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Dan LeBatard
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Stugatz
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Dan LeBatard
This is the Dan Levator show with the Stugatz podcast. Stugatz is long awaited. Three years in the making. Weekend observations are here. Stugatz is claiming that he now gets to be right after some of the most historically bad takes in the history merger post merger of the America's most popular sport. Stugats is now claiming he gets to be right because the Chiefs lost. And we will get to his weekend observations in a second. But please do not let me get out of here today without telling the story. Embarrassing to me. Very embarrassing to me of me being racist in New Orleans. Do not let me get out of here today.
Mike Ryan
Oh, I won't.
Stugatz
I think we might.
Dan LeBatard
No. Before telling the story after business, I.
Chris Cote
Would say that's a tease.
Mike Ryan
Yes, it's a great tease.
Dan LeBatard
Thank you. Still doing it after 20 years in the business. Thank you. If we did it the old fashioned way, radio people would stay around and I could tease it all week. And I may because it's a good story and I'm going to have corroborators and witnesses and you guys I think are going to just laugh at me in a way that's pretty good. But let's get to Stugac's weekend observations. It is time for Stugac to share his game notes. No one in the media will tell you what happened. Better Than my boy Stu.
Mike Ryan
Weekend observations brought to you by Miller Lite. Dan, he had the worst two year stretch of his career. He lost his wife, who went on to have a kid with somebody else. Then there were questions about his broadcasting skills and whether or not he was the greatest of all time. But last night.
Dan LeBatard
What?
Mike Ryan
Last night, Dan, everything changed.
Dan LeBatard
Really?
Mike Ryan
Because that debate was put to bed.
Dan LeBatard
Jessica, you can't believe this. He's gonna say it.
Don't say it.
Mike Ryan
I'm gonna say it.
Dan LeBatard
He's gonna say it.
Mike Ryan
I'm gonna say it. And Dan, just like that, make no mistake about it, Tom Brady is back.
Billy Gill
Goat.
Chris Cote
He said it.
Mike Ryan
He's back.
Dan LeBatard
Mahomes is still on track for what?
Billy Gill
Seven rings?
Mike Ryan
Goat, he's not.
Billy Gill
Brady's record in these Super Bowls in terms of stats, a lot better too.
Dan LeBatard
I mean, Mahomes is seven touchdowns, seven interceptions in the Super Bowl. Mahomes has lost by 40 points the two games.
Billy Gill
It's presently clearer that Tom Brady is the greatest of all time in his sport than it is even Michael Jordan. And that comes down to rings as well.
Mike Ryan
You're taking a little two, four. But I mean, Mike, it's Michael Jordan.
Billy Gill
The gulf between.
Mike Ryan
The answer is always Michael Jordan.
Billy Gill
The gulf between Brady and second best is larger than it is in the NBA.
Dan LeBatard
LeBron is both the youngest player to score 40 plus in a game and the oldest player to ever score 40 plus in an NBA game. And I'm just saying what he. To his point, whatever you think the difference is, it's not the difference between he played in 10 Super Bowls. It's nuts.
Billy Gill
And pro Jordan fans will always go on the argument of rings because they do that so often. When LeBron can't do that against Tom Brady.
Mike Ryan
No.
Dan LeBatard
So Brady, Jordan, Mahomes, LeBron, Jordan, Brady.
Billy Gill
Yeah. What a time to be alive.
Dan LeBatard
Brady has more rings than Jordan does put his rings in a box.
Mike Ryan
Well, in my personal record book, Jordan has eight rings. Of course, two Gotts book.com because he took the two years off Elijah one one, two that he never would have won. Elijah one doesn't have any. Kenny Smith never makes it at TNT. I mean, how about that?
Stugatz
No, Tiger.
Mike Ryan
I think if you went golf, you would go with Jack. Right?
Billy Gill
Golf. The golf in golf is also smaller than it is in the NFL.
Dan LeBatard
Gulf of America shouted through the plane. That's not a thing.
Billy Gill
He should have called it the Gulf of America too while he was at it. It would have been more on Brand again.
Mike Ryan
Coming up soon, Dan's racism. Andy Reid do it with Jalen hurts. How's that Blockbuster Anthony Davis, Luka Donkic trade going? The big nothing trade as seriously. You guys made the biggest deal out of this trade nothing burger. And just like that, Dan, Nick Sirianni is a leader of men.
Dan LeBatard
Chris, can you find for me the original press conference that we all made fun of of Sirianni? I just want to play that back. His original introductory press conference, please.
Mike Ryan
I tried to tell everybody something was just a little bit off in Kansas City. I wasn't wrong. Just early. Unfortunately for all of us, Nick Sirianni undressed Andy Reid. You know what Kansas City was doing all season, Dan?
Dan LeBatard
I don't. But he didn't.
Mike Ryan
They were playing with fire.
Dan LeBatard
He didn't undress Andy Reid.
Mike Ryan
I mean, he did.
Dan LeBatard
You thought that was an out coaching situation?
Mike Ryan
Oh, absolutely, yes. Are you kidding me? They built that team to beat Kansas City and they beat Kansas City.
Dan LeBatard
You think Sirianni is the reason that they did that? You think something that Fangio did yesterday was why they did that?
Mike Ryan
I mean Sirianni gets the credit, does he not? He's a leader of men now.
Dan LeBatard
I mean, I can't think of a.
Chris Cote
Single coaching decision he made in that game.
