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Today is Friday, March 7th, and we're getting closer and closer to NFL free agency. Boys, we've got a lot of movement.
Joey Bosa cut. DK Metcalf wants out.
He does. I don't know where we want to start.
You know what? Let's start with Joey Bosa because we have memes got his wisdom teeth pulled. So we have Shane in the booth.
Joey Bosa cut. I think people expected it.
The Chargers are going to save $25 million, but it is the end of an era because Joey Bosa is the last Charger to have played in San Diego.

That's crazy.

I did not know that.

Yes.

So, yeah, it's over.

No more San Diego Chargers.

But I heard rumors that he might want to go up to the Bay, play with his brother.

Ooh, the Bosa brothers together.

He also, I mean, it will be interesting to where he goes because he said himself, he's like, I don't have a lot of time left.

Because, you know, he's dealt with injuries.

But he is, would you say, shane an all-time charger oh he's gonna say he's not even trying on the mic he's so he's so he's so upset about this press the button shane wow yeah for sure all-time charger five-time pro bowler yeah yeah the year did you know this was What a resume. I think his cap hit was like, yeah, $36 million.
Oh, Hank. Hank just goes after whoever is in that seat.
Hey. He just said, what a resume.
What a resume. So is there anything else to his resume that you'd like to add to impress Hank? He was rookie of the year, five-time pro bowler.
Defensive rookie of the year. Okay, you already said that.
Yeah. Well, that's like his.
Five-time pro bowler. A lot of injuries.
I mean, it's bound to happen, but... Okay, a lot of injuries.
Yeah. I mean...
All time. All time.
I mean, it's the Chargers, man. We have nothing.
Ring of Honor? I mean, doubt it, but... Okay.
I think you're dismissing the five-time Pro Bowler, Hank. Five-time Pro Bowler.
Everyone makes the Pro Bowler. I mean, it's the Chargers.
It's not like we're a notable franchise in the history of the NFL. It's true.
One Super Bowl appearance, we got blown out by like 35 points. It's true.
Facts. You're sad to see him go, obviously, but you knew it was happening.
Yeah, I mean, I don't know. Because right when I was getting into football, for the most part, I could start watching Chargers was like his rookie season so it's kind of like sad to to see him go but he just hasn't hasn't been healthy cost way too much money it's bound to happen okay all right so i mean it wasn't it's not shocking in the fact that i think we all expected it's more shocking that there's just another piece that is out there right now and will he go to a contender uh will he try to take top dollar i think he's at the point in his career where he wants to win something i'd agree so he's gotten paid a shitload of money yeah and i feel like he he will probably sign somewhere for maybe less than the open market might necessarily dictate maybe one of his college coaches was maybe variable to variable coach him? Yeah.
Oh, you've already connected the dots. Have you been working on the Bosa Shrug? What is that? Can you do the Shrug? He does that.
Shrug. Wait.
There you go. That's good.
I mean, or Shane. Shane, sorry.
You're shaking your head. No.
After all the shit you just gave him for being like an all-time charger. You want him on the Patriots? Yeah.
That's a good point. You did.
He's devaluing him in the open market.

That was smart by Hank.

Again, I'm spoiled with greatness.

So it's like when you talk about all-time players of a franchise,

five-time Pro Bowl or Rookie of the Year is not exactly all-time.

It's just a good, solid player.

This is very smart by Hank right now.

At this point, I guess you would take him. Yeah.
Yeah. Yeah.
And then the other big news is DK Metcalf wants out. He wants out.
He wants to go to a contender, too, I think. And he also wants a new contract.
I have a place that I would like to see DK. Okay.
Don't say the Packers. I'm not going to say the Packers.
I personally would like to see DK on the Pittsburgh Steelers oh him and George him and Georgie out there together what would the analytics look like if you're if you're in the Steelers front office you have to basically like write in a certain amount of penalty yards per game yeah in the two of them yeah you have to have a very it's a personality type thing you have to you have to be like borderline personality disorder i don't think dk necessarily he's not he's not a complete psycho but he goes up to that line because he's he plays with a lot of aggression right i think he's like a a good mentally healthy version of george pickens yes yes so do we have any idea where he might like what's where's he rumored i know the packers everywhere i do see the Packers. The Patriots have inquired about him.

Hank, would you want DK?

What's his resume?

Two-time Pro Bowler?

Three-time?

He's under contract now, so you'd have to trade picks.

Probably first or third, maybe a second and a third for DK.

I would like DK on the Patriots for sure.

I think most teams should want him.

He's a very good player.

He can't turn, but he's a great player.

Yeah, DraftKings odds have him. DK Metcalf next team.
3-1 Seahawks. 3-1 Chargers.
That would be interesting. Yeah.
That would be a great weapon for Justin Herbert. 3.51 plus 350 to the Patriots.
Plus 550 to the Texans. And plus 700 to the Raiders.
He does feel like a Raider. He feels like a Raider.
He looked good in the Raider uniform, too. He does feel like a Raider.
I think he'd also look good in a Bills uniform.

I think the Bills should want DK, too.

I did text DK when the news broke, and I just said,

Hey, DK, I dare you to go to the Commanders.

And what'd he say?

You won't.

And then he just didn't reply.

Okay.

Well, that's not a no.

But now I double-dogged Darum.

Yeah, that's not a no.

That's in your court, DK.

The Bears made a couple moves.

Interior line.

Not sexy, but needed.

I like it.

Very much needed.

Yeah, Joe Tooney,

Jonah Jackson,

very much needed.

So flexibility maybe

going into the draft

where they don't have to just,

they can take best player available.

Fun fact about Joe Tooney.

Did you know that he finished

in the top 10

in Offensive Player of the Year

last year?

I did not.

He also won team MVP

for the Chiefs.

Really? Yes. That's going to be a chip on the shoulder from homes next year but yeah he's i mean he's older but this is also like the the jota jackson's a six rounder you're not going to get a six rounder that can play guard uh right away and he got moved to center last year yeah and then he wasn't great at center and by the time they got healthier at the guard he lost his.
And Joe Tooney's similar. He got moved to tackle out of position.
He's going to go back to guard. So yeah, I'm, I'm, I'm happy that the bears are addressing the offensive line as quickly as possible so that they can have a little flexibility when it comes to draft time and free agency when it comes.
I think it's smart. Yeah.
All right. What other, I saw Sean, Sean Watson restructure his deal again.
That was actually the headline. Yeah.
On ESPN said, Deshaun Watson restructure his deal again.

That was actually the headline on ESPN.

It said, Deshaun Watson restructures deal again.

Yeah.

That, again, carries so much weight.

Yeah.

It's the worst contract, maybe in the history of sports.

Yeah.

I think it's probably up there, right?

I would say so.

And he restructured again.

I think it just helps them spend more money right now.

They're going to end up paying him the $230 million.

All of it. The Browns are going to have to pay that to him.
But yeah, Deshaun Watson, good guy, team player. Team player, taking a little pay cut.
Yeah. Yeah.
Yeah. That's exactly what's happening.
Got converted to a bonus. What's on your mind, Hank? Peyton Pritchard going off? Peyton Pritchard going off.
What was that? How many score? He had 40. Derek White had 40.
Celtics players out. Doesn't matter.
They got their whole team out against the Sixers. Didn't matter? It's tonight.
Oh, it's tonight. But it didn't matter.
Oh. By the way, last night in sports, Brady Kachuk did score for us within two minutes.
He did, yeah. I took my son to the game and I was like, that guy scored for you.
He's the best. And he was just like, what? He didn't care.

Absolute beauty.

The Sixers team also is also all out, by the way.

Well, who's out?

Embiid.

Well, that doesn't count.

Embiid is out.

Maxie is out.

Paul George, questionable, will probably play.

But let's not act like, be like, oh, yeah, our whole team's out.

We're still going to beat the Sixers, whose team is also still out.

But his team's out.

Your team has been. I don't know what he is.
Max, the difference is, when the Celtics are all out, we're still going to beat the Sixers, whose team is also still out. But his team's out.
Your team has been. Max, the difference is when the Celtics are all out, they're still all in.
What? Yeah. What he said made sense.
Cooper Flagg. Cooper Flagg.
How upset would you be if the Sixers got Cooper Flagg? I would probably murder you. That's fair.
You can't get Cooper Flagg because you said on this program that I'm out. I'm i'm removing myself from cooper flag consideration i did see something very mean from front of the program andy andy staples okay uh andy might not be front of the program anymore uh-oh he he said if i was cooper flag and the wizards are the hornets got the number one overall pick i'd go back to college oh and then i thought about thought about it, and he's not wrong, but it hurt for me to hear him say that.
It's still an insult. It's still an insult.
If I was Cooper Flagg, I would play for the Wizards myself if they got the first overall pick. But in the NIL era— But you love ball.
I do love ball. He can go back to Duke, make some decent money at Duke for another season.
I would say pretty damn good money. And then go back to the NBA draft when a team that isn't the hornets or the wizards has the number one overall pick it was mean for him to put that out there yeah i knew i i know it's a possibility technically in the back of my head but it's still mean for andy but to put that out there on national sports podcast also uh you can't really time when like bad teams will probably be the first pick for a long time yeah That's why they're bad.
I mean, I guess you could time it where it's like there's crazy lottery ball luck and a Sixers. Sixers.
Sixers. Yeah.
Pops up. And if the Clippers were to, they're not going to get it, but if the Clippers were to get the number one overall pick, I believe it would go to the Thunder.
Who then could add Cooper flag to their roster. That would be a good one.
Big market. Yeah.
I think the Bulls are going to make the playoffs. They just can't.
Everyone else just keeps losing along with them. They lose, but everyone else loses.
It's crazy. This is where the 10th seed in the NBA, the play-in game, is so stupid.
The Bulls are the 10th seed right now. They're 24-38.
They're not a good basketball team. It works a little in the West where you have some decent teams in that playing range.
But in the East, it's like none of these teams, the Hawks are not good. Just get rid of it.
Some breaking moves. Oh, breaking moves.
Christian Kirk to the Texans. The Jaguars are sending Christian Kirk to the Texans.
I feel like the Texans should just get every receiver this year. Why not? Tank Dell has had another surgery, so that feels like it's going to take a while.
I think he just had the ACL. He had the maybe PCL and MCL already done yeah he had to have another yeah so the mall yeah the second surgery just happened and digs not coming back most likely he's a free agent too right yeah digs yeah so yeah they should just get every receiver get dk get christian kirk and everybody also today i feel like christian kirk by the way just real quick with him he's he's an all-time uh you know his name but but if he's your number one receiver, if he's part of your big plan, you're in trouble.
I think the Jaguars move with him was to pay him like a number one receiver in hopes that he would perform like a number one receiver. He'd be like, oh shit, I guess I am.
Yeah. Usually that doesn't work.
But he's, yeah. If you start, if Christian Kirk is the first two names that you say for your receiving core, it doesn't feel like it's going to go well.
You're in trouble. Yeah.
I think he might have been on our fantasy team last year. Yeah.
We'll get to that. Also, Trey Hendrickson has been granted permission to seek a trade by the Bengals.
So that might be their money issues. So he led the NFL in sacks last year, right? Yep.
Doesn't wear gloves. Yep.
Is a badass. Yep.
I feel like there will be a lot of interest in him. Sam Hubbard also retired.
He retired. Incredible career.
Thank you for your service, Sam. Pretty damn cool to play for one team, one jersey guy from Cincinnati.
Cincinnati lifer. Yeah.
Yeah, Trey Hendrickson. So there's some pass rushers out there.
Yeah. Khalil Mack is out there.
Miles Garrett, obviously. Bosa.
There's some pass rushers out there. Damn.
Do you guys want to talk a little college ball real quick? Joe Linardi took two days off this week. That's nice.
Just an updater. Hank, what do you think about that? Took two days off.
Whatever brings you peace, man. Bracketology.
We need the bracketology every single day. The minute there is an update in the games, we need a new bracket.
So this is the most recent one. Right now he has last four in San Diego State, Indiana, Boise State, and Xavier.
Xavier's been hot. First four out, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Texas, Nebraska.
Oklahoma had a big win against Mizzou. And Villanova has been dumped to the next, not even next four out, just the next.
The next four out. No, they're out, out, out, out.
Are they first four into the NIT? I don't care. In the long run, it's good.
Oh, because Kyle Neptune's going to get fired? Great guy. Great guy.
Great guy. Kyle Neptune is out.
Are you first reporting it? Great guy. Great guy.
But, yeah, he's got to go. He's got to go.
I feel bad for Providence fans. They're out on Kim English.
That was quick. The interview never had a chance.
No. So I'm guessing Florida, now

one seed after that win? Florida

is, so right now his one seeds are Houston,

Duke, Florida, and Auburn.

