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Looking at that guy Tells me a couple things number one. He's putting it in. He's getting it in. He mentioned meetings with the coaches at night He mentioned that it's just all hard work. It's all grind. There are no shortcuts. There are no magic pills There are no hacks. That's a guy was working his ass off Obviously and did he look like he's not sleeping very much Maybe yes, yes But that's a bad thing if you want your team to win the guy is giving it everything he has He probably isn't sleeping very much. He probably is a little worn out But he's still showing up showing up for them. How's showing up for us? So a lot of you are in the chat talking about how he looks this that the other and then there's this I Mentioned that because this is awesome the queen Nika Nika 989 Love the queen the queen is found away into the chat and that's not what she said
She sees him and it differently than the rest of you Her post is or her chat is quote. Oh Will Stein is handsome Keep in mind This is Nika the queen It sounds to me like she may have found herself another tenderoni except this time she's going big Game hunting in SEC head coach Nikes you should invite him to a game Oh, and then if you do remind him I don't even know that he's available I mean actually available But shoot your shot girl Invite him to a game and remind him to bring a seat belt and a Bible Hey, Tenderoni find me seconds bowl three roll M C20 bring a Bible in a seat belt. I'm out My bad a Bible on a seat belt not a seat belt in a Bible
That's the Nika also famous for saying that she's gonna find herself a tenderoni And ruin him for a I'm out of money for Susan tickets and the only thing I can do is go to the game Did rocks find a little tenderoni and take him home for the night and ruin him. I'm out Nobody liked the queen so when she shows up in chat and she says oh Will Stein's handsome You've been put on notice coach the queen the queen likes what she sees Bring a Bible on a seat belt an amazing line that is 18636 it's six eight six give it a shot In fact, maybe I will take a phone call Let's go to Cleveland Cleveland's been shown up this week. I like it. I like it It's been a really interesting week for C town hasn't it. Let's go to Cleveland Paul in C town great to have you Paul. How you doing?
Oh me my man, you know, you know that I was playing for the creep to lose 70 to three to Baker in fact, I don't know anybody in C town It wasn't hoping for the same thing, but now that it's happened now. I haven't changed my mind I still don't like the creep and I don't want him to play. I don't give it down how good he looked But he's still a creep But the fact is the Browns win road games as often as the more in the White House tells the truth So I was very shocked and and really should grin because I was hoping they would lose and I've never rooted against the Browns Now also about the Monkton the Monkton the Monkton look He's 60 years old for him. This was his Super Bowl Most people here things he think he's one and done and for us to win a Roy Road game against Baker Now we love Baker, but again, we like Baker enough that we thought he was gonna beat the living crap out of our Browns, but
Didn't even ever a two hour ring delay and we were all saying all right We're all gonna get a hope up and two hours later. They're gonna lose and they won I'm still shocked for me. I'm still shocked So I am enjoying it. I'm happy for the Monkton we like the guy I know we've gone F bucks all around but he didn't think he was gonna win three games And he sure didn't think he was gonna win a road game and neither did we so We're pretty happy in seat on right now Jimmy. I got you Paul. I see you working I think that yesterday my take yesterday was Hey Monkton the Monkton You don't need to be up here f bombing everybody Because of some standard you don't need to be up here f bombing everybody Because Mike Tomlin said the Browns is gonna Brown I mean come on you beat Tampa Bay you won one game over a bad team Why are you f bombing the world and asking tell me all my ass tastes?
