2025 NFL Awards Predictions and Holiday Cards

19:59Gregg Rosenthal:your choice I flip it because I've been Matthew Stafford MVP all year I'm sticking with Matthew Stafford MVP Drake May is a very very close second I think Drake May will win the MVP I don't really but I I'm going with Matthew Stafford I think the highs are unconsciously high the floor he raised the floor of his play you know sometimes he'd be streaky he was a little bit in a couple of weather games this year as well. Carolina looms large. Um, but I think for, with Matthew Stafford, he also didn't have Puka Nakua for part of the season. He also hasn't had Devante Adams. Um, they're making it work with like this Frankenstein's monster, 11 personnel with a rotating third receiver constantly.

20:42Gregg Rosenthal:And then this 13 personnel that you can't get these tight ends. You can't maximize these like truly kind of middle level tight ends in the past game without a quarterback like Matthew Stafford. He makes everything go in this offense. This offense is tricky. We all know this, even with a boy genius play caller in Sean McVay. I would argue that two kids now. I don't know if we can call him a boy genius. I would argue that Matthew Stafford has actually made Sean McVay better in so many ways. And I just he's the MVP to me. Grown man genius maybe yeah i'm just saying really rolls two kids now he's hitting he's hitting 40 soon i think i don't know when his birthday is but i believe he's 39 years old mr gundy always said once you turn 40 i'm a man you're a man um i think it's i think it's may but they're a strong one too talked about it a lot i saw one tweet which kept captured it in a funny way that i appreciated it but i pretty much agreed which like stats guys say it's may by a mile yeah because because he's first in uh everything completion percentage yards per 10 he's he has like the bigot it for someone with that high a completion percentage his yards per 10 are higher than anyone in nfl history success rate completion percentage over expected uh you know it it's crazy like the some of the stuff is the highest since you've ever measured a pass rate and qbr all that.

22:06But to me, it's like the running that kind of puts it over the top. That's a pretty big deal to me. So when it's, when I think the passing is close, then that just gives him the edge. But yeah, the tweet was like stats guy of maze by may, my mile film guys have may, but just by a little bit. But the TV analysts are like my dear friend, Matthew. And that is why I think he's going to get it.

22:27Gregg Rosenthal:Matt Stafford. I try to do my Troy impression. I love that one. But yeah, I think, I think Drake may is going to win MVP, I don't because of the people. I'm holding on all season for Matthew Stafford, and that's what I got to do here. Consistency. We love it. I love it, and he's a great choice, too. You could vote top five for MVP. So I have seen, like, I don't know. There's a lot of TV people with the awards now. They changed it up. I got some inside information this week. What? Well, when I noticed, so Kyle Brandt has an award because he's been talking about it on Good Morning Football, and I was like, oh, I didn't think NFL media was allowed to have the awards.

23:05because that had been the case in the past. And they changed that rule this year. And there's a few that were in.

23:10Gregg Rosenthal:This is your moment, Greg. Well, it should be. I have it on information that my name was brought up as a possibility, but I didn't get it. Oh, no. So, you know, I don't know who else. There's a few others in NFL media that also have it, too, and great for them. I hope Judy has one. I'm going to— Batista. I think that's a wise guess. How angry will you be if I get one before you? No, I'm not going to be mad at the people. It's not their fault. There are a few outside of our company that I've noticed that have it that I am upset about. He's noticed.

23:41Colleen Wolfe:He has a radar tracking. The more important thing is we really support the Associated Press here. We appreciate the process because we're beginning our year-long campaign to get a vote for next season. Get Greg a vote. Get Greg a vote. I'll eat this. We should have the listeners write letters. you have been a pivotal

24:02Gregg Rosenthal:piece in improving the voting process even minus a vote I've always wanted them to have more of the voting and so I would include some people I feel like that don't get enough votes and so my top five because you get top five for MVP would be Stafford second I think I would vote Miles Garrett third like why not just do it and I would have Herbert fourth and then it was between Josh Allen and Mac Jones baby It was not Mac Jones or Brock Purdy. It was his teammate, though. I thought the word valuable gets people caught up, and it is kind of nebulous. But because of that word valuable, I'm going CMC.

