I remember 2-3 years ago I turned ESPN on and Graziano was there and had dyed his hair almost jet black. I was so embarrassed for him. It must have been some kind of wash out dye because in a few days it was much lighter, i.e some of the grey was back. It was really weird.
Hate is a Strong Word ... I HATE Dan Graziano
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Here's another ESPN genius ranking. Puka Nacua came in rated as WR4, behind Chase, Jefferson and JSN. He was actually left off 1 ballot entirely. They voted for the 10 best and he was LEFT OFF A FUCKING BALLOT. I wish there was a way for ESPN to be stripped of their licensing.
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This article (and yesterday's podcast that it references) is out there on several sources.
In addition to making me Like the Rams' QB even more, this article makes me HATE Dan Graziano Much More.
David Blough was an undrafted rookie third-string quarterback for the Detroit Lions in 2019, when he first met Matthew Stafford. These days, Blough is entering his third year of coaching and his first as the Washington Commodes' offensive coordinator. Meanwhile, Stafford is about to enter his 18th NFL season and is coming off his first MVP award.
Back to 2019. It was Week 5, and Blough's wife, Melissa, an accomplished hurdler, was in Qatar for the World Athletics Championships. So, during Detroit's bye week, Stafford did something special for Blough and his wife, despite having known him for only about a month. After signing as an undrafted free agent with the Cleveland Browns, Blough was traded to Detroit on Aug. 30, just before the season.
Washington's new offensive coordinator joined Ari Meirov's podcast Tuesday and shared the story.
"My wife was running internationally," Blough said via Cameron DaSilva of Rams Wire. "In 2019, she was running at the World Championships in Doha, Qatar. And I hadn’t seen her since she went on the international circuit. Our bye week was after Week 4, and I had known Matthew for a whole month. That’s it. Just one month. … And he basically says to me – her season was over, she had finished in the quarterfinals – and he says, ‘How come she can’t fly home? How come she can’t come home for the bye week? You need to see her. It’s a long season.’ She wasn’t able to fly back yet and he called me on the Tuesday of our bye week, knowing we had Thursday through Sunday off, and he calls me and says, ‘Hey, can she get on a flight tomorrow night from Doha to Chicago? You can pick her up there. I’ll pay for it. I’ll fly your wife home for you. I had known him for a month, and he is doing this for me."
That's a great story. You don't often hear a lot about Stafford, which is by design. But not only did the star quarterback show tremendous leadership, but he also took it upon himself to do something extremely kind for a new, young teammate.
Blough was excellent on Meirov's podcast, as he discussed numerous topics, including Jayden Daniels and the offense he'll run with the Commodes in 2026.
In addition to making me Like the Rams' QB even more, this article makes me HATE Dan Graziano Much More.
David Blough was an undrafted rookie third-string quarterback for the Detroit Lions in 2019, when he first met Matthew Stafford. These days, Blough is entering his third year of coaching and his first as the Washington Commodes' offensive coordinator. Meanwhile, Stafford is about to enter his 18th NFL season and is coming off his first MVP award.
Back to 2019. It was Week 5, and Blough's wife, Melissa, an accomplished hurdler, was in Qatar for the World Athletics Championships. So, during Detroit's bye week, Stafford did something special for Blough and his wife, despite having known him for only about a month. After signing as an undrafted free agent with the Cleveland Browns, Blough was traded to Detroit on Aug. 30, just before the season.
Washington's new offensive coordinator joined Ari Meirov's podcast Tuesday and shared the story.
"My wife was running internationally," Blough said via Cameron DaSilva of Rams Wire. "In 2019, she was running at the World Championships in Doha, Qatar. And I hadn’t seen her since she went on the international circuit. Our bye week was after Week 4, and I had known Matthew for a whole month. That’s it. Just one month. … And he basically says to me – her season was over, she had finished in the quarterfinals – and he says, ‘How come she can’t fly home? How come she can’t come home for the bye week? You need to see her. It’s a long season.’ She wasn’t able to fly back yet and he called me on the Tuesday of our bye week, knowing we had Thursday through Sunday off, and he calls me and says, ‘Hey, can she get on a flight tomorrow night from Doha to Chicago? You can pick her up there. I’ll pay for it. I’ll fly your wife home for you. I had known him for a month, and he is doing this for me."
