The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - The Big Suey: "Yes Or No" With Earleen Cote

Episode Date: November 19, 2024

Greg yelled "OH NO!" during the break at the sight of his wife who has arrived to fact check Greg's homerism or lack thereof. Dan and Greg each pepper Earleen with questions until getting to the bottom of Greg's Dolphins fandom. Greg also reads his most recent Marlins column aloud for the class. Then, Dianna Russini is here to chat about all things football including the Lions being better than everyone, Greg's Houston Texans take, the odds of Bill Belichick returning THIS season, Aaron Rodgers and the Jets, and the takeaways from Bills-Chiefs. Plus, Italian American Sports Hall of Famer Sean Stellato stops by in the middle of Dianna's hit to discuss his client, Tommy DeVito, getting back under center for the Giants and to celebrate his and Dianna's Italian heritage because, as we all know, the Italians stick together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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In fact, the only difference seems to be this imaging. I have been tempted in restaurants just walking past tables to grab somebody's fries if they're just there. That hasn't happened to you guys? I've done it. And now, here's the marching man to nowhere, fat face, and the habitual liar. During the break, an indignant Greg Cody, when I was saying, I'm gonna call Erlene,

I'm gonna call her, he's like, do it, go ahead. I look forward to it, and I'm like, last time you did this on your podcast, next thing you know, you're losing something about your shit hygiene in the bathroom. You thought it was gonna go one way with Earlene and it ended up going another way. But he was very indignant and confident during the break.

And then his wife's lovely face comes up on the television here and he blurted like this, I'm not even kidding you. Oh no. Oh no. Because he now. That's what he says whenever he sees me, that's what he says.

Well, because you're a trained assassin whose job it is to bury him and he knows it. That's what he says whenever he sees me, that's what he says. Well because you're a trained assassin whose job it is to bury him and he knows it. That's correct. And all I want is factual answers to my questions. So the first question I would ask you, Erlene, is yes or no, your husband is a fan of the Dolphins? Yes. He's so mad at me right now.

Yes, yes. I don't think we have any more questions. I have plenty of questions. She knows I grew up a Dolphins fan. What is she supposed to say to that question? Tell us, let's lighten the mood a little bit. Tell us about your husband's bad arm week. Oh yeah, he's having, it's Charlie's fault. But my favorite part is when I explained to him

that blood thinners do that to everyone, he said, well maybe I'll just stop taking that pill. And I'm like, that's not really the solution, I don't think. Your husband yesterday identified as a hypochondriac, and me and your son were like, no, you hate asking and going to see doctors. Like we have to push them.

Yeah, well he rejects whatever they say, but he wants to have his own best idea. I could go on on this, but it's better not. I'd like you to go on on the other one though. On Sundays, is your husband rooting for the Dolphins to win? He's always rooting for his pick above all else. Thank you. But he does have a warm and fuzzy part about the Dolphins more than he has any other team.

Of course I do. That does not indict me. What's wrong with that? I grew up down here. I had a dolphin pennant back when pennants were cloth and people had pennants on their wall. I had a dolphin's pennant when I was eight years old. His readers want that.

Do you think that your husband is objective when it comes to the Miami Dolphins? Yes, I do. All right, there you go. He is not a homer. You do go. He is not a homer. You do not believe him to be a homer. She was playing ball there. Oh no, he's a homer.

But. I'm just kidding. Thank you. Thank you, Erlene. No, I wanna ask her something. Okay, all right. I wanna ask her something. This is not gonna go well.

Okay. Okay. It's your witness. Geez. I don't travel on her. I feel like I gave you a lot of points there. I want to ask her something. This is not going to go well. It's your witness, you. I don't travel on the road. I feel like I gave you a lot of points there. No, you didn't. You took points away. I want to ask you a question.

OK, I don't travel much anymore. When the Dolphins are on the road, and I'm watching the game at home and writing a column off it, do you hear me cheering for the Dolphins? No. No, you're not cheering. You're taking your little notebook and you're writing crap down Thank you But on the inside perhaps you are

No Quietly while you write crap down while you wear the cloak of what of writing crap down Quietly, you're happy when Tua throws a touchdown. I do have a cloak So she's got a very busy job she she's got things to do. No, she's betrayed me enough. Let her go. Erlene, thank you. Always good catching up with you. Always nice seeing you. I've told your father this a few times recently, Chris, and for some reason after all of these years times recently at chris and for some reason after all of these years uh... it doesn't change i'm like great

when you're angry always funny uh... when you're legitimately angry at us because everyone knows that we love you and you love us always funny but he wants to storm out of the room right now because his wife betrayed him and he's gonna have a stern talking to when he get, when she gets home, there's either gonna be a talking to

or sternly worded letter, because he might write it down. He's very, he's mad right now. A sternly written letter? That's funny. To his wife. If I'm actually writing a letter to my wife. How dare you!

