The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - One Gotta Go

Episode Date: May 31, 2024

The guys react to Jaylen Waddle's new deal. Stu missed Austin Ekeler's wedding and never gave his best man speech. Fuentes debuts One Gotta Go and Mikey A transports us to the 2025 season in a new edition of More Mikely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You're listening to Giraffe Kings Network. God bless football, Billy Gill. God bless football, Mikey A. God bless football, Fuentes. God bless football, Stugatz. Oh, look at that. We got Fuentes. He has a microphone. He's got a camera in front of him. He can speak to us. This is very exciting, Fuentes. I'm sure that you're more excited than most people are, but thank you, Stuart. Do you guys miss the Monday? Really what I'm excited about. Go ahead, Billy. I'm sorry. Do you miss the Monday hangovers, like the Monday morning shows? I kind of do. I like the Monday morning shows.

Now, it would make absolutely no sense. Monday afternoon, you mean? Yeah, yeah. Monday afternoon. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Right. It would make no sense to be doing the Monday morning afternoon show in the offseason because there's no games. Why would you be doing that with no games? But still, I kind of miss it. I miss the big board. with no games? But still, I kinda miss it. I miss the big board.

Miss some things. Well, if you miss it so much, I'll meet you Monday morning. We can do a show if you'd like. I mean. You will not. And I know that. I will be here by myself. We're also missing Lucy. I will.

Yeah, we had Lucy in here doing college football. We heard all about Iowa, Iowa punting, Iowa defense, Iowa punting again, stuff like that. So I was talking to Lucy. Iowa unders. Yeah, I was talking to Lucy. Iowa unders. Yeah, I was talking to Lucy the other day off air and we were discussing and maybe we can bring it back for people.

We miss send us stuff because people just aren't sending stuff because why would they be sending stuff. So if you want to send us stuff, just I don't know, Google the address and put it, you know, attention metal arc, put my name, put Lucy's name, Stu gots his name, Mikey's name, Mike Fenton's name, anybody's name and Mike Fuentes' name, anybody's name, and send us stuff if you want and we'll talk about it. I guess, is that allowed, can we do that? Well you just did it.

Yeah, we'll find out, yeah. Done now. Anyway, big episode, huh, Stugatz? We have new games, we have a more Mike-ly, Mike Fuentes has a new game that he wants to debut. I was told that you secured a guest, not for this week, but for next week, which is exciting if it's who I think it is.

And also, we have a negotiation that you wanna do on air for some reason that I'm not exactly sure why you wanna do it on air, but it's an exciting negotiation potentially. I'm a tougher negotiator on air than I am face to face. That's why. I see. Yeah.

Okay. You're right. We do have, we have, most likely, we have One's Gotta Go, debuting a new game. I mean, look how excited the group got. I love a good One's Gotta Go. One's Gotta Go. I'm excited about One's Gotta Go. I don't know how it works, but I think I do, and I'm excited about it.

From Twitter, straight to this show, it's basically just something we stole off Twitter. And when you take four guys, you get four guys and one's gotta go. Simple as that. But we're not doing that now. Was that what you were thinking Billy? I mean.

Yeah, but we're not doing it now. That's a later thing. I'll explain it again. There's four guys. Well, no, explain it to me right before we do it so I don't forget. Yeah, cause I'll forget. Cause one's gotta go.

Just so you know, one's got to go. Yeah, but in case he forgets, explain to him, hey, I'm going to give you a group of four guys, and one of them's got to go. Yeah. See, Stu gots to get to it. OK. Yes.

I have some news here on Guest Next Week. Billy is right. We have a negotiation to make with tight end university. We'll get to that in just a second. But Billy, here is the big news. I have not one, but two guests booked for next week okay okay Austin Eckler got married congratulations to him and his beautiful bride and beautiful wife. We missed the wedding? I wasn't invited to the wedding. You never gave the best man speech? I'm getting to it I mean.

Oh my gosh. Maybe the next wedding. Don't you have a year to give a best man speech? Isn't that the rule? Do you have a year from a wedding? No, you have like 10 minutes after the wedding. Retroactive, yep. I can't believe we missed his wedding. Do you think he is registered? I'm gonna look this up right now. Austin Eckler wedding registry.

Cause you know, I like Austin, but if Austin's asking his friends to get him something, that's ridiculous. Right, well his friends weren't invited. I mean. Well anyone, come on, he's a millionaire. Oh my God. Right. Well, his friends weren't invited. I mean, well, anyone come on. He's he's a millionaire. Oh, my God. He's going to join us next week to talk to us about the wedding.

Perhaps I'll have my best man speech ready for him next week. Since he finally got married, I should say finally. It's not like, you know, it's not like they kept delaying it. I mean, the marriage actually happened. What happened, Billy? I see you excited back there. What's going on? I found his wedding registry, but his password protected.

Oh, really? Devastating. He got married on Saturday. Want me to get it for you? Well, I mean, if you don't want to send me a password, you don't want to invite me to your wedding, I'm gonna get you a gift? Like, no, that's crazy. Why would I do that?

What do you think is on here? Anyway, he agreed to come on next week, Billy, because he will break down and discuss the wedding with us, tell us who was there, the highlights, the lowlights, all that stuff. So I'm excited about that, but not nearly as excited as I am to announce that I have made contact with Mrs. Schefter.

I mean. Ooh. Oh. Whoa. What's she gonna join? We are two peas in a pod, I'm telling you right now. I mean, whoa. What's he gonna join? We are two peas in a pod, I'm telling you right now. I mean. You're talking about mama Shepter.

I'm talking about Shirley Shepter, Adam Shepter's mom. I told Shepter the story that Billy told last week on God Bless Football of how Billy met his mom on a weekend cruise. They met in an elevator, they had a moment, and then Billy never saw her again, and Billy wasn't satisfied, he wants more. Did she remember?

And so Adam Schefters, what's that? Did she remember? I'm not certain, listen, she's playing along right now. She said, a friend of Adam's is a friend of mine, and I would love to join your program, but I'm not certain if she remembers you, Billy. Okay, so. This hurts.

You gotta bring the hat. This, I mean. No, he's right. Mikey A's right. You have to dress exactly the way you were dressed on the cruise, okay? Man, this is a rough episode so far. So Mrs. S probably doesn't remember me.

