1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,160 Speaker 1: We're gonna head out to the kawe Comments Spare Health 2 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: high Line to bring on Ian Rappaport, our NFL Network 3 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: insider powered by Chevron. Chevron, the human energy company committed 4 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:11,879 Speaker 1: to our local communities and safely delivering affordable, reliable, ever 5 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: cleaner energy. Ian good to have you on as always. 6 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: Good afternoon. 7 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:17,599 Speaker 2: How are you what's going on? How are you guys? 8 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 1: We're doing We're doing well. Let me jump right in 9 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:21,920 Speaker 1: and look at the AFC. 10 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 3: The Broncos obviously have the number one seed in a 11 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 3: bye but of the games that will take place this weekend, 12 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 3: including Monday Night, which game do you find most interesting 13 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 3: leading up. 14 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 2: To the game? Oh, leading up to the game. 15 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, like like this week as you're looking at the 16 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:44,160 Speaker 3: AFC matchups, which one of those three do you like most? 17 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: And why? 18 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 2: Kind of the Monday Night I think you know, I 19 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 2: mean you, I think you guys probably know like the 20 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 2: I love Detections defense, you know, And I actually think 21 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 2: that that team has a lot of similarities to the 22 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 2: Broncos team. A just nasty defense will beat you up, 23 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 2: that's unbelievably disciplined, that it can make any other quarterback 24 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:06,040 Speaker 2: look bad. And the quarterback who makes the plays at 25 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:08,559 Speaker 2: the right time can be great, but really just makes 26 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:13,400 Speaker 2: plays to manage the offense. And I think that's kind 27 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:15,040 Speaker 2: of similar. It's just the Broncos got out to a 28 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 2: little bit of a better start. Textans have won a 29 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 2: ton in a row whatever it is, ten or something 30 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 2: like that. Yep, eight. Yeah, So I would say they're, 31 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:27,959 Speaker 2: you know, similar to the Broncos, and they face a 32 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 2: dealers team that could be maybe overmatched, but might not 33 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 2: be because they got Aaron Rodgers and like if he's 34 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 2: stilling the ball like he did the other night or 35 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 2: what was that last night, like look out, I'm just 36 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 2: I think that's really fun because I just like watching 37 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 2: them play. So that's kind of what I have my 38 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 2: eyes on. The other weird one is the Jaguars because like, 39 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 2: I mean that we all had fun with the small 40 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 2: market comment, but like everyone sort of overlooks them, and 41 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 2: I think it's very easy to they're really good, as 42 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 2: you guys saw in person. If they're really good. So 43 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 2: I mean this is like I have no idea. I mean, 44 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 2: it's great for the Bronco you know, It's like there's 45 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 2: a lot of reasons you want to have a buy 46 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:11,920 Speaker 2: one for Rest. But I think the real reason is 47 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 2: because you get through the weekend without having to win 48 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 2: or loose. You know, I think there's a lot to 49 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 2: light there. 50 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, we saw a great climactic ending between two division 51 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 4: riders in the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh stre was an 52 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 4: off season along we've heard fans on both sides called 53 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 4: for both of their coaches to be fired. Obviously, Mike 54 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 4: Tomlin moves on with Anon Rodgers, but what have you 55 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 4: heard about the fate of John Harborough moving forward? 56 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I would say there's conversations that go 57 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 2: on in buildings and I would say they're going through 58 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 2: that right now, Like what staff changes are they going 59 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 2: to make? Where are they going to look? How do 60 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:57,080 Speaker 2: they you know, put their best foot forward for next season? 61 00:02:57,520 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 2: The only time when you have someone who's like long 62 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,799 Speaker 2: tenured like that and it's respected and as a good person, 63 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 2: I mean they they you know, they had a pretty 64 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 2: good season. I mean it wasn't perfect perfect, but like 65 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 2: they started off horrendously and closed pretty well. You know, 66 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 2: I would expect harboll back if they can get on 67 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:16,519 Speaker 2: the same page with the changes that need to be made, 68 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 2: like maybe there'sn't some changes on offense. I think that 69 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 2: would make some sense, you know, stuff like that. I mean, 70 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 2: the only real time you get a full disconnect and 71 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 2: reset is when it's like one side like we want 72 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 2: to make changes and the other side is like no, 73 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 2: absolutely not. So I don't know that. I don't think 74 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 2: that'll be the case. It's certainly still something we're watching. 75 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: Ian. How do you think the Broncos stack up in 76 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: the AFC? 77 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 2: I mean I think really good. I mean, you know, 78 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 2: as good as good a chance to go to the 79 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 2: super Bowl as any really. Now, I don't know that 80 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 2: it's like they got the number one seed, do you 81 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 2: know that? I mean, I don't know what the actually 82 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 2: have no idea what the who's the favorite? Is it 83 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 2: the Broncos? Yeah? 84 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 1: The Broncos right now? 85 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 2: All right? If if it is, then I don't think 86 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 2: it should be by a lot. I mean, now, the 87 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 2: home field events is good, den Air is good, crowd 88 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 2: is really good, so you know you got that going 89 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 2: for you. And obviously again you're not going to lose 90 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 2: this week, so that's good too. But I don't know 91 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 2: that it's like overwhelming, and that's what I think is 92 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 2: going to be really fun. Like there's no Zomar, there's 93 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 2: no ma Homes, there's no sort of institutional knowledge, so 94 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:28,559 Speaker 2: it's literally just anyone. But like Sean Payton's really good coach. 