September 2, 2025 • 60 mins
Recorded August 31st, 2025
The familiar crackle of anticipation fills the air as we savor the final Sunday without NFL football until February. College football has already delivered a tantalizing appetizer with Week 1 upsets and standout performances, whetting our appetite for the professional season ahead.
Alabama's shocking season-opening loss—their first since 2001—signals potential power shifts in the college landscape, while LSU's dominant performance under Brian Kelly puts them squarely in the contender conversation. Meanwhile, Michigan's freshman quarterback sensation, who turned 18 just weeks ago, showed remarkable poise in his debut, suggesting the defending champions remain formidable despite roster turnover.
The Ryder Cup takes center stage in our golf discussion, with Keegan Bradley making the selfless decision not to select himself for Team USA. His captain's picks, including former mortgage officer Ben Griffin and the red-hot Cam Young, reflect a blend of form and fighting spirit. Bradley's sacrifice embodies the true meaning of team competition and sets a powerful tone for the American squad heading to Bethpage Black.
NFL news dominates our conversation as teams finalize their 53-man rosters and make last-minute adjustments. The blockbuster trade sending Micah Parsons from Dallas to Green Bay reshapes the NFC North, potentially transforming the Packers into legitimate contenders. We dissect the personal elements of this trade between Parsons and Jerry Jones, examining the ripple effects across both conferences.
As Thursday night's NFL kickoff approaches, we provide our division-by-division predictions, debating which teams have the firepower and depth to withstand the war of attrition that defines a successful season. From the AFC East's Bills dominance to the wide-open NFC South, we analyze championship contenders, potential breakout teams, and candidates for regression.
Join us for this pre-season finale as we celebrate the return of America's most beloved sport and prepare for months of gridiron drama, fantasy football obsessions, and the unpredictable journey that makes the NFL the greatest reality show on television. The wait is almost over—football is back!
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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.
Scott (00:21):
What's up everyone and welcome back to another episode
of the Bald Guys on the Bench.
You know the last Sunday wehave without NFL football until
what Graham February.
Graham (00:33):
It's.
Scott (00:36):
I mean we got college football being played right now.
What a pick, big man pick.
Miami, notre Dame playing rightnow.
I mean I'm excited.
We've had some amazing gamesweek one of college football,
but you know NFL kicks offThursday night.
We got a Friday night game inBrazil.
We got a full schedule onSunday, but you know we're
(01:03):
sitting here August 1st 1030,sunday night watching this game.
Graham, what's cracking.
You know what time it is, bro.
Graham (01:15):
Hey, I'm thirsty and it's ready for us to talk about
college football, regularfootball and also a little G.
So let's grab one and crack onebrother.
Let's get it started.
Scott (01:23):
Let's do it.
Man.
How was your weekend?
What'd you do?
I know it's been a while sincewe've talked to everybody.
We had fantasy drafts and youwere in San Diego last week, in
LA last week, and finally madeyour ass home and thank God,
you're not at Burning man dyingin the winds like the thing I
(01:46):
just saw on Instagram.
Glad you're not there, but,dude, like we always say, it's
the most wonderful time of theyear, anyhow, to hit us off.
What was your weekend like,besides going to movies and
hanging out with the roommates?
Graham (02:06):
Well, last weekend was special, it was our special
special ed, but you know, yeah,I'm.
I still am trying to figure outwhat had happened during our
draft alone, just how playerswere nominated, picked, paid for
.
It's just.
Scott (02:22):
It's all a blur at this point, but hey no, I was talking
about me giving your boy joshgolf lessons late into the
evening after thomas rektconcert, like I don't even know
how that hell that happened yeah, it's like uh, 1 am our time.
Graham (02:36):
And scott's like yeah, just send me the video, send me
the videos.
I'm like dude, it's like 4 amyour time.
What are you talking about?
Like?
Scott (02:41):
ah, bring it.
It wasn't that late it wasn'tthat late.
Graham (02:44):
It seemed late, I don't know but a much-needed vacation
for me.
Get out of this heat of thedesert.
Took a trip out to SoCal, likeyou were saying, met up with our
other friends from anotherfantasy football league that we
co-managed, met up in Carlsbadat a friend's house, did that.
That was a lot of fun.
Then made it back up to LA,hung out with some homies and
(03:08):
then our other draft that we'rein was that day and it was nice.
It was good to see some oldfriends, it was good to relax at
the beach, it was nice to beout of the heat.
But I'm not going to lie.
After about five days I waslike, yeah, it's time, let's go
back.
I miss my bed.
Scott (03:26):
And your pillow.
Graham (03:28):
And my yes, sir.
Oh my gosh.
When it's right, it's right,but I'm just glad it's all over
with.
I'm glad that I saw the peoplethat I got to see and, like I
said, I'm just excited for ourone last fantasy draft that we
got to do, with our otherfriends coming up on Tuesday
night.
Other One last fantasy draftthat we got to do, with our
other friends coming up onTuesday night.
Other than that, it's ready torock and roll for the NFL season
.
Brother, I cannot wait.
What about you?
(03:48):
How was your weekend?
Scott (03:51):
It was good.
I mean, like we said, we wentto a concert last week, hung out
, chatted with you, FaceTime,gave your boy Josh a FaceTime
golf lesson late into the hourstime golf lesson late into the
hours.
And you know my mom came intotown Wednesday hoping to go to
Kellen's first JV game and gamegot postponed Still don't know
(04:15):
why.
You know she left today.
So it was a cool weekendhanging out with my mom.
You know, weekend before schoolstarts here in Virginia and you
know, just getting ready forthe NFL fantasy drafts.
And you know, Ryder Cupcaptain's picks this past
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Wednesday and it was exciting.
You know, and here we go.
You know, five minutes into theepisode Everybody already knows
the captain's picks.
We're not even going to spend alot of time on it.
But all I got to say is youknow, three, four weeks ago your
boy guaranteed Cam Young makingthe team and he played his ass
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off coming down the stretch andI loved it.
I loved every minute of it.
My guy's from New York, I mean,his dad's a PGA member like
myself.
I mean, how exciting is that,dude?
Graham (05:16):
Hey, you need a little of that local hometown love on
the team.
I mean, look, this is it, bro.
I mean we got to get the dubDude.
Scott (05:25):
I don't even want to stress the dub yet.
I mean, I just All right.
Graham (05:29):
How about this?
I know we talked about it thelast time.
Were you surprised notsurprised that Keegan didn't
pick himself?
Scott (05:37):
I said it in the last episode.
I had a feeling he wasn't goingto pick himself.
And I actually like it rightnow because think about this,
we've all watched full swing,right?
We all know Keegan.
The Ryder Cup was his deal.
(05:58):
That's what he wanted to do.
He wanted to play on the RyderCup team.
What he wanted to do, he wantedto play on the rider cup team.
For him to be unselfish and notpick himself you don't think
that sends a sign to the team.
You know how hard that was forkeegan not to pick himself and
to think about the team.
(06:20):
Are you kidding me right now?
Graham (06:25):
I agree, I agree, I mean I.
I mean, look, it's all gonnamatter once the time comes to
what it does.
But I really think, yes, isthat a mental boost for the team
?
Like, all right guys, I couldhave been out there, but I want
you to go out there and destroy.
I mean he picked the right guys, I'm happy with his picks, but
(06:46):
I mean, look, hindsight's, 20-20.
We're going to say one way orthe other based on how it's
going to go, but I think I meanmy opinion, keegan's probably
like hey, I'm already here, Ialready have the honor of being
the captain.
That's good enough.
I mean, is there a differencebetween winning it as a player
(07:07):
versus winning it as the captain?
Who knows, I'm not in thoseshoes.
No, there's a big difference.
Announcer (07:14):
Right.
Graham (07:14):
Oh, I'm sure there is.
There's a big difference, I'msure there is.
Scott (07:17):
Big big, big, big, big, big difference dude.
Big, big, big difference dude.
For Keegan to do what he didand not picking himself was
insane.
If he wins the Ryder Cup, if heloses the Ryder Cup, in my
(07:38):
opinion Keegan goes down as theman.
I agree.
Keegan goes down as the man.
I agree Because, like I said,we saw and we know about his
duffel bag from the Ryder Cupwhen they lost and he hasn't
opened it up since then.
We know that story.
We've all watched full swing.
For my guy to not take himselfis the true meaning of the Ryder
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Cup.
He was at the country club inBrookline, massachusetts, when
Ben Crenshaw said on Saturdaynight I got a feeling.
I got a feeling and the teamwore the ugliest goddamn shirts
in the history of the Ryder Cupon Sunday and, by God, they came
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back.
Keegan was there, bro Keegan,he picked the people.
He has the rookie.
You know Ben Griffin.
You know Sam Burns.
How good was that Instagramcall when he called Sam Burns?
Graham (08:41):
Yeah, that was pretty funny.
Scott (08:43):
Dude, I'm sitting there listening to it on the way home
from work.
Dude, I'm sitting thereListening to it on the way home
from work and I'm like, wow, youknow, sam Burns played his ass
off at the end of the year.
Cam Young played his ass off atthe end of the year.
Patrick Cantley Played his assoff at the end of the year.
Graham (09:01):
What else can you ask for that's what you want.
Scott (09:03):
Morikawa didn't play his ass off at the end of the year,
but he's also the seventh-rankedplayer in the goddang world.
Graham (09:11):
Yeah.
Okay, I mean he played betterthan the last two events.
Scott (09:15):
I mean Bryson qualified for the Ryder Cup in the top six
in eight events, that's EightEight.
Graham (09:27):
Think about that, you know.
You know, when it comes tobryson, he was asked in an
interview last week or a fewdays ago.
I was watching online andthey're like so have you talked
to hegan?
Yet he's like, yeah, we'vechatted.
You know, he left a little notein my locker, you know this
week and stuff, and he's justlike look, I'm here to compete,
I'm here to do my best, but ifthere's anything, I'm just here
to bring the spirit of USA andthe chant going.
(09:49):
I mean dude.
Scott (09:52):
And I'll tell you right now Friday morning, ryder Cup
session one if Bryson is nothitting the first tee shot for
the United States, something'swrong.
Yeah 100% my guy's hitting it.
Is he the perfect person?
You know?
Session one is foursomes whenit's alternate shot.
(10:16):
Session two is four ball whenit's, you know, better, ball
between me and you.
Announcer (10:21):
Yeah.
Scott (10:22):
Bryson's not the best player for foursomes, but if my
guy ain't the first personhitting the tee shot on the
first hole at that page,something's wrong, bro.
Think about this dude, thinkabout this, or just think about
this.
The last time a US Ryder Cup onhome soil was announced, ben
(10:45):
Griffin was behind a desk as amortgage officer.
Now he's teeing it up atBethpage.
My guy gave up golf, went intothe mortgage business.
Now he's teeing it up atBethpage wearing the red, white
and blue, and my guy and hisaviators and his fries is's
(11:06):
gonna be cocky as shit.
Graham (11:08):
I mean, let's I mean you could say the same for jj
spawn.
I mean he was on the way out.
It seemed like dude, dude, I.
Scott (11:16):
I mean, like I said, I love everything about the team
except for Mark Howell, andbecause I've said that he's
going to play awesome, I meanlet's go.
Graham (11:30):
Let's go.
Ain't mad at that, let's go.
Scott (11:33):
But anyhow, we're a month away to less than a month, I
know Tomorrow's September 1st.
Graham (11:41):
And I am so fired up right now about it.
My God, the question is, howmany beers am I having on the
plane ride over on that directflight from Vegas to JFK?
Baby, let's go.
You know I can't get too drunk.
I mean, I'm leaving at 7 am, soit shouldn't be that bad.
Yeah, you'll be fine, you'll befine.
(12:03):
I'm excited, just walking thecourse on the practice day,
getting a feel for where we wantto sit.
As you were saying that Fridaymorning, you better believe I'm
going to be there early and I'mgoing to be there sitting right
there in those grandstandsbehind the first tee box
cheering them on, all of them.
Scott (12:24):
And I can't wait.
It's going to be an atmosphere,dude, it's going to be an
atmosphere.
I mean the matchups.
It's crazy to me, and TP and Iwere talking about it the other
night.
You know, alternate shot hasnot in your mind, has not been
the United States' best format,right?
Graham (12:44):
No, it's not.
Scott (12:46):
Well, the last time we won, friday morning first
session alternate shot.
Announcer (12:53):
Yeah.
Scott (12:54):
Dude it's.
I mean TP and I were back andforth.
We went and looked it up.
I was like wow, couldn'tbelieve it.
I was shocked that we pickedalternate shot as session one.
I mean we got to get out to ahot start.
It has to happen.
It has to happen Because we allknow the European team is
ridiculous, ridiculous.
(13:15):
I just hope Tommy Fleetwood isstill hung over from his tour
championship win and him and his70-year-old wife are back in
the back doing their thing.
Boom, boom, boom.
Let's go back to my room and Ican dust it off.
Oh, sorry, did I go there?
My bad, I mean my girl is like85.
(13:36):
Whatever, sorry, I went there,don't care.
It's Ryder Cup season, bro,don't care.
Graham (13:46):
I like you, tommy Fleetwood, but your wife's old
as shit, you know.
Oh, my god, I'm what I'mwaiting for the most the rants.
I want to know what people aregoing to be shouting out,
shouting out to the guys.
I mean, it's good.
I'm waiting for brutalness.
I'm waiting to hear thecraziest things.
