1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,960 Speaker 1: We are back. It is a Tuesday here, January thirteenth, 2 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:06,520 Speaker 1: and we're back into kind of that one week cadence 3 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 1: here from an off season podcast, Kevin Bowen, Eddie Garrison 4 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: Colts Corner with myself, Kevin Bowen, and you know, Eddie 5 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: will probably focus primarily today on the Chris Ballard press conference. 6 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 1: I know last week it was a little bit more 7 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: carly Er say Gordon centric. Chris spoke last Thursday, So 8 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: we'll definitely highlight a lot of that here today and 9 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: then we'll start to get into some other stuff. Now 10 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: is the off season is kind of officially here. How 11 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: are you doing on this Tuesday morning? 12 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:39,160 Speaker 2: I'm great? 13 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 3: How are you good? Can you can you give us 14 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 3: your best cadence? Like your best call if you're a quarterback? 15 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: Green eaity green eaity hot? Hi? 16 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 2: Okay, how was that? 17 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 1: It was? 18 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:50,880 Speaker 2: Okay? 19 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 3: I think Gruden would appreciate it. Is Gruden the Green 20 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 3: eighty Well, I know Gruden loves it when the quarterbacks 21 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 3: do the hard counts. Oh, my favorite clip is the 22 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 3: Andrew Lucklin the Jackson Dart. 23 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:04,479 Speaker 1: Oh. 24 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, when he asked him, hey, what's your what's your cadence? 25 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 2: And he goes. 26 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 1: The just Bruden loving a Cadence and Quinn Buckner loving 27 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: bricking for chicken. Those are probably I hope my kids 28 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:19,680 Speaker 1: can find someone in their lives that love them as 29 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 1: much as those two individuals love those things. Okain, and 30 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: we'll focus mostly on the ballad thing. 31 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 2: I know. 32 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: We got a couple again lingering podcast Twitter questions. We'll 33 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 1: continue to get to those throughout the off season, so 34 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 1: feel free to send those in if you don't hear 35 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: him for whatever reason, we're probably saving them for a 36 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 1: future pod. Big picture, what do we got eight openings? 37 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 1: We'll see about Mike Tomlin, you know, anythink lingering on 38 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: that end. What's your super Bowl pick? 39 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 3: Super Bowl pick going into it? It was Eagles, and 40 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 3: I believe I went Buffalo. I can't remember if I 41 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 3: went Buffalo or not. 42 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's what I went with. Really go to see 43 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: what we got half of it left. I should say, 44 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 1: not that they're gonna win. I know, it's kind of funny. 45 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: I asked the question on our show this morning. 46 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 3: All season long, I had been on the Rams and 47 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 3: then like the way they closed the regular season, I'm like, yeah, 48 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 3: I don't know if that I could trust their defense 49 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 3: enough to get some stops like. 50 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: Who is the ACC or ACC? Who is the AFC 51 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:19,839 Speaker 1: team you trust the least? And I had many people 52 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 1: say in Buffalo because the injuries. So I'm like, wait, 53 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:23,799 Speaker 1: don't they have the best quarterback and the best running back? 54 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 2: Left right? 55 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:26,839 Speaker 1: And then you watch Houston's defense last night and you think, 56 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:30,399 Speaker 1: is that two thousand Ravens, CJ Strad Trent Dilver. 57 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:34,639 Speaker 3: It's also been you know, the epitome of the Pittsburgh season. 58 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 3: Sure like they have one game like they did to 59 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 3: win in the regular season final. He gets Baltimore, then 60 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 3: you know the following the leek, they look like do do? 61 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: Sure? No, that is certainly a very good point. Okay, 62 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:46,799 Speaker 1: let's get into Chris Baward's press conference and I'll just 63 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 1: start here kind of on Ballad as an individual, you know, 64 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: in that press or, and I don't know, I thought 65 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: he was a little bit more subdued kind of for him, 66 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: not as wildly animated as usual, no cussing, not as feisty, 67 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:02,839 Speaker 1: not as much you know, cackling. And I don't really 68 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 1: know where that maybe stems from. Obviously on the Ballard's 69 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 1: scale of nine years. Like I said before, I don't 70 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: think twenty twenty five is the most egregious season by 71 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 1: any means. You know, he took blame. He was pretty 72 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: candid about what needs to improve, like he usually is. 73 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:22,239 Speaker 1: He got philosophical about pain versus suffering, and when you 74 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:24,360 Speaker 1: hear him trying to defend his resume, it's cringe worthy. 75 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:29,640 Speaker 1: That probably summarizes I think like Ballard's persona. I would 76 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 1: say within the press conference, you know, there are certainly 77 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 1: items Eddie that I want to get to of, like 78 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: what specifically he wants to address. Some of them a 79 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: little bit more tangible than others, but I do, I 80 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: guess want to start just with his you know, mentioning 81 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: of you know, Carli ers Gordon's conversation with him prior 82 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: to the Houston game, and I was a little dumbfounded 83 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: by it, to be honest with you, you know, basically 84 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: Ballad laid their conversation and that Carle had asked him. 85 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: I believe the top question she asked him, according to 86 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: Ballad was do you still have your juju or your 87 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: shimmer to do this? And I don't really understand why 88 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 1: that would be your top question for a resume that 89 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: has so much failing elements. To it nine years into it, 90 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: Like to me, Eddie, that might be a question the 91 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 1: Rooney family asked Mike Tomlin today, you've had a two 92 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: decade run here, You've had a lot of success. Do 93 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 1: you feel like whatever you still have this again? Juju 94 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:44,719 Speaker 1: and shimmer, I guess are the words that I'll use 95 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: to do it or fast or rewind a few years back. 96 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 1: That might be what the Duke ad would have asked 97 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: Mike Rzewski as the NFL as the college basset landscape 98 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 1: started to change, or the Syracuse AD to Jim Beheim, 99 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: or you know, the North Carolina ADI to Roy Wibbs. 