Games with Names - 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: http://www.gameswithnames.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We're talking movies, we're talking TV, food, and Ed Mad's favorite, wrestling. It's all on Le Table. Listen to NHL Unscripted with Burke and Demers on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. What's up everyone? It's Justin Pennock from John Boy Media, the host of the Football Today podcast with Bobby Skinner and Chris Rose.

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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. Mac Jones. He was gritty and in the Pro, 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 frickin' Pro Bowl, and no one was even trying. Welcome to Dudes on Dudes. I'm Julian Edelman. I'm Rob Gronkowski. And this is the show where your 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 Coors Light. Favorite beer. Let's go. Dudes on Dudes is a production of iHeartRadio. 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 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 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 nitty gritty time. 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 Saquon Barkley, I'm telling you, man, they might be able to have some revenge from a couple years ago.

They just stopped. Yeah, I don't know. The chiefs, they just know how to win. They know how to win. They know how they know how to, you know, get it done in any situation that is presented to them in 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 gotta 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 gotta 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. Yeah, I don't remember. Stacey James, he hit me up. I was out and about. I was all over the Internet and ESPN the next day. Hey, like, you know, 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 is 23 hours. No problem. So then Steve Ridley was like, yo, come to LSU. I want to bring you to Bogies. Pretty sure Bogies was the bar that he brought me to at LSU. It was like, you know, 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. Fresh out.

Ridley's fresh out of LSU, too. So he knows everyone there. He's got the 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, bogeys. 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, 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 for the New England Patriots. So Stacey, 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 to not. But maybe my pants might come off. Let's go. Let's go. Let's get on this, dude. That's NFL quarterback. Who? This is a long one. Now long. Sit back, relax. I just enjoyed a show.

This NFL quarterback stands at six foot five 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 Lee 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 six foot three and 180 pound player

to a powerhouse athlete who now uses his imposing size to bulldoze through defenders bulldoze. Oh, bulldoze. 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. Yeah, you know, before coming before becoming an NFL star, he spent his youth helping his family on their farm. Oh, so he probably got farm strain. Country star. He's got that's why no one can take him down.

Country strong, developing the work ethic that would later fuel his meteoric 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. I was a D.N.

linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He changed his name. I didn't change his name to Heinz Allen. Really? Yeah. And also his sister is a professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx. Wow. What a stud family. What's the first thing you think of when you hear the name Josh Allen?

Let me put my hat on. And and I'm cool with wearing a Buffalo hat. I'm a Buffalo. I was a Buffalo Bills 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 him a couple of times. But I'm cool with Buffalo. Now I'm cool. I'm another Bills fan once again, because that's my roots.

And I don't forget where I come from. So I can wear this Buffalo Bills hat and be fine with that's cool with me. Oh, all right. Oh, yeah. Jules, can you answer that question? First thing that comes to my mind thing that comes to your mind right now? What's what? What comes to your mind? Josh Allen, Rob Gronkowski version of quarterback. Oh, I like that one. Beast mode like he's a big Josh Allen fan.

Big job. You always use. We always 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 East in the championship game.

Hold on before you keep going. There is 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 helm. And when he's at the quarterback helm, 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. Mm hmm. It is because it's actually a year where they didn't, you know, they were saying, oh, there's not enough talent around him. He doesn't really have a wide receiver. He makes talent. Yeah, exactly. Look at Shakira.

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 skilled he really is. This is the year that he has taken it to a whole nother. 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 Titan U in Nashville. Titan University. Yeah, he went and 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 Niners go 49. You you thought you you probably still think like,

how cool would that be if you I almost went exactly. I almost went to Buffalo as well, but it just never really worked out. And we were talking to been a hassle. We were talking to Titan, you and he was throwing me some passes up the scene, man. And he was just laying that ball right in. You got to say you got a zinger. And then he was trying to recruit me. He's like, come on, come on, retirement, come to Buffalo.

