undisputed – Page 19

Skip Bayless: Jimmy G likely starts, but throwing in Trey Lance early makes sense due to his running abilities I UNDISPUTED

Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo are still battling for the starting quarterback job in San Francisco and while Kyle Shanahan hasn’t named a starter yet, he told reporters has a quote: ‘pretty good idea’ who’ll be under center Week 1 for the 49ers. Jimmy G also told reporters he has a good idea who’ll be QB1, and seems pleased with the current status. He said quote: ‘Yeah, I have a pretty good idea. It’s whatever [Shanahan] decides, yeah. I have a pretty good idea. I’m pretty happy with where I’m at right now and everything and just the offense as a whole. Yeah, Kyle’s the head man. He’ll make the call.’ Skip Bayless explains why despite feeling that Jimmy G starts, Lance should be ‘thrown in early.’

Skip Bayless reacts to Dak’s injury improvement as Cowboys set to face off against Brady’s Bucs Week 1 I UNDISPUTED

Dak Prescott made another big step in his return yesterday, participating in 11-on-11 team drills at the Dallas Cowboys practice. By all accounts, he’s looking like his old self, with Zeke Elliott saying he threw the ball with some ‘pop’ and Mike McCarthy describing Dak as a quote ‘caged lion’ and ‘competitor.’ For what it’s worth, Dak went 11-for-12 on passes over the course of 18 reps. Hear what Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe have to say about Dak’s improvement as the season draws closer.

Skip Bayless on Russ Westbrook’s point guard ranking: I buy it; I’d take Ben Simmons as my distributor over him I UNDISPUTED

USA Today’s NBA writers compiled their top point guards going into this season. Steph Curry, Damian Lillard and Kyrie Irving took the top three spots, and Russell Westbrook was all the way down at number ten. The Los Angeles Lakers’ newest addition found himself down in double-digits behind both Ben Simmons at nine and De’Aaron Fox at eight. Skip Bayless explains why he agrees with Russ’s ranking and that he would take Simmons as a distributor on the floor.

Shannon Sharpe: Russell Westbrook is ranked too low; there's no way there are nine point guards currently better I UNDISPUTED

USA Today’s NBA writers compiled their top point guards going into this season. Steph Curry, Damian Lillard and Kyrie Irving took the top three spots, and Russell Westbrook was all the way down at number ten. The Los Angeles Lakers’ newest addition found himself down in double-digits behind both Ben Simmons at nine and De’Aaron Fox at eight. Shannon Sharpe explains why he feels Russ is ‘ranked too low’ on USA Today’s list.

Shannon Sharpe reacts to LeBron’s message to Jared Dudley after joining Mavericks as an assistant head coach I UNDISPUTED

Jared Dudley has agreed to become an assistant coach with the Dallas Mavericks. The forward spent the last two seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James wasn’t thrilled about seeing him depart. LeBron tweeted quote, ‘Congrats to my guy if this true, which is probably is! But (face palm emoji) man!!’ Hear what Shannon Sharpe has to say about LeBron’s reaction to Jared Dudley leaving the Lakers.

Shannon Sharpe reacts to Draymond Green putting himself on LeBron James’ “All-Washed” team I UNDISPUTED

Draymond Green is taking a page out of LeBron James’ social media playbook. The Golden State Warriors forward reposted stats from another account about him to his story. He also added this caption that reads quote, ‘LeBron, the washing king, but I’m somewhere on the all-washed team too’ followed by the laughing crying emojis and a shrugging emoji. Hear what Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe have to say about Draymond Green’s recent years without Steph Curry and Klay Thompson.

Skip Bayless: Jameis Winston’s two big throws last night showed he can pick up where Drew Brees left off with Saints I UNDISPUTED

Jameis Winston was impressive last night against the Jacksonville Jaguars, going 9-of-10 for 123 yards and two long touchdown passes. Winston did that all in the first quarter while also taking no sacks and not turning the ball over. While Sean Payton still hasn’t officially named starter, it appears Winston is beginning to run away with the job, and now would have some big shoes to fill after Drew Brees’ retirement. Skip Bayless discusses whether Winston can pick up where the future Hall of Famer left off for the Saints as their starting quarterback.

