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Bobby Bones
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Find your local station for Cavino and rich@foxsportsradio.com or stream us live every day on the iHeartRadio app by searching F. Shohei Ohtani apparently donated $500,000 to the LA wildfire relief. Now I have to make it very clear I'm never the guy that wants to spend other people's money or that's telling people what they should do with their money. I don't like that and it rubs me the wrong way. It's like, well, what did you do? Are you donating anything? But when you're making almost a billion dollars, probably more. When all said and done playing baseball in Los Angeles and you want fans to embrace you and you just won a World Series, you don't think for optic reasons or as the millennials say, the weenials, aesthetic reasons. Aesthetics. He couldn't have just made it a million dollars. 500,000. I don't know how did his parlays do last weekend? Now you got exactly funny. I mean, you got Beyonce, you got Taylor Swift dropping big money people donating. It's better than nothing and it is very generous. So I'm not talking out of both sides of my mouth, but what I am saying is a million would have sounded a hell of a lot better coming from the highest paid dude. In baseball. In sports. In sports. Shohei Ohtani. Let me tell you. Am I wrong for saying that? Because that is the vibe. A little bit. And I'll tell you. I'll tell you what. Cause I wrote to you in our show notes today. I texted Covino first thing in the morning. That's precious. After I wrote, good morning, sweetheart. Yeah, good morning, beautiful. I said, it's weird that he texts me when all he has to do is shake my shoulders. Blue doesn't want to wake you up. Roll over, you know, Roll over. Yeah, tap, tap. Just tap me. I wrote to Kavito this morning after Good morning dumpling buns. Fans are dumb. They're mad. He only donated $500,000. I know how that sounds. Mock me. What do we do as a show? We donate a couple hundred dollars to A couple places that meant something to us and, you know, donate a couple bucks if he can. This guy donated a half a million dollars and some jos Are like, oh, cheapskate, get out of here. What is that? Do the math though. What's a half a million for a guy that's making about a billion? Covino, you didn't read the whole story though. I never do. Danny, don't be surprised. Shohei deferred $2 million to 2028. Oh, that was really nice. Honestly. They'll need it still then. Not everything is needed up front. That's funny. You know, it's so. Again, I, I know how it sounds and I don't want to be. I don't want to be that jerk on social media that piles on when that guy's done nothing to help anybody jerk again, you know, spending other people's money. I don't want to be that guy. But it does look a little lame when everybody knows the type of money you're making. Come on. He couldn't have coughed up a million dollars. A million dollars to him is not that much for the city he plays for. I, I get it. Because he represents Los Angeles. Of all the teams in all the land he could have played for, he chose the Dodgers, formerly of the Angels. Right down the highway, he's, I think, generous for doing half million. Done. Spencer Pratt is going to be given back more than Shohei Ohtani is Los Angeles. How does that make sense? Think about it. A reality TV star will probably be end up giving more to LA than sh Otani, who's making a billion dollars. I did the, I did the math, okay? Because it's a game. It's a game of percentages and like decimal points. And that's really difficult to figure out in my brain. But this would be like, let's say you made an even number, $100,000, okay? Which is like pretty good salary. But if you made a hundred thousand dollars, this would be the equivalent of you donating, donating $50 to the city of Los Angeles, which is generous for someone that makes a hundred thousand dollars. I think so. Think about it that way. But this is a guy that makes almost a billion $50. So it is kind of weak. But think about it. Could you. Look, if $500,000 to us is a lot of money, to him, it's not. And that's how you have to view it. So I understand how it appears for people to be like, man, that's all. But it really is kind of weak. You could See? What about everybody else that plays in LA? Sorry, Spot. No, go ahead. Like LeBron James. I just wanted to double check that I didn't miss anything. I'm like, did LeBron James donate anything? No, not that we know of. You know what? Shame on him if he hasn't. But guys like LeBron, guys like Shohei, premier prominent dudes that run this city, should lead by example. In that way, you know, you can't just take. Take from the city and not give back. We did a story recently where the city of Los Angeles, who put on or who had to support the parade to celebrate the Dodgers World series championship, spent $2 million on just first responding personnel, police and fire to support the parade. $2 million on this parade. So now it's time to give back to the city. Don't they give back to the city by having a team here that makes money and win? Nobody listen, monsieur. Also, the team paid back that $2 million. I know they listen. I'm on. I'm on. Not Cabino's team. Sorry, dumpling buns. Dan Byer would be very disappointed. You're gonna sleep on the couch. Let me tell you this. I. You're gonna have to cook your own dinner tonight. I'm telling you. Monsie said it. And I was about to get there until I see every prominent celebrity, athlete, social media influencer emptying their pockets. Why? Why? You gotta be a follower, lead by example. No, no, but. But you can't say Ohtani only donated half a million dollars until I see Clayton Kershaw, Matthew Stafford, none of them the amount of money that he. Yeah, but even if they donated a couple hundred thousand dollars, I think they should anything. I do think they should. And what did you always. What do we always joke about? When I rebuilt my house here a couple years ago. Should have made it a smart home. Like Spot. Oh, absolutely. Spot was the best monsieur at spending my money. Oh, I love doing it. I do you know what I would have done? I would have opened up that wall and, you know, done. Done those sliding huge doors. I'm like, yes, but that would have been an extra $100,000. Well, I also would have. It's easy to spend other people's money. Spot has good taste, though. I do think Sohei Ohtani has all these sponsorships from not only here in the States, but overseas in Japan. Every. I was in Japan. His face was everywhere in certain cities. You don't think he could have had someone else match his $500,000 to make it a million to set the precedents to make an impact, to do something right. Look, dude, I think it's generous. I really do. But I also think it would have looked a hell of a lot better if it was a million. That's all I'm saying. And that is part of the story today. He donated $500,000 to the LA Wildfire Relief. That's nice. Know, it's been nice. If he doubled that, I don't even know if that's true. Covino, he would have donated a million, and you would have sat here and you would have been like, only a million. Yeah, but 500,000 kind of. Guys, guys, listen. Beyonce's foundation gave two and a half million. Just saying. Yeah, just saying. Two and a half million. It's true. They found a. And you know what? And you're all hypocrites. Everybody pretend that if you're not going to a wedding, you're not trying to match everybody else. If Beyonce gave 2.5, of course we're gonna compare it to Shohei. Shohei is a billionaire. He only gave 500,000. Rich. At your wedding, you are saying, man, Kavina only gave me this, and this guy gave me. People always compare, hey, we're going to a party. What are you giving them? That's just how it works. So we're going to speculate on what Shohei did. That's what people do. That is what people do. I just think people are never. Are never satisfied. They're not. And the expectation of Ohtani is always just going to be never satisfied. And I'm just like, are we holding this accountable for everybody that plays in la? Cheapskate. He's still. I think he's a cheapskate. Maybe it's a cultural goal. You can't call someone a cheapskate when they just donated half a million dollars to