January 21, 2025 • 41 mins
Recorded January 20th, 2025
Ever wonder how a last-minute ticket to the NFC Championship game can spark envy, humor, and a whole lot of camaraderie? Join us as we share tales from an unforgettable weekend reunion in Las Vegas, reminiscent of old friendships and spontaneous adventures. As football aficionados, we can't resist diving into the action on the field, breaking down the thrilling national championship showdown between Ohio State and Notre Dame, and the unexpected twists in the Detroit vs. Washington matchup. Cliff Kingsbury's masterful play-calling and Washington's clutch fourth-down conversions didn't just surprise us—they made us rethink the unpredictable nature of the sport we love.
Quarterback dynamics in the NFL take center stage as we examine the high stakes of player moves, like Austin Eckler’s strategic shift to Washington, and the impact it has on team dynamics. We spotlight standout performances, from Zach Ertz's game-changing plays to Bobby Wagner's pivotal role in Washington's success. Draft decisions of the past come back to haunt teams like Chicago and Denver, sparking a reflection on what could have been with stars like Pat Mahomes and Josh Allen. Amidst all the football talk, we sprinkle in personal anecdotes, including a special call-in guest that adds an element of surprise and camaraderie to our spirited discussion.
The MVP race heats up with a spirited debate on contenders like Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson, as we explore how playoff performances might sway the voting. We share our thoughts on the Ravens and Bills game, critiquing the strategic blunders and missed opportunities that could have turned the tide. Our analysis isn’t just about stats and plays; it’s about the narratives that shape our understanding of the game. As we wrap up, we look ahead to the NFL playoffs with predictions that are bold, humorous, and maybe just a little bit outlandish, ensuring that the conversation remains as vibrant and unpredictable as the games themselves.
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Announcer (00:07):
welcome to another episode of the Bald Guys on the
Bench podcast, with your hostsGraham Cohen and Scott Wasco.
What's up everyone and welcomeback to another episode of the
Bald Guys on the Bench Nationalchampionship going on.
Scott (00:28):
Right now I'm here with my boy, graham.
We got some divisional NFL totalk about and hot off the press
as we're getting online, yourboy got a phone call.
What has two thumbs and isgoing to Philly to the NFC
Championship game this guy.
Graham (00:51):
You know, look, you're my boy.
I love you to death, but I'venever met anyone in my entire
life that just has shit fallinto their lap like you do.
Congratulations, I'm jealous.
Go fuck yourself.
Have a good time, wow, andlet's get this party started.
Scott (01:05):
Can we grab one and crack one before you tell me to go F
myself?
I mean please.
Graham (01:10):
Yeah, you know what I need a drink after this.
Let's get this party started,scott, let's grab one and crack
one.
Scott (01:15):
Yeah, let's go.
Wow, that was a little bitterbuddy.
Graham (01:20):
Yeah, bitter party of one here, right here here.
Wait here over here here.
Scott (01:28):
Man, we were literally getting online and got a phone
call.
Didn't answer it.
Then got a text call me rightback.
Now I knew exactly what wasgoing on.
So I will be in the city ofbrotherly love, I guess, on
Sunday.
That's insane, let's go.
(01:48):
And I'm going to Florida in themorning, so it's going to be a
hell of a week.
Graham (01:56):
Oh, pobrecita, poor baby .
Scott (01:59):
Anyhow, like we always do .
Man, how was your weekend?
I know you worked a little bit,but what's going on?
Graham (02:09):
You know, got to work this weekend.
Everything was good.
I got a call.
Not a call, actually I got amessage out of the blue from a
friend of mine back home thatsays, hey, you still live in
Vegas.
And I was like, yes, sir, he'slike cool because I've been town
for some business thing for acouple of days and he's like you
want to hang out, hit me up.
So I was just like I'm down, sohung out last night for a
(02:30):
little bit after work.
That was cool seeing him.
Haven't seen him in probably Idon't know eight, ten years, so
that was cool, catching up.
Other than that, just watchingthese NFL games and boy, um,
we'll get into it, but not letme just say this, not what my
(02:50):
wallet thought what was gonnahappen, but, uh, happy that the
Bills won, even though I did betagainst them.
But what about you, scott?
How was your weekend?
Scott (03:00):
it was good dude, just watched some football.
You know, hung out with the fam.
Like I said, I'm going toFlorida tomorrow morning for the
PGA show watching the nationalchampionship game.
You know it was good, watchedsome NFL, got a little bitter at
(03:20):
some weird calls.
We'll get into that in a fewminutes.
But you know, going into thisgame, you know the whole world's
all over Ohio State and youknow Notre Dame's offense isn't
good enough.
And, dude, as the first quarterjust closed, it's 7-0 Notre
Dame.
And boy did they make thatfirst drive look easy.
Oof, sheesh, yeah, sheesh,louise, sheesh, yeah, she's
(03:54):
louise.
So I don't know.
Going into the game, I told youwhat my bets were.
I had the buckeyes minus eightand a half and under 45 and a
half right.
So I don't know it is what itis.
I mean it's the end of thefirst quarter.
We got a lot, we got threequarters.
Know it is what it is?
I mean it's the end of thefirst quarter.
We got a lot, we got threequarters left.
Graham (04:07):
So it is what it is, but let's just say one quarter went
through.
Each team only had the ballonce.
Scott (04:15):
Right Like these are long drives.
That Notre Dame drive was solid.
Graham (04:23):
Well, they went for it on fourth down twice and got it.
Yeah, obviously, yep Wild.
Scott (04:31):
So I don't know.
It is what it is.
We'll see what happens.
And, like we talked aboutbefore, this game kicked off.
What did the whole world say?
Oh, detroit kills Washington,detroit kills Washington.
How'd that work out?
Graham (04:46):
Well, to be fair, all I world say oh, detroit kills
Washington, detroit killsWashington.
How'd that work out?
Well, to be fair, all I willsay and this is something that
you did text me after the gameCliff Kingsbury basically play,
called the greatest game of hisentire life, that offense and
what happened.
Obviously Detroit's defense isnot up to snuff, what it used to
be, but next man up I get it.
(05:06):
Granted, they had 18 players goon ir this year.
Still, that's tough.
But yeah, when you put a clinicout there, it is what it is.
But I will say this, as I toldyou when you mentioned that uh,
to me, would the commanders haveplayed that efficiently if they
were outside?
Scott (05:27):
and weather, I don't know , I mean you've played as well
as they did all year.
Graham (05:32):
I mean who knows?
I mean obviously to anythingcan happen.
I'm just saying I mean it wasinteresting to watch.
But then also, look, I knewfrom the season that the
commanders were the besters,were the best, going forward on
fourth down team in the league.
I didn't realize how good thepercentage was.
(05:52):
For the whole year they wereover 90% Folks.
That is unbelievable 90%.
I'm like what, dude?
How do you beat a team thatdoesn't punt?
They go forward on fourth downevery time and they get it.
So if they don't kick fieldgoals, like the field goal
(06:13):
kicker didn't even go out.
No, he did at the end, at thevery end, just because you know
why.
Not Whatever.
But like how do you stop a team?
It's like the only way ifwashington plays like that, you
have to stop them on drives oryou're not gonna win you have to
, and when you're jared golf,turning it over three times well
(06:36):
, that I mean that was nail inthe coffin.
Scott (06:38):
I mean and homeboy wide receiver throwing a pick.
Graham (06:42):
Yeah, jameson williams that was terrible yeah that
doesn't help.
The strip sack was terrible.
I mean, look, they got it towithin seven.
I mean, look, you take awaythose four turnovers.
That's a completely differentballgame, obviously.
Scott (07:00):
duh, slap myself, I get it yeah but, dude, let's just
say your boy, let's just getright into it.
We'll get into that game beforethe Chiefs and Texans, because
you know it was fireworksSaturday night.
Right, Dude, your boy lovesquarter totals.
Right, Took over 10 and a halfin the first quarter.
(07:22):
Mm-hmm 10 points are scored.
I'm like really lose.
And you know they just saidhold my beer.
42 in the second quarter.
Like really you couldn't havescored.
41, you know left one.
I mean like really, I mean Ihad the lions, I mean I had the
Redskins Eight and a half, ohioState just scored, I had the
(07:48):
Redskins plus eight and a halfand I had the over in the game
of 55 and a half.
52 points scored in the firsthalf.
I mean thanks for playing.
Why are you looking at me likethat?
Graham (08:02):
Because I thought we were timed up and you said they
scored before I saw it.
That's all.
Scott (08:08):
Whatever, anyhow, what a game dude.
I mean Jayden Daniels.
What else can you say about theguy?
Graham (08:18):
Bro, how do you stop a quarterback that's elusively
fast, slippery to tackle and canthrow precision passes?
Scott (08:28):
I'm waiting, not to mention when you can dump off to
Eckler he's a rookie and he'slooked like he's been in the
league for 10 years.
Nothing phases him.
Graham (08:43):
Bro, I told you at the beginning of the season.
I was like, wow, that was aninteresting move to see Eckler
go to Washington.
Scott (08:51):
I was like, hmm, it's because he didn't have to be the
bell cow.
