1 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 1: Oh, this is a great love song. 2 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 2: Bruce Springsteen and the East Street Band One Unforgettable Night. 3 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 2: Catch the Land of Hope and Dreams Tour at Target 4 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 2: Center March thirty. First don't miss this iconic, iconic live show. 5 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:18,439 Speaker 2: Tickets go on sale this Friday and noon. Get the 6 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 2: full details of KIFN dot com kybrid calendar. 7 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 3: How can the show be iconic when it hasn't happened yet? 8 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 3: Usually something becomes iconic after it's it's it's it's all 9 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 3: been said and done. But that's another story. That's the 10 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 3: sporting events for the broadcasters. Got a great game on 11 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 3: our hands. Tonight should be a great finish. 12 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:35,239 Speaker 1: You know. 13 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 3: During that break, I got got to think about some 14 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 3: of my other favorite love songs. It would be mel 15 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:44,880 Speaker 3: McDaniel's Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans on is a great one. 16 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:50,160 Speaker 3: And then there's Conway Twitty speaking of jeans, tight fitting jeans, Yeah, baby, 17 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 3: great love song. And then of course maybe my all 18 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 3: time favorite meat loafs Paradise by the bat Dashboard Light, which. 19 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: It really doesn't have anything to do with love it all, 20 00:00:59,120 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: but that's I mean. 21 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 3: And then and of course there's Tina Turner's What's love 22 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:05,039 Speaker 3: got to do with it, which was really nothing at all. 23 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 3: So no Rosen today, he's under the weather. Do you 24 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 3: think it's because he. 25 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: Saw I was gonna snow and he didn't want to 26 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 1: get in the car. 27 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:17,839 Speaker 3: He really feel anyway, it's too dangerous. So tenneby List 28 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 3: radio is what. It's lazy radio, as. 29 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 1: Lazy as they come. 30 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 3: CBS Sports did MLB off season grades, so they're grading 31 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 3: all the Major League Baseball teams and see how they did. 32 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: I'm sure we got so. The first thing I did. 33 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 3: Was I decided, I would, you know, run through all 34 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 3: the teams in the Al Central there are five of them. 35 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 3: You're Chicago White Sox got a B plus. Now, the 36 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 3: White Sox have been a terrible team in a terrible 37 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 3: city with terrible fans in a terrible stadium for a 38 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 3: long long time. I think the last two or three 39 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 3: years one of those, I think they had like one 40 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 3: of the worst records in Major League. 41 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 1: Baseball in like twenty five, thirty forty years. Whatever is. 42 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 3: They are just as simply awful, But they get a 43 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 3: B plus us for their work during the off season. 44 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 3: The Guardians Tennebe only get a C minus a little 45 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 3: bit of a struggle there for for the Guardians. The 46 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 3: Detroit Tigers get an a minus. We'll ignore this silliness 47 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 3: of the Tigers approached Trek's Schooble's arbitration case and instead 48 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 3: praised them for not trading him ahead of his walk. Here, 49 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 3: Detroit is angling to make the postseason for a third 50 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 3: straight year, and. 51 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: That wouldn't happen without Schooble. As well. The signing a 52 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: framber of Valdez. 53 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 3: Remember, we made a run at him as so Tom 54 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 3: Poulad says, We've made a real run to get him. 55 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: Ah, we just got beat by an O's the Tigers, 56 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: it says. 57 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 3: Valdez give Detroit a worthy number two in the rotation 58 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:48,239 Speaker 3: behind Schooble. The signing a franchise legend Justin Berlander is 59 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 3: a crowd pleaser and deepens that rotation. Kansas City Royals 60 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 3: get to be tennebe Royle's most The royals best move 61 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 3: of the winter was inking the impressive mckel garcia to 62 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 3: a long term extension. There's also there's also been some 63 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:09,639 Speaker 3: needed bullpen churn. The Matt's strom Stram signing in particulars 64 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 3: of welcome development in the addition of Lane Thomas to 65 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 3: improve the k C bench and that takes us to 66 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:17,359 Speaker 3: our Minnesota Twins tennabee and they got a big fat F. 67 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 3: Not like CNS D plus D. They got a big fat. 68 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 1: I appreciate that. Who wrote this This is CBS Sports 69 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: Dane Perry. 70 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 2: I appreciate Dane because we're going to see it here 71 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 2: in the next couple of months. How many times what 72 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 2: we see NFL draft grades and the teams will never 73 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 2: get lower than a ce legacy is like their worst grade, 74 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 2: no One, because they're just afraid to ever go out 75 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 2: on a limb. 76 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: I like that. This writer is like, they got enough, 77 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 1: that's what they deserve. Here's what he writes. 78 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 3: The Twins needed to make improvements in order to contend 79 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 3: in the typically winnable AL Central, and their big move 80 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 3: has been signing decline. 81 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 1: Phase Josh Bell. 82 00:03:57,320 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 3: Their behavior at last year's trade line suggests that rebuild 83 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 3: was in the offing, but the Twins didn't finish the job. 84 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 1: This winner. Trading Lopez and Joe Ryan. 85 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 3: Would have at least made the approach coherent, but instead 86 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 3: the Twins seem to be indulging in half measures. And 87 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:17,600 Speaker 3: now with Lopez, Yeah, and that has been confirmed he's 88 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:19,719 Speaker 3: absolutely out for the year. I think I don't know. 89 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 3: I know that most of the stories I read yesterday 90 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:25,279 Speaker 3: said it seems like he's headed toward off season surgery, 91 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:27,040 Speaker 3: he's going to be out for the year, But I 92 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:30,679 Speaker 3: didn't see anything absolutely positively said that. But we're going 93 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 3: with the under the assumption that he has done. And 94 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 3: we talked about this yesterday Tenneby. You know, I don't 95 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 3: know how much to believe Tom Pully. I think it's 96 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 3: I just like that there. I mean, I said, I 97 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 3: like that there's another pole Led running. I wish it 98 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 3: would have been somebody else other than a pole Led 99 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 3: running the organization that would have sell. But it's just 100 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 3: get you know, moving Joe out of that seat was 101 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:56,480 Speaker 3: probably the right decision. And you know, I've talked about 102 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:58,160 Speaker 3: this on several times. I got a hand of the Tom. 103 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 3: He's been very He's one of those guys that I 104 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 3: at least like that he seems to be unless he's 105 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 3: he's bluffing on the frambervel list thing when he says 106 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 3: he made him and I. 107 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 1: Mean, I guess I do believe. 