August 12, 2025 • 60 mins
Recorded August 10th, 2025
When persistence pays off in professional sports, it's something worth celebrating. This week, Graham and Scott raise their glasses to Rickie Fowler, whose steady climb back to form culminated in a top-50 FedEx Cup finish that secures his PGA Tour card for next season. After weeks of mounting pressure, Fowler delivered when it mattered most, navigating a tense final round that had the hosts literally puckering with anxiety as they watched critical putts drop.
The golf drama extended beyond Fowler's storyline, as Justin Rose mounted a spectacular comeback with five consecutive birdies to force a playoff, which he ultimately won after a precarious shot that barely cleared the water hazard. Meanwhile, Tommy Fleetwood added another heartbreaking chapter to his quest for an American victory, leading for three days before faltering on Sunday – prompting comparisons to Colin Montgomery's similar career trajectory.
With the Ryder Cup selections looming just a week away, the hosts dive into who's likely to make the team beyond the automatic qualifiers. JJ Spaun's remarkable journey from fighting for his tour card to second in the Ryder Cup standings earns special mention, as does Scottie Scheffler's 12th consecutive top-8 finish – a streak that surpasses even some of Tiger Woods' best runs.
The conversation shifts to NFL preseason action, where the Steelers showed promising depth in their victory over the Jaguars. For the Chargers, excitement about their dominant defense is tempered by the sobering loss of left tackle Rashawn Slater to injury, forcing first-round pick Joe Alt to switch positions. The Browns provided unexpected entertainment by starting rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson due to injuries throughout their quarterback room.
Check out our next episode for BMW Championship coverage and final Ryder Cup team selections! And don't forget to follow us wherever you get your podcasts for weekly sports insights from two passionate fans who aren't afraid to speak their minds.
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Announcer (00:07):
welcome to another episode of the bald guys on the
bench podcast, with your host,graham cohen and scott wasco
what's up everyone?
Graham (00:22):
welcome back to another episode of the Bald Guys on the
Bench.
I'm here with my boy, ScottyWasco.
It's Graham Cohen.
We're glad to be here.
And hey, it's August 10thalready.
Oh my lord, the NFL season isalready here.
Almost Praise the lord Brother.
How you doing, How's yourweekend?
Scott (00:38):
I'm doing great, but after your intro I have to bring
up last week you know bestdefensive player, garrett Wilson
, not Miles Garrett.
I mean I had to just throw thatback out there because a lot of
people didn't pick up on thatand I just had to throw it back
out.
Announcer (00:54):
Why.
Scott (00:56):
Because that was awesome.
I'm doing great.
It's Sunday night.
It's been a hell of a weekend.
Let's grab one, let's crack one.
We got a lot of shit to talkabout and this one right here,
this grab and crack goes out tomy boy Romance let's go, let's
go, romance.
What did we say last week?
Need a week to peak.
Graham (01:18):
Need a week to peak.
Scott (01:20):
And by God they did.
Graham (01:22):
Hey, no time better than the present, that's for
sure.
Scott (01:30):
And not only was it a week to peak, it's a week to
hear that bank account gocha-ching because my boy got
paid with that top 10 finish.
Let's go Ain't mad at that.
Paying off another bass boat.
I can just see it now.
Graham (01:39):
He already has two.
What the hell.
Scott (01:41):
When you got two, what's better than having three?
Graham (01:46):
I don't know, Bro.
You're going to have a busyschedule next year.
You're in the top 50.
You don't got time to fish.
Scott (01:51):
Dude?
Yeah, he does, because my boygets to play in all the
signatures.
No, cut Double points.
Make that cash, let's go.
But anyhow, before we even jumpinto that, how was your weekend
, dude?
Graham (02:08):
Weekend was pretty low-key actually, just spent a
lot of it watching some golf,cheering on our boy I got to
show for the rent last night.
My parents decided to make alast-minute purchase to see
Lenny Kravitz last night down atthe Dolby Theater on the Strip,
so that was.
Scott (02:26):
I was stoked, even sent Mama Cohen a text.
Graham (02:29):
Yeah, she's like Scott likes him.
I'm like he's Lenny Kravitz,like what do you mean?
Does he like him?
Scott (02:35):
I got a pocket full of money, dude, I'm not even
getting into it.
Yeah, I got a pocket full ofkeys that have no bounds, and
when I think of loving, I justcan't get you off of my mind.
(02:57):
Let's go, dude.
Little Lenny Kravitz and MamaCohen said they didn't even play
that song Like come on, dude.
Hey, it is what it is, I know Imean, and if I messed up the
lyrics in any way, don't care,y'all got the fucking picture,
okay, so yeah, don't care.
Graham (03:20):
Uh, you were the driver for the rent yeah, well, the
thing is, it's just there alsowas a huge event that was going
on at uh t-mobile.
There was an uh, a mexicanperformer that was going, and
it's just like I knew howridiculous it was going to be,
with parking and traffic forthem, and it's like you know
what?
This is your night.
I'll do something special foryou guys, I'll show for you and,
(03:41):
um, I ended up while they wereat the concert.
I just just did a couple ofthings, some errands, and then
picked them back up, stopped tohave some Mexican food later and
then called it a night.
So it was pretty chill, yeah,pretty low key weekend.
What about you, brother?
How was yours?
Scott (03:55):
Dude, it was a great weekend.
It was a blast A lot of timewith family, had some fun with
some friends, went and playedsome poker with Maros and Billy
Friday night.
And I'm literally leaving andKristen's like hey, you don't
have to work tomorrow.
You know you always don't getto hang out long because you got
to work on Saturdays.
Why don't you just have fun atJay's and Uber home?
(04:17):
Oh man Boy, did your boy havesome fun?
I mean Nothing better.
Graham (04:25):
Nothing better when the wife gives you the green light
to go deep had the hall pass,had lots of old fashions played
some poker.
Scott (04:35):
You know I suck at poker, I hate poker.
You know I just go over there.
I call it my friendship dues soI can see my boys that I
haven't seen in a while.
I'll pay $40 for the buy-injust to hang out with them for a
couple hours and you knowwhatever.
But man, yeah, it was astruggle bus.
I mean literally I was talkingto you afterwards and for the
(04:57):
first time in the history of mylife I dropped my phone and
cracked my screensaver at somepoint.
What First time ever.
Graham (05:09):
Tell them the best part of that though.
Scott (05:11):
Are you going to?
No, I was waiting for you totell them, because that was.
That was pretty classic.
I mean, what was I thinking?
I mean I'm just going to beforeyou even talk about it.
I'm just going to smack myselffor that, wow.
But I mean whatever, go ahead,tell the story.
Graham (05:26):
We're on the phone that night for like almost two and a
half hours Hence, like why wecould do this podcast.
We can just chat to chat.
I mean, he's a few beers deepand, as we always like to say,
hey, where are you?
On a scale from one to ten.
Before he called me, he textedme.
He's like, bro, I'm already 7.8.
And I'm like, oh boy, here wego.
(05:47):
And that was before Uber.
Yeah, so we're on the phone.
I don't want to be like we're anhour and a half in the
conversation, but he's like, ohman, he's like I just dropped my
phone.
He's like, oh, I think Icracked it.
He's like, bro, so hescreenshots me a picture of the
(06:09):
phone.
I'm like, bro, I'm not gonna beable to see the crack.
If you cracked it, like, whatare you doing?
And he's just like, oh, what doyou mean?
And I'm like, well, do you havea cover on it, right?
He's like, yeah, yeah, I'm like, well, did it go through?
So he like took it off.
He's like, all right, cool, itwas just, it was just the cover,
it wasn't the screen.
I'm like, all right, well,that's good.
He's like are you sure there'sno?
Like black dog at the bottom ofthe screen.
I'm like no dude, you're fine,it's totally fine.
Scott (06:29):
I'm like, oh my god whatever I mean, I was trying to
walk down the stairs to thegarage to get another beer and
had gram on speakerphone and youknow, bada bing, bada boom, it
is what it is.
Graham (06:42):
I'll blame the new case .
You said it was slippery.
Scott (06:44):
Yeah, dude, I bought a new case.
It was day two and I was alittle skeptical.
It ain't on my phone, no more.
Already filed a return on thatson of a bitch.
But that was Friday.
Then, saturday, kellen had aninter-squad football scrimmage
(07:08):
they called it green gold andwent and did that, watched a
little bit of that stuff.
And you know, like I mentioned,I think, last week, kristen and
my dad share the same birthday,august 6th, and you know the
tradition here is just on theirbirthdays we get a shit ton of
blue crabs and we have everybodyover and we eat a shit ton of
blue crabs.
And that's what we did lastnight, you know, had the family
(07:30):
over and it was a blast.
You know, I don't have you evereaten a blue crab.
I don't need seafood, bro.
Oh, that's right, I forgotabout that.
Yeah, forgot about that.
So the answer to that is no solong story short.
Uh, you know and woke up today.
You know we were texting lastnight and talking last night and
(07:54):
the biggest round of the yearfor fowler and romance was today
yeah yeah, put it this way, Ididn't watch the mets, dude, not
.
That's a different story,because the mets are in free
fall mode.
We've lost fucking nine out often.
And jeff ain't on the bridge,dude, he's jumped, whatever I
mean that's.
We're not even going to talkabout that, but I was stressed,
(08:18):
dude, for our boy.
You know it's different whenyou know somebody and they're in
this situation and you knowthey don't have status for next
year.
You know their two-yearexemption for their PGA Tour
card was over after if theydidn't get into the top 50.
That's crazy, they're going toget sponsor exemptions and you
(08:38):
know that's not an issue.
But it's a lot easier when youcan make your own schedule.
Graham (08:43):
Oh, 100%, 100%, 100%.
Scott (08:45):
When you're automatically into the signature events that
have no cuts and guaranteed cash, money Right and points Right.
And you know, fuck, they got itdone.
Dude, Top 50.
I mean, I don't even know itwas stressful, dude, Right, I
mean you were watching it,Absolutely.
We're all texting me.
(09:06):
You TP my dad.
We're all like fuck, I gotmembers of the club texting me
and you know, like I told youearlier, you know, early on the
back nine, when Bud Colley holdthat bunker shot and everybody
knows how much I hate Bud Colleyafter he, you know, bent me
over last week on my debts heholds that bunker shot to get
(09:26):
inside the top 50 and kickFowler out.
I was like, dude, I'm about toget on a plane right now to
Memphis, I'm about to go tacklethat little son of a bitch Like,
are you kidding me right now.
But, dude, he got it done, manGot it done.
Graham (09:42):
Right, as you were saying, a week to peak, peak.
It's really like a month topeak.
After he played well, even atthe british and before that, you
know, he decided to play thenext week and flew out there.
He's just been riding themomentum and it's been good.
I I mean I'm excited to seewhat he could possibly do next
week.
I mean, look, he's got to jumpfrom 48th into the top 30.
(10:03):
So it's going to be tough, butlooks like he's playing well and
he's got to jump from 48th intothe top 30.
So it's going to be tough, butit looks like he's playing well
and he's rolling the ball prettynice.
Scott (10:09):
Like you just said I said it to Kristen.
I'm like the best decision thatwas made was to leave the
British and go to the 3M forthose extra points.
They've been playing the lastmonth and a half taking
advantage of the situation, yeah, getting points finishing well.
And I know I told you earlier Italked to romance his caddy
(10:32):
after and I was just like let'sgo, yada, yada.
And romano with his response tome is dude, it's been a hell of
a year.
This one feels good, right,couldn't imagine, dude oh, as it
should not only does it feelgood, this bank account feels
real good, I know I keep talkingabout that but, dude, but just
(10:54):
to know you're you're good fornext year oh, absolutely it look
, being able to control thepressure of knowing what you
have to do to make a cut or, youknow, get into the top 50.
Graham (11:11):
It's stressful.
I mean to know that you're setfor next year and at least set
for the next event.
Yeah, you can have that littlepressure off your shoulders a
little bit, but at least you canstill go out there and be like
all right, look, I'm alreadylocked up, I can go out there,
shoot for pens and just try togo low and see what happens.
Scott (11:29):
Would it surprise you if he top five it next week and got
in the tour championship?
Not at all.
Announcer (11:35):
No.
Scott (11:36):
Not at all.
Obviously, he started off thefirst round, played his dick off
.
Second round got off to a littleshaky start Bogeyed two of the
first four or five holes, thenbirdied a couple on the front
nine to make the turn even,which I thought was huge, and
then I think the weather delaykicked in when they were on the
11th hole.
But then to come back yesterdaymorning, finish off the second
(12:00):
round, get it to one under, thatwas huge.
And then he played his ass offyesterday.
I think he shot 66 yesterday.
Yeah, four under, and, you know, shot one under today.
Just did enough, dude the parputt on 17.
Like, oh my God, I'm sittinghere going.
I mean Tristan's got theChargers preseason game on, I'm
(12:23):
watching it on my iPad.
Right, I mean Kristen's got theChargers preseason game on, I'm
watching it on my iPad.
I'm just like puckering.
I'm like, oh my God, this hasgot to go in, this has got to go
in, and I'm like let's go yeah,even that par at 18.
Dude, when Chris Kirk makes thebirdie putt on 18, before that
went in, my dad's like you thinkhe's in.
I'm like I think he's good, butKirk needs to miss this putt, I
(12:44):
think.
And he fucking hoops it from 40feet and I'm like, oh my God,
are you kidding me right now?
And then Ricky misses, makespar and he's still in.