Graham (08:54):
No, no, I mean, I get that, but I'm just saying, if
used properly.
I mean bro him and then alsoanother signing which people
thought was underrated.
Who cares, he's old.
I saw something in that gamethe other night.
Scary terry is, quote unquote,scary terry.
(09:15):
But if you noticed in that gamewhen they were on the line and
they needed something at thatmoment, who'd they throw the
ball to?
Can't think of his name ZachErtz.
Yeah, zach Ertz has had twotouchdowns the last two games,
in both playoff games.
Anytime they needed a thirddown catch, a fourth down catch,
(09:37):
but most of the time a fourthdown, they ran it.
Some of those touchdown drives.
Anytime they needed to havesomething, he got the ball.
I'm just like what?
And then also old-ass, bobbyWagner.
You're telling me he's not beena huge addition to them.
Oh, you know, he's just fadingoff into the sunset over there
(09:58):
in Washington.
Announcer (09:59):
Huh.
Graham (10:01):
I mean they are clicking .
But then again, any givenSunday, teams that looked
unbelievable a week ago comeinto this week and you're just
like oh Granted, there was a lotof weather this past week, so I
think weather did have aneffect in the outdoor games for
sure.
But we're at a point in theseason when you've got good team
(10:25):
versus good team, when you'vegot strength on strength, it's
who's going to hold up.
Scott (10:30):
Yeah, that game, washington, and one of our
listeners that we always talkabout, audrey.
We were back and forth.
She's been sick as a dog andshe's like I can't even deal
with this.
She was going to come ontonight but decided not to last
minute, and I don't blame herbecause she's still sick and
(10:50):
wanted to come on and have funand have some beers and drink.
But couldn't be happier forthat franchise, dude, and just
think about if you're theChicago bears.
You could have had Pat Mahomesand you could have had Jaden
Daniels, but you took MitchTrubisky.
Graham (11:15):
Okay, for starters give Williams another year or two
Look.
Washington had a better teamOffensive line is probably the
most important thing for anoffense.
Washington's own line is by farbetter Than Chicago's, so I
mean my thing is.
If you switch quarterbacks, say, jaden did go to Chicago, you
(11:39):
don't think Cliff could haveDrummed up some magic?
You know what I mean?
It's just like I hate that nerdof oh, you know what.
Scott (11:46):
I mean, it's just like I hate that nerd of oh Chicago
missed out on him.
Graham (11:48):
It's just like the Mahomes thing, that's different.
I mean, it is what it is, butthen also-.
Scott (11:56):
We can still go back and say thanks, bills for trading.
Graham (12:00):
Oh, 100%.
I mean, how about the peoplethat didn't take Josh Allen that
year?
Yeah, and let him fall to eight.
Scott (12:07):
Denver with Elway.
Elway said he was taking JoshAllen and then took Nick Chubb
or not Nick Chubb?
Bradley Chubb.
Graham (12:15):
Yeah, he's like that's the one thing that still haunts
me.
He's like I'd probably still bein the league right now.
Scott (12:21):
Unreal.
I mean, it is what it is I, soit looks like from what I just
got the text.
Uh, it's maddie, me and hisbrother, hotel downtown booked
for us.
Thanks for playing.
You can buy me dinner done.
Oh, baby you.
(12:45):
You got what I need, let's goanyhow.
You know what I think about it.
Graham (12:55):
This is miserable.
I actually have Sunday off, soI thought I'd be able to watch
the games with you.
We could chat about it whileit's going on, and now you're
going to be at the fucking game.
You know what?
Scott (13:05):
I'll FaceTime you.
Graham (13:06):
I'm fucking heated the whole time.
No, that's what I thought.
Yeah, oh, man, got a good teamname for you next year in our
fucking $20 league Matty, oh,here we go.
Scott (13:24):
Here we go.
There was something I wanted tosay about Jaden Daniels dude.
I think I screenshotted itmaybe.
Graham (13:33):
Bet he's not the rookie of the year.
Scott (13:37):
Guy.
Oh, here you go, here you go.
This is classic and I mighthave texted you this.
Brian Kelly, you know, down atLSU.
Graham (13:48):
I was going to send that to you.
I saw it.
Scott (13:52):
Had Jane Daniels Neighbors and Brian Thomas Jr
last year and they didn't evenplay in the SEC championship
game.
Graham (13:59):
I saw that earlier.
Scott (14:01):
I'm sorry what.
Graham (14:04):
Oh my God, that's hilarious.
I thought I sent it, but itdidn't go through.
Scott (14:09):
Alright, so you ready for a surprise?
Graham (14:12):
Always.
Well, I mean, I already had asurprise at the start of this
episode, so what else couldhappen?
Scott (14:18):
Yeah, so did I.
We got a call-in coming rightnow.
Who Don't worry about it?
It's getting ready to call.
I'm going to put him onspeakerphone so we can do it
without sending out an invite,just for a few seconds.
Uh, he just said I'm ready.
So I said call.
So you know ready or not?
(14:39):
Here we come.
I can edit this part out if ittakes too long.
Um, oh, there we go.
Yo, yo, what up guy?
What's going on, man?
How you feeling?
Buckeye (14:53):
tie game, second quarter oh dude, big response by
the buckeyes.
Big response by the buckeyes,all I'm.
And can the defense make anadjustment on the first drive
when we saw 10 quarterback runsright up the middle?
Scott (15:11):
And for everybody that we were just talking about,
surprise, guess who's back.
It's back again, buckeyes back.
Buckeye (15:20):
Buckeyes back.
Where's Graham at why?
Graham (15:23):
can't I hear him?
Oh, I'm here.
I was just waiting for you tostop talking.
I'm not going to interrupt you.
Scott (15:28):
Oh, you can't hear him, probably because you don't have
headphones.
That's why.
Buckeye (15:32):
Exactly.
Scott (15:33):
Sorry, I'm live at the game, bro, I know.
But Bucky, guess what justhappened, literally as we were
getting ready to start theepisode.
Graham (15:40):
What.
Scott (15:56):
I got what?
Oh geez.
Buckeye (15:58):
Why are you always throwing it in our face, man?
Graham (16:01):
Exactly Buckeye.
Thank you very much.
Buckeye (16:05):
I give you kudos, though, because when I lived in
California, you got me free golfeverywhere we went, and I loved
it.
But, just stop celebrating yourwins.
Man is what.
Scott (16:16):
I'm saying you do realize I'm going somewhere, Lincoln,
what is it?
Lincoln Financial or whateverit's called.
Buckeye (16:25):
Yeah, yeah do not root for whoever Philadelphia's
playing.
Scott (16:29):
Yeah, I can't cheer for anybody.
Buckeye (16:32):
Well, you can cheer for Ph called.
Scott (16:33):
Yeah, yeah, do not root for whoever Philadelphia is
playing.
Yeah, I can't cheer for anybody.
No, well, you can cheer forPhilly.
Graham (16:36):
Yeah, yeah, we're green, that's for sure, oh man Bro,
he's going to be set up in a box.
Buckeye (16:40):
Like you do not want to root for.
When I was traveling, I was inthat Philadelphia area and I
went to a Red Wings game and theguy that I befriended in that
area he's like uh, you cannotwear a Red Wings anything into
uh Philadelphia Flyers game, sonot at all yeah.
Scott (17:04):
Not under your breath.
How about if I wore a Mets hat?
Would that be any good, hey?
Buckeye (17:09):
you, do you, but that probably wouldn't ruffle too
many feathers Shit, shit.
Scott (17:20):
All right, suck it in 25.
No, anyhow, you're on becauseyour Buckeyes are playing the
national championship.
Buckeye (17:27):
Yeah, I'm not even watching right now, so I'm going
off of your commentary here.
Scott (17:31):
All right, it's third and I think 22.
Buckeye (17:35):
Third and 22 for Notre Dame.
Scott (17:37):
Yeah.
Buckeye (17:38):
Oh, perfect yeah.
Yeah, third and 23, sorry, Well, they'll figure out a way to
run it right out the middle toget 24 yards.
Scott (17:48):
No, or they'll just be the Chiefs and they'll get a
defensive holding and getautomatic Right.
Buckeye (17:55):
Did you see how bad he was huffing and puffing after?
Announcer (17:58):
the first drive.
Buckeye (17:59):
Yeah, it was 18 plays, but dude was dead.
Scott (18:01):
All right, they stopped him.
Buckeye (18:04):
They stopped him Notre Dame's punting.
Scott (18:05):
Yeah, fourth down, all right, perfect, yep, all right.
Yeah, fourth down, alright,perfect.
Alright, dude, thanks forcoming on.
Good luck, I'll talk to youlater, have fun, stay sane.
Absolutely Love you boys.
Talk to you soon, alright,buh-bye.
Anyhow, had to have Bucky callin.
(18:26):
He wanted to call in because hewas on the show last week.
But you know, let's just jumpin real quick to the
Chiefs-Texans game.
Good game, I know you didn'tget to watch a lot of it.
But dude, the game started offon fire with homeboy, for the
Texans had a big run back on theopening kickoff.
Dude took his helmet off, threwit 15-yard penalty, then goes
(18:52):
and pushes his coach.
