The Mabardy Demo Tapes

In this episode of The Mabardy Demo Tapes, TJ dissects the blockbuster trades that shaped the 2024 NFL season at this year’s trade deadline. With playoff hopes on the line, top teams like the Detroit Lions, Washington Commanders, and Pittsburgh Steelers made significant moves to strengthen their rosters. TJ also dives into the Cowboys' surprising trade, sparking debates across the league. From str...

In this episode of The Mabardy Demo Tapes, TJ dives into the New England Patriots’ nail-biting Week 9 overtime loss to the Tennessee Titans. With both teams sitting near the bottom of the NFL standings, this matchup represented a prime opportunity for the Patriots to secure a much-needed win. Rookie quarterback Drake Maye showcased his incredible potential, racking up over 300 yards and carrying t...

In this episode of The Mabardy Demo Tapes, TJ dives into the New England Patriots’ nail-biting Week 9 overtime loss to the Tennessee Titans. With both teams sitting near the bottom of the NFL standings, this matchup represented a prime opportunity for the Patriots to secure a much-needed win. Rookie quarterback Drake Maye showcased his incredible potential, racking up over 300 yards and carrying t...

The NBA's first ever In-Season Tournament has concluded and the Los Angeles Lakers have been crowned the winners of the NBA Cup. TJ first gives his takeaways from the seminfinal matchups that saw the Pacers defeat the Bucks (1:01), and then the Lakers dismantle the Pelicans (8:00). He then gets into the Lakers clinching win in the final game, and Lebron being named the IST MVP (16:20). He then clo...

The NFL couldn't flex the Pats out of this primetime game! The Patriots went on the road to Pittsburgh to knock off the reeling Steelers and snap their five-game losing streak. Bailey Zappe played an incredible first half in route to the Pats scoring 21 points. Although the second half wasn't pretty, they still come away with their third win of the season. TJ breaks down the game, Zappe's performa...

The first single-elimination knockout round of the NBA's inaugural in-season tournament has wrapped up, and we're down to 4 teams: the Pacers, Bucks, Pelicans and Lakers. TJ breaks down the matchups that took place this past round, while also looking at the bigger picture for some of the teams involved. Music: 'Savior' by Pipe Choir Courtesy of Free Music Archive, CC BY

The Patriots finally moved on from Mac Jones as their starting quarterback, and the offense responded by beating shut out at home for the second time this season. TJ takes a look at Bailey Zappe's first start of the season in route to a 6-0 loss vs the Los Angeles Chargers. Additionally, the national perception of the Patriots organization is taking hits, and Robert Kraft is at a key point of need...

Week 11 is in the books, and TJ takes a broad view of the Sunday slate of games. He covers the biggest win of the day, biggest loss of the day, and recaps the rest of the matchups. Finally, he ends the show talking about a surprisingly entertaining SNF matchup between the Vikings and Broncos. Music: 'Savior' by Pipe Choir Courtesy of Free Music Archive, CC BY

In what was expected to be a fun and exciting TNF matchup between the Bengals and the Ravens, injuries were the story of the game as Joe Burrow left with a serious wrist injury. The Ravens went on to beat the Bengals handedly, but not without suffering some injuries of their own. TJ gives his thoughts on the game, and what it means for the Bengals going forward without their star quarterback. Musi...

As the Celtics strong start to the 2023-24 season continues, TJ briefly gives his thoughts on his first TD Garden experience of the season from the team's win on Monday versus the Knicks (0:52). He then talks about Joe Mazzulla's start to his second season as the team's head coach in comparison to last season, along with other impressions from the past couple weeks of Celtics basketball (5:42). Fi...

It was another week and another loss for the Patriots, and this one could be monumental. Mac Jones was benched for the potential game-winning drive at the end after one of his worst interceptions all year. Even with the team still coming short with Bailey Zappe, it feels like it may be over for Mac as the starting QB of the Patriots. TJ breaks down the loss, whether or not they can continue to pla...

With Week 9 of the NFL season officially in the books, we are now halfway through the regular season. TJ takes breaks down how both conferences stand at the moment, the current playoff picture, and the key storylines surrounding the playoff, and championship hopefuls. Starting with the AFC, he takes a look at the AFC North, which if the playoffs started today would have all four teams in it. He al...

