1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: This is the favorite band, at least one of them. 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 1: Of Jeff George is going to join us just a 3 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 1: couple of minutes from now. Fascinating story, Jeff George. You've 4 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 1: heard me mention it before, and I thought he could 5 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 1: give really good perspective, not just on the Philip Rivers 6 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 1: signing and you know the things that go into that, 7 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: but also in addition some of the things that he's 8 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 1: got going on for Christmas, because he's doing a new initiative, 9 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 1: the Christmas Quarterback, and I love the idea of it 10 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:41,840 Speaker 1: because I've got a love for Indy and one thing 11 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: that I know about Jeff is that he has one 12 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 1: of the things that people say to me, and I 13 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 1: don't this comes off the wrong way, you know, it's 14 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 1: not something that I and I I grew up here, 15 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: I know no other than like this town, right and so, 16 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: but I have a great love for Indy, and I 17 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:06,039 Speaker 1: do take it as a compliment when people that I 18 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 1: talk to about the radio show will say like, hey, 19 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: you know, I know how much you love Indianapolis, and 20 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 1: I do. I've got a great love for this city 21 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: and try to let that be known just having grown 22 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: up here and one of the guys. I know that 23 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: has a huge love of Indianapolis, and I think people 24 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:25,680 Speaker 1: have been able to figure out over the course of 25 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: this show that he is somebody that you know, I've 26 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 1: developed a friendship with over the years. Joins us now 27 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: on the job a house peel and poor guest line, 28 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 1: and he's going to be known as the Christmas Quarterback. 29 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: Coming up, we'll get into exactly what that means and 30 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 1: what that entails. But let me welcome Jeff George to 31 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: the program. Jeff, how are you. 32 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 2: I'm doing great, Jake, always good to be on your show. 33 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: Well, I appreciate it. I and we got a lot 34 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: to get to here, and I'm sure you knew that 35 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: this was one of the things that I wanted to 36 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: discuss from the from the beginning, and that's this, you know. 37 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: I remember when your playing career was coming to an end, 38 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 1: and you had a couple of stops there in the end. 39 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 1: I remember Seattle and Chicago come to mind, where you 40 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:13,359 Speaker 1: were later in your career, right, and then Minnesota was 41 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: another one that I believe you may have had to 42 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: work out with or try out with some five years 43 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 1: or so after your you know, your last game had 44 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:23,359 Speaker 1: been played when you look at the situation right now 45 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: with Philip Rivers and the Colts, he's forty four years old. 46 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: I'm curious as somebody who I know was working out 47 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: and keeping your arm in shape at that same agent. 48 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 1: By the way, happy birthday. You just had a birthday 49 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:40,800 Speaker 1: the other day. That's right, okay, So what do you 50 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: What was your reaction when you heard that Philip Rivers 51 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: is going to be back with the Colts. 52 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 2: I mean my reaction was, where are my cleats and 53 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 2: my football? I mean, let's go throw some round. I know, 54 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 2: don't tease me that way. I feel, you know, you 55 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 2: signed somebody that's kind of close to my age, and 56 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 2: I'm thinking myself, I can I still do? And I 57 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 2: think I can. So I don't know. I mean, I 58 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 2: was talking to something. I was on Fox the Morning 59 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 2: News this morning, and I was jokingly but then I 60 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 2: got to think and I picked up my phone. I said, Hey, 61 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 2: it's Carly Ersay. She's calling me. I want to know 62 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 2: what kind of asking me if I'm in shape? And 63 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 2: I said, of course I'm in shape. You know, are 64 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 2: you still at fifty sixth Street? I know the drive 65 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 2: really well, so I'll be there at ten o'clock. But yeah, 66 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:32,239 Speaker 2: so yeah, I mean it's crazy. You know, I think 67 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 2: forty five years old, five years out of the league, 68 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 2: you know, coaching your kids high school football team. You 69 