Graham (18:54):
Well, okay, fill me in.
Did I miss something?
I tried figuring out.
What was that about?
Do you know?
Scott (18:59):
You can't take your helmet off on the field.
It's a 15-yard penalty.
Graham (19:03):
No, I'm aware of that.
Why did?
Scott (19:04):
he push his coach Because the coach was yelling at him
for taking his helmet off on thefield, for causing the 15-yard
penalty.
Graham (19:11):
That's it.
Scott (19:11):
Yeah, and he lost his shit.
Graham (19:15):
Yeah, and he still played.
Scott (19:18):
Yeah, the rest of the game?
Wow, yeah, it was.
You know, the Texans missed twofield goals and an extra point,
a couple of roughing the passercalls against the Texans
defense that were, I'm justgoing to say, suspect, to say
(19:39):
the least.
You mean usual, yeah, exactly.
Are we shocked?
No, was anybody?
Not at all.
Funny thing is I saw a memetoday that said hey, this just
in, bill's just called for aroughing the passer call a week
in advance.
Right, but Kelsey had a biggame.
But the weird thing to me wasthe Chiefs are up 11 with 18
(20:02):
seconds left and the Chiefs tookan intentional safety to lose
by nine.
The line was nine and a half.
Every sports gambler in theworld lost their mind and I
don't blame them at all.
Right, but what do you expect,right?
(20:23):
I don't know what do you expect.
The Chiefs have been gettingthese calls all year long.
Saw something after the gamethe Texans are the first team to
out-gain their opponent by100-plus yards, not turn the
ball over and lose a postseasongame.
Previous teams were 49-0 in theplayoffs.
Yeah, I mean, make it makesense, right?
(20:47):
That's what we always say,exactly.
Make it make sense, right?
That's what we always sayexactly, make it, make sense.
I have no words, I don't evenknow what to say I mean bro.
Graham (20:59):
It got to a point that even troy acheman was like come
on.
Scott (21:02):
Are you kidding me that?
When he said that too on thetelecast?
Graham (21:06):
and the thing is look, I know players do everything they
can to take legal advantages ofthe rules, but it's like kenny
pickett in college for thepittsburgh thing when he did the
fake slide.
Yeah right, that was bannedinstantly.
So why is it allowed forPatrick Mahomes, who's running
(21:29):
out of bounds but then slows upto bait you, to tackle him, and
do that Insane?
So I mean, I just, it's just, Idon't even know what to do
about it.
Like I really don't, it, like Ireally don't.
(21:59):
Um, it's, it's, I don't.
Yeah, I know, like it's tough,it's just.
And the the thing is it's hardto beat the chiefs on their own,
but then to beat the chiefs andthe refs, it's like well, you
know, it was it was oh, there'sno script, there's no story to
the NFL.
I mean, it's kind of lookingthat way, but look, this is what
we wanted all year.
We wanted Chiefs, bills and theAFC Championship.
Now we got it.
(22:19):
I mean, if it was in Buffalo Iwould have been a lot happier,
but it is what it is.
Look, they beat them in Buffaloalready, which is why they
wanted them back, so now theygot to do it in Kansas City so.
I'm kind of like it is what itis and we'll see.
(22:40):
So I'm obviously rooting heavyfor the Bills because they
deserve it and, to be honest, Ilike the like the bills chances
against either.
I mean definitely againstphilly, and I think it would be
a hell of a matchup againstwashington if they could beat
philly.
You know so, because washingtonindoors yeah, if they can play
(23:02):
like they did the other day she,you're not wrong, dude.
Scott (23:05):
You're not wrong, dude, you're not wrong.
I don't disagree, it's.
I don't know it was.
That game was crazy.
We'll get into that in a second.
The other game, theBills-Ravens Right Eagles-Rams,
the early game on Sunday, I meanHurts 128 passing yards, 70
(23:30):
rushing yards in that tuttyBarkley, 205 rushing yards in
two tutties and his second onethat he broke off.
The best part about it I don'tknow if you saw it, dude, he was
five yards off the line ofscrimmage and there's a
screenshot of Hurts doing this,putting his hands up, saying
(23:52):
touchdown.
It was sick, but then theymissed the extra point.
Rams go down the field score.
Eagles have to punt.
Rams had a shot until Staffordon fourth down everybody's Hall
of Fame quarterback throws itout of bounds and doesn't give
(24:13):
his receiver any chance to catcha ball.
Graham (24:19):
Yeah, I mean, look, the Rams had a great chance to win
that game.
I mean, look, as you saidearlier, hurts only threw for
what A buck 50?
, no, a buck 28.
Scott (24:29):
Okay a buck 50.
Graham (24:30):
Okay, if okay, a buck 28 if saquon doesn't break it yeah
for the 60 yarder, for thattutty, and if hertz doesn't
break his for that tutty, the 40yarder.
I mean obviously if fans andbutts, but like that was the
whole offense of the game.
Granted, the weather in thefirst half was fine and the
(24:51):
second half was absoluteblizzard.
So I mean, things change upbased off the weather.
But I like, let's be real, whatscares you about the eagles,
except saquon barkley?
Scott (25:05):
their defense is solid.
The yeah offensive line best inthe league.
Okay, you got to stop Saquon.
Is that enough?
You got to stop Saquon.
They do have amazing widereceivers but, yeah, do they
throw it to them.
Homeboy's reading a novel onthe sideline, you know speaking
(25:30):
of which he got to meet the dude.
Announcer (25:31):
That's hilarious to me.
Scott (25:31):
Homeboy's reading a novel on the sideline, you know
speaking of which he got to meetthe dude.
Graham (25:37):
That's hilarious to me.
Oh my God, the sale of thatbook has gone up 10,000%.
Scott (25:39):
It came out like five years ago it was number
580,000th on Amazon book sold OnFriday this past week it was
number one.
Graham (25:53):
Let's go.
I can't believe I just saidthat about.
But let's go, dude.
They showed on the telecast,because I remember seeing it,
the uh volunteers that werehelping take the flag out for
the national anthem.
At the beginning they zoomed inon one of the guys who's
holding the flag with one handand holding the book on the
other hand.
So he's holding the flag withhis left hand, has the book in
(26:15):
his right hand and it's justlike waving in the air, like
haha, look what I got look at me, I'm like what, but here's your
one second of fame.
Yeah, anyhow.
Scott (26:35):
So that brings us back into the game that everybody was
obviously calling the game ofthe week, and that is Ravens at
the Bills.
Right, the battle for MVP, eventhough MVP voting is not
supposed to be made because ofthe playoffs.
Graham (26:44):
Okay, I don't believe it .
Well, if that's the case, thenDaniel's case didn't go through
the roof with the playoffs.
I mean this sign still doesn'tdeliver it.
I mean, it was pretty neck andneck, but now they have to give
it to him.
So if he doesn't, it'd be ashock.
Look, if they want to prove theplayoffs, don't matter, give it
(27:06):
to Bo Nix.
That's all I'm going to say.
Scott (27:09):
Yeah, with Allen and Lamar, and the same thing with
Josh.
Graham (27:12):
Allen, you know what I mean.
I mean, I think Allen shouldget it anyway, but what he's
doing with that team?
Time out, time out.
Scott (27:22):
It's a magical season.
How do you not say JaydenDaniels wins both?
Exactly, you can't.
You can make an argument.
Eh, eh, deez, deez, no, eh,deez.
The Redskins won four gameslast year, don't, eh me?
(27:44):
How many games did the Dude?
Saquon Barkley deserves it morethan Josh Allen.
Graham (27:51):
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Allen loses all of his widereceivers and has over 4,000
yards.
Don't give me this hoop.
Get the bleep out of here.
He's winning with nobodiesliterally the only person that's
.
They're not even throwing theball to Amari Cooper, the guy
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that they got in a trade in themiddle of the season.
Scott (28:13):
Which makes no sense.
Graham (28:14):
Okay, so you're not doing that.
You're running back Cook, whois a really good back I mean not
elite, but a really good back.
Okay, so you have somecarryover with him Offensive
line decent, but it's just likeplayers on the roster.
I would venture to say that theCommanders have better players
(28:36):
on their team.
No chance.
Scott (28:38):
Do the Commanders have better players on their team
than the Bills?
No chance.
Graham (28:47):
You want to talk about how many Pro Bowlers are on each
team.
Scott (28:51):
Scary Terry.
Graham (28:53):
I'm saying there's more pro bowlers on Washington than
there is Buffalo.
I don't know.
Scott (28:58):
It doesn't even matter at this second, right now.
It will next week, this time.
Yeah, when your boy's drivinghome Talking about Washington
Going to the Super Bowl, goingto the Super Bowl.
Where's the Super Bowl?
It's New Orleans.
Right, yeah, we'll see.
Announcer (29:17):
I might need a vacation day for that.
Scott (29:19):
Yeah, shots fired.
Bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah,bah Um.
Graham (29:27):
But wait, I thought you had Sundays and Mondays off.
Scott (29:31):
Sunday Anyhow, dude, the game starts off yesterday.
Lamar takes the Ravens down thefield, Bada bing, bada, boom,
easy, easy seven.
