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To learn more, head to katpan dot com. 5 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 2: A couple thirteen fourteen, pastime commed He's tend to be. 6 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 2: You know, earlier in the program, I was talking about 7 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 2: deuced my first born loins, that whole thing. 8 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 3: How he is. 9 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 2: It works for Game Time Minnesota Network doing hockey played, 10 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 2: but I played, did a lot of soccer games and 11 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 2: some volleyball in the fall, and he's doing hockey now. 12 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 3: And he's doing a really good I listened to each 13 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 3: and every game. 14 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 2: I got to admit I'm not completely locked and start 15 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 2: to finish. But he does a nice job, and we 16 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:11,119 Speaker 2: talk a little bit about it, kind of go over 17 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 2: almost like an air check on of critique. And I 18 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 2: mentioned to you Tennaby that he will DVR will or 19 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 2: record all the wild games and listen how La Panta 20 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 2: does does it. He's a good role model for play 21 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 2: by play. Anthony does a great job. And then you know, 22 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 2: somebody sent a text he goes, does he take does 23 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:41,559 Speaker 2: Dou's take after his dad where he'll just like pick 24 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 2: out two players on one of the teams and just 25 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 2: have them touch the puck every time so he doesn't 26 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 2: have to memorize numbers. And I can probably say, no, 27 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 2: he does not. He literally will go. 28 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 3: I'll watch him. He'll be looking at the computer. 29 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 2: He'll be looking over and memorizing names and numbers, and 30 00:01:57,440 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 2: he takes it serious, which is good. 31 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 3: That's how he got degree. He got a degree. 32 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 2: He set himself free at University of Nebraska Lincoln. 33 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:08,080 Speaker 3: What was he thinking of going to Lincoln? I saw 34 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 3: this story tennabee. 35 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:17,519 Speaker 2: Cbssports dot com headline Jason Kidd goes on exploit of 36 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:22,239 Speaker 2: Leyden rant after a question about Cooper Flag says the 37 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 2: Dallas Mavericks may have lost their last four games, it 38 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 2: was clear they drafted a superstar and number one overall 39 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 2: pick Cooper Flag. The Duke product scored thirty four points, 40 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:35,519 Speaker 2: grabbed twelve boards in a one eleven one to oho 41 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 2: seven loss to the Rockets, and delivered a forty nine 42 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 2: point explosion on twenty to twenty nine shooting in the 43 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 2: one twenty three one to twenty one loss to the 44 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 2: Charlotte Hornets. 45 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 3: On Thursday. 46 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 2: It marked the most points scored by a teenager in 47 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:56,919 Speaker 2: NBA history and Flag's second forty point game. Theybron James 48 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 2: and Anthony Edwards are the only other teams to drop 49 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 2: four points in multiple association games. Took Flag some time 50 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 2: to get rolling at the next level, and part of 51 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 2: that was because he was called upon to be a 52 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:15,639 Speaker 2: primary ball handler. Following Dallas's loss to Houston, a reporter 53 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 2: asked head coach Jason Kidd about the criticism he took 54 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 2: for that decision having Cooper flyag being a primary ball 55 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 2: primary ball handler. Here's the kids say, you're ready for 56 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 2: this tene mee. I don't give a bleep about the criticism. Criticism, 57 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 2: that's your opinion. You guys write that bs, that's not 58 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 2: I've done this. I've played this game. I've played it 59 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 2: at a very high level. I know what I'm bleeping doing. 60 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 2: Leave the radio to the professionals. 61 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 3: It's so good. 62 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 2: But I don't give a bleep what you guys write, 63 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 2: because you guys have never played the game, and so 64 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 2: I build players, so I know what the bleep and 65 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 2: I'm doing, So take criticism. It only makes me better 66 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 2: because if I wasn't doing it right, you guys wouldn't 67 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 2: be poking holes in what I've done. 68 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:18,839 Speaker 3: You've never played the game. I've done it. 69 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 2: I've played it at Love, which is true, though I don't 70 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:23,599 Speaker 2: know if he knows if each and every one of 71 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 2: those media guys hasn't played the game. For instance, Tennabe, 72 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 2: what do I tell every Viking player that we interview 73 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 2: our training camp are at at Toys for Todds. 74 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 3: I played the game at a high level. 75 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 2: Fierce pass rushing rockets you about to run, stopping defensive lineman, 76 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 2: precise route warning, sure in pass catching tight end. As 77 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 2: a matter of fact, I'd like to interview a track 78 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:49,280 Speaker 2: and field coach sometimes because I did that as well. 79 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 3: I have a blue ribbon. 80 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, Adams School Track and Field Days, sixth grade. I 81 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,279 Speaker 2: finished first in the in the sack race. You know 82 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 2: what else I stumbled across? Remembery, I read those that 83 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 2: those school papers that I had to write in fourth 84 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 2: grade about Santa Claus. I also found another ribbon in 85 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:12,720 Speaker 2: that bag. It was a white third place fourth grade, 86 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 2: third grade sixty yard dash. Now that's not first or second, 87 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:21,840 Speaker 2: So I obviously wasn't the fastest kid, but I could 88 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 2: tell a little bit. Yeah, got some wheels and I've 89 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 2: and I've been running for something for a long long time. 90 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 2: The skeletons in my closet and they don't run very 91 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 2: well anymore. Plus they make too much noise as they 92 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 2: rattled those bones. But I just love that the coach 93 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 2: went to that card. I've been doing this at a 94 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 2: high level, you know. And again I'm not paying close 95 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 2: enough to Dallas averickan basketballs as I once. 96 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 3: Did, but I do wonder if maybe he had them 97 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 3: as a ball. 98 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 2: I guess I'll trust Jason Kitty probably be having a 99 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:57,280 Speaker 2: ball because nobody else could handle. 