Happy Hour Sports Talk

Happy Hour Sports Talk’s Mark and Jared discuss the rising and falling stock of certain NFL and NBA teams/players after Week 7 and Week 1 of their respective seasons. Beginning with the NFL... 5:30 - The Cincinnati Bengals are looking like the real deal. Is Ja’Marr Chase a top 3 WR in the league? 20:05 - Derek Carr and the Las Vegas Raiders are trending up. Can the new coaching regime lead the team to a playoff berth? 27:31 - Can we relate Justin Fields’ struggles to Matt Nagy’s...

Happy Hour Sports Talk’s Mark and Jared take a deep dive into the NFL and NBA slate this upcoming weekend and discuss best matchups and most excited games to tune into, with the following: Ravens v Bengals (6:05) - Do the Bengals have a top-ten WR moving forward? Can they shake their recent history with the Ravens and come away victorious? Chiefs v Titans (16:02) - Can Tennessee perform after an emotional Week 6 win? Are Mahomes’ turnovers becoming a concern? Raiders v Eagles (26:13) -...

Happy Hour Sports Talk’s Mark and Jared continue into Season 2 of the podcast with a 2021/2022 NBA Western Conference preview, along with which teams will be playoff bound and which are set-up for another lottery selection. Starting at the bottom of the conference with Houston, San Antonio, and Oklahoma City (4:06), before diving deep into a potential conference order in: (6:25) - New Orlean Pelicans - Are Zion and Brandon Ingram good enough to get into the play-in games? How much better...

Happy Hour Sports Talk’s Mark and Jared open Season 2 of the podcast with a 2021/2022 NBA Eastern Conference preview, along with which teams will be playoff bound and which are set-up for another lottery selection. Starting at the bottom of the conference with Washington, Cleveland, Detroit, and Orlando (4:26), before diving deep into a potential conference order in: Toronto (5:41) - What gives the Raptors a chance to make the playoffs? What flaws do they face from the team makeup? Chicago...

Happy Hour Sports Talk’s Mark and Jared take a snapshot from the results of an electric opening Week 1 slate of games in the NFL and put forward their takeaways. Along with the following: 2:47 - Biggest Win - Miami Dolphins victory over New England Patriots (3:09) and Las Vegas Raiders victory over Baltimore Ravens (10:11) 18:11 - Most Surprising Team - New Orleans Saints victory over Green Bay Packers (18:30) and the Dallas Cowboys defeat to Tampa Bay Buccaneers (30:35) 23:02 - Most...

Happy Hour Sports Talk’s Mark and Jared breakdown the NFL Week 1 slate, previewing, predicting, and analyzing all marquee matchups including: -Buccaneers vs Cowboys (5:15) - Can Dak Prescott return to his 2020 form? Will the recent COVID spike hurt the Cowboys? Will the Bucs have enough grit to grind through another Super Bowl run? -Browns vs Chiefs (16:10) - What are KC’s biggest flaws? Can Clyde Edwards-Helaire be the bell cow RB they drafted him to be? Can the Browns be considered...

Happy Hour Sports Talk’s Mark and Jared are back after a one week absence to talk NFL Fantasy Football and Preseason Takeaways. They open with discussing the bright future of the QB position, the beautifully constructed 49ers running potential, and the porous and uninspiring NY Giants offensive line (4:20). Then, Mark and Jared switch gears to give a few mid-round fantasy football values in: (23:58) - Chase Edmonds, (28:41) - Damien Harris, (32:41) - Trey Sermon, (35:54) - Gus Edwards,...

Happy Hour Sports Talk’s Mark and Jared are joined by guest Patrick Djordjevic, creator of The Worldwide Quarterback, a new media platform that dives into the lives of the players behind the facemask, delivering contact around the globe. Patrick joins them with direct knowledge of Broncos media, as Mark and Jared continue their NFL divisional preview series with the AFC West, breaking down positions and answering the following questions: Denver Broncos (7:03) - Do we forecast Teddy...

Happy Hour Sports Talk’s Mark and Jared continue their NFL divisional preview series with the NFC West, breaking down positions and answering the following questions: San Francisco 49ers (5:20) - Who takes over as the starting QB - Jimmy G or Trey Lance? Will health be on the 49ers side this season, thus propelling them into division contention? Seattle Seahawks (24:04) - Do DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett repeat as two 1000-yard receivers? Is Wilson still considered a top tier QB? LA Rams...

Happy Hour Sports Talk’s Mark and Jared continue their NFL divisional preview series with the AFC South, breaking down positions and answering the following questions: Indianapolis Colts (5:25) - Can they win the division? Who were their key additions? Can Carson Wentz turn the franchise around? Who will take you to fantasy greatness from this team? Tennessee Titans (26:24) - Is Derrick Henry worthy of a top 3 pick? Can Ryan Tannehill match his 2020 season output? Houston Texans (46:28) -...