Stugatz
Fangio didn't do a good job yesterday.
Dan LeBatard
No, he did a great job. But if four guys once he didn't have to blitz because the defense. Because the defense. The defensive line did a great job for Fangio and their DBs are great and Kansas City's receivers aren't any good play.
Stugatz
How you practice, Dan?
Mike Ryan
Yep. Dan, you know what happens when you are constantly playing with fire.
Dan LeBatard
You get burnt.
Mike Ryan
Eventually you do. Yeah.
Dan LeBatard
I love I we got to make T shirts. I wasn't wrong. I was early. That is so good. Like we have to make. We have to make Chiefs T shirts with stugots face on them because now being against the Kansas City Chiefs is a thing stunats you could get. You could become the hood ornament on that. I'd love to see it. As someone who advocated for Alex Smith over Patrick Mahomes.
Mike Ryan
Alex Smith wins that game.
Dan LeBatard
Put it on the poll at Lebatard show. Does Alex Smith win that game?
Mike Ryan
For anyone who compared Patrick Mahomes to Tom Brady before yesterday, you have until the close of business today, which for me is 1pm Eastern to take it back. Cob Tyreek Hill took it back.
Dan LeBatard
You don't see a lot of that really. Tyreek Hill just took it back. He says before the deadline. Tyreek Hill says, everything I said after the season, emotionally, I Just take it back. I'm sorry.
Mike Ryan
Jason se Horn walked so Cooper Dean could run. Cooper Dean. Sneaky. Athletic.
Dan LeBatard
Sneaky.
Mike Ryan
He's sneaky. He's sneaky.
Dan LeBatard
He's a white corner.
Mike Ryan
What do you mean it's sneaky? Athletic.
Dan LeBatard
He's enormously athletic.
Mike Ryan
Jalen Hurts. Welcome to Tier one.
Dan LeBatard
No.
Mike Ryan
Oh, yeah, he's there. No, no. He's there. He's Tier one. I mean, for now.
Dan LeBatard
Come on.
Mike Ryan
How can you say he's not a Tier one quarterback? He's been to two Super Bowls in three years and he won one.
Dan LeBatard
How many are in the tier? Because, Stugance, you only do this is. Did he win games when it's not a quarterback Stat.
Mike Ryan
Yeah.
Dan LeBatard
That game was not. You think Jalen Hurts was. He was playing a different sport than Patrick Mahomes was playing the entire day.
Mike Ryan
My tears.
Dan LeBatard
He also played really well in the first super bowl that they lost.
Mike Ryan
Outplayed him. Yeah. Tier one in honor of the super bowl in New Orleans. Top five famous people, if they were born after something that New Orleans is known for. Oli. Edgar Allan. Poboy.
Dan LeBatard
I don't understand this list. Is it just going to be New Orleans things?
Mike Ryan
Yeah.
Dan LeBatard
Okay. Olive.
Mike Ryan
Billie Jean. King Cake.
Dan LeBatard
Okay. Okay.
Mike Ryan
Number five, Jambalaya Elliott. Number four, Cajun Langdon. Number three. What's wrong with that?
Dan LeBatard
Okay, it's Trajan. It's not Cajun.
Mike Ryan
Langdon.
Dan LeBatard
It's not.
Billy Gill
It rhymes.
Mike Ryan
It's my list.
Dan LeBatard
Okay, it rhymes.
Mike Ryan
Number three, Apollo Creole.
Billy Gill
All right. No, not. No.
Mike Ryan
Number two, Dan. Marty. Graziano. And number one, Bigne Hilario.
Dan LeBatard
Come on, Graziano.
Mike Ryan
Here come the Canucks.
Billy Gill
Canucks.
Mike Ryan
Tomato. Tomatoes.
Dan LeBatard
He's been doing this for years. Tomato. Potato. He doesn't know how to do it.
Billy Gill
Quinn Hughes, now out for the Four Nations.
Dan LeBatard
Amen. Amen.
Mike Ryan
The Empire State Building should be embarrassed for putting green Eagles colors on its building. That building has no spine.
Dan LeBatard
Sellout.
Mike Ryan
You can't do that, Dan. It's the one color you cannot throw on the Empire State Building. You can't do it. There's actually two colors. There's Boston green and then there's Philadelphia green. And I imagine Boston blue, red. Whatever the Red Sox are, you just can't. You don't celebrate certain teams in New York. Philadelphia is one of them.
Dan LeBatard
Is it 2, 3? How many colors are you putting that you can't put on? What is your. What is the ruling you're making here?
Mike Ryan
Philadelphia, Boston. You can never put their colors on the Empire State Building. Can't. Unless something tragic happens. That's it. But not in celebration, Boston Marathon. I understood, you know.
Dan LeBatard
Okay. One time exception. You're allowing. I have marveled at Jessica shoveling. Is that granola? Like, that is really good.
Billy Gill
You've noticed that too, right?
Dan LeBatard
No, but it's been for like seven straight minutes. It's been. It's been genuinely impressive to watch. She's just eating granola with her hands.
Billy Gill
And it's a conveyor belt of granola.
Mike Ryan
It's a lot.
Dan LeBatard
It's not a little bit of granola.
I've dropped so many of it on Saga.
Billy Gill
There is so much granola all over Wisconsin.
Dan LeBatard
I assumed that the dog. A dog that was not. The previous dog, Willow, that was in here was covered in crumbs. And I assume that she would also have it on her shirt because she was clearly not eating with any utensils everywhere. I mean, so. But if it was. If Willow was there, it would get eaten, correct?