That's a great story. You don't often hear a lot about Stafford, which is by design. But not only did the star quarterback show tremendous leadership, but he also took it upon himself to do something extremely kind for a new, young teammate.
Blough was excellent on Meirov's podcast, as he discussed numerous topics, including Jayden Daniels and the offense he'll run with the Commodes in 2026.
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It's easy to have an opinion without reason. It's easy to roll your eyes when somebody else is stating their opinion.
I watched Nick Wright's show yesterday and ironically, they were critiquing the top 10 QB going into 2026 list, supposedly voted on by NFL players.
1. Allen
2. Mahomes
3. Stafford
4. Burrow
Maye was #8. Lamar was #9. Wright is a Chiefs/Mahomes fan, Wildes is a Patriots/Maye fan and Broussard is a Ravens/Lamar fan. None of them thought their guy should be ranked higher than Stafford and none agreed with Allen being #1. They all said Stafford should be the #1 but there was an obvious age bias by the voters and an obvious ingorance of Allen's postseason record (6-1 in the Wild Card round; 2-6 after that).
Graziano can roll his eyes at that too.
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Guys like him are only there to offset the other opinions. He is there in this instance to keep the Stafford and rams hatters watching. Just like reality TV, the producers step in and to say that’s going to be boring you need to start an argument.
ESPN has sucked for years.
Graziano has never played football. In college he worked for the student newspaper. That's it. He's just a reporter who fancies himself an expert. You have to take his comments with a grain of salt. And, he's just an idiot. He doesn't know any better.
Also recommend he pick a hair color and stick with it.
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For me, this is much more than an ESPN analyst/commentator not holding Stafford in high regard.
There are controversial opinions and bad takes but they at least warrant some serious discussion.
If Graziano and Tannenbaum don't think that highly of Stafford (think he is over-rated, should not have been named MVP, don't believe he is a Hall of Famer) ... those are Opinions and Takes ... maybe they are sincere, maybe they are made mostly to generate debate on ESPN.
Does Not Matter. They are Opinions and Takes I personally disagree with but they have some merit; and, therefore, they can be discussed and argued. In my Original Post, I should not have even mentioned them ... Dumb Opinions ... Bad Takes ... annoying but So What
It was Graziano's first statement that enraged me; and was the focus for my initiating this thread.
Stafford played GREAT against Seattle in those Brutal Losses. He was one of the best players on-the-field.
The quote was How could Stafford be rated so high (#3 in a silly top-10 QB list) when ...
'He lost the two biggest games of the season'
That's NOT an Dumb Opinion or Bad Take because it's not an Opinion or a Take.
It's an absurd comment that ANY knowledgeable football fan should object to.
It reduces the MOST improtant position on an NFL team (Quarterback), to the ONLY position that matters; and that's something only the weakest minded of fans think or believe.
In those two games, Stafford threw for 830 yards, with 6 TDs, 0 interceptions and the Rams put-up 64 points against arguably the best defense in the NFL in 2025.
By-the-way, in those same two games, Puka Nacua totalled 21 receptions, 390 yards and 3 TDs. It would have been just as absurd if Graziano said "Nacua lost the two biggest games of the season"
Those two Rams' players were nothing short of Brilliant against that defense in those horrible losses.
The Rams lost because their Defense failed, their Special Teams were horrible and the officiating was bordeline corrupt on the ridiculous two-point conversion.
In my opinion / my take ... which Can Be Argued ... Dan Graziano has lost all his credibility ... today, tomorrow and going forward. He will always be THAT GUY to me. The Guy that said something I can not forget.
The last time I felt this way was when Mike Lombardi was on the Rich Eisen Show in 2017 (nine years ago). The topic was Jared Goff coming-off a disappointin seven-game rookie season. Lombardi was clearly not a fan, and said Goff lacked the qualities to be a good NFL QB. That was Lombardi's opinion ... his take on Goff.
I did not like it or agree with it. But if it had stopped there ... OK ... So What ... It did NOT stop there.
Rich Eisen asked the reasonable follow-up question... 'You can tell that after just 7 games?'
Mike Lombardi responded ... 'I can tell that after just 7 passes.'
