1 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: The volume. It's the Colin Coward Podcast presented by FanDuel. 2 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 1: It's NFL playoff time. No better place to get in 3 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: on the action than fan Duel. FanDuel app is safe. 4 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:17,120 Speaker 1: You get paid fast, a lot of ways to play 5 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 1: the spread, the money line, team totals, players, props, a 6 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 1: lot of stuff over unders, jump into the action. Same 7 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: game parlays are my favorite. Just use the promo code 8 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: Colin and download the fan Duel app today. Fan Duel 9 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 1: now live in Ohio. Hi, everybody, It's Joe Burrow Wednesday. 10 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 1: In about ten to twelve minutes. I got three things 11 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,880 Speaker 1: I want to talk about as we begin. I've always 12 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: had this belief. I've told a lot of young broadcasters this, 13 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 1: or people in the industry. There's a sea of money 14 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: chase management. There's very little great management. When you find them, 15 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 1: latch onto them and follow them, you'll make money. Don't 16 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: chase money. It's bad karma. And I also I look 17 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:15,559 Speaker 1: at the NFL selfishly. Adding more playoff games is good 18 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: for my professional career, all right, more big games to 19 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: talk about. But I don't think it was done for 20 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 1: any other reason than greed. Nobody demanded a seventeenth regular 21 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 1: season game. Nobody demanded a seventh playoff team in the 22 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 1: AFC and NFC, and look at the two games we 23 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 1: have now. Seattle in the old format would not be 24 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,039 Speaker 1: a playoff team and shouldn't be. They haven't played well 25 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 1: for a month and a half. They play the Niners. 26 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: San Francisco is now being asked to beat Seattle for 27 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: a third straight time. That's hard. That is hard. So 28 00:01:56,720 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: if the Niners, the most popular NFL franchise easily Denver West, 29 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: get knocked off because they can't beat the team three times, 30 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: Niners should have a bye. In the old format, Niners 31 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: would have a bye, They'd get rested, and Seattle wouldn't 32 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: be a playoff team. What if San Francisco gets Christian 33 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 1: McCaffrey gets knocked out for the playoffs or left tackle 34 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: Trent Williams, who's had trouble with injuries. Anytime you do 35 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:28,359 Speaker 1: something for greed at backfires go to the AFC. Buffalo 36 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 1: should have a bye, they would in the old format. Instead, 37 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: they have to face Miami for a third time. Miami 38 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: hasn't played like Seattle well in five six weeks. Shouldn't 39 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:44,920 Speaker 1: be a playoff team. So Seattle in Miami in the 40 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 1: old format a couple of years ago, are sitting home 41 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: watching on TV. They don't feel like playoff teams. And 42 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: I'm from the Pacific Northwest and I predicted Miami would 43 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: be a playoff team. But you know, I just have 44 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,799 Speaker 1: this bad vibe. What if Josh Allen gets knocked out 45 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: for the playoffs sin ankles out? Is that good for 46 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 1: the NFL. Anytime you do something for money, it always 47 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: comes back to bite you in the butt. And I 48 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: love the NFL, but I think it's unfair to the 49 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 1: Niners and unfair to the Bills, especially the Niners. They've 50 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:16,640 Speaker 1: already hammered Seattle twice. They got to do it again. 51 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 1: Really so reports now that Harball leading candidate for the 52 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 1: new owners the Walmart family, for the Denver Broncos job. 53 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 1: Multiple people I trust say, if he's offered it twenty 54 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:32,839 Speaker 1: million a year, he'll take it. Wish he would stay 55 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: at Michigan, which he would continue to be connected to 56 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: college football, But at twenty million, Michigan a couple of 57 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: years ago asked him to take a pay cut. I 58 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: get it, He'll move to the NFL. And I do 59 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: think he's uniquely built for the kind of football. Denver 60 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 1: needs to play with that current roster to beat him 61 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: Mahomes and beat a Herbert Bullyball, build an old line, 62 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: ask like he did Kaepernick, Alex Smith, Andrew Luck, ask 63 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: a quarterback Russell Wilson to run a little bit. It's 64 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 1: really built for Harboss style of football. Sean Payton's interesting 65 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: though the Rams moved to LA. They're not that popular. 