It's gonna happen, it happen.
Scott (14:06):
It's going to happen, but in a nice way.
Graham (14:09):
You know what I'm trying to say.
I want the rivalry.
I don't want us to be assholes.
Scott (14:15):
When you're over the ball , shut up.
Graham (14:18):
Oh 100%.
Scott (14:18):
Before you're over the ball, kick rocks and go hang out
with your 90-year-old wife.
When you're walking the fairway, bo't care bro.
Don't care exactly I mean, butanyhow, dude, I think was it
tuesday 53 man rosters are dueyep and your boy's boy got cut
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from the chargers.
was it the correct decision?
Yeah, it was, and from apersonal standpoint I'm bummed.
But you know, the only thing Ican say is this Heard it the
other day Out of all the playerscut to make the 53-man roster,
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the Chargers had four peoplepicked up.
From the people they cut, theRams had five.
The Rams were the number oneteam that cut players that got
picked up.
Chargers were number two atfour.
I'm happy about the depth thatmy guys have built for the
(15:30):
Chargers in two years with Ortizand, you know, harbaugh, but it
still sucks.
Graham (15:34):
True, but if I would have told you that Trey Lance
would have beaten out Heineke atthe start of preseason or
training camp, would you havesaid what I?
Scott (15:46):
would have said let's see it, yeah, and he did, without a
doubt, yeah.
Without a doubt he looked good.
I mean just going to.
I mean I said it to Audreyearlier.
I hate to say it, but he did.
He won the job and the thingthat I like, lance, signed a
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one-year deal.
He's going to be picked up as afree agent at the end of this
year and guess what Comp picks?
Thanks for playing First-roundpick.
It's going to happen.
It's going to happen.
You know it is what it is.
We got some other news thisweek.
Homeboy from the Bengalsfinally signed.
Well, he didn't sign, he agreedto a raise.
Graham (16:30):
An extension, yeah.
Scott (16:31):
Yeah, not an extension, a raise.
I think he's only undercontract this year.
Announcer (16:37):
Oh yeah, you're right , you're right, yeah, I mean
whatever.
Scott (16:43):
But then I mean dude.
I mean think about this.
Hold on, I'm trying to findthis stat that I screenshotted
the other day.
Oh, boy.
Here we go.
I mean 75% of the Bengals'salary cap is four players.
Four players One, two, three,four.
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And for those of you that arewondering who those four are
Burrow, chase, higgins,hendrickson.
Graham (17:10):
Four you know, listening to NFL radio, moving
the chains people are, you knowthey're the number one show.
Just listen to them.
They've said in all the yearsthey've been doing the show,
which is like 20 years now.
You know pat kerwin, former nflexec.
He was exec for, uh, the jetsand he was saying he's like look
, fans always have their opinionof how teams should be run, the
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players that they want and allthese things.
But they have to remember likeit's a business, you know, if
this guy makes this much, thenyou only have so much of the pie
to go around.
Everyone else, teams that have50 or more of their cap in three
players put their teams inpurgatory.
Like you can't sign all theother rest of your guys that you
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need to sign like and we'retalking just like mid-level guys
, which is why, in a perfectlittle transition, the cowboys
could not have signed ParsonsLike best case scenario is they
would have let it play out forthe rest of this year so they
can try to sign them to thefollowing year, just because of
what the cap hit would be withall the other guys that got paid
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Like they couldn't pick up,like the Audrey, the plans you
know and a lot of the otherpieces.
Like they have 20 guys that needto get re-signed after this
year and it's like how can yougive them their money when you
got 50% of your entire cap intothree players?
So it's just look everyone, theNFL it's a business and the
teams that know how to work thecap and get the players and also
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what it really comes down to do.
You think NFL GMs learned thelesson yet again through Jerry
Jones, where it's just like hey,man, maybe instead of waiting
to pay a player, maybe youshould pay him now, because it
seems high now but it's onlygoing to get higher and because
you waited to pay Dak and itcost him X amount of money and
(19:04):
then that three-year deal wenton and had to pay him X amount
of money.
Scott (19:08):
There's no flag on that.
Graham (19:10):
The ZQ Elliott deal.
That was ridiculous.
The CD Lamb deal could havehappened the year prior and it's
look, if you know you're goingto like, I don't understand this
.
Like, oh well, we'll just waittill the next year.
Why wait to pay more money?
Why put yourself in thatposition?
It doesn't make any sense.
(19:30):
I mean, look, pittsburgh was inthe same situation.
We waited to pay TJ.
What happened?
We had to give him $141 milliona year contract, which now is
not numero uno because, hey, bythe jerry jones decided to do
michael parsons hackers thecrazy thing is the show came out
on netflix.
Scott (19:50):
america's team right, about the cowboys, yeah, and I'm
literally I started it a coupledays ago right, and the amazing
thing to me was the drama withEmmitt Smith and the drama with
Parsons.
I'm watching back in 91, theCowboys win the Super Bowl and
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Emmitt holds out yeah, right,and he doesn't play week one or
week two.
The Cowboys coming off a SuperBowl win, win, go, oh and two to
start the season, and theplayers all pitch to fit.
What happens?
Jerry's like, hey, emmett, comeon back right and it's the
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craziest thing he pays.
Graham (20:37):
It's not like jerry doesn't pay, but jerry wants to
pay who he wants to pay it wasdude, it was my God.
Scott (20:45):
Notre Dame's about to tie it, Wow.
But the thing with Micah andJerry, to me it felt personal.
Graham (20:53):
Oh 100%.
Scott (20:54):
With Micah on the sideline in preseason laying
down, you know His back.
He acted like to me.
I mean I'm not saying Micahdidn't deserve the money he got,
but McLaurin did what he did,got paid.
Hendrickson did what he did,got paid.
(21:15):
People in the past have donewhat they've done and have
gotten paid, but Micah it justfelt like him and Jerry.
That whole battle was personal.
It was beyond football, it wasbeyond contracts, it was F you,
old man, I'm not doing it.
(21:36):
I mean when you look I mean Ijust sent it to you earlier
tonight when you look at whatMicah signed for when he got
traded to the Packers, notreDame just scored Spotted
Viettile game.
Great, the taxes in Wisconsin.
There's no state tax in Texas.
Graham (21:53):
Ooh, the $3 million, the $3.5 million.
Scott (21:56):
Still, still.
Graham (21:58):
No, I get it.
Scott (22:00):
I mean?
Graham (22:00):
during this whole saga I didn't realize, even though
Jerry is technically the generalmanager of the team, you know,
Jerry, doesn't they have aperson that does the actual
contracts or the person thatactually talks to the agents?
Scott (22:13):
Jerry doesn't talk with agents yeah, every team has that
guy.
Graham (22:17):
Yeah.
So Jerry is, he's going off.
Well, let me just talk to him,let's get a deal this way.
And he's like no, bro, he'slike I have an agent, there's a
reason why I have this agent andI want you to talk to the agent
.
And he felt that you know, hey,why are you trying to?
I almost feel like Homeboy, feltlike Jerry Jones was either
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trying to pull the wool over hiseyes or what the deal was.
But it's just like hey, we canchat all we want.
What you think I think is orhow do I say this Jerry can
think, oh, because we're havingthis conversation, then
everything's hunky-dory and whatwe talked about is what's going
to be in the deal.
And just sat on a dotted lineand he's like yo, bro, yeah, we
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chatted, but I'm not theofficial avenue in which we
should be discussing thiscontract.
That's my agent, who justhappens to be the best in the
business.
So it's just like why are youtrying to come talk to me when I
tell you point blank we cantalk, but I'm not the person
that signs on the dotted line.
That's the agent.
Scott (23:22):
Well, I mean he, he does, but it's just like the agent
makes everything work outunderstand both sides 100 you
know jerry's getting two firstfor micah and a three-time pro
bowler, yeah, but those firstround picks are gonna be what
Are going to be what mid-20s youwould think?
Graham (23:44):
Yeah, I mean, if the Packers make the playoffs, at
minimum they're 20.
Scott (23:50):
I mean, I can just see it .
I can see it now.
Jerry and the Cowboys are goingto package those to move up.
Announcer (24:00):
They have to.
Scott (24:03):
For what, archie?
I mean I don't want to throwshade at Archie for what
happened yesterday.
It was week one of collegefootball.
I mean, come on, this is fourthstart ever.
Graham (24:16):
I mean whatever.
Why would they get aquarterback when they're still
under contract with Dak?
Scott (24:21):
Dak's, not the future dude.
Graham (24:23):
I'm aware of that, but do you know what his dead cap
hit is next year?
Scott (24:28):
What's he on?
A contract for Two more years.
Graham (24:30):
Yeah, his dead cap is like $75 million.
They're not cutting him.
Scott (24:33):
They're not cutting him.
They're going to let Dak keepplaying.
They're going to draft aquarterback.
Let's go.
Dak ain't bad dude.
Dak's not a bad quarterback.
Graham (24:45):
I'm not saying, he's not he would have been helpful.
Scott (24:48):
He's had the injury bug yeah.
And Dak went from the bestoffensive line in football to
True.
I mean he went from having CD.
Now he's got CD Ferguson andPickens.
Graham (25:05):
Ain't mad at that.
Scott (25:07):
I mean, come on Miami, God dang it.
Oh bomb, no chance.
Oh pass interference.
Throw that flag, you stupid sonof a bitch.
There's the flag, let's go.
And yes, folks, I do have Miamiplus three, if you're wondering
.
Graham (25:23):
You are unbelievable.
Anyhow, If you're wondering uh,who are on believable?
Scott (25:26):
Anyhow, let's enough with Micah.
I mean dude Packers are legitbro.
Graham (25:36):
Hey, they are now.
Scott (25:39):
Not only are they division, but Jerry, why are you
trading Micah in the goddamnconference?
Graham (25:47):
Because he said point blank if I'm trading him, I need
to get a defensive tackle inreturn, A quality defensive line
starter.
Scott (25:57):
Did you see him throw the jab at him too?
Jerry Jones is petty.
Oh my god.
I was like stop, oh my god.
I was like oh my god.
Is he really saying that?
You old?
Graham (26:09):
everyone's gonna say everything.
I mean, look, when arelationship goes bad, you're
gonna poopoo a little bit afterit's over.
I mean, look, you could look atit from both sides with Micah,
without Micah, they had aproblem stuffing the run.
So even if you sign the guy andyou still can't stuff the run,
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that's not going to help you.
So I mean, getting the guy thatthey got from Backers, who's
good, to stop in the run, thatactually kind of helps them.
I mean, look, this is fresh.
Scott (26:41):
How excited do you think Kurt Daniels, jackson Dart and
Russell Wilson are I mean Withhim out of the division.
You think they're happy?
Announcer (26:54):
Yeah.
Scott (26:55):
What do you think my boy Caleb Williams, painting his
fingernails pink, feels likeright now.
Graham (27:00):
Hey, I think it's a good move for a lot of teams.
I mean, look, this is just nowbulletin board material for the
Lions.
I mean, think about it.
You know they were favoredbefore Parsons came along, but
now they're like, hey man, lookwho's in our division now.
I mean, that's all themotivation that you know the
offensive line for Detroit needs.
You know Dan Campbell's likehey man, you see what's here.
Announcer (27:27):
You can step up, you're going to fight.
Scott (27:28):
And how good is that O-line in Detroit?
If they ain't first, you'relast and they're probably first.
Graham (27:33):
Well, the problem is they lost their Pro Bowl Center
to retirement.
I mean they still got.
They still got Penny Sewell onthe left tackle.
So I mean that ain't.
I mean they're solid, it'sgoing to.
I mean that ain't.
Scott (27:44):
I mean they're solid, it's going to be.
I mean the Packers.
Graham (27:50):
Does that not make the NFC North almost more
interesting than what the NFCEast is going to put out there
this year?
I mean, that's the division towatch right now.
I disagree Really.
Scott (28:03):
I mean Chicago on the up, afc West.
Look at the head coaches yougot there.
Look at what the Broncos havedone.
Chargers are up and coming.
The Chiefs obviously are theChiefs.
You got Pete Carroll and Vegas.
Graham (28:17):
Okay, who would you take out of the two worst teams?
You're saying Chicago and thenthe Raiders.
Who's the better team?
Scott (28:27):
chicago, I think okay.
So if their worst team isbetter than that division's
worst team, wouldn't you say butI think the top three in the
afc west are better than topthree in the nfc north.
Fair enough, and you know me, Ihate to give credit where
credit's due, but the Broncosare going to be solid.
Graham (28:47):
I don't disagree.
I don't disagree at all.
I mean, if that defense keepsplaying the way it does, they
can keep running the ball.
I mean Bo Nix.
Scott (28:57):
I mean, it's Bo Nix, sophomore year.
You know the story Sophomoreslump by God.
I hope he has it.
Graham (29:07):
I don't know.
It seems like the sophomoreslump is not as much as I think
now Did you see CJ Stroud lastyear?
Scott (29:16):
I mean, yeah, he whipped my charter's ass in the playoffs
.
But was it because of Stroud orwas it because of the defense,
the defense.
Graham (29:25):
Yeah, all right, I get that.
Scott (29:29):
A hundred percent, you ain't wrong.
Anyhow, dude saw something theother day.
I had to screenshot it.
Thought it was amazing.
Okay, 49ers wide receiverMarquez Valdez-Scantling has one
of the most insane streaks inthe NFL For the last five years.
