Dudes on Dudes with Gronk and Jules - Dudes of the Year

Episode Date: January 30, 2025

There's just one game left in the 2024 NFL season! So in honor of all the great football played this year, we're focusing on some dudes that balled out in 2024 in our first ever Dudes of the Year episode. Our first dude might just be this season's MVP. Our second dude is a young Wide Receiver who's already rewriting the record books. Our last dude is a rookie that looked more like a vet. We wrap up by naming our Chillest Dudes of the Year presented by Coors Light. Support the show: https://hoo.be/dudesondudesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Gritty, gritty, gritty. I love seeing the white guys that can't do the gritty, do the gritty after. Oh, like me just now? No, like Mac Jones. Oh, Mac Jones. He was gritting in the Pro Bowl and they weren't even trying. And like, he thought he ran by everyone. I'm like, Mac Jones, everyone literally fell on the ground, basically.

And acted like they were dead and you ran by everyone. And you're gritting. I think that's when Bill was like, oh, this guy gritting at the freaking pro bowl and no one was even trying. Welcome to Dudes on dudes. I'm Julian Edelman. I'm Rob Grancowski. And this is the show where your favorite. favorite dudes get to talk about their favorite dudes.

Yeah, baby, that's right. And the Super Bowl is set. There's one game left. So we figured out it was time to crown our favorite dudes of the year. Who are we covering today? An elite runner with a cannon arm. He takes it to a new level every year and he took it to even another level this year. Beast mode. One of the smoothest wide receivers in the game.

There's always those skinny dudes that have like leverage wippy strength and like that quickness. That's what he is. and a rookie that put the league on notice. This guy's special. There's never a stage that's too big for him yet, even just as a rookie. And we wrap it up by giving out our first annual Dude Awards presented by Cors Light.

Favorite beer. Let's go. Dudes on dudes is a production of I-Heart Radio. Eagles versus the Chiefs. We've seen this before. Super Bowl rematch. We've seen this before. I lost $50,000 on this goddamn game last time I play.

I think you should bet again, but this time I think you should bet 100,000. So then you're up 50,000. I don't know. I have nightmares. Sorry, Lily. All right. I'll make the bet for you, Julian. If I win, I'll give you $50,000 back.

I just don't, I can't see the Eagles beating the Chiefs. I mean, that Eagles offensive line. I don't know. The Eagles offensive line. I feel like that's the only offensive line that can handle Chris Jones and the rest of the defense for the Chiefs. I mean, that run game with Seekwan Barkley, I'm telling you, man, they might be able to have some revenge from a couple of.

couple years ago in the last year. Yeah, I don't know. The Chiefs. They just know how to win, man. They know how to win. They know how to, you know, get it done in any situation that is presented to them. And the star players know how to step up in the most crucial times every single big game. It's going to be exciting.

It is. Can't wait. Excited to hit New Orleans. Are you? I'm super excited. I mean, the city is basically known for Mardi Gras. Yeah. That is the biggest party, you know, of all time, you know, in that state.

So I'm excited about it, man. It's going to be cool to have the whole entire crew together as well. You're going to be there. Tom's going to be there. The whole entire Fox team is going to be there. It's just going to be so exciting. Just talking ball, going out the dinners, just exploring the city, maybe hitting the casino as well. I can't wait to get down there.

There's a casino there. We got to hit the old dice. Yeah, we'll roll that dice. Roll them, roll them and shake. Roll them, roll them and shake. I mean, it's got to be a fun environment because they've had so many Super Bowls here. Shake, shake and roll. Yeah, they've had plenty of Super Bowls here.

The last time I was here, actually, I got a story. Super Bowl in New Orleans. Last time I think was like 2012. I don't remember. Stacey James, he hit me up. I was out and about, I was all over to Internet and ESPN the next day. Hey, like, you know, can you like, can you like, It's fine.

You go out. Can you just keep your shirt on? I'm like, yeah, no problem. I'll keep my shirt on. So, like, but I'm going to go out. Like, I'm out of control. I'm just my mindset. It's 23.

I was like, no problem. So then Steve Ridley was like, yo, come to LSU. I want to bring you to Bogies. I'm pretty sure. Bogies was the bar that he brought me to at LSU. I was like,

yeah, no problem. I'm going to leave New Orleans for a night. You know, I'm still like a college kid. I'm only 23 years old. You're fresh out. Ridley's fresh out of LSU, too, so he knows everyone there.

He's got to hook up to all the bars, you know. So all the hotel rooms around there. So we stay at a hotel room. We go out to this place, bogies. Fans are going absolutely crazy. My shirt gets ripped off. Oh, I got the cast on as well, my broken arm, and I'm just chugging a beer. And boom, snapshot.

I mean, at one, I got to a level where I just didn't care anymore. And I didn't even take my shirt off, Stacey. My shirt got ripped off of me. So you told me not to take my shirt off, so I didn't. When someone else takes it off for you, that's not taking off your own shirt. So technically I listened to Stacey James, the PR guy, you know, for the New England Patriots. So Stacy, you can't be mad at me, buddy, you know? And then that picture was all over ESPN again the next day.

And he literally texted me, what did I ask you? Just please don't take your shirt off. And I wrote back to him, I didn't. It got ripped off. Yep. So I'm excited for New Orleans again. And hopefully my shirt stays on this time. It's got it not. But maybe my pants might come off.

Let's go. Let's go. Let's get on this dude. This NFL quarterback. Ooh, this is a long one now. Long. Sit back, relax. Just enjoy the show.

This NFL quarterback stands at 6 foot 5 and weighs 237 pounds. He was selected as the seventh overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft. Growing up on a. farm in California. He played at Reed League College before transferring to the University of Wyoming where he became an all-conference player, not even all-American, all-conference

only at Wyoming and still, you know, got drafted in the top 10. That's impressive. Though overlooked in high school, kind of like what I was just kind of saying, he transformed from a skinny 6'4 3 and 180 pound player to a powerhouse athlete who now uses his imposing size

to bulldoze through the fenders. Bulldoze. Ooh, boldos. Maybe that's why he is where he is, why he got drafted there because there's a lot of bulldozing snow out of the way. You know? Before becoming an NFL star, he spent his youth helping his family on their farm. So he probably got farm strain. Country's down.