24:42I think they have one of the very best offenses in the league, and he carried it because he was there. So I would go fifth for him. Okay. And that was delivering results presented by Uber Eats. When football makes you hungry, get game day deals on Uber Eats. the official on-demand delivery partner of the NFL. Order now. Get Greg a vote. I'm going to try. We got an off-season to do it. I don't know how to do this. Let's take a quick break.

25:07Gregg Rosenthal:You genuinely deserve it, though, Greg. It's not about deserve. It's about... You would honor the vote. I would. And we would make a meal out of it on this show, too. Oh, we'd never hear the end of it.

25:18Colleen Wolfe:No, I'm saying it'd be great. It'd be great. We'd never hear the end of it. For the community. It'd be great for the content. It'd be great. I'm watching every game every week. I don't know if everyone that has votes doing that, but let's take a break and let's come back and we'll do all the rest of the awards and get to those holiday cards. Great.

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30:31So he'll be here on Wednesday. But we can go through the other awards. Defensive Player of the Year. Just out of curiosity, I went to check the betting lines for this at some point. I think it was last week. And it was off the board. You weren't really allowed to do it because everyone just knows Miles Garrett is going to win the award. So I think we all probably would agree with that. If there's anyone else that you would want to just put a name out there that you put on your ballot, I could start or you guys could. Up to you.

31:01Gregg Rosenthal:It is Miles Garrett. If I were going to do a ballot somewhere on there, I don't really have the thought fully formulated on where. Cooper DeGene, I think, would be on there somewhere. Has had an incredible, incredible season.

31:13Colleen Wolfe:Yeah, and he's played so many different positions too. Big Fangio has kind of used him all over the place. Maybe a little Will Anderson Jr.? That's my number two. So MVP, you get to rank five, which I think is cool because the reason I think it is especially cool is you'll get to see on Pro Football Reference, Blank came in eighth for MVP that year, which actually does tell you something about the NFL that year and how it's all ranked. And one, two, three, four, five. I think that's cool. For all the other awards, it's only three. And yeah, Will Anderson to me actually was my clear number two and just does everything for the Houston Texans.

31:51Gregg Rosenthal:One of the most fun players to watch. We were talking about how much Chris Wessling would have loved watching this emergence of Will Anderson Jr. Just like a joyful, violent football player. Just incredible. I love him so much. And I do like having the Texans represented somewhere. And he's obviously going to be the guy. Daniil Hunter, a lot of people noticing. I'll get you on this a little bit further down. Okay. Would Ryan Burns be anywhere? He could be. I think he might get in the mix. I think he'll get some votes. I'm definitely a victim of recency bias here. but I started thinking about it.

32:27And that game the other night, actually, I think was a great case for Kyle Hamilton as number three. Oh, the stat differential. And just all season long, it's just a bad defense. It's a terrible defense if he's not on the field. And he was a unique player. Part of the problem is there's so many edge rushers that are all awesome picks that I just didn't want it to be three edge rushers. So I threw in Kyle Hamilton as number three.

32:49Gregg Rosenthal:I would put Derek Brown on my list somewhere. He's had the best season. And honestly, Jeffrey Simmons, unfortunately, is not going to make crack a list because of how bad the Titans were. But especially watching how well and how much he was dominating through even deep into the season where like lesser mortals would have just mailed it in at that point. Incredible season. Derek Brown has had among the best seasons of a defensive tackle we've seen in a while, in my opinion. Just absolute disruptive force. I think Simmons has a shot here to get a decent amount of votes because actually the case for him and Hamilton was very similar to me that I realized going through the All-Pro.

33:31Those were the two positions where there was the clearest difference between one and two. Like, who's the second best safety? Who's the second best defensive tackle this year? Like, there's a reasonable debate, but like, there's no doubt who number one is. And to me, that would be Hamilton and Jeffrey Simmons. A good shout out there. Offensive player of the year. Now, sometimes it's like the second best quarterback. Sometimes this is where the skill position player comes on. Every voter can choose how they want to do it. Colleen, what did you go with?

34:01Colleen Wolfe:I went with Jackson Smith and Jigbo. He just was so on it this entire year. Averaged over 100 yards per game. He was at least 70 yards in 16 of 17 games this year. Dang. This is a guy who was the focal point of the Seahawks offense. he still was able to time and time again produce numbers and get open. And I just, he was awesome to watch all year.

34:26Gregg Rosenthal:Yeah, I have him as my number one too. I would probably, I would probably put Puka Nakua second. Same. And I just think, I think there's a couple of linemen maybe. Wow. Offensive player of the year recognition. I would like to kind of get the movement, get the movement going. Well, that's the thing is if we can get a vote in here, you know, we're going to try to be the change that you want to see in the world. The famous Gandhi quote. Yeah. And not really a Gandhi quote. Aaron Brewer, I think. That would be spicy. I have Bajon Robinson as my number one because to me, it's just best player in the if there is a best player in the league award, which should be the MVP.

35:10Like he's a pretty good choice for it. And then I have JSN and Puka, same as you guys, as my next two. But I think this is an award where you should be willing to get creative health. You want to vote a Herbert here just for the fun of it? Like, I don't know. I wouldn't, I wouldn't mind seeing some votes here, but, but John,

35:25Gregg Rosenthal:first eight games, Jonathan Taylor would be in there. You can vote Josh Allen here, honestly, because of the run and pass difference that he's made when the, whenever the button is pressed. I thought of punishing Puka for ruining the Ram season when he went on the live stream, but the numbers were kind of, and just the eye test was kind of undeniable. It almost makes a case for him, like, when the vibes are bad, how bad the team looked. It's like, it has that effect. You're right. Don't do stupid stuff. And I like the idea of sometimes splitting your votes in ways that are purposeful. So I put CMC on the MVP ballot, but then Bajan, Offensive Player of the Year to me is just most outstanding.

36:07So Bajan gets the Offensive Player of the Year, but gives CMC some MVP vote and kind of split the baby that way.

36:13Gregg Rosenthal:I hate that you use that phrase It is not a good phrase I agree I clock it every time you use it Where you would throw the baby out with the bath water Same thing Listen, as long as the baby's intact Might not be Let's go Offensive rookie of the year I've already kind of made Said my piece on this one Which was Tedaro and McMillan So I'm not going to repeat myself I ended up getting I ended up the quarterbacks canceled each other out because I didn't want to go Tyler Shuck but it's totally reasonable to go Tyler Shuck just because he didn't play long enough so then him and Dart sort of canceled each other out so then I went I went hipster and went Armand Membu number two and Travion Henderson I went hipster number three this is what I mean but like Armand Membu should get some to get some votes I mean I know he fell off at the end of the season but man the rookie his peak was so high yeah I feel like the top eight guys and I would throw Harold Fannin in along with Ibuka.

37:14I'm not going to have a problem with really any order. I don't think...

37:17Gregg Rosenthal:Tett McMillan was my one. Injured, but Quinshawn Judkins. You know, Tett McMillan was my one. I couldn't decide between Shuck and Dart for the second. What a phrase. Shuck and Dart's fun. And you're right. Ibuka could easily... I thought about going one to McMillan, Ibuka, which would be fine. But in the end, like I did ask around a little bit about Manmoud. If you think about it, I think he's probably at his level for the position that he plays that those guys are or more. And and that's hard to find. That's very valuable. He played the entire season, no injuries, all that. So a little bit of love for him.

37:54Defensive Rookie of the Year. Why don't you go first, Jordan?

37:57Gregg Rosenthal:Defensive Rookie of the Year. I've got Carson Swethinger first, but closely followed by Nick Imanwari. I think that Nick Amunwari turning into, I call the Seahawks defense personnel neutralizers. He's the number one personnel neutralizer. He is so versatile. He can play this big nickel, Buffalo nickel. He could be a hybrid safety. He is a physical force. He's a really smart player to be able to take on all of the things that Mike McDonald has asked him to do. And he is a key difference maker in that defense that really takes it from an A-plus defense to an A-plus-plus nightmare of a defense because they can give you the same look against any personnel that you use.

38:40Gregg Rosenthal:You don't know how they're going to play you because it's the same players on the field every single time. They don't need a sub. He was quite literally almost the missing piece for them, like the final extra guy that Mike McDonald had to add this offseason to get them to be the best defense in the league. Another extraordinary defense was the Cleveland Browns, and Carson Sueschinger was the green dot. That's the most impressive thing. And the Cleveland Browns as a rookie inside linebacker and broke tackle records, all this stuff. He's incredible and took the ball away. He had some injuries, but incredible.

39:12Gregg Rosenthal:I think he is the defensive rookie of the year.

39:14Colleen Wolfe:Yeah, he impacted the game in so many different ways, whether it was with sacks, with interceptions, with tackles. He was in every phase, just kind of all over the place. but I feel like as a rookie to wear the green dot from the opening week, that is so impressive. And to be able to like the game moves so fast. And I talk to players all the time about this, even just like players that are working here. So you have like Michael Robinson and Gerald McCoy, and they're talking about when they were rookies, how quickly everything was moving and how they were so awestruck by the way that the veteran guys would know and make the calls and be like, Like, here, just do this.

39:54Colleen Wolfe:Just trust me. This is what's happening over here. And he'd be like, I don't, I just, how did you see that? How did you know? And for this rookie to be able to right off the bat, just impact the game like this, his ceiling is so high. And you get a little extra credit if you're a leader, which obviously you are if you have that green dot, for a great defense. So it's not like he was doing it for a lackluster defense. He's doing it for one of the best defense in the league. So he's my choice too. We hit this on 40s and free agents. By the way, you might have noticed in your feed, Daniel Jeremiah and I are back doing weekly shows, building up to free agency and the draft.

40:28So it kind of combines the two. I'm excited about that. I put Xavier Watts as my third guy with Eamon Worry. James Pierce, though, is a very strong.

40:36Colleen Wolfe:That's a great one. DJ was kind of offended, and he was right to think that it might even be James Pierce's award. I have a feeling it'll be Sueschinger Pierce or Sueschinger Eamon Worry Pierce in the final awards. But either way, all good candidates. Colleen, your coach of the year. This one's so hard. This one's so hard. Like, because, okay, I'll just, I'm going to go through my list. Okay. In order. You got to just make a decision. All right. Or not. You want to talk it out and then make a decision? That's fine. I'll give it to Mike Rabel. Okay. Mike Rabel is the coach of the year. Like the turnaround that this team saw and everyone thought it was a little fluky at first.

41:20Colleen Wolfe:Yes. The strength of schedule maybe wasn't the same as some of the other coaches that are on my list, like Mike McDonald, Liam Cohen, um, even Kyle Shanahan, Ben Johnson, all of these coaches did such a good job. But I think that Mike Rabel, this team, he elevated them to, there aren't many like headliner names on this roster. and yeah now they're becoming headliner names and household names but i think that if he had some of the stars that the other coaches had that maybe he wouldn't be my number one but because of that because of his roster and the success that they sustained and they were consistent throughout the entire year he's my guy plus the mustache and the vest red sweater vest combo with the old school pat patriot who else could actually pull that off not not many yeah and even if he couldn't

42:11Gregg Rosenthal:you would not dare say anything. No. You wouldn't. Everyone go check out, there's a great social clip of him talking trash to Stefan Diggs during the game about how Stefan Diggs never blocks. So that's why you're not getting the ball or something and they're giving it back and forth. You can kind of see in this interaction him taking the piss out of Stefan Diggs and him liking it and everyone laughing and going back and forth. Oh, I love that. This is why players love to play for him, which is a big deal. your choice he is my number one choice and everything colleen said but then also people are easily forgetting he had to basically make up for multiple awful drafts and go in and and really put his stamp on the front office as well and he had to hire out a complete new coaching staff i I think being bold enough to bring in Josh McDaniels, who has a stellar reputation as a schemer and a play caller, but also a reputation for being difficult to work with, not that he's a mean guy, but just difficult.