And then the two seeds, Michigan

State, Texas Tech, Alabama, and

Tennessee. Three seeds, St.
John's, Wisconsin,

Iowa State, and Texas A&M.

Three seed? Yeah, no, we've been

in that 3-2-3

range. I mean, if we

have Penn State to finish this

regular season, if we went to the Big Ten championship game, there'd be a chance maybe to get back up to a two seed. We were a two seed for a little bit there and then lost to Michigan State.
But, yeah, I'm excited. I'm excited for March Madness.
12-0. Yeah, about that.
Well, 12-0 as of this taping. We don't know what happens tonight, so it could be really sad even talking about it.
But still staying on the sidelines? I'm still staying on the sidelines. The bigger picture, and this is where I said earlier, this is going to sound mean.
I'm not sure. Oh, I'm sure this will sound mean.
You're only doing one a night i don't i don't want to be an asshole and just well i've done no well well no i know now saturday is seven currently currently i did two on tuesday uh tonight is a very like light board there's only a couple power five conferences and i'm not saying i'm going to do this but in the position that I'm in or in a position that a fader might be in, thinking bigger picture, it's not about going till you lose one. It's like maybe starting next week and just everything.
Everything. Here's where it concerns me.
But I might not release everything. That's sweet.
It is fucked up. Well, why? Because I'm protecting myself against guys like you.
I might just release one pick. I might bet everything, but I might release one pick.
What concerns me is the fact that Big Cat doesn't have somebody that he's going against right now. No, I am.
I'm still going against him. But he is not betting against you.
No, but again, we talked about this last show. I'm still going against the idea of Hank.
Okay. Hank stands for- But I feel like you're more powerful when you have an actual enemy.

No, but I have...

I've been going against Hank this entire time.

I want you to get to 15-0

and then maybe fade you for your next 15

to 30. It is crazy.

I've never had a run like this.

Because that's where the odds are at. It's not just one game.

I've never had a run

like this. 12 in a row is insane.

It's impressive. Very impressive.
My brain is just pulsating because it's been so smart recently. Again, this might sound really stupid if the Iowa State-Michigan or Iowa-Michigan State overdoes it.
So have you done any of your 12-0 on? Iowa basketball. Oh, hold on one second.
I want to hear what you say, but that was crazy. That's a non-ball knower.
Iowa basketball. Now, this year they've had trouble hitting the three recently.
Iowa basketball was like the best over ever for the last decade. All they do is chuck.
Their defense sucks. So they have hit a lot of overs this year.
Sorry, PFT. That was a non-ball knower check.
It's okay. He was just going with the vibes of the university.
He was thinking of Iowa football, which Iowa football, I think, was like 10-3 to the over this year. Well, that's because the over had adjusted down to like 29 points a game.
But an over is an over. It hit the over.
It hit the over. True.
This is just a non-ball-knower over here. We got a casual.
Yep. Hey.
Yep. Get the guns up.
Bang. Bang.
You shouldn't even participate in March Madness. So, yeah.
My thing is, have you made picks with an empty slate? Because I feel like you would not be giving out a pick necessarily tonight if you weren't 12-0 right now. I did like this over.
I went to the lab this morning when I got to the office. I did like it regardless.
But, yeah. I mean, I can't.
You can't be like, oh, no pick tonight. Yeah.
That's crazy. I mean, that would build the anticipation the anticipation for the next pick so much it would but there'd be a coward's way out to be like oh i can get because i could say no picks the rest of march and never lost in march i come on you gotta you could do that you gotta get it you gotta step up to the plate undefeated in march if i get to sat if i get to saturday uh there'll be multiple picks and that's probably where hank will will jump against me what are you, Max? Is Dave hopping on tonight? Dave might be hopping on tonight.
Have you spoken to him offline about this? I have. He said, I'm so mad at your run because he hasn't bet any of it.
Are you worried about him hopping on? No. I think the way my brain's working has been the more the merrier.
The more the merrier. It's the people i'm fighting for the people more the merrier so it just to recap your your enemy right now is the possibility that hank wants you to lose it's it's henry lockwood and everything he stands for okay as a person nothing personal but as a person okay everything he stands for all right That's that's what gets me up in the morning that's what gets me out of bed i respect it it's just hank because like i mean you just heard him i will over he didn't know shit well hank hank lives to hate we seen him go at shane right off the bat was wild wild he's just like whoever's in that chair i'm attacking yeah poor memes got his wisdom teeth out at the ripe age of 30 have you had yours out yeah when i was like 16 like everyone else i still have not had mine out do they hurt uh seven years ago in new york i had one day where my mouth just like blew up i went to the dentist and then he gave me the x-ray he's like yeah we got to get all four of these out so i went home and uh he told me call back.
We're going to schedule an appointment. I simply did not make that call and it just went away.
That's smart. So I think I'm good.
I think getting your wisdom teeth out is a racket. Yeah.
Did you get yours out? No. Did anyone? Max and Shane, you got yours out.
I got mine out in high school. Yeah.
You got yours out, Shane? Yep. Who gets, do people still get their tonsils out? Yeah, if they get infected.
Oh. I still got mine.
Oh, you got yours out, Shane? Yep. Do people still get their tonsils out?

Yeah, if they get infected.

Oh.

I still got mine. Oh, you got yours out, Shane?

Shane, are you a low-key sick boy?

I got strep throat three times in six weeks.

Oh, shit.

Shane is sick every other week.

You're a low-key sick boy?

I didn't know that about you.

No tonsil gang.

Wow.

I got all my original body parts.

I'm in mint condition right now.

I have no appendix either. What? Yeah.
That burst? Almost. On death's doorstep.
Do you ever think... Can you drink milk? I can, but...
You don't. You choose not to.
Shane, do you ever think like what you just described, wisdom teeth, appendix, tonsils, sick all the time, like, you were born when you were born because if you were born 200 years ago, you would have been a dead baby. I think Max is also overreacting.
It's the Chicago thing. Since I moved to Chicago, I've been getting...
At least once a month. At least once a month, I have to just be like, Shane, go home.
I've had to go to the doctors and stuff. They don't know what's going on.
How's Max as a boss? Fantastic boss. Okay.
Because we know memes' answers are different. If Max was not in the room, what would your answer be? Max earmuffs.
Max not listening. How's Max as a boss? Max is a fantastic boss Okay Okay

Why are you

Why do you

Are you holding up a sign

Saying help me?

I may as well be

Alright what else

Do we have anything else

Oh J.J. Watt

Doesn't have to go back

To the NFL

Yeah they got scored on

Congrats

They gave up

The clean sheet

So yeah

And they won the game

So it was a perfect ending

For him

Where he got a

It was a great storyline

Very fun

And then

Doesn't have to go back

To the NFL

It is bang- They gave up the clean sheet. And they won the game.
So it was a perfect ending for him where it was a great storyline, very fun, and then doesn't have to go back to the NFL. Bengals fans would have been pumped.
It would have taken the sting off the Trey Hendrickson thing a little bit. He did.
It was like, maybe I'll get JJ. He did tell me that he was like, because I reached out to him.
I was like, dude, this is not the same as the pinky bet, but similar where it's like, this can't happen. And I was like, are you actually getting ready for this? And he said he had changed his diet and workout routine slightly because it was getting farther and farther down the line.
That was like step one on the checklist. Yeah.
Something that he'll have to, in the future, I would have just, I would have just said, fuck it and kept doing my thing until it was time to actually go to training camp. And then just not make the team.
And then just sucked, yeah. But he's built different.
I was wondering this about J.J. Watt because he's a guy that retired and then all of a sudden he got to enjoy himself a little bit, enjoy the fruits of his labor, travel the world a little bit.
He started drinking some beer after he retired. Do you think that a guy as big as J.J.
is, he probably didn't drink much while he was in the league? Do you think he had a high or low tolerance when he quit? Wisconsin. Wisconsin.
Yeah. Yeah, in the blood.
JJ Watt can drink. Yeah.
I'm going to guess he can drink. I think now he can.
I just don't know. Right after you retire, you're built like a tank.
But Wisconsin. But do you have two beers and then you're like, oh, fuck.
Yeah. I think that's just Wisconsin carries through for him yeah there where it's just like he could just still drink like a tank be like oh i don't first time i'm trying this stuff i could drink a hundred of them yeah oh wisconsin uh all right anything else before we get to our awesome interviews i'm trying to think is there any other news that we missed there's some drama oh tell us the drama it's Eagles drama oh Oh.
Tell us the drama. It's Eagles drama.
Oh. National Sports Podcast.
Yep. I cannot say it.
No, I would like to hear it. There's three players that are involved, two of them.
If I gave you three guesses, I think you could get two of them. AJ Brown.
That's one. Okay.
C.D. Deuce.
That's the other. Okay.
Okay. Well, and then there's a third, which is Darius Slay.
Okay. Darius Slay went on a podcast.
He got cut. He got cut.
They're trying to maybe rework his contract and him come back eventually. But as of right now, he is cut.
He went on a podcast, and they asked who's going to be the leader in the locker room, in the defensive back room, since he's out. And he was like, I think Reed Blankenship is going to be the leader in that room or they're going to bring in an old guy to replace me as leadership.
CD took offense to that. Went on a tweet sp was very it didn't make a ton of sense okay oh did you pull it up yeah uh yeah basically went on a tweet tweet spree subtweeting doing gifs everything that see but cd needs a little chip on his shoulder to play to play well yeah and after winning a super bowl it's hard to get that chip on his shoulder.
This is one to get a chip on his shoulder. And then the A.J.
Brown aspect, that same podcast, Devontae Smith, somebody asked – or that same podcast, somebody asked if he thought – if Darius Slay thought that prime Devontae Smith or prime OBJ was a better receiver and Darius Slay said OBJ and like an Eagles fan was like damn Darius Slay throwing shade at Smitty and then AJ Brown got mad at that Eagles fan for saying Odell Beckham was better in his prime correct in his his prime was that catch you can it's very rare that you can pinpoint a man's actual prime it was in that moment and and it was maybe the best prime of all time. Odell Beckham's first, I want to say, five years in the league were insane.
And yeah, you're right. That was the moment that was like, oh, shit.
Yeah, Odell Beckham. If you make a play like that, it's awesome.
But also, if it were me, it would kind of suck because I'd be like, fuck, I'm never going to get better than that. Yeah.
That's it. Like Saquon Barkley, is he going to do better than that backwards hurdle? Probably not.
Or is he past his prime? I don't know. He had a couple pretty sick plays after that this year.
Odo Beckham, yeah, so he got injured in his fourth year. His first three years in the league, 1,300 yards, 12 touchdowns, 1,400 yards, 13 touchdowns, 1,300 yards, 10 touchdowns.
Pretty damn good. And over 90 catches in all three of those years.
But yeah, prime Odell was... I just envision Odell just taking a slant to the house.
Prime Odell. Like a five-yard slant and everyone just is in the dust uh okay that was good national sports podcast anything else any anything in the nba max what do you think they're gonna do good question what do you mean who's gonna be the leader in that locker room i think big dom yeah big well no in the defensive backroom that's what the question was right i there could be co-leaders.
I don't think there needs to be one certain guy.