The Texas Rangers are World Series champions for the first time in the franchise's history. Despite enduring some key injuries along the way, they made their way to the final dance and took the league by storm, setting multiple records on their way. TJ talks about the keys to their run, the individual accomplishments that their players had, and what other teams can learn from how the Rangers got t...

It was a big day for trades across the sports world, as about 14 hours before the NFL trade deadline, the Philadelphia 76ers finally traded James Harden. TJ lays out the deals that were made in the NFL, and how they could effect some playoff hopeful teams. (2:04) Then, TJ breaks down the James Harden trade for both sides, and what's next for both teams to set themselves up as true championship con...

After another underwhelming week of Patriots football, they fall to 2-6, and any sort of postseason optimism that existed from last week is rapidly fleeting. TJ talks about Mac Jones' struggles, and the offense as a whole. Meanwhile, the Celtics tipped off their season on Wednesday, and begin their season 2-0. (0:37) TJ dives into the positives, and potential concerns that arose from the first cou...

The most anticipated Celtics season in years debuts today, and TJ talks his expectations for the year ahead. He talks about what questions surround this Celtics team, what they need to do to improve on last season, and how they match up against the best teams in the league. Music: 'Savior' by Pipe Choir Courtesy of Free Music Archive, CC BY

The Patriots find themselves back in the win column after a shocking upset of the Buffalo Bills. Despite tanking likely being the best path for the team, who doesn't love a division win against a Bills team that has pushed the Patriots around for the past few years? TJ highlights the positive takeaways from the game, and whether or not the win changes the overall outlook of the rest of the season....

With the start of the upcoming NBA season just around the corner, TJ gives his opinions on some key players and teams for the year ahead. First, he hands out a series of superlatives to individual players and teams, and then highlights some of his most anticipated team storylines. Music: 'Savior' by Pipe Choir Courtesy of Free Music Archive, CC BY

The good news is the Patriots are back to being within reach of winning football games. The bad news is they still can't manage to come up in the big moments. With a 1-5 record and matchups against the Bills and Dolphins coming up before the trade deadline, it's time for Patriots fans to accept the reality (if they haven't already) that any hopes of a winning season are dead. All we have left is t...

Three out of four divisional series matchups are complete as playoff baseball is heating up. Two division and state rivals in the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros are set to face off for a chance to advance to the World Series. TJ breaks down their series wins against the Orioles and Twins respectively, and looks ahead to the matchup in store. Plus, TJ looks at the Arizona Diamondbacks' shocking u...

It's a miserable season for the New England Patriots as they get shutout by the New Orleans Saints 34-0 at home. TJ talks about the state of the team, the outlook on the rest of the year and hosts a depressing therapy session (0:43). The Celtics extended Payton Pritchard to a contract extension and kicked off their preseason with a win against the 76ers. TJ shares his thoughts on Pritchard's role...

The Bears finally won a game! They put an end to the 14-game losing streak stretching back to Week 7 of last season, and in doing so Justin Fields put up likely his greatest game of his career up to this point. Were people too quick to dismiss him when things went wrong at the beginning of the season? TJ talks about the Bears future at QB. Plus, the MLB Wild Card round finished up on Wednesday nig...

We're currently entering prime sports season. While it's easy to get wrapped up in football season and the upcoming basketball and hockey seasons, the MLB playoffs have arrived! Today TJ recaps the four Wild Card matchups that kicked off the postseason, and looks at the storylines going forward in these series. Music: 'Savior' by Pipe Choir Courtesy of Free Music Archive, CC BY

The Lions won their fourth consecutive game versus their division rival Green Bay Packers, and with the rest of the NFC North faltering early are in prime possession to win the division and possibly more. TJ takes a look at Detroit and evaluates how serious of Super Bowl contenders they are. He also looks ahead to the upcoming weekend in the football world.

The Patriots suffered the worst loss in Bill Belichick's tenure in New England, and the vibes of Patriot Nation are low. TJ talks about what the loss means for the security of Mac Jones' job going forward and what the future looks like for the Patriots and Belichick. (0:40) On the brighter side, the Celtics traded for Jrue Holiday to bolster their roster and go all-in for banner #18. TJ breaks dow...