REShow: Adam Devine - Hour 3

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I'm going to stop talking about him as if he's not sitting to my right here. The outlaws are going to be available for streaming on Netflix on Friday, July 7th. And season three of the hilarious The Righteous Gemstones premiered last weekend.

New episodes air Sundays at 10 Eastern on HBO. There's also Max right here on Roku, the great Adam Devine here. Good to see you, sir. How are you, man? Yeah, good to be back. How's it going? Great.

Yeah, dude. What a cast for the outlaws. You and the whole man. I mean, Pierce Brosnan. I mean, seeing him also him and Ellen Barkin doing some kickass stuff. I have to quit doing that to myself, like casting the most handsome people opposite me because it keeps it keeps happening.

It's like Zac Efron, Liam Hemsworth, now Pierce, because I do look like a treasure troll next to him. But yeah, the movie is so fun, man. We put it together. The writers brought me this idea, like at the very end of Workaholics. And so it's been like, what, six, six or seven years ago now.

And that's how long this has been in the works. Well, they pitched me the idea and I'm like, that's a brilliant idea. And I wrote it down in a notebook and then immediately lost the notebook, forgot all about it. And then like a few years ago, found the notebook again, called the writers up. I was like, have you done anything with this idea?

They hadn't. And then we sold it to Netflix and got Sandler's company on board to produce with me. Yeah. And a hell of a cast.

Lil Rel Howery is going to be in studio next week. So a couple of bites at the outlaws, Apple. Yeah, please, man.

Keep plugging, baby. Absolutely. And so the Ellen Barkin and Pierce Brosnan play your in-laws, my future in-laws. I haven't met them. And the quick pitch is it's a week before my wedding. I haven't met them. They come into town.

It's Pierce Brosnan, Ellen Barkin, like the two coolest people ever to be your in-laws. I'm kind of a dork, sight casting. And I'm like super straight laced. They I work. I work at a bank. They take me out. I go skydiving. I get drunk. I get a tattoo.

I go into the bank the next day. I'm talking to Lil Rel Howery. And he's like, man, you look horrible. Like, was it really that bad meeting your in-laws? I'm like, it was that good. They're fantastic. I just need a nice, chill day here at the bank.

Click, click. There's a gun to my head. Two people are robbing my bank. They have masks on.

They have voice disguising technologies. And then they say something as they leave. That leads to me to believe that my in-laws are out.

Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen on Netflix, Friday, July 7th. You got a good Pierce Brosnan story. You got one for me on that. Did you ask him about Bond? Did you do that sort of thing with him?

A little bit. I mean, he's just like this. He's like too cool to like get any like real. He's not giving up any dirt.

He's not telling any like real dirty stories or anything. I did go to a like an art show that he had. Which was pretty cool. He does like some really cool art.

It was his first big art show. He was kind enough to invite me. By the way, that is one of the best flexes ever. And I know you're not doing that. I asked.

I didn't buy anything. Pierce Brosnan invites me to his art show. Yeah. And I show up and there's like, I mean, I was like, oh, we obviously run in different circles because there was like legitimately a man wearing a monocle. Just had a monocle in. As if that's a regular thing.

There was like multiple people wearing ascots, like regular. So like legit, somebody decides I'm going to Pierce Brosnan's art show and go. It was wild, dude. I was like, oh, there's, there's levels to this.

And I am way down here. Like Paul, do you know Paul Mitchell? I don't think that's the hair guy, the hair guy with the ponytail. I used to know him. Yeah. But you know, I mean, I'm sorry. It's all good.

It's all good. I used to know Paul. Yeah. He was there. I was like, Hey, I was like that. We run in different circles. Paul, I'm not throwing an art show and the Paul Mitchell guy isn't, isn't showing up by the way.

It's how cool is it to go to an art show of a guy who was Thomas Crown, right? I mean like this, did you think about maybe like stealing one, putting it in a little, you know, whenever I go anywhere, I'm thinking about stealing stuff. By the way, monocle. Have you ever, other than playing Monopoly, ever been involved or Mr. Peanut, those are the other monocle people. Not a lot of monocle wearers out there. It turns out a little impractical, I would say. Adam Devine here on the Rich Eisen show.

Again, The Outlaw is available for streaming on Netflix on Friday, July 11th. The Righteous Gemstones back in the mix. That's right. We just tried to back up. So funny.

Thanks, man. Oh my gosh. Do you ever read it or get a script and go, how the hell is this going to play out or anything like that?

Cause it's so whacked out. I trust Danny and those guys so much and they do such a good job of like where it's like absolutely insane. And you're like, this is a lot of male penis in this.