Our friend, Austin got married and we weren't invited. I'm looking at pictures of the wedding here. It looks like it was a great affair. I can't even get him a gift because it's password protected. Look, here he is on the dance floor. He has those light up like foam stick things. This, wow. Let's send him a gift card to Applebee's.

Hmm. Think he'll enjoy that? No. Why? More of a Chili's type guy? Cause you gotta send a gift. No? You get more of a Chili's guy? I feel like Austin just eats ice.

Two for one mark. You know what I mean? He's just a guy that eats ice cause nothing else is good for him. You don't think he sits down for a couple of skinny marks? No, I think he drinks water and if he has to chew he eats ice. That's it.

I feel like you could get him an inspirational quote as a gift and he'd love it. That's true. Like a good quote. Wow. Right, that he would frame on the wall. Just tell it to him. Just say it to him.

Here's your gift. Maybe we get him a gift card to like Home Goods or something. So he can go to like the section and just get a bunch of those signs with words on them. Just as you hand him the card, you just like teamwork makes the dream work. There you go. And you shake his hand.

I like that. Yeah. Look at Billy. He's excited about that. Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right. Yeah. Welcome, Austin. I mean, so is that what we're doing?

What are we getting him? What are we going to do when he comes on next week? We should have something prepared for him. Not a best man speech, but something prepared. I mean, what do you think, Billy? I don't know. No? I don't.

I want him to make the joke, but he's a friend, like send to the quarterback store, buy a quarterback, maybe get him some jewelry, like a ring, you know? A punter. I have some rule changes I want to discuss with you. So Billy, here's the deal, okay? Shirley Schefter, who was an angel, by the way, she has agreed to come on, she wanted to come on this week, but we couldn't get it by the way, she has agreed to come on.

She wanted to come on this week, but we couldn't get it done in time. She has agreed to come on next week. She wants to revisit your encounter on the boat. She wants to talk to us about Adam. Billy claims that she saved the world. And I'm not certain anyone here disagreed with Billy on that notion, on that premise.

But Mikey A and I were talking right before you got into the studio, Billy. I'd like to make her the God bless football insider. Because just hear me out on this. I would find it nearly impossible to believe that Shirley Schefter has not been sitting right next to Adam Schefter at dinner and some news comes in and Shirley knows about the news way

before we know about the news before Adam even tweets it out and so who's going to say no to their mom? Okay so if we give Shirley a job here at God Bless Football where she is our insider and she just texts Adam hey five times a year I need you to give me the news before you give your audience the news. Don't you think a good son would do that for his mom? I mean, what do you think? Well, there's a lot to unpack here. You need him to give her the news, but also hold off on reporting that news until after Friday,

because that's when we air. But also, it seems to me that you think that Adam Schefter lives at home with his mom? No, I'm just saying that somewhere along the way, Adam Schefter received some news that he was gonna send out, and Mom just happened to be there by his side, and she was privy to the news before the rest of us were privy to the news.

That's all I'm saying. Can I create a top five for you, or just like the idea of a top five, and then you come up with the list? Sure. Top five sportscasters that you think live at home with their parents What am I basing this on just personality your list I'm not gonna tell you how to make your list

I'm just saying I think it's a good theme for a list. I have number one already. Oh I'll share with Stu. I'll text it to him. Okay They had it wouldn't be my. You want to make your own list? They have to be with us. They have to be with us. No, no, no. They obviously with us. I only really have this one name. I'll send it to you. It's great for the year. Oh, you're right. Mikey Ager sent me one and I just got it. I already penciled the minute number four. I have someone that I think that you guys are thinking and when you reveal your top five, I'm gonna see if he's on there.

Okay. Yeah. Okay. This is very exciting. What do you wanna do with Mrs. Schefter? She's very excited about this. Adam said you're gonna make it. So this was the response I got from Adam.

I am concerned about what she's gonna say about me. That was number one. Number two is you're gonna make her day. Okay, you're gonna make her day. This is her wheelhouse. She's always wanted to do this. I wanna give Mrs. Schafter a platform on a weekly basis here on God Bless Football, making the show mom and the show insider. How about that? Well, this is your thing though is you always go from 0 to

100 on everyone and everything like I do. Yeah, one person is on with us once and now, we're three years into Austin Eckler, or we had Mojo on every week and then Mojo got tired and broke up with us but we haven't been able to lose K-Funk so he's around and ShareBear's around. Which by the way, speaking of ShareBear, ShareBear invited us to be part of a celebrity tournament

that he's throwing so we gotta get back to him on that. And then I think Bring him on, yeah. I think it's in June. We have a busy June coming up if negotiating. It is a busy June. If we go to tight end university, this is becoming a very, very busy June. Yeah.

We gotta negotiate that still. Yes. Who are you negotiating with in this situation? Is it with tight end you or is it with the company? Who are you doing these negotiations with, Stu? So tight end university is something that the tight ends do every single year. They do it in Nashville. There's a celebrity concert that goes on

at the Brooklyn Bull in Nashville. George Kittle and his dad, they're kind of in charge of it. Travis Kelsey is there every year. All the tight ends show up. Greg Olson's a big part of it. But the guys who handle Raheem Mostert and Austin Eckler are there. There's an agency and they put this thing together. And so they have invited us. They want us out there. We're going

to get all the people I think that we want to get. We'll have invitations to the to the concert, tight end and friends concert. I love that name, tight ends and friends. We'll be invited to that concert. I think we'll get good guests. I think it will be good for God bless football, Billy. So I think we should do. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Yeah. Travis Kelsey is going to be there. And there's going to be a concert with surprise guests.

Not a chance. It's never going to happen. Just say that out of your head. Right. Just saying Travis Kelsey is going to be there. Right. And what are you saying? Just say it? I'm saying Taylor's the surprise guest Wow right Taylor's performing with Titans and friends. I don't That's really a career falling off a cliff I Mean a free concert tight heads and friends featuring

Taylor Swift. Not happening. Billy, do we want to go to this? I do have some demands here. There is no way I am going up there unless I get at least a minimum 25 minute sit down with Travis Kelce. I want Greg Olson as well.

