A Look at How Pat Mcafee is Changing Media and Why His Show on ESPN Can't Fail | Le Batard Show

Dan Le Batard reacts to the announcement that Bill Belichick will be hosting an NFL Draft live show with Pat McAfee on ESPN and why Belichick chose to join him over other offers. Dan also discusses how McAfee had Belichick on his show and didn't ask him about the latest reporting around Robert Kraft telling the Atlanta Falcons not to hire him. Is this an example of how much media has shifted and the exchange that you make for access to people like Belichick?
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[@izakmysteryo]

Bill Bllichick and Pat on the draft are gonna be fire! cant wait for it!!

[@gambo302]

Mcafee was huge without ESPN… his show is like sitting with your boys for a few hours and watching sports… it’s light hearted.. he doesn’t bash or interrogate guests on the show.. he treats them like human beings… that’s why it’s the best sports show out there.. it’s entertaining and makes you feel good

[@EetsBack]

The difference between this show and McAfee’s is that this is bit depressing unless Lucy is raving about Caitlin Clark. McAfee’s show is generally upbeat. Loved all his Caitlin Clark segments. I heard of this show because of Caitlin Clark so do send her a note of thanks.

[@oaktree1626]

I agree with this assessment. Dan has become a downbeat, depressing show. I found the show much more fun before leaving ESPN.

[@Ryan-lj5jq]

Pat McAfee knows who he is, and he knows he ain’t a freaking journalist. He’s not beholden to ask uncomfortable questions that he doesn’t want. It’s that simple Dan, just because you would under your journalist cap, doesn’t mean others have to.

[@falkenburgproductions]

Dan whining AGAIN about PMS. He’s not a journalist. He doesn’t have to ask him anything he doesn’t want to. He’s an entertainer. It’s a talk show, not The NY Times. Dan jealousy just bleeds through every time he talks about Pat.

[@Geeky_Dad]

to a lot of people he's media

[@ZacBeans]

PMS was successful before espn and espn did what no one thought they would do…..they left it alone. Huge fan of Meadowlark and PMS.

[@LeBatardShow]

Same here. Thank you for the support!

[@patwalsh1045]

yea right its a right wing pandering show now

[@BulletSponge178]

I still can't believe they haven't done anything about the Mad Mel Kiper skits. Those are hilarious.

[@chrisbenoit4724]

@@BulletSponge178 i believe he actually knows and loves the gimic from what I’ve read in the past.

[@kevinh9061]

Dan criticizing access journalism and Pat lobbing softball questions but not a peep about the hand selected questions the president gets during his media appearances. Good unbiased journalism Dano

[@DeeDubious]

If given the rare opportunity to interview someone who is well-known for not enjoying interacting with the media, it would be in the best interests of both the interviewers and the entire sports media to avoid making them uncomfortable and giving them any reason not to want to interact with the media in the future. There will undoubtedly be opportunities to ask more challenging questions, but sports media is more than just a journalism issue that requires immediate answers on rumors and conjecture about him.

[@ericciaramella1984]

Exactly. Dan thinks we lost something when the answer is simply No and next question. Bill was also smiling who would want to ruin that once in a decade occurrence. I guarantee you dan wouldnt either.

[@anthonymohaupt1450]

Seems like the Pat McAfee show has a lot more fun than DLS. seems like they truly love each other on McAfee and seems to be some division in the group on DLS.

[@JohnThomas-tb5kd]

No Mike Ryan. Coincidence?

[@30adamh]

when you ask those questions you get a media response. when you just have conversations you get more honesty

[@MartinPBergeron]

I'm glad Dan acknowledges that there is sometimes a disconnect between the drama journalists seem addicted to, and what the public really cares about. Journalists largely justify their work as being "the voice of the people", but they're really asking questions THEY care about as a subset of the entire population.

[@Bdot1588]

Correct. The audience does not care.

[@jonathans7240]

Remember the time Dan forgot to ask LT what was his initial thoughts on the Chargers relocating from San Diego to LA the day it was announced?

[@Queenie1925]

Sad to see left over reminiscence LeBatardShow. I was a die hard. Yall lost me years ago

[@patfinn6551]

The worst part is you were so close to being him. You fought back and there was no other program I wanted to listen to. Rough

[@whurdjr]

The report that ESPN wrote on Bill was absolutely a waste… he didn’t get the job… period. It is not relevant to me as a fan of Robert Kraft called Arthur Blank to trash him or not. Furthermore, what is Bill going to say one way or another. As a fan, I assume a ton of phone calls happen on every coach and every position every year… the report was an absolute waste of resources and I’m sure in time Pat will make a joke to Bill during the draft that is in reference to the report, Bills response to that joke will be all that needs to be said to share his thoughts

[@hellosurge4622]

How do I feel about the media? I guess I’m gonna go with neutral. I think there’s good and bad media…it just sucks that I have to pan for gold every time anything is said.

[@wishingb5859]

Pat is very wise in how he does things.

[@ktd522]

"Access journalism" is already proliferating throughout political/news media. Now sports. Ugh... Depressing times.

[@JulioAldana1977]

This makes sense for anything entertainment related like sports. Not politics. Politicians need to be questioned and scrutinized. Sports do not affect our lives the way laws do. That’s the difference

[@mikeswinhart7160]

Pat McAfee is the Jimmy Fallon of the sports media industry.

[@Jackrabbit49er]

Congress would be lower than media.

[@blakecollins3217]

Literally the only time I watch this show is when you click bait me with a Mcafee title.

[@Jdigger4130]

Hard to stay engaged w a guy w 200k subs seemingly be concerned w anyone else's success... implying that he's not a pro and doesn't ask the right questions... dude, yer the same show except way less entertaining Dan. I try repeatedly and ya leave a sour taste more and more.

