Hour 1 - Lamar Jackson & a Hard Sell

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Herd with Colin Cowherd – Hour 1: Lamar Jackson & a Hard Sell

Release Date: January 21, 2025

Introduction

In the episode titled "Hour 1 - Lamar Jackson & a Hard Sell," The Herd with Colin Cowherd delves into the current state and future prospects of Baltimore Ravens' star quarterback, Lamar Jackson. Hosts Steve Covino and Rich Davis navigate through Jackson's performance, the Ravens' team dynamics, and broader discussions on career trajectories within the NFL.

Lamar Jackson’s Recent Performance and Team Dynamics

The conversation kicks off with an analysis of Lamar Jackson's recent game, focusing on his leadership and accountability amidst team turnovers. The hosts commend Jackson for his team-oriented approach post-game.

• Steve Covino [09:38]: "It's a team effort. You know, he'd been busting his behind, making plays happen out down that field for us. Came up short."

• Rich Davis [10:35]: "Lamar Jackson nailed it right there. We all need to view things from that perspective and keep that in mind when watching these games. It's not his fault. It's a team game."

Despite Jackson's commendable efforts, the Ravens fell short due to turnovers, particularly highlighting Mark Andrews' critical fumble.

• Steve Covino [10:32]: "He had a bad fumble, but he wasn't the only guy that fumbled. And again, there's so many moments throughout the game, it just doesn't come down to that. But he's absolutely right."

Career Windows and Opportunities

Rich Davis introduces the concept of "windows of opportunity," emphasizing the finite nature of peak performance periods in professional sports. He draws parallels between Jackson's current trajectory and other athletes who peaked early or never secured a championship despite stellar performances.

• Rich Davis [11:15]: "I'm going to talk about the little window we all have for opportunity in life... Does someone peak at 80 years old? Unless they're a cast member of the Sopranos."

The discussion underscores the importance of seizing opportunities while they last, both on and off the field.

Comparisons to Other Athletes and Career Trajectories

The hosts engage in comparisons between Lamar Jackson and other notable NFL quarterbacks, debating Jackson's potential to secure a Super Bowl win.

• Steve Covino [17:32]: "You don't have all the time in the world to make it happen. I just don't think it's the case for them."

• Rich Davis [19:35]: "Every time you go 13 and 4, 14 and 3, 12 and 5, and your fan base is like, this is it."

They explore the challenges Jackson faces in leading the Ravens to a championship, considering factors like team composition, player health, and strategic execution.

The Ravens’ Prospects and Strategies

Steve Covino expresses optimism about the Ravens' future, citing recent team acquisitions and Lamar Jackson's continued development.

• Steve Covino [12:44]: "I don't see Lamar Jackson losing any steam. I think this is a simple matter of turnovers, losing the game."

• Rich Davis [20:57]: "The Ravens just need to play a clean game. That's it in the postseason."

The hosts discuss potential improvements and strategies the Ravens could employ to enhance their playoff performance, emphasizing the need for minimizing turnovers and solidifying offensive line play.

Audience and Co-Host Insights

Engaging with the co-hosts and audience feedback, Steve Covino and Rich Davis reflect on Lamar Jackson's uniqueness and the Ravens' resilience.

• Steve Covino [22:22]: "They have to work on holding the ball."

• Rich Davis [22:49]: "The only factor here that separates all your other examples though is Lamar Jackson. He's so good to count. You can't really ever count him out."

Conclusion

In wrapping up the episode, the hosts reiterate their belief in Lamar Jackson's potential and the Ravens' ability to capitalize on their current roster strengths.

• Rich Davis [31:19]: "This dude, I think you're right because he's 28. It's not like he's 38."

• Steve Covino [31:18]: "I think it's far from over for this guy."

They encourage Ravens fans to remain optimistic while recognizing the areas that need improvement. The discussion concludes with a nod to upcoming games and the continuous journey of building a championship-winning team.

Notable Quotes

• Steve Covino [09:38]: "It's a team effort. You know, he'd been busting his behind, making plays happen out down that field for us. Came up short."

• Rich Davis [11:15]: "I'm going to talk about the little window we all have for opportunity in life..."

• Steve Covino [17:32]: "You don't have all the time in the world to make it happen."

• Rich Davis [22:49]: "The only factor here that separates all your other examples though is Lamar Jackson."

Final Thoughts

This episode offers a comprehensive look at Lamar Jackson's impact on the Ravens, blending statistical analysis with personal insights from the hosts. It not only celebrates Jackson's talents but also realistically assesses the challenges ahead, providing listeners with a nuanced perspective on one of the NFL's most exciting quarterbacks.

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[Rich Davis]

Find your local station for Cavito and [e-mail] or stream us live every day on the iHeartRadio app by searching FSR. All right, Monday, let's go. Lot going on today, man. Inauguration. People off from work, off from school. And we're here. Cavino and Rich, Fox sports Radio. What's up? I was Sam on the ones and twos. What's up, buddy?

[Steve Covino]

Hey, O. Spaghettio.

[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

Can we go back to back like white Snake again? No, man. We're like white Snake. We're like an 80s band. We use one mic back to back.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. Breathe on each other a little bit. Harmonize. You figure it out. I'm telling you. Do I need to come in there.

[Steve Covino]

Something on the console so all the mics are messed up.

[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

Here we are. Oh, we fixed it. You know what it is? These guys over the weekend, they come here and they put their feet up and knock drinks over everything and it short circuits the boards.

[Rich Davis]

No, it is. I really is. Then no disrespect to the weekend shows. They do a great job. What do you mean?

[Steve Covino]

That's how we got started here.

[Rich Davis]

No, I'm saying the mindset of a lot of people that are part time, they just don't treat it like their house.

[Steve Covino]

No, you're absolutely right.

[Rich Davis]

You know, you ever. You ever see people of your.

[Steve Covino]

And we say that respectfully.

[Rich Davis]

Look at this. I'm not even joking. Look what just happened.

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[Rich Davis]

Yeah, buddy.

