Best of the Week on The Dan Patrick Show

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show: Best of the Week

Date: September 20, 2025
Host: Dan Patrick with Paulie, Todd, Marvin & Seaton
Source: iHeartPodcasts & Dan Patrick Podcast Network

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Overview

This “Best of the Week” episode features Dan Patrick and the Danettes discussing major sports and entertainment stories with their trademark humor, insight, and banter. The main focuses of this episode are the passing of Robert Redford (legendary actor/director), the controversy around Tom Brady’s dual roles as a future NFL broadcaster and Las Vegas Raiders minority owner, recaps of the latest NFL action (notably the Miami Dolphins' loss to the Buffalo Bills), and reflections on hall-of-fame baseball pitcher Clayton Kershaw's potential retirement. Also included are lighthearted poll questions and playful off-topic discussions.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Robert Redford’s Passing and Legacy

[03:35–08:52]

• Dan Patrick reflects on the death of Robert Redford at age 89, highlighting Redford’s work both as an actor and director.
• Focus on Redford’s transition from “leading man” roles (“Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” “The Sting”) to directing and his conservation work.
• Anecdotes on Redford’s personal journey: aspiring to be a baseball player, personal loss, alcoholism, discovery of acting in New York.
• Discussion of Redford’s impact in sports films (notably “The Natural”), including the unusual choice for Redford to play himself both young and old, and Wilford Brimley’s role.
• Playful take on Paul Newman and Wilford Brimley’s ageless appearance.

Notable Quotes

• Dan Patrick [03:35]:
  “Quite a life and leading man. Was in a lot of movies… also became a famous director and really a remarkable, remarkable career. Very, very big on conservation throughout his life.”
• Paulie [04:52]:
  “There was a point where he was the one seed for good looking guys in America… I mean a long run.”
• Dan Patrick [06:53]:
  “He went to play baseball at Colorado and his mom died. I think she was around 40, when he was going to go play baseball, started drinking, got kicked out of school, lost his scholarship. And then he kind of had to start figuring out what he was going to do for his career and ended up taking theater lessons in New York City.”

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2. Conflict of Interest: Tom Brady as Broadcaster & Team Owner

[14:56–19:36]

• Dan addresses the controversy of Tom Brady being in the Raiders’ coaches’ booth during a game, despite his future role as Fox broadcaster and current status as minor owner.
• The Danettes grapple with whether this presents a conflict of interest, and Dan details attempts to get clarification from the NFL.
• NFL says nothing explicitly prohibits owners from being in the coaching booth or wearing a headset, but no direct answer about broadcaster involvement.
• Dan notes the awkwardness of Brady possibly having privileged access to team information as both owner and future broadcaster.
• Marathon on transparency: how much should teams like the Bears reveal to Brady during production meetings?

Notable Quotes

• Dan Patrick [17:12]:
  “Once again, it’s the perceived conflict of interest here, but the NFL is just trying to kick this down the road… Well, it’s going to be a big deal when the Raiders play the Bears, then it becomes a big deal again. But the NFL survives all of this, and they don’t have to answer anything.”
• Paulie [19:36]:
  “I would really like to hear Fox's reaction to this. The people who run Fox. My expensive broadcaster is on Monday Night Football with a headset on, and they're doing cutaways on my competing network.”
• Dan Patrick [19:47]:
  “We did try to reach out to the head of Fox Sports, Eric Shanks. We didn't hear back, but… I'd be curious. And I'm the Bears. I'm like, Tom, sorry, can't do it. Can't do it.”

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3. NFL Week Recap – Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills & Tua’s Status

[23:48–29:19]

• Dan recaps the Dolphins' close but disappointing loss to the Bills, highlighting key moments (notably a roughing the punter penalty).
• Analytical breakdown: Tua’s contract may have been premature; his record vs. good teams is poor.
• Dan doubts Tua’s status as a true franchise quarterback, points to disappointing offensive output in big games.
• Includes direct audio from Dolphins Head Coach Mike McDaniel, unpacked with Dan’s typical wit.

