The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - GBF- Time Flies & Free Stuff

Episode Date: October 25, 2024

Stugotz, Billy and Mikey A catch up with Mike Golic who is having a bit of a tricky week in wanting his Fighting Irish team to win against Navy, while still respecting the troops. Does Golic have the Rock on speed dial? What happens if Vanderbilt beats Texas after beating Alabama? Chris Simms stops by to talk about how he is hoping to get to a World Series game without paying for a ticket. Plus, what he saw from some of the struggling offenses in the NFL this week. Simms tells us how surprised he would be if certain teams made the Championship games and what he would do with Matt Stafford if he were the Rams. And the picks segment goes off the rails as K Funk offered an extra pick that nobody asked for and has to deal with the consequences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Help us innovate to keep healthcare alive. Donate at healthcarelives.ca. ["Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"] God bless football, Billy Gill. God bless football, Mikey A. God bless football, Stu Gutz. Thank you, we are inching close to, we're halfway through the season, man. Football is flying by.

I say that every year, but every year football flies by. Does it not, Billy? It does. It feels like it goes faster. What is it about, I mean this is gonna be deep, and by the way we're presented by Smirnoff, we do game days, please drink responsibly, the Smirnoff company, New York, New York.

What is it about time that it seems to get faster as you get older? You know like when you were a kid it dragged on and you're waiting for Christmas and you're waiting for summer vacation or whatever. And it felt like it took forever. And now like, I feel like we just had New Year's Eve like last week and here we are

and it's about to be November. What are we doing? Do you really feel like New Year's was last week? I mean. New Year's that's, that was a lie. Happy New Year to you. Not so much for New Year's, that was a lie. Happy New Year to you. Not so much for New Year's, but I do feel like the 4th of July just happened, right?

Like that feels like it was pretty close. Yeah. I was going through my phone, because like my daughter, like, when it's bedtime, she'll do anything to not go to bed, and she'll just ask me like any little thing, and listen, she'd come as no surprise. I'm a sucker, I'm gonna fall for it every time.

Whatever my little princess wants, she's gonna get. So yeah, we're gonna start looking at pictures on my phone. That's what she wants to do when I'm supposed to be reading her bedtime story while my wife is putting my other daughter to sleep and then my wife will ultimately come out and then my daughter will be like, it's time for a story, we didn't read a book.

She's like, you were supposed to be reading a book, why didn't you read a book? I'm like, she wanted to look at pictures on my phone, what am I gonna do? Yeah, they love to stretch it out, they do. Yeah, so we start going through the phone and I'm like, this was in May? This feels like it just happened.

What? What? Yeah. It's deep. It really is deep, yes. Does your wife come out? Does she get mad at you because the daughter's like your kids know, hey, if I want stuff, I gotta go to daddy. That's it. Well, okay. Because you ruined like all the groundwork that she laid you have ruined Billy. I mean, I haven't I haven't ruined right. I will say this though My daughter Likes to mess with me and she's only three years old. So I have a I have a long future of of this coming up like yesterday what she was doing when we were

Between when she's drinking milk to go to bed, right when she's asking me to look at pictures You know what she was doing to me? What? She was singing the names of the boys in her class. Ah, yeah. Yeah, at three, and I was like, you know what? This might be over. I was giving her the reaction she wanted,

but what, what, what, what, what, what name is that? And she'd just laugh and think it's hilarious. So I'm not making the situation any better because she thinks getting me agitated is fun. So I'll give it to her. But then when my wife comes out and she's like, we need to read a book. She's like, you were supposed to be reading a book

with your dad. What have you been doing all this time? I'm like, what do you want me to do? She was singing the names of the boys in her class. Not my fault. She likes to agitate Mikey. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. I wonder where she got it from.

I mean. What do you mean? Are you saying something bad about my wife? Do we have to fight? I'm not thinking about your wife. I didn't say anything about your wife. Get out of here. Billy, do we have a daily fantasy game

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$3 buy-in is presented by Smirnoff, the world's number one vodka. Please drink responsibly. Last week, bounce back week for me, I finished in the 40s. Just out of the money, this week is my revenge week. I'm coming for it all this week. Sometimes I say, you know what? I'm going to win this week. But revenge week. I'm coming for it all this week. Sometimes I say, you know what? I'm gonna win this week, but I'm fine.

I'm content just finishing in the mid 200s because I want other people in our audience that are playing against us to win. I wanna share the wealth, not this week. I'm coming for all of you and I will win. I will take you all down, which means I'm gonna finish in the 500s. All right, Mike Golick is gonna join us next.

We love Golick. Golick is, listen, he's a family guy. He's a team guy. He loves our military. Notre Dame plays Navy. Do you guys think that Mike Golick might be able to find a spot in his heart where this story, this undefeated Navy team,

is such a great story that Mike would be okay with Notre Dame losing to Navy? No. No. No. Okay. No. No.

Two definitive nos and a sneeze from Billy. Goal-ing, next. Still got more muscular. Mm-hmm. I have lost 10 pounds. Have you? Yeah, using my Peloton. I've had the Peloton in my house,

so my daughter, she wanted me to get a Peloton. I did, she used it a couple of times. Yeah, great endorsement. But once she left to college and the Peloton was just sitting there in my office and it wasn't being used, I said, you know what? I gotta use this. And I have lost 10 to 12 pounds, Billy.

So I started using Peloton as a bike. Obviously that's like what they're known for. But recently I discovered all of the other classes that they have. They have like a all of the other classes that they have. They have like a series of weightlifting classes, they have programs, which for me the programs is great because I don't have to think about what I'm doing. If not, I just go and I pick a class at random

and I don't know that I'm actually accomplishing anything. I would like some recommendations on classes because I keep going to the same class. Okay. It's the Grateful Dead class by the way. Do like a four week core program with Emma Lovewell. Right. I would recommend that one.

Okay. Anyone can do that, any level starts out easy and then you work your way up and then there's like a core program two that you can do after core program one if you wanna do that. Yeah, if you graduate. Wait a second, you have to graduate course one to get to course two, the harder course?

Well, you can start a course two if you want, but I eased my way in, I did course one first. Then you can do some strength classes with Andy. Love a strength class with Andy. He really puts me through it. I get up and I'm like a sweaty mess and I'm kind of disgusting and I love it. You know the thing about Peloton, Stugats?

What? Peloton coaches, they walk the walk. Really? Yeah. Do they talk the talk? They have sub three hour marathon runner coaches. They have military trained athlete coaches, former college basketball player coaches

and so many other well-rounded coaches on their team. All this experience really shows in their classes, which are never short of challenging. You can do some resistance band classes. I got some resistance bands lately. You're my teacher. Am I? Yeah.

You know, no I'm not. Well, I just go with the program so that I don't have to think because I don't know, I don't actually know what I'm doing. Anyways, what's the like Mr. Olympia, right? Is that what it's called? Yes. The one where you go and you're like lifting like giant boulders. Yeah. We should talk to I'm doing. Anyways, what's the, like Mr. Olympia, right? Is that what it's called? Yes. The one where you go and you're like lifting Tony Atlas.

Giant boulders. Yeah. Hey, we should talk to Magnus again. That's Mr. Olympia. Yeah. Yes. What did I say? Olympus.

Did I? I don't know. Anyways, find your push, find your power with Peloton at onepeloton.com. I love that Golic has somewhat of a relationship with The Rock. Do you Mike? Yes. Yes, I do. Really?

Yeah. What kind of relationship do you have with him? Like explain the relationship. We know each other. Right. He's been on the show a couple of times back at ESPN and I last saw him when the Superbowl was at SoFi. And he was on the field before the opening kickoff, doing a big kind of get everybody hyped up.

And when he came off the field, I was doing sideline for said Super Bowl. And he stopped and we kind of connected eyes and he stopped and we chatted for a moment. It was when he was starting the XFL back up and we were kind of talking about that and such. Um, but, uh, yeah, I mean, listen, it's not like we have each other on speed dial, which would be nice by the way.

But you have his number. I do not have his number. No, no. Interesting. Right. Imagine the rock has Golic on speed dial and he's just upset that Golic doesn't return the favor. Yeah.

Yes, that's it. Mike, how many times do you get a text or a call from a number that you don't have saved and you just don't respond to it? Cause I'm wondering, it's very possible. It's okay. But like for me, I know that it's like an insurance scam or it's someone that's trying to buy a used car or whatever, right? For Mike, it's very possible that not necessarily the rock per se, but someone of the rock's

stature is just trying to reach out to him and talk some ball. And he just doesn't have the number saved because we know that Mike's not good about asking for numbers. And then these blossoming friendships and relationships go out to wilt and die because you don't know that the rock is reaching out to you. There's only so many times the rock is gonna try you without you picking up, Colin. So two things, one, if it's a text,

they'll explain who they are in the text. Two, if it's a phone call and it's just a number that comes up, I won't answer it. And I figured if it's important, they'll leave a message. Right. So that's kind of how I go. Sometimes it comes with like a name, like what if it says D.Johnson, you know?

Well. I'd probably pick it up. Yeah. I'd probably give it a shot, knowing it's probably spam and I'll have to hang up on them. But I'd probably give that a shot. Okay. I mean, this the nicest way possible, Mike.

Rock's not leaving voicemails for you or anyone else. You know what I mean? Like if he calls and you don't answer, you miss the Rock. He's not like, hey, it's Dwayne, call me back, here's my number. It would be a complete missed opportunity. But I also don't think Dwayne's calling me. I think it would be one of his people

that would be calling me. So at least I would hope anyway. God bless football by the way, Mike. God bless football, Billy. God bless football, Mike. Yeah. So like you don't get you don't get like a happy birthday text or anything and you don't know who it's from that happens to everybody.

I don't ask. I'm embarrassed if someone's saying a nice thing to me and I don't like I don't want to say, Hey, thanks, who are you? Well, Billy, what are you doing that spot? Because if I get a happy birthday text for a number I don't recognize, I respond, thank you. That's what I do. That's it.

Just, yeah. I just say thank you. But I, I for the rest of my life, have no idea who that person is. I say a little thanks, appreciate it. Hey, you know, and try and say something general, but still kind of gives the feeling of personal, even though you have no friggin' idea who it is, zero. I think we should plan for The Rock,

and if you get birthday texts or whatever, you don't know who it is, just be like, hey, how you feeling about WrestleMania this year? Just ask everyone how they're feeling about WrestleMania, and then when the one bites, you know it's The Rock, you know? Yeah, yeah. That would be it, that would be the number to obviously save then.

Somehow I don't think The Rock and I will be exchanging numbers anytime soon. That's unfortunate. Yeah, it is. Well, he listens, so maybe he'll hear this and reach out to you. Ah. Squandered opportunity, Mike.

