Hour 4: Weekend Warrior

Summary

Don, Hahn & Rosenberg – Episode: Hour 4: Weekend Warrior
Release Date: February 7, 2025
Hosts: Don La Greca, Alan Hahn, Peter Rosenberg

In the fourth hour of the "Don, Hahn & Rosenberg" podcast, titled "Weekend Warrior," hosts Don La Greca, Alan Hahn, and Peter Rosenberg dive deep into their weekend sports predictions, engage in a spirited debate about Eli Manning's Hall of Fame prospects, and interact with passionate listeners. Here's a comprehensive breakdown of the episode's key discussions, insights, and conclusions.

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1. Weekend Warrior Picks

Timestamp: 01:00 – 04:33

The episode kicks off with the hosts introducing the “Weekend Warrior” segment, where each host selects their top sports MVP (Most Valuable Player) candidates based on current performances and upcoming games.

• Alan Hahn selects Patrick Mahomes, the quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, highlighting his exceptional playmaking ability and leadership on the field.

  Alan Hahn [02:28]: "My weekend warrior is going to be Patrick Mahomes."

• Peter Rosenberg opts for Jason Tatum of the Boston Celtics, citing his consistent high performance and pivotal role in the team's success.

  Peter Rosenberg [02:10]: "If the Celtics are going to win a big game in New York, it's Tatum. Come with Jason Tatum putting up a big night."

• Don La Greca backs J.T. Miller from the New York Rangers, emphasizing his impact since joining the team and his crucial role in upcoming games against the Penguins and in Columbus.

  Don La Greca [01:40]: "He's been a beast since he got here. Back-to-back games for the Rangers tonight against the Penguins and then in Columbus."

The trio discusses the potential scenarios that could elevate their picks to MVP status. Alan defends Mahomes by asserting his leadership and championship victories make him an undeniable warrior in the sports arena. Conversely, Peter challenges the conventional MVP criteria, urging a more analytical approach beyond mere statistics.

Peter Rosenberg [03:07]: "Can we be better than that? Instead of being like the NFL who just sees that a man played under center and hands him the MVP... let's analyze the actual game."

Don adds historical context by referencing players like Jerry Rice, illustrating how team dynamics and supporting cast influence MVP considerations.

2. Eli Manning's Hall of Fame Candidacy

Timestamp: 09:15 – 14:38

A significant portion of the episode centers on the controversial topic of Eli Manning's exclusion from the NFL Hall of Fame. Listener Joe from Rockville Center initiates the discussion by highlighting Manning's impressive achievements, including two Super Bowl victories, two Super Bowl MVPs, and two regular-season MVPs, placing him among only six players in NFL history with such honors.

Joe [09:15]: "Eli is like one of six players in NFL history to have at least two Super Bowl wins. Two Super Bowl MVPs and two MVPs."
Don La Greca [10:28]: "Brady, definitely gonna be in. And Eli."

Arguments in Favor:

• Team Achievements: Eli led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl titles, both against top-tier teams like the New England Patriots, showcasing his clutch performance in critical moments.
• Resilience and Leadership: Manning's ability to guide his team to victory despite challenging circumstances underscores his greatness as a quarterback.

Don La Greca [11:18]: "The Giants were never a great team and he was able to take them to heights that they probably didn't belong."

Arguments Against:

• Statistical Comparisons: Critics point out that Eli's regular-season numbers pale in comparison to other Hall of Famers like Drew Brees or Patrick Mahomes.
• Team Context: The success attributed to Eli is often seen as a product of a strong supporting team rather than his individual prowess alone.

Peter Rosenberg [12:10]: "Those things [stats and arm strength] do matter. So we can't throw those out."

The hosts debate the criteria for Hall of Fame induction, weighing championships and MVPs against personal statistics and overall career performance. They express concern that as time passes, Eli Manning's achievements may be overshadowed by emerging players and evolving evaluation standards that favor analytics over traditional metrics.