He's good. That's why no one can take him down. Country strong. Developing the work ethic that would later fuel his meteororic rise in football. And a twist of fate, another NFL player with the same exact name, change his surname to avoid confusion. Let's get on to Josh Allen, everyone. But there was a Josh Allen.

Yeah, the D.N. That was a D.N. linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He changed his name? I didn't think he changed his name to Heinz Allen. Really? Heinz? Yeah, and also his sister is a professional basketball player for the Minnesota Links. Wow.

What is Stud family? Wow. What's the first thing you think of when you hear the name Josh Allen? Let me put my hat on. And I'm cool with wearing a Buffalo hat. I'm a Buffalo. I was a Buffalo Bill's fan growing up as a kid. I did not like Buffalo for the nine years.

I was in New England. Actually, even when I was in Tampa, too, I still didn't like Buffalo. We played them a couple times. But I'm cool with Buffalo. Now I'm cool. I'm another Bill's fan once again because that's my roots and I don't forget where I come from. So I can wear this Buffalo Bill's hat and be fine with it. That's cool with me.

Oh. All right. Oh, yeah, Jules. Can you answer that question? First thing that comes to my mind. First thing that comes to your mind. Right now. What comes to your mind? Allen. Rob Gunkowski version of quarterback. Oh, I like that one,

I like that one. Like he's beast mode. I'm a big Josh Allen fan. Big John. You always, we always just call you Beast mode. And he gets into this beast mode where he takes over games with his size, his speed,

his arm. You know, we all thought this year was a rebuild year for the Buffalo Bills. They are representing the AFC's east. in the championship game. Hold on. Before you keep going, there's no such thing. It's like Tom Brady being in New England. There's no such thing as a rebuild year when you have Tom Brady at the quarterback position.

And now that's the same thing with Josh Allen. There is no such thing as a rebuild year because Josh Allen is at the quarterback home. And when he's at the quarterback home, he's always going to find a way to win the games. And also they got head coach Sean McDermott as well. Tough guy. And he's there as well. There's no such thing as a rebuilding year in Buffalo anymore. they're always going to be contenders with those two.

This could be one of his most impressive years. It is because it's actually a year where they didn't, you know, they were saying, ah, there's not enough talent around him. He doesn't really have a wide receiver. He makes talent. Yeah, exactly. He makes talent. And they got, they traded their star receiver digs over to Houston and just look how much

Josh Allen is thriving this year. It's just truly showing how much knowledge he has of the game and how much intellectual he brings to the game as well and to that offense and just how skills. he really is this is the year that he has taken it to a whole other he takes it to a level new level every year and he took it to even another level this year jules he's impressive have you ever met him i met him real quick at tight on you in nashville um tight on university he went yeah he went he was the quarterback and let me tell you it was amazing because i you know i always kind of dreamed about playing for the buffalo bills because i'm a kid it's like you dreaming for the san francisco 49er

you you you thought it you you probably still think like how cool would that be if you almost went Exactly. I almost went to Buffalo as well, but it just never really worked out. And we were talking. Could have been a hassle. We were talking that tight on you. And he was throwing me some passes up the scene, man. And he was just laying that ball right in. He got a zinger.

And then he was trying to recruit me. He's like, come on, come out of retirement, come to Buffalo. You know, look, we would do big things. And I'm like, we would do big things and all that. But it just never happened, man. I just was not, you know. All these quarterback is trying to steal you. Yeah, they are.

They are. Joe Burrow, Josh Allen. Hey, Jesus. Just in the end, it just. you know i was just done with football it just wasn't there anymore but i would have loved to play you know with josh allen buffalo buffalo for at least one year it would look that's why that's what was intriguing me when i was even talking to the buffalo best yeah yeah jules so a couple big-time quarterbacks have recruited me yeah have any recruited you before uh not really

i don't think so why not probably an asshole no actually i don't know you probably told them they sucked when you saw him you're out you suck i know how you get sometimes jules you're just so intense and you're so competitive and i love it so much oh yeah well brady did try to recruit me to tampa that doesn't count but he's been your quarterback your whole career no i came new yeah but you know what i mean came to there's definitely been quarterbacks that try to recruit you to other places yeah but it's different you were like a you're a phenomenon you're like john travolta in that movie where he gets struck by lightning and all of a sudden he can speak fucking portuguese and spanish that's you.

I'm like just to... Oh, my... Oh, yeah, yo, yeah, yeah. Oh, brigado. Yo, wake, football American. Yeah, see, you're like that. I am. So, wait, let's get it in.

How much the dayball help Josh Allen as a quarterback, you think? Actually, when I was reading a synopsis, I was already thinking that in my head. That is truly when Josh Allen started breaking out as a quarterback that he is now. Dayball brings the best.

out of players. You know, Dable as a head coach, they're struggling over there in New York, you know, but put all that aside because being a head coach is totally different than being a position coach and being an offensive coordinator because you're truly working with that guy every single day, just like Dable worked with me every single day. And he brings the best out of you. He knows how to motivate you. And I feel like Josh Allen was struggling his first couple years in Buffalo. And he just needed that guy to be around him to build up his confidence and to show him, you know, the ins and outs of the quarterback. position and I truly believe that

Daibel was the guy that got Josh Allen over to hump to be the quarterback that he is now. And now Josh Allen, since he was coached on him, gave him all that confidence, Daibald doesn't need to be there anymore because now he has it and it's established into him and it's and it's in him now. So he can be that be that guy that Buffalo needs. He's the Buffalo Savior. They call him the winter general I think over there because it's good name. It's it's cold. It's the winter soldier.

The general soldier, winter soldier, winter general, all those names. They love Josh Allen. They don't call him JA 17, do they? Nah, they don't call him J.A. Come on. You can't do that. Winter soldier is pretty cool, though. Is he a bill for life?

