The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - Hour 1: Can We Make This a Football Show?

Episode Date: February 3, 2025

Stugotz stays on his point that this Luka Doncic trade means nothing despite the overwhelming evidence being presented otherwise. Is this a precedent setting trade? And why does our South Beach Sessions producer hate our basketball shows? Then, Mike delivers his Top 5 Most Talented QBs at the Height of Their Powers. Plus, God Bless Football's plans for the Super Bowl and Stugotz's Weekend Observations. Also, Myles Garrett has demanded a trade from the Cleveland Browns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Stugotz is about to crush it and has been crushing it. God bless football getting its deserved awards. A multi-time winner is the best football podcast in america uh... is it two or three times you have now won this award you know by this is the third time in four years there uh... so just a conqueror and now he is going to the super bowl and it's going to be a celebration of stew gots on radio row we're all going to get out of the way so the god bless football uh... can shine and be the shining

star from Metal Arch Media that it is. But I do want to just go back for a second and ask Roy the question of in church Princess Claire was not there and I just because I want to grade what it means if our show is going to give us one of its highest honors, Roy screamed holy shit in churches what that what kind of news is this roy said holy street holy shit in church you said princess claire was not there but your wife was i'm surprised this happened in front of your wife i think she would find this disrespectful to the church in god student

she would be happy with that that she was it yeah i mean with the putting did she talk to you about it after order cheated yeah i mean, of course. But if your child were there, if Princess Claire were there, would you have been able, because this is an important question I'm asking you, if we're putting this at the top of the list, would you have been able to control the curse

and indeed repress the holy shit in front of your daughter? Yes, I would have. I try to control my cursing in front of Claire. I mean, if don't know that if she's in a room and I actually say it I apologize. I'm sorry Claire. That sort of thing. So I try to control that. Jordan Kairou has been traded to the Knights. No. Okay. So you're saying that you're more afraid of cursing in front of your child than God? Yeah. Okay. Wish my wife had that feeling.

Celebriani to the flyers. Hers is like a sailor in front of my daughter. Celebriani. Nah, the flyers aren't good enough yet. What? Celebriani? As a rookie? No, no. Yes, that's a holy shit in church.

Wait, I got one, I got one. Shut up. That's a holy shit in church. No, no, no, no, no. Celebriani. It's not gonna, no. Celebriani's like- Connor Bedard to the lightning. Okay, that, that, that I might have to.

Whoa! Wow! Celebrini's already better than Bedard. Whoa! Yeah. Stugatz was muttering on the way to the bathroom, and I will say, Stugatz, that you have not fully enmeshed into everything that we are doing here until you have heard the muttered take of Stugatz on the way to his bathroom. That is when you're really in the inner circle,

when you get the real Stugatz on the way to the heater, the real Stugatz unfiltered, filtered cigarettes, unfiltered opinions. Jessica said that on your way to the bathroom, you said to her under your breath, still trying to win this argument Not a big trade. It's not It's really not it's two big names. It's two teams that are going nowhere. They swap big names going neither It's like going nowhere. Like I know the mavericks made it to the I understand that they're not going back The Lakers are not going to the NBA Finals like neither of these teams are going to win in its current form But you could argue that this move may eventually turn into a title-winning move for the Lakers in like short time Maybe because they got the guy to build the team around and they will move on from LeBron and start building the team around

It's weird that you would be this jaded about this given the fact that There is nothing that injects a fan base more I saw it we've lived it the last 15 years That a player of this kind coming to you in his prime like the Lakers getting this makes the transition so magically seamless from magic to to Kareem to Pat Riley to to Kobe to just generational greatness that the Lakers feel entitled to. Every time we get the fading superstar,

we replace him with someone who's not Shaq, who's not a fading superstar. It's precedent setting in that they will never be able to say, like, this player's untouchable. Like, this player will never get traded now, because that was what we would have said about Luke Adonjic a week ago. I know the magnitude of the players that

were traded. I get that one of the game's great young players was traded to the LA Lakers, perhaps its greatest organization, the league's greatest organization, and perhaps it will be great for the Lakers five years from now, but you know what, Dan? I deal in the now. I don't deal in five years from now. I deal in right now. And right now, the Lakers aren't winning the thing, and the Mavericks aren't winning the thing.