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 2: know that's awesome, But really with how many games left 70 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 2: when the four four games less regular yp, I mean, really, 71 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 2: how much can you bring to the team that I 72 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 2: know they need somebody and I know there's not much, 73 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 2: you know with trade deadline being over with not really 74 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 2: sure you know what you can do, but is that 75 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:00,839 Speaker 2: really going to help the team? Me personally, I would 76 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 2: concentrate on getting Ar healthy, seeing what he can do, 77 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 2: use this as a platform for him to see if 78 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 2: he's going to be part of your program, uh, part 79 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 2: of the team you know, the next few years, and 80 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 2: at the same time help you get to the playoffs. 81 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 2: And if i'm ar, I'm thinking, you know what a 82 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 2: better situation for me to go out there and show 83 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 2: that I can still play? And if it's not here 84 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 2: in Minneapolis, I can you know, there's many teams out 85 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 2: there that need quarterbacks. I can be a franchise guy. 86 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:32,599 Speaker 2: So you know, great for Philip Rivers, I've been there. 87 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 2: I understand. You know you still you know, if you 88 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 2: get a call and you get a chance to you know, 89 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:40,159 Speaker 2: make you know, a couple of million for four weeks, great, 90 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 2: go do it. But if I'm the Colts, I'm really 91 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 2: I don't see an upside to it, really to what 92 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 2: can you bring is that you know, in shape is 93 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 2: the difference being in shape compared to the football shape? 94 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 2: Is my arm? You know, it's not going to be 95 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 2: starting quarterback. Ready, I have him and you know you 96 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 2: can throw as much as you want up the game ready, 97 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:05,160 Speaker 2: that's you know, that's a different, different situation. But I 98 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 2: just don't unless it's like just to be a mentor 99 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 2: to the young rookie Raley Leonard. You know, that's great too, 100 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 2: But I would think that with four weeks left, if 101 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 2: you're the head coach, you're you're you're stichen. You know, 102 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 2: I'm the mentor. I'm mentoring this young corter, but I've 103 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 2: been with him all year. I don't know what uh 104 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 2: you know, uh again, I'm not trying to put down 105 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,039 Speaker 2: Philip Rivers. I think it's great for him, but I 106 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 2: just don't know what it adds to the team with 107 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:35,040 Speaker 2: four weeks left in the season. 108 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 1: Jeff, you would know, you know, like in if you 109 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 1: look back at the year, and I'm talking about maybe 110 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:43,039 Speaker 1: like the Seattle Chicago Times, right when you were out 111 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:45,280 Speaker 1: there and you were a veteran player at that point 112 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:47,039 Speaker 1: and who had not been on the field for a 113 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 1: while as an NFL player, and a guy that's thrown 114 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 1: a ga billion passes for a million yards and led 115 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 1: the league in passing yardage for a year. But then 116 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 1: having a little bit of time off and going back 117 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: out onto a field, is it like riding a bike 118 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:05,800 Speaker 1: or is the game moving faster than it is that 119 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: you recall when you had last played it. 120 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:12,720 Speaker 2: When you do that, the game really never seemed fast. 121 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:15,720 Speaker 2: You know. The toughest part was in my situation in 122 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 2: Seattle and Chicago. You know, if you want to continue playing, 123 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 2: you know, you just you know you're at one stop 124 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:23,720 Speaker 2: and then the next year you might be somewhere else. 125 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 2: And that's kind of I just wanted to keep playing. 126 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:28,599 Speaker 2: I wanted to try and get on a playoff caliber team. 127 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:32,160 Speaker 2: And this is what they told me. We're bringing you 128 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:34,719 Speaker 2: in to if we get to the playoffs and we 129 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 2: have an injury. We got confidence in you that you've 130 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:40,040 Speaker 2: been there and you can just step right in. You 131 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 2: you played under a lot of offenses. We think you 132 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 2: can learn it and learn the offense within a couple 133 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 2: of weeks. And I remember sitting down with Mike Holmgren 134 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:52,359 Speaker 2: when I went to Seattle, and that was kind of 135 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:54,840 Speaker 2: that situation. They had goals and dreams and they had 136 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 2: a good team and Matt Hasselback was their guy. And 137 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 2: it wasn't a situation where I was going in competing 138 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:04,159 Speaker 2: with Matt. It was like, all right, if Matt gets 139 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 2: if we able to get the playoffs, and Matt gets hurt, 140 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:10,559 Speaker 2: we got confidence in you. You've had six seven weeks 141 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 2: to learn the offense. I think I went in there 142 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 2: with twelve weeks ago in the season and learned the 143 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 2: offense in a couple of weeks, and I was ready. 