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John Holmberg
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Dale
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Brady
And.
Dale
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E
You were laughing like a hyena when he said it. What the hell is wrong with you?
Dale
Listen.
Brady
Do we really need to listen to the end of this nonsense?
Dick Toledo
Get those hands up, Dale.
Brady
It's the same thing for the last two minutes.
Dale
No, it was like a 12 second close. It's. It's all drums, old man.
Brady
Jeez Louise.
Dale
All drums. We were talking about that, like, giving your kids up at. You know, you should be able to give your kids up for adoption, like, immediately. Like when they're in. Teenagers especially. You had your chance, they start pissing you off.
Brady
Two, three. You know what you should be able to do? Should be able to give up your dog for adoption.
Dale
You can.
Brady
Yeah, you can. Yeah. But you. But you cast aspersions of people who do that.
Dale
Well, it depends on why they're doing it, but, yeah, they're.
Dick Toledo
You don't quit, John. That's what Dale said.
Dale
Here's the reason why. I don't understand why you do it to a dog kid. Makes sense. They. They should. Look, they should have buckets the size of teenage kids. Outside a firehouse. Not that, not just for babies. Babies are easy.
Brady
So hold on. My segment starts 20 minutes late.
Dale
Not 20 minutes late. Let me tell you something. First off, 20 minutes late, your text is at 9:07. I'm in the parking lot because I.
Brady
Know you're in full butthole conversation. I didn't want to interrupt you. I know you get through. All my buttholes are.
Dale
How many people in your family have seen your butthole? Josh Wolf's whole family.
Brady
It's more the male butthole that you were.
Dale
You don't want to see that.
Brady
You, you, you were so curious.
Dale
He. He's getting his wax. My guest brought up a topic and I was courteous enough as a host to listen and, and interact.
Dick Toledo
He also said, your son see that.
Dale
You were so engaged that you brought it, brought it back. You remember it all.
Brady
Was an addict and he smoked dope with him his entire life. And he goes, I don't know how I became that.
Dale
He don't. And I agree. I can kind of draw some parallels.
Brady
Well, you didn't call him on it.
Dale
I did. I said it's your fault. It's the mom's fault.
Brady
I said, yeah, your soft.
Dale
I found him very funny. I don't care what he does with his life. Sure, his kid was a cokehead because he did it, but he got better at a certain point.
Brady
I do have to bring one thing up because I heard you guys talking about it earlier. The wheelchair guy. You'd lie. They said you're tall. Yeah. But you're about 6 foot.
Dale
No, I'm saying that for somebody.
Brady
No, you. Now I'm six feet.
Dale
Now you are not exactly six feet. In fact, in fact, yesterday I was in my, in the bar. You've been there. So the Steelers thing.
Brady
Yeah.
Dale
And the two cabinets above the refrigerator. I feel like I have to duck those when they're open. And they're open. So I had my shoes on and I hit my top of my head on it and I'm like, I do.
Brady
Yeah. So I had your contractors.
Dale
No, I went out and got a tape measure 2 inch heels and I went from open door down to the floor and it was 6:1.
Brady
No, I had shoes on. Okay.
Dale
But I stood up real straight and I'm hitting the bottom of that cabinet door and I'm like, I'm 6:1 in these shoes. Took the shoes off and grazed the bottom of the cabinet door.
Dick Toledo
Oh, I don't know.
Dale
Six feet. If you're touching, it's six feet. No, that's an Inch.
Brady
You probably got an inch and a half inch heel if you can still.
Dale
Touch it without me. I didn't tippy toe. I stood up straight and like that's six feet.
Brady
You also got, you got that little bump right on the ground.
Dale
That's six feet. It's still part of my body. Dale, your big giant lump off your shoulders counts as height.
Dick Toledo
That's the peak.
Dale
This lump you carry around all counts. So yeah, so I have a little dorsal fin. Big deal.
Brady
Yeah.
Dale
Six feet.
Brady
Yeah. Oh, the perpetrator is six foot tall. Could be me.
Dale
Tip to toe, six feet tall. Could be me. But my example was the guy in the wheelchair said, they said the guy was six feet tall.
Brady
I'm only five, eight.
Dale
Nobody ever screams I'm only five, eight. Oh, you do.
Brady
If you're going to prison, if you're.