You need to have a leader.

No, but people lead in different ways.

I think that CD is going to be a vocal leader.

He's always going to have someone's back in a scrum.

And I don't know. I think Reed Blankenship will also be a leader.
Oh, okay. Co-leaders.
Really well said. Yeah, I was trying to think of.
Like Elon and Vivek. I was trying to think of.
They were co-leaders and they got along real well. Eli and who? Elon.
Elon and Vivek. Who's Vivek? Yeah, exactly.
Ramaswamy. Exactly.
Yeah, no, there could be co-leaders. He's a dude who you probably haven't seen him for a while because he basically did a tweet that was like, American culture sucks.
And then I was like, boo this guy. And we all said, we all said, boo.
We're all like, boo, dude. You got booed out of politics.
Fuck you, dude. Get out of here.
Hell yeah. Yeah.
America rocks. All right.
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Okay, we now welcome on our very, very, very good friend, our fantasy football owner and Hollywood A-lister. It's Jerry O'Connell.
We figured this would be a perfect time to have you on to do a little Oscars preview because our listeners love movies and they want to know what's going to happen at the Oscars.

So let's dive into it.

You have who's going to win best picture.

Guys, why'd you call this meeting?

Why are you calling me?

Like, what do you want?

What do you want to talk about?

You want to get the Oscars?

We saw you on TV and you look great, Jerry.

I don't know.

Who are you wearing?

Yeah, thank you. I was wearing.
I don't know. Who are you wearing? Yeah, thank you.

I was wearing John Barbados.

I mean, I don't judge people physically.

You guys know that about me.

But to be more was very attractive.

Wow.

You know who was very attractive?

I don't judge people physically. But if I did did like this is who i would say uh was attractive i thought nikki glazer who i saw was a beautiful woman oh yeah yes yes very beautiful and where do where do they put you at the oscars where do you sit so i i wasn't um it wasn't inside the building i was outside the building um what yeah it was um i was working the red carpet for live with kelly and mark it's a syndicated morning talk show not sports related and um like i just basically had to sit on the red carpet and be like mr lift mr liftow would you like to come and talk to me it's for live with kelly Mr.
Lithgow. Mindy Kaling.
Mindy Kaling. Will you come and say hi to us? And then they edit all the interviews together, and they played it the next day on Live with Kelly and Mark, which is a syndicated talk show, not sports related.
Right. But you did look good, Jerry, for the record.
You look good at the Oscars. Yeah, yeah thank you what can we do to get you in the building though yeah you should be in that building were you were you not were you allowed like if you wanted to go in were you allowed to go in you just decided not to go in no um i think you have to be nominated for something fellas i mean i'm not really i'm not really working a lot right now kang, which I was in, is not going to get me into the Academy Awards, you know? It should.
Stand by me should. Yeah.
Yeah, but that was decades ago, you know? Yeah. I mean, right now, I'm pretty much known as your fantasy manager, which, I don't know.
It feels like I'm not like

it feels like that is even like slipping through my fingers.

Like what are you talking about? I may not even

have that anymore. No, you are going to be

running our team. I listened to your interview with

Shefty and I heard you guys say, you know,

hey, maybe you can oversee Jerry

when he's doing this. And I don't feel comfortable with that because I know it's going to evolve into me talking to Dylan Schefter, his daughter, and asking her, you know, who are we starting today, Dylan? Ray Ray McLeod or Pat for Ironwood? You know, or you're going to stick me with like the Hathelbrackathelbrack brothers, you know, Tim and, uh, even the other one, you know, and it's going to be like, Hey, what's up? Hey, Hasselbacks.
Come on. We got to set our lineups.
Who are we starting? A dunze or tank down? Need an answer. Need an answer.
Yeah. Yeah.
I know. You know, everyone is going to come on.
No, no, no. I know everyone.
Cause you called this meeting. now I'm going to talk.
Everyone who comes on, you're going to be like, hey, what's up? Wendy Nix, should we go with Disley or Thielen? What are you feeling? You know, I don't. I'm not going to do it, you know? Yeah.
Yeah. I'm just not going to do it.
We barely even know Shafter. Hey, Joy Taylor, should we go with Kincaid or Zacchaeus? But Jerry.
Sorry, what were you saying? We have Schefter on once a year. We barely know the man.
We have on at the Combine once a year. Yeah, there was a conversation he had, but if you remember, Schefter seemed lukewarm on the idea.
Seemed like he didn't really understand what he was getting into, it's like hey all right this probably won't work out if you fucking stick me he seems hold on a second if you stick me with darren revell i swear to you i would never know i will i would never no i would never ever ever ever i could see you guys doing that as like a bit you know Hey, Tony Reale, Jerry O, got to set our lineups. Fant or Hawkinson, Tony? Need an answer.
Listen, Jerry, Adam is a great guest on the show. I don't even think that he's interested in the position.
I don't think that you'll hear from Adam Schefter. I don't think that he's a threat to your job.
I think that you actually showed us a lot about how seriously you were taking it. Yeah.
Now, if Adam Schefter did decide that he wanted to be part of it, we'd have to have that conversation. We'd have to talk to him or someone else.
But it seems like he does not give a shit about this, and he's sick of doing fancy football. So I don't think you have anything to worry about.
We were mostly just doing that to scare you. I think Adam is not a threat.
I don't think you'll hear from him. Okay.
Hey, chicken fry.

It's Jerry O.

We could take a swing on Noah Gray today.

All right, wait.

So Jerry. Get an answer, chicken fry.

Jerry, I do have a question about the Oscars.

I feel like you dismissed our interest in the Oscars.

Who was the best interview you had?

I mean, they're all, it's like pretty mainstream media stuff.

Just like, hey, are you nervous?

You know, nothing really spectacular, nothing fire like you guys.

I do have to say, you guys were talking to Schefter and he started talking about the death list.

Yeah.

That was.

So you like him?

That was laugh out loud, funny stuff.

Yeah.

So you like him. But I just, by the way, what are the legalities of him giving me inside information? I don't think there are any.
I think that's what was so attractive about Adam Schefter in this position is because he's got the inside info. I don't think that there's any rules that govern insider trading.
Yeah. I think the biggest issue that we have right now in this relationship is that you are taking our want to make a better organization as a personal slight when really we're just trying to get better.
Wait, what's the issue? Max just said Jerry's internet may be a problem. Uh-oh.
Are we not recording it? I mean, we're recording it. It's the Riverside riverside i've never seen it says zero zero out of zero uploaded jerry zero zero go to somewhere where there's wi-fi um jerry is this the kind of internet that you deal with on a regular basis when you're when you're on this is not good this is not you.
Wait, let me just try something here.

How about that Wi-Fi?

Let me just try something. If Jerry is doing the draft, God forbid, and he runs in this situation.

I don't know if it's an Android thing.

Jerry, is it an Android thing?

Green bubble.

Is that better, Phyllis?

Seems like it might be.

I don't know.

Max, is that better?

So what do you want?

He just put this camera. What do you want? Jerry O'Fantasy Man is his name.
Oh, that's a nice name that you have there. Maybe stop and just, I just don't.
You want to see if it will upload if we stop? Yeah. All right, we're going to stop recording real quick for a second.
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Okay, back to Jerry O'Connell. Okay, so we cut out for a second there because Jerry's on an Android and doesn't have great Wi-Fi, which is not great for our fantasy team, but we were going to talk more Oscars.
Yeah, more Oscars. Defter has an old iPhone.
Well, not anymore. He actually upgraded to the iPhone 16, if you heard the interview.
Yeah, I listened to it. Yeah, you did.
Yeah. All right, so Oscars, Jerry.
What did you think of it? I will work with Tiffany Gomez. Okay.
Noted. That would be fun.
Hey, Tiff. Tiff, what's up? Hey, Cordell Patterson or Mostert, T are tiff what are you feeling all right so we so you're saying that we can contact tiffany gomez and put her in charge of you no actually that was a joke don't do it i'm like attempting to stay married i don't want to have a relationship with tiffany gomez i'm a fan of hers i i am a fan of hers from afar hey guys i'm not even joking like really like trouble and like with marriages like no tiffany gomez okay all right fun to be on twitter but let's keep it at that okay but you're the one who brought it up you know guys i gotta tell you i gotta tell you you know i paid for one third of that very expensive fantasy buy-in.
Yeah. And I don't know if you recall, but my wife called into the show before the season.
We were going to redo our driveway. We lost.
Had to pay the one third. I sent Pug a picture of my driveway.
I think about fantasy every time I drive over this in my driveway. It's not a joke.
That's good. That makes you hungry.
Yeah. You're always going over it.
And time it like hits my car and it fucks with my suspension i think i've got to do better i've got to do better yeah and all again i know we kind of cut out there for a second but all we're trying to do is get us better as an organization as a team you're taking as a personal slight when in reality this is all if we if we're popping champagne week 17 next year and uh ian raport or shefty or tiffany gomas is uh in the middle management role will the champagne taste any like like less sweet i don't think so yeah it will i just don't feel like having to having to talk to Teddy Bruschi every Sunday morning and asking him to set the lineups because you guys took access away from me to set lineups. I just don't do it to me, guys.
You know what? I actually looked up some stuff, okay? I'm going to give you some stats here. Okay.
All right. Go ahead.
The 2001 Bears. Okay.
Okay. 2001 Bears.
2000 Bears only had five wins. 2001 Bears had 13 wins.
Stuck with Coach Deron. Coach Deron.
RIP. Just passed away.
Rest in peace. Yes.
Prayers for Demar.i.p just passed away rest in peace yes um prayers for tomorrow wow urlacher remember them urlacher all them it was a good team but they stuck with their organization and they turned it around 2004 chargers i know because i had season tickets uh coach schottenheimer 2003 three 12 wins. Won the AFC West.
They stuck with the system. Who else had big turnarounds? 2019 Packers.
Three win season. 2018.
13 win season. 2019.
They fired Mike McCarthy. Oh, but I think...

They turned it around.

Yeah, I'm seeing that.

So that was LeFleur's first season.

All right.

Well, forget about that.

Forget about the 2019 Packers.

Okay.

Okay, okay, okay.

2008.

Ravens.

2007.

They only had five wins.

2008.

Oh, fuck.

Brian Billick was the champ.

Yeah, yeah.

2008 is when okay 2010

okay Niners 2010

6 wins 2011

13 wins

same coach

was that Harbaugh was that when they brought Harbaugh

I think Harbaugh

was the was

started coaching there in 2011 so I think

that one plays I think that one

plays okay

just forget about

Thank you. harbaugh was the was was started coaching there in 2011 so i think that one plays i think that one plays okay just forget about oh i'm the 2004 chargers had a great turnaround you know guys just cut that part out that i said about the um we'll try niners and all that stuff okay okay Yeah, we'll cut that part out for sure.
The Packers.

Jerry, the difference is like, when was the last time you won a championship?

Good question.

It was older.

It was a little while ago.

Actually, it was a league that I forgot about.

I didn't even set the lineups.

It just, it was like it auto did it for me. And they let me know that I won.
I forgot that I was in the league. And so every day you drive over the pothole and it reminds you that you have not won a championship in what, over 10 years? Yeah, about that.
Jerry, who are you going to lunch with today? I'm going out with my buddy, Colton dunn how did you know that you told i guess i told you he told me you have a lunch at one o'clock i was just curious a really funny actor colton dunn okay uh look him up nice guy he's actually from the wisconsin area he's uh he's a packers fan sorry i couldn't have said that i'm trying to know colton dunn say your fantasy i'm up i'm looking up. Jerry, when you were on the red carpet, were there any directors or Hollywood bigwigs that were like, oh, shit, we got to get Jerry? Do you think maybe we're going to get a big? You should win an Oscar.
I met Ben Stiller. I was talking to him.
Oh, could you get in Severance? I got to tell you, I'm mostly known for your show these days and not a lot of AWLs in the academy. Not a single person was like, hey, good job.
Well, not good job because you didn't win a championship. But like you did, I saw you tried.
You guys are being so rude. You guys are being rude.
No, we're not being rude. I can only take so much, guys.
It's fair. It's fair.
I can only take so much. Jerry, it's fair.
We don't relish putting you down. We don't because you care very deeply about the fantasy team, which is why it was a little bit puzzling that you were so averse to having anybody else help.
Like Big Cat and I, we love this fantasy team. We live it.
We breathe it. We sleep it.
Ever since the start of the show, it was our baby. And we cared so much about it that we wanted to bring somebody else, you, in to help us to win a championship.