Alan Hahn [14:12]: "Over the next couple of years you're going to see some big names appear on these battles."

3. Listener Interactions and Sports Predictions

Timestamp: 07:40 – 17:38

The hosts engage with several listeners, addressing their questions and predictions on various sports topics:

• Garrett from Fall Park, NY discusses the New York Rangers' direction and the upcoming Super Bowl, predicting a Chiefs victory with a bet on the under for a 48.5-point game.

  Garrett [07:40]: "I'm taking the under also. It's 48 and a half."

• Joe from Rockville Center revisits the Eli Manning discussion, emphasizing his unique achievements and questioning the Hall of Fame omissions.

• David from Valley Stream shares his bullish outlook on the Chiefs, hoping they can secure a third consecutive championship, and expresses a desire to see more substantial calls in the game.

• Another Garrett from Miami Ville inquires about the podcast incorporating more boxing content, reflecting a listener's interest in diversifying the show's sports coverage.

  Garrett [16:43]: "Will you guys ever start talking about boxing more? I'm a huge boxing head."

The hosts acknowledge the suggestions, agreeing to explore more boxing discussions in future episodes to cater to the interests of their diverse audience.

Peter Rosenberg [17:29]: "We need a couple of legit super fights. I think we're gonna have more room than I've had before to do that for sure."

4. Potential Expansion into Boxing Coverage

Timestamp: 16:53 – 17:38

Responding to listener feedback, the hosts contemplate increasing their focus on boxing. They discuss the current landscape of the sport, noting a lack of high-profile fights and the rise of less reputable figures overshadowing the sport's traditional appeal.

Don La Greca [17:38]: "You need big heavyweights, you need big rivalries. And we just haven't had that on a consistent enough basis."

The hosts express enthusiasm about potentially covering more boxing events, highlighting a commitment to providing comprehensive and engaging sports content.

Conclusion

As the episode wraps up, the hosts extend their gratitude to listeners for their participation and support. They reinforce their dedication to delivering insightful sports commentary and fostering a community where fans can share their passions and predictions.

Alan Hahn [18:04]: "Do these shows and be out and about. You'll hear about more events coming up and we love it for you to come out."

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Notable Quotes:

• Alan Hahn [02:28]: "My weekend warrior is going to be Patrick Mahomes."
• Peter Rosenberg [03:07]: "Can we be better than that? Instead of being like the NFL who just sees that a man played under center and hands him the MVP... let's analyze the actual game."
• Don La Greca [10:28]: "Brady, definitely gonna be in. And Eli."
• Peter Rosenberg [17:29]: "We need a couple of legit super fights. I think we're gonna have more room than I've had before to do that for sure."

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This episode of "Don, Hahn & Rosenberg" offers a vibrant mix of sports analysis, passionate debates, and interactive listener segments, making it a must-listen for enthusiasts eager to engage with knowledgeable hosts and fellow fans.

Transcript

[Don La Greca]

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[Peter Rosenberg]

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[Alan Hahn]

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[Don La Greca]

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[Peter Rosenberg]

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[Alan Hahn]

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[Peter Rosenberg]

Warriors, come out to play.

[Alan Hahn]

Don Han and Rosenberg's Weekend Warrior.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Oh, yeah.

[Alan Hahn]

The wrong headset on. How about that?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Pull it together.

[Alan Hahn]

All right. We Weekend Warrior time. I mean, it's our MVPs, right?

[Don La Greca]

I mean, how would we not have that?

[Alan Hahn]

You think, you think that's what it's going to be? No, I mean, we do have Nick Celtics.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That's where I'm at.

[Alan Hahn]

Oh, yeah.

[Don La Greca]

Do you feel there's a Nick or a Celtic more than Patrick Mahomes?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Well, you never know what's going to happen.

[Alan Hahn]

Saquon Barkley. I mean, a Warrior. Let's hypothetically, what if Jaylen Brunson scores 50 against the Celtics and the super bowl is a dud? All right, well, you know what I mean.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That's what I'm saying.