I mean, I keep telling you, you get these guys' numbers when you meet them, they like you. I agree, I'm horrible at it, I've always been keep telling you, get these guys' numbers when you meet them, they like you. I mean. I agree, I'm horrible at it, I've always been horrible at it, and I will continue to be horrible at it. I think I have a solution for you, Mike, and this is like an interesting thing,

and I don't mean to name drop here, but I did this with Aaron Schatz. So, Aaron Schatz. Boy, what a name drop. Not to name drop, I did this with Aaron Schatz. That's a fine, by the way. Yeah I did this with Aaron shots, that's a fine by the way, yeah I know I apologize Aaron It's so bad. He had to pick it up again

Yeah, don't worry. We'll edit that out. He shats himself. Go ahead. Here's here's how I mess this up So before the Super Bowl Mike and you might find this interesting technologies incredible these days I got this thing called a dot card and you're probably too big for a dot card. But this is a business card that just has a QR code on the back of it. So like the person, instead of saying like, hey, give me your number, whatever, they just pull out their phone, they scan it,

and then it saves all of their information as a contact in the phone. So you don't even have to ask, you're like, hey, whatever, they scan it. Then you get it. That's cool. I'm not gonna lie. That's cool. I'm not going to lie. That's cool.

I haven't carried a business card in forever. Uh, but that, that's a very modern technology thing to do. And it was very easy. Yeah. Very easy. Cause cause can't you kind of just touch phones and get like a number. I'd be afraid of what I might get or what I might lose. That's how phones get a virus.

Yeah, how phones get a virus. Mike, so you're worried about what might go from your phone to someone else's phone if you touch phones? I'm worried that I might lose information. Listen, I wait so long to get a new phone because the transfer of information scares the living hell out of me that I'm going to not get something that I need.

I'm telling you this. Dollar idea, phone condoms. Oh, wow. I like that. Wow. Wait, goal is confused. Explain it to him. Mikey.

Hey, real quick, please. You want me to explain to go look what a condom is? Well, I think I get, I think I get, you know, just have to hope it doesn't break. It's the same thing. How many kids do you have? Maybe you don't get it. But a phone. I think I understand.

Thanks for the explanation, though. You know, the thing you use for your penis, Mike. Yes, I've heard of them. I've heard of them. I've heard of them. I've heard of them. I've heard of them. I've heard of them.

I've heard of them. I've heard of them. I've heard of them. I've heard of them. I've heard of them. I'll tell you this. So I got this cause I was like, great networking opportunity. Let me get this. And then I can get numbers, whatever. The only person I did this with, I believe was Aaron shots. And then it was like a confusion thing. He's like, how do I save this? I'm like, I don't know, man.

Like you're the first one. We're trying to figure it out on his phone. And then he left. And then I was like, oh, we should book them on the show before the football season. And I was like, oh, you should book him on the show before the football season. I was like, oh, you know what? I never got his contact. I was gonna say, you're just giving your contact.

You need the people to have a card, but most people will be too big to have a card like that. Well, yeah, and also none of these people actually want my contact, so it's useless. Right. They know why you're reaching out, right? To get him on the show. Yeah. Didn't work out. Aaron Jot out, right. And get them on the show. Yeah, it didn't work out.

Eric shots. It's more like Eric dots. How about that? How about that? You like that, Billy? Billy, we should call dots and get them on as a sponsor. We should. Sure. I don't know. I don't have their number. They have mine. Nor are you allowed to call.

Oh, anyway. Hold on. Mike, it is a big football weekend. It's a big football weekend for you. What do you imagine the scene's going to be like for Navy and Notre Dame? Man. I know. I mean, wow. It's both with both Army and navy undefeated,

it is kind of scary times, because Notre Dame's had a lot of injuries on the defensive side of the ball. Mike and I actually on Go, Joe, and Go talked to Blake Horvath the other day. And it's so difficult talking to an armed forces person who is gonna play your school because you have so much respect for them. difficult talking to an Armed Forces person who is gonna play your school because you have so much respect for them.

Like, after playing Air Force, Army, and Navy, I mean, I would go across the field when I was at Notre Dame, shake their hands, thank them for the service that they're gonna do for our country, and you were so respectful of them. And this kid's having a great year by the way. And oh, by the way, Navy's passing the ball on first and second down. You know, it's just something they haven't done.

So yeah, this game worries me. You couple their offense with the injuries on Notre Dame defense and the lack of possessions that the, an opponent can get against an army and a navy means you got to make hay with your possessions and Notre Dame notoriously comes out slow in games and sometimes gives up the lead. They were down seven nothing to Stanford. And with army and navy and we'll talk about navy because it's coming up, you're going to be in your possessions

because they hold onto the ball. So this is tough on the defense because of injuries and offense has to make hay early. So gonna be, I mean, how cool is it? Army and Navy are both undefeated. How wild is it that their game at the end of the year has no bearing on the college football playoff because it's played after the last college football playoff

but they could play in the conference championship before the college football playoff final rankings. I mean, it's kind of wild. It is wild and it's very, very cool. And like Navy doesn't sweat Notre Dame, Mike, you know this, this will be like, this will be the game against Notre Dame will be the least important thing done

at the Naval Academy the entire week. And so they're not sweating Notre Dame at all. We had the quarterback go through his day and he even said, and I know I've heard it before that football, they look forward to it. It's an easy part of their day compared to the other training and classes that they have. Football truly is an extracurricular activity for them

and one they actually look forward to, to breaking up how difficult their day is. It's great, Mike, I'll tell you a story. One of the girls that I coached in La Crosse, she went to the Naval Academy. She had scholarship offers, full ride offers from every single college. She wanted to go to Navy. That's a life decision. And I'm talking to her one day and she says, I got to go to shooting practice. And I said, Oh, really? You got La Crosse shooting practice right now. She

goes, no coach, I have a rifle on my shoulder. Yeah. Different world, man. Yeah. Different world that they choose. I mean, thank God for them. Thank God for the men and women that choose it to do what they do for us, but it's a different world. Mike, I know you so well. So anyone who knows you knows this, okay? You want Notre Dame to win,

but if you're gonna lose and not make the playoff, you're okay losing to Navy or Army, right? So I mean, come on. If it's going to happen yeah I'd be I'd be but I I would hate it obviously. I I it makes that Northern Illinois loss loom that much larger when you still have Army and Navy you know who'd have thought with with USC and Florida State still on the schedule that it's Army and Navy that are the two toughest games on Notre Dame schedule the rest of the way.

Right. Billy, no longer Army and Navy, no longer guys that Notre Dame politely picks up after tackling them very hard, huh? How about that? It seems that way. No, no. Kick them while they're down, guys,

it sounds like now, Mike. Well, we don't wanna go that far. Well, I wouldn't. I wouldn't. Well, I mean, thank them for their service, but you guys, I mean, trying to ruin their season and their dreams. Yeah, well, you know, yes we are.

Yes we are. Yeah, finally. Yes we are. Here it is. That's competition, baby. Competition. Oh, I love it. Mike, we have a playoff game this week, huh?

LSU and Texas A&M. Yeah, de facto. Boy, I tell you what, Texas A&M, since their opening loss to Notre Dame, has gone on a run. Our boy Elko's been great, yeah. Yeah, he really has. And listen, we know LSU always gets great athletes. They lost Perkinzo on defense a while ago.

Our defense gives up points, but the offense certainly can score points. This is going to be, I mean, the SEC and the Big Ten, the teams that still have to play one another is really going to, we see the rankings are they are now. They're so going to change in the next few weeks with who all has to play one another. And Alabama, Missouri, Alabama playing for their,

I mean, they already may be out of it, but you keep thinking there's going to be a two loss team in the final 12 and Bama sitting at two losses right now. Uh, so they certainly can't afford another one. Um, Missouri and with Missouri. Yeah. Yeah. Missouri started out strong and then kind of, kind of as, as, as Petered out a little bit, uh bit but still just only only the the

one loss so yeah there's some great matchups this weekend. There is does Illinois have a chance Illinois is a sneaky good team my good defense no chance they're beating Oregon. I don't think so of the two teams that we look at in the big 10 that we don't normally see in the top 25 Indiana and Illinois I lean toward Indiana Playing better, but Indiana obviously they still play Ohio State. I just I think Oregon Oregon is hitting all all cylinders right now They started off the season a little shaky got that big win over Ohio State at home I just think they're kind of on a roll right now and I think they'll handle it away. If Vanderbilt wins this weekend, which means they will have victories over Texas and Alabama, should they get an automatic bid? I mean, they should jump so high in the rankings.

Yes. I mean, they're sitting at what 25? I mean, they should be a shooting star if they were to pull off a win over Texas and had beaten Alabama as well. It would be it would be incredible for a team that, you know, you just don't think that highly of and they're playing some excellent ball this year. They really are. Mike, it's interesting because I was saying after Kirby Smart went with after that Texas game. Yeah, everyone forgot about us. No one respects us. And I blasted them all week on the show. You agree. You cannot win two out of three national champion chips and pull out the disrespect card.

You can't do it. I mean, listen, Tom Brady did this for years. Yes. He found a chip on the shoulder. And that's what you have to do when you're that good. You have to find ways to motivate, find a chip on the shoulder. And that's what you have to do when you're that good. You have to find ways to motivate. Find a chip on your shoulder. Because you're right.

You sit there and hear nobody respects us, this and that. You're like, who the hell are you talking to? I mean, what are you talking about? I mean, same when Tom would say things, you'd be like, wait, are you kidding me? What are you saying? But it's their way to motivate themselves and motivate their team. So I get it even though I don't get it. My goal is with us.

Check him out, Gojo and Golick, eight to 10 every morning on the DraftGangs network, wherever you get your podcast as well. You got a game this weekend, Mike? I got a game, Dallas at San Francisco. Oh wow. So yeah, San Francisco, which is one of the mass units this year and Dallas,

which is obviously struggling with their couple of guys out on the defensive side of the ball, but just, just a struggle fest. And I knew they were Dallas was going to take a step back. They did nothing to, uh, to, to, to handle their running game, but you have DAC, uh, you have CD lam. So you you know you have some power on offense and the defense got to pick it up a little bit because you listen having Michael Parsons out certainly hurts now he's probably getting close to coming back but we'll see if it's this week or not but it's it's been it's been a tough road for them in San Francisco my god I mean they used to lead every year since Kyle Shanahan has been the coach in yards

after the catch. And a lot of that was, was obviously Christian McCaffrey, uh, IU, Debo. They're like close to last now in yards after the catch. It has taken such a hit on what made that offense run. Uh, but you know, through sometimes you find a diamond in the rough, Jordan Mason. I mean, look what he's doing. I mean, running the ball well. Now he's not that passing threat out of the backfield like Christian McCaffrey is, but still he's running. He's running the ball well.

Is McCarthy coaching for his job? I mean, if the situation last year, we all thought he was gonna be gone, right? I mean, going into the playoffs. Yeah. Jerry Jones was asked about his security, and he said, well, let's wait to see what goes on in the playoffs. And they got smoked about as bad

as you can get smoked at home by a green baby. By a guy playing quarterback for the first time in the playoffs on the road. And he kept his job. So I don't know what it's going to take. And listen, I would never want anybody to lose their job. I hope everybody keeps their job,

but we know it's the reality of the situation that coaches and players lose their jobs But man if if he didn't lose it last year I I I don't know you just keep waiting for Jerry Jones to make that move Everybody keeps waiting to make that move, but it just doesn't happen and if it didn't happen last year I don't know what it's gonna take Mike. Is it time? I'd be interested in your thoughts here as a former Philadelphia Eagle. Is it time to back off on Nick Sirianni? Well, I mean, back, you mean like Mike, just leave him alone.

