The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - GBF- Hall of Hypotheticals

Episode Date: February 21, 2025

Stugotz, Billy and Mikey A try and figure out how to cash in all of Stu's good relationships in the NFL to get him the Jacksonville Jaguars GM job. Can you just apply for that online? Stugotz debuts a new game called "Hall of Hypotheticals". More Mikely makes it's offseason return. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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I don't know how to fill my weekends. Here's the thing is I thought like as the season was coming to an end and as like the Superbowl was wrapping up like, you know, it's sad that this is all kind of coming to a close, but also it's been a long season. I'm kind of looking forward to a little bit of a slower time. And now we're here and it's the slower time in sports and I'm kind of like, can we get football back? Because I, I'm bored. Like I am just, I'm bored without a lot of football going on at the same time. Like say NBA,

fine. Four nations, whatever, you know, NASCAR, I'm a big gear head. So that is obviously keeping me locked in. But aside from that, you know, P's and C's baseball is going to start a spring training soon. But like, let's let's get to the combine. Like, let's let's get to the let's get to the draft. You know what I mean? The combines next week. The draft is in is in Green Bay. We'll be in Tennessee. So maybe possibly. Maybe. Big maybe. Possibly. Yeah, where would you like to be is the Bay? Yeah. What you like to be is the question, because I got another option.

And then I was kind of like, but why would we be there? That one seemed a little random. New York. And I was like, oh, why? Oh, yeah. I don't know the connection. I'm trying to get more than seven, right? Honestly, this is an off air conversation. But I wouldn't I wouldn't know the connection. I'm trying to get more and seven, right? Honestly, this is an off air conversation, but I wouldn't.

I wouldn't hate Green Bay. I know that like Nashville sounds fun. Number one pick, but like wouldn't hate Green Bay. Same like if you're going to go to Green Bay, it seems like this is the time of the year to do it. Right, Mikey. Why are you objecting to Green Bay? It's the NFL Drabb Lambo field.

Like, how could it get better than that? If we're gonna be in Green Bay, I'm all for it. If we're gonna be in Milwaukee an hour and a half down the road, just put me in Nashville. Green Bay-ish? Exactly. Or are we just gonna go back to Troy, Michigan? You're still scarred from that.

Yeah. You went to the P&G house eventually after going to the wrong house. It was awesome. That's a story. Danny B, drive faster. Yeah. Is this a story that we've told on the show yet?

I don't remember, but real quick, we went to the wrong house looking for the P&G house to interview a bunch of people. And it... How do I... Okay, there were people living in it, but they did not pay for it. And there were boarded up windows. And yeah, it was a...

A house for the homeless. It was a squatter's house. for the homeless was a squatters house right it was a squatters house alright Danny B was parking in front of it going I'm pretty sure this is the address I go I don't care if this is the address this is not where we're going right yeah yeah did you think the guys the people that were squatting were draft prospects no they were not. All right. One guy had hops. OK. I saw him leap over the hook. Stu Gotz, I've been thinking about something that I want to run past you.

And I think that maybe you've already thought of this and maybe have already acted on this. OK, sure. Tony Baccelli, you consider to be a friend, correct? He is a friend, yes. All right, so Tony Bacisselli now has a very powerful position with the Jacksonville Jaguars. So it would seem, and I'm not saying that, you know,

all this time you've been friends with Tony Bisselli just for the perks, right? But being friends with Tony Bisselli and having him come on twice a year to talk about the Jaguars, usually in a meaningless game, talk about the Jaguars, led to you going to Canton, being part of his entourage for the Hall of Fame, and now it has put you in a prime position to have access to someone who's running an NFL team.

And right now we basically have you with direct access to Tony Biselli, Joe Shane, Spags is the defensive coordinator that you're friends with, but like you're becoming quite friendly with a lot of powerful people in the NFL. Yes. And as of right now, all you've really used it for is getting interviews on the show.

Now, Jacksonville has a unique situation where they're also looking for a general manager. So have we inquired about that? Because I know that you've done the media thing a long time. Maybe you go the way of Lombardi and you say, you know what, the media thing was fun, it was great talking football, I wrote a book, he wrote a book, now let me just oversee

an entire organization, like he's gonna do in North Carolina with Belichick. Has that thought crossed your mind at all, have you inquired, because I feel like this might be a logical next step for you professionally, right? And like, you know, we usually talked about this on air, things may be lining up professionally, contract wise, and stuff like that where it could be a good time to step away and now just run the Jacksonville Jaguars. Yeah, I have thought about it. It has crossed my mind.