Dale
Going to jail, it's the only time. Otherwise they're like, hey, did you beat off on that lady on that bus? I'm like, it looks like a six foot guy matches your description. I'm like, I think you got your man. If I'm five five and you think I'm six feet, yeah, that's me.
Brady
But everybody, the, the point of throw is everybody still thought he did it because they were printed all over the place. Well, that happened to Michael Irvin in Dallas in the late 90s.
Dale
Which time?
Brady
No, the, the, the, the first time it came out, I mean it was for 10 days, front page of Dallas Morning News. What was the Dallas time show? He supposedly sexually assaulted a girl. And it was for 10 days, led the newscasts, everything front page. I mean front page coverage every day. Well, 10 days later because he couldn't say anything. His lawyers say don't say anything. Well, when he finally got to talk, he said the girl came out and said. Or the lawyers came and said Michael wasn't even in the state the night that she accused him of sexual.
Dale
She was just a racist.
Brady
Yes, well, that or she want Alvin Harper.
Dale
Probably Alvin Harper.
Brady
And I said, you know, I can understand guys like Holbrook even back then.
Dale
Before you knew me.
Brady
Because girls aren't attracted to Holmberg.
Dale
You know, so sexual assault is my.
Brady
Not much to look at.
Dale
Look, we've been over this. The three of us being accused of sexual assault.
Brady
Yeah. Hey, I'm buying it.
Dale
It's very believable. If I'm out of the state, then that's my. But you're right. If somebody said he probably did it.
Brady
Yeah, yeah.
Dale
It's not far fetched.
Brady
But, but, but Michael Irvin the last thing he needs to do. He's trying to fend people off.
Dale
Yeah.
Brady
Girls off. Hey, I'm gonna tell you one quick story. You'll get a kick out, but I.
Dale
Know why they think it's sexual.
Brady
It's. It's better. It's. Yeah.
Dale
Well, because he breaks a sledgehammer out for a small man.
Brady
That's another thing you're jealous of.
Dale
Of course I am. So are you.
Brady
Yeah, I don't know.
Dale
We're all jealous.
Brady
That's a lot of responsibility.
Dale
Yeah, that's true. That's like carrying a baby around all the time.
Brady
A lot of. Yeah.
Dale
My little guy hardly even noticed. Oh, you're still here. Good.
Brady
So Mark 2 and AI used to have a show on leading up to Monday Night Football from seven to eight in Dallas. Michael's on six to seven. He only had to come to the venue like four times a year because he's big time. And Mark and I like to go because all you can eat Mexican food. And so he did it there. But Michael would call in and there's one time, you know, he. Sometimes he's kind of hard to understand and all of a sudden it's like it's going real quick in mid mid century. Yeah. Yeah. Well, we got the Eagles trails off. And then you come back and. And so I see him the next day. I go, michael, were you drunk? Were you on? What were you doing? Goes Ellie. Ellie had two girls in bed with.
Dale
Me at the time he's doing.
Brady
At the time he's doing the call in radio show.
Dale
He's on the Dale and T show.
Brady
No, he led into ours.
Dale
Someone's giving him a mouth.
Brady
He's got two of them.
Dale
And he's with you?
Brady
Yeah. And I said, michael, you have a sexual problem. He goes, ellie, it ain't me.
Dale
Yes, it is. Let me tell you why you're right. There is no way a normal man can keep an erection and have you on the phone at the same time. That's impossible.
Dick Toledo
Yeah. We're not buying this story.
Dale
Your voice is salt, Peter. There is no way that's impressive.
Dick Toledo
That's what Kevin gone.
Dale
Yeah.
Brady
Wow. So I want you to call into the show some morning and.
Dale
Yeah, well, you're blood flowing.
Brady
You and Megan are.
Dale
How Long's the segment? 12, 15 seconds.
Brady
Yeah, you'll be in by. You'll be in by 6:15.
Dale
Okay. What do you want to talk about?
Dick Toledo
One delay.
Dale
Let's talk Dale, about football a little bit. You were a half a point from getting your first win in a 14 parlay. No, that's not true. 8. They can vote all they want. Then they can pay you.
Brady
Pay me?
Dale
Start a GoFundMe.
Brady
Was it 1500 bucks?
Dale
It was $1500. You had three of the four nailed. The fourth one was the Texans and Chiefs. You had it at eight and a half. I told you spreads eight and a half.