[Alan Hahn]

Do your awesome. All right, well, Weekend Warrior Don, your pick.

[Don La Greca]

Well, I'm going to change it up because he's been a beast since he got here. Back to back games for the Rangers tonight against the Penguins and then in Columbus. I'm going. J.T. miller. Wow. I told you. I'm going to be a pain in the ass with this the rest of the way.

[Peter Rosenberg]

See?

[Alan Hahn]

See what he did? He's going higher. You're not going to talk super bowl after five seconds.

[Peter Rosenberg]

He had a whole thing worked out.

[Alan Hahn]

Right to pucks. All right, Peter.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I'm going to go with the big zero. Jt, if the Celtics are going to win a big game in New York, it's Tatum. Come with Jason Tatum putting up a big night. I'll go.

[Alan Hahn]

You know, I don't like the fact that they lost to Dallas at home last night. That really bothers me.

[Don La Greca]

Didn't bother Wally.

[Alan Hahn]

No, he's all in. He thinks it'll be a big, big Knicks performance. It's going to be interesting. Little. Little. Like little. Just take the temperature right this part of the season. All right, so you got Jason Tatum, big game at the Garden.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That's mine.

[Don La Greca]

What do you got?

[Peter Rosenberg]

What do you got?

[Alan Hahn]

My weekend warrior is going to be Patrick Mahomes.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Gutless.

[Alan Hahn]

I. Right, I know. Like I'm going to go super bowl.

[Don La Greca]

And he's going to win.

[Alan Hahn]

He's going to be. Look, if. If he wins the MVP and they have won three championships, Let me ask you this historic. How is that not the Warrior? He's the warrior.

[Don La Greca]

What would J.T. miller or Tatum have to do?

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, for.

[Don La Greca]

For to win the MVP and for us to have a chance to win.

[Alan Hahn]

I need, I'd need. Well, because again, if the Chiefs lose, I'm out.

[Don La Greca]

No, but I'm saying Chiefs win. He's the mvp. What could Tatum or Miller do?

[Alan Hahn]

Tatum would have to go for 50 or more and J.T. miller would have to give me a hat trick. Maybe even like a four, five or six, four point game.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Can we be better than that?

[Alan Hahn]

What do you mean?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Can we? Actually, instead of being like the NFL who just sees that a man played under center and hands him the mvp, let's, let's analyze the actual game. Well, If Mahomes is MVP because there was no better candidate, but he was 20 of 29 for 210 yards and one touchdown. Hold on, hear me out. Tatum goes for 37, 14 and 11. That's a better performance.

[Don La Greca]

Well, we can analyze it on triple, triple double.

[Alan Hahn]

All right.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I mean, it's like if Mahomes earns it, he earns it. You guys know what I mean? If they just hand him a quarterback.

[Alan Hahn]

Mvp, we can have the conversation.

[Don La Greca]

It's all. Now we saw Jerry Rice as a wide receiver win the MVP because it's hard for a wide receiver, a tight end like Kelsey, because unless somebody else threw him the football.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Right.

[Don La Greca]

Every touchdown he got was given to him by Mahomes throw. So that really leaves what, Pacheco as the offensive guy that might be able to win the mvp. That wasn't helped by Mahomes.

[Alan Hahn]

Right.

[Don La Greca]

So to defend the NFL, it's easy to give it to the quarterback because that's the guy that kind of makes it all go. Unless it's a running back or defensive.

[Alan Hahn]

Play or again, Chris Jones was a good pick.

[Don La Greca]

Chris Jones is a great pick.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, that's a good pick because it.

[Don La Greca]

Could be one of those. And I think it can be. Let's say it's 24, 20. Chiefs get seven of their 24 on a defensive touchdown on a Jones scoop and score. Mahomes doesn't throw a touchdown pass. You know, that's what you're looking at.

