The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - The Big Suey: Kevin's Crazy Christmas (feat. Dianna Russini)

Episode Date: December 2, 2025

"I knew of a little boy once who fell off one of those jumpy jumps..." Dianna is abandoning her family for Christmas just because she has an incredible opportunity to work as the sideline reporter for the Netflix Christmas Day game between the Lions and Vikings. Is she a selfish jerk? Is she going to lose her husband and kids? Her mom sure thinks so. Also, NFL topics galore including the coaching carousel, "good" teams, and a questionable quote from Andy Reid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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which I just cannot imagine is going over very well in her family. She is doing the Netflix game. Are you being accused by the family of ruining Christmas of working too much? What's happening here? As my family that predictable at this point? Yeah, of course they are. How could I possibly work on Christmas Day when I'm a mom? I'm choosing myself. I'm selfish. I'm not concerned about the family or the joy of Mikey and Joey. So I talk to my parents pretty regularly. That hasn't happened. It's been a couple days because I know that they're mad and I just, I don't want to hear it.

But I don't know, Greg, what do you think? Bumble. What do I do here? I think you're doing all the right thing. You know, you're juggling. That's what you do, right? You juggle. You know, you're not forgetting your kids.

Did you just get surprised by that question because you dropped something that you were juggling before she asked the question and you were surprised that it came to you? Is that what just happened? Yeah, I dropped my phone and, you know, the rest is history. Okay. So you want to think for a second? Because you didn't have time to think. You were thinking, like, you, she's doing the right thing by betraying her family on Christmas to selfishly choose herself and Vikings lions. She's juggling. She's multitasking. This is what strong modern women do, Dan. They multitask. They juggle. They do it all. Yeah, but she's not multitasking on this day.

She's choosing football over her family. I don't see that. Well, what do you mean? It's Christmas Day, and she's going to be not with her family. I, you know, I haven't heard her say that. Did you miss Christmas? It hasn't happened yet. Christmas is coming up.

Thanksgiving was the one which just had. I meant Thanksgiving. Christmas is the one coming up. She's already anticipating missing Christmas. He's lost. So, Greg, I. preemptive Greg is

is actually spot on with making that mistake because it reminded me so yes I was with my family on Thanksgiving of course you was awesome and we had a great day and when I saw

the four-year-old for the first time in the morning and he was watching his cartoons he said happy Mother's Day no Mike it's Thanksgiving he's like happy Mother's Day

so my point is every day's Mother's Day But my point is they don't understand what holiday is when anyway. So I think if they were older, I would probably have a hard time taking this opportunity that Netflix is giving me to work on Christmas on a big game. But my thought is I can go do the game. I get to do something I've never done before. And then I can just come home and Christmas can be on Friday, like the next day.

and they won't even know the difference because they don't understand calendars they don't have cell phones to talk to their friends right right so oh but i think the other kids are going to say well santa already saw i thought about that i've thought about that too because here's the other part that is probably important and now you're definitely going to turn on me i still so we host christmas uh kevin and i like we do it and so we have about 25 to 30 people here wow i still believe we should do it even though i'm not here because everyone likes that tradition tradition. My family thinks that that's outrageous that I would have him host without me here and put it all on him. And he wants to do it. So that's the other factor in all this, that all these people are going to be at my house and I'm not here. I have not talked to you as your mother in a while. Can you do an impersonation of what your mother is hitting you with here as if you don't already have enough guilt and shame about, you know, finally choosing yourself for once instead of those demon monsters. So she she's actually doing something she has never done before, which is why I know she's mad. She's not saying anything. The only thing she said was when

Netflix offered me the job and I wasn't sure what I wanted to do at this at the time. But there was like a 10 minute window where I wasn't sure because of the Christmas situation. And I called them and said, look, this is what I've got going on. And she's like, wait, wait, on Christmas. You know, not going to be there on Christmas, you're going to work on TV, on Christmas. I'm like, yeah, can't do that. You can't do that. You got kids now. You're turning very selfish. You're very, you're very worried about yourself. And that's the problem. You're going to blind up alone. You're going to lose cabin. Those boys are going to hate you. And like, she goes that far. Like she does. She pushes it. And my father, who's, who's wonderful.