100 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: To me, that's something you ask somebody that's very accomplished, 101 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: and that could be either aging or the circumstances around 102 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 1: them are getting different. Do they still have the you know, 103 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: desire to want to do that or the passion I 104 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: guess to want to do that. So honestly, I walked 105 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:20,119 Speaker 1: away from that being like, oh my gosh, I always 106 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: thought the Orsay family held ballard and high regard. I 107 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: think they hold them in higher regard than I even thought. 108 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 1: Like that to me is the first question you ask them, 109 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 1: not what do you think about your team? Again collapsing 110 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:44,039 Speaker 1: with multiple head coaches leading the way. You know, again, 111 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,920 Speaker 1: I feel like I'm rehashing all these numbers again. Okay, 112 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:49,719 Speaker 1: why haven't we want a division title? Onto your watch? 113 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 2: You know? 114 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:51,720 Speaker 1: Why is there only one playoff win? Why is there 115 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 1: just two playoff appearances? You know, so on and so forth. 116 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:59,719 Speaker 1: I I was frankly a little stunned by that question. 117 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:01,599 Speaker 1: I think there's maybe a bigger picture with Carli or 118 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: say Gordon, you can get to of you know, has 119 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: more items kind of start to fall a little bit 120 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 1: more onto her plate or under her watch? Is the 121 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 1: better way to say it, you know, how do you 122 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 1: kind of evaluate some things? But this would fall into 123 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: skeptical category for me of just like really, that's the 124 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: first question you have for him? So yeah, did I 125 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 1: misread that or did you have a similar reaction? 126 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 3: I had a similar reaction, like, really, this is where 127 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 3: you're going to reveal that question was even asked like that, 128 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 3: I feel like that would be something that I wouldn't want, 129 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:36,840 Speaker 3: you know, being publicized. Of my owner is asking me 130 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 3: if I still have you know, the energy or the 131 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,599 Speaker 3: juju or whatever it is to continue doing my job, 132 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:45,919 Speaker 3: and like it maybe wonder we know how emotional of 133 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:49,919 Speaker 3: a guy Chris Pallard is, and of course Kevin you 134 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 3: know firsthand because you guys hear him up there in 135 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:55,600 Speaker 3: the press box on game days on Sundays when it's 136 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 3: a home game for you, and you know, the other 137 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 3: members of the of the of the media get to 138 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 3: experience it on the road sometimes as well. But like, 139 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 3: is the emotional aspect of you know, being eight and two, 140 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 3: everything looking like it's going the right way. He looks 141 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 3: like it feels like he finally got it right with 142 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 3: the quarterback and the roster is playing up to the 143 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 3: ability that you know he envisioned. And then all these 144 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 3: injuries start piling up and the collapse happens, and so 145 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 3: that sent him into a you know, in a bad 146 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 3: spot mentally. And is that why Carli Orsay Gordon had 147 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 3: to ask the question do you still have the juju? Like? 148 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 3: Do you still have the drive? Do you still have 149 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 3: the energy to keep doing this when you felt like 150 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 3: you had it and then it's just all taken away 151 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 3: from you. 152 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, I guess I understand a little bit of that. 153 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 1: My thought would be this, Eddie, if you are questioning 154 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 1: an individual's drive, energy, passion, however you want to define it. 155 00:07:55,000 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 1: They better have a substantial resume that rises above and 156 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:06,239 Speaker 1: like you have questions about Chris Baward's resume, right, yeah, okay, 157 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: So if you have questions there, there better not be 158 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 1: any sort of question on the other part of it, 159 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: on the energy, on the drive. So that's where I 160 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 1: don't I mean, I guess maybe the season whatever could 161 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 1: have put them in that spot, but. 162 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 3: I don't know. 163 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 1: I don't get the impression there is this crushing feeling 164 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: inside of that organization for the Colts missing the playoffs again. 165 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: I think it was more of a hey, look at 166 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 1: the first two months of the year, that's what we're 167 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:38,439 Speaker 1: gonna bank on. That's how I kind of observe some things. 168 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,839 Speaker 1: Moving on to some other ballad topics and feel free 169 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 1: to chime in whenever you know. The one tangible thing 170 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:51,240 Speaker 1: that they will focus on here here in twenty twenty 171 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: six is the defense younger and faster, and honestly, a 172 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: lot of it is kind of sitting there with the 173 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:59,080 Speaker 1: three defensive ends heading for free agency, Quitty pay Samson, 174 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 1: nev ACoM, taekwond lou Us. Now there is a little 175 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 1: bit of this of like Ballard's kind of cleaning up 176 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:06,760 Speaker 1: his own mess. You know, he wanted this certain defensive system. 177 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 1: Well now he's realized that offensive system is not what 178 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:12,079 Speaker 1: he wanted. And they go out and they get into 179 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 1: room of last year. You know, he wanted to go 180 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 1: from the three ford you know, to kind of that 181 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 1: four man front. And then personnel wise, now it's you know, boy, 182 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:24,199 Speaker 1: all these guys that I've signed and drafted and resigned 183 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 1: and re signed, now it's a little bit of an 184 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: aging group, a little bit of a slow group, I guess. 185 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, let's let me ask you there, where do they 186 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 3: get younger on the defense? Like there a specific position 187 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 3: group that you have in mind already? 188 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:39,079 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean d line and linebacker are the two 189 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:41,440 Speaker 1: that I'm debating the most. You know, obviously, like I said, 190 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 1: the three defensive ends, Eddie, I think it allows for 191 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:48,320 Speaker 1: some sort of exiting and new blood. Linebacker Jermaine Pratt 192 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:50,720 Speaker 1: is a free agent. I'll be curious what Desiah Franklin 193 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 1: thing turns out to be. But I'm also looking at 194 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 1: linebacker and thinking who's in the pipeline. 