Brady
Oh, Johnny, take eight and a half Texans.
Dale
So I did it. The thing moved to nine and a half before the game. Didn't move on ours because it didn't. I didn't do the agreed like this was our click on it didn't move the spread with us and a nine point game.
Brady
So were you happier or that Lamar Jackson.
Dale
Look, nothing makes me happier than Lamar Jackson. I was rooting for you. I was rooting for you. Look, it's free money. I'd shoot it right over to you. That's not. I'm fine with that. I was rooting for you to get this one. And when I looked and saw the check marks and then that red X, I'm like fanduel knows Dale gotcha by a hook.
Brady
Well, you know what's so funny about that? I was watching the game and I knew what they're going to do. I knew because we've done that. We did that a couple times in Dallas to where you know, we got a certain lead and snap it. You grab the guy on the pond even, you hold him, you hang on to him and run around and then step out of the back of the end zone.
Dale
Yeah.
Brady
Two points and you most of the time runs off the clock and not accept a penalty because then you can run the entire clock and I'm going, boy, some people really got.
Dale
That was big. You didn't. It actually got you closer. Yeah, but man, oh man, when I'm watching that. Yeah, those, those hooks are brutal. By the way, Christopher Dewitt has emailed in and said remind Dale that we're interested because John knows we're more interested to in listening to talk about a butthole than hear one talk.
Brady
Christopher. What's his name?
Dale
None of your business. You're not going to find it. Don't you worry about that. I want to talk to you about the. What I see as a character flaw that has ruined. Ruined a person for me in football. Ben Johnson of the Detroit Lions. Oh, so he takes the job with the Bears.
Brady
Yeah, right.
Dale
They lost a game they should have won for sure against a good team, but a team that they were clearly talking about. Detroit, Detroit, Detroit. He was the offensive Coordinator for Detroit. He coveted head coach candidate. Everybody wanted him, but he was supposed to kind of wait till their playoff run was over. Right. A day and a half later, he's in all Bears gear, cheering loudly in the Bears facility to the team in the front office, smiling ear to ear.
Brady
Yeah.
Dale
And what I saw was a guy that took this job weeks ago, more than likely kept it under wraps, at least in his own mind, and coached the game Saturday with the back of his brain going, what would I do if I was head coach? He was distracted, 100% distracted from his actual job. And he had already got another job. And you cannot tell me that you're doing a job realizing this is the last couple times I'm going to do this. What would I do differently? What's. What's Dan Campbell doing that I wouldn't do? Like, he's now analyzing his own team way more than the game itself. And I saw it as a thing. It's like the poor Bears just got a fraud head coach. He didn't throw those interceptions. No, but he, but again, unprepared all week.
Brady
That's where I think your story has some traction.
Dale
If he's got the job already, he's not think 100% about the.
Brady
I'm doing interviews, and I've basically been offered the job. Well, guess what, I'm spending exactly a lot of time on.
Dale
And mentally, you're thrilled.
Brady
I still got, I still got to get my staff together who I knew. I'm. I played. Clandestine phone calls here and there. My, my attention is derailed a little.
Dale
Bit in preparation and, and, and when.
Brady
You need it the most and, and maybe you're sitting up there in the press. I guess he's down in the field. And, you know, when Campbell says something, he's going, well, that's a stupid call. If I'm the head coach, I ain't going to do that. But the same time, you know, if your goal's always to been to be a head coach and somebody's paying you $14 million to do, it's going to be there.
Dale
It's going to be there.
Brady
I understand it's going to be there. Everybody says that most head coaches, most higher standard coaches can compartmentalize.
Dale
Oh, man. Brady, give him a high five. Brady approved.
Brady
Yes. I like they say the good ones can do that.
Dale
Yeah.
Brady
I don't know how you do that.
Dale
How about as a player, you lose the biggest game of the year and like, this is a big one for them. And then you watch your offensive coordinator 48 hours later in your rival's kitchen, smiling ear to ear, screaming, isn't it great? I got a lot of plans for you guys.
Brady
Morning sickness.
Dale
They say things that are horrible.
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Brady
Holmberg's morning sickness. Well, it happened with North Turner.
Dale
And he was.
Brady
We lost. We lost the NFC championship game to San Francisco.
Dale
Already had the job.
Brady
And on Monday or Tuesday, there he is in Redskin Hall.