anything. We just broke down how little that is in the grand scheme of income. But he doesn't have that income for another 10 years. You know how many sponsorships? Like I said, let's hear it. Spot. I was going to say fellow Dodger Freddie Freeman donated $100,000 as well as his wife donated an additional $100,000. Like, separately. Separately. That's weird. They have different accounts. I know. More questions about this. Maybe it's a tax thing. Who knows? But several. Yeah, like Leo DiCaprio. A million dollars. JLo donate. Like, all of these people have donated or have encouraged people to donate under, like a. Some sort of fund that they've created. Listen, so everyone's doing something. Doing the right thing should never be criticized. Taylor Swift and 10 million. I get it. Maybe compared to. All right, let's. You know, I'm going to bring this into it culturally. For all we know in Japan, when disasters happen. That's what I said. Maybe. Maybe there's a different take on it. Maybe he felt like, for all you know, Shohei Otani woke up and he's like, $500,000. Maybe get a loan. Maybe there's an old Japanese saying that it's not about the money, it's about what he does, you know, in person and his presence moving forward, he'll be there to help. Maybe there's a. Maybe there's a reason, like a cultural reason, like you said. I was trying to think of things. Or maybe he's just tapped out from donating to all the Godzilla disaster relief. No Japanese jokes. Japan, Godzilla. I was waiting for the racist drop. No, but it's like more of a stereotype. A lot goes on in Japan. Isn't there a Godzilla museum? We don't have a CPU voice that says stereotypical. That's what we need. This guy the spot. Trying to backpedal their Godzilla. Oh, I'm not backpedaling. I'm bleeding into it. Hey, I was. I stayed at the Godzilla hotel. They embrace them. It's true. Anyway, so, Ohtani, it's a story today. Judge for yourself your thoughts at Kobe Nonrich. But here's the thing. You could. You could have an opinion and you could have a thought on it without really being judgy. I'm not judging him, but I. You can't help but speculate, that's all. I'm just speculating. I'm not judging you because you're looking in the collection basket, what you're doing and looking at the guy next to you putting. Who's putting what in the collection basket at church. I mean, because we have brains, right? That's why you're not going to scratch your noggin and be like. 500,000. Huh? Really? You know what $500,000 buys you in LA? A bunch of toothpicks. Shaq. Deal. Shaq. Nothing. A shack. And it's also bad, by the way, the only. All right, I'll back up. Camino in this one regard. Buys you a cameo from Shaq. I just want to wish you a Happy birthday on one today. Hey, way to recover. Thanks. From Shaq. $500,000. Give me my money. I think you have to remember that LA is expensive to own a home in la. Minimum. Million dollars. Minimum. Minimum. Minimum million bucks. So maybe perspective wise, if you're in, you know, Idaho or Iowa or, you know, and over 10,000 houses were burnt down in one city. I know you don't know the difference between Idaho and Iowa. That's why you just said them together. You were like, Idaho. I know that Idaho. Idaho is closer to potatoes. You. You just have a potato in your pants. All right, thank you. So your thoughts on Ohtani? Cheapskate. Super generous. I think everyone's gonna be judgy. I think the reality of it is anyone that tries to donate and do a good deed, it's like I always felt this way when people would criticize, like the Kardashians and certain people, like, you know, they do more good. You may roll your eyes, but there's very eye rolly people that still do charitable good things. And I find it hard to mock someone that took $500,000 of their. Yeah, it's called tax write offs. That's what people say. The guy to the right of you. Bearded bonehead. Spot. Hey, Spot. Present. He was calculating as if Ohtani was just given $770 million cash money, like just right into his checking account. Straight cash, homie. Straight cash, homie is not what it is. So it's not as much as you think, but there is something about reading the room. And I'll give this guy to the right of me credit, Steve Covino. When you go to a wedding, he's right. We'll ask each other. Because Covino and I, people always consider we're in the same tax bracket. We work together. Yeah, we're going to the wedding. What are you giving? 200, 500. What are you giving? Yeah. Let's not pretend we don't know how people act. So if I'm asking Camino, what are you giving for the 200? 500, 400. If we're discussing that. If he sees Beyonce giving two and a half million, if he sees other celebrities giving a million, he should have then. By the way, la, Beyonce's a Texas girl. You know what I mean? But you know this ain't Texas, right? Hey, guys, really quick. Bud in Austin couldn't stay on the line, but he's trucking outside of Austin right now in a big rig. You're down. Big rig. To let you guys know that he just read these numbers. In LA county, there are 43 billionaires and 213,000 millionaires. That's disgusting. Presentation present 10 million people in LA County. 10 million people in LA. And a few after our next cut and you're listening. Here's a good counter, Rich. Here's something to support you, actually. Yeah, I guess this is for you, Mark Zuckerberg. We all know Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Meta, Facebook, whatever his. I just had to look up his net worth $213 billion. He only donated 2 million of his personal money to the wow. Wildfire. That deserves a larger. And then Meta. What a miser. Which is worth God knows how many billions. Meta also donated $2 million to various charities. Still. I mean, it's still millions, but I know it's spot saying. You ever see those calculations on Instagram or Facebook or remember Tick Tock, that. That app that used to be around? Yeah. Remember Tick Tock? I think it's still around for a second. For two more days. Yeah. You know when they would say, like, here's a million, the difference between a million and a billion? Zuckerberg should honestly be donating, like, $100 billion. What was it again? A million is 11 days and a billion is 31 years. Yes. Ridiculous. It was like Rogan's show had that. Yeah. And it was amazing. Blew my mind. So it's time. We got five on it. You ready to win some money? Yes. Let's do this. And I'm going to donate. Starting. Starting last week, all of us on the show are picking each NFL playoff game this postseason. Wait, if you get your four, four, you're going to. Yep. I'm donating. Same here. It's my city. There you go. And I'm a thousandaire. We are including one CNR listener each week this weekend. John. West Palm Beach. We're going to be looking at your picks as well. Welcome to the show. What's going on, fellas? Hey, what's up, John? Here's what we do. We go around the room. We go over each game, make a little chart. You pick all four games against the spread last week, six for six. I didn't anticipate anyone hitting all six, but when I tell you five out of us, we're out after game one because we all picked the Chargers. So, yeah, we do a little better this week. We try make it a little exciting. Yeah. Thank you, Texans. All right, let's go to the first game. Divisional weekend kicks off Saturday with the Texans at the Chiefs. They've been rested, but how rested? Because he's a new dad. Patrick Mahomes might be having those late nights that Danny knows about. Baby's crying. Little golden, you know, Golden Ray. What's the line right now? In this game, we Got Chiefs by eight and Danny G. I'll start with you, my man. What do you think? Chiefs by eight this Saturday. The Chiefs against the spread in 2024 are seven, nine and one. They do not do well against the spread. And besides that, I picked the Texans and one with them last weekend. So I'm going to go Houston. That's too many points. Houston. Steve Kavina. I'm going Chiefs on this. When they. Yo, hey, Chief. Defy the odds. And this is when they play big and they score a lot of points and put the Texans in their place. Chief Rocket, number one, Chief Rocker. Oh, I was so torn going back and forth on this game because there's a part of me that, you know, I feel like I overused the phrase backdoor cover. But