[Peter Rosenberg]

And he's a stud. Part of this team and its legacy. But I just realized something terrible that we're doing we need to fix immediately, please. How are we not playing the song the Warrior as part of Weekend Warrior?

[Don La Greca]

Because we've got the.

[Alan Hahn]

The movie.

[Don La Greca]

The movie. Which is good.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That's. That's the beginning.

[Don La Greca]

So you want the. The Patty Smith.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Patty Smythe.

[Alan Hahn]

Patty Smythe. The Warrior vehicle. Yeah.

[Don La Greca]

Married to.

[Peter Rosenberg]

No idea. Oh, a human being.

[Alan Hahn]

Oh, I knew this and now I don't. I forgot.

[Don La Greca]

Patty Smythe is married to John McEnroe.

[Alan Hahn]

Yes, that's. That's. Yes.

[Don La Greca]

Who.

[Alan Hahn]

Who plays.

[Don La Greca]

And. And I remember I did shows with Patrick McEnroe and I did a show with him the Friday after Thanksgiving. And I'm like, I gotta ask you at Thanksgiving. He's like, what about John? It's like, no, I'm not interested in John. Tell me about Patti Smythe. What was that? What was happening at the Thanksgiving table? Like, he was actually excited that I wasn't asking about John. No. I was asking about John's.

[Alan Hahn]

Why share the stories?

[Peter Rosenberg]

I did not know that.

[Don La Greca]

That's what I said when I had John. The Rangers were making a run years ago and John McEnroe was there.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah.

[Don La Greca]

And so I said, I gotta ask you at the Garden. He rolled his eyes like, talk about some. I'm like, no, you were. You saw Zeppelin in 73 at Madison Square Garden. What was that like? He was just happy to not get a tennis question, a Bjorn board.

[Alan Hahn]

I'm telling you, Mac, we said this. Clyde McEnroe.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Get it ready. Get the drop ready.

[Alan Hahn]

No, no, no, no. There's the movie to be made or the series to be made somewhere streaming of that era in the 70s with all those stars, athletes, celebrities who all lived here and they all hung out together in the city.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Like, it is pretty crazy.

[Alan Hahn]

Come on. You know, behind the scenes, just do like a fiction based on fact kind of series.

[Peter Rosenberg]

And then amazing. And then I like a sub storyline that moves alongside of it. A little grimier, a little dirtier, a little more controversial. The Greg Buttle story that's just moving.

[Alan Hahn]

Alongside the entire Puddle character is definitely the one that just is always.

[Peter Rosenberg]

He's creepy in.

[Alan Hahn]

All in love with him. You just love him. Yeah.

[Don La Greca]

What was the movie he was in? What was the Run DMC movie?

[Alan Hahn]

Peter?

[Don La Greca]

Tougher than. Was it the.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Well, there's two. You're. There's. Tougher than leather is the one.

[Don La Greca]

Tougher than Leather. Greg's in. He has a cameo in that movie. He plays a bouncer that gets his get beat the snot out of him.

[Alan Hahn]

Oh, that's fantastic. Oh, well, you're good.

[Don La Greca]

You didn't know that, did you?

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, that's a good.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I. I did not know that.

[Don La Greca]

Hip hop.

[Alan Hahn]

Look it, look it up. Do we want to do.

[Don La Greca]

Yes.

[Alan Hahn]

Dan, the man's got the mic. We'll do a last call here. We've got 10 minutes left in the show and we're going to do devote it to all of you who took the time to come hang out with us today. We don't today.

[Don La Greca]

They said it couldn't be done.

[Alan Hahn]

Give yourselves a round of applause. Showed them showing up, showing out, being here with us. So we're going. Last call, line up and you can give your take, give your pick on the super bowl or ask any questions you want to ask, just like a caller would. So step on up, be shy. But everybody's got something to say. Now all of a sudden, nobody's got anything to say.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Come on, guys.

[Don La Greca]

I gotta.

[Alan Hahn]

All right, here we go. Ranger fan stepping it up. Igor.

