Best Of The Lions On 97.1 The Ticket: Are You Losing Patience With Brad Holmes? + Should Lions Be NFC North Favorites? + More!
03/14/2026 | 1h 10 mins.
Costa & Jansen get this week's Best Of Lions started with a discussion about their patience with Brad Holmes as he continues to stay passive in free agency. Then, Gator & Marc Ryan wondered if the Lions should be favored to win the NFC North, Valenti & Rico offered a few "B-Team" players the team could sign, and much more!
FULL SHOW: Friday, March 13th
03/13/2026 | 2h 15 mins.
Valenti and Stoney (in for Rico) kicked off the final show of the week with their thoughts on yet another disappointing performance from the Red Wings last night. They dove into a question about the Lions' plans in the second hour before covering a few miscellaneous topics in the third hour. Then, they wrapped up the show discussing the most overrated things in Detroit in honor of 313 day.
HOUR 1: Red Wings Woes Continue + In Football Today
03/13/2026 | 40 mins.
The guys reacted to another deflating loss for the Red Wings to begin the show. They asked where the team goes from here and whether they'll even make the playoffs at this point. Then, they finished the hour ranking the top-10 NFL players who had their careers cut short.
HOUR 2: Are The Lions Planning On Signing Older Veterans Or Are They Taking A Gap Year?
03/13/2026 | 39 mins.
Stoney and TJ Lang (via a conversation with Valenti) offered two different hypotheses as to the plan (or lack thereof) the Lions are executing this offseason.
HOUR 3: Valenti's Blind Ranking + Who Said It? + More
03/13/2026 | 31 mins.
Stoney had Valenti blind rank the all-time Detroit sports figures named Mike this century. Then, they bounced around a few topics before playing "Who Said It?"
The Valenti Show with Rico is Detroit’s must-listen daily sports show — where strong opinions meet smart analysis. Hosted by Mike Valenti and Rico Beard, The Valenti Show brings unfiltered takes on the biggest national stories and dives deep into all-things-Detroit sports: the Lions, Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings, Michigan and Michigan State. Whether it's NFL drama, playoff stakes or college football storylines, Valenti and Rico tell it like it is — no fluff, no fan service, just real talk. Catch The Valenti Show with Rico live Monday through Friday 2pm - 6pm EST on 97.1 The Ticket (WXYT). Full episodes, individual hours and show highlights drop daily wherever you get your podcasts.
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