[Steve Covino]

Why would you be rooting against the guy? This is our country, rooting for great things. Moving forward, that's all you can do, right? So happy inauguration Day and I hope you had a Chiefs, Commandos, Eagles sort of weekend. Some great, great football over the weekend. Some UFC 311 came original and we gotta talk about it.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, man. I do want to compare, like I said, how weekend people treat studios, not just here. We worked in radio 20 years. What are you doing over there, Bob Barker? You were a kroc. I have to hold my micro in my hand today. I know the labor involved in this.

[Steve Covino]

I didn't either.

[Rich Davis]

Every radio station in the history of radio or television, any broadcast facility, the part timers, they used the wall as a backboard for their drink. So every radio studio in America has stains on one wall in the studio.

[Steve Covino]

He's not lying. And it could be the nicest studio. It's ruined within a few months.

[Rich Davis]

And my other thought is, you know, when you go to someone else's house, you try to be considerate, but you'll see someone drop a potato chip and they'll kick it under the fridge instead of picking it up. That's how people that aren't here everyday treat place.

[Steve Covino]

It's a sign of one's character. If you drop an ice cube, Rich, do you kick it under the fridge or do you pick it up?

[Rich Davis]

I try to pick it up, but sometimes if it's slippery, then I'll kick it.

[Steve Covino]

Like I said, it's a sign of one's character. I always reach over and pick it up. Sometimes I'll throw it in a plant, refresh that bad boy. I'll throw it in my doggy's little bowl.

[Rich Davis]

I'll throw it in a plant, I'll.

[Steve Covino]

Throw it into the sink. It shows the type of person you are. If you kick it under the sink, it means you don't care and you're self centered. You don't care about anyone but yourself.

[Rich Davis]

Look at that. Db, what's going on, buddy?

[Danny G.]

I take great offense to your weekend people part timing blanket, considering that I was in that exact chair from 5 to 8 Eastern Time yesterday. And so you generalizing us weekend people as people who are just cavalier.

[Rich Davis]

Dan, you're here six days a week. I think you're more full time than anyone in this building. I know.

[Steve Covino]

That's how I look at it.

[Rich Davis]

I look at it that way. I'm saying, dude, Dan, when you were.

[Steve Covino]

Here and you've been here for 150.

[Danny G.]

Years, somebody did pour a drink on the console this past weekend.

[Steve Covino]

Wow.

[Danny G.]

Name, any name.

[Rich Davis]

And Adam Anger, did they gnaw off this microphone? All right, enough complaining. We got football to talk about. We got something complaining. Just explain to say like it's. It is. It's just how it is. That's all. And db, good to see you, man.

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[Dan Byer]

Everything's good in this studio.

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[Rich Davis]

It's definitely not 100 degrees in this studio.

[Steve Covino]

Having some issues with the cooling and heating in the building. Hey, if only one mic's working, I don't mind going back to back with Rich. Like I said, we're like 80s rock stars. We'll rock that mic. We rock the mic on the daily. Hope you brush your teeth today. I did, so. I try to do that every day, actually. Yeah, that is good. Yeah. Not just Martin Luther King.

[Rich Davis]

Hopefully you brush your teeth today, not.

[Steve Covino]

Just on inauguration days. Every day I try to do that. So thank you guys for being here. Hope you enjoyed the weekend. Now, before we get into things that made you go. Hmm, all your observations from the games this weekend or maybe a movie, you saw something you did. Whatever made you say, hmm, I know, Rich, you wanted to talk about Lamar Jackson being in a group of people in a category that, that you just don't want to find yourself in in life and especially in sports.

[Rich Davis]

You know me, I love to talk about little windows. I'm going to talk about the little window we all have for opportunity in life. But before we get to that exact thought, I was happy to see Lamar Jackson not want to point fingers At Mark Andrews. Take a listen to Lamar after the game.

[Steve Covino]

It's a team effort. You know, he'd been busting his behind, making plays happen out down that field for us. Came up short. And like I've been saying all season, every time we're in situations like this, turnovers play a factor. Penalties play a factor today. Well, tonight with the turnovers, you can't.

[Rich Davis]

Have that, you know, and that's why.

[Steve Covino]

We lost the game because as you can see, we moving the ball wonderfully. Hold on. I'm sorry for my language. I know I'm tired of. And you can't expect anything more from your leader than accountability. And that's really how you have to view it. It wasn't his fault. It's a lasting impression. He should have caught it. Don't lay a finger on Andrew's butterfingers. He had a bad fumble, but he wasn't the only guy that fumbled. And again, there's so many moments throughout the game, it just doesn't come down to that. But he's absolutely right.

[Rich Davis]

Turnovers, not only your favorite Sunday morning little treat.

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No.

[Rich Davis]

But the name of the game.

[Steve Covino]

I really think Lamar Jackson nailed it right there. We all need to view things from that perspective and keep that in mind when watching these games. It's not his fault. It's a team game. But man, that was a big, big moment to not catch the ball.

[Dan Byer]

If you go back and look at the replay of the two point conversion drop. Yeah, his bad footing had a lot to do with mishandling that ball because of the slick surface.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, you saw something slip there. But a tough loss and I think handled really well from Lamar Jackson in that moment.

[Rich Davis]

You gotta ask yourself though, this is where I want to go to those little windows in life, in dating at work. Every aspect of your life, you have windows of time to really get to the next level or accomplish your goal. I know guys like Gary Vaynerchuk on Instagram and no TikTok's back. They'll tell you that you could start your own business and become an entrepreneur at 80 if you want. Far and few between. Does someone peak at 80 years old? Unless they're a cast member of the Sopranos, Unless you're Paulie Walnuts and your big gig came as a old Goomba gangster at 60 years old.

[Steve Covino]

He was a real gangster before the show.

[Rich Davis]

So I think research. He's not old by any means. By any means. But he's turned 28. 6 and 1, 14 and 2, 11 and 5, 10 and 7, 13 and 412 and 5 since he entered the league, 3 and 5 in the playoffs, and winning season after winning season after winning season. And you got to credit the Baltimore Ravens for continuously putting a good product out there. But as you love to tell me that the 49ers window, you know, may be closing, can you say the same about everyone? That after years of just falling short, like, eventually it's like, yeah, time.