Browns are gonna Browns Browns is gonna Browns F that and then he's going on about the standard so my point was Take it easy the Monkton Great you won so and then then Browns fans started pushback like come on Rome get off our back We won can we not have this moment? I'm like whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa I'm not rooting against you. I really am not I'm not rooting for the creep. I'll never root for the creep. I can't I'm not even rooting against the Monkton. I'm just saying easy the Monkton Take your f bombs and take them out of here and stop lecturing us about your Standard and how the Browns is gonna Browns is not the standard when you've won one playoff game Since you've returned to the NFL because that is your standard Bad football. Okay now, okay Okay, Paul's point. I think Paul nailed it. I think Paul nailed it. Paul said look. I'm never gonna pull for the creep
We do actually like the Monkton and we won a road game that doesn't happen very often around here We feel pretty good about that. We enjoyed that But I'm conflicted I get it. I totally understand that that call got off to a slow start But I totally understand what that guy was saying like I actually didn't want us to win Because I don't like the creep and I like Baker and Baker does have low something and we know it's gonna happen Wait a minute. He had nothing Baker had nothing for us the Bucks defense had nothing the creep actually played pretty well We want a road game and the Monkton is fired up and spraying f bombs. I don't know Jimmy. I'm pretty happy today Good Hey, man, hey Paul if you're happy. I'm happy I just think the Monkton got a little carried away in the moment, but he was in the moment But the good news is Brown's fan man the schedule is easy It's nice. It's soft. You could have another moment this week maybe
In fact in ensuing weeks Okay, I just my point about the Monkton. I don't even hate the Monkton. I don't want to launch with the Monkton. We're not doing that anymore But I just I understand he waited his whole life for this just stop lecturing us about what the standard of the Browns are Because you didn't totally wipe out that standard in three weeks Their standard was established over years and years and years and years and that standard is Bad organization dysfunctional organization Bad football and breaking their fans hearts One win over Tampa Bay who is not good who is really disappointing Who by the way is in trouble now in that division because the other teams in that division or better than we thought Carolina the Saints I'm just saying everything didn't change with that win, but it is a win. It's a road win. See town party on
I feel yeah But believe me. I want good things for you. See town. I do Dear Rome don't feel bad for us Giants fans Did you not watch us beat the Cowboys? That was the only good game. I have watched in a decade already in improvement on last year Better pick up Mac Jones and get ready for that first pick Scott Nessie Good good on you giant fan. I don't know how you feel that way, but good on you for not feeling miserable But but that's kind of my point You destroyed the Cowboys not that that's impressive because come to find out they're no better defensively They're not they're overhyped they're overrated and they're gonna be a major disappointment, but you know it you did beat them down You bullied them, man So yeah, that that was the whole point about why was so exciting Because you were healthy You beat down the Cowboys the vibes were immaculate
You had an amazing opportunity against the team that everybody is picking to win the Super Bowl and The game got off to a good start and you were moving down the field and Then the ultimate record scratch and kicking the stick You're gonna tell me you're not miserable. You're okay You're better man than I I would be devastated especially after being told it's not that bad. It's not that bad. It's just an MCO sprain We dodged the bullet. No, you didn't Skazni is wrecked At least the ACL is still intact Men, dude how wild and how tough is Dart Want to go back in the game they had to take his jersey from him in his pads He was willing to go back in the game like I said then you're not looking at reconstruction then you're looking at amputation Erro DXA on chat Jim McCarthy spends as much time in the blue tent as Dart
Damien in Vancouver W a The argument for nine is he was the top 10 pick and you could get him cheaply It's a value play I personally I don't buy that. I mean yet you can get him cheaply. You know why? Because he's a bust. They've already given up on him and he was the top 10 pick That's why you can get him for a value price in the bargain bin. I'm just saying If Koc couldn't fix him if Koc the quarterback whisperer couldn't win with him how the hell are the giants? I don't care what the price is or how cheap he comes or how good his attitude is That's not the best solution. There are no good solutions, but that would not be the best solution He's that Derek fill up rivers to the giants I don't think Phil is coming back out. I think bacon 49 is more likely
I know I know the bangers will not do it Because all of a sudden they look pretty good again and you just don't know about Joe Burl You just can't trust him either to stay healthy and My argument would be with sexy Dexie in that D line playing as well as they are right now That if the worst were to happen and Joe Burl were to get hurt again that even at this age since Danny can win with Joe Flacco Teams aren't in any hurry to give up effective backup quarterbacks Especially when they saw what happened in the first two weeks of the year and how many guys went down But if I'm the giants that would be the guy that I would go to I'd look for Flacco Cowboy fan you are hilarious. You really are look at this guy be blame 69 Cowboys versus commanders through 27.21 million viewers on Fox