Bill's answer right.
And then then guess whathappens?
He turns into the Lamar.
We all know.
Terrible interception.
(29:54):
Then the fumble dude, when VonMiller almost scooped and scored
, which was insane.
Von Miller was like dude, Ithought I was going to score a
touchdown.
Everybody was giving me shitbecause I didn't.
And then I realized the dudethat caught me ran a 4-2-40.
He was dying.
It was funny, it was a funnyinterview.
(30:17):
But, dude, let's just say this Imean, come on, the Ravens, come
out in the second half, get thestop they needed, score the
touchdown they needed, and thenthey try to go for two.
It's their first drive in thethird quarter.
Why are you chasing points?
And then what happens at theend?
(30:39):
They need to go for two to tiethe game, to send it to overtime
possibly.
And as soon as it was going on,I'm going no, don't do this.
And it does.
You know, andrews fumbled, thenhe dropped it.
(30:59):
Brutal, brutal, you're notwrong.
And they didn't give the ballto Henry, dude.
You know he didn't get enoughcarries.
Why did you sign the guy?
You signed him for this, forthe playoffs.
You signed him for the playoffsTo be the closer.
(31:19):
You finally got Lamar a closerand you don't give him the ball.
15, I think.
How many attempts do you thinkhe got?
Yeah, lamar a closer and youdon't give him the ball 15.
Graham (31:26):
How many attempts do you think he?
Scott (31:27):
got.
Yeah, 15?
, you don't bring in DerrickHenry to run him 15 times in the
playoffs.
I'm looking at that right nowwhile you're talking.
Wait, hold on.
Graham (31:36):
Real quick, real quick.
Can you answer me this question?
Last year, when they played theChiefs, bing, bing, bing, bing,
bing, bing.
Last year, when they played theChiefs and almost beat them but
didn't, what did they say afterthat?
I'm pretty sure they said weneed to run the ball If we run
(31:59):
the ball, we'd be more efficient16.
So what did they do?
In the offseason they get thebeast Derrick Henry.
What'd they do all season?
They still didn't run him thathard in the beginning of the
season, like he should have beenfresh, like they were only
giving him 20 carries in thebeginning of the season, which I
(32:21):
mean 20 is 20, but I mean I andit doesn't.
What do we like to say Make it,make sense.
I don't like.
I mean, look the Andrews fumblewas a killer, because that was
on the Bill's side, on like the30 or 25 yard line.
Buckeye (32:39):
I think 30, 40 yard reception.
Graham (32:44):
Yeah, I mean that is brutal, because if they get that
they could potentiallypotentially get three, if not a
score, but then obviously thetwo-pointer at the end.
I I mean, could lamar have madeit running?
Probably not, but I guess thereal question is, and what I've
heard people talk about afterthe fact was was andrews more
(33:06):
concerned about whether or nothe would have got into the end
zone versus how close he was tothe out of bounds?
Or I mean, something had tocome to his mind, because I mean
, bro, the definition of beingin the breadbasket….
Not to mention… it was kind ofthat.
Scott (33:23):
It was the same exact play when they were going
against you guys, and he droppedthat one too.
Yeah, same play.
Graham (33:33):
He did.
Scott (33:35):
Same play.
Oh my god, so it didn't workthe first time.
Graham (33:44):
Right, I mean to each his own.
They're probably like, probablylike.
Scott (33:47):
Oh, that's a fluke, dude funny thing is my boy so I mean
I whatever nfl morning orwhatever emmanuel ochu alchu,
the guy that I always talk about.
He blasts herbert right for oh,social media quarterback, blah,
blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
Dude.
He comes out with this tweet.
Last night People were going toslander Lamar, bring up his
(34:09):
playoff history and bring up histurnovers.
Ignore them.
Mark Andrews cost him the game.
Lamar took his game.
Whatever dude.
Who was the guy that was doingfrolicking on the field like
this when he fumbled the ball?
That wasn't Mark Andrews, thatwas Lamar.
Who's the guy that everybodywants to?
(34:31):
praise and say is one of thebest quarterbacks in the NFL.
Oh, you know the guy that'snever won two games in the same
postseason.
Graham (34:43):
I'm A that touchdown that he threw at the end of the
game, though.
How many players are makingthat play?
I mean, he was literallyrunning around evading people
for 10 seconds.
That's unheard of it was andthen throws a dime it was Duh.
Scott (35:01):
So we could talk about this game forever.
So we could talk about thisgame forever.
Washington at the Eagles Eaglesfavored by 5.5.
Total is 47.5.
Bills at the Chiefs 1.5 pointline Chiefs obviously funny
(35:22):
thing, same total 47.5.
Graham (35:26):
Where are you leaning?
I mean, the game that I thinkis harder for me to pick is the
Eagles-Commanders game Coin flip?
I mean, is it a coin flip?
I don't know.
It's just like, after what wewatched this week, I mean, let's
be real, you can't tell me thatthe Eagles the last we'll say
(35:51):
three weeks, because the week17,.
They looked decent, but I meanthey haven't really been that
amazing.
The key factor in all of thosethree games was oh hey, saquon
broke it for 50 yards.
Scott (36:06):
Hurts has not looked great since coming back from the
concussion.
Graham (36:11):
Yeah, that, plus the fact the last time that they
played the Commanders, wasn'tthat like four?
Scott (36:15):
or five weeks ago.
Yeah, it's when Hurts got theconcussion, I think week 15 or
16.
Graham (36:20):
Yeah, I mean they end up losing to the granted when you
have another quarterback come in.
So that's different, but still,I mean that's a game that,
honestly, I don't know if I'dwant to touch as a better,
because I have no.
That's just like, hey, let'sthrow the money up into the wind
and see where it goes.
I don't know, but I'll tell youthis I am taking Buffalo.
(36:42):
I don't know, but I'll tell youthis I am taking Buffalo Out of
all the years with Buffalo,especially over the past 20
years, and I'm not even goingback to them in the early 90s,
I'm just saying the past 20.
Going against the Patriots beingin that division, they've only
had a couple solid years ofbeing legitimate right and
(37:04):
obviously, since Josh Allen isthere, you know the team has
definitely bounced in the rightdirection.
Things are looking good and theexpectations, especially in the
last three years, have beenSuper Bowl or bust, which should
be any team.
But let's be real, there'sreally only 10 teams that you
could say like oh, they got achance, but that being said at
the start of the season, wouldyou have said the Washington
(37:25):
Commanders have a chance.
But, that being said, at thestart of the season would you
have said the WashingtonCommanders have a?
Scott (37:27):
chance to go to the Super Bowl.
Nobody would Well.
Actually one person onDraftKings.
So, that bet, that bet, yeah.
Washington and the Bills in theSuper Bowl yeah.
Graham (37:39):
Are you for real?
Scott (37:40):
That's insane.
Very much so.
Graham (37:44):
That's like, that's a 100 to win like 10th.
What is that?
Scott (37:48):
A lot, a little to win a lot that had to be at least.
So we're sitting here.
Graham (37:54):
I can't even fathom.
Scott (37:55):
Oh wow, he caught it.
We're sitting here a minute 55left in the game 14 to 7, Ohio
State.
I need him to miss his fieldgoal for the first half.
Graham (38:07):
I was just going to say your under is not looking Until
he snap hooks it First off.
Don't say you, how about this?
I'll give you the $10 for yourbet if you lose, so they can
just keep scoring more points.
Scott (38:22):
All right, we all heard it here first on ball.
Guys on the bench, graham'spaying me.
Graham (38:29):
I'm just saying I need as many points as you can get.
F your $10 right now.
Well, if they don't kick thefield goal, that's different.
Scott (38:39):
Anyhow, as we wrap up tonight sorry for the short
episode your boy's got to wakeup and get on a 530 flight to
Orlando.
This game, we're in for a doozy.
It's about to be halftime.
I'm definitely going to bestruggling when that alarm goes
off in the morning, but whateveris what it is, get to see.
(38:59):
Like I talked about last weekJim Nance on Wednesday morning,
always fun.
And, as of about an hour ago,found out I'm going to the
Eagles Redskins game.
Jim Nance on Wednesday morning,always fun.
And, as of about an hour ago, Ifound out I'm going to the
Eagles-Redskins game.
Let's go Hail to the Redskins.
I don't even know their song,but it's awesome.
And I can't even cheer for them.
(39:19):
Dude, that's what sucks, but itis in Philadelphia.
Graham (39:23):
Well the good news is you don't have any attire, but
it is in Philadelphia.
Well, the good news is is youdon't have any.
I mean, the good news is is youdon't have any, uh, attire that
will represent them.
Scott (39:31):
So that was anywhere but Philadelphia, I would have
gotten something for the game.
Graham (39:36):
Oh, a hundred percent.
Scott (39:37):
I like my kids, I like my wife, I like you, I like my
family.
I'm not trying to to die, but Iam going to have me a Philly
cheesesteak though.
In Philly let's go.
I mean, oh, he caught it.
What an asshole.
I'm going to lose.
But anyhow, graham, love doingthe show with you.