108 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:11,599 Speaker 3: I don't think he's going to say we made an 109 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:13,840 Speaker 3: effort to get him if you didn't at least make 110 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 3: an effort, even if it was a low ball offer, 111 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 3: because eventually that's going to come out, right, somebody's going 112 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 3: to go to his agents say no, we never heard 113 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:22,360 Speaker 3: from the Twins, you know, and then all of a 114 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:24,280 Speaker 3: sudden it's like, oh, now you're lying to the fan bases. 115 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: Well, so I'm sure they did. 116 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 3: I'm just not sure if they made a realistic competitive offer. 117 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:31,840 Speaker 3: We've seen that before where teams will say they've made 118 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 3: an offer and they have, but it's not even in 119 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 3: the ballpark, you know, Like, for instance, Sonny Gray, you know, 120 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 3: was he was going to get three years twenty five 121 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:39,840 Speaker 3: million a year. 122 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 1: The Twins probably you know, would have offered him. 123 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:44,159 Speaker 3: Three years fifteen million a year and say, well, we 124 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 3: made him an offer. Well, yeah, but you did make 125 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:48,479 Speaker 3: him an offer that was that was even close to 126 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 3: being competitive. But you know, had they signed him. 127 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: That to me would have. 128 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 3: Been a sign of okay, you actually went out and 129 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 3: paid and he was considered, according to the Athletics rankings, 130 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 3: the twentieth of the top twenty free agents out there. 131 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 1: We just don't see the Twins do that very often. 132 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 3: Now. They did sign Korea, right, uh, you know, and 133 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:15,919 Speaker 3: who is the guy that played for the Yankees that 134 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 3: got hurt going from first to second pace Donaldson, Josh Donaldson. 135 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 3: So they it's not as though they haven't went you know. 136 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 3: And I don't know if I would Correa. I think 137 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 3: moving on from him was the right thing to do. 138 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 3: I mean, he was making boatloads of money and I 139 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 3: just don't his ankle's bad. He just isn't the player 140 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 3: he once was. It doesn't appear to me. Maybe I 141 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 3: love a bounce back year. I don't know, but you know, 142 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:41,720 Speaker 3: to go out and get to If they would have 143 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 3: gotten the Baillis, it would have been so twins life. 144 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 2: Though. 145 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:46,359 Speaker 3: If they would have got him, then you had you 146 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 3: have the injury to Lopez and now and you were 147 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:50,719 Speaker 3: thinking you were going to have four guys in your rotation. 148 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 3: I mean, have they got him and you had Lopez Ryan. 149 00:06:57,080 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 3: If Ober could. 150 00:06:58,080 --> 00:06:59,360 Speaker 1: Bounce back, and that's a big if. 151 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 3: We don't know in this Valdez this Framber, Valdez guy 152 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 3: or Valdez Framber whatever you mean, that'd be four really 153 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 3: good pictures. Then you could at least go Okay, I 154 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 3: know it's not you know, I mean, and part of 155 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 3: it is when you've lowered the payroll so much. They 156 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 3: went from one hundred and thirty million the year they 157 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 3: finally won a playoff series, they dropped down to what 158 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 3: was that one hundred last year? I don't remember the 159 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 3: exact So just bouncing up with the guy to get 160 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 3: your backup over one hundred and closing a one thirty, 161 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 3: I guess I could verbally slap him on the back 162 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 3: a little bit. But you could still say, well, yeah, 163 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 3: but when you've dropped the payroll so low bringing it 164 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 3: back up aways, you shouldn't be. 165 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 1: Awarded a medal for it, right. 166 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 3: It's like, well, yeah, I mean you have to if 167 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 3: you are serious about trying to feeld a competitive team, 168 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 3: you almost have to be north of one hundred million dollars, right. 169 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 1: I know, money isn't an everything. 170 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 3: We've seen other teams that have that have without big payrolls. 171 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 3: You see it occasionally, you do. You see teams that 172 00:07:57,320 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 3: don't have a big payroll. It all comes together for him. 173 00:07:59,160 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: It's at eight. 174 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 3: You have Aquarius thing where the moon's in the seventh house, 175 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 3: jupid lines with Mars, and you have you have one 176 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 3: or two veteran guys that they're they're great leaders, they 177 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 3: have careers, you know, they they play like they're capable 178 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,239 Speaker 3: of and then you have some young guys burst onto 179 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 3: the scene and a pitcher the next thing you know, yeah, 180 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 3: you put together a really good season and and you 181 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 3: may even make postseason play. But that doesn't happen very often. 182 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 3: You've got to buttress that, that that that that every day, raw, 183 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 3: every day lineup. You got to have big money players guys. 184 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 3: That the reason they get the big boxes because generally speaking, yeah, 185 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:37,599 Speaker 3: can they have slumps during the season or even have 186 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:38,839 Speaker 3: an off year, sure they can. 187 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 1: But most of those. 188 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 3: Guys that make the big money, it's they make it 189 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 3: because they're really good and they're consistently good. And then 190 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 3: if you know, Buxton could have the kind of year 191 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 3: he had last year, you know, then you'd be kind 192 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 3: of interested. But now you don't get a guy that 193 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 3: apparently and you know it could have been, and it's 194 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 3: it's it's it's hot. I've not seen any stories outside of. 195 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 1: The quotes. 196 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:05,319 Speaker 3: From pole Ad about making a run at Beldez, I've 197 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 3: not seen anything nationally about it. 198 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:10,959 Speaker 1: It's possible Beldez. 199 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 3: Because Detroit is a better team, right, I mean, Detroit 200 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 3: has a better chance to make season playing financially. Yeah, 201 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 3: if if you even if you offered him a competitive deal, 202 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:27,560 Speaker 3: he might just say, you don't got a lot there, 203 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:29,959 Speaker 3: you know, And yeah, you know, the money's good, but 204 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 3: I can get similar money and I can play. 205 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 1: For a team that has a chance. 206 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 3: You know, that's a has a really good chance to 207 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 3: make postseason because I'm on the same roster as Schooble. 