43:20Gregg Rosenthal:And to bring in players, coaches who also know their stuff all around as like a sort of like bubble around Josh McDaniels, I think was brilliant. I think it was a brilliant move to coach the way that he did, despite I believe it's his defensive coordinator who's going through a cancer battle, to galvanize the team the way that he has. Listen, there are a lot of really well-deserving candidates for this. Mike McDonald was my second choice. Ben Johnson, Kyle Shanahan, Liam Cohen, we cannot forget. It's crazy if Liam— All of these guys are so good at what they're— We're seeing a golden—and I know you don't want to put too much— you never want to put too much on coaching, but I love coaching.

44:00Gregg Rosenthal:And like we're seeing a golden era of coaching and football right now with some of these guys. And Mike Vrabel is at the very top to me. I've talked coach of the year a lot. We did a whole show on it, so I don't want to repeat myself. I'm going to stick with where I was at, which was McDonald one, Kyle Shanahan two and Ben Johnson three. But it is crazy to have a list that doesn't have Liam Cohen or Vrabel. For whatever reason, I punish Vrabel a little more for the strength of schedule than I do. Drake May because I do think the coaches were, but it's silly. You mentioned the talent because that goes for May too.

44:35If May wins the MVP, for instance, he'll be the first player of all time that wins the MVP without another pro bowler on his team, on his offense, but that kind of makes Rabel's case too that he inherited a team without a lot of top shelf talent and he does get a little extra credit I think for the player acquisition stuff too, which he is a big part in which they absolutely nailed. Final one, and this is where we're getting the real dorky one assistant coach of the year I'll lead here I don't think you're going to take mine not that we can't have the same one I'm going to go with Broncos offensive line coach Zach Streif why not?

45:11Gregg Rosenthal:I love that what's the group that's like everyone kind of recognizes they're the best offensive line in the league and when you look at the names on that group Garrett Bowles but he's playing better than he's ever played he's like an all pro now So they're not super duper stars. It's definitely a Sean Payton thing where he's had great offensive line, but I'm going to give it to an offense. I always like the offensive line coach. So I'm going to go Streep first. I'll go Flores second. And I'm going to go Anthony Campanile, the Jaguars defensive coordinator third, because he's got like a top eight defense, which if you just look at the talent, you could definitely make the case that he could win the award.

45:50You could make that case with a lot because there's a lot of great assistant coaches. But those are the three that I went with.

45:54Colleen Wolfe:I was between Brian Flores and Jeff Halfley for the top two. Look at us go in defense. I know. I love this for us. But I liked Brian Flores for this award. Just like, I mean, the way that they attacked all year long and everyone, what, they led the league in interceptions? Is that right?

46:17Gregg Rosenthal:I'm trying to. I believe. Well, no, because I think the Jaguars did. Oh, yeah. Yeah. But they're up there. And then pressure rate certainly led the league. Yeah. Outside the Texans. Yeah. Yeah. So just no one else, no other defense in the league looks like him. No. Preparing for any other defense. He's so, he's like an author. You know what I mean? Like he's an artist. He kind of is. That was why I put him second. It was just kind of, he gets extra credit for the fact that like there, there's no one else like him. Yeah. I love that. He's totally. And I love that he stayed totally himself. Like he's clearly, he's talked about the lessons he's learned along the way, but in terms of he throws what he knows in this scheme, and it is incredible to watch.