I think he's a bill for, he's a bill for life. If anything, if he's not, he'll go to like another team at end of his career. That's the only way that he would leave Buffalo. Like, you're talking like 10 years from now, like one or two years left. They draft the quarterback first round. They're grooming him for a little bit. And then Josh Allen leaves just to go try somewhere else out, like maybe California or something. That's the only way these type of quarterbacks leave their franchise.

It's just at end of their career. But Daibo did an excellent job with him. I feel like that's when he started thriving. Josh Allen always had that mentality to be great. He just needed a pulled out of him. And I believe, I mean, I wasn't there, but I believe Daibald did because he was my coach and he helped pull it out of me for years. So that's why I feel like I may be wrong, but I feel like I'm right in the way. this situation and dable helped him out tremendously yeah he reminds me and his story reminds me a lot

of ben rothlessberger ben went to miami of ohio and came into the league not a big name guy but lit it up and and he's just a faster like big ben when he was young was like manhandling guys he was a large human being and that's what like i feel to a whole other level because josh can jump over you and he's got a lot more speed but big ben was like that in one two Super Bowl. So hopefully Josh Allen can, you know, get over this hump and do something, you know, hopefully he can, he can catch those demons in back of his head about Patrick Mahomes because Patrick owns him. Patrick owns him in the in the postseason. But I mean, it doesn't, I wouldn't really say own because Josh Allen showed out for all those games as well. I mean,

they both threw for over 300 yards in the 13 second game. Yeah, but that the 13 second game wasn't on Josh Allen. Josh Allen went down. and scored and gave him only 13 seconds left. That was on the Bill's defense. McDermott? That was on the coach and staff there or whoever it was. It wasn't on Josh Allen. I agree.

Were they winning at that time? Yeah, they were just a tie game. I think they were winning. And then the, and then it went in the overtime or something to kick the field goal. But whatever, the 13 seconds, I can't really recall everything that happened. Josh Allen absolutely balled out over 300 yards, three TD, zero interceptions. So Patrick Mahomes really doesn't own. Josh Allen. It's more like Patrick Mahomes

just owns the bills and the whole entire league still. Quarterback to the face of the team. You win it's your it's your praise and you lose. It's your praise. What kind of dude is Josh Allen? What kind of dude is Josh Allen? I mean, this dude, he's kind of freaky. I mean, the way he heard a stud.

A linebacker when he was playing the Minnesota Vikings. He can't be a stud. Yeah, yeah, you're not a stud if you're in Juko. That's a good point. You got some dog. You kind of become a stud, but you're not fully you're a stud you kind of been a stud you kind of been a stud your whole entire life your whole you got stud sperm yeah he's freaky a little bit he's definitely a dude he oh he really is when we are at titan university he was cool with everyone man everyone that i talked to in buffalo i can tell you

every single person loves josh allen everyone that has ever interacted with him uh anyone that's ever done a deal with him he is beloved in buffalo all right on three what do you think he is one two three Freak. I mean, just the way he hurtled over the linebacker versus the Minnesota Vikings, that just made him a freak right there. All done. He's got no more. He can throw the ball, Miley.

I mean, he's a freak. The way he can run the ball. That run versus the Kansas City Chiefs in the regular season this year to seal the deal. Freak. We'll be right back after this quick break. Here we go. Hey, I'm Kelpen. And on my new podcast, here we go again.

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Like, you know, right before they die. Well, there's like 10 dudes below me like, yo, Rob, pull me. I'm a piece of paper and talk about me. so let's see who we got that sounds like the detroit fan base leaving the stadium yeah sure does well well well talking about detroit this guy's in the same division oh oh so let's see what the summer is here let's see what we got this dynamic wide receiver so he's a skill player julian he's played the same position as you you were a wide receiver this guy's a wide receiver okay he wasn't the same position as me just clarifying for you uh maybe you only you only you don't

stand football anymore since you've been out of it for a couple of years. This dynamic wide receiver stands at 6-1 and weighs 195 pounds. Makes him a formidable presence on the field. He was selected as the 22nd overall pick in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft and has since amassed the most receiving yards to a player's first five seasons and NFL history. As a low, three-star prospect in high school ranked the 308 best wide receiver in the nation. he defied expectations to become one of the most explosive players in LSU history, where he won the 2020 college football playoff national championship and led the country with 111 receptions his junior season.

Wow. Wow. It's in college. Wow. Spectacular. That's insane. At just nine years old, this football phenomenon qualified for the punt pass and kick national championship placing third.

Another punt pass and kick, you know, contender. we also had Andy Reed myself Justin Jefferson we're all in the same boat well let's get on to him I just gave it away Justin Jefferson is our dude here Justin Jefferson Jules get that picture out come on man stop forgetting my shoulder I box this morning and my shoulder literally just started spasming on me really I really I'm in pain I think you need to get a massage you want me to come over there and massage your shoulder or are you going to call a real

massage there I will we'll keep it uh Sean Watson light here. All right. All right. I won't do that then. All right. Well, Justin Jefferson here. I'm cool with wearing a Minnesota Vikings hat.

I got nothing against them. These are sick hats. I used to like these hats because of Randy. When I was a kid. Yeah, big, I'm wearing this hat for an honor of Randy Moss, just absolutely dominating as a Minnesota Viking. In that Thanksgiving game where he had like three catches,

180 yards and three touchdowns. So this Minnesota hat is Vikings hat right now. honor of Randy Moss. We know you're going through a tough time right now, brother. We love you. Everyone's supporting you. We're all praying for you. We are.

And this guy right here has done more than Randy Moss, which is crazy to think in his first six years. Well, what's the first thing you think of when you hear the name Justin, Jamal Jefferson? For me, I think it's selflessness. That first, that, that. Good word. You know, there was what, Addison was balling earlier this season. And he says if my team eats or something, I'm paraphrasing, everyone eats, I'm happy.

Like, I thought that was really cool, a guy that's secure with, you know, who he is, a team guy. That's what everyone, because everyone's looking at him. He's a highest paid receiver. He's a highest played player at the position. He's a highest played guy on his team. Well deserved. And when he says that kind of thing, it makes everyone else like, oh, we can't.

we can't act foolish because our best player. Like I thought that's the first thing that came to my mind. What's first thing comes to your mind? The best wide receiver in the NFL. Yeah, he's pretty damn good. I mean, there's Jemar Chase, but just over the last three years, I got to give it to Justin Jefferson. I mean, he's just a phenomenal athlete.