You know, look, we would do big things. And I'm like, we would do big things and and all that. But it just just never happened, man. I just was not, you know, all these quarterbacks 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 for at least one year. That's why that's what was intriguing me when I was even talking to the Buffalo Bills. Yeah, Joe. So a couple of big time quarterbacks have recruited me. Yeah. Have any recruited you before? Not really. I don't think so. Probably an asshole.

Now, actually, I don't know. You probably told them they sucked when you saw them. Yeah, you suck. I know how you get sometimes jewels. You're just so intense and you're so competitive and I love it so much. Oh, yeah. Brady did try to recruit me to Tampa. That doesn't count. But he's been your quarterback your whole career.

No, I can't. Yeah. But you know what I mean? 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 a way. I'm about to. Oh, yeah. Over again, though. Yo, we go out football American. Oh, yeah. See, you're like that. I am. So let's get it.

How much a day ball help Josh Allen as a quarterback, you think? Actually, when I was reading the 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. Dable 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 up his confidence and to show him you know the ins and outs

of the quarterback position. And I truly believe that Dable was the guy that got Josh Allen over the hump to be the quarterback that he is now. And now Josh Allen since he was coached on him gave him all that confidence. Dable doesn't need to be there anymore because now he has it and it's established in the women 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 it's it's cold. It's the winter soldier. They the general soldier, winter soldier, winter general, all those names. They love Josh. They don't call him J.A. 17. Do they? No, they don't call him J.A. Come on. You can't do that. Winter Soldier is pretty cool, though. But I build for life.

I think 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 the end of their career. But they both 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 to pull out of him. And I believe, I mean, I wasn't there, but I believe Dave 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 this situation and Dave will help them out tremendously. Yeah, he reminds me in his story reminds me a lot of Ben Roethlisberger. Ben went to Miami of Ohio and came into the league, not a big name guy, but lit it up. 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 nother 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 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 on 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 30 seconds left. That was on the Bills defense. McDermott. That was on the coach's there or whoeverermott, that was on the coach's staff there or whoever it was.

It was it wasn't on Josh Allen. He's what were they winning at that time? Or they were just a tie game. I think they were winning there. And then the and then it went in the overtime or something. They kicked the field goal. But whatever the 13 seconds, I can't really recall everything. It happened.

Josh Allen absolutely balled out over 300 yards, three TD, zero interception. 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 praise.

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 kind of freaky. I mean, the way he hurtle died a linebacker. When he goes to Minnesota Vikings, he can't be a stud. Yeah. Yeah. You're not a stud if you're in Juco.

That's a good point. You know, you can kind of become a stud, but you're not fully. You're better. You're a stud. You kind of been a stud your whole entire life, your whole life. Yeah. Mm hmm. He's freaky a little bit. He's definitely a dudes dude. He, oh, he really is. When we were 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, 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 hurdled over the linebacker versus the Minnesota Vikings, that just made him a freak right there. All done. No more arguing. And he can throw the ball, Miley. I mean, he's a freak.

Mm-hmm. The way he can run the ball, that run versus the Kansas City Chiefs in the regular season this year to seal the deal break break We'll be right back after this quick break Hey, it's Bobby bones join me and former NFL quarterback Matt Castle every Wednesday for our new podcast Lots to say the Bobby bones and Matt Castle between Between us we have over 17,500 passing yards, multiple New York Times bestsellers, and one mirror ball trophy from Dancing with the Stars. So

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It's just there's like 10 dudes that are just chilling below me. Just, you know, like the zombies, like when they're sinking in ground and like they're putting their hands up and they're like, pull me, save me. 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, it sure does. Well, oh, well, well, well, talking about Detroit, this guy's in the same division as to try and. Oh, so let's see what the summary 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. This dynamic wide receiver. So he's a skill player, Julian. He's played the same position as you.