100 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:01,160 Speaker 3: The ball right. But the fly kid is amazing. 101 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 2: And I asked Rosen, would you trade Anthony Edwards for 102 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 2: Cooper Flag And he said no, of course. He said 103 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 2: he wouldn't trade for any player in the NBA right now, 104 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 2: And I don't know if I would do that either, 105 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:18,480 Speaker 2: because Edwards is really, really good, as we know. I 106 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 2: just hope he figures out a way because we had 107 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 2: the quote last week where he says, I just got 108 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 2: to figure out a way to get myself to do it, 109 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 2: to play defense, start to finish every game, because he 110 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:29,839 Speaker 2: basically stated the Wolves have been on a really nice 111 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 2: run now was five or six games they won in 112 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 2: a rows, five for sure, and they've beaten some quality 113 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 2: opponents during that time too. They beat Rocket, Spurs and Thunder, 114 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:44,160 Speaker 2: and defensively, especially against the Thunder, that was probably and 115 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 2: again this is I have to take the word of 116 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 2: the people I trust, might have been their best game overall, 117 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:54,039 Speaker 2: start to finish all year long, where they didn't wait 118 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 2: till halfway through the first quarter or deep into the 119 00:06:57,800 --> 00:06:59,920 Speaker 2: second quarter or the second half to start playing d 120 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:03,040 Speaker 2: It's or in some cases with the Wolves this season, 121 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 2: not just this season, historically the last few sometimes they 122 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 2: just don't play defense at all during the entire game, 123 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 2: all forty eight minutes. 124 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 3: They've just said we're not we were just not interested 125 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 3: in playing it. 126 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 2: But Edwards said, and this is a paraphrase, when I'm 127 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 2: playing defense, it seems like the other guys. 128 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 3: Are all along board. 129 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:26,560 Speaker 2: You know, he's a team leader and so but then 130 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 2: that what got me was he goes, I just got 131 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 2: to figure out a way to. 132 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 3: To do it. Well, I don't know, what do you mean, 133 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 3: figure out a way? I don't know. 134 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: It's not that complicated, No, I don't think now. 135 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 3: Chris Hine wrote. 136 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 2: The piece in which those quotes I lifted from his 137 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 2: piece on the game and the quotes from and he 138 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 2: said he was surmising or offering up. 139 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 3: I don't know, not necessarily an excuse, but a. 140 00:07:53,320 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 2: Reason why as to why it's possible Edwards doesn't play. 141 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 3: Shut down defense start. 142 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 2: To finish, and that he he offers so much up 143 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 2: offensively that it can take a toll that you get 144 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 2: Tucker right. And you know, look, look basketball, especially if 145 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 2: you're playing a lot of minutes and you are playing 146 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:19,679 Speaker 2: both ends of the floor, it is an exhausting game. 147 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 2: But he wouldn't be the first player I don't think 148 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 2: that played really hard every possession offense and defense. 149 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 3: And I would guess Timnaby. 150 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 2: There are you don't even have to do it every 151 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 2: single possession, because there are probably times where when you 152 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 2: get back, you get as long as you're near your guy, you. 153 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 3: Know, the ball might not come over there. 154 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 2: You might not need to make a stop right so 155 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 2: you can catch your breath a bit. I just know 156 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:53,319 Speaker 2: all the all time greats that play on both ends 157 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 2: of the floor able to do it for an entire game, 158 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 2: and hell, Jordan would do it for eighty two games 159 00:08:57,280 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 2: out of a season. So but if he can figure 160 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 2: out how to play defense, start to finish like that, 161 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:07,840 Speaker 2: I mean, is he the best player in the NBA. 162 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 3: Probably not, but he's amongst them. We know that. 163 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 2: We'll see how it goes as the rest of the 164 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:19,079 Speaker 2: season plays out. 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That 180 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:05,319 Speaker 2: was what I was referring to earlier about Kevin O'Connell, 181 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:07,080 Speaker 2: this is you know, this is all on the heels 182 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:13,440 Speaker 2: and the firing equasy. On Friday, Mark Craig, who is 183 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:15,560 Speaker 2: the NFL writer for the Fisher Rap Factory on the 184 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:18,120 Speaker 2: West Side, he did a peace on Saturday. 185 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:22,160 Speaker 3: It appeared at twelve noon straight up analysis. 186 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 2: Kevin O'Connell's plea for depth might have been a harbinger, 187 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 2: might have. 188 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 3: Been a harbinger of the Viking split, said the bea. 189 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:41,480 Speaker 2: I'd refer to this a little bit bit earlier, and 190 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 2: I just found it now. 191 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:43,119 Speaker 3: It says. 192 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 2: The beat up Vikings were limping along at four and 193 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 2: eight after a shutout loss in which they were forced 194 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 2: to start an undrafted rookie at quarterback opposite Sam Donald 195 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 2: in Seattle. 196 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:56,040 Speaker 3: We all remember that game. 197 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 2: They were a week away from being eliminated from the 198 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 2: playoff chase with four games remaining. When I asked Kevin 199 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 2: O'Connell for the number one key to playoff consistency, something 200 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 2: that was about to stiff arm the reigning NFL Coach 201 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 2: of the Year for the second time in his four 202 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:18,560 Speaker 2: seasons as head coach. Craig goes on to right his 203 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 2: answer below seemed a little then and more now like 204 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 2: a subtle harbinger of what came January thirtieth, the firing 205 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:30,719 Speaker 2: of general manager Quasiadopha Mensea. Here was the reply to 206 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:36,040 Speaker 2: the question. This was during a news conference on December third. 