The Herd with Colin Cowherd - THE HERD - Hour 3 - College football reporter Bruce Feldman stops by The Herd

Episode Date: April 15, 2026

Fox Sports college football reporter Bruce Feldman joins Colin in studio to preview the NFL draft. He explains why Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza is better prospect than people are giving him credit for and why edge rusher David Bailey is flying up draft boardsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Find your local station for The Herd at Fox SportsRadio.com, or stream us live every day on the IHeartRadio, app by searching Fox Sports Radio or FSR. You're listening to Fox Sports Radio. Well, he's a writer for the athletic, New York Times bestselling author, Fox Sports for many years, Bruce Feldman, who does two mock drafts. This one is more contacts in college football. Next week, it's your NFL sources and GMs throughout the league. So this one's a lot of, and I'm going to kind of deep dive on certain players.

So in your mock draft, you have the Cowboys. making a significant move. It's interesting because I love David Bailey. I think now he's undervalued. He is the, I remember calling USC a couple years ago when he was transferring out of Stanford. And I'm like, you guys are good. That NIL thing, I'd find money for David Bailey. He went to Texas Tech and crushed.

Somebody said this. You can't move up for David Bailey because he's a safe pick with a lower ceiling. Is that what you hear? No, I think he's, I think he's guys. got a pretty high ceiling. He's a terrific edge rusher. One of the concerns I got from an NFL defensive line coach, he made the case, look, it's different now in the league where guys are running the football to run it. It's not just like run to set up the pass, and that's a real thing. And I think that's an area where they think he's good, but probably there's a little bit of concern. He's not,

he's not Rubin Bain when it comes to playing in the rush. And I don't think, from the people I talk to, they think he's Arvel Reese playing in the rush. Now, he is an elite. edge rusher and getting after the passer. I don't think this is a good draft at all, right? I think that there's very few guys, I would say, oh, I can see this guy being a big star in the NFL and feel confident in it. I'd say it about Arbel Reese.

I would say it about Jeremiah Love. I think Bailey is in that caliber of being like a legit top five kind of guy, right? I think he's, Abdul Carter went three last year to the Giants. I think he is Bailey's as good, if not better than him, in that regard. I think he's really good. And again, if you're the Cowboys and you don't have Micah Parsons, can you find a way to get a big-time difference maker?

I don't know if there's going to be those guys at 12 or certainly at 20. This morning, Ty Simpson, Bama quarterback, visited Arizona. You don't have him going in the first round. What do you make of that? You know, I think there's probably after Mendoza, there's two quarterbacks that I think have some intrigue. They're both coaches kids. One's obviously Tye Simpson. The other one is Garrett Nussmeyer from LSU, who was banged up last year.

Simpson's good. I mean, he only had one year as a starter. He hadn't played that much. That's right. And that's a concern just in terms of how many reps and time on task. He's not a big guy either. No. He's not Fernando Mendoza in terms of physical stature.

No, he's not. He moves well. And he was really good in the first half at, last season. And then I think teams figured out what Alabama could do and what they couldn't do last year. They really couldn't run the football. And I think from the people who've studied him, one of the bigger concerns is, does he get in his own head, right? And I think there was some challenges where if he goes in the second round, which that would be my guess, you know, he goes to a right situation he can develop as opposed to he's a guy who hasn't played that much. I mean, he's

older because he stayed at Alabama. He didn't jump in the portal at the first chance because he wasn't playing. But I think he's, it's such a bad quarterback class. I think people are looking at him in a different way than they probably would have if he was in the class with Drake May and all those other guys or, you know, even two years before that. So is there of the three Ohio State defensive players, is there a surest thing from your sources? I think they're all going to be those three.

I mean, Caden McDonald is a nose tackle who will probably go in late in the first all. So I think Arvel Rees has the highest ceiling. I think he will be the best player coming out of this draft. I think he's spectacular. The guys I talked to in the Big Ten thought he was the best player on the Ohio State defense. I mean, Caleb Downs was phenomenal from the time he got to Alabama. He did stuff as a freshman safety in Nick Sabin's defense led them in tackles that nobody does. That shows you his acumen, how smart he.

is how, how dedicated he is, right? I think there's a lot to like about him. He's different than like Kyle Hamilton. Last year, the DB, the safety I was probably highest on was Nikki Menloire. Nicky was great. He was, but he didn't go in the first round, right? His traits, physical traits are off the charts. The guys I trusted in South Carolina talked about how smart he was now. He went to a system with Mike McDonald that was a great fit for him. And he's an elite player. right out of the gate last year. I think Caleb is different. I mean, there's a little bit of question mark

about like the length, you know, in terms of shorter arms. You hear that with Bain as the edge rusher. You hear it a little bit if you talk to DB coaches in the NFL. I think people think he has got a really high floor because he's so smart and he made a ton of plays and he's a good tackler. But I would say Reese is the one with the highest ceiling and the one who has the chance to really, really break out.