The guys made the playoffs the first three seasons. They're off to a decent start this year and all everyone does in Philadelphia is criticize the guy. He was a play away from winning a Superbowl. Well, that's that'silly, by the way. I know, you know, I played most of my career there that you just you just have to deal with that. But again, they're foreign to say one Barclays proven to be one of the best offseason pickups without question and certainly put it to his old team. How about sticking the knife in and twisting it when Nick Sarriani asked you you're 13 yards away from your career high,

do you wanna go back out and get it? And he's like, now let the young kids eat. I mean, that's just God, that's just unreal. But- You love that shit, Mike, I know you do. To say leave Nick alone, they're not going to, it's Philly. So Nick just has to deal with it. You have to deal with the situation there

and the best way to deal with it is to win and they were winning last year 10 and one and then it fell apart for him they just have to win obviously throughout the season. What do you make of Tua's decision? Mike this is going to be interesting for you because you're ultimate team guy and so Tua coming back and saying the things that he said that he's willing to die while playing this sport essentially that he loves the sport cares about his teammates all things I think people in that locker room want to hear it might make people on the outside cringe but I think his teammates want to hear that and listen he loves his teammates he loves his job and

he wants to be there for them. So what did you make of that decision and his so so in this situation I was always amazed at the analyst, former player saying, oh, he should retire. He should he should walk away from the game. And I'm thinking to myself, and I said on our show why he's a grown ass man. He can make his own decision. He can talk with his family. He can talk with with whoever is in his support group about what he wants to do. He was cleared by every doctor. Now one doctor told him that that, oh boy, you're taking a risk. And nobody knows what it'll take to get if and when he gets another concussion. I mean, it's still such a studied thing. It's so different than blowing out your knee or your ankle that you just don't know. He wants to play.

Who am I to sit there and say, you should do this or you should do that? He's a grown ass man to make his own decisions about his own health, about his own life, with his own family and support group. So yeah, and if you're in the locker room, while you're probably concerned about his health, like I said, this is a decision every player gets to make

after an injury or whatever. You get to choose whether you wanna keep playing or not if the team obviously wants you, and they certainly could need him. They're in a horrible position from a backup quarterback position. So from a football standpoint, they really need him. But I said all along, it's his decision.

Why is anybody trying to give an opinion on what he should do with the rest of his career? It's his decision and his decision alone. The only opinion that matters is two is, you're right. Exactly right, between him and his family. Yeah, Tariq Hill said he cried when he learned that two was coming back. Not tears of concern, tears of joy. Yeah

I bet the way that offense is look without him. I bet from a football standpoint. I could see him crying tears of joy Yeah, the way the way they look without him though makes you kind of question Mike McDaniel a little bit Yes, because you've seen other backups you've seen Malik Willis in Green Bay you've seen Marcus Mariota in Washington, you've seen other backups step in and be able to carry a team. A couple of years ago, Cooper Rush going four and one when Dak missed five games. And that's what a backup quarterback needs to do is keep a team's head above water until the starter comes back if it's going to be a few weeks. And that's what didn't happen in Miami.

That just fell apart at the position. We'll get you out of here on this note. Gojo and Golick, eight to 10 a.m. Eastern every morning on the DraftKings network, wherever you get your podcast. Also he'll be on the Dallas 49ers game this Sunday night. Mike, if you're a player walking around the Jets locker room and there is some sort of Yoda of quarterbacks

trying to tell you how to win football games and this is what we need to do. And then he goes out there and he the bed every single Sunday. Are you as a defensive player starting to get frustrated? Well, you as a defensive player, you just drowned them out. You're concerned about your side of the ball. You have to understand, most players in the rock room are concerned about their own

well-being and the better they play the better the team is going to do if collectively they all play well. But players are concerned about their own production, how they play and how they they fit on the team. So you can drown out a player. If you don't like what they hear and you hear it constantly, you just drowned it out. You just say, yeah, that's whoever being whoever. And you don't, the one thing you don't let it do is you don't let it affect your play

because you have to be responsible for your own career. And I don't mean the stars of the team who are gonna be there because 80% of the players are foot soldiers who can be replaced. So that, like me, I was concerned about my play. So if I had a star that kept, you know, spouting off about something, I would eventually just drown them out

and not give a damn saying, I gotta be concerned about what I'm doing on the field for my security. I don't care what the star quarterback is saying. Mike, what did you make of the news that Robert Sala has now joined the Packers in an undefined role to help out their offense? So, I mean, he's a coach. Yeah.

You see coaches that he doesn't want to get out of coaching. He's too young still to get out of coaching. Now at times you'll see coaches take a year off and maybe do some media or just take a year off and catch their breath. All depends on their situation. I said this about coaches and free agents. Everybody is different.

Do you go somewhere for money? Do you go somewhere for geography? Do you go somewhere for family? Do you go, and for a coach, do you just want to keep coaching? You go, and for a coach, do you just wanna keep coaching? You wanna keep your hand in the business and he didn't wanna take a breath, he didn't wanna take a year away, he wanted to stay in it.

So, I mean, I have more power to him. He'll be a deep board name at some point. I think he would have stayed away for at least the rest of this season, had it not been the Packers. It's the ultimate fuck you to Aaron Rodgers. Yeah, how about it? How about it?

It's so good. I mean, I think there's two stops, right? There's Green Bay or there's Buffalo. And you make sure like, you know what? The Jets are, they're not gonna win anyways, but we're gonna make sure they do not win this division. Yeah, I mean, listen, he'll be a coordinator in the league again.

It's just a matter of who he's with. Right, Billy, I like the idea of every team that plays the Jets, hires them just a matter of who he's with. Right, Billy. I like the idea of every team that plays the jets, hires them as a consultant. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Let's them do the coin toss.

He's the captain. All right, Mike, we appreciate it. Enjoy the weekend. Enjoy Notre Dame. Man, I wouldn't want to be the guy cheering for Navy's demise. I mean, yeah. Hey man, I wouldn't want to be the guy cheering for Navy's demise. I mean, yeah, that looked, hey man, it's competition. I love those guys for what they're going to do for us going forward,

but I hope we beat the hell out of them in the game. Right. Okay. Right. Don't wait. Listen, win every other battle. Just not the one on Saturday. Huh? Oh no, we need to win the battle. Oh yeah. For them. Yeah. For them. It's exactly right. Exactly right. We know you need to win the battle. Yeah yeah, for them. Yeah, for them. It's exactly right. That's exactly right. We know you need to win the battle. Yeah. Alright. Alright.

Have fun the rest of the way rooting against the armed forces. We'll talk to you, Mike. God bless football. God bless football and stop it, Stu. It is time for this week's edition of Stu Yaga. It's presented by DraftKings Sports

Book. Stay tuned because you'll hear more about DraftKings and all it has to offer throughout the show. Draft Kings, the crown is yours. College football, week nine, season flying by. 3-8-1 a week ago. Whoops! Bad week. Decent season.

38-33-2 though on the year. Here we go. A big week nine. Boise State minus three and a half at UNLV. Buy it down to three, take Boise State, they win, they cover, they win by ten points on the road. Memphis minus 18, take it on Charlotte. Memphis wins and covers, they win by 21 points. Virginia minus three and a half, take it on North Carolina. North Carolina is bad, I don't care what Taylor tells me. Virginia wins. They cover the Cavaliers by 10 points at home.

East Carolina minus 7. Take it on Temple. This is more a bet against Temple than it is on East Carolina. Why would I ever bet East Carolina? Bet against Temple. Buy it down to 6.5. East Carolina wins. They cover East Carolina by fourteen points. They game Navy, Notre Dame, Navy plus fourteen at home to Notre Dame. I'm taking Navy. They cover. They win the game outright. Navy wins by four points over Notre Dame. Indiana. No one believes in them. They're minus six taking on Washington. I'm not even certain Indiana believes in Indiana, but I believe in Indiana. I am taking them to win and cover

Indiana by 14 points at home over Washington. Illinois plus 21 and a half. They're at Oregon. Oregon wins, but the Illini cover Oregon by 10 points at home. Minnesota and Maryland. I'm taking Minnesota here at home. They're minus four. Minnesota wins by 13 points at home. Miami minus 21. Taking off Florida State. Buy it down to 20 and a half. That seems ridiculous, but I'm doing it anyway because Miami might win by 21. Even though I have them winning by 28. Miami wins. They cover by four touchdowns. They beat the Seminoles by 28 points.

I'm trying to figure out if BYU can win a road game at UCF. It's a different team where they're not playing at Provo. I'm taking them. BYU is getting points. They are plus three at UCF, buying up to three and a half. BYU wins the game by seven points. Colorado minus five and a half.

They're home against Cincinnati. Colorado wins, they cover. Colorado by ten points at home. Duke plus twelve, ticket on SMU. SMU wins, Duke covers SMU by a field goal. Kansas State minus ten, ticket on Kansas. By it down to nine and a half. Kansas State wins and covers

Kansas State by 17 points at home. NFL week seven, four and two a week ago. I am on a heater right now. 32-19-1 on the season. That's right. So good. I'm going to say it again. 32-19-1 on the season. How about that? Bengals, minus two and a half at home.

They're taking on the Eagles. The Bengals win and cover Bengals by seven points at home. Lions, minus 11 and a half taking on the Titans. Titans are bad. Lions are really good. I'm taking the Lions here to win by 21 points at home. They cover the spread. Packers, really good. Minus three and a half at Jacksonville. Really bad.

I am buying it down to three. I'm taking the Packers. They win the game by 14 points on the road. Bills traveling to Seattle. Seattle. Can't figure that team out. Bills, I know they're good. Whenever I have a team, a matchup of a team I can't really figure out versus a team that I know is good, I take the team that I know is good. How about that? Ah, that's some gambling advice. Bills buy it down to two and a half. They win. They cover the Bills by ten points on the road. Bears minus three at Washington. Washington sneaky good. Bears also sneaky good. Couple of sneaky good teams cutting it up. I don't know if Jaden Daniels is playing. I'm taking the Bears. Buy it down to two and a half.

The Bears win by ten points on the road. Chargers minus seven. Take it on the Saints. Saints are awful. Buy it down to six and a half points. Chargers win the game by ten points at home. Broncos minus ten. Take it on the Panthers.

Buy it down to nine and a half. I can't believe I'm taking the Broncos. The cover is spread this big, but I I am and I'm on a heater. The Broncos by 14 points at home over the Panthers. We wish Andy Dalton a speedy recovery. The Red Rifle. Dallas big game. Oh this brings me back to a time. Dallas plus four at San Francisco. I am taking the Cowboys to cover and win the game outright. Dallas wins by seven points. On the road, Mike McCarthy keeps his job for another week. Those are the picks, everyone. Good luck.

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I don't I don't like that. Just just be rich. Like leave the like pawn I don't like that. Need some cash? What's going on with the money? I don't like that. Just be rich. Leave the pawn shopping and stuff like that, the garage sales, so people don't need money. Leave that to us. Exactly right. OK, we get it. Tom Brady, you're making $37 million a year broadcasting.

Why are you selling your watches at a pawn shop or whatever? Get out of here with that. He got divorced. I mean, yeah. Okay. He gave up half his man. I mean, she wants that watch money. This is listening to this conversation.

Right now. I'm shaking his head. What are you getting upset about? I tend to agree with Billy. I, you know, I don't know. Yeah. It's a, you know, what you know, what is he doing? He's got a ton of money.

