Skip Bayless is Sick After the Bucs Lost to the Rams
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MATT STAFFORD VERY NEARLY FUMBLED THE BALL AWAY ON FIRST DOWN, THEN THE BUCS DB FELL DOWN AND LET KUPP GET OPEN ON 2ND, THEN A SLOT BLITZ LEFT PRO BOWLER WINFIELD ON KUPP, WHO RAN RIGHT BY HIM FOR THE GAME-WINNER. SUCH AN UN-BRADY COLLAPSE BY HIS D - SHADES OF COUNTERFEIT BILL.
Skip Bayless Reveals His True Feelings On Johnny Manziel
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Once upon a time, Skip Bayless said college star Johnny Manziel would end up becoming a bigger icon in the city of Cleveland than LeBron James. No, we’re not kidding.
Bayless has dealt a ton of crazy takes over the years, but that may top them all. He spoke about it at length on Monday afternoon.
“What was the last debate you lost? It gives me an opportunity to address something that I’ve seen pop up on the internet here of late,” Bayless said on The Skip Bayless Show. “Me saying that Johnny Manziel is going to be even bigger in Cleveland than LeBron James ever was. I debated many people on First Take/Undisputed, on ESPN, about Johnny Manziel. You can say that that wound up being the dumbest thing I ever said. But it really wasn’t.
“You can say I lost all those debates but I really didn’t because yeah I love Johnny, so did a lot of people. I followed closely as he won the Heisman as a redshirt freshman at Texas A&M. There were a lot of people who knew Johnny very well. Stories were legendary on and off the field. … Johnny would’ve been not a good, but a great pro football player.
“… Johnny gave into wanting to party as his priority over wanting to play football. He truly prioritized partying over starring in the NFL. … LeBron was all-time great, but if Johnny had led the Browns to a Super Bowl, which he was highly capable of, trust me, bigger than LeBron.”
What was the last debate Skip lost? “I once said that Johnny Manziel would be even bigger in Cleveland than LeBron James ever was…” pic.twitter.com/gxHEWaxXD5 — The Skip Bayless Show (@SkipBaylessShow) January 17, 2022
There’s no doubt the NFL is king. But basketball tends to be the sport which allows individual players to shine brightest whereas the NFL is far more about the team.
Had Manziel led the Browns to the Super Bowl he would have been a legend, just like LeBron is. But there’s now way in knowing which would’ve meant more to the city of Cleveland.
Skip Bayless On LeBron James: “His Sole Focus Now Is Catching Kareem Abdul-Jabbar And Resting On Defense…”
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Skip Bayless On LeBron James: “His Sole Focus Now Is Catching Kareem Abdul-Jabbar And Resting On Defense…”
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LeBron James is one of the most accomplished players the NBA has ever seen. As a 17x All-Star, 4x MVP, 6x All-Defensive player, and 4x NBA Champion, he has nothing left to prove when it comes to the game of basketball.
Still, James continues to play with the same intensity he did years ago, seemingly for the goal of winning another Championship.
On Undisputed, Skip Bayless presented an alternative motive. According to him, James is actually just trying to strengthen his GOAT case by catching Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the All-Time scoring list.
“LeBron has been different this year. He has gone from being a defender and the driving force of a team ranked number one in defensive efficiency to ranking 207th in defensive win shares. They have plummeted to the middle of the pack on defense and it’s really costing them. “To me, LeBron’s sole focus has now gone to catching Kareem and resting on the defensive end. LeBron will have his chase-down blocks occasionally and he’ll have a moment of defending but this team goes as he goes on both ends of the floor and I’m sorry but they just don’t play defense. So if LeBron’s acting as GM, he should’ve pushed for fresh, young legs on defense, not Carmelo, Ariza and Westbrick.”
Remember, it was defense that helped the Lakers win the title in 2020. As one of the best defensive teams in the league, the Lakers had a certain way of shutting down their opponents that made them hard to beat.
This season, the Lakers aren’t nearly as effective on that end of the floor. Where it’s Anthony Davis’ absence, roster flaws, or LeBron James’ aging game, the Lakers just aren’t what they used to be.
Meanwhile, King James sits at second on the All-Time scoreboard, still a ways away from catching Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at the top.
If James isn’t going to get another title, at least he can take comfort in inching closer to making history once again.
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Skip Bayless Speculates NFL Refs Could Get Revenge Against Dak Prescott By Not Calling Penalties When He’s Hit Illegally
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Fox Sports host Skip Bayless isn’t sure Dak Prescott’s apology to NFL officials will be enough to keep referees from retaliating against the Cowboys quarterback.
Following the Cowboys’ loss to the San Francisco 49ers Sunday afternoon, Prescott responded to a question from reporters about fans throwing objects on the field. At first, Prescott called it “sad,” believing the crowd was targeting his teammates.
But once he realized objects were being thrown at referees, the quarterback changed his tune. “Credit to them then,” Prescott said of fans attacking the officials.
“All of a sudden he’s in harms way with the NFL referees,” Bayless said Wednesday morning on Undisputed. “Going forward, after he had taken that kind of shot encouraging fan violence against them…would they not hold this against Dak? And the first time they had an iffy call on roughing the passer, they sort of swallow the whistle and keep the little yellow flag in their pocket?”
After two days of backlash to his comments about NFL officials, Prescott issued an apology via Twitter Tuesday night. But bad blood between Prescott and referees may have already been festered.
“You’re thinking what I’m thinking,” Shannon Sharpe acknowledged to Bayless before further speculating how referees might respond to Prescott. “Did you see a hit to the head? No I didn’t see it either, did you see a low tackle on the quarterback in the pocket? No I didn’t see it either.”
“This is the single worst shot at referees I believe I have ever seen,” Bayless said of Prescott’s remarks.
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