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Every quarterback he's playedwith has won the MVP and Super
Bowl MVP 2020, rodgers 2021,rodgers 22,.
Mahomes 23 22.
Mahomes 23.
Mahomes 24.
Josh Allen 25.
(30:12):
Purdy.
Graham (30:14):
Dude, those are some good odds.
Dude Purdy with the MVP has tobe like plus 20,000.
Scott (30:20):
Dude, I mean.
Graham (30:23):
Can I look this up right now?
Scott (30:24):
Miami, third and two.
He's short, bro, he's short.
Graham (30:29):
No, they keep pushing him, he's short.
They gave it to him.
Scott (30:35):
You won.
Graham (30:35):
Miami.
What are you talking about?
I?
Scott (30:37):
know, but I don't talk fan ball, dude, I talk football.
How about Alabama losingyesterday, bro?
They lose their season openerfor the first time since 2001.
Graham (30:50):
You know, all I'm going to say is this there's nothing.
Well, I can't say that there'snot a lot of things that make me
more happy than hearing thingslike that.
I'm just so tired of the sameteams being dominant and it's
just what's expected, and it'sthe same thing year after year
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after year after year.
And, to be honest, it's one ofthe things that I'm kind of
excited about with the NIL,because at least it gives the
other teams the opportunity,because, look, players, what do
they care about?
They want to make the money,and if they're not going to make
it to the NFL, the only way tomake that money is in college.
(31:34):
So if you give everyone theequal opportunity to show me
that money, I mean it gives moreteams an opportunity to get
players and play.
Scott (31:48):
Speaking of showing that money, nil Underwood, michigan's
quarterback, reversing hiscommitment to LSU and going to
Michigan, gave LSU all this freeNIL?
Lsu spent all the money on whatDefense?
All this free?
Nio, lsu spent all the money onwhat Defense?
(32:09):
How good did that defense lookyesterday?
Graham (32:14):
Lock, lockdown bro, pretty good.
One thing I did notice did younotice?
From your boy Underwood?
He threw more yards than yourentire quarterback room last
year in one game.
Scott (32:29):
That ain't hard.
Graham (32:34):
I was like wait what?
And for being a true freshman.
The kid looked good.
Scott (32:40):
He just turned 18, bro, that's insane.
Like a week and a half ago,like a week and a half ago, a
week and a half ago, a week anda half ago.
I mean, the guy's a stud.
Graham (32:57):
Can you imagine walking around Michigan campus being
him?
Scott (33:00):
The thing that irritated the shit out of me and I don't
know if you saw it last night,but in the first quarter he
hands it off to the running back.
The thing that irritated theshit out of me and I don't know
if you saw it last night in thefirst quarter he hands it off to
the running back and he laysthis amazing block as the
running backs get into the endzone and I'm like you, son of a
bitch, you do not need to beblocking a linebacker.
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And I'm like losing my mind.
And it came out today.
They're like yeah, I told himstop, no, doing that Of course
not.
I'm like dude, are you kiddingme?
Week one of the season.
Graham (33:39):
I mean, if this is a bowl game, all right, maybe
we'll think about it.
Scott (33:43):
But I'm like oh, my God.
Graham (33:46):
Not even against Ohio State.
Scott (33:49):
And then Ohio State, texas.
Yesterday RG versus on the roadmaking his fourth start against
the first-time starter for OhioState.
I remember Friday night I sentyou and BT no starter for his
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first start has ever beaten anumber one team.
Yeah, thanks for playing.
Went ahead and jinxed that.
Oh, miami kicked the field goalup three with a minute four
left.
Dude that game.
Yesterday Ohio State won 14-7.
I'm going to give credit wherecredit's due and I hate Ohio
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State.
Their defense is legit.
Graham (34:33):
Dude, you took the words right out of my mouth.
Their defense is legit.
You know why they got.
Scott (34:39):
Patricia, yeah, yeah, I mean whatever their defense was
legit.
Graham (34:45):
Dude, when you start implementing pro concepts in the
college game and they're runcorrectly, dude, Archie Manning
was like where are they comingfrom, Dude?
The final play of the game.
It looked like they wererushing six or rushing five.
Three dropped, Only two rushed,but the guy that rushed there
(35:06):
was four offensive linemenblocking one guy.
The guy that ran after manningat the end was basically
untouched, like that's allscheme and schematics dude, but
once again it's week one of thecollege football season, for
sure.
Scott (35:23):
It's week one.
Who impressed?
Week one in my mind LSU.
Lsu was 0-5 in their last fiveseason openers.
Brian Kelly, as the LSU headcoach, 0-3 in his first three
games.
They looked legit, whatever,whatever I'm just kidding they
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looked legit dude.
Graham (35:45):
Whatever, I'm just kidding.
I'm just kidding.
Scott (35:48):
They looked legit, dude.
I mean going on the road and itwas funny Death Valley versus
Death Valley and Tigers versusthe Tigers.
You know it was like a total.
You know like.
You know, it was like we're thereal Death Valley.
No, we're the real Death Valley, we're the real Tigers, we're
(36:11):
the real Tigers.
Shut up, you're both gay, oh myGod.
I mean whatever, Nobody cares,the Big Ten looks dominant.
I mean, yeah, penn State playsschool for the dumb, deaf and
blind.
But you know, next week we gotmichigan on the road at oklahoma
(36:33):
.
One of michigan's one ofmichigan's stud defenders got
ejected for targeting, whichhopefully is, you know, not
going to be overturned.
When I mean, that was the mostbullshit play I've ever seen in
my life, I mean it goes in for aview of fumble and it comes out
as a targeting.
Uh, I'm sorry what?
(36:56):
balls out that's a fumble.
He's calling it incomplete.
Graham (36:59):
You're stupid you can tell that I haven't been playing
close enough attention to thisgame when, with 46 seconds left,
I finally realized that I'mlike why is Mammy so good?
Because they have like fifth orsixth year starter.
What's his name?
Carson Beck, the dude fromGeorgia.
Scott (37:15):
Yeah, the dude from Georgia.
Graham (37:17):
I completely forgot about that.
Scott (37:20):
Yeah.
I'm like he looks familiar Imean we also got bill
belichick's debut tomorrow night.
Yeah, chapel hill against ttu.
I mean, I'm just gonna say itright now throw all your money
on tc really yeah, yeah, that'sa strong statement throw it on
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tc considering, as I'm lookingit up right now.
Come on and I was so bittertoday because virginia tech was
playing south carolina and invirginia you can't bet on
virginia schools and I wouldhave laid the wood on south
carolina, on South Carolina, andit was a game at halftime, but
(38:07):
then it wasn't.
Graham (38:08):
I mean this isn't bad, plus three and a half at home
Tar Heels.
Scott (38:15):
Oh, lsu or TCU.
Announcer (38:18):
Really.
Scott (38:19):
Yeah, oh, second and 17,.
My boy got sacked.
Notre Dame's got no timeouts.
Six, five, four, three, two,one Game's over.
That game's over.
Yeah, the clock is zero.
Sorry about it.
Fighting Catholics.
Graham (38:36):
Well, even I mean, look dude, they were on the 15-yard
line.
Even if they let him go, I mean, come on.
Scott (38:41):
Still don't care, let's go.
Your boy just wanted that.
Let's go.
Graham (38:48):
Hey Jeff, hey Jeff, Go Mets.
Scott (38:51):
Talk about the Mets who, just because you're not smart
enough to like baseball, I mean.
Anyhow, it's Sunday night.
It's Sunday night, the lastSunday before the NFL starts.
We're almost 45 minutes intothis show.
(39:11):
Let's jump down the divisionsreal quick.
Graham (39:18):
Alright, cool Perfect.
Scott (39:20):
You can start first.
Graham (39:21):
Got my bets right here.
Scott (39:23):
AFC East.
Who's winning?
Oh, dude, buffalo.
Graham (39:25):
I mean it's not right here.
Afc East who's winning?
Oh, dude, buffalo.
I mean it's not even close.
Scott (39:27):
Buffalo AFC South.
That's a tough one.
Graham (39:33):
Ah jeez, I don't.
Scott (39:35):
Texans Colts or Jags.
Graham (39:38):
Look, we talked about this off-air.
I personally think this is thetoughest division to pick.
You could go a lot of ways.
The Texans are the favorite,although that no offensive line,
I'll stick with them.
But I mean I know where you'regoing, so let's have a little
variety.
I'll stick with the Texans.
Scott (39:59):
All right, afc East, we got AFC South.
Afc North.
Graham (40:04):
Look, people can call me a homer and that's fine.
That doesn't mean I'm going topick my squad.
I mean, look, what do they say?
What was that?
Announcer (40:14):
I don't know.
Graham (40:15):
Okay, what's that saying?
You can't be the champ untilyou beat the champ.
So, by that logic, baltimore Ihate to say it yeah.
Announcer (40:26):
AFC West.
Graham (40:27):
I mean, that's almost the same mantra, so I you got to
pick the chiefs.
Scott (40:34):
Yeah, especially with Kelsey getting engaged.
Graham (40:37):
Dude, if there's ever a storybook ending for him,
especially after what happenedlast year and and and what
happened in the Superbowl.
If you're telling me that he'snot going to care, I mean, come
on.
Scott (40:49):
I mean, how awesome would it be for him to break his leg
week four?
Graham (40:55):
I mean, I don't want it to happen, I'm just saying but
if that was how his career ended, that would be terrible.
If you saw his face, he's justlike eh, Terrible.
Scott (41:03):
If you saw his face he's just like eh, what it when
Derwin body slams him.
Week one in Brazil, Fridaynight.
Graham (41:09):
Oh, my God.
Scott (41:16):
One play.
Graham (41:18):
Have you seen the history of how?
Scott (41:18):
Derwin, I mean whatever, all right, nfc, NFC East.
Graham (41:23):
Eagles.
Scott (41:24):
NFC South.
This is a tough one.
Do it Just do it.
Falcons Wow, I didn't see thatcoming.
That was out of right field.
Graham (41:35):
I mean Tampa was two plays away.
I mean, like I get it, thepieces Falcons got in the draft.
I mean, look, hold on, can Ichange my mind again?
Nope, you said Falcons got inthe draft.
I mean, look, hold on, can Ichange my mind again?
Scott (41:46):
Nope, you said Falcons.
Graham (41:48):
The real question is do we trust Pennix?
You do and honestly I do.
And now that I think about it,even if he gets hurt, they got
Kirk Cousins.
Scott (42:00):
Kirk Cousins is no slouch , no slouch and folks.
Next Sunday after week one, Igot to take a shot on air
because I said Kirk Cousins wasnot going to be on the Falcons
roster.
Graham (42:14):
Let's go.
He remembered.
Scott (42:18):
Of course All right, so NFC North.
Graham (42:20):
Go Pat go.
Scott (42:21):
NFC West.
This is hard.
Graham (42:23):
It's the Rams, everybody says that.
And the worst part?
Scott (42:32):
is the niners actually have better odds, but it's only
because of their schedule.
Yeah, but here's the schedulewhat's the saying?
Graham (42:36):
any given sunday, you could play the worst team, all
the bad teams, dude.
When you don't have healthyreceivers, when you have your
stud running back, that is onits ninth life, I mean, dude,
they're being held up bypapier-mâché and glue.
(42:58):
They really are.
If they stay healthy, they havean unbelievable chance to win
the division.
But this is the nfl who stayshealthy nobody exactly so nobody
go into it, assuming people aregoing to get hurt.
I kind of got to give my chance.
My the edge to the rams in thatcase.
(43:18):
So that's why I'm going thatway.
But then again, like we said,with injuries, is stafford
making it all 18 weeks with thatback?
Who knows?
Scott (43:25):
Who knows?
All right.
So NFC West, I'm going Niners.
Nfc North, I'm still going togo Lions.
Graham (43:36):
All right, I like that, I like that.
Scott (43:37):
I'm still going.
Lions, not a bad pick.
Nfc South, I mean.
Come on, I don't know how I'vedeveloped, as tp would call it,
to make I have some kind ofweird man crush on baker
mayfield you do love him, by theway I guess I do, tp I don't
(43:58):
know.
Tampa nfc south nfc 100 eagles.
I mean, let me ask you aquestion would South NFC 100%
Eagles?
Graham (44:06):
I mean, let me ask you a question Would you still take
the Eagles even if Hurts gethurt?
If Hurts get hurt, who's theirbackup?
Well, I can tell you who it'snot.
It's not, I don't remember offthe top of my head Now that you
say that that's a good.
Scott (44:23):
I forget who their backup is.
Graham (44:24):
Who played all preseason Because you know it
wasn't Hurts.
Scott (44:28):
Well, what's?
His nuts got traded.
Announcer (44:31):
Yeah, that's what I'm saying, pickett.
Graham (44:33):
Yeah, well, he was traded at the end of the season,
or at the beginning of theseason.
Announcer (44:37):
Anywho.
Graham (44:38):
Anyhow.
Scott (44:40):
AFC's bills.
I mean, come on, how do you?
But I'm going to go out and sayPatriots are second in the AFC
East.
Talk about long shots.
Well, I bet they're over inwins, did you?
Announcer (44:57):
Yeah.
Scott (44:58):
No, you didn't.
You were hating on Drake MayAFC South.
I'm just going to go out andsay it, jaguars.
I get it and say it, jaguars.
I get it.
Announcer (45:07):
I get it.
