PELICANS - ZION, LONZO, INGRAM, , JJ REDDICK LOST HOLIDAY - ADDED STEVEN ADAMS

-MAVS - LUKA, PORTZINGIS, HARDAWAY JR, ADDED JOSH RICHARDSON

-AT LEAST YOU’RE NOT JAVALE GOING FROM LAKERS TO CLEVELAND

SIGNINGS:

-GORDON HAYWARD OPTS OUT OF 34M — GETS 4-120M FROM JORDAN AND HORNETS What the Fuck ?

MORE SIGNINGS—

https://theathletic.com/2213443/2020/11/22/nba-free-agency-checkup-did-your-team-get-better/

WHERE WARRIORS FIT???

2- NFL WEEKEND:

-=PLAYOFF PICTURE—

https://www.nfl.com/standings/playoff-picture

1- JOE BURROW TORN ACL

2- TAYSOM HILL STARTS OVER JAMEIS

3- NFC LEAST - COWBOYS WIN, EAGLES STUCK WITH CARSON WENTZ

4- TITANS BEAT RAVENS IN BALTIMORE AGAIN - RAVENS 6-4

5- PACK BLOW ONE IN INDY —COLTS HAVE BEST DEFENSE LED BY D BUCKNER— 49ERS BLEW THAT ONE (ARMSTEAD AND WARD = BUCKNER)

6- STEELERS HO HUM 10-0

7- RAIDERS 6-4 — BUT CARR HAS NEVER LOOKED BETTER - HOW DO RAIDERS CONSTANTLY ADDRESS DEFENSE AND STILL SUCK??

7A: MAHOMES COUYLD BE BEST EVER......

8- JUSTIN HERBERT —- I WATCHED OREGON EVERY WEEK AND DIDNT THINK HE WOULD BE THIS (TUA VS HERBERT DEBATE IS STARTING UP AFTER TUA BENCHED V DENVER)

9- BROWNS ARE 7-3 AND BAKER STILL ISNT GOOD—DEFENSE AND RUNNING GAME

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SB CONTENDERS:

AFC: STEELERS, CHIEFS, BILLS, COLTS, TITANS? (BROWNS, RAIDERS, RAVENS)

NFC: SAINTS, PACKERS, SEAHAWKS, BUCS). - (RAMS, CARDS)

DOES THE NFC EAST DESERVE A SPOT???

Andrew Siciliano

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About the NFC East…

*Only division since 1970 merger in which every team has same number of wins AND a losing record in Week 11 or later.

*3 wins is the fewest by a division leader through Week 11 since merger.

⁦‪@NFLResearch‬⁩

11/23/20, 7:16 AM

WHAT DID WE FIND OUT ABOUT TAYSOM HILL LONG TERM?? (HES NO LAMAR EVEN THIS YEAR)

Taysom Hill did the job on Sunday. The stats look great: 18-of-23, 223 yards and a 108.9 passer rating. The reality is less spectacular. He missed some throws and was bailed out on others (most notably on a 44-yarder to Emmanuel Sanders, an attempt that was badly underthrown and forced Sanders to come flying back toward the line of scrimmage to get it). But he was also effective in the run game—the 10-yard touchdown he scored in the fourth quarter featured Hill breaking some angles taken by defenders that he should not have been able to break—and he didn’t shrink in the moment. An uneven start that led to just three points and two three-and-outs over New Orleans’s first four possessions wound up giving way to a 12-of-13, 173-yard finish that spanned the last 35 minutes of game action. “Your first start ever in the NFL, I think he called one formation flipped around the wrong way,” Payton told reporters postgame. “All of that calmed down and he got very comfortable with the flow of the game.” Now, does it mean that Hill will be the Saints’ starter five years from now? It does not. But it showed, again, that Payton can win with different quarterbacks and that, unsurprisingly, the New Orleans roster is plenty strong to keep the team rolling through a change like this one. Remember, the Saints were 5–0 last year with Teddy Bridgewater in the lineup and won handily last week with Jameis Winston at quarterback. That doesn’t mean they’d win a title with whatever at the position, of course. But it does mean they manage their team in ways that mitigate the problem of losing their future Hall of Fame QB.

-RAMS BUCS TONIGHT —

Ben Volin

⁦‪@BenVolin‬⁩

NBC announces that Al Michaels is taking Thanksgiving week off. Mike Tirico will call the Thanksgiving game with Cris Collinsworth and the SNF game with Tony Dungy pic.twitter.com/jQVrcPbUAO 11/23/20, 7:12 AM

NFC WEST BREAKDOWN AFTER WEEK 11-

NFC West

Status: Buckle up

Contenders: Seahawks (7-3), Rams (6-3), Cardinals (6-4)

The NFC West is the antidote to the NFC East. Though none of the teams in this division is perfect — in fact, each has some very real flaws — you could also make an argument that all three of these teams deserve a spot in the NFC playoff field. The NFC West has exciting quarterbacks (Russell Wilson and Kyler Murray), dominating defensive players (Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey in LA; Bobby Wagner in Seattle), creative coaches and entertaining games.

It’s a nearly impossible race to handicap because it feels like every NFC West game will be a toss-up, even those including the 49ers, who continue to deal with a ridiculous rash of injuries.

For now, the Seahawks are in first place, but that could change Monday night if the Rams beat the Bucs.

Wild-card hopefuls: If the playoffs started next week, the NFC West would have three teams in: the division champ plus two wild cards. The 49ers, at 4-6, are in the next tier down of teams that at least have something to play for in December.

Best remaining games: Every division game. The Rams still have to play the Cardinals twice, and the Week 16 game between the Rams and Seahawks could shift the balance of power in the West.

Forget about it: Everyone is still alive, even if the 49ers’ hopes are slim.

3- 49ERS: WHAT THEY CAN DO IN THE LAST 6 GAMES:

-IF WE THROW INJURIES OUT — THE 49ERS ISSUES ARE:

1- JIMMY THE ANSWER IN THE FUTURE (FINANCES SAY NO) - IF NOT JIMMY WHO? THOUGHTS ON DARNOLD IF JETS GET TOP PICK?

2- DID THEY BLOW IT TAKING ARMSTEAD AND WARD OVER BUCKNER? (AKA WOULD YOU TRAQDE KINLAW FOR BUCKNER AND HIS CONTRACT RIGHT NOW??)

3- WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO AT CB IN THE OFF SEASON: SHERMAN, VEREETT, WITHERSPOON , K’WAUN ALL FAS , - MOSLEY RESTRICTED.

4- WHAT TO DO AT LT ? - GIVE TRENT WILLIAMS - BIG MONEY?

5- -FUTURE OF DEE FORD - (PRE JUNE 1 14M/ POST JINE 1 6.4M ) / NEED A 3RD DOWN RUSHER

6- RUNNING GAME: CAN MOSTERT STAY HEALTHY ? IS A VIABLE BACK UP ON ROSTER ? (COLEMAN FA, JEFF WILSON JR, MCKINNON FA, HASTY)

7- —WHO REPLACES TARTT?

8- CAP DROPS 25-35M — AND THEY ARE STRAPPED....

9- BORING BUT RG AND CENTER ARE AN ISSUE.....

10- HAVE TO PAY FRED WARNER...

4- CFB: BYU IS A JOKE —

Bruce Feldman

⁦‪@BruceFeldmanCFB‬⁩

SOURCES: #BYU turned down the opportunity to play #Washington this coming weekend. UDub had reached out yesterday but was told BYU wanted to wait until after the CFP rankings Tuesday to gauge their place. "It's off the table." 11/22/20, 5:06 PM

ANYTIME , ANYWHERE—-

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