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Billy Gil
Dan Levator show with the ST podcast. It is time for ST to share his game notes.
Greg Cody
No one in the media will tell you what happened better than my boys too.
Mike Ryan
Weekend observations brought to you by Miller Lights Dan. He is amongst a handful of coaches who have won a Super bowl and a national championship. He was away from the game for a year and you know it almost killed him because no one loves the game more than him. But Dan, that all changed because the Raiders needed a young coach. And a young coach they got their fifth head coach since moving to Las Vegas in 2020. And Dan, just like that. Make no mistake about it, Pete Carroll is back Happy for him, aren't you?
Greg Cody
He seems like a very nice man.
Mike Ryan
He does.
Greg Cody
Everyone seems to like Pete Carroll. Yeah, that's hard in sports. You're right.
Mike Ryan
Who doesn't like him?
Greg Cody
It's there. There aren't a lot of negative.
Mike Ryan
He made that choking sign to a kicker. That kicker probably doesn't like him.
Greg Cody
Stoyakovic.
Mike Ryan
Yes. That was Stoyanovic, I think.
Greg Cody
Yeah, you're right.
Mike Ryan
I think you have his pager.
Greg Cody
Yeah, you're right. You got it. That's a fine for me. You're right.
Mike Ryan
Venmo. Fine. Bills Chiefs game of inches. Every sports talk radio show is going to start today with was Alan Short and open up the phone lines for hours. WGR in Buffalo, WHB in Kansas City. 20 shares. Congratulations. What a day for those two stations. Oh, bad day for Philly. They won. I mean, what do they do, wip?
Greg Cody
Well, they've got another two phonies. No, they've got two weeks. What do you mean, phonies?
Mike Ryan
I mean, they wanted to fire Nick Sirianni. Now he's the greatest coach in Eagles history. Get out of here. Zach Ertz leads the league. It's still got it.
Greg Cody
Does he?
Mike Ryan
He does.
Greg Cody
Put it on the poll at LeBatard show. Juju does. Zach Ertz leads lead the league in. Still got it.
Mike Ryan
Pete Carroll is a young 73. Patrick Mahomes 40 vs. Josh Allen in the playoffs. You know what that means, Dano?
Greg Cody
I do not.
Mike Ryan
It means he has his number. This isn't a rivalry until Josh Allen wins in the playoffs. Sean McDermott, do it against the Chiefs. Josh Allen, do it against the Chiefs. If Saquon Barkley wins a Super bowl for Philadelphia, never ever mention Charles Barkley in the same sentence with him ever again.
Greg Cody
Wow.
Mike Ryan
I mean, I'm serious. He becomes the most famous Barkley in the history of Philadelphia. And there's Matt as well. He's not a good time.
Greg Cody
Greg Cody says that Saquon should be the MVP of the league. It is pretty impressive to watch a guy. That's okay. Matt Barkley is not someone that you'd put in the discussion. You got carried away. You just. You got me. First time. I know Barkley's your friend, Dan. I'm going to get you here. But then the second time with Matt Bar Barkley is where you got carried away. It's the same thing you did with the Belichick argument. You had a good take. Yeah, that would have been perfectly fine by itself. And then you made it a little worse.
Mike Ryan
I mean, championship Monday. Dana.
Greg Cody
I know it's crazy around here today.
Mike Ryan
Saquon, though.
Greg Cody
I saw Jess was arguing with Willow. They had an argument in the other room.
Mike Ryan
Wow. People go crazy.
Dan LeBatard
It's not a diet.
Greg Cody
Cranky.
Mike Ryan
There should be an MVP for in between the regular season and the Super Bowl. A playoff mvp.
Greg Cody
I like that idea.
Mike Ryan
Thank you. When It Matters, right?
Greg Cody
That's what you can call it.
Mike Ryan
When it matters.
Greg Cody
Yes. The whim Wim. The When It Matters award.
Mike Ryan
Yes.
Greg Cody
It would be won by Patrick Mahomes every down. They just keep awarding it on every third and five that he gave.
Billy Gil
Runs for six years less prestigious than Walter Payton. Man of the Year was that weird.
Chris Cody
Outlier year where it was Evan McPherson.
Mike Ryan
Wow. He could win. He would have won it. You're right. Kansas City Chiefs do it in the Super Bowl. The Bills didn't lose that game. Spags won it. Steve Spagnola carrying Patrick Mahomes to three consecutive Super Bowls. Collision course. I was so used to Gabe Davis wearing 13 for the Bills that I was terrified anytime they threw it to the guy who I thought was Gabe Davis, but thankfully wasn't. Gabe Davis drops those passes.
Greg Cody
Not once against Kansas City, he didn't. There was one game against Kansas City where he caught 200 yards worth of him.
Mike Ryan
Yeah. In terms of spirit, attitude, and the way he chews gum. Pete Carroll is the youngest head coach in the NFL. I mean, he is. You would agree. He's got energy on top of energy.
Greg Cody
He does have youthful exuberance. He seems to have a zest for.
Chris Cody
Life, secret to aging. He had white hair when he was 40.