Well, you say right now, but Luca comes back February 11th from a calf strain, and you're gonna watch, correct? You wanna know what that looks like, correct? Yes? Yeah, I'll watch. The Lakers will probably make a watch. Probably make, they'll probably make another move for a big man for Robert Williams.

It'll take them a minute to figure it out. It's now LeBron Stugats. Time Lord. He was pretty good the last time I watched. Yeah. You know who's the actual Time Lord? It's LeBron, oldest player in the league, and now he's condensed these things to six months runs.

Like, oh, okay, let's see if I can sharpen this up at the trade deadline. See if I can get a superstar over here, Anthony Davis, it's so great. No, this is great, I love broing out with dudes and talking trades, it's the greatest. Just bro out, let's all have an opinion and not listen to one another and just get our takes off. It's the best.

I love when StuGuts just lies to us, yeah, you're not gonna watch that, StuGuts. Yo, chicken thighs! You're right. Fuck! I deserve this. I deserve this. I don't know how many days are coming back.

When do the Lakers play the Mavs? That one I'll watch. Come on. I won't watch that one. I don't believe you! I'm not watching any of it! I don't want that. Yeah.

Everything's a lie. Do you guys know what it is the Celtics got for Marcus Smart? Did they get more than this for Marcus Smart? They got Porzingis and how many picks? I saw that in a group chat. They got more for Marcus Smart. This doesn't seem fair.

Doesn't seem right. Someone should do something about this. He should be in Miami Heat. The Mavericks have Brunson as well. February 25th, Stu gots 10 p.m. You're gonna watch that? Circle it, yeah. I will say something now because I have a bit of a clock in my head on how it is that we do things

around here. I am afraid of that word. Chris Cody wins there. He was so ready to pounce. Clock? Yeah, clock in my head. And I am telling you right about now, and I think Mike Ryan's judgment here is bad, because I walked into the room the other segment and I just said to Mike Ryan, I think that's about enough basketball talk. And Mike Ryan said, no, there's never enough. There can never be enough on. And then I walked past Matt Coogler, who whispered to me in my ear, my least favorite show that you guys do is the basketball shows.

It's worse than the hockey shows. He was actually talking normal voice, but it just sounded like a whisper. He is a soft talker. He is the softest talker here. He doesn't wanna be on air. I wanna use him on air. I think the producer of South Beach Sessions,

he's reluctant about all of it. But he's also got a good ear for what this audience wants. And on a Monday, if we do an all-Luca show and all-Anthony Davis show, I worry about that because we alienate the Matt Kuglers of the world who hate that show from us. He's not leaving that corner office he's got. You guys want to do top five most talented

NFL quarterbacks of all time? Yes. I did that in the group chat and what a discourse. It's Coogler hiding, he doesn't wanna be on camera. Let's get the Coogler cam, let's, he doesn't wanna be on camera. I didn't do that Coogler, I didn't do that to you. Now talent is described by me,

size, speed, throwing power, throwing accuracy, power also. Like you have to be a powerful runner because short yardage situations, such a big part of the game. I'm just gonna walk in that studio and put this on the table and just slide it over your way. That's my top five. Really?

This is all time you're saying? All time. Talent, remember this is not best. I got a talent, right. Talent, not winning. I had it, like someone shouted out Dan Marino. I'm like, look, he's a loose of pocket presence and all that but you're not calling a QB sweep

with him. Alright but he's pretty talented. Like he would. Yeah. No, it's a different list. That's throwers of the football. Okay. So, you're coming in here. You're sliding this list to me. Mm hmm. Okay. I'm excited. Uh Chris Cody, can you get me the start of the day music before we get to uh Stu Gutz's weekend observations. the start of the day music before we get to, it is the start of the day. The leader of God Bless Football, America's favorite and best football podcast has just been handed a note that seems to have tickled and delighted him. It brought genuine emotion, a genuine wow, close to holy

shit in church. What a list! We will get to that in a moment, but first I will tell you that if Clayton Kershaw allows 139 straight earned runs before getting his next out, his ERA would still be under three. Still won't have a ring. This list is peak of their powers.