66 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 1: They're not really an established brand in Los Angeles. They 67 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: win the Super Bowl and this year they fall apart. 68 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: So we knew they were very, very thin because they 69 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 1: pay Cooper Cup and Aaron Donald and Matt Stafford and 70 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 1: Jalen Ramsey a lot of top of the market contracts, 71 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 1: so they're thin, and those teams are always vulnerable when 72 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:30,599 Speaker 1: they face lots of injuries, which the Rams did on 73 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: their own line. It was a mess. But Sean Payton, 74 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 1: if Sean McVay bolts is so perfect for this job. Now. 75 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 1: I know Sean pretty well. I've talked to him eight 76 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: ten different times on my show on FS one, and 77 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: I've talked to him, gone to dinner with him. I'm 78 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 1: not going to speak for Sean, but I can tell 79 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:53,719 Speaker 1: you ownership and quarterback talent are the two things he 80 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: worries about. Stan Cronky is aggressive and doesn't medal and 81 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: writes big che x, perfect for Sean Payton's personality. Matt 82 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 1: Stafford smart, aggressive, big arm veteran, perfect for what Sean 83 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: Payton wants. A smart guy that can make big throws, 84 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:22,040 Speaker 1: has played in big games, doesn't have to babysit him 85 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 1: socially or emotionally, just a guy who can sling it. 86 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 1: And McVeagh is so profoundly culturally significant to the Rams. 87 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:38,159 Speaker 1: If Sean leaves, then you got to hire the other Sean. 88 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:40,719 Speaker 1: You got to bring in a big resume and a 89 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:43,039 Speaker 1: big ring, and a big trophy and a big point 90 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 1: of view. So Sean Payton to the Rams. That's about 91 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:50,479 Speaker 1: as good as you can do. A lot of people 92 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 1: talked about the Chargers job, but I always look at 93 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 1: that job the Spanos family. Dean Spano's being sued by 94 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:02,359 Speaker 1: his daughter, He's got his sons in the front office. 95 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: I don't know. That just doesn't quite feel as ideal 96 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 1: as Sean Payton would want it. Sean Payton had Gail Benson, 97 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 1: writes big checks, stays out of the way. That's Stan 98 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:20,919 Speaker 1: Cronky aggressive writes big checks, doesn't get in the way. 99 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 1: The Rams are also really aggressive. Sean Payton, if I 100 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: know anything about him, He's aggressive if he wants something, 101 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 1: if he sees something, he wants to attack something. I 102 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: think the DNA match between the Rams cronky less sneed 103 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:41,719 Speaker 1: the culture of the organization, and Sean Payton feels to 104 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 1: me as perfect to fit as Sean would find. I 105 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 1: think Sean would be frustrated with Russell Wilson. They're different people. 106 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 1: I think Russell's limited as a pocket quarterbacks. That's what 107 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:58,920 Speaker 1: Sean wants. He liked Breeze, he likes Stafford sit in 108 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:02,279 Speaker 1: the pocket, throw dark, I'll drop the plays. I'll be 109 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: the creative deliver. That's what Drew Brees was. That's what 110 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 1: Matt Stafford is. So I was talking to somebody I 111 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 1: met the other day in regards to timing, and they 112 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 1: were talking about the podcast industry, and we were actually 113 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 1: talking about the subscription service called The Athletic and how 114 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: it sold to The New York Times for four hundred 115 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: and fifty five hundred million dollars. And this person was saying, 116 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 1: because of the erosion of the stock market, Dow Jones 117 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: is down several thousand, and because you know the world's 118 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 1: always changing with so many new platforms, is that it 119 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 1: may not sell for that today, not even close to that, 120 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: but it did. Then there's a moment in time for 121 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:55,559 Speaker 1: everything to sell in the media. That's what this person 122 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: who has a lot of experience we talked about, is 123 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:01,520 Speaker 1: that sometimes something that sells won't sell in six months. 