You guys know me. I mean, what did you, you know, what do you expect me walking around the high school in my varsity letterman's jacket, just acting like just shoving kids into lockers and like, you know, that's kind of what I want to imagine.

It is my kind of celebration because I don't have to do anything. It's not embarrassing. You literally just stand there.

I mean, it's perfect for me.

Yeah, I mean, I'm like, I'll grab a pumpkin beer.

And I'll probably get through three quarters of it and say, man, this isn't that good.

Like, why am I drinking this?

Ooh, I'm not answering that question. Welcome into the lounge.

This is a great day, Garrett.

It's a wonderful day for the past several weeks, months, really.

Pretty much since episode one, people have asked when you're going to get Joe Flacko on the podcast.

Very true. And today is the day. We are happy to be joined by none other than quarterback Joe Flacco.

Joe, we finally got you on the podcast. The listeners have been waiting for a long time.

Pressure to me, man.

Yeah. Why now? How did we get you?

You came off to me a couple weeks ago, and I mean, maybe a week and a half ago and said,

hey, how about after the Pittsburgh and Cleveland game, we get you on?

I said, all right, I've been dodging you for like four or five weeks now.

I guess I feel bad enough after two months of avoiding that I can finally do it.

Guilt trip.

Sympathy.

A little bit of a guilt trip. Sympathy. Yeah, a little bit of a guilt trip. We were convinced that the reason is that there's something called the podcast bump.

So some of the guys who have come on here, Pitta came on, caught like 10 passes the next game.

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