195 00:09:57,240 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 3: Mm hmm. 196 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 1: You know, the Jalen Carlist thing is quite a mystery. 197 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: I would say head into year three, but you know, 198 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:07,679 Speaker 1: they've invested a lot in this defense. I mean they've 199 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:10,840 Speaker 1: drafted more defensive players and offensive easily. In the ballot era, 200 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 1: I want to say it was the top ten highest 201 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 1: paid defense in the league this year. I kind of 202 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 1: look at it like this, Eddie and stop me if 203 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 1: you would disagree. Guys that aren't going anywhere defensively. Sauce 204 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: Gardner layout to Lats about twenty five, Cam buying him. 205 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 2: He is also twenty five, and I. 206 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: Think I'm done. I guess justin Wally Jalen Jones, I 207 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:40,280 Speaker 1: don't think that's a slam dunk. 208 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 2: I don't know either. 209 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 1: I mean core guys like core starters for you moving forward, 210 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:49,679 Speaker 1: Sauce lat To buying them, and then I mean, you know, 211 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 1: Buckner and Stewart, I assume they're. 212 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:54,320 Speaker 3: Back, but like Stuart's thirty two, right. 213 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 1: Thirty one and thirty two. I believe for those two 214 00:10:56,800 --> 00:11:00,559 Speaker 1: obviously they carry big cap hits. But again, you could 215 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:04,319 Speaker 1: only do so much without the first round pick. You know, yeah, 216 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 1: so I I that's where I do kind of look 217 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 1: at it and think to myself, you know, all right, 218 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 1: where else can they address you? Know, the instant impact 219 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 1: with the draft. I mean, you're banking on a lot. 220 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 2: You know. 221 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 1: It took time for a guy like Nick Cross hell 222 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:22,640 Speaker 1: A Lots wasn't much as a rookie, even though he 223 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 1: had the resume that he did. And you know, Lou 224 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 1: has been a little hesitant, I think to play some 225 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 1: younger guys. I agreed with Ballad wholeheartedly when he mentioned 226 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:33,560 Speaker 1: like the two minute the Russian cover, like, did you 227 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 1: watch I don't know, did you watch in that Carolina 228 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:37,560 Speaker 1: Rams playoff game. 229 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 3: We were driving back from Georgia, so no, we were 230 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 3: listening to it on the radio. Though. 231 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 1: The final drive, the Rams four man rush just wrecked, 232 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: it just absolutely wrecked. It got Bryce Young out of 233 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 1: the pocket, hit him, you know. And again I'm not 234 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 1: going to put Houston. You know, Houston's in different stratus here, 235 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 1: but like that Rams front is not some you know, 236 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 1: star studded group. You know, obviously Verse, you know, the 237 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 1: Colts could have drafted him. We've gone over this before 238 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:09,319 Speaker 1: and the conductor, Yeah, and like to watch them kind 239 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 1: of finish the game and win it there close the 240 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:14,840 Speaker 1: door slam it shut emphatically. That's what I think is 241 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 1: so missing from the Colts. 242 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 3: So talking about Kobe Turner, you know, when you. 243 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 1: Look at it, Eddie, I just don't how it looks different. 244 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:27,600 Speaker 1: I think is where I'm met with a little bit of. 245 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:31,559 Speaker 3: Pause, like to compare like the Rams, for example, and 246 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:34,439 Speaker 3: the Colts. Just from what I've watched this year. With 247 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 3: the Rams, it seems like Brandon Fisk, Puna Ford, Kobe Turner, 248 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 3: Byron Young, Nate Landman, all these got Jared Verse, all 249 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:47,559 Speaker 3: these guys have like incredibly high motors. And when I 250 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 3: look at the Colts, I don't see anyone with an 251 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:52,840 Speaker 3: incredibly high motor besides law too for the most part. 252 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:56,679 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't know if it's as much motor. If 253 00:12:56,679 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 1: it is, I just don't know if the Colt's got 254 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 1: enough dudes that too, vigual guys that can win, win 255 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: early in plays. And again they've drafted obviously richly high. 256 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 1: So I come back to this now, and we'll get 257 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 1: into this more as free agency gets here. Okay, how 258 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:14,480 Speaker 1: do you go about it? You don't have your first 259 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:17,319 Speaker 1: round pick. I assume a decent amount of the draft capital. 260 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:18,959 Speaker 1: If you're trying to get younger. We'll go to the 261 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:21,839 Speaker 1: defensive side of the ball. Again, how early can those 262 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:24,679 Speaker 1: guys impact? And then free agency wise, you're you're north 263 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:28,040 Speaker 1: of fifty million. But again, Jones and Pierce are going 264 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 1: to get so much of that, you know, how much 265 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 1: can you open up then to spend? You know, are 266 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:35,959 Speaker 1: we looking at a new starting defensive end opposite lots? 267 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 1: I would assume, Are you then looking at a different 268 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:43,719 Speaker 1: starting linebacker? I would assume is that kind of where 269 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 1: you stop though, Like, are you looking at and saying, hey, 270 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 1: go out and get a free agent end? Draft a 271 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:54,400 Speaker 1: linebacker in round two, draft a defensive tackle in round 272 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 1: three because you're a little bit older there, and I 273 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 1: don't know, maybe Sion find some depth. Safety is corner 274 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:06,560 Speaker 1: popping up as a need? If Traveri's hoard decide to retire, 275 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:10,320 Speaker 1: that I could probably get talked into being a little 276 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 1: bit of a need too. So again, that appears to 277 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 1: be the biggest roster focus two of them. More kind 278 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 1: of more in the abstract or guess less tangible areas Eddie, 279 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 1: He pointed to the late season collapses. You know, again 280 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 1: I feel the question, you know, do you feel like 281 00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 1: it's a little bit more cultural spans? What multiple coaching 282 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 1: staffs you could make a case they have collapsed in 283 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 1: some form or fashion, and four out of the last 284 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 1: five years when they've missed the playoffs, maybe even all five. 285 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 1: So you know, that, I think is a question that 286 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:42,600 Speaker 1: he didn't really have an answer for. And then the 287 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 1: other thing that he mentioned, which is maybe the biggest 288 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 1: statistical difference from the first two months to the last 289 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 1: two months of the season, is that run game. You know, 290 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 1: Boward said, we have to run it when we want 291 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:56,680 Speaker 1: to run it. And if you just literally looked at 292 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor's yards per carry, it will blow your mind 293 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 1: how effective he was in the wins and how unaffective 294 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 1: he was in the losses, particularly the first two months 295 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 1: to the last two months. 296 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 3: Mm hm. 297 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:11,880 Speaker 1: And you know, you go back on twenty one season 298 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 1: with Carson Wentzon quarterback, and they ran it extraordinarily well 299 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 1: with obviously a limited quarterback. So it's not like it's 300 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 1: unforeseen that, you know, whatever, a struggling quarterback. Obviously it 301 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 1: can hinder you to a degree, but it just can't 302 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 1: be you know, the end all be all mutual love 303 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 1: for Daniel Jones. He used the phrase long term, which 304 00:15:30,920 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 1: you know, again, when you make the trade for sauce Gardner. 305 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: I think that told you everything you needed to know. 306 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: You know, he did say something about building without a 307 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 1: first round pick. How they have had success there before? 308 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 1: I I would say one, I actually looked it up. 309 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 1: I'd say one of the three times they've operated without 310 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:50,680 Speaker 1: a first round pick, they've had success. I would say 311 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:54,480 Speaker 1: that definitely. That twenty twenty draft, Pittman and Taylor right 312 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 1: there in the second round. Now again, you know there 313 00:15:56,920 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 1: you're draft in thirty four and forty one. I mean 314 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:01,440 Speaker 1: you know, I think you're more middle of round two 315 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 1: here coming up this year. That nineteen draft, I mean 316 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:07,320 Speaker 1: Rocky Scene, Ben Vanagu, Paris Campbell. I wouldn't say that 317 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two. I mean Pierce got there, Ryman got there. 318 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:15,440 Speaker 1: But again, given the nature of where you're at right now, 319 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 1: the higher sense of urgency, Eddie. If these guys want 320 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 1: to say their job, they need impact right away, yep. 321 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 1: And that draft class is a great example of it. 322 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 1: You know, Pierce, Jelanni Woods, Bernard Ryman, Across. It's turned 323 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 1: out to be I think a pretty good class when 324 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:33,880 Speaker 1: you look at Pierce, Ryman and Cross. But none of 325 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 1: those guys really positively impacted you in twenty twenty two 326 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:41,720 Speaker 1: in that initial rookie season, right, so you know, again, 327 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:43,760 Speaker 1: how much more can they add? Can they trade Richardson 328 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:51,440 Speaker 1: for a pick? All those things? Yeah, I again didn't 329 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:53,800 Speaker 1: get great vibes on Richardson coming back. That ten point 330 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 1: eight million dollar cap that I think you can't forget either. 331 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 1: I mean, he's making about ten times the money Riley 332 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 1: Leonard is next year. So you know, when you factor 333 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 1: that in, you factor in the injury factor, and he's 334 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 1: been benched twice. I just don't know if it is 335 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:11,040 Speaker 1: always added up. He was spot on. He has always 336 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 1: been a big Pierce guy. He is loved Pierce. I 337 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 1: think he liked Pierce even more than some of those 338 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:18,159 Speaker 1: other twenty twenty two whiteouts. I think that's one of 339 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:22,640 Speaker 1: Ballard's better bets and beliefs. And he sounded probably more 340 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:30,879 Speaker 1: optimistic on buck Nerve returning than Mooney. Yeah, pretty much 341 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:32,439 Speaker 1: everything Ballad anything else from you? 342 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, there was one quote I wanted to pull up 343 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 3: real quick, So keep trotting on whatever while I while 344 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:41,720 Speaker 3: I find that I'm looking at the transcripts. 345 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, staff changes wise, he mentioned doesn't really 346 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 1: expect anything there, you know, outside of the lou Anrumo Domino. 347 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:51,880 Speaker 3: You know, Yeah, that surprised me a little bit. keV, 348 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:54,119 Speaker 3: Like you have this epic collapse once again and you 349 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:56,919 Speaker 3: make no staff changes like you would in order for 350 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 3: changes be made, you would think there would be some 351 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 3: sort of you know, changes on this staff. Right. 352 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 1: Well, again, this kind of gets back more to the 353 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 1: Carly conversation from last week, Eddie. They are largely banking 354 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 1: on the football gods rewarding them great bell health the 355 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 1: first two months of the season that was a reeler. 356 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:18,440 Speaker 1: They're banking on that versus the we need to make 357 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:22,600 Speaker 1: substantial changes unless they do a ton defensively than what 358 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 1: it looks like on paper right now they are able 359 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:27,960 Speaker 1: to do or will do. I just don't. I don't 360 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 1: foresee wholesale, wholesale changes, So that would be the question 361 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:38,399 Speaker 1: that you know, I would have. He did not entertain 362 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 1: the question about veteran players and partying ways with them 363 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:46,399 Speaker 1: still under contract. That to me, I think is the 364 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:49,359 Speaker 1: biggest unknown caret of the offseason that again could lead 365 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:51,199 Speaker 1: to some notable change. 366 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:55,199 Speaker 3: I can't find the direct word for word, but like 367 00:18:55,720 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 3: I remember Ballard mentioning in the press or they'll be 368 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:03,720 Speaker 3: fine in terms of the cap space in there and 369 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:07,920 Speaker 3: what they're going to do. Like to me, that kind 370 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:11,800 Speaker 3: of screams out, like, hey, we need we should be 371 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:13,639 Speaker 3: looking out for Mike equipment in his future. 372 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 1: Right. I would agree on that. 373 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:18,199 Speaker 3: Just because he's the easiest guy to point at. That 374 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:21,480 Speaker 3: gives him a lot of cap space by releasing him. 375 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 3: And as we've noted last week, if you cut Mike 376 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:27,879 Speaker 3: Colquittman Jr. You open up twenty four million dollars in 377 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:29,399 Speaker 3: cap space because he only has a dead cap of 378 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 3: five million. 379 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:33,080 Speaker 1: Right now, white out now becomes a definite need, right. 380 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:35,040 Speaker 1: I think we also have to acknowledge that. But no, 381 00:19:35,119 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: I can definitely hear you out on it. 382 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 3: Could we be a situation where you know, they let 383 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:40,920 Speaker 3: him go and then just bring it back on a 384 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 3: cheaper deal. 385 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:42,200 Speaker 2: Yeah? Could? 