Skip Bayless: Tom Brady is a better decision maker than Aaron Rodgers I UNDISPUTED

A list of NFL analysts ranked quarterbacks in a dozen different categories going into this season and to no surprise Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tom Brady were tops of many of them. Rodgers took the top spot over Brady in accuracy, decision making, and pocket presence. Meanwhile Brady was able to come out on top in mechanics, competitiveness, and field vision. Hear who Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe believe is the better quarterback.

Shannon Sharpe on whether Damian Lillard is ‘all in:’ He’ll start in Portland, but will be traded to 76ers I UNDISPUTED

Damian Lillard remains a Portland Trail Blazer but the star hasn’t said much publicly as trade rumors have swirled around the star’s future. His teammate C.J. McCollum said on a podcast that he talks to Dame every day and that quote: ‘He’s all in. I think at this stage I can say that he’s all in. He just wants to win at the end of the day.’ Shannon Sharpe explains why he feels Dame will be with Portland at ‘the beginning of the season, but gets traded to Philly by the trade deadline.’

Skip Bayless: I can’t write off Manny Pacquiao yet despite loss to Yordenis Ugas; he’s ‘Brady-esque’ to me I UNDISPUTED

In his 72nd professional fight, Manny Pacquiao came up short over the weekend against Yordenis Ugas and it could have been the last we see of Pacquiao in the ring. The 42-year-old said after the match quote: ‘In my heart, I want to continue [to] fight, but I have to consider, also, my body.’ Skip Bayless explains why he can’t write off Pacquiao yet despite Saturday’s loss against Ugas.

Shannon Sharpe: If LeBron James shot as much as Michael Jordan, he’d average 30-points for a career I UNDISPUTED

LeBron James wants to make sure everyone knows he can still go out and get buckets. He put an Instagram post on his story that had a stat that read quote, ‘from 2015 to 2017, LeBron went 177 straight regular season games without taking 30 plus shots. The next game he did, he scored 57 points on 34 field goal attempts.’ LeBron put the hushing emoji above and hashtag ‘washed king’ below it. Hear what Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe have to say about LeBron’s post and whether the King could average 50 points if he tried.

Skip Bayless on whether the Cowboys should feel confident about starting Dak Prescott Week 1 I UNDISPUTED

The Dallas Cowboys are saying they expect Dak Prescott to be ready for their season opener but now the question is just how ready will their franchise QB be? According to the latest report, Dak is quote, ‘not fully back, and he may not be back all season long.’ Dak warmed up by throwing around 50 passes before their game against the Texans over the weekend and Jerry Jones said that if the opener had been over the weekend he wouldn’t have been concerned about Dak’s status. Hear what Skip Bayless has to say about Dak’s lingering shoulder injury and whether the Cowboys should feel confident about starting him Week 1 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Skip Bayless on Raiders – Rams scrimmage fight: Jon Gruden’s reaction shocked me; they happen all the time I UNDISPUTED

The Los Angeles Rams and Las Vegas Raiders got into a fight during their joint practice yesterday and Jon Gruden wasn’t pleased with what he saw and didn’t hold back talking to reporters. Gruden said quote: ‘I thought we had great work today until special teams let right at the end of the special teams period. I have no idea what that was, but that’s enough of that. It’s not good for football, it’s not good for anything..it’s just sickening really. It’s just stupidity, but I’m done with that. It’s just child’s play to me.’ Skip Bayless explains why he was shocked that Gruden was bothered by the scrimmage fight.

Skip Bayless: My gut is telling me that Bill Belichick will start Mac Jones over Cam Newton in Week 1 I UNDISPUTED

Cam Newton and Mac Jones both had efficient games for the New England Patriots last night. Cam went eight of nine for just over a hundred yards and a touchdown. While the rookie Jones went 13 of 19 for just under 150 yards through the air, neither quarterback turned the ball over in the 35-0 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. Skip Bayless explains why he believes Bill Belichick will start the rookie despite Newton’s solid preseason play.