And it's a little disheartening that you don't have that same.

It feels like it's more about Jerry and less about the team.

Show the picture of my pothole, please.

Okay.

Okay.

We're showing the pothole.

We're showing the pothole.

Listen, Jerry.

Show the pothole.

I wanted to have you on today because I wanted to.

You see that?

And by the way, it rained hard. It rained hard this week, and it just keeps growing.
And every time I drive over that pothole, I think about us and our league. You guys are being super rude.
So, Jerry, we have a guest. Yeah.
And he had just a couple questions for you. No big deal.
Quick questions. Just quick questions.
Can you see him? Do you see Shefty? Jerry? Yeah.ty jerry yeah hi chefty how are you i'm a huge fan it is my honor listen i you know these guys they were very kind to invite me to oversee a team and before i commit to adventure jerry i i just gotta have some basic questions answered if that's okay with you totally fair totally fair right sure yeah so so let's start out jerry communication is extremely important with fancy football texting facetiming all that do you use android or iphone jerry i yeah look look the messaging apps between the two they now have one messaging app so there's no more green bubbles and, they now have one messaging app.

So there's no more green bubbles and stuff. It's one messaging app.
So it doesn't matter which kind of phone you use because it's all the same messaging app. And also, I prefer messaging apps that are a little more encrypted, like Signal, where everything disappears.
because if we are going to be working together,

you're going to be getting some highly offensive shit coming into your inbox. I just want you to know that.
So you should know, you should know, Shepty, if you have a Disney-owned phone, the mouse is going to see some pretty raunchy shit. And not just like regular shit.
I'm talking hentai. We deep it's gonna get deep so this is something that you have to think about if you and i are gonna be partners okay it's not just me except you i've gotten some i've gotten some crazy texts from some coaches with some rather profane language so i'm used to this but I still have saved some of those texts.
I've saved some of those

texts. All right, Jerry.

We're familiar

with email leaks. I'm talking

some really dark

web stuff.

I'm talking something offensive.

Listen to me. No, no.

This needs to be said, big cat.

This needs to be said, okay?

And I'm sorry I'm getting angry, but since Max

won the Super Bowl, he doesn't get angry

anymore, so let me do it for you.

Thank you. up to you big cat this needs to be said okay and i'm sorry i'm getting angry but since max won the super bowl he doesn't get angry anymore so let me do it for you you need to understand it isn't offensive stuff that's coming into your inbox it's real dark web shit that's gonna give you nightmares shifty nightmares so get ready that's okay you want to talk about whether we can start whether he's going to hit a home run.
Let him ask the questions, Jerry. He's got a job to do here.
Let him ask the questions. Jerry, we got Trey Hendrickson requesting trades.
We got NFL Live stuff. I got to get going here and I got to get through this process.
So let me ask you a few more things, if you don't mind. I'm interested in the process that you use to determine draft rankings.
rankings. Can you walk me in a very simple way through your process there yes um if i were to remain in charge of the draft our our uh part of my take fantasy draft uh we're gonna go uh heavy on wide receivers in the beginning and we're not going to pick up running backs until maybe the fourth, fifth, and sixth rounds.
Good answer. Approximately, how much football would you say you watch in a given weekend? Good question.
Good question. I'm currently married and football is not my job.
It used to just be like a quarter, maybe a quarter and a half a week, but since my kids got their licenses, I'm getting close to three quarters a weekend. That includes Thursday and Monday night football.
Three quarters.

We need full commitment.

I am ashamed of that.

I am ashamed of that.

I'm not ashamed of the dark web shit that I'm going to send you, but I am

ashamed that I only get three quarters of football.

That may explain why Big Cat

and PFT have not won a championship.

That may explain it right there.

We believe

a stable home life

for a home Thank you. PFT have not won a championship.
That may explain it right there. We believe

a stable home life

Hold on.

We believe a stable home life

is important to

our team's success. Tell me

about the level of support

that you have from your

family in managing a team.

Is everyone in your house

all bought in,erry no they don't even know they can't stand pft and big cat they think they're strange people i mean you know i like my wife i i tried i was talking about max and she said let me see a picture of this guy and don't even get me started on the kind of reaction that that had. No, they don't like me watching football.
They don't like the sound of it. If I do watch it, it usually has to be on mute.
Okay. Okay.
Hold on. I got two more because I got to get on a TV show here.
But follow up on family, Jerry. Follow up.
Family is very important to me. And at times I have my son and my daughter who's a big fan of yours help with my workflow.
Would you have any issues if they were in contact with you giving you direction? And no, I love your kids. I'm very happy.
Dylan, correct? That's your daughter's name? She's going to going to be very happy that you know her name. Very good, Jerry.
Yeah. Yes, I'm very excited to work with them.
I think they're great. If you have any advice, I have two 16-year-olds who are currently vaping nonstop.
Let's just hope it's just nicotine. If you have any advice for that, let me know.
You know, my Dylan's 16, and who knows what's going on. We hope and pray for the best, right? That's all we can do, Jerry, is parents of 16-year-olds.
All right, my last question for you, Jerry. Have you ever, while employed as PMT team manager, spoken to a competing sports program about fantasy football strategies? Good question.
Great question. Okay.
Now, Mr. Schefter, you understand, like, you get a lot.
I'm sure you're a friendly guy who gives your phone number out. I know you have two phones.
You know, I have a good friend named Akbar Bagubiamilla who played for the Raiders, who is now currently on Good Day Football, Good Morning Football. And he asked me to come on.
I do have to say, coming on to Pardon My Take has really increased my visibility. And a lot of people call me and ask me about coming on their podcast and such.
And it's solely because I do part of my take um so i i was on good morning football once but i did let i did let a big cat and pft know i was going on it he's a friend and i i didn't i didn't want to say no i did another friend a podcast for my friend um adam pally but it was not sports related it's about health and. And I did ask PMT and Big Cat and they said it was okay.
And then threatened me with like losing my ability to set the lineups in our fantasy league. Yeah, well, you know, Jerry, listen, these are just things that I wanted to just get out there in the open.
I wanted you to think about them. I wanted to hear the answers myself.
And now that I have them, and I appreciate your time today, we could sit back, think about things, evaluate. It's sort of like making a draft pick.
You don't just make the draft pick. You put a lot of time, thought and energy into it.
And then you make the decision about who you're going to pick. Right? Same thing here.
Yeah. Hey, let me get, Shefty, let me get, let me get your number on that new phone.
I got some bids that I really want to send you. I'm going to love this stuff.
These guys got myself. Jerry, you text me anytime.
Good job. Let me get it.
What do you want? You want me to do it on WhatsApp? You want me to do it on Signal? You just want straight SMS? I can do whatever you want, Shefty. Whatever you want.
You want to come on this team, it's going to work. I appreciate how willing and flexible you are.
Yeah. All right.
Thank you so much, Shefty. Thank you.
We're going to have fun. Yeah, I know you guys.
Thank you, guys. Appreciate it.
All right. Thanks, Shefty.
Appreciate it. Important conversation we need to be had.
Thank you. All right, Jerry, I went well i think that went well that was you guys you guys ambushed me you guys ambushed me that was crazy we want to see how you responded to adversity jerry what a great sport man what a good guy so funny yeah he really is i really look forward to his uh interviews um he oh i love the uh i love the coach i love the coach uh cohen interview as well i thought it was really interesting although dude did i want you guys to answer something to me did you know what he was talking about when he's talking about flapjack uh space side uh two two deep backs and all that stuff and he started going into the jargon no i just nod and you're like yeah that makes sense you hear like one word that you recognize and you're like yeah i understand the whole thing yeah yeah yeah just nod along that was exciting that was really fun oh god i can't wait to send i can't wait go ahead all right no no go ahead no you go no you go deputy i'm gonna i'm gonna send him one vid and he's gonna say i'm out I can't do this I know exactly which one I'm gonna send him Jerry what we'd like to know because we've talked to a lot of coaches recently they've got a lot of acronyms I want you to come up with an acronym that embodies kind of the spirit and the motto of what you're looking for in a team you don't have to do it right now but we're looking for a change of direction maybe some fresh ideas i'm gonna do it right now i'm gonna do it right now i know that coach cohen had fast fundamental attack uh speed situational masters that was so funny when you guys were saying that's yeah yeah yeah it's two words so it's really funny um yeah i have one uh my acronym is shitIT Success Hits Intelligence