Peak of their powers. Peak of their powers. He has a ring. Yeah, well, not my personal record. Okay, but. You might think he has a ring. Congratulations, you read a book. You stopped. You stopped watching. You stopped watching them about the same time you stopped

watching basketball. You've gotten tired of your own Clayton Kershaw take. That is an amazing stat. I just get it. It is. It is. It really is. Baseball. Yep. Number five, Patrick Mahomes. No, no, no. You're doing it in backwards order. Uh-uh. Number five. It should have been obvious. No way! It should have been obvious. I agree with your number one, that's not your number one! No. Most talented! He's my number five. Okay.

So wait a minute, but that ruins it. Well, I mean, everyone can assume it's Patrick Mahomes. He made number one Patrick Mahomes. He didn't step out on a limb or anything. Number five, Cam Newton. There's not going to be a number one Patrick Bohomes. He didn't step out on a limb or anything. Number five, Cam Newton There's not gonna be a number one to this list. Number four, John Elway Number three, Aaron Rodgers It's the size that's holding him back from top two. Number two, Josh Allen

Any guesses on number one, Dan out? Tom Brady. No, it's Patrick Mahone. Whoa. How is Tom Brady not in the top five? How's the best quarterback ever? Size, size. You can't do the power running with him. Lamar Jackson, OLI. That was the tightest debate. Cam Newton, MVP season in terms of most talent or any of Lamar Jackson, O.L.I. That was the tightest debate. Cam Newton, MVP season in terms of most talent or any of Lamar's, but I'm just gonna give a slight edge because Cam Newton's the greatest single red zone weapon I've ever seen. So Randall Cunningham is a... He was in the top 10.

He was thinking about it. He was in the top 10, like this was a whole thing. I only got five. Randall's six foot four, so he's got the size going for himself. Elway doesn't do it for me. I think this is a young thing. Thank you.

That is what it is. That Elway, I mean all the footage is graining. You've now lived, you've lived long enough that all the footage on Elway early in his career in Denver, not the last Super Bowl when he's an old man. When he's an old man. No, the three Super Bowls that Elway took the Broncos to with no Tyrell Davis, no running game, no anything. That was impressive. But to me it's all like NFL films, like the 48 frames per second like semi-slow-mo films. It is so funny to have that feel like the 1950s to a generation.

You see that the sports take thing that I did inside that top five. My argument is Josh Allen is existing in the same exact timeline as the most talented quarterback ever. He just so happens to be the second most talented quarterback ever but he can't get to the Super Bowl. Lamar Jackson too low on your list. As OLI? Yes. I mean do you have him over camp? Well the only reason well you're you you're, you're doing Rogers, you're doing physical gifts for goal line situations. I'm doing physical gifts. I don't need a running back anymore. Again, when I add a running back, what I've added is Randy Moss to Tom Brady.

Right. Well, Aaron Rogers won a Superbowl with James Starks. Fair enough, but I don't think that you'll be looking at any of what it is that Lamar wins a Super Bowl with. Did you say Lamar wins a Super Bowl? You have him winning one? Didn't even mention Joe Burrow. He was close. I'm with Dan on Lamar Jackson. I mean better completion percentages than Elway in almost every season. He's better than Josh Allen and I can't believe I'm saying that. I can't either because you're wrong. Dead wrong. Dead wrong. If only we saw them play each other in the playoffs multiple times.

Fewer interceptions. More touchdowns. On the road and at home. It does become hard to make my arguments is the problem when you've got the argument ender of they've played four times in a sample of four and you can turn that argument into they could play for Eternity and Josh Allen would never win. Hey Lamar Jackson I can't win because I can't play any of those games. I've just got the four. It's a small sample So if you say to me Josh Allen simply can't beat Patrick Mahomes Even though I saw was 13 seconds from happening and Josh Allen didn't have anything to do with why it is they lost in those

13 seconds from happening and Josh Allen didn't have anything to do with why it is they lost in those 13 seconds You can still say forever Josh Allen will never beat Patrick Mahomes because I know it the way I know that goes on to you eternal Let's give Lamar Jackson Khalil Shakir. We're making wins a QB stat again. I don't like it I hate it. I hate it and small sample size QB stat at that It's not even a you won't even do me the courtesy of a 17 game sample. It's four. Look at you dudes wanting to bro out over a top five. It's crazy to me.