Are we going to be able to do this? And then, but he always pulls it off. So he's got a good touch. All right. Do you got a good Danny McBride story for me that you can share? None that I can tell here. Seriously? They told me I can't. It's off where it's off limits?

I would think so. He's like that is what you're saying. He's the best man. He's like, you know, when we were, before we created Workaholics, uh, Anders came over to, uh, our house and we were writing stuff and he gave us the DVD to Foot Fist Way, which was Danny's like first movie that sort of broke him in the business. And we watched that. And after seeing that, I was like, oh, maybe we're, we will be allowed to make movies because he's just such like a regular, funny, definitely funny guy, but yeah, it seemed obtainable and, uh, and it is the number of times I've employed the GIF on Twitter of him snapping open a lawn chair and just sitting down. That is, I mean, just the physical comedy. Every Friday, every Friday night, you, you blast that GIF out. Am I a GIF guy or a GIF guy? I don't know. At any rate, I don't know what it is.

Adam Devine here on the Rich Eisen Show. Uh, so you are a Clipper fan if I'm not mistaken. How did you get into the Clippers? It's a tough go.

It's a tough go for me, man. TJ Jefferson over your right shoulder is another, uh, cell. There's the other one.

I found him because you're from Nebraska. Correct. All right. I've been into in LA for like, uh, with like 20 years now, but you have your choice when you come out here. Uh, you know what I mean? I did. Yeah. But I couldn't afford Laker tickets.

I mean, I love Shaq and Kobe. They were the best when I first moved here, but, uh, I couldn't afford those tickets. So I'd get like the $7 ticket. I'd sit way up in the nosebleeds and then no one was at those games. So they were like, it doesn't matter. Come on down.

And then I'd get to in like the 100 or 200 sections. So, uh, those teams, do you remember who was, who was the stars of those teams when you first started going to Clipper? Like, uh, like, um, is it a little, a little with candy still here? I'm trying to figure out 20 years ago brand and those guys, Corey, McGaty. Okay. And then, and then once I started to make money and could buy good tickets, uh, that was like the lob city days. So then, then I got season tickets. I had them for almost a decade and just, just gave them up last year.

You gave them up? Yeah. Well, I was gone. I was, I was working out of town so much.

Right. And I just couldn't make it to any games. And, uh, yeah, it sucks.

I really miss it. Do you ever have a meeting with Ballmer or any, any conversation with him? And he, I was at a, like, I was at a bar once and it was like, uh, for the NBA awards. Okay. And he came up to me and it was just like, the coolest, it's like, Hey man, oh, I see you at the games.

What do you think of my trades? Cause he had just like gotten, he'd kind of blown up the team, gotten rid of Blake Griffin. And I like, no Blake.

I really like Blake. And I'm like, well, we'll have to see about that. I'm like trying to flex on Ballmer.

I'm like, I'm like, well, we'll see if you know what you're doing or not. Uh, and I, it turns out he, he kind of did, but, uh, but still hasn't panned out Ballmer. Get it together, bud. Get it together.

We need a championship. They're building that new spot. Yeah, they are. So, okay.

Can they get you back? Do you think, or what? Well, I just got to quit. My career needs to take a dip.

Yeah. Once my career goes in the toilet, you'll be seeing me at a lot more games is what I'm saying. Oh my gosh. There it is.

That's, uh, that's Ballmer screaming about his toilets in this new facility. Uh, at, at Adam Devine on Twitter and Instagram right here on the Rich Hudson show, uh, celebrity true or false is a game that we play with people like yourself that have been involved in many, many fantastic pieces of pop culture. Sure. Okay. Here we go.

These are, these are stories that we have heard to see if they are true or false. We have some great actual, um, uh, great production value. So I'll hit it. Oh my. There we go. And it's interesting enough that we have a Jack Nicholson, a drop like that at the end of that open, uh, Adam, because that's how we start celebrity true or false here.

Okay. Uh, true or false. You worked at a grocery store with a film about Schmidt was filmed and got kicked off the set because you could not stop staring at Jack Nicholson. That is true.

Yeah, that's true. They were like, they, they asked for real extras, like people that actually worked at the store and they kind of knew that I'm a ham and wanted to be an actor. So I was like 16, they said, just act like you're stacking the yogurts in the back. So it's me and I'm stacking the yogurts, but I can, I see where the camera is. So I'm like trying to angle myself out.