He's got more money than ever before, but he's got a ton of attention and he seems to want that every day too. So I don't know what it is. It's all crazy. I think some of what he does is definitely beneath him. I will say that. This is what you do if you're rich like Tom Brady,

and this is obviously horrible financial advice. If you're rich like Tom Brady, you know what you do when you have an excess number of watches, you buy a storage locker, you put like Tom Brady, you know what you do when you have an excess number of watches? You buy a storage locker, you put it in storage, you forget that you own it, one of your financial people forgets to pay for it, and then like a couple years later on storage wars,

someone accidentally finds it, and then they change their lives by selling your $6 million worth of watches. Or you just give it to your kids, and one of these watches really like make or break your life anyways, and just pass them down to them and they can have something that you wore

and that was like something that was part of you. That's what would be my thought there. I wouldn't be going, wait, I own 10% of the Raiders, I probably have $400 million in the bank, let me sell a watch to get the extra $5,000 back that I, that doesn't seem, it seems a little weird.

I don't get that. Billy, why'd you turn this into a TV show we would see on like channel 244 on DirecTV. Well, no, that was like a thing that happened. There was a show called Storage Wars where they would just find things and it was like, oh, this celebrity, like it wasn't on Storage Wars, but I saw a thing the other day, like on TMZ.

And they basically, if you forget to pay your storage locker for however many months it is, they just go up for auction. So like, this is a business that people go in, mainly like thrift stores. So they go and they bid that you basically like stand at the edge of the storage locker and look in and try to see like, hmm, is there something valuable

in here? I'm just gonna buy this for like $250. And then you go through and you're like, holy crap. So one of them was Kanye West a couple weeks ago or months ago, just like for one of his concert tours where he had like, it was a stadium tour, whatever, all of the clothes, all of the blueprints, all of the designs, all of everything for an entire tour

was just in some random storage locker in the middle of nowhere and they forgot to pay it and now someone has all of these Kanye West things that are just there that now they'll resell and make a ton of money off of. Yeah. Hey Chris, when are we going to World Series together? Ah, there we go. When are you gonna buy the $5,000 tickets to go? No, no, no, no, no, no, no. This is not the agreement. to buy? When are you going to buy the $5,000 tickets to go? No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,

no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, How do you feel about Mikey A getting a haircut for the World Series? Wow, look at that. I know. Damn. Yeah.

Well, he had to change the vibe something. He had to get that ugly jetness off him and go Yankeeville. That's what he had to do. Had that jet stank on him. He had to get it off of him. Yeah, it's been on us for 40 years. Last week, he said you wanted the Dodgers. You got the Dodgers.

How you feeling? Ah, I mean, I love historic matchups, right? I really do. I'm a sucker for that. I'm a sucker for Yankees, Red Sox, Michigan, Ohio State, whatever, right? I love that old traditional type of stuff. And you have one this Sunday with Dallas and San Francisco.

Exactly. I do. And yeah, I mean, with the Dodgers, we know how talented they are. The Yankees, of course, extremely talented too. Yeah, this should be fun. I'm going to be pumped Friday night to turn that game on and watch it and enjoy it.

It's going to be hopefully a classic. Yankees, bats are pretty hot. Dodgers are too. I get that. Seems like Aaron Judge is starting to get hot. Hopefully, you know, all that happens here and the Yankees can pull one out. We'll see.

How does this work for you? Does Aaron Boone have to win the World Series? No, he doesn't get enough, right? No, this is this is good. This is good enough. This is I you know, I like the Dodgers. I think are better than us. Uh and that's part of the reason I wanted the

Dodgers to win too, because I wanted to be like man, the Mets had our number this year. If the Yankees got to play the Mets, everybody expects the Yankees to win. It's a no win situation. And if they lose, it's like a the Mets, everybody expects the Yankees to win. It's a no-win situation. And if they lose, it's like a lifetime of bragging rights

that I don't want to hear about from people like you. So I felt like the safer bet was the Dodgers. All right, so a loser mentality. Smart. That's smart. What is this? You're going in there, but it's smart to lose? Sometimes you got to hedge.

My jumps have been. You should know about that loser mentality. You're a Dolphins fan. You get it. Don't worry. Oh, jeez. You're a Dolphins fan. You get it. Don't worry. You're a Giants fan, man. Yeah. And I don't know, since me and Billy have been alive, that team's won four Superballs and his is won zero.

So, look at the stare he's giving you right now. Who's going to play went into his he went into his storage wars and found these old Dolphins hat. It's worthless. No one would buy this. Wait so games. So game three Monday Yankee Stadium game four

Tuesday gave five Wednesday all three at Yankee Stadium. Billy are you prepared to fly up and attend the game with Chris is because I am. I don't think Chris is actually going to invite us. Are you going to try to go, though, Chris, for you? I don't even know yet. No. I mean, I was made aware of some of the prices

for the tickets, right? And people always think like, oh, you played sports, so you must get free tickets. And I'm like, no, none of these teams' owners became billionaires because they give out free tickets. It doesn't matter if it's football or whatever. I pay for the tickets and like Yankees tickets like anywhere close. I mean, we're talking in the tens of thousands of dollars and that's what's crazy. Like, so I don't think it's going to be happening. I got enough on my plate. Yeah. Plus five exactly. I have a few

really rich Dodgers fans, friends, and I was hoping they were gonna be like, hey, Sims, I'm flying into town for the game. Do you wanna come with me and go to one of the games? I was really looking for a free ride that way. Haven't got that phone call or text yet. When's the last time, because as you said, people just assume,

like, yeah, he's famous, he gets everything for free. When, how do I ask this politely, when did you stop getting things for free? Good question. I guess, yeah, that is a good question. I would, when I stopped being the starting quarterback in football or like a starting, that's what's funny, the more money you're making and the more famous you are,

the more free you get, that's, it really is that way. And it's a shame. It shouldn't be that way. But still occasionally I get something here or there, but not a lot. Nothing like it was in the old days. When I was a quarterback and stuff like that, I could be at a restaurant and they, oh, somebody picked up your bill or, hey, somebody wanted to give you tickets to this. They'd love to have you there as a guest. There was more of that when you're in that type of job or environment or whatever it is.

Now it's not the case. Now it's like, I get calls from family, and they're like, hey, I want to go to this game this weekend. And they don't ever ask to pay. And I pay $1,000 or more than $1,000. And I think they think I'm getting it from free. I don't think they really know, but so be it. That's like the kind of charity I'm willing to do.

Was that like a rude awakening? Like the first time you were in a restaurant, you're like, getting up to leave. I'm sure somebody paid for this. So it just puts your hand on your shoulder? No, no, no. You're getting paid. I'm always trying to pay.

I don't tip. I over tip, right? I'm one of those. That's how my dad raised me. I am. I mean, I can. You'll like this where I did get it all the time. The old 49ers owner, Freddie DiBartolo, right? You remember him? Of course. Owned the Niners back in their heydays in the 80s and all that. He lived in Tampa, Florida. His family himself, they're great people. I mean, always treated me and my wife couldn't be better. And, oh, it's Eddie. I said Freddie, excuse me. Eddie DeBartol. I knew I was going to correct you.

That didn't sound right. Yeah. But I would, if he was at a restaurant and I was there, never, never could pay a bill ever in my life. And I'm telling you, it was probably 10 for 10 over my seven or eight years living in Tampa where he'd be at a restaurant. I was at that restaurant. I'd ask for the bill at the end of the night and they go,

no, I'm sorry, sir. Mr. DeBartolo has already paid for that. And that was one that was always like a given. He was always extremely generous like that. Chris, since we're here, I'm guessing people still pay for your dad's meals in New York City. I'm just guessing. He might get it every now and then, but I don't even think that happens all that much anymore either. And when we go to dinner in New York City, because I'm usually the ringleader of that,

on a Friday night, this is where I'm bougie. Legend seeds at Yankees games. I am bougie with my hotels. I want a nice hotel. I don't want to step over a bathtub to get in the shower or an origami experiment with my sheets with 90 different sheets. Right. And when I go out on Friday night with my wife or whatever, I want to go to a good place. And usually those are the kind of places

that are like they're not going to pay for a free meal for Phil Sims or anybody like that. Right. But if Phil shows up the Yankee Stadium Monday night, he's fixed. Phil shows up. But if Phil shows up the Yankee Stadium Monday night, he's fixed. Phil shows up. Phil, Phil, now Phil, he's into like they will offer Phil free tickets. I don't know about the World Series, but like during the year, the Yankees will go, hey, Phil wants to come, we'll give you tickets to the game. And that changes things always for sure. We should be reaching out to Phil.

Seems easy. Yeah, just invite your dad. We don't want to go to these things. Well, it really is that way. I mean, literally sometimes the Yankees text me or call me and they're like, hey, do you and your dad want to come to the game this weekend? And I'm like, ah, which I know means like, oh,

front row free tickets. That sounds great. We should send them back the audio of your thoughts on Aaron Boone. I mean. Send the text right. Look, Chris, track down that number, send the text right now. Be like, Hey, talk to Phil.

He's down. He wants to come this week. Plus see if they write you back. The problem is with the game like this, even though Phil's a big deal in New York, they're going to be like, wait, Phil, it's Dodgers Yankees. And like, there's like 25 Hollywood stars that have already asked for the tickets. And people that are even bigger than you here in New York

that want to come to the game. Sorry, Phil, you're down the checklist a little bit. There's only one. By the way, they should have their priorities straight. That's right. Plus five. What happened to Texas? I understand, look ahead game Vanderbilt this week.

What happened to Texas last week? Like that was so bad. That was just I know. I mean that really honestly that was a lesson in physicality and toughness that that's what I would say more than anything that to me is what jumped out sitting there watching the game. Texas learned like oh wait you want to win the national championship or you want to play national championship caliber football. The level of physicality has got to go up. I mean, they beat us down

and and to the point where like in the third and the fourth quarter, it looked like we were afraid to hit them and they were like they were trying to decapitate us. So yeah, it was not a good look. They played too deep like the whole game and we couldn't run the ball disappointing there. I think a little bit of a welcome the SEC moment. I know we'll bounce back. But yeah, I do think this is a lesson and they gotta get tougher if they want to play Georgia again in the National Championship or something like that down the road. In a strange way, isn't it almost good with the playoff system the way that it is now to have this happen to them during the season? Yeah, it is. I do think there's some because yeah, one loss to your point, you're not out of it anymore, right? Where like back in the old days, you're like, oh, now they might never get to show that they're, they bounced back or got better. So there's some silver lining.

They weren't outclassed in the game. I don't want to say that, but they didn't play their best football. And what happens guys at Texas, and this happened and people will tell you this, and I've told people this ever since I was there there it's your king of Texas when you play football there there's no pro sports in the in a huge city like Austin most of those kids their lifelong dream is to go to Texas they feel like they've made it once

they've gotten there when you get there and if you're a good player Quinn Ewers Chris Sims whatever they treat you like you're John Elway or Joe Montana, right? And that can be a bad thing. And especially coming off a win against Oklahoma. And then I can just picture before the game, there was 90 million stars there. And I've been in the locker room and those types of games at that school and they bring all the stars to the locker room before the game. It's total distraction, total distraction. I guarantee all that happened. Oh, look at this, look at this, look at this star, meet this star, coming to the locker room, doing all that stuff before the game. Distraction, distraction, distraction. And we got our ass kicked because of that

distraction. Interesting. PFT with Mike Florio every day. I'm Peacock, the Unbutton podcast, Football Night in America. Chris Simms is with us here on God Bless Football. We talked about Russell Wilson, Tomlin's decision to go with Russell Wilson last week. It worked out. It got off to a slow start, but it did work out, Chris. That offense looked better. What did you see out of Russ?