It's because it's the same madness to me. This is the thing that happened to me. Big Ben sneaky in this conversation, by the way. Big Ben, it was hard to keep him. I had Big Ben over Randall Cunningham. In terms of talent, like a little skinnier Big Ben. Runs like a skyscraper, can't be in this top five. No, but he ran like a skyscraper

towards the tail end of his career. Big Ben, when he first came from Miami of Ohio, that dude could move. The Colts tackle. Are you saying Ben was a clumsy runner? Because Mahomes is as well. As great as Mahomes is, when he runs, he looks clumsy. I mean, he does.

To God's I appreciate the clarification. I was not saying that he's a clumsy runner. I was saying that he looks like he runs, like a skyscraper has sprouted legs. How that would run where the upper body doesn't move because it's been battered and contorted by 10 years of you know, having people bounce off of your upper body and that it doesn't work right anymore. So you can only run to the side really quick like a skyscraper with legs and throw the ball four yards. Okay. I'm going to start compiling my throwers of the football list and by the way this make he may perceive this as a knock

This is a testament to how good Tom Brady is because he's not on the top five of any of these just throwers I'm the top ten of most talented right? He's not in the top ten of best throwers of the football So you're doing the greatest of all time. So you're doing top five throwers of the football. Yes, and you're gonna slide it to me Yeah, but I'll put the numbers. All right, you hold on to that for a second God bless football is about to come your way in a way that is ferocious enduring Echoing and it'll be felt throughout the land Stu gots is headed there Billy has stomach problems and is on the way before we get to God bless football's epic return to the Super Bowl Can you play for me the start of the day again please?

Wow. Start of the day, start of the day, in this year's start of the day. Start of the day, start of the day, in this year's start of the day. Start of the day, start of the day, in this year's start of the day. Start of the day, start of the day, in this year's start of the day start of the day it is the start of the day Bam Adebayo is now tied for the franchise lead in buzzer beaters in Miami Heat history with Dwayne Wade. What?

Bam? Three. Three little mid-range jumpers at the end of the game because they threw the ball over there and shouldn't have. It's a good play. They should try it out more often. Three times. I'm just teasing.

I just think it's shocking I think it's shocking to have seen all three of those shots and remember them and It speaks highly to what Mike is talking about and what I'm talking about with Mike when I say yeah 2010 2014 spoiled us. Mm-hmm the Bama to bio buzzer beater. I mean, it's been twice the guts I'm not even a heat fan. It spoiled that's a good it was so it's like man uh... you feel bad for dallas today i feel bad for sacramento okay all twenty five years that the heat of the relevant sacramento has not been except for one

like it's hard to stay it's just hard to stay up there and uh... and and so it's just that that that the lakers have been able to do it they had that one scare right colby b Kobe Bryant played for some bad teams. At one point he has to be traded, I think, right? He has to be traded to the Clippers, I think. That's how bad it was. But it is hard to remain with a team for all time, and I do think it's a connections to gods that matters. Like Anthony Davis will forever be a

mercenary in Los Angeles. in some ways so will the broad but luca was something different with dallas like they know as he was drafted there because he was on cropping and they demand there there's rarely anything cooler than saying you were there at the beginning to see what someone's growth is that you could see the start of its this city's attachment to blade

like you saw him they know he came to this city's attachment to blade like you saw him they know he came to this country's a teenager stugats like yes you know anything we discovered him and he discovered us in that whole thing like the way that that ends has to feel like a betrayal to him no matter that the amount of dollars it is that you're talking about that list is in front of us you've got he's reacting again but let's do weekend observations before we do that please

because i that you're gonna have to hold on to that can i look at this list can i know no no no no okay i could do it in weekend observations okay quick that's well i look like the screen behind you says gold wiener by the way as it should i i think that we should absolutely make it the gold wiener that is a stugats has taken the gold wiener to New Orleans this weekend this weekend weekend yet can you tell me a little bit about what you guys have got planned because I'm worried about Billy stomach problems but you are on a roll god bless football is on a roll and god bless football is about to take over nobody is a bigger

star well maybe Jim Rome I think Christopher maybe Mad Dog now he is the biggest star that well but the reason i say nobody's a big star radio row is because mad dog is a big big star but you schmooze even more than he does you schmooze on radio role in terms of radio rose schmoozing i don't think mad dog is now got no point where he's not going to make the rounds like they're they're going to be like you, you're shaking hands of local affiliates.