Greg Cody
Yeah, well, I would say zest for life is also a secret to aging as well.
Dan LeBatard
I feel like he's a very 73 year old.
Mike Ryan
73 year old. You don't know Pete. I mean. What?
Dan LeBatard
I just think you're picturing Pete Carroll of a bygone era.
Greg Cody
Well, he's talking about his aura and his energy, not the way he looks physically.
Dan LeBatard
He's talking about both.
Mike Ryan
And the way you choose Go. That'll give you congratulations to Dalton Kincaid for ruining Josh Allen's legacy. The whole Dalton Kincaid and Schultz thing is. Is very confusing, is it not?
Stugatz
Two different last names.
Mike Ryan
Yeah. I call Dalton Schultz. I call him Dallas Kincaid. I mean, I'm all over the place.
Chris Cody
You know, I've been able to manage.
Mike Ryan
Yeah.
Billy Gil
Throwing a Dawson Knox.
Mike Ryan
Oh, God, everything gets crazy.
Greg Cody
I do. I'll. I'll do the same thing. Dallas Clark, Dawson Knox Kincaid. That's just all of. It's just all three of Them mash together and then go lose to the Chiefs.
Mike Ryan
All of you, top five people who have ruined Josh Allen's legacy. Oli spags. Number five, Gabe Davis. Number four. The old overtime rules. Number three, Sean McDermott. Number two, Dalton Kincaid. Number one, Patrick Mahomes. Here come the Islanders. Playing good hockey. They are the Isles. Watch out. At the end of the day. What happened?
Chris Cody
You see that trade?
Mike Ryan
Yeah.
Chris Cody
There's a blockbuster trade in the NHL.
Mike Ryan
What happened?
Chris Cody
Miko Rantinen got traded to the Carolina Hurricanes. Morning Nature went to Colorado. And a huge blockbuster trade in the WNBA that was broken by Shams.
Mike Ryan
Wow.
Chris Cody
Kelsey Plumb. Just blockbusters.
Dan LeBatard
I don't know why the Sparks would give up their number two pick. Very suspicious.
Chris Cody
But you like the aisles.
Mike Ryan
They're hot at the end of the day. Trying to carry the football and Josh Allen to the super bowl, which is just too much for James Cook to overcome. How about you hand him the ball on fourth and one? That guy's good.
Greg Cody
That fourth down touchdown. Forgotten. It'll end up being forgotten. And it could have been a play for all time.
Mike Ryan
Dan LeBatard saying he wants to get younger, but letting Papi and Greg Cody carry the live stream. Dan, this dugouts is strong in you. I'm glad they were there last night for you. I wasn't. They were. I'm glad they were happy. They made you happy. They were funny. I was glad they were there. But that's not getting younger. My man.
Greg Cody
Thank you. Yes, that's correct.
Mike Ryan
I just dropped on my man.
Greg Cody
That's right.
Mike Ryan
It was weird and I've never done it before.
Greg Cody
And totally obvious. Yes. As well. Yes. They are not young people. The average age of Cody and my father is 76 and a half years old.
Mike Ryan
Greg is a young 76.
Greg Cody
No, he isn't.
Billy Gil
Like Pete Carroll.
Mike Ryan
Ish. Right.
Greg Cody
Greg is an old 70. Greg and Seinfeld are the same age.
Mike Ryan
Huh. I got chills watching Tom Brady zip one to Grock during the pre game. Did you see it?
Greg Cody
He loved. Yes. As soon as they brought a football out. Tom Brady is a bit like your dog when it comes to his toy and the throwing.
Dan LeBatard
I guess he famously has been.
Greg Cody
Yeah.
Mike Ryan
Jaden Daniels deserves better. The D in Jaden Daniels stands for deserves better. Washington fumbled the game away. You know what they say, Dan?
Greg Cody
I don't.
Mike Ryan
Ball security is job security.
Greg Cody
They do say that.
Mike Ryan
Echler. That one hurt. Oh, did that one hurt. Oh, hurt. Oh.
Greg Cody
I just saw the look on Chris Cody's face of all those prop bet overs on Echler. That he bet just because Echler's on. God bless football. And so you go 24 and a half yards receiving, you go 18 yards rushing.
Mike Ryan
I had it. Yeah.
Stugatz
He's lamenting Eckler. Like, everyone had a turnover for the Commanders in that game.
Mike Ryan
I know, but we love Austin, man.
Greg Cody
You guys saw the stat, right? That all four of the remaining teams yesterday had not had a turnover in the playoffs. Like, for all the analysis we do. It's just that one's pretty important. Like, if you do not turn the ball over, you tend to win football games.
Mike Ryan
Yep. Unless you're the Bills.
Greg Cody
That's right. Unless Patrick Mahomes is alive.
Mike Ryan
Not turning the ball over also.
Greg Cody
Well, he did turn the ball over, actually. Right. The Chiefs lost the turnover battle in that game. Correct. They turned the ball over once. The Bills played perfect football. Still lost.
Mike Ryan
It's got to be frustrating.
Greg Cody
It's got to be frustrating.
Mike Ryan
Did you see.
