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Keep/Trade/Cut + Upside Players - Fantasy Football Podcast for 6/6
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momentMike's game library evolves from shrink wrap to digital limbo
The hosts trace Mike from playing many games, to buying boxed games he never unwrapped, to keeping untouched digital copies tidy on his hard drive. His active Diablo IV phase is expected to end after marital consequences.
momentAl Borland remotely coaches Jason through a flat tire
Jason celebrates changing a flat and driving home but immediately admits he could not do it alone: Al supported him by sending instructional videos, earning praise as a genuinely selfless real man.
momentPapa Josh ships the signed Jefferson jersey
The hosts announce Nicholas Barbary as winner of a signed Justin Jefferson jersey and state that Papa Josh will get it into the mail.
momentJustin Rapp takes Kyle's third seat and waits for a nickname
A Deucer's Alley camera reveals mean-looking backwards-hat Brooks, Kyle missing from his usual spot and jokingly stranded in the upside down, and new social-media employee Justin Rapp in the third seat. The hosts say nicknames must arise naturally but invite ideas beyond Rapp and 'Rap tap, tapping.'
momentShredded Mike stages his own maternity shoot in briefs
A stylish shirtless maternity photo leads Mike to say that if he were sufficiently shredded, he might remove both shirt and pants, leave his wife out of the shoot, and photograph himself in briefs.
momentOne spare tire promotes Jason to rancher and pilot
Jason wears one of his most prized possessions, a Yellowstone Dutton Ranch shirt, and says changing a tire makes him ready to wrangle cattle and handle Montana; the hosts add that he already thinks he can land a plane without trouble.
momentMike reads the incredible-balls quote under a news spotlight
The hosts demand integrity and a serious spotlight before Mike reads Mark Andrews's line that Lamar Jackson's balls are incredible and on the money, then repeatedly insists it is a direct quote.
momentKyle loves Keenan while Andy and Jason are scorned lovers
The hosts say Kyle would take Keenan Allen in any circumstance. Andy and Jason instead compare their injuries and championship scars to scorned lovers who cannot return, while Mike assumes Keenan will get him next.
momentAndy pauses Cardinals fandom for his health
When called a Cardinals fan, Andy denies it and says he has suspended the fandom like a subscription until the team comes out of its current depths, explicitly saying he quit for his health.
momentJason is an unlicensed but bonded therapist
Jason calls himself basically a therapist and extremely good at it; the desk clarifies that he is not licensed, only bonded and insured.
momentTeam Champ Champ Champ rides its old men toward title four
Mike and Jason reveal a live offer on their co-managed Team Champ Champ Champ, identify three straight dynasty championships, and choose to keep Travis Kelce, Derrick Henry, and Davante Adams until the roster is dead and gone before rebuilding like a phoenix. They explicitly want a fourth title.
summaryEpisode notes
The opening tracks Mike's video-game life from heavy play, through buying shrink-wrapped games, to storing untouched downloads on his hard drive; his current Diablo IV binge is expected to end when marital consequences arrive. Jason counters with a flat-tire victory that only happened because Al Borland sent instructional videos, prompting sincere praise for Al's selflessness. A listener wins a signed Justin Jefferson jersey that Papa Josh will mail. The camera then visits Deucer's Alley: backwards-hat Brooks admits he is always embarrassed by his appearance, Kyle is missing in the 'upside down,' and new social-media employee Justin Rapp occupies the third seat while the hosts solicit a nickname beyond Rapp and 'Rap tap, tapping.' Other scene-ready tangents put a shredded Mike alone in briefs at his imagined maternity shoot, turn Jason's prized Yellowstone Dutton Ranch shirt and one changed tire into cattle-wrangling and airplane-landing confidence, and place Mike under a serious spotlight to read Mark Andrews's double-entendre quote. Kyle's automatic Keenan Allen devotion is contrasted with Andy and Jason calling themselves scarred, scorned Keenan lovers. Andy says he paused Cardinals fandom for his health, and Jason advertises himself as an unlicensed but bonded and insured therapist. The close reveals Mike and Jason's co-managed Team Champ Champ Champ has won three straight dynasty titles; they plan to pursue a fourth with Travis Kelce, Derrick Henry, and Davante Adams until the old roster is dead and gone, then rebuild like a phoenix.
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