Notable Quotes

• Dan Patrick [27:33]:
  “I wouldn’t have given Tua that contract extension because he hasn’t earned it… you look at his record and then you look at his health… I just couldn’t trust him to stay healthy. And I didn’t think he was playing great football.”
• Mike McDaniel (Dolphins Coach) [28:35]:
  “After the loss, our expectation was to come in here and win the game… we had a turnover in a critical situation… those types of things can… that's how these types of games are decided.”
• Marvin [30:28]:
  “Football is the one sport where I will not take ‘we weren’t ready to play’ as an excuse. You had seven days… What do you mean you’re not ready?”

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4. Baseball: Clayton Kershaw’s Impending Retirement

[33:22–35:07]

• Dan praises Dodger ace Clayton Kershaw amidst reports of his possible retirement after the postseason.
• Reflects on the difficulty of retiring while performing well, comparing Kershaw with other aging aces (Verlander, Scherzer).
• Wonders how future Hall of Fame criteria for pitchers will change given changing workloads and win totals.

Notable Quotes

• Dan Patrick [33:48]:
  “Clayton Kershaw has pitched well. They’ve needed him to pitch well… wonderful season and first ballot hall of famer. He was a great, great pitcher.”
• “When you start to look at these pitchers like true pitchers, you got Scherzer, Verlander, Kershaw, and pretty much after that, the ace is done with Major League Baseball.”

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5. Poll Questions and Offbeat Danette Banter

[35:18–40:57]

• Todd presents late-night poll questions:
  1. Was Miami’s loss a “moral victory”?
  2. What’s the best NFL Week 3 matchup?
  3. If you had the “sixth sense,” which group of dead people would you want to see?
• Humorous debate ensues, with Dan insisting “family” is the sensible answer to the last poll, but Todd points out some people might prioritize athletes, celebrities, or supermodels.
• Lighthearted, classic Danette humor interspersed throughout.

Notable Quotes

• Dan Patrick [36:02]:
  “I don’t think it’s a moral victory. I think this is who they’re supposed to be. It’s not like they played out of their minds…”
• Todd [39:24]:
  “If you had the sixth sense, which group of dead people would you most want to see floating around around you? Actors, actresses, athletes, family/pets, musicians, presidents, supermodels—in their prime.”
• Dan Patrick [39:34]:
  “No, it’s very odd. But there’s only one right answer, and that’s your family.”

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Timestamps for Important Segments

| Timestamp | Segment | |-----------|----------------------------------------------------| | 03:35 | Robert Redford’s passing and legacy | | 06:27 | “The Natural” and casting oddities | | 14:56 | Tom Brady conflict of interest (owner/broadcaster) | | 19:36 | Would Fox executives have a problem with Brady? | | 23:48 | Dolphins-Bills recap & analysis, Tua’s contract | | 28:35 | Dolphins Coach Mike McDaniel’s postgame comments | | 33:22 | Clayton Kershaw retirement talk and “ace” culture | | 35:18 | Todd’s late-night poll questions | | 39:34 | Dan’s take on the “sixth sense” poll |

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Notable Quotes Recap

• “Poor guy. Can't get out of this Damn good looking leading man.” — Dan Patrick on Robert Redford [03:39]
• “You don't loan out Demi Moore. That's a lesson. That should have been the name of the movie.” — Paulie, on “Indecent Proposal” [08:41]
• “Once again, it’s the perceived conflict of interest here, but the NFL is just trying to kick this down the road.” — Dan Patrick on Tom Brady [17:12]
• “I wouldn’t have given Tua that contract extension because he hasn’t earned it.” — Dan Patrick [27:33]
• “Football is the one sport where I will not take ‘we weren’t ready to play’ as an excuse.” — Marvin [30:28]
• “If you had the sixth sense, which group of dead people would you most want to see floating around around you?” — Todd [39:24]
• “There’s only one right answer, and that’s your family.” — Dan Patrick [39:34]

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Overall Tone & Style

• The episode maintains the Dan Patrick Show’s signature blend of sports expertise, playful irreverence, and genuine camaraderie.
• Banter between Dan and the Danettes delivers both laughs and insight.
• Direct engagement with topical issues, particularly NFL policies and pop culture celebrations, keeps the show fresh and relevant.
• Offbeat humor (e.g., poll questions about supermodels in the afterlife) and food chat (chorizo chili on Meat Friday) provide moments of levity.

