Hi Folks,
We do a ton of insightful, thoughtful, and serious features here at Footballguys with smart people thinking deeply for you.
This is not one of those features.
This is Random Shots, and it's a few pages of me sharing all the random goofiness from this week. With maybe a music note and sometimes a "soap box" wrap at the end.
Here's to Football.
J
The Holidays are upon us. I normally do this feature on Wednesdays each week, but with Christmas on Thursday, I'm dropping it a day early.
Let's open like we always do with the best rendition I've heard in a while of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" courtesy of that noted Holiday Crooner - Bill Belichick.
Just like last year, I'm starting right off the bat with the music as we cover all the Holiday bases. First, a Run DMC - Charlie Brown mashup of Christmas in Hollis from the Best Christmas Movie Ever - Die Hard.
Next up is Adam Sandler with the classic Chanukah Song.
Elvis sings my favorite Christmas song.
And for a picture of cool personified, he butchers the words but still kills it live.
Long live the King.
Lastly, one of my favorite Sports Illustrated covers from a few years back featuring Belichick Santa.
2007 feels like forever ago. pic.twitter.com/qRac0ShzUA
— Joe Bryant (@Football_Guys) December 23, 2025
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from all of us at Footballguys.
I truly hope it's a sweet time of the year for you.
James Madison may have lost the game, but they won Social Media.
How can Philip Rivers play QB when clearly he’s deteriorated physically? The same reason Kirk Cousins can. Because mentally, they still have it.
I don't want to be too dramatic, but narrative is a giant part of sports, and why we love it. And few narratives are more compelling for 40+ year-old guys than "Does the old vet still have it?"
“I’d love to get into it.”
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 18, 2025
Allow Kirk Cousins to take you to school pic.twitter.com/vYSDbetq11
Related:
Nick Saban: "Everybody's smart that goes to medical school. But everybody doesn't make it through… It's the same kind of thing with athletes. Some of 'em have great talent but they don't have the right psychological disposition."
— Greg Berge (@GregBerge) December 18, 2025
Mindset Matters.pic.twitter.com/yqfHeDtSKi
When even Rece Davis is mad...