Happy Hour Sports Talk’s Mark and Jared continue their NFL divisional preview series with the NFC South, breaking down positions and answering the following questions: (5:25) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Will their strategy to keep their championship roster intact pan out? (26:00) - New Orleans Saints - Who plays QB? Will Alvin Kamara be able to maintain his top tier production with the QB change? (40:14) - Atlanta Falcons - Will new Head Coach Arthur Smith change this passing attack into a...

Happy Hour Sports Talk’s Mark and Jared continue their NFL divisional preview series with the AFC East, breaking down answering the following questions: Buffalo Bills - What are their key additions? Can they repeat as divisional winners? Is Josh Allen worth the draft cost? Are the Bills RBs worth drafting? Besides Diggs, are there any other receivers worth drafting + Mark breaks down the defense. (5:34) Miami Dolphins -What are their key additions? Does Xavien Howard deserve a large...

Happy Hour Sports Talk’s Mark and Jared continue their NFL divisional preview series with the NFC East; however, they open with their favourite NBA Free Agency acquisitions (3:23) and an NFL fantasy football mailbag question about Nick Chubb vs JK Dobbins (8:01). The NFC East preview ensues, breaking down as follows: Dallas Cowboys - Does the return of Dak Prescott make up for the lack of projected defensive success? (18:51) Washington Football Team - With a top 3 defense intact, does Ryan...

Happy Hour Sports Talk’s Mark and Jared continue along their divisional deep dive with the AFC North division. In the second episode of the week, Mark begins with a rant about the new ELKS team, Canadian football, eh? Then, the AFC North breakdown and fantasy advice commences with: Baltimore Ravens - Did the Ravens bring in enough pass catchers? Does it matter? Is Lamar Jackson good enough to win a Superbowl? (7:41) Cleveland Browns - Can Odell Bekham carry the load? What do you make of...

Happy Hour Sports Talk’s Mark and Jared are back talking NFL as the season approaches! They will be previewing one division per episode for the next 4 weeks whilst also diving into fantasy advice for each team! To begin, Mark and Jared chat about their Guillotine/Execution league and describe the intricacies involved (0:48). Then, they breakdown the NFC North division and preview the season, plus give fantasy outlook for the following: Green Bay Packers - Will Aaron Rodgers play this...

Happy Hour Sports Talk’s Mark and Jared open by discussing how meaningful the four major sports championships are to athletes (4:32). Then, they dive deep into the history/traditions of the awards (7:50) and rank the trophies as such (11:23). Mark and Jared switch gears to discuss the NBA’s new era and whether it’s better for fans (18:53), before diving deep into an NBA Finals preview. What are the connections between the Bucks and Suns franchise (23:21)? At what cost do you sacrifice...

Happy Hour Sports Talk’s Mark and Jared go around the NBA coaching carousel and discuss movement of Head Coaches as well as recent hires and attractive vacancies (3:30). Teams are discussed specifically with: (7:06) - Can Jason Kidd find more ease coaching Luka in Dallas than Rick Carlisle did? (13:04) - Will Rick Carlisle be able to write his own script with a moldable Indiana team? (16:05) - Is Damian Lillard happy with Chauncey Billups as the new Head Coach? (24:37) - Is Ime Udoka’s...

Happy Hour Sports Talk’s Mark and Jared discuss an unprecedented mid-playoff trade between the Boston Celtics and OKC Thunder for former all-star Kemba Walker (2:10), as well as which mid-level player will make the most money this offseason as a Free Agent and if OKC has gone full “The Process 2.0” (11:32). Then, they breakdown the Game 7’s of the NBA Playoffs Round 2 as well as discuss the exciting Conference Finals matchups. Philadelphia 76ers vs Atlanta Hawks - Where do the 76ers go now?...

Happy Hour Sports Talk’s Mark and Jared discuss the recently released All-NBA Defensive teams. Who were the biggest snubs? Did Jrue Holiday deserve to be placed on the first team (4:47)? Then, they breakdown each Round 2 matchup at the halfway (or after the sweep) mark of the series’ and answer questions about: Suns vs Nuggets - Can the Suns lethal pick-and-roll offense keep pace in the Conference Finals? (14:20) Nets vs Bucks - Does Kevin Durant have enough in his tank to carry his team...

Happy Hour Sports Talk’s Mark and Jared breakdown the keys to victory and first impressions from each NBA Playoffs second round matchups, after ranting about the LA Lakers Round 1 loss (1:24), the Suns’ Crowder/Booker end-game behavior (4:15), and whether the NBA should change their playoff ejection rules (5:50). The matchups are previewed and predicted with: Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns (10:30) Utah Jazz vs LA Clippers (19:27) Brooklyn Nets vs Milwaukee Bucks (33:12) Philadelphia...