Stephen A. vs. Michael Irvin: The Playmaker won't stand for any Cowboys slander | First Take

Stephen A. vs. Michael Irvin: The Playmaker won't stand for any Cowboys slander | First Take
Stephen A. Smith and Michael Irvin sound off on the Dallas Cowboys' potential to be a playoff team this season.
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[@ohsosaucy]

“You shall not lay upon me that which you lay upon Max” 😂😂

[@alexanderpanayi7212]

"You will not distort my words."🤣

[@jefcergos]

Comedy haha

[@andrewmensah1904]

The eleventh commandment 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bmoretwon507]

I see michael Irvin and stephen A in the thumbnail I click 😂😂😂😂😂 Pure entertainment!!

[@naklovesjesus3204]

You Know This 🤣

[@rockmdii]

It wasn't in the thumbnail, I searched for this!!! Pure comedy!!!

[@cher1too912]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@martavioustisby4942]

Yeah

[@frenchg0rilla]

"You dial 88, And I answer and deliver"
Playmaker a different breed fasho.

[@shadowsmessage]

What’s 88 known for ?

[@doreenwilkins6552]

@@shadowsmessage jersey number of Irvin

[@shadowsmessage]

@@doreenwilkins6552 lol 😂 nice one 😆

[@frenchg0rilla]

@@shadowsmessage dial 88 and find out.

[@yakamarezlife]

@@shadowsmessage winning superbowls

[@doowopp3sosa297]

"first of all, get a background" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 hahahaha

[@haydennyagah706]

Michael Irvin is the only one who can tame the screaming beast that is Stephen A Smith

[@geronimopratt7976]

The only football player to live like Rick James and not be canceled til today

[@benjaminunanaowo2929]

Teddy Atlas took that personally

[@louisana07]

@@geronimopratt7976 so many facts!!🤣🤣🤣

[@eulissbeniot9024]

Especially when he down the cowboys

[@skrillagoonin05]

Facts

[@jakobburns8880]

These two need their own show

[@secondchance5080]

Nobody would watch it consistently

[@Rerollful]

@@secondchance5080 fr it’s like having a limited edition item on the menu if it’s always there no one would buy it as often

[@sarjoty]

Agreed

[@bigsam257]

True Spit

[@reginalddancer94]

It’d be fire.. but unc and unc would be screaming too gotdamn much, ion gon lie😂😂

[@sports3117]

When I saw the thumbnail, I immediately clicked 😂

[@johnny.h26]

“YOU SHALL NOT LAY UPON ME THAT MESS YOU LAY UPON MAX”

[@JPitamus]

This was golden 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@yengvang8737]

Tom and Jerry going at it again. 😂😂

[@briandavidson1946]

Yes Yes YES

[@matthewck1370]

Irvin, "You Shall Not lay upon me !!!", fricking golden.

[@JazzyJeffRealTalk]

SAS trying to get a point in while Irvin rambles on like a preacher, “HOLD UP HOLD UP HOLD UP HOLD UP HOLD UP” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀💀

[@supDezz]

💀💀🤣

[@tstarf]

Stephen A x Michael Irvin x ESPN = 🐐

[@majorcarver3504]

We hate on Stephen A because of his foolish takes, but we gotta appreciate the wholesome moments he's created for us. It'll be a sad day when he retires.

[@Jair-tk9kt]

True

[@davis2145]

Worst thing that will come when he retires is all the dudes that want to be the next Stephen A. It’ll be tough. Hope he’s around for a while

[@cainbutler6291]

Stephen A is must see TV bro! I love this brotha, I don’t care what these biased haters think! People that hate on him must have really bland personalities with no sense of humor anyway 😂🤣.

[@micah4494]

Facts Stephen a has so many legendary moments!

[@Gandalf_lion]

He’s better than a lot of other analysts

[@jamesjefferson3809]

NFL Network NEEDS to get Stephen A on the air during the draft. That would be so epic. Lord have mercy😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Storyofarose]

Bruh we ain’t ready that 😂😂😂😭

[@julianclanton1204]

😭😭😭

[@real_AW10]

At least just the first round

[@GGG_15]

They wouldn’t ... contracts.