Thoughtfulness

We're going to be thoughtful in who we start

Shit

I think the S should stand for Shefty

I thought he was

I don't know about you

Jerry I don't know about you

But like Shefty had some really good pointed questions

It feels like he's diligent

That's the type of guy we want in our organization

Yeah

Thank you. Shefty had some really good pointed questions.
It feels like he's diligent. That's the type of guy we want in our organization.
Yeah. Yeah.
It's almost as if someone fed those questions to him. This is like the Biden administration.
No, I think you're being a little bit paranoid. No, no, no.
There's some good things to think about. All right.
So, Jerry, you did have a Roback poem. So let's finish with that.
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Okay, we now welcome on a very, very, guest he is our good friend Super Bowl head coach Super Bowl winning head coach Sean McVay coach first of all thank you for joining us let's start though with I saw a quote that you didn't go to the combine this year I think you haven't gone to the combine for a couple years because you trust yeah you trust your scouts now i believe that but is there also part of you that just didn't want to run into us two idiots and have to have like a stupid conversation at prime 47 uh where we like judge your your beard because that would be fine that's totally fair if you didn't want to see us the insecurity that that conversation left me with was a very real thing you know thinning hair beard i'm getting prp shots now thanks to you guys but uh that that is a small part big cat i can't lie yeah so we ran you out of any but i do there's a real question in this uh in the scouting part uh as a head coach how much does the actual combine and the metrics that you guys you know collect from there matter when you're analyzing a player like does it can it really be oh this guy showed flashes that we didn't see on tape now we're going to consider him differently it's a you know the the workout part is a really small portion for me at least i think it's led to some mis-evaluations. The tape is the biggest guide.
What I do think the combine's beneficial for is the medical checks. You get a lot of stuff in terms of the medical checks.
And then the other thing is what we used to do when we would go is you spend those 15-minute increments where you're able to just get a feel for their football acumen when you put their tape on. How are you, coach? You don't want to necessarily punish them for not being exposed to maybe some of the things other guys are.
But the meetings can be beneficial. But I do think that still that 15-minute window is too short of a time to really get a feel for a human being.
So the vetting over the course of their careers, the tape, and the medical are the things that are the most important guiding principles for us. Did you have any specific questions you used to ask guys in those 15 minutes to try to get a feel for who they are? I think the best thing, and a lot of this because of some of the shortcomings I've had is, hey, what's the biggest adversity you faced and how did you bounce back from it? And you don't want to punish guys for not having gone through it, but I'm such a big believer just based on the course of things that have occurred professionally for me or even personally, that even though the most challenging moments, they felt like the worst thing when you're in them.
You look back on them and you're saying, I don't know where I would be without what those lessons and those tough times taught me. And if people have shown a consistent ability to be able to respond and use adversity to kind of catapult themselves forward and it doesn't break them that means a whole hell of a lot to me yeah do you judge a man by his handshake yeah i think so right i mean there is a part of it that you can feel i mean there's a couple of these guys they feel like you're gonna break your hand so it definitely leaves an impression i mean if you give me that limp you know the handshake i'm not a big fan of that i mean what do you guys think yeah i mean definitely on the other hand it's kind of become like an arms race everyone ever since people were like oh yeah adrian peterson he'll break your hand off with a handshake i feel like guys go into the handshake now thinking about really squeezing and it's not like a natural squeeze it's like i'm gonna try to impress him with my grip strength right now yeah is that what you guys do well so i'm dealing with an issue uh for the last three months i have a broken pinky and so every time i shake someone's hand it's like i'm just like it's a 50 50 shot whether they'll hit the right spot where i'm just like screaming in pain internally but i also don't want to give a bad handshake so i go in strong that i mean what would you grade me if i if we were in the combine i was like hey listen honestly i would probably transition to a half dap kind of bro hug i do try to dap a little bit more but it's just like that way then it's still not impersonal but i mean i i've been in those situations where you get some of those handshakes and it sends a shockwave through your whole fucking body yeah right and then i have that and i i i judge myself like if i give a bad handshake i'm upset at myself and i i it it sticks with me for a little bit where i'm like man i fucked that up i fucked that up and that guy probably thinks i'm such a pussy so what's the last time when you thought that yourself and then you felt the other guy thinking that same exact thing oh yeah you do the like look away because know that you screwed it up.
Now you can't even make eye contact because he's thinking you're a pussy too. Yeah, right.
Exactly. I judge mostly based on the clamminess of the handshake.
That too. Like how much moisture is on the other end of it because that tells you that the palms don't lie.
It's like you can squeeze as hard as you want, but if you're sweating, I know that you're a little bit nervous. If I was a prospect, I would just go in for a hug and a kiss with the coach yeah I'll just be like strong come here give me a smooch give me a quick kiss um hey that's certainly leave an impression yeah it absolutely would you wouldn't forget that guy so uh the big news obviously last week Matthew Stafford sticking with the Rams uh how long was that conversation when he came uh to the facility and you're like, hey, let's just do this? Because I think we all assumed that was going to happen, but there was a little bit of time there where it was kind of up in the air and there was rumors going around, ski trips, whatever.
But how quickly were you able to just be like, hey, we need you here. We want you here.
You still got football left. That was consistent throughout, you know, the, the Yellowstone, I'm kind of upset.
I wasn't there with, you know, for the, uh, for the ski trip. That was a free, you know, that's a who's who over there.
I would say this, that was always the end goal in mind trying to figure out, Hey, how do we get this guy back? What I do think is good. And honestly, and I've kind of talked about it.
The biggest thing to me was that was always what we wanted. Matthew knew that.
I'm so glad that it ended up where it did. But the most important thing is, is when you're making these commitments, and he's such a central part of where we want to go, and he's got such a positive influence on his teammates, him feeling good about it, and Kelly feeling good about it, and really collectively, us all understanding, hey, here's where we were at.
Let's have some good conversations. And there's never been anybody that I really loved and cared about that you couldn't have like real conversations with.
And I think we understood that we might not always see eye to eye on some different things, but I think we were closer as a result of going through it, even though there was some stuff where you're out there and it became so public where you're at the gym and shoot, it's the music's going, but you have one of these stations on and that's all they're talking about. And you're thinking they're showing these highlights and stuff.
And I'm thinking I would be a real dumbass if we let this guy go. Yeah.
So, um, but it was, it was good. It was a couple hours, but it was, it was more of a formality and making sure that everybody felt good about the direction we're going.
And I will say it was a great meeting and I felt that it was some uncomfortable weeks, but where it's at, I think we're better as a result of it. I know I at least feel that way.
And from my understanding, I think Matthew and his family does as well. Did you, so you mentioned Kelly, do you have anyone in the analytics department that listens to her podcast to try to be like, all right, here's where we can, here's where the like she's she's kind of tipping her hand a little bit do you have anyone who's studying that i haven't had anybody study that okay we got a guy yeah we got a guy that does it jerry o'connell he's got all the information on that yes yes uh but you're you're a smart guy if you're going to be trying to convince matt stafford to to play for your team you take him someplace warm you take take him to Cabo.
You don't take him up in the mountains on a ski trip. Yeah, was that an ain't no fun when the rabbits got the gun moment where it's like, oh, shit, I remember this.
You know, vacation bump into someone. There were some nervous vibes.
I thought only this feels familiar, but the difference was we didn't give him permission to actually be traded. We gave him permission for his agent to talk to some other teams.
That was different than the parameters around Detroit. And so I'm damn glad that we're talking about him being a Ram.
Otherwise, it would be a real different feeling that I would have right now. I don't think I'd have the courage to come on and talk to you guys.
It might be – it would be bad. Well, no, it'd be interesting because you'd probably be having Aaron Rodgers come in, and then we'd have a whole bunch of things to talk about in that case.
Yeah. So there's another guy, Cooper Cup, great player.
Yeah. He might be playing in a different place next year, but I think you guys are – it's kind of the same situation, right, where it's, if he doesn't find some place, if you guys don't find a good deal or whatever, there's a chance he could be a Ram next year too.
Is that fair to say? I would say probably not. You know, this is a little bit different.
You know, this guy has been such a powerful influence, impact player, but also person. And his rookie year coincides with my first year as a head coach.
I would say this, in the eight years going into year nine, there hasn't been a more challenging circumstance that you have to navigate relative to knowing that the most likely outcome is we're parting ways with him. He's a legacy Ram.
He's done so many incredible things. I mean, you look at how instrumental he's been in all things that are right about the Rams.
He's at the center of that. And that hasn't been fun, but he's been a real one throughout it.
And sometimes these tough conversations are real things, but forever grateful for what he's done over these eight years. And he's got good football left in him for sure.
Yeah. So the human element of that obviously sucks.
It's part of the job. Do you find yourself though? Like I think that if I were in your position, I would just send a stray text to Cooper Cup and just be like, you know, I love you, bro.
Shit like that where you get in your feelings a little bit. Do you ever find yourself doing that? Yeah.
And I'll say this though, in all seriousness, the thing that I, when I look back on, all right, let's make sure you learn from your mistakes. Early on, you're 30 years old as a head coach.
You're naturally thrust into a role where you have to make hard decisions that you can't accommodate everybody. But I was so worried in a lot of those instances of still trying to be liked and respected.
I think you get better at being able to, with an empathy, but an honesty and a direct, you know, communication in regards to, hey, this sucks with careful consideration. I've been wrong before.
I could be wrong again, but this is what we think is best for the collective, even though it might not suit an individual. But yeah, you're in your feelings.
I love this guy. And I mean, what's crazy is, is this guy's changed my life for the better.
I'm a better coach. I've gotten opportunities.
There's been financial things that have come my way, and he's been an instrumental part of all those blessings that this game has brought. And he's been, you know, one of the main guys that's been a positive influence.
So there's a lot of emotions that goes into that. But I do think that the friendship, the relationship we've formed over time, while it might be where I'd be pissed off if I was him too, hopefully as time goes, there's at least an appreciation that, hey, not easy, but kind of we've had good communication, and there'll be a lot of appreciation and gratitude when you look back on the time spent together.
You mentioned something there that's interesting because just knowing you for, I think the first time we had you on was like six or seven years ago, and knowing you, I can feel it that you have gotten a lot more comfortable in the role where maybe when you first started it was like I have to do what the image of a coach is I can't really be myself and it's totally it feels like you're you're a lot more comfortable being yourself was there a moment was it winning the Super Bowl or was it before that where you're like hey look I'm really good at this I don't have to be't have to be someone else's vision of a coach. I'm just going to be Sean McVay.
Yeah. And, you know, I don't know if it's as much that big cat as much as it's just, you know, growing up as a man.
You know, you're you're 30 years old when you get hired and you're really figuring out, OK, through good things and then through failures. Like, what are you really about? How are you foundationally built? like what's the shit that really matters in terms of how you positively impact people,

but how you handle hard times, how you handle hard conversations with an empathy and an appreciation, how you enjoy it. You know, I think sometimes not taking yourself so seriously too.
I think it was part of, you know, just coming into that dynamic, but I think a lot of the failures or mistakes I've made through eight years where people give you grace, but you're saying, all right, if you really mean like you want to take accountability, it's okay. People make mistakes, but, but learn from it, like really apply those learning lessons with, you know, all the things, whether it's football related, most importantly, relational, you know, how you are as a father, as a husband, all those things.
And I do think I'll say this too. And, and, you know, this like having a kid has made, it has just brought such a purpose and a perspective into my life that I just didn't have before.
I realized how freaking selfish I was, you know, before this ended up happening. It's been the biggest blessing ever.
Yeah. Having kids, I, I try to tell, I mean, it's, it's obviously very difficult, but there is a superpower that comes with it where things that felt important before just roll off your back.
Because you're like, this is not important. And the way best I describe it is you live the first however many years of your life where you're the main character in your movie.
And then a kid shows up and you're like, no, you're the main character in my movie now. Like, you're the main character that everything revolves around.
So it totally changes it. It's so true, though.
And it's funny when you say that, too. Like you think about probably the enjoyment you guys have working with each other and the rest of your group and what it's become when it's about.
I don't want to let people down. Like it's the same thing in coaching.
I can think about like when it's been the most pure, like when we were in the midst of going and trying to win a Superbowl in 21, where we get into the playoffs, you know, I genuinely felt in the midst of that, I wanted it more for Whitworth, Aaron Donald, Stafford, Cup, Jalen Ramsey, Odell, our coaches, Von Miller, like, and that is where you're much more fulfilled. It almost takes a pressure off where it's like, it's not about your selfish ambitions.
I want to do it because I don't want to let that other guy down. And it's wild how it's almost like a weight is alleviated.
Whereas when you feel like, man, this shit's more about you than you'd ever like to know anybody that you need, like you, you don't say it out loud and you know how to say the right things, but you know what you're feeling. That's the best thing I can put about like my son and my wife.
And when you apply those things in all parts of your life, man, there's where real fulfillment, it's not perfect, but it's a much better way to live to me. Yeah.
Do you ever think to yourself like 30 years old, what were they thinking hiring a 30 year old to be a head coach? Like being this old now and thinking about how young you were back then when I was 30, I was a completely different human being. Yeah.
Yes. I tell that to Stan Kroenke all the time.
I said, what the hell were you thinking hiring me as a 30 year old? And you know what you realize is like, well, you might be ready to do some of the things from a leadership perspective, just coaching wise, there still is an emotional pull that that takes on you because of the internal pressure you put on yourself. And if you really were to say though, like, what's the best thing in these eight years that's happened to me, it was going five and 12 in 2022.
Like it really was because of what that forced, like I had to get my ass broken down and really exposed on a public level where you're really saying like, all right, some of these insecurities you have now you can't hide from them. And you're either going to handle it the way that you would want to advise your son, or you're going to run away from it.
And you can conveniently hide behind other opportunities. And so there is no doubt that I say that to Mr.
Kroenke all the time, but I'm sure damn glad that he made the decision to do that. Yeah.
Was there a point this year where you did send that text to Aaron Donald and you're like, Hey, how are you feeling? Ha ha. He was at my house for a week after we had played Minnesota earlier on in the season, it was a Thursday night game.
So we had a birthday for my son, Jordan. It was his first birthday.
And we were officially those parents that, you know, the one-year-old, like he really knows it was really us throwing a party for ourselves, acting like, you know, it's for

our one-year-old, but

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convince him of that, and he's like,

hey, bro, we've already been down this road,

man, you know that's not happening.

We got some momentum going right now, what do you think?

Yeah, you just hop in.

If I were you, I would do that at least once a week.

Just be like, just emphasize your last message. And he still could still go i mean it is what a stud that guy was yeah you need to reverse it you just be like people are saying you're getting fat is that true like i heard people saying that like you don't have it anymore you're not tough i think he would know that's just so not true that he wouldn't even respond that'd be like spitballs on a battleship to him.
I don't know if you saw this quote. I'm sure you did.