Mike Lombardi actually had experience though running an NFL team before he got the job in North Carolina. Now, I have GM experience. I do. I do. There you go. I was a GM of a major market radio station. So you're asking me, should I apply? Have I inquired?

Have I reached out to Tony Baccelli to see if I could throw my name to the mix? Because the retirement plan for me before Baccelli took this job was me and him doing afternoon drive in Jacksonville. But now he took this job. He's running the Jaguars. Perhaps I could be his GM.

That's a good idea, Billy. I'm going to reach out and ask him. Because I'm just saying, like, one also, and this may sound crazy. I'd be good at it. How hard is it to run the Jaguars? You know what I mean? I feel like there's only one place to go. And it's up.

Oh, yeah. No, it would shorten my drive by at least two hours. Yes. Yeah. There's only one way to go but up with the Jaguars. You know what I mean? Like, yes, yes. The bar is set very low, right? And you have Trevor locked in already.

So for better or worse, that'll be your quarterback that you have to build around. But it seems like, you know, it's a new coach. Even the coach goes in there. He messes up the Duval. So like, there's a new coach. Even the coach goes in there, he messes up the Duval. So like there's not high expectations there. Exactly right. Not your guy. So like, if you come in as general manager,

you're friendly with Tony, who's like the president of football operations or whatever, right? So like you have an ally there. You're friendly with Tony Khan, the owner's son. You've met Shad Khan., so you have a decent relationship there, you already have the built in excuse of, you know what, not my head coach, also not my quarterback.

You have at least four years lead way here to kind of really mess things up badly. Right, yes, but not as badly as the rest of the GMs there. I like this, Billy, because because the cons are my friends. I sat with them at Tony Baccelli's Hall of Fame introduction at his enshrinement. I sat with them went to their house afterwards for an after party.

They are wonderful people. Billy, I'm serious. You've got me thinking here. This is can I can I step in real quick and marry these two worlds real quick? Please do. Can we get Baccelleli to interview on the show? Can we have Baseli do the interview?

I want to hear the questions he asks. I want to hear how you answer them. Yes, we could try to do that. I'm wondering, though, can you just apply for an NFL GM job? Like, how does that work, Billy? Do we know? Let me see. I'll see if there's like a listing on LinkedIn or something

because like I would think that, how does one apply to be general manager? We really should be asking the Jets because they like interviewed everyone and anyone for every opening that they had. Oh wow. I found Trent Balki's LinkedIn. It has a little thing here that says looking for work

Oh, wow. Well, he is It doesn't I made that part up, but I did find a linkedin that says his name it could be fake What are you trying to find whether or not the job has been listed on way I'm seeing if it's been posted somewhere listed on LinkedIn. I'm seeing if it's been posted somewhere. But I'm asking seriously, can I just send my resume in and I get an interview? How does this work?

What would your resume be? What's your selling point? And then I guess once you get your foot in the door, what is your pitch to run the Jacksonville Jackboards? Billy just said you got to get your foot in the door. Right now, you can become a seasonal dining room attendant. Right. Okay, so you get in there, a few years you never know.

A few years. Not a few years. This is the best opportunity. Right. We have two weeks to work with you. We gotta strike right now. What season? They need a GM and my friend is running

the goddamn organization. And the other one owns it. So like this is, the stars are aligning on this but we also have a meteor that's gonna come and hit the earth in like four years so like really there's no downside to this like I think you might even bring it up with Tony be like Tony listen yeah let's be real here I don't know if you're checking the news but we have this asteroid meteor thing that's coming every day we turn on the news it

goes from 1.7 percent to 2.1 percent to 2.4% it's coming. Yes, it's gonna hit whether you like it or not. The end is near. We're about three to five years away from it all being over. Tony. Yeah. What do you got to lose? Right. Roll the dice on a friend of yours. I've been here and then you can even say and it's not it's not nice but you can even say look Tony I was there for you when the Dan Lebatards of the world didn't wanna have you on the show talking about the Jaguars, back when you were just a commentator for the Jaguars.

