Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre

On today's episode, Jason is forced to host through the tears after his beloved New York Jets put on (another) embarrassing performance on national television. How can Adam Gase still have a job this morning after what he’s done to this once-proud franchise? If the front office had any sense, Gase would be fired before you finish listening to this episode. Plus, Producer Rob joins the show to help...

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On today's episode, Jason shares his thoughts on the Los Angeles Lakers' demolition of the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. But more than that, he explains how a series of moves and a culture built around superstar LeBron James has put them in position to win the NBA championship. Jason also explains why the foot injury to Heat guard Goran Dragic could be the proverbial nail in the coffin t...

On today's episode, Jason starts things off by giving you 5 good minutes on last night's Presidential Debate. Whatever side of the aisle you're on, you have to admit that it looked more like an SNL skit than a debate to help decide the leader of the free world. Later, Jason takes a midweek lookahead to the NFL Week 4 gambling lines and gives you the inside information you need to make money bettin...

On today’s episode, Jason explains why Patrick Mahomes’ virtuoso performance against the Baltimore Ravens on Monday Night Football (386 passing yards, 5 total TDs) further cemented his status as the Steph Curry of the NBA. Father was a professional athlete? Check. Under-recruited out of high school? Check. Slipped in the draft? Check. Came out of nowhere to interrupt greatness? Check. Later, Produ...

On today’s episode, Jason explains why he could envision a scenario where all 4 of the NFC West teams (Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals) end up making the NFL Playoffs. In fact, you could even make a case that all 4 of the teams are legitimate contenders to make the Super Bowl. Jason also tells us why poor quarterback play has turned the NFC East into t...

Jason McIntyre talks about the impact that role players have had in the NBA Conference Finals and dives deep into the most intriguing match ups from Week 3 in the NFL. Jason shares his picks against the spread and weighs in on a possible Heat-Lakers NBA Finals! Plus, college football has officially returned…but is Jason all in on it? Guests include: Bleacher Report’s Eric Pincus, Covers.com’s Patr...

On today’s episode, Jason shares his thoughts on the Los Angeles Lakers Game 4 victory over the Denver Nuggets to take 3-1 series lead in the Western Conference Finals. LeBron James turned back the clocks and delivered another impressive performance when his team needed him most, and he even locked up Nuggets star Jamal Murray in crunch time to help seal the victory. Yes, Father Time looks like he...

On today’s episode, Jason does a quick preview of tonight’s Thursday Night Football matchup between the Miami Dolphins and the Jacksonville Jaguars, and explains why if things go the way he thinks they’re going to go, we could see Dolphins rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa under center sooner than later. If the Dolphins are serious about winning, it only makes sense to turn to Tua. As we’ve seen w...

On today's episode, Jason reacts to the Denver Nuggets wild victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3, and explains why Jamal Murray's impressive play throughout the postseason is proof that he's cemented himself as a Top-25 player in the NBA right now, takes the Los Angeles Lakers' trio of 7-footers (Anthony Davis, Dwight Howard and JaVale McGee) to task for combining for just 4 rebounds, and...

On today's episode, Jason shares his thoughts on the Las Vegas Raiders shocking win over the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football, and explains why both the advanced stats and the eye test show that Drew Brees is officially washed up, why the loss of star wide receiver Michael Thomas coupled with Brees' diminished skills has made them extremely predictable, and why the sudden rash of injuri...

On today’s episode, Jason does a deep dive on all the biggest NFL Week 2 Sunday headlines. He explains why Russell Wilson’s red-hot start to the season could have some Seattle Seahawks thinking another Super Bowl berth is in the cards, why the play of Cam Newton through the first two weeks proves that Bill Belichick is a genius, why you shouldn’t really be surprised that the Atlanta Falcons had ye...

Jason McIntyre reacts to Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets. Jason says that LeBron James was the real MVP of the 2020 NBA season and explains why he’s concerned about the Arians-Brady dynamic in Tampa Bay. Plus, he shares his favorite bets for Week 2 of the NFL! Guests include: Boston Sports Journal's Greg Bedard, Lakers reporter Mike Trudell...

