Hour 3: Overreaction Tuesday, Rams Secret Ty Simpson Meeting, plus Ray Romano In-Studio

0:00Rich Eisen:For some of us, personal finances aren't just personal. They include a lot more people than ourselves. Loved ones, neighbours, the communities we call home, and the causes we hold in our hearts. At Thrivent, we help plan your financial picture with the bigger picture in mind. Because even though our business is helping guide your finances, our ambition is to make it mean so much more. Thrivent, where money means more. Connect with us at Thrivent.com. Most protein drinks ask you to choose between results and taste. Bucked Up decided that's a ridiculous trade-off. Bucked Up makes lightly carbonated protein drinks, 25 grams of protein per can, clear protein, not milky or thick, and they taste so good that 25 grams of protein almost feels like a bonus.

0:49Rich Eisen:Bucked Up is so confident you'll love their drinks. They're giving away an island vacation just to prove it. That's the kind of brand this is. No purchase necessary. Giveaway ends May 30th. Enter and find your closest Bucked Up at BuckedUpEnergy.com. Grab a Bucked Up and feel like a million bucks. This is the Rich Eisen Show. Hey, everybody. Can't get enough of the Rich Eisen Show? You're in luck. You can find us everywhere. Watch us weekdays on Disney Plus from noon to 3 Eastern. Miss the show? We've got a podcast so you can listen anytime. But here's the best part. our YouTube channel. Subscribe at youtube.com slash Rich Eisen Show and you'll never miss a moment.

1:34Rich Eisen:Now, on with the show. This is the Rich Eisen Show. Jets are crushing it. They got some really good things. It's all up to G, though? Oh, please. It has nothing to do with this year. Live from the Rich Eisen Show studio in Los Angeles. Earlier on the show, country musician Kenny Chesney, Cardinals head coach, Mike LaFleur. Coming up, three-time Emmy Award winning actor and comedian, Ray Romano. And now, it's Rich Eisen. Well, hey everybody, hour number three of the Rich Eisen Show is on the air. What a show we've had so far. Kenny Chesney in studio, hour number one. That was a delight to chat with him.

2:17Rich Eisen:And then two NFL head coaches last hour. Mike LaFleur of the Arizona Cardinals his first foray here on this program and then we had Todd Bowles of the Buccaneers returning to the show now we've got Ray Romano in our green room coming out to talk about him being the head coach of the LA Waves in the season two running point show that's on Netflix right now for everybody to stream whenever you darn well please Ray's back there and I did just have a very nice chat with Ray and let him know we're going to talk about my stinging defeat at his hands in the karaoke competition that was at the American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe last summer.

3:00Rich Eisen:Still not over it, huh? I'm never going to get over it. Here I am. I'm finally invited back two decades worth. I'm going to go crush Sinatra in front of, you know, the whole crew there, in front of the Kelsies, in front of, you know, Charles Barkley and everybody. I'm going to go kill it. You know, Jay DeMarcus of the rascal flats is the one who's up there you know performing and then judging one man judge i killed it one man no wriggle too a bunch of wriggle yeah and then uh then ray and his sons came up they wanted it just what did they sing yeah what did they uh they sing eminem oh what song oh let me forget hi my name is no i forget what it was but i'll figure it out i'll figure it out do you like um can look it up i'm sure it's it's it's on the internets uh but at any rate uh ray's uh delight to have back he's been here before and i'm psyched that he's uh back here again rich they just wanted it more than you maybe so uh 844-204-rich is the number to dial on the program so less need is on the show tomorrow i see he's making the rounds today i did see him um so So he'll be here on Wednesday's show.