Billy Gil
Did you see Josh Allen when he did fumble the ball and he just leaned over and picked it up with one hand?
Stugatz
It's insane. Insane.
Greg Cody
Yes. He's.
Mike Ryan
Poor guy.
Greg Cody
He's a center.
Billy Gil
Guess what? I.
Greg Cody
He's a Centaur. The lower half of his body is the. Billy was pleased with his Cyclone. And Cyclops. And Centaur. And Cyclops. Yes.
Billy Gil
What if the Bills hired Spags?
Dan LeBatard
That's a great idea.
Mike Ryan
Jaden Daniels, the rare quarterback to arrive despite already having been there for months. He's good. I want to say. He'll get back to that. To that game, but it's football. Gatorade bath in the NFC Championship Game. Embarrassing. The Ian Eagles stands for embarrassing. Act like you've been there before. Seriously, no one celebrates the championship game like that. No one. Especially when you were a play away from winning the super bowl two years ago. Embarrassing. Whoever pushes the tush in a tush push should get the credit for the touchdown. How about that? Or a half tutty or something. I mean, seriously, they're doing all the work. They're pushing you into the end zone. Give him a touchdown gain. Well, that guy would have so many TDs.
Greg Cody
That actually, those are funny words to put together because touchdown is what you do on gain. Well, in order to gain well, like this, you gotta put your hands lower down on his body. I'm with Zugats on this whole idea of. Of. There should be at least partial credit on the touchdown for somebody doing the pushing of the tush.
Chris Cody
We were looking at the last super bowl matchup between these two teams, and it's rare because the cores are pretty much the same. But how different Philadelphia is playing from that year. Their whole offense was, you know, very quick decisions. No one's going to be more decisive in the league than Jalen hurts. And now it's all about the running game. Like the leading rusher in that super bowl for the season. Her behind Jalen, like in that backfield. Now they're. They're already Saquon Barkley team was gain well.
Dan LeBatard
And he had what, 21 yards?
Greg Cody
He didn't gain well.
Mike Ryan
No, but he pushed well. Super Bowl 59. Spags versus Fangs. Goosebumps. Oh, boy.
Dan LeBatard
So why. Why did Fangs leave Miami?
Greg Cody
It's a good question.
Mike Ryan
A lot of the Dolphins wasted Fangs. He didn't.
Stugatz
He didn't get along with the players.
Greg Cody
A lot of people.
Billy Gil
I thought he wanted to be close to family or something.
Stugatz
That's what he said. That was his puddle.
Chris Cody
I think. I think that there was something legitimately to like going to Philadelphia and coaching for the Eagles.
Mike Ryan
Right.
Stugatz
Hated Jaylen Ramsey.
Billy Gil
He's a Philly guy if I've ever seen one.
Mike Ryan
He really is. Yeah.
Dan LeBatard
Yeah, but you guys won that Spags.
Mike Ryan
Are Fangs for sure. Spag seems like a Philly guy. Also maybe a Buffalo. Good. The real winner yesterday was the Kelsey podcast. On the topic of the Kelsey podcast, here's something to ponder. Was Jason Kelsey overrated? I mean, they set a franchise record for rushing yards the year he retired.
Greg Cody
Do you know where Spags is from?
Mike Ryan
He's from Massachusetts. Yeah. Close to Buffalo. Hey, this. He's a Dan. I went to school there. I know plenty of. And I'm telling you, I can get to buffalo in like 2 hours for my school. 3 hours from pushing it. And I did. And that Acura Integra. Oh, did I push it?
Greg Cody
I don't feel like there's anything close to Buffalo. Like, I don't think you can.
Mike Ryan
It feels like that.
Greg Cody
Close to Buffalo. It's a long drive, especially where that stadium is.
Mike Ryan
Yeah.
Dan LeBatard
His hometown is a six hour drive from Buffalo.
Billy Gil
Not an Acura Integra.
Mike Ryan
Right? Pushing it.
Billy Gil
Exactly.
Mike Ryan
I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think Jason Whitten would have been a better hire.
Greg Cody
What are the Cowboys doing, Billy? Billy and I are curious, Stugatz, why you would feel the need to lie about why a trip that was six hours would take you two hours and 18 minutes and then you made it three hours.
Mike Ryan
My argument by lying.
Dan LeBatard
The route may be affected by Lakeshore flood warnings.
Mike Ryan
You guys have never pushed an Integra. Okay.
Greg Cody
I mean, I Just don't understand. Why push it? Why? Why would you have to say that that's close to Buffalo when it's.
Mike Ryan
It depends. Are we doing it on a Saturday? Is it a Sunday morning? It depends. Are we pushing it?
Billy Gil
Warning. Yeah, these are things.
Mike Ryan
Does he drive an Acura?
Dan LeBatard
The westernmost point of Massachusetts is a five hour drive from Buffalo.
Mike Ryan
I'm with Dan, though.
Billy Gil
What kind of car are you driving?
Mike Ryan
It's an odd thing.
Dan LeBatard
Ford Tagliabu.
Mike Ryan
What am I doing?
