Stephen A. Smith’s First Debate With Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo Was Just As Wild As We Expected

Since Max Kellerman was kicked off as a co-host on ESPN’s “First Take”, the network has been experimenting with different guests and co-host. And on Wednesday, longtime talking head, Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo joined Stephen A. Smith on the show.

As expected, it was a very loud experience.

When Christopher Russo shared his thought that Kirk Cousins was a better quarterback than Dak Prescott, Stephen A. Smith lost his mind.

OK, this is the best Stephen A/Chris Russo moment yet. Russo says Kirk Cousins is better than Dak Prescott. Stephen A goes ballistic. pic.twitter.com/PlVjHBoiYw

— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) February 16, 2022

In just his first appearance, Stephen A. Smith told Christopher Russo that he was going to “disqualify” him from ever joining again.

“Life on the line – you think [Prescott’s] better than Cousins?” Russo asked.

“Hell yes!” Smith said defiantly. “Did you just – I MIGHT DISQUALIFY YOU FROM THIS SHOW RIGHT NOW! Did you just bring up Kirk Cousins? KIRK COUSINS? Oh my god. Kirk Cousins.”

“I’m not in love with Cousins either!” Russo screamed back as he made an imaginary juggling motion with his hands before rattling off some garbled banter. Russo’s biggest argument in favor of Cousins is that the Vikings quarterback won one playoff game on the road during his 10-year career.

Desperately attempting to prove Prescott is not a top-10 quarterback in the NFL, Russo asked Smith if he thought Derek Carr was better than the Cowboys star. “No,” Smith firmly stated.

“Oh come on you just can’t automatically say no. That’s a debate!” Russo fired back.

The debate between Christopher Russo and Stephen A. Smith went back and forth for a little longer before they finally moved on to a different topic.

It’ll be interesting to see if ESPN goes with this pairing again.

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