Browns' Todd Monken on Brendan Sorsby: 'That's a Slippery Slope'

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Tackling the Risky Business of Betting in Sports and Beyond

Joe and I frequently discuss our interests in gambling and investing, particularly how it relates to our business of setting and placing wagers. However, one clear line we draw is the distinction between our activities as bettors and the participants in sports themselves. Specifically, players should not engage in betting on their games, a sentiment underscored by the recent comments from Todd Monken regarding quarterback Brandon Soarsby.

Monken made it clear that betting on players within your own team is a dangerous path, noting that despite Soarsby's evident talent, his circumstances do not favor such actions. Monken dismissed the idea of betting on or recruiting Soarsby, emphasizing the complexities and potential ethical issues it would introduce, paralleling severe consequences seen in other sports where players have faced lifetime bans.

Further exploring the concept of risky bets, we dive into a humorous hypothetical debate about whom to take bets from between notorious figures like Art Schlichter and Brandon Soarsby. Joe humorously opts for Soarsby, suggesting that fading Soarsby’s bets could be a profitable strategy given his poor betting record, so much so that if Soarsby was any good at it, he might have retired from football altogether.