Back when you were forgotten as a nominee for the NFL Hall of Fame, who stood up for you like no one else? I've done you a number of solids and it's time for me to kind of cash in the favor that you owe me and uh I'm gonna be your general manager come hell or high water and if it goes poorly again, Meteor's coming. No one's gonna remember this so it doesn't matter.

Right. Uh I like the pitch uh and I could ask him like hey Josh Williams is one of the candidates. Was he at your Hall of Fame in Trimant. Was he. Was he there. Did he say anything on your behalf. Did he. Did he do anything. Did he. I don't know. No he didn't. I mean OK. Perhaps he did. I just wouldn't know Josh Williams if he was sitting in the studio with me right now. So yeah. All right. I'm in on this idea. So what do we do. How do we advance it. What's next. I think you need to make a right. I'm in on this idea. So what do we do? How do we advance it? What's next? I think you need to make a PowerPoint I'm not sure but I think you make a PowerPoint and then I think that you need to walk into your interview

With like one of those really thick binders Yeah, that like you open up and it's not like just like like that It's like the one that opens up and it has the second open up thing Right that has like it the capability of fitting like 400 pages yes, and then maybe what you do is and I could be wrong but maybe what you do is you put in something like There's two ways we could go about this. I like writing my plan on the binder like Yeah, right my plan on the front on the front binder

Jacksonville Jaguars my plan or my vision whatever. Yes, right. Yes, and then like on the inside Either the first page is a photo of you and Vasili at the Hall of Fame if you have one Or or if you go a different route and you don't want to guilt him that way You just first page when you open it up, it just says, I'm your guy. And then all of the other pages are blank. Right. How about a page that reads, don't make me go to the cons? Wow. I'm going to do this same thing for that seasonal dining room attendant thing, by the way.

That sounded good. I'll hire you. Okay. Yeah. Wow. I didn't even think about that. First time good. I'll hire you. OK. Yeah. Wow. I didn't even think about that first time. Get the whole crew in. Yeah. Wow. We're we're being selfless here. Just saying how do we get to God's the GM job?

But like, yeah, I'll be honest with you. This Dolphins hoodie can very easily become a Jaguars hoodie if they employ me. I'm not I could just my take that right off. You see that tool right there on the wall? can be Trevor in a Jacksonville minute. Let's not get carried away Let's drivers not our guy Billy. I mean, well, hold on a second I I'm not paying to frame a mark Brunel Jersey. Okay, like even I have a line I'm not paying to frame a signed Mark Brunel jersey that's simply not going to happen.

So if that's the lie, I'll wear the hoodie. We're not doing Brunel. I can just, if that's the case, if that's where we're doing, I'll just move this slightly out of frame and it'll live over here instead. Yeah, but be careful because Brunel is Bisselli's boy. Like best friends.

Best friends, Billy. I love Brunel. Yeah, that's my guy. You don't want to insult Brunel. I'mlli's boy, like best friends. Best friends, Billy. I love Brunel. Yeah, that's my guy. You don't want to insult Brunel. I'm telling you, you can insult anyone, but not Mark Brunel. I'm just- All right, hold on a second.

Let's backtrack that a little bit. Thank you, appreciate it. Big Brunel guy. I'll let it decide. 2026 Super Bowl champion, Jaxville Jaguars, Colin, the Stu Gots plan. All right, hold on a second.

I am now gonna look up a Mark Brunel jersey so I can put it right next to my Chris Sims jersey. Yes. We're onto something here. Yes we are. Mark Brunel. Brunel is the key, I'm telling you right now. Well we should get Brunel on

and then you know what you should do is you should get Brunel on and then have him write you a recommendation letter. Ooh, I like that, yes. Yeah, do you have any relationship to Mark Brunel on and then have him write you a recommendation letter. I like that Yeah, do you have any relationship to mark Brunel? I don't I don't I mean Bisselli Wow, I think I found a game use Brunel Jersey for 79 we're gonna go with a replica Always dirty his Jersey man. Yeah, this one's clean. This one's $32 scrappy. I could dirty it though I could go on take this Brunel Jersey into the yard and rub some dirt on it. I Can't wait to be the GM of the Jacksonville

