GBF- Still Assessing

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz – Episode GBF- Still Assessing

Release Date: December 27, 2024

Hosts: Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, Billy Gill
Location: Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami

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I. Introduction and Personal Updates

The episode kicks off with the hosts exchanging their signature greetings: "God bless football," a nod to their unwavering passion for the sport (00:56). However, the mood shifts quickly as Billy Gill shares a personal update. At [01:03], Billy reveals he was involved in a car accident the day before. He details the incident, explaining that he was hit while running a red light, resulting in significant damage to his 10-year-old car. Despite being physically fine, Billy expresses frustration over potential repair costs and the inconvenience of being without a vehicle (01:08-02:48). The phrase "I'm still assessing" becomes a recurring theme as Billy contemplates his next steps and the impact on his daily life (02:20, 16:16).

II. In-Depth Game Analysis: Bears vs Jets

Transitioning from personal anecdotes to sports analysis, the hosts dissect last night's NFL game between the Chicago Bears and the New York Jets. Billy criticizes both teams' performances, highlighting the Bears' poor time management and decision-making in crucial moments. "Caleb Williams is throwing like Hell Marys," Billy remarks at [05:25], questioning the rationale behind high-risk plays when a safe field goal would suffice. Stugotz humorously refers to the game as Dan's "Super Bowl pick" (03:53), emphasizing the lackluster outcome.

III. Coaching Changes and NFL Politics

The conversation shifts to potential coaching changes within the Bears’ organization. At 06:51, Billy discusses rumors suggesting that Pete Carroll may be eyeing the Bears' head coach position. The hosts debate the integrity and motivations behind such moves, with references to figures like Adam Schefter and Shirley Shefter. "Where's Shirley Schefter?" Billy probes, hinting at underlying tensions and the complexities of NFL coaching dynamics.

IV. Light-hearted Segments: Battery Management Tips

Injecting humor into the episode, the hosts embark on an unexpected tangent about battery management. Billy introduces the concept of a "battery daddy," a storage case accompanied by a battery tester, aimed at optimizing battery usage (12:10-15:10). The segment includes playful banter about household battery storage, with Billy recounting his wife's bemusement over his organized approach. This light-hearted discussion serves as a brief respite from the intense sports talk.

V. Media Coverage and Streaming Metrics: Netflix Analysis

The hosts analyze Netflix's approach to broadcasting NFL games, scrutinizing the platform's streaming metrics versus traditional television ratings. Mikey expresses skepticism over the inflated "streamable minutes," questioning the authenticity and significance of such numbers (18:00). Billy echoes these sentiments, pondering the credibility of Netflix's reported viewership figures. "What are we doing? Oh, nine billion streamed minutes," Mikey muses, highlighting the disconnect between the metrics and actual viewer engagement (18:18).

VI. Documentary Review: Aaron Rodgers' 'Enigma'

A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to reviewing the Aaron Rodgers documentary titled "Enigma." Billy shares his initial reluctance to watch the documentary but praises Mikey's positive reception after viewing the first two episodes (22:01). Mikey recounts his transformation from skepticism to admiration, particularly appreciating Rodgers' resilience post-Achilles injury. Stugotz remains indifferent, stating, "I've watched enough Aaron Rodgers this year. I don't need to watch anymore," at 23:31, while Billy criticizes the documentary's authenticity and production choices (24:35).

VII. MVP Race Discussion: Lamar Jackson vs Josh Allen

Delving into the NFL MVP race, the hosts focus on Lamar Jackson's pursuit of his third MVP title without securing a Super Bowl championship. Billy argues that voter fatigue and Jackson's individual statistics, bolstered by stars like Derrick Henry, place him ahead of Josh Allen (25:01). Mikey contrasts this season with previous ones, noting the evolution of Jackson's gameplay and his reliance on team performance. The discussion also touches on team dynamics and potential playoff outcomes, reflecting on how individual excellence translates to team success.

VIII. Interactive Segment: 'Frauds' Game

Introducing an interactive and entertaining segment, the hosts play a game called "Frauds." Here, they label various NFL teams with humorous tags like "Seahawks, brats" and "Steelers, frauds" (16:16-39:11). This segment sparks lively debates and playful ribbing among the hosts, showcasing their camaraderie and deep knowledge of team performances. The game serves as both a humorous interlude and a platform for candid opinions on team capabilities and reputations.

IX. Fantasy Football and Ratings

Ahead of the show's end, Billy promotes DraftKings Sportsbook, intertwining a discussion about fantasy football with promotional content (29:44-31:06). The hosts share personal anecdotes about their experiences with daily fantasy games, strategizing their lineups, and the competitive nature of the platform. Mikey and Billy exchange insights on their rankings and performance, adding a layer of personal investment and friendly competition to the conversation.

X. Closing: Super Bowl Picks and Studio Gotts

In the concluding segment, the hosts engage in their "Studio Gotts" segment, where they present their Super Bowl picks for the upcoming season. Billy confidently shares his predictions, backing teams like the Chargers, Bengals, and Rams, while addressing potential playoff scenarios and team strengths (46:08-46:51). The episode wraps up with enthusiasm for the ongoing season, leaving listeners eager for future discussions and analyses.

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Notable Quotes:

• Billy on Car Accident: "I'm still assessing." (02:20)
• Stugotz on Bears' Game Choice: "That was your Super Bowl pick right there." (03:53)
• Billy on Coaching Rumors: "Where's Shirley Schefter?" (07:18)
• Mikey on Batteries: "You don't get new batteries. Same batteries as the old year." (11:20)
• Billy on Netflix Metrics: "It's like, nine billion streamable minutes for these NFL games." (18:00)
• Mikey on Rodgers Documentary: "Damn it, I love him. I want him back." (23:15)

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Conclusion:

Episode GBF- Still Assessing of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz offers a blend of personal storytelling, in-depth sports analysis, humorous interludes, and interactive segments. The hosts navigate through a car accident narrative, scrutinize recent NFL games, debate coaching changes, and playfully tag teams in their "Frauds" game. With thoughtful discussions on media coverage and the MVP race, coupled with light-hearted banter about batteries and fantasy football, the episode provides a comprehensive and engaging listen for sports enthusiasts and dedicated fans alike.

Transcript

[Mikey]

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[Billy Gill]

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[Mikey]

God bless football. Billy Gill, you're cold.

[Billy Gill]

God bless football, Mikey.

[Stugotz]

God bless football. Stug outs.

[Mikey]

Billy, why are you cold? What's going on with you?

[Billy Gill]

It's that time of year.

[Mikey]

I don't know.

[Billy Gill]

I'm, like, right under a fence one time a year. I'm sick again.

[Mikey]

Right.

[Billy Gill]

Got in a car accident yesterday.

[Mikey]

Did you really?

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Mikey]

What happened? You okay?

[Billy Gill]

I'm fine. I mean, am I ever really fine, though? I'm fine. I went out, got some Nespresso pods, and got hit by a guy driving back. It's okay. My bumper got taken off. Now we'll see. Now's the thing. His fault. I had a lead light and he ran a red.