I just feel like. Where do you overuse it in the bedroom? I just feel like this reeks of a game that's, you know, 20 to 7, Chiefs and last minute there's a BS touchdown by Houston. You said that about the Buffalo Bills Denver game, and it didn't turn out that way. So you know what? They smoked him. I'm going to go with Kavino. My instinct originally was I'm loving CJ Stroud, but that's my heart. Travis Mahomes, they got something to prove. Andy Reid, this is the playoffs. Playoffs, yeah. They may. This is when they step up, they may kill the Texans. So I'm going Chiefs. And you say that Mahomes is tired. I honestly think, like, he's rejuvenated and excited about being a dad again. He's like, I did it for Golden Mahomes, did it for my daughter. Yeah, he's all excited again. And, you know, I think he has baby puke on him right now. The reality is playoffs. When you have a newborn, sometimes you want to get out of the house. Yeah, he's excited. Monty, what do you think, buddy? This game is tough because both of you said stuff that I also feel. But at the same time, Danny G. Like, the Chiefs have been the Chiefs this year and it hasn't been the best Chiefs team barely winning games, literally doinking off of, you know, the f. The. The field goal against the Chargers. Thank you so much. Don't you very much. Don't you very much. Whoa. I'm gonna take the Texans to cover. I'm gonna take the Texans to cover. Chief Swin. Texans cover. Samuel. Gotta stay consistent here. I picked this same outcome on the Doug Gottlieb Show. Previously before cnr. I will take the Chiefs to win, but The Texans plus the points. Texans. So you're saying Texans? Yeah. Against the spread. Texans. Yes. Cool. Thank you for making it complicated. Spot. What's up, man? Never bet against the Chiefs. That's how I. How I live my life. You come up with that mantra ten seconds ago. Ten seconds ago, actually, I did. Mahomes just had his third kid. Why not have a three, Pete? How about that? And I know for a fact that Mahomes gave accolades to his wife, not only for pushing out the kid, but for letting him watch football during the birth of their child. Which means he's focused, he's in the game. He's ready to go for this week. Are you saying he's motivated? How? Like in Rocky 2? Adrian had the baby. I get that vibe. I do nothing else to play for. And John, we'll wrap with you. West Palm Beach. What do you think, bud? All right, fellas, I've got. I'm going to take KC given the eight, I think it's going to be a 2410 game. Nice. I think Andy Reid's going to out Coach D'Amico. All right. Yeah, Both good coaches, but Andy Reid's been there, done that many a times. All right, let's move it along. Saturday night Commandos. The Commanders, formerly the Redskins, they've had glory in our childhood. They haven't had glory in a while. This is their first playoff win last week in what, almost a decade? So Commanders going hot into Detroit, where, you know, Eminem is going to be on hand. They got the rest. They're motivated. Fifteen and two. They're favored by nine and a half. Let's start with Kavina. Nine and a half, Lions. You know, Jaden Daniels is so exciting. And it sounds and feels foolish to say that the Lions are going to cover, but I think they will because they're at home and I think their defense is strong enough to contain them. 3020 covers that. That score in my head stands out. I'm sticking with Lions. You know what else stands out to me? 30, 23 or an upset. I like the Commanders. I think that 15 and 2. We've seen this before in the playoffs. Record doesn't mean anything when you get to this point. It's who's hot, who's playing well at the time. Some may. Maybe the Lions win, but they haven't played in two weeks. They come back. I don't know. I'm going. I'm going. Commanders to cover. Let's go to John in West Palm. What do you think, John? I like Detroit. I Think Dan Campbell, the way they play, they're getting healthy. I don't think Jay Daniels is going to have it this year. I think he's going to fizzle out. I'll take the Detroit lane. The nine and a half. Let's go to Spotty boy. That's my spot. Always says, I never bet against speed boy. You know, I mean, I did pick the Lions to go the distance before the season. And you saw Wicked last. Wicked laugh. That's great. Cowardly. Nothing cowardly about these Lions, I'll tell you that much. I would. Yeah, I agree. I think. I think the lion as much as I think the Commanders are really pushing into the postseason. And they're fun to watch. They're fun to watch. I do think that the Lions will edge out the spread. So I'm going to go with the Lions. Danny G. Yeah. Jaden Daniels came through for me last week with my Commandos pick. But you know what? The. At home, especially the Lions, just too powerful of a team. I could see them winning by like 13 points. They score at will. Now I'm second guessing my pick. Now. I'm sticking with the Commanders. Monsie. I actually think the Commanders have been a team that scores all season. Like, they're going to score, you guys. The Lions are going to win, but nine and a half is a lot. They'd have to win by 10. I don't see that happening. I'm taking the Commanders against the spread and Iowa Samuel. Make it as confusing as possible. No, I'm just giving you the proper betting lingo, I think. Yeah. I will lay the points of the Lions. There you go. 9.5. All right, let's move to Sunday. This game. You know, let's keep in mind, from what I'm reading, and you know me, I read headlines, so the accuracy is never that. You read cereal boxes and billboards. Listen, you're the guy that sends me articles. I'm like, did you even read this? The Rams are going to Philly and they're saying it's going to be cold and maybe snowy. So the conditions could play a factor. And right now we got it at Philly. Minus six and a half. Eagles at home. Saquon in the snow, in the cold. They're saying it's going to be frigid. Let's start with Davey J. This is where the Rams momentum hits a wall. I saw this stat this morning. The LA Rams have not lost. They haven't lost to the Eagles in the playoffs in 75 years. Wow. But I think that stops On Sunday. So Eagles, I could see them definitely covering those points. Monsieur, what do you think? I think it's going to be a tough game for the Rams. I read that Matthew Stafford in snow, cold, rain games is one in eight. So I am, I am taking the Eagles to just win it. Yeah. By more than seven. Well, you know what? I share your sentiments. I feel as though the Rams hot the second half of the year again. I always say don't look at the record. 10 and 7 means nothing. They started like trash, they got hot. They played great in the second half, as good as anyone in the nfc. But the party stops in Philadelphia in the cold. It really does. Yeah. So I'm going Eagles covering. They win by a tutty. They win the spread. Yeah. Dan Cavino, you know, guess what? You bet against the Rams last week and we're wrong about it. So Johnny. I wouldn't bet against them is to do it for Johnny mentality. You go with the hot hand. I'm going Rams on this. Covering the six and a half. Yeah. They're clicking at the right time. They played big. They're playing for LA again. We proved that. When you have a little something extra to play for, you step up. And they did that. Do it for Johnny. Do it for Johnny. Do it for la. Do it for Johnny. Let's go to John in West Palm. John, what's your take on this one? I think it's going to be low scoring game. I like the Rams. I don't think it's going to be a high scoring game. I think the Rams covers all right. I like it. Six and a half. Yep. Spotty boy. I think you could. I can only cash in that do it for Johnny card once. And I think they did it for Johnny. I think that that luck has run out. I like that. You know, I. And, and let's be honest, everyone's. You know, Ohtani only gave 500,000. No one cares about Valley anymore. Oh, man. Yeah. Sam, Stories over. I would say birds will cover. Birds will cover. So I'm going with the Eagles and Sammy, I will take the Rams. Eagles win. Rams cover. Now I left this one for last. Not only because it's the last game of the week, but if you think you have an instinct on this game, you're lying to me, you're lying to yourself, you're lying to everyone. How can you look at this game and be like, I'm