144 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 2: So if he went down, I was ready. So that's 145 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 2: kind of what they brought me in for, you know, 146 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 2: for the playoff run if Matt went hurt. And it's 147 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 2: kind of if Matt got hurt, and the same thing 148 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 2: was with Chicago. It was I think I went in 149 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 2: there right around a week before Thanksgiving when I was 150 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 2: with the Bears, and who was the guy that Rex 151 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 2: Grossman was recorded He went down with a knee or 152 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 2: an achilles or something, a leg injury. And they had 153 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 2: Chad Hutchinson at the time, and Lovey Smith was the coach, 154 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 2: and he kind of brought me in the same time, 155 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 2: same thing and said, hey, we're going to try and 156 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 2: make a playoff run. Got a great defense, quarterback went down. 157 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 2: But you know, we need a veteran guy. We don't 158 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 2: need you to play these first couple of games, two, 159 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 2: three games. We just need to you get ready physically, 160 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 2: get in shape, get your arm ready, and if we 161 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 2: are able to get a get in the playoffs and 162 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 2: something happens to to the guy that's playing right now, 163 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 2: we're so confident in you that you can lead us 164 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 2: the rest of the way. So you know, I guess 165 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 2: that's with the situation here. But with four weeks with 166 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 2: with Philip, you know he's been here. I understand the 167 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 2: friendship that he's had with Styching when he was out 168 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 2: in San Diego, when Philip was still playing the San 169 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 2: Diego I get all that, and kind of knows the offense. 170 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 2: But I'm telling you, the body is just that forty 171 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 2: five and five years out, you can do all you want. 172 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 2: I'm just not sure what that brings to the team, 173 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:55,480 Speaker 2: so I would focus on Riley Leonard. I would definitely 174 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 2: for I don't know what ar situation, how healthy he is, 175 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 2: whether he can play or not, but I would make 176 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 2: darn sure that I'm doing everything possible trainers, doctors, and 177 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 2: I imagine they are, but I would make darn sure 178 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 2: to get him in there, because if he can play, 179 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:14,839 Speaker 2: that brings us a totally different element to the game. 180 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:18,520 Speaker 2: You're so used to, Daniel Jones. Teams are preferring against that. 181 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 2: Now you've got to prepare against Ar and what he 182 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 2: brings the table. To me, that's the route that you 183 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 2: should go. But again, it's all about whether he's healthy 184 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 2: or not. 185 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 1: Jeff George, my guests on the job House peeling poor 186 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:34,199 Speaker 1: guest line. Before we get to Jeff, what you've got 187 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 1: going on here in your post playing career. One other 188 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 1: thing about Philip Rivers, and that is, as a guy 189 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 1: who has played this position and played it deep into 190 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 1: your career, when he gets out there, and let's just 191 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 1: say that they get him out there on Sunday against Seattle, okay, 192 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 1: for the sake of the discussion, or they wait for 193 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:53,840 Speaker 1: San Francisco. But when he's out there, Philip rivers. What 194 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:56,599 Speaker 1: is it that Jeff George's trained eye is going to 195 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 1: look for early on and say whether or not you 196 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:03,080 Speaker 1: can tell well that he's comfortable or uncomfortable in his return. 197 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:07,440 Speaker 2: Well, it's really just about you never lose the football 198 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 2: part of it. Your mind, your mind strong or whatever. 