You're dominating radio this week. We're on one of the outside stages, the big stages, and that really, in sports radio and Super Bowl week, that means you've really made it. I like to be on the inside where all the stations are, all the local radio stations are, but Christopher Mad Dog Russo is the mayor. When he walks past me, I'm still in awe. It's the way when I walk past some of the younger generation, they're in awe of me. I hear them talking about me.

Well, can I, can I, Mike? And I love every second of it, Dan. I'll be slinging books like nobody's business. All right. So who's, oh wow. So Stugatz, that's going to be great. Wait a minute. Are we going to get to watch Stugatz in sales action where he's got sample books to give away and he can sell books as a guest on Radio Row? That's what I'm doing. Oh my God. Is that going to be great? So wait a minute. So it's not just that you're a participant and worker and employee and ruler and conquester of Radio Row. It's also that you're going to be able to sell merch. You're going to be able to sell your shit on every radio station

that there is in America. Yep. I'm gonna sign books I'm gonna toss them like frisbees to certain tables. I have the tables that I want to throw them to I'll go on the show I'll promote the book. I can't wait for a date. I love this week. It's my favorite week I wish every week was this week. We kick it off tomorrow with funny Marco. Okay, excellent Hey folks, it's Mike Ryan and I need to talk to you about something that I use religiously. Anytime I'm hosting a big dinner party, I want to impress people and I get food from some of the most iconic famous places in the country.

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A couple, yeah. That was literally the most confusing list we've ever done. Hey, Chibos got a better shot of coming back. Give him a chance, he's got more lyrics. I'm mad. I'm angry. I wanna leave.

Stugats. This would have been your day. This should be, you should own the sports media landscape right now. I am. Top seven guys. I would not want the judge. No. No. No. F*** you. No. I'm not allowing it. Zach Wilson. No. No. No. I'm not giving him a chance. I'm giving him 20 years.

I've given him my prize. This is the Dan LeBatar Show with StuGuts. Let's do weekend observations. It is time for StuGuts to share his game notes. No one in the media will tell you what happened better than my boy Stu. Weekend observations brought to you by Miller Lite. Din! It's been a year, but it feels like a decade.

Every year I leave, I count the days until I return. Back to a room that is filled with nothing but sports radio. Peter King picking out a Danish Mike Golic getting paid for doing media tours for beef jerky and diabetes prevention. And of course, the mayor of it all, Christopher Mad Dog, Russo. Dan, like I just said, I wish this week was every week, but make no mistake about it, this week is here. And just like that, Radio Row.

Here we go. Is back. Here we go. So excited, you're coming, huh? I'm- A little visit to the row, huh? I'm gonna very briefly. Okay. I'm gonna give it a whiff. It'll smell. You won't like it. It'll smell like plumbers. It'll smell like me. Congratulations to the NBA. All it took was no NFL games on, but they finally won a weekend. It's one thing to get traded but the mavericks called Luca fat

and lazy on his way out. That's so true. Yeah. Man. Yep. Luckily for Luca he's getting traded to Los Angeles the body transformation capital of the world. He'll be in peak condition faster than you could say. Mindy Kaling. Juju can you put it on the poll please? Should Luca get in shape by getting Hollywood plastic surgery? We all agree that Luca would look slimmer with a single digit number. 77 isn't doing him any favors. Put it on the poll as well is the number 77 the opposite of slimming? It's a no-line number.

It's a bad number, right? Is eights worse than sevens? There's something about seven-seven that's going to be not slimming, particularly not slimming. The L in Luka stands for left tackle. Double sevens to go along with double chins. That's not right. It's not accurate. Look at Chris Cody. He's got two sevens to go along with double chins. That's not right. It's not accurate. Look at Chris Cody.

