Overreaction Monday: Week in Sports

Overreaction Monday runs through the NFL Draft, the NBA first round, Rory McIlroy's Masters, and the state of the Yankees.

The opening take: the Cowboys should trade into the top five for an Ohio State defender. Rich calls it an overreaction. Stay at 12 and 20, draft two good players, don't burn capital. The Eagles showed the template last year, Quinyon Mitchell at one, Cooper DeJean at another. Rich does leave open the possibility of packaging both picks to move up for Jeremiah Love, whom he calls the sure-fire best player in the draft.

Next: the Chargers should trade the 22nd pick for A.J. Brown. Rich isn't buying it. Too pricey. He questions whether Brown's disappearing act last year was his fault or the Eagles' offense, notes Brown wanted the ball, was open for the ball, didn't get the ball. Rich settles on a shrug and calls it an overreaction.

The Chiefs should take Colston Loveland at nine as Travis Kelce's heir. Rich likes the thinking but calls it too high. Alternatives exist at McDuffie's spot or running back.

Bijan Robinson will break C.J.2K's scrimmage yards record, 2,509. With Kevin Stefanski now calling plays and Tyler Allgeier gone, the producer is ready to commit. Rich finally agrees with one. Not an overreaction. Robinson is going first overall in most fantasy drafts for a reason.

The NBA first round: multiple lower seeds win. Rich is mixed. He's fine with the Rockets over the Warriors. Everything else, Raptors-Hawks noise, the Lakers against the Wolves, the Knicks-Hawks, he pushes back on.

Rory McIlroy back-to-back Masters into a multi-major 2026. Rich accepts one more major as not an overreaction. Three majors this year, a Rory Slam, gets called out as the overreaction it is. Rich reminds the room about his producer's five-leg parlay that's still alive: two Pirates bets with Paul Skenes pitching hit, Rory hit, and now it's down to the Celtics.

Connor McDavid demanding a trade if the Oilers don't win the Cup. Rich goes with 'not an overreaction,' riffing that McDavid should go to the Kings, where have we heard an Oiler going to LA before?

Final take: the Yankees' season is basically over amid a five-game losing streak. Rich pushes back. Still in first. Eight and seven, not great, but not buried. The Red Sox haven't homered since April 3rd except Wilson Contreras. Baseball, he concludes, is tough right now.