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5 min read"Somewhere right now, a New Yorker is checking the weather app just to feel worse about it. Skip the app. Book the escape." That was a Virgin Voyages ad. The actual substance of this hour of the Ben Maller Show is three NFL storylines, each involving a different kind of friction: a power struggle between Jerry Jones and Roger Goodell over Europe, a philosophical clash between Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers in Pittsburgh, and a quarterback in Green Bay trying to spin a dead-last rushing attack as not terrible.
Jerry Jones Pours Cold Water on NFL Europe
Commissioner Roger Goodell has repeatedly stated he has "no doubt" the NFL will eventually have multiple teams outside the United States, with London as the most likely destination. The logic is that you need at least two teams abroad to make travel logistics work, similar to when baseball moved the Dodgers and Giants to the West Coast simultaneously. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has now entered the chat and pushed back hard, saying a new franchise abroad is "pretty far into the future."
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What you'll learn
- 1 (04:35) **Hour 4 Opens: NFL Global Expansion Debate** - Ben Maller introduces the hour with a discussion on NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's push for European expansion and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones pushing back.
- 2 (14:43) **Steelers Dysfunction: McCarthy vs. Rodgers** - Former Steelers lineman Willie Colon reports a "disconnect" between coach Mike McCarthy and QB Aaron Rodgers over the offense's direction.
- 3 (18:23) **Jordan Love Defends Packers' Rushing Attack** - Packers QB Jordan Love argues the team's running game is "not terrible" and the issue is execution, not personnel.
- 4 (23:01) **Caller Segment: Swamp Billy** - Swamp Billy calls in from Tennessee, discussing blind guy humor and reminiscing about old New York Mets stories.
- 5 (36:18) **Caller Segment: Steve in Manhattan** - Steve O in Manhattan calls in, ranting about the Jets and Giants offensive line problems and the Deion James pigeon incident.
- 6 (40:01) **Caller Segment: Marcel in Brooklyn vs. Mike the Leprechaun** - Marcel calls in from Brooklyn and engages in a heated back-and-forth with regular caller Mike the Leprechaun (from Ireland).
- 7 (42:50) **TV Picks Segment** - Maller runs a rapid-fire TV trivia game with callers Marcel and Hollering James.
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Ben Maller talks about Cowboys owner Jerry Jones pouring cold water on Roger Goodell's European expansion plan, who is right between Mike McCarthy saying simplify the offense or Aaron Rodgers saying execute it, Jordan Love arguing the Packers run game isn't terrible, Password: Word Game of the Stars, and more!
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