Steve Mariucci Brought His 64-Year-Old Cast From When He Broke His Wrist At Age 4 To Discuss Joe Burrow’s Injury

All due respect to Steve Mariucci, what the actual hell, sir? First of all, a broken wrist is far different than the torn ligament Joe Burrow suffered to cut his 2023 season short. As much as I love a segment about Joey B and the Cincinnati Bengals as a fan of the man and team, I'm not 100% sure what Mariucci was going for here. As somebody who fully realizes I am taking this story and making it about my own NFL fandom, sometimes taking a storyline and making it about yourself for entertainment purposes isn't the most advisable course of action. Mariucci is Exhibit A to this phenomenon, as he brings on his 64-year-old cast to discuss the broken wrist he suffered at four years old from a tricycle accident. https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1832791974409273410 While I'm dubious of Cynthia Frelund's so-called cutting-edge data that spits out obscure final score predictions — the formula of which has never been shared with the general public — she's bang-on in her reaction to that crusty, musty-looking old rag of a cast. "Why do you have that?" was Frelund's initial line of inquiry aimed at Mariucci, who explains that he's a hoarder without breaking stride whatsoever and proceeding with the borderline unhinged segment. I love how Rich Eisen just backed away from the desk once Mooch slapped down that ancient artifact. Then he comes back in, adjusts the spectacles, and commences a single-finger examination of it. Eisen scans the set, exits the frame, and Frelund follows up by saying the cast is grossing her out. Frelund is the real MVP here. I've never been more impressed with her professionalism in terms of keeping the momentum going when the cast could've derailed the whole pre-Week 1 programming slate and advertising lineup. But then of course, Freelund comes from the top rope with another of her arbitrary, random-as-hell stat predictions for Joe Burrow against the Patriots. Yup, y'all. He's not gonna throw for 270 yards, but rather 269. And he'll have 13 rushing yards, not 10 or 15. We don't go with simple numbers. Cynthia Frelund's undisclosed formula probably has a 92.5% hit rate. Bet your player props accordingly! Being facetious with all that of course. Didn't mean for Frelund to catch so many strays. The main takeaway here is that Steve Mariucci is a freaking weirdo. Imagine him sitting around this week, thinking about segment ideas, and saying to himself, "You know what? I'd like to bring my 64-year-old cast to the set!" I kinda love it. Bring some attention to Joe Brrr and the Bengals. Fine by me. https://twitter.com/Bengals/status/1832781348429291552 It's Week 1 NFL Sunday after all — let's get weird! As if things aren't weird enough with Tyreek Hill being handcuffed by police outside the stadium .