The NFL Press Conference Heard ’Round the World, the Tony Romo Problem, and the New California Vulture

The Press Box

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Sports

4.4 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2026

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David discuss the controversy coming out of Jacksonville Jaguars coach Liam Coen’s press conference following their elimination from the playoffs (10:28). They acknowledge both sides of this conversation, examine the reactions from beat writers, and break down what role humanity plays in a postgame press conference (20:32). Next, the guys dive into audio from this past weekend’s NFL wild-card playoff games, including what Tony Romo did wrong (35:06) and what Tom Brady did right (45:29). The show wraps up with a look at the new publication raiding the L.A. Times (57:31), and a quick look at Trump’s interactions with the media lately (1:02:40). Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week, and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline! Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker Producer: Bruce Baldwin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	David?
0:06.5	Happy 2026.
0:09.5	You too, man.
0:10.6	This is going to be the best year ever.
0:12.2	Well, are you sure about that?
0:14.5	What's the over under on newspaper closings in 2020?
0:18.0	I'm going to say, this is a media podcast, sir.
0:20.2	There's no happy news here.
0:22.6	No, I'm sorry for opening things on a sour note. I want to wish you a belated happy birthday.
0:28.3	Thank you. Also a belated Merry Christmas and happy Yolo Boko flood.
0:35.1	The most charming new holiday to us ever.
0:40.7	Most charming holiday that we borrowed from another country.
0:44.1	Yeah, absolutely true.
0:45.9	I got to thank you for a couple of gifts that came in the mail since we last spoke.
0:51.3	That's right.
0:51.8	You hadn't received your Yolo Blococof of flood get books on the air i haven't and
0:55.3	folks david and i have known each other since we were 14 so david knows me as intimately as any person
1:03.0	in my life probably more than 99% of people and he found this book called sports extra which i will hold up to the camera here sports
1:14.1	extra this is a collection of great sports writing published in 1944 with bylines from jack london and
1:24.5	granny rice and others how did you know david that this is exactly what I wanted. Thank you very much. I mean, that's one of those books that's just undeniable. Like, that would have come home with me regardless, but I found it in Yoloblochoflod season. That's just like a, like in the old days when I would just buy like every O. Henry collection that I, they popped up in a used bookstore. That was just a given. But I'm glad that it's perfect for you.
1:47.6	And this was another treasure. It is a book by W.H.P. Fife.
1:54.6	Don't you love the triple initials?
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