Kirk finishes 51st Ricky's in.
I'm like all I can think aboutis three or four weeks ago,
remember when I had that big beton chris kirk to win yeah I'm
(13:06):
like you know what, I'm glad hedidn't win.
That's situation.
That's all I could think about,dude.
Remember that.
Hey, dude, I had two of thethree dudes in the playoff and
and I'm like I am so glad andand I don't hate Chris Kirk, but
I'm so glad he rinsed it onthat one hole, dude that's all I
(13:30):
can think about.
Graham (13:30):
Oh man, hey, as I always say, things in life
happen for a reason, and perfectexample of what's been going on
on tour this year and even inthis event Just certain bounces
will go a certain way andcertain guys will get what they
need and not need.
I mean, just from watching fromthe back, nine on for all those
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players at the end it was justlike seeing the fluctuation.
I mean, look, we got to givehats off to a few people.
I mean, look, the guy who endedup winning it, justin rose.
I mean, bro, he was three back.
How good was his finish.
Bro, he was three back at onepoint.
And went five birdies in a row.
What, not to mention in thesecond playoff hole?
(14:15):
He barely covers the lake pond,whatever you want to call it.
My boy's about to fall in thewater.
Has that terrible eye, has theball above his feet, he's choked
down.
Granted, it's only like 120yards or whatever 1.15.
Scott (14:28):
But still hits it stiff to 10 feet with that angle, dude
, if that ball, if that tee shotbounce does what it's supposed
to do, oh yeah, it's over.
Graham (14:39):
I mean also, how unique was it that at that tournament,
if you tie two times, I knewyou were going to bring this up.
Scott (14:48):
Of course, they did it a couple weeks ago too.
Oh, I didn't know.
Yeah, in the playoff.
Yeah, yeah, I like it, dude, Ilike it.
Graham (14:55):
It's nice.
Well, look, rose had twoback-to-back same putts at the
end of regulation 18.
Yeah, and at the end ofregulation 18, yeah, and then
also in the first one.
And then you know, it's justlike, and heck, even jj spawn
had almost the same putt.
I mean, dude, when he hold that30 footer for birdie, when rose
(15:18):
hit it underneath the hole byseven feet and I, I was just
like, well, he's obviouslymaking that right.
And for spawn to make that, I'mlike, oh my God, the way he
rolls those long putts.
I'm just like, oh, baby, let'sdo this Even on the first
playoff hole, yeah.
Yeah, I mean.
Scott (15:40):
I mean, if you're Justin Rose on the first playoff hole,
when that ball's 10 feet awayfrom the hole, you're telling me
you ain't about parking.
I mean, wow, yeah, it was fun,it was a great battle, but let's
don't forget, okay, last nightwe're on the phone, yeah, and
(16:02):
I'm talking to you and I'm likedude, I'm searching DraftKings,
I'm searching Hard Rock.
I'm talking to you and I'm likedude, I'm searching DraftKings,
I'm searching Hard Rock, I'msearching FanDuel.
I cannot find a bet that saysTommy Fleetwood is not going to
win this event, Dude.
Graham (16:15):
It's not even comical anymore.
At least he's taken theinterview after the round's over
.
Scott (16:23):
I mean, that's more than what you can say about Colin
Morikawa and Rory.
That would have jumped in theircar and sped off and been like
I'm out.
He handled it with class andyou know what can you say?
Golf is not easy.
Did he choke?
No, he didn't choke.
It's golf, dude.
(16:43):
It's not a fucking easy sport.
No, when you're trying to getthat first, anything for the
first three days, guess what?
Yeah, it might be easy for you,but guess what?
We talked about it before theMasters.
We talked about it about Rorygoing to the back nine at
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Augusta and all the demons comeout.
You remember everything.
We talked about it, about Rorygoing to the back nine at
Augusta and all the demons comeout.
You remember everything.
You're trying to do the first.
You're trying to get your firstever.
You know what I mean?
It ain't easy, dude.
I mean the par five when he wasover the green in two and then
chips hit over the green.
It's not an easy game.
(17:26):
Anybody says this guy choked goplay golf?
Graham (17:29):
oh for sure.
I mean, look scheffler on.
Was that 15?
Did he hit it in the 15 or 14?
Did he hit it in the left?
And luckily he, uh, he had ashot.
He had to like hit it under thefirst tree and then over the
other one.
And it's just like yo, thegreat players, like they're
(17:50):
still human, they're still gonnamake you know bad shots.
But I mean, look, bad shots tothe pros are like what a lot of
us would be like, oh, I'll takethat all day.
But I mean, still, I just youspeaking of him, shuffler, I
didn't pick it up on thebroadcast.
Was there a reason he didn'thave Old Faithful caddying?
Scott (18:13):
I don't know what happened.
I didn't pick up on it.
Shame on me and shame on youfor not knowing.
But, ted Scott, I don't knowwhat happened.
Graham (18:21):
I was like I don't know , I'm like who's this guy.
Scott (18:23):
I forget I was like Ted don't know.
I'm like who's this guy.
Graham (18:25):
I forget, I was like Ted's got stuff like that.
I was like uh what?
Scott (18:27):
Yeah, I forgot.
But dude, fleetwood, your heartgoes out to the guy you know,
hey, what did I tell you?
Is he a bad dude?
Is dude like colin montgomery.
You know, we all, you know,we've talked about it pp.
Hit the nail on the head modernday colin montgomery is he?
(18:48):
Yeah, maybe, but you know he'snot a douchebag like colin right
?
Graham (18:53):
no, not at all.
I just he, yeah.
But the thing with call thedifference with those two, it's
like, not that you wanted illwill to call montgomery, but
it's just like I don't know,like you still kind of like I'm
still rooting for Fleetwood LikeI was rooting for him on the
back nine Like I really was.
I'm like, dude, get the monkeyoff your back, get this dub,
(19:15):
you're playing well, and thendude, those last three holes.
Scott (19:19):
And then choke at Bethpage.
Graham (19:21):
You can't right.
Scott (19:26):
Like you can't bogey a par 5.
Graham (19:27):
Well, you made par.
Scott (19:28):
Par.
Sorry, but when you're over thegreen in 2.
Graham (19:34):
Yeah you can't do that.
And, like I was telling youafter the tournament ended and
we were talking, it's just likeman, he's right there, you know
what's going to happen.
He's going to be like oh okay.
Announcer (19:47):
I can't make cuts now .
Graham (19:49):
I'll just wait until we get to Bethpage in six weeks
and you know I'm going to be onthe last day making the last
he's going to Ian Poulter us iswhat's going to happen.
Scott (19:58):
Ian Poulter, colin Montgomery, sergio, anybody else
you want to bring up?
I mean mean, it was.
It was so funny, you know,because I'm in a text thread
with Billy and Jay and we'retalking, we're like god dang it,
and Billy texts just like, asit's going on, he goes this will
all be forgotten.
When he clenches the cup atthat page and I'm like, fuck you
(20:21):
, billy.
I would love to say you'rewrong, but you're not.
Graham (20:26):
Right.
Scott (20:28):
Hopefully, not Hopefully you're wrong, especially since
I'm going to be there, I'm goingto be heartbroken.
But real quick, before we evenget into Ryder Cup.
You brought up Schefflerearlier.
Top eight finish for the 12thstraight event.
What and I forgot what thestats were?
It was something in the 70s,right?
(20:49):
I think it was Tom Weiskopf itis.
I want to say it was right.
Graham (20:57):
I was just like hey, that's a record Tiger doesn't
even have.
Scott (21:04):
I mean like let's, I just got you there, buddy I mean,
when he got, when he got theretoday I was and he was tied on
my shit's over.
Scotty's gonna run away with itand yeah, he hit some other
shots and you know whatever.
Jj spawn rose?
I mean, geez, dude.
What JJ Spahn Rose?
I mean these dude, what can yousay?
(21:24):
Like the old PGA Tour used tosay, these guys are good.
Graham (21:28):
Right and, to be honest , some things that I was taking
in while I was listening to thecommentary, especially towards
the end.
Look, is it safe to say ScottieScheffler's Player of the Year?
Are you even debating that?
Okay, okay, there's a reasonthat I'm saying this.
Scott (21:45):
Okay, when they're talking about JJ Spahn, no, no,
just I'm not saying he deservesit, I'm just saying I'm not
saying I disagree with you whatyou're about to say, but JJ
Spahn is not going to get playerof the year.
Graham (22:00):
I'm aware of that.
I'm just saying.
Scott (22:02):
JJ Spahn should get the holy fuck.
Did he just do this?
Player of the year?
Graham (22:09):
Clip it.
He was 127th or 104th in theworld last year at this point he
had to win.
Or, like a month ago, he had toplace in his last two events
just to get his card for thisyear.
He had to fit place in his lasttwo events just to get his card
for this year and your boySpahn is ranked three right now.
Scott (22:31):
Not only is he three, but he's second in US Ryder Cup
standings, right, yeah, sosomething you just asked about,
Ted Scott and the caddy, I guessI just looked it up.
Okay, had a family emergency.
Okay, and couldn't caddy today,he caddy, I guess.
I just looked it up.
Okay, had a family emergency.
Announcer (22:45):
Okay.
Scott (22:46):
And couldn't caddy today.
He caddied for the first threerounds.
Graham (22:49):
Okay, I was going to say I was like what I thought he
did.
I'm like what happened.
Okay, that makes sense.
Yeah, family emergency.
But I mean dude with whathappened at the U S open.
Dude, he had a great showing atthe open, the British.
Scott (23:11):
I mean he's been consistent in other top events.
If he can take that putter tothe best page.
Announcer (23:17):
Oh.
Graham (23:17):
I love it, love it.
Dude, who would you want him toplay with?
I don't know don't care.
Scott (23:27):
Like we talked about last week, I think him and Bryson as
two California kids.
Graham (23:32):
I like that yeah.
Scott (23:33):
Would be solid together because you know, especially in
I mean in both formats and fourball and alternate shot, you got
JJ hitting fairways.
You got Bryson hitting bombs,JJ rolls it, I mean I don't know
.
Well, got Bryson hitting bombs,JJ rolls it, I mean I don't
know.
Graham (23:51):
One last question Would you an alternate shot if
homeboy makes it, if he getspicked?
Scott (23:58):
the lefty why I can't think of it.
He's 13th in standings rightnow.
Graham (24:03):
Okay.
Scott (24:05):
And he's dead to me too, because I bet remember on the
episode last week I said takeryan harman, top 20.
Graham (24:10):
Yeah, it finished 22nd would, if he gets picked, would
harman and de chambeau, justbecause chambeau could make up
for the length?
Scott (24:22):
it's tough dude, I mean it's, I don't, I mean who.
Graham (24:27):
Yeah, I don't know.
Scott (24:29):
Hey, we're not the captain, so no, no, we're not as
we jump to the Ryder Cup.
I mean standings as of I don'tknow six, seven minutes ago,
when they updated, scottie wonSpahn two, xander three, henley4
(24:50):
, bryson5, harrisenglish6.
So, as of right now, those areyour automatics, right?
Yeah, 7, JT 8, morikawa 9,griffin 10, keegan 11, Maverick
Menealy 12, novak 13, harmon 14,cam Young 15, cantley, 16 Burns
Dude.
Graham (25:10):
Cam Young, by the way, shot 64 today to finish out, or
64-65, one of those two numbersto finish out today.
Scott (25:17):
He's making the team.
I'm saying it right now he'smaking the team.
Graham (25:22):
Look, the BMW next week is going to determine a lot of
things, I think, depending uponhow people play.
Scott (25:30):
Well, the picks have to be made on Monday before the
Tour Championship.
We're literally a week and oneday away.
Graham (25:35):
That's why next week's event is going to be huge.
Scott (25:40):
Gambione is on this team.
Graham (25:43):
He's playing well.
Scott (25:45):
He's from New Jersey.
He putts on the greens in theNortheast really well.
He's making this team.
I love it.
Scotty's pick of the day.
Announcer (25:59):
All right.
Scott (25:59):
Cam Young is on this fucking team.
Graham (26:03):
Let's go, come on, cam you, my boy Blue.
Scott (26:11):
I mean, dude Keegan's going to be on the team.
So there's two, yeah, of thecaptain's picks.
Who's your other four?
Graham (26:24):
Like I said, it's really going to come down to how
this last event plays.
I mean, it could be McNeely, itcould be.
I just I know.
It's just like really thinkingabout it right now.
It's like If I was to guess.
Scott (26:47):
Look, I'm going to send you the rankings right now.
Graham (26:49):
No, I'm looking at it right here.
I got live.
Scott (26:53):
I love Sam Burns just because he's one of the best
putters on the planet.
Graham (26:58):
Yeah, he's a little outside looking in.
Announcer (27:01):
Man.
Graham (27:02):
Is Goddard up too far back?
Scott (27:06):
Unless, he has a great event.
Graham (27:08):
Well, that's what I'm saying.
This last event's really goingto make a big difference,
especially with McNeely Novak.
Scott (27:15):
We're going to have a couple rookies, but we can't
have a shit ton of rookies.
Graham (27:21):
No Two.
Scott (27:24):
I'd rather have Cantley than Morikawa.
Graham (27:29):
I mean, I don't know let me ask you a question.
Do you know off the top of yourhead?
Does Keegan have what is hisfriend loyalties with some of
these players?
Do you think, and could thatsway his decision?
Scott (27:46):
I'm going to tell you right now he wants a dub.
