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Jay Griz's theme-song debut hijacks Mike's sick-day fill-in
With Mike sick, cardboard Jay Griz occupies the third host seat beside Andy and Jason. An off-camera producer unmutes Jay's mic mid-Mike joke, making the hosts think something broke and launching a song-and-camera package so ill-timed that Jay is threatened with replacement by a cardboard octopus. The operator is identified as Al; the hosts compare the cue to a manhole cover and the J.D. McKissick drop, explain that a verbal mistake or silence would be the correct moment, review two later growls, accuse Jay of trying to become the star, and lament that Jay's close-up hid their shocked faces.
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Mike's impervious tattoos surrender his chair
Absent Mike had become big-headed after avoiding an earlier household COVID case, declared himself impervious, and argued that tattoos made him too tough to get sick. His actual illness leaves the hosts free to resume the fundamental show activity of mocking him, with a planned forehead joke described as a large runway that Al's interruption misses.
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Kurt Warner is Jason's interview Everest
Andy says no human on the planet matters more for Jason to interview than Kurt Warner, whom Jason admires as a man, player, local hero, and near-father figure. Jason calls the booking his peak and Everest; Andy and Jason recall the January 18, 2009 NFC championship game as their greatest sports memory, note Mike attended too, and describe Warner as bringing long-suffering Cardinals fans redemption and a moment in the sun.
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Production prints a one-free-Andy-agreement Golden Ticket
A rare host agreement inspires a coupon that can force Andy to agree during one later argument. The request goes to the Deucers as a real note, is immediately called the Golden Ticket, and returns within minutes as a formal camera-ready card reading one free Andy Holloway agreement. Jason is told he gets only one, jokes about a photocopier, and promises to save it for the right bad argument later in the season.
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Kenneth Charbonnet resolves into Ken Bone Walker the Third
While discussing rookie threats to veterans, a host accidentally merges Kenneth Walker and Zach Charbonnet into Kenneth Charbonnet. The desk stops, confirms the collision, receives an apology to Zach, and returns to the established player identity by calling him Ken Bone Walker the Third.
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Jason gives the Santonio toe another 10 to 15 years
The hosts begin their dream Kurt Warner interview by seeking unanimous agreement that Santonio Holmes did not get both feet down. Warner praises the impossible throw and effort without settling the toe question; Jason insists he knows the truth, says Holmes did not complete the catch, and estimates he remains another 10 to 15 years from acceptance.
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Kurt Warner's fantasy love-hate purity test
Warner calls his relationship with fantasy football love-hate: it grows the NFL and player fandom, but fantasy rooting can replace pure appreciation and conflict with loyalty to a favorite team. A host answers with his Cardinals season-ticket dilemma—wanting Arizona to win while also hoping opposing fantasy player Marshawn could score a few times—and the show later invites Warner back to compete with trash-talking Rich Eisen.
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Episode notes
Andy and Jason host while Mike remains down with the sickness after pridefully claiming tattoos and repeated escapes made him impervious. Jay Griz takes the open seat as the third desk presence. An off-camera producer unmutes Jay's mic in the middle of a developing Mike joke, launching a Jay Griz song and solo-camera package so unexpectedly that the hosts think something broke. Jay is warned that other cardboard animals exist and that a cardboard octopus could replace him. The operator is later identified as Al, whose timing misses the runway just as the hosts are about to use Mike's forehead as material. The song is admitted to be good but compared to a manhole cover hitting the face and to the J.D. McKissick drop; its repeated growls are judged to have a vibe, but Jay is accused of trying to become the star. On YouTube, the cue gives Jay the close-up instead of preserving Andy and Jason's confused reactions, which they want recovered from other cameras for social media. Separately, an agreement coupon promised during a rare Andy–Jason consensus is built by production within minutes as a formal Golden Ticket for one free Andy Holloway agreement. Jason's special guest, Kurt Warner, is described as his personal interview Everest and the source of the greatest sports memory of his life: the January 18, 2009 NFC title game attended by Andy, Jason, and Mike as long-suffering Cardinals fans. The interview opens with the hosts demanding agreement that Santonio Holmes did not get both feet down; Jason says he remains another 10 to 15 years from acceptance. Warner describes fantasy football as love-hate because it grows the sport but can displace pure appreciation and team fandom, prompting the hosts to recall hoping their fantasy player could score against Arizona only within a Cardinals win. The episode also returns to Gus Bus and Ken Bone Walker, while Matthew Betz is credited with annually updated injury-recovery research.
Are we hoping we get two years out of Kirk? Right. And then we get Michael to play. Are we hoping we get all four years out of Kirk? And now we're going to have to pick up a fifth year option. Yeah, Michael's 30 by then. And pay a guy that's never played. He won't be that old. And there's other guys that have been pretty good coming in the league. So that's possible. So that's possible. You know, long careers in the NFL now. But again, I just don't know. what the scenario was where they were saying, this is what we're thinking, right? We're thinking two years from Kirk and then Michael will get his shot and he'll be the Jordan Love. Well, I just, I don't think that's quite fair to Kirk Cousins who left the situation to go to Atlanta believing he got four years, believing this was his team for four years. Now if you're changing that dynamic, and again, I get it. He made a lot of money and all of that.
You know, there's decisions that go into picking up your family and moving them. And, you know, what's my career going to be? Where do I feel comfortable? Why am I going somewhere else? And so without knowing this was a possible piece there, I don't like the decision because I don't understand. Yeah, I don't understand the room. And I also don't understand, you know, what you're trying to sell to Kirk Cousins, who I believe deserves because of the how he's played. He deserves the opportunity. to play out his contract without having, you know, all of this going on around him. Same page. Yeah, it just feels like it's bad for everyone involved, bad for the rookie, bad for the vet, bad for the other teammates that, I don't know, wanted help to win right now. And the fans, like, I don't know who won. Yeah, that was tough. Before we let you go, and I want to thank you again for spending the time with us talking through these players. Very much appreciate it. I want you to know, Rich Eisen.
Your boy over there. He played with us last year. Pretty competitive player. So if you ever want to dip the toe back into the world, maybe competitively take him down a notch because, I mean, I've got to be honest, he was talking some trash. So, yeah, that's rich for sure. You're always welcome. So again, thank you very much. Kurt Warner joining us on the show today. And thanks again, Kurt. You got it, guys. All right, fun conversation as we conclude this overreaction episode. Breaking news, Jason. I don't know if you knew this. There will be more overreactions over the course of the next several months before the season kicks, including that one. And we'll handle all of that. Try to see through all the coach speak and the camp drama and get you to where you're prepared for your fantasy draft, which the ultimate draft kick can help you with as well.
at Ultimate DraftKit.com. So without further ado, we're out of here. Maybe Mike will be back next week. Maybe the producers will learn about timing. Thank you for listening to another episode of the Fantasy Footballers podcast. Join our fantasy football community on join thefoot.com. And follow us on Twitter at the FF ballers.