Just his skill set is second to none. I mean, he's a littleer guy. He's skinny, and it's impressive how some of the hits that he can take. He's a tough SOB out there because to be that size, you got to be like athletic to another level and you got to be slippery as well because you're going to get demolished by a running back, I mean, not by running back,

by a linebacker once in a while, by a bigger safety and you got to be able to get up. Also, you can't be taking those hits all the time and he's so slippery that he knows how to catch the ball and, you know, make a little tiny adjustment so he doesn't take those hits. Because if he takes those hits just on a continuous basis, that wouldn't be good for his career overall.

I'll start knocking him down, but he's just that good at the position. He knows how to avoid that contact, and that's what keeps him going a week in and week out. And just the way he can get around defenders after he catches the ball, too, and make him miss and just have all the yards after the catch. I mean, guy is just an athlete out there. I love watching him play. He's wiry. Like, there's those those real, like, skinny dudes that have, like, that leverage, whippy strength and, like, that quickness. Like, that's what he is.

quickness to another level he's quick he can get in and out of breaks for how tall he is i mean he can run the whole tree always comes down with the ball whenever it's thrown his way that that fourth down where he's in triple coverage and uh kirk cousins hit him a couple years ago and he came down with it one hand like that was an insane play it was like that was on fourth and long when the defense knows it's going to this guy there's three guys on him he goes up and gets that ball and he's done that a bunch of times in his league you know, like how crazy is to think that him, Jamar Chase, and Joe Burrow were all on the same college team.

Well, that's why they won the national championship. I think they went undefeated as well. It was one of the best college football teams in history of college football. And that's when I learned about Joe Burrow as well when I watched that college football national championship. And that team was just ridiculous. I mean, it's like they're wide receiver you. Yeah.

Like, no. Them, they are Odell. You got Brian Thomas. Ohio State's up there as well. Ohio State is right there. I still think that LSU is number one. It's just incredible just the guys that they're producing

out of LSU. I don't know what they're feeding them or I don't know what's causing them to be so explosive as well. I want that type of training even though I'm not even playing anymore. I just want to be explosive in life. Whatever I do like these guys, I mean I would just be the bomb then if I was like them. But Justin

Jefferson, man, like we're saying, the explosiveness, his bursts off of the snap is what gets them open majority of the time. If you can, it's, it's about getting open. You're, you, you get open in the first three yards of your route. A majority of the routes out there. And that's Justin Jefferson, Jefferson for you. And just his fluid movements as well, just how fluid he is, just how we can break down

at any given time and run any route on the route tree. And the only way you can do that because you're so bendable and so loose and so fluid. So he's reliable anywhere out on the field at the slot position, you know, at wide receiver, Number three, you can't line them up in, you know, near the line. He's just too skinny for that. He'll get on. He'll get tossed around if he has to block a linebacker. Because there are wide receivers that block linebackers.

He can't be doing that. I think he's done it. He's probably done it, but he can't be doing that. He reminds me a lot when he, I saw him run a curl route once, and he got so in and out of that break with his, his frame. It reminded me a Chad Ochosinko. You know, more, more fluid. Yeah, but it was, you know, still, Chad was like one of the best cutters that we've seen

in this game. got that. You know, it's been pretty, like, the guy's on his team, Stefan Gilmore, who's been around a lot of great football. You know, he goes out and says how hard he goes and practice is rare. I mean, most guys, they think they could just turn it on in the game. He actually puts the work in. And I, I love hearing that stuff. And when you hear about all the greatest receivers of all time, there's always someone out there on the defense side of the ball that has a quote very similar to that. And it's kind of the same in your case, Julian. You're one of the best. slot receivers to ever play the game, hands down.

And your work ethic was phenomenal. You would go out there and you would practice full speed every single practice and that would translate to the game. And you're just like Justin Jefferson. I don't know. You know, I've been

to be ragged at you a couple of times. But what makes Justin Jefferson great as well is that when the ball is up in the air, he can make adjustments, air adjustments. Yeah. Let's call it air adjustments where the matter it is he can be up in the air and he can adjust his hands adjust his body who does just where the body control adjust where his feet are going just so we can get under the ball that body control that he

has is is through the roof and that's what really truly makes you the best receiver in the game because no matter how good you are there's always going to be a defensive back still covering you and still on you it's about how you can just have that little advantage to get open and the way that he can control his body is what gives him that advantage in the way that he can adjust to a ball. Yeah, I mean, who's top three receivers right now? In the NFL, while Justin Jefferson's one of them, we're not going to go any order.

Jamar Chase. I think he's a monster. Which is crazy. They played together at LSU. Joe Borough one lucky quarterback. You know, Jamar Chase reminds me of? He reminds me of Steve Smith was 6'1. Like when you watch their highlight,

because Steve Smith was like a very violent, like he's explosive, violent. He's just big. Yeah, and but like Jamar Chase even has like another gear like another speed than Steve Smith. Steve Smith used to I mean, he watched his highlights, man. He looks like he was a monster. He was. Yeah, but I know Jamar Chase is a monster too. I'm not I'm not trying to. That's how big of a monster Jemar Chase is. I think he has one more gear than Steve Smith. Yeah. I think Steve Smith has three. I think Steve Smith was is tougher. I don't know. We got it's no he's tough SOB. And he can talk shit. And.

talk garbage. He could talk. But Jamar Chase had like one as like an extra gear in like the speed department. He never get caught. Mm-mm. Who else? We got Justin Jefferson, Jamar Chase. Oh yeah. Who's the third? The third. I mean, it's a clear number one and two with Justin Jefferson and J.Mire

Chase and then number three. I might have to get a. AJ Brown if he had a quarterback that was. Yeah, but you know everything factors. What about CD Lamb though? See LAM has been performing. He was paid this offseason. He sure performed. He was

he was you know really reliable throughout the whole year. Got hurt a little bit didn't he? He didn't finish a year. Well you know something we're not going to do top three jewels we're just going to do one and two because these guys are just such a level ahead of everyone else after after after them so

Justin Jefferson Jamar Chase number one and two wide receivers in the NFL if I have to watch another Pop Warner video or flag football video with the kids scoring a touchdown and doing the gritty. I wish I had a quarter for every time I seen a little kid do a gritty. I'd be so rich.