Just because of all thepodcasts that I've listened to,
with Keegan on it.
Yeah, and the way everythingwent down before Rome.
Keegan don't give a shit aboutanything.
Oh, okay, all Keegan wants todo is win.
Right, that's it.
(28:07):
That's all he wants to do iswin.
I'm not talking it.
That's all he wants to do iswin.
Graham (28:09):
I'm not talking about friendship amongst, like the
camaraderie amongst the players,which what happened the last
time with why some of thoseplayers got picked.
I'm saying with him personally,being like, oh, you know, I'm
closer with this guy so I mightgive him a little more of an
edge over someone else.
Scott (28:24):
It's hard to say dude yeah, it's hard to say dude yeah
, it's hard to say, I mean, he'sgot a.
It's tough, it sucks.
Graham (28:34):
Dude.
Hey, this BMW it's the lastaudition and, look, the guys
that are in it Are fairly safeTo make the tour championship To
be in the top 30, like some ofthose guys.
I think McNeely is somewhatclose, I think he's around like
25 to 30, but like they got tosay to themselves, hey, am I
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going all out to try to do mybest to impress so I can get
those rider cup points and andshow something to him to pick me
for the team.
Do they sacrifice?
I don't say to say sacrifice,but do they try to go for broke
and have and determine whattheir circumstances of what can
or can't happen in the play forthis event that would affect him
(29:18):
to go into the tourchampionship, just based on what
they need to do to make it tothe Ryder cup?
You know what?
Scott (29:24):
I mean, I don't disagree, I'm just all I know is your boy
is trying to figure out hisschedule because I can't go to
Baltimore on Sunday because Ihave to work.
What?
Graham (29:38):
Switch.
Scott (29:40):
It's a long story, okay, but I'm trying to maybe leave
early Thursday.
It's four hour drive, okay.
Go Thursday, go Friday, goSaturday and drive back Saturday
afternoon Cause I have to be atwork on Sunday.
All right, so I'm trying tofigure it out.
Graham (30:03):
Well, hey, three days is better than one, but I mean,
but the day you want to be thereis on Sunday, because that's
what it all comes down to.
Scott (30:12):
It's hours leading by six At the end of Saturday.
The phone is definitely gettingused.
Okay, I'm just saying justthrowing that out there.
But yeah, it's only four hoursaway.
You know, johnny called metonight and he goes dude, we're
(30:32):
going to Baltimore next week.
It's only two hours away.
I'm like Johnny, put Baltimorein your ways or maps or whatever
.
Multiply that two times two.
Okay, but I've already lookedat hotels.
You know it could happen.
(30:53):
I mean I'd love to get up therejust see romance.
Announcer (30:55):
Steve fowler, you know I haven't seen him this
year.
Scott (30:58):
I'm gonna try to figure it out, but I don't know, not
making any promises, but I'mjust so pumped for our boy
romance dude, so pumped, I meangeez, louise.
And you know Ryder tells rightaround the corner, I mean
literally, dude, it's Sunday,right now.
Next Monday the pics are goingto be made.
(31:21):
I know, nuts, dude, nuts, butanyhow, the official week one
preseason started and you know,like we always say we're making
fancy football tech.
You know, keepers are due andit's getting close to that time
(31:42):
of the year.
Right, I saw a YouTubecommercial today.
I guess the Chargers-Chiefsgame.
That Friday, I think the 5th,that game's being broadcasted on
YouTube, not YouTube TV, butYouTube.
Announcer (31:56):
What.
Scott (31:57):
Yeah, it's free for everybody.
I don't know.
I mean, you know all thesedifferent platforms trying to
make cash from the NFL.
Graham (32:07):
Hey, and they are.
I forgot what the lineup'sgoing to be for that Christmas
time.
It's like we got here here,here and also I forgot.
And it's going to be a trendfrom now on week one NFL
Thursday, nfl Friday, nflSaturday and NFL on Sunday.
Not only that, dude, let's goSomething that's crazy to that
(32:27):
dude.
Let's go.
Scott (32:29):
Something that's crazy to me is the Sunday ticket must
not be doing so well now thatthey're on YouTube, because they
came out with a promo this year, teachers and first responders
can get the NFL ticket plus thered zone for $220.
Graham (32:47):
A lot of companies do that and last year it's $480.
And get the.
Scott (32:50):
NFL ticket plus the red zone for 220 bucks.
A lot of companies do that andlast year it's 480.
Okay, so you know your boyssigned up for that, Thanks to my
wife being a teacher.
But then DraftKings came outwith a promo.
Make any a $15 anytimetouchdown bet and you get a
(33:11):
promo code to save $130 on theticket.
Dude, it's crazy.
Graham (33:16):
You know, I'm so happy that everyone else can have a
chance to get discounts onthings that I like.
But no, I live in Nevada, whereLas Vegas is, and Las Vegas is
like oh no, we want all yourmoney, screw everyone else.
So, oh wait, do we getDraftKings in Las Vegas?
No, I get none of that shit.
(33:42):
And the worst part is oh wait,isn't DraftKings corporate
office in Las Vegas?
Oh, you mean, it's right downthe road from where I used to
work and I would pass by it fivedays a week.
Oh, interesting, I think maybe Imight have to stop in there and
be like hey, who do I need totalk to to get a discount around
this mofo?
I've been a loyal customer formany a years.
I follow you.
You're not worried about my$250.
(34:03):
Help a play out, come on, whatdo I need to do?
Do I need to give you someshout outs on the ig?
Like we got you the bald guyson the bench.
We support draft kings 100 likewe.
We love you, bro.
And hey, if I could bet you Iwould.
And trust me, I'm pissedbecause I can't even do dfs with
you.
I can't like it's.
(34:24):
it's so frustrating makes nosense, and I'm not driving to
Arizona just so I could crossthe line and be able to do that,
considering I can't even get anaccount that way because you
have to use your license and allthat stuff.
It's all bullshit all the way,really.
I mean, look, I'm just tryingto save a couple hundred bucks.
Look, is the NFL ticket worthit?
(34:46):
Yeah, I mean's, it's a lotcheaper than going to the bar,
that's for damn sure.
I mean, you got me there, I getit.
Scott (34:54):
But and I hate going to the bar and watching your team.
It's too loud well yeah, youcan't, you know me.
You can't say shit, you can'tsay fuck I don't know what parts
you go to.
Well, you know what I'm saying?
Graham (35:11):
I just Folks, this is also coming from the same
individual that I've said thisto many times on the podcast and
even also to all my otherfriends.
You're also the same personthat if you had free tickets to
go to the Super Bowl for yourChargers to be in the Super Bowl
, you would still rather sit athome and watch it.
So I mean 100% Like look 100%.
Different strokes for differentfolks.
(35:32):
You not wanting to go to thebar that wouldn't surprise me at
all.
Granted, you also used to be aseason ticket holder for so many
years that it's just like now,after doing that, the whole
being at home situation.
I totally get why you wouldwant to do it the accessibility,
the bathroom, your own drinks.
Scott (35:51):
Don't get me wrong.
There's nothing better thanlive sports Facts, dude.
Like I said, preseason week onestarted Thursday night.
Whatever Yada, yada, yada.
Friday night the Browns wereplaying, shador was thrown in
the starting lineup because allthe 17 different quarterbacks on
their roster hurt and he wasthe only one available.
We'll get into that in a fewminutes.
(36:13):
But you know the only teamsthat we give a shit about here.
I'm going to apologize on thebig chart your Steelers, my
Tartars, right now.
Okay, don't care, am I wrong?
Nope, yeah.
So you know Pittsburgh'splaying the Jags last night, and
(36:35):
you know, the only thing that Igot to witness because
everybody was over here was a70-yard field goal from the Jags
.
Graham (36:41):
Record setting.
Scott (36:44):
But does it count because it's preseason?
Why wouldn't it?
It ain't regular season.
Graham (36:51):
Yeah, I mean, I was thinking about that too, but
they kind of made it sound likeit did, so I just kind of went
with it.
I have no idea.
Scott (37:00):
I don't have a clue?
Graham (37:01):
I have no idea.
But look, dude, the humidity,the you know.
I just that helps when was thegame?
Scott (37:08):
Was it in Jacksonville?
Yeah, it was in Jacksonville.
It was in Jacksonville.
That hurts it.
Dude the humidity.
Graham (37:13):
Oh well, that yeah, let me retract my statement.
Yeah, the neck boy has a leg.
Scott (37:21):
Dude.
Graham (37:23):
Look, going into that game, you know, just listening
to all the different Steelerpodcasts that I listened to and
I didn't have a lot of it's notthat I didn't have a lot of
faith.
Look, Pittsburgh uses thepreseason to evaluate talent.
They don't play their startersso was I.
(37:44):
But everybody does.
Scott (37:45):
Yeah, I know, but like Unless you're the Chiefs or the
Bengals starters.
Graham (37:48):
so was I what everybody does?
Yeah, I know, but like pit,unless you're the chiefs or the
bangles like yes, but what Iwill say with the bangles?
The bangles have just beengetting off to a slow start for
so many years now that to seethem do that great point I I
think it was a good thing and,to be honest, they looked good.
I mean there's a reason whyjamar chase is the number one
(38:09):
player in fantasy footballbecause the boy looks good.
Scott (38:12):
I mean there's and we all know the chiefs don't do it
because they don't do jointpractices right so they like to
play.
Graham (38:19):
But anyhow, sorry, back to the steelers preseason yeah,
I just, you know, I I wasn'texpecting much.
I knew the heavy, the heavyhitters, aka, you know, tja, tj
Cam, all those guys.
Scott (38:31):
Yeah, they're not playing .
Graham (38:31):
So I was excited to see everyone else step up, all the
players that were doing wellduring training camp, some names
that I've been listening tostepped up.
I was really curious to see howthe offensive line was going to
play.
They did have the first stringoffensive line out there for a
good majority of it, at leastthe first half.
Broders Jones didn't lookterrible, so that was a positive
(38:52):
sign.
But I mean, look, mason RudolphBoy, he looked good.
Ain't mad at that.
Also, our other guy his name isdrawing a blank right now.
We played well, dude darnell,washington he had a great catch.
Scott (39:12):
That was a good catch for a touchdown and that's what I'm
saying.
Graham (39:14):
Dude, when you're 6'8, 275 or however big, that dude is
like that's a weapon, that'ssomething where it's just like
yeah, I know we got john newsmith, I know we got pat fryer
move, but it's just like dude,we still got options.
I mean look kim, but it's justlike dude, we still got options.
I mean look Kim Hayward'sbrother, connor Haywood.
He still played really well.
Roman Wilson had his first twocatches, or should I say had the
(39:38):
Steelers' first two catches.
They wanted to make sure theygot him into the offense and he
was looking nice.
Scotty Miller had a nice game.
Scott (39:45):
Wait, the infamous Scotty Miller from Tampa is one of the
Steelers.
Yeah, wow, yeah.
I remember him in fancy likethree or four years ago,
everybody was Free agent.
Waver wire.
Give me that Scotty Miller dude.
Yeah, yeah, wow, that's awesome.
Graham (40:02):
Peyton Wilson looked good, a couple of our the one
corner we picked up in freeagency looked good Like.
Look, the defense looked good.
I just there was just so muchpositivity to come out of the
game and we got the dub.
It was nice.
I mean, look, pittsburgh, mostof the time go one and three, or
(40:23):
you know back when they used tobe four games and stuff Like
they would usually only win oneof the games.
So to see the other playersstep up.
Look, there's going to be a lotof tough choices on Pittsburgh.
Who's making that 53?
That's for sure.
And then the other, what is itlike?
12, 10 or 12 guys for thepractice squad?
I mean there's going to be someserious questions on what's
(40:43):
going to happen.
So I'm looking forward to it.
I'm looking forward to it.
I'm looking forward to what thenext game is going to bring.
Um, I mean, dude, derrick harmanlooked amazing.
Ye black looked amazing.
Just a lot of positivity.
I mean, look, I had positivitygoing into last year.
I had, let's just say this,compared to this year year I was
(41:07):
almost as hyped, but it wasmore like hope With the moves
that they made and I liked whowe drafted last year.
But who we got this year, thefree agents, and what Rodgers
could possibly do it sounds likehe's doing better.
I mean, look, I'm knocking onsome wood right now, bro,
obviously staying healthy andthat's a big deal, because we'll
(41:29):
talk about it with your team,but it's just like dude, if we
can stay healthy, bro, the sky'sthe limit.
I'm very excited about it andit's just hey, give us a chance
to make the dance and let's seewhat happens once we get in
there With a great defense.
If we could run the ball andjust not turn it over, I like
our chances.
So Health.
Scott (41:52):
Yeah, name of the game with everybody dude, and not
only the name of the game, it'sbeen the name of the week this
week.
Yeah, because a lot of dudesare going down.
Yeah, no one more important inmy life than Rashawn Slater yeah
, I mean, chargers made him thehighest paid offensive lineman
(42:13):
in the league.
Non-contact injury Thursday Ithink yeah, was it two days
later Goes out with a torn,whatever.
Announcer (42:21):
Meniscus.
Scott (42:21):
Patellar tendon.
No, but you know it is what itis.
You know you got to do what itis.
You know you gotta do what yougotta do right.
And the funny thing is I knowyou and I have said this maybe
not on the episodes when wedrafted Joe Alt last year with
the fifth overall pick.
Obviously Slater is an all pro,a top five left tackle in the
(42:46):
league.