(39:57):
Sorry, you lost a lot of moneyon the Lions the other night,
you know.
That's why it's called gamblingfolks.
Graham (40:05):
Oh, not just the Lions.
Scott (40:09):
Thank you for the Ravens too.
Send us out of here, We'll talkto everybody next week.
Graham (40:15):
Bubba Scott, always a pleasure doing the podcast with
you.
I did give you a lot of shitabout you going to the NFC
Championship.
I am happy for you, but stillgo fuck yourself.
I love you to death.
And hey, always a pleasuredoing the podcast with you and,
as the best homie always says,buh-bye.
Scott (40:35):
Good night friends.
Can't wait to not hear that.
Fly Eagles.
Fly E-A-G.
Oh, congratulations, eaglesfans.
You know how to spell yourteam's name, buh-o.
Congratulations, eagles fans.
You know, how to spell yourteam's name Boomer, boomer.
Announcer (40:54):
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welcome to another episode of the Bald Guys on the
Bench podcast, with your hostsGraham Cohen and Scott Wasco.
What's up everyone and welcomeback to another episode of the
Bald Guys on the Bench Nationalchampionship going on.
Scott (00:28):
Right now I'm here with my boy, graham.
We got some divisional NFL totalk about and hot off the press
as we're getting online, yourboy got a phone call.
What has two thumbs and isgoing to Philly to the NFC
Championship game this guy.
Graham (00:51):
You know, look, you're my boy.
I love you to death, but I'venever met anyone in my entire
life that just has shit fallinto their lap like you do.
Congratulations, I'm jealous.
Go fuck yourself.
Have a good time, wow, andlet's get this party started.
Scott (01:05):
Can we grab one and crack one before you tell me to go F
myself?
I mean please.
Graham (01:10):
Yeah, you know what I need a drink after this.
Let's get this party started,scott, let's grab one and crack
one.
Scott (01:15):
Yeah, let's go.
Wow, that was a little bitterbuddy.
Graham (01:20):
Yeah, bitter party of one here, right here here.
Wait here over here here.
Scott (01:28):
Man, we were literally getting online and got a phone
call.
Didn't answer it.
Then got a text call me rightback.
Now I knew exactly what wasgoing on.
So I will be in the city ofbrotherly love, I guess, on
Sunday.
That's insane, let's go.
(01:48):
And I'm going to Florida in themorning, so it's going to be a
hell of a week.
Graham (01:56):
Oh, pobrecita, poor baby .
Scott (01:59):
Anyhow, like we always do .
Man, how was your weekend?
I know you worked a little bit,but what's going on?
Graham (02:09):
You know, got to work this weekend.
Everything was good.
I got a call.
Not a call, actually I got amessage out of the blue from a
friend of mine back home thatsays, hey, you still live in
Vegas.
And I was like, yes, sir, he'slike cool because I've been town
for some business thing for acouple of days and he's like you
want to hang out, hit me up.
So I was just like I'm down, sohung out last night for a
(02:30):
little bit after work.
That was cool seeing him.
Haven't seen him in probably Idon't know eight, ten years, so
that was cool, catching up.
Other than that, just watchingthese NFL games and boy, um,
we'll get into it, but not letme just say this, not what my
(02:50):
wallet thought what was gonnahappen, but, uh, happy that the
Bills won, even though I did betagainst them.
But what about you, scott?
How was your weekend?
Scott (03:00):
it was good dude, just watched some football.
You know, hung out with the fam.
Like I said, I'm going toFlorida tomorrow morning for the
PGA show watching the nationalchampionship game.
You know it was good, watchedsome NFL, got a little bitter at
(03:20):
some weird calls.
We'll get into that in a fewminutes.
But you know, going into thisgame, you know the whole world's
all over Ohio State and youknow Notre Dame's offense isn't
good enough.
And, dude, as the first quarterjust closed, it's 7-0 Notre
Dame.
And boy did they make thatfirst drive look easy.
Oof, sheesh, yeah, sheesh,louise, sheesh, yeah, she's
(03:54):
louise.
So I don't know.
Going into the game, I told youwhat my bets were.
I had the buckeyes minus eightand a half and under 45 and a
half right.
So I don't know it is what itis.
I mean it's the end of thefirst quarter.
We got a lot, we got threequarters.
Know it is what it is?
I mean it's the end of thefirst quarter.
We got a lot, we got threequarters left.
Graham (04:07):
So it is what it is, but let's just say one quarter went
through.
Each team only had the ballonce.
Scott (04:15):
Right Like these are long drives.
That Notre Dame drive was solid.
Graham (04:23):
Well, they went for it on fourth down twice and got it.
Yeah, obviously, yep Wild.
Scott (04:31):
So I don't know.
It is what it is.
We'll see what happens.
And, like we talked aboutbefore, this game kicked off.
What did the whole world say?
Oh, detroit kills Washington,detroit kills Washington.
How'd that work out?
Graham (04:46):
Well, to be fair, all I world say oh, detroit kills
Washington, detroit killsWashington.
How'd that work out?
Well, to be fair, all I willsay and this is something that
you did text me after the gameCliff Kingsbury basically play,
called the greatest game of hisentire life, that offense and
what happened.
Obviously Detroit's defense isnot up to snuff, what it used to
be, but next man up I get it.
(05:06):
Granted, they had 18 players goon ir this year.
Still, that's tough.
But yeah, when you put a clinicout there, it is what it is.
But I will say this, as I toldyou when you mentioned that uh,
to me, would the commanders haveplayed that efficiently if they
were outside?
Scott (05:27):
and weather, I don't know , I mean you've played as well
as they did all year.
Graham (05:32):
I mean who knows?
I mean obviously to anythingcan happen.
I'm just saying I mean it wasinteresting to watch.
But then also, look, I knewfrom the season that the
commanders were the besters,were the best, going forward on
fourth down team in the league.
I didn't realize how good thepercentage was.
(05:52):
For the whole year they wereover 90% Folks.
That is unbelievable 90%.
I'm like what, dude?
How do you beat a team thatdoesn't punt?
They go forward on fourth downevery time and they get it.
So if they don't kick fieldgoals, like the field goal
(06:13):
kicker didn't even go out.
No, he did at the end, at thevery end, just because you know
why.
Not Whatever.
But like how do you stop a team?
It's like the only way ifwashington plays like that, you
have to stop them on drives oryou're not gonna win you have to
, and when you're jared golf,turning it over three times well
(06:36):
, that I mean that was nail inthe coffin.
Scott (06:38):
I mean and homeboy wide receiver throwing a pick.
Graham (06:42):
Yeah, jameson williams that was terrible yeah that
doesn't help.
The strip sack was terrible.
I mean, look, they got it towithin seven.
I mean, look, you take awaythose four turnovers.
That's a completely differentballgame, obviously.
Scott (07:00):
duh, slap myself, I get it yeah but, dude, let's just
say your boy, let's just getright into it.
We'll get into that game beforethe Chiefs and Texans, because
you know it was fireworksSaturday night.
Right, Dude, your boy lovesquarter totals.
Right, Took over 10 and a halfin the first quarter.
(07:22):
Mm-hmm 10 points are scored.
I'm like really lose.
And you know they just saidhold my beer.
42 in the second quarter.
Like really you couldn't havescored.
41, you know left one.
I mean like really, I mean Ihad the lions, I mean I had the
Redskins Eight and a half, ohioState just scored, I had the
(07:48):
Redskins plus eight and a halfand I had the over in the game
of 55 and a half.
52 points scored in the firsthalf.
I mean thanks for playing.
Why are you looking at me likethat?
Graham (08:02):
Because I thought we were timed up and you said they
scored before I saw it.
That's all.
Scott (08:08):
Whatever, anyhow, what a game dude.
I mean Jayden Daniels.
What else can you say about theguy?
Graham (08:18):
Bro, how do you stop a quarterback that's elusively
fast, slippery to tackle and canthrow precision passes?
Scott (08:28):
I'm waiting, not to mention when you can dump off to
Eckler he's a rookie and he'slooked like he's been in the
league for 10 years.
Nothing phases him.
Graham (08:43):
Bro, I told you at the beginning of the season.
I was like, wow, that was aninteresting move to see Eckler
go to Washington.
Scott (08:51):
I was like, hmm, it's because he didn't have to be the
bell cow.
Graham (08:54):
No, no, I mean, I get that, but I'm just saying, if
used properly.
I mean bro him and then alsoanother signing which people
thought was underrated.
Who cares, he's old.
I saw something in that gamethe other night.
Scary terry is, quote unquote,scary terry.
(09:15):
But if you noticed in that gamewhen they were on the line and
they needed something at thatmoment, who'd they throw the
ball to?
Can't think of his name ZachErtz.
Yeah, zach Ertz has had twotouchdowns the last two games,
in both playoff games.
Anytime they needed a thirddown catch, a fourth down catch,
(09:37):
but most of the time a fourthdown, they ran it.
Some of those touchdown drives.
Anytime they needed to havesomething, he got the ball.
I'm just like what?
And then also old-ass, bobbyWagner.
You're telling me he's not beena huge addition to them.
Oh, you know, he's just fadingoff into the sunset over there
(09:58):
in Washington.
