The PODCAST

Czabe and his “Goodfellas” gather to assess NFL playoff chances, Super Bowl faves and darkhorses, the brilliance of Patrick Mahomes and more. Plus Jerry vs. Danny debate, stadium preferences, Bryce Harper and $300 million, favorite Christmas gifts of all time and more.

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When 42-1 longshot Buster Douglas chopped down Mike Tyson in his prime, it was shock to the sports world like nothing else. But you had to be alive and old enough back then to understand what sheer dominance looked like. It looked like Iron Mike! Notorious J-A-Y and I discuss. Jay puts Mike Tomlin on the dunk tank of being fired, and I put on my best legal defense of Kirk Cousins money can buy. All of that, plus middle fingers, FTG, and various random sports thoughts.

These feel like “End Times” again for Redskins fans in regard to their coach, Jay Gruden. He may well survive to see 2019, but the longer term outlook is grim. Today Andy Pollin and I walk through how other “end times” went with the failed graveyard of Dan Snyder coaches. They all ended badly. Some, strangely. Some suddenly. But… they ended. Because they all really weren’t going that well.

On a cold, gray, ugly December day, the Washington Redskins took every one of their previous home bed-crappings under Dan Snyder and said…. “Here… hold my beer.” My recap of attending my first ever Army-Navy game. NFL Week 14 odds and ends. Hugh Freeze and his junk!

Holy toe-curlers boys and girls, another robust edition of F5WF for your consumption this week! I’ve re-arranged the isles just like those assholes at Home Depot do, just to mess with you and make you buy more shit you don’t need. So, if you want some guidance as to what’s in this puppy, here goes….

00:00 – “You Are Looking Live” – Week 14
11:31 – The Picks & Locks – with “Mr. X”
35:39 – The Quarterback Whisperer: Sean Salisbury
47:43 – Tim Murray on College Football
104:41 – Charch on Fantasy Football – Playoff Round 1

Our scheduled “Steakhouse Confidential,” turned into “Steakhouse Cancelled.” But, never fear. We weren’t going to give up free steaks. So we winged it! What we learned? Never live with another grown ass man, unless you are desperate. And if so, start saving every penny you have to get hell out. We also discussed Barstool Sports, Instagram, A-Rod, baseball hot-stove, the Redskins strategy with Reuben Foster and… “Reindeer Sweaters.”

There are no words. And no good answers. This team… is… f***ed. Not just for the rest of 2018, but likely for several years to come. I sort out with Andy Pollin where this team goes from here. The hopeful (delusional?) high road, or the dirty grimy road of shame: TANK AVENUE! Brett Favre cutting $500 promos for hate groups? Giannis controls his nut-punching urge. Team logo gear for nerds?

At a certain point, a coach can only dine out on his one Super Bowl championship for so long, before people start asking to see your wallet. For Mike McCarthy, this firing was long overdue. And after a dud like Sunday against the Cardinals, totally justified in its swift (and somewhat shocking) timing. Kareem Hunt is not Ray Rice, even though the Shield has learned nothing since then. Week 13 highlights. College Football playoff seedings. John Legend’s version of Charlie Brown Christmas.

Holy snot-knockers boys and girls, but I went a little crazy this week! This baby is MEATY, so let me give you a road map to all the goodness, in case your stomach feels full!

00:00 – “You Are Looking Live” – Week 13 (with “Mr. X”)
22:10 – Paul Charchian on Fantasy Football
33:25 – Mark Packer, Sirius XM ESPN U College Football
48:06 – Tim Murray’s 5-0 Championship Heat
56:21 – Mr. X’s Gambling Lesson of the Week
106:10 – Richard Deitch, The Athletic on NFL Broadcasters

Former Washington Bullet Kevin Grevey sits down with us at www.dcprimesteaks.com and shares life in the pre-historic NBA days where he could sprain his wrist in the NBA Finals, and get the worst, most inattentive medical treatment you’ve ever heard! Kevin is a current NBA scout for Mitch Kupchak and the Charlotte Hornets, and he’s not afraid to give his opinions on where the league is now, and where it’s going. He also tells the tale of how Kentucky closed the deal on recruiting him out of high school (spoiler: it involved a car!)

So much for a second DV charge being fatal to one’s NFL career, huh? I guess the age old adage about being good enough to be worth the trouble, is indeed “age old” for a reason! Notorious JAY joins me to discuss the Lamar Jackson phenomenon in Baltimore, and other Week 12 NFL observations. Plus a rousing version of FTG and how much would you pay for a sport coat?

I was impressed at how effortlessly the Verizon store was able to get me to jump into a new $1200 supercomputer, that also, according to reports, can make a telephone call. Andy Pollin joins me to talk podcasting, the NFC East, Mack Brown’s return to coaching and when college kids used to play the Super Bowl champs. All that, plus savages are gonna savage. Best just leave them alone!

So much for Cousins stinks under the bright lights. In a game the Packers had to win, the Ninja Aaron Rodgers was the one with no answers. Now, Mike McCarthy’s grim march to the coaching gallows begins. Week 12 in the NFL. Tiger v. Phil. Thoughts on football “strategery” and more. Rueben Foster. Jim Harbaugh. Hue Jackson.

This week’s F5WF promises to be a spleen-squisher of an episode! Buckle up for me and Mr. X to collaborate on our picks for Week 12. Paul Charchian dispenses essential fantasy advice. We have Tim Murray’s college plays, minus Murray himself. (It’s my fault! I’ll explain.) Plus the 5 Essential College Football Rivalries, and some of my favorite rivalry trophies. If you don’t get it, then pry open your digital wallet for a mere $5 a month! Go to www.czabe.com/subscribe and join the “Football Five Ways” party!