207 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 2: It's simple things. Sometimes the depth the players who are 208 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 2: going to be stepping in, have they been in your system? 209 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 2: Are they that true next man up? Or are they 210 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:51,600 Speaker 2: players who maybe are the next man up just because 211 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:54,719 Speaker 2: of the necessity to acquire a player. 212 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:55,600 Speaker 3: Or whatever it is. 213 00:13:57,440 --> 00:14:00,440 Speaker 2: That's the end of the quote, and then writes this 214 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 2: assessment of what a coach needs for playoff consistency went 215 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 2: deeper than depth that quarterback or any single misstep. 216 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:11,960 Speaker 3: Udolph Amensa made. 217 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:14,960 Speaker 2: At the moment O'Connell had on his active roster. At 218 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:18,440 Speaker 2: that moment O'Connell had on his active roster only four 219 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 2: of the team's twenty seven draft picks from twenty twenty 220 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:27,840 Speaker 2: one to twenty twenty three Rick Spielman's laughs draft one 221 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 2: of eleven, so they had a Spielman guy and Adolphomens's 222 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 2: first two three of sixteen. Only two were starters, one 223 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 2: from Spielman Christian Nearrasa In one from Adolphamenza Jordan Addison. 224 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 3: At that same moment. 225 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:46,000 Speaker 2: Over in Green Bay, the Packers had a whopping eighteen 226 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 2: of thirty three picks remaining from those drafts, twelve of 227 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 2: them starters. 228 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 3: Perhaps fittingly, on the same day Adolphomenza. 229 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 2: Was fired, Packer GM Brian Gutukuz was among those in 230 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 2: the Packers' brain trust receiving con tracked extensions. In Detroit, 231 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 2: the Lions had thirteen of twenty three remaining, eleven of 232 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 2: them starters for them first team All pros, and Jamison Williams. Williams, 233 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 2: of course, is the receiver of Dolpha Mensa handed to 234 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:17,640 Speaker 2: the Lions as rookie GM. He traded the twelve pick 235 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:20,960 Speaker 2: dropped twenty spots selected Lewis cceen and what was a 236 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 2: Dophamensa's first big move and the colossal mistake for which 237 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 2: the unorthodox analytics based GM will live in infamy. Goes 238 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 2: on and say, these numbers, when stacked against division opponents, 239 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 2: and O'Connell's plea for more depth, subtle publicly, understandably more 240 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 2: forceful behind the scenes, are really what's needed to explain 241 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:43,840 Speaker 2: why the Vikings didn't want quazing near another draft board 242 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 2: that in a dophomensa spending hundreds of millions of dollars 243 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 2: on old free agents in last year's attempt to hide drafting, 244 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 2: and then one last pair of that says the only 245 00:15:57,680 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 2: puzzling part is why this firing wasn't done a month 246 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 2: or two of the Owner Mark Wilf said ownership made 247 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:04,920 Speaker 2: his decision during its annual postseason review. He said, no 248 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 2: one O'Connell included called for Quasis firing, And you know 249 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 2: I am I because you know I look at not 250 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 2: only as a four years of college eligibil toor vein, 251 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 2: but two years of high school. And while I played 252 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 2: football at a high level, I've never been a general 253 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 2: manager or a coach at a team. But wouldn't have 254 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 2: made much of difference of let's say they had fired 255 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 2: Quasy a month ago in the planning for the draft, 256 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 2: because I think, really what's at the crux of this 257 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 2: whole thing is he's being given it, for sure his 258 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:45,880 Speaker 2: fair share of the blame, and maybe even more. As 259 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:48,920 Speaker 2: I've said before, I still don't know. And the people 260 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:51,280 Speaker 2: I trust that I talked to, I've asked point blank 261 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 2: in person and on text, how much input does the 262 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 2: general manager have a head coach defensive court? 263 00:16:57,440 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 3: And no one seems to know for sure. There are 264 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 3: just agreements. We do know. The general manager allegedly as. 265 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:05,920 Speaker 2: The has the final stops there, the buck stops there. 266 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 2: But as we also talked about, before he signed his 267 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:11,040 Speaker 2: extension before the season started. You know, sometime it was 268 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:15,680 Speaker 2: at March or April or whatever, shortly after the season ended. 269 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 2: I think it was before the draft and before free agency, 270 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 2: O'Connell re signed a new deal, and what we had 271 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 2: heard was he wanted more say in personnel decisions. 272 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 1: So I guess, I mean he doesn't trust the GMS. 273 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:32,240 Speaker 2: Exactly exactly answer, And I got to be honest. 274 00:17:32,359 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 3: I mean, as much as I've tried. 275 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 2: To defend I by saying, it can't be much like 276 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:38,399 Speaker 2: the Donna Tell stuff when Donna Tell got blamed for 277 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:41,200 Speaker 2: all the Vikings problems, if it wasn't for Ed Donna Tell. 278 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:41,880 Speaker 3: We win a big game. 279 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 2: Was I know people weren't going that far, but they 280 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:48,200 Speaker 2: were basically say it was all o'donna, O'Connor, Donna. 281 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 3: Tell's fault for the Vikings. 282 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:51,480 Speaker 2: I said, well, he didn't have a lot of great 283 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:53,440 Speaker 2: players to work with either, and we saw what happened 284 00:17:53,480 --> 00:17:57,160 Speaker 2: the following year when when when Couazy didn't do any better. 285 00:17:57,160 --> 00:17:58,679 Speaker 2: Matter for the team, I think finished seven to ten 286 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:02,320 Speaker 2: under him, and the defense wasn't very good. But I'd 287 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:04,919 Speaker 2: rather have O'Connell and the coaching staff picking the players 288 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:07,720 Speaker 2: than Quazy. Again, now, there are other general managers that 289 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 2: are really good at it. Apparently the is a Roseman 290 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:13,399 Speaker 2: for Philadelphia. I think he knows what he's doing. The 291 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:15,919 Speaker 2: guy for Detroit, the Holmes guy. I mean, the numbers 292 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 2: are right there. Gooda Kooms for green Bay, the numbers 293 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:24,440 Speaker 2: are right there. They're drafting players that have become integral 294 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 2: parts of the team, and in some cases in Detroit 295 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:30,679 Speaker 2: we had all pros there. So I'd rather do so. 296 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 2: My point is, you know, so let's say we was 297 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 2: able to hire a general manager. I don't know, do 298 00:18:35,160 --> 00:18:37,439 Speaker 2: they hire a guy who would they have hired a 299 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 2: general manager a month ago? 300 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:40,200 Speaker 3: Would it have been Bozinski? 