The Josh Innes Show - Buffalo, Please STFU

Episode Date: January 30, 2025

It's been 4 days since the AFC Championship Game and I'm really, really tired of the discussion. Do I think the NFL wanted KC in the Super Bowl? Yes. Do I think Mahomes gets the benefit of big calls in big spots? Yes. Do I think Buffalo fans are annoying and need to move on? Yes. Bills fans are acting like one obvious blown call cost them a Super Bowl. I can tell you as a Saints fan, I've seen a lot worse. How do we determine who is credible in media? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I think I speak for everybody when I say that I'm so fucking sick of hearing about Buffalo and Kansas City at this point. Like, I don't really give a shit about the Super Bowl, but I never really do. You know, as a fan of sport, to me, when the thing gets to the championship in any sport is when I kind of lose interest in it. Like, the NCAA tournament is beautiful until the final four. And it's kind of like, okay, I'm kind of over it. Don't really give a shit anymore. Now you just got good teams probably, or one like wild card and a bunch of good teams like, eh, don't really give a shit anymore. Like the Superbowl is such a spectacle and such an event that you even forget that it's a sporting event and that it's a game and that the winner of that is the champion. Like the one time I went to the Super Bowl, now mind you, the one time I went to

the game, there was so much drama surrounding me and the people that I've worked with that it was kind of hard to focus on it because I was pretty certain I was getting fired at some point anyway. So it was not a good time and I really didn't pay a ton of attention to the game. And like Jilly's getting cornered by Clanton's wife and they're having a conversation during the game and Jilly's like I'm here to watch the fucking Super Bowl like like a whole bunch of shit went down this in Minneapolis so like I didn't really even enjoy it or think much of it when I was at the Super Bowl but when you think about the game itself it's an afterthought the pageantry the two weeks the discussions the media day the radio road the drama who is Jason Kelsey rooting for Bill's still bitching like the game itself like you don't even

realize it's an actual game and a lot of times the outcome of that game doesn't matter because it doesn't feel like a real game the people in attendance a lot of times are not real fans you know you watch a game and you know I don't know November in Arrowhead there's a bunch of people that are seasoned ticket holders that love the Chiefs you watch a game in, you know, I don't know, November in Arrowhead, and there's a bunch of people that are season ticket holders that love the Chiefs. You watch the Super Bowl, and it's a bunch of rich-ass motherfuckers or some people that mortgage their house so they can go. It just, it doesn't feel real. It's sort of a, like a fantasy, like it's like a mirage, like it happened, but like did it happen type of deal. But as it relates to Buffalo and Kansas City, you know how I feel. Look, I think the league wants Kansas City in the Super Bowl.

I think they know it's good for business to have Kansas City in the Super Bowl. I think that the officials made some bad calls, not just in the game against Buffalo, but the game against the Texans and in games throughout the regular season that greatly benefited the Kansas City Chiefs. I don't care about the overall statistics that people break down that are from Kansas City and, oh, only 17% of our drives that were aided by penalty resulted in a touchdown, and that's like 17th in the league. The shit you see on the internet is preposterous. I don't care about that. I don't need your cumulative statistics. I am looking at important parts of important games, who gets the call in the situation, and more times than not, Kansas City is going to. Do you really think the league would just be,

let's operate in a hypothetical here in this world. Let's just go with this idea that the NFL is rigged, which I do not believe the NFL is rigged fully. Like, I don't believe there is a script, and I don't believe that they sit down and say, hey, watch this, because it would be impossible to play that out. But much like wrestling, like when you go into a wrestling match, there isn't really a script in a lot of cases. Like a lot of guys, like you'll get two wrestlers together. Before that, they'll kind of map it out, and they'll say, we're going to do this.