386 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:44,879 Speaker 1: Yes, Could you do something from a restruction standpoint that 387 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:48,440 Speaker 1: allows I think that's almost a must frankly, But again, 388 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:51,119 Speaker 1: guys like Kenny Moore, I don't think anyone is safe safe. 389 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 1: I mean, hell, Jonathan Taylor, you know how many teams 390 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:56,920 Speaker 1: are handing out three contracts to a running back? And 391 00:19:57,040 --> 00:19:58,640 Speaker 1: you know, do you believe that the old three hundred 392 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 1: carry Mark is ever going to get to tail? Do 393 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 1: you just think he's more in than Derrick Henry? You 394 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 1: know area there? And you know also, I think you're 395 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:08,440 Speaker 1: gonna have to have some good early season support for 396 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:12,200 Speaker 1: whoever's playing quarterback, even if it's Daniel Jones coming off 397 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 1: the torn Achilles there. So, yeah, those are all questions. 398 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:17,280 Speaker 1: But yeah, when I heard that aspect to it, Eddie, 399 00:20:17,320 --> 00:20:19,399 Speaker 1: I'm like, okay, right now, I think their cap space 400 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:22,480 Speaker 1: is like fifty two million. Let's say Alec Pierce gets 401 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:25,680 Speaker 1: the franchise tag, that's twenty eight million. So now you're 402 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:28,919 Speaker 1: down to twenty four twenty four million for Daniel Jones. 403 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 1: That ain't gonna be happening, right So, even to get 404 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:36,919 Speaker 1: to Daniel Jones, you almost have to have, you know, 405 00:20:37,119 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 1: a little bit more from a cap space standpoint there. 406 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:45,440 Speaker 3: So I'm looking at I look at over the cap 407 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:48,680 Speaker 3: and they've got the Colts around thirty four million right now. 408 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:51,959 Speaker 1: Oh, I thought I thought spot Track had him north 409 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:52,439 Speaker 1: of fifty. 410 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 3: I'd have to look at what they what they say 411 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 3: about over the cap had him at like thirty four. 412 00:20:57,880 --> 00:21:01,480 Speaker 1: Anything else, Ballard or should we get to the old 413 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 1: Twitter sphere? 414 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:04,480 Speaker 2: Let's get to Twitter questions. 415 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 3: We've got five of them, starting with Scoog real podcast 416 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:11,919 Speaker 3: cast question, did you Kevin Bowen honestly think there would 417 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:14,440 Speaker 3: actually be changes this season? 418 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:16,480 Speaker 1: Always great to hear from Scoog, one of the better 419 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:18,920 Speaker 1: pulling guards. Frankly, the three one seven has ever seen 420 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:22,840 Speaker 1: a true control of the line of scrimmage there, so 421 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:29,440 Speaker 1: appreciate the question, Carly. Was the pause for me? Again, 422 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:32,679 Speaker 1: I didn't think there would be changes, but that was 423 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:35,639 Speaker 1: the pause in the unknown. Now I'll go back to 424 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:37,480 Speaker 1: what I said earlier, Eddie, I feel like there is 425 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:40,720 Speaker 1: like the Ballard like that likes Ballard even more. 426 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:45,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, and. 427 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:50,560 Speaker 1: Are they just simply letting this contract play. I don't know, 428 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:53,159 Speaker 1: but it's I think there are some real thing to 429 00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:54,959 Speaker 1: you know, because with Jim irsay, I always came back 430 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:58,160 Speaker 1: to that quote Eddie the opening press conference. We feel 431 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:00,880 Speaker 1: like it's the greatest GM higher the twenty first century. 432 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 1: M And I'm paraphrasing a little bit here, but I 433 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 1: think that's pretty darn to a direct direct quote of 434 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 1: what he said. You know, I always felt like Jim 435 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:10,680 Speaker 1: might have been holding onto that. But you know, if 436 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 1: you get somebody new there, do they have the less 437 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 1: emotional pull. But I don't know, man, it's it's probably 438 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:21,760 Speaker 1: a reminder of all of us of like, hey, you know, 439 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:25,600 Speaker 1: as much of a bottom line business as it is, 440 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:28,920 Speaker 1: if you get along with people that also can go 441 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:32,960 Speaker 1: a long way, right, Yeah, tell that to Ryan Gregson. 442 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 1: And to be fair, let me just interject right here. 443 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 1: Ryan Gregson had one of the worst twenty thirteen, twenty fourteen, 444 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:41,640 Speaker 1: twenty fifteen draft cycles you'll ever see. 445 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:42,280 Speaker 3: Uh huh. 446 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, but his team's also won, and I get people 447 00:22:46,520 --> 00:22:48,160 Speaker 1: will say, well, hey, he had Andrew Luck. He also 448 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:49,600 Speaker 1: went six and four without Andrew Luck. 449 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:52,000 Speaker 3: So I'll forgely who said that, Like, if you're a 450 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:54,040 Speaker 3: nice guy and like you, you come in, you do 451 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 3: your work, and you know, respectful to everyone, and you're 452 00:22:56,840 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 3: not an a hole or a jerk in the locker room, 453 00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 3: like you can hang around and no matter what the 454 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:03,360 Speaker 3: league is, NBA, NFL for you know, ten years. 455 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:06,159 Speaker 1: At least, well some teams more than others. Yeah, and 456 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:07,359 Speaker 1: I would say the cold side on that. 457 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:08,680 Speaker 2: Yeah. 458 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:13,679 Speaker 3: Jamie's next Jimi Elo was on James Boyd's podcast indicating 459 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 3: Alec Pearce is not a twenty eight million dollar wide 460 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:20,240 Speaker 3: out and if you tag him, that becomes the price. 461 00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 2: What are your thoughts, I mean. 462 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:26,160 Speaker 1: If you want to get I guess uber technical. Maybe 463 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 1: he's a top was that that's probably top ten white 464 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:31,720 Speaker 1: out money twenty eight million. But again he has that 465 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:35,240 Speaker 1: trait and it's the hardest trait to find in a 466 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:38,399 Speaker 1: whiteout you know, the NFL league, Eddy has gone to 467 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 1: this where defenses are doing everything and anything they can 468 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 1: not to allow big plays. 469 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:46,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, everything too high everything, and. 470 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 1: Yet Pierce has been a consistent playmaker in that area. 471 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:56,200 Speaker 1: So I just I can't be super nitpicky here. And again, 472 00:23:56,200 --> 00:24:00,159 Speaker 1: if you're a restructuring pit or you're moving on, I 473 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:01,960 Speaker 1: would say Pierce becomes even more important. 474 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:02,440 Speaker 2: Right. 