301 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 2: Would it have been some guy that has prior general 302 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:44,920 Speaker 2: manager experience? 303 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:46,240 Speaker 3: But he's out of work? 304 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:48,000 Speaker 2: And why is he out of work because apparently he 305 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:50,320 Speaker 2: didn't do something right in his last stop, so he's 306 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 2: been fired, right? Or do you have a guy that's 307 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 2: never done it, or is you know, are you thumbing 308 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 2: through a media guy and you look across the LA 309 00:18:57,200 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 2: rams and go, hey, maybe that guy. 310 00:18:59,160 --> 00:18:59,639 Speaker 3: I wouldn't. 311 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 2: I don't think it's that big of a deal that 312 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:04,840 Speaker 2: they waited till now to get rid of Men's I 313 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:07,920 Speaker 2: really don't. Hey maybe and maybe I'm maybe somebody can email. 314 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: No prom with that. I do think it's still a 315 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 1: little odd that they feel like they don't have enough 316 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:16,159 Speaker 1: time to have a GM settled in time before the draft. 317 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 1: I mean, the decision was made in late January, you 318 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:21,760 Speaker 1: still have two and a half months where they could 319 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:25,800 Speaker 1: still put something together, which leads me to believe either 320 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:30,120 Speaker 1: a this was always about a power struggle between Quazy 321 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 1: and Koc, and now Koc is going to be now 322 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:35,760 Speaker 1: getting all the input, or be the other. Like the 323 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:39,680 Speaker 1: name that keeps being thrown out is George Peyton, who 324 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:43,760 Speaker 1: used to be, you know, an assistant GM here has 325 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:45,679 Speaker 1: one year left on his contract. So is this just 326 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 1: a I was going to wait it out for a year, 327 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:52,159 Speaker 1: or maybe Peyton forces his way out at some point 328 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:54,680 Speaker 1: and says, hey, I'm not going to resign here when 329 00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 1: we're done. Anyways, might as well, just let me go. No, 330 00:19:56,359 --> 00:19:56,719 Speaker 1: I don't know. 331 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:59,440 Speaker 2: Well, I think he can leave, because isn't it if 332 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:01,879 Speaker 2: you don't if you get a promotion, they have to 333 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 2: let you go. There, Oh he is GM, not assistant. 334 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:06,400 Speaker 2: Oh okay, okay. 335 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:08,000 Speaker 1: This isn't them. 336 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 3: Okay, okay, So that would that wouldn't. 337 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 1: But I don't know about his relationship with Sean Payton 338 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 1: and whether Peyton wants to have control. I don't know. 339 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:18,120 Speaker 3: Well. I guess what I'm saying though, is is if if. 340 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 2: Just to just if you fired, quasy, let's say you're 341 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 2: fired and right when the season ended, is it really 342 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 2: wise to rush in a GM to help with all 343 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 2: this when you go I got Brazinski to handle the 344 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 2: contracts and handle all that stuff. Let's let the head 345 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:36,639 Speaker 2: he's the guy that wants to draft them, so go ahead. 346 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:38,879 Speaker 2: I just don't think having a GM in place right now. 347 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 2: And again, maybe some other people that understand a little 348 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 2: bit better can can can give me reasons why it 349 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:47,119 Speaker 2: would have been imperative to have a guy in. But 350 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:48,640 Speaker 2: I just don't think that's that big of a deal. 351 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:51,480 Speaker 2: If you got if if the head coach and the 352 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 2: rest of the coaching staff and the personnel department people 353 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:56,159 Speaker 2: are now the ones that are going to They are 354 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:59,680 Speaker 2: going to be the ones that identify the guys you 355 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 2: want to draft. Then I don't know what good the 356 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 2: general manager does. I don't know does that make sense 357 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:08,359 Speaker 2: what I'm saying. I think you want one obviously after 358 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:10,720 Speaker 2: that to help with that process. But now I kind 359 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:12,640 Speaker 2: of think the wolves are just going, all right, guy, 360 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 2: it's all on you. 361 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:14,040 Speaker 3: Let's see you do it. 362 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 2: Then if you don't, let the GM here you go. 363 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:18,760 Speaker 2: It's all it's your draft, go ahead, and it's a 364 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:19,200 Speaker 2: big one. 365 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:19,640 Speaker 3: You heard. 366 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:22,280 Speaker 2: That's the other thing you heard. Mark will say, it's 367 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:24,159 Speaker 2: really important we get this right. I think there's a 368 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:26,920 Speaker 2: lot of pressure on O'connellay, there is now a ton 369 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:28,480 Speaker 2: of it because he's going to be in charge of 370 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 2: this draft and this is he's had two wonderful regular seasons. 371 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 2: He also hasn't won a playoff game yet either. We'll 372 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 2: break come back. One more segment to go here on 373 00:21:37,080 --> 00:22:05,879 Speaker 2: the Common Man program on the fan, a couple of 374 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:07,879 Speaker 2: thirteen fourteen pasted on comedy is ten to me. 375 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 3: So you found this story, uh, thumbing through my newsfeed. 376 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:23,280 Speaker 2: You have a snowstorm heading your way tenn Toby, here's 377 00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:25,640 Speaker 2: why you should put a quarter on a frozen cup 378 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:26,040 Speaker 2: of water. 379 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 1: Did you heard this? No? 380 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:32,280 Speaker 2: I think this sounds like genius, but it might not be. 381 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:37,560 Speaker 2: Says Okay, let's say this will even happen in the summertime. 