[Steve Covino]

See, I don't, I don't see that as much with the Ravens because they got Henry now and they have more weapons and it seems like they got better this year. And I don't see Lamar Jackson losing any steam. I think this is a simple matter of turnovers, losing the game, and we saw a lot of that over the weekend. You, you can't expect to beat these teams, these high caliber teams when you're having that many turnovers. But I mean, everybody has an expiration date, Rich. I mean, you don't have all the time in the world to make it happen. I just don't think it's the case for them.

[Rich Davis]

I'm just saying if you're at a job and you get passed over for that promotion one time, it's like, all right, you know, maybe next time you get passed over for that promotion time after time after time, like you're Jason Bateman and horrible bosses, like, you know, you're about to stand up thinking like, and the promotion goes to Kavino and. No, not Kavino. Eventually you'll be like, you know, maybe this, maybe it's just never going to happen. Right.

[Steve Covino]

So what do you do in that case? He's. Find another job.

[Rich Davis]

I'll be honest. A lot of women find themselves dating a guy who's reluctant to pull the trigger and get married. And she's like, like, I think, is it ever going to happen?

[Steve Covino]

You know, like, you gotta credit the defenders who are taking boxing lessons. I don't know how they have precision, accuracy nowadays. Are they hitting the speed bag? What are they doing for target practice? Because these defenders, they're not even going in for the tackle half the time. Half the time they're not in position to make the tackle, but they're able to hit a moving target that's herky jerky, juking back and forth to be able to knock the ball out the way the defenders are. Honestly, you also need to commend that so we can say, yeah, Mark Andrews, how did you drop it at the 50 yard line like that? Right again, his terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Or you could say, man, These defenders are getting next level with their, with their target practice.

[Dan Byer]

We call that a TJ Watt swat.

[Steve Covino]

Yo, it's not easy to hit a moving target like that.

[Rich Davis]

You know what, I'll give you an analogy. Stars Collins style. You know how in baseball, old fans, the Boomer fans are like, yeah, we're. Gone are the days of people batting.300 and we realize that you rather a guy that bats.220, but if he hits doubles and home runs.

[Steve Covino]

So if a guy has a good right hook, that's what you're looking for nowadays.

[Rich Davis]

But I'm saying because it's not even.

[Steve Covino]

A Watts SWAT anymore, it's a, it's a left hook.

[Rich Davis]

What I'm saying is, you know, old heads would say no one raps and tackles anymore. And the way baseball players are being conditioned now, yo, home run trajectory, doubles, extra base, hits, home runs. Forget batting.310, it doesn't matter if you bet 310, hit 40 home runs. Secondaries and defenders are taught turnovers more important. So when you say, how do these grown ass professional athletes not rap and tackle the way you were taught, Maybe as a kid, it's because the game has changed.

[Steve Covino]

And Lamar pointed that out after the game too, when he was taking the heat off of Andrews. He was saying this comes down to turnovers and he is also to blame when it came to that. He was sloppy the first half and he was impeccable the second half, but just tough to watch. I feel bad for him. And to answer your question, Rich, when you're that good and when you're. I think he's going to win another mvp, I don't think they're out of it yet. How many chances will the Ravens get? I have no idea.

[Rich Davis]

Let's be honest.

[Steve Covino]

They have to work on holding the ball.

[Rich Davis]

That's really it. Three time likely MVP. Right. And he's only 28, so there's a lot of time. I'm just saying this team with Derek Henry, Lamar Jackson, Mark Andrews, you know, the core of this team, you know, you. To get back to this part of the season is hard to make the playoffs and get to the second or third round. It's not easy. So you got to ask yourself, we talked about this before. Danny, do you remember like a year ago we had a conversation about who of these quarterbacks will win a Super Bowl?

[Dan Byer]

Yeah. And the list was long and then very short.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. Not everybody wins.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, we listed them off. I remember doing this because I was trying to prove a sarcastic point because we're Like Joe Burrow. Oh, yeah, I'm sure he'll win one. Josh Allen. Oh, he'll definitely win one. Lamar Jackson. Oh, he'll win one. Jalen hurts, Brock Purdy. And we went down the list and I'm like, yo, we just said about 10 different guys are going to win a Super bowl in their career. Try two of those guys because you could name more great quarterbacks that never won. And I'm not saying Mahomes is Michael Jordan, but we always talk about how Michael Jordan prevented a hell of a lot of NBA stars from winning in the 90s.

[Steve Covino]

Patrick Ewing still having nightmares about it.

[Rich Davis]

Karl Malone cries about it. John Stockton.

[Steve Covino]

The way I saw it, though, Rich was, man, the mutual respect between Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen, they're going to go. They're going to go down in history as two guys that competed for it and battled for it. And we see Josh Allen coming out on top yesterday. You know, maybe he'll win it all. Maybe he stops Mahomes from being that guy to three Pete. But I saw that as we're going to see more of those battles in the future and we might see, and I think we will see Lamar Jackson on the flip side of that, maybe next year, maybe the year after. But you're going to see that for a few more years to come. I don't think it's about windows with them.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, but it's not. Every time you go 13 and 4, 14 and 3, 12 and 5, and your fan base is like, this is it.

[Steve Covino]

But when you got superstars like Lamar and Alan, you're going to continue building around those guys. You know, when we say those things about your 49ers, I don't think Brock Purdy's that same level of guy.

[Rich Davis]

I don't think so either.

[Steve Covino]

Right. I mean, he's not.

[Rich Davis]

But there's stars on that team that are that level. True.

[Steve Covino]

But they're aging and they're getting hurt and they're not balling the same way they were balling. I think the Ravens have a little more time and like I said, you'll see them back again next year just like this. And maybe Lamar Jackson wins it. Maybe they learn something from that. Maybe they counteract all these punches being thrown at him, knocking the ball out. But maybe Andrews has a little bit of redemption in him.

[Rich Davis]

But you know, to win even one is difficult when you think about, you know, you think about guys that were there often. And again, if you want to make analogy to another sport, do you remember when the Atlanta Braves Won their division. What felt like. It felt like 50 years in a row when they had Glav and Smoltz Maddux and it felt like every year it was like lock them in for 95 to 100 win. Honestly. Might as well have been 25 years that the Braves just dominated and they came away with one World Series. 1995.

[Steve Covino]

Andrew Jones.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, the crime dog at points of that, right?

