Fred Warner on Underrated Purdy, His Toughest Opponent & Favorite AFC Contender + NBA Christmas Preview w/ PJ Carlesimo
The Ryen Russillo Show
Barstool Sports
4.8 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 December 2025
⏱️ 140 minutes
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Summary
Ryen welcomes 49ers All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner back to the show to talk about the Niners’ win on Monday night, why Brock Purdy doesn’t get the respect he deserves, the toughest opponent he’s faced, and more. Then, ESPN NBA analyst PJ Carlesimo stops by ahead of the Christmas Day slate to discuss how he’d try to stop the Thunder, Draymond Green’s antics, and why refereeing has changed for the worse. Finally, Kyle and Ceruti join for listener-submitted Life Advice, including a Timothy Chalamet update. FRED WARNER (2:34) 49ers beat the Colts on MNF (12:07) Is Brock Purdy underrated? (18:10) Seahawks–Rams (27:04) How to be violent but fair on defense (34:18) Favorite AFC contender (38:58) Listener questions PJ CARLESIMO (48:58) How do you game-plan for OKC? (56:23) Thunder–Spurs budding rivalry (1:08:19) Rockets slipping? (1:13:09) Magic snakebitten? (1:18:14) Draymond’s antics (1:25:32) Why refereeing has gotten worse LIFE ADVICE (1:42:51) _ _ _ _ _ GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER, (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelplinema.org (MA). Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). Please Gamble Responsibly. 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), or visit www.mdgamblinghelp.org (MD). 21+ and present in most states. (18+ DC/KY/NH/WY). Void in ONT. Eligibility restrictions apply. Terms: draftkings.com/sportsbook. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (KS). Pass-thru of per wager tax may apply in IL. Opt-in req. 1 Profit Boost Token issued per customer each day, valid only for select NBA/NFL SGPx bets. Bet iterations criteria (no. of legs req. odds per leg, total bet odds, etc.) and max. bet vary when offered. Tokens are single-use and expire at the end of the final game each day when offered. Must select token BEFORE placing bet. Profit boost varies. Boost only applies to winnings. Terms: sportsbook.draftkings.com/promos. Sponsored by DK. _ _ _ _ _ Go to Shake Shack and order the Big Shack. Sounds familiar, made different. _ _ _ _ _ Download the Gametime app today and use code RUSSILLO for $20 off your first purchase _ _ _ _ _
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| 0:29.7 | Loaded for you again today, a lot of NFL with Fred Warner, what he thought of the Seattle, L.A. |
| 0:35.7 | result, his Niners win, Philip Rivers return, and also he gives us a great answer on who do you tackle really hard that never complains? |
| 0:38.8 | That loves it. |
| 0:39.4 | He has a good answer for us on that one. |
| 0:40.8 | PJ Carlissimo, we're talking hoops. How do you stop the thunder? Some of the things that we saw from the Spurs' Thunder matchups that we could look forward to this next coming week. We go deep on a few different things on staggering players. and then my quest to define the difference in the truce, |
| 0:56.3 | I guess the different |
| 0:56.9 | truce of different generations of the NBA. We have a Shalamey update, so we didn't even get |
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