Feb 27, 2024
Detroit sports podcasters Greg Eno, Big Al Beaton and Nick Milanovich are The Knee Jerks!
This week we cover the Detroit sports gamut - Red Wings, Pistons, Tigers and Lions.
Topics include:
It was a crazy night in Chicago as the return of Patrick Kane and his game winning OT goal overshadowed the jersey retirement of Chris Chelios.
The Red Wings are are flying high, owners of a 5 game winning streak and well situated to not only make the playoffs, but actually make some post season noise.
When does Patrick Kane get extended?
Will GM Steve Yzerman make a splash or look to add minor depth pieces at the trade deadline?
When in the HELL was the NBA All-Star Game? Whatever it was, it wasn't basketball.
If the players don't care about the All-Star weekend, why should fans?
In making his game winning shot versus the Pistons, the Magics Paolo Banchero shuffled his feet, moved his pivot foot and literally walked, yet no call. What we once called traveling is now called a "gather step." Does anyone know what traveling is anymore?
The Tigers signed veteran Gio Urshela to plug their gaping maw of a roster hole at 3rd base.
The NFL salary cap unexpectedly skyrocketed an additional $30 million, up to $255 million. Some Lions are about to get PAID.
Lions GM Brad Holmes off season team building philosophy come down to filling lineup holes via free agency, while using the draft to acquire the best player available, regardless of position.
We also play Greg's Birthday Game and name our respective Jerk of the Week!
Programming notes: In two weeks we welcome back Eastern Michigan's head football coach Chris Creighton to the show. Coach joins us yearly to talk all things EMU and about his life as a G5 football coach.
In one month, author John Miller joins us to discuss football history. His book, "The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football" covers the deadly violence that overwhelmed 19th century football, and how a sitting President intervened by pushing reform to save the game.
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