[Mikey]

Right. You got his info or.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, yeah, I filled out the report. All that stuff he was doing, that thing where he's like, I just have, like, minor bumper damage, and it's like, yeah, but mine's on the floor, buddy. Like, and the back of my car is dented, like, and my car's 10 years old. They're probably gonna tell me it's not worth fixing. And now I'm gonna have a car payment I don't want to have. Like, I'm glad that your car just has a dent, but that's not what you did to mine.

[Mikey]

Were you alone in the car, Billy? Were there were any family members?

[Billy Gill]

No, I was alone, luckily. Yeah.

[Stugotz]

That's good.

[Mikey]

Yeah. And Levine, or what'd you do there? I mean.

[Billy Gill]

Well, here's the. Here's the thing is I'm very lucky. Obviously. Nothing happened to me. Yes, well, actually, I don't. I don't know on the record if anything happened to me yet. You know, some of those things takes a little. Takes a little bit of time, and then you just start. My back is a little tweaked. You know what I mean?

[Mikey]

Mikey, whatever you said earlier, just scratch that from the. From the audio, please. Thank you.

[Billy Gill]

I'm still assessing. I'm still assessing my situation, but I already took my car to, like, my wife's, like, you got to take the car to get it fixed, like, right away. And I'm like, yeah, let's take it. But in my head, I'm like, But also, like, that's not how insurance works. That thing's just gonna be sitting there, and I could just be driving it around. I don't know how legal it is to be driving around without a bumper, but probably not.

[Mikey]

Right.

[Billy Gill]

But I went and I dropped it off, and now I'm without a car. Luckily, I. I don't have to drive anywhere next week. But it's just, you know, I feel like I lose my freedom a little bit. You know what I mean? And I'm still assessing my body, too. Right.

[Mikey]

So you're not sure whether or not you have three fractured ribs.

[Billy Gill]

You're not assessing. We're in the assessment stage still. Yeah. One of those things. It takes a little bit to figure out exactly.

[Mikey]

How's the back feeling?

[Billy Gill]

I mean, assessing. We're still assessing. I'll tell you what. Yesterday.

[Mikey]

Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

Probably one of the worst football games ever played.

[Mikey]

Through the NFL.

[Stugotz]

Speaking of car accidents, last night's football game.

[Mikey]

Yes, I'm calling it.

[Billy Gill]

Maybe. Maybe there's something wrong with my head. Maybe there's something wrong with my vision, but I. I didn't like that at all.

[Mikey]

Has there ever been a football game, Mikey, A. That you never gave a chance? Like, you never turned it on in the first place? Because that was the game for me last night.

[Stugotz]

I could see how that would be the game. I could honestly see how that would be the game.

[Mikey]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

That was your super bowl pick right there.

[Mikey]

Yeah, right. Bears and Jets.

[Stugotz]

I put that game on, and my wife comes in and she comes to sit with me. She's like, oh, is. Is this a big game? I'm like, no. She's like, well, why isn't it a big game? I was like, well, that's the team Stu Gots picked to be in the super bowl, and they're out of it. And that's the team that thinks they're going to make the playoffs, but isn't, and they're going to be out of it. That's how I described last night's game.

[Billy Gill]

And neither of them can do anything against the other team, Right?

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Mikey]

Yes.

[Billy Gill]

Which was crazy. I. Caleb Williams, I don't know. And the Bears, I don't think they know how time works. It's very confusing. Every time they go to snap the ball, they're either, like, right about to get a delay of game. They take way too long. They mismanage their timeouts. Like, the end of that game yesterday was wild about how bad it was at just managing time. Also, like, managing what they should do with the ball. You're. You're basically within field goal range and Caleb Williams is throwing like, Hail Marys. Like, if they're down a touchdown and they need a touchdown to score, you just need like seven yards and you can tie this game and go into overtime. And instead, you're scrambling around after. Again, you take it down to one second left, you're scrambling around, and you're throwing it 40 yards downfield, hoping someone catches it. Like, what are we doing?

[Mikey]

Trying to lose Caleb Williams.

[Stugotz]

Is Caleb Williams still looking for a Heisman moment? Like, is that what he's doing? Is he still scrambling around looking for that play to put on a Heisman reel?

[Billy Gill]

I. I don't know what he's doing, but he, like. And he looked upset the entire time while he's doing. It's like, dude, just check it down. Like, throw like a seven yard out and have him run out of bounds and kick a field goal, go to overtime. Hopefully you win the toss and then just kick another field goal. That's all you need to win this game. Six, three, six, three.

[Mikey]

No, but I think the Bears, Billy, view that Seattle obviously needed the win. They're in. They're in the playoff hunt.

[Billy Gill]

Right.

[Mikey]

I don't know if you want to count that as a win. It impressed nobody, but. But if you're the Bears and a Bears fan, you're happy with that result. You are. You are. You have to be. You're 4 and 12 now. I mean, you don't want to win that game. That's winning a meaningless game for absolutely no reason. For what? To keep Seattle out of the playoffs. Who cares if Seattle's in the playoffs or not? They're not going to do anything if they get there. That's a good loss for Chicago.

[Billy Gill]

It is.

[Stugotz]

Which leads me. Can I. Can I. Can we start my game now? I have a game I want to play. Yeah, it's called Broads.

[Mikey]

Oh. Oh.

[Stugotz]

So here's how you play. You ready?

[Mikey]

Before you get to it, though, is this okay? Because we're on the Bears.

[Stugotz]

Oh, please.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Mikey]

Did you hear the latest rumors about the Bears? Pete Carroll wants the job.

[Billy Gill]

I. I saw there was a former.

[Mikey]

USC coach with a former USC quarterback.

[Billy Gill]

I mean, I saw there was a back and forth on that. Yeah. Where Shefty was like, pete Carroll wants to get back in on the game. And then there's accusations that he was doing the bidding for Pete Carroll. Being leaked by Pete Carroll's agents.

[Mikey]

Oh, I see. Chef was doing the bidding.

[Billy Gill]

He did not like that accusation whatsoever.

[Mikey]

Why would. Why would he.

[Billy Gill]

I understand why he wouldn't.

[Mikey]

He's a man of integrity. I mean.

[Billy Gill]

No, I understand it. Hey, where's Shirley Schefter? We haven't talked to her in a while. We should check in, see how the holidays went.

[Mikey]

Should I check in on Monday? You want me to do that?

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, I don't. Do we think Shirley will be up when we're recording? At, like, 7 in the morning, maybe?

[Mikey]

She'll be up for four hours.

[Billy Gill]

Okay, we'll see. I don't know.

[Mikey]

She'll be done with lunch.

[Billy Gill]

I don't. I don't know. I saw Shirley on that cruise, and I feel like she burns the midnight oils. You know what I mean?

[Mikey]

Yeah. I have a surprise for you before we get to frauds. And that surprises. Chris Sims will not be joining us today. Oh, but I spoke with Chris Sims yesterday. He told me to wish you guys a merry Christmas. He will give us not one, but two appearances next week for his absence this week. How about that?

[Billy Gill]

He will.

[Mikey]

Monday action with Sims.