I want Bruce Kittle, who is George Kittle's dad, because that guy is a badass. Those are really, like, I am willing to go there just to get those three guests. How about that? After the break, we will discuss Stugatz's concert demands. And I guess you're writer for going to tight end university. And we're back, Stugots. We are.

I don't want to ruin any surprises. I don't want to throw off any other shows. I don't want to tell, you know, I want to put news out there that isn't mine to tell, but I'm just looking at who is Lining up for an upcoming South Beach session, and I am in awe I Can't believe real person is here, and I'm like looking through the glass of my studio I'm sorry if I'm not looking at the camera, but when this person is there on 30 different screens

I can't help but look This guy is wearing a shirt that you could not get made like a shirt would not fit me the way that it fits this man any shirt there's no way that a shirt exists that would fit me the way that it fits him he's got those arm veins oh now he's laughing I'm charmed through this I hope he can't hear me he's looking at me but he can't hear me there's no way he can hear me but man what a looker this Chris Fowler is. Chris Fowler?

I mean, who said that? Why don't you ask him if he has a few minutes for us? I mean, instead of staring at him. Well, you know, cause it's a busy day. We have to talk about Mrs. S, we have some games to play. You're intimidated. It's not that I'm intimidated, but like also respectfully, I'm not gonna restructure the entire show

just because Chris wants to kinda saunter into our studio. We have business to get to here and it doesn't revolve around Chris Fowler. Sorry Chris. Maybe I'll invite him on a future episode but we're too busy right now, sorry Chris. I would reschedule all of our business

if you got Chris Fowler into that studio so we could speak to him for a couple of minutes. But it's okay, like I understand you're not wanting to do that. Leventhal is hogging all his time. I get it. I get it. It's not that. It's that also he's going to say no.

So I just don't want to. He is surprisingly jacked though. He is. He really is. Yeah. I would say in the surprisingly jacked older sportscaster category, it's him and Skip Ballis. That's it. Yeah.

Older. How old do you think he is? I think Fowler's probably 50, 51, something like that, right? I don't know. That would be my guess. He, oh wow. Hold on. He is 61. 61 years old. Chris Fowler is 61 years old. Get the hell out of here, man. He probably hasn't eaten a carb in like 20 years. Yeah, he's another one that just eats ice. He's like Eckler. He turns, yeah, he's another one that just eats ice. He's like, I got it. He turns, yeah, he turns 62 this year, 61. Really? I'm even more in love now. How old does Skip Bayless?

He's 93, I think. No, I think he's in his late 70s or mid 70s. We have the power of Google. He's 72. So he's 11 years older. He looks good, 72. I mean, seriously. Yeah, I guess for 70. Fowler's giving off. He looks good, 72. I mean, seriously. Yeah, I guess for 73.

Fowler's giving off those zaddy vibes, man. Look at that. Yeah. You got the salt and pepper, salt and pepper going. 61, he's a grand zaddy. Oh wow. Yeah. Has Dan started the interview or is there a little, you know, small talk going on?

Some banter. What is that glass he's drinking out of? Anyways, we should probably get back to our show and not just watching another show. No, I like the idea of you guys doing playboy play of anyways, we should probably get back to our show and not just watching another show. I like the idea of you guys doing play by play of Dan and Fowler. It's a better show.

You know, anyways, you want to do more Mike Lee or do you want to do Fuentes this game? So we have more Mike Lee, we have one's got to go. Fuentes will remind us of the rules of that game once we get to it. I also have top five sportscasters who look like they live at home. We have a lot to get to.

I have some rule changes I'd like to discuss with you. Billy, you pick, where do you wanna go first? Where do you wanna go? Well, we have to do the negotiation. Yeah, I was gonna say we have your negotiations that we never got to, but I also, let's do your negotiations actually. Well, listen, for tight end university,

I'd like to go to it. I think we'd have fun. I think we'd have great access. I think it'd be great for God bless football. If I'm negotiating here and I guess that I am, what I'm telling you is I want at least 25 minutes with Travis Kelsey. I want a good 15 minutes with Bruce Kittle.

I want Greg Olson for 20 minutes. I want a lot of it to appear not on just God Bless Football, but on the main show, the Dan LeBouittard show, Wood Stygots, if we're going up there, we're going up there, we're gonna work, okay? I want free tickets to the concert. I want access to everything and I wanna get paid. I mean, that's it.

It's a fair ask for what it is we're gonna do. I mean, we're going to Nashville in the middle of the summer. I mean, we're going to Nashville in the middle of the summer. I mean, please. Are you still in any frequent communication with Travis Kelsey? Because prior to Taylor Swift, you had somewhat of a relationship with him

and you spoke to him, you had ways of talking to him. Has that like ended? Yes. Oh, yes. He's moved on. Listen, but it hasn't just ended for me. I don't think I think it's ended for a lot of people. Like he went from Travis Kelsey in the NFL world was a super store is a super store.

He's an A-lister, right? Yeah. But now he has crossed over here. When you when you were dating the the most popular entertainer on the planet, you have arrived at a different place in life. And so yes, a lot of people, I would imagine, have had trouble reaching Travis Kelce, myself included. So to answer your question, yes.

And if it takes me going to Nashville for Titan University to reconnect with my old friend, then that's what I'll have to do. But I better reconnect with my old friend. I wanted it writing, I want to guarantee 25 minutes. So no bad blood though. Not none, none whatsoever. No, we are good.

He and I are good. Yeah. No bad blood. Billy, I have a quick question for you. Yeah. Over under how many tight ends does Stu got asked to get their quarterback on the show? All of them.

There's not a one that he does. There's not a one, right? I don't think. Well, Kelsey would be the one. I mean, I'm not asking for that quarterback, right? We ain't getting them. There's not a one that he doesn't ask. There's not a one, right? I don't think. Well, Kelsey would be the one. I mean, I'm not asking for that quarterback, right? We ain't getting him. I mean. I knew. I don't know.

You're asking for a different person. I was gonna say, who would you rather, if Travis says, you know what, I could bring one person to do an interview with Taylor Swift or Patrick Mahomes, who would you choose? I mean, it's a no-brainer. Absolutely. It is a no-brainer.