No, I'm much less mad letter to my wife. How dare you! No, I'm much less mad at her than I am at you for simply putting words in my mouth and saying I cheer for the Dolphins to win when I don't. You are questioning something that is very important to Greg Cody. It's his journalistic credibility. Which Mike understands, and others perhaps do, but Levitard doesn't. and that surprises and disappoints.

Well, Greg, the only thing I would say is in 2024, it's okay. You could be a columnist for the Herald and still root for the Dolphins. No one cares. No one cares. Yeah, but I do. Okay. That's all that matters. Well, he cares though and he's got it wrong. His appraisal is wrong according to his wife. Well, he cares though and he's got it wrong. His appraisal's wrong according to his wife. She does not, first of all she didn't say that I cheer for the Dolphins, which I don't. Well, but you're making some sort of weird distinction that I didn't say.

I said that you want them to win, not that you're making a lot of noise celebrating them and roaring with like applause and standing ovations. That you just want them to win. Right, and you're flatly wrong. Okay but your wife says I'm not. No she well she's wrong too. What's happening here it's not enough that you're ruining this man's career and now you're trying to end his marriage.

Let me tell you something I do that could also be misconstrued by you and certainly would be okay when I'm leaving I'm leaving Dolphins Stadium after last Sunday's game telling her I'm walking to I'm leaving Dolphins Stadium after last Sunday's game, telling her I'm walking to my car, I'll be home in a half hour, whatever. The first thing, after the Dolphins win, I usually say to her some bullshit like, how about those Dolphins, huh? Why? Because I know she's a Dolphin fan. Because I know her day was made brighter by them winning. I don't give a shit, okay? I don't. Particularly in the midst of this season. Now, if I am rooting for my own interest, if I have written, hey, don't count them out yet, they're going to win these

next three games and get right back in the playoff race, and they win the second of those three games, makes me look decent. So yeah, in that respect, I'm glad they won, because I'm rooting for what I wrote. You're rooting for yourself to be right. Yes, exactly. And so in that respect, I'm rooting for the best column to write, which is I told you, I told you don't count on the Dolphins.

This coming week, though, I mean, Drake May really finding his own. Imagine him getting a win within the division. That'd be a good story to write. Yeah, they won't, though. They're going to beat New England. Drake May, when you say he's finding his own, Billy, what does that mean, finding his own?

He's coming around. Time will tell. Just something you're throwing out there. He's been pretty good. Finding his own players downfield to throw to instead of the other team, I think. He's making that turn that Tony was talking about. Okay, yeah, he's finding his own.

You, Greg Cody, are somebody who spent all of last year telling us that the Dolphins were going to win the Super Bowl. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. And am I supposed to feel bad when they had the best offense in the NFL? Good enough to score 70 points in one game? Good enough for Tyreek Hill to make a run at 2,000 yards?

Good enough for Tua to make the, to make the Pro Bowl. Good enough to have Raheem Mostert rush for 21 touchdowns. Yeah, I thought they were pretty damn good. Doesn't sound like a homer at all. It sounds like somebody who follows the Dolphins very, very closely. Yeah.

Wrote the book on the Dolphins some say. He did. Fins at 50. One of them. All right, so I... Out of stock, by the way. Really? Yeah. Wow. You've written more books and fit on a Kindle

How about that Billy? Would you do me the favor please of calling up Greg Cody's column here today on new Marlins manager Clayton McCulloch? Cuz I'd like to just have you read portions of his column that you probably haven't already read because he's still out here Grinding writing about your team the Marlins my My team? I root for the best story. I will say this about Greg Cody that he was here for two hours after the show yesterday prepping for that interview so that is a good job by Greg. He cares about his listeners and his readers. He was here working because it's close to the stadium and he didn't want to drive back to Fort Lauderdale and come back up. I can't read it, there's a paywall. And I support Greg, just not financially.