You are wide receiver. This guy's a wide receiver. OK, he wasn't the same position as me. Just clarifying for you. Maybe you don't understand football anymore. So 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 308th 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. Other one 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 boxed 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? We'll keep it to John 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 those are sick hats. I used to like, you know, the Minnesota Vikings when I was a kid. Yeah. Big I'm wearing this hat for in 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 hats, 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. Incredible 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. Mm hmm. That for that 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 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 eyes played player at the position I'll just say the highest paid 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 good. I mean, there's Jamar Chase, but just over the last three years, I got to give it to Justin Jefferson. I mean, he's Jamar 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 little guy.

He's skinny. And it's impressive how some of the hits that he can take. He's a 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 gonna get demolished by running back. I mean not by running back by a linebacker once in a while by a bigger safety and you gotta 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. That'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 a 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. There's always those real skinny dudes that have that leverage, wippy strength,

and that quickness. 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. He always comes down with the ball whenever it's thrown his way. That that fourth down where he's in triple coverage and cut.

Kirk Cousins hit him a couple of 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 college football national championship and that team was just ridiculous. I mean, it's like they're wide receiver. You. Yeah. Now, you them, they are. Oh, you got Brian. Brian Thomas.

Ohio State's up there. Ohio State is right there. Two neighbors. 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, you know, 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 burst off the snap is what gets him open. Majority of the time, if you can, it's about getting open. You're you get open in the first three yards of your route. And majority of the routes out there. And that's Justin Jeffers 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. 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 home, he'll get tossed around

if he has to block a linebacker. And it's 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 of Chad Ocho Cinco, you know, more more fluid. Yeah. But it was, you know, still still Chad was like one of the best cutters

we've seen in this game and he's got that. You know, it's been pretty like the guys 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 in 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 love hearing that stuff. And when you hear about all the greatest receivers of all time, every 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 what position now.

You know, I appreciate you all the time. But what makes Justin Jefferson great as well is that when the ball is up in the air, he can make adjustments, air adjustment. Yeah, let's call it air adjustments where no matter it is, he can be up in the air and he can adjust his hands, adjust his body, just where the ball is, body control, just 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 in 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 which is crazy. They played together at LSU Joe burrow one lucky come on chase reminds me of he reminds me of Steve Smith was 6'1". Mm-hmm like when you watch their their highlight because Steve Smith was like a very Violent run like he's explosive, violent. He's just bigger. Yeah. And but like Jamar Chase even has like another gear, like another speed than Steve Smith and Steve Smith used to.

I mean, you watch 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 trying to think. That's how big of a monster Jamar Chase is. I think he has one more gear than Steve Smith. Yeah. I think Steve Smith has three.

I think Steve Smith is tougher. I don't know. We got, it's no. He's tough as so be. And he can talk shit. And talk garbage. He could talk. Jamar Chase has like one, has like an extra gear

in like the speed department. He never get caught. 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 Jamar Chase. And then number three, I might have to get it. A.J. Brown, if he had a quarterback, those. Yeah.

But, you know, everything factors. What about C.D. Lamb, though? See, you have been performing. He was he was paid this off season. He he sure performed. C.D. He was he was, you know, rarely reliable throughout the whole year. I heard a little bit, didn't he? He didn't play. He didn't finish the 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 one

ahead of everyone else after them. So Justin Jefferson, Jamire 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, you do the gritty. We started doing that like four years ago. It's still he is synonymous with the gritty. Jamar Chase taught Justin Jefferson the gritty at LSU. Jamar 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 great 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 great gotta hit the green 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 you're Saki. You're right. I can do the gritty, gritty, gritty, gritty. Mac Jones, Mac Jones. He was gritty and in the pro ball 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 getting I think that's when Bill was like, this guy gritting at the frickin Pro Bowl and no one was even trying. Can't gritty. Yeah. What? Same with. Yeah. Who'd you say the tight end?