124 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 1: You've got a hit on the time. And I thought, 125 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 1: that's what's fascinating about the New England Patriots. This was 126 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:12,320 Speaker 1: the year to get into the playoffs. The Jets were 127 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 1: a shit show at quarterback and Tuah couldn't stay healthy. Okay, 128 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: if Miami goes out and gets Derek Carr and the 129 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 1: Jets get Garoppolo, Matt Jones is the fourth best quarterback 130 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: in your division. You don't get to the playoffs with 131 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: a fourth best quarterback in your division. I don't see 132 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 1: an easy way out for New England. I mean Tua 133 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: probably inside the Dolphins executive suite they've made a decision 134 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 1: to move on. He's simply college and pro can't stay healthy. 135 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:47,439 Speaker 1: Not his fault, his reality. And the Jets are obviously 136 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:49,679 Speaker 1: going to the market. They need a left tackle and 137 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 1: a quarterback. They have talent running back, corner, defensive line weapons. 138 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: They got good players, and New England doesn't have a 139 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 1: single receiver that separates. Davante Parker doesn't separate, Jacoby Myers 140 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:13,120 Speaker 1: doesn't separate. They're really average O line wide receiver, tight end. 141 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:18,720 Speaker 1: It's not a highly abundant wide receiver group in the 142 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 1: first round. Maybe by the second. But Jordan Addison maybe 143 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 1: is a first round wide receiver. Zay Jones maybe is. 144 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 1: There's not four or five this year like there have 145 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 1: been in previous years. I don't know the way out. 146 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 1: That's what's fascinating. This was the year and they wasted 147 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:40,680 Speaker 1: it by connecting Joe Judge and Matt Patricia to the offense. 148 00:09:41,760 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 1: Go back and look at mac jones rookie stats. They're 149 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 1: pretty remarkable. They're really solid B plus stuff, and he regressed. 150 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:56,320 Speaker 1: So the timing go back to timing. This was the 151 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 1: year to get some momentum. If Mac Jones played well, 152 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 1: you have a greater chance to go into the free 153 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:06,760 Speaker 1: agent market and convince a DeAndre Hopkins, who reportedly Arizona 154 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 1: is going to move convince a DeAndre Hopkins. Hey, I 155 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:13,400 Speaker 1: had a great rookie year followed by a great second year, 156 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:15,560 Speaker 1: come to New England and be the star. Well, he 157 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:18,240 Speaker 1: looks at it now, d Hop would look at New 158 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 1: England and go oh, I wouldn't want to be part 159 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:25,679 Speaker 1: of that. That offends a mess. So I don't know 160 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 1: the easy way out. And I thought it was absolutely 161 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:34,680 Speaker 1: something that Bill Belichick, when asked about the season, immediately said, 162 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:39,320 Speaker 1: I'm returning for twenty twenty four. That's not your call, 163 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 1: that's the owner's call. The fact that Belichick put it 164 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:48,199 Speaker 1: out publicly, I'll be back next year, Andy Reid doesn't 165 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 1: say that. It's the owner's call. That's never the coach's call. 166 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:54,720 Speaker 1: In the NFL or the NBA. I'll be back Steve 167 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:57,680 Speaker 1: Kerr's back if Joe Lacob, who owns the Warriors, wants 168 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:02,440 Speaker 1: it back, and that's Steve Kerr. Belichick knows he's kind 169 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 1: of cornered here. The staff isn't great, doesn't have an 170 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:09,439 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator, doesn't have a tide end or or receiver 171 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 1: that separates. Didn't you think it was something that Belichick's 172 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:19,240 Speaker 1: first opinion was, I'll be back, basically cornering Bob Kraft. 173 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:24,840 Speaker 1: Bob Kraft now is on the defensive Oh wait, Belichick's 174 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:28,280 Speaker 1: coming back bill didn't leave it open for a meeting 175 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:31,079 Speaker 1: or a discussion or an argument or a tug of 176 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 1: war over his future. I thought it was something. So 177 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 1: college football has a new national champion, but it's the 178 00:11:38,679 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 1: same old national champion from the same old conference, Georgia, 179 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 1: back to back titles SEC kings. So I know a 180 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:49,680 Speaker 1: lot of people are selling this fairy tale that in 181 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 1: twenty twenty four, when the twelve team playoff arrives, it 182 00:11:54,840 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 1: will create opportunities and parody for the little guy. Oh nonsense. Listen, 183 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 1: if you look at certain things throughout the course of time, 184 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:14,720 Speaker 1: take the oscars. Hollywood used to be like five films 185 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:17,680 Speaker 1: nominated Picture of the Year. I'd watch all of them. 186 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 1: If there were six, I would watch five or six. 187 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 1: Now it's eight to ten. Oh, it creates more opportunities. No, 188 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:29,719 Speaker 1: it doesn't, because there's not ten great films a year. 189 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: There's about four. It just dilutes the oscars, which have 190 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:38,559 Speaker 1: never had lower ratings, never had less interest. You diluted. 