He's got two sevens, he has two chins. What's not accurate? Cody, you and me can't laugh at that wild jiggling chins beneath our mouths. I disagree. I'm qualified to laugh at that. Top five things the Ellen Luca doesn't stand for. Number five, lettuce.

Number four, limiting his carbs. Number three, lifting weights. Number two, low calorie diet. Is this still allowed? And number one, Larry O'Brien trophy. Not a big trade. Here come the blue jackets. They're playing well. It's a nice story.

It's a nice story. Yeah, cause Johnny Hockey. Bill Belichick is releasing a book called The Art of Winning Lessons from a Life in Football. Chapter one. Have Tom Brady. The end. What about chapter two? There is no chapter two. I was gonna say buy pizza before a North Carolina Duke game for all the frat. Just have Tom Brady. The end. A Jim Nance interview can only take place in front of a fireplace. Put it on the poll, Juju, at Lebatard Show.

Is it wrong if a Jim Nance interview takes place anywhere other than in front of a fireplace? Or in Butler Cabin, but I feel like there's a fireplace in Butler Cabin. It could be wrong. It's the same thing. Right, but it's spring. Yeah, it's the same thing. It should be.

There is, for sure. Right. There is in our imagination, in our personal cabin book. Headline, I like that. Barnes and Nobles, Dad, 60 new stores this year. As Bookstore Revival picks up speed.

When I told you, Dan, I was gonna save books. I was serious Stu gots book.com you've been right. Yeah, I mean 60 new stores for Barnes and Nobles. You're happy what a day for you How would I not I thought you would leave the show with it? How would I not be happy for both you and the written word? It is one of the great tributes the history of our audience and show that you are a champion who now sells books on Radio Row this week. That's my dream.

Something to sling on Radio Row. It's great. It's amazing. So great. February 25th, Mavericks Lakers, go ahead right now and circle the date. Are the rest of you happy for Stugatz? It doesn't feel like, you guys are real,

how are you not embracing the idea of Stugatz on Radio Row where Tony Saragusa once came and sold us diabetes medicine with crumbs on his shirt. Stugatz is going to sell his bestselling book and he's gonna be slinging the book around Radio Row. Look at the indifference in the other room. He said Booth. Booth.

I couldn't even look at your face. Yeah, it's hard. I can't wait to read your Booth. I heard Booth is our back in 2025. Where were we? Interesting trend piece I read. I'm with you there by the way. I don't feel their excitement.

I mean, I feel yours though. The booth is out on you. It's the coolest. It's the coolest. I can't, I can't believe that we get to celebrate Stugats this way. It's lovely. Celebrate them by the booth. I've always said, if you're worried about one player's conditioning trade for the much older superstar

That's always injured to everybody calling anthony davis a laker legend Do me a favor and stop He is not a laker legend What are we doing? You cannot say anthony davis is a laker legend how great a place is not wilts This is not jerry west. This is not james worthy.y this is nobody it's a guy who won a title in a bubble he's not a legend I'm not even certain LeBron is a Laker legend how about that Anthony Davis is better than James Worthy's to gods Dan do you think the history boost Will agree. Hahaha. There was a little Adam Sandler in there. There was.

What is your history, booze? Hahaha. Big game, James, I mean. What's he doing? Get in there! Give me the salami! Oh, that is good. The Mavericks.

Immediately getting blown out. And giving up 91 points in the first half to the cabs. The post-Luca era. Off to a great start. They lost by 40. Everyone said they were shell shocked. Like they came out of the locker room the same way we would have. Like, ah, holy shit, Roy cursed the church. The Mavs should have asked for Brawny back too,

just to see how badly LeBron wanted to play with Luca. That would have been so great. He says no, right? He says no. He says no, right? That's where he draws the line, Brawny. That'd be so good. Put Brawny with Kyrie.

What would happen is LeBron would deny he knew anything about it. Like, he would just say, I didn't know they were trading my son. Right. And then he would have plausible deniability with his wife and his son. He would just claim that Rich Paul and I are... Put his hand and make him swear on the Booth of God. The idea of LeBron trying to trade his son without his family finding out is a reality show.