Are you kidding me? It's Patrick Mahomes. No, it Don't kidding me. It's Patrick Mahomes. It's definitely Taylor Swifts. You get Taylor Swift just for the clicks. He laid it right up there for me. Let's be realistic. You're getting Taylor Swift. Here's the thing about Patrick Mahomes that I know. I don't know that it's my place to put this business out there, but I'll do it regardless. So Patrick Mahomes, before he was drafted, he was at Radio Road doing all of that stuff,

and Adam Lefko really talked him up and became a Patrick Mahomes guy, talked him up, was like, this guy's gonna be the next big thing, had interviews and stuff like that before he was drafted, and to my understanding, never forgot that. Anytime he has a shoe come out, anytime he has anything come out, Lefko gets it because he's loyal to Lefko,

because Lefko was in with him before. So I feel like maybe, get in with Patrick, we could get some shoes, you know what I mean? This could be a- How about we get in with Lefko? I mean. Yeah, I guess, but Lefko's not gonna send us-

I mean, we bailed on Lefko. It was Lefko and Sims, we went Sims, we left Lefko alone. That was probably not a great decision. Yeah, we chose the wrong one in that relationship, huh? I can't get rid of Chris Sims. I'm thinking we asked, well, maybe we asked Phil to come to Titan University.

I'm thinking we asked Lefko to join us at Titan University and then we get Patrick Bohm. How about that He'd probably ask why would I do that but you could ask him? We're friends. I mean, you know, are we I Am Are you no, I don't know Billy. What'd you make a waddle get in the big contract, huh? It's happening It's happening to Tua he was he's too nice and now everyone around him's gonna get paid and that money well is gonna dry up

and he's not gonna get his money. I think it's good for Tua. I mean, the Dolphins are making it pretty clear that they don't want, they're hesitant to pay Tua, are they not? No, I don't think so. I don't think you pay all these guys and not pay Tua because if you let Tua walk, you basically say,

hey, the tire will kill things over, right? Because who are you gonna get? So now they have like two of the top five highest paid receivers in the league. I think it just guarantees Tua's gonna get a new contract. It's just what's the number gonna be behind it, right? Well, that's the thing though, like how much money is going to be left for him?

Because I think that they want Tua. I think you need to keep, I mean, because what else is there? Yeah, but they don't want it. I don't think they want Tua at Jared Goff's number. No, that I believe. So I don't doubt that they are going to try to resign to it. It's just a matter of is it going to be what we said,

which is can we get him to agree to a more team friendly deal? He's our guy. Here's your security, but it's not Jared Goff's money. But to go to the guy who led the league in passing last year and be like, ah, not as good as Jared Goff. That's like a tough sell, I think. Right. And he checked off, listen, he checked off the major box

he needed to check off, which is I could stay healthy for an entire year. I mean, that's what he did. By the way, Waddle got three years, $84.75 million, 76 guaranteed. That's ridiculous money. $76 million guaranteed for Jalen Waddle. It does seem like, Billy,

I think the Dolphins want to bring Tua back, but it doesn't seem like they want to pay him $55 million a year, and I don't blame them. I actually don't blame the Dolphins if they don't want to do that. Man, if I'm Raheem Moster, I'm like, just start lining me up on the outside. I'm not going to keep getting hit

as a running back for what? I'll take half of that deal. Just sign me up as a wide receiver. I'm good. Most are. You see what they're doing with Justin Fields in Pittsburgh. They want him to return kicks. They want them to catch passes. They want to do everything but throw the football. I mean, is there a better deal than that waddle deal for a young receiver? It's short years. It's a lot of guaranteed money and he's going to get another big contract when it's over. That is a perfect deal for him. Yeah. It's a

great deal. I'm not certain to answer your question. I don't know. I think a little bit of a health concern with him. He does get injured a lot. Yeah. He had a couple games where he'd like play a couple series, get hurt, then he missed the next one, come back. He was always kind of in and out of the line. He was on and off the field. Yeah, but he's always, he's always got nagging injuries. He's never like out for the year. Yeah. But all those games add up. Yeah. Missing all of a sudden three or four games a year. You know, a short deal might be better for the dolphins.

Cause then if he ends up with like a big injury or something, he's off the books in three or four. Well, when you really saw the impact was when Tyree kill missed a couple of games. And then when waddle can't stay on the field is like, well, what, what are we doing? What do we have? Go out there. Yeah, exactly. And Fuentes, when you ask who else is out there,

I mean, Billy brought it up last week. The last guy you want out there is still out there. And that's Ryan Tannehill. I mean, the system's perfect for him. It's really, it really is perfect for him. In this offense. Oh my God. I'm not certain they would get further with Tannehill. Oh, shut your mouth.

Tannehill's been to multiple AFC championship games on teams that weren't nearly as good or talented as the Dolphins. the And then he cuts in and then most are can't even get the wide receiver money because Tannehill's getting it Tells coach line me up at the slot exactly right? I can get a line backer off the line Line me up at the slot for johnny smith like I thought he was gonna have such a big year this year and then they get o del beckham jr and There's only one ball can't go to everybody All right. Well, that's a good point bill. He cannot go to everybody. Yes I forgot about o del Beckham Jr. Right, Tannenhill, I am telling you right now, he could win a lot to get to here. I'm not certain where we go first.

We have most likely we have once got to go and I have top five sportscasters that look like they live at home. It was a great question by you. Great top five. I have my list completed. So you tell me Billy, where would you like to go first? Because this is very exciting. We have a game that is two weeks old.

It was such a success last week that we brought it back again. That's Mikey A's game. It was such a fun game. I know. You want to go there? Let's go there. I do want to go there. Yeah.

Okay. So excited for one's got to go though. I know. So am I. Fuentes hold on to one's got to go there? Let's go there. I do want to go there. Let's go. I'm so excited for One's Gotta Go though. I know, so am I. Fuentes, hold on to One's Gotta Go. I'll get to my top five after Most Mikely. It is May, people. It is May, we are sitting around. We are talking about Ryan Tannehill.

We are talking about Chris Fowler and what a handsome devil he is. The fact that he's 61 years old. There is nothing to talk about, is my point. So with that said, let's get to most likely. All right, we'll start here. Which one is most likely to be a starting quarterback next year? Daniel Jones or Russell Wilson?