So I think the most underrated player that nobody's talking about, Omar Cooper, the wide receiver from Indiana, I think it's not a spectacular wide receiver class, but I think there's five or six guys that will come in, smart play, route runners. What do you make a Cooper? What do people tell you about him? They like him.

I mean, he's good with the ball in his hands. He's pretty strong. You know, it's funny because if you talk to coaches who played Indiana, he might have been the third guy. Sarat was the go-to guy and made a ton of plays. He was a guy who transferred in. And then you had Charlie Becker, who when there was injury, he's not in this draft because he's still at Indiana,

was the most athletic of him, you know, has a lot of range, and he made some spectacular plays. Obviously, Cooper was the guy who made the go-to wow play when they came back to beat Penn State on the last play in the back of the end zone. I think he's really good. I think that this is a weird receiver crop because Carnell Tate may go on the top 10.

I don't know if people like him. I'm not sure that they love, love him. Well, he doesn't, he's not as complete as JSN. He probably doesn't have the ceiling people think of Harrison. Emeka, Buka's fantastic. They have so many great receivers. And the guy who's still there, who was the number one, Jeremiah Smith. It feels like he's the fifth most talented.

But when I watch him, he has such an NFL body. And he doesn't, you know, I mean, like, you, just watch Ohio State, and it's like college kids can't guard that guy. Yeah, and he's an elite route runner. He always finds a way to get behind people. But then, you know, Jordan Tyson at Arizona State, the coaches in the NFL I talk to think he's the most talented receiver in the draft. Injuries, though. He's, yeah, he's a tough kid. He's strong, but he has had injuries in his career. You know, Mackay Lemon was a special player at USC. I think people look at him and see some on-man-Rah in him. Some people think he can play outside. Some people don't think he can play outside.

People worry about Lemon that you can trap him at the line of scrimmage. You've got to put him in motion because he can get jammed up. Notre Dame jammed him up at the line of scrimmage. Yeah, bad weather game, but yeah. And I think also he was largely felt like USC's go-to guy. Oh, he was their offense. You know, you have Denzel Boston's a big receiver from Washington as a good player in there with Cooper in that range. And then there's like three or four other guys who are probably early second round guys.

Ted Hurst is a big sleeper that a lot of coaches I know love. Georgia State. Everybody loves him. He's like, and there's a kid at Louisville Bell injury, but he's another one that will go to the third round, but he'll end up. He's got some Antonio Brown feel like he doesn't play at a school that he was great against Miami in the game against the hurricane. And he's a lot like, look, he's 220 pounds. I mean, he's a big dude. He is a big dude with if he, if his knee was not a question around the combine, there's guys I know think he would have done

really well at Pro Day and Combine and people would have buzzed and said, hey, he might be a first runner. When you talk to people, your college connections on Ruben Bain who has an off-field incident of people may be uncomfortable with, although NFL people, Holmes, the GM at Detroit said, we knew this a long time ago.

The measurements don't add up. You know Mario Cristobal-Well, what do you make of him? The fear on the shortest arms for any top-10 edge rusher potentially ever? Yeah, I think that is something where it depends on you talk to in the league. There's position coaches I've talked to who said, yeah, that is a concern,

but his bend is crazy in terms of especially when you think it would be for a guy who's wiry. He's not. He's kind of this square-billed guy. He's so powerful. He's the best guy against the run. His motor is as good as you're going to get. The other thing is when you look at what he did in the playoff, I mean, he was the most dominant defensive player. You know, we've mentioned the Ohio State guys. Like this guy was the best defender on the field. And he just causes havoc. You know, I think that because he's so good with his hands,

because his bend is so good, because he's so powerful, I think he's going to end up being a really good NFL dealignment. Kenyon Sadiq is, I don't know if there's ever been a great tie-in in the NFL that's 6-3, but the way Oregon used him and the way... Well, there was who used to work here, I think. also jacked up in my like how tall was how tall was mr sharp yeah i guess shannon's about 6-4ish is he i don't know i mean maybe but he was definitely in the NFL today so many people spread receiver tight ends out i think he'll be in there with a smart offensive coach uh what do people say about him uh they're intrigued