and says three words a year, just wait in and was like, you're making the wrong decision. Family support. Family support. Both of them think it's the wrong decision. Exactly. And by the way, my husband sends me flower,

like hug kissed, weeks up, was like, I am so proud of you. Like everything you could ever hope for in a support system, right? And this is the person I'm, he's not blood. My own blood does not care. they they first of all do you think camille and rick rassini are going to be able to even find netflix like that that's the part of this right like they're going to be so like even for this show

because my dad loves you guys like just finding this has been such a big deal like and i explain i show them on the phone on the youtube you know i do the whole thing um but i want it on my tv you know the whole so none of this is really got to matter and it always goes back to as a as traditional as they are is about the family, it's going to just go back to how many people at the deli come up to them and say they saw me. If a lot of people say they saw me, they'll be like, oh, yeah, yeah, she's doing so good.

We're so proud of her. But if no one sees it, they won't care. Like that's why they had a hard time when I became a writer. Everyone's going to see it. Everyone's going to see it. They're going to turn. Dan, you know why your husband is being so supportive about it, right?

You know what, you know what husbands love. Dan? They love money. Not as much as the wives. Not as much as the wives. They love money as much as the wives. But husbands. Just as much as the wives.

Every bit as much as the wives. He doesn't want to deal with me. Like I, I know it's that. But look, he gets it too. I'm so excited for this opportunity. As hard as it is, I haven't done a lot of big games on the sideline. You guys always see me on the field doing pregame and post game. I don't do a lot of sideline in game.

What game is it? It's Vikings and Lions. Lions and Vikings. You know what? I'm sorry to do this to Zazz. Come on Zaz. Out to lunch, huh? Early?

Go hit the showers, buddy. Minor Bell, 8, 2 minutes 4, not listening to the show. We'll lock in. Diana, this seems to be a weird season for head coaching candidates. Maybe it's because Ben Johnson was such a hot candidate. We talked about him for two years that everybody knew who the bell of the ball was. In college football, Lane dominated the story. but who's the hot coaching candidate that's going to be the bell of the ball this year with all the available jobs?

There's some good jobs available. I know. Hi, Mike. Look, I think the Titans obviously have had the head start on this. And you always just have to piece together who knows who because it's a relationship of business. And Mike Burgundy, the general manager there, comes from Kansas City where he had a great relationship with Matt Nagy. You know, and you look at this Chief's offense. Look, the team. Don't do that.

The team is on life support. No, I can't do this. For a lot of reasons. But Matt Nagy, you know, wants another shot at this. He got some opportunity last go-around with the Jets. He met with them before they settled on Aaron Glenn, obviously. But I think that's going to be a name. I think Robert Sala is actually going to make another comeback in all this.

Look, whoever just like panted or exhaled or took a breath, like, I hear you because our memories are New York, right? It's that Jets debacle. And we talked about it so many times in the show. So, but what he's doing with the San Francisco 49ers defense is pretty tremendous. And look, I give Kyle Shanahan tons of credit as well. But Salah's doing something with a lot of injuries and not a lot of guys. By the way, so I want, I know you can't like call into your show, but I was thinking of you guys yesterday.

I was doing another show and I looked down at my phone and I see the Vikings tweet out that, they've moved on from Adam Thielen. And all I kept thinking was, do you guys remember that day? 20 minutes of questions. So important. It was, and I'm so embarrassed that I thought it was that important. And it was a good moment of growth for me from then to now, especially seeing that tweet. I'm like, here I am, being rude to my friends who are so kind to me, bring me on their show.

I'm ignoring them because I'm trying to get a trade about a player that's not even on a team anymore. So you mentioned two guys had had opportunities before and it didn't go well for them. But who's the hot, sexy name? It's usually, you usually look at the McVeher, Shane-Auntree. So is Chris Shula going to be a head man? Yeah, I think if I may, Diana, just to add to that, it's a terrible coach year and quarterback year, right? If you need a coach or a quarterback, you're stuck.