Scott (45:08):
I don't, I don't, I don't , I don't get why I'm saying it.
Graham (45:12):
I don't get it, you're hoping the new regime, the new
blood, the new.
Scott (45:18):
I don't know.
Graham (45:20):
Dude, there's parts of me that think that Tennessee
could be just as good asJacksonville.
Scott (45:24):
Dude, I'm going out and saying the parts of me that
think that Tennessee could bejust as good as Jacksonville.
Dude, I'm going out and sayingthe Colts.
Graham (45:30):
Yeah, look, the Colts have pieces.
Yes, they just effed up.
They took Richardson fourthoverall.
Scott (45:40):
I mean Danny Dimes.
Could he be the guy like Baker?
Could he be the guy like Baker?
Graham (45:48):
Could he be the guy like Sam Darnold?
Yeah, my only argument to thatwould be I say we were going
with this.
I get it, but even though theGiants and the GM of the Giants
at that time is blanking on meright now but like, would any
other team have taken him ateight?
I think he was drafted at eight.
Would they have taken Dannydimes in the first 15,
(46:11):
especially coming from?
Didn't he play for Duke, right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, they had amore.
I think they had them hypedmore.
I'm not saying he doesn't havean arm.
My point is this compared tothose other players.
My point is this Compared tothose other players, yeah, they
were put in a bad positionbecause they were really great
in college.
Scott (46:30):
They went to a really shitty team Bears.
Graham (46:33):
Mitch Trubisky.
Yeah, bears Also number twooverall.
Niners, trey, lance, fouroverall or three, three?
Yeah, I mean think about this.
Scott (46:45):
Sam Darnold Baker Mayfield.
Graham (46:51):
Sometimes all it takes is a change in scenery, facts,
and then also Look what.
Scott (46:54):
Sam Darnold did last year .
Graham (46:56):
Yes, Look what he got paid.
So what you're saying is theright system for a player to
come into and thrive in meanssomething Duh.
Well, that's my point.
That's why it's so hard forthese top players that go you
know these quarterbacks to goone through five, to go to
shitty teams like what do youexpect is gonna happen?
I mean, look peyton manning,his first year hello, I mean
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some of these other quarterbacks.
It's almost impossible to go1-2 and take, which is why what
happened with Jaden Daniels Forwhat he did from the two spot to
take his team to the NFCChampionship?
Who Saw that coming?
Scott (47:37):
I'm going to say this too , and Audrey will probably kick
me square in the nuts we'regoing to see a sophomore slump
from Jaden yeah, they got Debo.
Yeah, they extended Scary Terry, but guess what?
Their defense still can't stopthe run.
(47:58):
And teams in the NFC EastEagles, dees, pretty good, yeah,
they're pretty good.
They got this guy named Saquon,he's pretty good.
Giants this guy named Saquon,he's pretty good.
Giants, not really worriedabout them.
Cowboys, not really worriedabout them.
But the NFC in general, I don'tknow.
I agree, I hope they kick assand take names.
(48:20):
I just, I mean dude, let's faceit.
Remember RG3?
I've heard of him.
How good was he his rookieseason.
Do you remember how small hewas?
Announcer (48:33):
Yeah.
Scott (48:35):
Enter Jaden Daniels.
Graham (48:37):
I mean, if you think about it, there's really only
One rookie who was Drafted highand, you know, had a bunch of
wins and took his team to theplayoffs and, you know, made
something of it.
You know what I'm talking aboutwho's that?
Scott (48:51):
are you talking about big ben?
Graham (48:53):
yes, sir okay.
Scott (48:55):
What about eli?
What about rivers?
What about herbert?
What about?
Graham (49:01):
what about him?
I'm just saying when push cometo shove and he had to come in
his first year, he wasn'tsupposed to be the starter, it
was Maddox.
Maddox got hurt and then Bencame in and was just like Hold
my beer, I got you.
Scott (49:14):
Because of a defense.
Yeah, 100%, hey specialcircumstances Because of a
defense.
Graham (49:22):
Hey, we had some good offensive players too.
Scott (49:24):
Yeah, they weren't bad.
Graham (49:26):
Oh, I'm sorry he should be in the Hall of Fame Hines
Ward, jerome Bennis, alan Fanico.
Scott (49:31):
Jerome Bennis.
Graham (49:33):
Yeah.
Scott (49:34):
How about Bennis?
Graham (49:36):
Bennis, Bennis, Bennis.
Scott (49:39):
Oh my lord, anyhow.
Graham (49:42):
You know what?
I don't know what kind ofearplugs you got in over there,
but I said his name correctly.
Scott (49:49):
No, you said Bennis, bennis, bennis, whatever.
Anyhow, you remember the bet Isent.
The bet I sent you the othernight.
Graham (49:58):
You sent me a lot of stuff About making the playoffs.
Oh, yeah, yeah yeah.
Scott (50:02):
Who was it Chiefs?
Eagles, yeah, yeah, who was itChiefs?
Announcer (50:07):
Eagles, Ravens, Bills .
Can I bet?
Scott (50:07):
that yeah, those four teams to make the playoffs.
Graham (50:11):
Is what Plus 200?
Scott (50:13):
Plus 122.
Graham (50:16):
Yeah, I get that, but do you want to have X amount of
money held up for six months?
Scott (50:21):
When it should be a guarantee.
Graham (50:23):
Yeah, like, can you just pay me now?
Scott (50:27):
It's not all about the odds, bro.
Graham (50:31):
No, I get that.
I'm just saying like, I mean,the real question is out of all
those teams, if the starter goesdown, can they still make the
playoffs?
Scott (50:38):
The Bills, who's their backup?
Graham (50:39):
Trubisky.
Scott (50:41):
Trubisky Maserati Mitch.
Graham (50:45):
That's not a name.
You said when he was inPittsburgh.
Scott (50:50):
Eagles Dude.
On that note, let's just LeeCorso.
Yesterday Final game dayappearance, incredible dude oh
for sure.
Graham (51:02):
Deserves all the flowers, dude, dude, oh for sure
, incredible.
Deserves all the flowers.
Scott (51:04):
Dude's 90 years old Dude.
I mean incredible.
I don't even know what to say.
I mean the guy has been oncollege game days since I can
remember.
But the coolest thing that Ilove about sports is, like I
always say, sports is the bestreality show ever.
Announcer (51:30):
Facts.
Scott (51:31):
Every team that Corso either played or coached for won
yesterday.
Jesus, Is that any good yeah?
Announcer (51:38):
it's pretty good Yesterday Jesus.
Scott (51:40):
Is that?
Announcer (51:41):
any good.
Yeah, it's pretty good.
Scott (51:50):
I mean Maryland, louisville, florida State, navy,
Indiana, northern Illinois, allone.
And quick shout out Coach BobbyWilder.
Tennessee Tech laid the woodyesterday 65 to nothing.
Let's go, let's go to nothing,let's go, let's go.
Michael Vick dude, his firsthead coaching game as the head
coach of Norfolk State.
I don't know if you saw thehome game.
(52:12):
I don't know how they wereplaying.
Talzin, stephen A Smith wasthere.
Cam Newton Iverson and ESPN didtheir show in the basketball
arena with Stephen A Smith.
I, cam Newton Iverson and ESPNdid their show in the basketball
arena with Stephen A Smith.
I forget what it was called.
Graham (52:29):
First take.
Scott (52:30):
First take at Norfolk State 18,000 fans there.
They got the wood laid to them,but you're telling me my boy,
michael Vick, ain't sellingtickets.
They couldn't even spell 19,000fans in that football stadium
until that happened.
Graham (52:48):
Oh, of course, not Of course not Dude, Cam Newton
comes.
Scott (52:51):
I mean insane, yeah, Insane.
Graham (52:55):
ESPN locked him up too.
Gave him some money.
Scott (52:58):
Insane but dude Bama.
Insane but dude bam.
Rumor on the street is theboosters are trying to raise 70
mil to fire homeboy.
Graham (53:09):
Yeah, hold on, you want to pay me 70 million dollars
and I'll just go home and dowhatever I want.
Obviously he's still young.
He'll I mean like he'll get ajob to find something to do, but
I'm just saying like look whathe.
Scott (53:19):
look.
What he did at was he tookWashington to the national
championship game againstMichigan.
I mean it's hard to blast theguy when Saban announced his
retirement and everybody jumpedin the transfer portal.
For sure Can't blast the guy.
Graham (53:41):
Yeah, considering the fact that Washington had, how
many players make it to the NFLfrom that year?
Scott (53:46):
Yeah, pennix Odunze.
Announcer (53:49):
Yeah.
First round picks.
Graham (53:51):
Yeah, their other wide receiver went early, offensive
lineman went early.
Scott (53:56):
It's tough to blast the guy, I agree.
I agree.
I mean we got NFL football,graham, on Thursday.
We got fantasy footballstarting.
We got Survivor Leagues.
I know I know which I hate morethan anything, but you and I
(54:19):
got that dub last year.
Graham (54:20):
That is true.
Hey, can you make a commitmenton air right now to our fantasy
leagues, and that is, can younot give up in week four?
Scott (54:31):
I'm not giving up in week four.
Dude, I had this weird stupidman crush on CJ Stroud and my
team started 1-5 or whatever,and I traded the farm away for
him and you know, I don't knowWhatever.
Graham (54:55):
Hey, to your defense, you still almost made the
playoffs.
Announcer (55:00):
Yeah.
Graham (55:01):
You fought.
Scott (55:03):
Almost.
Graham (55:03):
It was just more of it at week four.
It's like, bro, there's so muchto live for you, there's so
much to do almost, almost.
Scott (55:11):
But anyhow, graham, it's a.
It's that time, bro, fridaynight.
I've already accepted the losswe're going to take in Brazil
against the Chiefs Some bullshit.
Graham (55:25):
On YouTube, not YouTube .
Scott (55:26):
TV.
Well, you can watch it oneither.
Or Well, yeah, if you're asubscriber.
We all know the NFL is going to.
I mean, whatever it is what itis, it's week one.
Graham (55:38):
It'll be close.
I think it'll be close.
Scott (55:40):
Oh, they're all close against the chiefs.
Look at the last five years,yeah I know they're all close.
Graham (55:47):
It's also tough to judge week one.
You know what I mean.
Like the starters are finallyplaying the whole game, like.
That's why I mean look,compared to the previous
Previous 15, 10 years, this weekone schedule is unbelievable
when it comes to these matchupsit's good.
(56:09):
I mean unbelievable.
I just, I mean you, just, Imean starting off Eagles,
cowboys, chiefs, chargers, bucks, falcons Ain't mad at that.
I mean, a lot of these arethere are a lot of most of them
are division games.
Dude, our first three games,most of them are division games.
Scott (56:23):
You know just Dude our first three games of the season
are division games.
Graham (56:27):
Dude Pittsburgh usually finishes.
The last three games are alldivision.
Scott (56:30):
We go Chiefs, Ravens, Broncos.
Graham (56:33):
That will shape up your division real quick.
Scott (56:38):
And the NFL finally did the right thing with Rice, yeah,
and suspended him.
You know, he wasn't going tohave his court hearing until
after week four.
Why is that?
Oh, because the Chiefs playedChargers, eagles, ravens, giants
the first four weeks.
Well, guess what Now?
Graham (56:59):
he's out.
Yeah, it's all right, they gotMarquise Brown, he'll just run.
Scott (57:03):
Yeah, okay, whatever he's out.
Yeah, it's all right, they gotMarquise Brown, he'll just run.
Yeah, okay, whatever he's 120.
Graham (57:09):
Hey, I get it, I get it .
Hey, I'm still rooting for theChargers.
I got my jersey.
Scott (57:15):
I'll wear it.
Yeah, it's going to be a hellof a season.
I'm excited for it.
I think it's wide open, dude, Iagree.
I mean look AFC and NFC, Ithink it's wide open.
Graham (57:28):
There's top heavy teams .
I get it, but like we saidbefore earlier, this league it's
a war of attrition.
Stay healthy, that's.
I mean you could be great for10 weeks and then lose your top
guy and be like what happenedwas next thing you know, nick
Foles is the backup quarterbackwinning the super bowl.
Scott (57:47):
Yeah, I mean it's so hard having the Philly special and
your plate.
Graham (57:54):
Yeah, and I wouldn't be mad at that because that's
something that will is in NFLhistory books.
That will.
We see that dude.
That play comes up every yearat some point multiple times.
It's awesome, multiple times.
Look, I'm surprised, did youstart with it?
(58:15):
It's that time.
Are you going to sing the song?
Scott (58:18):
I already sang it once, but I'll sing it again.
Graham (58:20):
Yeah, I think it's time .
Let's finish off with the song.
Scott (58:24):
I mean in honor of Tay-Tay and Trav getting engaged
.
You know, I just got to throwit out there.
What's that song I used toalways sing with them Shake it
Off.
Graham (58:38):
Yes, sir.
Scott (58:38):
All right, let's just jump right into it.
It's the most wonderful.
Graham (58:44):
Wonderful.
Scott (58:44):
Shake it off.
Shake it off.
But you know what, kelsey, Ihope everyone breaks your ass in
half Friday night in Brazil.
I mean, it's only going to be95 degrees and you're a hairy
ass.
Take off your sweater, you, sonof a bitch.
We all know you outkicked yourcoverage getting engaged to
(59:07):
Tay-Tay.
I mean, you know what?
