Matthew McConaughey straight up defended ego on Theo Von's podcast and honestly kinda blew my mind.
He said ego gets trashed too much. There's the toxic "look at me" version, sure. But the real one? That inner "I" where you know you're prepared, capable, and willing to go for it. The confidence that comes from judging yourself harder than anyone else. Without that, you got no real identity or direction.
This hit me. I spent years thinking killing the ego was the move. Now I'm rethinking it. That healthy drive feels necessary.
We've gone from arrogant show-offs to everyone acting fake-humble. A balanced ego might be what actually keeps you grounded and moving forward.
Do you see ego as mostly toxic, or can the healthy version actually push you to be better?
Who is this? Because it is definitely not Jim Carey. The eyes aren’t even the same color. They don’t even care anymore. Thats how you know it’s a wrap.
Nothing for Carolina who had Darnold & Mayfield & left them both worse off than they found them? Or MINN who won 14 games with Darnold & let him leave bc they drafted Zach Wilson’s twin brother? It’s just #Jets, right? Only ones who should be embarrassed they let Darnold go? Ok.
The Vikings let Sam Darnold walk after winning 14 games and him throwing for nearly 40 touchdowns last year, the Panthers had both him and Baker Mayfield on the same roster and he’s probably better and cheaper than Brock Purdy. But yes Dan, the Jets should be embarrassed.
NFL Draft analyst @McShay13 says Dante Moore should go back to school if the Raiders aren't going to draft him 1st overall:
"His agent shouldn't allow him to go to the #Jets. Not one single player in this entire draft, unless they grew up a Jets fan, wants to be a Jet."
Top 2 teams picking in the #NFLDraft, both need a quarterback:
- Team A hasn't won a playoff game since 2002, aggressively used all their resources to compete in 2025, including giving a draft pick and 90M dollars to a veteran QB coming off multiple quality seasons, he regressed substantially behind the worst OL in the league and they lost 14 of their final 16 games. They have a messy ownership situation and no lead WR (but a promising young TE) and their best defensive player and team leader wants to be traded, despite coaching changes coming.
- Team B hasn't won a playoff game since 2010, aggressively sold off veterans midseason and compiled the most premium draft picks in the league over the next 2 years, started a UDFA at QB for a third of the season and finished 3-7 after starting 0-7. They have a solid/promising young OL because they took a tackle over a RB last year in round one (and a LT in round in 2024). They have a bad ownership situation, a lead WR and a few complementary pieces at TE/WR and a coaching staff about to make many changes around the HC.
No discernible reason to expend energy saying one situation is notably worse than the other unless you are rage baiting already angry fans