PMS 2.0 1642 - TNF Recap, NFL Week 5 Preview/Picks, Ian Rapoport, Nick Saban, Stanford Steve, Mike Greenberg, & AJ Hawk

On today’s show, Pat, AJ Hawk, and the boys chat about Tampa Bay’s surprise win last night in Dallas, this weekend’s college football slate—including College GameDay being in Tuscaloosa for Georgia-Alabama—and make their picks for Week 5 of the NFL.  Joining the progrum is Junior NFL Insider for ESPN, Ian Rapoport as he reflects on the career and life of Mike Ditka, who passed away this morning. He also provides an injury update on CeeDee Lamb, who seemingly got banged up in last night’s loss to the Buccaneers, discusses the statuses of Tee Higgins and Ja’Marr Chase, trade talk surrounding Marvin Harrison Jr., and more news from around the league heading into Week 4.  Next, 7x National Champion and the greatest football coach of all time, Nick Saban, stops by to talk about Sean Payton taking back play-calling duties for the Broncos, the premiere of his six-part self-titled documentary, Saban, this Alabama team with Keelon Russell at quarterback, and tells more stories from his days as a coach.  Then, The Udder Guy, Stanford Steve, joins the boys to pick the entire NFL slate for Week 4.  Lastly, ESPN legend and host of Get Up, Mike Greenberg, comes on the show to share some words and memories of Mike Ditka, who he says was “larger than life” and “the biggest star in Chicago sports.”  Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or catch the show on ESPN (noon–2 p.m. EDT), ESPN’s YouTube channel (noon–3 p.m. EDT), or ESPN+.  We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’ll see you tomorrow. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices