The Best of The Herd with Colin Cowherd

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The Best of The Herd with Colin Cowherd – Detailed Summary

Introduction Released on January 3, 2025, The Best of The Herd with Colin Cowherd offers a compilation of engaging discussions and insightful commentary on the top sports stories of the day. Hosted by Rich Davis and Steve Covino from Fox Sports Radio, the episode delves into pivotal NFL topics, quarterback evaluations, and light-hearted segments that entertain and inform listeners.

Quarterback Selection: A GM’s Dilemma At [02:39], Rich Davis introduces a compelling analogy comparing a General Manager’s challenge in selecting a quarterback to a single man in his 30s or 40s navigating the dating scene. Davis states, “[...] the more we think about it here in the studio, a GM trying to figure out what to do with the quarterback position is very much like dating as a single guy in your 30s or 40s.”

49ers Quarterback Conundrum The discussion pivots to the San Francisco 49ers’ quarterback situation. Davis questions whether the team should commit to Brock Purdy with a substantial contract or explore veteran options like Aaron Rodgers or Kirk Cousins. Covino reflects, “[...] I feel like they will [pay Purdy]...as a Niners fan, I feel like John Lynch and Shanahan are committed to Purdy.”

Player Incentives and Week 18 Stakes At [21:49], the conversation shifts to NFL Week 18, highlighting the high stakes for players like Geno Smith and Mike Evans due to significant incentive-based contracts. Davis remarks, “Geno Smith is playing for $6 million in incentive bonuses. So, you know, that's major money.”

Crocs at the Gym: A Light-Hearted Debate A humorous segment ensues around [08:50] where Covino and Davis debate the appropriateness of wearing Crocs in the gym. Covino asserts, “[...] Crocs at the gym. Okay. Or not. Let us know at 8.” The banter showcases the hosts' chemistry and ability to blend serious sports talk with relatable, everyday topics.

Kelsey's Mix Cereal Review Diving into pop culture, the hosts review the recently released Kelsey's Mix cereal, initially skeptical but ultimately praising its flavor combination. Covino quips, “[...] at first it hits you and you taste the peanut butter, and then the cinnamon kicks in. You're like, dang it, they did it.”

Patrick Mahomes Trivia: Interactive Segment A standout feature of the episode is the interactive Trivia segment with NFL star Patrick Mahomes. Starting at [47:31], Mahomes engages with callers in a playful contest, enhancing listener participation. One notable moment occurs at [47:37], Mahomes humorously interacts, “Truth is I want everybody to love me, not just the refs.”

Free Agency and Player Image Later, at [41:07], Covino and Davis discuss MLB free agency, focusing on players like Pete Alonso and the Yankees' outdated free agency approach. Davis critiques, “[...] the market dictates what you're worth. I think he thought he was going to get a lot more.”

Final Thoughts and Closing Remarks As the episode wraps up, the hosts reflect on their long-standing partnership, celebrating over two decades of collaboration. Davis shares, “[...] we've been friends for the last 20 years and still work together, I mean, that says something.”

Notable Quotes

• Rich Davis [02:39]: “A GM trying to figure out what to do with the quarterback position is very much like dating as a single guy in your 30s or 40s.”
• Steve Covino [03:28]: “She comes with a lot. She's in her own ways. Can't teach an old dog new tricks.”
• Patrick Mahomes [47:37]: “Truth is I want everybody to love me, not just the refs.”

Conclusion The Best of The Herd with Colin Cowherd masterfully balances in-depth sports analysis with entertaining segments, making it a must-listen for fans seeking both information and amusement. The episode’s blend of strategic discussions, relatable debates, and interactive elements exemplifies the dynamic nature of modern sports podcasts.

Transcript

[Colin Cowherd]

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[Colin Cowherd]

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[Rich Davis]

Now let's get this party started.

[Steve Covino]

You're listening to Fox Sports Radio Covino and Rich for colin on the herd. The number 877 for the herd 877-484-3437 and all of our info at Covino and Rich. If you want to chime in on social media at Covino and Rich C O V I n o, you know.

[Rich Davis]

The more we think about it here in the studio, a GM trying to figure out what to do with the quarterback position is very much like dating as a single guy in your 30s or 40s.

[Steve Covino]

I'm being dead serious.

[Rich Davis]

It really is. The analogies are so important. 20 something year old. Oh yeah, there's a lot of potential, but what a pain in the ass.

[Steve Covino]

Enticing, but green and priorities are off and they're not really ready. Yeah, they look good. There's a lot of potential, but they're young. Right Then if you're single and out there and about there, do you want a woman your age? She comes with a lot. She's in her own ways. Can't teach an old dog new tricks, right? She's only got a few good years left, like we said.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, look at you, Mr. Vane.

[Steve Covino]

I'm being real about this. Right for you. So you'd want someone there somewhere in the middle with experience but not too old. Not going to be a pain in the ass and established somewhat already, you know, that middle ground person who just needs another shot might be the best angle and we've seen it work.

[Rich Davis]

Or has it just coincident? Has it just coincidentally happened a couple times? Meaning is Baker Mayfield.

[Steve Covino]

I think in the past we've been really quick to write off quarterbacks who've been in really crappy situations.

[Rich Davis]

But Baker, Sam Darnold, Geno Smith, like is it just happen to be coincidence that they're all sort of working out with a new shot? I'm going to go back to the the one that we were talking about a few minutes ago. If you're the 49ers and you have the lightest schedule on planet Earth for 2025. I said it before, the toughest team on their schedule is the Houston Texans. Honestly, look up the Niner schedule. It is. Vegas will set it at 12 and a half. I bet over under wins. If you don't want to pay Brock Purdy 50, $60 million. If you don't. I feel like they will. I do. As a Niners fan, I feel like John lynch and Shanahan are committed to Purdy. But if you didn't want to, you drafted a young quarterback and picked up Aaron Rodgers on a one year deal and put Aaron Rodgers on his childhood favorite team, the 49ers, the team he thought he should have been on 20 years ago. If you put Aaron Rodgers with Debo Kittle, McCaffrey iuk jus check, you know, Big Trent blocking on the left side You. You don't think Aaron Rodgers could have one last shot at glory? A guy that we thought stunk the last few years for the jets, based.

[Steve Covino]

On what we saw, I would say no to that. I just feel like he did lose a step. Maybe he played a little cautious because of.

[Rich Davis]

It was year one off a big injury.

[Steve Covino]

Year one off of an injury. But you don't get better as you get older like that, man, off an injury like that, I just, I wouldn't do it. But I understand what you're saying. You want to win now, so you might want to take that chance. I would take that chance with a Cousins, a guy like that. So anyway, your thoughts.

[Rich Davis]

So you think of Kirk Cousins though.

[Steve Covino]

For the 49ers, maybe over a Rogers, because to me, Rogers looked really done this year.

[Rich Davis]

Listen, I. You could say the same about Cousins at times. I'm just saying I'm not bringing up the Niners solely because they're my team. It just. There's very few teams that are in a position to win maybe next year that don't have a set quarterback. Right now you'd say Purdy set, but he's, you know, as Colin said a couple of days back, is Purdy the type of guy you really think should get 50 to 60 million dollars? I remember Colin broke it down into three groups. The guys that like, hey, you gotta pay him. Then there's the guys where you're like, well, I'll take the phone call, we'll talk about it probably. And then the guys, as he said, he hang up on I. As a Niners fan, I love Brock Purdy. I think he's a fun young guy. I love his story a lot. I think he's a good dude.

[Steve Covino]

Probably you'll talk to him, but I.

[Rich Davis]

Don'T think he should be getting 50 to 60 million. I said that Daniel Jones, Baker Mayfield, like 30, 40 something million is where he should be. But he's not going to take that by any means. So with that said, if you're the Niners, do you say one year of maybe a Kirk Cousins or an Aaron Rodgers and draft a quarterback to just throw into Shanahan system?

[Steve Covino]

You know, I'm going to go back to another Colin Cow Hertz saying stars, stars, stars attract other stars.

[Rich Davis]

They do.

[Steve Covino]

And there's a lot of star power on your 49ers and maybe that will attract an Aaron Rodgers. So to wrap it up, to wrap it up, I would say it's all about that middle ground person in life and on the field that's where I would put my money. But again, it's an interesting conversation. What would you do? You make the calls. They used to say.

[Rich Davis]

So if you're a gm, one of three paths, as you said, it's. It's not easy to decide nowadays. Veteran revamp. A guy who's had a couple years of struggle or maybe draft a quarterback too early because it's just a need you have.

[Steve Covino]

These college quarterbacks would be the equivalent to some social media girl dancing around in her bikini. Is that the girl you want to invest in?

[Rich Davis]

I know what you're saying. Unless it's like the elite one.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, it's enticing. You know, it looks good in the moment, but is that really where you're putting your money? If you're a gm, that's the equivalent of yeah. So think about it. Yeah, it looks good, but I don't know if that's the answer for your organization now. There's lots more to get to today. Showtime. Mahomes trivia. Broke My homes is stopping by giving away prizes. We got trivia. We're going to talk some Tom Brady. He's in the news. We're going to talk about signs you messed up signs that you're in the doghouse. All right, Deshaun Watson's in the news, but there's a guy that I follow on social media, Rich, and his name is two Toned the Superstar. Two Toned the Superstar.

[Rich Davis]

Long name hit that guy be telling to trim it down.

[Steve Covino]

He's just a, you know, a social media fight fan. And I'm a fight fan. I'm a boxing, UFC fan. And he's just one of those guys that goes on these crazy rants. He's like, oh, I'm feeling some musty energy. Oh. And he'll say something like, canelo's ducking Benavidez. And I say that respectfully. And he's just a loudmouth kid. And I like him. I like his fight takes. And he went on this rant recently about how he got kicked out of Planet Fitness for wearing Crocs. And I'm sure you didn't see it, so take a listen. Planet Fitness.

[Unknown Announcer]

Y'All.

[Steve Covino]

Some BS bro told me that you cannot wear crops. You can't wear crops on the gym floor in Planet Fitness. The same Planet Fitness that serves delicious hungry Howie's pizza after workouts. The same Planet Fitness that doesn't allow you to slam weights. The same Planet Fitness where all the equipment is low key me. Y'all got to get it together. This is where you draw the line at.

[Rich Davis]

Y'all draw the line on Crocs.

[Steve Covino]

My Crocs was in sports mode. Wow. So he goes on and on and he talks about his bad experience and they made him go home or change his shoes. It was not allowed on the floor. Now why do we bring this up?

[Rich Davis]

I thought I was cheap going to 24 Hour Fitness Planet Fitness is like a rung below that. That's like the Spirit Airlines.

[Steve Covino]

This guy was slaying it on social media. Right. A lot of these dudes aren't getting paid, but I'm sure he's doing all right. Is he flying Frontier but no Soul plane. But I think that it's worth bringing up because in the next few weeks you're going to see a lot of people at the gym, people you hadn't seen before. And I mentioned the broccoli heads, the alpaca boys, and their official gym uniform of pajama pants. And it's always those checkered pajama pants. It could be their girlfriend's pants, I don't know. My 15 year old daughter wears the same ones, the same ones that the boys are wearing to the gym. So these flannel checkered pajama pants with the tank top, you know, the real.

[Rich Davis]

Name we can't say formerly known as wife beater until we realized that's not a great name for a shirt.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I didn't even want to say it because it's politically incorrect, but they'd wear their tight tank top and Crocs on their feet. Now the question is, do you find Crocs to be okay at the gym? Can you wear Crocs to the gym? I personally have a stance against them ever in life. I think they're the weakest looking shoe. But I lost this war because kids wear them all the time. Right. But do you think they're okay to wear to the gym? Is the question. As you see all these new people for the next few weeks at the gym.

[Rich Davis]

I own a pair of Crocs.

[Steve Covino]

Sorry to hear that.

[Rich Davis]

They're good for gardening.

[Steve Covino]

You and your schoolboy son who picks his nose, you wear the same. Do you wear Velcro sneakers too, like a little schoolboy?

[Rich Davis]

No, but I don't. Listen, I'm not gonna wear, I'm not.

[Steve Covino]

Gonna wear sneakers that light up as your 4 year old son because he.

[Unknown Announcer]

Can'T tie his shoes.

[Steve Covino]

He has an excuse.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, Crocs are great, you know, sitting back by the pool, gardening, running errands around the house, which I get it.

[Steve Covino]

They're comfy. I've tried them on.

[Rich Davis]

I'm not. I'm not going out for lunch. I'm not going to work. I'm not going out in Crocs. But I think they're okay at the gym.

[Steve Covino]

Okay?

[Rich Davis]

And I'll tell you why. I'll tell you why. Because unless you're doing intense Cardio or you're CrossFit guy or you're doing Orange theory or something, unless you're doing intense workouts, if you're just the guy going to the gym and I'm gonna do arms and bench press today, I think he can wear Crocs. Who's kicking you out of a weak ass gym for wearing Crocs?

[Steve Covino]

Then maybe you're not working hard enough. And he had them in the angle.

[Rich Davis]

He had them in sport mode.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, sport mode.

[Rich Davis]

Get out.

[Steve Covino]

You get the stupid. That would imply that you're wearing the stupid buckle on the back of your foot.

[Rich Davis]

The strap on your heel. Yeah, yeah, the strap.

[Steve Covino]

How late is this sports mode? That means you're not really doing any cardio at all. That means you're not doing any legs at all. And I'm not saying I do. I'm just saying what kind of workout are you really getting in your Crocs? And you know, aside from aesthetically being the weakest look ever. Crocs at the gym. Okay. Or not. Let us know at 8.

[Rich Davis]

7.

[Steve Covino]

7 for the herd. Because I'm here to tell you it's not. That's my stance. I think it's the weakest. It's not functional, it's not fashionable. It's nothing. It's nothing positive here. Crocs at the gym.

[Rich Davis]

I think your take is whack.

[Steve Covino]

All right, well.

[Rich Davis]

But what. What do you care about someone wearing Crocs? They're not wearing flip flops. That's dangerous. You could drop a weight on your foot or something.

[Steve Covino]

No, it is a liability. I would imagine. That's why Planet Fitness told them that they can't. Because some dudes at the gym, he's wearing Crocs like an idiot and he slides out of sports mode because you're being held together by a little rubber band. And he turns an ankle. Rolls an ankle. Maybe he's on the treadmill or something. He's doing some cleans. He's doing a set of curls. He loses his balance, rolls an ankle, and now it's on the gym. The gym's lying.

[Rich Davis]

He's never responsible for you.

[Steve Covino]

I don't know, because. Why?

[Rich Davis]

Well, why else you think the gym's responsible for you if you get hurt at the gym, if you get injured?

[Steve Covino]

I don't know. I don't know what sort of.

[Rich Davis]

I know.

[Steve Covino]

How do you know? How do you know that?

[Rich Davis]

When you sign your contract, when you sign your contract for the gym, you think if you get hurt at the gym, the gym responsible.

[Steve Covino]

Why would the gym not allow these shoes on their floor?

[Rich Davis]

Because they don't like how they look. I'm more offended by people that wear jeans at the gym. And I know that's usually a guy that gets caught up at work and he's like, oh, man, I forgot my shorts.

[Steve Covino]

I'm allowed to say this because I'm half Mexican, right? But it's usually like a foreign guy.

[Rich Davis]

You're right about that, right?

[Steve Covino]

He's wearing slacks. He's wearing slacks on the treadmill.

[Rich Davis]

If you're. If you're. If you're on the pec deck doing chest in pants because you forgot your gym shorts.

[Steve Covino]

I forget. Yes.

[Rich Davis]

I get it.

[Steve Covino]

I've done it. I've done it. We've all done Crocs at the gym.

[Rich Davis]

So, yeah, not a great look, but I don't see how you could say it's unacceptable.

[Steve Covino]

You know, Danny G agrees with you. Music how do you feel about it? I know you're a proud owner of Crocs.

[Ryan Music]

Absolutely no Crocs at the gym.

[Steve Covino]

But not at the gym.

[Rich Davis]

Not even.

[Ryan Music]

Not even up for discussion. I'm with Rich. That, you know, Crocs serve a lot of purposes. They're actually great for washing the car.

[Rich Davis]

You know, Great example.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Ryan Music]

You know, but at the gym is absolutely blasphemous, by the way.

[Steve Covino]

You know how many people wash their car in today's world? Like five times?

[Ryan Music]

No, you need a hard day's work.

[Steve Covino]

Okay.

[Rich Davis]

I like washing the car.

[Steve Covino]

You remember days of washing your car. They're few and far between. It's not as common as it used to be, is my point that that just really doesn't happen as often as it used to. But I look at it this way, too, pun intended. I find it to be a slippery slope because you wear your Crocs to the gym and then you're like, yeah, but I only wear them to the gym. Then you're wearing them to cvs, then you're wearing them to the supermarket, then you're wearing them out and you look like a clown and I don't want to hang with you. That's really it. So. And then you have to ask yourself Are you wearing the uniform of a high school boy? That's their uniform. Think about it. Crocs at the gym. I know our buddy Spot has a particular stance on it, too, but he's sleeping this morning. Oh, okay. But he's. Yeah, he's sleeping. I mean, we did start earlier than usual, in his defense.

[Unknown Announcer]

Or. I'm doing my job.

[Rich Davis]

But yes, you're the guy with the hottest take on this and you're sitting there scratching your butt.

[Steve Covino]

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[Unknown Announcer]

The Herd, weekdays at noon Eastern, 9am Pacific, on Fox Sports Radio, FS1, and the iHeartRadio app.

[Steve Covino]

Hey, it's Steve Covino.

[Rich Davis]

And I'm Rich Davis.

[Steve Covino]

And together we're Covino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio.

[Rich Davis]

You can catch us weekdays from 5 to 7pm Eastern, 2 to 4 Pacific, on Fox Sports Radio. And, of course, the iHeartRadio app.

[Steve Covino]

Why should you listen to Covino and Rich?

[Rich Davis]

We talk about everything. Life, sports, relationships, what's going on in the world.

[Steve Covino]

We have a lot of fun talking about the stories behind the stories in the world of sports and pop culture. Stories that, well, other shows don't seem to have the time to discuss.

[Rich Davis]

And the fact that we've been friends for the last 20 years and still work together, I mean, that says something, right?

[Steve Covino]

So check us out. We like to get you involved, too. Take your phone calls, chop it up, as they say.

[Rich Davis]

I'd say the most interactive show on Fox Sports Radio, maybe the most interactive show on planet Earth.

[Steve Covino]

Be sure to check out Covino and Rich live on Fox Sports radio and the iHeartradio app from 5 to 7pm Eastern, 2 to 4 Pacific.

[Rich Davis]

And if you miss any of the live show, just search Covino and Rich wherever you get your podcast. And of course, on social media, that's Covino and Rich.

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[Rich Davis]

We also talked about all the incentives in the NFL Week 18, which brings up another conversation we're going to have today about if life was incentive based. Because I think Geno Smith and Mike Evans, among other players, have a hell of a lot to play for Sunday. And something else we did on Over Promised, we tried the Kelsey mix cereal and we were talking to Danny G in music about this before the show. I wanted to hate it because I'm like, oh, the Kelsey's, they're everywhere. His wife's now got a number one podcast, you know, Jason's. The Kelsey's are in your face more than ever. So you sort of wanted to hate the cereal. What do you think? What, you think we liked it? Of course we did.

[Steve Covino]

I want to hate it, but I congratulate it.

[Rich Davis]

Cinnamon toast crunch, Lucky Charms, and Reese's Puffs together.

[Unknown Announcer]

Yeah, there was sugar involved. How is Rich not gonna like that?

[Steve Covino]

Danny? I thought there was no way the cinnamon toasty goodness would vibe with the peanut buttery Reese's mixed with the marshmallowy greatness of Lucky Charms. I'm like, that's just too much going on. And at first it hits you and you taste the peanut butter, and then the cinnamon kicks in. You're like, all right, this sort of all compliments itself. And you're like, dang it, they did it. I can't believe it. I hate these guys.

[Rich Davis]

I hate how good it was?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, it was good.

[Ryan Music]

I'm just surprised you guys thought that. They, like, grabbed a box of Grape Nuts, put the Kelsey's on it, and you were like, oh, this is going to be terrible. Like, it's all the best cereals. Why wouldn't it work?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. Honestly. And you don't even need to be drunk or high to appreciate it. It was. I had it yesterday morning.

[Steve Covino]

And you have to be drunk or high to come up with the idea. And that's what makes you want to vomit, because you got these two goons who were probably high or one of their goofy college friends probably did this because they were running out of other cereal and other options. And then they pitched it to General Mills, and General Mills said, great idea. This is something your dumb college friend would do. Combine three random cereals.