And it's because of Justin Jefferson. Every time, I mean, he'd do the gritty. We started doing that like four years ago. Still, he is synonymous with the gritty. Jamar Chase taught Justin Jefferson the gritty at LSU. Jamar Chase stays in college for a year. Justin Jefferson goes to the league,

starts doing the gritty. Because the guy who taught Jamar Chase the gritty is the guy who started the gritty. So there's just so much gritty, incestuous shit going on. A lot of grittiness. It's so gritty. A lot of grittiness. But it's tight. I guess that's what makes you the best receivers in the NFL.

You got to be able to gritty. Got to hit the gritty. They must just sit there and train, like doing the gritty for like 16 hours straight a day. I love seeing the white guys that can't do the gritty, do the gritty after. Oh, like me just now? No, like Gaseki. You're right. I can do the gritty.

gritty, gritty, gritty. Mac Jones. He was gritting in the pro ball and they weren't even trying in like he thought he ran by everyone. I'm like Mac Jones, everyone literally fell on the ground basically and acted like they were dead and you ran by everyone and you're gritting. I think that's when Bill was like, oh, this guy gritting at the freaking

pro ball and no one was even trying. Can't gritty. Yeah, what, same with yeah, who'd you say the tight end? Zaki Gritty. Oh, I think he makes fun of it though. Yeah, yeah. I think he makes fun of it. He's a ball buster. Yeah, he's like, I don't know. I love watching it.

It's fun. All right. What kind of dude is Justin Jefferson? Yeah. What kind of dude is? He's a swaggy. That's the, he's a swaggy dude.

But that's not one of the categories here, Jules. He's definitely a dog. He's definitely a dude. Everyone, like, you could tell that everyone loves him. Mm-hmm. And he's a glue guy,

clearly from his quote. Mm-hmm. But team player, no doubt about that. But I kind of feel like I know this category just because of just how special of a player he is. Yeah. So on three, what do you think?

On three. One, two, three, stud. Yeah, I mean. Yeah. Stud out there on the football field. He's just a stud. He's consistent. He's what you want your younger players to be.

When you talk about guys that are your best players on your team, your most influential guys on your team, that's who you want. He's just a stud. And what about those chains? Always got chains. So you're studly if you wearing those chains. Swaggy. wag stud.

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This dual threat quarterback has already garnered attention for his dynamic playmaking ability. He was selected second overall in the 2024 NFL draft by the Washington commanders. I know it is. Are you sure? Yeah. He played college football at LSU where he won the Heisman trophy, raised in San Bernardino. San Bernardino, the home place of, I believe, McDonald's. Really?

I don't know. I want a Big Mac. Yeah. He set multiple state records for passing. yards and touchdowns in high school earning Gatorade player of the year honors in California. During his rookie season, he became

a rookie of the year candidate and led his team to the NFC championship. Let's get on to Jaden Daniels. That's right, baby. Had on. And Jules, what's the first thing you think of when you hear the name

Jaden Daniels? First thing I think about when I think of Jaden Daniels is calm, cool, and collect. I mean, he's doing things right now that no rookie quarterback has ever done. He's doing things that veteran quarterbacks don't do. That's a good time.

I mean, it's been unreal to watch him play. Like, in crucial situations, everyone thinks he's a, you know, a running guy, but he's delivered crazy situational, like drives where he capitalized on a third down or or you know he capitalized on a fourth down throwing the football. I mean, he's dissecting, man. I'm so, it's been so impressive to watch. I'm at a loss of words because these last couple years we've seen quarterbacks come out and play very strong rookie years. You know, CJ Stroud last year. And then Jaden, like that was like the best rookie season all time for a quarterback. Then Jaden Daniels comes here.

into the league and he's got two playoff wins and this was a joke of a franchise a joke they only won four games last year i mean it is unreal you got to tip your cap to dan quinn cliff kingsbury cliff's fucking developing this kid i watched his stats i watched his film from you know uh we were watching this film in college and you could see he was a gifted guy but you watched it in the league and now he's like he's progressing through these, his progressions and he's delivering the ball over the middle of the field. You watch his highlight film in, in college. I mean, he's throwing him a leak neighbor, Brian Thomas,

and he's throwing all these go routes, which he's putting him right where they have to be. I've been watching him dissect defenses. I mean, he's, it's so impressive. What do you think? The Washington commanders, first year ownership, first year head coach, first year offensive, first year offensive coordinator, first year, everything else that they got going on. Everything else.

And the most important piece, rookie quarterback, Jaden, Daniels. Without a doubt. Put it that way. This guy's special. He's, there's never a stage that's too big for him yet, even just as a rookie. And I would, I would date back to that is because you got to have experience in order to be able to handle a stage that big. And he was handling that stage when he was at LSU. I mean, you're in front of 80,000 people a week when you're 100,000 people a week when you're in the SEC.

And on top of it, he's so experienced. He played about what, four or five years in college. He's 25 years old. He's 25 years old. He's just like Bo Nicks. Those guys stepped in and they handled every situation that was thrown at them because they played so much football already in college. So to all your quarterbacks out there, staying in college for four or five years is fine. You're still going to get a chance at the NFL and it actually might make you better, you know, your first, you know, your first, you know,

know, year or two in the NFL because you're developed already. You already seen so many situations. You already seen so much good football, you know, coming at you. So Jaden Daniels is one of those guys that represents that that you can be totally ready even after a five year, even after staying for five years in college, which is, which is amazing. Without a darn. But, yeah, he's the most important piece to this, what, new Washington commanders, this new style of everything that they represent.