Yeah, and look at the teams that are thriving. They nail the coach, they got the quarterback, right? and that's always the name of the game. And any coach that wants to get in or is trying to move up, they always just point to, do they have a quarterback? And that's why certain coaches are taking certain jobs, going back to this past off season with Ben Johnson, right? When he was looking around and he pretty much could get any job he wanted to get,

he went to a place where he thought the quarterback was the best for him. New England at the time, obviously, has the best quarterback in terms of what was available last year. but they obviously wanted Mike Vrable there. So to answer Mike's question about Chula, yeah, I do think he's going to be another big name that's going to make a run here and get some attention. But you're right. There isn't anyone at this moment that's like everyone's whispering about of like, wow, this guy's got coach material.

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They look good, though. This is the Don Levitver. about our show with these two gods have you heard anything about Jeff Brom because my sources are telling me he's getting a lot of NFL interest and I didn't I know my sources didn't share that with me what are they telling you about them well I know that the Giants wanted we're kicking the tires on he and Lane and he's a name that's been banning about he's got the college job that he would want he's that is alma mater. I'm sure if Alabama came knocking, he'd listen, but the pros, I think,

are better fit for him in terms of, you know, does he really want to recruit? He's got a pro game mind, and people would look to him to develop quarterbacks. Here's the one thing I can tell about New York. They are definitely not tapping their toe in any college first-time head coach stuff. They are on a mission to have someone come in here and build this thing from the jump. Like, they're not in a space of being patient anymore. They want a leader. they want identity. They want to know who the New York Giants are again because I have no clue what they are now. Let's play some sound here in a moment of Abdul Carter talking about being late again and sitting out the first quarter. And I want to also get to something from last night's game that I've

never seen before. And I don't think any of us have ever seen before in a professional game. But let's just get Abdul Carter again set out the first quarter. First round pick. I think he got his first sack last night. He has not been very good for them, and he was sort of a consensus beast that everyone wanted this person, but he can't show up to meetings on time. Here's his explanation after the game. The hornets

broke the Raptors, nine-game winning street. Okay, that's still a mean. He's still doing that? We'll go back to Abdul Carter here in a moment. That is funny. Amin was just still going. Yeah, he's still going from the weekend observations. That's not a reference that Diana's going to understand at all. So let's

go back to Abdul Carter talking after the game. I'll do the second time in three weeks in the stories. What happened? What happens? What happened? I ain't going to get into detail when I said, shit happens.

Why? Why, Anto? Ask me the same question. I just answered. You can't be an irresponsible child when you're a professional and get mad that people are asking about it for the second time in three weeks. Grow up. Yeah, I couldn't believe that the coach, the interim coach,

asked about that. He says, coach's decision on why he set out the beginning of the game. Call him on the carpet for it. Say what it is. Say he just missed, he was late for a meeting second time in three weeks. What if it's worse than that? Well, say the truth.

I think teams like to conceal that to protect their employees. But if he's getting upset at reporters, please. Where are you on this, Diana? Yeah, look, this is not new. This has been the problem with the Giants. And I'd heard it even when Brian Daibble was here of just there was not a lot of accountability with

the best players and the good teams hold their best players accountable. Even I was at the Eagles game on Friday and I was in there losing locker room afterwards and there's a certain way the leaders handle themselves even when things are not good because they're not they're not good at all in Philly. You know, and I just think Abdul Carter is just very immature right now and he hasn't had anyone else on defense. He's had no leadership around him to show him how to do it. Because that's a problem too, right? Like, you have to be able to police your own locker room. Those are what the good teams do. That's what the chiefs have always been so good at. They don't need Andy Reid in there

saying, this is how you do it. They've got the dudes in there. The New York Giants don't have anyone to tell Abdul Carter. Hey, man, show up. Don't fall asleep in the training room or whatever it is that he did the last time. So this, I mean, this isn't surprising. This is a team that's pretty dysfunctional at this moment. Diana, the AFC South is getting very, very interesting. We got the Texans in the mix. The Jags are looking good. The Colts with Daniel Jones has broken fibula.

What's going on in the AFC South? Yeah, how do you play with a fractured fibula? I'm still trying to, I'm actually working on that right now. Like, how severe is this? Like, I knew of a little boy once you fell up one of those jumpy jumps, and he had a fracture fibula, and he was in a cast for like six months. Like, I get he was a baby, but like, I don't know. How is he out there?