95 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 2: Defense is awesome, Both sides are well coached. It's a 96 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 2: team that you know, he's really sort of embraced the 97 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 2: expectations of the team and made it clear how good 98 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 2: they can be. So like, I don't know why win 99 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 2: pe the Broncos, you know, Like I mean, I think 100 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 2: they are in a really good position. 101 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:51,280 Speaker 3: In as we were talking about the AFC, let's look 102 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 3: at the NFC in Seattle as that number one seed. 103 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 3: To watch the game in Santa Clara against the Niners 104 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:00,040 Speaker 3: with the Seahawks, Yeah, find a way to win that. 105 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 3: I mean, that was an impressive win when you look 106 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 3: at the Seahawks from a defensive standpoint, and then you 107 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:12,919 Speaker 3: think you've got to go beat them in Seattle, you know, 108 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:15,359 Speaker 3: as good as the NFC is, and maybe it can happen, 109 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:18,280 Speaker 3: but somebody's gonna have to play really really well on 110 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 3: the road to beat them. 111 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 2: Well, there's gonna be two things. I'one gonna have to 112 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 2: play really really well to beat them or they're going 113 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 2: to turn the ball over a lot, and I think 114 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 2: that's sort of the thing that like you watch out for. 115 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 2: It's like, I think Sam Donald is awesome. I think 116 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 2: he's done a great job this year. I think it 117 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,840 Speaker 2: was exactly what they wanted and probably a pretty good 118 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 2: price and sort of bargain for it. You do wonder 119 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 2: about big games and like is something going to happen? 120 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 2: And that's the only thing that I would say that 121 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 2: gives me maybe like a little bit of pause, is 122 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 2: like does he like get all frantic and turn the 123 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 2: ball over. If not, then they are a major problem. 124 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 2: Then you are really gonna have to earn it. But 125 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 2: that's you know, I think that'll be the focus for everyone, 126 00:05:57,560 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 2: is confusing him a little bit, getting them to throw 127 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 2: the ball for grabs and seeing what happens. 128 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 4: This season has been very different than we've seen in 129 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 4: years past because there hasn't really been one dominant team 130 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 4: on I the conference. What do you think that we 131 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 4: can kind of say that credit that too, Is that 132 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:21,599 Speaker 4: because defensive units are across the league have just gotten better, 133 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 4: or we just seen this play call in execution just 134 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 4: falling off offensively? 135 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 2: I mean, I think what sort of happened is like, 136 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,359 Speaker 2: first of all, some of the really good quarterbacks have 137 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 2: not played great like Mahomes, you know, obviously went there's 138 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 2: just a little bit of a tougher year. But like 139 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:41,839 Speaker 2: it just seems to be that for years and years 140 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 2: and years, all the best offensive coordinator candidates were hired, 141 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 2: and I think some of them have head coach jobs 142 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 2: and not all of them call plays. And then you know, 143 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 2: you have a bunch of defensive coordinators that are just 144 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 2: getting better and getting better and getting better, but not 145 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 2: being head coaches. And like that's what this year is about. 146 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 2: All the good head coach candidates except for Matt nat 147 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:05,159 Speaker 2: you're defensive guys. That's just where the strength including events 148 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:07,040 Speaker 2: by the way, that's just where the strength of this 149 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 2: coaching cycle is. And you know, it's funny because like 150 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 2: it doesn't always lead to like the most you know, 151 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 2: beautiful product on the field, Like you're talking about the 152 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 2: Seahawks game, like that was like a beautiful game. That 153 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 2: was like a tough, hard nosed kind of ugly game. 154 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 2: But that's what great defense sometimes looks like. 155 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 1: You know, the last one I have for Ian always 156 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: appreciate it. So we have six head coach openings. Now 157 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 1: with two GM openings, are you a little surprised several 158 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 1: of these teams besides obviously the Falcons going with we're 159 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: going to retain our GM and let that GM lead 160 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:43,239 Speaker 1: the charge for our head coaching search. 161 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 2: Uh well, Falcons, remember moved on from Terry fun. 162 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: Yeah. With the exception of the Falcons, everybody everybody else exceptions. 163 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, right. You know, I think the the Raiders make sense. 164 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 2: It was only one year. You know, I think Giants 165 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 2: and Titans makes sense, it was only one year. I 166 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 2: think Joe Shane is probably the one that gets the 167 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 2: most traction, but like you know, he kind of came 168 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 2: in with gay Ball but didn't hire him. So usually 169 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 2: GMS get the higher head coach. He'll get the opportunity 170 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 2: to do that. Monte Austen, for with the Cardinals, only 171 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 2: had three years and didn't even get to pick his 172 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 2: own quarterbacks. So you know, each of them are sort 173 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 2: of unique. You know, I would say Andrew Berry with 174 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:33,560 Speaker 2: the Cleveland Browns maybe the most debated, but you know, 175 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:36,680 Speaker 2: they just had an unbelievable draft class and the whole 176 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 2: draft class is good and starting for them, so you know, 177 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 2: it's a It's a tough call. I think a lot 178 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 2: of times if you could have one person who has 179 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:47,680 Speaker 2: experience and knows what they're doing to start, that helps. 180 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:49,720 Speaker 2: If they could be on the same page, You're just 181 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 2: you know, hoping that they're on the same page. 182 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:54,080 Speaker 1: Always Gradian, appreciate you. Man able to check you with 183 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 1: the next week. 184 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 2: Okay, look forward to it. Take care of guys. 185 00:08:57,480 --> 00:08:58,199 Speaker 1: I appreciate Ian.