It's Football - NFL Week 10 - Stephen A Smith Loses It Over Dolphins Firing of Chris Grier

Welcome to the Pat Imig Sports Network, broadcasting from ImigAI Studios in St. Louis, Missouri. Pat opens with the Dolphins firing GM Chris Grier, plays Stephen A. Smith’s reaction, and then digs into Miami’s long culture problem before welcoming Pro Football Guru Russell Baxter for a wide-ranging NFL chat—Dolphins history, ownership issues, NFC West chaos, betting shockers, SNF/MNF previews, and the Top 5 Miami Dolphins of all time.

Chapters

00:00 – Cold Open: Welcome to the Pat Imig Sports Network
00:12 – “It’s Football” intro + where to watch/listen (@GetPisn)
00:30 – “Get the Pat Imig Sports Network! Get!”
00:34 – Headline: Dolphins fire GM Chris Grier
00:39 – Stephen A. can’t believe Grier went first
02:12 – Host note: McDaniel is biracial; Grier résumé recap
02:23 – Playoff facts: 3 appearances, 3 Wild Card losses
02:32 – Dolphins’ last playoff win=2000; Grier with team since 2000
02:38 – Ryan Clark jab; culture > everything
02:49 – Post-Shula identity crisis: ’70s glory, ’80s Marino, déjà vu rebuild
03:07 – Tease: Russell Baxter joins to discuss Miami’s fall
03:12 – Owners & priorities: Jets/Raiders parallels; profits vs product
03:22 – Stephen Ross & celebrity owners; “Dolphins Fever—catch it!”
03:32 – Tag: “Stephen A stands for ‘Asinine’” button
03:42 – Bumper/Music

03:55 – Guest intro: Pro Football Guru Russell Baxter
04:19 – Week 10 setup + first big front-office shakeup
04:31 – Dolphins once a premier franchise—what happened?
05:02 – 1970s recap: three straight Super Bowls; perfect ’72; back-to-back titles
05:18 – Shula era kept Miami relevant; Marino years + clashes over identity
07:34 – Recent build: speed weapons, but weak trenches
08:01 – O-line/D-line problems; motion wrinkles figured out; injuries
08:39 – “Pushed around”; hard to fire coach mid-season
09:04 – Baxter: would be surprised if McDaniel returns next year

09:12 – Perspective: Two years ago—Dolphins hung 70 on Denver
09:39 – Fast fade; defense wore out; KC playoff no-show
09:43 – Drought reminders: no playoff win since 2000; no division since 2008
09:58 – Jets/Raiders drought context; owners in headlines for wrong reasons
10:40 – Ross as “business owner” vs “football guy”
11:10 – Sidebar: “football guy” voice; Cowboys since Jimmy Johnson
11:26 – What was that last night? Dallas face-plant
11:38 – The 2025 Cowboys: entertaining but 0.500 heartbreakers
11:55 – Jerry tries to win—just doesn’t know how; Ross doesn’t even try?
12:04 – Ross vs Jerry: one wants credit, one not a football guy
12:31 – 30 years without an NFC title game for Dallas
12:55 – Defense woes: only the Bengals are worse right now
13:17 – Bettors’ blues; both Cowboys & Bengals off in Week 10

13:34 – Hall of Fame tangent: Tom Coughlin should be in
14:33 – Hall process backlog; Parcells context; Miami 2008 turnaround note
15:31 – Parcells résumé nuggets; even early Cowboys years
16:00 – Backlog will clear; it’s the Pro Football HOF (timeline history)
16:43 – Bumper/Tagline

16:50 – NFC West sweep week: all four teams win big
18:07 – Reminder: NFC North had three last year (all one-and-done)
19:44 – SNF: Steelers vs Chargers preview
21:21 – MNF: Eagles vs Packers preview (Eagles off a bye)
22:43 – Segment: Top 5 Miami Dolphins (Guru list vs ChatGPT list)
29:03 – Marino commercials & Ace Ventura nod
29:42 – Canton memories: Marino’s induction crowd
30:57 – Marino jerseys everywhere—Pit to Miami love

31:05 – Wrap with Russell Baxter—see you next week
32:14 – End