very confident with the Ravens or the Bills. This is more of a who do you want to win and you know, who's going to just play better that day. My instinct is that the Ravens are hot and they're slightly better. But then when you throw in the fact that it's in Buffalo, the Bills mafia home field, there's that equalizes the little edge I would have given the Ravens. Is it a pick em right now? It's a pick em right now. Baltimore's minus one on the road, so the sentiment is that, you know, Ravens should win this game. I'm going Bills. I'm going with my heart because I do feel like it's going to be very hard for any team in the NFL this year to stop the Ravens the way they're playing now. But Josh Allen's going to have a magical game. That's my vibe. Let me go next before I forget my point here because you said it was a push. You said the Ravens are more talented, but the Bills are at home. The Ravens also have more to lose if they lose, more at stake if they lose. Lamar Jackson, mvp. He has so much more to prove, I think by winning this game. Well, as we said, we're on the line. Come Monday, one of those quarterbacks are going to be questioned. Right? Can't they get it? But I think Lamar Jackson is going to garner a hell of a lot more criticism than Josh Allen. So I think again you said it was a push advantage again. Ravens more to play for Ravens, super talented, more weapons. Ravens is my pick. Now let's kick it to I was ham. I'm going to take the Bills to win this game. Wow. Can you pay my bills? Can you pay my telephone bills? Can you pay my automobiles? Big Destiny's Child fan, I would say. Who knew? Bologna. What's your take? You know I'm with you. I think it's really like flip a coin. How are you feeling today? I might change my mind tomorrow, but right now I am taking the Bills and I'm just giving them the edge because it's at home. I also think weather is going to play a factor in here. I know it's cold in Baltimore, but I think it's a little bit different of a cold. Lamar Jackson wears that cover. Yes. One time in the cold and see how much he's running because he, I think he's a little hurt. Didn't he have like a backer, like a abdominal? He got hurt last week or two weeks ago. I, I don't think it's going to be Lamar Jackson said though. He said, this is serious. We ain't friends. This is serious. Good. That's how most athletes should say. Yeah, I think he looked fired up. I wouldn't bet against him. Yeah, well, I'm not betting against Josh Allen. Spot you love. You love Buffalo Wings, but you went to college in Maryland. I know what a. What a struggle I'm facing right now. You know what? I think love will. Will triumph overall here. And I think that Josh Allen just being in love, doing it for his future wife. Yeah. To be. I mean, Hallee Steinfeld. They call her the Queen of Buffalo. Queen of Buffalo Wings. I'm gonna go with the Bills. I've had a good feeling about them the last. You know, it's a great matchup, man. Daniel Gradio. It is a tight one, though. Danny G. Who closed the door on the Steelers last weekend? Derrick Henry. He's going to be the difference in this game. It's so I again, as I discuss this game every second, you could change your mind, because I'm like, yeah, how the hell are they going to stop Derek Henry? Coin flip. I agree. Ravens. I'll stick with the Bills advantage. And let's wrap it up with John. And by the way, John, thanks for playing along, man. This is fun. I got five on it. Yeah. Yeah. John, by the way, stay on the line because we're going to send you a swiggy. I appreciate it. Thanks for having me, guys. You guys do a great job. Listen, I'm with db. I like Baltimore. I like King Henry. I don't think the. I don't think the linebackers and the Buffalo defense can stop that center hole, and Henry's just going to crush him. Nice. He's with you, Danny G. 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In Times Square, there's a huge Coors Light. Again, this is not an ad. Huge Coors Light billboard in Times Square. There's also a huge Heidi Montag billboard. That is true. And it says Coors Light, Mountain Cold Refreshment. They spelled refreshment wrong. It says Mountain cold Refreshment. How do you know that wasn't done on purpose? Was. There you go. They reach out to Coors Light and Coors Lights, like, oh, my goodness. Then the whole sentiment for a minute was, how do they let this happen? And they said, sorry, we were tired. We just. When we printed that ad, we had a case of the Mondays and was a case of the Mondays. In promotion of their new Coors Light. Case of the Mondays. They're selling a case of beer the Monday after Super Bowl Sunday. Cause they said it's the most Monday of all Mondays because we all have to go back to work. So this whole misprint just showing you people, that's part of the campaign. Always trying to find clever ways to get people talking because everyone's like, what Idiots refer to. They knew all the grammar police would come after him. That's ridiculous, though. People do it, Danny. That's why Rich has the no regerts tattoo on his back. I was him. Just so people talk about it. No joke. There are people designed doing this on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook. You ever see someone say or do something. Something wrong to just draw attention? No. No meme captions. I hated it. It's ridiculous. Well, that makes me angry. On TikTok and Instagram, I mean, everyone knows this, but you want engagement. So every time someone says something wrong. No, but every time someone says something wrong, if there's hundreds of comments like, no, you idiot, the Ravens didn't win the super bowl with Lamar Jackson. That's just hundreds of engaged responders. That's why Rich has the ancient Chinese symbol for numbskull tattooed on his back. Your thoughts on the supreme court saying, yeah, TikTok's done. You think Mr. Beast or Mr. Wonderful is someone's gonna come in in the next 48 to 72 hours? I heard from my guy, Jack Mack, who's my favorite dude at Barstool. I don't care about anyone else except for Jack Mack. He's my favorite. Rich is always talking about all the women on Barstool. I don't know any of them. You know, I mentioned Brianna chicken fry and Kavina's like, who I'm like, mentions her every day. Every day. Kfc. Barstool's a Mets man. I like him. I like kfc, but Jack Mack's my favorite. Okay, well, what did he said that me hungry. On Monday, Mr. Trump invited the owner and founder of TikTok to the inauguration. He's got, like, a front row seat, so why would he be inviting that dude, Right. If they didn't have some sort of plan on working things through and figuring it out? So maybe it does go away, but maybe it's just on hold until they figure it out because you think he's gonna invite this guy and his dude's gonna show up and they're not gonna figure something out together? Well, didn't this thing ends though, on Sunday? Can't they. Wasn't there an option for the Supreme Court and President Biden to maybe do a 30 to 90 day, you know, I guess a delay of sorts. I was. Sam, you have some insight. Well, I'm sorry. I actually wanted to go back to the. I think it's the CEO of TikTok being at the inauguration. Yeah, all of the. Oh, he's singing with The Village People, all of the tech CEOs are going to like be at the inauguration. Like Google Meta, because they've all donated to the Trump inauguration fund. So like, I don't know he's going to be there though. He's in D.C. already. So that's just wanted to offer that. Doesn't that say a lot to you though, that there's got to be some sort of resolution? I think so. There's too much at stake. I know for a lot of people. Just sounds like a stupid app. Yeah, stupid app that's worth a lot of money that is consuming us. There's almost generates. There's almost 200 million users in the United States. Exactly. And listen, no one wants Chinese shenanigans getting, you know, messing up our situation. That's what they'll figure out. And I will say there's two types of people, players and haters. I know, we know your theory. Rich builds theories on Taylor Swift songs. That's not true. But it's a good theory though. But there are people that are happy for other people's success. Oh yeah. And then there's people that don't like anyone having stuff they don't have. So you got a