[Rich Davis]

It's like the invention of the everything bagel. If people don't know that on Long island back in the day, a drunk bagel shop owner went with his buddies to the shop after hours, probably out of their mind, drunk or high or something. Started dipping the bagels and all the remnants that had been used throughout the day. Ta da. The everything bagel.

[Steve Covino]

It's how the fat Daryl and all those fat sandwiches were invented. Yeah, I'll have a chicken parm. Yeah, throw some cheese sticks on it. Throw some bacon on there.

[Rich Davis]

You know how trail mix was invented, right?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Dad just shook out the car seat in the back of the minivan.

[Steve Covino]

True story.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, there's peanut. There's an M and M. A raisin.

[Steve Covino]

True story. All right, so somehow it worked. And if you want to again be part of that again, over promised on fox Sports Radio's YouTube page. Enjoy your Kelsey Mix.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

This weekend when you're watching cartoons, you know what?

[Rich Davis]

Let's say what's up to Joe, who's calling from Paul Kavino and Rich in for the herd. What's up, Joe?

[Steve Covino]

Joe. Ah, all right, well, we're still trying to figure out these phones.

[Unknown Announcer]

Yeah, we're working out the. The cowherd phones.

[Steve Covino]

It's all good. 8, 7 7, 20, 25 phones for the herd.

[Rich Davis]

Who calls anyway? Text me.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, 877-484-3437. Or easier hit us up at Covino enriched most inclusive, most interactive show on radio according to us.

[Rich Davis]

What's the chance you pick up your phone to an unknown number?

[Steve Covino]

No chance. No, I don't pick up FaceTimes ever. I'm allergic to FaceTimes. I don't do that. It's intrusive.

[Rich Davis]

Someone FaceTime me alone.

[Steve Covino]

There's a lot of things today that could be handled on text. And you're the biggest culprit of bothering me. Like when you could easily send a text, you're calling me all the time. You know, many times I put down the phone and my girlfriend will say, who is that? It was Rich. And she's like, he couldn't have texted you that. And I'm like, yep, he could have. But he decided to call. What you're doing is outdated.

[Rich Davis]

Tell them mind their own business.

[Steve Covino]

No, but it's true. I feel the same way. I'm like, he could have texted that.

[Rich Davis]

Well, I think if someone facetimes you though, you have to pick up because it's one of two things. It's someone that really just wants to see you. And what do you, what do you look good enough to pick up? FaceTime.

[Steve Covino]

Absolutely.

[Rich Davis]

A lot of times, if it's a random, if it's a random person, it's usually they bumped into someone else, you know, Right. It's like, oh my God, you know Covino. So do I. Yo, let's FaceTime him. And you missed out on a fun opportunity.

[Steve Covino]

And I'm happy about it. I think when I'm lamping there in my natural habitat on the couch looking lazy, you think with my bed head, you think I want to see somebody? You're out of your mind. No thanks, I'll be okay. Missing that FaceTime.

[Ryan Music]

Fair enough.

[Steve Covino]

So the phone number again. If you want to call and interact. 877-484-3437. Now it's time we do this every Friday for Rich's Big TV Game of the Week. You should see my Fed up. I got an extra tv.

[Rich Davis]

The game that I will have.

[Ryan Music]

You should call it Rich's Big TV.

[Steve Covino]

Game of the Week.

[Unknown Announcer]

It's Rich's Big TV Game of the Week.

[Steve Covino]

Hey, Rich, you want to explain?

[Rich Davis]

Well, I mean, because TVs are so damn cheap. And I say that respectfully, to be honest. Truth is, you go to Walmart, Target, Best Buy anywhere. I saw like a 60 inch TV for under 300 bucks. And I said, you know what, let me get a couple TVs.

[Steve Covino]

Can I explain why?

[Rich Davis]

Living Room on, I wheel them in and out on Sundays.

[Steve Covino]

It's not that everything else got more expensive and TV's got cheaper. You're just buying a screen, you're buying a monitor. There's no tuner in the things that you're buying. It's not necessarily a tv. It's just A.

[Rich Davis]

It's just a screen. Who needs a tuner? You're gonna tell. Yeah, we're talking about not answering phone calls and texting, but I'm saying rabbit ears on.

[Steve Covino]

That's why they're so cheap, because they're just a monitor at this point. That's really it.

[Rich Davis]

That's all you need, right?

[Steve Covino]

Pretty much.

[Rich Davis]

Smart tv. You got everything you need. So, point is, I wheel in the big TV, so I have multiple TVs going on Sunday. What gets the big screen because the other TV has the four boxes for Sunday Ticket.

[Steve Covino]

My TV has the Octobox.

[Rich Davis]

I can't watch Red Zone. My ADD is blazing too much. I would. I would be pacing like a maniac. So this week is a rare week. I'm not saying I'm killing our segment, but there's nothing worthy of the big tv except for Sunday night. Vikings, Lions is worthy of a conversation in itself, but every other game. I think I know you want to watch Geno Smith simply based on the incentives he's playing for.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, you're going to see some of these players balling because of their incentives. Geno Smith is playing for $6 million in incentive bonuses. So, you know, that's. That's major money. You're going to see some big numbers being put up.

[Rich Davis]

But every. Every game of interest to me, there's a. There's a rub Kavino, like, oh, man, I want to watch Steelers, Bengals. But it's on Saturday, so you don't need to be worried about other games. And the Bengals win, and you'll be all excited like, oh, Joe Burrow's got a chance. And then Kansas City sits. The whole team. And Denver will win and be in. And I think. I think the sentiment is that we should all root for Carson Wentz. I'm sorry, Denver, I don't want to hurt your feelings, but if we root for the Chiefs to win, who do you rather see? And God, I don't want my friends and family in Colorado to hate on me. Sorry, Bo Nix. Sorry, Sorry. Sean Payton. Who do you rather see in round one? Joe Burrow. I know the defense of Cincinnati is not great, but don't you want to see Joe Burrow sneak into the playoffs?

[Steve Covino]

Yes.

[Unknown Announcer]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

And he's earned it.

[Rich Davis]

So maybe one of those games you throw on the big TV on Sunday is Denver and Kansas City. And for some reason, you hope that Carson Wentz shows that, yo, he still got the. He's got the juice.

[Steve Covino]

So actually, this is your segment, Rich, Right. Because you're the one with two TVs that you brag about all the time.

[Rich Davis]

I never brag. You are.

[Steve Covino]

You're the guy that brings it up like he's the AV guy in your junior high class. He's so proud of it. And I want to say, you used the entire day just to take down your Christmas decorations.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. This is the Sunday you casually watch and you take down.

[Steve Covino]

What do you tell your wife or girlfriend? That you choose them over football this week.

[Rich Davis]

Because starting next week, when wild card weekend kicks in, right? It's gonna be wild, bro.