[Garrett]

What's going on, guys? My name is Garrett from Fall Park, New York.

[Peter Rosenberg]

There he is going on.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah.

[Garrett]

First off, I got two things. Rangers and then the Super Bowl. Rangers. I don't know what. What direction you think. You guys think they're going in this year? Like, if they win towards the trade deadline, do they buy in or do they just sell off at the deadline?

[Alan Hahn]

It seems like they. I mean, that J.T. miller move, but they got them for.

[Garrett]

Five years after that. That's why I'm like, is it a deadline move now?

[Don La Greca]

No. Well, Drury said at the time is that this is more of a long term move than a short term move, but it can still be a short term move. You see what he's done for the power play. They're 2 and 1 since he's returned to the Rangers. I still think they're better than all the teams they're chasing after. I really do. And I think they can make the playoffs and once they get there, the pressure will be off. And I think they could be a very dangerous team. Obviously not to the feeling of last year, but I still think they. This is a very salvageable season. 27 games after the four nations. I think they can make a run. I think I really like the Miller deal. What was your Super Bowl?

[Alan Hahn]

Super Bowl?

[Garrett]

Yeah. And Super Bowl, I got, I got the Chiefs also, given the point and a half or the point, whatever it is now. And I'm taking the under also. It's 48 and a half.

[Alan Hahn]

That's an interesting.

[Garrett]

Yeah, I mean you, you were 24, 21.

[Alan Hahn]

That's.

[Garrett]

Yeah, I think it's gonna be low key defensive game. So that's what I'm kind of going towards. But I appreciate you guys.

[Don La Greca]

Thank you, man.

[Alan Hahn]

Love the show. Thank you. Thank you very much. Who's next? Step on up, Rutgers. Last call crew.

[Joe]

Hey, guys. Joe from Rockville Center.

[Alan Hahn]

Hey, Joe.

[Joe]

Just wanted to follow up on Alan's take before and. And Don's on back to the Eli situation. You know, about the hall of Fame process and again about how it's unbelievable that Eli didn't even crack the top 10.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah.

[Joe]

You know, as far as I can remember, quarterbacks have been judged. Pretty much the standard metric is super bowl rings, Super Bowl MVPs. Every time you turn on the TV, there's a conversation about Mahomes versus Brady. Mahomes wins on Sunday. How do they stack up? Super bowl wins, Super Bowl MVPs. And when you look at Eli and I think I have this stat correct. But you know, eli is like one of six players in NFL history to have at least two Super bowl wins. Two Super Bowl MVPs and two MVPs.

[Don La Greca]

Right.

[Peter Rosenberg]

And everyone else is in.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah.

[Joe]

Only six players.

[Alan Hahn]

Right, right.

[Joe]

Bart Starr, Montana Bradshaw.

[Alan Hahn]

Right.

[Garrett]

Mahomes.

[Joe]

Who's going to be.

[Alan Hahn]

He'll be in.

[Don La Greca]

Brady.

[Alan Hahn]

Yep, he'll be in.

[Joe]

And Eli.

[Don La Greca]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Joe]

And I mean, shouldn't that alone.

[Don La Greca]

That's what they're doing.

[Joe]

One of one of six players in NFL history.

[Don La Greca]

As much as I've been fighting the Chris Carlins of the world and everybod, everybody out there that's been tweeting me today, I do understand that he is an enigma. He's. You can't really compare him to anybody else because Most Super Bowl MVPs have an MVP in the regular season, have big time numbers. But when you look at the fact that the giants won their two Super Bowls as a 10, 16 and a 9 and 17 tells you they weren't that great a football team. Those two runs, they played one game at home against the Falcons. All the other games were on the road, tough places to play like Dallas and Green Bay and San Francisco. It just shows you that he didn't have the team that Troy Aikman had, that Terry Bradshaw had that.

[Alan Hahn]

Right. Number one.