[Billy Gill]

He's not gonna join us on Monday. First thing in the morning. Get out of here.

[Mikey]

He has to work, and I'm paying him, so. Yes.

[Billy Gill]

All right, well, do we want Chris Sims twice in one week?

[Mikey]

I think to have Sims on Monday to break down what we just saw? We never do that with them, so I don't know. Okay, we don't have to. I'm just telling you. We have a bonus appearance for Sims whenever you want, Billy.

[Stugotz]

Okay, what is Sims like on a Monday morning after working Sunday Night Football?

[Mikey]

Right.

[Billy Gill]

Well, he also. He does his.

[Stugotz]

Interesting question.

[Billy Gill]

He does his podcast really late Sunday nights. Like, he's doing it during Sunday Night Football. So he's up. He's up burning the midnight oils. I don't know why everyone's burning midnight oils this week.

[Mikey]

I don't know why.

[Billy Gill]

We should. We should probably next week. Also on Monday, if we're doing a segment, I call planning out the show. We should. I'll reach out. We should talk to Lucy on Monday so she could preview the big college football games the weekend if she's not traveling. That's what happened last week, is she was traveling back. So we'll see.

[Mikey]

Yep. You have NFL Saturday and Sunday, you have college, and Monday, you have college football. The playoff. Tuesday and Wednesday, Billy's upset about this. We'll get to Frauds in just a second. Yeah, well, you didn't, like. You want the. You want college football on Saturdays is what you were saying before we, before we started here.

[Billy Gill]

Well, I mean, you betrayed me. So, yes, I was annoyed. I would say more so than upset. It was kind of like I was, why do we. We had. We had the playoffs last weekend, and I was like, okay, I'm excited. Let's see here. What do we have coming up? Oh, no, Tuesday and Wednesday. But then, but then, for all you football lovers out there, even though every day there's football, if you're counting bowl season, you're watching, you know, like, all the. The little bowls that are going on and. Let me not. Let me not. I want to say this right now and get out and apologize for what I just said. I don't want to diminish any of the quote, unquote, little bowls. If your college is playing in one of those bowls, I will say I am envious of you because my team has not been bowl eligible for years. So if my team was in one of those little bowls, I would be very excited. However, I. There was a time in my life that I watched all of the bowl games, and every day I'd tune in to see what was going on on, like the, you know, tire bowl or whatever. Right. This year, I haven't really been watching all the bowl games. I'll have them on in the background, but I haven't been watching them. I don't know. Have you. Are you guys like that, too?

[Mikey]

Yeah, I haven't watched any of them. I won't watch any of them. The only ones that matter to the playoff. Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

Well, that's. That's kind of maybe what it is for me is that I know, because there's now so many postseason college games, I know which ones are, like, really important. Not that the other ones aren't like, the other ones are on. Just to have something on and be entertaining. You can watch football, but we're also on the Saturday phase of the NFL schedule. So as two guys pointed out, we have three Saturday games, we have a full slate of games on Sunday. We have Monday Night football, We have Tuesday, a playoff game in college football, and then three playoff games on Wednesday. We're headed into, like, a lot of meaningful football games this weekend. And, you know, someone's getting a little exhausted. It's that time of year. And. And you know, you know what I've realized as I'm getting older? When the calendar changes.

[Mikey]

Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

You don't get new batteries Same batteries as the old year. I'm just as tired January 1st as I was December 31st. No new year, new me. Save me. I'm still tired.

[Mikey]

There's no charging the old batteries. You're right about that.

[Billy Gill]

There's no recharging.

[Mikey]

The old batteries just keep getting older.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, and I'm not running on lithium, friends. I'm store brand AA's.

[Mikey]

Are you trying to say you're burning? I get what you're saying with the batteries, okay? You don't recharge. They just. They keep. They keep going until you're six feet.

[Billy Gill]

They don't, though. Mine don't. Like, this is not the Energizer Buttery.

[Mikey]

Mine are depleting, right?

[Billy Gill]

You know, like, do you guys remember when. When they had the batteries? They don't have them anymore. Do you guys remember they had the batteries that you could, like, touch the side and have, like a little meter and it show you how much. What happened to those? Why did they get rid of that, I wonder?

[Stugotz]

They didn't work.

[Billy Gill]

Well.

[Stugotz]

Last thing you want is for everybody to think that the batteries are dead. Yeah, they didn't work. You'd be like, oh, all the batteries are dead. I got bad batteries.

[Billy Gill]

Now that we're talking about batteries. And I'm glad we. I don't know who brought us here, but I'm glad.

[Mikey]

Ask you about Saturdays in college football. How did we arrive here? The greatest. The greatest.

[Billy Gill]

Not sure who got us to batteries, but I'm glad we're here. So I have this thing that I think is called like a battery daddy or something like that, right? Where it's like a case where you can store all of your batteries.

[Mikey]

A baddie.

[Billy Gill]

And it comes with a. It comes with like a battery. Like a tester, right? So you can test to see how.

[Mikey]

Much battery life you have.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, well, my first one died, so then I had to go on Amazon and buy, like, new battery testers because obviously you can't not have a battery. Now that I've been exposed to a battery tester, I need to have a battery tester. And the way that I work is I just gonna buy one. So I bought one to put in the junk drawer, then I put one to put back in my battery daddy. Anyways, so now when I go to change batteries and something's not working. I know Ex. I don't toss out the two batteries. If it's two or four, whatever. I test all of them to see which battery betrayed me and which one's still working. Now let Me ask you guys your strategy on this. If you have two batteries that you take out and you find out this one is not working, do you replace both or. And just start fresh with brand new 100% batteries, or do you just replace the one even though you know the second one is already kind of on its last leg?

[Mikey]

I like two fresh batteries.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, but you probably toss out both batteries at the same time. I do, Yeah, I do. But if you get a battery tester, you, you know, this one still has a little juice. Now I've done both things. Much to my wife's chagrin, I have. I have replaced both batteries, and then I'll throw out the bad one. And then I had a Ziploc bag of used batteries that still have some juice left in it, and I would throw those in the junk drawer. So I have some double A's, some AAA's, all in a Ziploc bag. My wife's like, what are these? I'm like. She's like, are these new batteries? I'm like, no. And she's like, well, let's throw away. I'm like, no, no, no. They're not new, but they're still good.

[Mikey]

Right.

[Billy Gill]

If I need. In a pinch, even though, you know, every hurricane season, I'll go on Amazon about. And I shouldn't say this because now everyone's going to do it because this is a very sound thing to do about, about, you know, three weeks before every hurricane season, I'll go on the old Amazon and I'll buy 100 AA batteries just in case.

[Mikey]

Wait, we've arrived with Amazon at the old Amazon already there yet?

[Billy Gill]

Okay, I'll hop on there and I'll get. I'll get about 100 AA's, 100 AAAs, and I'll get, you know, 25 to, to 40 season D's just in case.

[Mikey]

You know, you never have too many batteries, Billy. Right.

[Billy Gill]

I'm learning you can. I'm learning you can have too many batteries, especially when you have a junk drawer that just has partially used batteries. And you know what?

[Mikey]

I use batteries. Used batteries belong in a baggie in a junk drawer.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah. Okay.