You're playing. So look, I, first of all, let's just, the Texans, this is a team that I was, I was just done with them, actually. I couldn't, they were bothering me so much because I, they've such a good defense and it was so obvious that on offense, they couldn't figure it out. And anyone I talked to around the Texans kept saying, like, it just needs a little bit more time. There's so much change here.

We got a new OC. We got a new offensive lineman. And they're right, because now look at it. And it's all clicking. And I think they're just doing a really good job of taking care of the football, too. And all the teams that are doing well, all the teams are doing well have the most consistent thing going for them. And that's the run game. Anyone that's running the ball, well right now is winning games.

And they've got the momentum on their side because of it. Put it on the poll. Did you know a little boy once who fell off of one of those jumpy jumps? I want to look at some still images here of something that shocked me and Danny DeVito last night. Danny DeVito was on the Manning cast and was just appalled that Young Way Koo, who I'm telling you, when I saw him in Atlanta, I'm like, that's as trustworthy a kicker as there is in the league when I saw him in Atlanta. But those jobs seem to test, mentally test some people in ways that seem excruciating. When you're not a real football player, you're just the foot, and you come out onto the field and none of the other guys actually respect you. Young Way Koo, the hold was bad, the ball was placed poorly,

his left foot ended up too close to the holder, and then he just stubbed his right toe and never got the kickoff. It was the equivalent of a golf like Duff Chip, where your club hits like the ground, like a foot behind the ball. Ors Roy calls it a shot. I don't even, I don't understand what happened there. So can you explain to me what the hell happened there? How does this happen to a professional kicker?

You didn't. You said it all. All the things played into it. And the golf analogy is perfect. It's just essentially a whiff. By the way, I've done this in soccer before. And usually it's because your eyes are looking too in front of you. Like you're just you're too focused on the wrong thing.

And by the way, like don't understate how much that hurts. Like what he did, just think about your foot getting caught like that. Like the ligaments in there and that's what you think hurts about football. Turf toe, Dan, turf toe. That's what you think hurts about football. We were all day. No, no, I think in that situation, like, look, we saw about five or six hits last night that you're like, oh, my God, right? In the cold and the type of hits they're taking.

But that is still, that's painful. That is painful. To kick the ground? But it's not just. Think about how cold the ground is. It's not just painful. It's totally incompetent. Like, his foot is stopped by the ground so thoroughly that it never gets near the football.

Paul. Yeah. You got to cut him today. Group of Giants thing. You got to cut him. I thought he got fired him right then. Put it on the poll. Should the Giants have come out on the field and fired Young Way Koo as soon as his toe got caught in the ground? The more impressive takeaway, I can't believe the Patriots have won 10 straight.

I can't believe they're the first team to 11 wins in the sport. And I also can't believe that Drake May is the best deep ball passer in the league. Like I expected him to be good. I can't believe how good he is deep with those skill guys. Yeah, I think a lot of people had that same opinion and thought, and I can just say from my own perspective of seeing him in the summer. Like, he was good. He wasn't great.

Like, I never left practice going, wow, this team is going to win 11 games and be top of the AFC. Like, no way. If anything, I've always said the same thing about the Patriots pretty consistently. And I am eating it badly now, which is they need a, year. They need a year to figure out what they're doing. But they drafted well. They made some good signings in free agency. Josh McDaniels has been spectacular with Drake. They know what they are and they're bought in. Like all these little, I mean, they're kind of funny, no naps and, you know,

one clap after the game for every person doing something. Whatever it is that they're doing, they're eating it up and they're all in on it. And the leadership there to me has stood out. because usually it's the quarterback that's the leader. I still think he's a work in progress. How could he not? He's 23 years old. But the other guys around him, even like someone like Stefan Diggs,

who I've come on this show before and definitely have criticized him for the way he's handled things before in the past on other teams. He's been tremendous up there. Like everyone tells me he's all in. Like he's all about it. And we know he's got a lot going on outside football too.

Diana, is Jerry Jones deserve some credit for the turnaround with the Cowboys right now? Yes, he absolutely does. because that was the same man who looked me right into my eyes outside that lobby of the hotel when I talked to you the guys that day during the league meetings.

And he kept saying, like, he was pushing back on me. Like, you keep asking me about our defense. And I keep telling you the same thing and you don't want to hear it, which was we just need to make a move during the trade deadline, which they did.