[Don La Greca]

A lot of it's even, even a guy like Drew Brees, like. So I think does it that everything that people point at and say he had pedestrian numbers. He had 500 record. I think almost speaks to why he should be because the Giants were never a great team and he was able to take them to heights that they probably didn't belong. And to me that shows the greatness of a quarterback.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, I really think it ends up landing on what I said earlier though, which is simply that prior to this week we'd always sort of had this back and forth about is he or is he not hall of Fame. We all agree he is, but it doesn't shock me that when the moment came there were people who said I'm not rushing to do this because I think nationally that has been the conversation on him. Whether it's fair or not, we can't rewrite history. He has always been an on the line seeming guy for most non New York Giant fans.

[Don La Greca]

And you look at Tony Romo's numbers and I'm not saying Tony Romo's a Hall of Famer, his numbers in the regular season were better than Eli. But Tony Romo's not even the conversation because he didn't win the big game. Matter of fact, he routinely lost the big.

[Alan Hahn]

Well and I thought you were judged on the biggest game, what you did in the biggest moments. That's usually how you're supposed to be judged with your career. But that's when Eli was at his best.

[Peter Rosenberg]

But there is something that has to be established. We talked about Warren Moon earlier. Warren Moon, similar record, no Super Bowls, etc, but Warren Moon was a decisively better quarterback to watch play than Eli Manning. Those things do matter. So we can't throw those out. We're naming stats. But guys, if you're old enough to have watched Warren Moon, he was in a different category of arm than Eli Manning altogether. Those things do matter also. And that, and that obviously affected voters when they got to the moment.

[Don La Greca]

So does winning matter or not? Because it's, it is very convenient. Warren Moon didn't have to win because he was great in the regular season. But look at Mahomes. He's won more than any other quarterback in a short period of time. So when, so it seems convenient that we seem to slide the winning when we want it.

[Joe]

Yeah, yeah. I mean I think if you're just. If you're one of six players in NFL history, you belong there to do something different. And to boot, he did it against the Goat twice and against arguably that some people Say one of the best teams in NFL history.

[Don La Greca]

And, and, and thank you so much again and again, Mom. Not as disappointed it was in first battle because you could certainly make the case that his numbers and his hall of Fame pedigree maybe doesn't warrant that, but when you hear that it wasn't even close and it's going to be the same voters next year and next year you're going to have Larry Fitzgerald come in and there's, there's a couple of other players that I think that might be looked upon as distinctly better. Yep, I get that. And it's with the same people voting, I have a feeling we might fast forward five years from now and go, no, Eli didn't get in again. And that would be. I think we can all agree that would be.

[Alan Hahn]

Starts turning into that conversation and I.

[Don La Greca]

Have a feeling it's going to start to go because as we start to distance ourselves from his playing career, then I think it becomes a little harder.

[Alan Hahn]

I agree. And you know, you know, over the next couple of years you're going to see some big names appear on these.

[Don La Greca]

Battles because I think the, the old time writers, when they get replaced, there's going to be the younger guys that rely more on stats, more analytic side that might not really favor Eli to a younger generation of fans. I, I think it's on the table that it might be very difficult for him. That's why I'm so upset about it.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I agree.

[Alan Hahn]

And that's why out of Gary Myers and out of Sal Palantonio, you heard a lot of kind of urgency in the way they were talking about Eli and his candidacy. Do we have another one? We only have a couple more minutes. Let's see how many more we can get in here.

[David]

How you guys doing from Valley Stream? I had someone on the Chiefs. I have a feeling that they're gonna 3p because listen, Mahomes is the, is great. He's like gonna turn into the next Tom Brady. But I feel like that I'm gonna go with the Chiefs to win. My cousin is going with the Eagles. I believe that the Eagles are, aren't gonna win because you know, Saquon Barkley, he won like I think offensive player of the year. And I'm thinking that maybe, you know, they're gonna win because listen, Mahomes is going to turn into the next Tom Brady. I have a feeling that maybe the Chiefs can three peak.