Oh, that's great. That would get me back into the NBA. Like just playing cards with Rich Paul and be like, you know what? Has LeBron ever gone to the second page of a booze. If the Pro Bowl games were any more pointless, they'd be called soccer. Zero dog thirty. The highlight of the Pro Bowl was watching Peyton Manning's 13 year old throw in the pregame Marshall Manning

Elite quarterback name when your nickname is the sheriff you have to name your kid Marshall Put it on the pole so good at LeBata show is Marshall Manning an elite quarterback name He's gonna be so good. I have no idea if he even wants to play quarterback or not. I just, he's gonna be good. Lamella Ball checked all the boxes for an All-Star except not being a Charlotte Hornet. Impractical, what? Impractical Jokers. Say it Mike. Impractical. Leads the league in always being on TV. It's always there. Every day.

Put it on the poll. That and Friends. At Levitard Show, is Impractical Jokers on your television somewhere in the world at all times? Duke, with a rare 17-point blowout win. That doesn't indicate just how bad it was. Taylor. You know where Duke took North Carolina, Dan?

I don't know what happened there. Had a stroke. To the wood shed. They did, Taylor. You tripped on the way to the wood shed. You know what the H in Hubert Davis stands for, Dan? I do not. Hot seat.

Whoa. Taylor. In honor of the Chiefs trying to three-peat. What is happening to you? My top three peats in sports. Seven stroke. In honor of the Chiefs. I didn't say, I didn't say book.

Chiefs. I don't know what's going on. Super Bowl radio row. OLI. Did you bite the back of your tongue? Pete Alonso. The polar bear. Wait, what is this?

That's, wait, no, that's not another one that this is my top three peets in sports three peets Yes, which part are you not getting about this Pete Alonso is number three. He's oh, I sorry Rodney Pete Number three or oh, I oh, I Pete Carroll Oh, I big balls Pete Pete Carroll. O-L-I. Big Balls Pete. Number three, Pete Maravich. Pistol Pete.

Number two, Pete Sampras. Also Pistol Pete. Number one, Pete Rose. Charlie Hussle. No, no, it's my list. Oh, okay. Was it top five, Pete's, or top three, Pete? It was top three with two O-L-Is, I believe.

I thought you were gonna do like top three wordplay and the chiefs were number one. But no, you just did three. Three Pete's, yeah, and he had seven O-L-Is. It's my bad. Pete Incavillia. Inky. Oh, God.

Left them out. Top five throwers of the football. Seven O.L.Is. It's my bad. Pete Engaviria. Enki. Oh, God. Left them out. Top five throwers of the football all time. Whoa. Mayor Pete, just kidding. O.L.I. Josh Allen. Number five, I agree with this.

Oh my God. It's your list. What do you mean you agree with this? No, no, no, it's not my list. It's Mike's. I thought that this was Mike handing you the list that was your list. It's Mike handing me that he slid me the list. Oh, he did that in front of people?

Yes, yeah. I thought that was private producing. Number five, Jeff George. Oh my God, was he good. Didn't Joe Milton just throw a ball 85 yards this weekend? I have no idea Number four Dan Marino Number three I agree Stephen Morris Dan he had a argue he's too low.

Come on. Number two, Aaron Rodgers. And number one, take a guess Dan. It's not L.W. Pat Mahomes. Since I wasn't here Friday, allow me to take the time for an acceptance speech for God Bless Football winning another podcasting award. Shannon Sharp, better luck next year. You too.

Dominique Foxworth and Bill Barnwell and SplitZoneDuo and Locked On Titans and Shaw's local best insider podcast and WarCamp podcast featuring seminal headlines. Oh man, that one was really good this year. Really? That was my favorite podcast this year. The S in Shannon Sharp stands for Silver. Chad Ocho Cinco more like Chad Ocho Doso. Mina Kimes, I don't want to dog you, but Lenny would have been an award winner on my podcast. Whoa. David Sampson, nothing personal, but third place is an upgrade for anything you're in

charge of. Making a career out of telling athletes that wins are the only thing that matter, only to then win every award myself. You of course know what I did, right Dan? What'd you do? I talked the talk and I walked the walk did three awards four years I believe that's what we in the business call a dynasty Pretty close put my podcast awards in a box now put Jason Kelsey's in a box and then ask yourself

Who should really have the late- night show on ESPN and be dating Taylor Swift. Breaking news. What? Yeah, big breaking news. We can't interrupt. I get to be the guy that delivers news to you for the first time and I love this. Wait a minute, an acceptance speech? Hang on, he's gonna love this. Miles Garrett has requested a trade. Oh my God! Wow!