Yes, that's correct.
Billy Gill
She's just grazing the entire time.
Dan LeBatard
No, it's been. Look, she has been.
Grazing is polite.
She has been putting.
Shovel a hand.
Shovel three finger. Yeah, well, it's been a little. What is that? What is a. A little tobacco?
Mike Ryan
A trowel? What are you trying to say?
Dan LeBatard
Yeah, she said it correctly.
Mike Ryan
All it took for Makai Becton to reach his potential was getting as far away from the jets organization as possible. I hate them. To whoever decided to change the Fox score bug. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Dan LeBatard
Oh, you don't like it. You like Brady, but not. Not that.
Mike Ryan
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. That's all I'm saying. Brady was great. He was good.
Dan LeBatard
No, no.
Mike Ryan
You didn't think he was good.
Dan LeBatard
He was good for him. We already had this conversation. Yeah, he was. He was good for him, but not good for a broadcast.
Mike Ryan
But he's back, right?
Dan LeBatard
No.
Mike Ryan
Well, he is. Nobody loves helping facilitate a three team trade quite like the Utah Jazz. They're always in there. The third team.
Dan LeBatard
Danny Ainge, really, he is the hero for the modern age. On people who just really love to think that their picks would all be better than Anthony Davis, Danny Ainge and the collection of picks that is the plague upon sports right now, where every person listening to this only thinks of him as a pick, pick, collector.
Mike Ryan
Jimmy Butler, Instant dividends. You see that game? Wow. Down 20 to Chicago. Some say too much ego in that locker room. I say not enough.
Dan LeBatard
You want more ego in the warriors locker room?
Mike Ryan
It's working. Through one game.
Dan LeBatard
Through one game. It did work. It looked good. It looked fun. That's what it looks like when Jimmy insists on getting 13 free throws.
Mike Ryan
Dan LeBatard taking Super bowl week off so he can instead hold a self centered sit down with Dan Patrick. Dan, the Stugach is strong in you. I enjoyed that. I gotta be honest with you. I really did. I thought you did a great job. I thought Dan Patrick was very unfair to you afterwards. I did.
Dan LeBatard
Unfair how?
Mike Ryan
I'm just saying that you're probing through his life and making him talk about stuff. Stuff he didn't want to talk about. What did he think you were going to do? That's what you do.
Dan LeBatard
That is what I do.
Mike Ryan
You crack people open.
Dan LeBatard
I was. I was told that I did not know. I could not hear from the back of the room. But it was relayed to me that I think Dan Patrick's producers have narked on you that you made it so loud in the back that they couldn't hear what was being said on stage.
They also made fun of us and said that we talk over you all the time.
Stugatz
How about if you're a self respecting venue, you buy speakers that you can hear the show everywhere.
Dan LeBatard
Whoa, I am not taking out Tipitina's.
Billy Gill
Who cares?
Mike Ryan
We're never going there again. That's a legendary spot. I mean Dan Mike though. That's a legendary spot. We are.
Stugatz
They can host one thing and you know Newton's on the block to a music video upstairs for you. Buy some speakers.
Dan LeBatard
They've hosted a number of different things. Some might say metal arc should be responsible for those speakers. But again, speaking in the back of the room, dp, I mean was Stugon.
Stugatz
Go to a stadium, you don't bring your own chairs.
Dan LeBatard
But it's.
Mike Ryan
I mean, I mean, DP lied about Super Bowl Saturday. So I called him. I said one word, liar.
Dan LeBatard
We couldn't hear you. We didn't. We couldn't hear you up front. But you would understand how it is that his producers are different than our producers.
Yeah, they're all men.
Mike Ryan
Nothing is less believable than the guy who says he isn't contagious. I might be looking at you, Billy.
Stugatz
Are you sick?
Mike Ryan
Starting to feel it. Sniffles. Little sniffles. Throat. The shovel pass isn't as cute when you were down by 34.
Dan LeBatard
Such a good point. Such a good point. The forgotten play from this Super Bowl. My God. Do you realize all of the people who would have been hyperventilating for months if that little flip for six yards to Kelsey had been a decider on Third down. If it mattered at all.
Mike Ryan
Yep. The S in super bowl stands for snooze fest. The B in super bowl stands for Brady. Joe Shane should get a ring. Congratulations to the entire Chiefs team because somehow Drake was still the biggest loser from the Super Bowl. You can't spell MVP without the V in Vic Fangio. Fangs. What a gain by fangs game of his life, huh?
Dan LeBatard
He didn't have to do anything.
Mike Ryan
He did a lot. He held him scoreless.
Dan LeBatard
He didn't have to do anything. Just hey, send the four guys up there.
Mike Ryan
I know they scored in the second.
Billy Gill
Half this take today.
Mike Ryan
I mean thanks shut down today.
Billy Gill
What everybody said was the most talented quarterback ever in a Super Bowl.
Dan LeBatard
But this is what you're not.
Stugatz
But this seldom scoreless of 22 guys.
Mike Ryan
Spags also listen, those points don't count. Those are garbage points. They didn't count. The defense took their foot off the be the pedal.
Chris Cote
Sometimes less is more.
Mike Ryan
Yeah. And that's what those points counted.
Dan LeBatard
Billy Spags did his job yesterday as well. That was won by the defensive line, right?
Chris Cote
Who's defensive line?