46:56Gregg Rosenthal:It's creative. It's confusing. It's a beautiful thing. I'm going to go for my number one with Houston Texans defensive coordinator Matt Burke because D 'Amico Ryan's turned the keys over to Matt Burke pretty early on in the season. Matt Burke's been calling the games for this Houston Texans defense, and I have to tell you, first of all, he does an excellent, excellent job. I think along with Flores and Campanelli, probably going to get some head coaching interviews here down the stretch. Just really fundamentally sound, tries to put every player in the best possible place to succeed. And it's really not easy if your defensive minded head coach is sort of checking your work every single call and trust you enough to actually bring this defense to life the way that it certainly has sustained down the entire season.

47:48Gregg Rosenthal:My second is Clint Kubiak has done an excellent, excellent job with Sam Darnold, with the Seahawks offense, especially if they can run the ball the way that they have. Running a modern throwback of his dad's old offense, which I love so much. It just speaks to some of the football's poetry for me. Brian Flores is my third. I have I know we can't get four, but Campanelli would be my fourth.

48:12Colleen Wolfe:That's fun. By the way, I meant forced fumbles in terms of because they have 18. It's crazy. Interceptions, they only have eight, but the eights kind of like mixed me up there. So then, yeah. They take the ball away like crazy.

48:25Gregg Rosenthal:It was a good point because they were attacking even when the rest of the team was lost cause. Right. And it was crazy to watch. They also were the first team since the 80s to go six straight games without surrendering a passing touchdown at one point. I think that streak ended by the end of the season. But that's just a wild streak. To go like a month and a half without giving up a passing touchdown is crazy. All right. It was fun. We did the award season. This will hopefully be the last time that it's unofficial. We got to get that official ballot. But we would do the show. Anyways, we would reveal the votes.

49:03It's time. This has all been preamble. We've had a month plus to really get ready. We asked the listeners of the show to send in some holiday cards.

49:16Colleen Wolfe:Yeah. and guys we have a whole it's a lot a whole stack of cards a different sort of show would have opened them before the show and like picked the best but that's not us that isn't I love us being us so what what we'll do is just we'll put them in the middle oh my god right and then and then we're all just gonna pick one from from this bunch we will open them all in the end this is crazy yes we got too many okay so this one comes from Jacqueline Andrew, Elvira, and Mac Ready. Two cute dogs. And Andrew's in a kilt. Look at the sweater dogs. I know. The dogs in the sweater. Oh my gosh. So cute.

49:57Colleen Wolfe:Okay, so dear Colleen, Greg, and NFL Daily family, thank you for another year of laughs and football goodness. I've been listening to the pod since 2014, which happens to be the year I met the love of my life, Jacqueline. In the years since, I started working for Disney as a ride engineer. Does that make us coworkers now? Question mark. That's great. Adopted a pair of pups and married my best friend this past November on 11-11-2025. Happy holidays from a Chargers fan in Florida. Congratulations. I love that. I'm going to read one. This is Care of Colleen Wolf. You got to add the E on Wolf, but no hate here.

50:39We love the Sims family.

50:41Colleen Wolfe:and I'm not judging Donnie. So if you are the patriarch or the mom of this family, but Donnie is probably a guy, no hate because I write like a 10-year-old or 12-year-old too. But if this is one of the kids of the Sims family, I really love that because it does look like childish handwriting, which I love. It's Donnie and he's the most diehard Packer fan ever. Since he lives in Tennessee, he has to be a Titans fan too. worst decision of my life. This is definitely a kid.

51:14Gregg Rosenthal:Yeah, this is so great. This is so cute. Also, I have friends who just happen to be Colts Bears and Chiefs fans. Life couldn't be harder for them. The Packers are the best. Anyway, could you do a segment about the Packers, please? Colleen, I'm just going to say the Colts surprised me this season.

51:28Colleen Wolfe:One day, it is a kid. I'm going to be a reporter, too. Tis the season to spread the love. How about 10 times more than last season? Love that. Oh, my God. We wish you a Merry Christmas. And go Packers, go. So I don't know which one is Donnie here, but we love you, Donnie.