Dale
Yeah.
Brady
Hell to the Redskins.
Dale
Singing, smiling, doesn't care about.
Brady
Hold on. We just lost a big game. Three peated.
Dale
Yeah.
Brady
And.
Dale
And you can't suck it up for a minute just to be sad.
Brady
Be sad. Give me some tears.
Dale
That. And look what happened to North Turner. He was exposed as a fraud.
Brady
Yes, he was. There are some certain guys that are just meant to be coordinators, assistant coaches.
Dale
And I just looked at that because in football this week, I'm like, man, that should have waited. That should be. That's a problem. If I were.
Brady
Because at that point, there's no rush.
Dale
None.
Brady
There's no rush. You could just say, hey, you know what? You call the general manager there, the Kevin Warren dude, and. And say, hey, I accept. I want you to keep on the wraps till at least midweek.
Dale
Wouldn't it be a better character move to just say, I'm a Detroit lion coach, we're in the playoffs. I'm not accepting calls until we're out of the playoffs.
Brady
And then, but then, but then you'd have the other side of the Holmberg family going. You're lying straight through your teeth.
Dale
But you're not. If you do it right. If you do it right, you would sit back and say, I'm not taking any calls and I'm not. I'm focused on this job at hand.
Dick Toledo
And you're leaving it basically up to the team that wants to talk to you.
Brady
Yep.
Dick Toledo
Whether or not that they interpret that as, oh, this guy's big time in us, you take that not meant to.
Dale
Be, you'll go to a better situation somewhere else. If they're that knee jerk, then they were going to, they're going to do that to you. This team, the Bears are known to knee jerk stuff. So if they didn't like that and moved on in a week, they were going to fire you at your first. Your lease was too short, so go someplace that wants you or stay in.
Brady
Detroit where they actually love this. You just went through, you know, a brutal contract negotiation.
Dale
Yeah.
Brady
That was brutal. Just brutal. You know, from what I heard, you're, your heads are hanging.
Dale
Was fire.
Brady
And. But you imagine you, your contracts up and you're kind of renegotiating. You're thinking it's moving a little too slow.
Dale
Yeah.
Brady
And yet there is a reasonable competitor. Reasonable. And I'm not saying there is in Phoenix right now. But say there was. Play that game. Play the game.
Dale
Nice thing.
Brady
And they, and, and, and KUPD was paying you this much. This team comes in, said or this station, we're going to pay you four times more. Right. Than what you're earning. You're telling me you're not going to start thinking about it a little bit?
Dale
In a weird way that's. You can't compare those things because it isn't a competitive end. Like in February, if you win the championship of radio and I've already said I'm going somewhere else and we lose it and you see me at the next station in two days, I've let everybody down. I'm too competitive in what I'm currently doing to sit back and go, I'll take back seat to first place. If it means that I can go somewhere else for more money, I will take the money. I will absolutely sell out. There's no question about that. But I won't. I don't think if I was in football I'd be like all the, all the blood, sweat and tears that went into this And I'm already moved on mentally. It's just wrong.
Brady
Well, again, and I see. I do see your point, and I do see the quickness with which had happened. I don't think it needed to happen that quick.
Dale
And for the Bears, they should see it that way.
Brady
Well, no, it doesn't matter. We'll take anybody at this point.
Dale
Oh, I am absolutely. All new things feel good in Chicago. I was a Cubs fan for a long time. We got the new thing. Hope lives again. Hope lives in January and then slowly dies somewhere around October. Well, being a Bears fan, it's out of training camp. Yeah, that's true. It's over.
Brady
All right, there we go. We're done.
Dale
He's a good coach. We'll see how. But I just. I want to know from a player's perspective how that looks.
Brady
You gotta look at that a little funny because you're still there and it's.
Dale
Don't you just want to kick the living crap on a North Turner, like, on the football field? The next year, the Cowboys going into. Oh, he ain't beating us.
Brady
Yeah. And, you know, we won the super bowl the next year without him. But they beat us in the first game.
Dale
It's like, yeah, he got you.
Brady
Yeah.
Dale
Yeah. It's like Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre, but always got. You're never gonna beat.
Brady
Right.
Dale
Until he's finally done. Yeah, exactly. You're my. We made you. You didn't make us. That kind of.
Brady
Right.