Dan LeBatard
Patrick Mahomes. Who has never had that game before.
Chris Cote
Dick Fangio's offensive line.
Mike Ryan
Right.
Dan LeBatard
I just like the lane of salty Dolphins fan who's like Fang sucks. He's still bad.
I'm not even saying that. I'm just.
I know but you should.
Chris Cote
He's still got to come down from that.
Dan LeBatard
That would be a good take.
I'm. I'm simply saying to everybody that I will not look at that game and have you tell me that Sirianni and Vic Fangio out coached them. They could play that game a hundred times. It would look that way because of the advantages they had on both lines.
Mike Ryan
You would say this though, right? The Eagles built the perfect roster to beat that Kansas City chief team. Right?
Dan LeBatard
You would say that built a pretty.
Mike Ryan
So Howie Roseman gets the coaching and.
Stugatz
Nothing to do with yesterday.
Dan LeBatard
They've. I'm not saying. Look guys, you don't need to be extreme. No. Spags did an excellent job stop the MVP of the league. But what Philadelphia had offensively, physically that was obvious to everyone watching is those advantages up front usually don't exist like that. Baltimore has some of them and when you see them, they score 40 points. It was shocking to see Kansas City pushed around like it's usually not that obvious. It never is that obvious. It's never that obvious where you're watching a physical game and you're like oh man, all of Philadelphia's guys are 360 on the offensive line and still Kansas City stopped that. But on defense, they couldn't do anything like Mahomes is great. He didn't choke. That's not, that's not him having a bad performance. That's him. That's him having knowing football and having zero confidence that anyone is going to stop it from feeling the way it did against Tampa when all the world's pressure was on him and they couldn't block four defensive linemen.
Mike Ryan
I mean, it's hard to say he didn't choke last night. I mean, just because you've won doesn't mean you can't choke.
Dan LeBatard
Okay, so a guy who's 16 and 4 in the playoffs right now choked in that one with 19 games of experience. Okay, Aqua.
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Dan LeBatard
Don Le.
Mike Ryan
Why are you guys blurting out safety names?
Billy Gill
Oh, it's the best game ever. A little while ago, we were talking about Bernard Pollard, and now I think we're just playing a game in this studio where we're just naming safeties. Yeah, kind of like the 90s baseball player game. Like, a couple of minutes ago, I just blurted out Brock Marion.
Mike Ryan
Great.
Billy Gill
And it made a few people happy.
Mike Ryan
Yep. Still got Bob Sanders.
Dan LeBatard
Yeah.
Billy Gill
You know, he was early in the list.
Dan LeBatard
Classic.
Mike Ryan
Very cathartic. Yeah. Adam or Galetta. Not a good safety, though.
Billy Gill
But a great name.
Mike Ryan
And a name alone sounds like he should be better.
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Billy Gill
Adam was a good safety for a few years.
Mike Ryan
Did someone say Brock Marion?
Billy Gill
Yeah. So that's where this whole. That was a gambit.
Mike Ryan
Hey, listen, I'm struggling with memory as I get older.
Dan LeBatard
This is the Don lebatar show with the stugats.
Mike Ryan
Every time I see Rob Pelinka, I'm shocked. It's not Rob Lowe. Still no. Low has aged better than Palenca.
Dan LeBatard
Yeah, Palenque used to look like Low. And Low doesn't age. That's not. I don't even blame Plank on that. It's just Low doesn't get old. Palenque ages like a normal human being. And Low is gonna be a teen star for the rest of his life. It's, you know, I mean, surely Mike will accuse Rob Lowe of something.
Billy Gill
Why hasn't Pelinka's hair changed, huh? What's going on there? And Also, I saw a great photo of Jon Hamm next to Rob Lowe. No one enjoyed Bourbon street more than Jon Hamm.
Mike Ryan
He went ham here.
Dan LeBatard
Put it on the poll. Juju. Did anyone enjoy Bourbon street more than Jon Hammer?
Mike Ryan
To be fair to Nico Harrison, who could have possibly seen Anthony Davis getting hurt?
Billy Gill
They tried to tell us we weren't watching the game closely enough. Stu.
Mike Ryan
Hey, Super Bowls. Enough with the Roman numerals.
Chris Cote
I mean, seriously, we did this on Mystery Crate.
Mike Ryan
Just give me a 60. I mean, 59. Whatever. Enough. I'm tired of trying to figure this out.
Chris Cote
Do you know Pablo can't count Roman numerals.
Dan LeBatard
Put on the poll at Lebatard show. Hey, Super Bowl. Enough with the roman numerals. Yes or no?
Mike Ryan
Thank you. Damar Hamlin should win comeback player of the year every year he plays. Joe Burrow came back from a wrist injury. Demar Hamlin came back from death.
Dan LeBatard
So you're going to just keep giving it to him, Name it after him every year?
Mike Ryan
Yeah. Everything else pales in comparison, does it not?
Dan LeBatard
Yes, pretty much. It is not under dispute that if you die in the field in a resuscitation that is coming back better than from a wrist injury.
Mike Ryan
The person who shushes me because they only care about the commercials. I hate you. Enough. The commercials. A tip of the cap to one UB Brown. Have we tipped a cap yet? I'm gonna tip a cap briefly.