Wow! And we're done with the NBA! I mean. Just when I was gonna be pulled right back in. I'm so sorry for you. Yeah. You cannot interrupt the sanctity of the weekend observations.

Miles Garrett, this is the NFL. He didn't even want to request a trade. Goodell picked up the phone and said, hey, you see these headlines? I don't like them one bit. It's our week. Mm-hmm. Request a trade, even if you don't mean it. We had a lot to overcome to get here.

The biggest names in the sport, having to do some shows on Zoom, and of course, Mike Fuentes having a microphone. I mean... Taylor. You know what the essence to God stands for? Look, wait a minute. Not second place. Taylor does not deserve to...

Cut the light out. Wait, what do you mean? Wait a minute. This is because we've got two competing interests here at Metal Art Media. I love Fuente. Between good employees who work hard and sinister ones that are hell-bent on causing chaos. Wait, which one is which? Taylor's a little too happy with Mike Fuente taking that particular stray during acceptance speech that it doesn't feel like Stu gots totally wrote. So now, now look at Taylor getting off interim office resentments He's sneaking them in the weekend observations, and he's delighted with himself look at it

You know what the essence to God stands for not second place never Second place we actually interviewed a witch and it wasn't Marjorie Taylor green Dan Which and it wasn't Marjorie Taylor green Dan Dan wrote that one. Yeah What gave you the clue the Dan sometimes they like Dan I didn't know if we were starting the next You thought he had so you thought He read his notes wrong clarifying for the I was just saying did

Observation he's never written an observation before I for the audience. I was just saying did. It stands observation. He's never written an observation before. I wrote that one. That was the first time. Miles Garrett put out a press release for this and damn it stings. Like he's basically blaming the Browns for sucking and that's why he wants to leave. Oh you can't do this to Sugaun's weekend observation. He's like I need to compete for a Super Bowl straight up.

I'm out. Wow. What is the press release? Go ahead and read it. I mean it it closes. With that in mind I have requested a trade from the Cleveland Browns but as a kid dreaming of the NFL all I focused on was the ultimate goal of winning a Super Bowl and that goal fuels me today more than ever. My love for excuse me five dollars my love for the community of Northeast Ohio and the incredible fan base at the Cleveland Browns has made this one of The toughest decisions of my life the past eight years have shaped me into what I am today well, I love calling the city home my desire is to win and compete on the biggest stages and

I this in it won't allow me to be complacent. The goal was to never go from Cleveland to can It was always to compete for and compete for and win a Super Bowl with that in mind I've requested to be traded from the Cleveland Browns and compete for and win a Super Bowl. With that in mind, I've requested to be traded from the Cleveland Browns. Stugatz, I would say that even though we love the transaction and stars and names, I do not that you necessarily have to do comparison shopping on this, but Miles Garret, a great Canton worthy, great as the position can be played defensive end requesting a trade, while interesting in seismic, tells you how much bigger basketball stars are than football stars that that'll be the interesting to many people but it won't

be what we've been talking about for two hours and it won't eat up two hours of coverage on any televisions tomorrow either pablo torre do it without forty people on staff pablo torre do it with somebody named k-Funk Pablo Torre

do it with a Yankee Ford Starter named Jabba Chamberlain Dan saying these podcast awards are prestigious and then having no idea what they are called Dan the Stugats is also strong in you they're the greatest of all the awards. They're the most important of the awards. They're the most prestigious and credible of all the podcast awards. That's a wordy name. I might start more podcasts to see how many categories I can win just for the hell of it, speaking of hell, or Pryles. Dan, those are the weekend observations.

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