Becoming the most watched NFL game of 2026 They may be overrated and might not be gotty, but they are proving they are still America's team How about them? Hey cowboy fan listen to yourself Oh the most watched NFL game of 2026 you mean two weeks in Oh, and and is this what you now gauge as success? How many people watch your games? You're not gonna win anything that matters Damn it. Every scoreboard room look up at it Scoreboard or ratings book room look up at it Damn cowboy fan Jera has Conditioned you well Jera has brainwashed you well that it doesn't even matter if you win or lose anymore It doesn't even matter if you lose you don't care Buck or buck out of so text just said it
We don't give a damn if we win or lose It's how our ratings are it's how many people are looking at us. I mean he just did it He taught you what's really important. I can't even believe you buck listen to yourself. He brainwashed you buck All he cares about is people talking about his team and looking at him. Look at what you just said to me dude We might be overrated we might not be the greatest offense there is but more people watched us than any other team You're a puppet buck You're literally Jera's puppet He's running your sees pulling the strings from behind Yeah, Rome but more people are looking at us Yeah, but you're not good You're overrated you're over hyped. This is not your year. You're not gonna win jack Yeah, but we got high ratings Rome everybody's looking at us Damn buck. I can't believe it the old man is completely brainwashed you
Way to go Jera you did it Now we know it's really important to cowboy fans. I mean buck just said so Hey Rome ratings book look up at it I don't know I'd be more concerned about how many games you've won how many games you've lost Whether or not you made the playoffs how far you advanced in the playoffs Then what the ratings are that that's where it's hat. That's where it's come to cowboy fan you're rushing to get the ratings Who cares about whether we want or not how many people watched us where did we what do you like A network producer or something like looking for the overnight ratings Now are you what what came were you playing cowboy fan what score? Where do you looking at cowboy fan? You're looking for the overnight ratings I can't believe it Jera has completely brainwashed his fan base It doesn't matter if they win or lose just find the overnight ratings
I'll shed you Damn buck uh Cowboy fan This is what it's come to yeah, well we outrated your team Rome we got higher ratings Yeah, but my team if I had one has a better record During the playoffs they want a Super Bowl Is that now what you're measuring things by anymore you've given up Wow All right, take a short time out Cowboy fan you are hilarious How about them ratings How about we never win anything ever but how about our ratings Every small business owner dreams of scoring a touchdown for me. It's a true story That touchdown was finding gusto the online payroll and benefit software built for small businesses gusto is all in one Remote friendly and has every play covered. How do I know this because
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not because they're America's team Buck Buck Nate's actually right People aren't tuning in because they love the cowboys People aren't tuning in because they're still America's team as Nate Harper one points out again because they want to see them lose But see that's the whole point about Jerry. He doesn't care As long as people are watching and talking about him that's what matters most Come on, Rome you really think that he's not upset when they lose Not as upset as he should be Not as long as people are looking at him and talking about him twin 78 we don't do it for the wins we do it for the ratings sign the cowboys Yet just because a lot of people watch this does not mean your America's team It means a lot of people hate you and they want to see you lose
Because they're not watching because they're good because they're not They're not watching because everybody loves them because they don't If a lot of people are watching a team like that is because a lot of people don't like them and want to see them lose I grew Nate Harper Jamie Green Bay quote If you didn't show any emotion like Jay Cutler People had a problem If you show too much emotion like Caleb Williams people have a problem too The only people worrying about this crap are mouth breathing morons And as always I agree with Jamie I don't remember ever not agreeing with Jamie and green Bay very sensible dude Listen I'm not trying to be Leave pretty alone Really But could you leave Caleb Williams alone already
We're all literally lucky that he still gets to play for us bastards this season Yet people are just teeing off on this dude on social this week He has somehow become the single biggest punchline on the entire internet Every other post on social is some goon saying Me after I burned my tongue on my coffee this morning With the image of Caleb pumping his fist to the crowd while getting carted off Is it so hard to understand that the dude was freaked out He was freaked out that he was going to miss significant time People see what's happening with Dart and the giants and how devastating and crushing it is for the entire organization and the fan base Park breaking and then they act like they don't get why Caleb was freaking out It's weird to me You you can see why the giants are freaking out they lost their franchise quarterback for the entire year
Caleb in that moment may have thought Oh man This is really bad I'm gonna be out for an extended period of time. I might miss the rest of the year It's gonna ruin everything for everybody All the work we've all put in all of us He was freaking out because he was in pain and he was worried that the season might be in jeopardy But apparently two social media that's a crime against humanity and a crime against masculinity and a crime against the national football league And everybody who came before him It's a crime against manhood and toughness Yes, he did go down like he took sniper fire But I'm not ready to say that he was faking or milking it or Embellishing anything Because I don't have the same level of tolerance for his pain that all of you seem to have
