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Episode 23: NFL Draft Show

This week on the @ez.smoke.gm.podcast we look ahead to the 2021 NFL Draft. Adam Jahns (@adamjahns) of @TheAthleticChi joins us to preview what the Bears might do with the 20th pick and he gives us some insight into what the front office’s mindset is heading into the 2021 NFL season. We also have our own NFL Mock Draft. Check out how we think the draft will unfold. 

 

6:15 - Adam Jahns Segment

 

58:48 - Mock Draft

 

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Episode 22: No No No!!!

This week on the @ez.smoke.gm.podcast we look back on Carlos Rodon’s NO HITTER for the White Sox!!! We discuss what took so long for us to find out about White Sox slugger Yermin Mercedes. Was Minnesota Timberwolves Rookie Anthony Edwards serious when he said he didn’t know who Alex Rodriguez is? As we celebrate Jackie Robinson Day in Baseball, we ponder if integration helped or hurt the participation of African Americans in baseball. What’s up with the Bulls losing 4 straight? And how accurate are the NFL Draft pundits? 

 

 

0:00 - Carlos Rodon No Hitter

 

18:31 - Yermin Mercedes/White Sox Talk

 

27:13 - Anthony Edwards/Alex Rodriguez  

 

32:48 - African American Baseball

 

45:35 - Bulls Discussion

 

1:00:31 - NFL Draft Talk

 

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Episode 21: You Got Nothing

This week on the @ez.smoke.gm.podcast we discuss if the Bulls are starting to gel with their new lineup. We ponder which point guard the Bulls should acquire in the draft or free agency. We recap NCAA Final Four weekend including Baylor’s big win over Gonzaga in the championship game.  We also debate the validity of the transfer portal. We talk some Yankees, White Sox and Cubs baseball. Why weren’t the Bears in on the Sam Darnold trade and take a listen to GM’s interesting NFL Draft theory. Does he have a point? 

 

0:00 - Bulls Talk

 

33:20 - NCAA Championship

 

50:18 - Transfer Portal 

 

01:04:02 - Baseball Season Begins

 

01:29:12 - Sam Darnold Trade

 

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Episode 20: Seeing Red Again

This week on the @ez.smoke.gm.podcast we dissect the Bulls’ trade deadline moves including the trade for All Star Nikola Vucevic. We also discuss the Lakers and Nets battle for talent. The NCAA Final Four is set. We give our thoughts on the last remaining teams and whether or not Cam Krutwig should return to Loyola for his final year of eligibility. We discuss the NFL’s decision to add a 17th game to the schedule. We also get GM’s take on Ohio State QB Justin Fields. We also discuss the impact Eloy Jimenez’s injury will have to the White Sox and we give our MLB predictions including who will win the World Series.     

 

0:00 - Bulls Talk

 

26:34 - NCAA Tournament Talk

 

36:33 - Loyola/Cam Krutwig 

 

42:56 - NFL 17th Game

 

49:52 - Justin Fields

 

1:05:57 - Eloy Jimenez/White Sox

 

1:11:11 - MLB Predictions

 

   

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Episode 19: Trades, Brackets & Free Agency

This week on the @ez.smoke.gm.podcast we look ahead to the NBA trade deadline and discuss how the Bulls should move forward. We discuss how awful our NCAA Tournament brackets look. Should Porter Moser stay at Loyola?  We also look at the inequities between the men’s & women’s NCAA Tournaments. And we ponder whether or not the Bears front office actually has a plan for this team.    

 

0:00 - Bulls Talk

 

30:32 - NCAA Tournament Talk

 

36:54 - Porter Moser’s Future

 

46:52 - NCAA Inequities

 

55:52 - Bears Free Agency

 

   

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Episode 18: Let It All Out...

This week on the @ez.smoke.gm.podcast we give our takes on the Bears signing QB Andy Dalton. We discuss the new look Bulls after Coach Billy Donovan shook up their lineups. We discuss who DePaul should hire as their next men’s basketball coach and we preview the NCAA Tournament.   

 

0:00 - Bears Management/Andy Dalton Discussion

 

45:06 - Bulls Talk

 

53:43 - DePaul Basketball

 

01:04:43 - NCAA Tournament Talk

 

   

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Episode 17: The Week That Was 3/3 - 3/10

This week on the @ez.smoke.gm.podcast we look back on NBA All Star Weekend. We try to figure out what the Bears will do about the Quarterback position. Allen Robinson gets the Franchise Tag. We recap Smoke’s Grambling St. Tigers loss to Deion Sanders and the Jackson State Tigers. And what was Creighton Basketball Coach Greg McDermott thinking when he made a racially incentive comment to his team?  

 

0:00 - All Star Weekend Recap

 

14:48 - Bulls 2nd Half 

 

19:55 - NBA 1st Half Awards

 

26:50 - Bears QB Talk

 

50:44 - Allen Robinson Gets The Tag

 

53:27 - Fan at Cubs & Sox for Opening Day

 

59:46 - Jackson St. vs Grambling St. Football 

 

1:06:42 - Greg McDermott “Plantation” Comment

 

   

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Episode 16: What Would You Do?

This week on the @ez.smoke.gm.podcast we try to figure out how the Bulls can beat the top teams in the NBA. We ask the question would you rather have Jimmy Butler or Zach Lavine? We discuss what we’d give up for Russell Wilson and if Arizona is the right destination for JJ Watt. And what would you do if your teammate stole your significant other? 

 

0:00 - Bulls Week in Review

 

18:39 - Jimmy Butler or Zach Lavine

 

30:31 - Russell Wilson Trade Talk

 

43:28 - Allen Robinson Discussion

 

54:03 - JJ Watt Discussion

 

1:10:23 - Ricky Williams/Weed Discussion   

 

 

 

 

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Episode 15: Zach Lavine Better Be An All Star

This week on the @ez.smoke.gm.podcast we look back on the week that was for Zach Lavine & the Bulls. We make our NBA All Star selections ahead of the reserves being named. We discuss what the Bears could do at QB now that Carson Wentz has been traded to Indianapolis. And we discuss Deion Sanders' coaching debut at Jackson State.  

 

0:00 - Bulls Week in Review

 

21:09 - Zach Lavine/All-Star Selections

 

43:41 - Wentz Trade/Bears QB Talk

 

1:06:20 - Can Newton Heckled

 

1:12:17 - JJ Redick Ejected for a pass

 

1:17:42 - Deion Sanders/Jackson State Football 

Episode 14: Snowed In

This week on the @ez.smoke.gm.podcast the snowed in crew discuss Zach Lavine’s awesome play this season, Draymond Green calling out the hypocrisy of the NBA and whether there should be an NBA All Star Game this year. We also discuss the latest on the Eagles possible trade of Carson Wentz, Zach Wilson’s rise in draft stock and Justin Fields’ unexplainable fall and we chastise the Jacksonville Jaguars hire and fire of Chris Hoyle. Lastly based on Terrell Owens” wait, should Calvin Johnson have been a 1st ballot Hall of Famer?    

 

 

0:00 - Zach Lavine Discussion

 

21:16 - Draymond Green/NBA Hypocrisy

 

36:00 - NBA All Star Game

 

43:30 - Carson Wentz Trade/Bears QB  

 

01:00:31 - Zach Wilson/Justin Fields/NFL Draft

 

01:22:15 - Chris Hoyle & Jacksonville Jags

 

01:30:22 - Jake Arrieta Signs with Cubs

 

01:33:40 - EA Sports NCAA Football Coming Back

 

01: 38:07 - Calvin Johnson 1st Ballot HOF

 

 

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