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The Valenti Show

HOUR 1: Valenti's Disdain For Sam Darnold + His Blind Rank Of Ginger Athletes

The Valenti Show

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Sports

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Mike gave his reaction to Sam Darnold making the Super Bowl to begin today's show. He discussed this until Stoney (in for Rico) provided some ginger athletes, which Valenti ranked.

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0:00.0

That's Mike Stone. Apologies for yesterday. Travel disaster. Not out of my hands. Thank you again, Mike. Oh, you're welcome. Tremendous by you yesterday. You know, they said they're looking for, you know, they needed Will Vest and they brought in the... Listen. They brought in the writing. I appreciate it. And I also appreciate you not walking out when Rico thought about trading Janus this week. So let's just move forward. We have a good show plan for you guys. So if you're on the road, take your time. The roads are atrocious right now. They don't look as bad as they are. They're bad. I know. So I'm saying, be careful. The salt doesn't even work. It's too damn cold. You know they're busting their ass to clean the roads. It's not on them. No. It's a generational confluence of events. Hey, look, basically, let's call her out. Mother Nature's a bitch. Yep. She is. Yep. So, Sam Darnold. Okay, so let's get it out of the way. We can just get into it. I'm not angry. It more just makes me not like sports. I no longer like the NFL. I don't want to live in a world where Sam Darnold, this bum, is in a Super Bowl. I will never forgive the L.A. Rams for that ridiculous defensive performance or lack

1:15.0

thereof.

1:16.0

And I hate that punt returner who fumbled.

1:19.2

So look, I just feel like this is the generational hex.

1:23.9

Once a generation or once every 15 years,

1:30.4

a complete booger makes the Super Bowl,

1:33.6

whether it's a Jeff Hostetler, a Trent Dilfer,

1:36.8

a Rex Grossman, or yes, Ginger Jesus.

1:40.4

So, yeah, basically, it makes me hate football,

1:42.3

makes me hate the Super Bowl,

1:44.9

and I hate the world.

1:47.4

But this is not like... That's Mike Stone.

1:48.2

But this is not like Jeff Hostelor.

1:52.8

It's Nick Falls.

1:53.8

All the same.

1:54.5

No.

1:55.1

Guy sucks.

1:55.7

No. Sam Darnold has had two fabulous seasons with the exception of you know ford field and the first

2:07.0

playoff game last year on you can't he's had two exceptional seasons can't do that he's had a career

2:13.0

we're in any remotely big spot he's come up a zero. He finally does it once.

2:17.8

Kudos.

2:36.3

Yeah, but he has, so he's had, how many big games has he played in now? Five? A bunch, and you know it. Five? No. How many, he had no big games with the Jets? Hey, every game was a big game. Monday night here in Fordfield. I'm kidding. I know. I got you. Mike, I just, it makes me not take this serious.

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