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Speaker 1: And when I woke up this morning, I was feeling pretty dangerous for tonight. They are when we thought they were wet. Hello, you plenty to win the gate. They want you to cook the dinner. At least they ought to let your shop for some of the grocers. And on the way up, we're gonna buy a kneecap off playoffs. You're kidding me. I'm just here so I won't get Finally, how could he not be romantic about football? Hello, everybody, Welcome to the Bench with Vonetta podcast. I know what you're thinking. Oh, she's at home again, not in studio. Well, guess what I already worked today. Okay, I already showed my face. We're on the NFL network campuses. I sold some Lexus cars for the Saturday pre show. You can check that out. They didn't, unfortunately, let me have a key. Um. But I'm at home because there's there's pressing things on the agenda this eve. Um, boys, I'd like for you to come in here while I talk about this. I got an invite your girl, RB got an invite to a real Hollywood premiere. In fact, no, maybe sent me there that maybe you've heard about Brad Pitt will be in attendance. Margot Robbie will be in attendance. I am going to the Babylon premiere and h Wood two nights, so I have to you know, the glamor is glaming, the hair is herring. That sounds weird. Um, but my good friend mohun here just send the audacity to tell me to talk to Margot Robbie for him. MO. I gotta I gotta know if you were in the same room as Margot Robs, would you actually go and say hi to her? Because famously I don't like to talk to the celebrities. I sat in the ted Lasso Little Sweet during the London football games. I said nothing to no one. I was stealthy. I was invisible. Okay, that's how we prefer it. Um, would you say hi to Margot Robs? I'm with you. I don't like forcing conversations with celebrities, but she's on. She's on like a list that I would Oh, I would say, would you say my entire life? If I didn't say anything, no, I wouldn't say that. I would. I would introduce myself and you know, see, pretend ask who she was, who she was, Hi, who are you like, hey, do you come here often? Or something? I don't know, a jail. I don't want to. I don't want a fanboy and be like, oh my god, you're pretty, You're so great. So you would start your relationship off with the most dishonest note possible. Let me get this straight, just so we can clarify for the people at home. You would go to a premiere of a movie starring Margot Robbie and say Hi, I'm Mohan. Who are you? Do you come here often? To what movie premieres? I would say it like a lot. I I don't know. I would need to. I'm better when I just wing it. That's I can't. This can be pretty Listen. I can confirm Moham's got game. Okay, I've seen it in real life. I have no doubt that you would impress Margot Robbie with your ways, Graver, are you the kind of person if you know a celeb is about you'll go and strike a conversation with him. I completely shut down, Like if I see Brad Pitt on the red carpet tonight, I'm walking in the opposite direction. So I used to think that I was. I'm fairly shy in general. I used to think that I would never approach a celebrity, and then we went to the Combine in Indie last February, and I mean not that they're like celebrities celebrities, but seeing all the NFL head coaches hanging out in the bar, I was like, this is a once in a lifetime chance to go make conversation with people that I admire. So yeah, I told um Kevin Stefanski that he was number one in my head coach hotness rankings. I told Mike McDaniel that everyone was rooting for him, and he like screamed like a crazy person when I told him that, And uh yeah it was. It was fun. A little liquid courage I'm sure helped lubercpe Um. Okay, well, anyways, that's why I'm home because I get to go be a fancy person tonight. And I'm so frenna. If you don't say, if you don't say anything to Brad Pitt, we're not friends anymore. What do I say? What do I work? Okay? Okay, hold on, let's workshop this. He's a Saints fan, right, he is a Saint. I'm gonna saying, hey, how about your team. That's not good at all. I can't do that. I can't do that. Like Saints fan, I think, tell him is untied? What? And then what Moha? I don't know? Then then that's initiating conversations half the battle. Absolutely not. I'm never putting myself in a social situation with mohaunted. There is a famous person about I cannot be I cannot handle the stress situation. What happens when he looks down and double days it's not untied? Hey, her Drew use this is gonna He is thinking about coaching coaching a college team that was announced today. Right, what do you think about that? Brad? Now that's too dorky, that's way too dorks. Okay, we're gonna Sean Payton's coming back to the Saints next year, John Paynton coming back to the scenes. What you better hope jogs? Your team sucks. It's not gonna work. It's not gonna work. It all leads back to the same place. Okay, we're gonna workshop this a little bit as we get into this show. Oh, by the way, before we get into the most ridiculous segment that I have to talk about. Um, we were talking about with Katie on Tuesday. Candy Kane Lane, which is the thing that exists in Los Angeles. It's like this whole row of houses that people just go all out for. Somebody emailed me today that works at NFL Network and he lives in Candy Kane Lane. He says, right, Rachel, loving the podcast. I just finished listening to the Ladies of Kyle. I'm living in Candy Cane Lane and we fully knew what we were getting into. This is our first year and traffic is a bit rough, but overall it's been fun and the kids love it. He never told me if it's it's if it's like, you know, like a real estate situation that somebody has to like if somebody died in the house, you have to let them know. UM. I don't know if that was the case, but Anthony, thank you for reporting back that it's not that bad. Um. I think you should get money off your house if you're living in a Candy Cane Lane. To be honest, I think it's would probably be a nightmare. But secretly I want to be a part of the community. I think I'm just feeling left out. I think that that's what it is. Okay, So that's our candy Cane Lane report. Uh. Next thing's next. I don't know if you guys saw this. It went viral this week. I'm not gonna do any spoilers, but White Lotus is the greatest television show on TV right now. And just if you're not watching it, no, don't, don't nod your head like that. It's maybe I'll maybe I'll like to White Lotus. I got it, I got it. I got it, guys, I got it. Brad, if you're not in White Lotus season three, you may as well go k and coach the things because they may need all that they There you go, There you go, White Loadus season three starting Brad Pitt. That would be saying, Okay, that's my opener. If I run into Brad, that's my opener. There we go. Um. Okay, So Mike White is the creator of this show, and it was revealed this week it kind of like went viral that he was on Survivor once upon a time, and we don't often get to see famous people, if ever, on Survivor. Um. I've already spoken about my Uh, I want to do this show, and I think that I'd be very good at it. And somebody, a listener of the pod, actually reached out to me and said, hey, I've been on Survivor before and I can contact you. I can put you in contact with producers if you really want. I don't know if that's something I'm gonna do, but it might be on the list. Um. Okay. So it really got me thinking, like if we were, by the way when we first started this podcast, or like, what do you want this podcast to be about? I was like, I want it to just be like what's in my brain and we'll spin it to be about football. That's exactly what this segment is right now. Because all I'm thinking about his Survivor and who would go on it and who would I love to see on it? And so we are doing Survivor NFL version. So I'm gonna show you guys ten players that I think would thrive or be terrible on Survivor, and you tell me if you agree or disagree. Okay, First things first, here's Team one. Got ten ten players. Here ten players and coaches Team one Aaron Rodgers. Obviously he's gonna he's gonna go into this thing thinking that he's gonna be like one with the Woods. One with the beach, one with the ocean. He's gonna be vibing out doing yoga. He's gonna, you know, be out there catching fish with his bare hands. First one voted off the island. He is out of there. Nobody wants it, nobody has time for it. You're just gonna see everybody rolling their eyes in their confessionals, and you're just gonna see everybody go up with their little scrolls, and it's just gonna say Aaron Rodgers, Aaron Rodgers, Rodgers, He's first, He's first to go. I'm sorry his first. As much as I would it's gonna be great content. As much as I want hear about the conspiracy theories, he's out done um Mike McDaniel obviously, who knows, who knows what he is doing. I feel like he's going to be the kind of guy that's like, you know, the one person and survivor that UM has like a truce with everybody, and he's just like, oh yeah, no, I'm I'm totally on your side. I'm not talking to those people. I'm talking to you like it's just me and you, baby, It's just me and you. And then you see it like literally five minutes later he's doing that to the other person, like, I'm not talking to those people. It's just me and you. I feel like he's got a little um shadiness to him. Uh. He's a schemer, exactly like McDaniel major Survivor scheme revibes. He's going far, but his his is gonna be like the most dramatic standoff because he will have been caught, people will have started to talk. He cannot be trusted. He's getting out of there. Kirk Cousins. I feel it could be a dependable dad. He's going to know how to do the fires. He's gonna know how to grill some like weird. I don't know if you guys saw the viral like stakes that he made a couple of months ago, or maybe it was last They're disgusting. Just google kirk cousin steaks. Okay, I'm not even a red red meat eater, and I this is I would not I would never go near this. It's disgusting. It looked like stones on the barbecue. Um. So he's gonna make some mediocre food, but he's going to make sure that the table is set at the end of the day. Okay, he's the dependable dad provider for the camp. The provider. Um, obviously we need somebody that's gonna bring the drama. That's gonna be Odell Beckham Jr. He is going to be causing shennanigans. Um. He's gonna make it somewhat far because he's dedicated and he's a hard worker and people do like him because he is entertaining. But he is going to get in the most fights. He's gonna be you know, he's gonna be front row center. Um, and I very much would like to see this. Here's who's going the furthest among this group. George Kittle. George swimming in the ocean grabbing a fish with his bare hand and biting its head off. Far like George Kittle the show Oh We'll end Okay, the million dollars has been awarded, and George kill is still on this island because he's just really enjoyed it. That's the that's the kind of vibe that I get from George k Okay, So he's winning the mill. Five more players that I think are going to do well on the island. Pete Carroll. We always need like an older, really in shape guy, that's just gonna like be everyone's kind of caretaker. But really he's a little sneaky. He's the guy everyone's like, wow, he's like I can't believe I'm still here. Usually they vote the old person out first, but like he's just kicking it somehow. He doesn't make he doesn't win. But there are a bunch of people that cry when he gets voted off. And I would be one of those people, Like it would be the kind of thing like you like to hold up the scroll and you're like, I'm sorry to do this. Um, you're a great man, but boom, Pete Carroll, you're out of here. It's gonna it's gonna be a lot of that Bill Belichick. Obviously, he's not even gonna get voted out. He's going to leave. He is going to be the one that's like, I'm out. I'm not doing this anymore with a bunch of children. Okay, I'm out. He's going to just have enough of it and in peace before I'm thinking week two, he's out, Week two, week three. I hope we get three weeks of Bill Belichick, but I'm not pressing it past that. Um, Joe Burrow, I think It's a really interesting one because I just really wanted to get to know him. I want the confessionals. I want to see what kind of guy he is. Um, I know he's surviving a long time. I feel like his social game would just be the best on the island. Wouldn't though, because I don't know, he's so quiet and he's so like thinking about that might turn people off. Yeah, but he has so many locker rooms that he's gone into and immediately won over. Like he transferred from Ohio State to l s U as a senior and like immediately won over the l s U locker room. Came into Cincinnati as a rookie, immediately won over that locker But I feel like people just gravitate towards him, so he would do well. Yeah. I think that Joe bur was the heart throb of the season. I feel like he he enters the season with like, you know, maybe like fifty Instagram followers. He leaves the season with over a million, and he starts his own podcast and maybe he goes on the Bachelor, Like that's the survivor season that I think that Joe Burrow is going to have. Um, Okay, last two Jamal Williams just for the sound bites alone. He makes it. It's him and George Kittle at the end, Jamal Williams and George Kittle, the dance moves, the soundbites, the interviews. He's a superstar. He needs to be on a reality show. I love watching him play football. He's having an incredible season, so were the Lions. But I cannot wait to see what this man does afterwards. And I hope it is something in entertainment, some kind of Big Brother survivor. Whatever you want to do, Jamal, We're going to support you on this podcast. Um. And then finally the last one, Aaron Donald. He's gonna pull a tree out of the ground, split it in half and build build your little house. Okay, you want Aaron Donald on your team? First Survivor. I can also see him going far. It's Aaron Donald, George Kittle and Jamal Williams standing at the end. Pete Carroll's the fourth Pete Carroll's the runner up. What do you guys think about my Survivor casting? I love it. Aaron Donald would be such a challenge beast, but he would be such like a merge boot because everyone would be like as soon as he loses an immunity challenge, we have to take the chance to get rid of him. But he would never lose an immunity challenge, and that's why he's in your top three. That's a good point. I didn't even think, to be honest, I was thinking more of like this, like, um, kind of the gameplay behind the scenes, not even in the challenges, because really that is kind of what it's all about, is like you don't want to get voted out. Um. Also, they're all NFL athletes, so they would all pretty be pretty good. They're