199 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:13,720 Speaker 2: You know more than than anybody out there, but me 200 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:15,720 Speaker 2: is the physical part of it. It's kind of like 201 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:18,720 Speaker 2: with Daniel Jones when he dropped back and he he planted, 202 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 2: and you know, he just knew that it was an 203 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 2: achilles right when you saw that. So me, I would 204 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 2: I would be watching his pocket, how he moves in 205 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 2: the pocket, you know, his foot speed, how quick he is. 206 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 2: You don't have to be real, you know, you know, 207 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 2: like you're twenty five again, but you do have to 208 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:38,480 Speaker 2: take care of you have to watch you your hamstrings, 209 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:42,840 Speaker 2: your your growings and your achilles and you know that 210 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:45,440 Speaker 2: kind of stuff. Just any type of little movement that 211 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 2: you that you're not comfortable with that you're used to. 212 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 2: I mean, wearing cleat. Wearing cleat is is is something 213 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 2: that you're not used to. I mean I remember going out, 214 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 2: you know, when I was trying to uh, you know, 215 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 2: come myself and I was running wind springs on the 216 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:02,080 Speaker 2: on the field with cleats, and the first day I 217 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:04,840 Speaker 2: put cleats on, I could have swore I tore my 218 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 2: calf because my body wasn't used to wearing. Uh. So 219 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 2: little things like that you just have to you have 220 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:14,960 Speaker 2: to worry about, you know, everything else, the mind, the football, 221 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 2: learn the offense. I mean that's second hand. You're gonna 222 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:22,280 Speaker 2: know that. But uh, it's just a physical part of it. Man, 223 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 2: I just don't know. Uh that's tough because I've been 224 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:29,200 Speaker 2: through it, and uh, it takes more than just a 225 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 2: couple of weeks to figure out whether I'm ready or not. 226 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 2: It's a whole year of training, off season training, getting 227 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 2: your your your different muscles, part of your body, getting 228 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 2: used to, uh being able to go out there day 229 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 2: in and down that you know, Sundays are easy. It's 230 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:48,080 Speaker 2: the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. It's when you're gonna 231 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 2: be hurting the most. And can I does my body 232 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 2: recover like it used to from Monday or you know, 233 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:55,560 Speaker 2: after a game on Sunday, I'm ready to go on Monday. Well, 234 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 2: now you know you're forty, you're in your forties. I 235 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 2: mean it's going to take you five days just to 236 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 2: feel deepent enough to get back out there on Sunday 237 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 2: after practicing Monday through Friday. So what I would look 238 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:09,200 Speaker 2: for is somebody to answer your question. Is just his 239 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 2: pocket presence, how he's moving in the pocket, you know, 240 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 2: and getting out of the pocket once you know, if 241 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 2: you're getting pressured. You know, it's not like you're gonna 242 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 2: have the luxury of just sitting back there making your 243 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:21,599 Speaker 2: reads and checking, you know, throwing the ball to X, 244 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 2: Y and Z and they're not open. You know, where's 245 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:26,600 Speaker 2: my backs, where's my check down? You get all that, 246 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 2: But once the pocket classes, can I get out of 247 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:31,560 Speaker 2: the pocket and make a play. And you know, once 248 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:33,959 Speaker 2: you make that sudden movement, you know, I feel a 249 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:37,959 Speaker 2: little funny in my calf, My my my growing, my amstering, 250 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 2: my keelees, that's what you start to worry about. So 251 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 2: I'm not you know, he's definitely mentally he's prepared, but 252 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 2: the physical part of it, I'm just not so sure of. 253 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 1: Jeff George is my guest Jaba house peeling poor guest line. 254 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 1: All right, Jeff, I'm going to I'll present it this way, Okay, 255 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:58,720 Speaker 1: for those that and I think most people know now 256 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 1: that you and I've known each other for a long time, 257 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:05,560 Speaker 1: but to know you for a long time, I knew 258 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 1: you publicly and then later personally. Okay, now, you and 259 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 1: I were talking recently about the show because we watch 260 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 1: all these you know, weird shows on you know, land 261 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:17,079 Speaker 1: Man and everything else and Andy Griffins, Oh, don't. 262 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:21,320 Speaker 2: Get man, I can talk all day on that. I 263 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:23,640 Speaker 2: can wait for Sundays or Saturday night. 