Dale
It's. It's a. It's a fascinating thing with sports on that. Because I'm as a. As an outsider looking in. There's those moments. As a fan, I'd be a little bit upset.
Brady
All right.
Dale
And I'm like, well.
Brady
Well, you're more upset if you're in that situation, or you're more upset if you're a Dallas Cowboy fan. You're sitting there going, what in the hell is going on?
Dale
That's a mess. I mean, I'm happy about that, too.
Brady
And now Schottenheimer is maybe the number that was like, what?
Dale
So happy that. That Lamar Jackson being sad and crying, John Harbaugh being sad and possibly crying, and the Cowboys being a completely dysfunctional, toxic wreck. I get so much more joy out of that. If the Steelers could be 4 and 13, I'd be like, you know what? At least Lamar Jackson sad. And Jerry Jones is slowly disappearing into his corpse.
Brady
I mean, I'm sitting here looking at him going, you know, of all the names that were tossed around. And now you're going well, maybe it's Schottenheimer. I just assumed. I wouldn't be more surprised to hear, hey, Bogan's on the coaching list.
Dale
He's going to resign with Colorado. You have to be happy about that. Dion's not going to coach your Cowboys.
Brady
Yeah. Your boy Michael is really.
Dale
He was lobbying hard. He was on talk shows calling in the ladies. Blowing him while he's calling Tom Cowherd. Yeah.
Brady
Ladies. Yeah.
Dale
The multiple. It takes two. Takes two to get to, you know, can't just work it with.
Brady
Seen it.
Dale
I haven't. I've heard about it. That's enough. What's the timeline to blow Michael Irvin's got to be at least 15 minutes top the higher the coach.
Dick Toledo
I mean, when they got to.
Brady
Oh, I don't think they're everybody's.
Dale
Who's left now. Now. Now you're bottom of the barrel, scraping again.
Brady
Right.
Dale
And you're not going to be better than Mike McCarthy.
Brady
No.
Dale
Kellen. Kellen Moore. Kellen Moore is the one that probably.
Brady
Yeah. And you know what? He's his milk toast and orange juice.
Dale
Yeah.
Brady
And any. And he can maybe call an offensive play.
Dale
Yeah.
Brady
He ain't no head coach. No.
Dale
He's not a guy that's going to lead the room.
Brady
No. He's going to walk in.
Dale
So what you're saying Already, Mark this January 23, 2025 Cowboys are going to suck next year. Dale said it first.
Brady
I would say 7 to 10.
Dale
And if somebody knows what sucks, it's Dale. Oh, my God. All right, give us your picks. Who's going to the Super Bowl? You got the two games. The Chiefs playing the Bills in Kansas City. That's a hell of a matchup, right? Yes. Got to like the way it looks. But boy, and thanks to Mark Andrews for making Lamar Jackson cry and becoming what we talked about off the air. The Jackie Smith of a new generation. Everybody in Cowboys, it's the Steelers and Cowboys both.
Brady
Remember people kind of forgotten about him.
Dale
The Jackie Smith, greatest Steeler of all time. Jackie Smith, some would say hall of Famer, tight end.
Brady
Fifteen years should have gone in in.
Dale
The black and gold. The bus.
Brady
The bus should have snow for one draw.
Dale
The Rooneys should have taken the thing off of his bus and revealed it to. It's just such a great drop in super bowl history. But then Mark Andrews has it in a divisional round and it's just outstanding. God, Baltimore is such a dirty, poor person town awful place. One of the worst in the country. Oh, it's terrible.
Brady
Well, it's behind. It's definitely had a one team that's playing this weekend.
Dale
Buffalo?
Brady
No.
Dale
Kansas City?
Brady
No.
Dale
Philly. Philly. Philly. Philly.
Brady
Has it took you three?
Dale
Because I wouldn't put Philly ahead of Baltimore. Look, Baltimore is so bad.
Brady
Never shines in Philly. There's crime infested.
Dale
Well, they don't want to put a light on it.
Brady
I mean, they. They have more damn funeral homes down Broad street than they have Philadelphia cheese steaks.
Dale
Yeah, that's true. And it's ironic that one kills the other also. Yeah, Baltimore's worse. No, a whole bunch.
Brady
I've been to both. I know.
Dale
And the smell is unforgettable there.
Brady
Crabs and go there and summertime.