208 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:42,600 Speaker 3: Just having Schooble alone, he almost guarantees you just about 209 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 3: a win every fifth day, you know. 210 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 2: So the Twins payroll this year is one hundred and 211 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 2: six million, Yeah, twenty one point seven of it is 212 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 2: going to Pablo Lopez, who's probably gonna be out for 213 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:55,680 Speaker 2: the year. And then they're still paying a portion of 214 00:09:55,679 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 2: Carlos Korea at eleven point three million. So of your 215 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:04,560 Speaker 2: one hundred and six million dollars payroll, you're already out 216 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 2: thirty two ish thirty three million of them. So they're 217 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 2: basically playing with a seventy million dollars payroll this year. Yeah, 218 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 2: and then not gonna work. 219 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 1: And then you know, the Josh Bell guy's making seven million. 220 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:21,560 Speaker 3: I think I know what that doesn't sound like a lot, 221 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:24,079 Speaker 3: but on a payroll as low as that is, that's 222 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:26,720 Speaker 3: a lot of money as well. And then Buxton's making 223 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 3: what is he making fifteen? Does he make fifteen a year? 224 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 1: Yeah? Fifteen point one. 225 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, so yeah, there's not a lot of money out there, 226 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:42,960 Speaker 3: but it is what it is. Well, we'll post come 227 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 3: back uh controversial vikings news next on the common Land 228 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:59,800 Speaker 3: program A fan, Well. 229 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:02,440 Speaker 2: The ones mean your shot at Wild tickets all day? 230 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:04,679 Speaker 2: Use the talkback feature on the IHET radio and tell 231 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 2: us what's one trend from the first half you think 232 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 2: we'll continue and one that won't for the while. Winners 233 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 2: will be selected all day for Wild versus Mammoth tickets 234 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 2: on March tenth. Get the details at KFA dot com. 235 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:16,679 Speaker 2: Heubard contests. 236 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:20,559 Speaker 1: What the heck was I doing? 237 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 3: Watching speed skating more like demolition derby seas and they 238 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 3: had like forty people on the ice at the same 239 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 3: time and all they kept doing was colliding. Meanwhile, it's 240 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:32,680 Speaker 3: Olympic hockey. Where are we at? Timnaby, I just turned 241 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 3: it on. I forgot early in the game. Yeah, USA 242 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 3: versus Sweden. It's zero zero. USA just had a power play. 243 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 2: Actually, it's still about ten seconds left in the power 244 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:43,839 Speaker 2: and they're not capitalize. But USA has looks pretty good 245 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:46,839 Speaker 2: thus far, out shooting Sweden five to nothing, now six 246 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 2: to nothing. 247 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:49,080 Speaker 1: It looks like the USA against the bumblebees. 248 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 2: That said, I love Sweden. They have the best uniforms, 249 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 2: they're sweet, they are nice. That logo is great. 250 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 3: You know, plenty of quarterback talk in this town, but 251 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:01,680 Speaker 3: we're gonna shift to quarterback conversation in a different city. 252 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 1: Tennabe, And it's it's that, you know. 253 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:06,720 Speaker 3: The search is always to find the franchise quarterback right 254 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 3: and then to get that franchise quarterback and have him 255 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:13,719 Speaker 3: burst onto the scene right away, like Jaden Daniels did 256 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 3: for Washington first year. 257 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:16,760 Speaker 1: He got him. Now that he was injured last year 258 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:17,320 Speaker 1: and didn't. 259 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 3: Work out, but his rookie year he took Washington to 260 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 3: the NFC Championship game. Caleb Williams in his second year 261 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 3: was it was it year two? 262 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:29,840 Speaker 1: Le this year the ESI year year two. Look what 263 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:30,200 Speaker 1: he did. 264 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 3: He He went from a struggling quarterback in his first 265 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 3: year one. He didn't have probably the right structure around him. 266 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 3: As far as an offense, you know, Ben Johnson comes 267 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:44,080 Speaker 3: and puts together an offense that's that's elite. They get 268 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 3: some offensive linemen that that can that can block and 269 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:50,599 Speaker 3: pass protect and Caleb Williams has a terrific. 270 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:53,480 Speaker 1: Season. 271 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 3: UH. Kansas City Pat Mahomes arguably the best quarterback control football. 272 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 2: UH. 273 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 3: Story that from earlier today says the Chiefs restructured Patrick 274 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 3: Mahomes contract for the fourth consecutive season. It's according to 275 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 3: over the cap, opening up tens of millions of dollars 276 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 3: in salary cap space. Mahomes was scheduled tend to be 277 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 3: to carry a seventy eight point two million dollars cap 278 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:24,439 Speaker 3: hit in twenty twenty six, but the Chiefs converted fifty 279 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 3: four point four to five million of a salary into 280 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 3: a signing bonus to lower his cap number to thirty 281 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 3: four point sixty five. The clearance of forty three point 282 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:38,319 Speaker 3: sixty five in cap space is the first step towards 283 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 3: creating financial flexibility. 284 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:42,200 Speaker 1: And what is a critical offseason for the Chiefs. 285 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:46,439 Speaker 3: They entered twenty twenty six more than fifty seven million 286 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 3: over the cap, and I think that was the largest 287 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 3: number over the cap in the entire NFL. And that 288 00:13:57,160 --> 00:14:00,599 Speaker 3: is the issue that every team has to face eventually. 289 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:05,599 Speaker 3: You you you search high and low for your franchise quarterback, 290 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:09,679 Speaker 3: you finally find him, and let's face it, they've reaped 291 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 3: the benefits in Kansas City. 292 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:13,000 Speaker 1: Is he won two or three big games? 293 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:17,080 Speaker 3: Now I think it might be three, but I've stopped 294 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 3: counting three big games and he's had a big game 295 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 3: loss or two, right, so they've been I mean, he 296 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 3: is a core and it's not all him, and you 297 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 3: Reid has a lot to do with it. Your tight end, 298 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 3: your defense, your offensive line is terrific, but it's it's 299 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 3: it's first and foremost, it's it's Pat Mahomes. But then 300 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:39,080 Speaker 3: you do, you know, and that's why it's it's all 301 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 3: to me. And again I'm kind of contradicting myself because 302 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:46,320 Speaker 3: I love right after the Monday, after the big game, 303 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 3: like this, yere, you go, who's in the World champ 304 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 3: Well that was last year. 305 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 1: You know, I'm already now moved on to next year. 306 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 3: But for for Kansas City, it's it's all kind of gravy, now, 307 00:14:55,320 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 3: isn't it When your quarterback has has won you two 308 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 3: or three world championships and every year, I mean, this 309 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:07,320 Speaker 3: dominance they've had winning the division and getting into AFC 310 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 3: championship games. Is you get a little bit spoiled and so, 311 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 3: but to keep type book exactly, but to continue to 312 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 3: do that, it's harder to do it when the quarterback 313 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 3: gets out of that contract. 