382 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:41,399 Speaker 2: If there's if there, if there's uh thunderstorms. Right, what 383 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:44,000 Speaker 2: if your power goes out? It's not for an hour, 384 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:47,920 Speaker 2: it's not for a couple hours, a couple three. How 385 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:53,800 Speaker 2: long does the food in your refrigerator in your freezer? Yeah, 386 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:55,680 Speaker 2: before you want to throw it out? 387 00:22:57,520 --> 00:22:58,679 Speaker 3: That's what this guy says. 388 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:02,720 Speaker 2: Here's a simple, yet clever trick you can use to 389 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 2: check if the items in your freezer remain frozen during 390 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 2: a power out is caused by a storm. You place 391 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 2: a coin on top on top of a frozen cup 392 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 2: of water. 393 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:17,920 Speaker 3: Okay, First, fill up a. 394 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 2: Cup with cup or any other freezer safe container with water, 395 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:23,200 Speaker 2: place it in the freeze overnight. 396 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:26,520 Speaker 3: Once this has frozen, place a quarter on the top. 397 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:30,120 Speaker 2: Next, place your cup back in the freezer, making sure 398 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:33,360 Speaker 2: the door is shut for easy access later. The premise 399 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:36,800 Speaker 2: is is that if you find the quarter remains at 400 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:39,920 Speaker 2: the top, it indicates the ice hasn't melted and your 401 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 2: food contents are safe to eat. 402 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 3: Brilliant. 403 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 2: If the quarters in the middle of the cup, it 404 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:50,399 Speaker 2: indicates that it's begun to fall and the power is 405 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:53,439 Speaker 2: cut and refroze. You should then be checking each item 406 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 2: to be sure they haven't defrosted. And if the quarter 407 00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 2: is at the bottom of the cup, the freezer is 408 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:02,120 Speaker 2: fully defrost and which case you should throw out your 409 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:11,120 Speaker 2: food contents and avoid food poisoning. Huh huh, I've done 410 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:13,680 Speaker 2: that at home, now you have, Yeah, yes, I gotta, 411 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 2: I gotta, I gotta. 412 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 3: I got a cup quarter sitting on top. 413 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 2: Well, you can sitting free just sitting in your freezer. 414 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:26,080 Speaker 2: You can't be you can't be too prepared for disaster. 415 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:28,080 Speaker 3: So that's what I've done. I am. 416 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 2: One other story that I teased earlier and then we 417 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 2: didn't get to and you were the one that provided 418 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:42,400 Speaker 2: me this Evan Sidery Sidery who he is. I don't 419 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 2: know where you found this guy, but he sent out 420 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 2: a tweet. Four hundred five thousand people have seen it. 421 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 2: We're closing in it on a half million, says the 422 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:58,639 Speaker 2: Timberwolves are gauging the trade value of Julius Randall in 423 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:07,000 Speaker 2: nas reed for a ten show Yannis Antetokumpo, thank you blockbus. 424 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:13,159 Speaker 3: Minnesota will likely need to surrender a package of Randall. 425 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:18,120 Speaker 2: Reid and Jaden McDaniels to satisfy the bucks significant draft 426 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:22,480 Speaker 2: pick threshold for Yannis because. 427 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:26,720 Speaker 3: And look, okay, let's first of all say, I don't 428 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:28,200 Speaker 3: know if Evan Sidery. 429 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:30,760 Speaker 2: I don't know who he is, where he's been, where 430 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:33,439 Speaker 2: he's going, where he's at. You and I discussed this 431 00:25:33,640 --> 00:25:35,080 Speaker 2: anytime we see. 432 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:38,080 Speaker 3: Tweets. 433 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 2: I've been accused of making stuff up to prop up 434 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 2: sagging ratings. 435 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 3: Guilty? How many people do that? Do we think? Where 436 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:56,439 Speaker 3: it's like? Because there's no there's no way you can remember. 437 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:58,880 Speaker 2: What the media always has going for him is well, 438 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:01,359 Speaker 2: I have a source that requid that anonymity, and I 439 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:05,480 Speaker 2: am I have no obligation to you with freedom of 440 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:06,720 Speaker 2: the press to. 441 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:08,800 Speaker 3: Tell you who my source is. But trust may have 442 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 3: a source. So Tennyby, I could just. 443 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:16,200 Speaker 2: Say my source with the wild says they're going to 444 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 2: have trouble resigning Quinnesota. 445 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:21,399 Speaker 3: Just oh well, just hear what common said. And then 446 00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:22,680 Speaker 3: all of a sudden, people go, I got to take 447 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:23,119 Speaker 3: a look at that. 448 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:23,720 Speaker 1: What did he say? 449 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:25,879 Speaker 3: How does he know when I don't. I don't know 450 00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:26,640 Speaker 3: anybody with the. 451 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:28,399 Speaker 1: Why I would like to break something Wild related though, 452 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:31,160 Speaker 1: oh you would, Okay, my sources telling me the Wild 453 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:33,120 Speaker 1: will make another trade before the trade deadline. 454 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:39,719 Speaker 2: Wait, hold on, you about averaging so and there? So, 455 00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 2: now there, that's a it's probably is going to happen. 456 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:45,560 Speaker 3: Most people say so, and. 457 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:47,280 Speaker 2: Then if it doesn't, you to say, well, my source 458 00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:51,320 Speaker 2: wasn't right. So this, this evansidery guy might not have 459 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:54,240 Speaker 2: any sources whatsoever. Just like I'll throw out this, I 460 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 2: need a few more extra clicks I'll throw out because 461 00:26:56,400 --> 00:26:58,720 Speaker 2: it's trade deadlines coming up, and people are talking. 462 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:00,480 Speaker 3: About the possibility because the wolves have been. 463 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:02,199 Speaker 2: Rumor because I saw another story before you sent me 464 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:04,240 Speaker 2: that earlier today that was gauging. 465 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:06,760 Speaker 1: There's been lots of hot rumors, so yeah, it. 466 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:10,040 Speaker 2: Has been gauging the different possibilities. And the one I 467 00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:12,679 Speaker 2: saw just before you sent this to me thought the 468 00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:15,679 Speaker 2: chances of the Wild making that deal we're or wolves 469 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 2: we're slimming on. That was because you know, we don't 470 00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:21,080 Speaker 2: have a lot of draft picks to offer up. 471 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:23,000 Speaker 1: So here's how I think it has to work. And 472 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:27,919 Speaker 1: this complicates things. Milliewaukee, if you're going to give up 473 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:33,159 Speaker 1: a guy like Yiannis, you're in full rebuild rebuild mode, correct, 474 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:35,880 Speaker 1: So they need to acquire a bunch of draft picks. 475 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:36,320 Speaker 3: Correct. 