51:48Gregg Rosenthal:That's so great. You are the champion. I love this. So we have a really nice holiday card from the Lapentas. Hopefully I'm saying that right. Beautiful family. I love their tree. Their reindeer stuffies as well, which is really cute. This is from a female listener of ours. Hell yeah. Merry Christmas, Colleen. I love listening to you on NFL Daily. You all have helped me in so many fantasy leagues, currently in the playoffs and all three when she sent this. Give us an update. Yeah. Gina, Lupenta, give us an update on this. I am also from the Philly area. Yes. I now live in Minnesota. So I, of course, share in your love for the E-A-G-L-E-S Eagles.

52:32Gregg Rosenthal:Keep crushing it, girl. And happy holidays to the NFL Daily crew. Go Birds. Yes. Yes, we need an update on that fantasy football. This is actually just going to be the show from now on. We're just going to read cards from you. I'm so happy right now. So nice.

52:47Colleen Wolfe:Okay, I have one here from Theodore Thomas. Ooh, Canada. Okay. Merry Christmas. I hope you have an incredible holiday season full of family, friends, and football. I'm so glad that you are back for another season of NFL Daily. I always look forward to Tuesdays. I wanted to write you a card this year to tell you. There was a couple of weeks when we didn't have you. I know. That's true. We got you back. What an awesome inspiration you are to my young, or that you are to young people, not just young girls who love football, but young boys too. It's so important for all children to see badass women in sports media.

53:23Colleen Wolfe:I wish there had been more of you when I was a kid. As it is, it is what it is. I look forward, I think, as it is. Yes, I look forward to watching you on Sundays with my future children. And I know that you will continue to kick ass and take names in the media world. I also love the updates on your new dog. I empathize with your struggles. And I'm a foster dad to a dog from a local shelter. And some of them have energy to match Kima's. How is Kima? Kima pooped on my floor this morning. Wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday season. If you're ever near Toronto, Ontario, hit me up and I'll let you in on all of the local secrets.

54:10Colleen Wolfe:I love it. It's very awesome. Thank you. That's awesome. I didn't really think about the fact that these are all addressed specifically to Colleen.

54:17Gregg Rosenthal:I did get a really nice one from that same letter writer, too. It was very nice. I recognize the handwriting. That's so sweet. Thank you. That made my day on Sunday when I came in at the crack of car. Guys, we love car. I love this. This one is from Tyler, Caroline, and George. I believe George is the little dog in his play. Oh, honey. How cute. Here you go, George. Caroline says, another Merry Christmas, Connie. Still appreciating everything you do in the NFL reporting landscapes. They had a Jordan and Greg, too. The See You Next Tuesday crew is an elite part of the week. Love to you. I love you guys.

54:54And yours.

54:54Gregg Rosenthal:We have one from Amanda, and this is a beautiful photo. I'm taking the post-it off their card. Beautiful photo, beautiful wedding photos here. Oh, my gosh. Congratulations. And on the back, we love dog photos. Thank you so much. And Amanda says, happy holidays from an avid NFL Daily listener and diehard Bills fan. There you go, Eric. Thanks for bringing joy to my commute all year long. and wanted to say as part of this family's Christmas card, they noted that they did get to catch a trip to Buffalo for one last Bills game in the Ralph.

55:28Colleen Wolfe:Get out of here. Oh, that's awesome. I love it. Next one is from Irene, Iris, Emily, and Dan, the I team. Lovely two little babies. We're a Penn State fan here. This is Dan who sent the letter. I can still remember Colleen. Hi, Colleen. I can still remember your first appearance on the old ATL show. Oh, geez. Okay, so that's how you know Dan's a real one, because it was around the league for about a year, and they made us change the name to around the NFL. Telling the heroes about something you used to put together. I was student teaching then. Yes, the binder you used to put together. I'm now in my 10th year as a middle school teacher.

56:16Thank you for being such a joyful presence over the last few years. You and the entire ATN crew have been such a bright light in a murky, at best, media landscape. I like that little media criticism. We are a bright light in a murky, at best, media landscape.