Announcer (09:59):
Huh.
Graham (10:01):
I mean they are clicking .
But then again, any givenSunday, teams that looked
unbelievable a week ago comeinto this week and you're just
like oh Granted, there was a lotof weather this past week, so I
think weather did have aneffect in the outdoor games for
sure.
But we're at a point in theseason when you've got good team
(10:25):
versus good team, when you'vegot strength on strength, it's
who's going to hold up.
Scott (10:30):
Yeah, that game, washington, and one of our
listeners that we always talkabout, audrey.
We were back and forth.
She's been sick as a dog andshe's like I can't even deal
with this.
She was going to come ontonight but decided not to last
minute, and I don't blame herbecause she's still sick and
(10:50):
wanted to come on and have funand have some beers and drink.
But couldn't be happier forthat franchise, dude, and just
think about if you're theChicago bears.
You could have had Pat Mahomesand you could have had Jaden
Daniels, but you took MitchTrubisky.
Graham (11:15):
Okay, for starters give Williams another year or two
Look.
Washington had a better teamOffensive line is probably the
most important thing for anoffense.
Washington's own line is by farbetter Than Chicago's, so I
mean my thing is.
If you switch quarterbacks, say, jaden did go to Chicago, you
(11:39):
don't think Cliff could haveDrummed up some magic?
You know what I mean?
It's just like I hate that nerdof oh, you know what.
Scott (11:46):
I mean, it's just like I hate that nerd of oh Chicago
missed out on him.
Graham (11:48):
It's just like the Mahomes thing, that's different.
I mean, it is what it is, butthen also-.
Scott (11:56):
We can still go back and say thanks, bills for trading.
Graham (12:00):
Oh, 100%.
I mean, how about the peoplethat didn't take Josh Allen that
year?
Yeah, and let him fall to eight.
Scott (12:07):
Denver with Elway.
Elway said he was taking JoshAllen and then took Nick Chubb
or not Nick Chubb?
Bradley Chubb.
Graham (12:15):
Yeah, he's like that's the one thing that still haunts
me.
He's like I'd probably still bein the league right now.
Scott (12:21):
Unreal.
I mean, it is what it is I, soit looks like from what I just
got the text.
Uh, it's maddie, me and hisbrother, hotel downtown booked
for us.
Thanks for playing.
You can buy me dinner done.
Oh, baby you.
(12:45):
You got what I need, let's goanyhow.
You know what I think about it.
Graham (12:55):
This is miserable.
I actually have Sunday off, soI thought I'd be able to watch
the games with you.
We could chat about it whileit's going on, and now you're
going to be at the fucking game.
You know what?
Scott (13:05):
I'll FaceTime you.
Graham (13:06):
I'm fucking heated the whole time.
No, that's what I thought.
Yeah, oh, man, got a good teamname for you next year in our
fucking $20 league Matty, oh,here we go.
Scott (13:24):
Here we go.
There was something I wanted tosay about Jaden Daniels dude.
I think I screenshotted itmaybe.
Graham (13:33):
Bet he's not the rookie of the year.
Scott (13:37):
Guy.
Oh, here you go, here you go.
This is classic and I mighthave texted you this.
Brian Kelly, you know, down atLSU.
Graham (13:48):
I was going to send that to you.
I saw it.
Scott (13:52):
Had Jane Daniels Neighbors and Brian Thomas Jr
last year and they didn't evenplay in the SEC championship
game.
Graham (13:59):
I saw that earlier.
Scott (14:01):
I'm sorry what.
Graham (14:04):
Oh my God, that's hilarious.
I thought I sent it, but itdidn't go through.
Scott (14:09):
Alright, so you ready for a surprise?
Graham (14:12):
Always.
Well, I mean, I already had asurprise at the start of this
episode, so what else couldhappen?
Scott (14:18):
Yeah, so did I.
We got a call-in coming rightnow.
Who Don't worry about it?
It's getting ready to call.
I'm going to put him onspeakerphone so we can do it
without sending out an invite,just for a few seconds.
Uh, he just said I'm ready.
So I said call.
So you know ready or not?
(14:39):
Here we come.
I can edit this part out if ittakes too long.
Um, oh, there we go.
Yo, yo, what up guy?
What's going on, man?
How you feeling?
Buckeye (14:53):
tie game, second quarter oh dude, big response by
the buckeyes.
Big response by the buckeyes,all I'm.
And can the defense make anadjustment on the first drive
when we saw 10 quarterback runsright up the middle?
Scott (15:11):
And for everybody that we were just talking about,
surprise, guess who's back.
It's back again, buckeyes back.
Buckeye (15:20):
Buckeyes back.
Where's Graham at why?
Graham (15:23):
can't I hear him?
Oh, I'm here.
I was just waiting for you tostop talking.
I'm not going to interrupt you.
Scott (15:28):
Oh, you can't hear him, probably because you don't have
headphones.
That's why.
Buckeye (15:32):
Exactly.
Scott (15:33):
Sorry, I'm live at the game, bro, I know.
But Bucky, guess what justhappened, literally as we were
getting ready to start theepisode.
Graham (15:40):
What.
Scott (15:56):
I got what?
Oh geez.
Buckeye (15:58):
Why are you always throwing it in our face, man?
Graham (16:01):
Exactly Buckeye.
Thank you very much.
Buckeye (16:05):
I give you kudos, though, because when I lived in
California, you got me free golfeverywhere we went, and I loved
it.
But, just stop celebrating yourwins.
Man is what.
Scott (16:16):
I'm saying you do realize I'm going somewhere, Lincoln,
what is it?
Lincoln Financial or whateverit's called.
Buckeye (16:25):
Yeah, yeah do not root for whoever Philadelphia's
playing.
Scott (16:29):
Yeah, I can't cheer for anybody.
Buckeye (16:32):
Well, you can cheer for Ph called.
Scott (16:33):
Yeah, yeah, do not root for whoever Philadelphia is
playing.
Yeah, I can't cheer for anybody.
No, well, you can cheer forPhilly.
Graham (16:36):
Yeah, yeah, we're green, that's for sure, oh man Bro,
he's going to be set up in a box.
Buckeye (16:40):
Like you do not want to root for.
When I was traveling, I was inthat Philadelphia area and I
went to a Red Wings game and theguy that I befriended in that
area he's like uh, you cannotwear a Red Wings anything into
uh Philadelphia Flyers game, sonot at all yeah.
Scott (17:04):
Not under your breath.
How about if I wore a Mets hat?
Would that be any good, hey?
Buckeye (17:09):
you, do you, but that probably wouldn't ruffle too
many feathers Shit, shit.
Scott (17:20):
All right, suck it in 25.
No, anyhow, you're on becauseyour Buckeyes are playing the
national championship.
Buckeye (17:27):
Yeah, I'm not even watching right now, so I'm going
off of your commentary here.
Scott (17:31):
All right, it's third and I think 22.
Buckeye (17:35):
Third and 22 for Notre Dame.
Scott (17:37):
Yeah.
Buckeye (17:38):
Oh, perfect yeah.
Yeah, third and 23, sorry, Well, they'll figure out a way to
run it right out the middle toget 24 yards.
Scott (17:48):
No, or they'll just be the Chiefs and they'll get a
defensive holding and getautomatic Right.
Buckeye (17:55):
Did you see how bad he was huffing and puffing after?
Announcer (17:58):
the first drive.
Buckeye (17:59):
Yeah, it was 18 plays, but dude was dead.
Scott (18:01):
All right, they stopped him.
Buckeye (18:04):
They stopped him Notre Dame's punting.
Scott (18:05):
Yeah, fourth down, all right, perfect, yep, all right.
Yeah, fourth down, alright,perfect.
Alright, dude, thanks forcoming on.
Good luck, I'll talk to youlater, have fun, stay sane.
Absolutely Love you boys.
Talk to you soon, alright,buh-bye.
Anyhow, had to have Bucky callin.
(18:26):
He wanted to call in because hewas on the show last week.
But you know, let's just jumpin real quick to the
Chiefs-Texans game.
Good game, I know you didn'tget to watch a lot of it.
But dude, the game started offon fire with homeboy, for the
Texans had a big run back on theopening kickoff.
Dude took his helmet off, threwit 15-yard penalty, then goes
(18:52):
and pushes his coach.
Graham (18:54):
Well, okay, fill me in.
Did I miss something?
I tried figuring out.
What was that about?
Do you know?
Scott (18:59):
You can't take your helmet off on the field.
It's a 15-yard penalty.
Graham (19:03):
No, I'm aware of that.
Why did?
Scott (19:04):
he push his coach Because the coach was yelling at him
for taking his helmet off on thefield, for causing the 15-yard
penalty.
Graham (19:11):
That's it.
Scott (19:11):
Yeah, and he lost his shit.
Graham (19:15):
Yeah, and he still played.
Scott (19:18):
Yeah, the rest of the game?
Wow, yeah, it was.
You know, the Texans missed twofield goals and an extra point,
a couple of roughing the passercalls against the Texans
defense that were, I'm justgoing to say, suspect, to say
(19:39):
the least.
You mean usual, yeah, exactly.