That's not supporting Greg. And that is, look at how disappointed he is. No, let me see if I can access it and forward it. That's embarrassing. I surely. Winging the mic away from you. Surely we have a subscription to the Miami Herald here surely No, wait, I just push the X and I think I bypass. Yes

That easy Thanking I promise you that somewhere at metal arc there is a Miami Herald subscription, that'd be great Thank you for your support. You gotta update this headshot. Chris, Cody and I were told by you yesterday that you intended, among other things, to go at Marlins fans, and I did not read that in today's column. No, I didn't. There's too much to get into one column. Perhaps that's for my opening day column. I'm not sure. We see on that. Okay, you're gonna embargo it Greg Cody was arguing that the few fans the Marlins do have need to Start doing things actively to show their displeasure with the team to pressure the team to do more than it is presently doing So don't go to the games. Well the displeasure of fans shows in the empty seats It shows that two-thirds of the seats on average are unoccupied That's fans protesting but if if I were a Marlins fan,

I would go to a game, I would make myself heard. I would wear a paper bag on my head, I would carry a sign that said, hey, Bruce Sherman, how about spending money to compete with the teams in the division that are among the biggest spenders in the league? It's a very long sign. It's a very long sign. It's hard to read. It's the hard words. Yeah, it'd be pretty wordy. You're right. It'd have to be small letters. A tapestry from left field to right field.

You just... It'd be a whole paragraph. It's a ridiculous sign. Maybe we go shirtless and we write each letter on someone's stomach and we get like... Yeah, there you go. There'd be plenty of empty seats. Hundreds of people. Yeah, there'd be plenty of seats for that.

We could do it. I... Attendance record there. Billy, have you found the juiciest parts that. We could do it. I record there Billy have you found have you found the juiciest part? I'm by paragraph to come a slow reader Okay, the juiciest parts where what was the proudest part of your column today for you when you typed it up the the beginning the middle Or the end I you know, it's I I would stand by whatever the the first five paragraphs I okay, I'm not gonna take a quiz. All right, so you stand by your writing

in the Miami Herald today? I'm looking at it now. I don't memorize everything I write. You questioned his sanity in the second paragraph and then said, I'm not questioning it though. That's well done by the way. Thank you. Can you do this as an audio book,

as a little bit of like a little kindle-ish? You want me to? Yes, please. Welcome to Miami Clayton McCullough. We're about 2340 miles southeast of LA down here in the baseball hinterlands. You've left the safety of your job as first base coach of the World Series champion Dodgers, left the very mountain top of your sport to climb down to manage the Marlins. Some might question your sanity for this move. Not me. I say you deserve credit for bravery, perhaps even a medal. I wish you all of the luck you will need. You come from an LA market where Dodgers led MLB in attendance last year, averaging 48,000 fans per game. You come to a Miami market whose Marlins struggled to even sell out opening day and who finished 29th of 30 with an average gait of 13,000. Brightside

outdrew the A's who have been alienating Oakland for years itching to leave. You are leaving a Rich Dodgers ownership that had the fifth ranked $240 million payroll last year for a penurious Marlins ownership whose 97 million payroll ranked 27th. And Mr. McCullough. May I slow you down? Just as you sound like you're going very fast, you're getting a little winded. It's a very good column, brother. Yeah. Yes.

So they're going from the best team in the sport to one of the worst. Right. Now when do we get to the ripping? And Mr. McCullough, you are leaving a city that loves its Dodgers for a city where the Marlins are the sixth biggest team in town, where baseball has become an afterthought dwarfed by the Dolphins, resurgent hurricanes, football, the Heat, the Stanley Cup champion Marlins, Panthers, and Lionel Messi in Inter-Miami. Love a challenge, Clayton? You got one. And I go from there. I didn't realize that that was so. He had me counting on my

fingers right now. They are the sixth most relevant team in town. That caught me off guard just hearing it like that and he's not wrong in any way. That is such a good job by you, Greg, because you say that some might question your sanity, but I'm not one of them. I call you brave. I don't know, I've been to men's and women's

UM Hoops games in the last couple years and I've been to Cyclones games. I UM hoops games in the last couple years and I've been to cyclones games I would probably put the vibes energy and attendance those three teams Okay, I think the argument Women's basketball doesn't draw very well There are a lot of people at the Notre Dame Miami game that I went to okay, and it was like the day after Christmas Correct me if I'm wrong. We got FIU tonight. Okay, all right. The conference games get a good attendance, right Mike? The conference games get all right.