[Mikey]

You don't throw them in the garbage. You just hold on to them forever.

[Billy Gill]

I've also found that they serve a purpose. And I'm going to tell you this purpose, and I think you guys will agree with me, there are certain things, and I'm going to be completely honest, my children's toys, where I want the batteries to die, those toys get those partially used batteries just in case Daddy's having a long day, then maybe Daddy from the past can save daddy from the future by putting in a battery that doesn't have quite enough juice. And then the toy that makes a lot of noise all of a sudden doesn't work. You're like, I guess it's going to need new batteries. Let's change that one tomorrow. And then the way that that works is your kid moves on to, like, something else and forgets about that. And then you'll have, like, a good two weeks of silence just because you put in there the junk drawer batteries that, you know, don't have that much juice left in them. Wow. Texans, Ravens.

[Mikey]

Frauds.

[Billy Gill]

Oh, wait, hold on. Was that part of the game? That's not. All right. Mikey's game.

[Mikey]

Thank you for that, Billy. Wait, Mikey, have you noticed what's going on with Billy's eyes? Twitching. And I think there's a bone sticking out of his shoulder.

[Billy Gill]

I'm assessing. Still. I'm still assessing. We're assessing still with that eye.

[Mikey]

Won't stop.

[Billy Gill]

We're in the assessment phase. Okay.

[Stugotz]

I don't know what whiplash looks like, but I'm looking at it.

[Mikey]

Yeah. Seriously. Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

Assessing.

[Mikey]

You need a number or assessing?

[Billy Gill]

We're still assessing.

[Mikey]

Tangar is Cohen. Cohen. Whatever their names are.

[Billy Gill]

Still assessing.

[Mikey]

The guy got 9.8 million for the same kind of accident.

[Billy Gill]

I mean, where the. Who did.

[Mikey]

Some guy in the commercial. I mean, what.

[Billy Gill]

Okay, those commercials?

[Mikey]

Well, Billy, don't talk too much. Don't say anything. Let me do the talking.

[Billy Gill]

Those commercials, though, right? It's like, we got. We got a billion dollar settlement. It's. Yeah, the client got, like, $50,000, and you guys got the rest of the billion. You kept it all in your fees, right? Isn't that how that works?

[Mikey]

I don't know.

[Billy Gill]

Can't walk anymore. And the lawyers are, like, on yachts throwing parties. Allegedly. Allegedly. You can't come after me now, right? That's how.

[Mikey]

That's how the law is going. Got me $2.3 million, and there's nothing wrong with the person.

[Billy Gill]

Hold on. We're assessing.

[Mikey]

I'm sorry. I shouldn't say. It's false advertising.

[Billy Gill]

I am tired.

[Mikey]

I am, too. Frauds.

[Stugotz]

Oh, you want to do that?

[Billy Gill]

Is that you tossing the Mikey to play a game?

[Mikey]

That's how tired I am. I'm out of battery.

[Billy Gill]

Wait, before we play Frauds, did you guys like the. The Netflix games? Like, not the games themselves? Do you like the Netflix coverage of the games and all that?

[Mikey]

Yeah, it Was fine. I thought it's fine.

[Billy Gill]

I'm kind of with you. It's like, yeah, it was good. It's fine.

[Mikey]

It was cool. You know, the numbers came out. They were fantastic. Obviously made up. They were two bad games. But you. Everyone was home. The numbers were fantastic. They trumped the NBA. LeBron said, this is the NBA's day. LeBron. It's not the NFL. Want your days. They'll take you.

[Billy Gill]

Hold on.

[Stugotz]

They'll take your day.

[Billy Gill]

Because, by the way, the NBA also put out numbers. And, like, this is the highest viewed NBA games in five years. It's like, okay, so, like, we just have more people on earth. Like, more people are watching NBA, more people are watching basketball. Like, I don't know about the.

[Mikey]

And.

[Billy Gill]

And Netflix. Love Netflix. Would I love to work for Netflix? Sure. I don't know. But the way they put numbers out. What are we doing? Oh, nine billion streamable minutes for these NFL games. Like, okay, great. Like, I'm not gonna break out a calculator. I don't know what that means. Like, nine billion streamed minutes. Okay.

[Stugotz]

Nine billion people watched for one minute.

[Mikey]

At least one minute. That's.

[Billy Gill]

That's the thing. When you break down the way that those numbers sometimes. Yeah, no, it's like, oh, 65 billion people watch this game. It's like, really? Like, these are the biggest games after the Super Bowl. Like, I really doubt that. But okay, if you say so.

[Mikey]

Right.

[Billy Gill]

Anyway.

[Stugotz]

I took 17 different subscriptions to watch football.

[Billy Gill]

Oh, 100%. Yeah.

[Mikey]

You need it right now. Yeah, you need Amazon, you need Netflix, you need Sunday ticket. You need YouTube. But it's.

[Billy Gill]

It's during.

[Stugotz]

You don't need Sunday Ticket.

[Mikey]

I.

[Billy Gill]

During the Raven.

[Stugotz]

Why?

[Billy Gill]

During the. The Ravens and the Texans game, I. I did this thing late in the game. I. So I saw Beyonce's halftime show. After the halftime show, I'm watching, like, this game is over. It's not close. I did the thing, flipped it over. Christmas vacation. Classic. Classic.

[Mikey]

Always there and always funny. Yes.

[Billy Gill]

There's. There's a new. There's a new Christmas classic that's out. Stugot said. I think you'll be interested, Mikey. I. I don't really can't get a read on your. Your movie tastes, so I'm not sure if you'll like it or not. It's called Red One. A lot of people are talking about it now.

[Stugotz]

Love Red one.

[Billy Gill]

Oh, love Red.

[Mikey]

I haven't seen it yet.

[Billy Gill]

So happy to hear this.

[Mikey]

I'm writing it down now.

[Billy Gill]

So happy to hear this.

[Mikey]

Tell me too much, Billy.

[Billy Gill]

Here's. This is all you need to know. It's a Christmas movie. The rock is the head elf.

[Mikey]

Oh, done.

[Billy Gill]

It is. Okay, now, J.K. simmons is Santa Claus. What? A jack Santa Claus. A jack Santa. Yeah. You can watch it for free right now on prime if you want to go and watch it on Prime's Two Gods.

[Mikey]

Okay.

[Billy Gill]

Now it is very fantastical. There are mythical creatures in there. So you just need to know that now it was released in theaters and was a major flops, like a big time, dude. Like, I think after it came out, people were like, does the Rock still have this? Like. Because I don't think it was well received in theaters, but I think I. I feel like we were just. It was always destined to be a streaming movie. It is crushing it on Prime. It's so good. It's a Christmas classic and people are discovering it now. You should check it out. You're gonna like it. It's a Christmas action movie, basically. It's fun.

[Mikey]

Okay, so I am going. I am going to check it out over the weekend. I have nothing to do besides watch football. Yeah, I will squeeze that in. And I do want to talk to you about something I did squeeze in since the last time we spoke, but I will squeeze that in. I'll report back to you on Monday.