[@joelane800]

The reason Pat McAfee is successful is because he was doing all of this on his own before ESPN. That's why they wanted him. His NFL breakdowns are far superior to anything on TV. The big name people want to work with him because of how authentic he is he literally talks about every single thing, that is going on with whoever he's interviewing at the time good or bad he understands his place and he allows the experts to do their thing videos like this one is exactly why you are nowhere to be found anymore. Your channel has become a pat McAfee reaction channel like all the other Schlubbs as you would say on KZbin.

[@GaganSingh-hk3zg]

I dont get Le Batard. He always sounds like he’s whining.

[@tubby6339]

Goddamn, Dan. His family doesn't talk about him as much as you do. You need to sit back and let the shipping container(mostly Billy) drive the show DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER LAUGHTER?!

[@AndrewWright1998]

Please people are such dumbasses 🙄 if Pat or anyone used that as an opportunity to ask Bill about that article he would immediately tense up and avoid it it’s not like you’d get any sort of answer. Or you could talk to Bill about stuff people wanna hear like actual football which he talks about brilliantly at length

[@keithmorgan742]

Le Batard RARELY talks about actual sports anymore. He's OBSESSED with gossiping about other people in the media.

[@LeBatardShow]

That’s just what is showing up in your KZbin algorithm because you keep clicking to watch.

[@jeffswanson3740]

Dan is jealous of Mcafee.

[@2160michael]

You don’t get the show

[@allnightman27]

Keith Morgan is sus, I can’t reply to his comment.

[@clancyw]

@@LeBatardShow true

[@chrisandandreshow]

Why ask the question when you know he won’t answer it? Bill is notoriously tight lipped, I don’t think he would have aired his thoughts on that.

[@shysgarage2405]

When has Pat Mcafee talked to Brock Lesnar during the draft???? 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@ryangallagher3371]

He doesn’t do that because if you know anything about him, he tries to be positive and make people feel GOOD. Rather than hey buddy how come you couldn’t get a job

[@christopherobrien2568]

Brock was never in for a draft spectacular.

[@Takeapunt17]

incredible analysis dan

[@ody2544]

Oh, you mean the report totally based on Anonymous sources? Isn't it crazy a punter is better at journalism than those who study it as a profession?

[@ericciaramella1984]

The jealousy is palpable. Yes coach belicheck the most ornay of all people alive, would you like to provide input on 2 rich guys conspirarying to keep you out of falcons head coaching job. Bill - no. Next question. Ah yes we traded oh so much. Dumb

[@cobeelemonDAWGG]

Neutral n never lol😂

[@josephkeiser468]

Been following the show since their initial move to ESPN. It’s honestly tiring hearing Dan go on and on handing out backhanded compliments about Pat and his show. When it comes to the LeBatard show; it’s whatever Dan wants and thinks and the whole crew has to be on board. Same with his race baiting. A man in his mid fifties who works around younger people (my age) should really know that younger people aren’t as racist as he thinks like people in his age demographic. Less race baiting and political baiting and more fun for gods sake- like it used to be.

[@janicelgo4522]

Personally, not a fan of Pat. Just not my style. Good on him though

[@jdwhodey]

What I find super-confusing is the fact that ESPN basically punished you for being against authoritarian rule in our country, and yet they're ok with McAfee show being pro-authoritarian and allowing ignorant conspiracy theories to be mentioned at least weekly. They didn't want politics when it was aligned with the majority of our population, but they're ok with a little bit of the crazy minority to be represented. It's the exact reason why I won't watch ESPN, even with live sports being shown. I rebel by watching espn games on streameast 😂

[@oaktree1626]

Stop crying 😭

[@anthonymohaupt1450]

The rumor mill segment with Donny Don Don is fucking electric

[@jdwhodey]

@@oaktree1626 calling out hypocrisy isn't crying. Sorry your brain isn't advanced enough to understand that.

[@jdwhodey]

@@oaktree1626 oh, and this November I bet you'll be crying 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 and every 4 years after that you'll be crying for the rest of your life. If you think I'm wrong, let's bet 25k every election. Because of maga, there will never be another Republican president in the next 50+ years, at least.

[@chrisgleason1344]

pat's show isnt successful because of the way pat does the show?

[@patfinn6551]

So mad that you spent money on journalism school

[@daltonmoore233]

Love it Dan! Keep ‘em coming, I love the videos about media

[@colefrawley1845]

LeBatard's jealousy of Mcafee is embarrassing

[@markgibbons9891]

Mcafee's show is the "View" - except with and for me w/out a trace of anything meaningful. Mcafee is just meathead bro banter - which apparently has a large audience.

[@cobeelemonDAWGG]

💜🤣🫡

[@rapalbumdepot7648]

...because Americans have a tendency to be enamored by a certain type of garbage content that happens to be Pat ???

[@johnedwards5738]

I'm certain folks said the same thing about first take, in regards to being impervious to failure....when S.A. Smith was in line for the lead dog role several years ago...First Take is not only currently a shitshow, but mostly watched by folks spending two-twenty five years in state penitentiaries...

[@ricardosalazar420]

No one cares about the wickerSHAM report because the audience knows it’s printed lies! The audience isn’t a group of toddlers Dan! We can see fake reports for what they are! And we don’t care!

[@drexlspivey3047]

McAfee is the biggest kiss ass with those ridiculous intros

[@ismaelj4765]

Thank god espn has mcafee and not you guys anymore. Y’all had a good run but you guys are a better for race baiting and liberal talks. It’s not a big enough audience for espn that u guys attract now

[@dylancox631]

Pat McAfee is not doing well in the ratings even with all the best and brightest of ESPN guests. And he was unarguably awful in their college football coverage. So he can fail, is failing, and eventually will leave blaming the network for his failure.