They're still growing. Hey, number five recruiting class, top five recruiting class in the nation, Coach Trish. I think Hailey Cavender, this is a shocking take, is the greatest passer in the history of that program, men's or women's. Whoa, whoa, whoa. That's a little crazy. That's a little crazy.

Rick Barry? Rick Barry. You're forgetting the Rick Barry days. How dare you? I wasn't there in attendance to watch Rick Barry command the court, but I don't think he had the same court vision. How about Barry Larkin's kid? I mean.

Shane Larkin. Shane Larkin. I did this in my Keynes group chat just to see if I could get a rise out of folks and see what kind of names they would come back at me with. Which did make me laugh. I would say, Angel Rodriguez. Okay, you're in the class.

You have a case against it. But I think Haley's court vision's unbelievable. She's really developed as a player. She had a 30 point game against Florida on the road. The Cavender twins are actually really damn good. Haley was good the last go around, but they've improved from that year off playing the sport. And Miami basketball's got a shot

to build on the momentum of that Elite Eight. They unjustly missed the tournament last year. It really killed Katie Meyer's passion for the sport. But new coach in and recruiting at a high level, Miami's very well positioned there. Come on out tonight, Wadsgo, FIU. Now that's a Homer on a bash. All right guys, the seasons are changing. You know what that means? Time to layer it up a little bit, change the wardrobe in Miami, a little bit of a different story, but across

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Quiet man. Yes. You know, I'm a married man. I don't cheat on my wife despite that gratuitous line in back in my day. That you wrote. Stugats. I wish you were here, my wife despite that gratuitous line in back in my day. That you wrote. Stugarts.

I wish you were here my wife. I really miss her. No I don't. That's the thing about being married. You're not allowed to say I don't miss my wife. I've been gone two days. I haven't been gone long enough to miss my wife. I'm sorry.

I call her. I'm on the phone with her for 30 seconds. You just said you do miss her. Hello. Alright. Alright. We'll see ya. Alright. And then I'm you know, I'm gonna see her in two days I was jumping Charlie good. This is the Don LeBathardt show with the Stoogat

Diana Rusini is gonna join us now to talk a little bit of football and we have a surprise for her toward the end of this interview But as she gets situated here I just wanted to bring it back to what it is that Greg Cody was saying about the Dodgers and the juxtaposition against the Marlins. The Dodgers are meeting Juan Soto today, and the Dodgers, this is unbelievable what I'm about to say. The Dodgers made so much money off of Otani that their financial advantages are going to be even greater than they were before when they merely had the best regional television deal. And they've got all of the good players. I mean, it's just asinine to have Otani and Freeman and Betts in the middle of the same lineup. Got to the World Series even though everyone else around them was hurt,

got to the World Series with Freeman limping because a third of their lineup is those three guys and they're meeting with Soto and Soto wants $600 million. And the Dodgers are the new Yankees. It's just crazy to think that they gave that amount of money to Otani and his deal was so team friendly, Stugatz, because it's all on the back end, that they can get everybody. They can get everybody in the sport. They can sit, they can steal the Yankees best free agent. And that meeting is today. I've heard that Toronto wants in the game, that feels all manufactured by Scott Boris.

Yeah, that's not happening. Toronto? Yeah. But they're going to be multiple teams. They're going to be multiple teams and you only need one, but if you've got two and you got Scott Boris and two of them are the Yankees and Dodgers. And one of them is the Mets, a third team, I mean, he's fine without Toronto. The idea that the Dodgers could land Soto should scare everybody who

cares about the competitive balance of baseball because then the only thing that you have in your favor is the idea that baseball is random but everyone else will have to bow before the biggest payroll in the sport. Where not even the Yankees can compete with the Dodgers in payroll. Diana Rusini is with us now and there are a number of football things that I wanted to talk to her about Thank you for joining us Diana scoop City is the name of her podcast But the Detroit Lions are they simply better than everybody else? Yeah, they are they are from top to bottom and it's not like this happened overnight. They've been building towards this. This was the vision they had when they hired Brad Holmes and they brought in

Dan Campbell and ownership said, look, we're not good. We're not good at all. We don't even know what we are. Fix us, make us better. And now we're seeing this team believe in buy into what the program's all about. And, you know, we've heard Jared Goff talk about it in a lot of his post-game press conferences about the trust they have with Campbell. And I really think that's been a big part of why this team has been able to have so much success.