I said back then before theinjury, I can totally see Alt
going to left tackle where heplayed in college and Slater
ending up going to the righttackle position.
Well, after this injury, Idon't think Slater will ever
play left tackle ever again.
And the thing that sucks themost for Charger fans going into
(43:12):
this season when we sign Bectonfrom the Eagles that massive
human being at right guard tohave him and Alt on the right
side of our offensive line andan all-pro left tackle was the
strength of the team.
And now not only was it hisstrength pass blocking but can
(43:34):
you imagine Najee and if he evercan open his eye and Hampton
running on that right side?
How big are those holes goingto be?
But now you got to break thatup and put Alt to the left
tackle position, which is fine.
He's going to make the Pro Bowlas a left tackle guaranteed.
(43:57):
There's another guaranteedthing that's going to happen.
But now you've got to put onthe right side the right tackle,
pipkins, which, pipkins, is agood swing tackle.
That's why we didn't releasehim.
You know he was going to be aswing tackle for injury subs
(44:20):
making a lot of money.
And everybody during theoffseason was like why is he
still on the roster?
Why is he still on the roster?
Well, you know what All y'allmotherfucking Charter fans y'all
are happy this he still on theroster.
Why is he still on the roster?
Well, you know what All y'allmotherfucking Chargers fans
y'all are happy.
This dude's on the roster rightnow, ain't ya?
Because he's got a lot ofstarts Facts I mean.
But you know it sucks, dude.
It sucks.
(44:40):
Like you know, our boy Rob wetalk about, ooh, he's already
jumped off the ledge like Jeffwith the Mets, but Chargers are
going to.
Chargers, dude.
It's a goddamn injury, bro.
It's an injury.
You know.
Chargers Chargering is whenbeanie head Brandon Staley is up
27-0 in a fucking playoff gameagainst the Jaguars, your
quarterback and your offensedoesn't turn the ball over once
(45:02):
and you lose.
That's Chargers Chargering,right.
Anybody that blames that onHerbert can come on over to
Chesapeake, virginia, and we'lltalk about it.
But anyhow, dude, you got to dowhat you got to do.
Okay, it is what it is.
Injuries happen.
These dudes are god dangwarriors out there playing.
(45:25):
They're massive human beings,but you know, yeah, it sucks
Slater's out.
You know is what it is.
But the thing I'm more depressedabout is, once again, a
personal situation with Taylor.
I don't know what's happeningin that situation because I mean
(45:47):
, he played the first quartertoday and then Trey Lance came
in and he played the secondthird.
He was still in the game, dude,with four minutes left, yeah,
and I was like oh man.
And then I started thinkingabout it and reading a couple
tweets.
All you Heineke fans out there,don't worry, this is an
(46:08):
audition to trade Trevor Lanceor Trey Lance, whatever his name
is.
Dude, dude, heineke didn't lookgood at all At all.
And reading Weacher Report,chargers Forum.
It's like everything isHeineke's done, heineke's done,
(46:28):
heineke's done.
And you know, your boy, with apersonal relationship with
somebody, I'm just like nope,nope, nope.
You know, it was just likeMaddie when Cliff was in Arizona
and all the negative thingscoming out in Cliff when he was
the head coach there.
It's so hard, when you knowsomebody and you have a
(46:51):
relationship and you care forsomebody, to not say something.
Graham (46:56):
Oh, for sure.
Scott (46:57):
Is it Heineke's fault that the wide receiver we got in
the fifth round that was I lovefrom my hometown, dropped a
pass on the first drive?
Nope, but I don't know, is whatit is.
Uh, I love the charter step.
The defense is stupid good.
This dude Murray, undraftedfree agent, had two sacks today.
(47:23):
This dude Rogers from Rutgers,undrafted free agent, had a pick
last week, had a pick six todayand had another pick later in
the game.
I'm stoked for the kind offootball we have and I'm stoked
that Brandon Staley and KellenMoore's return visit to SoFi
(47:45):
left with a beatdown.
You know, loved it, dude,absolutely loved it.
What can you say about that?
I mean, am I wrong?
Graham (48:03):
No no.
Scott (48:05):
No, and like I told you, dude playing the Saints, did we
play Trey Lance for a long time?
Dude, they ain't got aquarterback with any NFL
experience.
Yeah, I'll trade you Trey Lanceand a pick.
Give me your backup left tackle.
I mean the Chiefs are going outand starting a rookie left
(48:25):
tackle this year.
Graham (48:29):
They still find a way.
Somehow, that team, I don'tknow.
Scott (48:34):
I mean, I don't even need to play that dude at left
tackle, I just need him to bebetter than Pickens.
I don't even need to play thatdude at left tackle, I just need
him to be better than Pipkins.
But anyhow, we talked about ita little earlier Sanders started
for the Browns becauseeverybody was banged up.
I thought the Browns threw himto the wolves dude because he's
(48:59):
had no reps out there.
Announcer (49:00):
He played well.
Graham (49:02):
Look, you can't take it away from the guy.
He's an athlete.
He is Now granted.
Look, we'll give him hisflowers.
He played well.
But I don't want to sound likeone of those guys like, oh, now
I'm going to trash him.
Be like well, he was playingagainst you know second and
third string.
(49:22):
I mean, yeah, like it is whatit?
is.
It's still preseason, like Iget that, but look, did he look
like he knew what he was doingout there?
Yeah, did he look polished?
No, he's a rookie.
Like what rookie looks Polish,like it is what it is.
Announcer (49:38):
Exactly.
Graham (49:39):
Although I will say cam word didn't look that bad.
I'll give him that he he wasdefinitely the most ready, but
he also knows, like he'sstarting day one Like there's no
yeah, he's day one so exactly.
And also it's like remember,cleveland didn't play all their
starters either, so if theydidn't start Jerry Judy, like,
(49:59):
and Njoku wasn't playing.
So it's like he's throwing toall backup guys, like for what
it was.
They got out of it what theywanted to.
And my question is this whathappens next week?
Is Gabriel still going to behurt?
What's going on with the otherguys?
Like I just dude, they have sixquarterbacks, they can't keep
them all.
Like what's going to happen?
(50:21):
I just I don't get it.
What I don't.
Scott (50:26):
And then they just signed What's-His-Name Huntley.
Graham (50:28):
That's what I'm saying.
He's a part of the Six.
Now I know they can't get ridof Watson because of the
contract.
So if you're not getting rid ofhim, you're not keeping five
quarterbacks.
And I'm not saying this becauseof any loyalty to the steelers.
But it's just like pickett I'veheard he's been good in camp,
so it's like they're gonna haveto get rid of someone that's a
(50:49):
good player.
And look, there's teams thatneed a backup.
That's why I'm kind ofsurprised the teams are like, as
long as they're waiting to belike, hey, can we take a look at
this guy?
So I mean I don't know.
I mean, do we have any type ofconfidence in what's going to
happen in the Rams situation?
(51:10):
I mean look, yes, we heard thatStafford.
He was throwing.
Scott (51:15):
He was throwing yeah.
Graham (51:15):
Okay, that's great.
I know a lot of people that canthrow.
Look, tiger Woods hit how manychip shots and how many shots
before he could even like walk.
Yeah, he's still hitting theball.
Does that mean he can walk 18holes for four rounds?
No, and my point in this is,folks, yeah, you can throw the
ball, but if you're not gettingchased after by a defensive
(51:36):
lineman or an outside linebackerand you're not getting hit,
kind of doesn't mean shit.
I mean, let's be real, am Iwrong?
Scott (51:48):
so yeah, you ain't wrong.
Graham (51:50):
And look for a team that was two plays away from
going to the super bowl lastyear and they got talent, and
especially with the addition ofDevontae Adams.
They're not.
They're right there.
The defense is pretty solid.
They're an injury away like alot of teams, but I mean
especially the quarterbackposition.
Do they have confidence inGaroppolo which, by the way, a
(52:12):
raise of hands.
Who remembered that Garoppolowas still their second-string
quarterback?
Garoppolo?
Scott (52:17):
is still their second string quarterback.
Not only that, but do youremember Devante and Garoppolo
going at it in Vegas last year?
You know what?
When Devante is like get me offthis field, this guy is going
to get me killed.
And now they're teammates.
Graham (52:33):
Completely forgot about that.
Not going to lie, wow, wow.
So I, I mean, you know, I meanlook how about even for, uh, the
giants game.
Russ didn't play a lot, but helooked pretty decent.
Jackson dart looked actuallypretty decent pretty decent yeah
(52:56):
, that touchdown that he threwwas was nice.
Scott (52:58):
I'll give him credit don't forget, your boy said he's
going to be the bestquarterback coming out of the
draft last year.
Graham (53:03):
Yeah, you did.
But hey, crab legs didn't lookbad either.
He's done, yeah, but here's thething now.
Scott (53:14):
He could be traded.
Graham (53:16):
Teams in the NFL need a guy like him.
They need a rah rah, rah, rah.
Let's psych up the team, let'shave positive morale out there
and if worse comes to worse, ifwe need a gunslinger, all right,
we'll take our chances.
Is that our best option?
Probably not, but comparativeto what's out there in the
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backup land, I mean.
Scott (53:42):
That's why, like I said, that's why the Chargers played
Trevor Lance all day.
Graham (53:47):
Trevor.
Scott (53:47):
Lance Tree, lance God, I've said that like eight times.
I mean, don't forget.
He's only 25 years old, I know,and he was the third overall
pick.
Graham (54:01):
That's why it's unfortunate for us.
Well, you, I mean, it's justlike with the whole Taylor thing
.
It would be smarter to keepTrey Lance.
Scott (54:11):
Yeah, it would, but is it smarter to hope he doesn't ever
enter a game and try to tradehim away for somebody you paid
3.5 to Right To get maybe a hope?
I had a backup tackle.
Graham (54:27):
Oh, of course, A hundred percent, a hundred
percent.
I totally get it.
Scott (54:31):
I mean, let's don't forget, the last player you ever
want to see entering a game isyour backup quarterback.
Announcer (54:38):
Well, yeah.
Graham (54:41):
Unless his name's, tom Brady, when blood so it's hurt,
took the words right out of mymouth.
I mean, that's it.
I know there's been one or twoother guys, I just not.
There's been a couple people.
But yeah, it's just, you're notwrong.
So I mean, look week one's inthe books, and by week one I
(55:03):
mean obviously a preseason, justthe excitement of what's going
to happen in week two.
We know what's going on ineveryone's training camps.
Look it's here.
We got NFL until January moreor less, and then obviously the
Super Bowl, february.
Announcer (55:17):
Yeah.
Graham (55:18):
College football is coming up.
I mean, we're really gettingexcited for fantasy football,
not looking forward to thisdrive out to California, but it
is what.
It is Glad to get that overwith, excited to see the homies,
excited to do the fantasy draft, and, dude, I'm just ready to
get back at it Like it's justcrazy to see to watch, even
(55:39):
today.
Watching a little bit of theChargers, I'm like, dude, it's
back on and that's another thing.
I'm watching this and I'm likeI'm not a season ticket holder
anymore.
I'm looking at my seats, I cansee them on the broadcast and
I'm like, uh.
And then I'm like, oh yeah,there's literally 40% capacity
right now.
There was nobody there.
Scott (56:01):
No, it's preseason.
Graham (56:02):
I mean I get it, it's preseason, but still I'm just
like, no, I can't.
It's not that I can't go, butit's just like I'm not going
anymore.
I'm like, oh man, kind of abummer, but look, I'm excited
for what's coming up, excitedfor fantasy and excited for next
week and what's happened in thePGA tour.
So, at the BMW, romano, rick,get it done, and, bro, it's
(56:24):
about it.
For me, what?
Scott (56:26):
about you.
All I can say is something weneed to talk about real quick in
passing.
Okay, you know, smith gives thefinger to a fan.
Was that game in Seattle or wasit in Vegas?
Graham (56:40):
No, it was in Seattle.
Scott (56:42):
Some fan had a sign that said Geno Smith is a bigger bust
than Jamarcus Russell and Genogave him the finger.
It was caught on camera.
First off the fan in Seattle.
I don't know what you'redrinking, smoking, inhaling,
injecting but let's don't everput Geno Smith in the same
sentence as Jamarcus Russell,ever again, please.
Announcer (57:05):
Oh no.
Scott (57:06):
I mean, but dude, it was awesome and Pete Carroll
approved it.
I love it, right?
I mean, come on, anyhow, youain't wrong.
Graham Golf is going to be sicknext week.
Calling it, let's go.
1107 on Sunday night after theFedEx first round of the
(57:31):
playoffs Fowler top 10.
Get your bet in.
He's advancing to Atlanta,let's go.
Let's do it.
Atlanta, let's go let's go and,like I said last week, a week to
peak.
This is the week.
What's going to rhyme with weekwhatever, it doesn't even
(57:56):
matter, you get the point.
A week to lead the what theCaves Valley in Baltimore and
hopefully I get to go to thefirst couple rounds.
Graham (58:06):
Let's go brother.
Scott (58:06):
So Graham, another episode in the books Fun.
Like I said earlier, dudecouldn't be happier for our boy
and it's getting close.
And Mama Cohen went and sawLenny Kravitz and we got a
little song tonight.
Early in the episode.
I mean, let's go.
What could be better?
Graham (58:26):
I mean, as you're saying, I'm just thinking to
myself.
Man, it's been a while sinceyou've done that, but now that
the NFL's starting again, are wegetting more of this coming up?