And we just need to go back to fundamentals. When we fix that stuff and we focus on that, we're going to win. I was right. Diana, this is a weird year for me. It seems like we're going to have a Super Bowl without a super team in it. A lot of good teams still waiting for a great team to emerge. Do you agree with that or do you see any great

teams? Absolutely. Every, this is, I don't remember the last time this far into the season. I still go, are they good? Like, you know when we did that as a joke a couple of weeks ago? Like, I couldn't tell you who was good. And I still don't really know. Like, yes, you watched the Patriots last night and the way in which they're winning as well they that tells me okay they're good are they super no right at at some point here I thought the Colts were a lot like the Eagles they're nothing like the Eagles now I meant the Eagle the good Eagles the good version of them I'm not seeing that right if anything I'm seeing them a little bit of a collapse here all the good stuff that we talked about earlier in the year the Rams to me are probably the best of everyone I think they they collectively

have it all, top to bottom. But yeah, no, I'm with you, Greg. It is really hard to figure out. It feels like every week anyone can win. You mentioned the Eagles here. So we've talked before about how important Lane Johnson is to them. They lose when Lane Johnson is out. They've scored two or fewer touchdowns in six of their 12 games this season. They have the highest three and out punt rate in the sport. They rank 28th in offensive success. It's their worst ranking in two decades, and it's with 10 of 11 returning starters. They have the worst points per game of any team with a winning record, like everything, and now their offensive coordinator is getting his house egged.

Yeah. Well, first, let me just take you inside the locker room on Friday. So I see Cooper Dejean, right, obviously in his second year. And the last time I saw Cooper in person was at the Super Bowl. And so I made that observation. I'm like, hey, last time I said he was at the Super Bowl. And he looked at me like, yeah, it ain't the same anymore. It's like, yeah, you think?

So much has changed for this team, and they were able to hide so much of it last year, I think. I think they really peaked at the right time. And that was obviously in the playoffs and then getting into the Super Bowl and winning in the fashion that they did. So what's the problem now, right? And I spent a lot of time talking to all of them, all Seguan, A.J. Brown, all the guys in that locker room about, what is it? Like, I'm sick of trying to figure it out. What is it? And guys, I think it's a lot of things.

I don't think it's just one thing. It's not Kevin Petulow. It's not an injured offensive lineman. It's not the fact that Sequin Barclay hasn't found his groove. It's not the fact that A.J. Brown wants the ball at time. It's not the fact that Jalen Hertz just wants to take care of the football and won't be dynamic. It's the offense is boring and no one is really focused on doing what they need to do. Like that was my takeaway.

And they're back in the building today. And I can tell you from talking to a few people over the weekend about it since then in that building. like they're spending the next few days figuring this out two questions two questions your husband what kind of state is he in a wreck uh he kind of ruined the weekend because he was grumpy the whole time and i had done locker room and he waited for me after the game so i drove home with him and his dad and they put on wip instead of listening to what i wanted to tell them on some of my conversations that were also off the record so i had intel that no one else on the planet had and my father-in-law and My husband did not want to hear it.

They wanted to hear WIP. That's offensive. It's insulting. But were you also booed when you were in Philadelphia, you personally? Yes. Double-bood. What? Not single-boot.

Double-boot. Not like this. Like straight in the face. Two thumbs down from- Two thumbs down. But you know what? It didn't upset. Like, I wasn't like my feelings weren't hurt because I made eye contact with every person

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you'll see that your vacation isn't really over until your flight is over. Fly Emirates, fly better. Don Levitard. Are you on the fan right now? Did Mike Greenberg call you yet? Are you ever going to go back to ESPN? People think it's so weird you're a writer now. All those years on TV?

All those years? And now you're right? Who reads that? Stugats. Why did you take a job at the Atlantic? Mom, I work at the athletic. What? You're on YouTube?

This is the Dan Lebatar show with the Stugats. I think that I do believe that there is one thing worse than just being poor. It's being rich than being poor. I believe that these fans are angry under all circumstances, but now you spoil them and entitle them and allow them to win whatever it was 20 of 21 games. They're going to get unreasonable about it. They're going to be unreasonable because when you're also looking at the team, it's a lot of the same guys, as you pointed out before, right?