Dan LeBatard
Yes. Yes. He deserves it. 91 years old, legend Dan. Absolutely. Yeah. I mean, got to do it his way till 91. And whatever you think of other broadcasters and how they age, I don't know that I've seen one age this well into 91. Because of how much he loves basketball. Second main, broadcasting and teaching basketball. Because the arguments can be made that he taught more basketball than anyone in the history of the sport.
Chris Cote
I saw the stat on Twitter that he coached or broadcasted 80% of NBA players in history.
Mike Ryan
That's amazing.
Dan LeBatard
Yeah.
Chris Cote
I hope it's true.
Dan LeBatard
He's an archive. That would be good if it were true. Yes. I too hope it's true. That's good vetting by you executive producer with journalism standards. I wonder what the difference is between our producers and I mean, hire one woman.
Mike Ryan
Just one. I mean, Fritzi was on my plane, so she. Chicago. It's a lot nicer to me in person than he was on the air. I think I didn't notice.
Dan LeBatard
Fritzi, come on, man. Dan Patrick said that. I don't want to feud with the Dan Patrick show from any angle.
Mike Ryan
He Started it. I mean, I just showed up, supported.
Dan LeBatard
You, but he just showed up to support Fritz.
Mike Ryan
He didn't.
Dan LeBatard
Us.
Mike Ryan
Yeah, I was there.
Stugatz
Best abilities, availability.
Mike Ryan
Dan.
Dan LeBatard
Well, Fritz, he's boycotting. Does anyone know what the boycott's about?
Billy Gill
I have an idea.
Dan LeBatard
What's the boy? I don't want to share it. No, I don't want to ask. I don't even want to.
It can be me. We could start a bidding war.
All right. We could sit you in their studio in an actual boycott, like, sitting there, studio, like here? Yeah.
Mike Ryan
You know what the Celtics did to the Knicks over the weekend? They reminded them who's who. You saw that one, right?
Dan LeBatard
I did see that. Why are you laughing at that, though, when it happens to your team?
Mike Ryan
I don't know. Just the. Everyone thinks the Celtics are, like, an unworthy champion. They're ridiculously good.
Dan LeBatard
That they are. They were very good last year. And when they. They did that to Cleveland, too. Did you mention that when they went into Cleveland 10 days ago and did it.
Mike Ryan
No, just to my Knicks. I don't know why I'm laughing. It's my Knicks. I mean. Well, it's an odd. Odd reaction.
Dan LeBatard
Yeah, it is.
Mike Ryan
I haven't watched the sport in three years.
Dan LeBatard
You and. You and Mike Ryan as well. Yeah.
Billy Gill
Anthony Davis has been hurt the whole time.
Mike Ryan
Slowly coming back, though. He's still hurt.
Dan LeBatard
So what do you guys think of death threats? Death threats?
Billy Gill
Yeah. I wasn't a fan of that. And don't do that. That's a bad look. Don't do that. That's a bad thing. Don't do that.
Mike Ryan
You're not a fan of death threats?
Billy Gill
No. In fact, I'm coming out publicly against them.
Stugatz
Are there many fans?
Dan LeBatard
He had to hire personal security at his home. Like, it's threatening enough that he feels like he's got to add an expense around his house because he's the one who traded Luca.
Billy Gill
It's a scary time for him. I think that's legitimate. I mean, there's vile stuff being sent to him. I understand. It's an emotional time. You can make the. You can tell yourself that they should have not have traded Luca. I get that, but. No, there's civility and decorum.
Chris Cote
You guys want to see my limited fake impression of Nico Harrison when he saw Anthony Davis get injured during that game.
Dan LeBatard
Into his hand?
Billy Gill
That's pretty good.
Chris Cote
Couldn't get it seen.
Dan LeBatard
All right, so let me see. Let me see. Yes. Like, but. But really, really hurting, right? Yeah. Oh, the thing. The thing just happened. Everyone Thought would happen. Halftime. He's great. He's nine for 12. Look, he's not a number two. He's a number one.
Mike Ryan
We're gonna compete. I'm here.
Dan LeBatard
Yeah, I'm here. We're gonna compete. One half of Anthony Davis basketball all. And then you're out for a few weeks. Let me hear him again. Good work. You're not. You're not like Dan Patrick's producers at all.
Mike Ryan
You're better.
Chris Cote
Fritzy could never.
Dan LeBatard
Chris was on a roll last week.
Mike Ryan
While you were out.
Dan LeBatard
You missed it. It was good, right?
Mike Ryan
Chris? Okay. Eli Manning saying he's a piece. Not making it to the hall of Fame on the first ballot. Liar. Eli Manning. More like I lie. Manning.
Billy Gill
No Reggie Wayne either.
Mike Ryan
Odd, right? Weird class.
Dan LeBatard
Well, I don't. I don't actually want to in any way disparage an amazing Sterling Sharpe, but how many years has it been like what. What changed here in the last many years that I'm not used to seeing those things and it was a beautiful.
Billy Gill
I know what you're going to do. You're going to try to give his brother credit for it.
Dan LeBatard
No, I'm not. Wait a minute.
Billy Gill
That's what you're. Open the door.
Dan LeBatard
That would be disparaging it.
Mike Ryan
They do get promotion.
Dan LeBatard
I mean, I would not disparage it. I just legitimately haven't looked it up. And look, I know how great Sterling Sharpe was. He.
Billy Gill
I would have thought.
Dan LeBatard
I would have thought he was already in the hall of Fame. I'm legitimately asking what. Just this is an unusual amount of time to go and I didn't know whether there was any backstory there that I didn't know that I needed to know.