264 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 1: It is pretty awesome, right, don't. 265 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 2: Follow me, don't bother me from midnight to one fifteen. 266 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:35,840 Speaker 2: That's my new football adrenaline is Land Man. 267 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: It is great right now. And so Chad Powers, and 268 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:42,440 Speaker 1: I think I'm I thought I was the only person 269 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:44,439 Speaker 1: that watched this show. I think you've watched it also, 270 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:47,120 Speaker 1: but Eddie has also watched it. But for those that 271 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:50,199 Speaker 1: don't know, Chad Powers is about a guy that was 272 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 1: a quarterback that's looking for a second chance at revamping 273 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:56,320 Speaker 1: his career and so he basically misses doubt, fires himself. 274 00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 1: He goes kind of incognito and in disguise. The reason 275 00:13:59,920 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 1: I mention it Jeff the playing career of Jeff George, 276 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 1: The Jeff George the quarterback, the guy that played at 277 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 1: Warren and broke a lot of hearts of other schools 278 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 1: around Central Indiana, went to Purdue and then frankly upset 279 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 1: a lot of people when you transferred from Purdue, even 280 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 1: though I understand it the leaon Burtinnett coaching change and 281 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 1: the stylistic change of Fred Acres coming in and all 282 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:25,200 Speaker 1: of that. But the Jeff George that I knew as 283 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 1: the quarterback was a private guy that did a lot 284 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 1: of things privately that I didn't know at the time. 285 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 1: That was raising money, that was helping families, that was 286 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:37,360 Speaker 1: involved with his family and his church. And now we're 287 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 1: starting to see that publicly in terms of Jeff George 288 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 1: being out there and finally kind of loving back Indianapolis 289 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 1: and trying to get Indianapolis to get involved also in 290 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 1: that reciprocal love. Why now, what's different now about Jeff George, 291 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:55,560 Speaker 1: if anything, in the initiatives of what we're going to 292 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:56,080 Speaker 1: talk about. 293 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 2: Oh, I think when you're playing in the playing days 294 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 2: and the way I was brought up, Man, I mean, 295 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:05,960 Speaker 2: I I'm like you said, I I am involved in 296 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 2: my church. I try and live the right life. Although 297 00:15:08,680 --> 00:15:14,640 Speaker 2: I'm not perfect by no means. But when you're playing, 298 00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 2: you you know, just the right thing to do is 299 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:19,440 Speaker 2: just go about your business, go about your job and 300 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 2: the private stuff, the raising money, the that to me, 301 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 2: that's that should you know, it should not be advertised. 302 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 2: And even to this day, I still have an issue 303 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 2: with I'm working through that, but it's not something you 304 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 2: have right and I'm not trying to promote you know, 305 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 2: be uh a better uh you know, win people over. 306 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 2: You know, you're the like Marror, you don't and that's fine. 307 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 2: Earlier in your career you try and do everything right 308 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 2: and you want everybody to love you, and you want 309 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 2: to go out there and win games, and if you 310 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:51,640 Speaker 2: win games, people are going to love you. But when 311 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 2: when it's the difficult times and you're losing and things 312 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 2: going on, you just you just want to go about 313 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 2: your business. Being an NFL quarterback, it takes up so 314 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 2: much of your time. You don't have a lot of 315 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 2: time to do other stuff. But at the same time, 316 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 2: the time, the time that you do have, you want 317 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:10,600 Speaker 2: to give back. And Inny and App was so special 318 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:12,560 Speaker 2: to me, you know that we talk about all the time. 319 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 2: And that's why you know, I live here. You know 320 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 2: most of the time I have, you know, houses of 321 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 2: other places, but here's home being a Hoosier. I'm proud 322 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 2: to be a Hoosier. But at the time, I wasn't. 323 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:29,840 Speaker 2: I didn't. I wasn't trying to promote myself because that's 324 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:33,480 Speaker 2: not what you're supposed to do. You there's so many 325 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 2: people out there around the city and other places that 326 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 2: do so much good for the city and community that 327 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:42,120 Speaker 2: those are the people that really deserve all the credit. 