476 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:38,760 Speaker 1: Wolves do not have a bunch of draft picks. So 477 00:27:38,800 --> 00:27:40,240 Speaker 1: for this to work, there's going to have to be 478 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:43,680 Speaker 1: a third team Involver we're sending another player somewhere else. 479 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:51,280 Speaker 1: They're sending draft picks to Milliwaukee. So there's gonna have 480 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:54,560 Speaker 1: to be three teams, which obviously makes it very, very complicated. 481 00:27:54,720 --> 00:28:03,360 Speaker 3: The my only here's where Auntae Takoumpo is thirty one. 482 00:28:03,520 --> 00:28:06,880 Speaker 2: He's had some injury issues, but the people I trust 483 00:28:06,920 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 2: tell me he's still a top ten player in the 484 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:12,560 Speaker 2: NBA when he's healthy and playing well right now. So 485 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:15,960 Speaker 2: would you like to add a top ten player with 486 00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:19,679 Speaker 2: another top because some people think Ant's top five, So 487 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:21,679 Speaker 2: now you have a top ten in a time they wouldn't. 488 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:25,600 Speaker 2: That would be wonderful, But if it's at the expense 489 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:33,320 Speaker 2: of Randall, Reid, and McDaniels. You know, I McDaniels, Reid, 490 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:36,360 Speaker 2: and Randall alone. If you took each one of those 491 00:28:36,359 --> 00:28:39,280 Speaker 2: guys and say, is Randal better than Anta Takompo, you'd say, 492 00:28:39,320 --> 00:28:44,320 Speaker 2: no is Jade and Daniel McDaniels better, no is Reid. 493 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:44,680 Speaker 3: No. 494 00:28:45,840 --> 00:28:48,880 Speaker 2: But if you eliminate those three guys on the team, 495 00:28:49,560 --> 00:28:53,040 Speaker 2: Can Edwards and Ante Tacumpo and the rest of your bench, 496 00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:55,320 Speaker 2: who we already don't think is that deep to begin with, 497 00:28:55,680 --> 00:29:00,960 Speaker 2: can they replace the productivity of Randall, Reid and McDaniels. 498 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:02,920 Speaker 2: Is considered by many to be as good a two 499 00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 2: way player in the league as there is right Defensively 500 00:29:06,280 --> 00:29:12,080 Speaker 2: he's a shutdown a player, and offensively he's gotten much better. 501 00:29:12,200 --> 00:29:14,520 Speaker 2: He's he's become a better offensive player. 502 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 3: So you know, I don't. I don't. I don't run 503 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:20,000 Speaker 3: the club, and I'm sure people are happy that I don't. 504 00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:23,360 Speaker 2: But if all of a sudden, you know, I got 505 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:26,080 Speaker 2: a call from a GM that said, hey, we want 506 00:29:26,080 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 2: to trade this uh uh Sean Bradley for that Stoyko guy, Right, 507 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:34,520 Speaker 2: am I going to take? What would you say, Tennaby, 508 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:38,160 Speaker 2: you're the general manager, you get a call, will give you. 509 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:41,600 Speaker 2: You're the Wolves general manager, We'll give you Ante to Koompele, 510 00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:46,200 Speaker 2: but we want Randall Reid and not Randal Reid and 511 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:47,760 Speaker 2: and and McDaniels in return. 512 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:49,400 Speaker 1: I don't know how we're going to fill out the roster. 513 00:29:49,560 --> 00:29:50,000 Speaker 3: Well, that's it. 514 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:53,240 Speaker 1: We don't have any draft picks moving forward, right, you're 515 00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:55,560 Speaker 1: not going to have the salary cap space moving forward. 516 00:29:58,680 --> 00:30:05,080 Speaker 1: My guess is, if they do this deal, we're Giannis 517 00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:07,520 Speaker 1: is here. They've decided to go with the big two. 518 00:30:08,160 --> 00:30:12,000 Speaker 1: It's an admission that we can't beat OKAC in a 519 00:30:12,040 --> 00:30:14,360 Speaker 1: seven game series with the way our roster is currently constructed. 520 00:30:14,400 --> 00:30:17,000 Speaker 1: Because they will always have more depth than us, We're 521 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:19,080 Speaker 1: not gonna be able to match their depth. Our depth 522 00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:22,320 Speaker 1: is thin compared to theirs. So we need to take 523 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 1: the opposite approach. Because we can't match their depth, we 524 00:30:25,640 --> 00:30:29,680 Speaker 1: need to outstar them, and we're we're gonna grab two stars. 525 00:30:29,480 --> 00:30:33,720 Speaker 1: That's gonna be the only line of thinking, because because 526 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:35,640 Speaker 1: the team's already thin depth wise to begin with, and 527 00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:38,680 Speaker 1: I think they know they can't hang with oka See 528 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:40,320 Speaker 1: over a long seven game series. 529 00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:45,000 Speaker 2: Well, I think you've hit on the key point is 530 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:48,719 Speaker 2: they've beaten Have we played three against OKAC this year 531 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:50,440 Speaker 2: and we've won the last two. I think we're up 532 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:52,560 Speaker 2: to up on them two games to one, I think, 533 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:59,480 Speaker 2: and the last game that was pretty much start to 534 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:02,360 Speaker 2: finish the Wolves domination. 535 00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:02,800 Speaker 3: Right. 536 00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:12,280 Speaker 2: So my basketball slash golfing buddy basketball aficionado and said 537 00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:17,680 Speaker 2: something to the effect of beat the thunder again. We 538 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:20,120 Speaker 2: could end up winning ten games in a row headed 539 00:31:20,160 --> 00:31:21,280 Speaker 2: into the All Star Break. 540 00:31:21,320 --> 00:31:23,280 Speaker 3: And I I. 541 00:31:24,840 --> 00:31:26,800 Speaker 2: Remember when Edwards earlier in the year I brought this 542 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:28,880 Speaker 2: up on a number of occasions. Now you couldn't forget 543 00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:30,320 Speaker 2: with how many times I brought it up. Were at 544 00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:32,000 Speaker 2: the beginning of the season, when the Wolves got too 545 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:34,040 Speaker 2: off to a tough start, he said something to the effective, 546 00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:36,320 Speaker 2: just seems like we don't really want to play these games, 547 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:38,880 Speaker 2: meaning these regular season games. We just want to get 548 00:31:38,920 --> 00:31:41,640 Speaker 2: right to the playoffs. Right. So my comeback to my 549 00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:44,720 Speaker 2: pal was, well, what if Okay Sees at the point 550 00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:47,680 Speaker 2: they're thinking the same thing, Well, we just these opened 551 00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:50,440 Speaker 2: regular season games don't mean that much to us. We're 552 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:54,000 Speaker 2: just waiting for the regular season. I think Okay See 553 00:31:54,040 --> 00:31:56,560 Speaker 2: gets everybody's best effort, no matter who it is, right 554 00:31:56,640 --> 00:31:59,040 Speaker 2: because they are the defending champs and the best record 555 00:31:59,040 --> 00:32:03,320 Speaker 2: in basketball. And my other point was exactly what you said, 556 00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:06,600 Speaker 2: seven game series. That's the key because when we played 557 00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:08,440 Speaker 2: him in a seven game series last year, we were 558 00:32:08,440 --> 00:32:11,840 Speaker 2: exposed or maybe Oklahoma City was just that good, and 559 00:32:11,840 --> 00:32:13,640 Speaker 2: I think it maybe had more to do with Ladder 560 00:32:13,920 --> 00:32:14,520 Speaker 2: than the former. 