Skip Bayless reacts to Gil Brandt’s report that Dak Prescott expects to play Week 1 despite injury I UNDISPUTED

The return of Dak Prescott’s from his strained lat muscle under his is still not a hundred percent certain. A week ago the target date was this weekend’s preseason game and then it got pushed back. Hall of Fame scout & Former VP of player personnel for the Dallas Cowboys, Gil Brandt, tweeted out yesterday quote, ‘Had a long talk with Dak Prescott yesterday out in Frisco. He expects to be out there when the Cowboys open the season. I think it would take a lot to keep him from playing, just not sure he’ll be at 100 percent. Season tilts on his health.’ Hear what Skip Bayless has to say about Dak’s expectation of playing Week 1.

Shannon Sharpe reacts to LeBron receiving zero votes as the best player from NBA executives I UNDISPUTED

A panel of 10 NBA executives and scouts voted for who’s the best player heading into this season and LeBron James didn’t receive a single vote. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Durant ended up splitting all votes with five apiece. LeBron was quick to respond on Twitter saying quote, ‘THANK YOU! As if I didn’t need more to fuel ME! Hash tag Washed’ followed by the crown emoji. Hear what Shannon Sharpe has to say about LeBron not getting any votes as the best player in the league.

LeSean McCoy on why Ezekiel Elliott will have a bounce-back year & return to an All-Pro level I UNDISPUTED

Ezekiel Elliott is entering his 6th year and coming off his worst season as a pro, but appears to be using that as motivation. Zeke has looked happier and slimmer in camp, and told reporters quote ‘I think the hardest part about last year is you feel like you let your teammates down. That hurts… Just having the year I had last year, you don’t need more motivation than that. I just know the type of player I am. I don’t think I showed that last year. I’ve got a lot to prove.’ LeSean McCoy joins Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe to discuss whether Zeke can return to his All-Pro status and have a bounce-back season with the Dallas Cowboys.

Shannon Sharpe reacts to Aaron Rodgers nearly retiring in the offseason and not wanting a farewell tour I UNDISPUTED

Aaron Rodgers opened up a bit more about his offseason this week, admitting on a podcast that he nearly retired because of the Green Bay Packers’ drama, saying quote: ‘I felt going into the weekend before camp that I was 50/50. I don’t care if people don’t believe that. That’s true.” He also left the door open to returning to Green Bay after this season, saying quote: ‘I don’t want a farewell tour. I don’t know what’s going to happen after the season, but I’m going to enjoy it with the right perspective, for sure, and not look at it as I’m getting through this. I’m going to enjoy the hell out of all of it.’ Shannon Sharpe reacts to the reigning MVP’s comments and explains why he thinks differently.

Shannon Sharpe isn’t buying Kevin Durant & Draymond Green blaming Steve Kerr & Warriors GM for split I UNDISPUTED

Kevin Durant and Draymond Green sat down for an interview this week on Bleacher Report, and the two players spoke candidly about how their infamous on-court argument led KD to leave the Golden State Warriors following the 2019 Finals. Hear what Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe have to say about KD & Draymond shifting the blame towards Steve Kerr and Bob Myers.

Shannon Sharpe: This generation grew up watching LeBron, so it makes sense he is Cade Cunningham’s GOAT I UNDISPUTED

Number one overall pick Cade Cunningham is taking his stand on the NBA GOAT debate. The Detroit Pistons’ rookie went on a Chicago based podcast and sided with LeBron James saying quote: ‘It’s hard for me to put somebody ahead of LeBron cause LeBron is the best player I’ve seen with my eyes. Trust me I’ve seen all the Michael Jordan stuff, dude is different. I can’t argue with the fact that you think he is the GOAT but in my eyes I say LeBron.” Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe react to Cunningham’s comments and discuss who is their GOAT.

Skip Bayless on last night’s Hard Knocks: ‘Micah Parsons & CeeDee Lamb are going to be stars in this league’ I UNDISPUTED

The second episode of Hard Knocks premiered. last night and Skip Bayless shares his biggest. takeaways regarding his Dallas Cowboys. Hear why he believes Micah Parson and CeeDee Lamb are going to be a stars in this league.