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This summary encapsulates the substance and personality of the episode, spotlighting both sports analysis and the lighter, distinctive humor that defines The Dan Patrick Show.

Transcript

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[Dan Patrick]

Earlier this morning got word that Robert Redford had passed away at the age of 89. Quite a life and leading man. Was in a lot of movies. He was also a director on some big movies as well. And Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the Sting. I mean there's a variety of movies that Redford was in but also became a famous director and really a remarkable, remarkable career. Very, very big on conservation throughout his life. Sundance Film Festival, that was started by him as well. Don't think I ever met him. I don't think we ever had him on either. But I know later in his life he talked about how he was the leading man, you were the good looking guy and he, he was trying to get out of that. And you know, it sounds weird to be, I don't want to be a leading man, but I think he wanted to get out of the pretty boy. But I don't as much as you want to try. He wasn't able to get out of that. Poor guy. Can't get out of this Damn good looking leading man.

[Paulie]

Yes, Paulie, imagine having that as your main problem in life being too good looking.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Paulie]

Because there was a point where he was the one seed for good looking guys in America.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Paulie]

I mean a long run.

[Dan Patrick]

And then you put him with Paul Newman and they were in a couple movies, Butch Cassidy and certainly the Sting. I love the Sting. It's still great. All the President's Men. He also directed Ordinary People, River Runs through it as well. At 89 years of age. Pretty good. Pretty good. He, he went to play baseball at Colorado and his mom died. I think she was around 40, when he was going to go play baseball, started drinking, got kicked out of school, lost his scholarship. And then he kind of had to start figuring out what he was going to do for his career and ended up taking theater lessons in New York City. And I love that he bought a piece of property, 2 acres of land for $500, built a cabin in Utah in 1961. And that's where he kind of started his love affair with that state. But Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and this thing. And. And Redford said that he really owed Paul Newman because he helped him get the role in Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid. They. That and the sting, too. In 1973, won the Academy Award for Best Picture. He was also in the Way we were Barbra Streisand, the Great Gatsby and Dustin Hoffman and All the President's Men, which was about Watergate. Yes, Paulie.

[Paulie]

And the great sports movie, the Natural came out in 1984, and it was a very controversial decision at the time. He played both himself as the older Roy Hobbs, but he played himself at 18 years old in the movie, which is very.

[Dan Patrick]

In.

[Paulie]

Glenn Close did as well. They're twice that age. More than twice that age. So the earlier scenes of the movie.

[Dan Patrick]

How old was he when he filmed the natural? Yeah, 40.

[Paulie]

He died at 89. He'd been about 45 years old when he filmed the Natural. And he's playing himself as a senior in high school.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, I wasn't big on that movie, but I understand why people. Robert Duvall, to me, was great in that movie as the sports writer, the columnist, but Glenn Close. All right, but who was the. The Cocoon? The manager.

[Paulie]

Brimley.

[Dan Patrick]

Wilford Brimley for Quaker roots.

[Paulie]

He was like 31.

[Dan Patrick]

He was like. He looked the same. He. He always looked old. Always. But Robert Refer. Dead at the age of 89. I'll sign up for that right now. Yes.

[Todd]

Todd, why do you think guys in their 40s looked like they were 70 back then? Like Carol O', Connor, Archie. But you can name, if you go back to all.

[Dan Patrick]

Robert Redford didn't look 70 when he.

[Todd]

Was 40, but almost everyone else was like 40 going on 73 for some reason.

[Dan Patrick]

Paul Newman didn't look 70 at 40 in the 70s.

[Paulie]

It was before, like gyms and workouts and feeling good about yourself.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, we didn't care what we looked like back then.

[Paulie]

You grew old like a man.

[Dan Patrick]

We were a man. We're a man's man. Yes, Marvin.

[Marvin]

Maybe it might be generational, but first, Robert Redford movie I think of is An Indecent Proposal. Him Demi Woody Harrelson.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, he didn't look good. And I mean, he didn't come across well in that movie, but he was.