by him he is a obviously the testing numbers are off the charts he is probably a better athlete than Brock Bowers, but not as good a football player. Like Brock Bowers also not like Gronk or Kelsey's size, but really good with the ball in his hands, really savvy. You know, there was a little consistency issues with Sadiq, but

you know, he was a problem matchup-wise for anybody in college. Every team they play. Yeah. And so I think he's going to be interesting to see where he ends up. He takes him. He is landing spot dependent a little bit. If he gets the right coordinator, he could be

really good player. Yeah, he's one of these guys where, you know, I don't see him going to like the Rams, but if he goes to somebody who's a really creative offensive mind and, you know, if he went to the Broncos, he won't. But that's the thing where you're like, oh, man, he could be, he could be a nightmare for defense. So there's players, right tackles are interesting. Tristan Wirfs came out, and he got drafted below Mackay Beckton. People just said, well, he's a big strong Iowa kid, put him at right tackle. Well, you can play him at left now. He's become a great player. Spencer, Phano, Utah, Utah had two great tackles. I mean, literally, if you look at Spencer's college numbers, like, nobody got past him.

But, yeah, I see mock picks. Where do you have Spencer at? You have Spencer gone. I remember that, I think, in the top time. You've got nine to Kansas City. So I think that's where he should go. In terms of tackles, prowess, he's not Penae Sewell. No, there is no Penae Sewell in this draft.

There is no place. What do people say about this kid? They like him. He's a good athlete. It's funny because he's a good athlete. on the right tackle and the other Utah tackle was at the left tackle and they're both test well. But I think people think he's just a more fluid athlete. One of the comparisons a coach made to me about him was he reminded him of David Bactiari. Remember really good, you know, went to Pro Bowls for the Packers was not a first or second round pick.

Aaron Rogers, buddy. Yeah. And but what he said about Fano was that he was just really good at getting his body in and out of, in and out of, awkward positions, which is a key thing to play in offensive line, especially against high-level edge rushers. So I think he's one of those higher ceiling guys. It's not a great offensive line draft, but I think he's one who will be a really good NFL offensive lineman for a long time. What's the nicest thing you've heard about Fernando Mendoza? People, he's grateful, he's got humility. Is there anything that sticks to you when people talk about him? It really is memorable. The biggest thing is, and I got this from an SEC defensive coordinator who played them. Oh.

So it's easy to figure out where that comes from. It's like you can affect him, but you cannot rattle him. And what they mean by that is, and this is totally backed up by the track record of 2025 season. He had moments. You saw it against Iowa, where he throws a pick, comes back the next series. It's a close game. Tough defense on the road leads him to a touchdown drive. the next game they play at Oregon,

throws a pick six, oh man. And I remember at this point in the Kurtzignetti era, it's early in the, it's like first half of his second year. They haven't beaten anybody of note. Now you're at Oregon, we're like, oh, they're going to lose there. He leads him on a big touchdown drive. They come back, they win that game.

Go back to Penn State, throws a pick. Then he has a great pass and the great drive, you know, Omar Cooper, Jr. And it was like over and over again where they would say, right, you know, you may get him on one play, but then he comes back on the next series, and as he's ready to go back to work, and his ability to compartmental. Andrew Luck. Yeah, I think because he's an academic guy.

It's funny, one of the guys who worked with Justin Herbert, who was his quarterback coach at Indiana last year, Chandler Whitmer, and now he's with the Bucks, I asked him as like, you know, you were around Herbert, Justin Herbert's a high academic, like a 40 GPA and like biology. Yeah, right? Matt wouldn't, Liner wouldn't major and in the bio, you know, like, that is a different major for a quarterback. And he said they're both really, really cerebral guys. I think Justin's temperament is a little different than Mendoza, but they're worse.

And he doesn't have the same kind of horsepower in the arm that Herbert has. He has a good arm, not a great, yeah, exactly. Maybe Josh Allen and Holmes, and that's about it. But that kind of wiring, I think that does bode well for him in the NFL. So do I. I think it's, I always feel, Bruce, that, you know, Brady didn't do commercials, really, until, like, it was after the Edelman Falcons Super Bowl. And it was like, okay, now I'm going to, you know, he really leaned into it. But you're the highest paid guy in the NFL eventually at quarterback.