Billy Gill
Eric Allen also joined. Probably too late.
Mike Ryan
Probably.
Billy Gill
Great peepers. All time people.
Mike Ryan
Amazing.
Dan LeBatard
Some of the nicest.
Billy Gill
Yes.
Dan LeBatard
Lagoons. Lagoons.
Mike Ryan
Lagoons.
Dan LeBatard
Yes. Beautiful lagoons. Could stare into them for hours.
Mike Ryan
Eagles play the Bengals next Sunday. Who wins?
Billy Gill
The Eagles.
Mike Ryan
I don't know.
Billy Gill
I feel very strongly about this. I'm going.
Dan LeBatard
Eagles bad defense is going to have a hard time against the Eagles. Bad defense is going to be a problem.
Taking Barrow, I'm pretty confident it'd be the Eagles. But I like this college football brain take of yours. The Bengals are like a SEC team, I guess.
Billy Gill
Yeah. Bama would have beaten the Chiefs.
Dan LeBatard
Look, for the record, less the history, get lost in getting all lightheaded about, like Mahomes and Brady and how they know how to win. The Eagles winning two championships, like in one case with their backup quarterback and then with A quarterback they're not hiding, but a quarterback that has a lot of. A lot of help that would allow a lot of quarterbacks to be good because that's the kind of help that you need.
Billy Gill
The popular take was in terms of, like, effectiveness. He's the least effective of the their skill guys.
Dan LeBatard
The Eagles won 37 to 17 when they played each other earlier this year.
Listen, Mike, you say the least effective of their skill guys. No, I was trying to ask this question different ways last week and never did it really well. If I were to say by position on the Eagles, give me guy where he ranks best in the league amongst his peers at doing that job. I don't know how low I go before I arrive at Jalen Hurts. And I mean that as no disparagement of Jalen Hurts, meaning he's got about seven or eight guys that you can make the argument do that job. Lane Johnson does his job better than Jalen Hurts does his job.
Mike Ryan
Meaning A.J. brown's a top five receiver. Devontae Smith is the top, I don't know, 20 receiver. How many quarterbacks do you go before you get to Jalen Hurts?
Billy Gill
You had Jalen Hurts as a tier one quarterback.
Mike Ryan
He is. Yeah.
Dan LeBatard
No, this. By this definition, he would not say Quan Barkley is best in. Maybe best in show like there was a great movie. Those offensive line grades are very strong. Nobody care. Nobody cares. This is the thing about football, though. I don't understand why it is that we don't talk about the part that, oh, they're more physical up front, stronger than everybody on the offensive and defensive line.
Mike Ryan
We don't understand that part of it. Like, we don't. And no one cares about it.
Billy Gill
Obvious part of it, though, sometimes it gets mitigated, right? Yeah. You say it's the most obvious part. The line was essentially. They were an underdog by a point.
Dan LeBatard
I know. But when I talk about. Yes. Look, I just want to ask you guys, when Chris Jones is laying down on the goal line because it's not a stoppable play with that offensive line for 2 yards. Do you understand that this is a tank moving through a real estate acquisition game that's more physically violent than all the others.
Billy Gill
There have been Niners defensive lines where I go in to games against the Kansas City Chiefs thinking that that D line has the advantage and it doesn't necessarily work out that way. And everybody would like to point to, well, the Denver Broncos dominant line. Of course they're going to dominate Cam Newton. You don't really know until you see it, you don't really know how all the pieces. And there's an element of coaching. So shout out to Dick Fangio.
Chris Cote
We need to speed this up because we got to get to Dan's racism.
Mike Ryan
Aaron Rodgers, the rare quarterback that you're just as excited the day you get rid of them as the day you got him. Do we really need another O.J. simpson documentary? The Bronco, the glove. We get it. He did it. If the glove doesn't fit, you should have quit. How about we quit making the documentary? How's that sound?
Billy Gill
You must have quit.
Mike Ryan
By the way, basketball is better with Dicky v. Jessica.
Dan LeBatard
What are you shaking your head about?
You got the line wrong. So I guess we do need another one.
Billy Gill
It's a fine. Did you see we're getting another Prince documentary because we're not getting the original one.
Dan LeBatard
No. Yeah.
Billy Gill
The original Princess estate came out and said, essentially, you're never going to see that other one. But we've announced a new deal for.
Mike Ryan
One that we like crushing Philly fans. And this is most of you. If you fired Nick Sirianni At 2 and 2, do me a favor, don't show up to the parade. He didn't show it. But no one enjoyed last night's game more than Tom Brady. My revised top five quarterbacks of all time, based off of last night's results. Number five, Troy Aikman. Three wins without the two losses. Terry Bradshaw, four for four. Joe Montana, four for four. Number two.
Dan LeBatard
My bad.
Mike Ryan
Tom Brady, before Dan declared that he was done. And number one, Tom Brady, after Dan declared that he was done.
Dan LeBatard
Tom Brady's back. Stugat says he is.
Mike Ryan
Watch out for the lightning. Solid team. They're always around, man. They are.
Dan LeBatard
That is one of Stugot's finest ninja moves. It never gets old. He's got perfect comedic timing on it. I don't know how it's something that doesn't expire or age. He always surprises me after all these years with Watch out for Bill Parcells.
Mike Ryan
Was right when he said it. He is still right today. And he'll be right as long as games are being played on a football field. Run the ball, stop the run. The Big Tuna visionary.
