Aaron Rodgers wants to return to practice on his birthday. The Dolphins come into MetLife on Friday and Boomer thinks the Jets defense will keep it close. Gio thinks they will be much more competitive this week. The weather is supposed to be nice on Friday which is good for the Dolphins offense. Tom Brady talked about the mediocrity of the NFL. Boomer blames the lack of hitting in practice and the actual lack of practice itself. Boomer likes Michael Penix, the QB at Washington. Jerry is here for his first update of the day but first Boomer said Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday. Jerry starts with Rob Saleh talking about the Dolphins being a complete team now. Aaron Rodgers understands the benching of Zach Wilson as they need a spark. Zach said he’s not being scapegoated here. Daniel Jones was on Up & Adams and talked about his recovery period which seems to put the start of his season in jeopardy. Mike Tomlin was asked who made the decision to fire Matt Canada. Tomlin is ‘not urinating on the fire, man’. Tom Brady was on with Stephen A. Smith and doesn’t see excellence in the NFL anymore. LeBron James became the first player ever to score over 39,000 points. In the final segment of the hour, former Lions QB Scott Mitchell is not happy with the new Barry Sanders documentary. Boomer said he talked to Mitchell recently and he’s a talk show host in Utah.
Gio is having a great year with his NFL picks on the show. We put in a request to talk to Scott Mitchell since he’s not happy with this new Barry Sanders documentary. The Athletic did an anonymous player poll and the players hate MetLife stadium the most in the league. Gio agrees, he hates MetLife and thinks it’s a dump and it’s an embarrassment for this area. Gio wants the Giants and Jets playing in 2 different places. We also talked about the disaster that is traffic around here. Jerry returns for an update and starts with Zach Wilson understanding why he’s being benched. Aaron Rodgers said he feels like it’s his fault the Jets are in this situation. Daniel Jones was on with Kay Adams and he’s focused on getting back. Tom Brady was on with Stephen. A Smith and talked about protecting yourself from defenders and not expecting the league to do that. Stephen A. was also asked about Lightning McQueen of the movie Cars. LeBron went over 39,000 points for his career last night. In the final segment of the hour, we got Christmas gifts from listeners.
Former Lions QB Scott Mitchell calls in to talk about being blamed for Barry Sanders not winning a Super Bowl. He defended himself on Facebook telling everybody to F-off including Eminem and Jeff Daniels. Jerry returns for an update and has clips from the Barry Sanders documentary. Jerry has audio of Joe Benigno’s technical issues on his podcast. Skip Bayless and Richard Sherman argued about tackling in the NFL. In the final segment of the hour, we talked about the Jim Harbaugh suspension as they get ready to play Ohio State.
Gio is excited for his 4-day weekend (Boomer is working). There’s a Thanksgiving Day scramble and then they go to the Portly Villager. Gio wants to see the Lions take a loss on Thanksgiving against the Packers but he doesn’t see that happening. Boomer thinks the Cowboys will have no problem with the Commanders, particularly because it’s in Dallas. Dolly Parton will be performing at the Cowboys/Commanders game tomorrow in Dallas. Jerry is here for his final update of the day. Tua is thankful for his life and grateful to be living the dream. He also talked about going up against the Jets defensive backs. Rob Saleh talked about Jalen Ramsey looking awesome. Tim Boyle is excited to work with Nathaniel Hackett. Daniel Jones was with Kay Adams and talked about the criticism he faced this year. Mike Tomlin is ‘not urinating on the fire, man’. Jared Goff talked about being the first game on Thanksgiving. The Moment of The Day involves Dolly Parton and Lizzo and I’ll leave it at that. In the final segment of the show, it’s our NFL picks with Boomer, Gio and Jerry.