328 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 2: And and you know, being a quarterback, you're giving a 329 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:49,640 Speaker 2: platform and you need you need to take advantage of that. 330 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 2: And I didn't really take advantage of that when I 331 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:55,440 Speaker 2: was playing. I just wanted to do stuff privately, secretly, 332 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 2: because that's who I am. That's why. But now that 333 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 2: I'm out of football, and the more I think about it, 334 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 2: I don't have that football platform like I used to, 335 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:08,160 Speaker 2: you know, being on TV, being recognized. So now I'm 336 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:11,040 Speaker 2: Chad Powers. It's the good you're kind of a you 337 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:13,960 Speaker 2: know some if some people have no clue once you 338 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 2: take that helmet off, they don't they don't know who 339 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:19,399 Speaker 2: you are. So if I can kind of change a 340 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:22,320 Speaker 2: little bit and go out and do things that that 341 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 2: help that help, especially at Christmas time. And you know, 342 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:29,960 Speaker 2: we did this last Saturday. We did we were able 343 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 2: to sponsor fifty families and each family got five hundred 344 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:36,119 Speaker 2: bucks to go shop at Walmart. And uh, just seeing 345 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 2: the impact that that had on the families and the 346 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 2: kids and being there and the kids crying and the 347 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 2: mothers and father just life. Just what hasn't been good 348 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:48,680 Speaker 2: to them lately for whatever reason. It's just life. And 349 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:51,639 Speaker 2: to be able to help and see the impact that 350 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 2: has on those families that just less fortunate, that that 351 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:58,240 Speaker 2: just need a little need a little helping hand, a 352 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:00,719 Speaker 2: little boost to get them back on track. If I'm 353 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 2: able to do that and promote, if somebody sees my 354 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 2: story and wants to help and donate and help two 355 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:15,119 Speaker 2: or three other families, then I feel like I'm obligated 356 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:17,240 Speaker 2: to do I have to do that. You know, it's 357 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:21,960 Speaker 2: I don't It's it's not the player, the quarterback trying 358 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:24,360 Speaker 2: to you know, be somebody. You know, go out hey, 359 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:27,239 Speaker 2: wherever you're going, you need cameras with you advertising, Hey, 360 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:31,160 Speaker 2: I'm here, I'm there. I'm doing this for charity. Those 361 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:35,159 Speaker 2: days over, you know, I didn't need the publicity, but 362 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:38,119 Speaker 2: now I need the publicity, not for me, but for 363 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 2: those families that need a little help, need the boost. 364 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:45,040 Speaker 2: So I'm kind of just trying to help them, not 365 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:48,920 Speaker 2: help me, help them have a better Christmas. Have to 366 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 2: let that kid or those kids wake up and you 367 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 2: know to eight nine, ten presents that that they might 368 00:18:56,400 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 2: not be able to afford or to have. So that's 369 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 2: kind of I don't know if I'm explaining of that 370 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 2: well enough, but that's kind of what I'm doing it for. Well, 371 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:08,920 Speaker 2: I think for me, for the families, to help publicize 372 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 2: those families that need it more than anybody. 373 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:14,400 Speaker 1: Jeff to me, the thing I think that jumps out 374 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 1: is this, Okay, you know christmasqb dot com by the way, 375 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 1: and I'll get everybody the information on how they can 376 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:21,639 Speaker 1: do this. It's very simple. You can go to Christmas 377 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 1: qb dot com and you can simply make a monetary 378 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:28,120 Speaker 1: donation and that goes towards the goal of helping out 379 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:32,560 Speaker 1: two thousand foster and vulnerable families here at Christmas and 380 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 1: just letting and notably, you know, kids have that special 381 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:39,200 Speaker 1: Christmas and it's not even necessarily about making sure there's 382 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:42,840 Speaker 1: tons of gifts under the tree. But rather about having 383 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:47,119 Speaker 1: a family being able to wake up and together see 384 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 1: that a community is there, and that they are noticed 385 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:52,840 Speaker 1: and that they are seen. I think that is so 386 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:57,879 Speaker 1: important and I was curious of this. I know, in 387 00:19:58,040 --> 00:20:02,399 Speaker 1: knowing you, how much fa family means to you. You know, 388 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 1: it's hard to talk to Jeff George and bring up, say, 389 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:08,679 Speaker 1: for example, your mom without hearing you get emotional about 390 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:10,479 Speaker 1: it and what that has meant to you and your 391 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:14,360 