Greg Cody
I mean, you're on. You're on nationally and internationally. Someone was going to call you on it.
Mike Ryan
You're just.
Greg Cody
You're just used to getting away with the lies because we can't keep up with them. And not always is someone like Jessica looking up, trying to play whack a mole with the lies.
Dan LeBatard
I love maps. This is the best assignment ever.
Mike Ryan
I don't care if it's Kentucky. You can't storm the court after beating the 9th ranked team in the country. You can't do it. Has any fan base of a below average sports program. Stormed more courts and fields this year than Vanderbilt, the Commodores, city of Philadelphia. You don't deserve Nick Sirianni. That bulge you see coming out of the back of Brian Schottenheimer's shirt is Jerry Jones's hand. Nothing unites this country like laughing at the Cowboys. Brian Schottenheimer should do his press conference sitting on Jerry Jones's knee.
Greg Cody
I asked this question last night. They tried to news dump a head coach, right?
Mike Ryan
They did. On a Friday? Yeah.
Greg Cody
The Dallas Cowboys.
Mike Ryan
Can you believe it?
Greg Cody
Tried to news dump a head coach Friday, hoping that the Games would swallow it. And they will.
Dan LeBatard
Were you thinking of Syracuse? Because that's only three hours from Massachusetts.
Mike Ryan
I was thinking of Syracuse. Okay, yes. But then Syracuse is like an hour to Buffalo.
Greg Cody
No, nothing is near Buffalo.
Mike Ryan
Push it. Acura Integra.
Dan LeBatard
I've done it.
Mike Ryan
I've done it in an hour, I'm telling you.
Dan LeBatard
But the route may be affected by lakeshore floods, so.
Mike Ryan
I was in college. It was a different time. But I've made that drive in three hours. I'm telling you. Worcester, Mass. To Syracuse.
Billy Gil
The Acura Integra's estimated maximum speed is 135 miles per hour.
Mike Ryan
That's what I'm saying. Max it out at 135. That's pushing it. And then do the Math. From there, three hours. Boom. How many miles from Syracuse to Buffalo?
Dan LeBatard
149.
Mike Ryan
All right, so about an hour and change.
Dan LeBatard
What?
Mike Ryan
The Giants got the Eagles to a Super Bowl. Tom Brady saying he doesn't hate Nick Foles.
Stugatz
Liar.
Mike Ryan
You agree?
Greg Cody
I do not agree.
Mike Ryan
You think he's telling the truth? You think he likes Nick Foles?
Greg Cody
I think he's fine with Nick Foles.
Mike Ryan
I'm fine with Nick Foles. He'd have eight if not for Nick Foles. Fine with Nick Foles. Know you're Brady?
Greg Cody
What was he, 7 and 3 in Super Bowls?
Mike Ryan
Yeah, it would have been 8 and 2.
Billy Gil
You think. You think if Tom Brady got really fat, everyone would just love him?
Mike Ryan
Yeah.
Billy Gil
Yes, I think so too.
Mike Ryan
No one gets rewarded for doing dumb things. More so than Nick Sirianni. Top five people who get rewarded for bad decisions. Number five, President Trump. Number four, everyone who President Trump pardoned. Number three, Nick Sirianni.
Stugatz
More so.
Mike Ryan
Number two, Christopher Columbus. He's trying to find Asia. He stumbled into America. I mean, number one, me. Hey, watch out for the Knicks.
Greg Cody
Really?
Mike Ryan
Oh, they're playing well there. I'm so excited about this team. I like basketball again. Dalton Kincaid. The Mark Andrews is strong in you. Pat Riley trademarking three Pete back in 1988. Head he play. Wow. Riles nailed it. Super Bowl 59. The greatest coach in Eagles history versus the second greatest coach in Chiefs history.
Greg Cody
How about that?
Mike Ryan
Thanks, Tran. Anybody?
Greg Cody
You. You really do have Super Bowl. The super bowl is the greatest coach in Eagles history versus the greatest coach in chief history.
Mike Ryan
Second greatest.
Greg Cody
No. Well, hold on. Thank you. I heard you the first time I. The. The. The greatest coach in Chiefs history and the greatest coach in Eagles history are both in that game. But they're both Andy Reid.
Billy Gil
No, Nick Sirianni has a.706 win percentage. Andy Reid at a.583.
Mike Ryan
Yeah.
Billy Gil
And Nick Sirianni has taken them to two Super Bowls. Now I wonder when it is that Andy Reid will no longer be as beloved in Philadelphia. Because I would argue Eagles fans think that Andy Reid is a great coach because of what he's done in Kansas City.
Greg Cody
That's correct.
Mike Ryan
Right?
Greg Cody
They didn't. He wasn't beloved in Philadelphia. He wasn't beloved.
Mike Ryan
They ran him out.
Billy Gil
But now if you ask Philly Eagles fans, he'd be like, yeah, Andy Reid.
Greg Cody
No, now. Now he's beloved because of what he did to Sirianni. Being complained and fired every. Every McNabb season.
Chris Cody
What about Doug Peterson? I mean, he actually won a Super.