Kermit the Frog Kermit the Frog, my boy got something for your
ass that you ain't gonna be ableto move on.
Randy Reed, with your ribeating, son of a bitch, hey, you
fat son of a bitch, you gotsomething on your beard.
(59:29):
Let's go chargers.
It's football season.
I hate everybody If you don'thave a lightning bolt on your
helmet.
Graham, take us out of here.
I love you.
It's that time.
Graham (59:41):
Oh, the long await is finally over.
I can't wait to come back nextweek with some NFL action and
news.
Scott, it's always a pleasuredoing the podcast with you and,
as the best homie always says,Booba.
Scott (59:53):
Good night friends.
It's the most wonderful timefor Kelsey to get hurt, or
Mahomes or Andy Reid to choke ona rib.
Announcer (01:00:10):
This episode of the Bald Guys on the Bench podcast
is brought to you by our friendsat Northstar Credit Union and
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Welcome to another episode of the Bald Guys on the
Bench podcast, with your hostsGraham Cohen and Scott Wasco.
Scott (00:21):
What's up everyone and welcome back to another episode
of the Bald Guys on the Bench.
You know the last Sunday wehave without NFL football until
what Graham February.
Graham (00:33):
It's.
Scott (00:36):
I mean we got college football being played right now.
What a pick, big man pick.
Miami, notre Dame playing rightnow.
I mean I'm excited.
We've had some amazing gamesweek one of college football,
but you know NFL kicks offThursday night.
We got a Friday night game inBrazil.
We got a full schedule onSunday, but you know we're
(01:03):
sitting here August 1st 1030,sunday night watching this game.
Graham, what's cracking.
You know what time it is, bro.
Graham (01:15):
Hey, I'm thirsty and it's ready for us to talk about
college football, regularfootball and also a little G.
So let's grab one and crack onebrother.
Let's get it started.
Scott (01:23):
Let's do it.
Man.
How was your weekend?
What'd you do?
I know it's been a while sincewe've talked to everybody.
We had fantasy drafts and youwere in San Diego last week, in
LA last week, and finally madeyour ass home and thank God,
you're not at Burning man dyingin the winds like the thing I
(01:46):
just saw on Instagram.
Glad you're not there, but,dude, like we always say, it's
the most wonderful time of theyear, anyhow, to hit us off.
What was your weekend like,besides going to movies and
hanging out with the roommates?
Graham (02:06):
Well, last weekend was special, it was our special
special ed, but you know, yeah,I'm.
I still am trying to figure outwhat had happened during our
draft alone, just how playerswere nominated, picked, paid for
.
It's just.
Scott (02:22):
It's all a blur at this point, but hey no, I was talking
about me giving your boy joshgolf lessons late into the
evening after thomas rektconcert, like I don't even know
how that hell that happened yeah, it's like uh, 1 am our time.
Graham (02:36):
And scott's like yeah, just send me the video, send me
the videos.
I'm like dude, it's like 4 amyour time.
What are you talking about?
Like?
Scott (02:41):
ah, bring it.
It wasn't that late it wasn'tthat late.
Graham (02:44):
It seemed late, I don't know but a much-needed vacation
for me.
Get out of this heat of thedesert.
Took a trip out to SoCal, likeyou were saying, met up with our
other friends from anotherfantasy football league that we
co-managed, met up in Carlsbadat a friend's house, did that.
That was a lot of fun.
Then made it back up to LA,hung out with some homies and
(03:08):
then our other draft that we'rein was that day and it was nice.
It was good to see some oldfriends, it was good to relax at
the beach, it was nice to beout of the heat.
But I'm not going to lie.
After about five days I waslike, yeah, it's time, let's go
back.
I miss my bed.
Scott (03:26):
And your pillow.
Graham (03:28):
And my yes, sir.
Oh my gosh.
When it's right, it's right,but I'm just glad it's all over
with.
I'm glad that I saw the peoplethat I got to see and, like I
said, I'm just excited for ourone last fantasy draft that we
got to do, with our otherfriends coming up on Tuesday
night.
Other One last fantasy draftthat we got to do, with our
other friends coming up onTuesday night.
Other than that, it's ready torock and roll for the NFL season
.
Brother, I cannot wait.
What about you?
(03:48):
How was your weekend?
Scott (03:51):
It was good.
I mean, like we said, we wentto a concert last week, hung out
, chatted with you, FaceTime,gave your boy Josh a FaceTime
golf lesson late into the hourstime golf lesson late into the
hours.
And you know my mom came intotown Wednesday hoping to go to
Kellen's first JV game and gamegot postponed Still don't know
(04:15):
why.
You know she left today.
So it was a cool weekendhanging out with my mom.
You know, weekend before schoolstarts here in Virginia and you
know, just getting ready forthe NFL fantasy drafts.
And you know, Ryder Cupcaptain's picks this past
(04:35):
Wednesday and it was exciting.
You know, and here we go.
You know, five minutes into theepisode Everybody already knows
the captain's picks.
We're not even going to spend alot of time on it.
But all I got to say is youknow, three, four weeks ago your
boy guaranteed Cam Young makingthe team and he played his ass
(05:00):
off coming down the stretch andI loved it.
I loved every minute of it.
My guy's from New York, I mean,his dad's a PGA member like
myself.
I mean, how exciting is that,dude?
Graham (05:16):
Hey, you need a little of that local hometown love on
the team.
I mean, look, this is it, bro.
I mean we got to get the dubDude.
Scott (05:25):
I don't even want to stress the dub yet.
I mean, I just All right.
Graham (05:29):
How about this?
I know we talked about it thelast time.
Were you surprised notsurprised that Keegan didn't
pick himself?
Scott (05:37):
I said it in the last episode.
I had a feeling he wasn't goingto pick himself.
And I actually like it rightnow because think about this,
we've all watched full swing,right?
We all know Keegan.
The Ryder Cup was his deal.
(05:58):
That's what he wanted to do.
He wanted to play on the RyderCup team.
What he wanted to do, he wantedto play on the rider cup team.
For him to be unselfish and notpick himself you don't think
that sends a sign to the team.
You know how hard that was forkeegan not to pick himself and
to think about the team.
(06:20):
Are you kidding me right now?
Graham (06:25):
I agree, I agree, I mean I.
I mean, look, it's all gonnamatter once the time comes to
what it does.
But I really think, yes, isthat a mental boost for the team
?
Like, all right guys, I couldhave been out there, but I want
you to go out there and destroy.
I mean he picked the right guys, I'm happy with his picks, but
(06:46):
I mean, look, hindsight's, 20-20.
We're going to say one way orthe other based on how it's
going to go, but I think I meanmy opinion, keegan's probably
like hey, I'm already here, Ialready have the honor of being
the captain.
That's good enough.
I mean, is there a differencebetween winning it as a player
(07:07):
versus winning it as the captain?
Who knows, I'm not in thoseshoes.
No, there's a big difference.
Announcer (07:14):
Right.
Graham (07:14):
Oh, I'm sure there is.
There's a big difference, I'msure there is.
Scott (07:17):
Big big, big, big, big, big difference dude.
Big, big, big difference dude.
For Keegan to do what he didand not picking himself was
insane.
If he wins the Ryder Cup, if heloses the Ryder Cup, in my
(07:38):
opinion Keegan goes down as theman.
I agree.
Keegan goes down as the man.
I agree Because, like I said,we saw and we know about his
duffel bag from the Ryder Cupwhen they lost and he hasn't
opened it up since then.
We know that story.
We've all watched full swing.
For my guy to not take himselfis the true meaning of the Ryder
(08:04):
Cup.
He was at the country club inBrookline, massachusetts, when
Ben Crenshaw said on Saturdaynight I got a feeling.
I got a feeling and the teamwore the ugliest goddamn shirts
in the history of the Ryder Cupon Sunday and, by God, they came
(08:24):
back.
Keegan was there, bro Keegan,he picked the people.
He has the rookie.
You know Ben Griffin.
You know Sam Burns.
How good was that Instagramcall when he called Sam Burns?
Graham (08:41):
Yeah, that was pretty funny.
Scott (08:43):
Dude, I'm sitting there listening to it on the way home
from work.
Dude, I'm sitting thereListening to it on the way home
from work and I'm like, wow, youknow, sam Burns played his ass
off at the end of the year.
Cam Young played his ass off atthe end of the year.
Patrick Cantley Played his assoff at the end of the year.
Graham (09:01):
What else can you ask for that's what you want.
Scott (09:03):
Morikawa didn't play his ass off at the end of the year,
but he's also the seventh-rankedplayer in the goddang world.
Graham (09:11):
Yeah.
Okay, I mean he played betterthan the last two events.
Scott (09:15):
I mean Bryson qualified for the Ryder Cup in the top six
in eight events, that's EightEight.
Graham (09:27):
Think about that, you know.
You know, when it comes tobryson, he was asked in an
interview last week or a fewdays ago.
I was watching online andthey're like so have you talked
to hegan?
Yet he's like, yeah, we'vechatted.
You know, he left a little notein my locker, you know this
week and stuff, and he's justlike look, I'm here to compete,
I'm here to do my best, but ifthere's anything, I'm just here
to bring the spirit of USA andthe chant going.
(09:49):
I mean dude.
Scott (09:52):
And I'll tell you right now Friday morning, ryder Cup
session one if Bryson is nothitting the first tee shot for
the United States, something'swrong.
Yeah 100% my guy's hitting it.
Is he the perfect person?
You know?
Session one is foursomes whenit's alternate shot.
(10:16):
Session two is four ball whenit's, you know, better, ball
between me and you.
Announcer (10:21):
Yeah.
Scott (10:22):
Bryson's not the best player for foursomes, but if my
guy ain't the first personhitting the tee shot on the
first hole at that page,something's wrong, bro.
Think about this dude, thinkabout this, or just think about
this.
The last time a US Ryder Cup onhome soil was announced, ben
(10:45):
Griffin was behind a desk as amortgage officer.
Now he's teeing it up atBethpage.
My guy gave up golf, went intothe mortgage business.
Now he's teeing it up atBethpage wearing the red, white
and blue, and my guy and hisaviators and his fries is's
(11:06):
gonna be cocky as shit.
Graham (11:08):
I mean, let's I mean you could say the same for jj
spawn.
I mean he was on the way out.
It seemed like dude, dude, I.
Scott (11:16):
I mean, like I said, I love everything about the team
except for Mark Howell, andbecause I've said that he's
going to play awesome, I meanlet's go.
Graham (11:30):
Let's go.
Ain't mad at that, let's go.
Scott (11:33):
But anyhow, we're a month away to less than a month, I
know Tomorrow's September 1st.
Graham (11:41):
And I am so fired up right now about it.
My God, the question is, howmany beers am I having on the
plane ride over on that directflight from Vegas to JFK?
Baby, let's go.
You know I can't get too drunk.
I mean, I'm leaving at 7 am, soit shouldn't be that bad.
Yeah, you'll be fine, you'll befine.
(12:03):
I'm excited, just walking thecourse on the practice day,
getting a feel for where we wantto sit.
As you were saying that Fridaymorning, you better believe I'm
going to be there early and I'mgoing to be there sitting right
there in those grandstandsbehind the first tee box
cheering them on, all of them.
Scott (12:24):
And I can't wait.
It's going to be an atmosphere,dude, it's going to be an
atmosphere.
I mean the matchups.
It's crazy to me, and TP and Iwere talking about it the other
night.
You know, alternate shot hasnot in your mind, has not been
the United States' best format,right?
Graham (12:44):
No, it's not.
Scott (12:46):
Well, the last time we won, friday morning first
session alternate shot.
Announcer (12:53):
Yeah.
Scott (12:54):
Dude it's.
I mean TP and I were back andforth.
We went and looked it up.
I was like wow, couldn'tbelieve it.
I was shocked that we pickedalternate shot as session one.
I mean we got to get out to ahot start.
It has to happen.
It has to happen Because we allknow the European team is
ridiculous, ridiculous.
(13:15):
I just hope Tommy Fleetwood isstill hung over from his tour
championship win and him and his70-year-old wife are back in
the back doing their thing.
Boom, boom, boom.
Let's go back to my room and Ican dust it off.
Oh, sorry, did I go there?
My bad, I mean my girl is like85.
(13:36):
Whatever, sorry, I went there,don't care.
It's Ryder Cup season, bro,don't care.
Graham (13:46):
I like you, tommy Fleetwood, but your wife's old
as shit, you know.
Oh, my god, I'm what I'mwaiting for the most the rants.
I want to know what people aregoing to be shouting out,
shouting out to the guys.
I mean, it's good.
I'm waiting for brutalness.
I'm waiting to hear thecraziest things.
It's gonna happen, it happen.
Scott (14:06):
It's going to happen, but in a nice way.
Graham (14:09):
You know what I'm trying to say.
I want the rivalry.
I don't want us to be assholes.
Scott (14:15):
When you're over the ball , shut up.
Graham (14:18):
Oh 100%.
Scott (14:18):
Before you're over the ball, kick rocks and go hang out
with your 90-year-old wife.
When you're walking the fairway, bo't care bro.
Don't care exactly I mean, butanyhow, dude, I think was it
tuesday 53 man rosters are dueyep and your boy's boy got cut
(14:45):
from the chargers.
was it the correct decision?
Yeah, it was, and from apersonal standpoint I'm bummed.
But you know, the only thing Ican say is this Heard it the
other day Out of all the playerscut to make the 53-man roster,
(15:10):
the Chargers had four peoplepicked up.
