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Hour 4: Mike Chernoff on Guardians Success & Browns QB Cap Balloon Sep 04, 2026

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Mike Chernoff discusses the Guardians' reliance on young talent like Chase DeLauter and Travis Bazzana as they push for a postseason run. Carman and Lima break down the financial reality of Deshaun Watson's contract and its comparison to other NFL quarterback situations on 92.3 The Fan. They also preview a graphic of top college quarterbacks to watch while exploring Steven Vogt's impact as a manager.

(00:01:50) Cleveland Oktoberfest And Golf

(00:04:52) Browns Season Confidence Check

(00:10:14) Watson's Prohibitive Cap Hit

(00:15:10) NFL Dead Cap Comparison

(00:20:28) College QB Scouting List

(00:27:32) Interview: GM Mike Chernoff

(00:36:40) Steven Vogt's Clubhouse Leadership

Mike Chernoff Explains Why Ralphy Velazquez Still Isn't Getting the Call Sep 04, 2026

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Guardians GM Mike Chernoff joins Ken and Anthony to break down the offense's turnaround since the trade deadline, praising Chase Naylor's development and explaining why Travis Bazzana is hitting a rookie wall as pitchers adjust to him. He gives a detailed answer on why Ralphy Velazquez still hasn't been called up despite a torrid month in Triple-A, framing it as an opportunity problem rather than a performance one. Chernoff also weighs in on Cade Smith's underrated status following the Emmanuel Clase situation, Jose Ramirez's recovery from injury and his outlook on a potential 2027 work stoppage.

Ranking the Top College QB Prospects to Watch This Weekend Sep 04, 2026

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Ken and Anthony revisit the Deshaun Watson cap math with producer Owen before Ken makes his case for why five wins wouldn't be the disaster fans expect given the young talent on the roster. They roll out the show's weekly college quarterback watch list, debating whether CJ Carr is overrated given his schedule and hyping up names like Trinidad Chambliss and Sam Leavitt ahead of a big weekend of games. Ken also needles Darian Mensah's family setup while defending his consistency on the Manning family standard before the show heads into the Mike Chernoff interview.

Ken's Magic Trick Theory: Can Monken's Offense Fool NFL Defenses? Sep 04, 2026

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Ken explains why the quarterback drama hasn't dampened his excitement for the season, using an extended magician analogy to argue Todd Monken's scheme can only mask Deshaun Watson's limitations for so long before defenses catch on. He fields a caller pushing back on the idea that the Browns can't cut Watson given the cap hit, pointing to how the Dolphins and Cardinals moved on from expensive quarterbacks, and lays out his own math on why the Browns pushed the pain down the road instead.

Is a Serial Putter Thief Robbing Golf Courses Across Three States? Sep 04, 2026

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Ken and Anthony dig into a viral putter theft caught on camera at an Ohio golf course, then discover eerily similar thefts in Oklahoma and Nebraska, complete with a guy who looks like Baker Mayfield sword fighting his way out the door. They try to sort out whether it's all the same suspect, especially after a man already arrested in Oklahoma doesn't quite match the video, leaving the mystery unsolved. The guys have fun with the absurdity of the whole thing before setting up an appearance from Guardians GM Mike Chernoff.

Daryl Ruiter Scoffs at Deshaun Watson's Comeback Player of the Year Buzz Sep 04, 2026

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Daryl Ruiter joins Ken and Anthony to react to a former GM picking Deshaun Watson for Comeback Player of the Year, pushing back that Watson has barely been available to play and calling the pick premature. He shares what he's actually seen in camp, framing the QB competition as Watson being "more ready to play" rather than definitively better and predicting the job eventually shifts to Shedeur Sanders. Ruiter also weighs in on the Browns defense taking a step back without Myles Garrett and Jim Schwartz, Denzel Ward's puzzling top 100 snub

Firing Todd Monken Could Wreck the Browns Young Core Sep 04, 2026

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Ken makes his case against the "one and done" mentality some fans have adopted toward Todd Monken, using comments from Katrina Hickman about the risk of cycling through coaching staffs while trying to develop one of the league's youngest rosters. He and Anthony debate whether a coaching change actually helps or hurts young players like Mason Graham and Carson Schwesinger, pointing to past staff turnover disasters at other positions as a cautionary tale. The two also spar over whether the Bill Belichick to Jerod Mayo situation in New England is a fair comparison for what could happen in Cleveland.

About Last Night: Colorado's Big Win & LSU's Injunction Sep 04, 2026

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Ken and Anthony break down the Guardians' 6-3 loss, zeroing in on Travis Bazzana getting pinch hit for by David Fry and a costly error in the field before debating whether the team still has enough juice to hold onto the final wild card spot. They also run through a wild college football weekend, including UMass stunning Rutgers and a thrilling Colorado win over Georgia Tech, before diving into the chaos of a Louisiana judge letting former NFL players return to LSU's roster.

Is Ryan Day Actually a Great Coach or Just Loaded With Talent? Sep 04, 2026

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Ken and Anthony spend the segment arguing over whether Ryan Day deserves real credit as a coach or whether Ohio State's success comes down to superior talent, using a Pete Fiutak clip about desperation as a jumping-off point. The debate turns into a full comparison between Day and Urban Meyer, with both sides trading examples of bad losses and soft schedules to make their case. They also touch on Akron's quarterback eligibility mess ahead of the Robert Morris game and set up a preview of last night's college football action heading into the Daryl Ruiter segment.

Is Deshaun Watson's Career Really Over If He Doesn't Start Week One? Sep 04, 2026

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Ken lays out his glass-half-full case for why Todd Monken's roster and quarterback decisions actually make sense given the Browns' cap situation and lack of depth, but admits it puts him in an unpopular spot with fans. A caller named Deshaun then pushes back hard, arguing the real reason Watson is starting has nothing to do with talent and everything to do with giving a desperate veteran one last shot at a payday. The debate boils over into a heated back and forth comparing the decision to Nick Chubb's final season, with Ken pushing the caller to defend a claim about Watson and Shedeur looking like the same quarterback in camp.

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