251: 8/25/2023

In today's podcast: College football returns tomorrow, and John can't be any more excited about it. Which four teams are on his list for the College Football Playoff, which teams is he excited to watch, and which teams will fade? He breaks it all down. Then, he discusses the balance of power in MLB, with Shohei Ohtani blowing out his elbow, the Angels' mess, the Chicago White Sox firing Ken Williams and Rick Hahn, and why he doesn't think the team will get it right, the Yankees' woes, the Rangers' spiraling out of control, the Houston Astros, and Seattle Mariners surging, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the rest of the NL Wild Card race, and why the Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants should be worried. Then, a hodgepodge of topics in the NFL, from the Indianapolis Colts allowing star running back Jonathan Taylor to explore trades, the Kansas City Chiefs not close to bringing back Chris Jones, the San Francisco 49ers' all-time draft bust in Trey Lance and naming Sam Darnold the backup QB, the Dallas Cowboys' upside this season, Sam Howell's impact on the 2023 Washington Commanders, the New York Giants trading for Isaiah Simmons, who many Giants fans wanted the team to draft 4th overall in 2020, Aaron Rodgers playing for the Jets in the team's preseason game on Saturday night, the AFC North having 3 playoff teams this year, perhaps, and more.