Shannon Sharpe reacts to Lakers vs. Nets matchup for NBA’s marquee Christmas day game I UNDISPUTED

The NBA season might be two months away but we already got a glimpse into how we’ll be treating on Christmas Day this year. Headlining the five games that day will be when Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets travel to LA to take on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in what many are anticipating could be a Finals preview. And according to Fox Bet Sportsbook, the Lakers are an early 1.5-point favorites. Hear Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe’s prediction for the NBA marquee Christmas Day game.

Skip Bayless: Something is not right with Dak Prescott’s shoulder injury I UNDISPUTED

Dak Prescott remained limited in practice last night, and just days after a MRI showed positive signs of his muscle strain healing, Mike McCarthy told reporters that the team is quote, ‘playing it cautiously’ with their franchise quarterback. McCarthy also said quote, ‘no urgency from my perspective to see Dak play against Houston.’ He also said that if Dak does not play this Saturday, the team will hold him out for their final preseason game. Hear what Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe have to say about Dak Prescott’s shoulder injury and what it means for the Dallas Cowboys.

Skip Bayless on Joel Embiid’s supermax: “He’s still basketball’s best big man & can win a title with Ben Simmons I UNDISPUTED

Joel Embiid has reportedly agreed to a four-year, $196 million supermax deal with the Philadelphia Sixers. It would keep the big man in Philly through the 2026-27 season and guarantees him $261 million. Skip Bayless reacts to the megadeal and explains why he feels the 76ers will win a title during Embiid’s extension.

Skip Bayless reacts as the ‘Tim Tebow’ experiment ends in Jacksonville I UNDISPUTED

The Tim Tebow experiment has ended in Jacksonville after the Jaguars released the former quarterback turned tight-end with only one preseason game under his belt. Skip Bayless looks back at Tebow’s journey and speculates with Shannon Sharpe coach Urban Meyer’s strategy for integrating Tebow into the team, and point out the telltale signs that this decision was coming after Tebow’s performance in Week 1.

Shannon Sharpe reacts to Adam Silver reconsidering play-in format after a conversation with LeBron James I UNDISPUTED

LeBron James didn’t hold back his criticism of the NBA’s play-in format for the playoffs, saying whoever came up with that *bleep* needed to be fired. Yesterday, commissioner Adam Silver said he understands where LeBron was coming from but that the two have talked and LeBron quote, ‘understands the context of the league.’ Silver did admit that he would be open to quote, ‘tinkering with it if necessary.’ Hear what Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe have to say about LeBron and Adam Silver’s discussion regarding the play-in format.

Shannon Sharpe reacts to LeBron James and Russell Westbrook getting a head start on training I UNDISPUTED

LeBron James isn’t wasting anytime welcoming Russell Westbrook to the Los Angeles Lakers. LeBron posted on social media the two All-Stars getting a workout in Saturday morning and then that night made a court side appearance at the Lakers summer league game. Hear what Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe have to say about LeBron and Westbrook getting a head start on the 2021 season.

Skip Bayless: If I ran the 49ers, I’d start Trey Lance, who will be the best among these young quarterbacks I UNDISPUTED

Trey Lance had an up-and-down preseason debut with the San Francisco 49ers. The rookie quarterback had an 80-yard touchdown pass but also finished with only 128 total yards on the day and completed just five of his 14 passes. Kyle Shanahan summed it up by calling his rookie’s performance quote: ‘There was some good and some bad. By no means was it perfect.’ Skip Bayless explains why he feels the rookie quarterback should start over Jimmy G after his preseason debut.

Skip Bayless: Cowboys need to let Dak Prescott play in preseason, MRI update I UNDISPUTED

Dak Prescott continues to show progress recovering from his right lat strain that has limited his training camp activity. He warmed up before the Dallas Cowboys preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals but still did not suit up to play. And after returning to Dallas, Dak underwent a second MRI that showed the strain healing well. Hear what Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe have to say about Dak’s injury and whether he should play in preseason.

Skip Bayless on Eric Bledsoe trade: This means trouble for the Clippers with no edge from Pat Bev & Rondo I UNDISPUTED

While the Lakers made headlines with Russell Westbrook, the Los Angeles Clippers have now made their own big move. They have reportedly acquired Eric Bledsoe from the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Patrick Beverley, Rajon Rondo, and Daniel Oturu. Skip Bayless reacts to the trade and explains why this could mean trouble for his Clippers in business and on the court.