Overreaction Tuesday: Rich Talks Cowboys, Broncos, Giannis, MLB HR Glut, NBA Playoffs & NHL

Brockman walked in with a sleeve full of takes for Overreaction Monday on a Tuesday, and Rich let exactly two of them through.

The first was the Jerry Jones four-dimensional-chess theory on Micah Parsons. Brockman pitched it as the Cowboys having now built the best defense in the NFC because Parsons left and the secondary picks since have looked sharp.

Rich called it.

"Overreaction," he said. "You know what's also an overreaction? To say that Jerry Jones is playing four-dimensional chess by trading away Micah Parsons."

He gave Dallas credit for the buttons pushed since, including the rookie defenders out of the most recent draft, and called out the Michigan defender as one to watch. But the framing of the original move as planned, he said, does not survive a look at how it actually went down. "That was one holy hot heck of a mess last summer."

The Jaylen Waddle in Denver pitch came next. Brockman's claim: Waddle leads the AFC in receptions in 2026 with Bo Nix throwing him the ball. Rich pushed back. Ja'Marr Chase had 125 catches last year and was the only AFC player in the top ten of pass-catching. Joe Burrow threw him the ball. Joe Flacco threw him the ball. Jake Browning threw him the ball.

The Broncos, Rich allowed, will be good. Bo Nix is leap-worthy in year three. The receiving crown is staying in Cincinnati.

The Timberwolves take landed cleanly. Brockman said Minnesota is going to its third straight Western Conference Finals. Rich did not flinch.

"Not an overreaction at all."

The supporting cast was the argument. Julius Randle is comfortable in the system. Jaden McDaniels is, as Rich put it, a "budding superstar." Chris Finch's late-game design, Rich said, works nine out of ten times when he calls timeout. With Anthony Edwards back at maybe 60% in the Game 1 win against San Antonio, the runway is real.

The Knicks-as-best-team-in-the-NBA take cleared the bar.

Three straight playoff wins of 25-plus points is something nobody had ever done. Karl-Anthony Towns is, as Brockman pointed out, "just as big as Embiid" and has not flopped once. Rich agreed Tuesday's basketball math goes through New York.

The Giannis-to-Boston rumor mill was the trickiest format question of the segment. Brockman tried to seed the idea that the rumors will start. Rich called it bad construction.

"It's an overreaction that rumors are going to start," he said. "I want to keep the Jays together."

The juiced-ball segment was Brockman's strongest. Aaron Judge sits at 14 home runs. Ben Rice has 12. Matt Olson has 12. Kyle Schwarber has 10. Mickey Moniak has 11. By Brockman's count, 13 hitters are already in double digits and it is May 5. He pitched multiple 60-homer seasons. Rich did not push back hard.

The closer was hockey, where the Carolina Hurricanes are 6-0 in the playoffs and the Colorado Avalanche are 5-0. Brockman: one of them sweeps to the Stanley Cup Final.

Rich called overreaction, but with respect.

He noted Game 1 of the Avalanche's current series featured nine goals, two more than the seven points the Broncos managed in the AFC Championship Game. Brockman accepted the line.

The episode ended where most of these do, with Rich pointing out the games have been incredible and the room collectively resolving to talk hockey more. They will probably forget by Friday.