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Uncle Jano and Uncle Taco
As the game clock counts down, the hot takes ramp up. Join co-hosts Uncle Jano and Uncle Taco for some friendly banter about sports, spirits and life.
Your favorite funcles are back bidding adieu to Justin Fields while discussing a wide array of possible outcomes for the Bears in the 2024 NFL draft. Tyson returns to the ring, KC Chiefs have no shortage of rings and and an Arlington stadium has a nice ring to it.
The uncles tackle some weird topics including Michael Oher family shenanigans and Wander Franco's daycare business prospects taking a hit. PSA: Mothers don't let your babies grow up to be ballplayers who date underage children!
The dysfunction of the Chicago White Sox reaches new levels. Uncle Taco and Uncle Jano discuss whether anything short of the nuclear option exists for fixing this wayward franchise.
Uncle Jano and Uncle Taco return from a long hiatus to once again explore the shattered dreams the White Sox cause them. With the NFL season around the corner, the Uncles talk about Justin Fields, the ever inflating QB market and the Running back hold outs.
NFL legal tampering period begins with a bang. Chicago Bears GM Ryan Poles continues to show he will not sit idly by after trading the number 1 pick, making some impact signings right out of the gate. Sit back, strap in and hunker down Bears fans - it's gonna be one hell of a ride this season!
Your funcles Jano and Taco recap a crazy NBA trade deadline day. Uncle Taco drops some disappointing outlook for the Chicago sports landscape.
Uncle Taco provides a route on fixing the NFL Pro Bowl so that it no longer sucks. Aaron Rodgers done in Green Bay and Derek Carr lands some new digs. We play airchair GM once again to place quarterbacks in an ideal situation. And Uncle Jano looks to settle the score in his sports movie prowess.
Uncle Taco and Uncle Jano recap wild card weekend while special guest host the Oracle returns to give his divisional round predictions. Don't call it a lock! Will Uncle Jano go broke honoring his promise?
NFL Wild Card Weekend Predictions Explored. Spreads, storylines and rookie third string starters galore. Then comes GM for a moment - What do Uncles Taco and Jano do with the resources available for this Chicago Bears offseason? Second Place is not an option.
After a hiatus, the takes roll faster than ever. NFL early season reactions as well as whether some of the unbelievable football moments are truly that - stranger than fiction or scripted?
Chicago proposes a dome on Soldier Field as a last ditch effort to keep the Bears. Is it too little too late? And new guest The Oracle makes his picks for NFL division winners.
Can you identify the sports movie before Uncle Jano and Uncle Taco during sports movie segment?
Kyler Murray gets (over)paid while other NFL franchises brace for sticker shock around what their QB extensions will cost. Hint: it's roughly the GDP of a small nation. While White Sox enter the second half, Uncles Taco and Jano make some bold predictions and decide if optimism is warranted.
With the NBA free agency frenzy in full swing, Uncle Taco and Uncle Jano go over all the moves happening. What will the Bulls do with Zach LaVine? And why is Kevin Durant the way he is? It's never too early to talk Fantasy Football - we go over 1st round strategy to win you fantasy championship. And two fresh Film Room challenges - can you name the sports flick?
The White Sox are rapidly running out of time in a championship aspirational season. Has the window already closed? Justin Fields is the fulcrum for any successful Bears season. What are realistic outcomes for 2022 for the Bears? Will he stay or will he go now? The city hinges on Zach Lavine's free agency decision - but which way do Uncle Jano and Uncle Taco want to see it play out? And how well does Uncle Taco know his sports movies? A new segment aims to find out!
What NFL teams are desperate for a QB upgrade and unimpressed with '22 QB draft class that could come calling? And does new Bears GM Ryan Poles entertain such an offer?
Uncle Jano and Uncle Taco play GM to construct their MLB teams based on the following rules:
- 11 players (C, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, RF, CF, LF, DH, Starting Pitcher and Relief Pitcher)
- $110 million cap (based on 2022 base salary)
- Only one league (AL or NL)
- Max of one player per team
- Max of one player per age value (based on opening day age)
- Fangraphs WAR determines player score over course of season
- Winner determined by highest team WAR at end of season
See their rosters here: https://bit.ly/3vt5Ezu. Can your roster outscore theirs?
Overreactions to a very early MLB season include Aaron Judge being foolish, Clayton Kershaw getting robbed and Albert Pujols being better than ever. NBA play-in structure the breath of fresh air that sports needs; could MLB embrace the change next? And Dan and Eric share their Easter traditions ahead of the holiday weekend.
White Sox season aspirations are sky high with their new hands team (shout out Reese McGuire). Chicago Bulls prepare for an early playoff exit by preparing to retool their roster. So long Zach Lavine?
And where in the playoffs is Lebron James? Spoiler alert: It's on his diamond crusted couch eating Flaming Hot Sour Cream Ruffles.
With the lockout behind us, Uncle Taco and Uncle Jano discuss the new MLB rule changes, and where their beloved White Sox sit.
DeShaun Watson finds a new home, Cleveland masseuses beware? Uncle Taco and Uncle Jano go round robin breaking down the 2022 NFL season and their favorites to survive the regular season from each division.
The lockout is lifted, NFL legal tampering period is in full swing and hope springs eternal. The busiest offseason free agency frenzy of a week in Chicago sports history is upon us. Join Eric "Uncle Taco" and Dan "Uncle Jano" as we review the latest moves and hopeless fan desires for the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bears. Fandom is not a choice, it is a way of life with the Time In Crew!