Season 5 Episode 4- Bryan Curtis, Sean McIndoe

On the fourth episode of the fifth season of The Sports-Casters hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome Bryan Curtis (Grantland) and Sean McIndoe (Down Goes Brown, Grantland). Starting the show with 3Things, Steve and Don talk about the Super Bowl, the host of problems that several NFL players are already having in the offseason, and Bill Raftery and Grant Hill getting a promotion. The book club changes course and focuses on a sports documentary, and the show ends with One Last Thing. -Bryan Curtis is making his third appearance (00:35:23) on the podcast to to talk about his time in Arizona covering the Super Bowl for Grantland. Curtis talks about the bizarre Marshawn Lynch interactions with the media, the reaction to the final seconds of the game in the press box, and explains the mood in the Seahawks locker room after the game. Curtis also talks about his role at Grantland as a sports generalist, explains why he sometimes misses being on a specific beat, and why he thinks he has the best job in sports writing he will ever have. -Sean McIndoe is making his third appearance (01:14:26) on the podcast. Sean talks about the National perception of the Sabres, explains what he thinks personally about their tanking, and why the pressure will be even greater on their GM Tim Murray the second after he drafts Connor McDavid or Jack Eichel. McIndoe also talks about the health of hockey, the falling ratings of the Winter Classic and the All-Star Game in the United Stated and Canada, and the healthy environment that Grantland creates for hockey writers.