Sports provocateur Dave Dameshek and NFL All Pro linebacker Ryan Shazier tackle the wildest and most talked about NFL and college football narratives flying across our timelines each week. But just because fans are talking about it on the internet doesn’t mean it’s true! Dave will run each and every over hyped, bandwagon fan and media hot take past Ryan for his unvarnished “gut check” on each one. Ryan will either throw the flag and call BS on it, or let it run free and unchecked to the end zone. No take gets a free pass on Wondery’s latest football podcast.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 16 hours 37 minutes
episode 58: Gut Check Time for Mahomes, Purdy, Caleb & Kliff
There’s one game left in the NFL season, and one final episode of Gridiron Gut Check so we’re going out with a bang! Shek and Shazier are talking all things Super Bowl and getting right into the matchup between the young GOAT, Patrick Mahomes, and Mr. Irrelevant himself, Brock Purdy...
episode 57: Gut Check Time for Purdy, Mahomes, Lamar, and Josh Allen
On his way to setting the ALL TIME post season receptions record, America’s sweetheart Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs are going back to the Super Bowl to play the Niners in a rematch of their 2019 showdown. But who has more to prove, Mahomes or Purdy? Shek and Shazier are jumping into all the post-Championship weekend takes like: What really caused the Lions to blow their first half lead? Why the Ravens really struggled all day vs...
episode 56: Gut Check Time for Josh Allen, Lamar, and the Lions
It’s conference championship week but all people still want to talk about is Jason Kelce slamming beers, shirtless in 22-degree weather...
episode 55: Gut Check Time for Stroud, Love, and Josh Allen
Oh the joy and pain of the NFL playoffs! Shek and Shazier are ready to tackle every inch of Wildcard Weekend and beyond including the latest Dallas debacle and what this really means for Dak’s future, if Coach Tomlin is really staying in Pittsburgh, and if this is really the year Josh Allen slays the Patrick Mahomes dragon...
episode 54: Gut Check Time for the Cowboys, Chiefs, Lamar & Michigan’s Future
And the award goes to…. With the NFL season wrapping up, it’s time for Shek and Shazier to pick their favs for all the end of season hardware! Is Lamar the runaway MVP? Is anyone else even in the convo? Plus, the guys weigh in on which QBs playing this weekend should scare the Ravens the most, why people aren’t afraid of the Chiefs, and if Mike McCarthy is coaching for his job if the Cowboys don’t get to the Super Bowl...
episode 53: Gut Check Time for Michigan, Philly, Puka and CJ
The Wolverines are one win away from the natty and Shazier doesn’t wanna talk about it! Shek’s grabbed all the most ridiculous hot takes from around the NFL and CFB this week and Shazier is ready to call them like he sees them! Is the whole country really rooting for the Huskies after the show Penix put on against Texas? Are the Eagles really completely cooked after the Cardinals hung 35 points on them? Is there anything Nick Sirianni can do to fix the Birds before the playoffs? The guys dive...
episode 52: Gut Check Time for Shek & Shazier’s Best & Worst Takes of 2023
Win, place, and show, we’ve got a best takes and worst takes of 2023 episode coming your way! Shek and Shazier are throwing it back to when they predicted Tyreek Hill would top 2,000 receiving yards and that the Cowboys would take the East. They’re also covering some of their WORST takes like when they predicted Deion Sanders and Colorado would take over college football and that Ohio State would win the CFP...
episode 51: Gut Check Time for Hurts, Flacco, Baker and the Cowboys
Another week, another shakeup atop the NFL...
episode 50: Gut Check Time for Tommy Cutlets, Justin Fields, Travis Kelce & Dak’s MVP Case
Dak Prescott might be playing some of the best football of his career but Shek and Shazier are ready to chew on all things Tommy Cutlets! Shek gathered all the hottest takes flying around the Giants and beyond in the NFL this week and Shazier can’t wait to tackle each of them like: Has the Philly hype train REALLY gone completely off the track? Is Travis Kelce REALLY washed? Would the Bears REALLY consider moving on from Justin Fields for a rookie QB? Could Colorado REALLY make the CFP next...
episode 49: Gut Check Time for the College Football Playoff, Brock Purdy, Jordan Love, & TD Celebrations
The College Football Playoff Committee has made their decisions and WOW, the guys are fired up! Shek’s got all the hottest takes ready to fire at Shazier including why FSU and OSU didn’t make the cut, if Brock Purdy really has a shot at NFL MVP or if his supporting cast of CMC, Deebo, and Kittle have more to do with his success, if Jordan Love is really the next generational QB in Green Bay, the truth about how much time players really put into choreographing TD celebrations before playing a...