4:10Rich Eisen:Nice. And he and Sean McVay are in lockstep. You even heard Mike LaFleur confirm, you know, in hour number two, that he and that McVay has been having his eye on him for a while. He likes him. They like Ty Simpson there in Los Angeles. And Mr. Grumpy, as Sean McVay referred to himself, and Mike LaFleur used that as he showed up in that post-draft press conference on thursday refer to himself as mr grumpy on friday and still um anytime anybody's saying anything about this we're looking for breadcrumbs right yeah looking for the breadcrumbs the latest thing um that has caused this to continue on in its news cycle is ty simpson going was this on uh local radio here right on espn 710 radio uh which were on every single day as well um he ty simpson was on um espn radio here in los angeles and uh dropped this nugget about his time being scouted if you will by the rams you know we tried to keep this you know under wraps as long as we could um you know it was something to where i knew they were interested but you know they wanted to you know make it private and didn't want people to know that um you know They were interested, so I had some secret meetings with Coach McVay, and I just was trying to be on script and do what everybody told me and not to tell anybody.

5:42Hold on a minute.

5:42Rich Eisen:At the draft, you're saying, I haven't met with McVay, but you're telling me that you guys met for hours and going over film before the draft? Yeah, it was something to where I was told to not say anything because they didn't want anybody to know. But we had one meeting and we kept it private. And it was just something to where it happened that way. Okay. What else do you want to know? Interesting. Why all the secrets? Various reasons. Number one, you don't want anybody to trade up and beat you to them if you like them that much. Right? If Arizona really knew they were going to use the pick 13th overall on him, because if it came out that Ty Simpson and the Rams were meeting each other and hanging out with McVay and doing all that sort of stuff, then you're going to have to get up to 12.

6:36Rich Eisen:I'll tell you who really would have loved that. What are the Cowboys sitting there at 12? They moved up to 11 with the Miami Dolphins. Miami would have loved that if people had known that the Rams were so in love with Ty Simpson. Hey, if you want Ty Simpson, you've got to come up to us and you've got to pay a massive premium for it. that's one way to do it and two is there will never ever be it's so rare so i know those two things are are contradictory that it'll never be and it's so rare which means it has happened that you can't ever properly script an end game of somebody's quarterback career just you're never going to be able to do it it's so rare like name me the quarterbacks who whose end game of their career were scripted by them and and ended uh with the most successful result possible Peyton Manning right but even he didn't play well and even well I understand he didn't he wasn't he wasn't the Peyton he wasn't the sheriff in Super Bowl 50 but he still won it drank his beer and went off into the sunset yeah um Elway name me others every single one of them has been you know I had to go somewhere else and I didn't stay with the team that I wanted to.

7:52Rich Eisen:Or I was with the team that I wanted to for all this time and they turned a page on me.

7:59Rich Eisen:It's messy, so you keep it quiet to the point where one coach plays Mr. Grumpy. I'm not going to be so effusive because there is a guy that I want to win a Super Bowl with this year and for as long as he does want to keep playing, And the last thing I'm going to do is antagonize that man at home, no matter how much of a heads up we give him. I come across as giddy, like I'm already head over heels in love. Oh, hey, Matt. Like, what were we doing before? Oh, that's right. Trying to win a Super Bowl together. But don't you think all this stuff coming out now is Stafford's got to be like, what the hell?

8:34Rich Eisen:I'm still here. What it means is they love the kid to the point where they're going to get him when they can. And they will keep him where he is until Stafford doesn't want to play anymore. as long as Stafford plays at the highest level that he has been playing. It's that simple. And it's tough. And I understand why it is tough. And I understand why it is awkward. And I understand why the Rams wanted to keep it quiet. At times, it comes across as clunky. But it's never easy to do. It just isn't. It's as simple as this. They got a roster they think they can win a Super Bowl with right now that the move that they made in the first round that put them over the top was Trent McDuffie.

9:22Rich Eisen:To the point where this 13th overall pick that they got courtesy of the Falcons is now a bonus pick, cherry on top for them to do with what they want. And what they wanted to do was look over the steering wheel and take this kid who they clearly like a heck of a lot and with whom McVay clearly has a ton in common, as well as Les Snead. and keeping it under wraps was smart because you don't want somebody to jump the gun for you on you and you also don't want to antagonize your quarterback needlessly if somebody does jump the gun and jump your place in line and you'll lose them now it's out there that you were looking for somebody else and you didn't even get the kid now that's a mess so we'll keep talking about it until Tyve Simpson plays and then when he plays then we'll start to keep talking about it.