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And we also, I believe you teased the news segment moments ago. Yes, the Hall of Hypotheticals. You wanna start with the Hall of Hypotheticals or you wanna kinda, you know, wrap up what we're doing here with Bisselli and me getting the GM job in Jacksonville? I'm excited about the Hall of Hypotheticals because I'm kind of curious as to how this works because this is one of those situations where you and Taylor are just kind of running wild and doing things. And Mikey, I had a long time together with Taylor recently. We went on a road trip to Daytona

and it was just me and Taylor in the car together. So I had four hours of just Taylor time on the way up and about four hours of Taylor time on the way down. And I have, I think, figured out Taylor and Stugatz's relationship. And I did so on this drive and I can break it down for you guys if you want. Yes, you guys, you can agree or or push back on this if you find anything wrong with what I'm going to say. Okay. So, the nature of Taylor and Stugatz's relationship, I figured out they work well together for a number of reasons, but the main reason is, is Stugatz is really good at coming up with names for segments. Usually he just throws Stu in the middle of the name of the segment somewhere at the beginning,

the middle or the end. Somehow his name is thrown into the segment. But that's where that ends. It's just here's a great name for a segment. We'll figure out the rest after we get the name. The name is very important. And then I found out Taylor's good at coming up with segments, but terrible at coming up with names.

So it's a perfect marriage because Stugats can come up with the names and then Taylor can craft the segment, or Taylor can craft the segment and then Stugats figures out how to make it, you know, the stegmen or something. You know what I mean? Like he'll just throw himself. I come up with a name and he handles the nuts and bolts. I mean, essentially.

Exactly. Taylor is the steak and Stugats is the sizzle. I got you. Yeah. Well, I mean, I don't know if I'm the sizzle. I don't know if he's the steak either. Yeah. I'm not sure. I'm not sure about that one. So this is the hall of hypotheticals and I would like to turn this. Okay. I would like to turn this into a weekly or bi-weekly feature. I only have one question for you today because we need imaging, we need to do these things correctly. So I just wanted to gently dip our foot into the water here.

Okay? So, Stugats, I have good news for you on that front. So you say that we still need imaging, we need that. Good news, we already have a sponsor for the Hall of Hypotheticals. It's Smyrnaf, the world's number one vodka. Please drink responsibly. That was quick.

I mean. They heard. They said, you know what? Winners and losers? That was great. But there's no winners and losers in the off season. What can we do? And we said, you know what?

We got you. The Hall of Hypotheticals. Boom, Hall of Hypotheticals. Jaguar quick sponsorship. You know what? We got you. The Hall of Hypotheticals. Boom. Hall of Hypotheticals. Jaguar quick sponsorship. Sure. What do you mean there's no winners or losers in the off season?

Well in terms of like the segment, we used to do a segment called The Ration. This is where the Jets win. This is the only time the Jets win. We're not winning. You're the winners of the off season. Are we winning this off season? Because I have hope now because we're not winning the offseason. So Mikey, I'm curious before we get to Hall of Hypotheticals, your thoughts on the Jets

and their offseason thus far. They obviously have announced that Aaron Rodgers will not be part of the organization moving forward and then put out a thank you Aaron message. Now I know Stu Gotts' thoughts on this because he has been kind of like grumbling about it said thanks for nothing Blah blah blah all of this stuff while also saying I wish he was still our quarterback So where do you stand on this situation because he was both outraged that he got to thank you and then And was like he just done nothing. He doesn't deserve it, but I also still want him to be our quarterback very close to Sue gots is where I stand What do you mean with the worst they're the worst don't blame us

He was so bad this year that the Jets with despite him starting every game won five games And you know what he's still their best option for next year, So he's absolutely right. You need to go away. We hate you but stay No, so my position is there's no need to thank them. He didn't do anything as a New York jet quarterback Besides come to the New York Jets and maybe we should thank them for just coming to the New York Jets But there's no way we should thank them on the way out now. He's on the way out. That's not my decision I don't think he should be on the way out because 18 touchdowns, four interceptions, last 10 games last year. And to Mikey's point, we don't have a better option of quarterback. So no need to thank him. And yes, please come back. What do you think if Aaron didn't come to the Jets, what do you think the last two

seasons would have been? I mean, because we kind of got it the first season, right? Where he immediately gets injured and then you still have Zach Wilson. But like, if Aaron didn't come to the Jets, do you think that Zach plays out that first season and they move on from him last year? So like, you're basically a year behind because of Aaron, because you would have probably made the move on from Zach

and brought in someone else this past year? Six quarterbacks were taken in the top 12 picks last year. That's the thing. The Jets had the 10th pick. They would have wound up with one of those six quarterbacks. And honestly, all six of them look pretty good right now. Oh my God. What's up, JJ McCarthy?