[Steve Covino]

No, seriously. So my advice is, you don't even need to wheel out your second tv. You take down your decorations, right? You put the tree away, all that stuff, and then you use your one TV for the Vikings, Lions later on that night. Like, in my opinion, you don't even need the second TV this week.

[Rich Davis]

So segment dead. I think you go, you know, Bengals, Steelers, you know, you could argue Steelers aren't going to necessarily play everyone, but I think it's fun to see what the Bengals could do. And again, any given Sunday, it's not like. It's not like Denver's a shoo in, but they are favored by double digits because Andy Reid, they are just resting. But hey, you never know, right? So the games in Denver, which is another advantage. Broncos keep an eye on that one because it's the only game that would make any playoff scenario fun. And in the NFC South, Falcons and the Bucs should both win easily. But the tiebreakers, you know, the Bucks, you know are in if they win. So no Real Fun Week 18. But Sunday night, I want to go around the room. I don't, I don't want your prediction. I want who you want to win.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, wow.

[Rich Davis]

Because the Lions and Dan Campbell, that was like the feel good story of football, in my opinion last year. They got caught up. You know, the Niners shouldn't have won that game. NFC Championship, Detroit let that slip away. Some decisions in the second half. I don't think the Lions have that likability factor this year. I want to see the Minnesota Vikings win.

[Steve Covino]

Vikings at Detroit. Potential coaches of the year. I want to see the NFC 5 seed. Dude, there's so many ramifications here. So many great reasons to watch. I don't know, you know, I really do love, you know what my dad has ingrained in me to never kiss ass.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, you think I'm kissing ass because the boss is a Vikings fan, But.

[Steve Covino]

I was just gonna say maybe it's in our best interest to kiss some Ass and say, hey, isn't our boss a Vikings fan?

[Rich Davis]

I don't care about that.

[Unknown Announcer]

We predicted Sam Darnold and the Vikings on our Covino and Rich afternoon show prior to the season starting.

[Rich Davis]

Listen, I think you could say, Danny.

[Steve Covino]

I think you could say I want the Vikings to win and I love the fact that our boss is a fan and I love the Sam Donald story without hating on the Lions. You know what I mean? Like, they're a great story. I like Dan Campbell, I like Goff. I like that team. I like their fight. But there's something, there's a soft spot, Rich, that I have honestly, for the, for the Vikings story at Detroit. It would be cool to see them win.

[Rich Davis]

I want the NFC to go through Minnesota as a Niners fan. When they mocked Fred Warner last week, my, my. I was like, I'm going to say frown. I loved you on receiver. I loved watching you on Netflix. The fact that they mocked my dude Fred Warner a little bit doing the whole limp. I'm like, you know, let's go Minnesota. Let's. Let's go Vikings. You could say that Detroit's due Minnesota, that that organization has had some rough breaks in our lifetime.

[Steve Covino]

So do. And that's no hate on Detroit. I actually agree with Rich. And when. When we agree, it's fact. So how about you Music? Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

What are you. Who you Paul for?

[Ryan Music]

Well, while you guys are sucking up to Colin and his Sam Darnold fandom and our boss Scott, who. Who's a Vikings fan, I'm going to stick with the team that everyone's always been on board with. And it's the biting kneecaps Detroit Lions who have had to fight through the most injuries in the NFL.

[Unknown Announcer]

This is why you don't get pay raises, Ryan.

[Rich Davis]

That's right.

[Ryan Music]

That's the only reason.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Ryan Music]

So I'm pulling for the Lions. I love the fact that this team got completely resurrected over the past two seasons and they're still overcoming all of these injuries. And yeah, count me in on Detroit.

[Rich Davis]

Now there is there. There's definitely something to be said about how Vegas doesn't even have a feel for this game because it's Lions minus three, two and a half in some places, which means it's just your home field field goal advantage. So I think this couldn't have lined up better. Now again, the NFL would have definitely wanted every game to have some type of implication. Week 18, it's still first time in recent history that I remember nothing really up for grabs again except for this game. Because this game determines the one seed going through Minnesota or Detroit or you're a wild card that has to go on the road next week.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, you're fifth. Now. Is it week 18 or week 18? It depends. There's a lot of player incentives. We talked about it on our bonus podcast over Promise. But without a doubt, the big TV game of the week is Minnesota at Detroit. Who you pulling for? And by the way, Danny G. We got the phones going.

[Unknown Announcer]

Yeah. So figured out the cowherd phones. It was in star mode. Star. For some reason, that didn't work. It didn't work for you guys. Joe in Pennsylvania, you're on the air.

[Rich Davis]

Hey, Joe.

[Steve Covino]

Hey.

[Rich Davis]

So three things.

[Steve Covino]

I'll keep it moving. One, Crocs at the gym, Totally fine.

[Rich Davis]

Two guys could talk about the Vikings. It's a great story, but Lamar's getting his ring this year. And three, I heard your voices and.

[Steve Covino]

I couldn't believe it.

[Rich Davis]

I used to listen to you guys all the time on Maxim Radio. You still have.

[Steve Covino]

There's still segments that I've referenced. To this day, I can't talk about them on this radio show.

[Rich Davis]

Probably not.

[Unknown Announcer]

But I'm glad to hear that you.

[Steve Covino]

Guys are still together doing your thing, and I'm just gonna hang up and listen. Hey, man.

[Rich Davis]

Thank you, Joe.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. We started on Maxim radio, entertainment, relationships, sports, Maxim, lifestyle.

[Rich Davis]

Remember, magazines, everybody.

[Steve Covino]

Exactly, exactly. And that was over 20 years ago. Rich and I have celebrated 20 years of working together just this past month.

[Rich Davis]

So we realized.

[Steve Covino]

Relationship.

[Rich Davis]

We realized that we've taken our show together from our twenties to our forties. LeBron James has sort of covered the extent of our show.

[Steve Covino]

Pretty much Tom Brady.

[Rich Davis]

Like, there are athletes that, as we watch them retire, I'm like, I hope that doesn't mean we're coming to an end.

[Steve Covino]

No, no. We're just getting started.

[Rich Davis]

But hey, let me tell you, it's good to hear from you, Joe. And I think this Sunday, this is huge because the loser of Vikings, Lions, no shame. And you know, the losers, what, 14 and three? I mean, how do you get back if you're 14 and three? No, you don't think you're going to be a wild card, and then that team will have to travel to.

[Steve Covino]

Well, that's the other crazy part of this game. I think it's the most victories ever of all time. Heading into week 18, they're both 14 and two teams. That sucks.

[Rich Davis]

It really, really does suck.

[Steve Covino]

Sucked at a 14 and three team will be in the wild card going to the Rams.

[Rich Davis]

One of those teams is going to have to go play on the road next week and the other one gets to sit back and chill. So lots at stake Sunday night and we got a lot still to get to here on the show. Kavino and Rich, we're going to do Showtime Mahomes Trivia Give away some prizes. Deshaun Watson God, what a bust that guy is, huh? What a. What a. Yeah, when you talk about bad decisions, you think Cleveland looks at Baker Mayfield and says, you know, that's the girl that got away. Without a doubt, Baker Mayfield took that team to the playoffs.