all going to do really well. I think I think I think O'Dell will be the first one voted off. You know, he's just gonna get in a fight with like a tree. I think he's the first one gone. Okay, that's a great question, graver. Who do you think is the first one to get voted off? And who do you think wins? I think Bill b would be the first one off, like before he has a chance to quit, he would get voted off because he'd be like just trying to do things his own way, not really like vibing with the group. And I think Joe Burrows your winner he's just got so much charisma. People like want to give him the million. At the end, Bill Belichick lost in like the physical challenge was grumpy, went back to the camp before everyone got there and destroyed like ten through like the little rice bags, like into the tree, like just had full tantrum breakdown. Mo, who's winning and survivor here? I'm gonna go with Jamal Williams. That's good. He does. He deserves it. He deserves the one mill or whatever they're gonna I think Daniels, then you think rage, I think he really Steamers, stay in, Steamers, Schemers, stay scheming. I've heard you're not wrong. Okay, guys, that is our fantasy survivor. Let us know who you think would win, who you think would live? Who did we miss? That was very fun to put together. By the way, we should do more chaotic segments more often. Okay, coming after the after the break, we're gonna talk actual football. We are picking the games this weekend, um, and there's some very good ones. Also. We got two days of football, baby, we got Saturday and Sunday, so buckle at dun points. We'll get tonight. All right, let's get to some football. Baby, here are the standings. Okay, it's getting tight. It's getting close. Rachel one, thank you, mohun and one I am on your heels Mo Justin Fort and one kid Jookie. I'm going um, I'm going pretty underdoggi today. So blackle up, baby, first game on the list. I am so excited for this game. This game is gonna be so much fun. Uh, Miami Dolphins versus Buffalo Bills. We're gonna talk about this game coming up in the best and the worst thing that I saw, because there's things that I want to say. I don't want to give too much away, but I mean weather is like top of the top headlines for this game. You've got a team. The last time these two played very hot game. Now it's all in Buffalo's corner. Buffalo's favored by seven. I am going Buffalo as a push. I got twenty I'll go. I'll change it. I'll change it. I'll go Buffalo minus seven thirty to twenty one for the Dolphins. Uh. I'm feeling good about this. Miami lost to the Chargers. This whole, like Herbert to a conversation, is like very tiring and annoying. I'm over it. Um, but I think Buffalo is just on such a run right now. They're just taking to the playoffs. Give him the week off. Done, Dun, dune, dune, dun. Just see me in the super Bowl. I'm going Buffalo, What about you? Justin? What do you like? I'm taking Miami to cover this spread because they have been so bad two weeks in a row that like, once that happens, you have to look at yourself and make some kind of change. And I feel like they're going to come out with a just like a new fire to be good. And maybe they don't win, but I think in the snow Josh Allen's elbow, we're still not sure how healthy he is. They're like signing old receivers that they used to have on the team back on the team because they're desperate for offensive production or something. Cold Beasley is back with Buffalo now just weird vibes to me. So I'm gonna take Miami plus seven, But I do think Buffalo will will win the game. Didn't Cole Beasley fully retire this season, Like It's not like he like dropped and like went to another team. He retired. He come out of retirement to sign that's wild. What are you like in this game? I'm going Dolphins to cover, but Buffalo to win. I think it's gonna be it's gonna be lower scoring, the snow is gonna be there, But I think McDaniel's gonna drop a good game plan. He's not gonna have three bad games in a row. I wouldn't be surprised. I wouldn't be surprised if Miami keeps this close. I also wouldn't be surprised if it's a really weird game, as the weather e games tend to be in that Miami actually wins, which would be insane. But Rachel, you have a chance to make up serious ground with this game. Me and Mohan both pick in Miami. Okay, So I'm going Buffalo minus seven. Okay the next game, also very excited about. Jets are favored by one and a half versus the Lions. I am going Lions twenty one. B I think I've picked the lines every single game this season, But like the Jets, I don't know what's going on, and and like maybe Zach Wilson did more than what we think he did, because it's getting a little bit weird. Mike White was in, he got injured, he went out, he came back, and he went out. Joe Flacka went in. No Zack Wilson. Uh Saul is still saying like he's not done with this team, but then they're not playing him when they like kind of desperately need him. I don't know. Something weird going on with the Jets. I'm very all in on a Mike White Christmas. I would love to see him back in there. I know he got a little bit banged up. He's like ribs where he looked like he was in rough shape. Um. I hope he makes a quick recovery and and you know, the fairy tale is back and alive. But you know what fairy tale I love even more is the Lions. Right now, they are having a blast. I I hope they win the rest of their games. They are so much fun. I'm cheering for them. I don't know what the odds are for them to make another playoffs, but good lord, that would be so fun. I am going Detroit plus one and a half graver, What do you like? I'm so confused by all this Mike White talk. We've got Mike White, the creator of White Lotus and former Survivor player. We got Mike White, the quarterback of the Jets. I'm taking the Lions plus one and a half as well. They're just too fun to root for. The offenses really come alive, and the defense is getting better. I don't understand what's happening with the Jets quarterback situation either. Why Zack Wilson isn't even the backup because Joe Flacco is. He just doesn't have it anymore. So yeah, give me the Lions. I love. Last week on game debut, the Lions were playing the Vikings and they won. Uh. And one of my reasons for picking the Lions was just like, they've got a really bad defense. And then I pulled up the stat that Kirk Cousins is owen owen three when facing like a bottom ten total defense or something like. Bad defenses are just his kryptonite, and apparently they continue to be. Um Mo, what do you like in this one? That's a sweet for US three. I'm going the Lions to UH. I think Zach Wilson's the second string now. But even if Mike White gets hurt, his zero confidence going in there, and I think the Lions keep rolling. That is tough even if Zach Wilson does go in, he's kind of got like a lot of pressure on his shoulders, like his teammates like seemingly hate him and are wearing like T shirts with Mike White's picture on them. Like what was once the Jets were such a fun situation, just like a mere couple of weeks ago, and now it's like really weird vibes. Vibe check bad. Okay, also very excited for this. We got the Bengals, who are on a role right now, finally beating the Browns. They're favored by three and a half over Tom Brady and the Bucks. I am going Cincinnati and kind of like confidently I'm going thirty one. I loved this this week that um Joe Burrow was like, uh, I think he was asked, are you gonna get anything from Tom Brady? Are you gonna, like, you know, do a jersey swap or autograph after the game, And he was like, no, I'm not going to focus on the game. I'm gonna play football. I kind of loved that. And then Tom Brady was like great young quarterback, you know, gave him some gave him some props. So I'm really excited for this game, but I think that the Bengals win. I think the Bengals are are doing their thing right now, Jesson, I fully agree. I'll be surprised at the Bucks get to twenty four. Their offense looks so hard to just like even move the ball and get any first downs at all. Four points seems high against surging Bengals defense. So give me Cincinnati in like a comfortable win. You might be right, But then there's always that like garbage time stuff for Tom Brady, like as we saw on Monday Night, football just like pulls out of his like bum so he can never really trust anything when it comes to the box. Right now, what are you like in this one? Yeah, I'm going Bengals Big Joe Burrow Um. He was asked about comparisons with Brady and he's like, I'm Joe, He's Tom. I think Brady is like over it. Last week when they lost the Niners, he signed a ball that the corner gave him after the game. Like Brady supposed to be this great competitor. Is he calling it? Like? I'm not sure? I will say the Bengals receiving course pretty banged up. Tee Higgins dealing with a hamstring. Tyler Boyd, he's got a finger messed up. Heah, But I will say they they won the game without Joe Mixon and Jamaar Chase like a couple of weeks ago, So I'm not even they find a way. They find a way exactly. Uh. And finally, I mean, let's get to the game of the week. Let's get to the game of the week. Boys. We got the Rams who are a seven point underdog against the Packers. And and credit where credit is due. Our guy, the official guy of the podcast, Baker Mayfield NFC Offensive Player of the Week, NPCY Offensive Player of the Week. He got there on Tuesday, he showed up on Thursday. Oh I love that line. I'm gonna write that down. Uh, going Rams just because it's fun, just because it's fun. I'm going Rams and twenty four. I don't care. I don't care. This is for funzies, this is for RB Okay. I want to see Baker Mayfield shine Packers. I don't know they've been there coming off there by right. Um. I think they look a little rusty. Baker. On the other hand, the opposite, graaper, what do you like? I am picking Green Bay to cover, not confidently because Green Bay have they won any games by seven points this year? I honestly don't know, um, but I just think coming off to buy the Baker magic will have like a little like I want a route for Baker. I just it's fine, it's fine. I want to I want to separate. I want to I want to get closer to that. Yeah, there you go. I'm giving you a chance to get back in it. That's why I'm paying. What do you what do you like? I'm also going the Packers. I love Baker, but I think the fairy tale the Packers are gonna have a whole week to prepare against him, who we thought no team would have to ever prepare against. Baker. Rogers said that his offseason activities has allowed him has cured his his fear of death. So like, this guy is just Yeah, his offseason activities. You mean the funny teeth that he drank, that's cured. What does he have to do with football? I'm just saying. I'm just saying he's gonna step on that field. He doesn't fear anything. No, I know what a wild SoundBite to like, So, how are you feeling with taking on the Rams? Well and no longer feared death. So I'm gonna be okay. I don't want to botch us, but I think he said he's like, once you've seen the other side or something, you know. I don't know, you see the other side. Oh my good lord, Baker d Rims. Okay, heads up. Saturday Football returns to the NFL in December sevente and NFL Network is your home for an exclusive triple header, The Cold Steak on the Vikings at one pm Eastern, followed by Ravens Browns at four pm. Then a huge divisional showdown in prime time is the Dolphins battle the Bills at a pm Eastern. It is a Saturday Showdown tripleheader all day Saturday, December seventeenth, only on NFL Network and streaming on NFL Plus. Okay, coming up after the break, we're going to continue to talk about Bills Dolphins because there's something that I want you to see. Greaver. I don't know, but I might be able to change your mind on your pick from this, So don't go anywhere. He's the best. Okay. This has gone pretty viral as literally everything that Mike McDaniel has ever done. Um, so I want you to see this video. This is him at practice vibing the heck out case God is like sleeves rolled ups, got his pants rolled up. He's wearing a shirt that says, I wish it were colderer. So they're playing the Bills. Okay, it's gonna be perretty chilly on the Willie. Uh you saw the warmups. You saw Bills players like literally wearing like Canada goose jackets. Okay, it's she's gonna be cold. Uh in Miami. These guys are you know, coming from a Canadian that now lives in a warm weather climate. It it's you. It's a different Yeah, I'm so proud of it. I love living in the warm. I'm never going back to the cold. No, no, no, not for me. Uh. And now it's time for the worst thing I saw. What rage? Do you think on Saturday? Do you think McDaniel is gonna bundle up or you think he's just gonna rock like a polo and just like he's gonna wear like short sleeves, he's gonna wear tank top that says I'm toasty, toasty as can be, just ridiculous. But this leaves me to the worst thing that I saw Graver. The Dolphins had heaters near their bench at so By Stadium. This is on a whole other level, okay. So Fi Stadium famously pretty indoors, Okay, pretty toasty, okay, and they had to have their heaters were the cold little l a webboo. They're screwed. If this is what if this is what they're struggling with, is a couple of gusts out here. Oh well, you don't want the sand to roll in. It gets a little chili at night in l A. And I wore my part of the other day. Yeah, I've been wearing big jackets and and you know what, They're gonna have better heaters in Buffalo. I bet their whole benches will be heated. They'll have those little poles that they stick their helmets on that are heated. They'll be fine. Soup. Yeah, but they're not playing football on the bench, are they. They're not playing We're on the bench benched with Banetta. Good promo cut that. Okay, guys, that is our show. I gotta go beet Brad Pitt and ask Martin are you yeah? There? You go? Let me know what she says. I'm never invited you to anything fancy. Ever, let's not a guys. NFL Plus is here, which means no matter where you are, this is how you football. You can stream live local and primetime games on your phone or tablett game where he plays with NFL Plus Premium and more. This is the NFL for every fan. This is football right up. Is your game on the go. Go to Plus dot NFL dot com and sign up now. Come back next week on Tuesday. Okay, and I will tell you every tale to be told. Just watch them like no one was there. It was a compressed thing like to Margot wasn't there and Brad wasn't there. No, they'll be there, okay, and I'll have some new friends. I will sign Brad up for either season three of White Lotus or to be the coach of the Saints next next season. Okay, Um, guys, don't friends to subscribe to our show falls on Instagram and Twitter. Good luck if you were in fantasy playoffs this weekend and we will see you on Tuesday. Bye, Love you,
Speaker 1: And when I woke up this morning, I was feeling pretty dangerous for tonight. They are when we thought they were wet. Hello, you plenty to win the gate. They want you to cook the dinner. At least they ought to let your shop for some of the grocers. And on the way up, we're gonna buy a kneecap off playoffs. You're kidding me. I'm just here so I won't get Finally, how could he not be romantic about football? Hello, everybody, Welcome to the Bench with Vonetta podcast. I know what you're thinking. Oh, she's at home again, not in studio. Well, guess what I already worked today. Okay, I already showed my face. We're on the NFL network campuses. I sold some Lexus cars for the Saturday pre show. You can check that out. They didn't, unfortunately, let me have a key. Um. But I'm at home because there's there's pressing things on the agenda this eve. Um, boys, I'd like for you to come in here while I talk about this. I got an invite your girl, RB got an invite to a real Hollywood premiere. In fact, no, maybe sent me there that maybe you've heard about Brad Pitt will be in attendance. Margot Robbie will be in attendance. I am going to the Babylon premiere and h Wood two nights, so I have to you know, the glamor is glaming, the hair is herring. That sounds weird. Um, but my good friend mohun here just send the audacity to tell me to talk to Margot Robbie for him. MO. I gotta I gotta know if you were in the same room as Margot Robs, would you actually go and say hi to her? Because famously I don't like to talk to the celebrities. I sat in the ted Lasso Little Sweet during the London football games. I said nothing to no one. I was stealthy. I was invisible. Okay, that's how we prefer it. Um, would you say hi to Margot Robs? I'm with you. I don't like forcing conversations with celebrities, but she's on. She's on like a list that I would Oh, I would say, would you say my entire life? If I didn't say anything, no, I wouldn't say that. I would. I would introduce myself and you know, see, pretend ask who she was, who she was, Hi, who are you like, hey, do you come here often? Or something? I don't know, a jail. I don't want to. I don't want a fanboy and be like, oh my god, you're pretty, You're so great. So you would start your relationship off with the most dishonest note possible. Let me get this straight, just so we can clarify for the people at home. You would go to a premiere of a movie starring Margot Robbie and say Hi, I'm Mohan. Who are you? Do you come here often? To what movie premieres? I would say it like a lot. I I don't know. I would need to. I'm better when I just wing it. That's I can't. This can be pretty Listen. I can confirm Moham's got game. Okay, I've seen it in real life. I have no doubt that you would impress Margot Robbie with your ways, Graver, are you the kind of person if you know a celeb is about you'll go and strike a conversation with him. I completely shut down, Like if I see Brad Pitt on the red carpet tonight, I'm walking in the opposite direction. So I used to think that I was. I'm fairly shy in general. I used to think that I would never approach a celebrity, and then we went to the Combine in Indie last February, and I mean not that they're like celebrities celebrities, but seeing all the NFL head coaches hanging out in the bar, I was like, this is a once in a lifetime chance to go make conversation with people that I admire. So yeah, I told um Kevin Stefanski that he was number one in my head coach hotness rankings. I told Mike McDaniel that everyone was rooting for him, and he like screamed like a crazy person when I told him that, And uh yeah it was. It was fun. A little liquid courage I'm sure helped lubercpe Um. Okay, well, anyways, that's why I'm home because I get to go be a fancy person tonight. And I'm so frenna. If you don't say, if you don't say anything to Brad Pitt, we're not friends anymore. What do I say? What do I work? Okay? Okay, hold on, let's workshop this. He's a Saints fan, right, he is a Saint. I'm gonna saying, hey, how about your team. That's not good at all. I can't do that. I can't do that. Like Saints fan, I think, tell him is untied? What? And then what Moha? I don't know? Then then that's initiating conversations half the battle. Absolutely not. I'm never putting myself in a social situation with mohaunted. There is a famous person about I cannot be I cannot handle the stress situation. What happens when he looks down and double days it's not untied? Hey, her Drew use this is gonna He is thinking about coaching coaching a college team that was announced today. Right, what do you think about that? Brad? Now that's too dorky, that's way too dorks. Okay, we're gonna Sean Payton's coming back to the Saints next year, John Paynton coming back to the scenes. What you better hope jogs? Your team sucks. It's not gonna work. It's not gonna work. It all leads back to the same place. Okay, we're gonna workshop this a little bit as we get into this show. Oh, by the way, before we get into the most ridiculous segment that I have to talk about. Um, we were talking about with Katie on Tuesday. Candy Kane Lane, which is the thing that exists in Los Angeles. It's like this whole row of houses that people just go all out for. Somebody emailed me today that works at NFL Network and he lives in Candy Kane Lane. He says, right, Rachel, loving the podcast. I just finished listening to the Ladies of Kyle. I'm living in Candy Cane Lane and we fully knew what we were getting into. This is our first year and traffic is a bit rough, but overall it's been fun and the kids love it. He never told me if it's it's if it's like, you know, like a real estate situation that somebody has to like if somebody died in the house, you have to let them know. UM. I don't know if that was the case, but Anthony, thank you for reporting back that it's not that bad. Um. I think you should get money off your house if you're living in a Candy Cane Lane. To be honest, I think it's would probably be a nightmare. But secretly I want to be a part of the community. I think I'm just feeling left out. I think that that's what it is. Okay, So that's our candy Cane Lane report. Uh. Next thing's next. I don't know if you guys saw this. It went viral this week. I'm not gonna do any spoilers, but White Lotus is the greatest television show on TV right now. And just if you're not watching it, no, don't, don't nod your head like that. It's maybe I'll maybe I'll like to White Lotus. I got it, I got it. I got it, guys, I got it. Brad, if you're not in White Lotus season three, you may as well go k and coach the things because they may need all that they There you go, There you go, White Loadus season three starting Brad Pitt. That would be saying, Okay, that's my opener. If I run into Brad, that's my opener. There we go. Um. Okay, So Mike White is the creator of this show, and it was revealed this week it kind of like went viral that he was on Survivor once upon a time, and we don't often get to see famous people, if ever, on Survivor. Um. I've already spoken about my Uh, I want to do this show, and I think that I'd be very good at it. And somebody, a listener of the pod, actually reached out to me and said, hey, I've been on Survivor before and I can contact you. I can put you in contact with producers if you really want. I don't know if that's something I'm gonna do, but it might be on the list. Um. Okay. So it really got me thinking, like if we were, by the way when we first started this podcast, or like, what do you want this podcast to be about? I was like, I want it to just be like what's in my brain and we'll spin it to be about football. That's exactly what this segment is right now. Because all I'm thinking about his Survivor and who would go on it and who would I love to see on it? And so we are doing Survivor NFL version. So I'm gonna show you guys ten players that I think would thrive or be terrible on Survivor, and you tell me if you agree or disagree. Okay, First things first, here's Team one. Got ten ten players. Here ten players and coaches Team one Aaron Rodgers. Obviously he's gonna he's gonna go into this thing thinking that he's gonna be like one with the Woods. One with the beach, one with the ocean. He's gonna be vibing out doing yoga. He's gonna, you know, be out there catching fish with his bare hands. First one voted off the island. He is out of there. Nobody wants it, nobody has time for it. You're just gonna see everybody rolling their eyes in their confessionals, and you're just gonna see everybody go up with their little scrolls, and it's just gonna say Aaron Rodgers, Aaron Rodgers, Rodgers, He's first, He's first to go. I'm sorry his first. As much as I would it's gonna be great content. As much as I want hear about the conspiracy theories, he's out done um Mike McDaniel obviously, who knows, who knows what he is doing. I feel like he's going to be the kind of guy that's like, you know, the one person and survivor that UM has like a truce with everybody, and he's just like, oh yeah, no, I'm I'm totally on your side. I'm not talking to those people. I'm talking to you like it's just me and you, baby, It's just me and you. And then you see it like literally five minutes later he's doing that to the other person, like, I'm not talking to those people. It's just me and you. I feel like he's got a little um shadiness to him. Uh. He's a schemer, exactly like McDaniel major Survivor scheme revibes. He's going far, but his his is gonna be like the most dramatic standoff because he will have been caught, people will have started to talk. He cannot be trusted. He's getting out of there. Kirk Cousins. I feel it could be a dependable dad. He's going to know how to do the fires. He's gonna know how to grill some like weird. I don't know if you guys saw the viral like stakes that he made a couple of months ago, or maybe it was last They're disgusting. Just google kirk cousin steaks. Okay, I'm not even a red red meat eater, and I this is I would not I would never go near this. It's disgusting. It looked like stones on the barbecue. Um. So he's gonna make some mediocre food, but he's going to make sure that the table is set at the end of the day. Okay, he's the dependable dad provider for the camp. The provider. Um, obviously we need somebody that's gonna bring the drama. That's gonna be Odell Beckham Jr. He is going to be causing shennanigans. Um. He's gonna make it somewhat far because he's dedicated and he's a hard worker and people do like him because he is entertaining. But he is going to get in the most fights. He's gonna be you know, he's gonna be front row center. Um, and I very much would like to see this. Here's who's going the furthest among this group. George Kittle. George swimming in the ocean grabbing a fish with his bare hand and biting its head off. Far like George Kittle the show Oh We'll end Okay, the million dollars has been awarded, and George kill is still on this island because he's just really enjoyed it. That's the that's the kind of vibe that I get from George k Okay, So he's winning the mill. Five more players that I think are going to do well on the island. Pete Carroll. We always need like an older, really in shape guy, that's just gonna like be everyone's kind of caretaker. But really he's a little sneaky. He's the guy everyone's like, wow, he's like I can't believe I'm still here. Usually they vote the old person out first, but like he's just kicking it somehow. He doesn't make he doesn't win. But there are a bunch of people that cry when he gets voted off. And I would be one of those people, Like it would be the kind of thing like you like to hold up the scroll and you're like, I'm sorry to do this. Um, you're a great man, but boom, Pete Carroll, you're out of here. It's gonna it's gonna be a lot of that Bill Belichick. Obviously, he's not even gonna get voted out. He's going to leave. He is going to be the one that's like, I'm out. I'm not doing this anymore with a bunch of children. Okay, I'm out. He's going to just have enough of it and in peace before I'm thinking week two, he's out, Week two, week three. I hope we get three weeks of Bill Belichick, but I'm not pressing it past that. Um, Joe Burrow, I think It's a really interesting one because I just really wanted to get to know him. I want the confessionals. I want to see what kind of guy he is. Um, I know he's surviving a long time. I feel like his social game would just be the best on the island. Wouldn't though, because I don't know, he's so quiet and he's so like thinking about that might turn people off. Yeah, but he has so many locker rooms that he's gone into and immediately won over. Like he transferred from Ohio State to l s U as a senior and like immediately won over the l s U locker room. Came into Cincinnati as a rookie, immediately won over that locker But I feel like people just gravitate towards him, so he would do well. Yeah. I think that Joe bur was the heart throb of the season. I feel like he he enters the season with like, you know, maybe like fifty Instagram followers. He leaves the season with over a million, and he starts his own podcast and maybe he goes on the Bachelor, Like that's the survivor season that I think that Joe Burrow is going to have. Um, Okay, last two Jamal Williams just for the sound bites alone. He makes it. It's him and George Kittle at the end, Jamal Williams and George Kittle, the dance moves, the soundbites, the interviews. He's a superstar. He needs to be on a reality show. I love watching him play football. He's having an incredible season, so were the Lions. But I cannot wait to see what this man does afterwards. And I hope it is something in entertainment, some kind of Big Brother survivor. Whatever you want to do, Jamal, We're going to support you on this podcast. Um. And then finally the last one, Aaron Donald. He's gonna pull a tree out of the ground, split it in half and build build your little house. Okay, you want Aaron Donald on your team? First Survivor. I can also see him going far. It's Aaron Donald, George Kittle and Jamal Williams standing at the end. Pete Carroll's the fourth Pete Carroll's the runner up. What do you guys think about my Survivor casting? I love it. Aaron Donald would be such a challenge beast, but he would be such like a merge boot because everyone would be like as soon as he loses an immunity challenge, we have to take the chance to get rid of him. But he would never lose an immunity challenge, and that's why he's in your top three. That's a good point. I didn't even think, to be honest, I was thinking more of like this, like, um, kind of the gameplay behind the scenes, not even in the challenges, because really that is kind of what it's all about, is like you don't want to get voted out. Um. Also, they're all NFL athletes, so they would all pretty be pretty good. They're all going to do really