[Steve Covino]

I mean like that's so many great players.

[Rich Davis]

David justice for a lot of it.

[Steve Covino]

So what Rich is getting at is.

[Rich Davis]

Every year you don't do it is just you're. The clock is ticking. Because you look at the NFL and you say guys like Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, guys that were there year after year after year. Tom Brady is an anomaly. Patrick Mahomes is an anomaly. These guys are just. It's silly.

[Steve Covino]

Lamar Jackson, for as great as he is, is he going to be one of those guys that doesn't win at all? That's really what you're getting at.

[Rich Davis]

Until Peyton Manning won with the Broncos, which you could argue the defense carried him. All that greatness and he had one in Indianapolis. It's not easy.

[Dan Byer]

I tend to agree with you, Covino. The Ravens just need to play a clean game. That's it in the postseason. Because they're two. They're two most recent playoff losses now a total of six turnovers. And you know, Lamar to me is still the most exciting quarterback to watch. I'm not a fan of the Ravens, but just to watch Lamar play in that final drive, very exciting. And I want to see him make it to a Super Bowl.

[Steve Covino]

I agree they should have easily won that game. But look at Von Miller recovery. You know, there's so many opportunities. The Andrew, the Andrews fumble. Like there's too many turnovers against the Bills. Dude, come on.

[Rich Davis]

But look, from the time lamar Jackson was 22 in 2018 till now. Damn buyer. The records are great. 14 to 11 and 5. They missed, you know, that one off year. Then 10 and 7, 13 and 4, 12 and 5. Like you gotta. You gotta figure out how to get the next step.

[Danny G.]

Yes. And every opportunity is not the same. You're not the same team every year. What about if they dodged injuries, which years past had injuries on the offensive line that would help them this year everything was in place. That's kind of like how I feel like with the Lions a little bit. But I know you're talking about the Ravens, but you have to take advantage when it's your year because there is no guarantee that everything is going to go your way the next year. In fact, it's very likely that it won't.

[Steve Covino]

Right? You get a healthy Henry. Yes, absolutely. That's true.

[Rich Davis]

The only time in my life I can remember, I'm sure there's another db, but I remember when the Royals fell short in the World Series and they went back the next year and wanted so many times when you fall short, the sentiment is, oh, we'll be back. And it's like the truth is you're likely not going to be back. Matt Ryan, 28 to 3 Thought he was going to win a Super Bowl. The Falcons fans, the only.

[Steve Covino]

I'm not disagreeing with you. I actually am agreeing with you. The only factor here that separates all your other examples though is Lamar Jackson. He's so good to count. You can't really ever count him out.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, but Camino, the magic, as Dan Byer said, because I mean how do you disagree with Dan Buyer? There's something magical or the health plays an issue. My two teams, it's just very close to me. So I'll speak on behalf of myself as a fan. I know for a fact there's no way the Mets could duplicate the magic from last year. They didn't even win the World Series, but there's no way they could duplicate that. Lindor, Pete Alonso, crazy magic.

[Steve Covino]

You can't do it with, without Pete.

[Rich Davis]

Alonzo, it's not going to happen. And the 49ers, you guys all bust my chops when I'm, you know, how many times could the Niners go deep in the playoffs and just not get the job done before a year like this happens where injuries come into play and they win six games.

[Steve Covino]

All right, so we asked you FOX Sports Radio Nation before we get into things that make you go, hmm, Lamar Jackson, was this his window of opportunity because they had so many things going right? This was their year, they had health. This was their time. Or do you say what Josh Allen said? This guy's arguably the most talented guy to ever be on a football field. Once he figures out how to keep it a clean game. Yeah, they'll win one eventually.

[Rich Davis]

You know who was close a million times and only won one? Brett Favre. Like there's people that had envy. I believe Brett Favre was also a three time MVP around that time. And just it's sealing the deal is so tricky and I wish Raven fans luck. And Dan Byer, it was great to point out the Lions too because what.

[Steve Covino]

Was the saddest loss that one or.

[Rich Davis]

The Lions by far man, and I felt great for Jaden Daniels and you felt great for Josh Allen. But man, what a, what a weak ass weekend for Lions fans and Ravens fans because that was a lot of people's pick for the Super Bowl. Lions and Ravens.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, felt so bad. I, I, I of course didn't rub it in on any of the Ravens or Lions fans that I know. Right. Because it was so tough. Like, oh man, I mean there's one.

[Rich Davis]

Here I'd like to.

[Dan Byer]

We'Ve been joking on the air for like five weeks now that it's going to turn out to be a Chiefs, Eagles, Super Bowl.

[Steve Covino]

It is Better believe it is. Better believe it. 3.

[Rich Davis]

Pete, let's go. All right, well, let's go.

[Steve Covino]

Your thoughts, man, Some great, great football. Let's stay positive.

[Dan Byer]

You're not on the show until tomorrow, Patrick.

[Steve Covino]

I know, but how exciting was it compared to last week? Especially Rich, you talked about that on Patreon today. Compared to last week's games, man, this week's games were next level awesome. We hope you enjoyed them.

[Rich Davis]

For a minute you thought the Rams are going to win on a, on a last minute drive, but you fell just short. And you know, McVeigh was he, you know, he coaches ass off. But you know, we'll take your feedback. We're going to get into things that made you go, hmm. So your observations from divisional weekend. We got a national championship tonight. It's a lot of fun going on here with CNR and we want to hear from you again. The numbers 87799 on Fox.

[Steve Covino]

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[Jon Stewart]

Jon Stewart is back in the host chair at the Daily show, which means he's also back in our ears on the Daily Show Ears Edition podcast. The Daily show podcast has everything you need to stay on top of today's news and pop culture. You get hilarious satirical takes on entertainment, politics, sports, and more from John and the team of correspondents and contributors. The podcast also has content you can't get anywhere else, like extended interviews and a roundup of the weekly headlines. Listen to the Daily Show Ears edition on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Bobby Bones]

Hey, it's Bobby Bones. Join me and former NFL quarterback Matt Castle every Wednesday for our new podcast, Lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle. Between us, we have over 17,500 passing yards, multiple New York Times bestsellers, and one mirrorball trophy from Dancing With a Star. So where else are you gonna find a show with that much athleticism and football insight? Based in Nashville, we're more than just your basic NFL show. We talk sports, but we talk pop culture and music and a little bit of everything because we got lots to say. I. I texted you and you texted me back. Now, I don't know if you have the update, but like, all the little thumbs up and heart and stuff, like, it's all colored. They changed it and the heart's a little pink. It felt like I told you I loved you. I'm gonna be honest, it was a little pink.