Greg Cody
Bowl with the backup that Tom Brady.
Mike Ryan
The guy that Brady loves.
Greg Cody
Yeah.
Mike Ryan
How about Dick Vermeil? He made it to one.
Greg Cody
Put it on the poll then. Greatest coach in Eagles history. Sirianni Andy Reid. Peterson or Vermilion?
Mike Ryan
Vermeil. Yeah. Now do it with the Chiefs. Andy Reed or Hank Stramp?
Chris Cody
Fine or Dick Vermeil.
Billy Gil
Pat Shermer was 1 0.
Mike Ryan
It's an Eagles coach Nick Sirianni one win away from being the Eagles greatest head coach ever and one loss away from being on the hot seat. What a game for him coming up, huh? How the hell do the Chiefs keep doing this? Speaking of hell, Art Briles Dan those are the weekend observations.
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Greg Cody
Dan LeBatard I don't like smutty either. Stugats women stay home in the kitchen where they belong.
Billy Gil
This is the Dan lebatar Show with the stug.
Greg Cody
I think a lot of people had the reaction that Stugats did to the Gatorade bath where we're done with we're done with it. Maybe not embarrassing, but just done with the done with that. As the celebration come up with something new. I don't know why it is that we have now gotten tired of it, but I feel like a lot of people had the same reaction that Stugots did, which is, come on, do something better than that to express joy. Although I would say the same thing of Patrick Mahomes. Hey, Mahomes, quit with the airplane dancing around like do do. So give us something different on the joy level so that we can so that we can live vicariously through your joy and not have today feel like a day where people are rooting against the greatness, the obvious greatness that is you.
Stugatz
Are you sure that was Mahomes doing that and not Dylan Rayola because he was there yesterday for some reason.
Greg Cody
You guys have that video? Can you guys get the video? What has. Has he now gone too far where he is impersonating Patrick Mahomes? He's trying to. Patrick Mahomes. He's behaving physically like Patrick Mahomes. And now he's also in the chief's locker room during a celebration, evidently doing interviews as Patrick Mahomes. What. What is happening here? Why is he in the chief's locker room?
Billy Gil
He's just wandering about, and Isaiah Pacheco saw him, and he's like, hey, by the way, this isn't actually Patrick Mahomes. And then he, like, scans over to see Patrick Mahomes sitting down, and it's like, oh, boy. Like, they're within, you know, 20ft of each other. I feel like this is violating some sort of restraining order that it should exist whether it does or doesn't.
Stugatz
You feel awkward if you're Dylan, right? Do you kind of just go like, hey, man, I'm just trying to.
Billy Gil
Yeah. Who do you think should feel the most awkward here? Because, like, he's. He's getting made fun of, right? Isaiah Pacheco's making fun of him, but it's not Dylan.
Mike Ryan
Like, he knows. He knows what he's doing is outrageous, and he knows he's being made fun of, and he's still sinking into it, right?
Greg Cody
Well, he gets to be in the locker room, right? So whatever you have to do to.
Mike Ryan
Get what you got to do to.
Greg Cody
Be in the locker room.
Billy Gil
But it's also, like, weird because he's of the age that, like, he's trying to legitimately be in one of those locker rooms, like, in the next couple years. So like, now he's in the locker room, but kind of being made fun of.
Greg Cody
Wouldn't you assume that wherever it is that social media resides with young people, that clout chasing would end up distorting some of the behavior occasionally with a. An assortment of people like that. This is Patrick Mahomes brother is somebody who has also gotten the wrath of the Internet for, hey, you don't deserve that fame. What are you trying to do? Grifting off of the fame of Patrick Mahomes. But isn't this the most common thing in the world these days?
Dan LeBatard
But then he did alleged crimes. I think this is probably an unpopular take on Dylan Raiola. I think he's 19, and the things that he gets made fun of are, like, largely harmless. Like, he does, like, he has like the Patrick Mahomes haircut and does like the celebration and stuff. And I think it'd be cool to be a 19 year old and be in the Chiefs locker room after they win the AFC championship. And plus scugats. How far away is Lincoln from Kansas City?
Mike Ryan
It's about six hours. Acura Integra, if you're pushing it. Yeah.
Dan LeBatard
So it's you. You're going slower because it's three hours.
Mike Ryan
Yeah, you got to go slow and.
Chris Cody
Like he's got a good excuse.
Mike Ryan
Speed traps.
Chris Cody
He's still a teenager. Jason Tatum, no excuse.
Stugatz
Are there any other like college guys out there, like imitating other NFL quarterbacks that just aren't getting the attention? Like, is there another like Cousins out there? No.
Billy Gil
I mean that would be something.
Mike Ryan
That would be weird.
Greg Cody
Stugats mentioned something during weekend observations. I do wonder how Giants fans are experiencing the idea that they chose Daniel Jones over Saquon Barkley.
Mike Ryan
Oh, they have to hate it. I mean, the Giants are responsible for Saquon going there and putting their team, their team, into the Super Bowl. I mean, that's the last team Giant fans, maybe the Cowboys want to see playing for a Super Bowl.