From the people they cut, theRams had five.
The Rams were the number oneteam that cut players that got
picked up.
Chargers were number two atfour.
I'm happy about the depth thatmy guys have built for the
(15:30):
Chargers in two years with Ortizand, you know, harbaugh, but it
still sucks.
Graham (15:34):
True, but if I would have told you that Trey Lance
would have beaten out Heineke atthe start of preseason or
training camp, would you havesaid what I?
Scott (15:46):
would have said let's see it, yeah, and he did, without a
doubt, yeah.
Without a doubt he looked good.
I mean just going to.
I mean I said it to Audreyearlier.
I hate to say it, but he did.
He won the job and the thingthat I like, lance, signed a
(16:06):
one-year deal.
He's going to be picked up as afree agent at the end of this
year and guess what Comp picks?
Thanks for playing First-roundpick.
It's going to happen.
It's going to happen.
You know it is what it is.
We got some other news thisweek.
Homeboy from the Bengalsfinally signed.
Well, he didn't sign, he agreedto a raise.
Graham (16:30):
An extension, yeah.
Scott (16:31):
Yeah, not an extension, a raise.
I think he's only undercontract this year.
Announcer (16:37):
Oh yeah, you're right , you're right, yeah, I mean
whatever.
Scott (16:43):
But then I mean dude.
I mean think about this.
Hold on, I'm trying to findthis stat that I screenshotted
the other day.
Oh, boy.
Here we go.
I mean 75% of the Bengals'salary cap is four players.
Four players One, two, three,four.
(17:03):
And for those of you that arewondering who those four are
Burrow, chase, higgins,hendrickson.
Graham (17:10):
Four you know, listening to NFL radio, moving
the chains people are, you knowthey're the number one show.
Just listen to them.
They've said in all the yearsthey've been doing the show,
which is like 20 years now.
You know pat kerwin, former nflexec.
He was exec for, uh, the jetsand he was saying he's like look
, fans always have their opinionof how teams should be run, the
(17:34):
players that they want and allthese things.
But they have to remember likeit's a business, you know, if
this guy makes this much, thenyou only have so much of the pie
to go around.
Everyone else, teams that have50 or more of their cap in three
players put their teams inpurgatory.
Like you can't sign all theother rest of your guys that you
(17:55):
need to sign like and we'retalking just like mid-level guys
, which is why, in a perfectlittle transition, the cowboys
could not have signed ParsonsLike best case scenario is they
would have let it play out forthe rest of this year so they
can try to sign them to thefollowing year, just because of
what the cap hit would be withall the other guys that got paid
(18:17):
Like they couldn't pick up,like the Audrey, the plans you
know and a lot of the otherpieces.
Like they have 20 guys that needto get re-signed after this
year and it's like how can yougive them their money when you
got 50% of your entire cap intothree players?
So it's just look everyone, theNFL it's a business and the
teams that know how to work thecap and get the players and also
(18:41):
what it really comes down to do.
You think NFL GMs learned thelesson yet again through Jerry
Jones, where it's just like hey,man, maybe instead of waiting
to pay a player, maybe youshould pay him now, because it
seems high now but it's onlygoing to get higher and because
you waited to pay Dak and itcost him X amount of money and
(19:04):
then that three-year deal wenton and had to pay him X amount
of money.
Scott (19:08):
There's no flag on that.
Graham (19:10):
The ZQ Elliott deal.
That was ridiculous.
The CD Lamb deal could havehappened the year prior and it's
look, if you know you're goingto like, I don't understand this
.
Like, oh well, we'll just waittill the next year.
Why wait to pay more money?
Why put yourself in thatposition?
It doesn't make any sense.
(19:30):
I mean, look, pittsburgh was inthe same situation.
We waited to pay TJ.
What happened?
We had to give him $141 milliona year contract, which now is
not numero uno because, hey, bythe jerry jones decided to do
michael parsons hackers thecrazy thing is the show came out
on netflix.
Scott (19:50):
america's team right, about the cowboys, yeah, and I'm
literally I started it a coupledays ago right, and the amazing
thing to me was the drama withEmmitt Smith and the drama with
Parsons.
I'm watching back in 91, theCowboys win the Super Bowl and
(20:14):
Emmitt holds out yeah, right,and he doesn't play week one or
week two.
The Cowboys coming off a SuperBowl win, win, go, oh and two to
start the season, and theplayers all pitch to fit.
What happens?
Jerry's like, hey, emmett, comeon back right and it's the
(20:35):
craziest thing he pays.
Graham (20:37):
It's not like jerry doesn't pay, but jerry wants to
pay who he wants to pay it wasdude, it was my God.
Scott (20:45):
Notre Dame's about to tie it, Wow.
But the thing with Micah andJerry, to me it felt personal.
Graham (20:53):
Oh 100%.
Scott (20:54):
With Micah on the sideline in preseason laying
down, you know His back.
He acted like to me.
I mean I'm not saying Micahdidn't deserve the money he got,
but McLaurin did what he did,got paid.
Hendrickson did what he did,got paid.
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People in the past have donewhat they've done and have
gotten paid, but Micah it justfelt like him and Jerry.
That whole battle was personal.
It was beyond football, it wasbeyond contracts, it was F you,
old man, I'm not doing it.
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I mean when you look I mean Ijust sent it to you earlier
tonight when you look at whatMicah signed for when he got
traded to the Packers, notreDame just scored Spotted
Viettile game.
Great, the taxes in Wisconsin.
There's no state tax in Texas.
Graham (21:53):
Ooh, the $3 million, the $3.5 million.
Scott (21:56):
Still, still.
Graham (21:58):
No, I get it.
Scott (22:00):
I mean?
Graham (22:00):
during this whole saga I didn't realize, even though
Jerry is technically the generalmanager of the team, you know,
Jerry, doesn't they have aperson that does the actual
contracts or the person thatactually talks to the agents?
Scott (22:13):
Jerry doesn't talk with agents yeah, every team has that
guy.
Graham (22:17):
Yeah.
So Jerry is, he's going off.
Well, let me just talk to him,let's get a deal this way.
And he's like no, bro, he'slike I have an agent, there's a
reason why I have this agent andI want you to talk to the agent
.
And he felt that you know, hey,why are you trying to?
I almost feel like Homeboy, feltlike Jerry Jones was either
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trying to pull the wool over hiseyes or what the deal was.
But it's just like hey, we canchat all we want.
What you think I think is orhow do I say this Jerry can
think, oh, because we're havingthis conversation, then
everything's hunky-dory and whatwe talked about is what's going
to be in the deal.
And just sat on a dotted lineand he's like yo, bro, yeah, we
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chatted, but I'm not theofficial avenue in which we
should be discussing thiscontract.
That's my agent, who justhappens to be the best in the
business.
So it's just like why are youtrying to come talk to me when I
tell you point blank we cantalk, but I'm not the person
that signs on the dotted line.
That's the agent.
Scott (23:22):
Well, I mean he, he does, but it's just like the agent
makes everything work outunderstand both sides 100 you
know jerry's getting two firstfor micah and a three-time pro
bowler, yeah, but those firstround picks are gonna be what
Are going to be what mid-20s youwould think?
Graham (23:44):
Yeah, I mean, if the Packers make the playoffs, at
minimum they're 20.
Scott (23:50):
I mean, I can just see it .
I can see it now.
Jerry and the Cowboys are goingto package those to move up.
Announcer (24:00):
They have to.
Scott (24:03):
For what, archie?
I mean I don't want to throwshade at Archie for what
happened yesterday.
It was week one of collegefootball.
I mean, come on, this is fourthstart ever.
Graham (24:16):
I mean whatever.
Why would they get aquarterback when they're still
under contract with Dak?
Scott (24:21):
Dak's, not the future dude.
Graham (24:23):
I'm aware of that, but do you know what his dead cap
hit is next year?
Scott (24:28):
What's he on?
A contract for Two more years.
Graham (24:30):
Yeah, his dead cap is like $75 million.
They're not cutting him.
Scott (24:33):
They're not cutting him.
They're going to let Dak keepplaying.
They're going to draft aquarterback.
Let's go.
Dak ain't bad dude.
Dak's not a bad quarterback.
Graham (24:45):
I'm not saying, he's not he would have been helpful.
Scott (24:48):
He's had the injury bug yeah.
And Dak went from the bestoffensive line in football to
True.
I mean he went from having CD.
Now he's got CD Ferguson andPickens.
Graham (25:05):
Ain't mad at that.
Scott (25:07):
I mean, come on Miami, God dang it.
Oh bomb, no chance.
Oh pass interference.
Throw that flag, you stupid sonof a bitch.
There's the flag, let's go.
And yes, folks, I do have Miamiplus three, if you're wondering
.
Graham (25:23):
You are unbelievable.
Anyhow, If you're wondering uh,who are on believable?
Scott (25:26):
Anyhow, let's enough with Micah.
I mean dude Packers are legitbro.
Graham (25:36):
Hey, they are now.
Scott (25:39):
Not only are they division, but Jerry, why are you
trading Micah in the goddamnconference?
Graham (25:47):
Because he said point blank if I'm trading him, I need
to get a defensive tackle inreturn, A quality defensive line
starter.
Scott (25:57):
Did you see him throw the jab at him too?
Jerry Jones is petty.
Oh my god.
I was like stop, oh my god.
I was like oh my god.
Is he really saying that?
You old?
Graham (26:09):
everyone's gonna say everything.
I mean, look, when arelationship goes bad, you're
gonna poopoo a little bit afterit's over.
I mean, look, you could look atit from both sides with Micah,
without Micah, they had aproblem stuffing the run.
So even if you sign the guy andyou still can't stuff the run,
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that's not going to help you.
So I mean, getting the guy thatthey got from Backers, who's
good, to stop in the run, thatactually kind of helps them.
I mean, look, this is fresh.
Scott (26:41):
How excited do you think Kurt Daniels, jackson Dart and
Russell Wilson are I mean Withhim out of the division.
You think they're happy?
Announcer (26:54):
Yeah.
Scott (26:55):
What do you think my boy Caleb Williams, painting his
fingernails pink, feels likeright now.
Graham (27:00):
Hey, I think it's a good move for a lot of teams.
I mean, look, this is just nowbulletin board material for the
Lions.
I mean, think about it.
You know they were favoredbefore Parsons came along, but
now they're like, hey man, lookwho's in our division now.
I mean, that's all themotivation that you know the
offensive line for Detroit needs.
You know Dan Campbell's likehey man, you see what's here.
Announcer (27:27):
You can step up, you're going to fight.
Scott (27:28):
And how good is that O-line in Detroit?
If they ain't first, you'relast and they're probably first.
Graham (27:33):
Well, the problem is they lost their Pro Bowl Center
to retirement.
I mean they still got.
They still got Penny Sewell onthe left tackle.
So I mean that ain't.
I mean they're solid, it'sgoing to.
I mean that ain't.
Scott (27:44):
I mean they're solid, it's going to be.
I mean the Packers.
Graham (27:50):
Does that not make the NFC North almost more
interesting than what the NFCEast is going to put out there
this year?
I mean, that's the division towatch right now.
I disagree Really.
Scott (28:03):
I mean Chicago on the up, afc West.
Look at the head coaches yougot there.
Look at what the Broncos havedone.
Chargers are up and coming.
The Chiefs obviously are theChiefs.
You got Pete Carroll and Vegas.
Graham (28:17):
Okay, who would you take out of the two worst teams?
You're saying Chicago and thenthe Raiders.
Who's the better team?
Scott (28:27):
chicago, I think okay.
So if their worst team isbetter than that division's
worst team, wouldn't you say butI think the top three in the
afc west are better than topthree in the nfc north.
Fair enough, and you know me, Ihate to give credit where
credit's due, but the Broncosare going to be solid.
Graham (28:47):
I don't disagree.
I don't disagree at all.
I mean, if that defense keepsplaying the way it does, they
can keep running the ball.
I mean Bo Nix.
Scott (28:57):
I mean, it's Bo Nix, sophomore year.
You know the story Sophomoreslump by God.
I hope he has it.
Graham (29:07):
I don't know.
It seems like the sophomoreslump is not as much as I think
now Did you see CJ Stroud lastyear?
Scott (29:16):
I mean, yeah, he whipped my charter's ass in the playoffs
.
But was it because of Stroud orwas it because of the defense,
the defense.
Graham (29:25):
Yeah, all right, I get that.
Scott (29:29):
A hundred percent, you ain't wrong.
Anyhow, dude saw something theother day.
I had to screenshot it.
Thought it was amazing.
Okay, 49ers wide receiverMarquez Valdez-Scantling has one
of the most insane streaks inthe NFL For the last five years.
(29:50):
Every quarterback he's playedwith has won the MVP and Super
Bowl MVP 2020, rodgers 2021,rodgers 22,.
Mahomes 23 22.
Mahomes 23.
Mahomes 24.
Josh Allen 25.
(30:12):
Purdy.
Graham (30:14):
Dude, those are some good odds.
Dude Purdy with the MVP has tobe like plus 20,000.
Scott (30:20):
Dude, I mean.
Graham (30:23):
Can I look this up right now?
Scott (30:24):
Miami, third and two.
He's short, bro, he's short.
Graham (30:29):
No, they keep pushing him, he's short.
They gave it to him.
Scott (30:35):
You won.
Graham (30:35):
Miami.
What are you talking about?
I?