[Steve Covino]

Without a doubt, he got them.

[Rich Davis]

Like, if I remember correctly, like a game away from the AFC championship, Baker was on the track and they saw this shiny new toy and they thought Deshaun Watson was the answer.

[Steve Covino]

No, it was a terrible example of the grass was greener and they made a bad decision.

[Rich Davis]

And now look at Baker.

[Unknown Announcer]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Katie Couric]

V U O R I hey everyone, it's Katie Couric. Well, the election is in the home stretch and and I'm exhausted. But turns out the end is near. Right in time for a new season of my podcast. Next Question. This podcast is for people like me who need a little perspective and insight. I'm bringing in some foks friends of Katie's to help me out, like Ezra Klein, Van Jones, Jen Psaki, Asted Herndon. But we're also going to have some fun, even though these days fun and politics seems like an oxymoron. But we'll do that thanks to some of my friends like Samantha bee, Roy Wood Jr. And Charlamagne the God. We're gonna take some viewer questions as well. I mean, isn't that what democracy is all about? Power to the podcast for the people. So whether you're obsessed with the news or just trying to figure out what's going on, this season of Next Question is for you. Check out our new season of Next Question with me, Katie Couric, on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Steve Covino]

We're about to play Showtime Mahomes trivia in just a few minutes, your chance to win the coveted prize of the stainless steel Swiggy. It's midnight black. We got a whole new shipment of Swiggies, a stainless steel water bottle, and it's just NFL trivia hosted by Showtime broke Showtime Mahomes.

[Rich Davis]

The number again.

[Steve Covino]

Eight. Seven. Seven for the herd.

[Unknown Announcer]

Yeah. Multiple choice. Don't be scared.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. Yeah. Get involved.

[Rich Davis]

Come on, get involved. Most interactive show on Fox Sports Radio. Now, before we play Showtime Mahomes trivia before we get to weekend hobnobbin, which is what to watch. Besides football, besides some NBA, there's a new dating show I want to talk about later during weekend hobnobbing. They've. They've scraped the bottom of the barrel for this. This is a show where you have to be like stuck with your in laws on an island. Have you seen this?

[Steve Covino]

No.

[Rich Davis]

They've come up with every idea. So we'll get to all the dumb stuff. You can watch this weekend. But I wanted to, you know, put a little bow on the conversation about the Yankees being a little, maybe not a little, a lot outdated free agency. There's still players out there in the mix. Polar Bear Pete Alonso is one of them. The market dictates what you're worth. I think he thought he was going to get a lot more. Mets, Angels, Yankees, as a few teams. But they don't want to give Polar Bear Pete any more than three or four years.

[Steve Covino]

Looks like he's running out of options too.

[Rich Davis]

Right. And when you look at some of the free agents that were signed, the Yankees, you know, you could argue that they lost Juan Soto, but they certainly, I think, have a lot of great low risk, high reward players. Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

It forced them to make better moves. Bellinger strategy. Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Goldschmidt, they got Williams in the bullpen now. And it, it got me thinking because these poor guys now have to shave. And I know you might say, wah, they're making tens of millions of dollars. Who cares? But I looked around the room, let's say 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. There's seven people, seven men working here now in the hallway, I saw J. Stu from the Got Leap show. I saw Big Mike, I saw perfect. There's roughly 10 people I saw in the last five minutes, all grown men, all with facial hair that would all have to change their look if they played for the Yankees. So I ask you, is it the lamest rule in all of sports in 2025, when you see a guy like Paul Goldschmidt, do you think this dude wants to shave every day? You're in a slump. You're on the Road 162 games every morning, waking up and shaving the skin.

[Steve Covino]

You make sacrifices for things that you care about. Like, and that could be your job, that could be your relationship. If your girlfriend says, you know, I really love you clean shaven, guess what? You're probably shaving your beard. There's a reason I stopped wearing earrings. My girlfriend was like, is Paul Goldschwidt.

[Rich Davis]

Sleeping with Brian Cashman?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. But again, you make those sacrifices for your job or things you care about, it's your priority, Right? Like when we worked on espn, on tv, they didn't say I had to, but they recommended I take my earrings off. And you know what? Quite frankly, maybe I should have anyway, but because I was like, well, you know, I care about my job and I want to present the way, the best way they want me to, I'll take them off.

[Rich Davis]

I think you should have took out the diamond stud you wear and put in a hanging Barry Bonds earring from the 90s. That would have been the look I should have wore.

[Steve Covino]

A Lawrence Taylor one. Yeah, I had one. Stand by. But my point is, there's some compromise that maybe you have to make when you're making a ton of money and you're wearing the pinstripes. I know you. You put no value in that. Neither did Juan Soto. But those are the rules, and it's not that big of a deal. Maybe that's part of the price you pay to play for the Yanks. But the younger generation fan, please, let me. Let me say this. I do, for the first time, agree. Maybe it's the feel of these younger players and times are changing more than ever. Or maybe it's becoming such an international game that, you know, that's a big ask to tell some young Dominican kid who has a sweet shape up and, you know, sort of known for having this look, and he has this precision beard that he takes a lot of pride in to all of a sudden, shave that and not feel 100% stepping into the batter's box. To me, as a fan now I'm like, let this young dude feel his best. I want him to feel as confident as ever. And that whole Devin Williams side of it made me think that there has to be a compromise there. I don't think that the Yankees should completely change their rules, because then you look like the 2004 Red Sox, like a bunch of hobos, right? Who look like a bunch of old homeless cowboys. I think that there's a compromise where you don't look like a caveman. You could still rock facial hair, but, like, it has to be groomed. You know what I mean?

[Rich Davis]

I think that's a fair adjustment.

[Steve Covino]

I think there's a compromise. You could say clean shavings out.

[Rich Davis]

You could say dumb observation. But, hey, it is that week, you.

[Steve Covino]

Know, I think it's time.

[Rich Davis]

It's the week where everyone's just sort of chilling, doing nothing. Anyway, probably a lot of people sitting on their butt, not back to work yet, scratching their stubble as we speak, thinking, yeah, you know what? If I had a shave every single day, that would be sort of a pain in the butt. That would be a pain in the ass. And I think we're looking at a time now where these young players, they don't value the pinstripes like maybe previous generations. And on top of that, now you're telling some young kid every single day, right? You have to shave. I asked everyone in this Room music. When was the last time you actually shaved?

[Steve Covino]

You have a.

[Rich Davis]

You're rocking like a thin beard. When was the last time you shaved your face?

[Ryan Music]

Shaved my face down to the skin would be going on probably about 11 years ago now. Yeah.

[Unknown Announcer]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Good luck playing for the Yankees.

[Ryan Music]

Yeah, that's right.

[Rich Davis]

Shave tomorrow. I'm almost like music. I'd say maybe they've never seen my slider, by the way, maybe five years ago, for the hell of it, one day I was like, yeah, let me. Let me clean slate. Shave. Danny G, when was the last time. I've never seen you with a shave face.

