Mad Dog has unbelievable take on Odell Beckham Jr. plane incident

With Dan Quinn’s defense clicking on all cylinders and Dak Prescott willing the offense back to elite status since he returned from injury, the Dallas Cowboys are poised for a deep playoff run. Before the tournament starts, though, the team — owner, coaches and players — want to add Odell Beckham Jr. to the roster.

The Cowboys are doing their best to recruit Beckham, and all signs point to the coveted receiver joining Dallas or returning to his roots to play for the Giants. The notion was only amplified after the Cowboys disposed of New York on Thanksgiving; a game that quickly adopted the Beckham Bowl moniker.

Since nothing is ever simple with Dallas, their widely-publicized pursuit of Beckham hit a snag over the weekend when the former All-Pro was removed from a flight at Miami International Airport. Police said Beckham was “in and out of consciousness” and refused to leave the aircraft when asked.

Jerry Jones has since shot down any speculation that Beckham’s evacuation could dissuade the team from signing the player.

The incident has been a huge talking point among the general media , but ESPN’s “First Take” debate panel took a turn for the bizarre when Mad Dog Russo uncorked one of the hottest takes you’ll see on a sports talk show.

Cowboys: ESPN’s Mad Dog Russo has unreal take on Odell Beckham Jr. plane incident.

Come on, Odell. Just buy your own private plane! How’d you not think of this before jumping on American Airlines early Sunday morning?

It’s admittedly difficult to understand Russo once he started going off on a tangent, but it sounded like he’s disappointed in Beckham for flying cross-country on a Sunday when there’s NFL games going on. As if an early-morning flight would prevent Odell from catching any of the weekend’s games? What on earth?

And who could forget the poor “slob” on the back of the plane who missed his connecting flight to Tahiti (which Russo grossly mispronounced) because Beckham was uncooperative and refused to put his seatbelt on? Thoughts and prayers to you, kind sir.

We’re not even going to address Russo’s “Ambien” zinger, but if that isn’t one of the greatest quotes in the history of sports talk television, then what is?

Normally giddy at the chance to drag the Cowboys, Stephen A. Smith actually played devil’s advocate and suggested Beckham deserved one last night in Miami before he gets to working on his chemistry with Prescott … or Daniel Jones.

Co-host Molly Qerim and former Cowboy Marcus Spears were just innocent bystanders in all of this, but their reactions accentuated the segment’s greatness.

And to think this is the fuss being made before Beckham even picks his destination. Should the Cowboys win the sweepstakes, you can expect Russo to unleash more scalding takes … though nothing will ever top this one.

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