[Marvin]

An older, Davenier, handsome guy.

[Dan Patrick]

Creepy to you. Yeah. And then he's saying, I'll give you a million dollars if I can sleep with your wife. To Woody Harrelson.

[Paulie]

When you're a billionaire and you're creepy, you're eccentric, a different word. That's a great movie, though.

[Dan Patrick]

And to me. More I felt bad for Woody Harrelson. Woodrow should have held on better. You don't loan out your no, they wanted the money, they needed the money.

[Paulie]

You don't loan out to me. More. That's a lesson. That should have been the name of the movie.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, it was prime to me. More yeah, I know. Alrighty.

[Paulie]

When Robert Redford's the second hottest person in the movie, you know it's good.

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Spent a little bit of time, maybe too much time yesterday talking about the conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest with Tom Brady in the booth in the coach's booth and having a headset on helping with the offense with Chip Kelly during the Raiders loss to the Chargers. So I said to Todd would you reach out to the NFL and ask about broadcasters being in the coaching booth, not owner because Tom is a minority owner and Todd sent this to the NFL. Are broadcasters allowed in coaching booths? Is there any statement from the league on Tom being in the Raiders booth? Thank you very much Todd. Then we heard back from the NFL there are no policies that prohibit an owner from sitting in the coaches booth. Now once Again, we ask about a broadcaster, not a coach or not an owner, and nothing that prohibits him from wearing a headset during the game. Brady was sitting in the booth in his capacity as a limited partner. All personnel sitting in the booth must abide by policies that prohibit the use of electronic devices other than the league issued equipment, such as Microsoft Surface tablet for the sideline viewing system. Also, Tom continues to be prohibited from going into a team facility for practices or production meetings. He may attend production meetings remotely, but may not attend in person at the team facility or hotel. He can conduct an interview off site with a player like he did last year a couple of times, including for the Super Bowl. Of course, as with any production meeting with broadcast teams, it's up to the club, coach or players to determine what they will say in those sessions. Once again, we ask about a broadcaster sitting in the coaching booth, not about an owner there. Tom is a minority owner. He's allowed to be in the coaching booth. Is a broadcaster allowed to be there? That was what we wanted to know. Still want to know. But Todd, reaching out to the NFL and, you know, I, if I'm the Bears and Tom comes in or we're doing an interview, I mean, I'm instructing if, if I'm Ben Johnson, I'm instructing my entire staff. Let's be very limited, let's be polite, be professional, be gracious. But let's not share much and it's going to hurt the broadcast. But if I'm the Bears and you're in desperate need of a win, the last thing I'm doing is sharing. I'm not currying favor here. I want to make sure that we're going to win a game. I don't want to tell you anything. I don't want to tell you anything that you're going to be able to tell the Raiders, which. Why wouldn't Tom do that? Is there a separation of church and state where Tom's going to go, hey, Chip Kelly, I can't tell you because I, you know, in my other job I was told this. I can't tell you about, you know, what the defense is going to do or what they like to do or who's banged up on the other side line of scrimmage like there's. Once again, it's the perceived conflict of interest here, but the NFL is just trying to kick this down the can, down the road. Now, hey, once we get to Thursday and then it's not going to be a big deal. Well, it's going to be a Big deal. When the Raiders play the Bears, then it becomes a big deal again. But the NFL survives all of this, and they don't have to answer anything. You know, if I'm Commissioner Goodell, all he has to say is, hey, the owners don't have a problem with this. I don't have a problem with this. It's you guys in the media, okay? And maybe that's the case. Maybe fans don't care. But it's a conflict of interest that Tom is in the. And if you're. If you're going to help the Raiders, let's not be blatant about it, because that's how this happened. If Tom was there, but he wasn't in the coaching booth, I don't know if we would be, you know, have a problem with it. Be like, all right, we get it. I still don't like it because I want him to be. If you're going to do the game as a fan, I want you to do the game. Do it correctly. Be able to talk to the people you know. What did Ben Johnson tell you? What did he tell you about Caleb Williams, whatever it might be. Why does he hold on to the ball so long? Why did you think Caleb got sacked 68 times? Let, like, I don't know. These are questions. Am I going to answer those? How forthcoming are you going to be? But we thought we would at least ask the NFL just so we had them on record. But they didn't say anything about a broadcaster. They said the owner can be there. Yeah.