[Unknown Announcer]

My family hasn't either. I've had a five o'clock shadow since I was 15, man. 20 years.

[Steve Covino]

See? Yeah, it's a bigger ask than ever. Especially in the times that we're living in too, because it's hard to get young people just to show up at work. The lack and level of respect people have for their workplace is so different now. There's a lot of companies telling people they need to return to the office and they're like, yeah, I don't wanna. So imagine telling that type of young person that you have to shave. They're like, I don't even wanna put on pants, let alone shave.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, most guys have a razor, they just don't shave their face.

[Colin Cowherd]

Exactly.

[Steve Covino]

So I do think we've gotten to the point, Rich, where compromise is the key here.

[Rich Davis]

No doubt. All right, let's do this. Showtime. Mahomes trivia.

[Steve Covino]

The mostly lovable Patrick Mahomes.

[Patrick Mahomes]

Truth is I want everybody to love me, not just the refs.

[Steve Covino]

It's time for some NFL trivia.

[Patrick Mahomes]

I'm here. I'm here.

[Unknown Announcer]

Yes, we know you're here.

[Patrick Mahomes]

All right, Patrick Mahomes here to play. Showtime. Holmes Trivia.

[Unknown Announcer]

All right. FSR security walking our broke Patrick into the main studio.

[Patrick Mahomes]

What's up? I'm here. I'm here, guys. Early, but I'm here. I made it.

[Unknown Announcer]

You were waiting in our blue kitchen. Someone told me you looked like you had a little bit of attitude.

[Patrick Mahomes]

A little bit. Just a little bit, you know. Fifteen and one, no Pro Bowl. Don't need the Pro Bowl. I got a Pro bowl of Kelsey Mix and that's all I need. 15, 1. Look at the record. Anyway. What's up? Patrick Mahomes. I'm here.

[Rich Davis]

What's going on?

[Unknown Announcer]

All right, let's meet the contestants right now. 24 time winner, Rich Davis right over there. 7 time champion, Spotty Boy.

[Patrick Mahomes]

Is this guy sleeping or what?

[Rich Davis]

Hey, Spotty you sleeping still? Hey.

[Patrick Mahomes]

Hey, man. If that's the case, I would have stayed home.

[Unknown Announcer]

Newcomer Ryan Music and looking to win a CNR stainless steel Swiggy on our studio lines here. All right, Music. I'll use you for this. Would you love to travel to McMinnville, Tennessee, Greenville, Michigan, Providence, Rhode island, or Locust Grove, Georgia?

[Steve Covino]

Oh, Locust Grove, Georgia.

[Unknown Announcer]

Oh, we need.

[Steve Covino]

Come on now.

[Ryan Music]

Locust Grove, Georgia.

[Unknown Announcer]

Oh, you want to go Georgia? All right.

[Steve Covino]

It's such a great name. Locust Grove.

[Unknown Announcer]

Say, what's up to Ray in Georgia. Ray.

[Rich Davis]

What's up, Ray?

[Patrick Mahomes]

Hey, what's up, Ray?

[Rich Davis]

Hey, what's going on?

[Patrick Mahomes]

Hey, by the way, Ray, seriously, like, you think Lamar, Josh Allen, Joe Burrow. You think they're better than me? Like I'm not in the Pro Bowl?

[Rich Davis]

What?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I do.

[Unknown Announcer]

Because I'm a Raiders fan.

[Steve Covino]

I do think they're better.

[Patrick Mahomes]

Let's go hang up on this guy. I don't like this guy.

[Unknown Announcer]

Oh, man, you picked the right line here. Music. All right, here are the rules for showtime. Mahomes NFL Trivia. The first contestant with two correct answers is the championship. If there's a tie, we have a tiebreaker question. Your name is your buzzer, but you do have to wait until all three possible answers are read. If there's two wrong answers in a row, we move on to the next question. Are you ready?

[Steve Covino]

Let's go.

[Unknown Announcer]

Let's get it on.

[Patrick Mahomes]

All right, round one. Patrick Mahomes. I'm here and I'm coming for this record. Which NFL QB holds the record for most passing yards in a single game? Is it A, Joe Burrow, B, Dan Fouts? Or C, Norm Van Brocklin?

[Steve Covino]

Rich.

[Unknown Announcer]

Rich.

[Rich Davis]

Dan Felt.

[Steve Covino]

No, you'd be wrong. Yeah, you're thinking wrong, Ray.

[Unknown Announcer]

For the Steel Van Van Brock. Yes.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, nice.

[Patrick Mahomes]

Most passing yards single game, 554 yards.

[Unknown Announcer]

Damn baller Back in the day like that.

[Rich Davis]

Burrow was pretty close this year in one of those games. I gotta look that up. It was five something. All right.

[Patrick Mahomes]

And cousin.

[Unknown Announcer]

Yeah? Ray is halfway to a CNR Swiggy. All right, we move on to round two.

[Steve Covino]

Round two.

[Patrick Mahomes]

Patrick Mahomes here. Pro Bowler should be.

[Steve Covino]

Hi, Patrick.

[Patrick Mahomes]

What was I once quoted saying about my wheels?

[Rich Davis]

Your wheels?

[Patrick Mahomes]

My wheels. Throughout my whole football career, I've always known I wasn't the fastest guy. B, luckily for me, in game speed is different than being timed in the 40.

[Rich Davis]

Okay.

[Patrick Mahomes]

Or C, it doesn't matter if I'm trying to run on a broken ankle, the refs will make sure I limp to a first down.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, well, what was I quoted saying.

[Patrick Mahomes]

About my wheel, Rich?

[Rich Davis]

C. It's a hard stop.

[Unknown Announcer]

No, no, no, Ray. Okay, Ray, let's go with B.

[Rich Davis]

No, you'd be wrong.

[Steve Covino]

Spot, Spot. I'm gonna take.

[Unknown Announcer]

Yeah, we're throwing that question out. We're just throwing it out now. All right, we move on to round three.

[Patrick Mahomes]

Round three. Patrick Mahomes here, by the way. Kavino and Rich slaying it. And for calling on the herd. Just want to say that you guys, honestly, I think you guys are like the best in the game.

[Unknown Announcer]

Kissing butt because they pay you to come on their afternoon.

[Patrick Mahomes]

All the affiliates should probably add your show because you get the big guest Patrick Mahomes here.

[Steve Covino]

We make it to the radio Pro Bowl.

[Patrick Mahomes]

This guy once told me that he wished he had me as a qb. During his career, Bill Parcell's Tuna was the head coach for how many NFL teams? A, 3, B, 4 or C, 5?

[Unknown Announcer]

Ray. Ray for the win.

[Patrick Mahomes]

It's A.

[Steve Covino]

No, no. So confident.

[Rich Davis]

Rich.

[Unknown Announcer]

Rich for the steal.

[Rich Davis]

Four teams, right?

[Steve Covino]

So can you name them?

[Rich Davis]

Jets, Giants, Patriots and Cowboys.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, there he is.