Greg Cody
I can't. I'm honestly, I don't know what you guys view to be the greatest of the free agent additions when Mike Ryan is out here clamoring for the Buffalo Bills to make drastic changes. But the two big free agent moves this season, somehow after I'm going to say five years of everyone telling me how disposable the running back is and watching the economy of running back shrivel up to nothing. Yeah, Derrick Henry and Saquon Barkley being additions that move the needle like that more than any number one receiver and more than any quarterback. Changing places where you just have a cultural shift on how it is that a team is viewed for toughness in the space age, spaceship passing age, it's an unusual thing to see exploited as a market inefficiency, especially with New York Giants decision making. They decided to give Daniel Jones the money off a playoff win that could have kept Saquon Barkley.
Chris Cody
Honestly, I view through a lot of this through a Cowboys prism and like you have a guy that is a total dictator when it comes to your franchise and every decision he seems to be making is wrong, it's bad and it's progressively getting worse. The Brian Schonheimer thing is just flatly weird as Kellen Moore proves to be someone that is a lifesaver for Nick Sirianni as Dan Quinn is in that Game opposite of him as all these running backs who are big, splashy free agent signings. That's usually what he goes for. Instead, he brought back Ezekiel Elliott. Like, it's a little. It's a little confusing what's going on over there. And they're almost just. They. If you're a Cowboys fan, you're just, like, looking at how old is Jerry? How long do we got to do this? None of this is going in the right direction.
Billy Gil
If the Eagles win, they should send Joe Shane, like, a personalized super bowl ring, right? Like, just to troll him even more. Like, they should send a Super bowl ring that says Joe Shane and then it has, like, all little trinkets and everything on it. Maybe put Saquon's number as his number in there. But, like, whatever that cost, I think I would do just to mess with them.
Mike Ryan
In fairness to the Giants and Joe Shane, it was hard to see this coming because three of the last four years, Saquon has been well below a thousand yards. He had the one year where he's injured, had another year where he rushed for 593 yards. Last year was 962. To think that he was going to do this is ludicrous.
Stugatz
He has to. He has to legitimately resent his son for that clip going viral this whole season. Like, I bet he's gotten grounded, extra chores. It's like, you know, the. That this has caused me. Your bright idea, Jay? Oh, great idea. We couldn't even have taken Jaden Daniels, but, yeah, we should have taken him.
Greg Cody
One of the things that perpetually gets understated whenever we're talking about any of this stuff is Saquon Barkley has been really healthy all year, and so it helps. It helps to be able to break all of those tackles with those giant thighs that are not possible to tackle in the open field when you don't actually get hurt. Because it's not just the season you're talking about that he was hurt. I think of his entire time with the Giants is Daniel Jones not being good enough. So they kept handing the ball to Saquon Barkley with no openings, and then he'd get hurt.
Mike Ryan
Well, he had the year where he played two games. That was the bad injury. Next year, 13 games, then 16. Last year was 14.
Greg Cody
I don't assume, though, that he's already always healthy, though, once he comes off of that year. Like the year where you play two games and then come back the next year and aren't quite yourself. Like what we're presently witnessing from this human being, what could have been projected out of college because everyone saw what a mammoth beast he was, and he.
Mike Ryan
Was great as a rookie.
Greg Cody
But playing behind that offensive line, which for five years has been the best in the sport, even if you take out Jason Kelsey, has made it a different beast.
Billy Gil
Why does the NFL still have, like, stationary bikes from 1970 on the sidelines with, like, the giant fans that you have to, like, pump the arms. Also, like, peloton can't, like, step in and be like, we'll provide you with, like, 32 bikes and then just, you know, set those up on the sidelines. Because, like, I don't think those are in existence anywhere except NFL sidelines anymore. Right.
Dan LeBatard
They should just have an entire SoulCycle class going on in the end zone. So if you get hurt, you have to jump into the class and start dancing.
Greg Cody
That's a good question, Billy. Put it on the Polette LeBatard Show. Why does the NFL use stationary bikes from the 1970s?
Billy Gil
Also, the difference between athletes and ice. If I run 60 yards and score a touchdown, I'm, like, panting on the ground with oxygen, not hopping on a bike to stay warm.
Dan LeBatard
Well, James Harrison needed oxygen after his famous super bowl run.
Greg Cody
You are bringing up a point that is visually funny, but that we're used to. It's not unlike looking at the sidelines. And one of the offensive linemen is using one of those belts that vibrate to lose weight. I love those belts in the 70s. Like that belt that just gets attached to a machine that shakes a few.
Dan LeBatard
I think those are back now.
Chris Cody
No, I'm getting IG ads for him.
Stugatz
No, you will now.
Mike Ryan
I bought one.
Greg Cody
No.
Dan LeBatard
What was the premise? Like, the science is that it just jiggles your. Your, like, love handles, I guess.
Billy Gil
Like doing 50,000 sit ups.
Mike Ryan
Yep. Just sitting on your couch and then you lose weight. Yeah.
Greg Cody
Well, Mike, your IG knows you're 40.
Chris Cody
Yes, it knows that I'm turning 40 with hats that I can put on that regrow my hair.