His offensive coordinator, obviously, Cliff Kingsbury, I think is. helped him out tremendously as well. He's like a quarterback whisperer. He knows how to relate to the young bucks. He had, what? He had Patrick Mahomes in college. He, uh, in Arizona. Kyler Murray he dealt with as well and helped develop him.

And he's doing, he's very successful as a quarterback too. I heard Cliff and I, what was it? There was some mic'd up stuff or there was an interview with some of the players. Cliffs over here talking about Instagram models with some of these guys. Like they just have such a connection. That's how you relate to these young bucks. I mean, they got. connection right now. It's been so fun to like. I don't know anything about this. I don't know anything about

those Instagram models. I swear all these guys over here was talking about it. I don't either. But clip on my explore page. It's all Frenchies. Yeah, smart instincts. He's a dynamic threat as well. Yeah, everyone's like, hey, get down because he's skinny, man. Those linebackers get a whole of them. They could do some damage to him. But he's just got to get down. I mean, yeah, I know you're a young buck. He's a young buck still. So you can take a couple hits, but he's slippery enough. Like, said that he can maybe juve a guy or two and void it you got to I mean he's got consistency

as well that's what makes a great quarterback is this guy has consistency as just a rookie yeah you know that's incredible I mean he gets through his reads quickly as well I like that he has big hands he got big hands yeah I didn't know that huge hands or was that Pennix uh that might have been Pennicks looks like a guy that would have big hands

Jayden Daniels looks like you know he's so skinny I he might just have average hands. I love how he is at the podium, too. He's just calm all over the place. He's calm under pressure. He's calm at the podium. He's calm after, you know, when he's doing interviews after the game, he's just calm at all time.

And I swear, you've got to have that personality like that to be a quarterback in the NFL. It's kind of like being a golfer a little bit. You just got to be calm the whole entire, you know, day because there's going to be ups. There's going to be downs. And then if you're just in the middle, you're just always ready to go at any given time. So Tom was always calm? He was. He was in pressurized situations.

But like there's got to be a time where he, you got to pick it up. You got to pick it up. But Jaden's comment all times, I feel like. It just goes with him. It does. And his leadership is just a rookie. He's incredible. I would say his days, you know, at LSU have gotten him that skill set to have that

leadership. And also he bounced around a little bit in college. So do you think guys that bounce around like that in college, does that help their leadership and that helps their not? knowledge of the game because they're learning so many different systems and you've got to become a leader instantly when you get to a new school. Well, I think that the experience of having to gain the respect of a new team multiple times puts him in a great position to go. And if he's balling great, do the same thing in the league. And that's, and that's what we're seeing. I mean, he's

gotten the respect of his team at Arizona State, LSU. And now you can see that the team is rallying behind him. I mean, Terry McLaurin is happy. he's been you know he's been playing with no quarterbacks his whole career finally as a quarterback and look at you know the the damage he's done this year uh i just think it's i mean he's he's just he's unreal any any and they the what's cool is that the washington commanders surrounded him with the pieces to succeed as well they went out they got veteran running back austin eclair who's a beast at running the ball right out of the back field right out of the back field on third downs in passing situations they got to hold on the ball that's a veteran tight end who's very

consistent, you know, out there out in the field who he's been feeding throughout the playoffs as well. Then you got superstar wide receiver McLauren, who's been there for a while and needed the quarterback. So it was a win-win situation for them as well. And then you got him with one of the best, you know, new head coaches in the game as well, Dan Quinn. And I believe Dan Quinn is the reason now, if you look at it, why the Cowboys were 12 and 5 over the last couple years. I mean, without him being with the Dallas Cowboys, they absolutely tanked this year on the defensive the side of the ball. And even Michael Parsons even brought up that they missed Dan Quinn throughout this season as well. So Dan Quinn, you got to give kudos to him for developing, you know,

helping with the development of Jaden Daniels, but also boosting that defense and just the team overall, the morale, you know, for the Washington commanders. Now I see why the Cowboys were that good over the last couple of years. And Dan Quinn, and this is, we're talking about Jaden Daniels, but Dan Quinn, this is a tip of the cap for the defensive coaches that get a back. rap when you're looking at this oh like we got a new young quarterback let's let's surround them with the quarterback guru or something like like Dan Quinn he's a he's defensive guy he's developing day jane Daniels now I know Cliff Kingsbury is a huge part of that but you know this is this is big for defense it takes everyone it takes

everyone man you got to have that that head coach all in to develop him too no doubt about that remember that Hal Mary though against Chicago do you think that changed their season this year when when Jane and Daniels was second can pick overall. Hell married, the first pick overall, Cald Williams. I mean, was that the game changing of like game changing event, game changing play of their season, you think? I think that's one of those moments where you got like a destiny team. It's a destiny team moment when you look back on it. That one play is going to be signatureed on all the highlights and all everything because, you know, they needed that to win that game and that's a huge part of the reason why they're in the

playoffs. You know, that's how, that's why the NFL's best. Every game counts. You know, we're going to look back and all those games that, you know, the Cincinnati Bengals lost because of a play or, you know, the Chicago Bears lost because of, you know, a bad play here or there. You know, this team right here, the Washington commanders, they've had those plays and that's why they're in the position that they're in. And it's been remarkable because you're doing it with a young guy that's never done it. And he's either he looks like he can I I mean I usually am so pessimistic like deep down inside with like young quarterbacks in the playoffs. Like he looks good. He looks good. He looks like a savvy vet like he's been playing for like five years. He slows the game down. Like even

when because you when you watch him on the sidelines and he makes everyone miss and he gets out right away and he protects himself but he gets out like he's always like he's always a step ahead of the defender. And then even when they're blitzing him, like he sits there and they're so scared to fully go at them because they can make them, they got made missed earlier in that game. So there's a bit of hesitation.

And then he's delivering the football on these blitz zeros. He's defeated blitz zero a whole lot of bunch this year. Like, more than a lot of these quarterbacks in crucial situation, got to have situations. It's been crazy. And when you can beat blitz zero as a quarterback, especially

when you're that young, you're going to be set up for rest of your career. And then they're going to stop pressure and then the run game just opens up that much more. And it's wild that he's, that the game is that slow for him, that he can beat Blitz Zero and put the ball where he needs to put it in like a split second,

which is just incredible. I got a question for you, Jules. Who is a better passer right now? Jaden Daniels or Lamar Jackson? Ooh. Don't be scared. Ooh. Don't be scared.