[@jamesjefferson3809]

@@GGG_15 they should do a crossover at some point. It would be so fun

[@lamontdunn7256]

They sound like a WWE Ric Flair vs Hulk Hogan Wrestle Mania promo lol

[@Gatorfan_Cavon]

🤣😂🤣😂 I laughed too hard at this comment!! I can see them now with Mean Gene Okerland between them with the microphone. Irvin say " say you prayers, take your vitamins and you will 24 inch pythons like me!" And Steven A. saying "styling and profiling!Wooooooooooo!" 🤣😂

[@geronimopratt7976]

@@Gatorfan_Cavon Max would be the Mean Gene

[@Gatorfan_Cavon]

@@geronimopratt7976 😂🤣😂 true!

[@ojlott-w4n]

@@Gatorfan_CavonI can hear hogan saying "u know mean Gene"

[@hoodierell1669]

These 2 together is straight gold 😭❗️

[@briandavidson1946]

$$$$$$$$$$

[@cashevans3340]

Them two need a podcast together 😂😂

[@roroonthegogo653]

Yes!

[@stevenla761]

fact: michael and stephen a work well together

[@secondchance5080]

Not really it’s just them yelling all day saying things nobody believes in . I wouldn’t wanna watch them everyday just every couple weeks maybe

[@melanatedgod5337]

Very well imo.

[@cainbutler6291]

@@secondchance5080 u sound like you have no sense of humor 😂. I find these two hilarious together. It’s entertaining television to be honest!

[@secondchance5080]

@@cainbutler6291 well that’s you . I wouldn’t watch them everyday yell and scream . And then it’s only about the cowboys that’s funny . Maybe once a week I’ll be with it but everyday like nahhhh not for no 2 hours long 😂

[@cainbutler6291]

@@secondchance5080 yeah I guess too much of anything will turn any person off🤷‍♂️

[@chrismendez3415]

Does anyone just tune in to this segment to get a good laugh? 😂

[@tharengore7215]

Always

[@sportspsp]

Always must see 📺 watching these 2 argue about the Cowboys.

[@Adxnis.16]

"I DID NOT SAY "IF" I SAID "IF"" 🤣🤣😭😭😭 someone come get their mans

[@KarloBacolod]

"Sitting in the dark at 10AM in the morning." LOL

[@briandavidson1946]

Wow

[@jamesjefferson3809]

Mike’s face when Stephen A said that😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭💀💀💀💀

[@Deuce5x]

Find a girlfriend that will defend you like Michael irvin will defend the cowboys

[@cvillato99]

Best advice of 2021

[@briandavidson1946]

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Wow. Salute YOU.

[@Deuce5x]

@@cvillato99 😂😂

[@kbiino7938]

😂😂😂😂😂 📠

[@Gandalf_lion]

And be in denial? No I’d rather have the gospel truth Stephen brings that hurts but is true than the talk but no walk and repeated insanity by Irvin

[@donpapi373]

Michael: I did not say ‘if’ we stay healthy. I said ‘IF’ we get it back
LMAO😂

[@jefcergos]

Master manipulator lol

[@eljefe9039]

The Playmaker makes everything great!

[@Gandalf_lion]

Except his cowboys when he’s no longer a player

[@philipmcdonald7132]

I feel like Michael Irvin is a crazy person, because he somehow thought that Max was making his point, even though what he said was actually an argument against his point.

[@ojlott-w4n]

Michael irvin playing days was crazy

[@fastfreddy7759]

yes at the ear test it seems that way. Hes putting his eggs in the Dak basket that the qb somehow will compensate for a horrible defense and injury issues. If it were just an underperforming offense then id say maybe Dak can do it.Irvin is crazy but love the energy and the way he sells it lol

[@JustMicahFilms]

michael irvin is stephen's shannon sharpe lmao

[@alexanderpanayi7212]

SAS-"Why is he here Molly Why is he here this early in the morning for What?"🤣

[@bagoboy2446]

"U shall not lay upon me that stuff u lay upon max"

[@lk5388]

Playmaker is awesome. His cowboy picks are always wrong, but it don't matter. He riles up sas like nobody else.

[@cheririce739]

I love it how The Playmaker gets to SAS.