Dan LeBatard
But you're a young 40.
Chris Cody
Well, thank you. I appreciate that. But no, everything on my IG is all my for you. I did get Kegel exercises for men. That one's a new one.
Dan LeBatard
Whoa.
Mike Ryan
You got the infrared thing that you put on your head and it grows your hair back. Yeah, I got that one. I fell for it.
Chris Cody
I'm not sure what it's trying to tell me about the Kegel exercises.
Greg Cody
I want to play some sound here from God bless football. Stugot's had a monster year betting Football games. Billy, did he end up passing you? Both of you had great years betting games, getting things publicly right. When you were being account for your picks, did he end up passing you?
Billy Gil
I. I stopped keeping track of how we were doing head to head after a while because I learned early on that it was bothering him. So I didn't, I didn't.
Mike Ryan
I mean, everyone makes a big deal about this big board that's not very big. I mean, no one talks about my picks. I mean, I stopped.
Billy Gil
I. Yeah, I just. I would go out there and put the picks. But at a certain point, and I hate to say this to our fans, the betting public, there were weeks that I was like, I hope. I hope I have an off week, because it's really starting to bother.
Chris Cody
You're not fat. You're just wearing the wrong shirts. Thank you. Yeah, it's like every time I scroll down, the third video is Dana White telling me about something like, I used to be like you, but then I found this guy. Yeah, you could do it. You could not. But I trust more than anyone in.
Greg Cody
Science, what is the name of the belt that is just shaking from a distance? It can't be made the way that it was for, like the 1950s. Right? Like, it's not. You're saying it's the same thing as been reinvented to a new generation where they're like, we'll trick you. You can just sit there. You don't have to exercise. We'll give you six pack abs. All you have to do is wear this around your waist and it will shake. And you watch how your core gets strong.
Chris Cody
I get that for the back and also for the front look, you can be doing 500 crunches while you're just sitting down watching NASCAR. Mike, you're not the problem. Science is.
Mike Ryan
Yes.
Greg Cody
Let's celebrate. Stugatson, I did not know that this was a source of tension between you and Billy.
Mike Ryan
It was called the vibrating exerc exercise belt.
Greg Cody
And is it still called the vibrating exercise build? Because Mike is telling me this is making a comeback. And again, I'm just putting D. And Dion Dawkins on the sidelines, and I'm just having him. You go to the sideline. An offensive lineman needs to get. You know, because the reason the stationary bike has the arms moves is because you want to be interconnected between arms and legs when you're warming everything up and when you're, you know, stretching the elasticity, that is the fashion, the body.
Mike Ryan
The one you're talking about actually is called the Walton belt. That makes sense, right? You've heard of that before? The Walton belts? Yes, yes, I've upgraded. I just.
Greg Cody
I can't believe that this has made a comeback. I was making a joke. Let's go ahead and and play the sound though and celebrate. Stugat is winning season here. Is this numerically accurate? Billy, would you. You're vouching for the correctness of these numbers. Let's see what we've got here.
Mike Ryan
In fact, I maintain that no one has ever had a better gambling football season than the one I'm currently in right now. How about that? Two games to go. Let's finish strong. Commanders, they're taking on the Eagles at Philadelphia. Commanders plus six. Buy it up to six and a half. Commanders cover. They win the game outright. They win by four and advance to the Super Bowl. Bills plus one and a half. They're taking on the Kansas City Chiefs. I have no idea what to do with this game. I'm lying. I know exactly what to do with this game. Take the bill. Bills. The Bills go to the Super Bowl.
Greg Cody
That's an unfair edit. I put in the slack. What Stugats, his record was. It was like 30 games over 500. You guys edited just to have him get the games wrong. We.
Stugatz
We tell them to tighten videos and then this one, we want exactly the line Dan wanted. I mean, it's just, you know, I.
Mike Ryan
Was one in one this week. I was 87, 51 and four on the season.
Greg Cody
I mean, but we just played. That's unfair there. What do you mean?
Stugatz
Well, I think when you sent the video, they didn't know the context that you were going to be setting up.
Greg Cody
I think they just assumed that I was making fun of him.
Mike Ryan
I think we wanted to.
Stugatz
Just the thing to highlight there is he picked the two teams that lost. Like that's what I thought we were trying to highlight.
Greg Cody
No, I understand and I'm not complaining about that. I'm just saying it's an unfair video added to Stugat. We were. Look, did you not hear how we started? We are celebrating the fact that he did well. We don't celebrate it enough. He complains about it. There's tension between. Billy, I put it in the slack in order to celebrate it. You guys edit out the part that's positive and only leave in what embarrasses him.
Dan LeBatard
Can I criticize two guys for something else?
Mike Ryan
Sure.
Dan LeBatard
Nothing about Madison Keys and weekend observations.
Mike Ryan
Oh, that's a bad job out of me. You're right.
Greg Cody
Taylor, can you give me please the price or Some. Any information on this, this Walton belt that is making a comeback so that people jiggle to lose weight.
Mike Ryan
It shakes the fat away.
Greg Cody
How much, how much does that cost?