I'm scared. Jules are scared to answer. I'll tell you right now. The House is scared to answer. It sounds, but you said it on the blitz zero point. Lamar's last two seasons have ended on blitz zero. You'll put your money on Lamar Jackson or Jaden Daniels to handle that blitz zero. Do, do, do, do, do.

From what I've seen, I'm old, Jane Daniels. Oh, you heard it here first, folks. You heard it here first. I'm going, Jaden Daniels. I think he's good. Who's got better legs, Lamar Jackson or Jaden Daniels? Lamar. All right, there we go.

Okay, that makes up for it. Okay. Or is a beast. Jaden Daniels or Michael or Michael Vic. Legs. Legs. Vic. Yeah.

I agree. Vic. I agree. Wow. Jaden Daniels. A beast. Well, what kind of dude is this guy?

We've been raving about him. You know, we've been going off about his skill set. He's great pastor. Dual Threat can run the ball. Heisman. Skinny. Heisman has NIL deals.

His ASU teammates told him he sucked when he left and he didn't care. He didn't even listen to him. Did they? Yeah. They said you suck. Get to clean out your locker. Get out of him. They really?

Yeah, video surface of them cleaning out his locker room and his teammates on IG telling me he sucks after he left ASU. I mean, that's ASU for you. I would, you know, that's the scum devils for you. They would do that type of stuff. I mean, I don't know why I'm saying that about them. Oh, I know why because I went to the University of Arizona. Wildcats bear down, baby.

But what kind of dude is Jaden Daniels? Is he a whiz? He's definitely a whiz. He's a whiz. Yeah, he is. But he's kind of a dog, but like, but not, not really. really because he's too, too, like, he's too skinny maybe to be a dog. Mm.

Like, he's not, like, cussing people out. He's a freak, too, because he's really fast. And he, yeah, that's, yeah, he is. He's freaky. Yeah. Because you're skinny and, like, you get really freaky when you're skinny. He's also, like, as an athlete. I think he's a stud.

He might be a stud. I mean, his athleticism, football IQ. Just the way he handles himself on three. On three. On three, who do you think? One, two, three. Stod. Mm-hmm. And it's because he's just.

just been, I mean, he's won the Heisman. He's gone here. He was supposed to do what he's doing right now. That's what studs do. They do what you're supposed to do. At the podium, sounds the way we all think he should sound probably. I mean, the post game interviews on the field, I'm like, oh my gosh. Like, it's like he didn't even win the game because he's just so calm. Like, it's not like he's, you know, overly like celebrating, like, excessive celebration. Like, he's just like. He gives the praise to everyone. Yeah. And he, yeah, he does. I mean, he gives the praise to his teammates.

The linemen did a great job. The coaches did great. The, you know, wide receivers. It's incredible, man. It's like he's a 10-year vet. He's got pedigree. He's got that football IQ. He's a stud.

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All right. We got three awards this year. We'll build it up as this thing snowballs. But we wanted to keep it with three must have awards. Award one, new dude of the year. The new dude of the year used to call anyone who is new, new dude. This is new dude of the year. It's a New England thing.

That's everywhere. thing. You're new dude, your new dude. Not nude dude, new and EW dude. New dude. I just want to clarify that. So new dude of the year are nominees. Ladd McConkey. I mean, we had to throw us a silver bullet in a little silver bullet. Over 190 yards in his first career playoff game as a rookie. 190 yards in the playoffs. Impressive, man. That dude just just turned. turned it up another level he was their most consistent receiver as a rookie as a young buck I I can't wait to watch him grow they need to get another outside piece for him to compliment him or a big ass tight end like you and they could do something special

nominee number two Drake may oh that's a good nominee right there hey looks like we qualifies we found our our future in New England okay he had a he outplayed my expectations this year under the circumstances of, you know, what they have. What was given? What was given? He made a lot of plays. Hopefully he could build off this. We got to get Drake May an offensive line and a wide receiver number one.

Whatever it takes, we need this guy to flourish and he will flourish no matter what the situation is, but we want to really see him blossom into the player that he can really be. So let's just get him those guys. All right. We want to see it. We want to see it. Got it.

That is definitely a true qualifier for new dude of the year. And he's got raves. And then our last, Jaden Daniels, new dude of the year. Rookie quarterback. I mean, went to the NFC championship. This kid has done things that we haven't seen from a rookie and has looked like a poised veteran all year. He's definitely a chill new dude.

Yeah, no doubt about that. And he's also just so chill. the pocket as well and he's cool he's calm he goes through all his reads he see who's open he checks it down when the checkdown is necessary he bombs it and airs it out when that's necessary as well when it's needed for the commander so i'm telling you he's the new he is the new dude of the year but i can tell you this he's not playing like a new dude he's playing like a veteran he's playing like a vet he's like the i want to call him the answer because he needed to answer like three things last he had to answer like four drives in that divisional round against uh Detroit every time

Detroit scored he answered. So he's like AI and on top of that as well he answered one necessary in the regular season as well. I think five of their wins came down to the final last drive and he freaking came through. He was the answer. He was the shout out AI. I'm talking about Alan Iverson. Alan Iverson. Alan Iverson. Alan Iverson. He's talking about. talking about this time, not the actual AI technology. Yeah, yeah. And drum roll. Who's our winner?

Jayden Daniels. Yes, it's Jaden Daniels. Jaden Daniels. 100% is Jaden Daniels. New dude of the year. We got to set of us. He had an unbelievable year. He sure did. He can throw the ball. He can go through all his reeds. He can run the ball as well for first down.