The dude was in pain any freaked out It happens And more than anything it happened because the guy wants to be out there desperately And was tripping He was spooked that the entire season was ruined So basically we want our franchise quarterbacks to care Just not too much because they have that also played really cool at all times Even when they're in searing pain and frankly might be scared Right Might be thinking oh my gosh the whole season is what I've been playing Now in fairness give it to this guy He didn't sound great. I'll give it up Seren pain If he did in fairness he did sound like that Seren pain Absolute seren pain He did sound like that Seren went in right 30 to see how slow this thing was
All right, so instead of Going to the internet to get the reaction of a bunch of randos and eggs and people who never played football Instead of rushing into judge and notice I'm not doing that. I think I'm gonna let somebody more credible Actually step up Max Crosby of the Raiders Max stepped up had Caleb's back this week Max aka One of the toughest baddest Emma first in the entire league I know people don't want to listen to anybody anymore But if there's anybody worth listening to on the subject of toughness In the NFL it's max freaking Crosby You can all keep piling on Caleb But I'm gonna stick with this take from Max. I think Max breaks it down perfectly I've had one amy thing a while back and like that
Freaky the f*** out when the first happens, you know what I mean? So in his head you could he'd probably imagine like oh Something really bad just happened and you have all these emotions and things going on You know it's part of the game. That's how that's how it is. But we at the rush You know we we uh send love to Caleb and you know we know he'll he'll bounce back But so Max said it Max said it happened to me once I had a hamstring thing and I freaked the bleep out So Yes Yeah, but Max is always saying this I know I know I know I know let me get my tinfoil hat on Make sure it's on Let me put this thing on Yeah, I know he's only saying it Rome because he wants to be on the bears Max is only taking up for Caleb because he wants to be a member of the bears And he will be a member of the bears and it's gonna happen in a matter of a few weeks
Yeah, I know I know Does the tinfoiling ever stop Don't you tinfoilers ever get exhausted tinfoiling Do you ever run out of tinfoil? Is it possible that what the guy said he said because he had experience is a possible the guy said it because he meant it Is a possible because he said it that he understood it That a member of the fraternity got hurt And not because he was angling to get off the raiders they're freaking 2 and oh Things are good with the raiders in fact. They've never been better for Max. They're 2 and oh But of course all the lava slingers on social media think they know more about this stuff than Max Of course the keyboard warriors are the ones who really know what toughness is not max Not the guys were actually putting their bodies and frankly the rest of their lives on the line
Every single week Hell guys are getting maimed in warm-ups guys are getting maimed in practice Anytime they go anywhere near a football field. They're taking their lives in their own hands But who better to decide Who gets hurt the right way and how to handle it than people watching from the comfort of their own home Let's not take max crossbees word for it because after all max doesn't give a damn max just wants to be on the bearers right That's not why he took up for Caleb Because he had it happen to him He knows what it's like. No, he wants to be on the bears Man, I'm telling you I'm just tapping the bearer season isn't ruined like the giant season I'm just happy we're gonna see Caleb back out there sooner rather than later I know I'll never get the internet Leave Caleb alone
Even if the internet is filled a bunch of fake tough guys who Couldn't do Caleb's job if their lives depended on it and they're way tougher than Caleb Yeah, Rome I might not have his arm talent, but believe me I'm a hell of a lot tougher than that guy believe that Again Everybody rushing into kill this guy has way too much time on their hands a tremendous threshold for his pain and nothing better to do The The athletic posted quote Caleb Williams was hurt He screamed an agony on the ground. He was carted through the locker room He had the look of an athlete who knew his season might be over the tears the cart the fist pump All this for a hamstring That's also when the memes started That that's the other thing
All this for a hamstring all this for a hamstring I guarantee If he knew that it was not a season ending injury that it was not nearly as bad as it felt that would not have been his reaction I really don't think that he was just doing it to be dramatic to over and belish it I Or because he's soft or because he had nail polish That's really what this is about right. This is what this is really about you all want to say see See the guy soft as hell Rome we've been saying it we've been saying it This proves it it doesn't it doesn't I'm gonna go the other way I'm gonna take Sorry internet. I'm gonna take max crossbees word for it because that's how I see it to I really think the guy Thought his season was over and that's why he was crying Not because his widow hammy hurt
Those guys don't cry over stuff like that they cry Because not because they're soft And they're babies and they can't handle a widow hammy They cry because they think their year is over They cry because they think that they're letting everybody down they cry because they care that much That's why and when I always say you can't cry at work. Yeah, it's a little bit different with those guys I don't think he would have a towel over his head and pumping his fist on the cart Those are the things that guys do when they suffer devastating injuries. I think the dude was really tripping He was tripped out. He was scared. He thought his year was over. It's not because he heard his widow hammy That's how I see it personally But I think a lot of you just want to say C C C Dude is soft man. He is soft How can you play quarterback in the NFL and be soft There might be guys that are a little tougher than other dudes
