If you thought Jalen Reagor’s response to professional takesman Skip Bayless was great, his mom’s response was even better.
Bayless was bloviating on TV recently when he said he thought the Eagles’ taking Reagor at No. 21 was “a silly pick, because there were four, five other receivers I would've taken over Jalen Reagor.”
That’s pretty much the same thing he tweeted just after the draft.
She called Bayless an old man and told him to watch the Reagor show. Pretty good.
Reagor has since deleted his more subtle response to Bayless, but mom’s response is probably good enough to stand on its own.
This is where it’s worth pointing out that Bayless doesn’t mind getting people riled up at him; in fact, it’s part of his brand. So mom’s retort was great but it’s also the kind of response he likely wants.
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By the way, the players Bayless mentioned he would have taken instead were:
Justin Jefferson: 22nd
Brandon Aiyuk: 25th
Tee Higgins: 33rd
Michael Pittman Jr.: 34th
While Bayless is correct that Reagor went earlier than many draft experts expected, that doesn’t mean it was a bad pick. To me, Jefferson was always the higher floor player and I’ve already said plenty of times that he would’ve been my pick. But I am also able to admit Reagor is a really explosive player who might have a higher ceiling. Both things can be true. And just because something isn’t popular doesn’t mean it’s bad. Remember when the Eagles made an unpopular move to hire Doug Pederson as their head coach? Yeah, it can work out.
That’s a rational take on the situation. But that wouldn’t get ratings or a reaction from a 21-year-old’s mother.
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