He's a skinny dude out there. But let me tell you, he's an athletic dude as well. and players love him, team player. He's got a great offensive coordinator that's, you know, helping him and developing him as well, a QB Whisperer and Cliff Kingsbury. So Jaden Daniels, props to you, man. I would say the experience, you know, throughout college

has definitely set him up for success in the NFL. He's about, what, 24, 25 years old. Yeah. That's kind of an old rookie. I got drafted at 20 years old. So he was ready to go. So great pick by the Washington commanders, knowing that this guy was going to be a,

Breakout star right away. Looks like he's going to be able to build off that too with his mindset. No doubt. Let's get into our next award, Rob. I think this is very appropriate, especially from the organization we came from to all the people in the media from that organization. Let's have media due to the year. Well, our first nominee, obviously, we're going to go with one of the greatest players of all time,

if not the greatest player of all time. Tom Brady. Tom Brady. First year in the media. in the booth. First year as being an analyst in the booth and breaking down games, commentating on games,

started a little slow, but that's truly understandable. That's one of the toughest jobs in the world. But let me tell you, this guy is absolutely dominating the playoffs. You know? Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

All right, all right. Wait a minute. One of the toughest jobs in the world. You mean to tell me, if you went to Gloucester, Massachusetts right now, during fucking storm season and you went to those fishermen and said hey can you get in front of a fucking camera

and talk about a game? What would they say? You think that's tougher than their job? They're about to go get a million tuna and maybe not even come back. All right, all right. Mentally tough. Okay, okay, okay, okay.

Mentally tough because you got to always be on point that you may not come back. Yeah, but you got to be physically tough. I'm just burying those tunas. You got to be physically tough. You got to build up that muscle strength and that wrist and that biose. step and just keep reeling and reeling and reeling and those tunas they're hardcore there's some 300

powders out there if you ask me and then sometimes on accident you may catch a fish i mean may catch a shark or something which those are tough as well though it's a tough job and you think you have a tuna but you're really there's a shark in the line that's just trying to you're just trying to reel in and then boom and you're just worn out and then you can't even catch tuna after that so yeah so tom brady's one of the nominees yeah tom brady and then our next nominee coach bill bellich yeah i mean media butterfly I can't even pinpoint like what area of the media that he represented because he had like 15 media jobs. I mean, he was on the MacCastor. Podcasting NFL inside.

Did the draft. Instagram media now as well. Didn't do our media. Yeah. Doesn't help us out. He doesn't come and hang out with us. But he's a nominee. But he is a nominee.

We'll give it to him. And then our last nominee, Randy Moss. Always great watching him. Mm-hmm. Break down the game. He's fun. We wanted to give a shout out to Team Moss. He's going to Moss this cancer.

He's kicking ass. I love Randy Moss's segment on ESPN. You've got Moss. It's one of the coolest segments that ESPN does. It's one of the coolest segments that they have on the pregame show on Sundays, you know, before the NFL games. But we want to give a shout out to Randy Moss, man. We love you.

We know you're going through some tough times right now. We love being your teammate. Julian was a teammate for about a year. year and in some games. I was just a teammate for three weeks, you know, throughout my rookie year. And I looked up to you big time, Moss. So we're, we're hoping for the best for you, man. We're praying for you. And we know how strong you are and you're going to come back better than ever. And he's really good in the media. Yeah, he really is. He's always, he's fun. He's energetic. He always has a real take on certain shit. Like, I love watching him on TV. Drumroll. Who's the

winner, Rob? What's funny is we're a little biased here by picking out Patriots, but what's so funny is that when we were with the Patriots, you don't talk to the media. I know. And now we're all in it. It's ironic that we're all in the Patriot organization and you weren't supposed to give the media anything or talk about anything and not really talk to the media. And now all Patriots are up for media dude of the year. That's ironic.

That's ironic. Ironic. All right. Drum roll. Who's the winner? Rob. Randy Moss. Randy Moss.

Media guy of the year go out and beat this thing. Go Moss it, buddy. Brady, Valichick, you've got Mossed. You got Moss. And then lastly, our last award, the ultimate football dude of the year. Before you get on to it,

award. I'm thirsty. I got to drink a little Cors. Get in there, buddy. Our first nominee, football dude, easy. Dan Campbell. We all have seen him. He is a football dude through and through. Our second nominee, Josh Allen, we had to throw a player in there.

And he's a guy that looks like a football dude. Grew up on a goddamn farm. Transformed from Juco to Wyoming to like the best quarterback in the league. This guy's a football dude through and through. And then lastly, a little curveball. Someone that I love watching. And he's reviving his career right now. Reviving.

Reviving. John Gruden. He is a football dude. Anytime you get to watch a legit, a Super Bowl winning head coach go in and teach a bunch of guys

and girls in a random office, a playbook, pure. And coaching him like he would coach us. When you watch that stuff, that's how we get coached. Motherfucking him, that's pure football guy.

And this is when you know you're the ultimate football dude, too. I mean, you can just tell, like I go out to dinner and someone just random comes up to me and they want to talk football. I'm like, I'm out to dinner. I don't want to talk football. I'm always talking football. I'm on Fox.

I played the game. You know, make me laugh. John Gruden, on the other hand, he wants people to come up to him and talk football. He talks football 24-7 all day long formations. Players, special teams, players, coaches, organizational front office guys. Like, this guy's down to talk football at all times. That's why he's on the ultimate football do this here. right now. All right. Drum roll. Football dude of the year. I gotta go John Gruden. John Gruden.

It's John Gruden. Man, dude's a football dude. You can see it through and through. Also want to get him on the podcast. He'd be an awesome guest. And that was the chillest dude of the week. Thanks to our favorite beer, Coors Light. Get Coors delivered right to your door. Visit Coorslight.com slash dudes. and celebrate responsibly. Celebrate responsibly. Well, that's been another episode of dudes on dudes. What can we do better next episode, Rob? You know, I like when you ask me a lot of questions.

You know, it makes me dig deep. It makes me give you one of my personal experiences that I've been through life. So if you ask me, I want you to ask me more questions throughout our episode. So I can tell these people what I've been through, through my experiences. So please, Julian, please do that.

Self-scout. I'll do that. All right. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcast, comment a dude you want us to do. And remember. Rate and review. And then also leave a five-star review on Spotify

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