Well, Daniel Jones is a starting quarterback. That's this year. Next year. Ah, you're on the calendar. You're on the next. I flipped the calendar. Okay. The 2025 season.

Wow. You're telling me this year Super Bowl has already been played and we already played and now you're happening. So we're a couple of weeks out from next year's tight end university. Got it. Okay. Russell Wilson or Daniel Jones Starting Mike Lee. Hmm Billy. What do you think more likely to be a starting quarterback next year? That one's really without knowing what they did this year well exactly That's the point for you to come out for you to come out of the gate with that one is crazy.

Well, because it's a tough fight. You're right. Yes. I got to tell you, let's ease into this also about next year. Okay. Here's the thing. We'll save some of these for next May. What are we doing?

Here's the problem. He'll do the following. 26. Yeah, 26. Guys stays a year ahead, Billy. I mean, if Daniel Jones is not the starting quarterback, they will draft a quarterback. Like if he doesn't have a good year,

they will replace him through the draft. Is there a team? Well, it's the last year, he signed a two-year extension to his deal, so this is the last year, I believe, on Daniel Jones' contract, so. But if it doesn't work out in New York, is there another team that's gonna give him a shot

and make him the starter? Is the question there? Right? Yes. Russell Wilson, basically, basically, Billy, what you're thinking here is will he have a big year with the Giants, the Giants, resign them, and he's the starting quarterback there? Or will he, you know, will he not have a good season? But there is always a GM and a coach out there that thinks of themselves, I can turn Daniel Jones into what they wanted to turn Daniel Jones into.

But I can do it. Yeah, but Cliff Kingsbury is not around anymore, is he? You're right. That's a good point. Yeah. Isn't he the OC for the commanders? Listen, I'll answer first. I'm going to say Russell Wilson simply

because when you're talking about Justin Fields returning kicks, playing running back, playing wide receiver, you're telling me that Russell Wilson is your starting quarterback and I think Russell Wilson is more likely, more likely, excuse me, to be the court, to be a starting quarterback next year than Daniel Jones. That's my answer. All right, Cliff Kingsbury is the OC for Washington, but I don't think he's going gonna get the leash to take on a Daniel Jones and develop him. I'm gonna say Daniel Jones. I think that he has not a great season, but an okay enough season that he's still

the starting quarterback the following year. Okay, he's got tables, the head coach. Fuentes, what do you think? It's kind of one of the rare situations where I feel like neither of them will be. I do too, but that's not an option. That's not an option. Yeah.

Not an option. Which one is most likely? Exactly. Because the thing is, you said just be a starting quarterback. Daniel Jones might be a starting quarterback I do too, but that's not an option. Not an option. Which one is most likely? The thing is, you said just be a starting quarterback. Daniel Jones might be a starting quarterback on another team. Because I think that they might have seen enough of him. But then like you said, there's another guy out there somewhere who's like, hey, I can make Daniel Jones a guy.

That guy is clearly an idiot. And then Russell Wilson has Justin Fields waiting in the wings. He could get injured. I wanna say neither, but I'm also gonna say Daniel Jones. I'm gonna say Daniel Jones, but not in New York. Wow, all right, so you believe there's a coach out there who thinks, yeah, I could be the guy that rehabs. Yeah, somebody, I don't know.

Daniel Jones is also eight years younger than Russell Wilson, which is like a big thing in this game. I think Russell Wilson's gonna have a big year in Pittsburgh. It'd be right back there as the starter next year. I really did. I think Pittsburgh is going to be very, very good this year. I feel like Justin Fields could have a big year too. Like if Russell Wilson goes down and, you know, it's, it's, he has a guy waiting in the wings. Daniel Jones is not, but Daniel Jones could go somewhere else.

Here's another thing with Russell Wilson that we need to consider is that Russell Wilson is also getting paid nothing by the Steelers So correct a year from now. What is paying Russell Wilson to be a starter going to cost you? You see how I get the all these layers in by making it next year The great question All right, let's stick with next year. Okay, what next year do another one? Yep, who's more mightly to be an NFL head coach next season? Bill Belichick or Nick Sirianni?

Next season. I think Belichick's gonna be a head coach this season. So, it's next season. Yeah, but I have Belichick replacing Sirianni this season. Well, then you have your answer. That's next season. Yeah, but I had Belichick replacing Sirianni this season. Well, then you have your answer. That's my answer. It's Belichick. What does Nick Sirianni have to do to lose his job?

Because the fact that we're close is a little bit crazy, right? Like it's a- Made the Super Bowl two years ago, made the playoffs last year. Yes, it's a little bit crazy. Yeah, but they wanted, they were like, people were calling for his job towards the Yes, it's a little bit crazy. Yeah, but they wanted, like people were calling

for his job towards the end of last season, which is crazy. Because he's crazy, yeah. He made the Super Bowl in his first season there? Was it his first season? I think it was. First or second season, he made the Super Bowl with Jalen Hurts.

Jalen Hurts had his best season two years ago. I mean, they made the playoffs last year, Mike. That's the thing, but if he loses in the first round, right, then it's like you're seeing a regression. So you gotta assume it's just getting worse. Right. He's been the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles since 2021.

So it was second season, I believe. So second season, okay. Yeah. I say Belichick for me. You know, I'm gonna say Nick Sirianni because I don't know that he's gonna blow it so much, even though they already wanted to get rid of him. I don't know that he's gonna blow it so much, even though they already wanted to get rid of him. I don't know that he's gonna make so much of a mess

that they fire him. And also, relieving out and granted, he's only what, a couple, what, like 14 wins, 15 wins away from taking over Don Shula for all time wins list is Bill Belichick. So in New England, we were saying it's gonna take you like three seasons to get 15 wins. But, you know, if he gets to a good team

and takes him two more seasons, he may still wanna do that. But what if he likes the Manning cast? He seems to be having fun outside of football. What if he decides that being happy is more important than winning 15 more games to pass Don Shula? That day will never arrive, where he is more happy not coaching than he is coaching.