Are we shocked?
No, was anybody?
Not at all.
Funny thing is I saw a memetoday that said hey, this just
in, bill's just called for aroughing the passer call a week
in advance.
Right, but Kelsey had a biggame.
But the weird thing to me wasthe Chiefs are up 11 with 18
(20:02):
seconds left and the Chiefs tookan intentional safety to lose
by nine.
The line was nine and a half.
Every sports gambler in theworld lost their mind and I
don't blame them at all.
Right, but what do you expect,right?
(20:23):
I don't know what do you expect.
The Chiefs have been gettingthese calls all year long.
Saw something after the gamethe Texans are the first team to
out-gain their opponent by100-plus yards, not turn the
ball over and lose a postseasongame.
Previous teams were 49-0 in theplayoffs.
Yeah, I mean, make it makesense, right?
(20:47):
That's what we always say,exactly.
Make it make sense, right?
That's what we always sayexactly, make it, make sense.
I have no words, I don't evenknow what to say I mean bro.
Graham (20:59):
It got to a point that even troy acheman was like come
on.
Scott (21:02):
Are you kidding me that?
When he said that too on thetelecast?
Graham (21:06):
and the thing is look, I know players do everything they
can to take legal advantages ofthe rules, but it's like kenny
pickett in college for thepittsburgh thing when he did the
fake slide.
Yeah right, that was bannedinstantly.
So why is it allowed forPatrick Mahomes, who's running
(21:29):
out of bounds but then slows upto bait you, to tackle him, and
do that Insane?
So I mean, I just, it's just, Idon't even know what to do
about it.
Like I really don't, it, like Ireally don't.
(21:59):
Um, it's, it's, I don't.
Yeah, I know, like it's tough,it's just.
And the the thing is it's hardto beat the chiefs on their own,
but then to beat the chiefs andthe refs, it's like well, you
know, it was it was oh, there'sno script, there's no story to
the NFL.
I mean, it's kind of lookingthat way, but look, this is what
we wanted all year.
We wanted Chiefs, bills and theAFC Championship.
Now we got it.
(22:19):
I mean, if it was in Buffalo Iwould have been a lot happier,
but it is what it is.
Look, they beat them in Buffaloalready, which is why they
wanted them back, so now theygot to do it in Kansas City so.
I'm kind of like it is what itis and we'll see.
(22:40):
So I'm obviously rooting heavyfor the Bills because they
deserve it and, to be honest, Ilike the like the bills chances
against either.
I mean definitely againstphilly, and I think it would be
a hell of a matchup againstwashington if they could beat
philly.
You know so, because washingtonindoors yeah, if they can play
(23:02):
like they did the other day she,you're not wrong, dude.
Scott (23:05):
You're not wrong, dude, you're not wrong.
I don't disagree, it's.
I don't know it was.
That game was crazy.
We'll get into that in a second.
The other game, theBills-Ravens Right Eagles-Rams,
the early game on Sunday, I meanHurts 128 passing yards, 70
(23:30):
rushing yards in that tuttyBarkley, 205 rushing yards in
two tutties and his second onethat he broke off.
The best part about it I don'tknow if you saw it, dude, he was
five yards off the line ofscrimmage and there's a
screenshot of Hurts doing this,putting his hands up, saying
(23:52):
touchdown.
It was sick, but then theymissed the extra point.
Rams go down the field score.
Eagles have to punt.
Rams had a shot until Staffordon fourth down everybody's Hall
of Fame quarterback throws itout of bounds and doesn't give
(24:13):
his receiver any chance to catcha ball.
Graham (24:19):
Yeah, I mean, look, the Rams had a great chance to win
that game.
I mean, look, as you saidearlier, hurts only threw for
what A buck 50?
, no, a buck 28.
Scott (24:29):
Okay a buck 50.
Graham (24:30):
Okay, if okay, a buck 28 if saquon doesn't break it yeah
for the 60 yarder, for thattutty, and if hertz doesn't
break his for that tutty, the 40yarder.
I mean obviously if fans andbutts, but like that was the
whole offense of the game.
Granted, the weather in thefirst half was fine and the
(24:51):
second half was absoluteblizzard.
So I mean, things change upbased off the weather.
But I like, let's be real, whatscares you about the eagles,
except saquon barkley?
Scott (25:05):
their defense is solid.
The yeah offensive line best inthe league.
Okay, you got to stop Saquon.
Is that enough?
You got to stop Saquon.
They do have amazing widereceivers but, yeah, do they
throw it to them.
Homeboy's reading a novel onthe sideline, you know speaking
(25:30):
of which he got to meet the dude.
Announcer (25:31):
That's hilarious to me.
Scott (25:31):
Homeboy's reading a novel on the sideline, you know
speaking of which he got to meetthe dude.
Graham (25:37):
That's hilarious to me.
Oh my God, the sale of thatbook has gone up 10,000%.
Scott (25:39):
It came out like five years ago it was number
580,000th on Amazon book sold OnFriday this past week it was
number one.
Graham (25:53):
Let's go.
I can't believe I just saidthat about.
But let's go, dude.
They showed on the telecast,because I remember seeing it,
the uh volunteers that werehelping take the flag out for
the national anthem.
At the beginning they zoomed inon one of the guys who's
holding the flag with one handand holding the book on the
other hand.
So he's holding the flag withhis left hand, has the book in
(26:15):
his right hand and it's justlike waving in the air, like
haha, look what I got look at me, I'm like what, but here's your
one second of fame.
Yeah, anyhow.
Scott (26:35):
So that brings us back into the game that everybody was
obviously calling the game ofthe week, and that is Ravens at
the Bills.
Right, the battle for MVP, eventhough MVP voting is not
supposed to be made because ofthe playoffs.
Graham (26:44):
Okay, I don't believe it .
Well, if that's the case, thenDaniel's case didn't go through
the roof with the playoffs.
I mean this sign still doesn'tdeliver it.
I mean, it was pretty neck andneck, but now they have to give
it to him.
So if he doesn't, it'd be ashock.
Look, if they want to prove theplayoffs, don't matter, give it
(27:06):
to Bo Nix.
That's all I'm going to say.
Scott (27:09):
Yeah, with Allen and Lamar, and the same thing with
Josh.
Graham (27:12):
Allen, you know what I mean.
I mean, I think Allen shouldget it anyway, but what he's
doing with that team?
Time out, time out.
Scott (27:22):
It's a magical season.
How do you not say JaydenDaniels wins both?
Exactly, you can't.
You can make an argument.
Eh, eh, deez, deez, no, eh,deez.
The Redskins won four gameslast year, don't, eh me?
(27:44):
How many games did the Dude?
Saquon Barkley deserves it morethan Josh Allen.
Graham (27:51):
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Allen loses all of his widereceivers and has over 4,000
yards.
Don't give me this hoop.
Get the bleep out of here.
He's winning with nobodiesliterally the only person that's
.
They're not even throwing theball to Amari Cooper, the guy
(28:11):
that they got in a trade in themiddle of the season.
Scott (28:13):
Which makes no sense.
Graham (28:14):
Okay, so you're not doing that.
You're running back Cook, whois a really good back I mean not
elite, but a really good back.
Okay, so you have somecarryover with him Offensive
line decent, but it's just likeplayers on the roster.
I would venture to say that theCommanders have better players
(28:36):
on their team.
No chance.
Scott (28:38):
Do the Commanders have better players on their team
than the Bills?
No chance.
Graham (28:47):
You want to talk about how many Pro Bowlers are on each
team.
Scott (28:51):
Scary Terry.
Graham (28:53):
I'm saying there's more pro bowlers on Washington than
there is Buffalo.
I don't know.
Scott (28:58):
It doesn't even matter at this second, right now.
It will next week, this time.
Yeah, when your boy's drivinghome Talking about Washington
Going to the Super Bowl, goingto the Super Bowl.
Where's the Super Bowl?
It's New Orleans.
Right, yeah, we'll see.
Announcer (29:17):
I might need a vacation day for that.
Scott (29:19):
Yeah, shots fired.
Bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah,bah Um.
Graham (29:27):
But wait, I thought you had Sundays and Mondays off.
Scott (29:31):
Sunday Anyhow, dude, the game starts off yesterday.
Lamar takes the Ravens down thefield, Bada bing, bada, boom,
easy, easy seven.
Bill's answer right.
And then then guess whathappens?
He turns into the Lamar.
We all know.
Terrible interception.
(29:54):
Then the fumble dude, when VonMiller almost scooped and scored
, which was insane.
Von Miller was like dude, Ithought I was going to score a
touchdown.
Everybody was giving me shitbecause I didn't.
And then I realized the dudethat caught me ran a 4-2-40.
He was dying.
It was funny, it was a funnyinterview.
(30:17):
But, dude, let's just say this Imean, come on, the Ravens, come
out in the second half, get thestop they needed, score the
touchdown they needed, and thenthey try to go for two.
It's their first drive in thethird quarter.
Why are you chasing points?
And then what happens at theend?
(30:39):
They need to go for two to tiethe game, to send it to overtime
possibly.
And as soon as it was going on,I'm going no, don't do this.