And then throughout the match, they'll kind of tell each other all right put me in this move and this move whatever but you know the outcome it is a desired outcome that you need to hit you know that at the end of it Hulk Hogan needs to give him the boot do the leg drop and get the three count and it's over you know that you need to get the super kick from Shawn Michaels that's what has to happen if that happens that's fine like how we get there is up to you guys put on a great match but we know that it needs to culminate with Mick Foley Lane and a whole fucking ring of tacks and barbed wire and there needs to be a three count right how you get there it does not matter I do believe that the NFL wants the Kansas City Chiefs they like the idea of the dynasty they

like the Taylor Swift that's good for business for them and I do believe that do I believe they get on the phone and call the officials and say you know order the code red no but I do believe and I don't care what your little data tells me and all your little cumulative statistics that the Kansas City people who can't handle any criticism, the Kansas City people love to throw out this data and show you that more Buffalo touchdown drives were aided by penalties than Chiefs touchdown drives this year. What about this missed call whenever they hit this guy in the face? Where were the refs on that? Like, I don't care about that. What I care about is what happens in key situations in games and what alters

those. Two penalties in a game can alter it. I don't need 11 penalties called against you. And back to the hypothetical, if the league were fixing the games, do you think it would be wise of them to make an obvious move and have like 15 penalties a game being called against the team playing the Jeeves? No, you can't do that. In the hypothetical, in this completely kind of bizarro, not realistic situation here where you think the league is rigged and there's a script, do you really think the NFL could just give 30 calls a game to the Chiefs? No.

It's a matter of when the Chiefs get the calls. Look at the Texans game. Texans had them shut down in the first quarter. The Chiefs returned the opening kickoff down to the 10-yard line, and they were held to a field goal. They were about to punt again before the shitty call went against the Texans on the roughing the passer, and that led to a scoring drive. The bang-bang penalty against Patrick Mahomes when he was out of the pocket late in the game, that led to a score. I believe 10 points in that game were generated by two huge calls.

It's not the number of calls. It's when the calls come and the type of penalties you're dealing with. That's what it's about. But when I look at this and I hear people just continuing to discuss this, it's gotten to the point now that I'm sick of the shit. I'm bored with it. I'm tired of it. It's boring to me. Like it was fun for a couple days. Piss off the Chiefs people.

Shit on their Super Bowl appearance. They'll fight with you on Twitter. It'll be a whole deal. But at the end of it, you're kind of sick of hearing about it, right? It's now Thursday. We're dealing with this on Twitter. It'll be a whole deal. But at the end of it, you're kind of sick of hearing about it, right? It's now Thursday. We're dealing with this on Thursday. That game happened on Sunday. And we're sitting here today, and there are still conspiracy theorists

trying to break down a millimeter on a fourth down sneak play or a millimeter on the third down play, which, by the way, the third down play to me seemed more egregious. That looked like they converted the first down, and it shouldn't have been a fourth down situation anyway. But just to go back to that, though, I appreciate that it wasn't because I told you to take the Chiefs. It would come down to a controversial call that would benefit the Chiefs.

Something would happen. Chiefs were losing. Bills driving. Shitty spot on third down. Spot on fourth down. They didn't give it to them. Chiefs go down and score and take the lead. Bada-bang.

Told you it would come down to something like that. And essentially it did. I mean, I know the game still had more to happen, but that was a big play because at that point, Buffalo could have gone up at minimum four, maybe could have gone up eight, and they should have gone for two to go up nine. I know it's dumb to sit there and talk about what if. If they convert that and they go on to score a touchdown, if they wouldn't have gone for two, they're the dumbest bunch of assholes on the planet. I don't

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that you can circle and say, this happened, we got fucked. Everything is questionable. Did the questionable calls all go to Kansas City? Yes. And did we say that would happen? Yes. But Buffalo didn't have one call where you go, holy shit, they blew that, and because of that, they lost the game. This isn't Galarraga, the pitcher for Detroit, having a perfect game ruined by an obvious blown call at first base. This isn't the Saints in the NFC championship game

where one blown call prevented them from lining up to kick a game-winning field goal at the horn to go to the Super Bowl. Like, that's why I've gotten to the point now where I'm so sick of hearing about Buffalo. Oh, my God, our life is so tough. We're Buffalo. We jump through tables. We wear Zubaz pants. The league hates us.

They like Taylor more than they like Josh's girlfriend. Wow, look at this. Let me break down the Zapruder film of a half inch. Back and to the left. Back and to the left. Back and to the left. Shut the fuck up. I'm so fucking sick of hearing from Buffalo people.