On today’s episode, Jason discusses how even though Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns were victorious, it’s clear that you’d rather have Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow over Mayfield moving forward. It was the 2nd game of Burrow’s career, on the road, on short rest, without the benefit of a preseason, and he still looked further along in his development than Mayfield. The Bengals h...

On today's episode, Jason explains how Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield went from being the lovable underdog that everyone rooted for back in college to the guy who could be on his way out of Cleveland altogether if he doesn’t get his act together. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has seemingly replaced Mayfield as America’s underdog, thus adding an extra layer of intrigue to t...

On today's episode, Jason verbally destroys Kawhi Leonard, Doc Rivers and Paul George after the Los Angeles Clippers folded like a cheap tent in Game 7 of their series against the Denver Nuggets. How the heck did the Paper Clips manage to blow a 3-1 lead to the Nuggets?? As they say in the movie 8 Mile: “This guy’s a choke artist!”. Kawhi got exposed as nothing more than a system player who wasn’t...

On today's episode, Jason reacts to Saquon Barkley's miserable 15-carry, 6-yard performance on Monday Night Football in the New York Giants' loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, and explains why it's clear now that there were no winners from the top of the 2018 NFL Draft. Two years later, neither Barkley with the Giants, Sam Darnold with the New York Jets or Baker Mayfield with Cleveland Browns has re...

On today's episode, Jason does a full recap of Sunday’s Week 1 action around the NFL, starting with a surprising defense of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. Brady threw 2 interceptions against the New Orleans Saints – including a Pick-6 – but Jason says you would be wise to buy stock on Brady and the Bucs now that so many football fans have already started to jump off the bandwagon. He...

On today's episode, Jason takes the Texans and the Rockets to task for embarrassing the City of Houston on Thursday night. It's bad enough that Bill O'Brien the GM traded away the team's best wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins for a running back during the offseason, but Bill O'Brien the Coach made things worse by installing such a conservative gameplan. Needless to say, Patrick Mahomes, Clyde Edwards-...

On today's episode, Jason does a deep dive into a book excerpt that suggests Tom Brady’s supermodel wife, Gisele Bundchen, played a big role in Brady’s decision to leave Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots this past offseason. According to the book, Bundchen was upset that Belichick continued to treat the Greatest Quarterback in NFL History like he was any other Patriots player, and made h...

On today's episode, Jason tries to make sense of Giannis Antetokounmpo saying that he has absolutely no plans of forcing his way out of Milwaukee on the heels of the top-seeded Bucks getting knocked out of the playoffs earlier than expected for the second year in a row, and explains that Giannis needs to learn that there’s no such thing as loyalty in sports. Does Giannis want to win regular season...

NFL football is back, baby! On today’s episode, Jason gives out his preseason NFL Playoffs predictions for both the AFC and the NFC. Some of the picks were obvious (Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, New Orleans Saints), but he REALLY went out on a limb with a few of the others (New York Jets, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals). And, let’s just say guys like Russell Wilson, Aaron Rodgers and Des...

On today’s episode, Jason’s commends LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers for doing every basketball fan a favor and winning Game 2 of their series against the Houston Rockets, and throws serious praise at ‘Playoff’ Rajon Rondo for his impressive performance off the bench. Jason also explains why the Milwaukee Bucks come-from-behind victory in Game 4 against the Miami Heat actually may have exp...

On today's episode, Jason opens things up by telling a personal story to illustrate just how much of a degenerate gambler he is, and gets into a heated debate with Producer Rob about whether or not Steve Nash is the right man to lead the Brooklyn Nets. Jason argues that Nash is precisely the kind of coach that Kyrie Irving needs, and Rob says Nash never deserved the job in the first place. Plus, J...

On today's episode, Jason explains why the addition of running back Leonard Fournette to a roster that already includes newcomers Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski will help turn the Tampa Bay Buccaneers into the most hated team in the NFL in the same way LeBron James teaming up with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh turned the Miami Heat into the most hated team in the NBA. Jason also explains why James Hard...