I think he just has more of a natural feel to play the quarterback position than Justin Fields. I would say there's like, there's that. And then he's, he is a better thrower of the football. Right. And I'll sit here and tell you, I didn't think it was time to bench Justin Fields. And from everything I know, it sounds like most of the Steeler organization

didn't feel like that was the right move. Mike Tomlin wanted Russell Wilson more than anything. And so they made that switch. And there's a lot to talk about in that game. But what I would say is, yeah, some higher quality throws, no doubt about that. And then the other thing is just when I say feel of like, hey, dropping back and going, man, nothing's really open.

Oh, wait, there's George Pickens. He's one on one. Let me put it in a spot where maybe he can get it or nobody else gets it and see what happens. And he made a few plays like that throughout the game where I would go, yeah, Justin Fields in those situations may be reluctant to throw that type of football or he just looks to run.

So I do think it gives him a little bit more versatility in the pass game. I think that's what we can look for more than anything. We'll see where it goes. But really the big story is the Jets in that game. I mean, again, the only thing that can beat you is George Pickens, but let's just leave them on. Let's leave them one on one and and and forget against our best corner in

football because we only play Seattle cover three. So he can't match up ever. Let's let's not get a top five pick and go, hey, how about cover their best guy? Let's just go know you play your side and do that. Oh, okay. They let the one thing that can beat them beat them. And then Aaron Rodgers in his play that interception before the half was horrible. It goes into again, his lack of aggressiveness. He double clutched the ball. The guy was open, then he threw it late and didn't throw it hard. 15 to six, you're gonna go put the game away. And

he lets Pittsburgh get all the momentum before the half and the game was never the same after that. Alright, so Chris explain to me how this works in the locker room with Aaron Rodgers. First off, I hate that he called Devontae Adams the missing piece. No, Aaron, you were the missing piece, not Devontae Adams. But how does this work in the locker room where a guy is walking around, he's won a Super Bowl, he's a four-time MVP, we get the credentials, we get all of it, but he's walking around saying, hey, this is how you win. This is what we need to do and then he's the reason you're losing games on Sundays. Quincy Williams,

Quinnen Williams, guys like that start getting pissed off. Well, they're not going to get pissed off yet. They're not. Rogers has got, you know, enough in the bank in that department where they're going to hold strong and go, wait, this guy has overcome these type of situations before. He's been saying his first rodeo. So I think he's still in a spot here where he gets the benefit of the doubt in the locker room and there's still

confidence behind him. But at the same time, if it doesn't change here and the next three to four weeks and then all of a sudden we look up in a few weeks, right? And they're oh damn, it's three and seven or three and eight and it's, they're not going to playoffs, that that that s*** is going to get old in a hurry and they're all going to look at him and be like, be quiet, you're the reason we are three and eight and all you do is talk and you haven't played that well. So that's where and I got, you know, again last week with that and this is what I said when they traded for Devante Ops, I

was scared they were going to fall in the same old traps. He was going to go backwards. Oh, check to the slant, check to the two yard route, check. And that's what we saw again last week. He did not play good. There was people open all over the field. Anybody wants to watch my Wednesday podcast that I do, Chris Sims on button.

I broke it down. I showed screenshots. He missed a number of plays and a number of open people. He predetermines decisions. He takes the easy way out a lot, not playing very good football. He's definitely going to play better if they want to turn this around. Chris, what'd you make of DeAndre Hopkins to the Kansas City Chiefs? Yeah, I think it's awesome. Yeah, I mean, it's good. They needed it. I think

they look at it and go, hey, we're really good, But I don't know if we'll beat the Ravens and some of these other teams that are top quality in football, the Lions and the Super Bowl, whatever, unless we get a receiver we can depend on a little bit. Xavier Worthy is still a gadget guy. He's not good enough yet to be able to depend on him on being your consistent number one, will build the offense around him.

He can't play through contact. He's not very physical. He's a little bit of a straight liner. In fact, I don't know if you probably saw last week one of my home's interceptions down the field where Xavier Worthy was kind of bumping with a guy. He fell down and my home threw the ball and it got intercepted. Hopkins gives them a little bit of a matchup guy like, hey,

he's one on one. We can throw it. Let alone he can be a guy almost like a big slot receiver who can read coverages work the middle of the field do all that. I think it's much needed Kansas City need just a little bump on that offensive side of the ball. They're getting better there. They're working this formula two tight ends three tight ends. It's not bad but I think

this is an improvement and they'll need this against the upper tier teams of football more than anything. We'll wake up one day, you know, a Sunday in December and realize all of a sudden that Pacheco is healthy and Rice is back and all of a sudden they have Hopkins, Rice, Pacheco, and Kelsey. That gets to that point exactly right. And that's where they can be really dangerous, no doubt. And maybe they can get even Hollywood Brown back early in

the playoffs and stuff like that to where now you got that and the guys you talked about being healthy and you get into the playoffs ago. Oh crap. Now they got a good formula and they got their studs back. Watch out. Yeah. Is Jared Goff the MVP? He's in that combo. I think you have to put him there. He's been as good as any quarterback in the league in the history of the league the last four weeks. Well, yeah. Yeah. Yes. You know, he's not like, get on my back. I'm going to carry you type, right? That's not that. But when he's got a system and you deliver some plays that are there to be had, tight windows, whatever, aggressive decisions, he never misses.

One of the things I, and I talked about this on my pod yesterday too, is one of the things I'm big on in evaluating quarterbacks is yards left on the field, right? You know, you can go to some of these grading websites and they give a quarterback a positive, a plus. Ooh, he threw the four yard check down. And I want to go, wait, there was a guy open down the middle

for a 50 yard gain and we're getting a positive grade because he threw the check down just because he got a completion. I'm big into that. That's how I evaluate college football, everything. Jared Goff never misses those opportunities, never. Aaron Rodgers checks it down. Jared Goff goes, nope, he's open. I'm firing it. And that's what makes them dangerous. His mindset, his ability to not blink with people in the pocket collapsing and then

throwing the ball down the football field, they attack on both sides of the ball always. The coaching in the NFC North, the game planning in the NFC North on both sides of the ball by all four teams is extraordinary. I don't know if I've ever seen a division like this that's got the talent on the field and the coaching like this with every team in the division.

Someone else in the MVP conversation is Baker Mayfield, but now he's going to be without Evans or Godwin going forward. What do you expect? Godwin hurts man. That Godwin one hurts. That whole thing hurts. Yeah. Oh, it definitely does. I mean, yeah Baker that was a shame the other night when he threw that interception in the end zone that that was a you know, a Debbie Downer right there because you were going man. This is about to be be a shootout we're about to watch this back and forth it's gonna be 34 31 whatever it may be and then of course he threw an interception I think maybe the next drive or the drive after that and they just couldn't keep pace after that but Bakers in that combo but again as we know you got to keep winning games it's it's you got to

be to win the MVP more times than not. You better be the one or two seed. It kind of seems that way, right? And the Buccaneers, their defense isn't good. And now with the receivers hurt, that certainly makes me think twice a little bit about them. Big game this week. Does them losing those two guys, losing that game, I think that's an emotional Debbie Downer for them

this week. I think they're going to lose to Atlanta on a close one this weekend. Chris, Anthony're going to lose to Atlanta on a close one this weekend. Chris, Anthony Richardson, what happened there? Because last season, he came in and we thought, wow, this guy, he's going to be great. And then he got hurt. And maybe we were blinded by that and assumed, OK,

well, he's hurt. Next year, he's going to take off. I don't think it's a sophomore slump. I think, what's going on? No, this is what he is right now. Yeah. This is why I, you know, in my quarterback rankings, I had him somewhere in the lower 20s.

Because when you do go back and dive into last year, you go, oh, man, I didn't realize how many times he was 9 for 21 or 7 for 20 and missed wide open throws and didn't read the field or the coverage the right way. He's kind of feast or famine right now. That's why, you know, last year was such a disappointment. He needs to play. He hasn't played enough in college, let alone the NFL. So there's just little nuances about throwing the football, playing within the pocket, how to see the field

that he's just not up to speed with that some of the other quarterbacks in football are. Now he will make five or four or five of the damnedest throws you'll ever see in your life almost every game. But the problem is it might be five for 25 and you go, well damn those five highlight throws are literally the only five throws he made the whole game. But then that's cupcakes. They got, yeah that's where they got to close the gap. That's and that's where I mean, again, that's where I'm not going to pick them to beat the Houston Texans this weekend. Houston's defense is very good. That Colts defense stinks. Houston should be able to run the ball, throw the ball on them at will. And yeah, the quarterback plays not consistent enough for me to pick them in a game like this.

Mentioning the Texans, CJ Stroud also, I mean, is it Nico Collins being out? Is this a sophomore slump thing where he's regressed and people just making adjustments to him? Like he's had a bit of a disappointing season for what we were expecting from him also. Right. I don't disagree there. The Texans have yet to play a full game where I've kind of gone away and go, they played really good. That was a good football game. Every I mean, you look at their games, look at their wins, their losses, whatever. You know, none of them are like, Oh, that was impressive through and through.

Right. There's something missing there. Their defense is a little bit what I would say feast or famine. They either forced a three and out, or you go down and score a touchdown. There's like no in between. Offensively, like Billy, you're they miss Nikko Collins. Nikko Collins is their star studded number one guy. And as you heard me say for the last two years,

Stefan Diggs is not that guy. When he was in Buffalo last year and even towards the end of the year before that, and right now, he is a number two. And they're hurting because they don't have a number one on the field right now. Tank Del and Stefan digs are number ones and then I think you couple that with a

year of people kind of understanding the Bobby Sloak offense Green Bay was all over some of their past concepts and Exposed some of their past protections in the game this week. I watched that game closely on film There wasn't much it wasn't like CJoud was missing plays or throws, Billy. This is where I'll defend him. There wasn't much there. He was either like, oh, I got to get out of the pocket because I'm under pressure or it's, oh, no, nobody's open. And I got to try to maybe fit this ball into a tight window

or throw it away. But Green Bay is really good. That's the first thing we got to talk about. But yeah, Houston has not hit on all cylinders, as I like to say a lot of the time, at one game yet this year. Green Bay is really good. That's the first thing we got to talk about. But yeah, Houston has not hit on all cylinders, as I like to say a lot of the time, at one game yet this year. Green Bay is really good. Jordan Love is great.