[Billy Gill]

Not for. Not for the kids, by the way. Probably watch it. Not. I mean, maybe teenagers is fine, but if you're older. Yeah, older kids.

[Mikey]

I will report back to you on Monday. If it's. If it, if it lived up to.

[Billy Gill]

The hype, you'll forget. But I'm telling you, it's. It's.

[Mikey]

I won't forget. I wrote it. Look, Red one. I wrote it down. Red one. Look, says it right there. Right There you go. And then you'll see the movie that I saw this weekend that I got mad at you. Okay. I watched the Aaron Rodgers documentary and now I like him. Why'd you do that to me? Why did you do that to me?

[Billy Gill]

I was gonna ask you guys if you had watched Enigma. That was on my. My notes today of questions to ask you guys. I was going to ask you if you had watched it because I, Mikey, last week watched the day that it came out. I didn't know that it came out. And we had the show the next day. So I watched at 9:30. I saw people like talking about. It was like, oh, crap, that came out today. So I tried to watch it all in one night to just, you know, have someone on the show have Watched it. I watched the first two episodes. I fell asleep in the third because it was, like, already late at night. I haven't gone back to finish the third yet. I haven't come back to the third yet. So, guys, did you watch all the episodes yet or no?

[Mikey]

I watched the first and the second episode. I don't know if the third's weird or not, but I found myself really liking Aaron Rodgers and really respecting what it is. He went with the Achilles injury last year and how badly he was trying to get back. Now, I know he produced it and he controls the final messaging on this thing, but I didn't want to watch it. My wife wanted to watch it. I told my wife that Billy said it was exceptional. My wife said, why don't you want to watch it? He's your quarterback. I said, he's not my quarterback for long. He never really was my quarterback. It was four plays, and then he tore his Achilles. And I said, I'm afraid I'm going to like him after watching this. I watched it 45 minutes in it. I'm like, damn it, I love him. I want him back.

[Billy Gill]

I want. I. I watched it and I thought you would. You would go on one of those retreats with him, wouldn't you?

[Mikey]

No doubt.

[Billy Gill]

I wanted. You would definitely go on one of those retreats. Have you seen it yet, Mikey, or no?

[Stugotz]

Here's my feeling on it. I've watched enough Aaron Rodgers this year. I don't need to watch anymore.

[Billy Gill]

Oh, come on now, Mikey.

[Mikey]

I said the same thing with Billy, brought it up on the show. He said, you see the Aaron Rodgers doc, this was last week. And I said, I see it every Sunday. I don't need to watch it. And then I went. And then I watched it.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, well, part of it, I think we're also.

[Stugotz]

And when he gets to edit and control the messaging. You like him when he's live on television? Not so much.

[Mikey]

He.

[Billy Gill]

He does like, you do see that. He. Let's just say it was partially truthful with the media during the Zach Wilson era, when he's like, yeah, Zach's doing great out there because there's videos of him watching the games at home. Like he'd watched, I guess, the games on his couch or whatever, and he's like, this offense is shit. They're so bad. Like, he's. He's ripping the jets on the couch, like they can't do anything. This is terrible.

[Mikey]

Mikey, you would like. If you watch it, there's a speech he gives. I don't know, nine, 10 days after the Achilles tear, where I think they're one and two, he comes into the locker room, he talks to all the guys. It gives you goosebumps. I think they got to 4 and 3 that season. I know, Billy. For me it did.

[Billy Gill]

They like snuck him into a hotel. He gave a speech like a conference room at the hotel. They snuck him into the hotel. But also there's a camera crew on the inside of the door watching him come in. So. Yeah, how they snuck him in is kind of questionable.

[Mikey]

Yes. Before we get to frauds, quick question for you guys. Lamar Jackson, third mvp. It's coming up, right? He's gonna win his third mvp. This is crazy. Without making a Super bowl, right?

[Billy Gill]

It's. That seems to be the talking point this week. Everyone had already kind of wrapped it up for Josh Allen and it seems like they're. They're like in a back and forth game, right, Where I think the voter fatigue is part of what is going on there. It's like we just gave it to him and Josh was looking good. And Josh really doesn't have any weapons. Like, let's, you know, be honest. Where Lamar, I guess has Derrick Henry and maybe people are holding that against him, but like he has five touchdown passing games, so it's not all Derrick Henry. That's not why he has a record. And like his individual stats are pretty much all better than Josh's this season.

[Mikey]

No, I know, but that's interesting because, Mikey, when Lamar was winning the MVPs before this season, it was. Lamar was the guy that had no weapons.

[Billy Gill]

Right.

[Mikey]

And that's why he was winning the mvp. He took that team, he had that record, and now we're not doing the same thing with Josh Allen because Lamar Jackson has been so great. Billy, to get to the Super. If the season ended today, which is a Monday feature, but just quickly, just a preview, if the season ended today, Lamar Jackson would have to win at Buffalo against Josh Allen and then go to Kansas City and be Patrick Mahomes.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, maybe.

[Mikey]

I don't know.

[Billy Gill]

I don't know.

[Stugotz]

Let's vote on the MVP then.

[Mikey]

Yeah, right. Exactly right.

[Stugotz]

Let's vote on the MVP then.

[Mikey]

It's Spags. I mean, Zoe Spikes.

[Billy Gill]

The Chiefs. The Chiefs look fixed. I'm just, I'm gonna.

[Mikey]

I can't believe I'm saying this. They're getting hot at the right time.

[Billy Gill]

Well, okay.

[Mikey]

I feel like Mahomes is starting to play. Well.

[Billy Gill]

No, Kelsey too. Hey, Travis, Kelsey's on the team.

[Mikey]

Who knows? And they got Hollywood Browns back. They have the Andre Hopkins all of a sudden they're getting healthy.

[Billy Gill]

Kareem Hunt, hey, he found a time machine.

[Stugotz]

Like check back.

[Billy Gill]

Guys, I feel like if we look back to like first week NFL kickoff, we weren't doing this, but I feel like if we look back, we might have predicted, yeah, they're going to, they're just going to be whatever during the regular season, but like come playoff time, don't worry about them. They're going to have figured it out by the time that comes. I feel like we may have said that we have.

[Mikey]

Yes. Trey Wingo loves to tell the story that Patrick Mahomes woke up one day last year right before the postseason, called his wife, he said to her, I've decided we're going to win the Super Bowl. So got here. I want to tell you a story. I'm serious here. My wife and my two daughters, they begged me to buy a peloton. So I bought a peloton and then I watched that peloton sit in my office and stare at me. So you know what I did one day I looked at it and so I decided to get off my ass and I jumped on the peloton because no one else was using it and I paid for it. I mean, so why not? Then I realized eventually that they bought it for me. And I got to tell you, way more challenging than I could have ever imagined. Peloton coaches are walking the walk. I love the coaches. I do the Grateful Dead one. It's fantastic. They have a sub three hour marathon runner, military trained athlete, a former college basketball player and so many other well rounded coaches on their team. All this experience really shows in their classes which are never short of challenging, especially for me. So I jumped on it that first time. It was challenging, more challenging than I thought. And then I wanted to beat the bike and so I kept jumping on it and I absolutely love it. I, I mean I'm the only one who uses it. But again, they got it for me. I mean I had no idea. That's a little passive aggressive, don't you think? Find your push, find your power. With [e-mail].