Exactly. Oh, I think he makes fun of it, too. Yeah. Yeah. I think he makes fun of the ball. Boss. Yeah. Yeah. I don't know's I love watching it. It's fun. All right. What kind of dude is Justin Jefferson? Yeah, what kind of dude is he swaggy? That's the time. 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 dude everyone like you could tell that everyone loves him. Mm-hmm And he's a glue guy clearly from his quote. But a player, no doubt about that.

But I kind of feel like I know this category just because of how special of a player he is. Yeah. So on three, what do you think? One, two, three side. Yeah. Yeah. He's not 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 your most influential guys on your team, that's who you want. He's just a stud. And what about those chains? Oh, he's got chains. Oh, you're studly. if you're wearing those chains. Swaggy swag stud. Woo.

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You know who this is? I don't. I knew you wouldn't. And weighing 205 pounds. How about no? No. Yeah, I knew you wouldn't. This dual threat quarterback has already garnered attention for his dynamic playmaking ability. He was selected second overall in the 2024 NFL draft. I know it is Washington commander. I know it is.

Washington commander. I know it is. You sure? Yeah. Me too. 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. The 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-

That no rookie quarterback has ever done. He's doing things that veteran. That that no rookie quarterback has ever done. He's doing things that veteran quarterbacks don't do. That's a good point. I mean, it's been unreal to watch him play like in crucial situations. Everyone thinks he's, 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 of years we've seen quarterbacks come out and play very strong rookie years.

You know, CJ Stroud last year and then Jayden. Like that was like the best rookie season all time for a quarterback. Then Jayden 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 Cliffs fucking Developing this kid. I watched his stats. I watched his film from you know, we were watching this film in college

And you could see He was a gifted guy But you watch 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. He watches highlight film and in in college. I mean, he's throwing him a leak neighbors, Brian Thomas, and he's throwing all these go routes, which he's putting them right where they have to be. I've been watching

him dissect defenses. I mean, he's so impressive. What do you think the Washington commanders first year ownership, first year head coach, first year offensive coordinator, first year, everything else that they got going on in the first year. 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. 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. 25 years. Yeah. 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 actually might make you better. You know your first 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 doubt. But yeah, he's the most important piece to this.

And what new Washington commanders, this new style of everything that they represent his offensive coordinator, obviously, Cliff Kingsbury, I think has 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 in Arizona, Kyler Murray, he dealt with as well and helped develop him. And he's doing he's very successful as a quarterback.

Cliffin. What was it? There was some mic'd up stuff or there was an interview with some of the players. Cliff's over here talking about Instagram models with some of these guys. Like they just have such a connection. I tell you relate to these young bucks. I mean, they got connection right now. It's been so fun to know anything about. I don't know. I don't know anything about that.

I saw it on TV. I swear. All these guys over here was talking about it. I don't either. But click on my explore page. It's all Frenchies. Yeah. Smart Instincts. He. 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 hold of him. 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 of hits, but he's slippery enough. Like you said that he can maybe do for 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 the big hands. He got big hands. Yeah. I don't know that huge hands or was that Penex? That might have been Penex. Yeah, it looks like a guy that would have big hands. Jaden Daniels looks like, you know, he's so skinny. 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 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 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 in pressurized situations. Even pressurized, but like there's got to be a time where he... You got to pick it up. you got to pick it up. You got to pick it up. But Jayden's calm at all times.

I like it just goes with him. It does. And his leadership is just a rookie is incredible. I would say his days, you know, at LSU have gotten him that 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 knowledge of the game? Because they're learning so many different systems.

And you 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 McLoran 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 damage he's done this year. I just think it's I mean, he's he's just he's unreal. And he and they 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 Eckler, who's a beast at running the ball out of the backfield

great out of the backfield on third downs in passing situations. They got hold on to the ball. Zach, 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 a 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 five over the last couple years. I mean, without him being with the Dallas Cowboys, they absolutely tanked this year on the defensive 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 the Cowboys were that good over the last couple of years. And Dan Quinn, and this is we're talking about Jane Daniels, but Dan Quinn, this is a tip of the cap for the defensive coaches that get a bad 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 a defensive guy. He's developing day. Jayden Daniels. Now, I know Cliff Kingsbury is a huge part of that, but you know, this is this big for defense. Everyone takes everyone, man. You got to have that head coach all in to develop him to no doubt about that.