But Kevin Dotson said that Sean McVay thinks in 4D or something. So the exact quote is, I don't think people can think like him.
I think he thinks in 4D or something. He's just thinking in every direction.
Do you see in 4D? I do not. But I did not hear that quote that's a knowing my man k dot he's a stud i'll take that all day and uh that is my guy did you see what

he did against the niners on the screen where he took two out no no so it was a good day it was a

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I told you it would work.

I showed that in the team meeting.

The fucking guys loved it.

I said, I'll be damned.

That was on fourth down, not third down, I think.

But, hey, my guy Carter Crutchfield, he spliced that in with us talking about it.

That's awesome.

I thought of you.

I mean, the guys loved it.

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It was, it was a great play. Yeah.
You think about putting that in the playesis of this? Did he see this when he brought it up? I mean, it worked too.

It was a great play.

You think about putting that in the playbook next year?

Think about it.

You know what that reminded me of?

That's like if you saw our Philly game,

we ran a fake flea flicker screen to the tight end.

It's kind of our version offensively of the fake punt punt.

You think it's a flea flicker?

No, now it's a screen.

The flea flicker check down is always open. You can always get 7 to 12 yards on that.
We've called that play twice, and it's gone for 20 on both of them. One was in an NFC championship in 21, and then the other one was against Philly in the divisional round, but obviously you know how that one ended.
So, dumb question about the Philly game.

By the way, I was rooting against you

because you guys were my pinky team

this year, so if you had won the Super Bowl, I would have had to

cut off the tip of my pinky.

So, that game was very nerve-wracking to me because I was like

the Rams, I declare a pinky team.

What do you mean were your pinky? Why the hell

would we be your pinky team? Because it has

to be an 0-2 team that has

Super Bowl aspirations. I can't just be like oh, my pinky team's's the Panthers this year.
So it's basically saying, like, this team's done. You guys were obviously not done.
You went on a run. I was starting to get very nervous.
That Philly game was as tight as tight could be. But my question is, it's loser talk, but is there part of you that, like, says, hey, we played Philly, the Super Bowl champs tougher than anyone else in the playoffs? We're right there.
Do you take any solace in that? Because that's a fan thing to do and a loser thing to do. But I'm wondering if there's a little reality of like, hey, we were right there.
Well, here's what I would say. The answer is, in some form or fashion, I think human nature, yeah, you watch that and you say, how cool would that have been? Like the thing, here's what I'll tell you.
The answer is in some form, yes. But then you also acknowledge every year is a new year, every week's a new week, shit like that.
Philly was a real team, but we did play them well that day and they made enough plays to be able to win. We had our chances.
I was proud as hell of our football team. But the thing that I was like, that I thought would have been so special is if you got a chance to host the NFC Championship in the midst of everything that our community had done, like what I thought was really cool, I wasn't even worried about necessarily winning and losing, but let's represent for the city.
How we want to play, the competitive toughness, the way that you stay connected and stay together as a team. And those guys did.
It was as fun of a team as I've been a part of where there was real improvement throughout the year. But that was where you say, man, we were so close to being able to host an NFC championship for the city in spite of everything that's going on.
Obviously, Washington was a damn good team. You never know how it's going to play out.
But when you watch that, I think naturally you think that, but you also are naive to say like, man, every week's a new week and you just never know how those matchups are going to unfold in a league that is so matchup oriented week to week. Yeah, it would have been cool to see Los Angeles showing out there.
That brought up something that I think we talked about at the start of the playoffs, which was the Chargers were in the playoffs. You guys were in the playoffs.
There was a chance, it was an outside chance, granted, that both the Chargers and the Rams would have hosted the NFC and AFC championship games on the same day. How crazy would that have been? And also, is there a difference between having Harbaugh as the coach of the Chargers and having Staley? Are you finding more tens of dip around the team facility that you guys share? Well, you know what? We don't actually ever really cross over.
They have their own locker room. We have our own locker room.
But Harbaugh is a stud. He did a great job.
You could see his identity all over that team. That would have been a champagne problem if we were hosting an AFC and NFC championship at SoFi that I think Stan would, Mr.
Crocky would gladly navigate. He'd be very happy with that.
So let's talk about the acronyms. You've got two acronyms over your left shoulder, HART and FAST.
FAST seems pretty familiar to me. I think that's Liam Cohen's.
Did you steal F from liam cohen i want to know what that biter said i want to i want to know all right so when he so he comes on he got his he's got his acronym liam get your own shit yeah i love liam but what did he what would how did what did he say fast fundamentals attacking situation on then toughness yeah situational masters yeah situational masters i but here's the thing i don't think you want to take credit for it because it's a terrible acronym the double words yes it is okay well hold on i don't think you know what an acronym is yeah you don't understand an acronym let me explain okay that again i just you i don't think you know what an acronym all right do this what does f F stands for fundamentally sound. Bad acronym.
That's two words. That's two words.
Bad acronym already. What does S stand for? You know what? Hey, you know what? How about just great...
How about fundamentals? Let's go there. That's great.
Fundamentals. That's way better.
Way better. Okay, good.
What about the S? Situational master. Yeah, no.
Bad acronym. Two words.
Bad acronym. One word.
Hey, you know what? I appreciate you picking it apart. I'm going to go back to work after we get out this fall.
Make sure it's these one word. Yeah.
But you have to figure out a way to have an S or something. You know, maybe.
Speed. You could do speed.
It could be football, attacking be football attacking speed toughness that's fast yeah but but but we got to handle the situations you can't you can't just ignore that maybe maybe it's just understood that masters is understood yeah situational can you ever achieve situational mastery though like mastery is a big word you want you want to strive for it but i don't think you can never achieve it i think it's like perfection right you know if you come up short you're still in that excellence category that's the way i look at it what do you think yeah it's not a bad way to look at it but to be fair you also stole the standard is the standard from mike tomlin i'm not afraid to admit it you know if we am getting the appropriate listen mike t i'm team, let me just tell you this, coaches, all the good coaches, they're great thieves. There's nothing that I've said that is original, but if Liam gave the proper reference to, all right, you know, this is maybe what stimulated it, I'm good.
I don't think he did. But if you act like it's your own, now you're just lying.
Yeah, I don't think he did. And look, you have an acronym above you.
Nah, he did. No, I don i think it's i think it's liam cohen's acronym yeah as far as i'm concerned you should give it to him it's a bad acronym it's a bad acronym give it to him you have heart right above you that looks to it looks perfect humility energy what is that accountability relationships toughness that's a better acronym that's a better acronym i can be coachable the two-word thing it resonates i'm not i got no argument with you guys i'm gonna figure hey i know this the next time you have me on the backdrop is gonna have acronyms with one word associated to each letter i promise you that i love that how do you go about deciding like what the theme for the team is going to be next year is there like a retreat that you go on with your coaches and're like, let's think of some new weird shit that we can just put all over the walls.
Perhaps, you know, but I would say this, we try to keep consistent messaging, you know, it's all similar types of stuff, but a lot of it is reflective of what have we experienced. And then so much of it is a reflection of, all right, what authentically resonates? Like when I talk to our group, I'm talking to myself first.
Like I think that connection, but it's like, if you're asking people to do something, or if you want to hold up a certain standard and you're not doing it, then you're a fraud. Yeah.
So I think the players feel when you're authentically talking about things that resonate and allow you to be at your best. Cause all we're really trying to do is say, man, let's maximize ourselves.
The people around the situations we're a part of let of. Let's be real people, but let's act, interact, and respond the way that we want.
The air, all right, is a culture. Act, interact, respond.
That's a good acronym for you. Oh, that is good.
That is good. Interact, respond.
I like that. That's very good.
Culture is your air. Everybody throws out that buzzword culture.
Shout out shaka smart i heard him say that i'm not gonna steal stuff and act like it's my own i heard him say our culture is how we act interact and respond and i thought oh that's our air i like that so shout out to shaka for that's good that's good i'm sure that you've gotten some calls from me i don't know if it's other owners other gms that have used as a sounding board. If they're thinking about hiring somebody, whether it be as a coordinator, as a head coach, you don't have to name any names.
Has there ever been a time when you'd be like, don't hire that guy? No, no, because I think first of all, because I'm a big believer that you're only calling if we've worked with each other. And so if the guys that the guys that have been here, I can authentically vouch for because we've worked together.
We've seen what it looks like when shit's hard. And then that would be an admittance of failure on my part if we onboarded somebody that wasn't about that stuff.
So all those guys that have gotten calls on, the best part is that you can talk from a genuine place. And it's been awesome to see guys go do their thing.

I thought what Liam did in Tampa was an incredible job as an OC.

And I'm happy for both Liam and James Gladstone.

That's a big loss for us too because he was like Les' right-hand man.

He'll do a good job, man.

He's super smart.

You guys should get him on the pod sometime.

We met him and we unfortunately didn't realize that he was the GM of the Jags. We met him because he, he is young and we're just like, who's this guy? Yeah.
But he's, but you know what? He's got, he's wise beyond his years. It's like, uh, it's like I was when I was, uh, you know, first hired.
You're like, I, I, I, I've told you guys the story of when I was doing my second interview where basically, unless you shit yourself, you're getting the job. We go over to Spago's.
Have I told you guys the story? No, I don't think so. So basically, I get a second interview and it's like, you're coming in and it's a formality of Mr.
Kroenke meets you. You feel good about this meeting.
And then, you know, off to the races. Here we go.
Rams head coach. But this dinner is at Spago, which is right across the street from the montage where they put me up.
So it's Mr. Kroenke.
It's Kevin Demhoff, our team president who now oversees KSC, which is all Kroenke sports entertainment. And it's Marshall Falk because they wanted to invite a guy that had had a bunch of wisdom that would say, like, can you really actually hire a 30 year old head coach?

So it's us four at the table and Wolfgang Puck comes up to the table. He's a fan of the Rams.
He's a fan of Mr. Kroenke.
He says, Hey, when are we going to hire the new coach? You know, where's the new coach? Because surely he's thinking this intern sitting at the table, no way this guy is the leading candidate. And and i mean everybody at that table felt very uncomfortable about how do we really how do i navigate this question but uh that's great hey got the job though yeah you did you did uh real quick i got a couple last questions uh the bears traded for jonah jackson just say something awesome about him he tough physical you know what we didn't miss on him big cat what we did was we missed on projecting some people to play the center spot he had some unfortunate injuries where he never had a chance to really get the foundation this guy's a stud stud human stud physically mentally tough dude i'm a big fan of him um he'll do really well for him there's a reason why ben wanted him back you could see the investment in the interior lines trying to make it uh yeah detroit in chicago yeah and speaking of ben johnson is part of you pissed that everyone's like man he's an offensive whiz kid he's a genius and he's not a mcveigh guy are you like how is this possible oh absolutely jealous you know i mean incredibly but i will say this the guy's done a damn good job i couldn't believe though.
He took a good shot at my boy LeFleur. Yeah, absolutely jealous.
You know, I mean, incredibly. But I will say this.
The guy's done a damn good job. I couldn't believe, though, he took a good shot at my boy LeFleur.
Yeah, he did. I'll be interested to see what that dynamic looks like at the league meetings, man.
He did. Oh, shots fired, man.
Here we go. Oh, you got to try to get them together in the picture.
You got to put them together in the picture. That's a good idea.
We'll arrange that. But seems like a good dude.
I don't know him. You guys have talked to him.
You like him? Yeah, I think he's a good idea we'll arrange that but seems like a good dude i don't know him you guys have talked to him you like him yeah i think he's he's a very very smart guy and uh he he's got like a uh a software coding background where he was telling us that he was like working with with data sets and like actually writing code when he first started coaching to like optimize the workflow have you ever was that something you ever did did you did you know he's way smarter than me. I mean, the guy has done a damn good job.
I'm impressed watching him from afar. This guy's way smarter than my dumb ass.
He also squats 405, no big deal. How much do you squat? 410 then.
Oh, damn. I led you into that.
Five pounds over whatever he's doing. I like his move though.
I'll take him in there. Hey, he's way smarter than me, but I'll take him down.
In the weight room, weight room i like getting hired and then just immediately taking a shot at somebody yeah it's like your first day in prison yeah why not let people know did you guys ask him about that yeah we did he said he doesn't know what did he say he's like i don't know him i just you know want to beat the packers so i liked it i think it was also out of respect he, he's a great coach, so I want to coach against great coaches.