well. I think I think I think O'Dell will be the first one voted off. You know, he's just gonna get in a fight with like a tree. I think he's the first one gone. Okay, that's a great question, graver. Who do you think is the first one to get voted off? And who do you think wins? I think Bill b would be the first one off, like before he has a chance to quit, he would get voted off because he'd be like just trying to do things his own way, not really like vibing with the group. And I think Joe Burrows your winner he's just got so much charisma. People like want to give him the million. At the end, Bill Belichick lost in like the physical challenge was grumpy, went back to the camp before everyone got there and destroyed like ten through like the little rice bags, like into the tree, like just had full tantrum breakdown. Mo, who's winning and survivor here? I'm gonna go with Jamal Williams. That's good. He does. He deserves it. He deserves the one mill or whatever they're gonna I think Daniels, then you think rage, I think he really Steamers, stay in, Steamers, Schemers, stay scheming. I've heard you're not wrong. Okay, guys, that is our fantasy survivor. Let us know who you think would win, who you think would live? Who did we miss? That was very fun to put together. By the way, we should do more chaotic segments more often. Okay, coming after the after the break, we're gonna talk actual football. We are picking the games this weekend, um, and there's some very good ones. Also. We got two days of football, baby, we got Saturday and Sunday, so buckle at dun points. We'll get tonight. All right, let's get to some football. Baby, here are the standings. Okay, it's getting tight. It's getting close. Rachel one, thank you, mohun and one I am on your heels Mo Justin Fort and one kid Jookie. I'm going um, I'm going pretty underdoggi today. So blackle up, baby, first game on the list. I am so excited for this game. This game is gonna be so much fun. Uh, Miami Dolphins versus Buffalo Bills. We're gonna talk about this game coming up in the best and the worst thing that I saw, because there's things that I want to say. I don't want to give too much away, but I mean weather is like top of the top headlines for this game. You've got a team. The last time these two played very hot game. Now it's all in Buffalo's corner. Buffalo's favored by seven. I am going Buffalo as a push. I got twenty I'll go. I'll change it. I'll change it. I'll go Buffalo minus seven thirty to twenty one for the Dolphins. Uh. I'm feeling good about this. Miami lost to the Chargers. This whole, like Herbert to a conversation, is like very tiring and annoying. I'm over it. Um, but I think Buffalo is just on such a run right now. They're just taking to the playoffs. Give him the week off. Done, Dun, dune, dune, dun. Just see me in the super Bowl. I'm going Buffalo, What about you? Justin? What do you like? I'm taking Miami to cover this spread because they have been so bad two weeks in a row that like, once that happens, you have to look at yourself and make some kind of change. And I feel like they're going to come out with a just like a new fire to be good. And maybe they don't win, but I think in the snow Josh Allen's elbow, we're still not sure how healthy he is. They're like signing old receivers that they used to have on the team back on the team because they're desperate for offensive production or something. Cold Beasley is back with Buffalo now just weird vibes to me. So I'm gonna take Miami plus seven, But I do think Buffalo will will win the game. Didn't Cole Beasley fully retire this season, Like It's not like he like dropped and like went to another team. He retired. He come out of retirement to sign that's wild. What are you like in this game? I'm going Dolphins to cover, but Buffalo to win. I think it's gonna be it's gonna be lower scoring, the snow is gonna be there, But I think McDaniel's gonna drop a good game plan. He's not gonna have three bad games in a row. I wouldn't be surprised. I wouldn't be surprised if Miami keeps this close. I also wouldn't be surprised if it's a really weird game, as the weather e games tend to be in that Miami actually wins, which would be insane. But Rachel, you have a chance to make up serious ground with this game. Me and Mohan both pick in Miami. Okay, So I'm going Buffalo minus seven. Okay the next game, also very excited about. Jets are favored by one and a half versus the Lions. I am going Lions twenty one. B I think I've picked the lines every single game this season, But like the Jets, I don't know what's going on, and and like maybe Zach Wilson did more than what we think he did, because it's getting a little bit weird. Mike White was in, he got injured, he went out, he came back, and he went out. Joe Flacka went in. No Zack Wilson. Uh Saul is still saying like he's not done with this team, but then they're not playing him when they like kind of desperately need him. I don't know. Something weird going on with the Jets. I'm very all in on a Mike White Christmas. I would love to see him back in there. I know he got a little bit banged up. He's like ribs where he looked like he was in rough shape. Um. I hope he makes a quick recovery and and you know, the fairy tale is back and alive. But you know what fairy tale I love even more is the Lions. Right now, they are having a blast. I I hope they win the rest of their games. They are so much fun. I'm cheering for them. I don't know what the odds are for them to make another playoffs, but good lord, that would be so fun. I am going Detroit plus one and a half graver, What do you like? I'm so confused by all this Mike White talk. We've got Mike White, the creator of White Lotus and former Survivor player. We got Mike White, the quarterback of the Jets. I'm taking the Lions plus one and a half as well. They're just too fun to root for. The offenses really come alive, and the defense is getting better. I don't understand what's happening with the Jets quarterback situation either. Why Zack Wilson isn't even the backup because Joe Flacco is. He just doesn't have it anymore. So yeah, give me the Lions. I love. Last week on game debut, the Lions were playing the Vikings and they won. Uh. And one of my reasons for picking the Lions was just like, they've got a really bad defense. And then I pulled up the stat that Kirk Cousins is owen owen three when facing like a bottom ten total defense or something like. Bad defenses are just his kryptonite, and apparently they continue to be. Um Mo, what do you like in this one? That's a sweet for US three. I'm going the Lions to UH. I think Zach Wilson's the second string now. But even if Mike White gets hurt, his zero confidence going in there, and I think the Lions keep rolling. That is tough even if Zach Wilson does go in, he's kind of got like a lot of pressure on his shoulders, like his teammates like seemingly hate him and are wearing like T shirts with Mike White's picture on them. Like what was once the Jets were such a fun situation, just like a mere couple of weeks ago, and now it's like really weird vibes. Vibe check bad. Okay, also very excited for this. We got the Bengals, who are on a role right now, finally beating the Browns. They're favored by three and a half over Tom Brady and the Bucks. I am going Cincinnati and kind of like confidently I'm going thirty one. I loved this this week that um Joe Burrow was like, uh, I think he was asked, are