Are you, are Billy's checking right now to see who went after the 10th pick? I'm trying to see who you would have wound up with. We would have had our choice of Bo Nicks or or JJ McCarthy. But here's the thing. We would have ruined Bo Nicks. Sean Payton turned him into a pro bowler. We would have ruined Bo Nicks. That's that's the problem, Billy. That's what we're saddled with, you know? Yeah. Yeah. We could have traded up for Drake May. I mean, I still can't believe you didn't get

Brock Bowers. That seemed like an easy pick for the Jets last year. Yeah. Who they take. I forget. Oh, Lou Fashanu. Yeah. Yeah. It's not sexy. Right pick. But anyway, I want, I want all of hypotheticals. Was it really the right pick? Wasn't really

the right pick. It's a listen. Left tackle is not a position you want to need. Right. Would you have taken it? Would you have taken JJ or Bo? Yes, they would have taken JJ. I bet instead of Bo. Yes. And would you have been happy with with JJ McCarthy as your quarterback?

Sure. He would have been Aaron Rodgers, 2.0. It would have been, we got the guy for the future. He got hurt before, you know, right as the season started. Now we have all the, yay, now we have him for real this time. I think J.J. McCarthy, if the Jets drafted him, would eventually still be in Minnesota. Let me ask you a question. If the Vikings lose their mind and they say,

you know what, we're gonna commit to Sam Darnold long-term Let's see what we can get for JJ McCarthy. Would you be in on trading for JJ McCarthy right now? second round pick yes Second round pick there's no way to give him up for a second round pick. Of course they don't But I'm not giving them the seventh overall pick. Yeah, that's different. Or a guy who well, I mean, I get it though, because it's a weak quarterback draft. The two best quarterbacks going to be gone way before seven. So giving the seventh round pick for a guy, if you think he's just as good as Cam Warder

or Sanders, maybe not that crazy. But that's what I'm that's what I'm wondering is you give up your first round pick and get a first rounder from last year this year. Now the funny thing is- How about a pick swap? Actually move from what 26, 28, whatever the Vikings are to seven? That I would do. I actually like McCarthy more this year if you get him for that because he's been in the NFL a year.

So he has NFL weight program, he has like NFL. So he's like, he's been out of work. But he hasn't walked. But his logic is odd. Are you saying this worked out well for? No, no, what I'm just saying is like, he hasn't played, right? So, but he has like, he's been in NFL systems.

There's no like NFL shock value. Like he's not like, oh my God, what is this? Like he's seen NFL speed, not on the field, but he's seen it in practice. He's been around and he knows what it looks like where coming in. And I'm pretty sure you threw a pick six in his first pass. It's a preseason. Who cares? But I'm just saying you, if you trade, if you trade the number seven pick for him this year, his value has increased three spots without a year when

he didn't play. Yeah. Yep. That's what the the Jets would do yes I'll tell you right now. I would give up the first round pick for Michael Pennex though. I would I Would get I don't think just as or Michael Pennex. I think I think You guys are gonna get Kirk right? Yeah, probably I hope not really I hope what why get rid of Aaron Rodgers to bring in lesser Aaron Rodgers. I would just stick with Tyron. Give me Tyron for a year. You know what? You know what you should do? What is it? What is it? No, you don't want James because James, we know you don't,

because James is just good enough to make sure you're picking like 17 next year. You know what I mean? He's good enough to get you like eight and nine. Yeah, I think you inquire about bringing Zach back for a year and get yourself like the number two pick in the draft You know what I mean? Like let's let's let's fix this and let's do it with our guy like that come on back I like we're gonna we're gonna get the number two pick. I don't hate your I don't hate your plan No, in fact, I love his plan because Coop's coming out. I mean That's the thing like arch, but that's fine. James. Sorry James is the guy who like will have you feel will have you feeling good

Wow, maybe maybe you bring in coop so that he I mean we know he 50 years old you bring in Cooper manning so that you can draft his son Not the worst idea sorry,, Flint, is that what we're saying? I don't know. Jamus is the kind of guy that he wins enough games and the team looks good. You're like, oh, the team looks good. We just need a quarterback.