314 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 1: But here again, the salary cap. 315 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 3: That's why I'm I've always thought the salary cap is 316 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:31,400 Speaker 3: really almost non existent because I know it's called kicking 317 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 3: the can down the road, and people that are smarter 318 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 3: than me, the Robertszinski's of the world, no even I'm 319 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 3: I'm assuming fans that have a deep grasp of the 320 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 3: salary cap. 321 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 1: I know there are members of the media, it's their job. 322 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 3: They have a deep grasp of the salary cap and 323 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 3: how it affects when you when you when you do 324 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 3: the signing bonus, and then how is that money dispersed 325 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 3: through the life of that player's contract and such like that. 326 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 3: But it seems like all these teams that you know, 327 00:15:57,640 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 3: I've not seen a team you know to old, well, 328 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 3: you can't. 329 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 1: You have to forfeit your first game. 330 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 3: Because you couldn't figure out a way to get into 331 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:06,080 Speaker 3: the salary cap. They all figure out a way to 332 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 3: do it, and everybody seems to get their money. Now 333 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 3: they're always they're always. 334 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:15,440 Speaker 1: That's the word I have. 335 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 3: Fatalities is probably probably the wrong word, but there's there, 336 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 3: There are always guys that they're casualties, let's call it. 337 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 3: They're casualties of the salary cap. Sure, it's like, hey, dude, 338 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 3: we love you. I mean, a prime example of the 339 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 3: Vikings the name we keep bringing up is Hawkinson. Dude, 340 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 3: we all get twenty one for twenty twenty six. 341 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 1: It ain't happening. I'd love to keep you. 342 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:40,920 Speaker 3: So what we'll do is we'll restructure your deal and 343 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 3: you know, maybe do a little bonus money here, and 344 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 3: you might have to take a pay cut there, whatever 345 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 3: the case may be. 346 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:48,800 Speaker 1: And guys and generally agree to it. Right, what are 347 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:49,280 Speaker 1: you going to do? 348 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 3: You know? So it's it's good for some players, bad 349 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:57,280 Speaker 3: for others, but it's it's it's a it's a necessary 350 00:16:57,320 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 3: evil of the game. And so even Kansas and that's 351 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 3: what will be interesting team to see Kansas City. 352 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:03,360 Speaker 1: They they you know, they've. 353 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:06,960 Speaker 3: Been able to reconfigure his contract with the signing bonus, 354 00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 3: but they were so much money over the cap. 355 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:10,600 Speaker 1: And let's face it, they. 356 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:12,920 Speaker 3: They're a little thin in a lot of different places, right, 357 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 3: I mean, quarterbacks. I think you and I agree there's 358 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:17,440 Speaker 3: a greater chance for a quarterback to make a wide 359 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:20,080 Speaker 3: receiver better than a wide receiver. Yeah, and a quarterback 360 00:17:21,119 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 3: with some exceptions, there are, there are some exceptions, but 361 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:28,720 Speaker 3: you know, Kansas City are they don't seem or am 362 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 3: I wrong in those skilled position players wide receiver And 363 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:34,160 Speaker 3: I guess if Kelsey comes back and that is. 364 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:37,359 Speaker 2: That still itselds like Kelsey's going to come back, you know, 365 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 2: but Kelsey's still a little bit of a shell of 366 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:42,240 Speaker 2: his former size. He's not prime traffic skill. He's still 367 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 2: a quality tight end receiving tight end, but he's not 368 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 2: as dominant as he once was. They've struggled to replace 369 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:51,920 Speaker 2: Tyreek Hill since he left. Is he now free agent? 370 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:54,439 Speaker 2: And now he's there's there's thoughts that he might come 371 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 2: back to Kansas City right obviously had a much cheaper 372 00:17:57,359 --> 00:17:59,160 Speaker 2: ration than what they had to you know, the reason 373 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:02,040 Speaker 2: he left for Miami because to your point, the salary cap. 374 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:04,920 Speaker 2: They can't afford to keep Mahomes, Kelsey and Tyreek Hill 375 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:09,119 Speaker 2: all on the same team and Chris Jones. But yes, 376 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:12,520 Speaker 2: you know, Rashie Rice is probably their best skill position 377 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 2: player from a receiving standpoint, and he's had all the 378 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 2: off the field issues and injury issues, then they've so 379 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:25,760 Speaker 2: and you know the other part of this is, and 380 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:27,399 Speaker 2: this is to be interesting, what the Vikings do with 381 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:30,440 Speaker 2: this is moving forward, NFL defenses have changed the way 382 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 2: they play defense basically because of Pat Mahomes. You know, 383 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 2: there's a fantasy football guy I follow who's kind of 384 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:41,960 Speaker 2: an analytics fantasy football guy who talked about how the 385 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:45,919 Speaker 2: last two years, the amount of twelve personnel, which is 386 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:49,280 Speaker 2: one running back, two tight ends, has increased over the 387 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:53,080 Speaker 2: last two years, and the reasoning behind it is all 388 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 2: these defenses now because of Mahomes, they're they're refusing to 389 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:59,320 Speaker 2: give up deep plays and they're all putting too safety, 390 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:02,720 Speaker 2: too high safety. And so now offenses are adjusting by 391 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:06,200 Speaker 2: one running the ball more and two having more two 392 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 2: tight end sets and having less two having less three 393 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:13,160 Speaker 2: wide receiver sets. So you know, the team the league 394 00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:16,679 Speaker 2: has adjusted to Pat Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, 395 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 2: and they haven't had the personnel to overcome those adjustments. 396 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:24,480 Speaker 3: Well, there's another story I saw, and I'm scrolling to 397 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:26,120 Speaker 3: find it, and it'll probably take me a while. 398 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:28,480 Speaker 1: Maybe on the other side of the break, I will. 399 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:30,879 Speaker 3: But it was talking about how sort of kind of 400 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:35,720 Speaker 3: on the same line of thinking, just how you know, 401 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:39,440 Speaker 3: it seems like there's there's a there's a I don't 402 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 3: think it's a title wave of a shift, but there's 403 00:19:42,119 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 3: a shift where defense is now becoming more in vogue again, 404 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:52,679 Speaker 3: where teams are focusing more on defense than than they 405 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:56,000 Speaker 3: aren't offense. And there's an interesting story that I that 406 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:59,960 Speaker 3: I think it raises some interesting issues, is what it does. 407 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:02,200 Speaker 1: So let's do this, take our last break of the Grandmak. 408 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 3: I'll find that I also have another list story that 409 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 3: I think is kind of interesting. 