No, no. I gotta be honest with you, a smile looks good on Bill Belichick. I agree. that day will never arrive, where he is more happy not coaching than he is coaching. No. I gotta be honest with you, a smile looks good on Bill Belichick. I agree. He's got a good smile. Not like a handsome, he's not a handsome man, but he's got a good smile. You know what I mean?

I agree. I'm like, oh, he's happy, too. Yeah, like, that's cute, yeah. He's no Chris Fowler, you're right. It's almost like, and I mean this in the most respectful way possible, Mr. Belichick, if you're watching Godless Football, the DraftKings Network or you're listening online

or on YouTube or whatever, you downloaded the podcast. Bill Belichick looks like the first grader whose parents dressed him up in a three-piece suit for graduation. Or the first day of school. Yes. Yeah. Looks dressed to the nines, overdressed, but really happy to be there.

It's picture day. Exactly right. Overdressed for picture day. It's picture day. Will you answer the question? I did, Nick Sirianni. Oh, Nick Sirianni. Yeah, yeah.

Okay. What does? If he doesn't get hired mid-season, he'll be like the first coach on the list of, after firing day, after like Black Monday to be hired. So I'm going to say, I think they'll both be hired, but I'll say Bill Belichick. You know what's crazy though,

how quickly that changes year to year, because Ken Dorsey was that guy like two seasons ago, then gets fired and like, I don't know. Bill's already been fired. Bill's already been fired. Bill's already been fired. And Bill has like a million Super Bowls where Ken Dorsey has a fit in the coordinator booth. No, but Billy's right.

Ken Dorsey was the guy and then Josh Allen ended him. And now he's got to do a whole rehab tour. I mean, he ended up Josh Allen. He did. Where is he now? I have no idea where Kenny Dorsey is now. I think Cleveland maybe, maybe. I think you're right. Yeah, Cleveland.

He's offensive coordinator for Cleveland Browns. I mean, listen, if he can get Deshaun Watson back to where Deshaun Watson was before he got to Cleveland, then Kenny Dorsey will be a head coaching candidate again. Mikey, do we have one more here? Sure. Yes. Well, we're have one more here? Sure. Yes. Well, we're resetting the wide receiver market.

So assuming Justin Jefferson is the highest paid wide receiver, who is most likely to be the second highest paid wide receiver? CD Lamb or Jamar Chase? Billy thinks Burrow has something to prove this year. Do I? Yes, I do. I do think that.

You said it. And they're your words. You know, sometimes I just say things. I know Billy. I've been doing it for 20 years. I'll answer right away. It's CD-Lan. He's coming off his best.

You think CD-Lan's getting paid. He'll be the second highest paid receiver in the in the NFL. Yeah, he had like a career year last year. I think he had like a 45 catches. I think he'll do it again this year. Bad division. Yeah, bad division. And he's a

he's a great player. Justin Jefferson is going to have a down year this year. So and he'll like compare his money to that. So I think CD Lam. I'm going to go CD Lamb as well. I was Dallas throws the ball a lot. It's a bad, bad division.

They score a lot of points at home. Jamar chase in a much more difficult division. Joe Burrow coming off an injury questions around Higgins. So yeah, I'm gonna go. I'm gonna go CD lamb. Definitely. Yeah. He has to share the ball with Higgins in a way. And I can't even name Dallas's number two receiver right now off

Top my head. Who is it? Brandon Cooks Brandon Cooks. Yeah, so yeah Guys always hanging around cooks. I love Brandon Cooks though. Don't get me wrong love Brandon He's he always find a way to get a thousand yards, but he's not T Higgins once professional wide receiver for it That's what he is professional wide receiver. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah Billy I was gonna go CD land, but but I got your Marches just so someone picks up. No, do the clean sweep. It'll be the first one. Fine. I'll do CD land. You guys want my before we break here. We'll come back with this is very

exciting. We will come back with one's gotta go. You want my top five sportscasters who look like they live at home? I got the fanfare ready. Let's go. All right, here we go. Number five, Gojo. My go-a-tune. Yeah. I can see it.

Your go-a-tune, thank you. Both homes. Number four, Skip Bayless. You know what? You know Gojo's missing. He's 70 something years old. Gojo's missing a grand opportunity to just always live in the house

that his parents are not living in. You know? They have so many. Exactly right. Just as soon as they're like making their drive from South Bend over to Arizona, he's like just makes the drive the other way, wave at them on the interstate as they're like making their drive from South Bend over to Arizona, he's like just makes the drive the other way, wave at them on the interstate as they cross paths

and just always live in the other house. He zigs when they zag. Exactly right, yeah. Number three, Eli Manning. Looks like he lives with Archie. I mean, it does. Not Peyton. Would you be surprised if you knocked on Eli's door and Archie answered. I mean, it does. It does. Not Peyton. Would you be surprised if you knocked on Eli's door

and Archie answered? I mean, come on. Well, that was like what was happening the first season of the Manning cast, is that Archie and like their mom was there every episode and they just kind of like walk in. Yeah. They were always there.

I know. Number two, an old friend of ours, Billy, but I think you'll agree. Randy Scott. The good ones. Yeah, I could see that. It's a good one. Like Randy. And I think number one is obvious. I think we all know who it is. It's it's fairly obvious to it should be obvious to everyone.

Number one is Ver Longquist. Number one is Ver Longquist. So Stugats, it's May as you've mentioned and we still have a lot of show to get to in the segment left. We still have one's gotta go and we have your rule changes. Why are you doing rule changes today? Well because Mike Ryan brought up some interesting rule changes with the UFL and I just wanted to run them by the entire group here since it's a God bless football and get their thoughts on it because I happen to like these ideas. And I would like the NFL to incorporate these ideas.

So these are UFL rules that exist that you'd like to implement it into the NFL? Yeah, I think the NFL should use the UFL, USFL, like the combination of those leagues and they should use it as a testing grant. Like, oh, I like that rule. Oh, I like that. Oh, I like how they do that. And pick and choose the things they want to make their game better. That's all. Okay. Yeah. So one of them is and I love this one. One time per game, a team gets what's called a super challenge.

