Running Out Of Leash – The Drive – 8/24

Aug 24, 2018, 12:00 AM | Updated: Jan 4, 2019, 11:33 am

ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 30:  Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie looks on during a press conferen...

ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 30: Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie looks on during a press conference on January 30, 2012 in Alameda, California. Dennis Allen was introduced as the new coach of the Oakland Raiders, replacing Hue Jackson who was fired after one season. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Hour 1

Segment 1: Kyle Madson and Charles T. Hamilton fill in for Carmichael Dave. They open the show with a quick chat about NFL preseason and make a show announcement.

Segment 2: Morning Brew! The A’s lose to the Twins. The Raiders part ways with former second-round pick Obi Melifonwu. Rule changes are coming in the NBA.

Segment 3: The guys chat about the A’s starting rotation and whether Trevor Cahill is a viable road option if the team makes the playoffs.

Segment 4: NBA rule changes are coming! How will they impact play? Kyle and Charles discuss.

Hour 2

Segment 1: Kyle and Charles discuss the fallout from Melifonwu’s release, Reggie McKenzie’s future, and whether he’s earned enough leeway to spend another draft with Oakland.

Segment 2: Threefer Madness! How many games until the new hostile act rules in the NBA are enacted on Draymond Green? Is Reggie McKenzie the Raiders GM this time next year? What’s Chuck’s record prediction for the Raiders this year?

Segment 3: Sean Salisbury of SportsTalk 790 in Houston joins the show to talk about the changing QB play in the NFL, and his evaluation of some the game’s top young QBs.

Hour 3

Segment 1: The Athletic’s Eno Sarris joins the show to chat about the A’s and why they’re good, and what might be their demise.

Segment 2: Kenny Thomas hops in studio to discuss some of his upcoming events around Sacramento.

Segment 3: See ya!

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