And then, you know, that's a lie. But also like the team looks good enough that you can't draft a good quarterback because he's done just enough. Yeah. Like that's the problem with Jamus is that Jamus is like a very average NFL starting quarterback. Like he's not terrible, he's not a superstar,

he's good enough to be your starting quarterback to have you kind of be a wild card team forever. Yes. And then he can get hot and he can maybe take you on a run but also he could throw four interceptions to get you bounced in the first round first round we end up with Jackson Dart. I mean After 14 years of no playoffs, I'll take the Saturday game against the Texans every year for a while. Yeah. Yeah, you're right I would do I'd kill for that game Saturday at 3 p.m

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responsibly. The Smyrnaf Company, New York, New York. Stigatz, I'm excited. Why? Uh because we're gonna play one of my favorite games that we do in the off season. Mm hmm. More Mike Lee. Oh, wow. Yeah, I'm a big, I'm a big more Mike Lee

guy. I'm gonna be honest with you. How'd you feel about the pressure? How'd you feel about the Hall of Hypotheticals, Billy? I liked it. I think we could do more. We did kind of a bridge quick quick quick version. We just had one boom and then we just kind of flew through it. I think we can do more with the Hall of Hypotheticals. I think maybe it also needs a little pizzazz, a little steak sizzle situation as Mikey A would say. You know what I mean? Yep, I do. Did you guys see, and Mikey sent this to us

before we get to more, Mike Lee, did you guys see that the Athletic did a story and it was about NFL players and their houses being broken into, and the person that they interviewed for this piece was one Robert goon get out of here The name the name on the quote was Robert goon

Rob Gronkowski assistant during 2018 house breaking. It was something like that. Housemate they wrote. His name. Yes. And we didn't, I didn't think that this was a real name. Bobby Goons I thought was a nickname and I thought his name was Bobby something else.

His name is actually Robert Goon. Robbie Goons. It goes by. Well, there can't be two Robs in that situation. So he becomes Bobby. Very that's yes. That became very easy. And this wasn't a thing of like Robbie G and well they'd both be Robbie G which would be even more crazy. Imagine Gronk. Imagine Gronk having someone around him with the exact same nickname as him. It'd just be way too confusing. Which also, if we're gonna be honest, is probably still very confusing because all of his brothers are the Gronks.

So we can't have all of the Gronks and then two Robbie G's at the same time. It's just a lot. Plus his dad's name is Gordy and his brother's name is Gordy. There's just a lot of things going on there to cause confusion. So it becomes clear why it is that Robert Goon became Bobby Goons. But also his last name actually being Goon, surprise of the century. Shocker. Could not believe that that was real.

And the fact that they called him Robert Goon, it makes it sound so official. Yeah. Like he's not the guy that we know. Right. He's Bobby Goons. He's not Robert Goon. Robert Goons and Bobby goons are totally different people Robert goon is my dad. Yes, Bobby. Yes. If your last name is goons your first name has to be Bobby, right? I mean, but his name is goon singular. They made him Bobby goons

It's crazy. He's only one goon. Yeah, Robert goons is a CPA Bobby goons will kill you exactly. Yeah, Bobby Goons comes to collect With a smile though. Yeah, what a lovely man person point is Robert Goons Robert Bobby Goons is a roommate Robert Goons keeps the numbers Bobby Goons runs numbers You would agree the first time he comes to collect he's smiling the. The second time, not so nice, right? I mean. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Smiley Goons. Don't make Robert turn into Bobby. When we would hear the stories of Bobby

Goons and the things that he would have to clean up for them, I couldn't read that story seriously with it saying Robert Goon. So, Bobby Goons was out there talking to the cops in in Massachusetts like. It madeon. So Bobby Goons was out there talking to the cops in Massachusetts like, It made sense.