[Paulie]

Paul, I would really like to hear Fox's reaction to this. The people who run Fox. My expensive broadcaster is on Monday Night Football with a headset on, and he's. They're doing cutaways on my competing network.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, I. We did try to reach out to the head of Fox Sports, Eric Shanks. We didn't hear back, but, you know, once again, Todd's not afraid of reaching out to anybody just so we can get an answer. That's all. I'd be curious. And I'm the Bears. I'm like, tom, sorry, can't do it. Can't do it.

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[Mike McDaniel]

After the loss, our expectation was to come in here and win the game. And we knew we had to not turn the ball over. And we knew we had to, you know, try to get at least plus or at least even with them in the takeaway department. And we had to play good football, make some plays. And, you know, we had a turnover in a critical situation, we had a critical penalty against on a punt. Those types of things can. That's how these types of games are decided. So it feels like a loss and feels like we have a lot of motivation to get back to work.

[Dan Patrick]

It feels like when Mike is at the microphone, it's like the press secretary for the White House. Like, I'm gonna translate. I'm gonna tell you some things. It's not the president who's going to be speaking, it's the press secretary. But it's just didn't sound inspiring. And I think we go back to that first loss to the Colts that set the tone. And then you have a players only meeting. When you have a players only meeting after one week, that's doom and gloom. There's no excuse like this the first game of the season. I. I'm always amazed when a coach says, hey, we weren't ready to play. How's that possible? You had seven months to get ready to play a game. We weren't ready. Huh? It wasn't like, hey, you have this game and you got a game in four days. It was seven months to get ready. And to. It was just, you know, just kind of a. To a performance there. And it's not all on him. But, man, we give the quarterbacks too much credit and too much blame. And that's the case right here.

[Marvin]

Yes, Marvin, Football is the one sport where I will not take. We weren't ready to play as an excuse. You had seven days. Every single week, you have seven days to prepare for the next team. What do you mean? NBA, mlb, NHL. You play every day. Basically, you had seven days. What do you mean you're not ready?

[Dan Patrick]

Well, they weren't ready for the opening week against the Colts either.

[Marvin]

Seven days, seven months. Either way, they weren't ready.

[Dan Patrick]

So the Bills hold off the dolphins 31, 21. They're now three and oh, the dolphins are oh and three. Is it just me, or does every Bill's tight end sound like he has the Same name. They got. They got some Dawson and Dalton and like, Paulie. There's three tight ends there, and it feels like they're on the wb. They're on a show.

[Todd]

Yeah.

[Paulie]

Their quarterback room, as people like to say, is Dalton Kincaid, Dawson Knox, and Jackson Haas.

[Todd]

I don't want to wait for our.

[Dan Patrick]

Lives to be over.

[Marvin]

Coming next on the wb.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, yeah.

[Marvin]

Dawson, break it up with John. Coming up next.

[Dan Patrick]

I kept thinking, I'm trying to. I'm getting confused. Is it Dalton? Knox? Is it Dawson Knox? Is it Dalton Kincaid? There you go. Yeah, it does sound like the starting rotation for Mississippi State's baseball team.

[Todd]

Yes.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, we got Dawson out there, and then we're gonna bring in Dalton out.

[Paulie]

There, bringing Carter Hendricks off the bench.

[Dan Patrick]

These, they sounded like fake names to me, like. Okay, and. And they love their tight ends there in Buffalo. All right, Seaton, What's. Oh, it's a meat Friday. Here is the menu. Beef and chorizo chili, jalapeno cheddar, cornbread, Bacon cornbread. Oh, has it better than we do.

[Todd]

Nobody.

[Dan Patrick]

Beef and chorizo chili.

[Paulie]

Yes, Paul, I am a huge chorizo supporter from way back.

[Dan Patrick]

That's good.

[Paulie]

My concern, though, is the guy behind me having chorizo and then a drive home.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, well, it's about an hour drive. You are a grown up, so I'll let you handle accordingly.