What did you make of Robert Salla joining that coaching staff? I mean, the ultimate FU. Yeah. Yeah. It's cool. And why not get more brain power, good ideas? Jeff Hathley's doing a really good job as a D coordinator up

there in Green Bay. They're creative, they do different stuff, and now Salah can look at him and go, hey, you know, do you ever think about doing this when they do this or whatever? You know, so I love that and I know Lafleur and Salah are very close, so I don't think you can ever, you know, turn away more good football people in your building. But yeah, Green Bay, man, I'm telling you, they're young, they make a few mistakes, they're learning how to win, but I look at the Green Bay Packers as being one of the most talented teams in all of football through and through on

both sides of the ball and I think you'll continue to see that as we go forward. Not going to surprise you if they're in the Super Bowl. Is that what you're saying? No, it will not. It will not surprise me or you know deep into the NFC playoffs. There that I I say this Green Bay. If you just talk about pure running back running the football, right? I think Green Bay is the best running team in the NFL. They're better than Baltimore. Baltimore are the number one rushing team

statistically, right? But a lot of that is because of Lamar scrambling in his runs. If you just talk about traditional run the ball with the running back, nobody's better than Green Bay. Alright, so since we're there, I want to end with Matthew Stafford. We'll get to that in a second. I'm just going to name some teams. Tell me if you'd be surprised if they made it to the championship game in their conference, okay? Okay. Just based on where they are right now, alright? Yeah. Sorry,

Billy. The Dolphins. I would be surprised. I would. Okay, Dolphins Chiefs AFC Championship game would surprise you. I would surprise me. I gotta see it from the Dolphins. I would be surprised. I would be surprised. OK, Dolphins Chiefs AFC Championship game would surprise you. I would surprise me. I got to see it from the Dolphins first. I know two is going to make them better this week. But what I've told a few people this week is let's not forget, the offense didn't look very good the first two weeks

with Tua either. I do think football has caught on to that offense a little bit. And because so many teams have taken some of their tricks in their plays, teams are defending what the Dolphins do almost on a weekly basis now. That's the problem when you're awesome, people start to steal from you. But yeah, the Dolphins part of that would surprise me. Yes. I was going to ask about that real quick, Sigus, before you get to the next one. Like, Tua coming back will help, but Tua's not going to solve all the problems that the Dolphins have right now. Like, they're very injured to what you're saying. People have kind of caught onto them. I think this expectation of, well, two is back.

Everything's perfect again. Isn't really going to play out that way. No, I'm going to pick them to win the game. But I think it's scary this week, you know? But yeah, I think you said it right. Hey, he knows how to run the offense, where to go. They're going to be able to be ultra aggressive with their shifts and motions again,

because he can orchestrate and do all that the right way and fake here and fake there and throw the ball and he's real slick at all that and that'll make them better. But yeah to your point you know they weren't clicking on all cylinders when when he was playing and and of course too I gotta think he's gonna be a little rusty and a little bit in the back of his mind like protect myself because I have next concussion I get might be see you later. I'm out of the NFL and I don't know how that does it affect your psyche and your play a little on the field. Yep. Pittsburgh Steelers. Yeah.

Yeah, they're one of those teams that usually the way they play as we get towards the playoffs, I root against them not to get in because I'm like, oh, another boring wild card loss game by the Steelers. Maybe they can change my mind this year. All right, Jets. As it stands right now, it would be surprised. I'd be surprised. I mean, 10 days ago, I would have been like, I'm not that surprised. But with the way the Bills game went down and then last week, yeah, it's like I got to see a few more positive things before I can say, okay, yeah, I can see them back in that game. For now, I'll take that flapping sound

you made with your mouth. I mean, I'll take it. Yeah. Yeah. Right out there. That sums up, that sound sums up the Jets organization right there. Tough man.

Washington. I wouldn't be shocked. No, that'd be one where I'd put them in there. I wouldn't bet on that, but I would not be shocked if they ended up there. Dallas? Totally shocked.

I don't think Dallas gets in the playoffs. I'd be shocked if they're in the playoffs. All right, Billy, you'll ask the next one. But Philly? I wouldn't be shocked there either. Philly's got to play better, but Philly's team is an all-star team. And the offense has got to play better.

The defense seems like it's turning the corner but the offense has definitely not played a real good game yet this year. Jaguars. No. They're on save your job on a weekly basis watch right now. That's what they are. All right. Two more quick ones. The Chicago Bears. I mean, the championship game, I'd be surprised, right? I look at the Bears and go, I think they're a playoff caliber, but to get all the way to that game, that's a different caliber. I don't think I don't, you know, that that's a little much for me in that division too. Yeah. Someone's going to get left out. It feels like the NFC North was just I don't think I don't you know that that's a little much for me in that division to yeah Yeah, I'm sure as well. Someone's gonna get left out

It feels like the NFC North was just shame because everyone is good in that division this year I I know but the fact that the West stinks and the East stinks Might leave it open to where literally four teams could get in from that division this year It could change it but they could eliminate themselves, right? No, they could. It's going to be that. They're going to have to hope teams like the Buccaneers and the Falcons aren't dominant and kind of lose as throughout, you know, that the Eagles totally are or that the Redskins commanders, excuse me, take advantage of that division and maybe the Eagles don't get in and then only one team from the West gets in. That's how it's gonna be.

But yeah, when they start playing each other, they're certainly gonna be self-inflicted to crime on crime there. Billy, Chicago doesn't play a division game until like week 11. Crazy. And then they play them all in the last seven, seven, eight weeks.

It's incredible. This one's gonna be- Rough run for bear down, Billy. This one, they're undefeated since you went to Chicago. We know, oh, here comes the Bears, Hanson. There he is. Oh, there it is. You look better in dolphin blue.

I'll say that much. Thank you. Thank you. Last one for you, Cincinnati Bengals. I'm not gonna say, I'm not gonna give up on the Bengals quite yet. Thank you. I mean, again, it ain't looking good,

but I do feel like it's going in the right direction. I do think they can beat the Philadelphia Eagles this weekend. I worry about them getting steamrolled in the run game a little bit, but if they can just hold down the forward in the run game, I think their offense will move the ball on this Eagles defense.

I picked them to win a close one. We'll see where it goes. So no, I wouldn't be shocked that the Bengals ended up there. It's not looking great yet, but I'm not giving up on it yet. All right. We'll get you out here in a second. PFT with Mike Floreo every day on Peacock,

the Unbuttoned podcast, Football Night in America as well, the Cowboys and 49ers. What should the Rams do with Matthew Stafford? I would keep Matthew Stafford. You know, again, I do. To find a quarterback like that is not easy. He's special that way. I don't think the Rams are real far off.

I know this year's not going anywhere, but they got a good young group of like nucleus of young guys, I should say. Gosh, if they could trade a Cooper Cup or something like that and get a few assets, have extra money to play with next year. I could see them next year having a good draft, signing a few free agents and going, damn, here come the Rams.

They're one of the better teams in football. So you'd have to blow me out of the water for me to trade Matthew Stafford right now. I guess that's what I would say. Well, what if McVeigh thinks he's getting Sam Dornal back and Sam Dornal has shown McVeigh enough where he says, hey, I can make that guy even better and he'll be my quarterback for the next 10 years. Would that be enough? Yeah, that could be. And then you add on,

yeah, some draft picks for that because it's Matthew Stafford and he's greater than Sam Darnold. I don't think that's a crazy thought. I don't. you know, I don't know how the Rams fan base will feel about that. My big thing is, is I just like, why would the Vikings want to do that? That's what I don't understand. I mean, to me, the Vikings, they're one of the best teams in football. Why would you want to disrupt your locker room, your team have all this distraction, all that you went toe to toe with what everybody thinks is the best team in football and the Detroit Lions. You had a chance to win the game.

So I wouldn't abandon that if I were the Vikings organization. I think the added complication to that too, right? Is that what do you do with JJ McCarthy? Well, yeah, now what? We're gonna say JJ for two more years. Exactly right. There's a lot to there. That just does not make sense. So yeah, I don't get that.

I feel like my buddy Mike Floria is trying to talk this whole thing into existence. He wants it to happen. But he's like a Vikings fan who he wants the Vikings to win. But yet he always looks as Dr. Doom and has a negative look on things. And I'm like, not sure if he wants his team to fall apart or win. I'm confused by him at times.

Doctor Doom. Tell him to try the Jets on for size. Sims get out of here. We appreciate it. We appreciate it. We'll see ya. Listen tell Big F*** plus five. Okay? And we'll see you Tuesday night. Plus five. Yeah. We'll get them. We'll get them on these Yankees tickets. Got you. No problem. Enjoy the weekend, my man. All right, man. You guys too. See you later.

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I know I missed something special. I felt like I missed something special. What the hell did I miss last week, Billy? I'm trying to remember where were you? There was something that was going on that you weren't part of it, but we had a special guest. The main show. Yeah, well, we had a special guest. We had Leith come on. Leith is Rob Gronkowski and Travis Kelsey and the face of the Pens. And Leith made some picks. But more importantly, I think the update everyone's wondering is, last week, well, Carl is back.

Welcome back, Carl. It's been a couple weeks since we've seen you. He's back. Billy, he's back and his Dodgers are in the World Series. How about that? Can't get better than that. Carl has been hot lately, but last week, Carl did not win the week. The winner of last week was Mojo with a 4-1 record. And K-Funk, following his trends for this year, went 1-4. So K-Funk is down yet again for the weekend. When we get to the standings, I'll let you know that K-Funk is now tied with his friend Cheyenne with a 400-win percentage on the year.

K-Funk went 1-5 last week? 1-4 last week, K-Funk. Oh, no, you've got to count Florida State in there. What about Florida State? What are you doing? Let me explain. the the the the the the

the the the the hashtag. Thank you K fun which of course they got they got ruled by Duke. Well, well that has nothing to do with the show. Okay. This is an NFL show but did you tell the show that was Mike. Yeah, that was

strictly gambling. I also I also text the show that I wanted to change my bangles pick the other week. Did we change my bangles? No, no, that's not how that works. No, but what's the picture? The picture made a funk I mean, what are you doing?

Listen to me. This is what was the hashtag you did when you wanted to do If Florida State if Florida State play that game ten times ten times in a row they win eight of them I don't know if you watch the game There's no reason they shouldn't cover that you're worried about cursing today K fun. Yeah that was there's no reason they shouldn't cover that. You're worried about cursing today, K-Fuck. Yeah. Anyway, I'm going to, I'll give you real fast. Yes, real fast.

Real fast. We make this show on Wednesday, okay? Between Wednesday and Sunday, the lines move. Some of them move three or four points, okay? When I gamble, I watch the line. So I change my bets. Obviously on the show, this isn't for money. So I don't care.

That's all I'm saying. Thank you. You don't care. You're the only one that cares. Billy, let's do a new store time of Sunday at noon and see if K-Fuck ever shows up. Okay. So let me give you a quick update of the stand so we can get to this week's picks because I didn't account for the one in five, but that does change things. So we're going to have to edit that slightly. Right now. He's the commissioner, K-Fuck. Come on. I want to hear wins and losses though.

I'm not into down. Okay. So Chris Humphries and Detective Matters still in first place with a 600 win percentage. Oh, they're tied with Brandon Seiler who made his picks from the blackjack table. He was on a heater. Carl had a great three and two week, but a down week for him

because he was on a stretch of four and one. So Carl has now, he's our active leader because the three of them aren't active. Carl is in first place with 583 win percentage. He's 1712 and one next next. That's good Carl. Pretty good. Pretty good.