I am a Saints fan. I sat in the Superdome and watched the biggest fucking screwjob blown call in the fucking history of the NFL. Keep my team from going to the Super Bowl. Oh, but Josh, they had a chance to win it still. Fuck you. They would have had a chance to kick a chip shot field goal at the horn to go to the Super Bowl.

Buffalo's bitching over questionable calls, not obvious blown calls, not blown calls that led to rule changes. We are talking about nano inches. We're talking little tiny little inches that could have gone either way. Did you get screwed seemingly? Sure. Could it have gone either way? Yes. Could the Xavier-worthy catch have been an incompletion? Sure. Could it have been ruled a pick? Sure.

But you don't have that one marquee play that the whole world looks at and goes, holy shit, you got a Super Bowl appearance stolen from you. I do. My fat ass sat in the Superdome with one of my best friends, Matt Moscona. I clad in my Joe Hollywood horn Jersey and my four extra large gigantic Saint sateen jacket and my Timbs. And I was ready to celebrate a fucking Superbowl. And I didn't get a chance to do that, and there was an obvious blown call. It's a Dinkinger play, 85 World Series, Cardinals-Royals, Dinkinger blows the call.

Look, the Cardinals blew the game after that, but that's a call you can go back and look at and go, that was a blown call, and that cost a team because the Cardinals melted down after that, dropped pop-ups, there's a bunch of shit Cardinals melted down after that. Dropped pop-ups. There's a bunch of shit that happened. They blow that game. But at some point, Buffalo, like, I'm tired of hearing from you. You're annoying me. You're a bunch of dipshits that are breaking down Zapruder film shit and doing conspiracy

theory bullshit to try to pander to your fan base who feels like you've been cheated out of the Super Bowl. Ultimately, you didn't get the job done. Did the fucking Chiefs get calls? Yes. Did the benefit of every one of those borderline calls go their way? Yes. And you knew that was going to happen because the league wants them there and you didn't overcome it. The fact that you couldn't pick up a fucking half a yard with Josh Allen sneaking the football is preposterous anyway. Explain to me how the Eagles can convert every single one of those. Explain to me how the Ravens with their tight end can convert every one of those, but you've got Josh Allen and can't figure out how to pick up a fucking yard. Get the fuck over it.

I sat in the Superdome and broke my damn cell phone, and I've never been more depressed over a sporting event than I was depressed over the outcome of that NFC Championship game. The way it sits right now, my football team doesn't even have a football coach. We will never sniff the Super Bowl again. It is over. Our run is done. We suck. Can't even get a coach.

Dudes who are getting fired are like now we'll pass and you want to bitch to me because you couldn't pick up a fucking yard so I kind of went from being on your side kind of busting the balls of the chiefs people like to shit on them they're annoying people they can't handle being the villain it's fun to just like I hate all of you sons of bitches. Shut the fuck up. Please and thank you. Go away. Stop with your Zapruder films. Stop with your frame by frame breakdowns.

There was no conclusive evidence to overturn the call on that one. It sucks. What are you going to do? Put a microchip in the ball. Use some sort of tennis technology and figure this shit out. But in the way it works right now, it didn't happen. Get the fuck over it. God, I think I hate Buffalo more than I hate Kansas City at this point.

I really hate Kansas City. Buffalo's going to really lose their charm when they play in a $5 billion stadium and not in the old dumpy stadium they play in now. They're about to really lose their charm and people are going to turn on them too. And then you start, like I saw that Dean Blandino's brother, this story is rich. Dean Blandino's brother, of course you know Dean Blandino from being a television referee, but back in the day he used to be an actual ref. My brother, who is convinced that the league is rigged, that is convinced I signed an NDA when I left the league office

that I cannot tell anybody that it's rigged, Blandino said in an appearance on Mad Dog Sports Radio. We grew up in the same household, by the way. I said, listen, there's no conspiracy. The officials, there's too many variables. There's too much going on. To me, it's the hardest sport when you think about football with seven different officials to say, okay, I'm going to rig this game.