Goons, they're out there running around again, they're doing donuts on people's front lawns, like I got this officer, don't worry, I'll clean it up. And then they had to re-saw their neighbor's lawns. That's not what a Robert Goon is doing. As Fuentes pointed out, he's doing your taxes. Yeah. All right. I can use a tax guy, by the way, if we're gonna be honest if you have your tax person out there Let me know it's tax season Robert good didn't love my last year

Yeah, Robert goon CPA if you have Bobby goons do your taxes You're straight to jail Jail is coming out probably you're going to jail. Sorry the FBI's on the line. It's over Bobby Goons Bobby Goons or Robert Goon Let me not disparage I was gonna say Bobby Goons or Robert Goon is the name of someone not him obviously who would never do it But like the guy that during kovat they like found out like oh if I start a small business They could send me 40 million dollars and no one will notice

Check out these loans PPP. Yeah, are you saying you call Robert you say have the tax return go this year He said his response is seven months federal president It's gonna be some guys come into the house with suits on I got you seven months this year Good news. I got you ten million dollars. You're like Bobby. I Good news. I got you 10 million dollars. And you're like, Bobby, I didn't make anywhere near that. How did that? How's that? My returns like, well, in exchange for that, though, six months out the rest, I take it.

Yeah. For that amount of money. I mean, 10 million is waiting for me on the other side. Well, and and, you know, I don't know this is a fact, but I feel like if you're the GM of the Jaguars, yes, you could do that remotely. Right. I hope so. I'm not taking the job unless I can. I mean, there you go. OK.

All right. Sorry. More Mike Lee. I got way off topic. By the way, also, you got just a fun announcement for me. I'm going to be doing some college baseball games this weekend. Well, I guess just one college baseball game on ESPN Plus. So if you're out there and you're interested in watching an FIU college baseball game, I'll be broadcasting on ESPN Plus.

My return to ESPN. Pause up. Pause up. Are you doing play by play or what are you doing? I'm doing color. Okay, all right. You're great at that though. I mean.

We'll see. I actually scheduled a call with the other broadcaster. I'm like, Hey, let's get on a call. Cause I want to kind of give you a heads up of how this is probably going to be going. You're going to hate me by the bottom of the second. A hundred, a hundred percent. It's just a call to set up like, just so you know, you're going to hate me. It's coming.

I don't want you to be surprised by this hatred. I want you to be mentally prepared for the journey we're going to go on together. This poor guy thinks he's getting Robert Goon and he's getting Bobby Goons. 100%. Bobby Goons is coming to this game and this broadcast. And this is one of at least five that's scheduled presently. So buckle up. Yeah, poor guy.

And he's like a recent college grad. I think you went to Syracuse broadcasting. It's like I hate to tell you Syracuse broadcasting school. Great. They didn't prepare you for what's coming. Right? Newhouse school did not prepare you for Bobby Goons. For Billy Goons. Can we have the voice of the of the FIU Panthers? Can we have him on next week to kind of break down his relationship

with you? I mean, we may not be on speaking terms by then. You have four more games though. I know. You have to communicate. Do you know his name? Yeah? I know his name is name Zack all right Let's get Zack on next week. Can we try it? Maybe we'll see if you're still on speaking terms All right, let's get to Mike he's gay. That's awesome Billy. I'm happy for you. Let's get let's get them I'm not happy for the voice of the Poor Zack and and my it's my understanding there's also a former player that's gonna. It's a three-man booth. Oh wow I'm really gonna have some leeway here. Wait, which former player do you know yet? I don't know. It's not Mike Lowell I know that that's the only guy I was thinking

All right, you know, you know who was there a couple years ago Stu gots I went to a game Joe Girardi I think his son was on the team and he was just kind of hanging out like at the stadium. Yeah. Yeah Yeah, I used to see him at the local Starbucks all the time Just hanging around waiting for someone to offer him a job and they did that's not what he was doing That's you're disparaging the man. Did you almost buy his house just because you saw it was his house Yeah, he lives in my neighborhood. I almost bought his house because he has three no hitter balls right in the front. Like probably they don't come with the house.