410 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:10,240 Speaker 1: It involves quarterbacks still zero zero tend to be right, 411 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:12,600 Speaker 1: still zero zero. Sweden has carried the play about the 412 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:13,640 Speaker 1: last five minutes or so. 413 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 3: Nine and a half, just over nine and a half 414 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:17,480 Speaker 3: minutes to go, first period, we'll break, we'll come back 415 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 3: one more segment to go here on the Common Man 416 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:19,440 Speaker 3: program on the fan. 417 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:31,680 Speaker 1: So I couldn't find this story. 418 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:34,560 Speaker 3: I thought I must have leader there wasn't that good 419 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:38,200 Speaker 3: anyways about defense plays, championships or some nonsense like that. 420 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:40,280 Speaker 1: So it's no big deal. We'll get through it. 421 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 3: I do have a couple of NBA topics I want 422 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:48,439 Speaker 3: to want to get to and this is I like 423 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:51,840 Speaker 3: this one a lot. 424 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:56,520 Speaker 1: Chet. Holmgren has one NBA rule change that he would 425 00:20:56,560 --> 00:20:58,200 Speaker 1: like to see happen. Did you see this story? 426 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:04,920 Speaker 3: This is from a MS and courtesy of the OKC 427 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 3: thunder Wire. Clement al Manza writes this story. It says 428 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,399 Speaker 3: is the twenty twenty six NBA All Star Weekend. The 429 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:21,920 Speaker 3: weekend extravaganza highlights the league's best players gives teams a 430 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 3: chance to catch their breadth. Oklahoma City thunder had a 431 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 3: couple of players selected SGA Chad Holmgren. Part of the 432 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:32,560 Speaker 3: NBA All Star festivities is Saturday's Media Day. The NBA 433 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 3: All Star players get a chance to reflect on the 434 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:37,520 Speaker 3: special career accomplishment as well as adventure through the Star 435 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 3: Started locker room and where their uniforms for the first time. 436 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 1: Blah blah blah. 437 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 3: Talking to the media from across the globe homegron was 438 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:47,840 Speaker 3: asked what one NBA rule change he'd add. 439 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:51,240 Speaker 1: The twenty three year old didn't go with anything on 440 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: the court. 441 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 3: Instead, he talked about an amenity that fans won't appreciate. 442 00:21:56,880 --> 00:22:00,080 Speaker 3: It can help players recharge during the grueling marathon a 443 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 3: regular season. 444 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 1: Here's what he said. I'm pushing for beds on the planes. 445 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 1: We got back to backs. 446 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 3: You gotta play thirty plus minutes one game and then 447 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:14,400 Speaker 3: you gotta fly two hours to another city the next night. 448 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 3: Especially for tall guys like me, it's probably better for 449 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 3: our backs and knees if we were able to lie 450 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:20,360 Speaker 3: down on those flights. 451 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 1: I'll be honest, I'm surprised they don't have that already. Oh, 452 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:35,800 Speaker 1: it's so good. It's a two hour flight, man, I 453 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 1: need to lay down now. 454 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:41,159 Speaker 3: You could just stretch out in the aisle, right, you know, 455 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 3: just get a foam path. Remember when you were in kindergarten? 456 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:46,600 Speaker 3: Did you take naps in kindergarten? Or was that or 457 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:47,840 Speaker 3: is that just boomer boomer? 458 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:50,480 Speaker 2: Don't they do it like preschool? Yeah, they don't do 459 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 2: a kindergarten. 460 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 3: I think one of my daughters, we did it in 461 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:56,120 Speaker 3: kindergarten where you'd get this little matt you'd buy. 462 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:56,879 Speaker 1: I don't know what. 463 00:22:57,560 --> 00:22:59,959 Speaker 3: I don't think was targeted around back in the night 464 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:03,320 Speaker 3: in the nineteen sixties. We have any education, because I 465 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:10,639 Speaker 3: don't think it was wherever we wherever mom went, she'd 466 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:13,960 Speaker 3: buy this nap you know, like. 467 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:17,639 Speaker 1: You know, like a a nap map. I don't know 468 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:17,880 Speaker 1: what else. 469 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:22,720 Speaker 3: And it was like it was three pieces, three three 470 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:26,400 Speaker 3: rectangles that were you know, you know that would fold right. 471 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:32,440 Speaker 2: Paper thin, basically just keep you off from the dirty store. 472 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:33,879 Speaker 2: Exactly comfort. 473 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:35,199 Speaker 1: That's exactly what it was. 474 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 3: And uh, I don't think there's a kid in the 475 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 3: history of kindergarten or preschool that actually falls asleep during 476 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:48,040 Speaker 3: naptime right in the middle of the day. You're falling asleep, yeah, yeah, 477 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 3: you know, it's just for the teachers, right, yeah, so 478 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:54,000 Speaker 3: you lay down and the kids in they're talking, and 479 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:59,199 Speaker 3: you know, you're not falling asleep, but you know, you know, 480 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:03,920 Speaker 3: I mean, I see the commercials on TV all the time. 481 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 1: It seems like. 482 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:07,439 Speaker 3: Space. 483 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:09,560 Speaker 1: It seems like futuristic stuff to me. 484 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 3: But they do have, you know, jets that do have 485 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:24,760 Speaker 3: beds in them where you can like, what what's the. 486 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:25,879 Speaker 1: Cost of that ticket. 487 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:29,040 Speaker 3: Let's say you're flying and I think it's pretty much 488 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:33,119 Speaker 3: only for transcontinental flights, right, You're going from somewhere in 489 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:41,200 Speaker 3: the United States and you're flying to let's say Europe somewhere. Okay, 490 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:45,880 Speaker 3: it takes six seven hours, so there's an actual bed 491 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:48,800 Speaker 3: that you can actually and I don't know what the 492 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:53,080 Speaker 3: cost of that would be, but that's what Chet's looking for. 493 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:58,680 Speaker 2: He's looking for an extra large bed to size extra length. 494 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:01,400 Speaker 2: I wonder how they even like sleep at hotels and stuff, 495 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 2: because I'm assuming the vast majority of those players are Well, if. 496 00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:07,399 Speaker 3: You're seven, if you're seven to one, if you're like 497 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:11,440 Speaker 3: home grin, do you have to have somebody especially make 498 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:13,679 Speaker 3: an automobile for you too, because even if you have 499 00:25:13,720 --> 00:25:17,040 Speaker 3: the seat pushed all the way back, yeah, is that. 500 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:18,160 Speaker 1: Enough to get into the car. 501 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:20,399 Speaker 3: And then how often do they bang their head getting 502 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:22,280 Speaker 3: into the car they're trying to duck in it? Spam? 503 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:24,960 Speaker 1: Oh, I got to think that's an issue. 504 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:29,120 Speaker 3: But maybe that's far are the extra headroom cars out there, 505 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:33,879 Speaker 3: I don't know. They'd probably call them max headrooms is 506 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:37,440 Speaker 3: what they probably call them. Hey O, But I wonder 507 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 3: if those seats go far enough back for them. 508 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:40,679 Speaker 1: So that's what chets. 