Speaker 1: brothers and your dad. How old were you when you realized, 392 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 1: as all of us do, that the great childhood that 393 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:21,640 Speaker 1: you were afforded was not something that all families fortunately 394 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:22,480 Speaker 1: were able to have. 395 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 2: Well that's a good question. Uh maybe, uh, just because 396 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,480 Speaker 2: you're not you know, probably in college once I when 397 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:36,440 Speaker 2: I started doing some little charity work. You really don't 398 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:42,040 Speaker 2: know how what people's lives or how their impacted or 399 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 2: what they're going through until you actually dig deep into 400 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 2: wanting to help out. So I didn't really you know, 401 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 2: I just kind of thought everybody had the same kind 402 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:52,720 Speaker 2: of life as me. You know, east side kid, you know, 403 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:55,640 Speaker 2: going to Washington Square, you know, playing a little league baseball, 404 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 2: you know, all through you know, and going to junior 405 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:00,960 Speaker 2: high and high school, and I just kind of thought 406 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 2: that's the way the life was that everybody night. You know, 407 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:05,400 Speaker 2: my mom and dad were great. You know, my dad 408 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:08,400 Speaker 2: was a high school teacher, a coach. Learned everything from him, 409 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:11,080 Speaker 2: not just about sports, but just about how to be 410 00:21:11,119 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 2: a man, how to treat people, how to love. It's 411 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:17,760 Speaker 2: all about love. And then you have my mom, it's just, 412 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:21,720 Speaker 2: you know, was the quarterback of the family that didn't 413 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:24,680 Speaker 2: walk by anybody without telling them that she loved them. 414 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:28,199 Speaker 2: We'd be downtown and we'd be walking by, you know, 415 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 2: homeless people sitting on the you know, in downtown, and 416 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:33,119 Speaker 2: she would go up to, you know, homeless people and 417 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 2: hug them, and you know, we were all we'd always say, Mom, 418 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 2: you know why you're doing that? Why And she just said, 419 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:41,439 Speaker 2: you know, they, you know, a hug or just to 420 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:43,880 Speaker 2: tell him that that I love him might go along 421 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:46,440 Speaker 2: way with them, and she and she genuinely, I don't think, 422 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:49,040 Speaker 2: meant that. So, you know, you learn I learned from 423 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:51,679 Speaker 2: my parents. I learned just how to love, how to 424 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 2: show love for other people, and how to give, be 425 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:57,640 Speaker 2: a giver and uh, you know, just but I didn't 426 00:21:57,680 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 2: realize that until I started getting involved with communities when 427 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 2: I was in Champagne, Illinois and doing things on Mondays 428 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:08,520 Speaker 2: and Tuesdays and going through the community and you know, 429 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:10,760 Speaker 2: serving and you know, a lot of times you said, 430 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:13,440 Speaker 2: it's not monetary. A lot of times it's just going 431 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:15,919 Speaker 2: being there talking to people. And so, how was your 432 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:17,560 Speaker 2: day to day or what did you do today? Or 433 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 2: how can I help you? Or you know, do you 434 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 2: watch the game on Saturday? When I was only did 435 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:25,600 Speaker 2: you watch the game? You talk about the game and 436 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:29,239 Speaker 2: just being there and showing that you care. Uh, And 437 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:32,040 Speaker 2: then if you're able to be able to help somebody 438 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:38,440 Speaker 2: family monetary wise, then that's just a bonus. So to 439 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:42,560 Speaker 2: answer your question, I didn't realize it until probably college, 440 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:44,200 Speaker 2: but I had in you and I talk of this 441 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:46,719 Speaker 2: all the time, and we had the best childhood. And 442 00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:49,600 Speaker 2: that's kind of why I'm driven now. I want to 443 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:52,919 Speaker 2: make sure that that experiences those feelings that you and 444 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:57,119 Speaker 2: I have growing up, you know Stony Brook, you know, 445 00:22:57,760 --> 00:23:02,120 Speaker 2: more in Central or Central wherever East. Would that those 446 00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:04,600 Speaker 2: kids have that same feeling when they wake up in 447 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:08,000 Speaker 2: the morning and when they're twenty five years old, man, 448 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:11,920 Speaker 2: and they have that feeling of of what we had 449 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:14,159 Speaker 2: when we were kids. I mean, that's all it is. 450 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:15,800 Speaker 2: That's all about, That's what it's just trying to make 451 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:19,320 Speaker 2: somebody feel better, feel like that there's something that they 452 