I agree. You're not rigging the fucking game. But I think what's happening is people are kind of conflating rigging the game as an overall whole. We sat down and we determined who's going to win the game to you have an opportunity on bang- plays to reward a certain team and i do believe that happens i don't believe the nfl won the bills now granted the super bowl is gonna have a billion people watching anyway despite what the buffalo dipshits tell you that they're gonna boycott the super bowl you know who else said they were gonna boycott the super bowl fucking dipshits like me and the saints people and they at least had a legit gripe because again the worst non-call in the history of sports

occurred and it robbed the saints of a second super bowl appearance and those people still watch the fucking super bowl it's the super bowl it's super bowl sunday what are you gonna do sit in the back pull your pud watch the puppy fucking bowl on repeat no you're gonna watch the super bowl so shut your hole with that too but But like, it's one of those stories that was cute, kind of fun, ha ha. And now it's Thursday and it's like, go about your fucking business, Buffalo. Get over yourselves. Some people are just born losers, real mumsons. And you know who that is? The Buffalo Bills. You know that happens when you lose four Super Bowls in a row and then finally

you get a good quarterback again, you run into Patrick Mahomes in a league that wants him to win. Shit happens. You're shit on. That's life. Fucking deal with it. And then you got people like Nick Wright. Bless his fucking heart. I love that Nick Wright is sitting here fighting with people about credibility and journalism. Oh, Adam Schifter, Lopez, Lopez, that's bad journalism. Okay, cool. That's bad journalism. You're doing interviews wearing a Kansas City chief shirt with Kansas City posters behind you. How do you have credibility? I get that you're not a journalist. You're not reporting news. You're giving opinions, but don't shit on people's journalism when you're literally sitting in a man cave in a fucking romper room covered in

chief's gear wearing a chief shirt you don't have credibility part of my problem with what people consider credible versus what they don't consider credible is credibility is just based on whether or not you agree with the person's opinion or not so i see all the people that are from kansas city responding to nick and they're like see nick is honest is honest. Nick gets it. Bob Fesco in Kansas City, he fucking gets it. These guys get it. They're honest. They're not fucking honest. They're fucking homers. It's amazing how stupid people are. People don't want honesty. They just want the truth according to them. We learned that in Houston. You know why people like Adam Clanton have any sort of credibility, which he doesn't, but people like Adam Clanton are considered credible in a city like Houston because he's just full of shit and panders to the Houston people enough where they think his

opinion matters. He has no fucking credibility. What is credibility? Back in my day, you'd get on the radio, you gave your fucking opinion and you waited for people to react to it, whether they liked it or fucking not. And that's how you you did a show now these people are so afraid to be in shit on on twitter and they see the clout they get and the likes they get for being fucking homers so what do they do they go to twitter and they just play up to the fucking lowest common denominator of homer crowd and that's how they get their clout and their likes and their retweets and their shares and again credibility is determined by whether or not somebody agrees with your opinion if they don't agree with your opinion well you're a troll and you're horrible and you're clearly

just saying something for a fact and you clearly don't mean what you're saying if they agree with you they think it's the most brilliant thing they've ever fucking heard and that's what Nick is getting from Kansas City people but I don't know how you can sit there with Patrick Mahomes fat heads on the wall behind you in your little office and talk about anybody else's fucking credibility. You don't have any. You don't have credibility in this

because you're a diehard Homer fan of a particular team. Your credibility is nil. Thank you. It's hysterical watching all this play out. It won't go away. But really, the biggest turn I've had this week is the turn on the Buffalo people. Like, I'm with you. I'm on your side until you're just getting to the point that you're fucking annoying. The robbery that occurred this weekend was not even remotely close to the greatest

theft in the history of sports when it comes to having a championship stolen from you. Dude, you want to know what's a bigger gripe than you do? The Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl two years ago when the Chiefs got this, wow, this mysterious pass interference call that continued to drive. Boy, figure that one out. Wow, it's kind of close. The announcers on the broadcast were like, I wouldn't have called that. But then they magically called it. They saw the opportunity and they called it. That is a robbery. If that would have happened to you, I would have agreed with you.

But a human element bang-bang play that required a replay that there was no way you were ever going to overturn, there was not enough evidence, then like, come on, man, get the fuck over it. I hope you never win anything. In a perfect world, both of these teams would cease to exist. I'm sick of seeing both of them. I'm tired of the Chiefs, and I'm actually almost as tired of the Bills because it's a woe is me, pity party bullshit. You got a good

quarterback, your dickhead coach can't get over the hump, figure it out. All right, thank you. I'm done yelling. More to come.