lot of people that are saying, oh, wow, so a bunch of influencers are gonna lose income. I look at it like, that's a bummer, man. There's a lot of younger generation people that make a nice side hustle or money. Spent years building a following. Like even a guy like Brandon, Brandon who works in the editing department, he, he posts on TikTok some really great fantasy football stuff and he's like, yeah, dude, I made some money off of that. That's. It stinks for the younger generation that look at social media as a way to make money because TikTok did pay. So I don't look at it as wah. I look at it as yeah, it does suck for a lot of younger people. And there's people that make not just a couple hundo or a couple thousand here and there. There's people that their whole livelihood. I care, I sympathize. But I do think it would be a blessing in disguise if it were to go away. To be honest. You know, like I said to you before, take away TikTok, it's not like you're going to be like A.J. brown reading books all of a sudden. You don't know. You're going to just be scrolling on Instagram more. I'll be reading Inner Help or whatever it was called Inner Excellence about to Be an uptick in real estate agents. I'd be reading all sorts of Stu self help and Dr. Seuss books, saying all these hot Instagram girls and TikTok girls are now going to be selling. Selling homes. Feel like it's frying our brains and our kids on a chicken Friday. And it's so addictive. So I think we'd find more productive use of our time. But I don't want to see people lose money, and I'm hoping that things will be figured out and squared away. Well, hey, we'll. We'll keep you in the loop, but as of now, the Supreme Court said later to you. As of now, you could still follow us, though, at Steve Covino, at Rich Davis, at Covino and Rich. And of course, Fox Sports Radio. It's like watching a show, you know, that's going to get canceled. Follows on TikTok for the next 48 hours. Let me ask you this. I'm a big Mets fan. You're a Yankees fan. Before we get back into football, I don't know if I have my Mets goggles on. I'm trying to think of a meth that wore glasses. Chris Sabo was a red. Wore glasses. I don't know if I have my Mets goggles on. Didn't George Foster wear glasses at one point? He did in, like, 84. But Pete Alonzo. Yes, he had a down year. Yeah, but his down year was better than most people's years. Yeah, but I want to just throw some numbers at you knuckleheads. Can't say he had a down year with 34 home runs and 88 RBI. Okay, perfect. Maybe a down year for him. All right, but now, down year, Pete Alonso. I don't know if you know how this works. You don't get younger. You. You get older. Yeah, okay. In fact, I know how old he is, you condescending nerd. He's 30. That's not old in baseball. So, all right, he's 30 years old. I agree. Guys get big contracts until they're 40. I get it. But Pete Alonso's 30. He's not the most nimble guy. You've seen Pete Alonzo rounding third, and you're like, my goodness, no, he's no Giancarlo Stanton. But, you know, Pete Alonso is not the most nimble fella. Oh, lucky. Luckily, he plays first base, but he's a decent first bas. He's not a gold Glover. It's not like you're. Wait, hold on. I got to stop right there and at least give You a counterpoint. Were you ever counting on Alonzo to be a base stealer? No, never. I'm saying he's not going to get faster. He's only going to get slower and beefier. Did you ever have him because he was quick on his feet? Never. He's always been a big Galute. I'm going to give you some numbers. And when you talk about GMs, I'm not a saber metrics type of guy. I'm not. I'm not a look at the number. I think I'm in between. It's instinct and numbers together. Anyone that relies on one of those things, you can't rely on your gut 100% and you can't rely on numbers 100%. But home runs, 256. Nah. 2, 26 total. Remember rookie year? Unstoppable. 53 dingers the last three years. Let's go. Last three years. Right. 40, 46, 34. So a career low in home runs, RBI the last three years. Hold on though. He also had some very clutch home runs. When they mattered. That is true. When they mattered in the playoffs. That is the next layer of the conversation. Save your thoughts. But as far as regular season production. Home runs down, his lowest RBI three years ago. He led the league 131. Two years ago, 118 last year. 88 strikeouts. Three years ago, 128 two years ago. He struck out 151 times. Last year, 172 times. So what? He had one down year? No, I'm saying the, the, the numbers are trending away from Pete Alonso. Home runs down, RBI down, strikeouts up. Getting older. Yet I still think three years, $70 million, final offer. I think the Mets are doing them a little dirty. I think they're completely doing them dirty. You know what? I had in my mind saying all the right things. Like, oh, we like him as a guy. We wanted to work it out. That's bs. That's like a woman saying, look, I really love you and I really like you, but, you know, I just feel the need to see other dudes. It's like, well, then you don't love me that much. All right, listen, because guess what? The Mets could say all the right things. They don't love him enough to give him what he wants. They gave Juan Soto. 765 over 15. They just signed Winker. They just signed AJ Minter for 22 million for two years. Your new lefty reliever. And they signed Mania, starting pitcher lefty, who did great in the postseason. They gave him get this 3 year 75 million. And that's where it rubbed me weird because I know that pitching is more important to get that rotation going. And Manaya really clicked last year. I just think he's a homegrown dude. He could have been a lifelong Met that would be on the brink of breaking lots of Met records. I think he has a good relationship with the fans. I think the fans like Pete Alonso. He's the guy that started let's effing go. Yeah, he's a go mess. He's a little goofy. And I think, you know, because he's grown up in Citi Field, we've accepted him as the goofy Met guy. But he puts up big numbers. I really saw him as the next David Wright, like the next guy that could be the face of your team. All these other cast of characters, yeah, they're big stars, but they're not Pete Alonso. I mean, listen, and I think New York needs a guy like him. The Mets have to keep up with the Braves, the Phillies, the Yankees, the Dodgers, the Padres, the elite teams, the Astros, dude, I wish the Yankees would get rid of Goldschmidt. I wish there was a way. And then scoop up Pete Alonzo. Seriously, because he's a first. You don't need him to be limber and agile. He's a big, lumbering, power hitting first baseman. But as the off season carried along, I thought the Mets were not going to give him six or seven years. I thought the Mets were going to give Pete. I thought the final contract offer would be four years, 120. I thought they were really going to give him 30 a year. And Monty has breaking news in the baseball world. What do you got, Monty? Let's hear it. Oh my goodness. Breaking news from Fox Sports. I mean you guys aren't going to care as much about this as Danny G and I, guys. But Roki Sasaki, who we have been waiting for, right, like it was Padres, Blue Jays, Dodgers, Dodgers. Officially he is signing with the Dodgers. On his Instagram, he broke the news posting a picture of the Dodgers. So it's happening. He said it was a very difficult decision, but I will do my best to make it the right decision. When I look back after my baseball career, obviously this is translated. I want to slip my sleeve on the Dodgers uniform at the opening conference thanking everyone who has supported me thus far. This was translated. So it probably sounds a little funky because I pressed the Translate, but yes. 23 year old, right hand, right handed pitcher coming to the dollars. Can you translate it from yen to dollars. What's the. I don't know. Do we know the numbers yet? No, we do not know the numbers. We don't know. Everyone is literally going off this Instagram picture that he posted seven minutes ago. Wow. I'm not surprised. So the rich not richer. The rich get richer. Bring it. Wait, so you mean to tell me he's joining the team that has Shohei Ohtani and that just won a World Series? And Yamamoto. And Yamamoto, that's right. That's