Dan Patrick Show

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton joined the show to talk about his season and more. Here are some of his takes: — Payton weighed in on the passing frenzy across the NFL. “This league has shifted in the balance of passing offense, but there’s still the need to run the ball and control…

MLB Network analyst Kevin Millar joined the show to talk about the Red Sox collapse and the upcoming playoffs. Millar said if he was a betting man, he thinks Terry Francona is out in Boston. “It could be a mutual thing,” Millar said. “Maybe they didn’t pick up his option fast enough.” Millar said that the…

Baltimore Ravens defensive lineman Haloti Ngata joined the show to talk about their upcoming game against the Jets and much more. Ngata said that the Jets are not stopping the run or running as well as they have in the past. But he thinks New York quarterback Mark Sanchez can make big plays. Ngata gave…

Comcast SportsNet New England’s Jessica Moran joined the show to talk about the Red Sox parting ways with Terry Francona. Moran said that they’ll try to portray it like it’s a mutual parting. But it’s not. If the Red Sox offered to pick up his option, Francona would have probably stayed. Moran said that ownership…

Jeff Pearlman joined the show to talk about his new book on Walter Payton Sweetness. Pearlman said he’s never gotten this much negative feedback on anything he’s ever worked on. He said it’s disappointing, because the book is misunderstood and many people haven’t read it yet. “It’s so not a let’s slam Walter Payton book,”…

We’ve been having a heated debate in the studio today. Jeff Pearlman wrote a tell-all book about Walter Payton’s life. A lot of loyal fans in Chicago don’t want to know all of the facts on Payton, and aren’t sure why this book was written. What do you think? Hit the Comments …