And then the first, I later learned this is what a first AD does, uh, assistant director. He's like, cut. Hey, if you're in the background and stacking yogurts, I'm the only guy doing this. Uh, you're in the background, stacking yogurt. So this isn't Jack Nicholson.

There's not cameras here. Uh, so, you know, don't, don't look this way. And I'm like, yeah, for sure.

And then, and then they called action again. And then it's just, I tried to like stand as far away from the shelf as possible. So when Jack comes to like grab the milk, I'd be right there and still like in frame. So I'm stacking in a way.

No one would stack a shelf, uh, just like full arms extended, just stacking like this. And they're like, cut. Oh, great. Come here. And I was like, this is, they saw how good I was. They're going to give me a part.

Yeah. And then, uh, they're like, you can stack shells over here. And I'm like, ah, I have arrived. And then I realized now I'm just working. I'm behind the camera.

And they're like, you can stack shells over here. So there, if somebody came up to you and said, it's called about Schmidt, it's not about Adam. Next one up.

Okay. Uh, true or false Adam Devine, you actually lived at the house where workaholics was filmed during the first season with your co-star Blake Anderson. So this is just called true, isn't it?

I don't know. I mean, it sounds so outlandish. We had to ask. Yeah, we lived there. We lived there for, uh, me, Blake and, uh, Kyle new, a check, who is our director and drug dealer on the show. And, uh, we lived in that house for, I think like three years before getting the show. And then once we got the show, we were convinced like, we're going to get canceled. So we might as well live here for free and let comedy central pay our rent. And then when we're canceled, at least we'd save some rent money. And, uh, so it was a weird time where like, like if you didn't have the earliest call time, there's just like a guy running cables through your bedroom at like five 30 in the morning and like, and like throwing the sides underneath your, underneath your door.

And it'd be like you and like boxer shorts and a t-shirt. Cause we were like 25 years old, you know, and, uh, like getting craft services, just like waiting to shoot. It was kind of the best.

It sounds great. Like there's a, uh, you know, a 60 year old man, just like setting a light up right outside your bedroom window, you know, but, uh, and you hear the trucks backing up. Our neighbors hated us there. Yeah. Yeah. We, I think we had to, and also we were comedy central, so we didn't have like real money to pay them off. So it was just like, come on over, feel free to grab lunch. Basic cable money is not going to pay off the neighbors. Oh my gosh.

So I I'm assuming then this will be true. Uh, your character's name in workaholics, Adam DeMamp inspired by a fake ID, your friend once made for you in Photoshop. Yeah. My buddy, it was like the first generation of Photoshop and, uh, he couldn't figure out how to add new letters.

He could only take letters away and move letters around. So my name is Adam Patrick Devine and she somehow made the name, uh, Devin DeMamp. So we just took that. I was like, I thought DeMamp was a cool, cool last name and a last name that literally no one has. Uh, but so yeah, I was, I was Adam DeMamp on the show. I thought that was kind of fun. Just cause he could only, he could only rearrange. His name was Jason Hillman and he went, uh, by the name, uh, Nisaj Ali.

There's a white kid named Nisaj. We're going to get caught. We're going to get caught. It's not going to work. It's not going to work. It turns out in Omaha, Nebraska, it did not care at all.

I got two more for you. Divine celebrity, true or false, true or false. You thought pitch perfect was about baseball. So you rubbed yourself with dirt and did warm up exercises in the parking lot prior to your audition. I might've made up the rubbing myself with dirt part of that story, but, uh, yeah, I definitely thought it was a baseball movie. Uh, you know, pitch perfect.

Sounds like, yeah. And I have the build of a stocky catcher. So they're like, yeah, I'll pop a squad and be in this movie. And I, I showed up to the, to the audition, not having, not looking at the sides and I get there and there's all these guys singing. I'm like, that's not going to get you the baseball movie. So I really dawned on you in the audition. I'm looking at the sides, trying to memorize pretty quickly.

And, uh, and I was like, this is not a baseball movie at all. I got, I'm in way over my head and I go in and I, uh, did the audition. It went pretty well. And they're like, what song did you prepare? And I didn't prepare a song because I thought it was baseball movie. And, uh, they're like, well, you have to sing and just sing whatever song pops into your head, just so we know you could sing. And I sang, uh, whatever happened to predictability, the milk man, the paper ball, the evening TV, which is the full house theme song. And I'm like, I have no idea how I got a pitch perfect where you sing like pop song.

I like sing Rihanna and I sang like a 70 year old jazz singer in my audition. But, uh, but I, yeah, I got it. That's how you caught it. Yeah. Was Liz banks in the, in this audition or was she there?