10:18Rich Eisen:Yeah. But I'd rather him be in this position than say the Jets trafting him and he's got to win now in New York coming off of 15 starts. Now he doesn't have to play and he's in Camp McVay for as long as the current group leader Matthew Stafford will let him stay in camp. So. 844-204-RICH Overreaction Monday on a Tuesday It is time to hit it. You can get the Overreaction Monday podcast that is out there right now for your viewing on our YouTube channel. And listening pleasure wherever you get your podcasts through the ESPN Pod Center. It is time for Overreaction Monday on a Tuesday presented by PayPal.

11:01Rich Eisen:That was terrible. That was crap. That was garbage. That's why it sucks. Overreaction Monday's Monday. On a Tuesday. All right, let's go. Let me hit it. Let's go. All reaction Monday on a Tuesday presented by PayPal. What do you got over there, Christopher? All right. Hey, guys. Happy Tuesday. Let's get right to it. Thinking about this, and I'm thinking about this team. We talk about this team a lot. I feel like we like them. This is a sneaky make or break 49ers season coming up. Why does make or break? Here's the deal. Let's break. There's all these talks about how fans complaining about the drafts in recent years.

11:42Rich Eisen:They're reaching for a lot of players. Okay. John Lynch is out there begging someone to make him an offer for Brandon Ayuk. That never goes well. Jawan Jennings, they just let walk. Who is their number one wide receiver? Brock Purdy. Mike Evans. Brock. Mike Evans. Brock Purdy is now paid, so you can't lean on him on the rookie deal stuff. So that's your windup. What's the pitch? What's the pitch? This is a sneaky make or break Niner season. Oh. For Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch. Um, that's a total overreaction. They just almost made the playoffs as the one thing. They almost won the regular season conference title, if there's such a thing.

12:23Rich Eisen:Can we hang a banner for almost? No, you don't hang banners for that. I understand that. I understand that at the end of the day, it's about banners. But last year was, I was sitting there thinking if the Niners beat the Seahawks on that Saturday night, my ballot was still open. I would have voted Kyle Shanahan coach of the year. I still made, you know, McCaffrey my comeback player of the year, despite the way that Saturday night went. What an incredible season last year was. Nobody expected the Niners to do jack squat on toast. Not true. They had a really high win total coming into the season.

12:57Rich Eisen:I don't care what Vegas was expecting. I understand what Vegas was expecting. What is Jed York expecting? When was the last time the 49ers won a Super Bowl? So who is? Oh, man, that would be the year before the Cowboys. I got it. Oh. No, you're really serving that. that's a low-hanging fruit for him to get out of the park. Like Chris says, that's a fat. So, like, Shanahan gets fired? Lynch gets fired? I think we're kind of simmering. The seats are on simmer right now. Overreaction. I do not agree. The five minutes, you know, Rob Ryan five-minute thing would be five seconds for Kyle Shanahan. And that's fine.

13:34Rich Eisen:That's fine. Sometimes a change of scenery is good. I'm aware of that. Look at Harbaugh. Look at Tomlin. I'm aware of it. I see what you're saying. I get it stack the vision not not not at all everyone's getting better around them how do they get better begging Brian somebody take Brandon I have no idea what the hell happened there I don't think that's any bag fumbled at all I have no idea what the scoop is with Brandon I at all and I don't blame them for holding on to him I will take any anybody who give me a bag of donuts for him on top of it I don't have to pay the full salary I'll hold on to him as long as I possibly can what else you got over there it's also I couldn't be more disagreeing on this there's also some weird thing they're making players ligaments weak on that yeah i mean they already whatever weird stuff going what else chris tj yes sir i talk you up to bring it back down george pickens will not be a cowboy this season that's absurd what is going on here i don't know i don't know he's got to sign his tender in order to get traded if that's what he wants is he waiting is he waiting for a deal in place i don't know why wouldn't you want to stay put Dak and he have an incredible connection.