Next is the spread master is having a nice season. He's 1914 and two. He's actually our leader in terms of wins. He's 1914 and two. He's actually our leader in terms of wins. He's 1914 and two with a 574 win percentage. Then is where things kind of get a little bit tricky. Then

Lath comes in after a two and three week with a 400 win percentage tied with Cheyenne. K-Funk was there but I forgot. Oh, also tied with them is Share Bear. Share Bear. Congratulations. You're back with a 400 win percentage. Yeah. It's a cake by the Cure Bear. What's Cure Bear's record overall?

It was the same as yours, 13, 20, and 2, but you have that extra FSU loss, so you're not 13, 21, and 2. I'm not taking the FSU. I'll take Carl as my defense on this one. Well, he's busy right now. He's not going to take it. We can ask Carl. We can ask Carl.

I'm 13, 20, and 2. OK. What's 40 and all? 13, 21, and 2 now. Wait, Carl, we'd like to make a ruling here. Go ahead, 22. OK, 13, 21, and 2 now. Wait, Carl, we'd like to make a ruling here. Go ahead, Carl. If he put a hashtag on it, he has to eat it.

Yeah. Carl, make it count. Hey, wait. Do a hashtag, it has to count. Count it. That's it. Hashtag eat it, K-Fuck. Carl, I said gambling.

Hashtag makes all the difference, K-Fuck. Hey, K-Fuck, listen. is this your first time to the proceedings here? Billy is the commissioner. Carl settles on legal disputes, and he just settled that. And Billy and Mike Ea have a coup against me. That's not true. We've been nothing but fair to you. You were eliminated after the first week,

and we let you continue to come on the show, regardless. I took the bet for you. Ah! I told y'all, so for now now if I just make random picks I can it'll count towards my record that's fine I'll do it all every week. I wouldn't do that. Don't do that. Right now I'm 13-20. 13-21-2. You don't care. You don't care. Yeah you told us you didn't care. I don't care I'm still gonna win. Why are you getting so defensive? I don't care. Carl's right I mean you don't care and Billy'm still gonna win. And then it's getting so defensive. I was on. I don't care.

Carl's right. I mean, you don't care. And Billy's right. Why are you getting so defensive? I mean... Gordy, are you an exercise ball by any chance? Yes, I actually am. And I was also gonna ask permission if it's okay just for today not to share my last week's

time for my overall percentage right now. Cheyenne's Mendoza line. Yeah, you can bring me back into the conversation. You're still above the Mendoza line and you'd be in terms of baseball. You'd be having a pretty decent season in 2024, but in terms of picking, not so much. So we'll let that one go for this week. Thank you. Mike. Mike Rollis is 17 and 13.

He had a nice three and two week. He has a 350 win percentage. Then Gordy's in there somewhere. We don't have to be specific. And then our blackjack dealer is 0 and 1. So I think you're going to finish above the blackjack dealer. The beer's hot though. All right.

Sharebear, how was your time in Tampa? Always good, honestly. Like I said, short, sweet, not much sleep, so I really maximize, you know. Like I said, I like to do these new theory of 23-minute sessions, you know, blackjack sessions. 30 minutes in total that takes about, it's almost like flying, you know. You've got the pre, take your car, get the money, you've got to feel out the dealer, see where they're from, you know, see if they're ready to compete or not. I want to compete. And you go hard and we stop.

Hard stop and funk came in on a couple of them and then, you know, we had a little post meal meeting, it scores a little five hour hiatus and then went back to the tables and it takes a lot of discipline to lead the strip club at two hours early just to go compete. But I like that one to three time period with the dealers. They're a lot more accessible. Yeah. I know you had some time with the Grunt brothers and Papa Grunt. Were you able to try to get Papa Grunt to come with you to scores?

Still have not, but have not had Papa Grom could need a score. It was probably a good thing, but I did get a chance to go eat. The new salads and the sandwiches and the bowls and you know, K-Funk kind of undersold what the restaurant was all about. It's that salad one time I talked to him, but it was really good. I mean, he's a lot better than K-Funk. You know, a lot bigger than I thought it was gonna be. So I had a great time seeing Rob, Chris,

and the whole Gronkowski family. Are you telling me that Gronkowskis have a salad place? Like... It's called Green Lane. It's a drive, do you remember checkers, like the chain checkers, where you have like two drive-thrus and a walk-up? It's like that, but it's clean food. It's bowls. It's wraps. It's

Listen, it's very nice of you to promote it and tell everyone how nice it is But they should have a drive-through where they just hand you a slab of meat and you need it and that's it Kayfunk So Rob was in the drive-through two days this weekend So we got to go see him like Sheriff Bar Bear said, Papa Gronk and them. This new location that just opened up is right next to 2001 Odyssey, right across the street from Scores and Mons Venus. So, you know, I think it was pretty good due diligence

on that part. Okay, Cody, have you ever been to Scores with Papa Gronk? I haven't been with Papa Gronk. I've probably been there with Cher Bear. I just can't remember the names of the ones that we go to. Right. But the nice thing is, now that Green Lane's right there, healthy salads and wraps under $9,

we know where to go pregame before we walk into that. And we can even bring some of the lovely people there, some lunch or dinner. You know what I'm saying? Hey and there is a nice back room like if you take a nap, you know, just like a little pass out room,

you know, right? Yeah. Uh you would agree it's off brand though for the Grinkoski is correct. I mean, well, it's outbrand because you know, there are some um the gentleman's clubs in the same parking lot. So, I would

consider that our brand. I apologize. My apologies. I didn't. Location is location, the same parking lot so I apologize my apologies location location location location Gordy in Cherokee Cherokee forgot to mention Cherokee forgot to mention we got kicked out of the high roller room a couple for about thirty minutes

for you on too many right there were been two rowdy. Did you guys did you guys go to the game at all. Was that the point. No was that part of the plan or no? The plan was to go eat at the steakhouse. We did that. We had tickets to the game. And then we just, you know, four or five bottles of Clauses a little later. A couple steaks. About 30 lollipop chops. We made it.

I actually text uh and I go, hey, how's the g all over the all over the is right though. Once you I mean, I'm a guy with no to compete. I mean, I'm a guy with no discipline. I'll go out on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, but to be able to leave early, I mean, that's like, it's impressive. I mean, really, because you think it's costing you a thousand, 1200 bucks an hour in one. So why not just leave, take that 2400 now go to the casino. It's free money. You're going

to lose it anyway. Yeah. Okay. You're very disciplined. Yes, no, I'm saying it's very. It's very. It's very impressive. I've never been impressed. Billy, are we ready? Cause I know we have to kind of rush. Go ahead, K-Fuck, before we get to the big good. Oh, that was perfect.

All right, so here we go. We're gonna pick the games right now. K-Fuck got cut off. He's gonna be so mad. And Mikey A is fist bumping. Let's see if we can get all the games in before he gets back. Billy, do you have Mojo's picks? I do not have Mojo's picks.

So what are we going to do? Should Mikey A pick for Mojo? We'll catch up with Mojo. Don't worry about that. All right, we'll catch up with Mojo. Let't worry about that. I'll get the picture. Yeah, let's just get started and see what happens here. Eagles at Bengals. Bengals have won a few straight here. Pretty good team. Eagles have also won a couple of straight here. It's in Cincinnati. The Bengals are three point favorites. Carl Douglas, I am starting with you. Go ahead. You know, tough game. I think the Bengals are putting it all together. So give me the Bengals.

I'll give up the points. Okay. Let's go to let's go to Share Bear. Share Bear, go ahead. You know, I'm sitting next to a nice little blonde lady here. Where are you from Philadelphia? I guess that's just what happens. I'll go Eagles. I'll go Eagles. Okay. Who does she like?

Exactly. Who does she like go Eagles. I'll go Eagles. Okay. Who does she like? Exactly. Who does she like? Eagles. I just met her the other day. I think it's Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. What is her name? The underdog. Okay. Underdog.

So underdog likes the Eagles. Underdog, you're committed for the next 14 weeks. Just so you know. Stay committed for the next 14 weeks. Just so you know, okay. Stay in that car for 14 weeks. Share bear and the underdog. There might be a life. There might be a lifetime movie about that. And late will be playing share.

Where oh boy. Okay. Okay. Fuck is back. Of course. Okay. Fuck go ahead and make your pick. Yeah, these are some tough games this week.

I got to go burrow at home. I think you know, I don't think he's gonna lose the game I don't like to spread so much but I'm gonna go with I'm gonna go with the bangers Okay, okay funk. I have a question for you and it's not related to anything that's going on I'm just curious you've promised us for three or four years now Justin Berlander and Kate Upton and it's occurred to me This has still not happened. What are we waiting on on that? Yep Yes, I would bring them on a different segment. First of all, that's the thing. I would bring them on a different segment.

I would not bring them on with these jabronis. Why? Why? Are you embarrassed of your friends? He's a family to you. I got a coup against me. Mikey A. That's Mikey A. Ever since Bojo came back, Mikey A's just, he's got something up for me.

I don't know what it is. He came to Tampa, I rolled out the red carpet for him. Hashtag thank you funk. The guy hates me for some reason. Wow. Should we make underdogs picks, Mojo's picks? Should we do that? No, no, underdog is fine.

No, Mojo picks. We don't need any excuses from Mojo. Dangerous game. All right, he's going opposite you. Who'd you take here? Bengals. All right, Bengals. So Mojo has the Eagles. Gordy, who you taking here? Fresh off of five and a week, Gordy. Who you you take here?

the community center outside of the in Philly outside all the stadiums. Dude, that place was nuts on Sunday. I tried to sit you off Gordy Gordy. I tried to sit you off and I would have been and I missed it because Mojo was texting me and Billy that he can't get into

the to the zoom here. So, I mean, that's I don't know what's going on here. Perfect. I'm glad I missed it. Let's get to the second game here. So, I mean, I don't know what's going on second game here. It's Bills have a Mark Cooper now takin at Seahawks Seahawks plus 3 I hate I never like to go the 12th man here. I think game. So I never like to go against Josh Allen. I kind of like the 12th man here. I think it's going to be a good game.

So I'm going to take the Seahawk. Okay, let's go to underdog who is a passenger in ShareBear's car. Underdog, who are you taking here? The underdog has been to go meet one of her friends real quick. So I'm going to have to get her. Yeah. So ShareBear, who are you taking here? We'll try to kill some time before Underdog gets back.

I'm always a Seattle guy, but you know what? After hanging out with Papa Gronk, I kind of realized they breed them different in Buffalo. I finally realized, you know what? I'm gonna go with the Bill. They breed them different up there. Bro, I don't care who you're taking, all right? Nobody cares.

Mojo's in the house, and here's the thing, fellas. Mojo is nine and one over the last two weeks and the only reason I'm not 10-0 is because my Green Bay Packers who still won the game missed it by one point. There's a reason they call your boy the spread master and that's why today with all you clowns on this show making terrible ass picks, I showed up 29 minutes late, and I'm gonna be out of here in under 60 seconds because I'm so good at this,

I'm removing myself from the show. As the guy who wins every single week, I'm voting myself off the island. And as for my picks for this week, just give me opposite K-Funk in every single game it's that simple it's that easy get on my level i'll see y'all next week all right we love you mojo thank you for popping in for 60 seconds what a crew i understand you not wanting to do that. What

a **** crew. I gotta feel. I understand you're not wanting to bring Fernlander here. Okay, okay. Thank you. I don't get it. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Oh god. Alright, let's go to Carl Douglas here. Bills at Seahawks. You and Billy. No, Mike. Yeah,

he's he can. Oh, Jesus Christ. Wow. My god. I'm just kidding. I love you, Mike. Yeah, you know I'm messing with you. Has. I love you. Mike. Yeah, you know, I'm messing with you. Let's go to Carl Douglas Bills at Seahawks Seahawks plus Seahawks plus three. K fuck. Stop talking.