I think she watched the tape and she was like, I've got to have him. He's gold. Oh my gosh. Yeah. Honestly, my kids have seen those movies 11 D billion times. You must've got a whole total new and I'm surprised you invited me on the show.

Not at all. I've seen it many times. You're hilarious in it. You and, and rebel Wilson have done a million movies together too. Yeah.

We, we like working together clearly. Right. Yeah.

She's the best last one for you. True or false. You were hired for the role of the Pritchett family, Manny on modern family in part because the producers love that you have a Midwestern way about you.

Is that true? Yeah, I think so. They, they just were like, there's an inherent niceness. And I'm like, what'd you say? There's like, you know, you just seem like a nice guy. And so, uh, that's what, that's what they wanted for that role because why you're going to play off of Ed O'Neill's character.

And that would kind of, I don't know why they want, I think they wanted just me to be like kind of a sweetheart and for Sarah Highlands character to like kind of fall in love with this like straight lace. Nice, nice guy. Right. Uh, yeah. So, um, it was very cool when I first got it, they were fans of workaholics. So they were like, uh, a little worried that I could like not be like the maniac that I was on workaholics and just be like a nice guy.

But they were like, yeah, you know, we want you to have fun and improve. We don't do a lot of improv on the show, but if you could improv a little bit, we would love that. And I'm like, well, this would be great. And, uh, day one, I have a scene with Sophia Vergara and she does an improv. She does the, the, the lines, you know, and, uh, I'm like went off page a little bit and was improving.

And she just goes, what? I looked over to like video village where the producers were and they come over and they're like, yeah, maybe we're just going to stick to the script. I mean, some, you, you, we've worked with some serious comedy legends.

I mean, at O'Neill there, you're John Goodman, obviously, with Dan McBride currently in the righteous gemstones. You have, uh, you've been in some serious stuff. I'm going to keep doing it until they, they figure me out. Nobody's topped you on the shoulder.

No one said, why are you here? I feel like I, I, I like stole a VIP pass and I'm like walking around Hollywood going on and I belong. And they're going to be like, he stole that from someone brother. You were hanging with people with monocles now. Yeah.

You know what I mean? Like, that's not about the Ascot, the Ascot and monocles wasn't Paul Mitchell. That's his business partner, John Paul DeJoria. Who's worth $3 billion.

There you go. He seemed like he was worth $3 billion. That was the guy with the monocle. No, that's the ponytail guy. He's worth so much money.

You don't even know. He's not on the internet. I'm sure he went on to create Amazon.

I believe it's an odd day for Bezos. Um, Adam Devine, thanks for coming on here, brother. Thanks a lot. Anytime you've got anything you want to come on in here. I'd love to have you, uh, watch the outlet. You are most welcome.

Watch the outlaws on Netflix, which is available right here on Roku on Friday, July 7th and season three of the righteous gemstones already up and Adam on HBO, Adam Devine. Thanks for coming on here, brother. Thanks guys.

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Just like doing robot arms. How would you like to stop the shelves over here? Yes, I will go over there. Oh, where's the camera?

He's thinking, oh, I got a line now. They're going to move me up. I'm getting my SAG card. I'm going to be able to stay. That's a funny story, man. That's a celebrity. True. False. All about right there. We're celebrity. True. Well, you know what?

A lot of these are true, but then then he's like, kind of wrinkles, wrinkles, wrinkles. All right. It's it's a Friday here on the rich eyes and show, which means it's time for what's more likely. Hit it. What's more likely?

Never say never, but never. All right, here we go. What do you got over there?

Chris Brockman. What do you got over there? What's up? Oh, God. Hey, Chris, what's up? It's your birthday tomorrow.

It is that. Happy early birthday. Yes, sir. Quarterback to have a better 2023. Who's more likely? Rogers or? Jordan Love or any rookie. Jordan Love or any rookie quarterback.

Bryce Young, CJ Stroud, Anthony Richardson. I think that's insulting, that question. Why? He's a rookie. I see. Jordan Love is basically a rookie. He's never played before.

I will go Jordan Love. Now, what's your measurement of what's not successful, not sucking. Well, isn't that in the eye of the beholder? I mean, like, what do you know? I mean, statistically, we can. Best record. What's the measurement?

What's the measurement? We know if you've had a good season or not. It's obvious. Well, I test. What if, you know, Anthony Richardson is great and the Colts aren't very good and it's not his fault, then he'll have a better year than Jordan Love.

I'll take Jordan Love. Really? Yes, dude. Yes.