14:40Rich Eisen:And they can actually win a Super Bowl. He can actually win it all. But on the flip side, if you're a team, you want to give that guy$130 million? No, I agree. I understand that. I understand what's going on. It's weird. To see here, definitively sitting here on the final Tuesday of April, that he will not be a cowboy this season is an overreaction. But I understand that there's an iceberg, and we're just seeing potentially the tip. and the tip of the pen has not hit the contract franchise tender yet. There's still time. It's a ton of time. Don't worry. It's all going to be. Don't worry. Be Jerry.

15:13Rich Eisen:I just hope he hasn't I hope they don't have a handshake agreement because that's the way you wind up on the Packers. I'm sure a candle was lit. You know, it was nice. What else? I hate to pick on one of your sons, Rich. But now that the Bengals have hit the defense this offseason Joe Burrow's out of excuses this year What does that mean? What excuses does he have? Are you an MVP? Are you one of the best players in the league or not? He is Can you play a full season? Is it his fault that his toe gave way? Because they can't protect him? Are you injury prone or not? Okay Didn't he already make a Super Bowl?

15:51Rich Eisen:Out of excuses Does he look like an excuse maker to you? No, but I feel like the media kind of bends themselves into a pretzel making excuses for Joe Burrow. Yeah, but Joe Burrow already went to the high school. Look, here's the deal. If I'm going to get on Lamar like I get on Lamar about it, that guy's won two MVPs. How many? Two. I said two. I said two MVPs. I said two. Okay? And I know Joe's been to a Super Bowl, but you know what? You know, I'm getting a little older. My memory's a little hazy. That was a while ago. Let me ask you this question. Was that long ago? Come on, Joe. If Barrow and the Bengals ever break up, do you think it will be because the Bengals are like, yeah, he's out of excuses, or it's because Burroughs, like Carson Palmer, is right.

16:31Rich Eisen:Tell me how that endgame goes. Joe Burroughs. What's more likely? You know, I love choosing. I love playing what's more likely during overreaction Monday segments, to make my point. I've been watching a lot of clips this week, and Joe Burroughs preferred destination, not Cincinnati. They got a quarterback now. That's true. Okay. They got a quarterback of the future. Yeah. I'll tell you what. What's the quarterback more likely to make sure Ty Simpson doesn't play in Los Angeles? Matthew Stafford or Joe Burrow? Joe Burrow's out of excuses. Okay. Got it. Out of excuses. He makes himself available to other teams in the NFL because he's like, I'm not coming back to Cincinnati anymore.

17:08Rich Eisen:We'll see if there's going to be – suddenly they treat him like Diego Pavia. Just sign a three-year deal with the Ravens. I understand. What else? All right, here's the deal, TJ. We got some basketball games coming up that are kind of interesting. we're gonna get three game sevens in the first round of the playoffs right now three i don't think that's an overreaction it's been incredible playoffs have been fun let's call it knicks knicks hawks i think that's going seven um feels like nugs and and wolves are going seven seven because because of who's not playing for because both uh the big ragu and uh and ants out and i I think Houston forces game seven.

17:52Rich Eisen:No, it would be Cavs-Raptors, wouldn't it? I don't know. Cleveland should take care of business. What, the next two? Yeah, they should. I think we just named the three. I know you're wish-casting the Lakers to lose the next two. I really am. When is O'Shea coming in? Tomorrow. Okay. Game four. Let's do it. Let's bring this up to him. I don't know what he's going to say about that. He's convinced it's all rigged now, so that's his out. What else, Chris? All right, two more. News today that the Phillies have a new manager. That'd be Donald Arthur Mattingly, one of the greatest human beings to walk the planet.

18:28Rich Eisen:Second hottest team in the AL East right now is your Boston Red Sox. Red Sox and Phillies making the playoffs. All right, overreaction. What a total mess. Total mess the Red Sox are, and you know it. You know it. It's a nightmare. You know it. It's an absolute nightmare. there the phillies are much more talented and much more stepping on their you know what right now than the red socks are you know it i know it the american people know it and there's a difference between the american seriously and and and and and there's a difference between taking somebody from triple a and saying you're our manager triple a okay and young guys know this and donald arthur Dramatically.