It's not like they had to go through a lot of transition and significant injuries outside Layton Johnson and a few other banged up guys. They're not really dealing with that much. And the dysfunction, they'll tell you, you know, guys in that building will be like, this is what Philly does. This is what we like. And I think that works to a point because at some point, the dysfunction is just going to get them out of the playoffs.

And that's going to be a disaster. She's the senior NFL insider for the athletic. She's the host of the Scoop City podcast. We will let her go on this note. Do you have any disciplinary measures that are working better on those demon children? The good news is it's colder in New Jersey.

So the time that they spend outside when they're not doing the things they should be doing, it's working better because they really don't want to sit outside. The elf is helping. We have the little elf on the shelf. Do you know what that is? Oh, yeah.

Tell us about it. For those, I know, but Chris Cody might need some help. So, Chris, we have this dumb little elf guy and most families do. and what you do is you hide them when the kids go to bed and you tell the children that that elf is going to communicate with Santa Claus and they you know he's the eyes and ears of Santa so it's like having another parent in your house and you name him and he becomes part of your family and like we you know ours is chippy or Pete I don't know what his name is it's one of those um and then you have

to hide it and it becomes a problem too in your marriage because who's responsible for hiding the stupid elf before you go to bed and you always forget and that And then the kids notice, Elfie didn't move. So, yeah, we don't like it. I don't know why I did it, but once you're in it, you can't quit. Diane, it's a means of control, right? Because the kids can't touch the elf either because all of a sudden, all the magic is lost if you touch the elf. I also have a chippy in my family.

My niece and nephew have a chippy. So maybe it's from the same part of the North Pole. But if you touch the chippy, all the sudden, as magic is gone, he goes back, he disappears. He tells Santa, the kids were bad. They touched me. It's over. Put it on the pole. put it on the poll at lebitard show is the elf on the shelf part of your family you were saying diana

well mike i have a question for you dan i i feel like i'm not maximizing the power of this elf in my house right like everyone understands that like he's the eyes and ears for santa and that scares little children but i feel like we could do more with them like i feel like i could get elfie to get my children to behave better or do more chores i don't think you can do better than chris cody calling dressed as Santa facetiming him. Now that we're in December. Him in character. You showing the kids on FaceTime.

No, I've got Santa's number. Here he is. And you call Chris Cody. I think you will get a month of good behavior. She's going to tell me some things they're doing wrong. And then I'm going to send a video with specific items that they need to address. Yeah, but I'm embarrassed what I'm going to have to share with you. Because my children don't.

It's horrible. I've seen a lot, Diana. Yeah, he's Santa. Santa is allowed. Look, he knows when you've been naughty. knows when you've been nice. He takes your confessionals. You should absolutely use Chris as Santa.

Diana, thank you for the information. I can't believe your family of cavemen wants to listen to WIP instead of Diana, who's been talking personally to the players off the record. Like, this is offensive. Yeah, but I need to know what Joe and Brynmar thinks, Dan. Yeah, I know. I got to get upset. Because I don't even get upset anymore.

When I first started dating Kevin, I got offended by it. like i was like god he's because all of his brothers like they all think i'm dumb and you know i just don't listen and but now i just now i'm like i'll just write about it and you can read about it and be all upset and you've lost mike ryan mike ryan hasn't listened to a word you've sent since two words that you said matt maggie he hasn't listened to anything you've said since then that's the exciting coaching pick lu anorumo um it's a better better athlete like what else that is not a real person

that last one you're trying to trick me see you later diana good talking to you good seeing you thank you as always we have some sound to play real or fake coordinator that guy was fake we've got

a coach that you have heard of that is not fake who looks the most like Santa of any coach who's ever existed Andy Reid what is the context for the sound that we're about to play Andy Reid, not the most electric of personalities. What I remember Andy Reid saying was a cheese whiz joke that made me like him because he talked about cheese whiz in his mustache, but he's not an electric personality.

He's being asked here about just their playoff chances, and if they're going to, you know, fight the good fight to end the season, and here's his answer. He has some odd phrasing in here. If you're coming to me on this, Matt, I'm telling you, we're going to go after you every game. You know, that's how we roll. We're going to try to tickle your tonsils on every year. every play, every game. We're going to try to tickle your tonsils on every play.