We don't know anything. I mean, I know Romeo Dobbs is like, he can do everything Rogers can do. He has to say that. But come on, I'll say it's Jordan Love. OK.

Yes, sir. I mean, it's not it's it's everyone else's first rodeo period in the NFL. He's been there for a while. And, you know, the Packers have a history of letting guys marinate and they come out of the box looking pretty damn good. I'll take Jordan Love for sure. The number one most overlooked difference maker, make or break guy in the NFL this year.

No one's talking about him as much as they should. What else, Chris? That's my what's more like.

Wow. You really thought I was going Rogers, too, huh? I did, because you said a birthday and you made it about me to start.

So what do you got? Well, this one's about you. OK. Who's the more likely off-season darling team to reach the divisional round? Jets or Lions? Jets.

OK, Greenie, be real. Jets or Lions? I will go I'll go Lions just to push back from me becoming a just in my final day as a 53 year old cheerleader, my final full day for your. OK, I believe it was although I was born at three thirty nine in the afternoon, I have a nice half day.

Half my day is a 53 year old tomorrow. So but the Lions are in an easier division. The end conference. So I'll take that. I'll take that. But they do both play the Chiefs.

Yes, indeed. And I believe the Jets have the Chiefs at home as opposed to Detroit. I'll just take Detroit in that regard, just so I'm not being accused of being a cheerleader and also saying that they're in an easier path to that basket of the the final four of the NFC.

I think they are one of that. If they take a look at it, the Jets being the fourth best team in the AFC. This is there's a lot of teams that could grab that mantle.

Yeah. In the NFC, what do you got? The Dallas, Philly 49ers. And you could throw the Lions in that mix.

Absolutely. There's Seattle in there. The Giants. Giants.

The Vikings. We'll see. Maybe.

Yeah. What else Chris? The NFL films reached out to the Lions again to do hard work. I heard that.

And what did they say? Pounds in. No, there's no report yet on that. Would you be interested in another Lions? I don't know.

Of course. I mean, but why wouldn't why wouldn't you compel one of the teams that can be compelled to do it to do it? They've all publicly said that they are not interested. Nobody, because everybody thinks it's intrusive, even though the NFL films crew is is isn't intrusive. I don't know. The Jets just don't want to have the Rogers stuff front and center for the whole country to see, I guess. I don't know. We're going to see it anyway. I think they're going to compel the Jets to do it.

I would think unless the Lions agree to do it one more time. I don't know. All right.

I saw this on Twitter yesterday, so I'm just going to bring it to you guys. Tight end, you like more likely to have a better fantasy season. George Kittle or Darren Waller? I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know.

I don't know. Kittle or Darren Waller? Oh, I'll take Kittle. I'll take Kittle.

I'll take George. Yeah, just slight pushback. It is tight and you this week. That's why I bring this up. I understand that no injury history for Kittle quarterback uncertainty, where it seems like Darren Waller is for Darren Waller. No, but I'm saying he's going to go in and be their number one receiving target.

I feel like I would think so. I understand. But Purdy, how many times did Purdy find that guy? Well, it seemed like Purdy kind of rejuvenated Kittle a little bit.

Second half of last year. That's why I'll just take George. Fair. Thank you. What else? I'll go with Waller since you asked. Okay.

TJ, which one do you like? Why do you say that? Seriously, why do you say that? I just basically what he just said, I think he probably will be the top receiver for the Giants. Target heavy.

Target. With the Niners are going to have Deebo. McCaffrey is going to catch a lot of passes. IU come out.

He's going to catch a lot of passes. But my pushback on that would be as much as I think we are trendsetters here and notice things that others do not. That's why R.E.S. Consulting exists. But don't you think if we know Waller's their top target? What are the what's the word for defensive coordinators in the NFL?

True, but I'm sure everyone who plays Vikings knew that Justin Jefferson was probably going to get the ball and nobody was able to stop him until the last month. Well. What else? Last football one.

Just going straight straight for it right now. Most likely to unseat the Chiefs in the AFC. Bilser, Bengals. I'm going to go off the board here.

That's not the game. I'll take the Bengals. You know how I feel about Burrow. Let me just tell you something about the Chiefs. Because I saw this is, again, as you know, when I was on, you know, when I was, hold on a minute, what am I going to say here? What little cow were you at?

Because I have one written down. When I was floating in the Dead Sea. Eisen's busting Masada.

When I was floating in the Dead Sea. That, you know, which team is going to knock off the Chiefs or stands in their way of the Chiefs? And my fellow Jet cheerleader said the Jets. He went all in.

He went off. I know. And I thought to myself, the team that can knock off the Chiefs is the Kansas City Chiefs.