[Billy Gill]

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[Mikey]

Foreign.

[Billy Gill]

By the way, speaking of winning championships, if you want, you can vote for us for best American Football Podcast at the Sports Podcast awards. Go to sports podcastgroup.com and vote for us there. We're like 40 minutes into this podcast or something. I feel like we should have mentioned this sooner because by now people probably have just bailed on us. They're not listening.

[Mikey]

No, I think they're enjoying what it is we're talking.

[Stugotz]

No, they were writing down everything to do during hurricane season.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, battery talk. They took all those notes. I hope they didn't, honestly, because, like, sometimes I come up with these little. These little hacks and these little ideas for myself and I find these things and I'm like, better keep this one close to the vest because if too many people know about it, then I'm not going to be able to do it anymore because everyone's going to be doing it. Then there's a battery.

[Stugotz]

I was gonna laugh at your battery. Your. Your junk drawer batteries. I was gonna laugh at that. And then you're like, no, you put those in the kids toys.

[Mikey]

And I'm like, genius.

[Stugotz]

Now see, now we're talking.

[Billy Gill]

Everything has a purpose. Everything has a purpose. It just takes a while for me to get there. I just gotta try to walk you through what I'm thinking and I'll Remember, Remember, I'm still assessing. Keep tweaking your back.

[Mikey]

Yeah, well, no, Mikey, I am telling you, within 30 minutes of the release of this episode, Billy, his phone is gonna be ringing off the hook.

[Billy Gill]

There might be a bad thing and. And there might be a battery shortage next, next May, whichever is not the case.

[Mikey]

Interesting. Should we get the frauds, Billy? Do we have a daily Fantasy game or, or no.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah we do go to dkng Co Smirnoff. You can compete against this. Last week finished in the the mid-1002. I was looking good and Josh Allen had a dud of a game. He got me like 12 fantasy points. But I've already said I've, I've already set up my lineup for this week. I'm pretty excited about this situation. Not going to tell you who's on it because then you're going to steal my players and that's not going to happen. Daddy's going to win this week, right?

[Mikey]

Why would I want to steal your players?

[Billy Gill]

I mean I've been, I've been hot lately. Not, not in finishing in the money that I have. Not since the first week or the second week of the season. I've been hot that I've been in the the single digits or the low triple digits. It's been a while since I've been in Mikey a territory of 510th place.

[Mikey]

Interesting. I finished 103rd last where to go but up. That's true, that is third already selected my team this week. I'm very excited.

[Billy Gill]

How did you do last week Mikey? Did you play last week or No.

[Stugotz]

I did, I did. I, I, I jumped 200 something spots.

[Billy Gill]

There you go. You just gotta keep moving. Every, every week you jump up 200 spots and sure enough, three weeks down the road you're in it. And by the way, as we've said a number of times, every week is a new roster. So what you did last week doesn't really matter what you do this week.

[Mikey]

Yeah, I have Saquon and Jordan love this week. How about that?

[Billy Gill]

Okay. Wow.

[Stugotz]

I'm taking those guys.

[Mikey]

I don't know if I would take Saquon Phillies, they might start resting him at some point. Okay, sorry. Whoa, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry. By the way, it's going to be the best set of wild card teams we've ever seen. Right in the nfc, huh? What do you think with some of.

[Stugotz]

The worst division winners?

[Mikey]

Well, I mean one of those three teams has to win that division, right? Yes. You're gonna have, you're gonna have games like packers at Falcons. Yes, correct. Michael Penix. Huh?

[Stugotz]

Do we have to reopen the game?

[Billy Gill]

I don't know. Oh, it's kind of late in the season to reopen this game.

[Mikey]

Let's, let's check back on Monday. Okay. Okay.

[Billy Gill]

Are you guys excited about Kirk Cousins being your quarterback next year?

[Mikey]

Oh.

[Stugotz]

Super excited. I'm back, back in.

[Billy Gill]

He's either, he's either going to you or the Colts, like 100% like that.

[Mikey]

No question.

[Stugotz]

If Kirk Cousins gets to choose, it'll be the Colts.

[Billy Gill]

He's got. He like Colts.

[Stugotz]

He had an opportunity to go to the jets once they offered him more money than Minnesota, fully guaranteed. And he was like, hey, Minnesota, can you come close?

[Mikey]

Because.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, but this is a different career.

[Mikey]

Wait, so you think Kirk Cousins feels like the Colts are Kirk Cousins away? Is that what you're saying? The Colts, Mikey, Is that what you.

[Stugotz]

Flacco away.

[Billy Gill]

That's it. Colts always do this.

[Mikey]

No, no, but does Kirk Cousins think that the Colts are Kirk Cousins away? Is that. Is that what Mikey is alleging?

[Stugotz]

Maybe?

[Billy Gill]

Correct.

[Mikey]

But the Falcons thought they were Kirk Cousins away.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, but Kirk. Kirk.

[Stugotz]

They were Michael Penck away. There's a little difference. There's a little difference.

[Billy Gill]

Kirk Cousins is not a bad backup to have. If you have Anthony Richardson, who is somewhat, you know, injury prone. Not injury prone, but, like, he does get injured a lot because of how he plays. And if he goes out and then Kirk Cousins is your quarterback, like, that's not the worst thing in the world.

[Mikey]

No, it's. It's what the Falcons are saying right now. They have the best backup in the NFL. Any team who gets him if he's not starting would have the best backup in the NFL.

[Stugotz]

I think Kirk Cousins and Anthony Richardson are going to be Russell Wilson and Justin Fields next year. There's going to be packages for Anthony Richardson, but it's really going to be. Really going to be Kirk.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, but Kirk's going to want to start. That's why he's going to the Jets.

[Stugotz]

Yeah, well, a lot of people want to start that. I won't be able to.

[Billy Gill]

Oh, Jets. He's starting for the Jets.

[Mikey]

I could see him starting for the Jets. I could.

[Billy Gill]

Oh, could you talk yourself into, like, being excited about it, though? At one time, at one time he was trending towards being a first ballot famer. Well, he got hurt and then that was that.

[Mikey]

Who's the coach? Is a good question.

[Billy Gill]

Who is your coach going to be? Who's going to want your job?

[Mikey]

I don't know. It's a great question.

[Billy Gill]

You'll find someone.

[Mikey]

Yes, thank you. Someone good, preferably.

[Billy Gill]

It would actually be funny.

[Mikey]

You sound like.

[Stugotz]

You sound like Mama golden talking to Mike Jr. You're gonna find someone. It would be someone out there for you.

[Billy Gill]

It'd be funny, though, if you didn't and you went into the season, you're like, we just have coordinators. No, One wanted to be our coach. Would you take Dable?

[Mikey]

No.

[Billy Gill]

Really? You wouldn't take Dave's.

[Mikey]

No, not as my head guy. I would not take. Would you take the show? Would you take Stefanski?