So I don't even know what tosay.
Scott (58:37):
I can't sing that one Christmas song Because it's not
almost week one.
Announcer (58:44):
But hey, let's go, dude, let's do it, let's go.
Graham (58:48):
Scott, it's always a pleasure doing the podcast with
you.
I had a lot of fun this week,Excited for next week and what's
going to happen.
But hey, as the best homiealways says, booba.
Scott (58:57):
Good night friends.
Let's go romance.
Let's go.
Mama Cohen hanging out withLenny Kravitz Got a pocket full
of money.
Oh yeah, I got a pocket full ofkeys that have no bounds.
Oh yeah, and when it comes toloving, I just can't get you off
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of my mind.
Good night, friends.
Graham (59:24):
Mwah.
Announcer (59:33):
This episode of the Bald Guys on the Bench podcast
is brought to you by our friendsat Northstar Credit Union and
Southern Auto, located inSoutheast Virginia.
welcome to another episode of the bald guys on the
bench podcast, with your host,graham cohen and scott wasco
what's up everyone?
Graham (00:22):
welcome back to another episode of the Bald Guys on the
Bench.
I'm here with my boy, ScottyWasco.
It's Graham Cohen.
We're glad to be here.
And hey, it's August 10thalready.
Oh my lord, the NFL season isalready here.
Almost Praise the lord Brother.
How you doing, How's yourweekend?
Scott (00:38):
I'm doing great, but after your intro I have to bring
up last week you know bestdefensive player, garrett Wilson
, not Miles Garrett.
I mean I had to just throw thatback out there because a lot of
people didn't pick up on thatand I just had to throw it back
out.
Announcer (00:54):
Why.
Scott (00:56):
Because that was awesome.
I'm doing great.
It's Sunday night.
It's been a hell of a weekend.
Let's grab one, let's crack one.
We got a lot of shit to talkabout and this one right here,
this grab and crack goes out tomy boy Romance let's go, let's
go, romance.
What did we say last week?
Need a week to peak.
Graham (01:18):
Need a week to peak.
Scott (01:20):
And by God they did.
Graham (01:22):
Hey, no time better than the present, that's for
sure.
Scott (01:30):
And not only was it a week to peak, it's a week to
hear that bank account gocha-ching because my boy got
paid with that top 10 finish.
Let's go Ain't mad at that.
Paying off another bass boat.
I can just see it now.
Graham (01:39):
He already has two.
What the hell.
Scott (01:41):
When you got two, what's better than having three?
Graham (01:46):
I don't know, Bro.
You're going to have a busyschedule next year.
You're in the top 50.
You don't got time to fish.
Scott (01:51):
Dude?
Yeah, he does, because my boygets to play in all the
signatures.
No, cut Double points.
Make that cash, let's go.
But anyhow, before we even jumpinto that, how was your weekend
, dude?
Graham (02:08):
Weekend was pretty low-key actually, just spent a
lot of it watching some golf,cheering on our boy I got to
show for the rent last night.
My parents decided to make alast-minute purchase to see
Lenny Kravitz last night down atthe Dolby Theater on the Strip,
so that was.
Scott (02:26):
I was stoked, even sent Mama Cohen a text.
Graham (02:29):
Yeah, she's like Scott likes him.
I'm like he's Lenny Kravitz,like what do you mean?
Does he like him?
Scott (02:35):
I got a pocket full of money, dude, I'm not even
getting into it.
Yeah, I got a pocket full ofkeys that have no bounds, and
when I think of loving, I justcan't get you off of my mind.
(02:57):
Let's go, dude.
Little Lenny Kravitz and MamaCohen said they didn't even play
that song Like come on, dude.
Hey, it is what it is, I know Imean, and if I messed up the
lyrics in any way, don't care,y'all got the fucking picture,
okay, so yeah, don't care.
Graham (03:20):
Uh, you were the driver for the rent yeah, well, the
thing is, it's just there alsowas a huge event that was going
on at uh t-mobile.
There was an uh, a mexicanperformer that was going, and
it's just like I knew howridiculous it was going to be,
with parking and traffic forthem, and it's like you know
what?
This is your night.
I'll do something special foryou guys, I'll show for you and,
(03:41):
um, I ended up while they wereat the concert.
I just just did a couple ofthings, some errands, and then
picked them back up, stopped tohave some Mexican food later and
then called it a night.
So it was pretty chill, yeah,pretty low key weekend.
What about you, brother?
How was yours?
Scott (03:55):
Dude, it was a great weekend.
It was a blast A lot of timewith family, had some fun with
some friends, went and playedsome poker with Maros and Billy
Friday night.
And I'm literally leaving andKristen's like hey, you don't
have to work tomorrow.
You know you always don't getto hang out long because you got
to work on Saturdays.
Why don't you just have fun atJay's and Uber home?
(04:17):
Oh man Boy, did your boy havesome fun?
I mean Nothing better.
Graham (04:25):
Nothing better when the wife gives you the green light
to go deep had the hall pass,had lots of old fashions played
some poker.
Scott (04:35):
You know I suck at poker, I hate poker.
You know I just go over there.
I call it my friendship dues soI can see my boys that I
haven't seen in a while.
I'll pay $40 for the buy-injust to hang out with them for a
couple hours and you knowwhatever.
But man, yeah, it was astruggle bus.
I mean literally I was talkingto you afterwards and for the
(04:57):
first time in the history of mylife I dropped my phone and
cracked my screensaver at somepoint.
What First time ever.
Graham (05:09):
Tell them the best part of that though.
Scott (05:11):
Are you going to?
No, I was waiting for you totell them, because that was.
That was pretty classic.
I mean, what was I thinking?
I mean I'm just going to beforeyou even talk about it.
I'm just going to smack myselffor that, wow.
But I mean whatever, go ahead,tell the story.
Graham (05:26):
We're on the phone that night for like almost two and a
half hours Hence, like why wecould do this podcast.
We can just chat to chat.
I mean, he's a few beers deepand, as we always like to say,
hey, where are you?
On a scale from one to ten.
Before he called me, he textedme.
He's like, bro, I'm already 7.8.
And I'm like, oh boy, here wego.
(05:47):
And that was before Uber.
Yeah, so we're on the phone.
I don't want to be like we're anhour and a half in the
conversation, but he's like, ohman, he's like I just dropped my
phone.
He's like, oh, I think Icracked it.
He's like, bro, so hescreenshots me a picture of the
(06:09):
phone.
I'm like, bro, I'm not gonna beable to see the crack.
If you cracked it, like, whatare you doing?
And he's just like, oh, what doyou mean?
And I'm like, well, do you havea cover on it, right?
He's like, yeah, yeah, I'm like, well, did it go through?
So he like took it off.
He's like, all right, cool, itwas just, it was just the cover,
it wasn't the screen.
I'm like, all right, well,that's good.
He's like are you sure there'sno?
Like black dog at the bottom ofthe screen.
I'm like no dude, you're fine,it's totally fine.
Scott (06:29):
I'm like, oh my god whatever I mean, I was trying to
walk down the stairs to thegarage to get another beer and
had gram on speakerphone and youknow, bada bing, bada boom, it
is what it is.
Graham (06:42):
I'll blame the new case .
You said it was slippery.
Scott (06:44):
Yeah, dude, I bought a new case.
It was day two and I was alittle skeptical.
It ain't on my phone, no more.
Already filed a return on thatson of a bitch.
But that was Friday.
Then, saturday, kellen had aninter-squad football scrimmage
(07:08):
they called it green gold andwent and did that, watched a
little bit of that stuff.
And you know, like I mentioned,I think, last week, kristen and
my dad share the same birthday,august 6th, and you know the
tradition here is just on theirbirthdays we get a shit ton of
blue crabs and we have everybodyover and we eat a shit ton of
blue crabs.
And that's what we did lastnight, you know, had the family
(07:30):
over and it was a blast.
You know, I don't have you evereaten a blue crab.
I don't need seafood, bro.
Oh, that's right, I forgotabout that.
Yeah, forgot about that.
So the answer to that is no solong story short.
Uh, you know and woke up today.
You know we were texting lastnight and talking last night and
(07:54):
the biggest round of the yearfor fowler and romance was today
yeah yeah, put it this way, Ididn't watch the mets, dude, not
.
That's a different story,because the mets are in free
fall mode.
We've lost fucking nine out often.
And jeff ain't on the bridge,dude, he's jumped, whatever I
mean that's.
We're not even going to talkabout that, but I was stressed,
(08:18):
dude, for our boy.
You know it's different whenyou know somebody and they're in
this situation and you knowthey don't have status for next
year.
You know their two-yearexemption for their PGA Tour
card was over after if theydidn't get into the top 50.
That's crazy, they're going toget sponsor exemptions and you
(08:38):
know that's not an issue.
But it's a lot easier when youcan make your own schedule.
Graham (08:43):
Oh, 100%, 100%, 100%.
Scott (08:45):
When you're automatically into the signature events that
have no cuts and guaranteed cash, money Right and points Right.
And you know, fuck, they got itdone.
Dude, Top 50.
I mean, I don't even know itwas stressful, dude, Right, I
mean you were watching it,Absolutely.
We're all texting me.
(09:06):
You TP my dad.
We're all like fuck, I gotmembers of the club texting me
and you know, like I told youearlier, you know, early on the
back nine, when Bud Colley holdthat bunker shot and everybody
knows how much I hate Bud Colleyafter he, you know, bent me
over last week on my debts heholds that bunker shot to get
(09:26):
inside the top 50 and kickFowler out.
I was like, dude, I'm about toget on a plane right now to
Memphis, I'm about to go tacklethat little son of a bitch Like,
are you kidding me right now.
But, dude, he got it done, manGot it done.
Graham (09:42):
Right, as you were saying, a week to peak, peak.
It's really like a month topeak.
After he played well, even atthe british and before that, you
know, he decided to play thenext week and flew out there.
He's just been riding themomentum and it's been good.
I I mean I'm excited to seewhat he could possibly do next
week.
I mean, look, he's got to jumpfrom 48th into the top 30.
(10:03):
So it's going to be tough, butlooks like he's playing well and
he's got to jump from 48th intothe top 30.
So it's going to be tough, butit looks like he's playing well
and he's rolling the ball prettynice.
Scott (10:09):
Like you just said I said it to Kristen.
I'm like the best decision thatwas made was to leave the
British and go to the 3M forthose extra points.
They've been playing the lastmonth and a half taking
advantage of the situation, yeah, getting points finishing well.
And I know I told you earlier Italked to romance his caddy
(10:32):
after and I was just like let'sgo, yada, yada.
And romano with his response tome is dude, it's been a hell of
a year.
This one feels good, right,couldn't imagine, dude oh, as it
should not only does it feelgood, this bank account feels
real good, I know I keep talkingabout that but, dude, but just
(10:54):
to know you're you're good fornext year oh, absolutely it look
, being able to control thepressure of knowing what you
have to do to make a cut or, youknow, get into the top 50.
Graham (11:11):
It's stressful.
I mean to know that you're setfor next year and at least set
for the next event.
Yeah, you can have that littlepressure off your shoulders a
little bit, but at least you canstill go out there and be like
all right, look, I'm alreadylocked up, I can go out there,
shoot for pens and just try togo low and see what happens.
Scott (11:29):
Would it surprise you if he top five it next week and got
in the tour championship?
Not at all.
Announcer (11:35):
No.
Scott (11:36):
Not at all.
Obviously, he started off thefirst round, played his dick off
.
Second round got off to a littleshaky start Bogeyed two of the
first four or five holes, thenbirdied a couple on the front
nine to make the turn even,which I thought was huge, and
then I think the weather delaykicked in when they were on the
11th hole.
But then to come back yesterdaymorning, finish off the second
(12:00):
round, get it to one under, thatwas huge.
And then he played his ass offyesterday.
I think he shot 66 yesterday.
Yeah, four under, and, you know, shot one under today.
Just did enough, dude the parputt on 17.
Like, oh my God, I'm sittinghere going.
I mean Tristan's got theChargers preseason game on, I'm
(12:23):
watching it on my iPad.
Right, I mean Kristen's got theChargers preseason game on, I'm
watching it on my iPad.
I'm just like puckering.
I'm like, oh my God, this hasgot to go in, this has got to go
in, and I'm like let's go yeah,even that par at 18.
Dude, when Chris Kirk makes thebirdie putt on 18, before that
went in, my dad's like you thinkhe's in.
I'm like I think he's good, butKirk needs to miss this putt, I
(12:44):
think.
And he fucking hoops it from 40feet and I'm like, oh my God,
are you kidding me right now?
And then Ricky misses, makespar and he's still in.
Kirk finishes 51st Ricky's in.
I'm like all I can think aboutis three or four weeks ago,
remember when I had that big beton chris kirk to win yeah I'm
(13:06):
like you know what, I'm glad hedidn't win.
That's situation.
That's all I could think about,dude.
Remember that.
Hey, dude, I had two of thethree dudes in the playoff and
and I'm like I am so glad andand I don't hate Chris Kirk, but
I'm so glad he rinsed it onthat one hole, dude that's all I
(13:30):
can think about.
Graham (13:30):
Oh man, hey, as I always say, things in life
happen for a reason, and perfectexample of what's been going on
on tour this year and even inthis event Just certain bounces
will go a certain way andcertain guys will get what they
need and not need.
I mean, just from watching fromthe back, nine on for all those
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players at the end it was justlike seeing the fluctuation.