[@Gatorfan_Cavon]

🤣😂 me too!!🤣😂

[@stanleyapollon1318]

SAS vs. The Playmaker Michael irvin!,LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@RicoRodriguez28]

Stephen A and Michael Irvin is pure comedy🤣

[@sticktalk1018]

Michael Irvin needs a full time job on first take man 😭

[@StickyBrownWeenus]

Michael "fertilize your brain" Irvin

[@alexmelendez6732]

I never get tired of this

[@zartan8984]

I like the exchange they have with each other. U can see the respect, fun n acknowledgment of failures n possible better future of the Cowboys they discuss with each other in their dialogues.

[@frenchg0rilla]

This is exactly what I have been waiting for...
Exactly.. what I've been waiting for.

[@Catlife247]

Best debate battles of all time!! SAS vs 88!!

[@JayNSG0]

4:15 Michael was literally stunned that Stephen A could be so rude LMAO

[@ethanstechworld207]

"Soliloquy". Stephen A's word of the day! lol

[@OleScram]

“Why am I sweating is it that hot in here” 🤣🤣🤣

[@martymardb7878]

I like when mike comes on , him & steve give me a laugh 😂!!!!!!!

[@JohnS-gf4sz]

Holding it down for us Mike! Thank you

[@sdot124]

These segments are the best lmao

[@jeremyhorst6470]

That 1 minute clip at the start is gold

[@danielsilecchia1894]

As a giants fan, I’m loving this Cowboys content 😂😂😂

[@thomasunruh7052]

As an Eagles im loving how Devontae Smith will Look in Eagles Midnight Green... just one question still mad not making the playoffs?

[@hiimmidas]

I like Irvin on this show. Funny guy and his passion is contagious.

[@megarobd9761]

They need to make Michael a regular guest, dynamite tv

[@derrenalexander8663]

Where's the public apology for ceedee lamb-kevin durant comparison people?

[@stevenla761]

my ears are just ringing😂

[@Kj-ju9tf]

SAS and Michael Irvin lol must watch 😂😂

[@the_bowiekid]

SAS always meets his match talking to Michael Irvin

[@Gandalf_lion]

Not really, Michael is just as passionate but Stephen A is more correct on his takes

[@jajabinks4733]

Only if the players on the Cowboys roster were as passionate as Michael Irvin we can actually be a good team

[@toddsands6000]

A Dallas Cowboys employee shared a story that Michael Irvin as a rookie became the new de facto leader of the team after he supplanted known tough guy and team leader at that time Eugene Lockhart in a fight inside a hotel room. The Dallas employee waiting outside the room said that after the fight, Michael opened the door and told him that he now worked for him. That's the "Playmaker" for you.

[@rmm3803]

Nah, no amount of passion can save that sorry defense. Dak is only the 3rd player in history to throw for over 500 yards and 4 TDs in one game, and still lose the game. Same dude who threw for over 450 yards in 3 consecutive games (only player in history) and still lost some of those games. Smh.

[@suprcrzy]

God bless the Playmaker!

[@sbuyiselosandile7977]

I'm a simple man, I see Michael Irvin and SA'S thumbnail. I click, I get entertained

[@SanchoDaSwipa]

Lol SAS said get a bacc ground lol

[@IrvingDL506]

'Crack your cranium and fertilize (low pitch) your brain' LMFAO Michael Irvin too funny

[@LeonbanksJr]

They need there own show!

[@zoradelaney9412]

Did Stephen A. Smith say "NFC Least"?! 😱😂

[@phillyfan-182]

Yes he said it loud and clear

[@Wwjsd]

You DIAL 88 😂😂😂🤭 best line ever!! 😂

[@marcheezy.]

I see Playmaker I click. Thumbs up for bringing him on again.

[@mariosnum1fan]

6:45 oh boy don’t remind me. We were this close to winning the division all those years.

[@bryanpuente77]

Michael Irvin is one of the biggest reasons I’m a cowboys fan 😂

[@toddsands6000]

I've been a UM and Cowboys fan. The enjoyment I had when "The Playmaker," and then Jimmy Johnson arrived as Cowboys.