You could challenge any single play on the field things that you can't challenge. You could challenge any single play on the field. Things that you can't challenge, normally you can challenge. Like was that holding? Pass interference, all that stuff. You get one super challenge per game. Mikey A, do you like that? You could challenge any play. Yeah, that's pretty cool. I agree. it is. The challenge flag has to be different for the super challenge, right? It has to be, there has to be, you have to make it big deal. It has to be heavier.

Yeah. Right, right, right, right. She had some more girth, right? You know what I think I would do and immediately get kicked out of the league or they would change it right away? I would instruct, if I was a coach in this league, I would instruct, if I was a coach in this league, I would instruct a defensive player who's on the sideline

to always have a foot on the field. And then any time we gave up a touchdown, I would challenge, I would super challenge my own team and say there was too many men on the field. And then they'd go and they'd look back and they'd see that I always had 12 defenders on the field, because I always have a defender with their foot on the field. So I would, a defender with their foot on the field.

So I would- I would nullify the first touchdown of every single game that my team gave up. Just a toe though, right? Like just a toe. Just a foot, just kind of make it look like, especially if they're like in the red zone, so it's down the field.

So I'd instruct a defender way down the field, get your foot on that line, and then we're either gonna challenge too many men on the field, or we're gonna challenge and say that we were offside because you're way behind the quarterback on this play. And they decline the penalty? No, you're super challenging.

Yeah, come on, Mike. You don't understand. Oh, you don't get super challenged. I didn't know super challenged. There's not super declines. Yeah, you only like it because the word super's in front of it, right? That's, you put super in front of it. Super duper challenge. Yeah, super duper challenge. Yeah, you only like it because the word supers in front of it. Right?

You put super in front of it. Super duper challenge. Yeah, super challenge. Super challenge. I think you have to hold the flag. The heavier flag, it's some sort of secret compartment. It can't be in your sock. It's got to be special.

It's got to be, you know? I want the super flag. You got to get a key out to open a thing. Yes. I like that. You have to have four plays down the road by the time you get the flag out. It's not a key. It is a thumbprint lock, right, that you open it, and then the flag is attached to a 20 yard dumbbell.

You know what I would do? I would, like, if my, I don't, I have an admission to make, I don't know the names of the teams, the UFL. There's like a commander's, there's renegades probably. There's like- Defenders. Okay. Battle Hawks. Battle Hawks. Okay, so Battle Hawks is actually perfect for this.

So you know what I would do if I was like, I ran, are they still St. Louis Battle Hawks? Sure. Okay, so if I was like the Battle Hawks, like in stadium person, what I would do is I would have a giant Battle Hawk, like mannequin or whatever, right? And I would have the Battle hawk suspended on the wires.

And then when I go to Super Challenge, the battle hawk is released and then swoops down or goes down like a zip line, not a person. There's just like a giant fake battle hawk that goes and flies over the field. And then almost like a crop duster, like a gender reveal drops like a powder or whatever color the battle hawks are,

like a blue powder. And that's how you super challenge. There's a flyover and then all of a sudden there's all this blue powder. I like this. That overtakes the entire field. So every team needs their own super challenge flag. Exactly right.

Yeah. You have your own way of super challenging. Yes. You supercharge your own super challenge. Exactly. Whatever you want. Matters what the mascot is now too. That's true.

You put more thought into it. Exactly right. So one per game. So we all like this idea. Somehow the Jets would lose every super challenge. Of course. Right. Yes.

No doubt about it. One more or two more for you guys. The two worst teams play. The two worst teams with the worst records, they play a game. They play an actual game for the overall number one pick. I am telling you certain years that would get a better rating than the Super Bowl. I'm telling you. I would not.

You have this game. Replace the Pro Bowl. I love it. It's the week before the Super Bowl. Yes. No, Billy, if you have a guy like Kayla Williams out there who was a lock to be a hall of famer, okay? And you have a dud of a Super Bowl where it's not major market teams,

people don't really wanna watch. I think that game could potentially get bigger ratings than the actual Super Bowl, I do. The problem with this though is that whoever the number one pick is going to be, that corresponding person on that team is going to tank that game. Like if the big prospect is a quarterback,

the quarterback is going to be trying to lose that game to not get replaced by the number one pick. They'll get replaced by the number two pick anyways. Their current quarterback. Their current quarterback. Like those players will be tanking because they do not wanna get replaced by the number one pick.

Interesting. And if, and here's the thing. Here's the thing. Like let's say that the big pick is a quarterback, right? But there's also like a, it's like a back and forth situation where like there's this great offensive lineman that's out there, but there's also a great quarterback. You're the offensive lineman, you say, you know what?

Maybe I let someone through. Maybe we get that quarterback injured and then we need a quarterback with the number one pick instead of the offensive lineman. And they forget about me for a moment and then they use that number one pick on a quarterback and then I'm safe in my job, I start doing my job. You only have to have one missed assignment,

you know what I mean, to not get replaced. Whoopsie daisy, I forgot. All of a sudden a defender goes through, boom, quarterback breaks both of his legs on one of the most gruesome hits you've ever seen and now we need a new quarterback Right. Okay. That's the problem. I love a Billy Trader No, but Mike, yeah, he's right. It's gonna be tough to convince Bryce Young to go play a game for a guy

That's gonna replace him. It's odd. Well, he would feel he would feel some sense of security. He just got drafted The game the past year would have been Carolina versus the commanders. I'd probably skip it. I don't know if I'm watching that before the Super Bowl. It's so great. Yeah. All right. Well, wait. So do the Bears play in that game just because they have the number one pick? Whoa, now this is a whole new dimension. This is amazing. Oh my God. Are they playing for the Bears pick? Well, hold on a second because like, but also-

We got to hurry up here cause one's gotta go. I mean, I'm not missing one's gotta go. But here's the thing, Sam Howell, like is he trying to win that game? That's a good point. Who's trying to lose that game? Well, Sam Howell was on record saying he's fine being a backup.

I mean- Who wouldn't be? Why, so he can get replaced by either Caleb Williams or J.B. Diggs? That's what you say when you're back up as a Sam. I'm wrong, it was Taylor Heinecke. Yeah, I was gonna say, Sam Howell's in Seattle. Yeah, no, Sam Howell wants to be a starting quarterback.