you gonna get anything from Tom Brady? Are you gonna, like, you know, do a jersey swap or autograph after the game, And he was like, no, I'm not going to focus on the game. I'm gonna play football. I kind of loved that. And then Tom Brady was like great young quarterback, you know, gave him some gave him some props. So I'm really excited for this game, but I think that the Bengals win. I think the Bengals are are doing their thing right now, Jesson, I fully agree. I'll be surprised at the Bucks get to twenty four. Their offense looks so hard to just like even move the ball and get any first downs at all. Four points seems high against surging Bengals defense. So give me Cincinnati in like a comfortable win. You might be right, But then there's always that like garbage time stuff for Tom Brady, like as we saw on Monday Night, football just like pulls out of his like bum so he can never really trust anything when it comes to the box. Right now, what are you like in this one? Yeah, I'm going Bengals Big Joe Burrow Um. He was asked about comparisons with Brady and he's like, I'm Joe, He's Tom. I think Brady is like over it. Last week when they lost the Niners, he signed a ball that the corner gave him after the game. Like Brady supposed to be this great competitor. Is he calling it? Like? I'm not sure? I will say the Bengals receiving course pretty banged up. Tee Higgins dealing with a hamstring. Tyler Boyd, he's got a finger messed up. Heah, But I will say they they won the game without Joe Mixon and Jamaar Chase like a couple of weeks ago, So I'm not even they find a way. They find a way exactly. Uh. And finally, I mean, let's get to the game of the week. Let's get to the game of the week. Boys. We got the Rams who are a seven point underdog against the Packers. And and credit where credit is due. Our guy, the official guy of the podcast, Baker Mayfield NFC Offensive Player of the Week, NPCY Offensive Player of the Week. He got there on Tuesday, he showed up on Thursday. Oh I love that line. I'm gonna write that down. Uh, going Rams just because it's fun, just because it's fun. I'm going Rams and twenty four. I don't care. I don't care. This is for funzies, this is for RB Okay. I want to see Baker Mayfield shine Packers. I don't know they've been there coming off there by right. Um. I think they look a little rusty. Baker. On the other hand, the opposite, graaper, what do you like? I am picking Green Bay to cover, not confidently because Green Bay have they won any games by seven points this year? I honestly don't know, um, but I just think coming off to buy the Baker magic will have like a little like I want a route for Baker. I just it's fine, it's fine. I want to I want to separate. I want to I want to get closer to that. Yeah, there you go. I'm giving you a chance to get back in it. That's why I'm paying. What do you what do you like? I'm also going the Packers. I love Baker, but I think the fairy tale the Packers are gonna have a whole week to prepare against him, who we thought no team would have to ever prepare against. Baker. Rogers said that his offseason activities has allowed him has cured his his fear of death. So like, this guy is just Yeah, his offseason activities. You mean the funny teeth that he drank, that's cured. What does he have to do with football? I'm just saying. I'm just saying he's gonna step on that field. He doesn't fear anything. No, I know what a wild SoundBite to like, So, how are you feeling with taking on the Rams? Well and no longer feared death. So I'm gonna be okay. I don't want to botch us, but I think he said he's like, once you've seen the other side or something, you know. I don't know, you see the other side. Oh my good lord, Baker d Rims. Okay, heads up. Saturday Football returns to the NFL in December sevente and NFL Network is your home for an exclusive triple header, The Cold Steak on the Vikings at one pm Eastern, followed by Ravens Browns at four pm. Then a huge divisional showdown in prime time is the Dolphins battle the Bills at a pm Eastern. It is a Saturday Showdown tripleheader all day Saturday, December seventeenth, only on NFL Network and streaming on NFL Plus. Okay, coming up after the break, we're going to continue to talk about Bills Dolphins because there's something that I want you to see. Greaver. I don't know, but I might be able to change your mind on your pick from this, So don't go anywhere. He's the best. Okay. This has gone pretty viral as literally everything that Mike McDaniel has ever done. Um, so I want you to see this video. This is him at practice vibing the heck out case God is like sleeves rolled ups, got his pants rolled up. He's wearing a shirt that says, I wish it were colderer. So they're playing the Bills. Okay, it's gonna be perretty chilly on the Willie. Uh you saw the warmups. You saw Bills players like literally wearing like Canada goose jackets. Okay, it's she's gonna be cold. Uh in Miami. These guys are you know, coming from a Canadian that now lives in a warm weather climate. It it's you. It's a different Yeah, I'm so proud of it. I love living in the warm. I'm never going back to the cold. No, no, no, not for me. Uh. And now it's time for the worst thing I saw. What rage? Do you think on Saturday? Do you think McDaniel is gonna bundle up or you think he's just gonna rock like a polo and just like he's gonna wear like short sleeves, he's gonna wear tank top that says I'm toasty, toasty as can be, just ridiculous. But this leaves me to the worst thing that I saw Graver. The Dolphins had heaters near their bench at so By Stadium. This is on a whole other level, okay. So Fi Stadium famously pretty indoors, Okay, pretty toasty, okay, and they had to have their heaters were the cold little l a webboo. They're screwed. If this is what if this is what they're struggling with, is a couple of gusts out here. Oh well, you don't want the sand to roll in. It gets a little chili at night in l A. And I wore my part of the other day. Yeah, I've been wearing big jackets and and you know what, They're gonna have better heaters in Buffalo. I bet their whole benches will be heated. They'll have those little poles that they stick their helmets on that are heated. They'll be fine. Soup. Yeah, but they're not playing football on the bench, are they. They're not playing We're on the bench benched with Banetta. Good promo cut that. Okay, guys, that is our show. I gotta go beet Brad Pitt and ask Martin are you yeah? There? You go? Let me know what she says. I'm never invited you to anything fancy. Ever, let's not a guys. NFL Plus is here, which means no matter where you are, this is how you football. You can stream live local and primetime games on your phone or tablett game where he plays with NFL Plus Premium and more. This is the NFL for every fan. This is football right up. Is your game on the go. Go to Plus dot NFL dot com and sign up now. Come back next week on Tuesday. Okay, and I will tell you every tale to be told. Just watch them like no one was there. It was a compressed thing like to Margot wasn't there and Brad wasn't there. No, they'll be there, okay, and I'll have some new friends. I will sign Brad up for either season three of White Lotus or to be the coach of the Saints next next season. Okay, Um, guys, don't friends to subscribe to our show falls on Instagram and Twitter. Good luck if you were in fantasy playoffs this weekend and we will see you on Tuesday. Bye, Love you,