Scott (30:37):
know, but I don't talk fan ball, dude, I talk football.
How about Alabama losingyesterday, bro?
They lose their season openerfor the first time since 2001.
Graham (30:50):
You know, all I'm going to say is this there's nothing.
Well, I can't say that there'snot a lot of things that make me
more happy than hearing thingslike that.
I'm just so tired of the sameteams being dominant and it's
just what's expected, and it'sthe same thing year after year
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after year after year.
And, to be honest, it's one ofthe things that I'm kind of
excited about with the NIL,because at least it gives the
other teams the opportunity,because, look, players, what do
they care about?
They want to make the money,and if they're not going to make
it to the NFL, the only way tomake that money is in college.
(31:34):
So if you give everyone theequal opportunity to show me
that money, I mean it gives moreteams an opportunity to get
players and play.
Scott (31:48):
Speaking of showing that money, nil Underwood, michigan's
quarterback, reversing hiscommitment to LSU and going to
Michigan, gave LSU all this freeNIL?
Lsu spent all the money on whatDefense?
All this free?
Nio, lsu spent all the money onwhat Defense?
(32:09):
How good did that defense lookyesterday?
Graham (32:14):
Lock, lockdown bro, pretty good.
One thing I did notice did younotice?
From your boy Underwood?
He threw more yards than yourentire quarterback room last
year in one game.
Scott (32:29):
That ain't hard.
Graham (32:34):
I was like wait what?
And for being a true freshman.
The kid looked good.
Scott (32:40):
He just turned 18, bro, that's insane.
Like a week and a half ago,like a week and a half ago, a
week and a half ago, a week anda half ago.
I mean, the guy's a stud.
Graham (32:57):
Can you imagine walking around Michigan campus being
him?
Scott (33:00):
The thing that irritated the shit out of me and I don't
know if you saw it last night,but in the first quarter he
hands it off to the running back.
The thing that irritated theshit out of me and I don't know
if you saw it last night in thefirst quarter he hands it off to
the running back and he laysthis amazing block as the
running backs get into the endzone and I'm like you, son of a
bitch, you do not need to beblocking a linebacker.
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And I'm like losing my mind.
And it came out today.
They're like yeah, I told himstop, no, doing that Of course
not.
I'm like dude, are you kiddingme?
Week one of the season.
Graham (33:39):
I mean, if this is a bowl game, all right, maybe
we'll think about it.
Scott (33:43):
But I'm like oh, my God.
Graham (33:46):
Not even against Ohio State.
Scott (33:49):
And then Ohio State, texas.
Yesterday RG versus on the roadmaking his fourth start against
the first-time starter for OhioState.
I remember Friday night I sentyou and BT no starter for his
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first start has ever beaten anumber one team.
Yeah, thanks for playing.
Went ahead and jinxed that.
Oh, miami kicked the field goalup three with a minute four
left.
Dude that game.
Yesterday Ohio State won 14-7.
I'm going to give credit wherecredit's due and I hate Ohio
(34:30):
State.
Their defense is legit.
Graham (34:33):
Dude, you took the words right out of my mouth.
Their defense is legit.
You know why they got.
Scott (34:39):
Patricia, yeah, yeah, I mean whatever their defense was
legit.
Graham (34:45):
Dude, when you start implementing pro concepts in the
college game and they're runcorrectly, dude, Archie Manning
was like where are they comingfrom, Dude?
The final play of the game.
It looked like they wererushing six or rushing five.
Three dropped, Only two rushed,but the guy that rushed there
(35:06):
was four offensive linemenblocking one guy.
The guy that ran after manningat the end was basically
untouched, like that's allscheme and schematics dude, but
once again it's week one of thecollege football season, for
sure.
Scott (35:23):
It's week one.
Who impressed?
Week one in my mind LSU.
Lsu was 0-5 in their last fiveseason openers.
Brian Kelly, as the LSU headcoach, 0-3 in his first three
games.
They looked legit, whatever,whatever I'm just kidding they
(35:45):
looked legit dude.
Graham (35:45):
Whatever, I'm just kidding.
I'm just kidding.
Scott (35:48):
They looked legit, dude.
I mean going on the road and itwas funny Death Valley versus
Death Valley and Tigers versusthe Tigers.
You know it was like a total.
You know like.
You know, it was like we're thereal Death Valley.
No, we're the real Death Valley, we're the real Tigers, we're
(36:11):
the real Tigers.
Shut up, you're both gay, oh myGod.
I mean whatever, Nobody cares,the Big Ten looks dominant.
I mean, yeah, penn State playsschool for the dumb, deaf and
blind.
But you know, next week we gotmichigan on the road at oklahoma
(36:33):
.
One of michigan's one ofmichigan's stud defenders got
ejected for targeting, whichhopefully is, you know, not
going to be overturned.
When I mean, that was the mostbullshit play I've ever seen in
my life, I mean it goes in for aview of fumble and it comes out
as a targeting.
Uh, I'm sorry what?
(36:56):
balls out that's a fumble.
He's calling it incomplete.
Graham (36:59):
You're stupid you can tell that I haven't been playing
close enough attention to thisgame when, with 46 seconds left,
I finally realized that I'mlike why is Mammy so good?
Because they have like fifth orsixth year starter.
What's his name?
Carson Beck, the dude fromGeorgia.
Scott (37:15):
Yeah, the dude from Georgia.
Graham (37:17):
I completely forgot about that.
Scott (37:20):
Yeah.
I'm like he looks familiar Imean we also got bill
belichick's debut tomorrow night.
Yeah, chapel hill against ttu.
I mean, I'm just gonna say itright now throw all your money
on tc really yeah, yeah, that'sa strong statement throw it on
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tc considering, as I'm lookingit up right now.
Come on and I was so bittertoday because virginia tech was
playing south carolina and invirginia you can't bet on
virginia schools and I wouldhave laid the wood on south
carolina, on South Carolina, andit was a game at halftime, but
(38:07):
then it wasn't.
Graham (38:08):
I mean this isn't bad, plus three and a half at home
Tar Heels.
Scott (38:15):
Oh, lsu or TCU.
Announcer (38:18):
Really.
Scott (38:19):
Yeah, oh, second and 17,.
My boy got sacked.
Notre Dame's got no timeouts.
Six, five, four, three, two,one Game's over.
That game's over.
Yeah, the clock is zero.
Sorry about it.
Fighting Catholics.
Graham (38:36):
Well, even I mean, look dude, they were on the 15-yard
line.
Even if they let him go, I mean, come on.
Scott (38:41):
Still don't care, let's go.
Your boy just wanted that.
Let's go.
Graham (38:48):
Hey Jeff, hey Jeff, Go Mets.
Scott (38:51):
Talk about the Mets who, just because you're not smart
enough to like baseball, I mean.
Anyhow, it's Sunday night.
It's Sunday night, the lastSunday before the NFL starts.
We're almost 45 minutes intothis show.
(39:11):
Let's jump down the divisionsreal quick.
Graham (39:18):
Alright, cool Perfect.
Scott (39:20):
You can start first.
Graham (39:21):
Got my bets right here.
Scott (39:23):
AFC East.
Who's winning?
Oh, dude, buffalo.
Graham (39:25):
I mean it's not right here.
Afc East who's winning?
Oh, dude, buffalo.
I mean it's not even close.
Scott (39:27):
Buffalo AFC South.
That's a tough one.
Graham (39:33):
Ah jeez, I don't.
Scott (39:35):
Texans Colts or Jags.
Graham (39:38):
Look, we talked about this off-air.
I personally think this is thetoughest division to pick.
You could go a lot of ways.
The Texans are the favorite,although that no offensive line,
I'll stick with them.
But I mean I know where you'regoing, so let's have a little
variety.
I'll stick with the Texans.
Scott (39:59):
All right, afc East, we got AFC South.
Afc North.
Graham (40:04):
Look, people can call me a homer and that's fine.
That doesn't mean I'm going topick my squad.
I mean, look, what do they say?
What was that?
Announcer (40:14):
I don't know.
Graham (40:15):
Okay, what's that saying?
You can't be the champ untilyou beat the champ.
So, by that logic, baltimore Ihate to say it yeah.
Announcer (40:26):
AFC West.
Graham (40:27):
I mean, that's almost the same mantra, so I you got to
pick the chiefs.
Scott (40:34):
Yeah, especially with Kelsey getting engaged.
Graham (40:37):
Dude, if there's ever a storybook ending for him,
especially after what happenedlast year and and and what
happened in the Superbowl.
If you're telling me that he'snot going to care, I mean, come
on.
Scott (40:49):
I mean, how awesome would it be for him to break his leg
week four?
Graham (40:55):
I mean, I don't want it to happen, I'm just saying but
if that was how his career ended, that would be terrible.
If you saw his face, he's justlike eh, Terrible.
Scott (41:03):
If you saw his face he's just like eh, what it when
Derwin body slams him.
Week one in Brazil, Fridaynight.
Graham (41:09):
Oh, my God.
Scott (41:16):
One play.
Graham (41:18):
Have you seen the history of how?
Scott (41:18):
Derwin, I mean whatever, all right, nfc, NFC East.
Graham (41:23):
Eagles.
Scott (41:24):
NFC South.
This is a tough one.
Do it Just do it.
Falcons Wow, I didn't see thatcoming.
That was out of right field.
Graham (41:35):
I mean Tampa was two plays away.
I mean, like I get it, thepieces Falcons got in the draft.
I mean, look, hold on, can Ichange my mind again?
Nope, you said Falcons got inthe draft.
I mean, look, hold on, can Ichange my mind again?
Scott (41:46):
Nope, you said Falcons.
Graham (41:48):
The real question is do we trust Pennix?
You do and honestly I do.
And now that I think about it,even if he gets hurt, they got
Kirk Cousins.
Scott (42:00):
Kirk Cousins is no slouch , no slouch and folks.
Next Sunday after week one, Igot to take a shot on air
because I said Kirk Cousins wasnot going to be on the Falcons
roster.
Graham (42:14):
Let's go.
He remembered.
Scott (42:18):
Of course All right, so NFC North.
Graham (42:20):
Go Pat go.
Scott (42:21):
NFC West.
This is hard.
Graham (42:23):
It's the Rams, everybody says that.
And the worst part?
Scott (42:32):
is the niners actually have better odds, but it's only
because of their schedule.
Yeah, but here's the schedulewhat's the saying?
Graham (42:36):
any given sunday, you could play the worst team, all
the bad teams, dude.
When you don't have healthyreceivers, when you have your
stud running back, that is onits ninth life, I mean, dude,
they're being held up bypapier-mâché and glue.
(42:58):
They really are.
If they stay healthy, they havean unbelievable chance to win
the division.
But this is the nfl who stayshealthy nobody exactly so nobody
go into it, assuming people aregoing to get hurt.
I kind of got to give my chance.
My the edge to the rams in thatcase.
(43:18):
So that's why I'm going thatway.
But then again, like we said,with injuries, is stafford
making it all 18 weeks with thatback?
Who knows?
Scott (43:25):
Who knows?
All right.
So NFC West, I'm going Niners.
Nfc North, I'm still going togo Lions.
Graham (43:36):
All right, I like that, I like that.
Scott (43:37):
I'm still going.
Lions, not a bad pick.
Nfc South, I mean.
Come on, I don't know how I'vedeveloped, as tp would call it,
to make I have some kind ofweird man crush on baker
mayfield you do love him, by theway I guess I do, tp I don't
(43:58):
know.
Tampa nfc south nfc 100 eagles.
I mean, let me ask you aquestion would South NFC 100%
Eagles?
Graham (44:06):
I mean, let me ask you a question Would you still take
the Eagles even if Hurts gethurt?
If Hurts get hurt, who's theirbackup?
Well, I can tell you who it'snot.
It's not, I don't remember offthe top of my head Now that you
say that that's a good.
Scott (44:23):
I forget who their backup is.
Graham (44:24):
Who played all preseason Because you know it
wasn't Hurts.
Scott (44:28):
Well, what's?
His nuts got traded.
Announcer (44:31):
Yeah, that's what I'm saying, pickett.
Graham (44:33):
Yeah, well, he was traded at the end of the season,
or at the beginning of theseason.
Announcer (44:37):
Anywho.
Graham (44:38):
Anyhow.
Scott (44:40):
AFC's bills.
I mean, come on, how do you?
But I'm going to go out and sayPatriots are second in the AFC
East.
Talk about long shots.
Well, I bet they're over inwins, did you?
Announcer (44:57):
Yeah.
Scott (44:58):
No, you didn't.
You were hating on Drake MayAFC South.
I'm just going to go out andsay it, jaguars.
I get it and say it, jaguars.
I get it.
Announcer (45:07):
I get it.
Scott (45:08):
I don't, I don't, I don't , I don't get why I'm saying it.
Graham (45:12):
I don't get it, you're hoping the new regime, the new
blood, the new.
Scott (45:18):
I don't know.
Graham (45:20):
Dude, there's parts of me that think that Tennessee
could be just as good asJacksonville.
Scott (45:24):
Dude, I'm going out and saying the parts of me that
think that Tennessee could bejust as good as Jacksonville.
Dude, I'm going out and sayingthe Colts.
Graham (45:30):
Yeah, look, the Colts have pieces.
Yes, they just effed up.
They took Richardson fourthoverall.
Scott (45:40):
I mean Danny Dimes.
Could he be the guy like Baker?
Could he be the guy like Baker?