Dan LeBatard
I really didn't think he's. He wasn't wrong. He's just early.
Mike Ryan
Exactly.
Dan LeBatard
I just really didn't think in 2025 I'd be sitting here saying, you know how you win the game? Beat him up front in the trenches.
Mike Ryan
The game always comes back around, though.
Dan LeBatard
In the trenches.
Mike Ryan
Yes. It always does. It's back to basics. Here's something to ponder. Did Nick Saban send the wrong quarterback to Oklahoma? What do you think?
Dan LeBatard
I don't want to revise.
Mike Ryan
You don't need to discuss it now. It's something to bother.
Dan LeBatard
It's okay. Thank you, Philly.
Mike Ryan
I'm not joking. I don't want to see more than a thousand people that parade.
Dan LeBatard
Oh, come on. What are you talking about? It's gonna be a total carnival.
Mike Ryan
I know, but they shouldn't be there. They all fired their coach at 2 and 2.
Dan LeBatard
You guys. You guys are. Philadelphia is gonna get more crazy for this than they would in any sport. Correct?
Mike Ryan
Yes.
Dan LeBatard
It'll be bigger than hockey and basketball and baseball and those fan bases are plenty passionate. But it's not this, right?
Mike Ryan
Well, it's the Eagles and they love the Eagles, but it's the Eagles beating the Chiefs. That's.
Dan LeBatard
I mean, I just, I. I think of. What do you think of Philadelphia as? Because I think of them as a. I think of them as football first.
Even though people.
Mike Ryan
I think baseball.
Dan LeBatard
To be honest, the winning. The winning hasn't. The football hasn't won the most, but I think of it as a. It thinks of itself as a football city.
I thought the last time they won the super bowl, it was scary.
Mike Ryan
If Adam Vinatieri isn't a first ballot hall of Famer, no kicker ever will be. To anybody playing pickleball. Do me a favor. Grab a racket, go out on a real court, hit a real serve and play tennis like Johnny McEnroe intended. Johnny Mac. What are we doing with pickleball? It's glorified ping pongs.
Dan LeBatard
Good exercise.
Mike Ryan
I don't care what it is. Play tennis. If Jason Kelce celebrated with his ex teammates last night, he's a bad brother. Jason Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs collision course.
Dan LeBatard
Put it on the poll. If Jason Kelce celebrated with his former teammates last night, is he a bad brother?
Mike Ryan
Cooper DeJean and Saquon Barkley winning a Super bowl on their birthday. Hell of a birthday. Speaking of hell or briles, Dan, those are the weekend observation.
Billy Gill
So you being racist? Let's go.
Dan LeBatard
I'll get there in a second. Maybe I won't promise. I'm going to tease it all week. Oh, it's a good story. And we're going to get the guests involved so we can make maximum fun of it. Jessica, do you agree with stugats? Take that. Put it on the poll. Juju that pickleball is glorified ping pong.
Yes, it is. Live action ping pong. I haven't played in a while. I actually want to play again. I miss it a little bit, but I'm always scared I'm going to tear my Achilles.
Yeah, it is a problem. It is plaguing the sport.
Mike Ryan
You know how I love the game of tennis. Me and Mike, we love tennis. And what's happening is, Dan, they're taking apart tennis courts and replacing them with pickleball courts. Pickleball is killing tennis, and I'm not a fan of it. Grab a tennis racket, string it up and go play some real tennis.
Dan LeBatard
I mean, how did that put it on the pole? Is pickleball killing tennis also? Play for me the sound just so you know who the champion is, because you guys are telling me that. All I'm saying is that coaching doesn't matter. It's not what I'm saying. I'm saying if Kansas City had won, you would have told me that. Spags did a great job. And he did do a great job. He stopped Saquon Barkley. That's amazing. I don't know how the hell he did that. They were able to do it all game somehow, and it didn't matter because the game is made a lot easier for Jalen Hurts. When you've got all of these guys and Philadelphia knows, oh, you're trying to stop Saquon. I'll just throw it 45 yards down the field because McDuffie can't cover everybody. I got too many for you here. How many is McDuffie? How many is McDuffie? He's going to try A.J. brown. Okay. Good luck with that. Because the game is like. You do understand what we were watching yesterday is Jalen Hurts afforded the opportunity to play a totally different sport than the one that Patrick Mahomes was playing.
Mike Ryan
Horse. Yes.
Dan LeBatard
Okay. And so when I don't say. I'm not saying coaching doesn't matter. I'm saying this is your champion today. Introductory press conference.
J
Next thing that's very important to me is that we build a smart football team, that we have a smart football team here. And I know we have the people in place to do that. The first part of that, the first part of being smart is knowing what to do. We're gonna. We're gonna know we're gonna have systems in place that are easier to learn.
Dan LeBatard
All right?
J
Complicated to the defense or offense that they're going against or the special teams group they're going against. But easy for us to learn. Because when we can put that.
Dan LeBatard
Because we.
J
When we can learn our system and we can get good at our system. Then our talent can take over. Less thinking equals talent take over. But we need to have systems in place. And we will have systems in place.
Dan LeBatard
And here's the system. We're going to punch you in the mouth all game long, and you're going to lose. And Chris Jones is going to be in the fetal position on the goal line.
Mike Ryan
But today he sounds like a genius.
Billy Gill
He actually did call his shot with their first super bowl run. Their whole advantage was decisiveness.
Mike Ryan
Yes.
