Pardon My Take
Ryan Whitney, Stephan Jenkins From Third Eyed Blind, Week 17 Picks And Preview + Someone Slept In Again
23 Dec 2025
Chapter 1: What is discussed at the start of this section?
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On today's Part of My Take, presented by DraftKings NFL Week 17. We've got a twofer for the people. We've got Ryan Whitney, the number one guest in Part of My Take history. Awesome time with him. Doing our NHL preview a little bit early.
Also, we taped it last week, so there might have been... I don't think there's any takes that are cold takes, although he didn't expect the Bears to beat the Packers, I would assume. But we're going to talk some NHL with him. Then we have third-eye blind lead singer Stephen Jenkins in studio. It was a really fun interview. We say it all the time, but having...
The platform and ability to do these type of interviews, guys that we listen to as kids, guys that have been making music for a really long time, really cool. Also, stay tuned for that one because PFT and Stephen Jenkins got a little nerdy on the music side that I loved. Absolutely loved it. So we're going to talk some Week 17. We have our best bets. We have Hot Seat Cool Throne.
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Chapter 2: How do the hosts feel about the upcoming NFL Week 17 games?
So we are sitting here. It's Monday morning right after we recorded the Sunday night podcast. We're taping early because we want everyone to have an actual vacation here for Christmas. Phil Rivers, how did he do on Monday Night Football? I think he was beautiful. I think he was perfect. I think I laddered it, and I probably lost again.
I think he was perfect, and I don't necessarily mean that they won the game or that he played well, but Philip Rivers is just...
perfect we all had fun yeah this is a moment especially around the holidays you know if you have a loved one in your family maybe they're getting up there in the years cherish every moment that you have with them yeah and that's what i did with philip rivers last night okay so we're we're gonna do like a fork in the road if the colts win oh man the afc playoff picture really got interesting because the colts are still technically alive
That somewhere Jim Ursa is smiling down with his finger on the scale, making sure the Colts get in, baby. Wow. And man, Niners. Now the path to the one seeds no longer there. That's a tough break for them. Yeah. And for anyone that has a future on them. Yeah. Now, if they if they lost, congratulations on everybody in the AFC for getting into the playoffs and clinching. Yes.
You basically got to watch Philip Rivers. Which was fun. Lose on Monday night, and then you all got in. The Bills got in. The Chargers got in. The Jaguars got in. Yep. I believe the Texans got in. I don't know if the Texans officially got in. I think they might still have to win one more. We're in playoff. Yeah, they're at 98. I'm going to say the Texans got in. Everyone got in.
Congrats to the AFC. Congrats to everyone who got in. Every good team in the AFC is now in the playoffs. Yeah, so we were thinking about the schedule these next two weeks because Christmas being on a Thursday is a little weird. We didn't really think that anyone would listen to a Wednesday Christmas Eve podcast, so we're releasing this a little early on Tuesday for the people.
We got some two great interviews, but we also wanted everyone to be able to get an actual break because we'll be back for week... Sunday night will be in studio. The turnaround, though, was tough. The turnaround was tough. We were in this studio seven hours ago recording. I made a list of things that happened in the last 12 hours, and I walked in the gambling cave.
I was like, does anybody have any news? Yeah. Because I'm looking for the news right now. I do have a couple of things, and we're going to announce the low man trophy finalists today. Oh. So very, very special event. That's huge. For part of my take. We've got to figure out when we're going to stream the awards, how we're going to do that.
I think it would be good to do during the next round of the college football playoff. I love that. We could do that at halftime of one of the games. For New Year's Day? For maybe on New Year's Day we could announce the award. Okay. We announced this late in the season because we respect the Army-Navy game, which features a lot of fullbacks.
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Chapter 3: What insights are shared about player performances and playoff scenarios?
Every other award out there, they do it before the game. They do their finalists before the game. Disrespectful to the troops. Not us. Not this podcast. Nope. But, yeah, there's not a whole lot that's shaken out. Some updates, some cleanup on some injuries and scenarios and things like that that have happened. But we'll make it work. How's everyone feeling about the turnaround? Bad.
So I would like to say this, Hank. Can I get a little bit of credit? We did advisors this morning. Did not mention that you slept through advisors.
Really?
Did not mention it one second. Not a single mention.
I don't even believe that.
And I wouldn't have been mad if you did. No, I didn't. It was bad. Obviously, I slept in. We were up late. We shot something this morning. The worst part is that I almost wish I had just slept in. Missed everything. No, no, no, no, no, no, not that. But the reason I didn't even – I woke up at 4 a.m. Mega Day might have killed me. Yeah, Mega Day was – Mega Day took a lot out of all of us.
Especially for you, Hank. Walked into Mega Day. We haven't really done this. We haven't really done this this year for whatever reason. I think it's probably the ice cream machine and all the Reese's sponsorships and stuff. Walked in on Saturday and there was, I don't know, what, $200 worth of candy? Hand up. Hand up. I'm going to say right now. The biggest bag of Swedish fish you've ever seen.
The biggest bag of gummy bears you've ever seen. Sour watermelons. Sour everything. Every type of candy. This was an all-time Super Bowl weekend. Yeah. Can I just say that hand up? This is because this has happened probably, I don't know, 25 times in my life where I am gearing up for a diet.
And then the couple weeks before, I just go so hard in unhealthiness just to bulk up to the point where I can lose weight fast. I am in that phase. Yes, I think the actual order was $225 worth of candy. And I obviously can't help myself. And we were here Saturday and Sunday. We had a seven-gallon bag of Swedish fish. I think I probably took down two of those gallons myself.