[Unknown Announcer]

Extra credit. All right, so Ray and Rich both on the board as we move to the next round here.

[Patrick Mahomes]

All right, round four. Which franchise infamously ran out of time during the 2007 draft at pick number seven? A, the Vikings, B, the Titans, or C, the Bears?

[Steve Covino]

Ryan.

[Unknown Announcer]

Oh, Ryan got in there first.

[Ryan Music]

Vikings.

[Steve Covino]

A.

[Unknown Announcer]

Yes.

[Patrick Mahomes]

Got it.

[Unknown Announcer]

Where we at, Danny G. So Ray, Rich. Ryan on the board as we move to round five.

[Patrick Mahomes]

Wow, it's getting heated.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Unknown Announcer]

Three way tie.

[Steve Covino]

All right.

[Patrick Mahomes]

Almost as heated as me when I found out I didn't make the Pro Bowl.

[Unknown Announcer]

Sorry.

[Patrick Mahomes]

Honestly.

[Unknown Announcer]

Next.

[Steve Covino]

Maybe next year.

[Rich Davis]

Aggravating.

[Steve Covino]

Maybe next year.

[Patrick Mahomes]

All right, who's the third leading rusher in the NFL behind Saquon and Derrick Henry? A, Josh Jacobs, Bijan Robinson or C, Karen Williams?

[Unknown Announcer]

Ray. Ray for the win.

[Patrick Mahomes]

Hey, Josh Jacobs.

[Unknown Announcer]

No. So close.

[Steve Covino]

So confident.

[Rich Davis]

I know. Ryan. Ryan.

[Unknown Announcer]

Ryan for the win.

[Ryan Music]

C, Kyron Williams.

[Rich Davis]

And music takes his first title.

[Steve Covino]

This man is swiggy.

[Unknown Announcer]

All right, well, we thank you for listening to the herd there in Georgia.

[Patrick Mahomes]

He doesn't care.

[Steve Covino]

I guess.

[Patrick Mahomes]

Maybe he cares about this. Cause I'm working on my own pitch.

[Rich Davis]

Guys.

[Patrick Mahomes]

What do you think? You know I'm big at the catch up, right? I'm thinking about making my own cereal mix.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, like the Kelsey mix? Yeah.

[Patrick Mahomes]

I'm thinking about combining Count Chocula with Frankenberry and Booberry Mahomes Monster mix.

[Steve Covino]

What do you guys Think I love. Come on.

[Patrick Mahomes]

What do you guys think? Come on, guys.

[Rich Davis]

It's a good one.

[Patrick Mahomes]

Got my own Pro bowl going on.

[Rich Davis]

And congrats on your upcoming baby. All right, guys.

[Patrick Mahomes]

Thank you.

[Rich Davis]

Hey, hey, I'm out.

[Patrick Mahomes]

Later, guys. You guys rule. Later, guys.

[Rich Davis]

Thank you. Broke Patrick Mahomes.

[Unknown Announcer]

Love when he comes into the studio.

[Rich Davis]

Hey, look at that. You know what?

[Steve Covino]

I told Great he was fired up today.

[Rich Davis]

Hey, Kavito music. I totally forgot that year when the Vikings missed their pick. Oh, yeah, what a blonde. Danny G. Is that one of those things that goes under the radar, is like, what a.

[Unknown Announcer]

For sure.

[Rich Davis]

What a bonehead move.

[Ryan Music]

Well, you know what it is, really is the draft has developed into such an event in the past like five to 10 years that that falls just outside of that window where it wasn't such a monumental television event where if that happened now, oh, it would be. It would be a story for. Until the next football season, till training camp.

[Steve Covino]

You know what? You made me think of music again, Ryan. Music here at Music reports on social media. You made me think of the COVID year when he did it from his basement. Remember that? Wood panels and his weak ass desk probably there in his socks doing the draft. Remember how weak that was?

[Rich Davis]

Bill Belichick like, sit at a table with his dog.

[Ryan Music]

That's right.

[Rich Davis]

That's why I mentioned it earlier. But oddly, remember I said Cliff Kingsbury, we saw, he had the sweetest house ever.

[Steve Covino]

And again, as we dive into 2025, it's such a weird timestamp to me to think that all that was five years ago. You're like, what?

[Rich Davis]

And you talk about the draft.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Two things come to mind. Number one, if you watch that great 30 for 30, from Elway to Marino back then, we're talking early 80s. A lot of us were alive in the early 80s. That was. That was such a different draft world. Like the guys are sitting with like beige, you know, landlines, like just in a conference room, like, hey, I think our pick is in. The draft went from simply a functional, hey, it's a draft college of the NFL. To a spectacle. Fans viewing, parties, everything I remember.

[Ryan Music]

So the great writer Peter King, who's now retired from being a full time columnist, but he tells a story. I don't remember the year, but he tells a story about when he was, I think it was a Cincinnati based writer and he met with the GM of the Bengals at the time. And the guy goes, I'll tell you who our picks are. And he's like, really? He goes, well, yeah, you're gonna print it in the paper. We'll already have the pics in before tomorrow's morning paper comes out. So that's how much media changed is the GM of an NFL team gave him the list of who they were gonna pick and he printed it in the paper because they knew it wasn't gonna come out until the next day.

[Steve Covino]

Wow.

[Rich Davis]

And to think that, like, it's like a family affair now. People gather round. You know, the guys have the hat ready to put on. They, you know, they're all their friends and family. And there's always a story where some guy's girlfriend jumps on him too quick and the mom pushes her away. It's become such a big deal.

[Unknown Announcer]

Millions of spectators just crowd the streets of whatever city this is happening in now rotating the cities. And Rich, this is some cool trivia. You said it's not talked about enough. Who was the next team on the board after the Vikings missed their dead 15 minute deadline there?

[Rich Davis]

That's a good question.

[Unknown Announcer]

It was the Jags. And they rushed in to grab what quarterback?

[Rich Davis]

Mark Brunel.

[Unknown Announcer]

Nope.

[Rich Davis]

What year is it again?

[Unknown Announcer]

2007.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. So Blake portals.

[Unknown Announcer]

No. Think of a famous limp in college being helped by some teammates who they pick. Byron Leftwich.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, man, I suck. You know, I wanted music. You should do this. You should roll with this from now on. You should tell people because who's gonna tell you you're wrong? You should say that you're the creator of the do do do do do.

[Ryan Music]

Do do the draft sound.

[Rich Davis]

You can pose the draft sound and you own it. Wow. Who's going to tell you wrong?

[Ryan Music]

That's right.

[Rich Davis]

No one's going to cry.

[Steve Covino]

Didn't John Test do it?

[Rich Davis]

See, maybe he did.

[Steve Covino]

I don't know.

[Rich Davis]

Well, hey, we got more. Covino and Rich. I know we want to talk about some of these incentives to be watching out for on Sunday because like we said before, we love the NFL. But truth be told, Vikings, Lions, all eyes on maybe the biggest regular season game in the last 25 years of the NFL. There's so much at stake.

[Steve Covino]

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