You get the most endorsements and the most discussion. Like, Eli Manning would not talk to the media as much after he won, always made himself available after he lost. when I talk to the Chargers, they always say about Herbert. He is so respected by teammates. You know, good-looking guy, L.A. There is something about that. I think Fernando's family and his humility,

I think that plays well in pro-sports locker rooms. Yeah, and I think Signetti does a really good job of having this, like, incubation system for, this is how we're going to do it. Right. Right. And every quarterback he has had, from the time he's been a head coach,

has been played an excellent. exceptionally high level. Again, if he was in the same draft and Drake May and those guys were in it, I didn't talk to any. Yeah, I mean, I think they're all like maybe a notch better in terms of like maybe the physical tools. When I talk to people about them, you know, they like him. I think it's the hard part is like, if you're going to be the first pick of the draft, there's like a stigma and a lot of stuff that goes with that. And it's like, are you going to have like the wow arm or the wow this? And he doesn't really seem to have that. But I mean, nobody throws better back shoulder throw. There's a lot of different things he's bringing into the table.

Outrout, back shoulder. He was good enough. In red zone, 46 touchdowns, no turnovers. He just doesn't make mistakes in cluttered space as much. Yeah, and he's a better athlete than people wanted to give him credit for. You could see him make plays with his legs. As you said, he's a bigger guy than people probably realize. And I cannot stress enough about the resiliency piece of the bounce back.

I mean, Daniel Jeremiah years ago and I talked about this where he was like, the biggest determination about which quarterbacks bust and which ones don't when he looked back at it was who can handle the adversity and bounce back and who can't. Because most of the quarterbacks in college who are at that high level, they probably haven't had real, real adversity like they're going to have in the NFL. And again, Mendoza, because he was a two-star guy, and I don't think there was ever any entitlement that was coming with him. If you play a cow, you're going to have adversity. And I mean that with respect to the bears.

But you're going to get got beat up and ragdolled all. lot when he was at Cal. Yeah, and I think there's also a piece of it where you were the two-star guy and he beat really good teams at a high level of high school football in South Florida, beat really good teams and he still was not getting offered. He was committed to Yale for a long time, right? I mean, that's great if you're a student, but it's not great if you're a college football player wanting to be in the NFL. And I think that I'm going to bet on myself. I'm going to play the long game. I think those things are really good for his wiring. Good seeing you, buddy. You too. Bruce Feldman, check his stuff out at the athletic. Be sure.

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No, no, no, no. Turn on the news. This is the herd line news. Start in the NBA, Colin, the NBA finals odds are out. I'm a little surprised that the Thunder are this big of favorites. They are plus 110 to win the finals, followed by the Spurs at plus 500? I mean, I got the Spurs winning the title. I don't get this.

Celtics plus 550, followed by the Nuggets, Cavs, and Nicks. Well, when you win the championship, you tend to take your foot off the pedal a little in the regular season. But there were four or five moments in the regular season where OKC, like Nick, TV game and they played really well. And I think this is not as much about the Thunder. I think what this is about is nobody thinks the Spurs

would be the youngest NBA champion maybe ever. Yeah. And I think so it's not, it's a little bit of an indictment of the Spurs. I mean, there's only four teams that can win it. At least, I mean, to me, yeah, I mean, Thunder Spurs, Celtics,

I think the Nuggets are depending on Gordon's health. The Nuggets have tough first round matchup against Minnesota. They do. If Gordon's healthy, if you told me, because Murray had a good year health-wise, Yokish banged up a little. If you told me Gordon remains healthy for the Spurs, their big three stay healthy.

Then they have a chance to win the championship. And the reason the Knicks are behind the calves there is because the calves draw Toronto, which is a layup, followed by Detroit, which is not as good as Boston. I struggle in the half-court offense. And by the way, the pistons are plus 2,200. the number one seeded pistons plus 2200. Lakers, for anybody who cares, are just don't bet on them.

Bottom line, it's flushing money, too many injuries. All right, let's move on to the NFL. Interesting, we don't talk Carolina Panthers often, but they had a good offseason, Colin. It's kind of gone under the radar, and now people are looking at, well, could they draft a receiver again, even after going wide receiver in the first round, the last two drafts? They got Leggett in 24 and T-MAC last year.

And they've both been hits. I mean, T-MAC was great. T-Mack was excellent. Here's GM Dan Morgan talking about maybe getting another weapon for Bryce Young. With anything, we're going to take the best player. So if the best player we feel is that at 19, I wouldn't hesitate to draft another wide out. I don't think there's a rule that says you can't draft a wide receiver three years in a row. So I'm not really going to, you know, I'm not going to box us in and say we're not going to draft one.