Dale
Good Lord, they heat up that bay. No way.
Brady
And, and, and, and. And right around a little yacht, eat some fresh crabs, br.
Dale
And vaginosis. That's what it smells like. Ugh. That city is awful.
Brady
But. But there's nothing worse than Philly. For from the people to the weather to the landscape, they're not saying Philly's good.
Dale
I would take Philly over Baltimore.
Brady
You know, you wouldn't last three nights.
Dale
Which house?
Brady
Your little white buck.
Dale
Where in the world do either of us last in downtown anyway? Neither of us are getting around downtown.
Brady
I got one more night of me than you do.
Dale
I don't think so. I challenge you to that.
Brady
Yeah? Yeah.
Dale
We had our gay bar challenge last year. We never followed. So I'd challenge you to sleeping on.
Brady
The streets for days. Dropping John and I off on the street.
Dale
You'd be. You'd be blowing dudes for food in the first hour.
Brady
You want to see my butthole?
Dale
Maybe I wouldn't be blowing.
Brady
Hold on. I can't go yet. I haven't shaved yet.
Dale
Chiefs, Bills, who's got it?
Brady
Boy, that's going to be a hell of a football game. And I guess until it's in Kansas City. Kansas City's brew. They can win. They prove they can win there. They won in Buffalo until somebody knocks them off. I've got to go Kansas City.
Dale
I think the Bills have. I'm always going back to Steelers. The Steelers had their. God, they're a really good team for about 14 years. And the team that stood in front of them, they couldn't get past the Patriots. I think the Bills have that with the Chiefs.
Brady
Yes.
Dale
The sad part about it is no matter if they're better or not, and there are years the Steelers were better than the Patriots.
Brady
It.
Dale
Yeah. It's a six inch field. It's between their eyes. Man, oh man. I just think the Chiefs are going.
Brady
To squeak another one again. I think the Chiefs were a great story. I think the cow, you know, you go back to the 90s, the Cowboys, our first year, I think everybody thought, wow, what a story.
Dale
Yeah.
Brady
The second year is like again.
Dale
And then how many times you guys gonna do this? People are tired of the Chiefs.
Brady
Yes.
Dale
The Eagles taken on what the commander.
Brady
Oh my goodness.
Dale
And this is. To me, this is easy. But I thought that last week.
Brady
Well, I was going to say the thing is I can't. I have to get the ASU Jaden Daniels out of my mind.
Dale
Well, that's the Herm Edwards James. That's the problem.
Brady
Because I don't care what you say, he's a magical quarterback. And then you add the. He's a frickin rookie.
Dale
Yeah, yeah, he's a rookie. Second pick. Yeah.
Brady
It's like, are you. When they took him number two overall, I said, yeah, another Washington blunder. Oh my God again.
Dale
You got to remember he's a rookie who's never played more than 12 games in a year. And he's on game 18, 19 now.
Brady
Seems to be getting better and he.
Dale
Had his lull at the right time. He's back and he's got a pre snap read like nobody else. No other rookie sees the line the way he does. Because you're going to watch him walk up and go, there's my, there's my one, there's my dump down and here's my alley.
Brady
Right. He sees it and that's whether you like it or not. Cliff Kingsbury has simplified things for him. And he looks so comfortable.
Dale
That's all he's taught him to do. I think he learned from Kyler Murray instead of making him an athlete is like, look, find your primary, find your two and get out of it.
Brady
And the last thing you do is you run.
Dale
Yeah.
Brady
And go get the first down. Don't take big shots. And boy, he does it with a smile on.
Dale
He's so good. Do you think they can beat the Eagles though?
Brady
Yes.
Dale
You do?
Brady
I do.
Dale
Are you taking them?
Brady
I. What's the spread?
Dale
I don't even know. I think it's four and a half last I looked.
Brady
I wish it was more.
Dale
Yeah, that's why, that's why Vegas does that.
Brady
Right.
Dale
I don't know. I don't know exactly what the spread is. I thought it was four and a half. That's a tough one for me. Yes.
Brady
I mean Philadelphia should win. They're the better team. They're. They're. They're way more experienced and. And all that. I would probably say as much as I want.
Dale
Six and a half. Six.
Brady
Oh, give me Washington.
Dale
You take Washington six, and you're taking a one and a half. You're taking Kansas City.
Brady
Yeah.