19:09Rich Eisen:Totally different. What else, Chris? Last one. Is this the baseball music you're playing right now? Yeah, they got belly. Last one. Sounds like Crockett and Tubbs are hopping out of the car. Here you go. Me again? They're doing a remake. They are. You know I love talking about pressure. You do. You know I love talking about pressure. WNBA season starts in a couple weeks. I want to get this out there. Is Caitlin Clark under pressure? I'm seeing some clips. It's media day. I'm seeing all the fun everybody's having. Caitlin Clark looks great. But here's the deal, TJ. It's year three. There's no single athlete under more pressure this summer than Caitlin Clark.

19:48Rich Eisen:Why? What do you mean why? Are you the face of the WNBA or not? Yes, she is. Or not. Really? So she got to win something. Or how about this? I haven't seen her play in two years. Or how about this, that the WNBA is now chock full of so many stars because of the heightened awareness of the women's game at the collegiate level. And the number of super players and super personalities are coming from that level to the WNBA. She doesn't have to be the face anymore. But the bottom line is she stays healthy. we just watch where she goes and how many people show up and you come back and ask me if she's still the face of the w if they don't make they need to make the finals yeah you need to be in the running for mvp i've heard for years tj of how great you were and you're the face of this face of that and you're already on mount rushmore of wnb can you play a full season okay and take this team far deep in the in the playoffs this is what year three for her it's year three year three.

20:56Rich Eisen:Yeah. All right. Pressure. The career is short. They have a short shelf life. Let's go. You just don't believe in pressure. I don't believe. No, because I don't look at Caitlin Clark and say she's like, uh-oh, I'm under pressure around here. Why not? Everybody on Twitter is telling me every day she's the greatest player of all time. Isn't she now just, she's not bringing the ball up, right? Now she just shoots. I don't know. It was on their team. Better start going in because last time we saw her play they were going in. This couldn't be more of an overreaction. And perhaps it'll be a subject of uh drop this on keep an eye on sarah's plate and she'll bring it up on susie and the rest of sports now let me text colleen real quick keep an eye on please do so saying please do so caitlin clark overreaction money on a tuesday presented by paypal the official peer-to-peer payment sponsor of the nfl yeah this would be you want to bring your brand of insanity to women's sports now have sarah bring it up it got the check of approval i'm just saying what what what you You ran that by Slayer for overreaction money on a Tuesday?

21:57Rich Eisen:Just throwing it out there. Come on. You think he didn't when he did? I am on here, people. I'm on this. Just tell them. I can't. RIP to your mentions. Thursday, 6 p.m. Eastern, ESPN Plus and ESPN the app, presented by Miller Lite. And then, by the way, all over ESPN News and ESPN 2 for the rest of the week. Love the re-airs, baby. That's what we're doing here on the Rich Eisen Show. It's not a game, Rich. Okay. I mean, we play games. 844-204-RICH is the number to dial. We're going to bring our friend Ray Romano out here in a moment. Our friends at LinkedIn want to let you know that LinkedIn Hiring Pro is out there to help you because the challenge is finding the person for your job without sorting through resumes because a bad hire costs time and money and the right one helps your business grow.

22:45Rich Eisen:And this is where LinkedIn Hiring Pro comes in. It screens candidates so you can focus on conversations with qualified talent. With Hiring Pro, you can hire with confidence and build the team you need. Join the 2.7 million small businesses using LinkedIn to hire and get started by posting your job for free at linkedin.com slash eisen. Terms and conditions apply. Ray Romano is in the new season of Running Point, one of the most popular shows on Netflix. He is next. The Jets are winning drafts. This is The Rich Eisen Show. The Rich Eisen Show podcast.

23:23Rich Eisen:Rich Eisen here. PayPal is now the official peer-to-peer payments sponsor of the NFL, which means all the money moments that fandom creates, whether splitting tailgate costs or chipping in on tickets and game day food between friends are covered. Wherever the game is played or watched, PayPal moves with fans. You can send money through text, email, or directly to your friends with eligible accounts on Venmo. Just download the PayPal app and share all the moments that matter. Account with PayPal is required. Not available in all regions where PayPal operates. Need parts fast? O 'Reilly Auto Parts has fast.