Graham (45:48):
Could he be the guy like Sam Darnold?
Yeah, my only argument to thatwould be I say we were going
with this.
I get it, but even though theGiants and the GM of the Giants
at that time is blanking on meright now but like, would any
other team have taken him ateight?
I think he was drafted at eight.
Would they have taken Dannydimes in the first 15,
(46:11):
especially coming from?
Didn't he play for Duke, right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, they had amore.
I think they had them hypedmore.
I'm not saying he doesn't havean arm.
My point is this compared tothose other players.
My point is this Compared tothose other players, yeah, they
were put in a bad positionbecause they were really great
in college.
Scott (46:30):
They went to a really shitty team Bears.
Graham (46:33):
Mitch Trubisky.
Yeah, bears Also number twooverall.
Niners, trey, lance, fouroverall or three, three?
Yeah, I mean think about this.
Scott (46:45):
Sam Darnold Baker Mayfield.
Graham (46:51):
Sometimes all it takes is a change in scenery, facts,
and then also Look what.
Scott (46:54):
Sam Darnold did last year .
Graham (46:56):
Yes, Look what he got paid.
So what you're saying is theright system for a player to
come into and thrive in meanssomething Duh.
Well, that's my point.
That's why it's so hard forthese top players that go you
know these quarterbacks to goone through five, to go to
shitty teams like what do youexpect is gonna happen?
I mean, look peyton manning,his first year hello, I mean
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some of these other quarterbacks.
It's almost impossible to go1-2 and take, which is why what
happened with Jaden Daniels Forwhat he did from the two spot to
take his team to the NFCChampionship?
Who Saw that coming?
Scott (47:37):
I'm going to say this too , and Audrey will probably kick
me square in the nuts we'regoing to see a sophomore slump
from Jaden yeah, they got Debo.
Yeah, they extended Scary Terry, but guess what?
Their defense still can't stopthe run.
(47:58):
And teams in the NFC EastEagles, dees, pretty good, yeah,
they're pretty good.
They got this guy named Saquon,he's pretty good.
Giants this guy named Saquon,he's pretty good.
Giants, not really worriedabout them.
Cowboys, not really worriedabout them.
But the NFC in general, I don'tknow.
I agree, I hope they kick assand take names.
(48:20):
I just, I mean dude, let's faceit.
Remember RG3?
I've heard of him.
How good was he his rookieseason.
Do you remember how small hewas?
Announcer (48:33):
Yeah.
Scott (48:35):
Enter Jaden Daniels.
Graham (48:37):
I mean, if you think about it, there's really only
One rookie who was Drafted highand, you know, had a bunch of
wins and took his team to theplayoffs and, you know, made
something of it.
You know what I'm talking aboutwho's that?
Scott (48:51):
are you talking about big ben?
Graham (48:53):
yes, sir okay.
Scott (48:55):
What about eli?
What about rivers?
What about herbert?
What about?
Graham (49:01):
what about him?
I'm just saying when push cometo shove and he had to come in
his first year, he wasn'tsupposed to be the starter, it
was Maddox.
Maddox got hurt and then Bencame in and was just like Hold
my beer, I got you.
Scott (49:14):
Because of a defense.
Yeah, 100%, hey specialcircumstances Because of a
defense.
Graham (49:22):
Hey, we had some good offensive players too.
Scott (49:24):
Yeah, they weren't bad.
Graham (49:26):
Oh, I'm sorry he should be in the Hall of Fame Hines
Ward, jerome Bennis, alan Fanico.
Scott (49:31):
Jerome Bennis.
Graham (49:33):
Yeah.
Scott (49:34):
How about Bennis?
Graham (49:36):
Bennis, Bennis, Bennis.
Scott (49:39):
Oh my lord, anyhow.
Graham (49:42):
You know what?
I don't know what kind ofearplugs you got in over there,
but I said his name correctly.
Scott (49:49):
No, you said Bennis, bennis, bennis, whatever.
Anyhow, you remember the bet Isent.
The bet I sent you the othernight.
Graham (49:58):
You sent me a lot of stuff About making the playoffs.
Oh, yeah, yeah yeah.
Scott (50:02):
Who was it Chiefs?
Eagles, yeah, yeah, who was itChiefs?
Announcer (50:07):
Eagles, Ravens, Bills .
Can I bet?
Scott (50:07):
that yeah, those four teams to make the playoffs.
Graham (50:11):
Is what Plus 200?
Scott (50:13):
Plus 122.
Graham (50:16):
Yeah, I get that, but do you want to have X amount of
money held up for six months?
Scott (50:21):
When it should be a guarantee.
Graham (50:23):
Yeah, like, can you just pay me now?
Scott (50:27):
It's not all about the odds, bro.
Graham (50:31):
No, I get that.
I'm just saying like, I mean,the real question is out of all
those teams, if the starter goesdown, can they still make the
playoffs?
Scott (50:38):
The Bills, who's their backup?
Graham (50:39):
Trubisky.
Scott (50:41):
Trubisky Maserati Mitch.
Graham (50:45):
That's not a name.
You said when he was inPittsburgh.
Scott (50:50):
Eagles Dude.
On that note, let's just LeeCorso.
Yesterday Final game dayappearance, incredible dude oh
for sure.
Graham (51:02):
Deserves all the flowers, dude, dude, oh for sure
, incredible.
Deserves all the flowers.
Scott (51:04):
Dude's 90 years old Dude.
I mean incredible.
I don't even know what to say.
I mean the guy has been oncollege game days since I can
remember.
But the coolest thing that Ilove about sports is, like I
always say, sports is the bestreality show ever.
Announcer (51:30):
Facts.
Scott (51:31):
Every team that Corso either played or coached for won
yesterday.
Jesus, Is that any good yeah?
Announcer (51:38):
it's pretty good Yesterday Jesus.
Scott (51:40):
Is that?
Announcer (51:41):
any good.
Yeah, it's pretty good.
Scott (51:50):
I mean Maryland, louisville, florida State, navy,
Indiana, northern Illinois, allone.
And quick shout out Coach BobbyWilder.
Tennessee Tech laid the woodyesterday 65 to nothing.
Let's go, let's go to nothing,let's go, let's go.
Michael Vick dude, his firsthead coaching game as the head
coach of Norfolk State.
I don't know if you saw thehome game.
(52:12):
I don't know how they wereplaying.
Talzin, stephen A Smith wasthere.
Cam Newton Iverson and ESPN didtheir show in the basketball
arena with Stephen A Smith.
I, cam Newton Iverson and ESPNdid their show in the basketball
arena with Stephen A Smith.
I forget what it was called.
Graham (52:29):
First take.
Scott (52:30):
First take at Norfolk State 18,000 fans there.
They got the wood laid to them,but you're telling me my boy,
michael Vick, ain't sellingtickets.
They couldn't even spell 19,000fans in that football stadium
until that happened.
Graham (52:48):
Oh, of course, not Of course not Dude, Cam Newton
comes.
Scott (52:51):
I mean insane, yeah, Insane.
Graham (52:55):
ESPN locked him up too.
Gave him some money.
Scott (52:58):
Insane but dude Bama.
Insane but dude bam.
Rumor on the street is theboosters are trying to raise 70
mil to fire homeboy.
Graham (53:09):
Yeah, hold on, you want to pay me 70 million dollars
and I'll just go home and dowhatever I want.
Obviously he's still young.
He'll I mean like he'll get ajob to find something to do, but
I'm just saying like look whathe.
Scott (53:19):
look.
What he did at was he tookWashington to the national
championship game againstMichigan.
I mean it's hard to blast theguy when Saban announced his
retirement and everybody jumpedin the transfer portal.
For sure Can't blast the guy.
Graham (53:41):
Yeah, considering the fact that Washington had, how
many players make it to the NFLfrom that year?
Scott (53:46):
Yeah, pennix Odunze.
Announcer (53:49):
Yeah.
First round picks.
Graham (53:51):
Yeah, their other wide receiver went early, offensive
lineman went early.
Scott (53:56):
It's tough to blast the guy, I agree.
I agree.
I mean we got NFL football,graham, on Thursday.
We got fantasy footballstarting.
We got Survivor Leagues.
I know I know which I hate morethan anything, but you and I
(54:19):
got that dub last year.
Graham (54:20):
That is true.
Hey, can you make a commitmenton air right now to our fantasy
leagues, and that is, can younot give up in week four?
Scott (54:31):
I'm not giving up in week four.
Dude, I had this weird stupidman crush on CJ Stroud and my
team started 1-5 or whatever,and I traded the farm away for
him and you know, I don't knowWhatever.
Graham (54:55):
Hey, to your defense, you still almost made the
playoffs.
Announcer (55:00):
Yeah.
Graham (55:01):
You fought.
Scott (55:03):
Almost.
Graham (55:03):
It was just more of it at week four.
It's like, bro, there's so muchto live for you, there's so
much to do almost, almost.
Scott (55:11):
But anyhow, graham, it's a.
It's that time, bro, fridaynight.
I've already accepted the losswe're going to take in Brazil
against the Chiefs Some bullshit.
Graham (55:25):
On YouTube, not YouTube .
Scott (55:26):
TV.
Well, you can watch it oneither.
Or Well, yeah, if you're asubscriber.
We all know the NFL is going to.
I mean, whatever it is what itis, it's week one.
Graham (55:38):
It'll be close.
I think it'll be close.
Scott (55:40):
Oh, they're all close against the chiefs.
Look at the last five years,yeah I know they're all close.
Graham (55:47):
It's also tough to judge week one.
You know what I mean.
Like the starters are finallyplaying the whole game, like.
That's why I mean look,compared to the previous
Previous 15, 10 years, this weekone schedule is unbelievable
when it comes to these matchupsit's good.
(56:09):
I mean unbelievable.
I just, I mean you, just, Imean starting off Eagles,
cowboys, chiefs, chargers, bucks, falcons Ain't mad at that.
I mean, a lot of these arethere are a lot of most of them
are division games.
Dude, our first three games,most of them are division games.
Scott (56:23):
You know just Dude our first three games of the season
are division games.
Graham (56:27):
Dude Pittsburgh usually finishes.
The last three games are alldivision.
Scott (56:30):
We go Chiefs, Ravens, Broncos.
Graham (56:33):
That will shape up your division real quick.
Scott (56:38):
And the NFL finally did the right thing with Rice, yeah,
and suspended him.
You know, he wasn't going tohave his court hearing until
after week four.
Why is that?
Oh, because the Chiefs playedChargers, eagles, ravens, giants
the first four weeks.
Well, guess what Now?
Graham (56:59):
he's out.
Yeah, it's all right, they gotMarquise Brown, he'll just run.
Scott (57:03):
Yeah, okay, whatever he's out.
Yeah, it's all right, they gotMarquise Brown, he'll just run.
Yeah, okay, whatever he's 120.
Graham (57:09):
Hey, I get it, I get it .
Hey, I'm still rooting for theChargers.
I got my jersey.
Scott (57:15):
I'll wear it.
Yeah, it's going to be a hellof a season.
I'm excited for it.
I think it's wide open, dude, Iagree.
I mean look AFC and NFC, Ithink it's wide open.
Graham (57:28):
There's top heavy teams .
I get it, but like we saidbefore earlier, this league it's
a war of attrition.
Stay healthy, that's.
I mean you could be great for10 weeks and then lose your top
guy and be like what happenedwas next thing you know, nick
Foles is the backup quarterbackwinning the super bowl.
Scott (57:47):
Yeah, I mean it's so hard having the Philly special and
your plate.
Graham (57:54):
Yeah, and I wouldn't be mad at that because that's
something that will is in NFLhistory books.
That will.
We see that dude.
That play comes up every yearat some point multiple times.
It's awesome, multiple times.
Look, I'm surprised, did youstart with it?
(58:15):
It's that time.
Are you going to sing the song?
Scott (58:18):
I already sang it once, but I'll sing it again.
Graham (58:20):
Yeah, I think it's time .
Let's finish off with the song.
Scott (58:24):
I mean in honor of Tay-Tay and Trav getting engaged
.
You know, I just got to throwit out there.
What's that song I used toalways sing with them Shake it
Off.
Graham (58:38):
Yes, sir.
Scott (58:38):
All right, let's just jump right into it.
It's the most wonderful.
Graham (58:44):
Wonderful.
Scott (58:44):
Shake it off.
Shake it off.
But you know what, kelsey, Ihope everyone breaks your ass in
half Friday night in Brazil.
I mean, it's only going to be95 degrees and you're a hairy
ass.
Take off your sweater, you, sonof a bitch.
We all know you outkicked yourcoverage getting engaged to
(59:07):
Tay-Tay.
I mean, you know what?
Kermit the Frog Kermit the Frog, my boy got something for your
ass that you ain't gonna be ableto move on.
Randy Reed, with your ribeating, son of a bitch, hey, you
fat son of a bitch, you gotsomething on your beard.
(59:29):
Let's go chargers.
It's football season.
I hate everybody If you don'thave a lightning bolt on your
helmet.
Graham, take us out of here.
I love you.
It's that time.
Graham (59:41):
Oh, the long await is finally over.
I can't wait to come back nextweek with some NFL action and
news.
Scott, it's always a pleasuredoing the podcast with you and,
as the best homie always says,Booba.
Scott (59:53):
Good night friends.
It's the most wonderful timefor Kelsey to get hurt, or
Mahomes or Andy Reid to choke ona rib.
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