It truly that's the that's it. Injury or turnover problems that come out of nowhere. That's the way I'm looking at it right now. I'm going the reverse of last year saying I see flaws that I think can be exploited by a team like the Raiders. Oh, my God. But I'll go Cincinnati.

I just will, because Burrow is Burrow. And, you know, and the Bills are have not proven to be able to beat the Chiefs in the same way that that Cincinnati has done that. So that's what I'll say.

What else you got, Chris? Couple NBA music switch. Music switch are more likely to be NBA Rookie of the Year if it's not Vic. OK, if it's not Vic Brandon Miller scoot or the field. I'll go the field just because it's always the field, right?

Is it a frequently field field? That's a good bet. I mean, always a good bet on craps to feel that. But I mean, it's it's Vic. How's it not Vic?

I don't know. I mean, weird things happen like Chet Holmgren was kind of a lock and then he bumps into LeBron and some are, you know, the Drew league and doesn't play last year. I guess, Chet, is he eligible for Rookie of the Year? Yeah, he didn't play last year.

Kind of like Blake Griffin didn't play. So I guess, you know, Chet's in the mix. Chet's in the field. I'll take the field then.

It's real in the field. Is it? Yeah.

OK, what else? And then the last one, we love talking about Dame. So more likely Dame gets traded before free agency or is on the Blazers opening night.

I'll say he's on the Blazers opening night. That's what I'm going to say. That's what's up. I'm going to say he's going to give this thing a whirl right now, right here, right now. Let's see what you got cooked up.

Chauncey and Joe Cronin and Scoot. And, you know, it's it's not like the cupboard is completely bare. No. OK, Simons.

OK, good players. Right. But I will say he's going to give it a whirl. And if it if the the bet is pooped in October, November, December. Well, then January is going to be all about what happens in February. And just like last year, we were at the Super Bowl city. Right.

And it was all about the rent getting traded to that city. We're leaving dinner. It was like, oh, right. So the dinner, by the way, I'm assuming the trade deadline will be right in the middle of Super Bowl week. Again, that usually the way it works will be in Vegas.

That's the way I'll go. When we come back, let's say good stuff right there. Let's we'll take you to your weekend by just taking a look at what is on the docket this weekend. Also, there is some Buffalo Bills news we have not yet hit. And Joe Cronin, the general manager of the Blazers.

Let's be fair and balanced here, since I keep saying, what is Damian thinking and what is the team going to do with Damian? He gave some insight as to what is happening behind the scenes last night after choosing Scoot Henderson. So we'll play you that sound bite and take you to your weekend here. The final weekend in June, 2023, right here on The Rich Eisen Show.

Rich Eisen Show here on the radio network. Let's take this phone call. I've been hanging on. Dane in Seattle, Washington, has been hanging on for two hours to talk to us. Dane, sorry to keep you on hold for so long.

No worries. It's always a good day when I get to talk to football dad. How are you? I am good. How are you doing? I'm good. What's on your mind? Oh, well, happy early birthday, first of all. Thank you. Greatly appreciate that. So I don't know if you take suggestions or requests, but I figure I'm here, I'm going to shoot my shot.

I would like to suggest a top five juiciest Super Bowls that we might see next year. Now we're talking. Now we're talking. Now music, let's go.

No, no, no, no, no, no. I don't have a list prepared for you to do because you're the expert here. Oh, you want me to come up with one off the top of my head?

You will have the weekend to do your homework and do this properly, sir. This is a request. He said put some thoughts behind this.

Oh, yeah. Dane's requesting. So Dane, you want me to spend part of my weekend working on this?

His birthday weekend. That's okay. I can do it. It's a good idea.

It's a good idea. Any other Monday you pick. It is your show.

I appreciate. No, no, no. This coming Monday is as good as any Monday. My gosh, it's the, it's the, it's the, the, the, we're, we're at the depths. We're, we're, this is. It's a good time to do this. It's a perfect time to do this. This is a perfect time to do this.

Actually, we should all do this. Top five. No, no. Dane didn't ask for that. That's fair.

I was standing on it. No, that's okay. So Dane, top five juiciest Super Bowl matchups. That's what you're looking for. Right. This has nothing to do with the strengths of the team's roster or how likely they are. Okay.

This is purely what teams would generate the best storyline. Very good. Okay.

Thank you so much. Being a fan of the Jets and in light of the trade that happened this off. Well, we already know what number one on the list is Dane. It's just a question is what's the other four.