I mean, look, we got to givehats off to a few people.
I mean, look, the guy who endedup winning it, justin rose.
I mean, bro, he was three back.
How good was his finish.
Bro, he was three back at onepoint.
And went five birdies in a row.
What, not to mention in thesecond playoff hole?
(14:15):
He barely covers the lake pond,whatever you want to call it.
My boy's about to fall in thewater.
Has that terrible eye, has theball above his feet, he's choked
down.
Granted, it's only like 120yards or whatever 1.15.
Scott (14:28):
But still hits it stiff to 10 feet with that angle, dude
, if that ball, if that tee shotbounce does what it's supposed
to do, oh yeah, it's over.
Graham (14:39):
I mean also, how unique was it that at that tournament,
if you tie two times, I knewyou were going to bring this up.
Scott (14:48):
Of course, they did it a couple weeks ago too.
Oh, I didn't know.
Yeah, in the playoff.
Yeah, yeah, I like it, dude, Ilike it.
Graham (14:55):
It's nice.
Well, look, rose had twoback-to-back same putts at the
end of regulation 18.
Yeah, and at the end ofregulation 18, yeah, and then
also in the first one.
And then you know, it's justlike, and heck, even jj spawn
had almost the same putt.
I mean, dude, when he hold that30 footer for birdie, when rose
(15:18):
hit it underneath the hole byseven feet and I, I was just
like, well, he's obviouslymaking that right.
And for spawn to make that, I'mlike, oh my God, the way he
rolls those long putts.
I'm just like, oh, baby, let'sdo this Even on the first
playoff hole, yeah.
Yeah, I mean.
Scott (15:40):
I mean, if you're Justin Rose on the first playoff hole,
when that ball's 10 feet awayfrom the hole, you're telling me
you ain't about parking.
I mean, wow, yeah, it was fun,it was a great battle, but let's
don't forget, okay, last nightwe're on the phone, yeah, and
(16:02):
I'm talking to you and I'm likedude, I'm searching DraftKings,
I'm searching Hard Rock.
I'm talking to you and I'm likedude, I'm searching DraftKings,
I'm searching Hard Rock, I'msearching FanDuel.
I cannot find a bet that saysTommy Fleetwood is not going to
win this event, Dude.
Graham (16:15):
It's not even comical anymore.
At least he's taken theinterview after the round's over
.
Scott (16:23):
I mean, that's more than what you can say about Colin
Morikawa and Rory.
That would have jumped in theircar and sped off and been like
I'm out.
He handled it with class andyou know what can you say?
Golf is not easy.
Did he choke?
No, he didn't choke.
It's golf, dude.
(16:43):
It's not a fucking easy sport.
No, when you're trying to getthat first, anything for the
first three days, guess what?
Yeah, it might be easy for you,but guess what?
We talked about it before theMasters.
We talked about it about Rorygoing to the back nine at
(17:04):
Augusta and all the demons comeout.
You remember everything.
We talked about it, about Rorygoing to the back nine at
Augusta and all the demons comeout.
You remember everything.
You're trying to do the first.
You're trying to get your firstever.
You know what I mean?
It ain't easy, dude.
I mean the par five when he wasover the green in two and then
chips hit over the green.
It's not an easy game.
(17:26):
Anybody says this guy choked goplay golf?
Graham (17:29):
oh for sure.
I mean, look scheffler on.
Was that 15?
Did he hit it in the 15 or 14?
Did he hit it in the left?
And luckily he, uh, he had ashot.
He had to like hit it under thefirst tree and then over the
other one.
And it's just like yo, thegreat players, like they're
(17:50):
still human, they're still gonnamake you know bad shots.
But I mean, look, bad shots tothe pros are like what a lot of
us would be like, oh, I'll takethat all day.
But I mean, still, I just youspeaking of him, shuffler, I
didn't pick it up on thebroadcast.
Was there a reason he didn'thave Old Faithful caddying?
Scott (18:13):
I don't know what happened.
I didn't pick up on it.
Shame on me and shame on youfor not knowing.
But, ted Scott, I don't knowwhat happened.
Graham (18:21):
I was like I don't know , I'm like who's this guy.
Scott (18:23):
I forget I was like Ted don't know.
I'm like who's this guy.
Graham (18:25):
I forget, I was like Ted's got stuff like that.
I was like uh what?
Scott (18:27):
Yeah, I forgot.
But dude, fleetwood, your heartgoes out to the guy you know,
hey, what did I tell you?
Is he a bad dude?
Is dude like colin montgomery.
You know, we all, you know,we've talked about it pp.
Hit the nail on the head modernday colin montgomery is he?
(18:48):
Yeah, maybe, but you know he'snot a douchebag like colin right
?
Graham (18:53):
no, not at all.
I just he, yeah.
But the thing with call thedifference with those two, it's
like, not that you wanted illwill to call montgomery, but
it's just like I don't know,like you still kind of like I'm
still rooting for Fleetwood LikeI was rooting for him on the
back nine Like I really was.
I'm like, dude, get the monkeyoff your back, get this dub,
(19:15):
you're playing well, and thendude, those last three holes.
Scott (19:19):
And then choke at Bethpage.
Graham (19:21):
You can't right.
Scott (19:26):
Like you can't bogey a par 5.
Graham (19:27):
Well, you made par.
Scott (19:28):
Par.
Sorry, but when you're over thegreen in 2.
Graham (19:34):
Yeah you can't do that.
And, like I was telling youafter the tournament ended and
we were talking, it's just likeman, he's right there, you know
what's going to happen.
He's going to be like oh okay.
Announcer (19:47):
I can't make cuts now .
Graham (19:49):
I'll just wait until we get to Bethpage in six weeks
and you know I'm going to be onthe last day making the last
he's going to Ian Poulter us iswhat's going to happen.
Scott (19:58):
Ian Poulter, colin Montgomery, sergio, anybody else
you want to bring up?
I mean mean, it was.
It was so funny, you know,because I'm in a text thread
with Billy and Jay and we'retalking, we're like god dang it,
and Billy texts just like, asit's going on, he goes this will
all be forgotten.
When he clenches the cup atthat page and I'm like, fuck you
(20:21):
, billy.
I would love to say you'rewrong, but you're not.
Graham (20:26):
Right.
Scott (20:28):
Hopefully, not Hopefully you're wrong, especially since
I'm going to be there, I'm goingto be heartbroken.
But real quick, before we evenget into Ryder Cup.
You brought up Schefflerearlier.
Top eight finish for the 12thstraight event.
What and I forgot what thestats were?
It was something in the 70s,right?
(20:49):
I think it was Tom Weiskopf itis.
I want to say it was right.
Graham (20:57):
I was just like hey, that's a record Tiger doesn't
even have.
Scott (21:04):
I mean like let's, I just got you there, buddy I mean,
when he got, when he got theretoday I was and he was tied on
my shit's over.
Scotty's gonna run away with itand yeah, he hit some other
shots and you know whatever.
Jj spawn rose?
I mean, geez, dude.
What JJ Spahn Rose?
I mean these dude, what can yousay?
(21:24):
Like the old PGA Tour used tosay, these guys are good.
Graham (21:28):
Right and, to be honest , some things that I was taking
in while I was listening to thecommentary, especially towards
the end.
Look, is it safe to say ScottieScheffler's Player of the Year?
Are you even debating that?
Okay, okay, there's a reasonthat I'm saying this.
Scott (21:45):
Okay, when they're talking about JJ Spahn, no, no,
just I'm not saying he deservesit, I'm just saying I'm not
saying I disagree with you whatyou're about to say, but JJ
Spahn is not going to get playerof the year.
Graham (22:00):
I'm aware of that.
I'm just saying.
Scott (22:02):
JJ Spahn should get the holy fuck.
Did he just do this?
Player of the year?
Graham (22:09):
Clip it.
He was 127th or 104th in theworld last year at this point he
had to win.
Or, like a month ago, he had toplace in his last two events
just to get his card for thisyear.
He had to fit place in his lasttwo events just to get his card
for this year and your boySpahn is ranked three right now.
Scott (22:31):
Not only is he three, but he's second in US Ryder Cup
standings, right, yeah, sosomething you just asked about,
Ted Scott and the caddy, I guessI just looked it up.
Okay, had a family emergency.
Okay, and couldn't caddy today,he caddy, I guess.
I just looked it up.
Okay, had a family emergency.
Announcer (22:45):
Okay.
Scott (22:46):
And couldn't caddy today.
He caddied for the first threerounds.
Graham (22:49):
Okay, I was going to say I was like what I thought he
did.
I'm like what happened.
Okay, that makes sense.
Yeah, family emergency.
But I mean dude with whathappened at the U S open.
Dude, he had a great showing atthe open, the British.
Scott (23:11):
I mean he's been consistent in other top events.
If he can take that putter tothe best page.
Announcer (23:17):
Oh.
Graham (23:17):
I love it, love it.
Dude, who would you want him toplay with?
I don't know don't care.
Scott (23:27):
Like we talked about last week, I think him and Bryson as
two California kids.
Graham (23:32):
I like that yeah.
Scott (23:33):
Would be solid together because you know, especially in
I mean in both formats and fourball and alternate shot, you got
JJ hitting fairways.
You got Bryson hitting bombs,JJ rolls it, I mean I don't know
.
Well, got Bryson hitting bombs,JJ rolls it, I mean I don't
know.
Graham (23:51):
One last question Would you an alternate shot if
homeboy makes it, if he getspicked?
Scott (23:58):
the lefty why I can't think of it.
He's 13th in standings rightnow.
Graham (24:03):
Okay.
Scott (24:05):
And he's dead to me too, because I bet remember on the
episode last week I said takeryan harman, top 20.
Graham (24:10):
Yeah, it finished 22nd would, if he gets picked, would
harman and de chambeau, justbecause chambeau could make up
for the length?
Scott (24:22):
it's tough dude, I mean it's, I don't, I mean who.
Graham (24:27):
Yeah, I don't know.
Scott (24:29):
Hey, we're not the captain, so no, no, we're not as
we jump to the Ryder Cup.
I mean standings as of I don'tknow six, seven minutes ago,
when they updated, scottie wonSpahn two, xander three, henley4
(24:50):
, bryson5, harrisenglish6.
So, as of right now, those areyour automatics, right?
Yeah, 7, JT 8, morikawa 9,griffin 10, keegan 11, Maverick
Menealy 12, novak 13, harmon 14,cam Young 15, cantley, 16 Burns
Dude.
Graham (25:10):
Cam Young, by the way, shot 64 today to finish out, or
64-65, one of those two numbersto finish out today.
Scott (25:17):
He's making the team.
I'm saying it right now he'smaking the team.
Graham (25:22):
Look, the BMW next week is going to determine a lot of
things, I think, depending uponhow people play.
Scott (25:30):
Well, the picks have to be made on Monday before the
Tour Championship.
We're literally a week and oneday away.
Graham (25:35):
That's why next week's event is going to be huge.
Scott (25:40):
Gambione is on this team.
Graham (25:43):
He's playing well.
Scott (25:45):
He's from New Jersey.
He putts on the greens in theNortheast really well.
He's making this team.
I love it.
Scotty's pick of the day.
Announcer (25:59):
All right.
Scott (25:59):
Cam Young is on this fucking team.
Graham (26:03):
Let's go, come on, cam you, my boy Blue.
Scott (26:11):
I mean, dude Keegan's going to be on the team.
So there's two, yeah, of thecaptain's picks.
Who's your other four?
Graham (26:24):
Like I said, it's really going to come down to how
this last event plays.
I mean, it could be McNeely, itcould be.
I just I know.
It's just like really thinkingabout it right now.
It's like If I was to guess.
Scott (26:47):
Look, I'm going to send you the rankings right now.
Graham (26:49):
No, I'm looking at it right here.
I got live.
Scott (26:53):
I love Sam Burns just because he's one of the best
putters on the planet.
Graham (26:58):
Yeah, he's a little outside looking in.
Announcer (27:01):
Man.
Graham (27:02):
Is Goddard up too far back?
Scott (27:06):
Unless, he has a great event.
Graham (27:08):
Well, that's what I'm saying.
This last event's really goingto make a big difference,
especially with McNeely Novak.
Scott (27:15):
We're going to have a couple rookies, but we can't
have a shit ton of rookies.
Graham (27:21):
No Two.
Scott (27:24):
I'd rather have Cantley than Morikawa.
Graham (27:29):
I mean, I don't know let me ask you a question.
Do you know off the top of yourhead?
Does Keegan have what is hisfriend loyalties with some of
these players?
Do you think, and could thatsway his decision?
Scott (27:46):
I'm going to tell you right now he wants a dub.
Just because of all thepodcasts that I've listened to,
with Keegan on it.
Yeah, and the way everythingwent down before Rome.
Keegan don't give a shit aboutanything.
Oh, okay, all Keegan wants todo is win.
Right, that's it.
(28:07):
That's all he wants to do iswin.
I'm not talking it.
That's all he wants to do iswin.
Graham (28:09):
I'm not talking about friendship amongst, like the
camaraderie amongst the players,which what happened the last
time with why some of thoseplayers got picked.
I'm saying with him personally,being like, oh, you know, I'm
closer with this guy so I mightgive him a little more of an
edge over someone else.
Scott (28:24):
It's hard to say dude yeah, it's hard to say dude yeah
, it's hard to say, I mean, he'sgot a.
It's tough, it sucks.
Graham (28:34):
Dude.