[Don La Greca]

What do you guys think about.

[Alan Hahn]

And thank you. I think that that's the part I'm looking for in this Game. Will this come down to a final possession? And will Patrick Momes have the ball in his hands last? And if he does, what an epic. I don't care if you're bored of the Super Bowl. If you're tired of the Chiefs, you know you'll be leaning forward on the couch watching that possession.

[David]

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I just hope that if that happens, I just pray it's not like. Just hear me out. It's not. Third and 17 from their own 40. He throws the ball 32 yards downfield. It's incomplete. They call something. They move the ball up, they get. Please let it.

[Alan Hahn]

How many officials do you think have that in the back of their minds going into this?

[Peter Rosenberg]

But that's right. They probably will be thinking about that.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah.

[Don La Greca]

You know what I want? I want the Chiefs to win this game. 35.

[David]

Me too. John.

[Don La Greca]

Thank.

[David]

Thanks for the question.

[Don La Greca]

Because then. Because then I don't have. We don't have to deal with this great. This call that you. What if they're that good? Wipe the floor with the Eagles. I'll be happy with the Eagles being humiliated as a giant fan. And if they're that good, they're that good. But if you give me some kind of call, it's. It's gonna drive me.

[Alan Hahn]

We got like two minutes. So we got one more. Can we sneak one more in here? One more, one more. Go ahead.

[Garrett]

Hey, how you doing, everybody? David Crandall from Miami Ville.

[Alan Hahn]

Hey, David.

[Garrett]

Just wanted to say hi.

[Alan Hahn]

All right. So, David, we have, like, one minute. Okay? One minute.

[Garrett]

It's not necessarily, like a deep question about football at all. This is. Will you guys ever start talking about boxing more? I'm a huge boxing head.

[Alan Hahn]

It's interesting that you asked that question also is Peter.

[Don La Greca]

But we just need the I work with match.

[Alan Hahn]

Bart Scott loved to talk the fight game, but he even also admitted that the sport has lost some luster. You're getting like the Jake Paul's of the world that are pushing their way in. He and Canelo, that whole thing.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Well, unfortunately, that just fell apart.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, that would have been.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That. That actually I think would have been.

[Alan Hahn]

But getting that Tyson thing was more a no novelty than it was actual fight. And I think we're just missing that right now.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Right. And then there was rumors that we would have gotten Canelo and Terence Crawford that would have led to a real thing. We need a couple of legit super fights. I think I'm always gonna fight for it. And I think on this show we're gonna have more room than I'VE had.

[Don La Greca]

Ever before to do that for sure.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I love boxing, I think maybe even travel for some fights. Again. I, I think we will try to do more on this show than we've done, but. Yeah, but the truth is the game needs more stars.

[Don La Greca]

It does. And it's, it's not that we're against it, but you got to play the hits and unfortunately there haven't been enough hits. But I am old enough to have been in sports radio. Even the beginning of this radio station when there would be big fights and we would talk about it, I worked with Ollie Matthews and he'd always bring up my guy. The fights and you need it. You need big heavyweights, you need big rivalries. And we just haven't had that on a consistent enough basis.

[Alan Hahn]

But we're trying to be heavyweights. We appreciate everybody for being here.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Make some noise for yourselves, guys.

[Alan Hahn]

First outing and you guys showed out and that is great. It lets us know that we are resonating and we will continue to love you guys. Do these shows and be out and about. You'll hear about more events coming up and we love it for you to come out. We try to have as much fun as we can. We hope you guys enjoyed it. Thank you to the Tap Room. We really appreciate the hospitality. Everybody working behind the bar. Thank you. The waiters, waitresses, servers, all of you. Thank you so much. Have a great weekend. Thanks for listening to the Don Hahn and Rosenberg podcast. I don't want to know how the sausage is made, but I just want to know it's good. Hear more of Don Allen and Peter Weekday afternoon starting at 3 on 8 80, ESPN, the ESPN New York app and your smart speakers.