[Rich Davis]

There was something sentimental when you. When you send it. It was like, do I send the heart now?

[Bobby Bones]

I don't like the color edition.

[Rich Davis]

It's extremely pink.

[Bobby Bones]

Listen to Lots to Say with Bobby Bones and Matt castle on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Justin Penik]

What's going on, everybody? This is Justin Pennock from John Boy Media, the host of the Football Today podcast alongside Bobby Skinner and Chris Rose. We're rolling three times a week, on Mondays, on Wednesdays, on Fridays. Breaking down everything you need to know about the NFL. We're talking about the MVP race. Is Josh Allen going to pull it out? Lamar Jackson? Can Saquon Barkley even break the rushing record? Can the Steelers keep up their momentum? We talk about everything. We break it down. Stats, analytics. And of course, Chris Rose is bringing his perspective on being a pro in the media world as well. Listen to Football Today on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts and you will be glad you did. Hope you could join us for the postseason run.

[Adnan Virk]

What's up, everybody? Adnan Burke here to tell you about a new podcast from iHeart Podcast and the National Hockey League. It's NHL Unscripted with Virkin Demers.

[Jason Demers]

Hey, I'm Jason Demers, former 700 game NHL defenseman turned NHL Network analyst, and boy, oh, boy, does daddy have a lot to say.

[Adnan Virk]

I love you, by the way. On NHL Network, we're looking forward to getting together each week to chat and chirp about the sport and all the other things surrounding it that we love. Right?

[Jason Demers]

Yeah, I just met you today, but we're going to have a ton of guests from the colliding worlds of hockey, entertainment and pop culture. And you know what? Tons of back and forth on all things NHL.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah, you're soon going to find out we're not just hockey talk. We had all kinds of random stuff on this podcast. Movies, television, food, wrestling, even the stuff that you wear in NHL.

[Jason Demers]

Now you wish you could pull off my short shorts, Virky.

[Adnan Virk]

That's sure to cause a ruckus. Listen to NHL Unscripted with Virk and Demers, the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Eric Zimmer]

Can you hear it? It's the whisper of two wolves inside you. One says, you're not enough. The other says, keep going. You can do this. They're always talking. The one you listen to shapes your life. I'm Eric Zimmer, host of the one you feed on my podcast. We explore how to hear the voice that matters, the one that leads you to courage, wisdom, and love. It's not about perfection. It's about direction. Millions of listeners have fed their good wolf. Now it's your turn. Listen to the one you feed on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Steve Covino]

I see what you did here, Sam. Little Blue Monday action.

[Rich Davis]

You know, Lions fans are. They're feeling pretty blue.

[Steve Covino]

Sad day for the Lions fans. Ravens fans.

[Rich Davis]

Ah, Honolulu Blue Monday.

[Steve Covino]

Ah, Honolulu Blue Monday. Sam on the ones and twos. Danny G. Super producing Dan Byers. Got your updates in a few minutes. Elijah's here. Spotty's here.

[Rich Davis]

What a party.

[Steve Covino]

Cavino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio. Let's go now. We'll get to your phone calls in just a moment. 87799 on Fox. You could also hit us up at Covino and Rich at Fox Sports Radio getting ready for things that make you go, hmm. But any final thoughts on Lamar Jackson winning one?

[Rich Davis]

I think.

[Steve Covino]

I think it's far from over from.

[Rich Davis]

This dude, I think you're right because he's 28. It's not like he's 38. And we're like, man, is he going to play another year or so. But again, is it the story of Cal Ripken Jr. He won his rookie year and thought, I'll be back, and, you know, never got there again. To win a championship in any sport is terribly difficult. When Jimmy Butler made it to the finals at Miami, and I know you're a big Jimmy Buckets fan, you were pulled for him because I remember us saying, like, man, the path that year was easy and they'll never win one now. It's just the reality of it. We are live from the Tire Act.com studio. Rapid Radios, by the way, Walkie Talkies push to talk for the playoffs, offering national LT coverage. No subscription ever. Perfect for instant contact with friends and family. We use them here on the show. We're going to use them at the Super Bowl. Rapidradios.com right now for up to 60% off and free shipping.

[Steve Covino]

Rapid Radios are also vital in emergency situations, like during fires that recently swept through Los Angeles. In an emergency, you want Rapid Radio's instant push to talk walkie talkies for clear national LTE coverage and one touch communication, peace of mind for connecting with family in an emergency. Thanks again to Rapid Radios. Again, I'm Steve Covino. That is rich. Now let's take a phone call.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, we're gonna go Things that made you go.

[Steve Covino]

And let's get into things that made you go. Hmm. This weekend. We do it every Monday.

[Dan Byer]

Things that make you go.

[Steve Covino]

Things that make you go. Hmm. Any of your observations this football weekend or fight weekend, UFC 311, or maybe you watch something cool. Anything that made you scratch your noggin?

[Rich Davis]

I mean, that could be dumb observations. Like dumb observation. Example, most of mine, no. But football in the snow, why is it just so much more fun to watch?

[Steve Covino]

Because we played it on video games, that's why. It's just like Jalen Hurts said, even.

[Rich Davis]

When there was a. Even though there was a little flurry or something, it's like, oh, that's just football.

[Steve Covino]

Fun to watch. And, you know, you questioned the footing, but it didn't seem to bother Saquon Barkley. But before we go too far down, you know, we were talking about Lamar Jackson. I kept calling him jokingly, Samuel Lamar Jackson. Samuel L. Jackson. I don't know if you saw this AI thing, but they created like, who would play these guys in movies or who they resemble. Energy.