[@kevinwatts8379]

I agree 100%

[@ojlott-w4n]

I still blame the Vikings for having to deal with cowboys fans

[@rondoloso8047]

The cowboys been trash since 1996 FOH

[@cervanteznico]

Not a Cowboys fan but Michael Irvin cracks me up

[@riverofcustard5027]

I wish I liked the NFL just to watch Michael Irvin, seems like an entertaining guy

[@24nysedadon]

The way Molly said “you know what it is” 👌🏾💯🔥

[@jfy8023]

u gotta love this man

[@jayo4282]

All of them clearly LOVE the energy of being together!

[@Blackdocd]

Pure gold! I could watch MI 88 and Stephen A go at it all day!!! Hilarious!!!!

[@osheamcgee8776]

Thank you espn for bonding these two for a few good Minutes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 0:01

[@tavaresraven238]

Steve and Michael..the heated show..lets go 2021!!!

[@OfficialReggieJamz]

I love Pastor Michael Irvin 🍿 😁

[@slofever512]

Michael is preaching yall 🙏🏿🙌🏿 Boyz 💪🏿 DC4L 💎💎💎 💎💎

[@luistorres7010]

NBA has Shaq and Barkley great TV moments and NFL has Stephen A and Mike Irvin

[@1AJBOOMER]

You want to talk about entertainment these two guys need their own show lmao 😂

[@TheEmpireStrikes74]

Stephen A. & Mike Irvin.=😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@averagegod5224]

love when Irvine on the show lmfao

[@Mr.Dyson808s]

Man bring back play maker.Luv seeing him and S.A go back and forth.

[@iDrum90]

This is so funny yo lmao 😂

[@certifiedpimp1826]

michael Irvin starring at camera like someone just offered him brick coke not knowing what to do 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂

[@cantu7214]

this is pure comedy bro 💀

[@markeharris6867]

I say replace Steven A. Smith with Michael Irvin....watch the ratings go through the roof!!!!!!!

[@lets_play_a_game268]

Michael Irvin and SAS should have a show together 🤣🤣

[@JA-sx2vo]

Pastor Irvin back at it again 😂😂

[@mac11bussin39]

MICHAEL IRVIN,, STEPHEN A NUFF SAID IM CLICKN🤣😂🤣

[@Allandy001]

Stephen A vs Michael Irvin is always must-see TV 🤣

[@kaylynalexander7300]

Stephen A used to be a pastor bro lmao

[@jamoe4802]

Molly’s hair looks amazing!

[@ctcowboys8485]

Ratings are down again bc ESPN talking politics. At least they are smart enough to bring in the PLAYMAKER to help em out. SAS NEEDS THE DALLAS COWBOYS!!!!

[@clebinhobigorna]

1:28 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA LMFAO

[@phillyfan-182]

I would love to see Stephen A Smith on nfl gameday morning it would be hysterically funny

[@collinsmirah3759]

3:55. Max 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Jaygetem57]

I hate when Michael Irvin gets on here with that Cowboy BS hush up til them boys win a playoff game.

[@concretesoulrecords6830]

Michael Irvin on First Take
Me: WE WANT MORE!!! WE NEEEEEED MORE!

[@allainangcao28]

Pastor Irvin and Pastor Smith, you may begin arguing... 😈

[@GappyHilmore]

Michael Irvin is the type of fan that makes others hate the Cowboys so much

[@Stonecoldalston]

Stephen A the same with the Knicks

[@suprcrzy]

And I love it! HOW BOUT DEM COWBOYS?!?!?! We're gonna win it all this year!!

[@patch3324]

@suprcrzy- Cowboys fans have been saying that every year for the last 25 years. Pathetic asf!

[@isaactorres7525]

@@patch3324 The fact that it gets to people so much is probably why some of them keep doing it tbh

[@EastHumbled]

@@suprcrzy LMFAO

[@billymcmurtrysr6927]

I love Mike he brings the HEAT.

[@verlith30]

When can we get Shannon and Irvin together good lord

[@marcusreed5862]

TH-cam

[@steve_sone]

Stephen A can’t believe what’s happening to him right now 😂

[@InFaMOus187NYC]

Playmaker: I’m sweatin roun here , why am i sweating ? Is it that hot in here ? i’m sweatin
SAS: 🗣 No!!
Lmaoo😂 classic