509 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:42,840 Speaker 3: That's the rule change he wants, And he says it's 510 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 3: a rule change. Is it a rule you can't have 511 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:46,880 Speaker 3: beds in a plane? I don't think it's a rule. 512 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 2: Maybe there's like a competitive disadvantage to it, right where 513 00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:55,359 Speaker 2: some owners can afford it and some can't, right, like 514 00:25:55,359 --> 00:25:57,120 Speaker 2: if it's Major League Baseball, like the pole adds ain't 515 00:25:57,119 --> 00:25:58,680 Speaker 2: give the name name put in the past. 516 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:01,840 Speaker 1: Of a plane with a I think you're right there, but. 517 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:04,200 Speaker 2: The LA Dodgers would, So then there's a competitive advantage 518 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:04,439 Speaker 2: to it. 519 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:13,960 Speaker 3: Well, how about if you, you know, the luggage storage areas, 520 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:19,159 Speaker 3: couldn't you just take out the little dividers and you 521 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:22,239 Speaker 3: could just stuff them up and where you put your 522 00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:23,960 Speaker 3: you know, your carry on luggage, where you put it 523 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:27,080 Speaker 3: up on top of the compartments, take out the dividers 524 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:29,639 Speaker 3: and then just Check could climb up in there and 525 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:30,960 Speaker 3: they could just close the doors. 526 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:32,359 Speaker 1: Now you'd have to make. 527 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:36,920 Speaker 3: Some breathing holes for them, right, because it's probably yeah, 528 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:41,760 Speaker 3: And that might not work then because because then you 529 00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:44,960 Speaker 3: fall out, if you know, you get it to turbulence 530 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:47,080 Speaker 3: and all of a sudden boom and then Check comes 531 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:49,880 Speaker 3: falling out and crashes down onto the hes already had 532 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:51,120 Speaker 3: enough injury issues. 533 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:53,200 Speaker 1: So I don't know if that's going to work either. 534 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:54,040 Speaker 2: Uh. 535 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 1: And then I saw this now Timneby. 536 00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:04,400 Speaker 3: Here in town, I think that well, obviously the Vikings 537 00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:07,760 Speaker 3: don't get high high marks in the front office because 538 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:10,399 Speaker 3: they just fired their general manager. I don't think the 539 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:12,600 Speaker 3: Twins get a lot of high marks in the front office, though, 540 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:16,920 Speaker 3: I do think both the Wild and the Wolves do right. 541 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:23,359 Speaker 3: Billy Garran is with the moves he has made. He's aggressives, 542 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:26,159 Speaker 3: He's aggressive, but not reckless. Now you brought this up 543 00:27:27,440 --> 00:27:29,879 Speaker 3: a few weeks ago, right, Not every guy we have 544 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,520 Speaker 3: on the team was brought here by Garret Prietoff was 545 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:37,040 Speaker 3: prior to Garon right, Fletcher, right, So, but like going 546 00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:41,240 Speaker 3: out and making the trade to get Quinnesota, that was 547 00:27:41,280 --> 00:27:44,200 Speaker 3: all Billy Garran and it is being a trumpet has 548 00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:46,120 Speaker 3: one of the best acquisitions. 549 00:27:46,119 --> 00:27:49,359 Speaker 2: And the assets he used to trade him were draft 550 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:52,119 Speaker 2: picks from you know, his regime. 551 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:53,560 Speaker 1: Right, So. 552 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:02,560 Speaker 3: Hold on here it is and then Chuck Chuck Fletcher, 553 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:06,879 Speaker 3: who's the guy with the Wolves, Tim Conley, right, I 554 00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:11,160 Speaker 3: mean he comes in, he was he was the architect apparently, 555 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:12,560 Speaker 3: you know, he gets all the credit for what they 556 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:13,200 Speaker 3: did in Denver. 557 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:16,560 Speaker 1: And then he left Denver and he came here and. 558 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:19,520 Speaker 3: He made the big gold Bear trade, and then he 559 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:22,640 Speaker 3: went to the Western Conference finals, makes the. 560 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:26,960 Speaker 1: Big me out trade. He comes Bodega Cat. 561 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:28,600 Speaker 3: They get to the Western Conference Finals again, and he 562 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:32,919 Speaker 3: gets high marks for what he's accomplished. CBS Sports they 563 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:37,040 Speaker 3: love ranking Sam Quinn. We've used his work on the 564 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:43,000 Speaker 3: air many times. NBA front office rankings so and I've 565 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 3: bought into the Tim Conley is a front office guru, 566 00:28:46,800 --> 00:28:49,520 Speaker 3: right that he's really good. So I expected to see 567 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:54,800 Speaker 3: maybe not the number one spot, but you know, certainly 568 00:28:54,840 --> 00:28:59,160 Speaker 3: near the top. Let me get well, Oklahoma City Thunder 569 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:00,000 Speaker 3: gets number one. 570 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:02,120 Speaker 1: That makes sense. The Thunder of top to every set 571 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 1: of these rankings. 572 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:05,120 Speaker 3: We published as the season long betting favorite to win 573 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:08,400 Speaker 3: the twenty twenty six championship. I see no reason for 574 00:29:08,440 --> 00:29:11,400 Speaker 3: that to change. OKC does just about everything at a 575 00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:14,280 Speaker 3: high level. They either drafted or to develop the overwhelming 576 00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 3: majority of the roster, and aside from Chet Holmgren, none 577 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:23,440 Speaker 3: of them were considered guaranteed studs. Sga grew into an 578 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:26,840 Speaker 3: MVP without having been a top ten pick, and Jalen 579 00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:29,360 Speaker 3: Williams was just the first non top ten pick to 580 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:32,800 Speaker 3: make an All NBA team within his first three seasons 581 00:29:32,840 --> 00:29:37,320 Speaker 3: since Kobe Bryant. The latest breakout player, AJ Mitchell was 582 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:41,240 Speaker 3: the number thirty eight overall pick, the only two substantial 583 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:46,600 Speaker 3: external additions were Isaiah Hartenstein, whom they wisely nabbed on 584 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 3: a front loaded deal while the Corps remained cheap while 585 00:29:49,280 --> 00:29:52,600 Speaker 3: protecting themselves on the back and the back end with 586 00:29:52,600 --> 00:29:56,320 Speaker 3: a team option, and Alice Caruso, whom they acquired for 587 00:29:56,400 --> 00:29:58,880 Speaker 3: a lot for a former lottery pick who no longer 588 00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:02,000 Speaker 3: fit into their plans. They developed their own head coach, 589 00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:07,680 Speaker 3: Thunderrev built their juggernaut already. Blah blah blah. Take their 590 00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 3: deadline acquisition of Jared McCain. He cost them a first 591 00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:12,040 Speaker 3: round pick, but remember the thunder of three of them 592 00:30:12,080 --> 00:30:15,560 Speaker 3: already in twenty twenty six. Their front office is as 593 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:18,320 Speaker 3: good as it gets there. Number one Celtics check in 594 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:24,680 Speaker 3: at two, rockets at three, so you're I'm thinking Wolves 595 00:30:24,680 --> 00:30:30,720 Speaker 3: at four, not so fast. At number four, it's the 596 00:30:30,760 --> 00:30:35,480 Speaker 3: San Antonio Spurs. Well they got to be number five. No, 597 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:39,960 Speaker 3: that's the Cleveland Cavaliers at number five. The Wolves don't 598 00:30:40,040 --> 00:30:43,080 Speaker 3: check in at six, that's the Indiana Pacers at number six. 599 00:30:43,920 --> 00:30:49,160 Speaker 3: Number seven is the New York Knickerbockers. Number eight the 600 00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:53,120 Speaker 3: Utah Jazz. Number eight. 601 00:30:54,320 --> 00:30:56,560 Speaker 1: It says many of them is givings. 602 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:59,400 Speaker 3: Critics had about the Jazz are starting to dissipate, a 603 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:01,840 Speaker 3: common issue people had, for example, as the team hadn't 604 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:05,880 Speaker 3: gotten anything notable out of this year's high draft picks. Well, 605 00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:09,520 Speaker 3: Kyante George is a budding star problem solved. First round 606 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:13,800 Speaker 3: picks like Cody Williams, Isaiah Collier and Brian Bryce Sensiba 607 00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:17,200 Speaker 3: are flashing potential in smaller roles. The George was the 608 00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:21,720 Speaker 3: accelerant here. They felt comfortable trading a haul for Jared 609 00:31:21,800 --> 00:31:23,960 Speaker 3: Jackson Junior because they have a great youngster. 