[Rich Davis]

Do they have as Macaulay Culkin. I've seen them all.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. They see a young Samuel L. Jackson in a Ravens uniform. He might as well be Lamar Jackson in a movie or something like that. Again, he's too old now, but you could see he's the same sort of vibe, same sort of look. But this AI Thing, has everybody seen this at this point? Right. It went around. I can't tell you how many people sent this to me. So when 35 different people have sent it to me, I imagine it got around to everybody. They have these AI generated. You know, who does this NFL superstar remind you of? And a lot of them are pretty accurate. You're like, wow. Yeah, that's pretty good. I like that. So it did make me say, hmm. Cause I never thought of that before.

[Rich Davis]

Let's go to Terry in San Diego. Terry.

[Steve Covino]

Hey, Terry.

[Rich Davis]

What was your observation from the weekend, my friend? I don't know why they put a rookie announcer on the Lions game that.

[Dan Byer]

Tom Brady and Kevin Burkhart. They wouldn't shut up.

[Rich Davis]

I had to turn the sound off.

[Dan Byer]

They literally were having a contest of who could talk more.

[Rich Davis]

I love getting snapped. Love Kevin Burkhart as a broadcaster. And I don't know why people think Tom Brady so bad. He's not the most polished. He's. But, like, does it really bother you that much? I've never watched the game.

[Steve Covino]

It does. Where the announcement guy. I'm with you, Rich, but, man, it's split down the middle. I'm out. It really is.

[Rich Davis]

But, Danny, do you ever watch a game where you're like, I can't stand to. Me.

[Steve Covino]

Me either. I don't know. It doesn't bother me as much.

[Dan Byer]

Not often there are. There is a time or two where they're talking too much for me, and I'm like, okay, I get it. Like, they'll repeat some thoughts over and over, but I don't know. That particular broadcast didn't bother me.

[Steve Covino]

Well, here's the thing, too, with Tom Brady. He's gonna get better. We always talk about that, right?

[Dan Byer]

Yeah, we talked about it on the show last week.

[Steve Covino]

He's incredible with his work ethic. You know, he's driven to get better and maybe even be the best. But when you hire a guy like Tom Brady, he's a polarizing guy, Right. For as many people that like him, there are people that dislike him no matter what. So you're watching him with an already, I hate this guy default setting in your brain. So you're gonna hate him every time he opens his mouth. That's the. That's the, like, little caveat with a Tom Brady in the booth sort of thing. You have an opinion of him already. Not everybody loves him.

[Rich Davis]

It's very reflective of politics. Right. Because people are passionate about hating a team the way they are passionate about hating politicians. Right. So let's say you're a not a fan of President Trump. Even if he does something good, you're really not going to give him credit.

[Steve Covino]

And because Tom Brady probably beat all your teams, you already hate the guy. So I do understand. And I do want to say this, though, as far as Kevin Burkhart, our very first TV appearance as a show was with Kevin Burkhart on sny. We had made other, like, talking head appearances on tv, but promoting. Our show is with Kevin Burkhart, and we worked with him 2013, 2014, when he was a Mets sideline guy. So to see his career flourish the way it has has been cool to watch. But I will say this from my own personal experience of just watching how he operates, I'm not sure I met anyone who had as much BDE as that guy.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

His strut and the way he carried himself was just so confident and so cool.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

And so likable.

[Rich Davis]

Move over, Nick Foles.

[Steve Covino]

Seriously, you know, he really was that guy. So I'm not really surprised. And I think he's one of the great. So wherever Tom Brady lacks and he will get better, I feel like Kevin Burkhart's making up for it no matter what. That's just my opinion. Everybody's going to have theirs.

[Rich Davis]

And it's also Tom Brady. So while he isn't as polished, he's still giving perspective from a guy that's done more than anyone else in the NFL.

[Steve Covino]

Why are we counting on him to be polished? It's his first year and he's the analyst. Kevin Burkhart's is as polished as you could be.

[Rich Davis]

You're asking the color commentator for too much.

[Steve Covino]

He's not supposed to be Kevin Burkhart. Kevin's got that on lockdown.

[Rich Davis]

No doubt. All right, other observations. I thought the interesting thought was all the teams this past weekend that gained more yardage.

[Steve Covino]

I saw that.

[Rich Davis]

Which was just one of those sentiments that how do you operate in the red zone? How do you hold on to the ball and not turn it over? How do you, you know, eat up the clock and keep the ball away from the other team? It's. It really is a matter of. There was a point where some of these games felt like, wow, this team is playing just as good as the other team. But the score is not showing that.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, some really great competitive games. Rich is right. And it wasn't reflective of that.

[Rich Davis]

The stat went that the four teams that outgained the other team all lost.

[Steve Covino]

Another takeaway. I'll just say it out there to open it up because I'm sure someone's going to mention it or have more to elaborate on it. But the sentiment and feeling and social media outcry of the chief still getting calls and you know, the bigger the stage gets, the more obvious and more absurd it seems because so many eyes are on. Come on, are you serious?

[Rich Davis]

Have you seen this? Montages of golf getting hit, Lamar Jackson getting hit, Stafford, every quarterback getting hit.

[Steve Covino]

And then they show Smash. Yeah, he got popped hard.

[Rich Davis]

And you see Mahomes, two really bad calls.

[Steve Covino]

They don't even hit him. And they get the call. In fact, the two defenders and then.

[Dan Byer]

The push on it, the little tap on his back and the flop on the sideline.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, and it's so, so evident and noticeable again on this big stage. It's like this is not a good look.

[Rich Davis]

You know what, we're going to take all your feedback. Jimmy, Doug, we'll get to you next and everyone else on hold, things that made you go divisional weekend. But let's go to Dan by for an update. What's up, guys?

[Danny G.]