Hey, this BMW it's the lastaudition and, look, the guys
that are in it Are fairly safeTo make the tour championship To
be in the top 30, like some ofthose guys.
I think McNeely is somewhatclose, I think he's around like
25 to 30, but like they got tosay to themselves, hey, am I
(28:56):
going all out to try to do mybest to impress so I can get
those rider cup points and andshow something to him to pick me
for the team.
Do they sacrifice?
I don't say to say sacrifice,but do they try to go for broke
and have and determine whattheir circumstances of what can
or can't happen in the play forthis event that would affect him
(29:18):
to go into the tourchampionship, just based on what
they need to do to make it tothe Ryder cup?
You know what?
Scott (29:24):
I mean, I don't disagree, I'm just all I know is your boy
is trying to figure out hisschedule because I can't go to
Baltimore on Sunday because Ihave to work.
What?
Graham (29:38):
Switch.
Scott (29:40):
It's a long story, okay, but I'm trying to maybe leave
early Thursday.
It's four hour drive, okay.
Go Thursday, go Friday, goSaturday and drive back Saturday
afternoon Cause I have to be atwork on Sunday.
All right, so I'm trying tofigure it out.
Graham (30:03):
Well, hey, three days is better than one, but I mean,
but the day you want to be thereis on Sunday, because that's
what it all comes down to.
Scott (30:12):
It's hours leading by six At the end of Saturday.
The phone is definitely gettingused.
Okay, I'm just saying justthrowing that out there.
But yeah, it's only four hoursaway.
You know, johnny called metonight and he goes dude, we're
(30:32):
going to Baltimore next week.
It's only two hours away.
I'm like Johnny, put Baltimorein your ways or maps or whatever
.
Multiply that two times two.
Okay, but I've already lookedat hotels.
You know it could happen.
(30:53):
I mean I'd love to get up therejust see romance.
Announcer (30:55):
Steve fowler, you know I haven't seen him this
year.
Scott (30:58):
I'm gonna try to figure it out, but I don't know, not
making any promises, but I'mjust so pumped for our boy
romance dude, so pumped, I meangeez, louise.
And you know Ryder tells rightaround the corner, I mean
literally, dude, it's Sunday,right now.
Next Monday the pics are goingto be made.
(31:21):
I know, nuts, dude, nuts, butanyhow, the official week one
preseason started and you know,like we always say we're making
fancy football tech.
You know, keepers are due andit's getting close to that time
(31:42):
of the year.
Right, I saw a YouTubecommercial today.
I guess the Chargers-Chiefsgame.
That Friday, I think the 5th,that game's being broadcasted on
YouTube, not YouTube TV, butYouTube.
Announcer (31:56):
What.
Scott (31:57):
Yeah, it's free for everybody.
I don't know.
I mean, you know all thesedifferent platforms trying to
make cash from the NFL.
Graham (32:07):
Hey, and they are.
I forgot what the lineup'sgoing to be for that Christmas
time.
It's like we got here here,here and also I forgot.
And it's going to be a trendfrom now on week one NFL
Thursday, nfl Friday, nflSaturday and NFL on Sunday.
Not only that, dude, let's goSomething that's crazy to that
(32:27):
dude.
Let's go.
Scott (32:29):
Something that's crazy to me is the Sunday ticket must
not be doing so well now thatthey're on YouTube, because they
came out with a promo this year, teachers and first responders
can get the NFL ticket plus thered zone for $220.
Graham (32:47):
A lot of companies do that and last year it's $480.
And get the.
Scott (32:50):
NFL ticket plus the red zone for 220 bucks.
A lot of companies do that andlast year it's 480.
Okay, so you know your boyssigned up for that, Thanks to my
wife being a teacher.
But then DraftKings came outwith a promo.
Make any a $15 anytimetouchdown bet and you get a
(33:11):
promo code to save $130 on theticket.
Dude, it's crazy.
Graham (33:16):
You know, I'm so happy that everyone else can have a
chance to get discounts onthings that I like.
But no, I live in Nevada, whereLas Vegas is, and Las Vegas is
like oh no, we want all yourmoney, screw everyone else.
So, oh wait, do we getDraftKings in Las Vegas?
No, I get none of that shit.
(33:42):
And the worst part is oh wait,isn't DraftKings corporate
office in Las Vegas?
Oh, you mean, it's right downthe road from where I used to
work and I would pass by it fivedays a week.
Oh, interesting, I think maybe Imight have to stop in there and
be like hey, who do I need totalk to to get a discount around
this mofo?
I've been a loyal customer formany a years.
I follow you.
You're not worried about my$250.
(34:03):
Help a play out, come on, whatdo I need to do?
Do I need to give you someshout outs on the ig?
Like we got you the bald guyson the bench.
We support draft kings 100 likewe.
We love you, bro.
And hey, if I could bet you Iwould.
And trust me, I'm pissedbecause I can't even do dfs with
you.
I can't like it's.
(34:24):
it's so frustrating makes nosense, and I'm not driving to
Arizona just so I could crossthe line and be able to do that,
considering I can't even get anaccount that way because you
have to use your license and allthat stuff.
It's all bullshit all the way,really.
I mean, look, I'm just tryingto save a couple hundred bucks.
Look, is the NFL ticket worthit?
(34:46):
Yeah, I mean's, it's a lotcheaper than going to the bar,
that's for damn sure.
I mean, you got me there, I getit.
Scott (34:54):
But and I hate going to the bar and watching your team.
It's too loud well yeah, youcan't, you know me.
You can't say shit, you can'tsay fuck I don't know what parts
you go to.
Well, you know what I'm saying?
Graham (35:11):
I just Folks, this is also coming from the same
individual that I've said thisto many times on the podcast and
even also to all my otherfriends.
You're also the same personthat if you had free tickets to
go to the Super Bowl for yourChargers to be in the Super Bowl
, you would still rather sit athome and watch it.
So I mean 100% Like look 100%.
Different strokes for differentfolks.
(35:32):
You not wanting to go to thebar that wouldn't surprise me at
all.
Granted, you also used to be aseason ticket holder for so many
years that it's just like now,after doing that, the whole
being at home situation.
I totally get why you wouldwant to do it the accessibility,
the bathroom, your own drinks.
Scott (35:51):
Don't get me wrong.
There's nothing better thanlive sports Facts, dude.
Like I said, preseason week onestarted Thursday night.
Whatever Yada, yada, yada.
Friday night the Browns wereplaying, shador was thrown in
the starting lineup because allthe 17 different quarterbacks on
their roster hurt and he wasthe only one available.
We'll get into that in a fewminutes.
(36:13):
But you know the only teamsthat we give a shit about here.
I'm going to apologize on thebig chart your Steelers, my
Tartars, right now.
Okay, don't care, am I wrong?
Nope, yeah.
So you know Pittsburgh'splaying the Jags last night, and
(36:35):
you know, the only thing that Igot to witness because
everybody was over here was a70-yard field goal from the Jags
.
Graham (36:41):
Record setting.
Scott (36:44):
But does it count because it's preseason?
Why wouldn't it?
It ain't regular season.
Graham (36:51):
Yeah, I mean, I was thinking about that too, but
they kind of made it sound likeit did, so I just kind of went
with it.
I have no idea.
Scott (37:00):
I don't have a clue?
Graham (37:01):
I have no idea.
But look, dude, the humidity,the you know.
I just that helps when was thegame?
Scott (37:08):
Was it in Jacksonville?
Yeah, it was in Jacksonville.
It was in Jacksonville.
That hurts it.
Dude the humidity.
Graham (37:13):
Oh well, that yeah, let me retract my statement.
Yeah, the neck boy has a leg.
Scott (37:21):
Dude.
Graham (37:23):
Look, going into that game, you know, just listening
to all the different Steelerpodcasts that I listened to and
I didn't have a lot of it's notthat I didn't have a lot of
faith.
Look, Pittsburgh uses thepreseason to evaluate talent.
They don't play their startersso was I.
(37:44):
But everybody does.
Scott (37:45):
Yeah, I know, but like Unless you're the Chiefs or the
Bengals starters.
Graham (37:48):
so was I what everybody does?
Yeah, I know, but like pit,unless you're the chiefs or the
bangles like yes, but what Iwill say with the bangles?
The bangles have just beengetting off to a slow start for
so many years now that to seethem do that great point I I
think it was a good thing and,to be honest, they looked good.
I mean there's a reason whyjamar chase is the number one
(38:09):
player in fantasy footballbecause the boy looks good.
Scott (38:12):
I mean there's and we all know the chiefs don't do it
because they don't do jointpractices right so they like to
play.
Graham (38:19):
But anyhow, sorry, back to the steelers preseason yeah,
I just, you know, I I wasn'texpecting much.
I knew the heavy, the heavyhitters, aka, you know, tja, tj
Cam, all those guys.
Scott (38:31):
Yeah, they're not playing .
Graham (38:31):
So I was excited to see everyone else step up, all the
players that were doing wellduring training camp, some names
that I've been listening tostepped up.
I was really curious to see howthe offensive line was going to
play.
They did have the first stringoffensive line out there for a
good majority of it, at leastthe first half.
Broders Jones didn't lookterrible, so that was a positive
(38:52):
sign.
But I mean, look, mason RudolphBoy, he looked good.
Ain't mad at that.
Also, our other guy his name isdrawing a blank right now.
We played well, dude darnell,washington he had a great catch.
Scott (39:12):
That was a good catch for a touchdown and that's what I'm
saying.
Graham (39:14):
Dude, when you're 6'8, 275 or however big, that dude is
like that's a weapon, that'ssomething where it's just like
yeah, I know we got john newsmith, I know we got pat fryer
move, but it's just like dude,we still got options.
I mean look kim, but it's justlike dude, we still got options.
I mean look Kim Hayward'sbrother, connor Haywood.
He still played really well.
Roman Wilson had his first twocatches, or should I say had the
(39:38):
Steelers' first two catches.
They wanted to make sure theygot him into the offense and he
was looking nice.
Scotty Miller had a nice game.
Scott (39:45):
Wait, the infamous Scotty Miller from Tampa is one of the
Steelers.
Yeah, wow, yeah.
I remember him in fancy likethree or four years ago,
everybody was Free agent.
Waver wire.
Give me that Scotty Miller dude.
Yeah, yeah, wow, that's awesome.
Graham (40:02):
Peyton Wilson looked good, a couple of our the one
corner we picked up in freeagency looked good Like.
Look, the defense looked good.
I just there was just so muchpositivity to come out of the
game and we got the dub.
It was nice.
I mean, look, pittsburgh, mostof the time go one and three, or
(40:23):
you know back when they used tobe four games and stuff Like
they would usually only win oneof the games.
So to see the other playersstep up.
Look, there's going to be a lotof tough choices on Pittsburgh.
Who's making that 53?
That's for sure.
And then the other, what is itlike?
12, 10 or 12 guys for thepractice squad?
I mean there's going to be someserious questions on what's
(40:43):
going to happen.
So I'm looking forward to it.
I'm looking forward to it.
I'm looking forward to what thenext game is going to bring.
Um, I mean, dude, derrick harmanlooked amazing.
Ye black looked amazing.
Just a lot of positivity.
I mean, look, I had positivitygoing into last year.
I had, let's just say this,compared to this year year I was
(41:07):
almost as hyped, but it wasmore like hope With the moves
that they made and I liked whowe drafted last year.
But who we got this year, thefree agents, and what Rodgers
could possibly do it sounds likehe's doing better.
I mean, look, I'm knocking onsome wood right now, bro,
obviously staying healthy andthat's a big deal, because we'll
(41:29):
talk about it with your team,but it's just like dude, if we
can stay healthy, bro, the sky'sthe limit.
I'm very excited about it andit's just hey, give us a chance
to make the dance and let's seewhat happens once we get in
there With a great defense.
If we could run the ball andjust not turn it over, I like
our chances.
So Health.
Scott (41:52):
Yeah, name of the game with everybody dude, and not
only the name of the game, it'sbeen the name of the week this
week.
Yeah, because a lot of dudesare going down.
Yeah, no one more important inmy life than Rashawn Slater yeah
, I mean, chargers made him thehighest paid offensive lineman
(42:13):
in the league.
Non-contact injury Thursday Ithink yeah, was it two days
later Goes out with a torn,whatever.
Announcer (42:21):
Meniscus.
Scott (42:21):
Patellar tendon.
No, but you know it is what itis.
You know you got to do what itis.
You know you gotta do what yougotta do right.
And the funny thing is I knowyou and I have said this maybe
not on the episodes when wedrafted Joe Alt last year with
the fifth overall pick.
Obviously Slater is an all pro,a top five left tackle in the
(42:46):
league.
I said back then before theinjury, I can totally see Alt
going to left tackle where heplayed in college and Slater
ending up going to the righttackle position.
Well, after this injury, Idon't think Slater will ever
play left tackle ever again.
And the thing that sucks themost for Charger fans going into
(43:12):
this season when we sign Bectonfrom the Eagles that massive
human being at right guard tohave him and Alt on the right
side of our offensive line andan all-pro left tackle was the
strength of the team.
And now not only was it hisstrength pass blocking but can
(43:34):
you imagine Najee and if he evercan open his eye and Hampton
running on that right side?
How big are those holes goingto be?
But now you got to break thatup and put Alt to the left
tackle position, which is fine.
He's going to make the Pro Bowlas a left tackle guaranteed.
(43:57):
There's another guaranteedthing that's going to happen.
