Stephen A. knows how to stay relevant, and migrating his influence to radio hits on several stations keeps him relevant, it keeps First Take relevant, and more importantly, it keeps ESPN relevant.
To hear a host shout "It's obvious what you do. You do the right thing!" about a player in his own market shouldn't be the outlier. It should be the rule.
The agreement, while expected -- perhaps not this early, but expected -- did still leave several questions that I'm not sure can be answered immediately.
It is in Cowherd's best interest for Green to remain polarizing. And polarizing is the correct word. Not loved. Not looked at favorably. But polarizing.
New things are scary. But if you're watching literally all your television through a streaming platform, the amount of consternation I saw last week was embarrassing.