24:02Rich Eisen:Need them now? We've got now. No matter what you need, we have thousands of professional parts people doing their part to make sure you have it. We're O 'Reilly Fast. Just one part that makes O 'Reilly stand apart. The professional parts people. Oh, oh, oh, O 'Reilly. Auto Parts.

24:29Rich Eisen:Rich Eisen here. I've traveled all over for some of the biggest NFL moments you can imagine. Conference championships, Super Bowls, draft weekends, and everywhere I go, the city just feels different. It's buzzing, packed, electric. Now, take that energy and multiply it by the entire world. That's what's coming this summer with the FIFA World Cup. Fans from every corner of the globe are going to be traveling to experience it live. And when that many people come to town, they're all looking for a place to stay. That got me thinking. If you live in or near a host city, this is one of those rare moments.

25:04Rich Eisen:You already have a space. This summer, you could list your space on Airbnb while fans are in town for the FIFA World Cup. Not as a full-time thing. Not as some huge lifestyle change. just during an event when demand is naturally high. When I travel for big games, I just want a comfortable place in a real neighborhood, and that's exactly what so many visiting fans will be looking for. If you've ever thought about listing your space, this summer is a great time as we welcome FIFA World Cup fans. Your home might be worth more than you think. Find out how much at airbnb.com slash host. ray romano is here on the rich eisenhower radio audience just returned we just saw a clip of running points season two available exclusively on netflix you play the head coach of the la waves as as as greg popovich right that's the that's the idea that's the popovich is the jumping off point i see i just take him as a as a base and then i i bring my own thing to it well i mean you it's possible, you know, if this happened last year, you could have been in the running for the New York Knicks head coaching job.

26:15Rich Eisen:They were knocking on pretty much everybody's door, you know, back in the day. Yeah, I'm a New Yorker. You are. So are you wrapped up in the current series? I'm watching, yeah. I'm into it. I went to game two. I was in New York. I was there game two for that finish. That was the loss, wasn't it? Yeah, that finish was a big turnaround in the last minute. Yeah, I was right there. sitting next to Jimmy Fallon. We were right in the corner there when they had the ball with a chance to win. And then they couldn't even get a shot off. So how is Fallon watching a game? You and Fallon are into it? You're yelling at the refs.

26:53Rich Eisen:I didn't go with Fallon. I just happened to be sitting next to him. I went with my son-in-law. He's into it. Yeah, he's a fan. Where did he grow up? I don't even know. Isn't he a New Englander? Isn't he from... That's what I thought, but he wasn't. I thought because of the movie Fever Pitch. I don't know. Yeah, is that why I'm putting this together? Yeah, that's what I said. I asked him that question that night. Is that him calling right now? Let me just show you how older I am than you, because I know exactly what this is. Yeah. This is a take-my-drugs alarm. I'm not kidding. I love it. Do you want to take it right now?

27:31No, I can wait. No, no, no. Seriously, I don't want...

27:34Rich Eisen:The last thing I want to be is coming between you and your medication. It's a beta blocker and a... Well, that's important. And a magnesia. I've got a whole interview to get through here. It could wait. Alan's from Bay Ridge. He was born in Bay Ridge. Across? He's from Brooklyn? He's across the Verrazano? From Staten Island? It says, yeah. But he was into it. He was fine. Then why wasn't he in on the ferry with Colin Jost and Seth Meyers and Pete Davidson? Yeah. No, but I always thought he was a Boston guy, too, because of the movie. Oh, okay. I had no idea. Yeah. How are you watching a game? You're not on the refs or anything like that, do you?

28:11Rich Eisen:Do you get out? No, no. Yelling and screaming? No. No. No. I'm pretty chill out there, you know? Okay. And, you know, my main sport fandom is football and baseball. Okay. You know, I'm into basketball, but, and I never, hockey, I really don't get into, but I actually went to the Kings game the other night. Okay. And we sat by the glass, and yeah, that was cool. So you're not pounding on the glass. No, no, that's our buddy. Was that Moonves? That's Moonves. You went on John Seeds? John Moonves, yeah. It was his tickets. He's a glass pounder, right? Yeah, but I never saw that side of him. That's what hockey, I think playoff hockey.