They've captured sort of this unified idea of what they are. And it's very, very clear. And even just talking to teams around the league preparing to face the Detroit Lions, I'd idea of what they are. And it's very, very clear. And even just talking to teams around the league, preparing to face the Detroit Lions. This is a team that starts where all good football teams start, which is in the trenches.

And they've got one of the most impressive, if not the best offensive line in football. And that's why we're seeing so much success on top of the fact that they've got some great skilled players in a really stout defense. You don't expect Belichick to be on the sideline this year, correct? I do. I do. I, I, I expect Bill Belichick to get a job in 2025. Uh, he's certainly getting ready for it. I know.

Do you expect to see him on a sideline this year? The last, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Um, I, I think Bill is preparing for what the next cycle is going to bring him and the opportunities that I think he's going to have. He's obviously entrenched in the media right now and doing that. But I don't see a scenario where, you know, let's just for this example, just an example, let's just say Jerry Jones wakes up today and says, all right, I'm done with this Mike McCarthy situation.

Let's get ahead of it and get Bill in here now before, let's say, the Jags or maybe the Saints or a team that would want someone like a Bill Belichick. I don't imagine that. This coaching cycle is moving right now. I can tell you that from talking to people behind the scenes. This is different than it's been in years past. Usually I've talked to you guys around Thanksgiving, right after Thanksgiving, early December, there's chitchat about it, there's talk.

But there are definitely conversations being had around the league about what's next. And the top candidates appear to be Mike Vrabel, Bill Belichick, Aaron Glenn in Detroit, Ben Johnson in Detroit. And those seem to be the names for right now. That's all gonna change as we get through the next few weeks, but those seem to be the guys that teams have their eye on. How real do you think that Deion Sanders

stuffed the Dallas' is? It's not real. Just from the conversations I've had, I think Dion actually wants to stay in college. We'll start there. I know he's been public about that as well. But talking to some people close to him, they've shared with me that he likes where he's at.

He likes the space he's in. That could change. Of course it could change. But in terms of Dallas, I don't think that that's a realistic option for them. I think that they're going to be looking more towards a coach with experience in the league and not do a first-time head coach scenario. I don't think they're against that idea of a player, a former player turned head coach.

I just don't believe that that's the direction that they're gonna go in for now. Can you give me your assessment of this assessment earlier of Greg Cody's about the Houston Texans? I think they're a good team that is very, very, very, very, very far from being a great team. That's unfair. That's unfair. That's ridiculous. I did not say that. I was asking for her assessment not

your assessments. Let's play it again please so that she can hear it clearly without Greg Cody's objection. I think they're a good team that is very very very very very far from being a great team. I didn't say that. You play it again. Play it again please so that she can hear it without him contaminating the jury. I think they're a good team that is very, very, very, very, very far from being a great team. Look, I would subtract ten verys. Oh, there you go. Ten.

Ten of them. That means none. There's none. I think they're a really good team. I'm in agreement that they have some issues, that they need to be better in some areas. They're not always the smartest football team out there, and they certainly are not playing up to, I think, the standard of what we thought they would be at this point this year. But they're figuring it out.

And I still think they're going to be a team we're talking about in January. The actual argument we were having was me suggesting that in a very crowded AFC... A very, very crowded. In a very crowded AFC, Houston was not a top four team. And I'm wondering, if you put Detroit in the Super Bowl, who in the AFC is going to play them for the championship? Because I think it's wide open conference.

Yeah, I think it's, I don't think it says it wide open as maybe you think it is. I think it's the teams that we saw play, which were the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs we saw this weekend. Obviously, the Pittsburgh Steelers are making a case here. So, you know, look, I still think in the end it's going to be Kansas City that we see back in the Super Bowl. What are you making faces about, Chris Cody? No, I'm just, I thought Diana was having technical issues there for a second. I didn't know. So you were confused by her cadence? I was worried. You were worried that she was falling apart

because you- She was startled by the amount of berries your dad- Was she distracted? Were you unimpressed by the way that she delivered that? Did you think she wasn't paying attention? You seemed like you were judging her content. You know, when we're in, I'm in this seat, there's a lot of things moving.

I was just assessing different things. We might have someone joining the Zoom. Thank you for calling all the attention to me. Okay, good. Well, we'll do it. Yeah, no, of course. Thanks for having my back, actually, because he's right. I was fumbling there, like I usually do on this show,

because there's something always distracting me, whether it's a noise, a person, a sound effect. Visually, things are going dark on me from what I can see on my screen. So I'm just trying to fight through it. You guys are really testing me every week. You're making me better at this whole live thing. Yeah, we're crazy.