gonna pay him. And I heard he just donated $600,000 to fire. There we go. And also I do think the Mets are not doing right by Pete Alonso. You know, Monty, I'm curious what your thoughts are because you and Danny, West Coast Dodgers fans, you're more in sync with Padres, Dodgers, Giants. When you look at the NL east, before you met me and heard me talking about Pete all the time, was your impression that he's a premier power hitter? Yes. And also I'm just big on loyalty and I just feel like the Mets and should be a little bit more loyal to him and what he did. Especially like if we're like, what have you done for me lately? Well, I helped you win in the playoffs. Yeah. Three run home run off of Devin Williams, one of the premier closers in baseball. If not for that Pete Alonzo home run, all those theatrics against the Phillies and the Dodger series, that doesn't happen if Pete doesn't hit that home run. And yeah, I really feel he was a Met through and through. That's your guy. That's your dude. Right? And now you throw away like yesterday's diapers. And I do think it takes away from the Juan Soto deal. What made the Juan Soto deal so awesome you're adding you guys is like you're adding him to the team that made the playoffs and that was the team that involved a power hitting Pete Alonso. I've heard, I've heard. So it's like, well now, now you're missing a major bat at first base. I don't like, I don't like that for your Mets. I've heard a lot of my Mets fans, friends say the Soto deal feels less. Yes. Because if you told me Ed Soto to Alonzo Lindor, you're stacked. Vientos Nimo. Now all of a sudden the Mets have a lineup. It's not the Dodgers lineup, but it's getting there. You take away Pete, you're right, you're taking away a guaranteed 30, 40 or 50 home runs. But I think you're banking on Vladdy Guerrero. My big takeaway is that they're banking on getting Vladdy in a trade this year or signing him next year, which I think Vladdy is better than Pete. But that's. That's a. Now you're hoping, right? Pete Alonso. I think it's the low ball offer of the year. Three year, 70 mil, final offer. Because they knew he didn't have a lot of options. You know what? I thought that's kind of weak for a team who emptied their everything for Soto. Yeah. But they can't give their guy just a few just to make it right. I did want to ask Rich something. Yeah. What is the difference in cyber metrics and Saber metrics, which is what you referred to? I don't even know. Did I say the wrong word? Did I say the wrong cybermetrics? Just say you're doing it on purpose, like Coors Light. Yeah, I was doing on purpose. Coors Light is refreshing. The workers in the office thought it was Sabre when they got bought out by Sabre. Right. Sabre Metrics. Sabre. I'll just call it that. Saber. Well, listen, that's a little baseball. Back to football divisional weekend, Most exciting weekend in the NFL. And we got to catch up with star tight end Dallas Goddard a couple days ago. Little preview of this weekend and here's how it went down. All right, it's Covino and Rich, and his content is brought to you by otesla, a premolast. And our featured guest is a six foot five beast, Dallas Goddard, an actual Otesla patient who has been compensated for his time. Welcome, Dallas. What's going on? How are you, man? I'm doing well. Doing well. Glad to be here with you guys. I was gonna say you got a big smile on your face. You should because you rumbled into the end zone. 24 yard touchdown. You were stiff arming. Take us through that play. And how does that feel, especially in the postseason? Yeah, touchdowns always feel good in the postseason. They feel even better. It's definitely up there for one of my favorite touchdowns in my career. But, you know, it was early in the third quarter. The offense has kind of been stalling out lately and it was time to make a play. It was a one score game and they brought a cover zero. Jalen made a check, got the balls in my hands quick, and, you know, I saw a cornerback and I never want to get tackled by a corner, so, you know, I lowered my shoulder on him, pushed him off me. He kept chasing me down and I just kept pushing him away, got in the end zone. It was really cool because the entire stadium got super loud. All my teammates were hyping me up, and it was just a really good feeling. And like I said, getting in the end zone is always fun, but it's always even better in the playoffs. Do you got that ball or what? Yeah, I got that ball. You know, I. I decided this year I'm going to save all my touchdown balls. I'm going to save all more jerseys. You know, start stacking that memorabilia for sure. When you in the future picture that touchdown run, do you picture it first person, or have you seen the highlight so many times now that you actually picture the highlight? I'd say I actually picture the highlight. Even though you lived it? You know, I lived it. Everything happened so fast, you kind of just forget about it. And then you watch the replay obviously more times than you do it, because I only get to do it once and I've seen it so many times. It's. It's honestly like it's a third person. Wherever the camera was, that's my view that I see it in all the time. So funny. We always wonder that. Does the athlete remember the three pointer, the touchdown, knocking someone out, or do they picture the highlight? Yeah, highlight. Yeah. I would imagine he sees it through his face mask and he's like, it should be like that. They need to get little GoPros and. Right. Yeah. Oh, that's. That's coming up. That'll be sick. Now you got the ball. You got in the end zone, but if you were Saquon Barkley late in the fourth quarter on his breakaway run, would you have taken a knee or gone the distance? Ooh, that. That's tough. You know, you always want to say you want to play the situations really smart, do the right thing, happy that we got the first down and we're able to end the game. But if it was me running the ball, I think I would have taken it all the way to the one yard line and then taken a knee. Get those yards right, but I need all the yards I can get. Yeah. I even saw devonte Smith was like, why didn't he go? Were your. Were your teammates saying like, yo, Saquon, you should have just went, yeah, everybody was saying that, but I think he understands he's already got 2,000 yards on the year. He's been racking them up. So he's like, ah, I'll save my legs for next week. I applaud that discipline, man. Yeah, that's tough. After Jalen Returned from the concussion. You guys, the passing attack hasn't been, you know, I guess you would say fully in sync. What's your. What's your plan going into this game against the Rams? We played the Rams earlier in the season. We were able to get the win. What I remember the most about them was how good their front was. They got two defensive ends that play really physical. They're really good. So that'll be our biggest challenge going against them is their fronts. But having last week growing, you know, it's been a long time since our offense played together this year. Between me, A.J. devonte and Saquon, I think we only played one game together, and that was the first game of the year and then this playoff game. So just getting us all back in, figuring out what's going to work, how we're going to attack the defense, what the defense is going to do to take away who they want to. And that all plays in a fact to it, but I'm really excited with where we're headed, and it's going to be a fun game on Sunday against the Rams. Well, you sort of clobbered him last time. 37, 20. And you got to figure the Rams are going to make some adjustments this time. So how do you combat that? It'll spend a lot of time in practice and meetings. The coaches are breaking down the film now. We'll look at it. We'll see things that they did against formations that we bring out, try to give them different looks, make sure they don't know what we're running, Just kind of tweak little things like that. But after you win that first playoff game, it gets really excited. Everybody just locks in a little bit more because, you know, each one you win, you get closer to the main goal. So. So I know the team's super excited and we're going to be ready going into it. It's going to be a tough matchup. The Rams