I know. Sorry, Sam. When Sam's in Seattle, you say, yeah, no, I'm fine being a quarterback. I just wanna learn from Geno Smith. That's what you say when you're in that position. The first person to ever wanna learn from Geno Smith. Doesn't mean it though. Anyways.

All right, those are my proposed rule changes. I have one more, we'll get to it next week. I wanna get to Mike's new game, One's Got to Go. Explain the rules to Billy again. So I'm going to give everybody four players. And you have to tell me which one has to go. Wow. Look at Fowler behind him.

He's on Saturday. He's in that shot. Did you see him? Look at him. He's a beautiful man. Anyways. OK, we have four minutes. OK.

So the first in One's Got's gotta go the first set of players is Debo Samuel AJ Brown DK Metcalf or Mike Evans one's gotta go Billy we'll start with you Why do they have to go? I don't understand where they're going. You only get three and one's gotta go You know Mike Evans has gotta go Ooh, Mike Evans is gone. Yeah, he's got to go. What are my choices again?

Debo, AJ Brown, DK Metcalf or Mike Evans? Mikey. I'm going to go Debo Samuel because I don't think he's going to be nearly as good if he doesn't have that offense. Wow. I agree. You stole my thunder.

I was going to go. You threw it to me. You threw it to me. No, he did. I was going to, you threw it to me. You threw it to me. No, he did. I am viewing this game as you're asking us. Okay. Choose three of those guys that you want.

Get rid of the guy that you don't want. I don't want Debo Samuel. I don't want Debo. Yeah. A little bit of injury concern. And I don't know, AJ Brown kind of had a down year. So I'm surprised most. And also AJ Brown is like the highest paid receiver

in the league. I'm surprised more. There's a key to hosting. For a while, AJ Brown was neck and neck with Tyree Kale. He was, but he fell off the game show here. There's a key to hosting. You can't give your opinion. You ask the question. You let us, you know, marinate. That's how I'm just saying. I'm saying that I'm surprised you guys didn't take AJ Brown. I didn't really give an official opinion. Well, I, I'll stop being surprised. AJ Brown was never, was never in consideration. I don't understand this.

That is the first guy I would take. I don't understand this game at all. It's weird. No, it's easy, but it's like they're all- I'm about to rule changes in a minute. They're all on different teams. So like Mike Evans can go, cause I don't care about the Buccaneers.

So he can go, get out of here. It's basically saying which player makes the worst one. Well, I mean, if this is from a fantasy perspective, like, oh, who's gotta go? We gotta, you know, a waiver wire claim here, someone's gotta go, we have a big pickup coming in, who's gotta go? All right. Billy, you score a touchdown,

you have a decision to make, okay? You score a touchdown, you could get the ball back on your own 28, it's fourth and 12, okay? You have one play to get it first down, or you can kick it off, you like it or not? Nah, who's gotta go, let's go back to it. Fourth and 12 is, it's gotta be longer, it's gotta to go? Let's go back to fourth and 12. Go ahead. It's got to be longer.

It's got to be longer. My homes would take that deal every time. I know. One's got to go. Go ahead, Mikey. Breeze Hall, BJ Robinson, Jameer Gibbs, or Jonathan Taylor? I assume you meant Bijan Robinson. Yeah.

That's what I said, didn't I? What did I call him? It's the odd game of one's got to go, but technically they all could stay. I mean Bree met B. John Robinson. Yeah. That's what I said, didn't I? What did I call him? It's the odd game of one's gotta go, but technically they all could stay. I mean, Breeze Hall. That's the thing, you'd want them all. Breeze Hall can go.

Wow. Yeah. Get outta here, Breeze Hall. Wait, Breeze Hall was on the show, right? Nevermind. You guys called it a bad game. You called it a bad game. Look at us, everybody arguing now.

Hold on, Breeze Hall's back on because he was on the show and we like him. Yeah, we like Breeze. He's been on the show twice, Breeze Hall. Yeah. Once on Zoom and one at the Super Bowl. Has Jonathan Taylor technically been on the show and we like him. Yeah, we like Breeze. He's been on the show twice, Breeze Hall. Yeah. Once on Zoom and one at the Super Bowl. Has Jonathan Taylor technically been on the show, Billy? Who was the third guy?

It's Breeze Hall, B. John Robinson, Jameer Gibbs. Gibbs can get the hell out of here. Really? I mean, yeah. Okay. I think he was second in the league in yard or something last year, but okay. That was last year, I mean.

Whatever you've done for me lately. On this show, we're already in the 2025 season yards or something last year, but okay. That was last year, I mean. Whatever you've done for me lately. On this show, we're already in the 2025 season. That's true. Correct, yes. By next week, we'll be on the 2026. That's right. So, Stu Gottz got rid of Jamiro Gibbs. I don't have a definitive answer from Billy

because he doesn't want to get rid of Brice Hall and I'm looking for Mike Ye's answer. Well, I forgot the other people. Jonathan Taylor, that's my answer. Yeah, Jonathan Taylor kind of was a fart in the wind after you sign that deal Wasn't great He's kind of hammered my quarterback play last year. Okay. All right All right, how do we win this game? Everything we say you do you argue everybody?

The answer you want us to get Okay Tell us the answer you want us to get. There is no answer. I mean, there is no real answer. Okay, next one. Last set of players. Cooper Cup, Nico Collins, Keenan Allen, or T Higgins? Who do you want to get rid of? Yeah, who do you want to get rid of? Tell us the right answer.

I don't know if there is one. I like them all. I've been on record saying I'd trade Waddle for T Higgins in two seconds, so I like him. I'm going to cut out Kenan Allen. Same. I don't know what's going to go on in Chicago. It's a good reason. I mean, just the age, too.

Just the age. Yeah. Let's do another one. Do you have more? Let's do another one. No, I didn't have any more. I thought I had three. I have 20 seconds to fill here.

Do you have more, Mike Lee? I'm surprised you guys have more. More Mike Lee. A team to go 17 and 0 or a team to go 0 and 17? 0 and 17. Wow. Not this year, but next year? No, this year. Oh, God.

I was confused. Oh, wow. You threw me off. Does Aaron Rodgers have a working leg this year? No? Oh, no. Tyrod can win you some games. No. Go eat.