So he thinks the way to play football is to stick your hand in the other player's mouth? You know, that's how we roll. We're going to try to tickle your tonsils on every play. All right. Okay, Andy heard this at practice, and I don't think he understood. Well, neither does Zaz, clearly. There's going to be a mandible claw situation. There's going to be a tickling of the.

tonsils when the chiefs play you? Oh. You got it now, buddy? We're going to try to tickle your tonsils on every play, every game. I got it now, Dan. I got it, yeah, nasty. You got it too?

Yeah. Travis Kelsey said something at practice. I like, I like that. And he's so, like, good-hearted that he ain't understand. You guys immediately went to work writing things down as soon as I said Andy Reid looked like Santa. So what are you guys putting together back there? Putting together top five of coaches that look more like Santa.

We're going to try to tickle your tonsils on every play, every game. Say what you mean, Andy. How great would that have been? We're going to try to ram our cock down your throat every time we're playing. We're going to try to tickle your tonsils on it. Imagine how shocking that would be. Well, the way he says it, I got to tell you, it adds to it because he sounds, he's found so special dirty.

Like, he sounds like, he's going to try to tickle your tonsils. It's, yeah, it's... Do you think, I'm picturing just, like, his PR person sitting next to him, and he walks off there? He was like, what did you say? Oh, we're done here. He's just like, hey, good, good press conference, and they're like... I love Andy Reid. Andy Reid should just go blue.

Like, just start working. That would be great. He, we're going to try to... When Pat drops back... He's looking to skull... You just straight up. He makes him, he amuses himself in the middle of this. He's...

We're going to try to tickle your tonsils on him. every play, every game. I mean, he's like, we're six in six. I'm just going to say what I want. But listen to how he amuses himself when he realizes what it is. You think he's the reaction for the room, maybe? We're going to try to tickle your tonsils on every play, every game. Well, every play, every game.

Give you some throat coat. That's how you tire them out, Greg. I guess so. We're going to tickle your tonsils on every play. I've never heard an NFL coach sound dirtier. We're going to try to tickle your tonsils on every play. It's not the words. It's not the words.

He's amused by himself and he sounds lecherous. Yeah. Rasp. We're going to try to tickle your tonsils on every play, every game. I also want to hear from Liam Cohen. I have not heard from him since he did Duval, but I wanted to talk about it in the context of... Duval.

Kevin Patullo, the Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator, getting his house egged. Like, we've reached a state where that's not okay, right? But their offense isn't good. Yeah. So, no. It's just Philly. Like, we could chalk it up, like, egged house dash Philly. Like, that's just what it is.

Yeah, but you got, come on, man, his family lives there. I'd be worried. I'd be concerned about my family if the neighbors knew where I lived and were so angry that we're 28th and off. offense that they're that they're damaging my house with eggs. I thought eggs were too expensive nowadays for people to just be throwing. No, they're back down. They're back down. No, they're good. No. Okay. Can we hear from Liam Cohen, though, the Jacksonville coach? And I would have thought that he would have inspired more indifference. But no, evidently, Liam Cohen is surrounded by death threats all the time. One of the Titans players, I guess,

after the game said Logan Cook threatened to kill him in one of those altercations there. And that's kind of blowing up a little bit. I was just wondering your thought about whether that might been across the line or anything, or if that's something, you know, that this happens during games. I've probably heard that said, like, I mean, 100 times, you know, from players in games, so whatever. I'm different about death threats. I'm going to kill you.

I'm going to – he's heard 100 times I'm going to kill you. I like the line of questioning, though. Like, do you think that that crosses the line? I love how he's a little afraid of Lee and – I want to listen to the question again. He's, like, laughing through it. a question about murder. One of the Titans players, I guess, after the game said, Logan Cook threatened to kill him in one of those altercations there,

and that's kind of blowing up a little bit. I was just wondering your thought about whether that might have been across the line or anything or if that's something, you know, that this happens during games. He's just like, does that happen? That's Jacksonville's punter. Yeah, Logan Cook is their punter, by the way, who threatened to kill somebody somewhere.

Didn't Robert Sala have to apologize a thousand different ways for threatening to kill a coach in the, William Cohen. Yes. William Cohen. Wait, so maybe he does hear it. Yes. Now is a good time to remember where tequila's story truly began.

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