[Billy Gill]

Yeah. Who wouldn't? Why would, Why? I don't. Them firing him would be so.

[Mikey]

Well, I don't, I don't think they're gonna fire him, but he might have. He might want to move on from that place. I have no idea.

[Stugotz]

Next, jets head coach, Aaron Glenn.

[Mikey]

It might be.

[Billy Gill]

That doesn't excite me.

[Mikey]

The Lions defensive coordinator. No, but, but it would excite Jet fans, I think.

[Stugotz]

Why?

[Mikey]

Because we have precious Jet game.

[Stugotz]

And count how many Aaron Glenn jerseys.

[Mikey]

You said we have precious few guys throughout the history of the jets organization that we. Actually, he's kind of benign.

[Billy Gill]

Like, hold on. What if you, what if you guys. What if you hate him? What if you guys are the next group of people that believe that Cliff Kingsbury is gonna solve your team?

[Mikey]

We're not. Oh, please don't let us be that group. That's a thing.

[Stugotz]

Get him twice.

[Billy Gill]

That's coming. Is someone's gonna fall in love with Cliff Kingsbury again.

[Mikey]

Yes. Ben Johnson.

[Stugotz]

Streamy.

[Mikey]

Ben. You would want Ben Johnson, right, Mikey? He's not going to the Jets. He's not. He's going to the Bears. I would think he's staying with Detroit. I'll take Pete Darrell.

[Billy Gill]

Would you Again?

[Stugotz]

Again?

[Mikey]

Yes. Why not? We had a playoff season with Pete, didn't we, Mike?

[Stugotz]

I don't remember. Yeah, I was, I was single digits then.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, a little, little baby.

[Mikey]

Should we get the frauds?

[Billy Gill]

Frauds.

[Mikey]

We'll have Steve. You gots coming up, too. A lot of people have been asking because I'm on a heater, so. We will get to that. Mikey, what's this game we're gonna play here?

[Stugotz]

Well, it's complicated.

[Mikey]

Yes.

[Stugotz]

I, I, I mean, I could explain it all, but I could just say, Seahawks, brats.

[Mikey]

Yes. And how, how are we supposed to respond? Just yes or no.

[Billy Gill]

Brats.

[Mikey]

Oh, Billy.

[Billy Gill]

Is that how you play?

[Stugotz]

Yeah, kind of.

[Mikey]

My turn.

[Billy Gill]

Sorry. I was looking ahead at the schedule to see what I'm excited about this weekend.

[Mikey]

Seahawks, broads.

[Billy Gill]

Frauds.

[Mikey]

Steelers, frauds, Broads.

[Billy Gill]

But did you have to believe it okay to be fried? So I have a question. Did you have to believe in them at some point? Because I don't think.

[Stugotz]

Technicality.

[Billy Gill]

Did we ever believe in them, really?

[Mikey]

I did. I was the one who said. Yeah, I did. I was the one. And I'm tired of believing in Tomlin. Okay. He's gonna get bounced out. First round. Frauds.

[Billy Gill]

Wow.

[Stugotz]

Two more.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

Two more. Quick.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

Texans. Broads.

[Mikey]

Yeah, Broads.

[Stugotz]

Bucks. Broads.

[Billy Gill]

No.

[Mikey]

No.

[Billy Gill]

How dare you? How dare you, sir? How dare you? Dare you.

[Mikey]

Jesus Christ.

[Billy Gill]

Did you text him this, did you text him this weekend? Hey, great game, big dog. You gotta text Baker.

[Stugotz]

Loves a good big dog.

[Billy Gill]

He would like it. I don't know about you.

[Stugotz]

Loves a good big dog.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Mikey]

Yeah, yeah. Are we done with Frauds?

[Billy Gill]

That's it. That's a good game.

[Mikey]

I loved it. What are you excited for on the schedule, Billy? The whole show before we get out of here. Frauds.

[Billy Gill]

I, I'm going through. Monday Night Football doesn't do it for me. Lions, 49ers.

[Mikey]

Well, no, he. Here's the game that has to do it for you, Billy, on Saturday is Bengals. Broncos. Right, because the Dolphins still have a chance, and you need the Broncos to lose that game, and they're likely going to lose that game to the Bengals at home, so.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, but the Dolphins are tied with the Bengals. They must have a tiebreaker. But I, I, I.

[Mikey]

Look, you just want to have a shot headed into the final week, that's all.

[Billy Gill]

Hey, I've, I've had these conversations with my family members who have convinced themselves like the dog. I think the Dolphins are gonna make the playoffs. I'm like, they are not. Guys, we need to, we need to accept this. This, this is not going to go the way that you want this season. Like, just. It's okay. We'll figure it out. We'll move on. Let's assess afterwards. I'm a big assessment guy. We'll assess afterwards and we'll move on. The game that I'm excited about, even though I feel like, I feel like maybe next week we'll be playing an addition of Frauds for this game. Packers, Vikings.

[Mikey]

It's a big one. Yeah. And that's what Mikey, Mikey and I were saying earlier. You're going to have wild card games which have like a 15 and 2 Vikings team at Tampa Bay.

[Billy Gill]

Oh, like, this is, this is a bigger game than first round playoff games. For sure. Like, for sure.

[Mikey]

Yes. No, the three best teams in that comp. Well, four if you want to include the Eagles. But three of the four best teams in that conference play in the same division, so. And only one can win it, obviously.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah. I don't even know.

[Mikey]

I don't think any of those three teams are frauds, do you? No.

[Billy Gill]

We'll figure it out one day.

[Mikey]

Right. We'll find out on the next episode.

[Billy Gill]

Of God Bless Football. Find out if we think one of those frauds. He's setting this up just to rip Sam Darnold.

[Mikey]

That's all it is. No one.

[Stugotz]

I would never.

[Mikey]

I'm rooting for Sam to win the Super Bowl.

[Billy Gill]

No, you're not.

[Mikey]

I am.

[Stugotz]

I am.

[Mikey]

No, I am.

[Billy Gill]

Let me tell you something.

[Mikey]

I cannot.

[Billy Gill]

Let me.

[Mikey]

Anytime I get an opportunity to show what a lousy and embarrassing organization it is that me and Mikey root for, I'll take that opportunity. And this would be one of those guys.

[Billy Gill]

Listen to me. If we go to New Orleans to cover the super bowl and we're talking about the Vikings, I'm not going to be a happy camper. Like, what are we doing here? The Vikings.

[Mikey]

Hold on. Let's explore this for just. Before we get out of here. Mikey, let's explore this. What is going to make you a happy camper?

[Billy Gill]

Not the Vikings. Not the Vikings. Let's see.

[Mikey]

The packers make you. Will the packers make you more.

[Billy Gill]

More happy? More.

[Mikey]

Lions make you a happy camper.

[Stugotz]

Wait, why?

[Billy Gill]

The Lions? The Lions? Yeah. Yeah, the Lions. We get a week. A week at Campbell. Yeah.

[Mikey]

Okay. Will Sirianni make you a happy camper?

[Billy Gill]

I feel like we've done the Eagles like, two or three times already. No, that's way too many. But we've done the Eagles a couple of times already.