So I would like to make one suggestion if I might. Well, I mean, you're on a roll, Dane. So Packers-Jets is number one? Just don't, don't ruin it.

Would anybody be surprised if it wasn't? Sorry. Got it. Okay. What do you got?

A rematch between the Broncos and the Seahawks. I already fell asleep. What? Leave Dane alone. Sorry.

It's Russell Wilson. Oh. What are you talking about? You fell asleep. That game was terrible. Remember? Russell Wilson has gone to the dark side. Okay. The second layer of that is you know the Broncos want revenge after the last time this happened. Yes, sir.

And then the nice juicy little cherry on top is Pete Carroll versus Sean Payton because those two when they get together have given us some really good games to include the one that gave us the Beast Quake. Dane, you, you, you've waited two hours to give a suggestion and it seems like you already got this thing mapped out. Give me three more. Yeah. Keep going.

Uh, then the Jets versus the Seahawks. All right. No. No.

I got that wrong. Yeah. Yeah.

It's the Gino angle. No. No. No. That's all.

Gino angle. It's also Pete Carroll. But all right. All right.

Good food for thought. Stay tuned for Monday show. We're going to do this.

Thank you for the, thank you for the idea. There you go. Okay.

If it's Jets, Seahawks, does iKayan Impale come out and do the coin flip? Nicely done. Nicely done. Worth asking. Yeah. I mean, you know, coin heavy. He's, he's already tossed one, right?

The Jets re-signed him just for that game? You guys. That's tremendous. Um, hey, there is Bill's News. Ooh. Ooh. Ooh. Bill's News. Got a little tingle.

What? General manager Brandon Bean and head coach Sean McDermott had their contracts extended through the 2027 season. And let me tell you, if coach McDermott does in fact finish out this contract all the way to 2027, he will match the record for longest tenured coach in the history of the franchise set by Marv Levy at 11 seasons. Whoa. Wait a sec. Marv Levy only coached 11 years there?

Yeah. He had a ton of years in Kansas City. It just seemed like 25 years.

No, no. He was there for 11 years. 11 seasons. Okay. 11 full seasons. Yeah.

Uh-huh. He would match that. McDermott would match Marv Levy.

And of course, you, Chris, knowing what's in your head, you think Sean McDermott will match Marv Levy in terms of number of rings he brought to the city of Buffalo. Those are your words? Those are not my words.

Those are your words in your head. Deny them. Deny it. Deny it. Deny it.

Deny it. You're the one who's like, this argument between Stefan Diggs and Josh Allen, they're missing the playoffs. Did that not come out of your mouth this week? Oh, did it? Yes, it did.

Yes, it did. All right. I mean, yeah. I mean, yeah.

Okay. But this also shows you they are firm believers in what is in place there and what has been put in place there. And whatever has not brought them to the Super Bowl is definitely worthy of continuing on because it's gonna lead there.

And you can't argue that. No, they're on a great path. They are. Great leadership. They've really built this up around.

They are. And it's just, can they get over the hump? It's their division to lose this year going in.

It is exactly that. And that's not any reverse jinx type fantasies. Oh, my team's blown it this week. You've already won texts that somebody might send to another one in the middle of the one o'clock Eastern Sunday games. Those are terrible when people do that.

But that's the truth. They're the betting favorite. They're high up in Super Bowl odds. Yeah.

I mean, they should be. I'm telling you, man. James Cook coming on this week saying I'm RB one. I dig it. Yeah.

Also of the Moxie brother. Dalton Kincaid is going to be available in many fantasy drafts next month. Deep, deep into your draft. That's that kid out of Utah is a red zone Rubik's Cube solve. I'm telling you.

I'm throwing that out at you. And James Cook again might be the guy who gets them. You know, in the end zone from like he can hit the home run for maybe 30, 40 yards out or something like that, right? Gabe Davis, but it's well. If there's anybody that could go to Josh Allen or Ken Dorsey and go.

What was that? It would be Gabe Davis for the entirety of the 2022 season. He went from the monster division playoff game with four touchdowns. Everyone drafted him so early last year in fantasy. And he scored a touchdown against the Rams in that blowout dub. Yeah. That made everybody like myself go, yeah, my preseason pick was spot on.

Week four or five, he had that what, 90 yarder or two touchdown game. And you're like, OK, here we go. He's the one that that. Yeah, that if there's anybody has beef about targets or production.

But I'm telling you, that kid Dalton can kick. Now then, let's go out the door with, for me, the number one subject of the NBA week. We've been, Jim, we've been talking about it. Jim, let me tell you, Jim. Speaking of Jim, Jim Cronin, the general manager of the Portland Trailblazers, he was asked last night, point blank. If he feels.

