Episode #119
NFL Preseason, Pizza Buffet, and the Summer of George! | Ep. 119
In this episode we cover a wide range of sports and life talk from Brewport, starting with pizza buffets and ending with suppressors, social media, and toaster preferences. We discuss NFL training camp, WNBA’s problem, and much more! 00:00 - Pizza buffet philosophy 01:14 - The best buffet anyone has seen, from Disney breakfast to the Rio in Vegas 02:18 - Pizza toppings, honey on crust 03:39 - An anniversary, 10 years married, and the tin anniversary joke 04:49 - Milestone anniversary gifts, including pearl, silver, and diamond 06:10 - Marriage as a lifetime commitment and the joke of an expiration date 07:31 - New Jersey alimony talk and the idea of marriage cutoff dates 09:34 - How long marriage feels when kids, years, and life stack up 11:01 - Brewport atmosphere, coffee talk, and the start of NFL preseason 12:03 - Jets preseason impressions and quarterback discussion 12:52 - Giants, Jackson Dart, and whether rookies should start early 13:51 - Fernando Mendoza, poise, and preseason quarterback evaluation 14:43 - Joint practices, fighting, and the intensity 15:12 - Browns quarterback uncertainty and the Shadour Sanders conversation 16:07 - Why sitting rookie quarterbacks can matter, with Mahomes and Jordan Love as examples 17:06 - Josh Jacobs injury and Marshawn Lloyd’s opportunity 17:33 - Matt Henningsen’s second Achilles injury 18:39 - Anthony Richardson’s struggles and the case for patience with rookies 19:54 - Green Bay’s no backflip policy and player safety 20:26 - Expanded NFL penalty reviews and the challenge of getting calls right 21:41 - Replay in New York, baseball replay speed, and comparing review systems 22:40 - Anthony Volpe’s slump, his D sucks 24:11 - Jeter skipping Old-Timers Day and Don Mattingly still looking sharp 25:29 - Field of Dreams game talk and why baseball uses events like that to attract viewers 26:40 - The fourth out rule explained, then explained again, then argued about 30:28 - Scoreboard mistakes, run counts, and how the rule affects game outcomes 31:24 - Yankees docuseries news and a Bob Uecker movie 32:28 - The Raygun documentary and how it may revisit the Olympics breakdancing controversy 33:10 - Former NBA players talking about entering the WNBA draft 34:27 - Debating gender in sports and the fallout around women’s leagues 36:23 - New women’s leagues like Unrivaled and Project B pulling talent away from the WNBA 38:25 - Lakers sale details, ownership stakes, and the federal investigation angle 40:52 - Disney, Fox, and the concentration of media ownership 41:22 - Spider-Man at the theater and why smaller theaters can be a better deal 43:04 - Russell Westbrook’s retirement and his 18-year NBA career 45:05 - Gen Z bringing parents to job interviews and the term “career co-piloting” 48:52 - Living with parents, cost of living, and why some adults stay home longer 54:14 - Courtesy, holding the door, and who deserves a longer wait 58:25 - Halloween decorations, mums, pumpkins, and the early start to seasonal retail 60:17 - Suppressors, the NFA ruling, and what it could mean for firearm laws 64:35 - Home defense setups, safes, nightstand pistols, and battery tips for fingerprint locks 65:39 - NBA opener talk, the Knicks banner game, and LeBron’s first game with the 76ers 66:55 - Perez Hilton’s self-harm on a livestream and the lack of moderation on live platforms 70:00 - A 2,100-year-old shipwreck and how ancient wine jars survived underwater 70:46 - Sir Isaac Newton’s scientific work and the story of him sticking a needle in his eye 72:41 - Whether social media should have age limits for older people too 74:40 - Favorite toaster items, from English muffins to pancakes and bagels 76:44 - Homemade Egg McMuffins, cinnamon raisin bread, and bagel opinions 78:30 - Hulu’s Furious, a trafficking revenge series, plus Ted Lasso and Sugar 80:11 - Stuart from The Big Bang Theory getting a spinoff and a quick TV roundup 81:42 - Closing thoughts, Brewport thanks, and sign-off