[Mikey]

Yeah, like three years ago.

[Billy Gill]

Yes. Or two years ago. Yeah, the Eagles are fine.

[Mikey]

So you want. So. So you want the Lions?

[Billy Gill]

Well, give me. Give me. Give me all the teams, and I'll tell you.

[Stugotz]

The Rams.

[Billy Gill]

No, I don't want to talk about the Rams.

[Mikey]

The Falcons.

[Billy Gill]

Come on. Come on. I mean, you know the answer.

[Stugotz]

I mean, so. So you're dismissing the.

[Mikey]

I got the team. The Bucks.

[Billy Gill]

Well, listen, a happier camper.

[Stugotz]

Could you. Could you hand. Could you.

[Billy Gill]

There's no way the Bucks are going to this.

[Stugotz]

Could you handle a week of Todd?

[Mikey]

They're gonna have a home game. If they win that division, they're not.

[Billy Gill]

Going to the Super Bowl. Let's just.

[Mikey]

But that would make you happy. Because you love Baker. I know that would make you happy. It would make you happy.

[Billy Gill]

Can we. Okay, look, next week.

[Mikey]

Happy camper.

[Billy Gill]

Next week, we're gonna have a game. This week was Happy Camper. Next week, we're gonna have a game called let's Talk.

[Mikey]

Right?

[Billy Gill]

And this is. This is how let's Talk works. Let's Talk is going to work like this. We're going to look at the Teams, if the season ended today, who are in the playoffs and we're just going to. Guys, let's talk. And we're just going to have basically the breakup talk with them, say, yeah, I had no shot of winning the Super Bowl. Like, let's talk. What are we doing here? We know how this is going to end. Why are we going through this? We don't need. We. I don't need this. You don't need this. Let's talk. Yes. It'd be great. It'd be fun Bucks if we went together to the Super Bowl. But let's talk.

[Mikey]

Okay?

[Billy Gill]

It's not gonna work. It's not gonna work out.

[Mikey]

Let's do this next week. Happy camper, Bills. Happy camper. Yes.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, happy camper. But sad camper. Because then Josh wouldn't be available via subway to talk to.

[Mikey]

Well, we'll. We'll see. Happy camper, Chiefs. Yes.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, I'd be a happy camper with the Chiefs. Even though we've done. Even though the Chiefs win every year. I'd be happy.

[Mikey]

Yeah, we'll get, you know, get Andy Reid on afterwards.

[Billy Gill]

And you also have a familiarity, you know what I mean? I know. With the Chiefs in the Super Bowl. I already know.

[Mikey]

Yeah. Ravens. Ravens. Happy camper.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, it'd be a happy camper, even.

[Mikey]

I think we'd all be happy campers if the Ravens made it. That'd be a pleasant surprise.

[Billy Gill]

You don't think that they, that they can.

[Mikey]

They won't. Here's.

[Billy Gill]

Here's a question for you.

[Mikey]

Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

And I don't know why anyone would care about this but us. If the Ravens make the super bowl, then the Chiefs would not be in the super bowl for the first time in a long time. Who on the Chiefs then becomes their Radio Row representative? Because Patrick Mahomes is, I believe, too big, even though he has Subway stuff. I don't think Patrick Mahomes is going to be taken around Radio Row. And Travis Kelsey is. His radio road days are done as well. He used to be a staple of Radio Row. Travis Kelce.

[Mikey]

Like, he's outgrown it.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, 100%. Like, I, I, I would remember sitting down with. With next to. At a folding table. Like, there's no chance that Travis Kelce sits at folding tables anywhere in his life anymore. Like, there's not a table that he sits down at that doesn't have legs that are permanently in place. And I stand by that comment. He doesn't do folding tables anywhere.

[Mikey]

And I just saw. Listen. Okay. I just saw him At Tahoe. Sitting at a folding table, though. That's all I'm saying now. Okay, all right, all right.

[Billy Gill]

I didn't see it. I don't know. That was. That was then, this is now. You know what I mean? Like, that was back in July, right?

[Mikey]

Yeah. You didn't say it back then. You're saying it now.

[Billy Gill]

December 2024. Travis Kelsey only sits at tables with fixed legs. Right?

[Mikey]

I got it. I got it. I'm with Mikey. I think it's. It's either Pacheco, Kareem hunt, maybe a DeAndre Hopkins, perhaps even Carson Wentz.

[Billy Gill]

Person Wentz.

[Mikey]

Chris Jones or Chris Jones is a good one. Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

No, you know who. You know who might be? Xavier Worthy.

[Mikey]

Oh, yeah, that's a great one.

[Billy Gill]

Young, exciting.

[Mikey]

Yep. Yep. Let's go. Xavier also.

[Billy Gill]

Also probably would be our HN of last year. It's like, this guy's kind of boring.

[Mikey]

Yeah. No. Hey.

[Billy Gill]

All right, all right. I don't know. I don't know. I didn't see your words.

[Mikey]

Not mine.

[Billy Gill]

No. I'm assessing.

[Mikey]

You. Okay, Billy?

[Billy Gill]

I mean, I don't know. I don't know. Anyway, how do we end this episode?

[Stugotz]

Go to Studio Gotts.

[Mikey]

Good idea. It is time for this week's edition of Studio Gods, presented by DraftKings Sportsbook. Stay tuned because you'll hear more about DraftKings and all it has to offer throughout the show. DraftKings, the crown is yours. Will pick the elite eight. College football on Monday. Two, two last week, 78, 68. Two on the season. NFL week 17. Six. Two a week ago, 72, 42. And two on the season. A season for the ages. These are the picks you want because you're actually asking me for my picks. So here we go. Chargers minus four at New England. Chargers need the game. Patriots don't. I'm taking the Chargers here. Buy it. Down to three and a half. The Chargers win on the road in New England. They get the COVID The Chargers by 10 points over the Patriots. Bengals still alive. Minus three and a half taken on the Broncos. They need it. The Broncos need it. Buy it. Down to three. I'm taking Joe Burrow and the Bengals. They win. They get the COVID at home. The Bengals by 14 points over the Broncos. Rams minus six. They're taking on the Cardinals. Both teams need it. I'm taking the Rams here. The Rams are hot. They're good. They're a team you don't want to see in the postseason. The Rams win. They cover. They win by 10 points. Bills minus nine. And a half. They're taking on the Jets. Jets awful. Bills great. Buy it down to nine. The Bills win by 17 points. They get the COVID over the Jets. Dolphins minus six and a half at Cleveland. Buy it down to six. The Fins win and they cover the Dolphins by 11 points on the road. Commanders minus three and a half. They're taking on the Falcons. Buy it down to three. Take Jaden Daniels. He's amazing. Should be in the MVP conversation. Commanders win and cover. They win by 10 points at home. And finally, Monday Night Football. Lions at San Francisco. I told you the Lions needed needed a loss. Dan Campbell needed to hit a reset button. He did. They got the win and the COVID last week. They'll do it again this week. They're at San Francisco. Buy it down to three. The Lions win and they cover the Lions by 14 points on the road. Those are the picks, everyone. Good luck.