610 00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:24,320 Speaker 1: In the building. 611 00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:27,120 Speaker 3: Speaking of the Jackson trade, the tank is almost over. 612 00:31:27,160 --> 00:31:28,840 Speaker 3: Of course, these last few months are going to be 613 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:31,320 Speaker 3: uglier than ever. Blah blah blah, but they like what 614 00:31:31,360 --> 00:31:33,960 Speaker 3: they're doing there. The seventy six Ers are ninth, and 615 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:37,200 Speaker 3: then finally the Minnesota Timberwolves check in at number ten. 616 00:31:37,520 --> 00:31:39,640 Speaker 1: Here's what You've got to be kidding me. Here's what 617 00:31:39,720 --> 00:31:41,640 Speaker 1: he writes about the Timberwolves. 618 00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:44,800 Speaker 3: It says Minnesota has a lot in common with Cleveland 619 00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:47,360 Speaker 3: here both front offices are incredibly bold. 620 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:50,320 Speaker 1: Tim connolly traded Karl. 621 00:31:50,040 --> 00:31:53,400 Speaker 3: Anthony Towns after the best season in franchise history. He 622 00:31:53,560 --> 00:31:56,600 Speaker 3: just mounted an out of nowhere pursuit of Ante Tecumpo. 623 00:31:57,080 --> 00:31:58,600 Speaker 1: Both front offices. 624 00:31:58,280 --> 00:32:00,680 Speaker 3: Also good at fixing their mistake are good at fixing 625 00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:04,000 Speaker 3: their mistakes. The Timberwolves couldn't find a way to resign 626 00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:07,880 Speaker 3: Nah last offseason while staying below the second apron, so 627 00:32:08,040 --> 00:32:09,440 Speaker 3: they traded for Io. 628 00:32:09,280 --> 00:32:10,080 Speaker 1: To replace him. 629 00:32:10,480 --> 00:32:13,320 Speaker 3: Of course, this marks the first meaningful difference between the 630 00:32:13,360 --> 00:32:16,480 Speaker 3: two teams. Dan Gilbert would have just shrugged and gone 631 00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:19,480 Speaker 3: into the second apron. It's still not clear how committed 632 00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:22,640 Speaker 3: to spending this ownership group is going to be. Connley 633 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:25,520 Speaker 3: got points for ingenuity with how he handled Mike Conley 634 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:29,120 Speaker 3: at the deadline, using a late first round pick swap 635 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:31,800 Speaker 3: the dump his salary, but getting far enough below the 636 00:32:31,800 --> 00:32:33,720 Speaker 3: first apron in the process to resign him after he 637 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:37,120 Speaker 3: had subsequently dealt again and bought out. Of course, there 638 00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:40,880 Speaker 3: was no tangible basketball benefit to doing so. That flexibility 639 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:44,720 Speaker 3: might have helped them land Ante Tecumpo, but I'll ultimately 640 00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:45,920 Speaker 3: it just saved money. 641 00:32:46,240 --> 00:32:46,840 Speaker 1: Then, it says. 642 00:32:47,160 --> 00:32:49,760 Speaker 3: Conley's boldness has also come back to bite him a 643 00:32:49,760 --> 00:32:52,600 Speaker 3: bit more than Cleveland's had. The decision to trade a 644 00:32:52,720 --> 00:32:56,040 Speaker 3: lightly protected swap and an unprotected first round pick deep 645 00:32:56,080 --> 00:32:58,640 Speaker 3: in the future for Rob Dillingham was a good risk 646 00:32:58,720 --> 00:33:01,280 Speaker 3: in theory, but in practice it was a bet on 647 00:33:01,320 --> 00:33:04,920 Speaker 3: the wrong player. Ultimately, the move was a borderline disaster. 648 00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:08,280 Speaker 3: The Rudy Gobert trade, even in light of Minnesota's consecutive 649 00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:11,960 Speaker 3: trips to the conference finals, was an overpaye How much 650 00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:14,240 Speaker 3: worse is Walker Kessler than Gobert? 651 00:33:14,360 --> 00:33:14,719 Speaker 1: Really? 652 00:33:15,080 --> 00:33:18,080 Speaker 3: And remember Rose and laughed at Walker Kesler when we 653 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:21,280 Speaker 3: brought him up not long ago. The gap is not 654 00:33:21,440 --> 00:33:26,000 Speaker 3: the overwhelming majority of Minnesota's tradable draft capital. Connolly's aggression 655 00:33:26,080 --> 00:33:29,600 Speaker 3: and creativity are buying large positives traits. It's also fair 656 00:33:29,640 --> 00:33:31,520 Speaker 3: to wonder if he gets a bit too fixated on 657 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:34,000 Speaker 3: specific mood and overpays to his detriment. 658 00:33:34,520 --> 00:33:36,160 Speaker 1: Who else could Minnesota have. 659 00:33:36,160 --> 00:33:39,680 Speaker 3: Pursued alongside Anthony Edwards if Connolly had been a bit 660 00:33:39,720 --> 00:33:41,880 Speaker 3: more cautious about giving away all those picks. 661 00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:45,480 Speaker 1: We'll never know. Still, the track record speaks for itself. 662 00:33:45,520 --> 00:33:48,200 Speaker 3: In addition to those two conference finals, Connelly built the 663 00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:51,040 Speaker 3: bulk of Denver's twenty twenty three championship team. He is 664 00:33:51,120 --> 00:33:54,320 Speaker 3: unquestionably a very good general manager. This is just the 665 00:33:54,440 --> 00:33:56,760 Speaker 3: range of the list in which concerns start to get 666 00:33:57,040 --> 00:33:59,600 Speaker 3: a bit more noticeable, and I think that was one 667 00:33:59,640 --> 00:34:02,480 Speaker 3: of the you know, I've repeated this over and over 668 00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:03,000 Speaker 3: and over again. 669 00:34:03,160 --> 00:34:04,320 Speaker 1: I was all in on the go. 670 00:34:04,360 --> 00:34:06,760 Speaker 3: Bear trade just because I was willing to try anything 671 00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:11,360 Speaker 3: at this point, because this has been until those Western 672 00:34:11,360 --> 00:34:15,280 Speaker 3: Conference Finals appearances weren't The Wolves had the worst winning 673 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:19,480 Speaker 3: percentage of the four major men's sports since the Wolves 674 00:34:19,480 --> 00:34:23,120 Speaker 3: got into the league than any other team hockey, baseball, football, basketball, 675 00:34:23,120 --> 00:34:25,680 Speaker 3: I think they were The winning percentage was like in 676 00:34:25,719 --> 00:34:26,680 Speaker 3: the two hundreds. 677 00:34:27,520 --> 00:34:29,360 Speaker 1: So when you've only had one. 678 00:34:29,400 --> 00:34:32,120 Speaker 3: Western Conference Finals appearance in which we lost to the 679 00:34:32,200 --> 00:34:34,960 Speaker 3: Lakers four to two, and that was a three, I 680 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:38,080 Speaker 3: think go three oh four. I was willing to give 681 00:34:38,120 --> 00:34:40,560 Speaker 3: anything to try. But they did give up a lot 682 00:34:41,120 --> 00:34:41,920 Speaker 3: in draft picks. 683 00:34:41,920 --> 00:34:43,360 Speaker 1: And you know, as. 684 00:34:44,719 --> 00:34:49,360 Speaker 3: The Sam whatever his name is that put the story together, 685 00:34:49,360 --> 00:34:52,239 Speaker 3: like he says, do you become so fixated on a 686 00:34:52,239 --> 00:34:54,120 Speaker 3: player that you're willing to mortgage a lot of the 687 00:34:54,120 --> 00:34:56,239 Speaker 3: future to get them, And it remains to be seen. 688 00:34:56,280 --> 00:35:00,600 Speaker 3: It did get to two NBA finals, and the people 689 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:05,799 Speaker 3: like us and the people I trust tell me and 690 00:35:06,080 --> 00:35:08,600 Speaker 3: so far. I mean the kid they got from Chicago, 691 00:35:09,160 --> 00:35:12,080 Speaker 3: he was having a terrific year before coming here, and 692 00:35:12,120 --> 00:35:14,240 Speaker 3: I think he fits in real nice is what they needed. 693 00:35:14,680 --> 00:35:17,400 Speaker 3: They needed somebody could come off the bench and score points, 694 00:35:17,400 --> 00:35:19,760 Speaker 3: and he's capable of doing that apparently. 695 00:35:19,560 --> 00:35:22,640 Speaker 1: So it'll be interesting to see. But I I know 696 00:35:22,719 --> 00:35:27,319 Speaker 1: I've all mad. I don't know if I've overrated how 697 00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:28,120 Speaker 1: good of a front. 698 00:35:27,960 --> 00:35:32,239 Speaker 3: Office Connolly h a front office guy Connolly is, but 699 00:35:32,280 --> 00:35:33,200 Speaker 3: it does make you. 700 00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:37,040 Speaker 1: Have some second thoughts. 701 00:35:37,080 --> 00:35:40,800 Speaker 3: Anyways, Well, we're at between periods and now first intermission? 702 00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:41,200 Speaker 1: Is that correct? 703 00:35:41,480 --> 00:35:43,919 Speaker 2: Zero zero after one? Yeah, it's a pretty competitive game, 704 00:35:43,960 --> 00:35:46,759 Speaker 2: close game. Sweden's gonna be a tough out. 705 00:35:50,640 --> 00:35:55,520 Speaker 3: Earlier the Czech Republic was a tough out. They were 706 00:35:55,600 --> 00:35:58,120 Speaker 3: I mean that went to overtime. Canada the number one 707 00:35:58,120 --> 00:36:01,200 Speaker 3: against number eight right well, and had a two to 708 00:36:01,239 --> 00:36:02,960 Speaker 3: one lead after one. They had a three to two 709 00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:05,279 Speaker 3: lead in the third. They took the leading the third 710 00:36:05,320 --> 00:36:07,760 Speaker 3: period and would just wasn't like just over three minutes 711 00:36:07,800 --> 00:36:09,200 Speaker 3: to go is when Canada tied it and then they 712 00:36:09,239 --> 00:36:12,440 Speaker 3: wanted in the three on three overtime. 713 00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:19,319 Speaker 2: So so if USA wins, they'll play Slovakia in the 714 00:36:19,400 --> 00:36:22,719 Speaker 2: semi finals. If Sweden wins, Sweden then have to go 715 00:36:22,719 --> 00:36:26,720 Speaker 2: play Canada because they receed after the quarter finals. Okay, 716 00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:32,400 Speaker 2: but duf Finland also came back to beat Switzerland to 717 00:36:32,440 --> 00:36:34,000 Speaker 2: day they were down to nothing, they won that. 718 00:36:34,040 --> 00:36:37,320 Speaker 1: They came back and won that one in overtime. One 719 00:36:37,480 --> 00:36:41,279 Speaker 1: more list radio thing to close out the show. Tenna be. 720 00:36:43,360 --> 00:36:47,759 Speaker 3: Bleacher Report has come out with the top ninety nine 721 00:36:47,880 --> 00:36:50,480 Speaker 3: quarterbacks in NFL history. 