Billy Gill
Less thinking. Jalen hurts, knows where he's going with it better than anybody, quicker than anybody.
Chris Cote
Else, because we made fun of this. So you're saying this aged well?
Billy Gill
No, it definitely. It shaped my opinion. I thought this coach was incapable. I thought he picked great assistance the first go round, and I thought the NFL would catch up to him. And for a while there, it looked like they might. They went into that bye week totally reshaped themselves. It's a credit to him. He's certainly got a great eye for talent.
J
When it comes to coordinators, thinking equals talent takeover.
Mike Ryan
You two are a visionary because you told us many, many years ago the most important thing in the NFL for success is being able to get to the quarterback with four.
Dan LeBatard
Well, but.
Mike Ryan
And that's what the Eagles do.
Dan LeBatard
But beyond that, though, there is simple genius. Okay? There is simple genius in. We've got an offensive coordinator who's a hotshot and has ego. And what we're going to do is we're just going to run the ball. That's what we're going to do. And everything will play off that.
Chris Cote
So no racism, guys.
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Podcast Summary: The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz – Hour 2: Stugotz's Weekend Observations
Release Date: February 10, 2025
Hosts: Dan Le Batard, Stugotz
In this episode, Dan Le Batard and Stugotz delve into a comprehensive analysis of the weekend's most impactful sports events, with a particular focus on the recent Super Bowl showdown between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. Skipping over the initial advertisements and intros, the hosts jump straight into heated discussions, providing listeners with insightful and often provocative takes on the games and their broader implications.
One of the central themes of the episode is the ongoing debate over who holds the title of the greatest quarterback of all time—Tom Brady or Patrick Mahomes.
Mike Ryan ignites the conversation by boldly declaring, "Tom Brady is back" (03:24).
Billy Gill counters by affirming Brady's supremacy, stating, "Brady’s record in these Super Bowls in terms of stats, a lot better too" (03:45).
Dan Le Batard adds depth to the discussion, comparing Mahomes' seven touchdowns and interceptions in Super Bowls to Brady's consistent performance, leading to Gill's proclamation that "It’s presently clearer that Tom Brady is the greatest of all time in his sport than it is even Michael Jordan" (04:10).
The debate underscores the complexity of evaluating quarterback greatness, balancing statistical performance with championship victories.
The hosts shift focus to the Philadelphia Eagles' coaching strategies under Nick Sirianni and defensive coordinator Vic Fangio.
Mike Ryan praises Sirianni, asserting, "Nick Sirianni is a leader of men now" (06:03).
Dan Le Batard challenges the notion, emphasizing the Eagles' dominance not solely on coaching but also on the strength of their offensive and defensive lines. He remarks, "Sirianni and Fangio out coached them. They could play that game a hundred times. It would look that way because of the advantages they had on both lines" (07:55).
This segment highlights the interplay between coaching decisions and the intrinsic talent of the team players, illustrating how both elements contribute to a team's success.
A detailed breakdown of the Super Bowl game unfolds as the hosts dissect key moments and performances.
Mike Ryan critiques the Chiefs' performance, noting, "Mahomes is great. He didn’t choke" (16:35), while Dan Le Batard contemplates the defensive strategies that limited Mahomes' effectiveness, despite his individual brilliance.
Stugotz joins the conversation, reinforcing the significance of strategic defense in clinching victories (33:26).
The discussion underscores the importance of both offensive prowess and defensive ingenuity in determining the outcome of high-stakes games.
The conversation delves into the significance of systematic play and coaching philosophies in building successful football teams.
Mike Ryan praises the Eagles' ability to execute systems effectively, stating, "Less thinking equals talent take over" (41:04).
Dan Le Batard emphasizes the practical application of these systems on the field, highlighting, "We’re just going to run the ball. That’s what we’re going to do. And everything will play off that" (41:46).
This segment explores how structured playbooks and clear coaching directives can amplify a team's natural talents and lead to sustained success.
Towards the latter part of the episode, the hosts hint at a more personal and sensitive topic:
Dan Le Batard teases an upcoming story about his past actions, mentioning, "Embarrassing to me. Very embarrassing to me of me being racist in New Orleans" (01:25).
The conversation briefly touches upon issues of civility and decorum in sports fandom, with Billy Gill and Mike Ryan expressing disapproval of death threats and toxic behavior within the fan community (27:30).
This portion sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the topic in future episodes, emphasizing the show's commitment to addressing serious issues alongside sports commentary.
Interspersed with the intense discussions are moments of levity and audience interaction:
The hosts engage in playful banter about naming safeties, reminiscing about legendary players like Brock Marion and Bob Sanders (22:10).
Dan Le Batard encourages listeners to participate in polls, such as voting on whether Jason Kelce is a "bad brother" based on his celebrations (37:59).
These segments enhance listener engagement, adding a fun and interactive dimension to the podcast.
As the episode wraps up, Dan reiterates his promise to share personal stories and hints at future discussions, ensuring that the content remains dynamic and evolving.
This closing remark leaves listeners anticipating upcoming episodes, maintaining the show's momentum and audience interest.
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This summary encapsulates the key discussions and insights from Hour 2 of "The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz." From high-stakes quarterback debates to deep dives into coaching strategies and personal anecdotes, the episode offers a rich tapestry of sports analysis intertwined with personal reflections and audience interaction. Whether you're a dedicated fan or new to the show, this episode provides a comprehensive overview of the weekend's most pressing sports narratives.