475 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 1: So I just think when you traded ad Mitchell, it 476 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:10,600 Speaker 1: just it created more leverage frankly for Pierce, and I 477 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 1: guess a little bit of Pittman as well. And then 478 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:17,000 Speaker 1: obviously you know Pittman did it or Pierce did a 479 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:19,720 Speaker 1: wonderful job here in this contract here, But I can't 480 00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:22,800 Speaker 1: nitpick at that number. I get it's a big number. 481 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:27,680 Speaker 1: I understand that, but you just don't have an embarrassment 482 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 1: of riches at that position, and you don't have a 483 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:33,960 Speaker 1: first round pick, and the franchise tag is a tool, 484 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:36,119 Speaker 1: so you got to use it. 485 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:40,200 Speaker 2: Would you trade for A J. Brown? 486 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:43,679 Speaker 1: I don't know, man, some of that Brown stuff was 487 00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:46,680 Speaker 1: just wild. Part of me thought Syrianne should have grabbed 488 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:50,159 Speaker 1: him before the fourth down and said, dude, I'm so 489 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 1: done with you. Go make a play right here and 490 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 1: tell me I'm an idiot and then just have Jalen 491 00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:58,120 Speaker 1: Hurts just forced the ball to AJ Brown one time, 492 00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 1: a time better than triple coverage. Dallas got her right. Well, 493 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:03,080 Speaker 1: I don't know. I'd have to look a little bit 494 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:05,600 Speaker 1: more into that. So you're trading what some sort of 495 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:06,320 Speaker 1: day two pick? 496 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:09,879 Speaker 3: I'm not sure, but I mean something to entertain, Like 497 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 3: I was just spitballing it out there. If the rumor's 498 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 3: not true that he could be available, and yeah, cheaper 499 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:18,800 Speaker 3: alternative to Micha Quitman Jr. Right, he is also twenty nine. 500 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:21,399 Speaker 1: He's trying to get younger and faster on defense. And 501 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:23,199 Speaker 1: if you're training a day two pick now or all 502 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:26,480 Speaker 1: your eggs and what one top one hundred and twenty pick, 503 00:25:26,840 --> 00:25:27,480 Speaker 1: I just. 504 00:25:28,359 --> 00:25:32,240 Speaker 3: I don't know, Yeah, something to throw out there, Walter 505 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:34,200 Speaker 3: would like to know. I'm not going to sit around 506 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:36,840 Speaker 3: and cry about Chris Ballad and Shane Stike. And even 507 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:39,919 Speaker 3: though I believe Chris should definitely be gone, but what 508 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:43,840 Speaker 3: about Louis and Rumo? Even the even with injury, Shane 509 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:46,120 Speaker 3: was able to get a pulse out of the offense. 510 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 3: Colt's defense has consistently let them down. When the Colts 511 00:25:51,040 --> 00:25:54,720 Speaker 3: play good teams, why not pursue were he Morris from 512 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:56,879 Speaker 3: the Falcons for defensive coordinator? 513 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think we've got a couple of low questions, Eddie. 514 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:02,240 Speaker 1: I think it's a little bit more personnel based than 515 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:05,360 Speaker 1: anything on defense. Yeah, I don't know if I love 516 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 1: changing his system for three straight years just seems like 517 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:14,399 Speaker 1: a lot. So I understand the Raheem Morris is Brian 518 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:18,800 Speaker 1: Flores of the world. You know some of these guys 519 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 1: that are available, but you know, I I largely think 520 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:27,760 Speaker 1: it's personal, Like Eddie, how many of these guys have 521 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:29,439 Speaker 1: gone on elsewhere and done anything? 522 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:30,919 Speaker 2: You know? 523 00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:32,639 Speaker 1: Some of these defensive draft picks that the cults of 524 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:36,200 Speaker 1: draft you know, like, is Malik Hooker the only one? 525 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:45,880 Speaker 1: You know? Quincy Wilson, Terrell, Basham, Ben bannegu Kmoko tre Rock, 526 00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:50,240 Speaker 1: you scene. I mean, I'm sure there's more I could 527 00:26:50,280 --> 00:26:52,359 Speaker 1: go to I mean, I don't think Dio Dngbo did 528 00:26:52,359 --> 00:26:53,800 Speaker 1: a ton of the Bears this year. Correct me if 529 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:54,240 Speaker 1: I'm wrong. 530 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 2: Didn't he get hurt? 531 00:26:56,880 --> 00:26:57,520 Speaker 1: Did he get hurt? 532 00:26:58,119 --> 00:26:58,639 Speaker 2: I thought so. 533 00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:01,119 Speaker 1: I thought he was relatively healthy forum there for the 534 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:06,280 Speaker 1: first at least half plus of the season. But yeah, 535 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:09,360 Speaker 1: I just and again part of it is probably you've 536 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:12,600 Speaker 1: drafted some injured guys, you know. I mean Dio from 537 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:16,560 Speaker 1: a torn achilles standpoint a tours achilles again again this year. Yeah, 538 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:18,560 Speaker 1: did he play? He played a couple months, didn't I 539 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:20,720 Speaker 1: could have sworn I saw him out there, like yeah. 540 00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:22,919 Speaker 1: And if I'm not mistaken, I. 541 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:24,359 Speaker 2: Remember Nate Gaines had one sack. 542 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:25,800 Speaker 1: I was gonna say, I remember looking it up. He 543 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:27,760 Speaker 1: had played a decent amount and hadn't really done much. 544 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:31,439 Speaker 1: So yeah, I mean, you just look at this draft 545 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:34,560 Speaker 1: history on defense and there's just not a lot of 546 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:38,399 Speaker 1: guys that are doing things elsewhere. You know, Jerry Hughes 547 00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:41,679 Speaker 1: of the world, where he went elsewhere and did something. 548 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:43,680 Speaker 1: And I think that to me as an indicator of 549 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:46,240 Speaker 1: you are missing a lot of again just strictly personnel. 550 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:49,440 Speaker 3: How much of it is also balot trying to take 551 00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 3: you know, the chance on guys who have had injuries 552 00:27:55,280 --> 00:27:56,720 Speaker 3: looking for them to bounce back. 553 00:27:57,520 --> 00:27:58,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think there's a little bit of that, and 554 00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:01,080 Speaker 1: that kind of goes back. The press aready of like 555 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:02,080 Speaker 1: there's Dio. 556 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:03,639 Speaker 3: I mean obviously a lot too. 557 00:28:03,960 --> 00:28:08,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, what is it was a blackman that towards Acls finally. 558 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:09,520 Speaker 3: Or yes, I think it was. Yeah. 559 00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:12,520 Speaker 1: You know when you look at Daniel Jones specifically, like 560 00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:15,119 Speaker 1: you know, Ballard's like, oh, the track record on Achilles 561 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:17,000 Speaker 1: is good, I'm like, well, I mean the track record 562 00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:19,879 Speaker 1: it was fifty sixth Street is not very good. And 563 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:24,879 Speaker 1: you know, I'll repeat this until September about Jones. To me, 564 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:28,840 Speaker 1: there are two very big and different questions with Daniel 565 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:31,600 Speaker 1: Jones head and the next season. One is when does 566 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:34,200 Speaker 1: he play? Two when does he look like himself? 567 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:35,200 Speaker 2: Right? 