Remember that how Mary, though, against Chicago? Do you think that changed their season this year? When when Jayden Dano's the second pick overall? How Mary, the first pick overall, Cal Williams? I mean, was that the game changing 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 signatured

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 is the 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 the Chicago Bears lost because of, you know, a bad play here or there. You know, these 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 he he looks like he is. I mean, I usually am so pessimistic, like deep down inside with like young quarterbacks in the playoffs. He looks good. Mm playoffs. 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 them, like he sits there and they're so scared to fully go at him because they can make them. They got made miss 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, like more than a lot of these quarterbacks in crucial situation. Got to have a 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 pressuring you 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 the Maher Jackson? Oh, don't be scared. Oh, don't be scared. I mean, the kids are scared to answer. I'll tell you right now.

I was scared to answer it. But tell you right now is a scared to answer. It's out. But you said on the Blitz zero point, Lamar's last two seasons have ended on Blitz zero. You put your money on Lamar Jackson or Jaden Daniels to handle that Blitz zero. Do you do what I've seen? I'm going to change Daniels. Oh, you heard it here first. Hey, you heard it. I. Hey, you heard it. I'm going Jaden Daniels.

I think he's good. Who's got who's got better legs? Lamar Jackson or Jaden? And Lamar. There we go. OK, that makes up for it. OK, where's the beast? Jaden Daniels or Mars or Michael Vick 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 skillset. He's great pastor, dual threat, can run the heisman, skinny Heisman has an I.L. deals. His A.S.U. teammates told him he sucked when he left and he didn't care.

He didn't even listen to them. Yeah, they said you suck. Get to clean out your locker. Get out of here. Really? Yeah. Video surf surface of them cleaning out his locker room and his teammates on IG telling me he sucks after he left. I mean, that's a issue for you.

I would you know, that's that's the scum devils for you. They would do that type of stuff. I mean, I don't 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 aware? He's definitely aware. He's aware. Yeah, he is. But he's kind of a dog.

But like, but not not really, because he's just too like he's too skinny, maybe to be a dog. Mm hmm. 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 as an athlete.

I think he's a stud. He might be a stud. I mean, his athleticism, football, just the way he handles himself on three. On three. Who do you think? One, two, three, stud. And it's because he's 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 postgame 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 access to celebration. Like he's just like he gives the praise to everyone to.

Yeah. And yeah, he does. I mean, he gives the praise to the linemen did a great job. The coaches did great. The you know, why do we series? 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.

He's a lovely stud. All right. Let's get into the chillest dude of the week brought to you by our favorite beer Coors light, get Coors light delivered right to your door by visiting Coors lightight.com slash dudes. Celebrate responsibility. And since the season is almost over, let's give out some awards for our dudes of the year.

Dudes of the year? We've broken it into three different categories, each with worthy nominees. Wait, we gotta crack a beer before we do this. Oh yeah, you're right. Get one in there. Can you get that long arm in there, man? I got it before we do this. Oh, yeah, you're right. Get one in there. Can you get that long arm in there? I got it. There's one. I got it. They're cold.

They're blue. And just remember the Colorado cheer. The dudes of the year. Dudes of the year. Let's go. Brought to you by Coors Light. Tastes so good when it hits your lips. Let's get into it. And delicious. All right. We got three three awards this year. Well, we'll build it up as this 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 was new. New dude. This is new dude of the Year. The new dude of the year used to call anyone who was new. New Dude. This is New Dude of the Year. It's a New England thing. It's an everywhere thing. You're new, dude. You're new. Not new, dude. New and EW, dude. New dude.