Well, let's see right here. I like that. Yeah, I mean, if you look at who the 19th pick would be, how about this? Ty Simpson? Stop! What are you doing? No.

So in the offseason, the Panthers got Jalen Phillips from Philly, who's good. He would remember Miami to Philly. Good player. And they got Devin Lloyd. So you got two guys in the front seven on defense. You know, they got a couple swing offensive line men. Morgan's got a good rep in the league. I think a wide receiver is not a bad idea.

The kid Jordan Tyson, some people have from Arizona State. Well, I mean. It might be a reach to go Omar Cooper here at 19, but listen, if he's the guy that's going to put you over the top, I mean, they have solid tight ends. It's a good tackle at 19. If the kid, the Georgia tackle that has a huge upside, I think they have to figure out in Carolina. Bryce Young is fine. But his passer rating is like, wouldn't it, like 88 career passer rating? I think you have to kind of define is he big enough.

strong enough? Can he maintain his health and durability? Because I think those are questions with him. He's on the small side to begin with. He's certainly talented. There's no question Bryce Young's talent. It's interesting. That division is really fascinating because who's the best quarterback in that division? Okay, don't

just jump and say Baker Bayfield. It's Baker Tyler Shuck. I'd say it's Baker Bryce Young. And I don't know on Pennix right now and then Shuck. Yeah, I mean Here's the thing. Ask yourself this. Are you keeping Bryce Young because of the division you played? If you played in the division

with Mahomes, Herbert, Bo Nixon, Mendoza, would you keep Bryce Young then? What's the alternative? Ty Simpson? I don't know the Tyson's. No, I'm not saying this class, but I think a lot of the Bryce Young vibes are in that division, warm weather it works. But ask yourself, if you're wondering Bryce Young, go put him in a division with Drake May and Josh Allen. He looks pretty small, pretty quick. Yeah. So I think Bryce Young, my take on Bryce Young is don't get too provincial if you're Carolina. Well, it works here.

Well, that's because you got a really good offensive coach, warm weather, not a great division. I think in the best divisions, you'd move off, Bryce Young. Well, define move off. Maybe you just give him one of these Sam Darnold-type deals where he gets $30 million a year. And you could still build around him. I mean, they've got a pretty good roster, Colin. Devin Lloyd was a stud last year for Jacksonville. They don't lack talent.

Yeah, we don't know if Bryce Young's a franchise quarterback. Final story, let's go to baseball, where the Dodgers and Mets wrap up their series tonight. Show Hey, Otani's on the mound. Surprise you're not going to be at the game. Otani has just been unbelievable pitching. 28.2 consecutive regular season, scoreless innings dating back, sorry, giving up an earned run, dating back to August 27th last year. Here's C.C. Sabathia talking about how Otani stacks up compared to the all-time grades.

This is awesome. He's the best baseball player ever seen And I said that I saw him play one inning of one game And he hit a ground ball To shortstop to Diti And he beat it out at first base And I was like

This guy's the biggest, the fastest He hits the ball to furthest He throws the ball the hardest You guys remember that guy Which our little league When y'all was 12 years old Whatever his name was the best player That's so tiny

He's the greatest baseball player to ever play Really? Yes, absolutely And I'm a huge Barry bondsman I grew up out here Barry's the goat But Barry can't go out And throw seven

Femnings This guy is basically Roger Clemens and Barry Bunn. No, I mean, he's absolutely right. That's why I say we romanticized baseball's past. Folks, I mean, it's insane how good the players are now. I mean, the Mets threw a guy last night. He's a rookie, and he was pitching the world baseball classic.

I mean, there's so much talent right now in baseball. I mean, again, you don't want to go overboard with Otani, but he did 50 homers, 50 steals. He was an MVP in each, the AL and the NL. He's got two World Series rings. And now he's chasing a Sayo. Like, there is not going to be a debate. There shouldn't be. I already think it's a wrap.

Yeah, one of the things that always jumps out to me, and I see this with Yosei, Yamamoto. Yeah. And Otani. Everybody has slumps. I don't know if it's cultural. they are so even keel. Like when you watch, you know, a lot of times with great players, there's this burden of expectation.

And he did slump last year in the Phillies series. But if you just think of how big Otani is, like I just saw a stat this morning. They did a poll in Los Angeles. The Dodgers are so far and away in the entertainment capital of the world, the most popular sports team. It was Dodgers. 43% of people are, say, the Dodgers are the favorite team. Lakers were like 26, Rams 7. And you're the star player.