191 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:40,960 Speaker 1: There are movies now they get nominated for Best Picture, 192 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:44,240 Speaker 1: and they weren't the best picture in the last week. 193 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 1: They weren't the best picture in the month they were released. 194 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 1: There's just a lot of average. Now it's the same 195 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:54,559 Speaker 1: thing with a twelve team playoff. I'm four it because 196 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 1: it's more big games, and I think college football has 197 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:00,839 Speaker 1: a big game problem. But college football football in general 198 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 1: is a depth sport. It's not just that Georgia has 199 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:09,199 Speaker 1: great starters, but it's that they have two and three 200 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 1: NFL bodies at corner, two and three bodies at linebacker. 201 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 1: It's their depth of talent. USC has got some really 202 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 1: good frontline starters. That guy gets hurt, they don't have 203 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:26,719 Speaker 1: anybody behind them. That's the difference between national championship contenders 204 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 1: and good teams, right, And so in a playoff, you're 205 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 1: going to ask the little engine that could Cincinnati, Boise 206 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 1: State TCU. You think it's going to be easier for 207 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 1: them to have to face a Georgia followed by an LSU, 208 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 1: followed by a USC followed by an Oregon. That's easier. No, 209 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 1: The easiest is, hey, can you catch somebody after a 210 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:59,200 Speaker 1: month off by surprise Michigan and beat him and then 211 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:02,679 Speaker 1: have a chance to play for the national title? Watch 212 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:05,679 Speaker 1: what happens. Just like the oscars, You're going to open 213 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:09,079 Speaker 1: it up to more people. It's gonna dilute it. You're 214 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:12,079 Speaker 1: gonna have more blowouts. You're gonna have at least four 215 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 1: SEC teams getting into the top twelve. This is why 216 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:19,800 Speaker 1: I argued Alabama should have been in. Everybody was outraged. 217 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 1: You wake up this morning. The three best teams I 218 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 1: watched in college football Georgia, Bama, and a coin flip, 219 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 1: Ohio State Michigan. I thought Ohio State outplayed Georgia. I'm 220 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 1: not sure Michigan matched up as well as Ohio State did. 221 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 1: But you know, just like the oscars, oh, let's give 222 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 1: more people an opportunity to present average material. Twelve team playoff. 223 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 1: You do get by the ninth, eighth, ninth, tenth team, 224 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:53,760 Speaker 1: there'll be some three lost teams in. They'll all be 225 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 1: two lost teams. You'll have three loss teams against Georgia. 226 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 1: Come on, man, more is Noah's marrier. We all know 227 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 1: professional athletes care about what they look like, and as 228 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 1: you know, I care about what I look like. 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A 268 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:37,440 Speaker 1: lot of people bailed on Joe Burrow, not this host. 269 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 1: I remember that second half against Dallas and I said, 270 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:47,760 Speaker 1: I saw it. They're gonna be fine. Um. I mean 271 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 1: you let's take the regular season. Take a deep breath. Um, 272 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 1: when did you because you you want a lot of 273 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:57,400 Speaker 1: games in a row. Now, was there a a one 274 00:17:57,480 --> 00:18:00,919 Speaker 1: or a two game or one or two half moment 275 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 1: for you, Joe that you said, Okay, boom, we're clicking. 276 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 1: We're all good this this is a good team. Not really, 277 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 1: you know, we we had moments of that early in 278 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:16,120 Speaker 1: the year, and it really just came down to being 279 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:18,879 Speaker 1: more consistent as a team and as an offense. You know, 280 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:22,160 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say there was one or two games that 281 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 1: you point tune do like that's that's the turning point. 