56:31Colleen Wolfe:I love it. Oh, my gosh. Okay. We actually got a Christmas card from Luke last year. I think his last name is Ganja. I know the dogs. I know the dogs. And there's a paw print on this one. I'm dying. I love it. For Colleen, also a Go Birds on the envelope. Love that. from one Eagles fan to another. Here's to either another Super Bowl win or a mental breakdown. You're a gem and your presence makes football even more fun. Also, Broccoli Cheddar was 100 % the best number one overall pick. Big Howie Roseman energy. Merry Christmas to you and the pop. All the best you did, Alice.

57:10Gregg Rosenthal:I love it. This is from Pittsburgh. It is, I can't, there was not a name included, but the I think last name is Vernette. And it's everyone addressed to everyone. Yay. Okay. Starts with Greg. Oh, no. Greg, thank you and your fellow NFL Daily Podcast stars for making the NFL even more fun to follow. I've been around long enough to know success starts at the top and you have assembled a great team. Was this Greg writing to Greg? Here is my wish list for 2025 and beyond. Our graders, defense is not a rumor. Chargers, it's okay to sack people in a pass rush. Seahawks, you kept saying you'd be back next year, but I still haven't recovered from that pass in Super Bowl XLIX instead of handing it to Marshawn.

57:53Gregg Rosenthal:Trust doesn't heal overnight. To Colleen, Merry Christmas to you and all Eagles fans where this year any December win feels like a holiday miracle. To Patrick Claibon, somebody please explain to me how you've come to know every famous film scene since the bandit fired his gun at the audience in the Great Train Robbery. I love that. To Jordan, thank you for sharing your DNA with the NFL world and not penguins or the occasional wandering albatross. I think that's a sister as a scientist comment. To Greg, football nerd, straight man to his fellow podcasters, and the kind of voice that makes listeners feel like they're part of the crew.

58:28Gregg Rosenthal:Thanks for bringing heart to every episode. To all the NFL Daily crew who keeps the chaos grounded and the conversations meaningful, thanks for making every episode smarter, warmer, and better. Wow. That one's so nice, I think, that we have to end on that. That's perfect. Greg did write it. Amazing. Greg, great job. I thought it was going to be a voice that only a mother could love. Yeah, exactly. Or that cuts glass. No, but you got it. His eyes are a little. It's very sweet. And yeah, to everyone else who sent in, just shouting out some names. The Hanley family, the Linewebers, Brad, Courtney, Hallie, Molly, and Barkley.

59:07Congratulations. We got a little sister coming later in the year. let's see we've got Patrick, Christine, Owen and Peter from the O'Meara's. Debbie not my mom Debbie. Shout out to Debbie. Happy birthday to her too. She shares a birthday with Colleen. My mom. She made a handmade card so shout out to Debbie. Big fan of that. Chrissy and Brad Toysher we love you and I love this beautiful one from Luisa or the Volzes and their baby is Louisa Dinette. So thank you to everyone. Guys, this really filled my heart.

59:49Gregg Rosenthal:I know. I needed this today. Thank you. And you know when you actually need it? It's not right around Christmas. It's right after. It's right now. It's like right after January 6th. During the crash. It's like a lot of bad news and stuff at the beginning of the year.

1:00:05Colleen Wolfe:Yes. So we'll do this every year on January 6th. I think that's actually, we can counteract the bad vibes, the bad history of the day with our own celebration. That's a good idea, Colleen.

1:00:19Gregg Rosenthal:Great idea. We will be back on Wednesday, but more importantly, I will see you guys next Tuesday. See you next Tuesday. All right, we'll be back on Wednesday. Ollie Connelly is joining our preview show this week, so I'm looking forward to that. We will go through all six of the Wild Card Weekend games. I'm ready to consider that this is actually the best weekend in the NFL season. What do you think? I think it is. I think so. It's been divisional round forever, but there's two extra games. That's better. We'll see you at the preview.

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