No, but I was trying to to negotiate it into the cost of the house. Everything's everything's available. Yeah, if you're going to leave it out there, it's available. I mean, he's got three of them. I mean, my God. And when I when I when I look at my house, when I looked at my house that I live in now, like in this exact like room, when we did like the tour, this is like, I don't know what this must've been an office also. And they had a Brett

farve mini helmet like signed, but it was a Vikings mini helmet. I'm like, that's cool. I wonder if they'll just kind of forget that. But I obviously didn't think, like, at the height of COVID, let me negotiate in an autographed mini helmet that I saw on the tour. Because why would anyone think, like, this is something that's going to be a deal breaker or not? A Vikings mini helmet. Exactly, Vikings, too, of all things.

Like, if you, if, I mean, at this point, I feel like. He had a great year, though, Favre did. He did. It was the NFC championship, right? Yes. He did. Bad time to be in though, Favre did. He did. He did. Bad time to be in the Brett Favre collectibles business, I would think. I know, but this is what me and Mikey keep telling you, Billy. Favre left the Jets and took the Vikings to an NFC championship

game. That's why we're worried about Aaron Rodgers. He'll do the same thing to us. Not because he can, because he's doing it to the Jets but Zach Wilson didn't take the Broncos anywhere you're right yeah Bo Nix did they should have drafted Bo Nix yeah but but Zach also may be coming back next year I hate them I love that idea let's get to Mike's game here please on that downer exactly I'm so excited sound so excited. Why are you talking jets? There's no way to get excited, man. Alright, more Mike Lee to pick first in the NFL draft. The Titans or the field? Ooh, wow.

I got my answer. I'm telling you right now, if we're in Tennessee and the Titans trade that pick, I'm telling you. I hope that happens Why do you think this question is on ever since to put it out there I'm more convinced than ever that they're gonna trade that well But like they can't trade too far down the only way that you trade I think is like a trade So I dude I would I would just trade to like the Giants like three to one but even that is an unnecessary trade for the Giants because one of the two quarterbacks

will still be there if the Titans even take a quarterback. I don't think they will. You have a chance to get a generational player in Travis Hunter. So I'm going to say the Titans to answer your question because

why not draft that kid, you know, at Billy's right. You don't want to trade too far down because you run the risk of someone else taking that kid, you know, and Billy's right. You don't want to trade too far down because you run the risk of someone else taking that kid, you know. Well, you could also trade a few down and get Abdul Carter. Yeah, you could you could move. That's the I mean if you're if you're convinced on another year of Will Levis, you can move back

a couple spots. Let the quarterbacks take it still get Abdul Carter and gain some more stuff. I know but you have your Tennessee. You're boring. No one cares about you. Then you get Travis Hunter and suddenly everyone. Yeah, but you're not a Travis Hunter away. No, no, no. I am not an Abdul Carter away either, to be honest. Like, right. So you might as well take the guy who's got more appeal. You know, I mean, so I think Tennessee.

Yes, that's why it's Billy's favorite game. I'm not certain we ever answer a single question. It's a good game. I'll say the field. I'll say I don't think it's I don't think it why it's Billy's favorite game? I'm not certain we ever answer a single question. It's a good game I'll say the field. I don't think it's I don't think it's gonna happen, but I'll say the field All right more Mike Lee to be a starting quarterback next season Jamis Winston or Daniel Jones Oh Hold on I have a question is it like on a fill-in basis or like this is our starter? Are injuries involved? No

So this is so a team has picked one of these two to be their starter opening week Okay, they're they're the starter opening week whether you want to call it based on injury or not But it's not like a one week fill-in in week nine of a hamstring. This team has declared this person their starting quarterback to start the season. I hope the Jets get Daniel Jones so bad. You stole my thunder. I see him as a Raider. Daniel Jones. If Tom Brady, listen to me, listen to me. If Tom Brady, genius football mind, who's now taken the reins in Las Vegas and is calling all the shots,

settles on Daniel Jones to be his starting quarterback, one, everyone will be like, he sees something. He must be right. But also, what an idiot. If that's the decision that we make, is this team needs Daniel Jones to lead it. I say Jameis Winston. I say unfortunately Daniel Jones and not to the Raiders,

but I actually believe he might be the jet-starting quarterback. Oh no. Yuck. What a sad franchise. Sorry, I asked that one. Thank you. You're just realizing it.

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