The big news of the day is Ben Johnson will be the new head coach of the Chicago Bears, as multiple reports say he will leave the Lions after three seasons as offensive coordinator. In fact, the NFL Network says that Johnson is expected to bring Dennis Allen, the former Saints head coach. He would come over as the Bears defensive coordinator. Now the Saints are looking to fill the vacancy left by Allen's dismissal. They're interviewing Mike McCarthy in person later this week. Well, it should be also noted that Aaron Glenn, who interviewed with the jets today, will have a second meeting with the Saints. Glenn, the Lions defensive coordinator. Colts have found their defensive coordinator. It's Lou Annarumo. He comes over from the Cincinnati Bengals where he was dismissed as their defensive coordinator at the end of the season. CFP National Championship game. Tonight, all the marbles in college football are on the line in Atlanta. Ohio State taking on Notre dame kickoff at 7:30 Eastern Time on this Martin Luther King Day. It's been a busy day of the NBA, including in Memphis, where the Grizzlies rallied for a 108, 106 win against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Knicks outscored the Hawks. That's now a final 119 to 110. Pistons won in Houston against the Rockets, 107. 96. While the Hornets were victorious against the Maverick, 110 to 105 as we speak. Cavaliers routing the sun, 649 to go. It's 108, 78. Donovan Mitchell's got 33 for Cleveland. Celtics up on the warriors after the first quarter, 29 to 18. And finally, women's college basketball in the Coretta Scott King Classic that you saw in Fox number one. UCLA top Baylor today, 72 57. Guys, back to you.

[Rich Davis]

Yo, thank you, Dan Byer.

[Steve Covino]

Thanks, Dan.

[Rich Davis]

By the way, what's your, what's your like, feeling when you see former coaches being hired as coordinators? Do you look at that as like, extra leadership? Because, you know, we said the other day, how many head coaches keep getting head coaching opportunities when former head coaches just join someone's staff?

[Steve Covino]

I look at that like Joey Flacco. He's there, you know, to help out, oversee and step up.

[Rich Davis]

It almost feels like extra leadership to me.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, it's like having a great backup QB or something.

[Rich Davis]

No doubt.

[Steve Covino]

Hey, before we get to the rest of your phone calls and feedback, things that made you go this weekend, can I just give you one thing that made me go today? It's Martin Luther King Day. He had a dream. Make yours come true. It's also Inauguration Day.

[Rich Davis]

Did you use your novelty item you got at Spencer's Gifts back in the day?

[Steve Covino]

I use it once a year. Rich.

[Rich Davis]

His Martin loofah King in the shower.

[Steve Covino]

It's my loofah that I use once a year.

[Rich Davis]

It's a bad joke we tell once a year, too.

[Steve Covino]

No, but it actually is a loofah.

[Rich Davis]

It's an actual item.

[Steve Covino]

Yes, it's an actual item. And the thing that made me say had to do with the inauguration. It's also Inauguration Day. I mean no disrespect, but what was going on with Melania Trump's Hamburglar outfit? What is that? Spy versus Spy. What is going on here?

[Rich Davis]

Yes, that hat.

[Steve Covino]

Spy versus Spy, like a Dick Tracy thing. Mad magazine. What's going on here was so much.

[Rich Davis]

That she couldn't even. He couldn't even lean in for a kiss because the hat got like.

[Steve Covino]

There's a time and place.

[Danny G.]

I wondered if she was smooth, criminal. You know, I wondered if Andy was okay or not.

[Steve Covino]

You know what? That was so great, Dan. Did she have a bunch of watches underneath that jacket? What was going on with this? So anyway, that made me say hmm. We're gonna get to the rest of your phone calls and feedback. We'll do it next at 87799 on.

[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Jon Stewart]

Jon Stewart is back in the host chair at the Daily show, which means he's also back in our ears on the Daily Show Ears Edition Podcast. The Daily Show Podcast has everything you need to stay on top of today's news and pop culture. You get hilarious satirical takes on entertainment, politics, sports and more from John and the team of correspondents and contributors. The podcast also has content you can't get anywhere else, like extended interviews and a roundup of the weekly headlines. Listen to the Daily Show Ears edition on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Bobby Bones]

Hey, it's Bobby Bones. Join me and former NFL quarterback Matt Castle every Wednesday for our new podcast, Lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle. Between us, we have over 17,500 passing yards, multiple New York Times bestsellers, and one mirror ball trophy from Dancing with the Star. So where else are you going to find a show with that much athleticism and football insight? Based in Nashville, we're more than just your basic NFL show. We talk sports, but we talk pop culture and music and a little bit of everything because we got lots to say. I I texted you and you texted me back. Now I don't know if you have the update. But like all the little thumbs up and heart and stuff, like it's all colored. They changed it and the, the heart's a little pink. It felt like I told you I loved you. I'm going to be honest, it was a little pink.

[Rich Davis]

There was something sentimental when you, like when, when you send it, it's like, do I send the heart now?

[Bobby Bones]

I don't like the color edition.

[Rich Davis]

It's extremely pink.

[Bobby Bones]

Listen to lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt castle on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Justin Penik]

What's going on, everybody? This is Justin Pennock from John Boy Media, the host of the Football Today podcast alongside Bobby Skinner and Chris Rose. We're rolling three times a week. On Monday, on Wednesdays, on Fridays, breaking down everything you need to know about the NFL. We're talking about the MVP race. Is Josh Allen going to pull it out? Lamar Jackson? Can Saquon Barkley even break the rushing record? Can the Steelers keep up their momentum? We talk about everything, we break it down. Stats, analytics. And of course, Chris Rose is bringing his perspective on being a pro in the media world as well. Listen. Listen to Football Today on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts and you will be glad you did. Hope you could join us for the postseason run.

[Adnan Virk]

What's up, everybody? Adnan Burke here to tell you about a new podcast from iHeart podcast and the National Hockey League. It's NHL Unscripted with Verkin Demers.

[Jason Demers]

Hey, I'm Jason Demers, former 700 game, NHL defenseman, turn and NHL Network analyst. And boy, oh boy, does daddy have a lot to say.

[Adnan Virk]

I love you by the way on NHL Network. We're looking forward to getting together each week to chat and chirp about the sport and all the other things surrounding it that we love. Right?

[Jason Demers]

Yeah, I just met you today, but we're going to have a ton of guests from the colliding worlds of hockey, entertainment and pop culture. And you know what, tons of back and forth on all things NHL.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah, you're going to soon going to find out we're not just hockey talk. We get all kinds of random stuff on this podcast. Movies, television, food, wrestling, even the stuff that you wear on NHL.

[Jason Demers]

Now you wish you could pull off my short shorts, Ferkie, that shirt of Kazarakis.