561 00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:17,040 Speaker 3: They were just so good and they won what four 562 00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:17,840 Speaker 3: games to one. 563 00:32:18,520 --> 00:32:21,160 Speaker 2: So it's great to, you know, to flex your muscles 564 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:24,000 Speaker 2: in the regular season and to beat those teams to 565 00:32:24,080 --> 00:32:26,600 Speaker 2: show that you can beat them. But when the stakes 566 00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:30,080 Speaker 2: are much higher when we get to postseason play, I 567 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:35,160 Speaker 2: don't when the stakes get higher. When they get higher, 568 00:32:36,040 --> 00:32:39,479 Speaker 2: I don't know if the Wolves can. And so to 569 00:32:39,560 --> 00:32:41,360 Speaker 2: your point, if they are. 570 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:42,440 Speaker 1: To have a two some, that would be better than 571 00:32:42,440 --> 00:32:44,440 Speaker 1: what they're two So if we did the trade that 572 00:32:44,480 --> 00:32:46,000 Speaker 1: is correct better than anyone's too. 573 00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:48,320 Speaker 3: Some, Yes, yeah, I think it would be, wouldn't. 574 00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:51,320 Speaker 1: I just don't know who else is going to Obviously 575 00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:54,920 Speaker 1: Gobert would still be there under these trade, right, and 576 00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:58,040 Speaker 1: so of baronja as A he make a thrown on 577 00:32:58,080 --> 00:33:00,920 Speaker 1: that too, Yeah, And then again I don't And I 578 00:33:00,920 --> 00:33:02,720 Speaker 1: don't know how you're gonna go get depth speceis yeah. 579 00:33:02,760 --> 00:33:04,680 Speaker 2: And then the other thing I don't know, and maybe 580 00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:07,480 Speaker 2: you do because you don't have to match salaries in 581 00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:09,160 Speaker 2: this and that's so, I mean, even know all of 582 00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:10,720 Speaker 2: that works, I don't know what that's copet to. 583 00:33:10,760 --> 00:33:11,360 Speaker 3: Make and that's it. 584 00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:14,200 Speaker 2: And that's why you say a third team might have 585 00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:14,600 Speaker 2: to problem. 586 00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:17,480 Speaker 1: But I do like having an ownership and a GM 587 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:18,600 Speaker 1: that's willing to take big swings. 588 00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:21,280 Speaker 2: Sure we said that. I said that when they traded 589 00:33:21,320 --> 00:33:24,280 Speaker 2: for Gobert. I didn't really like the Cat trade, but 590 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:26,200 Speaker 2: you gotta do what you gotta do. They knew that 591 00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:29,360 Speaker 2: the there was and I think, you know, is it 592 00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:31,920 Speaker 2: New York trying to part ways with Bodega Cat too? 593 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:34,800 Speaker 3: Or they're willing to listen? So maybe that experience. 594 00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:35,600 Speaker 1: Gets the band back together. 595 00:33:35,720 --> 00:33:38,240 Speaker 3: Yeah. Well I don't know if that would work either. 596 00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:44,680 Speaker 2: But yeah, so I don't know what works and what doesn't, 597 00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:47,520 Speaker 2: especially when it comes to matching up salaries in the lake. 598 00:33:48,400 --> 00:33:50,800 Speaker 2: I saw another CBS. This isn't really a list story, 599 00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:53,960 Speaker 2: though it kind of is. It comes under the category 600 00:33:54,000 --> 00:34:00,400 Speaker 2: of agents. Take twenty twenty five NFL contract Awards words 601 00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:03,360 Speaker 2: which contracts were really really good? 602 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:09,759 Speaker 3: The best contracts in the NFL or and then the 603 00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:10,640 Speaker 3: worst contracts. 604 00:34:10,680 --> 00:34:12,360 Speaker 1: Why do I feel we're gonna see Sam Darnold on 605 00:34:12,400 --> 00:34:12,799 Speaker 1: this list? 606 00:34:12,880 --> 00:34:17,160 Speaker 2: He's at number one most valuable acquisition. It says the 607 00:34:17,160 --> 00:34:21,120 Speaker 2: Seahawks pivoted to Sam Darnold after contract extensions with Geno 608 00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:25,080 Speaker 2: Smith Stall prior to his trade to Vegas, Donald signed 609 00:34:25,080 --> 00:34:28,440 Speaker 2: a team friendly, three year, one hundred point five million 610 00:34:28,480 --> 00:34:31,759 Speaker 2: dollar contract and free agency that average is thirty three 611 00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:35,399 Speaker 2: point five million per year can reach one point fifteen point. 612 00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:36,520 Speaker 3: Five million through incentives. 613 00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:39,879 Speaker 2: If Smith had been willing to accept the Darnald type deal, 614 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:42,880 Speaker 2: he would still be the Seattle quarterback. 615 00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:46,000 Speaker 3: The contract was structured to give the Seahawks. 616 00:34:45,600 --> 00:34:48,440 Speaker 2: A small window to get out after the season if 617 00:34:48,480 --> 00:34:52,000 Speaker 2: Darnald didn't play well. Of the twenty seven point five 618 00:34:52,120 --> 00:34:55,880 Speaker 2: millionaire scheduled to make in twenty twenty six, seventeen point 619 00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:59,960 Speaker 2: five million is guaranteed for injury and becomes fully guaranteed 620 00:35:00,440 --> 00:35:04,760 Speaker 2: after Super Bowl LEX on February thirteen. If Seattle parts 621 00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:06,960 Speaker 2: weighs with him in twenty twenty six, it would carry 622 00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:10,240 Speaker 2: twenty five point six million in dead money, a salary 623 00:35:10,239 --> 00:35:13,000 Speaker 2: cap charge for player no longer on the roster. While 624 00:35:13,040 --> 00:35:16,000 Speaker 2: Donald will collect thirty seven point five million for one year, 625 00:35:17,320 --> 00:35:19,839 Speaker 2: a quick exit isn't it consideration with the Seahawks. After 626 00:35:19,880 --> 00:35:22,040 Speaker 2: the advance of the first big game in eleven years, 627 00:35:22,680 --> 00:35:25,200 Speaker 2: Donald showed his twenty twenty four Pro Bowl season wasn't 628 00:35:25,239 --> 00:35:28,560 Speaker 2: just a product of Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell's offensive brilliance. 629 00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:30,760 Speaker 3: He earned another Pro Bowl. 630 00:35:30,640 --> 00:35:33,240 Speaker 2: Nod, and Seattle secured the top seed in the NFC 631 00:35:33,840 --> 00:35:39,040 Speaker 2: with a fourteen point three record. What and particularly what's 632 00:35:39,080 --> 00:35:41,560 Speaker 2: happened in his last couple of games. He's reshaping his 633 00:35:41,680 --> 00:35:45,800 Speaker 2: reputation for choking in big games. The runner up teneby 634 00:35:45,920 --> 00:35:49,319 Speaker 2: would be Green Bay and Michael Parsons hard to are 635 00:35:49,360 --> 00:35:49,960 Speaker 2: you telling you hurt? 636 00:35:50,040 --> 00:35:52,400 Speaker 3: Until he got hurt? I mean he was impact, even 637 00:35:52,520 --> 00:35:54,080 Speaker 3: immediate impact. 638 00:35:54,280 --> 00:35:56,520 Speaker 2: Matter of fact, wasn't it after he got hurt? Is 639 00:35:56,560 --> 00:35:59,279 Speaker 2: when they went on their losing streak. I mean that's 640 00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:01,040 Speaker 2: how much of a defensive player. 641 00:36:00,920 --> 00:36:01,120 Speaker 3: You know. 642 00:36:01,640 --> 00:36:04,480 Speaker 1: He takes so much attention from the other team. 643 00:36:05,239 --> 00:36:07,880 Speaker 3: The least valuable acquisition would have been Geno Smith. 644 00:36:08,480 --> 00:36:09,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, that didn't go well for them. 645 00:36:09,560 --> 00:36:11,840 Speaker 2: Smith received a two year, seventy five million dollars contract 646 00:36:11,880 --> 00:36:14,720 Speaker 2: extension that averages thirty seven point five per year, fifty 647 00:36:14,719 --> 00:36:18,279 Speaker 2: million guarantees, forty two fully guaranteed. Blah blah blah. Didn't 648 00:36:18,280 --> 00:36:19,840 Speaker 2: work well with the Raiders. Matter of fact, they got 649 00:36:19,840 --> 00:36:21,360 Speaker 2: Pete Carroll fired. 650 00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:25,959 Speaker 1: Often. The fact that Seattle was able to find someone 651 00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:28,160 Speaker 1: who would take Gino Smith away in a trade. Yes, 652 00:36:28,440 --> 00:36:30,920 Speaker 1: that was good. Yeah, and then to back that up 653 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:34,040 Speaker 1: with Sam darnold ne performance. I mean, that's just unbelievable. 654 00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:41,319 Speaker 2: GMing offensive signing of the year, Mac Jones really says 655 00:36:41,360 --> 00:36:43,560 Speaker 2: the forty game. They planed to give mac Jones a 656 00:36:43,600 --> 00:36:46,040 Speaker 2: two year, eight point four one million contract, where the 657 00:36:46,080 --> 00:36:49,319 Speaker 2: maximum of twelve point nine million through incentives. 658 00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:50,040 Speaker 3: To brack up rock. 659 00:36:50,040 --> 00:36:52,080 Speaker 2: Pretty was viewed as little more than a blip on 660 00:36:52,120 --> 00:36:55,240 Speaker 2: the NFL radar when he signed last March. He proved 661 00:36:55,280 --> 00:36:58,120 Speaker 2: far more valuable than expected, keeping San Fan a float 662 00:36:58,200 --> 00:37:01,240 Speaker 2: during the eight games Pretty missed with the turf toe injury. 