Yeah.

So, see, but that adds a caveat that changes the whole narrative then.

So, then that's more of a, hey, respectful jab.

I don't know.

You got to get LaFleur on here and see if he took it that way.

We will.

We will.

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This is a vacation. How do you plan where you're going on vacation? Are you like, all right, where's Joey Bosa going? Where's Devante Adams going? Is that how you do your vacation where you tell your wife, you're like, wait, we got to see where our next free agent is going to be going and then we'll bump into him? Absolutely.
That is exactly what we do. How do we figure out to time it up to go to a cool spot? We might conveniently run into a position of need for us where a great player might be available.
There's no doubt about it. That's smart.
That's smart. My last question, can you just remind our listeners, because we've talked about the standard being the standard, and we brought it up earlier.
It was originally a Mike Tomlin thing. He probably stole it from somebody else, though, because that's how coaches work.
They hear something. I can see Mike T making it.
Mike T's pretty – that might be a Mike T-ism. Yeah.
Can you explain what the standard is the standard means? Because we know what it means. Like, Big Cat, what's the standard? It's the standard.
It's the standard. But can you explain to those of us who might not fully understand it, what does that mean? It's the standard.
Got it. Great answer.
Great answer. You understand it.
That I do. Yeah.
All right, Coach. Thank you so much.
Really appreciate your time. Always great having you on.
And best of luck in free agency in the draft. No, hey, I appreciate it.
Always enjoy doing it with you guys. Good luck, Coach.
And also, the beard looks great. Beard looks awesome.
It does look good. Thank you so much.
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We actually were. Credit to us.
We were. And it's mostly because me and Big Cat are so invested in it that we feel we have sympathy for what you're going through.
Because if anyone were to spoil it for us, we would be furious. Also, it's a little different because this is a show that's actually going on and uh the thing that you claim we spoiled for you was a show that happened 20 years ago yeah it's more than this i told you i was enjoying this show yeah you guys yeah a little different that's the best little different the past this was different we respect spoilers in real-time television yeah as you should but the the i i took me a while as a slow burn you know watch an episode tonight didn't really know what was going on until like halfway through the first season then i got fully addicted burned through season two i'm already re-watching it and then we were talking about it theories and stuff before and you you dropped the bomb on me that there was three years in between seasons yeah so this was one episode left in the season right yeah i think No, I think there's three episodes left.
Oh, thank God. That's a fire fest if I've been so addicted to this, and I'm going to have to wait three years now.
It's a tricky game to play. So PFT has been watching it for a couple years.
I watched season one of Severance three months ago. I watched it a year ago.
Okay. Just a year.
Yeah. And then I looked up, and I was like, when is the next season? I was like, oh, it's happening in two months.
And then someone told me that people who watched the show from season one had to wait two to three years for season two. That's so brutal.
I don't know. I watched it week by week from season one.
You did? From the first episode, I watched it week by week. Did you rewatch? No.
I don't like you in this seat, by the way. Memes got his wisdom teeth out, so I'm here.
Okay. But yeah, so this is my big...
I like binging shows. I like just diving right into them.
I don't know how people can watch a show. I gave up on House of Dragon.
Yeah. Because I watched the first season, and then it was four years, and I was like, I don't remember fucking shit.
I'm out. Yeah.
Severance is the rare show that is, the first four episodes are so complicated and convoluted. It's very like Game of Thrones.
You don't know what the fuck is going on, but you can identify, this is a pretty good show. I just don't understand anything.
I think The Wire is like that, too. Well, it's like when there's so many storylines, when you're watching the beginning of it, you're like does this connect and then once it all connects it makes it like the greatest show of all time yeah yeah it's it's an awesome show but look at us talking tv yeah praise cure we do everything i always praise i might be rooting for cure got to i want i want to see what that guy's got going on too i think they're bringing cure back cure's good for the league i think Listen, you need Keir.
Keir gets ratings. You need a guy like Keir.
Somebody that you can point at and say, that's the bad guy. You might not like the Chiefs, but the Chiefs are on Monday Night Football.
You're watching. That's Keir.
Yep. All right.
Well, congrats, Hank. Way to go.
Way to get up to speed. Anything else? Thanks for the congrats.
Yeah. Congrats.
You watch the TV show. Yeah.
No, it is. it is i'm proud of you this is my zone this is my time of the year this is like my only time of the year where i can catch up on tv shows so i've been all in uh we had white lotus so i i'm pretty good about severance in terms of knowing that it's on apple tv and knowing what streaming service to go to but most other shows i'd say i'm batting like 10 in finding the correct app the first time when i'm looking for i just google it yeah google exists yeah this is a horrible no but but back sometimes you don't sometimes you you feel like you can trust yourself and i'm like i'm pretty sure that one's on hulu no and then you you go there and you're like fuck it's not there i just go google because they're like for kids shows especially there they'll be like Despicable Me's on one thing and Despicable Me 2's on another.
So I always just have to look it up. I like trying to do it the first time just to see if I'm...
It's a heat check. I'm like, I think I got this.
Yeah. And I never got that.
Yeah. Also, since we're talking TV, I just had to Bill Simmons just making an entire documentary about the Celtics.
Did you watch it? I'm watching it. It's just very, to have that type of power to be like, you know what I want to do? Let's talk about this.
Let's make a full documentary about the Celtics. Like America will love this.
Yeah. I love it.
I'm sure you do. But I am watching it.
I'm like, this is, that's power. It is power.
It is. Yeah.
As a Boston sports fan, he's done so. Boston sports fan, he's produced more porn than anybody else.
Yeah, if it was a document of any other team, I'd be like, only Celtics fans are watching that. Right, right.
What obscure or more obscure than the Celtics, but what other Boston sports story would you like to see Bill Simmons make a documentary about? Ooh. I don't know.
He's made a lot of them. He might have done all of them.
I mean, a good Patriots one from him would be good. Like a counterbalance to the most recent one.
Yeah. What was it called? I even forget what the...
Dynasty? Dynasty. Yeah.
Yeah. Apple TV.
Well, that one was made by Robert Kraft. Yeah.
Yeah. Did you guys see that Netflix also is doing a Genie Bus show? Oh.
No. Kate Hudson is the owner of the Los Angeles Waves.
Is it going to be salacious? Wait, so they're just doing the Showtime show that they canceled? I think it's very loosely based off of... It's basically just a woman's father dies, and then she takes over the team.
Got it. It's like a sitcom almost.
Ah, got it. Okay.
Is there too much? Yes, Chet Hanks. Oh, I'm in.
He's like a very main character in the show. I'm in.
Too much TV? I feel like there is. Chet Hanks, does Your Honor have another episode, a season? I don't know.
That's one that should have been just one season. I just forget about all of these things, and then they're like, oh yeah, this is coming back, and I don't remember anything that happened.
Chet Hayes should make his own streaming app. It's just any show he's in.
He also is the biggest asshole douchebag ever in the show. No way.
Shut up. Shut the fuck up, Max.
I know, I know. They should make a, I think they already did do a Bob Marley biopic, but they should do another one where Chet Hanks plays Bob Marley.
that would be so sick all right all right what's your

fire fest uh my fire fest of the week is i spent yesterday yesterday morning um building a flight simulator in one of our studios here and it's pretty much good to go and i just know that i'm basically never going to go home now yeah because i've got everything that i need within these walls this kind of segues in my

fire fest because we were

the barstool after dark

we I've got everything that I need within these walls. This kind of segues in my fire fest because we were the barstool after dark.
We were doing it on Tuesday night. We can talk about it in a second.
But I was asking Tate, like, what's next? And I think you're doing something next week with the flight simulator. And I was like, this is fucking bullshit that he's just he's doing his favorite thing.
Well, it's one. I know there's other wrinkles.
It sounds like an awesome stream. I was like, this is fucking bullshit that he's doing his favorite thing.
Well, it's one of those things where- I know there's other wrinkles. It sounds like an awesome stream.
But I was like, shit, you could just do your favorite thing? Well, you love to eat. Not the way we ate.
No, but you're not going to love the way I flight sound. Not the way we ate.
I was saying it would be like if I said- There wasn't much difference between that and like a Sunday. Oh, no.
Shut up, Hank. You would never fucking do it.
No, I was saying a comparable one is if I was just like, I'm doing a stream and I can't leave until I win this many bets. I'm going to be like, that's what I'm going to do on a Tuesday night anyway.
I'm going to flight sim until I puke. Yeah.
It's going to be an overdose. No, it's a hat tip.
It's not like this. It's like that was smart of you.
So it's a relatively intricate flight sim that I built with the help of Sam and Spider. And it's a Boeing flight sim.
And I'm thinking, yeah, exactly. I was thinking that maybe Boeing might be interested in sponsoring our flight simulator because they've had a lot of bad PR.
It would be one way for us to... Actually, everyone's just going to crash the flight simulator.
How hard will it... I want to get on the simulator.
How hard will it that hard i love it i don't think my only rule i've got one rule for the flight sim because you've got a map of the entire united states you can fly planes anywhere you want it's very realistic no 9-11s okay if you do a 9-11 you're you're suspended i love that you're kicked out i think even once. I feel like that's fair.
Not even one tower? No. There's only one tower left.
They built the new tower. It's just one tower.
I would assume they don't have retro. I don't think they have retro.
I don't think so, no. But they should have a mission where you can go back and be Mark Wahlberg.
Yeah. You can stop 9-11 would be sick that would be sick if you'd want to do that but no i'm pretty pumped up about it we

got a stream coming on tuesday that i'm excited about but yeah now that now that that thing's

built it's like i just i'm gonna go home to sleep and that's about it everything i need is in these

walls you should get severed i might get severed but severed to just go home the other thing is

you're just you here i'm uh i'm not i'm not very good at the flight simulator i just really i just like doing it who cares who cares i think it's not possible yeah 10 000 hours i don't know if i got 10 000 hours doing that what if you include the phone that's only on thursdays fridays saturdays and sundays i've never been good at any of the video games I play. They're still fun.
They're still fun, yeah. Yeah, my Fyre Fest is Max and I on Tuesday night, for anyone who tuned in, Barstool After Dark.
We did the Doug Doug Challenge. I still don't really feel good physically.
What were your stats? So we went to 15. Your personal stats.
Yeah, so people don't know the Doug Doug Challenge. Why is it called Doug Doug? I think that's the guy who created it.
I can pull up his stats. Yeah, so he went to the challenges.
You got to get in a car. You're a team of four.
So it was me, Max, Kadic, and Tate. And you have to go to a drive-thru.
And you have to say, I'll have exactly what the last person through the drive-thru ordered. And you have to go to as many restaurants as you can.
The record is 15. So it is a perfect challenge in the fact that you're just gambling every time you go through the drive-thru.
And if they have, like, the first place we went to was Taco Bell. And the person in front of us had one medium cheesy potatoes.
And that was, like, hitting the jackpot. But yeah, it was it ended with max and i and everyone puking in the parking lot in uh glen ellen at like 12 30 at night uh and i was like why am i doing this why am i here i was just puking up milkshake uh but yeah this i have i think i have what max you have what you? I have both of ours up.
All right, so read it.

Which one would you like me to read first?

Big Cat?

You can read mine.

That's fine.

I started.

So we did it strategy-wise.

It was like you eat until you're full, and then you pass it off.

So I started the challenge.

Go ahead.