Aaron Rodgers, will he be back next season? And if so, will it be with the Jets? I don't know. I don't know. I don't think the Jets know if they want him back. And I don't know if Aaron Rodgers knows if he wants to. I just think his options aren't going to be what they were. The New York Jets signed up for an MVP caliber quarterback.

They did not get an MVP caliber quarterback. That is not what we've gotten on, you know, we'll just say in this last year, last year is a wash. So I still think the next few games here are gonna be really important for the Jets organization in terms of what they want to do next at quarterback. But I can tell you that I don't think it's a lock that these guys come back together next year.

Does that make you, you like that answer, Stu? Do you want Aaron Rodgers back? I'm ready to move on. You are? Yeah, yeah, absolutely. Yeah, it's been a disappointment. The guy they wanted was, the guy they thought they were getting,

that high level great quarterback was supposed to be last season and he Tours Achilles four plays in and now he's just a 40 year old quarterback coming off and Achilles there and I've seen enough I don't want him anymore. Okay, but do you think this is a scenario where let's say he Goes to the Vikings next year. They'll win the Super Bowl. Yeah. Yeah Super Bowl, you know, and then you Exactly you get it you get it. You get the soupy. The hemery. Many more of those to come. Why was I hammered? The hemery? Friday morning, I guess. Every day of the week, actually lately. Can you tell me what the Chargers are?

Because I feel like everyone here wants to question how good they are, and they've been the best defense in the sport. And if I give that quarterback the best defense in the sport, I feel like I've got a pretty good football team. Yeah, you give that head coach all that as well. They're underrated.

They're underrated. They are underrated. My co-host on Scoop City Chase, if he could do the whole show talking about the Chargers, I think he would. Just because the impact that Jim has had already on everyone and bringing out the best in Justin Herbert, he's kind of always just been in his shell. He's a little shy. He hasn't really leaned into all of what comes with being a franchise quarterback. And I think Jim has found a way to take all the shine and spotlight off the quarterback

and put it on himself to allow that quarterback to get comfortable. And he's doing it with weapons that, you know, with all due respect, these aren't top notch big name receivers. He lost those guys last year. You know, they're playing for different teams in Pittsburgh and in Chicago now. So the fact that they've been able in just a few months with Jim Harbaugh now taking control of the Chargers organization, the Chargers that used to charger, I think they're chargering less. I think they're maybe, you know, changing the narrative of that organization and it really, it starts from the top and bringing him in. How many times this season alone

has your husband fired Nick Sirianni? 17. What? Um. We're still in, here's how I see it. If we're not leading the conversation when we're discussing the Eagles with Nick, that means things are going well, right?

Like that's kind of how it is. And right now we're not talking about him a lot in our house, which is good. And I think Syrian has been doing a really good job to even publicly. He's really toned it down. He's hiding his emotions. He looks in control. I still think he's on a short lease in terms of the Eagles wanting to see if he can take them to the Super Bowl. I think they are watching this. But he did it already. He's done it already.

I know. And you look at his winning percentages, and he has the highest in the last 20 years for an Eagles team. You cannot argue the success Nick Sirianni has had, but it's just a situation where you think, he's doing this with a championship caliber roster? Ownership knows that, the general manager knows that. Is this going to come down to a situation later on in December, January where they're going to lose a game because of Nick?

I don't know. And I don't think that's off the table. I think we've all thought of it. Is this guy gonna cost the Eagles? So for now, the vibes are high though. Stugatz here for my friends over at Simply Safe. The holiday season is right around the corner. That means you're away more and burglars know it. That means you need to protect your home. Right now, Simply Safe is giving exclusive early access

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Joe Chestnut's a fraud. Oh, he's on fire. Joseph. He called Connor McDavid overrated before the show. What the hell was that, Greg? Yeah, no. I love it. Stugats.

Roy, let me explain it to you. And not that you need to. You know more about hockey than I do. And this is coming from a guy that's watched Connor play six times. Right. If that. Um. This is the Don Lebatard show with a Stugats. You need to you know more about hockey and this is coming from a guy that's watched Connor play six times right if that This is the done libertar show with his two guards

Derek Henry Derrick Henry, Saquon, Joe Mixon last night. Are we seeing a running back renaissance that's going to continue in the NFL? Look, you look at Tony Pollard too. That's what I saw last night in terms, Tony Pollard wasn't out there, obviously. He used to play with the Cowboys. And now he's with the Titans and he's one of the Titans' best players. I know we talk a lot about that Derek Henry move that the Dallas Cowboys didn't make.