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Chapter 4: What humorous moments arise during the phone call segment?
Hey, big cat.
Hey, you're live on the air right now, so don't say anything fucked up like you did last time.
Well, I never said anything messed up. Hey, let me call you from my landline, okay?
What? Okay. I have a wired phone. This is like my Wi-Fi phone. How old? What? Why? You sound fine.
Let me just call you. I'll call you in a second.
Wait, but you know, I was going to say you don't you could send the fantasy minute just as long as Max gets it by like tomorrow morning. Yeah, I was sort of sitting down and working on it. Any ideas like what I should do? I was thinking of doing maybe like a Christmas carol or something. Is it going to air? Oh, yeah.
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Chapter 5: What are the key insights on the NHL preview discussed?
Christmas carol. I love that. Sorry, you're cutting out. I told you. I have a landline. I'm going to call you right back. That's a landline. I didn't know they still existed. What does he pay, like $60 a month for a landline? I actually didn't know you could get one. That's insane. I would love to hear what his answering machine is. Yeah. Probably a sing-along for that.
Oh, we should just randomly prank call his house. Yeah. All right, I'm getting it. Hey. No, it's actually worse. No, that's not possible.
Chapter 6: How does the podcast address the upcoming Christmas games?
It's got to be better. Are you in a walkie-talkie? You sound like you're in a submarine.
Really?
Yes.
Oh, I have a landline just in case I have to do media stuff on the phone or stuff.
Well, you can use your phone for that.
Yeah, but then I have to go to a park area where there's better Wi-Fi. I just don't get Wi-Fi at my house. I don't have 5G at my house.
Okay. All right, yeah, so a Christmas carol would be great.
Yeah, I'm going to try to come up with something. How are the vibes there? Everybody on like cloud nine?
Everyone's good. I can't get over how much worse this all is. It's so much worse. It's so much worse. That is crazy. All right. That's crazy. Are we going to make this fantasy finals?
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Chapter 7: What are the implications of the current NHL playoff format?
He just got traded to the wild from Vancouver. Yes. Talking trade. So now you've got those three teams, and one of them is going to be out in the first round, and another one of them is going to be out in the second round. That's the problem with the current setup in the playoff format is if you get a division with unreal teams – and this is even crazier than other years of those three –
It's kind of like, man, if you've got three of the four top teams in the league and two of them are gone before the conference final, some people want to maybe look at going one through eight again in the playoffs instead of the division way they're doing it now.
Yeah.
Yeah, I am. I think Biz kind of leans towards the way it is now because he likes the rivalry aspect of the first and second round. And having the second round always be two division foes battling it out to get to the conference final. But what's happened in the East is the Atlantic division, which has been Florida, Tampa, Boston, Toronto... They end up battling and killing each other.
One of them gets to the conference final, and then you got Carolina waiting there, and they just smack Carolina. Carolina's like an auto trip to the conference final because the Metro Division isn't strong, and they walk through the first two rounds, and then they get worked in the Eastern Conference final.
And it's almost like I think if Florida-Toronto last year had played in the conference final instead of the second round, it would have been a lot more entertaining than Florida just dusting up on the Hurricanes again.
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Chapter 8: Who are the standout young NHL players to watch?
Yeah, are the Hurricanes still playing that same brand of hockey? Have they switched anything up this year?
They grabbed Nikolai Ehlers from the Winnipeg Jets. He's very good. They actually have this crazy story right now in goal. This kid, Brandon Bussey, who was signed by Florida, put on waivers in training camp. Carolina picked him up, and he's 11-1. And these are his first 12 starts ever in the NHL. So kind of crazy.
As they've had their normal goalies go down, he's been one of the stories of the season. Carolina's a great team. They... They come at you in waves. They're like an incredibly hard-working team. They have skill. I've always said they don't have a superstar to get them over the top. Hurricanes fans get furious at me, but the proof is there that every year in the Easter Carpets final, they lose.
So you said the Avalanche are a wagon right now. Who's the biggest disappointment of the season so far?
Toronto is up there. Biz and the Toronto Maple Leafs are truly a disgrace. And they lost Mitch Marner. That was an ugly situation where, you know, Biz isn't going to like this. He was one of the guys that really ran him out of town. And you have him on and he'll argue that point. But they ran him out of town for his playoff performance. And he's in Vegas. He hasn't had the best start.
He's been good. But I think he only has like five or six goals. But Matthews without Marner is a problem. And a lot of talk about Matthews possibly being injured. But the past few years, since he's gotten to the league, it's like, who's the best player in the league? You got McDavid, you got McKinnon, you got Matthews. Matthews is not at all even in that discussion anymore.
It's kind of – I don't know if you guys know who Macklin Celebrini is. He's a new guy. He's incredible. He's the new, like, Sidney Crosby superstar grinder. That's the way I'd kind of describe him. Physical, doesn't cheat the game, incredibly skilled. He turned 19 in, like, July, and it's his second season, and I think he's third in the league in scoring or fourth.
So the Matthews problem in Toronto and that entire team, they look slow. They look old. Their D aren't good. They've had an injury to their best defenseman, Tana, or one of their best defensemen, but – Been shocking in Toronto. It's not pretty right now.
Macklin Celebrini was the video of the old lady going up to them in New York and being like, hey, you guys are good-looking guys. They're like, yeah, we got a game tonight. That's one of the best up-and-coming guys in the entire NHL. Going to be incredible for two decades. He's just sitting having a coffee on the side of the street in New York.
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