What Stephen A Smith's comments (and subsequent apology) about Lane Johnson says about always having a take

Episode 665 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a roundtable with Jon Lewis, editor and founder of Sports Media Watch; Armand Broady, the co-host of the Sports Media Watch podcast and a contributor to SMW, and Derek Futterman, a multimedia writer and producer for Sports Media Watch. In this podcast, we discuss Stephen A. Smith making light of Lane Johnson's decision to retire, where Johnson cited mental health concerns, and then Smith being excoriated before issuing an on-air apology; why this stuff happens; where ESPN management fits in here; the new sports portfolio for Skydance; what CBS Sports head David Berson will do longterm with the J.J. Watt analyst spot; how much Skydance's debt will impact its sports portfolio; Major League Baseball wanting to cut down the number of regular-season games from 162 to 154 starting in 2029 and expanding one round of the postseason; why this is about expanding postseason inventory in what is expected to be the first under new national media contracts; and more.  You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more.