The letting Tony, Tony Pollard go to me was I think the issue the bigger issue that they have because they could certainly use it now in the run game. I think running backs went out of style for a minute there because of the way they were getting paid. I think running backs went out of style for a minute there because of the way they were getting paid. But now with the emergence of Saquon again, playing the best football he's ever played since he's been a pro, Derek Henry looking like he's 23,

I think they've helped their market. I think this is gonna be an off season when we're talking free agency here on the show, we're not gonna be doing what we did a few years ago, which was, oh man, nobody wants to pay this guy. I think now teams know the run game. Who was that? I wanna see more of that impersonation. Who is that?

What is happening with that person? Which general manager in football stands there? Like this, like, I'm not paying him! I'm not doing that. Nobody's doing it. I don't understand why you did it that way. I was confused. I don't know all these voices, because here, for me to live in the space I'm living with,

dealing with people in this league, I have to imagine them as these like cartoon characters. They're not human beings. Because if they're human beings, then I have to, then as these like cartoon characters. They're not human beings. Because if they're human beings, then I handle my business differently. So they're these characters. So that's what I just imagine Trent Bulky just doing this and making calls. It's like my way of not liking them, I guess. Keep them far away from me.

What did you read here interesting about Bill's Chiefs? What did I learn about Bill's Chiefs? Just anyone saying anything interesting. There's a lot of coverage of Bill's Chiefs, a lot of people making assessments of Josh Allen was better on this Fort Down play and then therefore I think this, this and this. What were the things that were interesting to you about Bill's Chiefs? Because Stugats was doing something that a lot of people were doing after that game. The Chiefs are like, okay, you can have that one. We'll let you have one during the regular season.

The Chiefs are laughing at him. We'll see you guys in the playoffs as if the Chiefs are that good this year, which they're not. I don't think they're as good. I don't think they're as good as the Bills this year. The Chiefs are winning on defense again, in special teams, right?

Their offense is not as good as they should be at this point. And it's funny, you look at the Bills and Josh Allen is doing what Patrick Mahomes was doing a few years ago when he didn't have any weapons. Right? It's like they flip-flopped. And now Patrick's got choices and options

and players to throw to. And Josh is making magic out of nothing and carrying this team on his own shoulders as we saw. So yeah, I don't think the Chiefs are sitting there going, yeah, yeah, yeah, that's a gimme, just take it, we'll see you in the playoffs. I think the Bills are better than anyone expected and they're riding this momentum.

What do you make of what it is the Giants did with Daniel Jones? I don't think it was as easy as a decision as it probably appears. It had to happen. No one was shocked that they benched Daniel Jones. I know I talked to you guys last week and aggregators picked it all up and took my words of, hey, I know there's conversations being had right now, but what they want to do, there is an option of maybe sticking with Daniel a few more weeks because I knew of the quarterback situations as the backups, perhaps maybe not being ready. But obviously they chose the smart business decision for the New York Giants, right, which is to bench Daniel Jones knowing that they've got this injury guarantee that they would have to

deal with. And so, you know, the book is closed on Daniel Jones in New York and we'll see if he'll be able to find another team and pull off a Baker Mayfield Sam Darnold situation where maybe a different environment, a new place will be better for him. I think that now it's Tommy DeVito. I think you just said there back to Vito baby. There it is. Sean Stilado is with us. Where agent for Tommy DeVito is with us. What did you think of her assessments that the backups

weren't looking up to snuff? What is this woman talking about? Hey, she knows what she's talking about. I mean everyone's entitled to their opinion, and she's been doing it a long time, but I guess we'll see. We're excited for the opportunity. And look, it's a parity-driven league,

and there's guys that are second and third stringers that sometimes they get an opportunity, the rest is history, but we're excited for that opportunity, and the goal is to win football games and be employed there for a long time. I believe that you were just gentle with her because the Italians stick together.