663 00:37:02,080 --> 00:37:03,320 Speaker 3: The forty went five. 664 00:37:03,360 --> 00:37:06,600 Speaker 2: In the eight games Jones started, he completed sixty nine 665 00:37:06,640 --> 00:37:09,520 Speaker 2: point six percent of as passes for twenty one hundred 666 00:37:09,520 --> 00:37:13,000 Speaker 2: and fifty one yards, thirteen tudies six picks, posting in 667 00:37:13,120 --> 00:37:16,920 Speaker 2: ninety seven point four passer rating over that stretch. 668 00:37:17,640 --> 00:37:19,680 Speaker 1: San Fran might have the real quarterback West first. 669 00:37:19,719 --> 00:37:22,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean that's those are really nice numbers, you know, 670 00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:25,480 Speaker 2: especially for a guy that for the amount of money 671 00:37:25,520 --> 00:37:28,160 Speaker 2: they paid him, and like they say, they kept them floating. 672 00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:30,120 Speaker 3: Now they didn't make postseason play. I get all of that. 673 00:37:30,280 --> 00:37:32,440 Speaker 2: Theyd the playoffs, I mean, yeah, right, they lost, did it? 674 00:37:32,480 --> 00:37:35,080 Speaker 2: But they lost the plus so so beat up for 675 00:37:35,160 --> 00:37:41,520 Speaker 2: the correct but and that's why there are Matt Jones. 676 00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:43,120 Speaker 2: Did they say send it a two year deal? So 677 00:37:43,239 --> 00:37:45,080 Speaker 2: does that mean he's stuck there or could the San 678 00:37:45,080 --> 00:37:46,160 Speaker 2: Francisco trade. 679 00:37:46,080 --> 00:37:48,440 Speaker 1: There's been rumors about him. Yeah, he's been showing up 680 00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:50,400 Speaker 1: on the Vikings radar of someone that could be traded 681 00:37:50,440 --> 00:37:52,560 Speaker 1: here to compete with JJ. 682 00:37:53,040 --> 00:37:57,239 Speaker 2: Defensive signing of the Year Michael Parsons. Do you know 683 00:37:57,280 --> 00:37:59,720 Speaker 2: who's listed on the biggest steal. 684 00:38:01,200 --> 00:38:03,359 Speaker 3: Category? 685 00:38:05,200 --> 00:38:10,840 Speaker 2: Nashan Righthan is at Nashon. 686 00:38:11,360 --> 00:38:12,640 Speaker 3: I thought it was Nashan Nashon. 687 00:38:15,320 --> 00:38:17,440 Speaker 2: I've heard of his name before. Where did the Bears 688 00:38:17,480 --> 00:38:18,719 Speaker 2: get players like that? 689 00:38:21,120 --> 00:38:22,480 Speaker 1: I always loved that one. 690 00:38:22,719 --> 00:38:24,880 Speaker 2: The Bears had no idea right would play such a 691 00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:27,200 Speaker 2: prominent role on their defense when they quickly signed into 692 00:38:27,200 --> 00:38:29,760 Speaker 2: a one year deal at his one point one million 693 00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:34,000 Speaker 2: dollar league minimum. After the Vikings released him in April. 694 00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:37,880 Speaker 2: He spent the twenty twenty four season Minnesota's practice squad 695 00:38:38,280 --> 00:38:41,879 Speaker 2: after the Vikings acquired him that preseason for the from 696 00:38:41,880 --> 00:38:43,960 Speaker 2: the Cowboys for cornerback Andy Booth. 697 00:38:45,040 --> 00:38:45,959 Speaker 3: Right seized an. 698 00:38:45,840 --> 00:38:49,480 Speaker 2: Opportunity created by multiple injuries at cornerback and put together 699 00:38:49,520 --> 00:38:52,800 Speaker 2: a breakout season here in an NFC Defensive Player of 700 00:38:52,800 --> 00:38:55,400 Speaker 2: the Month honors in November and led the NFL with 701 00:38:55,520 --> 00:39:00,719 Speaker 2: eight takeaways, five interceptions, and three fumble recoveries. Late in 702 00:39:00,760 --> 00:39:03,120 Speaker 2: the season, Right said he would like to remain in Chicago. 703 00:39:03,600 --> 00:39:07,480 Speaker 2: Bears already have significant financial commitments at cornerback, though Jalen 704 00:39:07,560 --> 00:39:09,399 Speaker 2: Johnson is in the second year of a four year, 705 00:39:09,440 --> 00:39:12,920 Speaker 2: seventy six million dollar deal. Kyler Jordan signed a three year, 706 00:39:12,960 --> 00:39:16,239 Speaker 2: forty million dollar extension that averages over thirteen million a year. 707 00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:21,560 Speaker 2: But and look, he was only signed as a backup 708 00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:24,440 Speaker 2: in Chicago too, So I'm not going to completely rip 709 00:39:24,480 --> 00:39:26,319 Speaker 2: the bikes. But they had a guy right there, and 710 00:39:26,520 --> 00:39:31,520 Speaker 2: I don't know it's he wasn't He got his his 711 00:39:31,719 --> 00:39:34,279 Speaker 2: playing time there due to injuries. 712 00:39:35,000 --> 00:39:37,120 Speaker 3: But nonetheless he was a guy we had on our roster. 713 00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:39,279 Speaker 3: So you know, you're talking about a position of need. 714 00:39:39,280 --> 00:39:40,279 Speaker 3: He had a position of need. 715 00:39:40,600 --> 00:39:43,720 Speaker 2: So you talk about the head coach talking about depth. 716 00:39:43,760 --> 00:39:46,040 Speaker 2: We read that piece from Mark Craig where he talked 717 00:39:46,040 --> 00:39:52,000 Speaker 2: about a quote back in December that O'Connell had about 718 00:39:52,880 --> 00:39:56,000 Speaker 2: Keith having a super Bowl type team is depth, Well, 719 00:39:56,040 --> 00:39:57,799 Speaker 2: there was a depth piece right there that they let 720 00:39:57,880 --> 00:40:01,520 Speaker 2: get away. Now was that him or was that was 721 00:40:01,560 --> 00:40:03,279 Speaker 2: it Quazy's fault? I don't know, That's what I guess 722 00:40:03,320 --> 00:40:10,520 Speaker 2: we'll never know. But so two players on this very 723 00:40:10,560 --> 00:40:13,799 Speaker 2: short list of best agent contracts, you know I from 724 00:40:13,920 --> 00:40:15,719 Speaker 2: agents take the best contracts of the year. 725 00:40:16,120 --> 00:40:17,920 Speaker 3: Two of them went the Vikings, the Darnald and now 726 00:40:18,320 --> 00:40:19,120 Speaker 3: the right character. 727 00:40:19,600 --> 00:40:21,120 Speaker 1: But you know, as we which is even funnier and 728 00:40:21,120 --> 00:40:22,759 Speaker 1: shows up on that list because we've had so many 729 00:40:22,760 --> 00:40:27,520 Speaker 1: people email, you, text you talk back you, well, we 730 00:40:27,960 --> 00:40:29,959 Speaker 1: went to have the money to go sign those other guys. 731 00:40:29,960 --> 00:40:32,680 Speaker 1: If you brought to Sam Darnald along the best basically 732 00:40:32,680 --> 00:40:33,960 Speaker 1: the best contract in the NFL. 733 00:40:33,960 --> 00:40:34,759 Speaker 3: That's exactly right. 734 00:40:35,280 --> 00:40:38,279 Speaker 2: And so and as we talked about those people that 735 00:40:38,640 --> 00:40:41,239 Speaker 2: they're right. We probably wouldn't have had the money for 736 00:40:41,280 --> 00:40:44,920 Speaker 2: those guys. But it's well documented that the center gave 737 00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:47,640 Speaker 2: us nothing, and that was due to concussions. But he 738 00:40:47,680 --> 00:40:50,560 Speaker 2: gave us nothing. The two defensive guys that I see 739 00:40:50,560 --> 00:40:53,640 Speaker 2: they combined for was it was it five sacks? 740 00:40:53,640 --> 00:40:54,400 Speaker 3: Five and a half? 741 00:40:54,760 --> 00:40:57,839 Speaker 2: Your two interior guys who The reason you got them 742 00:40:57,960 --> 00:41:00,319 Speaker 2: was not so much for run stopping, because we got 743 00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:03,640 Speaker 2: rid of our run stopping middle guy I remember, and 744 00:41:04,200 --> 00:41:07,480 Speaker 2: Harrison Phillips, and we decided we wanted a better pass 745 00:41:07,560 --> 00:41:09,960 Speaker 2: rush from the interior. And I think five and a 746 00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:13,080 Speaker 2: half sacks might be I might it might even be 747 00:41:13,200 --> 00:41:14,919 Speaker 2: less than that from our interior guys. 748 00:41:14,920 --> 00:41:15,520 Speaker 3: But that was the all. 749 00:41:15,560 --> 00:41:16,840 Speaker 1: The best one was from Jalen Redman. 750 00:41:16,920 --> 00:41:20,480 Speaker 2: I'll performed all right exactly, and so that money you 751 00:41:20,480 --> 00:41:22,839 Speaker 2: could say really wasn't well spent. And then the other 752 00:41:22,880 --> 00:41:25,719 Speaker 2: guy was It was it Fries and he was good. 753 00:41:25,800 --> 00:41:27,600 Speaker 3: I mean, he wasn't great, but he wasn't bad. 754 00:41:27,960 --> 00:41:30,560 Speaker 1: And he played also signed a big contract, so even 755 00:41:30,600 --> 00:41:33,480 Speaker 1: though he was fine, I don't think he meant he 756 00:41:33,560 --> 00:41:35,360 Speaker 1: met them the standard of the of his contract. 757 00:41:35,520 --> 00:41:37,520 Speaker 2: Yes, you're right, but at least he's saying healthy too 758 00:41:37,520 --> 00:41:38,440 Speaker 2: for the most part play it. 759 00:41:38,440 --> 00:41:39,719 Speaker 3: I don't think he missed much at all. 760 00:41:40,320 --> 00:41:44,960 Speaker 2: So there we go, Tannaby, thanks for having met joy 761 00:41:45,160 --> 00:41:48,799 Speaker 2: you as well. I really liked uh are you the 762 00:41:48,880 --> 00:41:49,640 Speaker 2: jewel producer? 763 00:41:49,800 --> 00:41:49,840 Speaker 1: No? 764 00:41:49,920 --> 00:41:51,040 Speaker 3: What are you? 765 00:41:52,040 --> 00:41:55,120 Speaker 1: Uh? Well, I'm the talk show host Whisperers show host. 766 00:41:55,120 --> 00:41:56,759 Speaker 2: Whisper is what you are? And thanks for whispering in 767 00:41:56,800 --> 00:41:58,960 Speaker 2: my ear today. I'm just glad they weren't sweet. 768 00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:00,520 Speaker 3: Nothing say to your. 769 00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:04,239 Speaker 2: Next Barrero and gergee there next all right here on 770 00:42:04,280 --> 00:42:06,600 Speaker 2: the common uh what we've actually called FM one hundred 771 00:42:06,719 --> 00:42:07,360 Speaker 2: point three. 772 00:42:07,600 --> 00:42:16,680 Speaker 3: Ham good night, all right, I got good night and 773 00:42:16,840 --> 00:42:20,319 Speaker 3: good night missus Calabashi. 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