are playing really good football at the right time, and so are we. So looking forward to a great matchup. Yeah, the defense got a lot better since then. Since then, they've put up some good numbers defensively. You guys almost 500 yards against those Rams. Last time. Saquon got to be licking his chops. That was the game against Rams where 255 and 200. So they're going to make adjustments, obviously. Yeah, for sure. Obviously. Last time they played, Saquon broke the Eagles record. So that was a cool day for all of us. And we're not going to take that Lightly. You know, the good thing about our offense is we can win in so many different ways. If they want to load the box and take away Saquon, we got two star wide receivers on the outside and we have so many different ways to win. And we got a bunch of unselfish people on the team that whatever role they're asked to play in that game, they'll do. Whatever they decide to take away, they can take away. But we have so many weapons, other places that we can rely on. Let me give you some advice, man. Just keep practicing that stiff arm in the mirror, you know? Yeah. And keep watching that highlight, man. Yeah, just keep doing it. I was gonna say fired up all week, I'll be ready to go. Not only that, maybe read Inner Excellence. Have you guys been busting A.J. brown's chops at all based on the whole reading the book thing? That's like the big story now. We've joked around with him a little bit. Obviously we've seen him do it multiple times. He's done it when he's. He's had really good games. He does it when he has bad games. It's just something that he does. We have a few people that have been contacting the author of the book. We're trying to get one for everybody on the team. And maybe next week you'll see all 48 of us on the sideline reading the book. So. A.J. brown Book Club. I like it. I gotta ask you, we're banged up a little bit this year, like everyone. I remember Emmett Smith once telling us, after week one, no one's 100% healthy. Was it important for you to get back in there week 18, just to tune up before the playoffs? Is that important? Yeah, obviously. Getting back out there, knocking a few of the cobwebs off, see how my leg feels. You can't simulate the reaction that happens in games at practice. You can't simulate getting tackled in practice. So it was really cool to get back out there, catch the ball, see what it feels like to get tackled again, see kind of how my knee feels doing everything. And you know, it felt great. So it was just gave me a lot of confidence going into the playoffs. I gotta ask. Eagles, they got those sweet throwbacks. What uniform do you like wearing the most? You like those, those old school Randall Cunningham looking 80s throwbacks? Do you like the, the All Black? Do you like the road whites? Like what do you feel the coolest in? Man, it's, it's tough to beat the Kelly Greens. It's something that you see, you know, Reggie White, so many different players had such great careers in them. So when they brought those back, that was, you know, a dream come true being able to wear those for the first time. They always look super sweet and, you know, I definitely like them as an alternate. I don't think they should be our regular jerseys because the midnight greens are so cool too. They just look clean. And all the jerseys are great, but I would say my favorites are the Kelly greens and the all Blacks. How do you not feel like a badass in that all black one? Right. Which one do you think you look the sexiest then? You know, they always say black's a slimming color. I believe so. You know, that just kind of helps out my figure a little bit. Now you've had a great season again, Covino and Rich here with Dallas Goddard, but Saquon Barkley had an incredible season too. Does he get your MVP vote? I wish he would have played week 18 with me so we could have got the all time rushing record. But I'm definitely giving Saquon my MVP vote and him getting MVPs, you know, a true team award for us. So, you know, I know the O line would give him the vote too. And, and me being a tight end, I block for him here and there too. So he obviously did so many special things this year, things I've never seen on a football field. So he definitely gets my vote. And, you know, I'd be proud to tell my kids one day a block form as well. Nice. You're one of many badass tight ends in the NFL. Are you pals with Kittle, Kelsey LaPorta, you. You friends with some of these other badass tight ends? Oh, absolutely. You know, I think the tight end position has the coolest people in the NFL. Agreed. You know, I go to tight end university every year put on by Kittle, Travis Kelsey and Greg Olson. So just try to learn ball, chop it up with them. And we just spend three days together all as tight ends and just have a great time with each other. And it's cool because everybody there has pretty much the same personality. They just want to have fun, they care about each other. And then once you meet all these people, it's cool because no matter who we play, I always know somebody on the other side of the ball that I can talk to after the game, pre game. We're trying to keep growing the tight end position and, you know, the more plays that we make, the better it is for all of us. Well, you're fired up the divisional round. What do you do the night before? Are you. Do you have trouble sleeping or do you sleep like a baby? Like, what is the night before playoff game like for Dallas Goddard? It's different. You know, I have no problem sleeping before a regular season game, but before the playoff games, your mind races a little bit. Your heart's beating a little bit faster a couple days before the game. But I just try to focus on my breath work. I try to keep myself as calm as I can for as long as I can so I don't waste all my energy just thinking about it, being excited for it. But, yeah, I just sit in the hotel, do my breath work, and just try to relax. Maybe put on a good movie, something that can just keep me calm. What movie you picking? Are you a rom com guy? Are you an action guy? What is Dallas Goddard watching to calm down, dude, It's a little bit of everything. A lot of the times it'll be one of Adam Sandler's movies. He's got so many great ones, and you can kind of get so many different whether you want a comedy. He's got some action sports one if you're feeling like that. So he's kind of got it all. So it's probably usually Adam Sandler flick. You pumped about Happy Gilmore, too? Oh, I can't wait for that. I'm. I'm super excited about that shout out. You know, Trav made that one, so. Yeah, can't wait for that one to come out. Dude, a couple more stiff arms, you'll make the third one. Bro. Bro. 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 you going to find a show with that much athleticism and football insight? Site 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 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 gonna be honest. It was a little pink. There was something sentimental when you. Like when. When you send it. Yeah. Is like, do I Send the heart now. I don't like the color edition. It's extremely pink. Listen to Lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt castle on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcast or wherever you get your podcasts. 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. What's up everybody? Adnan Burke here to tell you about a new podcast from iHeart podcast in the National Hockey League. It's NHL Unscripted with Virgin 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. 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 to running at that we love. Right? 