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MLB Trade Deadline With Jeff Passan, Hard Knocks Episode 1, QB Tier List, Mt Rushmore Of Places To Get Drunk That Aren't A Bar + FAQ's

August 5, 2026

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The show opens with the hosts declaring that football is back, and the proof is the first episode of Hard Knocks featuring the Seattle Seahawks. The consensus is that while the series itself has lost its luster—one host gives it a B-minus and admits he probably will not watch another episode—the season premiere still serves as an essential ritual. The sound of pads cracking, the sight of grass, and the first team meeting are enough to make the season feel real. The hosts focus on head coach Mike Macdonald, who comes across as an awkward, cerebral, and human figure, more like a therapist in his office than a fire-breathing motivator. His son, who can only say the word "football," steals the episode. The highlight of the episode, however, is the pure aesthetic of football returning: bald eagles, the Blue Angels flyover, and a linebacker pulling up in the largest truck anyone has ever seen.

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  • 1 (03:03) **Show Open & Hard Knocks Episode 1 Recap** - The hosts return to the studio and discuss the return of football via the first episode of Hard Knocks.
  • 2 (10:42) **MLB Trade Deadline Roundtable** - The crew gives their initial hot takes on their respective teams' moves at the trade deadline.
  • 3 (17:11) **NFL News & QB Tier List Reaction** - The hosts discuss Bijan Robinson's extension and react to The Athletic's annual quarterback tier list.
  • 4 (26:30) **Oldie's Off-the-Top QB Top 10** - Oldie joins the show to deliver his spontaneous, no-research quarterback rankings.
  • 5 (32:22) **Hot Seat / Cool Throne** - The hosts play a segment where they put one person or thing on the "hot seat" and another on the "cool throne."
  • 6 (36:25) **John Rahm's LIV Golf Equity & Hypotheticals** - The crew analyzes a report that John Rahm is owed $150 million and could end up as an owner of LIV Golf.
  • 7 (46:10) **Mount Rushmore of Places to Get Drunk That Aren't a Bar** - The hosts draft the best non-bar locations for drinking.

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Show Notes

Hard Knocks episode 1 has hit and football is back, we also do the most chaotic first 10 minutes of podcasting remotely (00:00:00-00:09:01). Back in studio we talk MLB trade deadline, QB tiers and more (00:09:01-00:31:14). Hot Seat/Cool Throne and Hank still thinks LIV will survive plus someone farted so bad a movie theater was cleared out (00:31:14-01:01:57). Mt Rushmore of places to get drunk that arent a bar (01:01:57-01:23:04). Jeff Passan joins the show to break down the MLB Trade deadline, winners and losers and more (01:23:04-01:48:59). We then finish with FAQ's


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