But now you've got to put onthe right side the right tackle,
pipkins, which, pipkins, is agood swing tackle.
That's why we didn't releasehim.
You know he was going to be aswing tackle for injury subs
(44:20):
making a lot of money.
And everybody during theoffseason was like why is he
still on the roster?
Why is he still on the roster?
Well, you know what All y'allmotherfucking Charter fans y'all
are happy this he still on theroster.
Why is he still on the roster?
Well, you know what All y'allmotherfucking Chargers fans
y'all are happy.
This dude's on the roster rightnow, ain't ya?
Because he's got a lot ofstarts Facts I mean.
But you know it sucks, dude.
It sucks.
(44:40):
Like you know, our boy Rob wetalk about, ooh, he's already
jumped off the ledge like Jeffwith the Mets, but Chargers are
going to.
Chargers, dude.
It's a goddamn injury, bro.
It's an injury.
You know.
Chargers Chargering is whenbeanie head Brandon Staley is up
27-0 in a fucking playoff gameagainst the Jaguars, your
quarterback and your offensedoesn't turn the ball over once
(45:02):
and you lose.
That's Chargers Chargering,right.
Anybody that blames that onHerbert can come on over to
Chesapeake, virginia, and we'lltalk about it.
But anyhow, dude, you got to dowhat you got to do.
Okay, it is what it is.
Injuries happen.
These dudes are god dangwarriors out there playing.
(45:25):
They're massive human beings,but you know, yeah, it sucks
Slater's out.
You know is what it is.
But the thing I'm more depressedabout is, once again, a
personal situation with Taylor.
I don't know what's happeningin that situation because I mean
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, he played the first quartertoday and then Trey Lance came
in and he played the secondthird.
He was still in the game, dude,with four minutes left, yeah,
and I was like oh man.
And then I started thinkingabout it and reading a couple
tweets.
All you Heineke fans out there,don't worry, this is an
(46:08):
audition to trade Trevor Lanceor Trey Lance, whatever his name
is.
Dude, dude, heineke didn't lookgood at all At all.
And reading Weacher Report,chargers Forum.
It's like everything isHeineke's done, heineke's done,
(46:28):
heineke's done.
And you know, your boy, with apersonal relationship with
somebody, I'm just like nope,nope, nope.
You know, it was just likeMaddie when Cliff was in Arizona
and all the negative thingscoming out in Cliff when he was
the head coach there.
It's so hard, when you knowsomebody and you have a
(46:51):
relationship and you care forsomebody, to not say something.
Graham (46:56):
Oh, for sure.
Scott (46:57):
Is it Heineke's fault that the wide receiver we got in
the fifth round that was I lovefrom my hometown, dropped a
pass on the first drive?
Nope, but I don't know, is whatit is.
Uh, I love the charter step.
The defense is stupid good.
This dude Murray, undraftedfree agent, had two sacks today.
(47:23):
This dude Rogers from Rutgers,undrafted free agent, had a pick
last week, had a pick six todayand had another pick later in
the game.
I'm stoked for the kind offootball we have and I'm stoked
that Brandon Staley and KellenMoore's return visit to SoFi
(47:45):
left with a beatdown.
You know, loved it, dude,absolutely loved it.
What can you say about that?
I mean, am I wrong?
Graham (48:03):
No no.
Scott (48:05):
No, and like I told you, dude playing the Saints, did we
play Trey Lance for a long time?
Dude, they ain't got aquarterback with any NFL
experience.
Yeah, I'll trade you Trey Lanceand a pick.
Give me your backup left tackle.
I mean the Chiefs are going outand starting a rookie left
(48:25):
tackle this year.
Graham (48:29):
They still find a way.
Somehow, that team, I don'tknow.
Scott (48:34):
I mean, I don't even need to play that dude at left
tackle, I just need him to bebetter than Pickens.
I don't even need to play thatdude at left tackle, I just need
him to be better than Pipkins.
But anyhow, we talked about ita little earlier Sanders started
for the Browns becauseeverybody was banged up.
I thought the Browns threw himto the wolves dude because he's
(48:59):
had no reps out there.
Announcer (49:00):
He played well.
Graham (49:02):
Look, you can't take it away from the guy.
He's an athlete.
He is Now granted.
Look, we'll give him hisflowers.
He played well.
But I don't want to sound likeone of those guys like, oh, now
I'm going to trash him.
Be like well, he was playingagainst you know second and
third string.
(49:22):
I mean, yeah, like it is whatit?
is.
It's still preseason, like Iget that, but look, did he look
like he knew what he was doingout there?
Yeah, did he look polished?
No, he's a rookie.
Like what rookie looks Polish,like it is what it is.
Announcer (49:38):
Exactly.
Graham (49:39):
Although I will say cam word didn't look that bad.
I'll give him that he he wasdefinitely the most ready, but
he also knows, like he'sstarting day one Like there's no
yeah, he's day one so exactly.
And also it's like remember,cleveland didn't play all their
starters either, so if theydidn't start Jerry Judy, like,
(49:59):
and Njoku wasn't playing.
So it's like he's throwing toall backup guys, like for what
it was.
They got out of it what theywanted to.
And my question is this whathappens next week?
Is Gabriel still going to behurt?
What's going on with the otherguys?
Like I just dude, they have sixquarterbacks, they can't keep
them all.
Like what's going to happen?
(50:21):
I just I don't get it.
What I don't.
Scott (50:26):
And then they just signed What's-His-Name Huntley.
Graham (50:28):
That's what I'm saying.
He's a part of the Six.
Now I know they can't get ridof Watson because of the
contract.
So if you're not getting rid ofhim, you're not keeping five
quarterbacks.
And I'm not saying this becauseof any loyalty to the steelers.
But it's just like pickett I'veheard he's been good in camp,
so it's like they're gonna haveto get rid of someone that's a
(50:49):
good player.
And look, there's teams thatneed a backup.
That's why I'm kind ofsurprised the teams are like, as
long as they're waiting to belike, hey, can we take a look at
this guy?
So I mean I don't know.
I mean, do we have any type ofconfidence in what's going to
happen in the Rams situation?
(51:10):
I mean look, yes, we heard thatStafford.
He was throwing.
Scott (51:15):
He was throwing yeah.
Graham (51:15):
Okay, that's great.
I know a lot of people that canthrow.
Look, tiger Woods hit how manychip shots and how many shots
before he could even like walk.
Yeah, he's still hitting theball.
Does that mean he can walk 18holes for four rounds?
No, and my point in this is,folks, yeah, you can throw the
ball, but if you're not gettingchased after by a defensive
(51:36):
lineman or an outside linebackerand you're not getting hit,
kind of doesn't mean shit.
I mean, let's be real, am Iwrong?
Scott (51:48):
so yeah, you ain't wrong.
Graham (51:50):
And look for a team that was two plays away from
going to the super bowl lastyear and they got talent, and
especially with the addition ofDevontae Adams.
They're not.
They're right there.
The defense is pretty solid.
They're an injury away like alot of teams, but I mean
especially the quarterbackposition.
Do they have confidence inGaroppolo which, by the way, a
(52:12):
raise of hands.
Who remembered that Garoppolowas still their second-string
quarterback?
Garoppolo?
Scott (52:17):
is still their second string quarterback.
Not only that, but do youremember Devante and Garoppolo
going at it in Vegas last year?
You know what?
When Devante is like get me offthis field, this guy is going
to get me killed.
And now they're teammates.
Graham (52:33):
Completely forgot about that.
Not going to lie, wow, wow.
So I, I mean, you know, I meanlook how about even for, uh, the
giants game.
Russ didn't play a lot, but helooked pretty decent.
Jackson dart looked actuallypretty decent pretty decent yeah
(52:56):
, that touchdown that he threwwas was nice.
Scott (52:58):
I'll give him credit don't forget, your boy said he's
going to be the bestquarterback coming out of the
draft last year.
Graham (53:03):
Yeah, you did.
But hey, crab legs didn't lookbad either.
He's done, yeah, but here's thething now.
Scott (53:14):
He could be traded.
Graham (53:16):
Teams in the NFL need a guy like him.
They need a rah rah, rah, rah.
Let's psych up the team, let'shave positive morale out there
and if worse comes to worse, ifwe need a gunslinger, all right,
we'll take our chances.
Is that our best option?
Probably not, but comparativeto what's out there in the
(53:36):
backup land, I mean.
Scott (53:42):
That's why, like I said, that's why the Chargers played
Trevor Lance all day.
Graham (53:47):
Trevor.
Scott (53:47):
Lance Tree, lance God, I've said that like eight times.
I mean, don't forget.
He's only 25 years old, I know,and he was the third overall
pick.
Graham (54:01):
That's why it's unfortunate for us.
Well, you, I mean, it's justlike with the whole Taylor thing
.
It would be smarter to keepTrey Lance.
Scott (54:11):
Yeah, it would, but is it smarter to hope he doesn't ever
enter a game and try to tradehim away for somebody you paid
3.5 to Right To get maybe a hope?
I had a backup tackle.
Graham (54:27):
Oh, of course, A hundred percent, a hundred
percent.
I totally get it.
Scott (54:31):
I mean, let's don't forget, the last player you ever
want to see entering a game isyour backup quarterback.
Announcer (54:38):
Well, yeah.
Graham (54:41):
Unless his name's, tom Brady, when blood so it's hurt,
took the words right out of mymouth.
I mean, that's it.
I know there's been one or twoother guys, I just not.
There's been a couple people.
But yeah, it's just, you're notwrong.
So I mean, look week one's inthe books, and by week one I
(55:03):
mean obviously a preseason, justthe excitement of what's going
to happen in week two.
We know what's going on ineveryone's training camps.
Look it's here.
We got NFL until January moreor less, and then obviously the
Super Bowl, february.
Announcer (55:17):
Yeah.
Graham (55:18):
College football is coming up.
I mean, we're really gettingexcited for fantasy football,
not looking forward to thisdrive out to California, but it
is what.
It is Glad to get that overwith, excited to see the homies,
excited to do the fantasy draft, and, dude, I'm just ready to
get back at it Like it's justcrazy to see to watch, even
(55:39):
today.
Watching a little bit of theChargers, I'm like, dude, it's
back on and that's another thing.
I'm watching this and I'm likeI'm not a season ticket holder
anymore.
I'm looking at my seats, I cansee them on the broadcast and
I'm like, uh.
And then I'm like, oh yeah,there's literally 40% capacity
right now.
There was nobody there.
Scott (56:01):
No, it's preseason.
Graham (56:02):
I mean I get it, it's preseason, but still I'm just
like, no, I can't.
It's not that I can't go, butit's just like I'm not going
anymore.
I'm like, oh man, kind of abummer, but look, I'm excited
for what's coming up, excitedfor fantasy and excited for next
week and what's happened in thePGA tour.
So, at the BMW, romano, rick,get it done, and, bro, it's
(56:24):
about it.
For me, what?
Scott (56:26):
about you.
All I can say is something weneed to talk about real quick in
passing.
Okay, you know, smith gives thefinger to a fan.
Was that game in Seattle or wasit in Vegas?
Graham (56:40):
No, it was in Seattle.
Scott (56:42):
Some fan had a sign that said Geno Smith is a bigger bust
than Jamarcus Russell and Genogave him the finger.
It was caught on camera.
First off the fan in Seattle.
I don't know what you'redrinking, smoking, inhaling,
injecting but let's don't everput Geno Smith in the same
sentence as Jamarcus Russell,ever again, please.
Announcer (57:05):
Oh no.
Scott (57:06):
I mean, but dude, it was awesome and Pete Carroll
approved it.
I love it, right?
I mean, come on, anyhow, youain't wrong.
Graham Golf is going to be sicknext week.
Calling it, let's go.
1107 on Sunday night after theFedEx first round of the
(57:31):
playoffs Fowler top 10.
Get your bet in.
He's advancing to Atlanta,let's go.
Let's do it.
Atlanta, let's go let's go and,like I said last week, a week to
peak.
This is the week.
What's going to rhyme with weekwhatever, it doesn't even
(57:56):
matter, you get the point.
A week to lead the what theCaves Valley in Baltimore and
hopefully I get to go to thefirst couple rounds.
Graham (58:06):
Let's go brother.
Scott (58:06):
So Graham, another episode in the books Fun.
Like I said earlier, dudecouldn't be happier for our boy
and it's getting close.
And Mama Cohen went and sawLenny Kravitz and we got a
little song tonight.
Early in the episode.
I mean, let's go.
What could be better?
Graham (58:26):
I mean, as you're saying, I'm just thinking to
myself.
Man, it's been a while sinceyou've done that, but now that
the NFL's starting again, are wegetting more of this coming up?
So I don't even know what tosay.
Scott (58:37):
I can't sing that one Christmas song Because it's not
almost week one.
Announcer (58:44):
But hey, let's go, dude, let's do it, let's go.
Graham (58:48):
Scott, it's always a pleasure doing the podcast with
you.
I had a lot of fun this week,Excited for next week and what's
going to happen.
But hey, as the best homiealways says, booba.
Scott (58:57):
Good night friends.
Let's go romance.
Let's go.
Mama Cohen hanging out withLenny Kravitz Got a pocket full
of money.
Oh yeah, I got a pocket full ofkeys that have no bounds.
Oh yeah, and when it comes toloving, I just can't get you off
(59:21):
of my mind.
Good night, friends.
Graham (59:24):
Mwah.
Announcer (59:33):
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