The Jody Mac Show

Jody gets you ready for the college football season with everything you need to know with Ben Kerchaval of CBS Sports 

Tough to grade the Seahawks at this point without Russell Wilson playing. You are seeing from so many teams they are simply not putting out there stars. Look at Green Bay and the New York Giants for example. This is getting more prevalent in terms of stars missing preseason games. 

Incredibly happy for Miguela Cabrera on hitting his 500th HR. He was with him very early on. They had no idea that in 2003 that they would win the World Series, but has an idea what he would accomplish. He is a first ballot hall of famer. Always knew what he wanted from an early age. 

Tua Tagovailoa still needs the reps in the preseason because he needs that familiarity. He's a young QB that needs fundamental time. The NFL is in a tough position with Covid-19 even to this day. The Vaccine is still a hot button issue both in and outside of the NFL that definitely has an impact in the league.

It looks like the Browns want to get to week 1 healthy. It's still very much uncertain whether Baker Mayfield plays in this preseason or not. What will the contract situation be when it comes to Baker Mayfield in getting a major pay day. With two weeks to go it doesn't seem like a serious conversation at this point and that could be a good thing.   

It's very important to have a family/work balance, even when you coach at the highest level. Looks back very fondly on his days in Philly. Has been very lucky to have had the owners he has gotten to coach for. To this day, it is still imperative that you play the right way

It's tough to gauge how good this Packers team is because of the lack of play in the preseason from some of their stars. With Jordan Love there is some very good stuff, but there are also his shortcomings. There doesn't seem to be any clear number two at this point. Love certainly has his ups and downs. The Packers have had more good than bad in Love. 

Sigmund joins Jody to preview the NFL season.

The Hall of Fame game was very interesting. The 2021 class was supposed to address the senior situation. you also had two coaches which you can't forget. Buddy Parker was a glaring oversight, he was the Jimmy Johnson of his time. 

Understands why their is a 17 game NFL Schedule. With Michael Thomas in New Orleans, the situation is fuzzy. Doesn't understand why players don't want to get vaccinated. Simply doesn't make sense at all. The 2021 class is a special HOF class. 

The Phillies and the Braves did what they did at the trade deadline for a reason. Sure enough the Phillies got hot and all of a sudden the Mets lead in the NL East, but not by leaps and bounds. The Mets have certainly struggled as of recent. The Braves pitching is pretty strong.

CBSSports.com's James Herbert joins Jody to recap the big time moves from the NBA Free Agency in the past week

The Athletic's Matt Fairburn joins the show to break down the Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen's contract extension, and recent rumors of the team regarding their stadium, and preview the 2021 Bills season

College Football has been about business for a long time. ESPN is very much behind that as well. It's about media rights. We see why Oklahoma and Texas moving to the SEC along those lines. We see that the playoff announcement makes a lot more sense when we don't have a conference championship  automatic bid. 

This was an interesting week with the MLB Trade Deadline. There are certainly a lot of guys. Don;t forget about Free Agency either. The impact of Anthony Rizzo is simply amazing., look at what he has done for the Yankees. 

Let's make no mistake about it. Not getting vaccinated is putting teams in jeopardy for their season. This is not only an NFL problem, but it's still a societal problem. This is something that NFL teams are very mindful of. Lets always remember that the NFL is about raking in the dollars. 

Jody breaks down the fallout from the NBA Draft and previews free agency with Kurt Helin of NBCSports.com

Jody chats with Pro Football Hall Of Fame voter Gary Myers about vaccination status within the NFL and much more!

The reality of the world we live in is a virus story, it's not a political story. It obviously can greatly impact the NFL. You saw the Vikings part ways with an assistant coach because he wasn't willing to get a vaccine. The NFL is encouraging their players to get it, not just because they want to make money, but they want their players to be in the best position to stay healthy. 

Ed Stefanski, Former 76ers and Nets GM When he drafted Jrue Holiday, he was very excited because of his size and what he could do on both sides of the ball. Ben Howland, the UCLA Head Coach believed that Holiday wasn't ready, he certainly didn't want to lose Holiday. The 76ers wanted to get long and young so Holiday would be a great fit. You could very well make an argument that he ...

Scott Boras clients always seem to create headlines in the MLB. What does the future of Max Scherzer look like? This has certainly not been the busiest trade deadline. The Nationals just got swept by the Orioles this weekend. Scherzer doesn't want to run out the clock with the Nationals. He wants to go to a team where he can win the World Series. Crushing defeat for the Yankees on Sunday to say th...

Jody discusses the latest trends in the sports business world with Rick Horrow. 

Jody previews the NBA Draft with former NBA scout Carl Berman of Net Scout Basketball. 

A few pitchers would suffer the result of being drafted low because of the depth of infielders in this MLB draft class. This is even true for the college game. Teams are getting smarter about how they are using their players arms and usage. What happened in Washington with shots being fired was an incredibly scary moment for the MLB

The Suns mean so much to Phoenix. Prefers to live on the sunny side of the street. They just need to win two games to become NBA Champions. They are still the better basketball team. They need to show that for the entire game. They do have the ability to win two games in a row. This is a tough time to lose three games in a row for the first time in half a year.