And it does.
You know, andrews fumbled, thenhe dropped it.
(30:59):
Brutal, brutal, you're notwrong.
And they didn't give the ballto Henry, dude.
You know he didn't get enoughcarries.
Why did you sign the guy?
You signed him for this, forthe playoffs.
You signed him for the playoffsTo be the closer.
(31:19):
You finally got Lamar a closerand you don't give him the ball.
15, I think.
How many attempts do you thinkhe got?
Yeah, lamar a closer and youdon't give him the ball 15.
Graham (31:26):
How many attempts do you think he?
Scott (31:27):
got.
Yeah, 15?
, you don't bring in DerrickHenry to run him 15 times in the
playoffs.
I'm looking at that right nowwhile you're talking.
Wait, hold on.
Graham (31:36):
Real quick, real quick.
Can you answer me this question?
Last year, when they played theChiefs, bing, bing, bing, bing,
bing, bing.
Last year, when they played theChiefs and almost beat them but
didn't, what did they say afterthat?
I'm pretty sure they said weneed to run the ball If we run
(31:59):
the ball, we'd be more efficient16.
So what did they do?
In the offseason they get thebeast Derrick Henry.
What'd they do all season?
They still didn't run him thathard in the beginning of the
season, like he should have beenfresh, like they were only
giving him 20 carries in thebeginning of the season, which I
(32:21):
mean 20 is 20, but I mean I andit doesn't.
What do we like to say Make it,make sense.
I don't like.
I mean, look the Andrews fumblewas a killer, because that was
on the Bill's side, on like the30 or 25 yard line.
Buckeye (32:39):
I think 30, 40 yard reception.
Graham (32:44):
Yeah, I mean that is brutal, because if they get that
they could potentiallypotentially get three, if not a
score, but then obviously thetwo-pointer at the end.
I I mean, could lamar have madeit running?
Probably not, but I guess thereal question is, and what I've
heard people talk about afterthe fact was was andrews more
(33:06):
concerned about whether or nothe would have got into the end
zone versus how close he was tothe out of bounds?
Or I mean, something had tocome to his mind, because I mean
, bro, the definition of beingin the breadbasket….
Not to mention… it was kind ofthat.
Scott (33:23):
It was the same exact play when they were going
against you guys, and he droppedthat one too.
Yeah, same play.
Graham (33:33):
He did.
Scott (33:35):
Same play.
Oh my god, so it didn't workthe first time.
Graham (33:44):
Right, I mean to each his own.
They're probably like, probablylike.
Scott (33:47):
Oh, that's a fluke, dude funny thing is my boy so I mean
I whatever nfl morning orwhatever emmanuel ochu alchu,
the guy that I always talk about.
He blasts herbert right for oh,social media quarterback, blah,
blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
Dude.
He comes out with this tweet.
Last night People were going toslander Lamar, bring up his
(34:09):
playoff history and bring up histurnovers.
Ignore them.
Mark Andrews cost him the game.
Lamar took his game.
Whatever dude.
Who was the guy that was doingfrolicking on the field like
this when he fumbled the ball?
That wasn't Mark Andrews, thatwas Lamar.
Who's the guy that everybodywants to?
(34:31):
praise and say is one of thebest quarterbacks in the NFL.
Oh, you know the guy that'snever won two games in the same
postseason.
Graham (34:43):
I'm A that touchdown that he threw at the end of the
game, though.
How many players are makingthat play?
I mean, he was literallyrunning around evading people
for 10 seconds.
That's unheard of it was andthen throws a dime it was Duh.
Scott (35:01):
So we could talk about this game forever.
So we could talk about thisgame forever.
Washington at the Eagles Eaglesfavored by 5.5.
Total is 47.5.
Bills at the Chiefs 1.5 pointline Chiefs obviously funny
(35:22):
thing, same total 47.5.
Graham (35:26):
Where are you leaning?
I mean, the game that I thinkis harder for me to pick is the
Eagles-Commanders game Coin flip?
I mean, is it a coin flip?
I don't know.
It's just like, after what wewatched this week, I mean, let's
be real, you can't tell me thatthe Eagles the last we'll say
(35:51):
three weeks, because the week17,.
They looked decent, but I meanthey haven't really been that
amazing.
The key factor in all of thosethree games was oh hey, saquon
broke it for 50 yards.
Scott (36:06):
Hurts has not looked great since coming back from the
concussion.
Graham (36:11):
Yeah, that, plus the fact the last time that they
played the Commanders, wasn'tthat like four?
Scott (36:15):
or five weeks ago.
Yeah, it's when Hurts got theconcussion, I think week 15 or
16.
Graham (36:20):
Yeah, I mean they end up losing to the granted when you
have another quarterback come in.
So that's different, but still,I mean that's a game that,
honestly, I don't know if I'dwant to touch as a better,
because I have no.
That's just like, hey, let'sthrow the money up into the wind
and see where it goes.
I don't know, but I'll tell youthis I am taking Buffalo.
(36:42):
I don't know, but I'll tell youthis I am taking Buffalo Out of
all the years with Buffalo,especially over the past 20
years, and I'm not even goingback to them in the early 90s,
I'm just saying the past 20.
Going against the Patriots beingin that division, they've only
had a couple solid years ofbeing legitimate right and
(37:04):
obviously, since Josh Allen isthere, you know the team has
definitely bounced in the rightdirection.
Things are looking good and theexpectations, especially in the
last three years, have beenSuper Bowl or bust, which should
be any team.
But let's be real, there'sreally only 10 teams that you
could say like oh, they got achance, but that being said at
the start of the season, wouldyou have said the Washington
(37:25):
Commanders have a chance.
But, that being said, at thestart of the season would you
have said the WashingtonCommanders have a?
Scott (37:27):
chance to go to the Super Bowl.
Nobody would Well.
Actually one person onDraftKings.
So, that bet, that bet, yeah.
Washington and the Bills in theSuper Bowl yeah.
Graham (37:39):
Are you for real?
Scott (37:40):
That's insane.
Very much so.
Graham (37:44):
That's like, that's a 100 to win like 10th.
What is that?
Scott (37:48):
A lot, a little to win a lot that had to be at least.
So we're sitting here.
Graham (37:54):
I can't even fathom.
Scott (37:55):
Oh wow, he caught it.
We're sitting here a minute 55left in the game 14 to 7, Ohio
State.
I need him to miss his fieldgoal for the first half.
Graham (38:07):
I was just going to say your under is not looking Until
he snap hooks it First off.
Don't say you, how about this?
I'll give you the $10 for yourbet if you lose, so they can
just keep scoring more points.
Scott (38:22):
All right, we all heard it here first on ball.
Guys on the bench, graham'spaying me.
Graham (38:29):
I'm just saying I need as many points as you can get.
F your $10 right now.
Well, if they don't kick thefield goal, that's different.
Scott (38:39):
Anyhow, as we wrap up tonight sorry for the short
episode your boy's got to wakeup and get on a 530 flight to
Orlando.
This game, we're in for a doozy.
It's about to be halftime.
I'm definitely going to bestruggling when that alarm goes
off in the morning, but whateveris what it is, get to see.
(38:59):
Like I talked about last weekJim Nance on Wednesday morning,
always fun.
And, as of about an hour ago,found out I'm going to the
Eagles Redskins game.
Jim Nance on Wednesday morning,always fun.
And, as of about an hour ago, Ifound out I'm going to the
Eagles-Redskins game.
Let's go Hail to the Redskins.
I don't even know their song,but it's awesome.
And I can't even cheer for them.
(39:19):
Dude, that's what sucks, but itis in Philadelphia.
Graham (39:23):
Well the good news is you don't have any attire, but
it is in Philadelphia.
Well, the good news is is youdon't have any.
I mean, the good news is is youdon't have any, uh, attire that
will represent them.
Scott (39:31):
So that was anywhere but Philadelphia, I would have
gotten something for the game.
Graham (39:36):
Oh, a hundred percent.
Scott (39:37):
I like my kids, I like my wife, I like you, I like my
family.
I'm not trying to to die, but Iam going to have me a Philly
cheesesteak though.
In Philly let's go.
I mean, oh, he caught it.
What an asshole.
I'm going to lose.
But anyhow, graham, love doingthe show with you.
(39:57):
Sorry, you lost a lot of moneyon the Lions the other night,
you know.
That's why it's called gamblingfolks.
Graham (40:05):
Oh, not just the Lions.
Scott (40:09):
Thank you for the Ravens too.
Send us out of here, We'll talkto everybody next week.
Graham (40:15):
Bubba Scott, always a pleasure doing the podcast with
you.
I did give you a lot of shitabout you going to the NFC
Championship.
I am happy for you, but stillgo fuck yourself.
I love you to death.
And hey, always a pleasuredoing the podcast with you and,
as the best homie always says,buh-bye.
Scott (40:35):
Good night friends.
Can't wait to not hear that.
Fly Eagles.
Fly E-A-G.
Oh, congratulations, eaglesfans.
You know how to spell yourteam's name, buh-o.
Congratulations, eagles fans.
You know, how to spell yourteam's name Boomer, boomer.
Announcer (40:54):
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