Dan LeBatard
The originals on ebay for around $300. I. It looks a little dangerous. It looks very old and very torture device. Yeah.
Greg Cody
I want to please stug and make him feel a little better about things. How about you guys just put up a video of Sylvester Stallone talking in order to tickle Stu Guys allow these to today.
G
They don't even allow these today because they're so dangerous. But that's what they used when I did the film. They're barely six ounces. They're reas. And they're literally lethal. So I still have them because it's a time when people were tougher. Sorry. They were. Life is just getting a little easier and easier and easier and. Oh, that's great. It's wonderful. But it's not. I think when we force ourselves into tough situations, that's what the human creature is supposed to do. They're not supposed to have wheels on their suitcases. They're not supposed to have lawn mowers with engines that pull them along. It's a convenience, no question, but it just makes things easier. Now with AI you can literally put your brain in a pickle jar and have that machine do it. So I. I cherish, cherish these moments. I cherish hard work even though I hate it. I know it's like strong medicine. Tastes horrible going down, but it makes you feel better.
Greg Cody
He's talking about the Rocky gloves. The 6 inch, 6 ounce Rocky gloves.
Mike Ryan
Did you notice behind him he had the heavyweight belt from Rocky and the machete from Rambo. I mean, oh my God.
Billy Gil
Do you think he believes he was world champion?
Mike Ryan
What a shell.
Greg Cody
Put it on the poll. Yes, is the answer to your question. He also believes that he could fight and doesn't get dissuaded by the video proof of the Rocky movies that made all of that punching seem both small and stupid. But put it on the poll. Were people tougher during Stallone's days? Yes or no?
Stugatz
Rolling suitcases. Catching a stray.
Greg Cody
Yeah. What's wrong with what's wrong? And put it on the poll as well. Do we need to do something about wheels on suitcases?
Mike Ryan
You gotta carry it.
Greg Cody
You do.
Mike Ryan
According to Sly.
Greg Cody
Yeah, but why? Why?
Dan LeBatard
Same with cars. We should just be doing the Fred Flintstone.
Greg Cody
Like, why did Stallone just do a. Back in my day, being against advancements.
Dan LeBatard
Anti wheel. No more wheels. Wheels are the easy route.
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Podcast Summary: The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz – Episode: Hour 1: Stugotz's Weekend Observations
Release Date: January 27, 2025
Location: Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami
Hosts: Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, Greg Cody, Mike Ryan, Billy Gil, Chris Cody
The episode kicks off with the "Weekend Observations" segment, where the hosts delve into recent happenings in the NFL playoffs, focusing primarily on coaching changes and team performances.
Notable Discussion Points:
Coaching Carousel in Las Vegas Raiders:
Pete Carroll’s Popularity:
The hosts transition into analyzing recent NFL playoff games, emphasizing team strategies, player performances, and coaching decisions.
Key Highlights:
Philadelphia Eagles Performance:
Bills vs. Chiefs Playoff Dynamics:
Turnover Statistics:
A significant portion of the discussion revolves around player behavior off the field, particularly focusing on social media antics and their impact on player reputations.
Dylan Raiola’s Impersonation of Patrick Mahomes:
The conversation shifts to evaluating coaching decisions within NFL teams, particularly focusing on the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants.
Philadelphia Eagles’ Coaching Dynamics:
Nick Sirianni vs. Andy Reid:
New York Giants’ Free Agent Moves:
A lighter segment discusses the outdated training equipment still prevalent in the NFL and the potential for modernization.
Stationary Bikes and Vibrating Belts:
The hosts engage in a spirited debate over their football betting strategies, records, and predictions for upcoming games.
Stugotz’s Betting Season:
Upcoming Game Predictions:
The discussion addresses player health, specifically focusing on Saquon Barkley’s injury history and its implications for the Giants.
Saquon Barkley’s Health:
As the episode nears its end, the hosts reflect on the season’s developments, tease future discussions, and engage with listener feedback.
Final Thoughts:
Listener Engagement:
Mike Ryan on Pete Carroll’s Popularity ([03:15]):
"Who doesn't like him?"
Greg Cody on Saquon Barkley’s MVP Potential ([05:14]):
"Saquon should be the MVP of the league."
Mike Ryan on Fourth Down Decisions ([04:23]):
"Pete Carroll is a young 73. Patrick Mahomes 40 vs. Josh Allen in the playoffs. You know what that means, Dano?"
Dan Le Batard on Modern Training Equipment ([35:26]):
"They should just have an entire SoulCycle class going on in the end zone."
Mike Ryan on Betting Season Performance ([39:31]):
"No one has ever had a better gambling football season than the one I'm currently in right now."
This episode of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz provides an in-depth analysis of the current NFL playoff season, focusing on coaching changes, player performances, and strategic decisions shaping the outcomes of key games. The hosts blend expert insights with their trademark humor and camaraderie, offering listeners both informative and entertaining perspectives on the world of sports. Additionally, discussions on player behavior, team strategies, and the evolution of training practices add layers of depth, making this episode a comprehensive guide for sports enthusiasts.