I believe that's what's happening there. A couple of Italians cutting it up. We do. I am a girl, Dad, and you're right, the Italians do stick together. We stick together. I have never met Sean, guys, full disclosure. I've never even reached out to him,

which is bad business by me as a journalist covering this league. He's a top dog in this game as an agent. I think I have a problem with Sean because I've dated like 65 Sean's in my life. And he just, just looking at him right now, I'm feeling all these different emotions. Sean is home to me. That's what it is. Sean is home to me.

That's what it is. Sean is home. Diana, Diana, you guys are bringing us together. It's the thing where it's like the guy you dated, but he also reminds you of all your cousins, right? Correct. Which is which is very awkward and weird. But at the same time, I can't help but root for him. And I just Sean, I love everything you're doing. I love everything you're about.

And I love how much you just lean into all of it. Thank you so much. I appreciate those kind words. You know, I was named after Sean Connery. So my mother loves Sean Connery, which is kind of cool, but grandparents are from Calabria, Italy, which Di Dove, say, where's your family from? My family's from Sicily,

but they will tell you we're just from the Bronx. That's what they say. So Italy doesn't really matter to them. Little Italy matters to them. Little Italy is a beautiful place. I'm actually gonna be lighting the tree down. Little Italy, Boston, next Monday I'm excited about.

Of course you are. Congratulations, by the way, on getting inducted in the Italian Sports Hall of Fame. I don't know how one gets into that, but if you could maybe call someone, I would love to have some achievement in my life because I've been taking a lot of L's lately and I want to add something to my Twitter bio that seems interesting because I've got nothing going on right now, Sean. Well, I got a guy I think you could call. You might need an agent. I think I'm going to fire my agent right now and hire Sean.

How does this one work? What is the answer to her question when she asks how do you get in there? Because she made it sound like it was the SoHo house where you got to get somebody to nominate you in order to get in. I think there are definitely a nomination process, but I mean this organization has been the hall since 1977 you know some of the greats that are enshrined there in Montana and the Maggio and Joe Montana who was Dan Marino

Rocky Maciano, so I know this is a very reputable females, you know, inductees as well. But definitely off the air could look into it for you. Tommy's ready. Tommy's ready, right? You got the endorsements ready? Tommy is ready. Obviously, look at you. They got a close quarterback room and you know, you always want to see your teammates do well. Sometimes, you know, things got to get changed up. But you, but he's prepared his whole life for this moment. He prepared last year going undrafted, getting the Heisman by 28 teams and went out there and got the opportunities. We feel made the most out of it.

He's a different animal than he was 12 months ago. He's really put a big premium on the off season and continuing to develop. And he loves his coach, he loves his teammates, he loves his fans and excited for Sunday. Weather's gonna be great and we're very fortunate for this opportunity. So what kind of animal is he now?

What kind of animal was he, what kind of animal is he now? Last year he was what kind of animal? You know last year he was kinda, I would say he was a unique animal uh... in terms of at the couple of thing now i think he's just uh... and uh... a better version of the couple it uh... but uh... you know he's uh... he made it out here well sat down with the family and now that i don't know that that that that

that the words out of my mouth i just i just just, I literally just handed out about 500 boxes of turkeys to the needy out in Jersey. And I apologize about the attire. I know you probably want to see a better drip, but it's a good drip. No, it's a good drip. It's, we, I wasn't expecting, I wasn't expecting you in a suit. Okay. Yep. No, no suit today. I wore a suit last night in a meeting. I got to wear a you in a suit. Yep, no suit today. I wore a suit last night in a meeting. I gotta wear a suit in a few hours,

so it feels good to be in a little leisure wear. Good to see you, Sean. Good to see you, Diana. Thank you for being on with us. As Stugat said, a couple of Italians got it up. Thank you. Sean, get her in the Hall of Fame, let's go. Without a doubt, Diana.

I look forward to connecting offline. All right, continued success. Thank you Sean get her in the Hall of Fame. Let's go Alright continued success if you're there Sunday definitely say hello and Stu gots I appreciate the love and you guys be well if I don't talk to you have a very very happy Thanksgiving Thank you so much. It'll be very difficult to spot you at the stadium, but I'll find a way to get to you You know what? I was asked that funny, I want to share this real quick. I was at the Bills game and my client got me a parking pass and the guy's like, how did you get back there? I said, well, they dropped me through a helicopter and I landed in my car and he looked at me like I had five heads.

He's like, really? I was like, no. Anyway, ciao guys. Be well. God bless. Ciao. Season's, God bless. Ciao. Season's Greetings, podcast audience. It's Mike Ryan.

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