You're asked to pitch and bat. There's language barriers to some degree. That's stuff that's got to be in your head. There was his interpreter nightmare story. That guy gives you, you get the exact same personality. Game 7 World Series tonight. Like his so, steady.

It's just, it's a, to remark, maybe it's, it's cultural. I don't, I just find him to be such a remarkable human being. Can you imagine going to a foreign country and being called the greatest athlete of all time? The opportunities, the options, the scammers around you. I mean, there's just, you know, that stuff, you've got to have people, you have to build up walls. And he seems so relatable.

Like the players are all like, he's like, you can tell how much the Dodger, players like him. Yeah. And they root for him. We talk about how LeBron has avoided scandal in his law. He's been on the cover of Sports Illustrated at like 16. Otani is a global superstar. And he's had nothing except his interpreter stealing his money and gambling like a lunatic.

Like, I, he's my favorite player in baseball. I don't even do it. And I'm a Yankee guy. I love judge. But Otani is just, he's everything you want to. Remarkable to watch when the Dodgers go on the road. Look at how many Dodger hats are in the crowd. They went and played the Yankees.

I think it was last year. There were Dodger hats everywhere in New York. I mean, he has pierced through the provincialism of markets. Like, he's just beyond that. It's like Messi goes to Miami, and it's just like, they double their ticket prices, sold out every game. That's different. You know, NFL guys don't do that. J-Mac with the news.

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Lamello ball last night. Although the refs missed it. The announcers missed it. I missed it. Kind of tripped up, bam, out of bayou. That was last night. And it was hard to see in real time. Lamello's on the floor.

It gets blocked there by Connoffle's body. You can't see it. But he did. You know, he said his head banged on the floor and he kind of tripped him. It looks, you know, it looks like he, it's purposeful. Well, there's a video from 2024. Lamello is playing, bam. What do we have here?

Well, well, well. Hmm. It seems that we have a little. Little history, Eric Spolstra last night, was incensed that he wasn't called for a flagrant at minimum or thrown out. I didn't see it, but I don't think it's cute. I don't think it's funny. I think it's a stupid play. It's a dangerous play. Obviously, our best player is out. I'm not making an excuse. The Hornets played great, you know, and they made those plays down the stretch. We had our opportunities to win. I just, that's a shame. You know, you should be penalized for that. I don't think that belongs in the game, you know, tripping guys, you know, shenanigans. And, you know, Curtis was there. It's his responsibility to see that. And if it's not his responsibility, then Zach's got to see it.

If, you know, somebody has got to see that and that, you know, he should have been thrown out of the game, you know, for that. Now, La Mello Ball is, you know, again, he's a wild player, a little out of control, sometimes a lot. and you know afterwards he he said the right thing here he was I apologize on that one I mean I got hit in the head didn't really know where I was but I'm a check on him see if he's okay and everything I got hitting the head didn't even know where I was but yeah just just playing basketball but like I said sorry you know I'm gonna check on him

were you checked for concussion after that plan at all me for concussion I mean I don't I don't I ever had a concussion or I might have, I don't know. I don't even know how them concussions work. So the NBA is currently reviewing this situation. What do you think happens? So they would play Friday at Philly or Orlando, whoever loses tonight. What do you think the odds are they suspend lamello ball for that game?

Given that other video that you just showed from 2024, so there's now a pattern. I'm not saying this is Draymond Green type pattern, but is there a case, hey, sorry, we're going to sit you? Or do you just give him a flagrant one or flagrant two for that, which doesn't mean anything? I think there's a chance. I think, well, isn't we have, yeah, we have two pieces of video now. It's not safe. No, it's dumb. You mean, he's, listen, he's kind of a, he's not Grayson Allen, but he's kind of a reckless player.

Oh, Grayson Allen's not a bad comp. Grayson Allen did it weekly. Yeah, he was kicking guys in the lower region. Milwaukee, Duke. Yeah, yeah. This isn't that bad. My guess is they don't suspend. Lamello only had one flagrant all year, so it's not a pattern.

It's not a dirty player? I've got two, well, I've got two incidents with BAM. And maybe BAM frustrates the heck out of him because BAM's a very, very high-end defensive player. Could you suspend him for the season opener next season, or is that kind of a chicken poop? Yeah. Or could you, how about this? Can't play in the first half. He's suspended for the first half of the game.

This is the problem. If he was a marginal player, I think they would suspend him. But he's like a star. He's super popular. I just don't know that they're going to do that. It's interesting. Drama. Drama.

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