Little too tough for their own good But I think the guy I thought his year was over and was freaking out Dehran and green Bay Caleb or the woman who fell crushing grapes. I think they are the same Dehran, I know you do You know, I know you do Darren because I know you I've seen your posts. I know you can't tell the difference Darren Andrew and green Bay Andrew and green Bay Oh Honored horse stop defending Caleb Jim when you were sleeping and got a leg cramp you didn't take the week off of work Toughen up Caleb, you know toughen up I think that he was more injured than I was 713 red leg It is a strange shooting Freaky pain when hammies pull
Freak me a little as well Bodie there's no the stair when it went in Joe Thysman didn't freaking cry Hey Bodie, thank you for speaking for all of America. That's pretty much America's take There's Max Crosby. There's me and then there's America. Yeah, what Joe Thysman didn't cry and his freaking legs snapped like a chicken bone Didn't see any tears from him Yeah, cuz Joe's toughest guy ever I would argue and I'm not a doctor. I'm not even trying to play one But I would argue that my guy Joe Was probably an actual shock
I mean medically clinically He was actually in shock That's what happens when you suffer really traumatic injuries you go into shock. I bet he was in shock I think that Caleb was aware And went to the worst place possible And it probably hurt a hell of a lot the way he was screaming I don't think he was screaming because The year was over But I think the overall emotion and the tears were because he thought his year was over. I think he was screaming because it really hurt Dan and Alan town Caleb is a drama queen signed the bag No, the bag flops The bag goes down like he was shot with incidental contact Well actually to be fair Caleb had no contact really C doves 78
Right nice job. I like that. There's LeBron. Hey, what up, bro? What up dude? Bye For me He's looking up at the refs like Okay Fresh off of flop he was doing he was doing this looking to see through his fingers if the refs bit Good job Lauren Caleb did not do anything like that like did it? I get that 15 yards Jamie and green Bayes back does Roger Gidell present the Cowboys with the ratings Lombardi before or after the Super Bowl always forget My man's back Jamie Great question Roger stop back To ratings Lombardi Break I think I will I'll be just about to let's break Gotta talk about my favorite 49er
Clark Lee top of the hour Already had Will Stein. It's always a good day when you get to SEC coaches on the same day. I like that I like that a lot I've also got a podcast coming up after the program Bryant McKinney Want a Super Bowl Want an national championship Very few guys have done that so look for that after the program stay tuned You're listening to the gym room show Even for you chat even for you chat I cannot believe what I'm about to read Even for you Oh, it's not even chat Even more insane I'll tell you what I mean by that in a minute Not all beef jerky is the same clones by now you should know that old trappers original old-fashioned teriyaki hot and spicy And peppered all coming for ounce bags so you can sample different flavors to find the best one for you
As for a trapper by name because no other jerky comparison a trapper with your beef All right, so one of my theories on chat is this You chat chat is getting really brave It's kind of like having the beer goggles on or liquid courage. It's like chat courage Because it's you know if you chat something it's just gonna spin and turn over and then it's gonna be vaporized You know, it just kind of floats out as either If you post something on x it's there unless you delete it. It's there It's not spinning on a wheel. It's there Right there on the wall So it's it's a much more aggressive play if you ask me a lot of you are getting really aggressive and really brave and chat because it's just there and it's gone and then you just do it again It's gone not this And this is graphic This next take or post is really graphic in nature amber in Portland
Posted this on x not even in chat. It would have been aggressive even in chat Like I just said people are getting more and more courageous in chat Amber went all the school and put this on x And let me read it to you. This is amber lady clone Romi Caleb will be back and better than ever in no time Just give him some might all and cranberry juice Hey Caleb We can see your vagina from here Get it together War lady clone Straight fire Hey dudes She plays the game as well or better than almost any of you That's why amber was top 10 in the smack off. That's why amber is a top 10ner on any platform that we have here
x the phones chat She's not a top 10 lady clone. She's a top 10 clone when it comes to engagement and participation Now maybe you'd argue Rome Obviously that same take is going to sound different if one of us did it maybe maybe She's the one who did it Beth Ford knows Come on Beth Beth are you are you doing that because of what amber did Caleb william that this is Beth Ford Her handle is at Beth Ford knows Caleb Williams P's sitting down Sign Beth in Vegas Vio Wisconsin All right, so you just said it Vio Wisconsin. So you a packer fan It's a lot of green Bay hate coming to Caleb and a lot of you just have nothing better to do
Just want to pile on Even the lady clones One says we can see your vagina from here get it together and the other says he pee sitting down This is kind of the point of the take right it's wildest hell out here Like this dude is getting murdered He's getting absolutely annihilated It is the biggest meme not in sports, but on the entire internet right now Man now every other NFL player no matter how much it hurts guys could lose their entire heads I got to get decapitated in a game and he can't make a sound who pop right back up stay tuned You
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