Carl. Who are you taking? I'm like Mojo. I love K fuck. I'm going with the Seahawks. Thank you, sir. Okay. Gordy, who are you taking here? I good game here, commanders, plus two, taking on Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears. Who you got? I mean, honestly, I've never been a Washington fan, but I got stuck there on my way to New York, I don't know, about a month ago, and some rather cool casino trend. I didn't realize how amazing of a casino MGM has there in Washington. Had a great time, and I'm gonna go to Washington

all day. Okay, let's go to Carl Douglas here. Bears at commanders, who you taking Carl? I went to school in Chicago, give me the Bears. Eat the Chips. That a boy, well done. Let's go to Gordy. Gordy, who you taking? That's tough when I'm,

Mariotta's going, starting at that, I would go with Chicago. Yeah, yeah, that's what I'm thinking. Kayfuck, who you taking here? Yeah, I mean, these are the two teams that I say I would never pick on this show, yeah, that's what I'm thinking. Kayfuck, who you taking here? Yeah, I mean, these are the two teams that I say I would never pick on this show, and I have to pick one now because they're playing each other. So, yeah, without Jade and I can't take Mariota, so.

All right. All right, let's go to Cowboys at 49ers. This game brings me back to a time. It really does, just like the Cowboys and Steelers did. This one brings me back to a time, to the early 80s. It's a great matchup. Cowboys and Steelers did. This one brings me back to a time to the early eighties. It's a great matchup. Cowboys at 49ers. 49ers have every wide receiver in the hospital right now. We'll start with Share Bear. Share Bear, who you taking? San Francisco minus four hosting the Dallas Cowboys. I'm going with 49ers. Okay. All right. We lost K-Fuck again. Let's go

to Carl Douglas, who has his Dodger hat on. He is a proud Dodger fan. There needs to be a bet between Carl Douglas and Mikey A and the Dodger Jackie series. But Carl, we go the Okay, you hate him. You hate them both. I got it. Gordy, who you taking here? Dallas is coming off the bye, I believe. I don't know. I think that he's got to flip it around. I think it's going to be a tighter game than we think. So I'm going to go with the Cowboys. Okay. Okay, fuck who you taking?

Yeah, big big bye week there. I think they're going to you know that Dowell kid. They need to get him in the rock a lot more than Zeke. He was falling out. So I think they're going to definitely keep it close that Dowdell kid, they need to get him, hand him the rock a lot more than Zeke. He was falling out. So I think they're going to definitely keep it close. I'll take the Cowboys here. The Cowboys have Dalvin Cook on their roster. I just learned that today. Weird. I didn't know Dalvin Cook. Mikey, did you know Dalvin Cook was still floating around the end of the alley? Yeah. Did they joke Dino? I thought we ruined him already. Yes, I thought the Jets

ruined him. No, but we can't, no. They get better after they leave us. We don't ruin anyone, okay? We make them want it more. You ruined my picks. The Jets ruined my picks the last two weeks. You ruined your picks the last couple of weeks. I mean. Hashtag.

Here we go. Giants add Steelers. I'm going to you first. Giants add Steelers, ShareBear. Steelers are six and a half point favorites at home taking on the Giants. It's Monday Night Football, who you got? Man, I watched that game the other night.

They look really freaking good. They did, yeah. I'm going with Steelers. I'm going with Steelers. Look at that. You know what? Underdog just came in. Look at her.

Nice. There she is, okay. Thank you, thank you, man. All right, ask what? Underdog just came in. Look at her. Oh, nice. Ah, there she is. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, man. All right, ask her who she likes. Share Bear, ask her who she likes in this game. Steelers. Who are the Steelers first thing? The Giants.

Who are they, Versing? The Giants? Yeah, Versing the Giants, yes. I'll pick the Steelers. They have to win by six and a half, Underdog. Six and a half, underdog. Six and a half, underdog. She knew that.

She already knew that. All right, underdog, stay right where you are. Do not move. Stay right there. 49ers minus four, take it on the Cowboys. Who do you have? Oh, f*** the Cowboys. You're required to do that.

Bears at commanders, underdog. Bears at commanders. Washington is plus bears at commanders. Washington is plus two at home. Oh, Washington. Washington. Good. I like. Yes, you're quick. You're efficient. I like this underdog. We don't know if

Jaden Daniels is playing. I don't know if that changes the pick for you. I don't know him. Okay. Perfect. That's perfect. Uh underdog. One. Buffalo at Seattle, Underdog. Who do you have here? Seattle is getting three points at home. Seattle. Alright, Sheriff, get out of here.

We appreciate it. Say thanks to Underdog for us. Hey, great time. Bye-bye. See you next week. Yes, yes. Wow. Go on. We love you. Mikey! I like what you're doing. Hey, I like this side of you. See you, Billy. See you soon.

What's the other side of my chair? Is there a more mysterious person in the Zoom than ShareBear? I still don't know what he does. I don't know what K-Funk does and we've had him on for five years, so. Who chose the Giant Steelers game? Just Underdog and ShareBear?

Underdog and ShareBear, yeah. Oh God, let's chose the Giants Steelers game just under dog and chair bear under dog and chair bear. Yeah. Oh god. Let's go to Giants and Steelers. Let's go to K Funky. Your Steelers are six and a half point favorites. I can't wait to have underdog

back next week. Uh Steelers minus six and a half at home. Uh who are you taking here? Stu gots. I got cut off early. I just need 60 seconds here. Uh quick story. I got to hang out with the Gronkowski's this week. You're gonna like this story. So I was talking to Chris for a while.

Yeah, this is like, man, I missed the show, etc. He said he had a huge ice shaker deal and you know, he was trying to trying to land the deal. I think it was with is with the Navy or the Marines and the Air Force one of the Armed Forces huge deal, you know,'re like, we need Chris Gronkowski on this call. So he's freaking out. He's like, I gotta be on the call. He gets on the call and the lady's like,

the first thing she says is, my husband loves God bless football. When are you coming back? Come on. It was worth it. And it was worth it. And under 60 seconds, that was, and they got the deal. And I told him, so I know Mojo's not on, so

I'm gonna get his schedule. We're not gonna tell Mojo, but we're gonna bring him back on the fucking match for Mojo here. What I heard was a commission situation. Yeah, that's what I heard too. That was a good one, right? I mean, that was a good one. Yes, we already-

From now on, that's the bar for your stories. Yes. Correct. And the length of time you talk at one time. Yeah. Yeah. On that note, give it to Giants. Give it to Giants.

Well, look at you. You have never been better, K-Funk. Look at that. Amazing. Let's go to Gordy. Giants and Steelers. Steelers minus 6 and 1 half. Gordy, who you taking? I can't take Let's go. Let's go to Gordy Giants and Steelers Steelers minus six and a half Gordy who you take it? Um, I can't take the Giants. They're awful. They can't they can't they haven't scored in two years at home a touchdown

What? Danny Dines, yeah They're not at home So on the road, yeah, they're never gonna score a touchdown versus Fitz Defense. I'm going to pit all day I like that. Carl Douglas, who are you taking here? My wife and her whole family from Pittsburgh.

I did not take them last week. I'm taking them this week. Alright, I like it. I don't need to ask you who you're taking in the World Series. I know the answer to that. Carl has the LA Dodgers. Correct. Okay. Mike has one pick. Mike

has, well, he has the Yankees but he has a pick here. This is a bonus pick. So, Gordy, who you taking World Series? Yankees Dod He has one pick. has. Well, he has the Yankees but he has a pick here. This is a bonus pick. So, Gordy, who you take in World Series? Yankees. Well, you know, since I'm from New York, you know, Buffalo, I gotta I gotta go with the Yankees. Okay. Yes,

Buffalo is 17 hours away from New York City. Almost the same distance LA. I think I actually think Carl is closer to New York than you are. That's true. All right, but you're taking the Yankees, yes? Yeah, I'm going to go with them. I actually think the Dodgers are going to win, but I kind of want to see the Yankees win. Okay, okay, Fog, who are you taking here?

I'm from New York, too. I'm from Syracuse. I'm flying up for game four to go to the game but I am taking the Dodgers and I wouldn't be surprised if Shohei makes a little appearance out of the bullpen too. Wow look at you breaking some news. Who you going with? Jabba? I mean. And no Jabba is going to be doing something else but I have no I have tickets through someone else. Uh-huh. Berlander? Wow. I get tickets all the time Stu. Kate Upton? Something like that. right there. Wow. I get I all the time. Stu got Kate

like that. All right. All next week. Have you reach you know, we're working o thing. How about this gay beats you again, then they week. I don't think that' Well, Mojo didn't even ma literally beating yourselv

on. Obviously I'm not on now, so I'm not very conf That's how it works. Well, Moja didn't even make his picks. You're literally beating yourself. I know. Obviously, I'm not on a hot streak right now, so I'm not very confident with my picks. This is the worst little three-game stretch I've had. Well, OK, why don't we do this? We still have 20 weeks left, at least, counting in playoffs. Hold on a second. Hold on.

Let me make you an offer and see if you want to accept this offer. Since you're not confident in your picks, I'd like to make you an offer. I'd like to make you an offer. I'd like to I'd like to make you give you the opportunity to do opposite all of your picks right now and then Mojo will get your actual picks to see if this gets you back on track.

They'll never work because if I do do that, then I'm gonna have a terrible week if I don't. You know, whenever whenever you change your picks, it's not good. I'm giving you the offer to do opposite all of your picks right now, since you're not confident in them. And then Mojo gets your picks and you get the opposite of yours. I'm gonna ride my picks and give Mojo the Yankees too, while you're at it. Make sure you did that.

All right. Gordy, anything to promote on the way out here? Yeah, I have to promote Green Lane being in the same parking lot as all the Gentleman's Clubs in Tampa. $9, under $9, salads and wraps, Green Lane being in the same parking lot as all the gentlemen's clubs in Tampa, $9. Under $9, salads and wraps, Green Lane. We have three locations throughout Tampa, St. Pete. So go check it out. You never know, Rob Gronkowski might be handing you

the meal on the drive-thru. He does that. That is the true statement. We did do that and worked the drive-thru three weeks ago. If you live in Tampa or if you're going through Tampa and you see a strip club, the place is right next to the strip club. That's right. It's bright green.

It is bright green. Right. Okay. Carl Douglas, promote that big, badass, beautiful law firm of yours. Douglas X Law, if you leave a strip club in LA, you need me to give me a call. You'll be hands-free next week. I love you, Carl. club in LA, you need me, give me a call. You'll be head for Saratoga next week. I love you, Carl. I love you, buddy.

If you don't want a salad or a wrap, you might need an attorney. Who knows? Who knows? Wrap it up. Hey, look at you, Gordy. Speaking of wrapping it up, gentlemen, good luck this week. We will talk to you next week.

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