For the past nine years, I have had nothing but contempt for Mike Lombardi. For me, since then, he has been THAT GUY ... who made that ridiculous comment that I can not forget ... Zero Credibility.
Like I put in my Thread Title ... "Hate is a Strong Word" ... I don't hate many people but there are exceptions.
It's a lot like Love ... another strong word ... I don't Love many people ... my wife, my sisters, a of couple friends ... and of course @Loyal.
There are controversial opinions and bad takes but they at least warrant some serious discussion.
If Graziano and Tannenbaum don't think that highly of Stafford (think he is over-rated, should not have been named MVP, don't believe he is a Hall of Famer) ... those are Opinions and Takes ... maybe they are sincere, maybe they are made mostly to generate debate on ESPN.
Does Not Matter. They are Opinions and Takes I personally disagree with but they have some merit; and, therefore, they can be discussed and argued. In my Original Post, I should not have even mentioned them ... Dumb Opinions ... Bad Takes ... annoying but So What
It was Graziano's first statement that enraged me; and was the focus for my initiating this thread.
Stafford played GREAT against Seattle in those Brutal Losses. He was one of the best players on-the-field.
The quote was How could Stafford be rated so high (#3 in a silly top-10 QB list) when ...
'He lost the two biggest games of the season'
That's NOT an Dumb Opinion or Bad Take because it's not an Opinion or a Take.
It's an absurd comment that ANY knowledgeable football fan should object to.
It reduces the MOST improtant position on an NFL team (Quarterback), to the ONLY position that matters; and that's something only the weakest minded of fans think or believe.
In those two games, Stafford threw for 830 yards, with 6 TDs, 0 interceptions and the Rams put-up 64 points against arguably the best defense in the NFL in 2025.
By-the-way, in those same two games, Puka Nacua totalled 21 receptions, 390 yards and 3 TDs. It would have been just as absurd if Graziano said "Nacua lost the two biggest games of the season"
Those two Rams' players were nothing short of Brilliant against that defense in those horrible losses.
The Rams lost because their Defense failed, their Special Teams were horrible and the officiating was bordeline corrupt on the ridiculous two-point conversion.
In my opinion / my take ... which Can Be Argued ... Dan Graziano has lost all his credibility ... today, tomorrow and going forward. He will always be THAT GUY to me. The Guy that said something I can not forget.
The last time I felt this way was when Mike Lombardi was on the Rich Eisen Show in 2017 (nine years ago). The topic was Jared Goff coming-off a disappointin seven-game rookie season. Lombardi was clearly not a fan, and said Goff lacked the qualities to be a good NFL QB. That was Lombardi's opinion ... his take on Goff.
I did not like it or agree with it. But if it had stopped there ... OK ... So What ... It did NOT stop there.
Rich Eisen asked the reasonable follow-up question... 'You can tell that after just 7 games?'
Mike Lombardi responded ... 'I can tell that after just 7 passes.'
For the past nine years, I have had nothing but contempt for Mike Lombardi. For me, since then, he has been THAT GUY ... who made that ridiculous comment that I can not forget ... Zero Credibility.
Like I put in my Thread Title ... "Hate is a Strong Word" ... I don't hate many people but there are exceptions.
It's a lot like Love ... another strong word ... I don't Love many people ... my wife, my sisters, a of couple friends ... and of course @Loyal.
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I don't get to obsess once every nine years? ...
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I love it, A2M. I'm all for holding each person accountable for their words. I don't care if ESPN is directing someone to make certain comments. Every commentators name is at stake with what comes out of his mouth.
You are so correct, that him stating that Stafford was the reason they lost those 2 games is just irrational on the top level.
If Graziano doesn't feel that way, and was urged to say it by his employer, he better come out and say so. Otherwise, Dan Graziano owns the opinion that Matthew Stafford is the reason the Rams lost their final 2 games to the Seahawks in 2025.
Even though he left the field in the first game with a 37- 30 lead, IN Overtime.
I'd suggest a lighter wood staff sleeved in a pool noodle for such an event.
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That sounds more like someone just looking to say something controversial rather than saying something intelligent.
The only other option is he is one of the biggest morons on the planet, and that certainly could be lol.
Bulletin board material for the Rams. Stafford keep proving them wrong. Drake Maye might get a hard taste of reality this season with a new coach.