[Todd]

Maybe I don't do the whole fill up the plate like a big pitcher's mound.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Paulie]

Bowl of chilies on a plate.

[Todd]

Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

Why don't you just hold your chorizo?

[Todd]

There's a pace myself.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, yeah. Long drive home. But it's a Friday. Oh, that's right.

[Todd]

I stop at a mobile or a Sonoco. Do what you got to do.

[Dan Patrick]

Know the codes, the bathroom codes.

[Todd]

I kind of do. One of them has the key with, like a brick attached to it. This other guy, he sends me into some back room.

[Dan Patrick]

Do you even buy gasoline when you go into these gas stations? Rarely.

[Todd]

I'm more likely get a bag of chips and like a coke.

[Dan Patrick]

They're like, oh, here comes that guy again. Great.

[Todd]

Might as well close up shop till tomorrow.

[Dan Patrick]

We're closed.

[Todd]

We're not selling anything.

[Dan Patrick]

Do they do police tape outside?

[Todd]

Do not cross. It's embarrassing when they start putting the tape around you while you're still in there.

[Dan Patrick]

All right, so we'll run down the football matchups, NFL and college over the weekend. Our good buddy Clayton Kershaw to retire after the playoffs. We'll talk about that. He's pitched really well this year. And I love that you can come to that decision. That's a really hard decision, especially when you're playing well. So many athletes go, I can't go like Travis Kelsey, and I can't go out this way. You can't, but you might go out in a worse way the, the following season. But Clayton Kershaw has pitched well. They've needed him to pitch well. And when you start to look at these pitchers like true pitchers, you got Scherzer, Verlander, Kershaw, and pretty much after that, the ace is done with Major League Baseball. And I wonder how we're going to look at numbers for pitchers for the hall of Fame. Because it used to be if you got to 200, 250, okay, maybe a little more than that, now it's going to be 150. I mean, Jacob deGrom is kind of a dinosaur in there as well. But for the most part, the starting pitcher and how we view them is going to change dramatically because you won't have, I mean, Verlander's pitch pretty well second half of the season. I think he wants to pitch again. I think he wants to get 300. I don't know where he is. He's pretty close. And then Scherzer is in there. He wants to continue to pitch. But Clayton Kershaw, wonderful season and first ballot hall of Famer. He was a great, great pitcher. We hope to have him on before the end of the regular season or the postseason. All right, Seaton, you got a poll question for me?

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Not only do I have a poll question for you, but I was lucky enough to get three from Todd at 2:30am last night. I don't know if Todd. I know they're very important. These are the things that are on Todd's mind if you wants to share.

[Paulie]

Sleep.

[Samsung/Tech Advertiser]

I was very restless and then I got a recap email after that saying here. I put all three just in one email now for convenience.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, Very thoughtful. I will warn the audience. Fritz, he got a little loose Yesterday on the 12:15 podcast. It's the wrap up with the back room guys, and it feels like that's a spillover. And it's Friday. Fritzy on full display. All right, Todd, would you like to give us the three poll questions that you came up with at 2 in the morning?

[Todd]

The first one you've already touched on or we've already touched on, was last night a moral victory for the Dolphins in Buffalo. The choices being? Absolutely. They stood toe to toe with a much better opponent that's keeping it positive? Absolutely not. They still lost by double digits. Third choice. There are no moral victories, only losses, especially at the 03 mark of your season.

[Dan Patrick]