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:22,440 Speaker 2: have that they can wake up and look forward to 453 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:25,159 Speaker 2: the next morning. And that's kind of what the Christmas 454 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:30,359 Speaker 2: Quarterback's about, just helping each family just you know, give 455 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:32,920 Speaker 2: them something that they they haven't had a long time. 456 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 2: And if it's Christmas, we're trying to build, not just 457 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:40,159 Speaker 2: for Christmas. Christmas is special, but we want to try 458 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 2: and get to two thousand families within the next year 459 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 2: and you know, be able to donate you know, a 460 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:50,159 Speaker 2: half a million dollars of those families and then just 461 00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:53,360 Speaker 2: continue the process. You know, I've been so blessed unfortunate 462 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:56,560 Speaker 2: in my life, and I think it's time that I 463 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:58,679 Speaker 2: really hit this hard, like this is my job, this 464 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:02,360 Speaker 2: is what I want to do. And uh wasn't able 465 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:05,679 Speaker 2: to do that obviously when you're playing, But now you 466 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 2: know how many Landmans can I watch on you know, 467 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:12,119 Speaker 2: you know, so I got to figure out, you know, 468 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:15,720 Speaker 2: so what's that drive? What's that adrillin from adrenaline for me? 469 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:19,439 Speaker 2: And that's this, you know, and I when when you 470 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:21,720 Speaker 2: see families and you see those kids and you see 471 00:24:21,720 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 2: the smiles and the tears. Tears of joy, not sad. 472 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:28,040 Speaker 2: There's tears of joy knowing that I was able to 473 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 2: just you know, help that one family, and God willing 474 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:34,639 Speaker 2: be able to help two thousand families and hopefully more 475 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:37,040 Speaker 2: and just build a brand. I mean, that's to me, 476 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:39,359 Speaker 2: that's that's what it's all about. Again. 477 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 1: Jeff won't tell you this, but I will over a 478 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:44,359 Speaker 1: million dollars for families over the last quarter century from 479 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:47,480 Speaker 1: Jeff George and now partnering with local ministries, local groups, 480 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: and you can get involved to be a Christmas quarterback. 481 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:53,560 Speaker 1: CHRISTMASQB dot com is the website that is Christmas QB 482 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 1: dot com. Most of you on this radio station have 483 00:24:57,560 --> 00:24:59,560 Speaker 1: my cell phone number. If there is ever a time 484 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 1: where you think to yourself, I forgot to write that down. 485 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:04,119 Speaker 1: R you know, tell me more about it. Text me 486 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:06,160 Speaker 1: anytime and I will get you all of the information 487 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 1: so that you can help. Jeff and helping out the 488 00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:11,000 Speaker 1: goal of two thousand families that need a little boost 489 00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:14,879 Speaker 1: this year at Christmas and something that is an ongoing initiative. 490 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:17,679 Speaker 1: Jeff fall In by saying this for our listeners, and 491 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:20,520 Speaker 1: I mean it sincerely. I have mentioned it before on 492 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:23,040 Speaker 1: the air, I will mention it again. I will never 493 00:25:23,080 --> 00:25:27,120 Speaker 1: forget when I had my heart attack and I look 494 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:29,679 Speaker 1: down and I had a voicemail from you, and you 495 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:33,000 Speaker 1: left me a very kind voicemail offering your help in 496 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:35,760 Speaker 1: any way. And you are one of those dudes, without 497 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:38,560 Speaker 1: question in my mind, for the people that you're friends with, 498 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:42,320 Speaker 1: they can call you anytime, day or night with anything 499 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 1: that is needed and you will be there, just so 500 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:47,280 Speaker 1: long as it's not between midnight and one fifteen on 501 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:51,200 Speaker 1: Saturday night when Landman comes on. Right, that's the bottom line, right. 502 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:54,280 Speaker 2: Well, that's right, Jay. I appreciate your kind words always, 503 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:56,440 Speaker 2: and you know how much I love you, and I 504 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:58,880 Speaker 2: appreciate all this you do. People don't know what you do. 505 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:02,800 Speaker 2: They hear your voice, your legendary voice, but behind the 506 00:26:02,840 --> 00:26:06,679 Speaker 2: scenes you're you're You're like me, You're a giver, you 507 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:10,119 Speaker 2: want to help, and I appreciate everything that you're involved 508 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:10,760 Speaker 2: with as well. 509 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:12,960 Speaker 1: Jeff, we appreciate it as always. Look forward to talking 510 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:15,080 Speaker 1: to you again and helping out with the Christmas Quarterback Man. 511 00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:17,960 Speaker 1: Max appreciate it, Jeff George joining us on the Java 512 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:19,240 Speaker 1: House peel and poor guest line