[Adnan Virk]

Listen to NHL Unscripted with Burkin Demers, the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Eric Zimmer]

Can you hear It. It's the whisper of two wolves inside you. One says, you're not enough. The other says, keep going. You can do this. They're always talking. The one you listen to shapes your life. I'm Eric Zimmer, host of the one you feed on my podcast. We explore how to hear the voice that matters, the one that leads you to courage, wisdom, and love. It's not about perfection. It's about direction. Millions of listeners have fed their good wolf. Now it's your turn. Listen to the one you feed on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Steve Covino]

Who's that smooth criminal at the inauguration? That's Melania Trump, who's selling watches. Honestly, I know we're not Trump. Right, that's obvious. I'm not the president of anything. I'm the president of my own fan club.

[Rich Davis]

You have your own phone.

[Steve Covino]

But can you imagine, can you imagine going out somewhere important and your wife or girlfriend show up and they're wearing a hamburglar outfit? Would you be like, ah, hmm, Should I put on my Ronald McDonald's shoes?

[Rich Davis]

I mean, we're not into high fashion. Maybe that's.

[Steve Covino]

Give me a break. Like I said, there's a time and place like Halloween, I don't know. And that's no hate. In fact, I congratulate our 47th President of the United States. But that is one of the stories today. Our outfit, Melania Trump's outfit. Every time I leave, say, hmm. Every time I leave the house, I always look at my wife and be.

[Rich Davis]

Like, is this look okay?

[Steve Covino]

I always run it by someone, especially hamburgers. A bit of a bold choice. Hamburgers. Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

But no one, no one on her.

[Steve Covino]

Team said, you know, well, they're probably gonna make lots of, like, jokes and memes. You probably should. You know how the world works. You know how. Look, Tick Tock's back, right? You know, people are gonna make all these jokes about it a little bit. They will not be looking at me. They will be looking at my husband. So funny. Anyway, it's funny.

[Dan Byer]

I love my husband.

[Rich Davis]

I like my hat.

[Steve Covino]

I have to go to the inauguration now. Now, again, she's a beautiful woman. Of course, that's not the point, but it did make me say, hmm.

[Rich Davis]

Well, I mean, this day, I'll defend Donald. Your wife or girlfriend says, how does this look? Are you ever gonna say, not good?

[Steve Covino]

There it is.

[Danny G.]

There it is right there.

[Steve Covino]

I know. It's like the villain in a pilgrim movie.

[Dan Byer]

It already looks.

[Steve Covino]

You looks like the villain from, like, Raiders Of Valenstar.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, the guy's face is metal.

[Dan Byer]

It already looks like an SNL skit, right?

[Steve Covino]

Oh, you know that's gonna happen.

[Dan Byer]

Oh, it's coming up this coming Saturday.

[Rich Davis]

I betcha, though, if you look online in social media, people are gonna start buying that hat.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, absolutely.

[Rich Davis]

Because every time there's some item.

[Steve Covino]

Are you running to the store to buy Hulk Hogan beer just because Donald said so?

[Rich Davis]

No, but I'll tell you what people did.

[Steve Covino]

It's apolitical, by the way.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, who cares?

[Steve Covino]

It's an observation, dude.

[Rich Davis]

Look, on your social media feed, half the people I love in my life are like, greatest day in the world. The other half of the people in my life are like, praise America. Like, everyone's crazy. Everyone's crazy. As Kavino says. We're Kavino Rich. Pizza party of two.

[Steve Covino]

I'm a taco party of one, so record.

[Rich Davis]

You don't want to go to my pizza party now. Now you're out of that. Thanks. We're going to go to your feedback. The weekend of divisional playoffs, national championship tonight. Your observation. In the world of sports and entertainment. I got two quick entertainment ones, and we'll get back to football. If you watch Silo on Apple tv, the finale. Oh, and Camino says, I'm not doing a good job selling Silo.

[Steve Covino]

You got to say Silo, bro. Dude, I'll sell it. Ready? Ready. I'll tell you how to. I'll show you how to sell something to really get my attention, dude. Lots of great games over the weekend, right? Take your pick. Lots of great games. You know what game was my favorite over the weekend? Gerald's game, bro. And I know what you're thinking.

[Rich Davis]

What's Gerald's game?

[Steve Covino]

Some movie I saw on Netflix that made me say whaat. It didn't even make me say. Hmm. It made me say, what? Gerald's game, bro. Gerald's game.

[Rich Davis]

Are you trying to teach everyone how to sell something, dude?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, that was my point. I watched some movie. It was supposed to be like, the Stephen King thriller that's on Netflix. So I'm like, I'll check it out before I fall asleep. Came out in 2017. Never heard about it. Put it on. I couldn't even make it through because it was freaking me out. I'm serious. Okay, all right. That's how you sell penguin.

[Dan Byer]

I sold penguin like that for a.

[Rich Davis]

Month to you guys. Penguin, bro.

[Dan Byer]

No, no.

[Rich Davis]

Penguin, bro.

[Steve Covino]

Gerald's game, bro.

[Rich Davis]

If.

[Steve Covino]

If to appeal to a guido watching the game tonight.

[Rich Davis]

Wait, hold on.

[Steve Covino]

You Watching the game tonight.

[Rich Davis]

Let me sell to a guido in Jersey, right?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Yo, national championship, bro.

[Steve Covino]

Nah, only game I care about, Gerald's game.

[Rich Davis]

Sorry, another observation. I would have been one of those buffoons that lost money over the weekend. You see the Trump meme crypto coin? Yeah, it was like a buck or so. My friend, my friend hit me up when it was like 13 bucks. And he's like, dude, I just put a little money for the hell of it. That thing went up to almost like 50 bucks. And then by morning it was back to a dollar. So there were people in the crypto world. They're like, yeah, let me, let me buy this coin. Disaster.

[Steve Covino]

Pump and dump.

[Rich Davis]

Pump and dump. For sure. All right. Hey, your thoughts? NFL divisional weekend will take all your feedback. Plus we're gonna play last one standing. So if you want in on that, get in early. 87799 on Fox. But more observations right here.

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[Justin Penik]

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[Adnan Virk]

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[Jason Demers]

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[Adnan Virk]

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[Jason Demers]

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[Adnan Virk]

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