I think it depends on what the expectation level was or is for the team. The Dolphins are supposed to be a playoff team or at least on the cusp of being a playoff team. I don't think you can have moral victories if you're a team that's supposed to be a playoff contender. I think the Browns can have a moral victory or Carolina can have a moral victory. A couple of these teams, but not many because I think the NFL is built in a way that everybody should be kind of hovering around seven, eight or nine wins and the Dolphins should be that kind of team. I don't think it's a moral victory. I think this is who they're supposed to be. It's not like they played out of their minds. Where we go, wow, that was a big surprise. It wasn't a surprise to me because they're built for offense and they stayed in the game and when it came to crunch time, two is, you know, qbr, if you follow that, is terrible. In the, you know, the last five minutes of a game in a one score game. He has a terrible qbr. I mean that's where these games are won and lost. That's the difference between my quarterback and your quarterback. How many times did we do that with Brady? How much time's left? Two minutes. What's he need? He needs touchdown. Damn, you guys are going to lose. Mahomes, Montana, I mean Elway run down the list of great quarterbacks of all time. Now two is not in that category but I expect Josh Allen to do that. I expect Lamar Jackson to do that. I don't expect Tua, Tonga, Violoa to do it. If I do, I'm surprised. But he does have weapons. He's got two of the fastest guys in the NFL. He's got the fastest guy in the NFL. Oh yeah. I just two yard passes here. That's all I need to do. It's two yards and you take it 30. We both get credit for a 30 yard touchdown pass. But I don't. That's not a moral victory. All right, what else do you have?

[Todd]

The second one is the best NFL Week 3 matchup is and this is just an alphabetical order. Not because I'm a Bronco fan, Broncos, Chargers, Rams, Eagles, Lions, Ravens, Monday Night Football or other. Could there be something other than those three as the best game of week three?

[Dan Patrick]

Now I would say the rematch with the Rams and the Eagles, but I mean, even the Bengals, Vikings with the backup quarterbacks is kind of interesting to me. Broncos, Chargers is big and Lions, Ravens, but I would say Rams and the Eagles because I thought the Rams were a better team in the second half of that game. I know you got to play a full game, but I thought the Rams were going to win that playoff game. All right, what else?

[Todd]

And the last one, a little off the board, I think. The other day we were talking about Haley Joel Osment. I don't know if it was on the air, off the air, that. And we've said many times that he should have won the Academy Award over Michael Caine. So if you had the sixth sense, if you had that ability, I guess it's maybe a disability. It's a horrible thing in that movie to have that. Which group of dead people would you.

[Dan Patrick]

Think he's happy to have? The six.

[Todd]

He looked very upset when he was telling Bruce Willis that he's got this thing. I don't think it was affliction, whatever you want to call it. Nobody wants to see dead people popping around. It's kind of scary. But if you had the sixth sense, which group of dead people would you most want to see floating around around you? Actors, actresses, athletes, family slash pets. Musicians, presidents, supermodels. Supermodels in their prime. Not when they're 80 and they passed away of natural causes.

[Dan Patrick]

So this is what you're doing at.

[Todd]

2 in the morning between 2:15 and 2:45 in the morning. I was tossing him, like. And just a few of these poll questions. The first two are fairly obvious. The third one was a little odd to be thinking about.

[Dan Patrick]

No, it's very odd. But there's only one right answer, and that's your family.

[Todd]

You would think, but I don't know if it's going to completely run away with. I'm very curious.

[Dan Patrick]

When's the last time you said, man, I'm thinking of that supermodel who was 80 years. Like, I'm not thinking of Brigitte Bardot or Raquel Welch or any of these women who passed away.

[Todd]

One of my uncles, I, I liked. But if it was between, you know, Uncle Joe, he was a little weird sometimes at the Seder, at the Passover table. I might have to go with one of the supermodels that passed away. It's not everyone. But I'm curious, is that going to be 100%? And obviously you feel, like, compelled. You got to pick family and pets.

[Dan Patrick]

I got to put A hard cap on you today. I think there has to be.

[Todd]

It's a valid question. Do you guys think it's 100% of the vote's gonna go to family?

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, if I said you could revisit with your father?

[Todd]

Oh, forget. Of course. But I'm saying not everyone loves. It's the right answer. But not everyone is like, oh, I wish I could go see my grandma or my dad again. Some are like, screw that. I want to see dead famous athletes to hang out with or walk around or just see them floating by. It could happen.

[Paulie]

Yeah, I was thinking I'd go with Charles Grodin over my dad. That's what I was thinking about.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, Marvin.

[Marvin]

Sorry, everyone. Fritzi was on the 12:15 podcast. I put a disclaimer up because he was like this yesterday and we could have put a hard cap on it like you guys did.

[Todd]

Like aunt Michelle. Johnny Unitis. Grandma's kind of smelled and I didn't like her. We'd go to her house for dinner.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. All right.

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