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. Yeah, you're going to soon going to find out we're not just hockey talk. We all kinds of random stuff on this podcast. Movies, television, food, wrestling, even the stuff that you wear in NHL. Now you wish you could pull off my short shorts forky that shirt of Kazar Ruckus. Listen to NHL Unscripted with Burke and demers, the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. What's going on everybody? This is Justin Pennik 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 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. Happy holidays from me, Michael Rapaport. And my gift to you is a free subscription to the I Am Rapoport Stereo podcast, where I discuss entertainment, sports, politics, and anything and everything that catches my attention. I am here to call it as I see it, and there's a whole lot of things catching my eyes these days. Here's a clip from one of my favorite episodes. You are not a real fighter. You will never be discussed anywhere in boxing history, ever. Fake Paul. The movie is the Apprentice, and the movie is about young Donald Trump and his apprentice, Roy Cohen. Real character. Obviously, both real characters. It kind of has a Scarface vibe to it, which I thought was very interesting. Listen to the I Am Rapaport Stereo podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, and wherever you get your podcast. Now it's time for this week's Pro of the Week. And thank you, Danny G, for the drum roll. That's my belly. Your first pros Pro of the week goes to Dallas. Got her. You know why it's a nice guy in a swell fella? Because he was nice to you. Yeah, he really was. Though, honestly, when you do things like that, do these interviews, sometimes athletes could be stiffs and he really wasn't. He was very personable. Nice dude, six foot five, beastadon. And he had a pretty sweet, stiff arm. For real. And we'll be rooting for him this weekend. Him personally? Yeah, you know, when you grow older and when you work in his business especially, I can only speak for myself, I start rooting for people. Yeah, less teams, more people. I mean, I will always root for the Niners to crush anyone, but as we interview people over the years, there are certain players that stand out. And then I. The worst feeling is when you meet someone on your team and you don't like them and you're like, oh, oh, oh, oh. Like Pukin. The Kua is my dude. Like him? We've interviewed him a few times and he's great. I'm a Niners fan. I hope he catches zero catches against the 49ers, but other than that, I'm rooting for Puka Naku, a really nice fella. All right, let's get into some weekend hobnob, but let's do it living for the weekend. You're winning bets for talking points. If you get stuck socializing, you Ever done anything dangerous? You ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight? That is dangerous. Friday brings us weekend Hobnobby. All right, this is what you need to watch this weekend. Of course, you have your divisional round of playoffs and we'll be talking about it, but no one else is going on. I'm going to watch every baseball fan that's not a Dodgers fan figure out how the hell you could beat that team not only in the regular season, come the postseason, your sixth starter could be another team's one or two. Yeah, it's gross. It's disgusting. It really is. And I hope they all get food poisoning in the playoffs. Thank you. Gross weekend Hobnob. So if you want to go to the theater. I saw Nosferatu. I liked it a lot. The whole monster movie genre is making a big time comeback. You know how like superheroes became a thing again? Well, guess what? Loch Ness Monster, Frankenstein, Dracula. It's like the renaissance comeback of all these characters. So based on the popularity of the Invisible man, the critically acclaimed Wolf Makes Man's Back and is back in theaters. And Rich, your girl Julia Garner is one of the stars from Ozark. Julia. Remember you thought it was Justin Timberlake, remember? Oh, that's right. Yeah, she had Timberlake in sync here. And Matilda Firth, Wolfman is out this weekend. I've enjoyed him so far, so I might check that out beyond SNL. If you ever watch Saturday Night Live. There's a four episode docu series starting this weekend celebrating their 50 years, but interviews from all sorts of cast members, supposed to be great. That's obviously on Peacock, beyond SNL and over promised. I hear that's pretty good. Oh, episode 76, that's our bonus show. It's on Fox Sports Radio's YouTube page. We play a game, name that playoff star. NFL edition. Before they were stars, when they were kids. And we play Pay Homage. We do a little tribute to fictional sports characters in honor of Harry Doyle, Bob Euchre. Rest in peace. Oh, and by the way, UFC 311 this weekend. Enjoy it. I do a great Julia Garner impression. You want to hear it? Did you watch Ozark? All right, ready? Here we go. Marty. Marty. Marty. Oh my God. Sounds just like her. I thought it was her. You know what? I started watching last night because my wife fell asleep and I was like, I'm going to start this without her. Forget her. I watched a little bit of Gabe Iglesias, his new stand up special, Legend of Fluffy. That's been around for a second. Any good? Check that out. You know, he keeps it very clean. There was a point where he definitely took a turn, like, I'm gonna be family friendly. He starts the show by saying, I've been doing this 27 years. So a lot of you saw me as a kid, and now you're seeing me as an adult with your kids. So fluffy. We saw that he's one of the top billing comedians, so he's doing well. The Jerry Springer documentary. I'm finally gonna get around to it. But you know what I want to tell you guys about. Cause I don't even know if we've talked about this. The One who Lives, The Ones who Live. Walking Dead. Oh, yeah. We forgot that this show still went on. Rick. It's the one with Rick Grimes. What happens to Rick? Remember when he got picked up? When the bridge blew up and everything? Did you even make it to that point? No. Well, anyway. Too much. Rick Grimes, the Walking Dead, the Ones who Live. It's the story of Rick Grimes where it picks up with him, and he's in it. Andrew Lincoln, of course. Yeah. What? Yeah, I watched episode one last night. I know it's all about NFL playoffs this weekend, but Sunday night, the Lakers visit the Intuit Dome against the Clippers for the very first time. How many Laker fans will invade the Clippers new home? Oh, it's going to be all Lakers. That's awesome. All right, have a great weekend. Enjoy your football. Thank you, everybody. Arriba der, baby. See you in the promised land. Yeah. 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 a Star. So where else you gonna find a show with that much athleticism and football insight? We talk sports, but we talk pop culture and music and a little bit everything. Listen a lot. Lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts. 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. Join late night legend Jon Stewart and the best news team for today's biggest headlines, exclusive extended interviews and more. Now, this is a second term we can all get behind. Listen to the Daily Show, Earth Year's edition on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts. What's up, everybody? Adnan Burke here to tell you about a new podcast. It's NHL Unscripted with Virgin Demers. Jason Demers here. And after playing 700 NHL games, I got a lot of dirty laundry to air out. Hey, I got a lot to say here, too, okay? Each week we'll get together, chat about the sport that we love. Tons of guests are going to join into, but we're not just gonna be talking hockey, football, folks. We're talking movies, we're talking tv, food, and Adnan's favorite wrestling. It's all on le table. Listen to NHL Unscripted with Vir and Demers, the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. What's up, everyone? It's Justin Pennock from John Boy Media, the host of the Football Today podcast with Bobby Skinner and Chris Rose. We roll three times a week on Mondays, on Wednesdays, on Fridays, breaking down everything you need to know about the NFL. We're gearing up for the NFL playoffs. I hope you can join us. Join in with us three times a week. Listen to Football Today on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts and you will be GLAD you did. $1.4 billion in NFL quarterback contracts the untold stories behind the biggest deals in football history. I'm AJ Stephens, Vice president of client strategy at Athletes first, introducing the Athletes First Family podcast, the Quarterback Series. My co host, Brian Murphy, Athletes first CEO, and I are sitting down with the agents who have negotiated contracts for Justin Herbert, Deshaun Watson, Dak Prescott, Tuathailoa, and Jordan Love. Listen to Athletes First Family podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.