Dale
All right.
Brady
Yeah.
Dale
There you go. I'm going to put 250 on this.
Brady
Yeah, I know. What's that going to get?
Dale
Well, I'll find out. Why don't you just be quiet? You're so ungrateful. You're an ungrateful person. Why such an ungrateful.
Brady
Ungrateful for nothing.
Dale
That's right. Because you've earned nothing. I take the Chiefs, minus one and a half.
Brady
You were so damn giddy when you sent me that text. You missed my hook, plus 247.
Dale
It's not that great a bet, but for you, I'll do it. You get. You get 700 bucks.
Brady
Okay.
Dale
Oh, you earned something. Finally, because you haven't done it all yet, Dale. Hell straight. We're gonna take a break here. We'll come back to the entertainment drill. You heard it here. It's Washington and Kansas City. Yeah, I'm not watching that. It's not it.
Brady
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Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona | Episode: January 23, 2025
Guest: Former Dallas Cowboy Offensive Lineman Dale Hellestrae
Host: John Holmberg
Co-Hosts: Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, Dick Toledo
Release Date: January 23, 2025
In this lively episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness on Arizona's #1 Morning Radio Show, host John Holmberg is joined by former Dallas Cowboy offensive lineman Dale Hellestrae alongside co-hosts Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, and Dick Toledo. The discussion navigates through a blend of humor, personal anecdotes, and in-depth analysis of current NFL events, providing listeners with a comprehensive overview of the latest happenings in the football world.
A significant portion of the episode delves into the tumultuous history of Michael Irvin, focusing on past allegations and their impact on his legacy.
Brady Bogen brings up Irvin's legal troubles:
"Michael was accused of sexual assault, and it was all front-page coverage for 10 days straight." [05:09]
Dale Hellestrae weighs in on the matter, highlighting the lack of evidence:
"His lawyers said he wasn't even in the state the night the accusation was made." [05:54]
The conversation underscores the challenges Irvin faced in clearing his name and the lingering perceptions despite the allegations being unfounded.
The episode shifts focus to Ben Johnson's recent move to the Chicago Bears, sparking a debate on his potential impact and the circumstances surrounding his transition.
Dale Hellestrae criticizes Johnson's commitment:
"He was distracted, already got another job, and couldn't focus on his role with Detroit. It was like the Bears got a fraud head coach." [10:39]
Brady Bogen agrees, emphasizing the importance of full dedication:
"If you're already thinking about another job, how can you give 100% to your current role?" [11:22]
The hosts discuss the potential repercussions of Johnson's divided attention, suggesting it could negatively affect the Bears' performance.
As the conversation progresses, the hosts share their predictions for the upcoming NFL Championship Weekend, analyzing team performances and potential outcomes.
Dale Hellestrae shares his picks:
"I'm putting $250 on the Chiefs, minus one and a half. You missed my hook, plus 247. You get $700 on me." [26:35]
Brady Bogen supports the Chiefs' chances:
"I think the Chiefs were a great story, and they'll likely squeak another win." [24:07]
The discussion includes comparisons between the Chiefs and Bills, with a focus on their strengths and weaknesses leading into the championship games.
Throughout the episode, Holmberg and his co-hosts engage in humorous exchanges, adding a light-hearted dynamic to the show. Topics range from playful jabs about personal traits to amusing anecdotes about past interactions.
Dale Hellestrae initiates a joke about personal matters:
"I don't understand why you do it to a dog kid. They should have buckets the size of teenage kids outside a firehouse." [01:28]
Brady Bogen retorts with witty banter:
"You were laughing like a hyena when he said it. What the hell is wrong with you?" [01:08]
This camaraderie not only entertains listeners but also builds a relatable atmosphere for the audience.
Wrapping up the episode, the hosts reflect on the discussed topics, reiterating their predictions and expressing anticipation for the results of the NFL Championship Weekend. Their insightful analysis combined with engaging dialogue provides listeners with a well-rounded perspective on current football events.
Dale Hellestrae concludes with a confident prediction:
"Remember, we're taking the Chiefs, minus one and a half. You get $700." [26:35]
Brady Bogen signs off with enthusiasm:
"Arizona's most powerful rock radio station." [26:59]
This episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness offers a blend of serious analysis and entertaining banter, making it a must-listen for NFL enthusiasts and fans of the show alike.