Now that they went ahead and used the third overall pick on Scoot Henderson. Of G League fame. Is he? Has he run the risk of losing Damian Lillard? Here's his answer.

No, I don't. I think. Dame badly, badly wants to win and. He's. Probably being more vocal about that than ever, but I don't look at that as a negative.

I look at that as. He's passionate about this. It matters deeply to him and it matters deeply to us. And I think the reason you haven't seen.

Major issues from us or the reason you see and still see Dame in our gym every day or still. Meeting with Tauncey and I constantly is because he wants us to work. He was. He's bought in. He wants it to work here and he's challenging us to get it done, which I think is more than fair. And he's earned that.

Joe Cronin, not mentioned any words. He's in the gym. He's here, we're talking to him.

That is true. If he's thinking I'm out of here, then why is he? Why is he still there? Wouldn't he freeze him out?

If this was going South or sideways, wouldn't he be freezing him out? Yeah, that makes yes. No, I think so.

Yeah. But he's also never seemed like that type of guy. Which is why he's still in Portland. We've never heard trade demands. We've never heard rumors of Dame's unhappy, Dame's talking to so-and-so. Which is why, again, I think as we've talked this out all week long, I think we have discussed.

I think we've landed on watch this weekend. It'll be we'll get a wodge bomb that he's heading to Miami. Yeah, but. But, but that and then, that and then, of course, you know, your Sixers are sitting there. What's going on with hardening and what's happening?

Rich. OK, so nothing but. That's why I think we've landed on what I think is going to happen, which is go into the season, see how it works. Give it a shot, right?

Because. To win a championship. With a new team, it's possible he could just show up in February and add to the mix. That would be tough, though. It's always tougher.

You want to you want to have the full season of. Get that chemistry. Yeah.

And on the same page conversation you was here. If it's February, Portland's at the bottom and it's like. Doesn't even have to be the bottom. It's it could be just like seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, sixth. I don't know. Are we just going to be waiting for the LeBron is texted Dame Chris Haynes tweet? LeBron is.

So what? Who cares if LeBron's texted him? They still have to. Lakers still have to come correct. I understand in a way that that like you think Portland that that'll be the last place they want to send him. They want to send him east. And if I'm him, I want to go east if I'm going anywhere. Yeah, agreed.

And I heard he likes cheese steaks, so you keep saying that. But then you say my team's not going to do anything. I know, because they're going to. Miami are the two teams that we keep hearing about.

So. Brooklyn would be something. I mean, they played well last year.

Jack Vaughn definitely. He he had coach of the years, you know, type material with everything that went down there. He had a lot. Do they lost Kyrie and Durant mid season after the. The meeting was supposed to have cleared the air it in the summer. Well, clear there, you know, the air just kept stinking and hanging out.

You know, moved air, but. OK, fun show. Funny show. Adam Devine want to thank him for coming on. And then, of course.

Chris Mannix giving his thoughts on the NBA draft and Jeff Passan. On all of that stuff, I have no idea what I would do for my birthday. Don't even ask. I got no idea. No dinner set up. I had nothing.

Susie's taking the kids out to go to camp. I'm full. I'm in full on bachelor mode.

Now it's me and the two dogs love it. Maybe silence is your no, no, you know, it might do is I might I might invite all my friends to dinner and not have them not have them eat what they want, but some sort of stung, you know, silly fantasy draft. You don't understand. You're never going to you're never going to get it. You ordered a T bone.

Here's some salmon, the hamburger fantasy draft. You haven't done that since you became a dad, right? It's been a while. Well, you know, when was the last time you did it? I think it was 2019. 2019. Obviously, the pandemic kind of shut that down a little bit. And then and then and then we haven't been able to run it back. Right. And then becoming a dad and where things happen and like the last thing you're going to do when you do have actual time to go and socialize with others. No, that would be what you want.

That would be the first thing I'd want to do. Is that right? Because it's not about the food. It's about the camaraderie, about camaraderie. You don't understand. That's just why you like playing dress up to, you know, like going to murder mystery dinners and stuff like that, where you're not actually eating what you want whenever you want.

You're like dressing up. I don't know. I don't know what that means.

Wow. Like medieval times. Is that what you're asking? Something like that. You like the good of me? Evil times is fun, is it?

Yeah. Go for your 50th. I will at some point.

That's what's up. I was going to wish you happy birthday. Now I'm not. Yes, you should. Come on, do it anyway. Do it anyway. Happy birthday, Rich. Thank you.

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