Mark Schlereth | November 25, 2020

From November 25, 2020: On the twelfth episode of “Great Dane Nation,” Morten is joined by three-time Super Bowl Champion and FOX Sports game analyst Mark Schlereth. But first, he checks in with TommyFreezePops (Tom Carroll), where the guys talk all things Thanksgiving. Does Denmark address the Thanksgiving holiday in anyway? Plus, Morten talks about why he hated playing on Thanksgiving while with the Atlanta Falcons. We then move to our interview with Mark, where he discusses a wide array of topics: how a kid from Alaska ended up having a 12-year, Super Bowl-winning career; how he ended up playing college football at the University of Idaho under Dennis Erickson; the challenge of calling a football game vs. breaking down film for a studio show; how playing at Idaho uniquely prepared him to join the second wave of “The Hogs” in Washington; the mentorship he received from “The Hogs” during his first six years in the league; when Russ Grimm taught him the concept of being an expert at holding, and how he carried that skill late into his career; how less practices in today’s NFL has led to a lack of nuance in the game; how “The Hogs” were the unquestioned leaders in the locker room in Washington; why the biggest reason Washington Football Team hasn’t been successful in many years is ownership’s influence on the locker room and coaching decisions; his relationship with Mike Shanahan, and how he’s helping Mark get better as a broadcaster; the difficulty of preparing for Patrick Mahomes; why the rookie wage scale has changed the way quarterbacks are drafted and developed in the NFL; explaining the inconsistent play of Drew Lock in his second season; how he became a soap opera star while working at ESPN; the origin of his nickname, “Stink;" and his foray into the food industry, “Stinkin’ Good Green Chile." Then, TommyFreezePops is joined by Kevin Rogers for his weekly check-in with the experts from VegasInsider.com. It’s all Thanksgiving this week, as Tom asks Kevin what he is most thankful for from the 2020 NFL season from a gambling perspective – his answer may surprise you. Plus, we preview both games from the Thanksgiving slate, as the Texans head to Detroit, and Washington heads to Dallas. Finally, we close things out with Morten’s “Game Winner” – a weekly segment where Morten monologues his biggest takeaway of the week. This week, he talks about his love and appreciation for Thanksgiving.