568 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:40,240 Speaker 1: Those are two very different questions in my mind, and 569 00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:43,160 Speaker 1: I think the season you saw that just because he 570 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:47,880 Speaker 1: was out there against Kansas City and whatever, Houston and 571 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:52,680 Speaker 1: Jacksonville doesn't mean he was effective, right, or at least 572 00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:54,000 Speaker 1: at the level that you needed him to be at. 573 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:55,120 Speaker 1: It is probably the better way to put it. 574 00:28:56,960 --> 00:29:00,920 Speaker 3: If you were in the position of Chris or Shane, 575 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:04,720 Speaker 3: would you consider or like let's say you're you're Chris, 576 00:29:04,720 --> 00:29:08,640 Speaker 3: would you recommend like, Hey, I think I think we 577 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:11,640 Speaker 3: should get like an offensive coordinator, take the load off 578 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 3: your plate, go with that CEO approach like you talk 579 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:16,000 Speaker 3: about let's go get Mike McDaniel. 580 00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:20,800 Speaker 1: Your thoughts, no, because then I'm saying, why is Shane 581 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:23,240 Speaker 1: even the head coach? I think Shane is the head 582 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:25,360 Speaker 1: coach because of what he does offensively well. 583 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:27,760 Speaker 3: And that same thing that what Philly would say, Like you, 584 00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:31,080 Speaker 3: they hired Nick Sirianni to be the offensive coordinator to 585 00:29:31,120 --> 00:29:32,680 Speaker 3: play caller and then never. 586 00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:36,760 Speaker 1: Called place Stike and had and had had success. I 587 00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:38,960 Speaker 1: think it's a little different. I think Sirianni is more 588 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:45,200 Speaker 1: of the leader of the men than Stiking. Yeah, I 589 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:46,960 Speaker 1: mean I think for the most part, Sirianni has done 590 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:48,720 Speaker 1: nice shot controlling all that chaos. 591 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:49,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think that's a lot. 592 00:29:50,280 --> 00:29:52,400 Speaker 1: First off, the Philly market and then that locker room, 593 00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 1: and I mean, hell, I know this year they obviously 594 00:29:54,040 --> 00:29:56,840 Speaker 1: bowed out early, but they've had great success besides that, 595 00:29:56,880 --> 00:30:00,000 Speaker 1: and they've you know, won the MC East and eleven wins, 596 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:04,000 Speaker 1: et cetera. So I understand where you're coming from, But 597 00:30:04,520 --> 00:30:06,440 Speaker 1: like to me, I have more of questions about stik 598 00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 1: In as a head coach and honestly the play calling 599 00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:14,280 Speaker 1: and the offensive leader I have little questions about. 600 00:30:14,400 --> 00:30:18,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, Austin would love to get your thoughts on any 601 00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:22,440 Speaker 3: insight as to why all of Colt's management is always 602 00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:25,880 Speaker 3: late to press conferences and if this is a bad 603 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 3: reflection on the organization. 604 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:30,160 Speaker 2: I will note Chris Balad was not late. 605 00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:32,520 Speaker 1: No, he was not. And you know who is also 606 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:35,720 Speaker 1: always on time, if not early, as Shane Steichen. That 607 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:39,680 Speaker 1: man is always on time, Carl Rosa Gordon. I think 608 00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:42,000 Speaker 1: Austin is referencing here she was about thirty minutes late 609 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:46,120 Speaker 1: to hers. I mean, who am I to like insert 610 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:49,800 Speaker 1: like parental guidelines here of like? Okay, the core beliefs 611 00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:52,280 Speaker 1: of the Bowen household are one, two, three. 612 00:30:52,080 --> 00:30:53,240 Speaker 2: And four punctuality. 613 00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:55,840 Speaker 1: Yes, let's just say Maddy Bowen operates on much more 614 00:30:55,840 --> 00:30:58,400 Speaker 1: of the Ersay family clock. I operate a little bit 615 00:30:58,400 --> 00:30:59,960 Speaker 1: more on the Stiking family clock. 616 00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:02,240 Speaker 2: I feel like that's normal. 617 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:04,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, not that. 618 00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:05,960 Speaker 2: By the way, how's Nelly not the stereotype? 619 00:31:06,160 --> 00:31:07,160 Speaker 3: She's great, She's great. 620 00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:07,440 Speaker 2: Yeah. 621 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:09,720 Speaker 1: I enjoyed uh watching at the end of that pace 622 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:12,440 Speaker 1: her when last night well giving her a little dream 623 00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:16,240 Speaker 1: feed bottle at about ten o'clock. What a quick, quick game, Eddie. 624 00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:17,680 Speaker 1: Seven fouls apiece. 625 00:31:17,440 --> 00:31:20,480 Speaker 3: I know, fewest fouls in a game in franchise history. 626 00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:23,280 Speaker 3: For both of those squads, Wild had. 627 00:31:23,160 --> 00:31:25,040 Speaker 1: A big note call late and Joe Mozilla with one 628 00:31:25,040 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 1: of the funnier postgame press cons. 629 00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:29,240 Speaker 2: You will see a legal scream. 630 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:32,000 Speaker 1: Yes, and if you miss for Carlisle's reaction to that, 631 00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:34,000 Speaker 1: check that out on our podcast page. I did throw 632 00:31:34,040 --> 00:31:36,640 Speaker 1: it his way this morning when he joined us. 633 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:38,840 Speaker 3: Our podcast page being the Fan Morning show. Yes, not 634 00:31:38,960 --> 00:31:40,080 Speaker 3: this podcast page. 635 00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:45,680 Speaker 1: Yes, multiple podcast pages here. The other thing that I 636 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:49,200 Speaker 1: thought was, I guess a little bit interesting just in 637 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:52,040 Speaker 1: general about this. It's not like I guess if you 638 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:54,840 Speaker 1: want to, I should answer Austin's question, do I think 639 00:31:54,920 --> 00:31:57,120 Speaker 1: you should be on top? Yeah? I mean I'm not 640 00:31:57,160 --> 00:31:59,800 Speaker 1: going to like rip anybody for being late. I mean, 641 00:31:59,800 --> 00:32:04,360 Speaker 1: how I picturing a Jim Mercy press conference that I 642 00:32:04,440 --> 00:32:06,640 Speaker 1: swear like was two or three hours late one time. 643 00:32:08,440 --> 00:32:10,200 Speaker 1: But like there is a part of me just as 644 00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:12,840 Speaker 1: a Yeah, I do think being on time is important. 645 00:32:13,920 --> 00:32:16,240 Speaker 1: I do think that's a nice quality to have in 646 00:32:16,880 --> 00:32:20,040 Speaker 1: an individual. And I get that bleep PLoP pops up 647 00:32:20,120 --> 00:32:22,280 Speaker 1: at times, and who knows, maybe they were closing on 648 00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:26,640 Speaker 1: the Orsay family lake house up there in Culver not 649 00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:29,440 Speaker 1: But I guess in general with Carlier, say Gordon, now 650 00:32:29,640 --> 00:32:31,880 Speaker 1: Eddie is were what what will we six months into 651 00:32:31,920 --> 00:32:39,080 Speaker 1: her kind of watch? If you will? Sure again, there's 652 00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:42,320 Speaker 1: probably two items I'm a little bit like I think 653 00:32:42,320 --> 00:32:46,320 Speaker 1: the general Carlier, say Gordon immersing herself into so much 654 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:50,360 Speaker 1: of the organization I think is really healthy, and kudos 655 00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:55,320 Speaker 1: to her for wanting to do that, doing it in 656 00:32:55,480 --> 00:32:59,000 Speaker 1: unique ways, even if optically some people might question that, 657 00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:02,760 Speaker 1: Who cares If you find answers to questions, I think 658 00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:06,120 Speaker 1: that's all that matters. There are probably two items that 659 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:09,000 Speaker 1: I point to right now exiting this kind of first year, 660 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:10,320 Speaker 1: if you want to call it that, that I do 661 00:33:10,360 --> 00:33:12,880 Speaker 1: have pause on. One is going back to the sauce 662 00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:15,480 Speaker 1: gardener trade. And Eddie will probably do a podcast here 663 00:33:15,480 --> 00:33:17,280 Speaker 1: in a few weeks, maybe more on the gardener trade 664 00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:19,320 Speaker 1: as a whole and examining it in all of it 665 00:33:19,400 --> 00:33:27,320 Speaker 1: now a few months later. But did she fully fully 666 00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:31,200 Speaker 1: look into all the tentacles of that trade right or 667 00:33:31,440 --> 00:33:34,520 Speaker 1: was it a little bit too much on a we 668 00:33:34,560 --> 00:33:37,160 Speaker 1: have struggled at the corner for years. Here's a twenty 669 00:33:37,160 --> 00:33:42,080 Speaker 1: five year old former All Pro on a reasonable contract. 