722 00:36:50,320 --> 00:36:52,200 Speaker 1: Right top ninety nine, and we're. 723 00:36:52,040 --> 00:36:55,000 Speaker 3: Gonna start at ninety nine and we're gonna we're going 724 00:36:55,080 --> 00:36:57,240 Speaker 3: to discuss each quarterback and I think we can squeeze 725 00:36:57,280 --> 00:37:00,799 Speaker 3: that in about the five six minutes we have left. 726 00:37:01,120 --> 00:37:03,839 Speaker 3: I wasn't going to go that far, but I want 727 00:37:03,880 --> 00:37:06,560 Speaker 3: to scroll, and I probably there's probably an easier way 728 00:37:06,600 --> 00:37:08,719 Speaker 3: to get to number one than to just scroll to it. 729 00:37:08,760 --> 00:37:10,360 Speaker 3: But I'm going to have to do this because it 730 00:37:10,400 --> 00:37:12,439 Speaker 3: starts at ninety nine and goes all the way up. 731 00:37:15,480 --> 00:37:18,080 Speaker 3: Because there are some Vikings quarterbacks that have made this list, 732 00:37:19,320 --> 00:37:20,400 Speaker 3: not a lot of them. 733 00:37:20,400 --> 00:37:23,200 Speaker 1: Brett Farv well, yes, Fran Tarkinson yeah. 734 00:37:23,280 --> 00:37:27,239 Speaker 3: Well, And in Farv's case, I think it has I mean, 735 00:37:27,239 --> 00:37:27,680 Speaker 3: he did have. 736 00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:28,279 Speaker 1: A great year here. 737 00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:30,000 Speaker 3: I think it probably has what more to do with 738 00:37:30,040 --> 00:37:33,040 Speaker 3: his with his uh exploits with the Green Bay Packers. 739 00:37:33,080 --> 00:37:36,160 Speaker 3: But yes, I'm guessing Kirk snuck in he isn't there, 740 00:37:36,800 --> 00:37:40,080 Speaker 3: and again that might be a lot. Now also win 741 00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:42,200 Speaker 3: that list is Rich Gannon. I think he checked in 742 00:37:42,239 --> 00:37:45,680 Speaker 3: at number fifty and rich was okay here, but it's 743 00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:48,719 Speaker 3: when he went to Oakland, when he went to play 744 00:37:48,760 --> 00:37:51,080 Speaker 3: for the Radiators, is when he you know, ended up 745 00:37:51,080 --> 00:37:53,200 Speaker 3: having an MVP season and got him to the Big Game. 746 00:37:53,360 --> 00:37:55,160 Speaker 2: So also, warn Moon has to be on the list, 747 00:37:55,160 --> 00:37:56,879 Speaker 2: even though it's not for what he did here. 748 00:37:56,920 --> 00:37:59,319 Speaker 3: But yeah, well let's see, let's go to the who 749 00:37:59,360 --> 00:38:01,879 Speaker 3: do you think they is the greatest quarterback of all time? 750 00:38:01,880 --> 00:38:04,000 Speaker 1: That's an easy one, Tom Brady, Right, Tom Brady? 751 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:11,640 Speaker 3: Number two? Who do you think Peyton Manning, Joe Montanna? 752 00:38:11,680 --> 00:38:13,120 Speaker 3: I was gonna say Payton or Joe. 753 00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:14,120 Speaker 1: And then they have. 754 00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:21,120 Speaker 3: Peyton Manning at number three. Number four is Pat Mahomes. 755 00:38:22,360 --> 00:38:26,279 Speaker 3: Number number five Aaron Rodgers. Do you probly do you 756 00:38:26,280 --> 00:38:29,879 Speaker 3: put Rogers that high in your list? They got Lway six. 757 00:38:29,880 --> 00:38:31,520 Speaker 3: I think Elway was better than Rogers. 758 00:38:31,840 --> 00:38:33,799 Speaker 2: Well, I mean the question with them, maybe Packer fans 759 00:38:33,800 --> 00:38:35,600 Speaker 2: can end this. Would you pick Farvar Rogers? 760 00:38:35,719 --> 00:38:35,799 Speaker 1: Right? 761 00:38:35,800 --> 00:38:40,200 Speaker 2: I felt like they had very similar numbers to similar careers. 762 00:38:40,200 --> 00:38:42,160 Speaker 2: They both won the one big game they. 763 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:46,240 Speaker 3: Had Rogers at five, Farve at seven is what Bleacher report. 764 00:38:47,239 --> 00:38:49,120 Speaker 1: I'd be curious how you differentiate those two. 765 00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:55,040 Speaker 3: Breeze at eight, Steve Young at nine. I mean, I 766 00:38:55,080 --> 00:38:59,359 Speaker 3: know he was a terrific quarterback, and it's all subjective. 767 00:38:58,840 --> 00:39:02,600 Speaker 1: Right, but I mean, you know, over Dan Marino, he 768 00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:06,200 Speaker 1: has Marino at ten. Okay, I thought the same thing, 769 00:39:06,840 --> 00:39:09,239 Speaker 1: but then he got just because he won a big game. 770 00:39:09,400 --> 00:39:09,920 Speaker 1: It must be. 771 00:39:09,960 --> 00:39:11,600 Speaker 3: Then you have unit As at eleven, and then the 772 00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:13,160 Speaker 3: guy that should have been the number one quarter about 773 00:39:13,160 --> 00:39:17,000 Speaker 3: over Auto Graham. He's at twelve, but still twelve's pretty 774 00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:18,799 Speaker 3: good for for his name. 775 00:39:18,840 --> 00:39:20,719 Speaker 1: He's not on there all I was. I'm not there 776 00:39:20,719 --> 00:39:20,960 Speaker 1: at all. 777 00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:23,759 Speaker 3: No, I didn't even see him. You're you're vindicated. I 778 00:39:23,800 --> 00:39:26,200 Speaker 3: still think he's I think he's Hall of Famer. 779 00:39:26,400 --> 00:39:28,160 Speaker 1: I'm spresident on there at all. Yeah, I wish. 780 00:39:28,200 --> 00:39:29,960 Speaker 2: I mean, I don't think he should be anywhere near 781 00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:32,040 Speaker 2: the top ten, but top ninety nine. 782 00:39:32,200 --> 00:39:34,360 Speaker 3: Unless I unless I skated by him and didn't see it. 783 00:39:34,400 --> 00:39:36,319 Speaker 3: But I was looking for him, So I shouldn't say 784 00:39:36,360 --> 00:39:38,040 Speaker 3: one hundred percent here two big. 785 00:39:37,920 --> 00:39:39,839 Speaker 1: Games is worthy enough to get in the top ninety nine. 786 00:39:39,960 --> 00:39:44,360 Speaker 3: They've got Tarkenton at number thirteen, and it says top Accolades, 787 00:39:44,400 --> 00:39:49,239 Speaker 3: Hall of Famer, uh, he one time MVP, one time 788 00:39:49,280 --> 00:39:53,319 Speaker 3: Player of the Year, nine time Pro bowler, one time 789 00:39:53,360 --> 00:39:56,200 Speaker 3: he made All Pro, and he also won the Bellward 790 00:39:56,560 --> 00:39:57,399 Speaker 3: Award one time. 791 00:39:57,440 --> 00:39:59,040 Speaker 1: Then it asked is his. 792 00:39:59,320 --> 00:40:04,320 Speaker 3: Stats says the NFL's original dual threat quarterback helped the 793 00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:08,359 Speaker 3: Minnesota Vikings experience tremendous success through the nineteen seventies, though 794 00:40:08,400 --> 00:40:10,200 Speaker 3: the team came up short in the Big Game on 795 00:40:10,239 --> 00:40:14,680 Speaker 3: three different occasions during a four year span. Tarkenton and 796 00:40:14,719 --> 00:40:18,160 Speaker 3: the Vikings found their most success during his second stint 797 00:40:18,160 --> 00:40:22,000 Speaker 3: with the franchise. Between seventy two and seventy eight, Minnesota's 798 00:40:22,040 --> 00:40:25,120 Speaker 3: quarterback won an MVP award, became a first team All 799 00:40:25,200 --> 00:40:28,759 Speaker 3: Pro let the NFL in passing tudies, completion percentage, in 800 00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:32,319 Speaker 3: passing yards each in a different season. Tarkenton ran for 801 00:40:32,360 --> 00:40:34,880 Speaker 3: more than three hundred yards, and seven of his first 802 00:40:34,920 --> 00:40:39,879 Speaker 3: eight seasons in contributed thirty two career rushing tudies. While 803 00:40:39,920 --> 00:40:42,799 Speaker 3: those numbers don't stack up today in a world where 804 00:40:42,800 --> 00:40:46,680 Speaker 3: the best athletes now lining up behind center, Tarkenton still 805 00:40:46,760 --> 00:40:50,200 Speaker 3: ranks eighth among quarterbacks in total rushing yards. 806 00:40:50,239 --> 00:40:51,720 Speaker 1: I didn't realize he was that high. 807 00:40:52,360 --> 00:40:55,640 Speaker 3: Steve Young Finzefels just ahead of Tarkenton in that category, 808 00:40:55,880 --> 00:41:00,000 Speaker 3: but he never produced a similar stretch of rushing performances. 809 00:41:00,120 --> 00:41:02,200 Speaker 3: About this, Timmy, this would it says to this day, 810 00:41:02,280 --> 00:41:06,040 Speaker 3: the six foot, one hundred and ninety pound targeted remains 811 00:41:06,080 --> 00:41:09,560 Speaker 3: an inspiration for quarterbacks with similar body types of skill sets. Now, 812 00:41:09,680 --> 00:41:14,000 Speaker 3: certainly the league has changed since since target to play, 813 00:41:14,360 --> 00:41:18,080 Speaker 3: but six feet tall you wouldn't even be considered for 814 00:41:18,200 --> 00:41:21,200 Speaker 3: any position in the NFL, just about, you know, much 815 00:41:21,239 --> 00:41:24,000 Speaker 3: less quarterback because you can't see over the six' five 816 00:41:24,400 --> 00:41:25,560 Speaker 3: offensive and defensive. 817 00:41:25,560 --> 00:41:29,080 Speaker 2: Lineman there's maybe like two three quarterbacks in THE nfl 818 00:41:29,080 --> 00:41:30,279 Speaker 2: that are six Feet, yeah for. 819 00:41:30,360 --> 00:41:33,040 Speaker 3: Sure i'll do a little bit better prep on. This 820 00:41:34,120 --> 00:41:36,400 Speaker 3: i'll just bring out a couple of the other major. 821 00:41:36,520 --> 00:41:38,920 Speaker 3: Names but they Have Kurt warner at eighteen or, remember 822 00:41:39,040 --> 00:41:42,800 Speaker 3: wasn't he, like what's his? Story he Was arena football 823 00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:44,839 Speaker 3: guy for a while bag and groceries and then came. 824 00:41:44,880 --> 00:41:48,520 Speaker 3: Back But i'll look up the other biking because cousins. 825 00:41:49,600 --> 00:41:53,440 Speaker 3: THERE i can't Take culpepper Is calpeppers on that, List 826 00:41:53,719 --> 00:41:55,839 Speaker 3: So i'll just grab The minnesota. Players we'll talk about 827 00:41:55,920 --> 00:41:59,840 Speaker 3: maybe sometime tomorrow as. Well we're between, Periods Big. Ticket 828 00:41:59,840 --> 00:42:02,840 Speaker 3: i'm sure we'll keep you uh abreast on what's Happening 829 00:42:03,560 --> 00:42:07,520 Speaker 3: United states And. Sweden uh no score after one period of, 830 00:42:07,520 --> 00:42:08,960 Speaker 3: play and here's What i'll tell. YOU tenn to, me 831 00:42:09,480 --> 00:42:11,120 Speaker 3: it's always good to get out to a two o. 832 00:42:11,280 --> 00:42:13,279 Speaker 3: Lead but If I'm, SWEDEN i want to keep this 833 00:42:13,320 --> 00:42:14,319 Speaker 3: game for this as long as. 834 00:42:14,320 --> 00:42:15,080 Speaker 1: Possible that's just. 835 00:42:15,160 --> 00:42:17,799 Speaker 3: Me thanks for that's where he works For thanks for 836 00:42:17,840 --> 00:42:21,000 Speaker 3: having met you as. Well we're back tomorrow at twelve. 837 00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:24,680 Speaker 3: Noon stick Around Big, ticket J. G they are next 838 00:42:24,719 --> 00:42:51,000 Speaker 3: right here in the fair that, Night god, alright got. 839 00:42:51,600 --> 00:42:56,520 Speaker 1: Good, night good night Missus. 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