I just want to clarify that. So New Dude of the Year are nominees. Latin, but conkey. I mean, we had to throw us a silver bullet in there. You know what I mean? And I mean, silver bullet over 190 yards in his first career playoff game as a rookie, 190 yards in the playoff. Rassum, man, that dude just just turned it up another level.

He was their most consistent receiver as a rookie, as a rookie. As a young buck. I can't wait to watch him grow. They need to get another outside piece for him to complement 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. Hey, looks like qualifies. We found our our future in New England. Mm hmm. OK. 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 and 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 got to want to see it. We want to see it. Got it. Definitely a true qualifier for new dude of the year. And he's got ribs.

And then our last Jaden Daniels, 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 in 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 check down 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's 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 that 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 Detroit. Every time Detroit scored, he answered. Mm hmm. So he's like a man 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 frickin came through. He was the answer. He was. Shout out AI. I'm talking about Allen Iverson. Allen Iverson. Allen Iverson he's talking about this time, not the actual AI technology. Yeah, yeah.

And drum roll. Blalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalllalal Yes, it's Jaden Daniels. Jaden Daniels. 100% is Jaden Daniels. New dude of the year. We got we got to say it was he had an unbelievable year. He sure did. He can throw the ball. He can go through all his reads.

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 Jayden 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 gonna be a breakout star right away. Looks like he's gonna 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 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, yes, he was. Well, he's he's been down. Wait. All right. All right. Let's wait a minute.

What are the toughest jobs in the world? You mean to tell me if you went to Gloucester, all right. All right. Let's wait a minute. What are 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 that 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. OK, mentally tough because you got all the free mentally. million tuna and maybe not even come back. All right. All right. Mentally tough.

OK, mentally tough because you got all the pretty mentally tough. You know that you may not come back. Yeah, but you got to be physically tough. I'm just bustling those tunas. You got to be physically tough. You got to build up that muscle strength in that wrist and that bicep and just keep reeling and reeling and reeling those tunas. They're hardcore. There's some 300 pounders 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. Tough job. And you think you have a tuna, but you really there's a shark in the line that's just trying to you're just trying to reel in and then boom, boom. You're just worn out and then you can't even catch tuna after that. So, yeah. So Tom Brady is one of the nominees. Yeah, Tom Brady. And then our next nominee, Coach Bill Belichick.

Yeah, I mean, media butterfly Bill Belichick. 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 podcast show, podcasting, NFL inside. Did the draft at Instagram media now as well. Didn't do our media. 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 break down the game. He's fun. We wanted to give a shout out to Team Moss. He's gonna moss this cancer. He's going to moss this cancer.

He's kicking ass. I love Randy Moss's segment on ESPN. You 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 and in some games, I was just your 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.

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 are a little bias here by picking out patriots.

But what's so funny is that when we are with the Patriots, you don't talk to the media. I know. And that's why this is like ironic that we're all in the Patriots, you don't talk to the media. I know. And that's why this is like 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? Randy Randy Moss Media guy of the year go out and beat this thing go moss it buddy Brady Belichick. You've got mossed You got mossed and then lastly our last award the ultimate football dude of the year Award I'm thirsty. I gotta drink a little course get in there, buddy our first nominee Football dude easy Dan Campbell. We all seen him He is a football dude through and through

our our second nominee Josh Allen we had to throw a player in there and he's guy that looks like a football dude through and through our our second nominee, Josh Allen, we had to throw a player in there and he's 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. 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 pure and coaching them like he would coach us. When you watch that stuff, that's how we get coached and motherfucking them. That's pure football guy. And this is when you know you're the ultimate football dude, too.

I mean, you could 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 the 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. All day, 24, seven all day long formations,

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.

John Gruden man. Dude's a football, dude. You can see it through and through also want to get him on the podcast. He's 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. So let's go. I'll do that. All right. Thank you. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music,

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