670 00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:44,520 Speaker 1: Or were the other tentacles truly explored? And by that 671 00:33:44,600 --> 00:33:46,680 Speaker 1: I mean not just Daniel Jones for one year, Daniel 672 00:33:46,720 --> 00:33:50,400 Speaker 1: Jones for long term. That's what that trade meant. Yeah, 673 00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:54,120 Speaker 1: that meant trading. Second, and Chris Bower weren't going anywhere, right? 674 00:33:54,960 --> 00:33:58,120 Speaker 1: Were those fully explored? Because they're just certain aisles that 675 00:33:58,200 --> 00:34:01,600 Speaker 1: you can't shop down. You want to or not, you 676 00:34:01,760 --> 00:34:04,400 Speaker 1: just can't shop down that aisle. I'm sorry, Max Bow 677 00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:07,520 Speaker 1: when you're not getting the king sized candy bar. That 678 00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:08,640 Speaker 1: ain't how we're working, brother. 679 00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:10,160 Speaker 2: It takes after his father. 680 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:13,359 Speaker 1: We hope there's a free sticker at the checkout. That's 681 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:16,480 Speaker 1: what we're going with today. That's just reality of the situation. 682 00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:20,360 Speaker 1: And then the other one would be again and I 683 00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:23,080 Speaker 1: don't want to make too much of the anecdote the 684 00:34:23,120 --> 00:34:28,120 Speaker 1: Ballad shared about her question to him, But man, is 685 00:34:28,160 --> 00:34:32,440 Speaker 1: that really the top question? You're more curious about the 686 00:34:32,480 --> 00:34:42,000 Speaker 1: person's energy and drive than you are their resume, the 687 00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:47,000 Speaker 1: lack of substance on it. I yeah, that would be 688 00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:47,520 Speaker 1: the other one. 689 00:34:47,960 --> 00:34:50,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, last question, are. 690 00:34:50,280 --> 00:34:52,280 Speaker 1: You on time are you? Are you a prompt individual? 691 00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:57,399 Speaker 3: Yes, yeah, I'm always prompt. I'm always five minutes early 692 00:34:57,440 --> 00:34:59,600 Speaker 3: because I was always told if you're if you're on time, 693 00:34:59,600 --> 00:35:01,680 Speaker 3: you're late. Look at that. Who are you? 694 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:03,200 Speaker 1: Jim Fossil, Tom Coughlin. 695 00:35:03,360 --> 00:35:07,680 Speaker 3: The last Twitter question on today's spot is from Isaac Realistically, 696 00:35:07,719 --> 00:35:12,800 Speaker 3: how close are the Colts? They lost seven straight games 697 00:35:12,920 --> 00:35:15,600 Speaker 3: in nine games total, but seven of those were one 698 00:35:15,719 --> 00:35:20,000 Speaker 3: score games. Even if the Colts were close, can we 699 00:35:20,120 --> 00:35:24,080 Speaker 3: sell the fans on that idea? The franchise has claimed 700 00:35:24,120 --> 00:35:27,520 Speaker 3: we are on the verge of competing with the heavy 701 00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:30,759 Speaker 3: weights for the last seven years. The fan base is 702 00:35:30,840 --> 00:35:31,759 Speaker 3: tired of hearing it. 703 00:35:33,160 --> 00:35:35,960 Speaker 1: Well, they certainly are, and very understandably so, Isaac. I 704 00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:39,919 Speaker 1: know the close word is always one that's like, man, 705 00:35:39,960 --> 00:35:42,239 Speaker 1: how do you yeah, how do you view it? 706 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:45,239 Speaker 3: I mean, it is fact they won six games, or 707 00:35:45,280 --> 00:35:47,319 Speaker 3: six of their eight wins this year came against teams 708 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:49,719 Speaker 3: that are currently looking for a head coach and or GM. 709 00:35:49,640 --> 00:35:54,600 Speaker 1: Right, I think six purely looking for head coach, right, right? 710 00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:59,600 Speaker 1: I believe it's just Chargers and Broncos, right, uh huh, yeah, 711 00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:02,160 Speaker 1: I mean, look, the AFC as a whole Eddy, Okay, 712 00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:11,560 Speaker 1: you have quarterbacks that are not in the final four Mahomes, Burrow, Lamar, 713 00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:22,440 Speaker 1: Herbert Lawrence, five thecent quarterbacks. Five good quarterbacks. 714 00:36:22,560 --> 00:36:22,799 Speaker 2: Yep. 715 00:36:23,480 --> 00:36:26,040 Speaker 1: And I'm not even including how you view Pittsburgh in 716 00:36:26,080 --> 00:36:31,000 Speaker 1: their situation. So you know that would be something that 717 00:36:32,520 --> 00:36:36,520 Speaker 1: would whatever you have questions about it, and like is 718 00:36:36,520 --> 00:36:40,880 Speaker 1: cam Ward gonna hit? Is Fernanda Mendoza gonna hit? You know, 719 00:36:40,920 --> 00:36:44,080 Speaker 1: we've seen Drake may bo Nix, like we've seen others, 720 00:36:44,160 --> 00:36:46,960 Speaker 1: you know, rise into this next crop. Will there be 721 00:36:47,280 --> 00:36:51,600 Speaker 1: instant or young impact from any of those quarterbacks? That 722 00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:53,360 Speaker 1: would be a question I would have as well. So 723 00:36:53,719 --> 00:36:56,000 Speaker 1: you know the whole close thing. You know, offensively, don't 724 00:36:56,040 --> 00:37:02,440 Speaker 1: expect any changes defensively, you know how quick we do 725 00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:06,839 Speaker 1: those changes impact and how many will there be? So yeah, 726 00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:09,120 Speaker 1: I'm not one that like, I don't think I will. 727 00:37:09,160 --> 00:37:09,360 Speaker 2: You know. 728 00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:13,560 Speaker 1: I occasionally hear this from some people internally and externally. 729 00:37:15,560 --> 00:37:17,720 Speaker 1: Oh man, just a few plays could have made the difference. 730 00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:22,640 Speaker 1: And I'm just met with and I've said this to 731 00:37:22,680 --> 00:37:27,799 Speaker 1: people inside the building. I'm like five games behind the 732 00:37:27,840 --> 00:37:32,359 Speaker 1: AFC South champions, three games behind the nearest wildcard, and 733 00:37:32,400 --> 00:37:34,760 Speaker 1: that was with the Chargers thrown on the towel Week eighteen. 734 00:37:34,800 --> 00:37:36,480 Speaker 1: So I don't know if I can just say this, like, 735 00:37:37,280 --> 00:37:39,600 Speaker 1: you know, literally in twenty twenty three, Eddie, they were 736 00:37:39,760 --> 00:37:44,200 Speaker 1: right there, twenty yards away from literally winning the AFC South. 737 00:37:44,760 --> 00:37:47,000 Speaker 1: I don't think I can sit there in twenty twenty 738 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:49,600 Speaker 1: five and just say, boy, you get that stop in 739 00:37:49,640 --> 00:37:56,279 Speaker 1: Seattle and it's different or whatever. Rashi, Rice and Zay 740 00:37:56,320 --> 00:37:58,600 Speaker 1: you're worthy. Don't make those plays in Kansas City and 741 00:37:58,640 --> 00:38:02,080 Speaker 1: it's different. I don't I don't know if I can 742 00:38:02,280 --> 00:38:04,000 Speaker 1: play that game, to be honest with you. 743 00:38:05,080 --> 00:38:09,600 Speaker 3: How about this, Only three teams between the AFC and 744 00:38:09,600 --> 00:38:17,000 Speaker 3: the NFC their starting quarterback was either drafted on set 745 00:38:17,040 --> 00:38:23,240 Speaker 3: team or in the National Football League before Andrew lex retirement. 746 00:38:26,080 --> 00:38:31,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean you can summarize the ballot era and 747 00:38:31,120 --> 00:38:34,399 Speaker 1: a lot, Eddie and the Forest Buckner has been a very, 748 00:38:34,719 --> 00:38:39,680 Speaker 1: very quality player. But I would argue the biggest issue 749 00:38:40,800 --> 00:38:43,360 Speaker 1: in not getting the train fully back on the tracks 750 00:38:43,719 --> 00:38:45,800 Speaker 1: was the attempt to continue to band a quarterback. 751 00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:49,360 Speaker 3: Yep, can you name the four pretty easy. 752 00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:51,279 Speaker 1: Four quarterbacks that were give it to him again in 753 00:38:51,320 --> 00:38:53,000 Speaker 1: the league before Luck retired? 754 00:38:53,120 --> 00:38:56,120 Speaker 3: Yes, that are left or well, in general, of the 755 00:38:56,200 --> 00:38:57,680 Speaker 3: sixteen playoff teams. 756 00:38:57,480 --> 00:39:12,800 Speaker 1: Got it, Alan Stafford Rogers and Alan Stafford Rogers and Donald. Yep, wow, 757 00:39:13,680 --> 00:39:16,879 Speaker 1: Samuel Donald. Unbelievable, What a time. 758 00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:17,239 Speaker 2: I think. 759 00:39:17,239 --> 00:39:18,240 Speaker 1: I'm cheering for the Bills. 760 00:39:18,440 --> 00:39:21,600 Speaker 3: And Allen was drafted in twenty eighteen, so the year 761 00:39:21,840 --> 00:39:25,680 Speaker 3: prior Allan and Darnold. Right, yes, yeah, that's right. 762 00:39:26,360 --> 00:39:28,400 Speaker 1: I am chairing for the Bills. I want the Bills 763 00:39:28,840 --> 00:39:29,359 Speaker 1: on the way. 764 00:39:31,920 --> 00:39:33,360 Speaker 2: Let's go Bills, right, I like that for Bills. 765 00:39:33,360 --> 00:39:36,600 Speaker 1: Mafia, Let's go mafia. Maybe a financial stake, but also 766 00:39:36,680 --> 00:39:37,320 Speaker 1: let's go mafia. 767 00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:38,120 Speaker 3: He's at a garrison. 768 00:39:38,120 --> 00:39:40,000 Speaker 1: I'm Kevin Bow and everybody. Have a great week again. 769 00:39:40,040 --> 00:39:41,879 Speaker 1: Die must have got some Twitter questions. We'll be back 770 00:39:41,920 --> 00:39:42,319 Speaker 1: next week.