Big Cat ate Taco Bell cheesy potatoes, Panera mac and cheese, Panera strawberry banana smoothie, and a baguette, steak and shake single burger, a steak and shake double burger, side of fries. I'll be a...
A McDonald's caramel frappe, a large Chick-fil-A cookies and cream milkshake, a large Sonic chocolate shake, three quarters of a Wendy's chocolate Frosty, a quarter of a Dunkin' Mango, whatever the fuck that was. That one hurt my chest.
And one attempt at a Raising Cane's lemonade. Yeah, I didn't even get it.
Where did we get the lemonade? So where was the original Doug Doug? Where is he from? I don't know. Because I feel like doing it in Chicago is expert level.
Yeah, I mean, we were thinking about going to Portillo's and we're like, Portillo's could fuck us. You could just get absolutely crushed by someone getting a couple beefs couple beefs you could do the Doug Doug challenge pretty easily I would think in like Seattle there are Los Angeles there are rules though you have the Midwest and they they like their food yeah there are rules like you can only go one drink place you can only go two dessert places you have to go to a KFC you can only repeat one place twice but I what happened to me is I got full, but matter how full I am I can always eat ice cream so I just became they were calling me the guzzler in the chat yeah it's like that video with like rocks when they're like this glass seems full but then you pour the sand in and it fills up the cracks like that's you with food and milkshakes yeah with milkshakes I was full of food I was full of food after like the fourth restaurant but the milkshakes like every time we'd get a milkshake people like oh who's gonna do it's like i got it don't worry and max what did you eat max uh max the kfc when max he was like there's so much chicken the kfc bucket was tough i had to lead the kfc bucket which was probably the most difficult meal of the night but i'll just go with my full list uh a starbucks lemonade a third of a of a mcdonald's frappe a half pound arby's beef a five-piece bucket from kfc what's in that like two three drumsticks and two thighs a spicy chicken deluxe sandwich with fries from with a spicy chicken deluxe sandwich with fries from Chick-fil-A.
A half of a chocolate Frosty. A Dunkin' Chocolate Long John Donut.
And one and a half White Castle Double Doubles. And Max, so the end of the night, we finished 15.
16 is the record. We go to Raising Cane's love raisin canes and as the guzzler we like split up we're like all right we're gonna try this we were we're in terrible shape and i was like all right i'm gonna try to drink this lemonade i'll let you know as soon as i take a sip i'll let you know if i can do this or not i didn't even take a sip just the action of the straw hitting my lips it was over so i puked katie puked tate puked max didn't puke because there was a cop watching us and we thought the cop was going to pull us over and be like you guys just puked like it thinks you're drunk seven gallons in a in a parking lot you're under arrest which is stupid in hindsight like what are you going to do so we we all puked we get back in the car to go home because once you puke you're out and uh we're just sitting there we're like we could go to a mcdonald's right now like we feel good and max was getting so mad that he hadn't puked that we had to pull over on the highway at one in the morning for him to puke because he was like this is bullshit you guys puked and i didn't it is funny though if a cop sees like five dudes puking in a parking lot they would come up they'd be like okay suspicion of dui yeah and then they give you a sobriety test and you'd probably fail just from being too full yeah well the the the my plan was if the cop came up to us i'd been like dude open up the van there was 15 fast food bags sitting in the van because we were saving them all and it was was just, yeah, I'm too old for this shit.

But it was fun.

It was one of those challenges that afterwards,

Max, I don't know if you had the same feeling

because it was hell during it.

But afterwards, I was like, part of me was like,

maybe I just get rid of my family,

like leave my family and just go in a van with the boys

and just eat all the time.

Like that could be my new life.

It was a fun stream.

Yeah.

Like, you know, too, we're going to have to do it do it again yeah at least a year yeah at least at least a year but we're gonna have to do it again and you could get screwed like if we had gone to taco bell and it was a uh like a party pack of of tacos we would have been out after the first one yeah the kfc one seems like it was tough white castle what a twist on white castle you think that they're gonna they're going to get the tiny little burgers. And they get the double doubles.
Katic ate a shitload of stuff, too. He was just housing things.
The White Castle. I have Katic's list here, too.
All right, go ahead. Yeah, yeah.
Katic had a Popeye's fish sandwich, five tenders, biscuit, red beans and rice, an Arby's chicken sandwich, large crinkle fry, three pieces of the KFC bucket, a McDonald's third of a caramel frat, Diet Coke, Chick-fil-A fry, and three quarters of a mango refresher. It was something.
It was fun, but it was also torture because you're just stuck in a van just eating everything. And yeah,'ll we'll have to do it again max we'll have to do it again the dug dug challenge yeah yeah i told i promised my mom i would never do it again but i'm i feel like you do that with your mom weekly oh yeah also that's just like a weekly also the craziest move of the whole night was we were sitting in the in the in the van and, we were going shift.
So I started eating, and then I think Kadic went second. So Max had not had a bite of food.
He was hangry. And he just started ripping farts in the back of the van.
Had not had a piece of food. Were you allowed to indulge in some extracurricular activities to make you more hungry? Nope.
Or you could have, I guess we didn't i was smoking cigarettes that rocks i said i would have puked immediately if i just needed something to like digest i was just like i i was so uncomfortable like my body was so uncomfortable i felt like i had ice cream coming out of my nose my nose started to run from being full you got a nosebleed yeah i literally eating too much i was i was blowing my nose i was just like this is is crazy. I can't keep all the liquid inside.
I had to take a shit at a gas station at one point. No toilet paper.
Had to use paper towels. Yeah, it was a fun time.
Tune into Barstool After Dark. It is a very fun series.
On Tuesday, PFT is going to be on the flight simulator. And I've heard some of the details.
I believe Hank's going to be involved. I think we got 10 people.
One very special guest that is coming in to participate in the flight simulator. One of the most famous people in the field of aviation, I'd say, in the last 20 years.
Sully. You sick fuck.
Sully, if you want to join the stream, let me know. Yeah.
I'm going to crash so many times. Yeah.
Also uh we should say quickly uh our friend andy isaac uh passed away today great dude great internet guy uh diehard detroit michigan state fan um one of those ones where it's like hey i i tweeted i think you tweeted something similar pft like just try to be nice to someone today as be as nice to someone today today as Andy was to everyone online, which is hard to do because the hell site that is Twitter. But Andy was that every single day.
He was just the most positive person on the Internet. Right.
And he did it all after battling cancer for, I think, what, 15 years? It was a long time. Which is crazy.
And it battled back against him. He was not as healthy as he wanted to be in the last couple years,

but he was still like the nicest guy ever most positive guy ever we had the chance to hang out with him a couple times and he is he's going to be missed yeah and uh yeah fuck cancer it sucks fuck cancer very rare to to have someone in the sports media world just be the most genuinely nice guy and he was that that. And to be successful.
Yeah, yeah. He was successful while also being nice online.
Yeah. All right.
Numbers. Memes is out.
Three. I hope it's three so bad.
Oh, my God. This would be incredible.
I think. We all just want it to be three, right? Yeah.
I'll go 33. What other numbers does he pick? Pug, you're not on.
99, Pug. Let me look up part of my balls.
That's 28. What does memes usually do? 21.
I think he goes 33 when he can't get three. Right? He loves doing 77.
Is his other one? No, no. Well, he's done 99, but we're not going to do that.
77. Is his other big one? According to these stats, yes.
All right, so I'm doing 77. Wait, wait.
Pause. No, number eight is his second.
He's done that 11 times. Eight.
All right.

Are you taking eight?

Eight.

All right.

I'll take 77.

Does anyone want to take 33?

I'll take 33.

All right.

83.

Shit.

You know what? Let's do one more.

Let's just do one more for the boys.

For the boys.

Everyone.

For the boys. For the boys.
Everyone. For the boys.

For the boys.

Yeah, you may as well.

Memes has never picked 83.

Okay.

I'll stick with 77.

I'll stick with eight.

Hank?

Three.

33.

99.

99.

36.

Love you guys.

You know what?

For memes, because he's not here, let's rip a couple more.

Let's just do a couple more.

Three.

I'll take eight.

All right.

I'll take 77.

99, Pope.

33.

Is that what I was saying? Yeah. Yeah.
Let's do two more Three more Memes would want us to do A bunch of these 19 Memes loves this lottery ball machine So I think we owe it to him to do at least a couple more. And these all do count as official.
Alright. Numbers? I'm going to do 11 this time.
I'll go 3. I'll go 33.
I'll go 7. No, I'll do 8.
99. Let's do 8.
44. Oh.
14. It also would be awesome if Jack got it as well.
Yeah. Like if we got a three or if Jack got it, both would be great storylines for this.
Shane, you've never gotten it? I've gotten it. Oh, you have.
Yeah, I thought you did. Yeah, yeah.
We got to do one more for memes.

Yeah, at least one more.

For memes.

You know what?

If one of us gets it, I feel like this is almost like also memes getting it.

Yeah.

Almost.

It won't count.

It's basically memes getting it.

You know what?

Can I go three?

Yeah, you can go three.

Yeah, I'll go three.

I'll go 17.

I'll do eight.

I'll do 11.

Hang on.

I'll go 17. I'll do 8.
I'll do 11. I'll go with 99.

33.

11?

11!

Nice, Max!

Let's go, Max!

Way to go, Max!

That absolutely counts!

That counts!

Way to go, Max!

That's the thing.

That's the thing about that. And wait, you're sitting in Memes' chair.
Oh, no. I'm sitting in Memes' chair.
Oh, Max. Oh, man.
I'll call him real quick and just let him know that his boy Max got it. FaceTime him so he believes it.
You really get this, Max. Also, for the stat, for part of my balls, when they update it, how many of those did we do? Six or seven? Six.
All six of those memes, it should count against memes record for not getting it right. Correct.
Because he didn't get it right for any of those. All right.
Let's see. I hope his face is swollen.
Oh, wait. I didn't FaceTime him.
I'll FaceTime him. It's mean, Max.
That's really mean, Max. He got his wisdom teeth out.
You're being mean to memes. Obviously, it has to be swollen.
He would make a joke. Be like, your face is always swollen.
That's true. That's good memes, yeah.
Hey, memes. Hello.
Hey, how you doing? Hold on, I'm going to FaceTime you. Hey, memes.
Oh, you look good. Yeah, it's a little swollen on this side yeah um good news is well you are the good news or the bad news who got who got it do you want the good news the bad news all right uh bad news is uh three didn't come up yet oh okay yeah which that your number.
Good news is Max, who's sitting in your seat, got it. Oh, come on.
Yeah, he did. Look.
11. He's sitting in your seat, so your seat technically got it, but you still haven't gotten it.
He's gotten it twice. I've gotten it three times now.
Three times. When has his seat gotten it twice? That seat got it for PFT.
No, that doesn't count. No, no, no.
That doesn't count. This is actually the first time your seat has ever picked the number and gotten the number.
Wait, memes, are you saying that you're on the hot seat? Yeah, I guess. Yeah.
But I thought you wanted to know that Max got it, so that's pretty cool. Yeah, I'm happy that all you guys keep getting it yeah it only took us six times to get a number today but he did get it I'm happy for him should we do one more yeah let's do one more of these he can't participate but he can watch yeah you can watch you can't participate because you're not in the studio.
All right, numbers. I'll go three.
I'll go 77. I'll go 33.
I'll go eight. 21.
99. Poor.
35. Give me 45.
I'm going to see it. 29.
Ooh, thanks. Nice try.
You know what? Let's do one more. Yeah.
Let's do one more. Let's do one more.
One more. Let memes pick one.
No, you could pick what you would pick. Okay.
But it doesn't count. 33.
Okay. That doesn't count, though.
So someone else want to pick 33? I'll pick 33. All right.
Max has 33. Oh, come on.
I'll take three. I'll go eight.
99 put. 13.
Whoa. Look at eight.
Lurking up there. I've never seen that.
Oh, shit. It's like Willy Wonka.

Wait, we've got multiple lurking up there.

What is that, 50?

25.

All right.

We love you memes.

We miss you.

All right.

See ya.