282 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:27,680 Speaker 1: It's just kind of progression of the season. You get 283 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:30,800 Speaker 1: better throughout the season, you have more practice time together, 284 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:33,960 Speaker 1: you have more reps accumulated, and you just get better 285 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 1: as the season goes. I'm not a huge fan of 286 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:42,480 Speaker 1: playing a team a third time, So why I'm not 287 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:47,480 Speaker 1: a fan of you know, Miami Buffalo a third time, 288 00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:51,399 Speaker 1: Seattle San Francisco. I don't like it. I think it's hard. 289 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 1: I mean, let's be honest, Buffalo is hard to beat once. Yeah, 290 00:18:55,800 --> 00:18:58,440 Speaker 1: I mean, do you look at it and think, all right, 291 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:01,160 Speaker 1: they know my tendencies. How do you view it? Yeah, 292 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:04,879 Speaker 1: that's why division games are always harder because you've you 293 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 1: play each other twice a year. You know how the 294 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:12,639 Speaker 1: other unit operates, you know the guys, you know the scheme, 295 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:14,600 Speaker 1: they know what you're trying to do. You know what 296 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: they're trying to do, so you you know, it's always 297 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:19,680 Speaker 1: harder in those division games, and that's why they're always 298 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 1: so tight. Do you feel more responsibility? It's very easy 299 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:26,840 Speaker 1: for a team that just beat a team to be 300 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 1: flat the next week. That's the history of the league. 301 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:31,199 Speaker 1: You beat a team, then you have to rally the 302 00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:33,639 Speaker 1: guys and say, yes, we got to play with our 303 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:35,720 Speaker 1: hair and fire. We can't beat them. Do you feel 304 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:38,560 Speaker 1: a little bit, Joe, like this is really where leadership 305 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:44,359 Speaker 1: comes in? Urgency? Go this is everything? No, because our 306 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 1: guys know how hard of us to beat those guys 307 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:49,399 Speaker 1: last week, and they're going to be healthier, and we 308 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:52,199 Speaker 1: know what happened earlier in the year. So you know, 309 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:53,959 Speaker 1: like I said, these division you got to take all 310 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:58,680 Speaker 1: these division games as seriously as possible because you we 311 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 1: know a Baltimore ha on the defensive side of the football, 312 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: and we know that they have on offensive side of 313 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 1: the football. They're a really really good football team that 314 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:09,000 Speaker 1: you know, wins a lot of football games, and so 315 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:12,240 Speaker 1: it's going to be a tough challenge for US. Brian Dable, 316 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:15,239 Speaker 1: Giants coach, who's got actually a lot of rings as 317 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 1: an assistant or a coordinator, said, playoff experience is overrated. 318 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:21,639 Speaker 1: Now I look at you last year, you didn't have 319 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:23,479 Speaker 1: any and you went on the road I think two 320 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:27,560 Speaker 1: out of three weekends. Where is it a little overrated 321 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:33,640 Speaker 1: and where is their value in your experience? Yeah, that's 322 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:36,560 Speaker 1: that's tough to say, because really, once you get into 323 00:20:36,560 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 1: the game, every game is the same, and I think 324 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: that's that's how you have to handle it. So I obviously, 325 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:50,720 Speaker 1: I would say the more reps you have accumulated of something, 326 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:54,399 Speaker 1: the better you're going to perform. But also, once you 327 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 1: get in it's it's just another game. It doesn't feel 328 00:20:58,119 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 1: on the field like a playoff game, do you no, 329 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:03,240 Speaker 1: You know, the fans are, it's a little more energetic 330 00:21:03,640 --> 00:21:06,320 Speaker 1: in the crowd, and the atmosphere is always better, but 331 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:08,640 Speaker 1: you know, once you're out there on the field, you're 332 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:14,640 Speaker 1: blocking all that out. Anyway, when you look at this 333 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:18,400 Speaker 1: season where you're at. I think situationally, you're a better 334 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 1: quarterback than a year ago. That's what it feels like 335 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:24,560 Speaker 1: to me. I thought your first two years they were rare, 336 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 1: but you'd have an occasional meltdown the game's fast. Did 337 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 1: you do you sense like you can sense okay this 338 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 1: this could be one of these moments. Do you in 339 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:36,119 Speaker 1: real time ever feel like, Man, a year ago I 340 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 1: could have melted down there. No, I don't really feel 341 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 1: like that. I do feel like I've I've drastically improved 342 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:45,359 Speaker 1: my player this season from from last year, just in 343 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:48,399 Speaker 1: the totality, and so I'm I'm happy with that, but 344 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:51,240 Speaker 1: there's also a lot of room to improve as well. 345 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:53,479 Speaker 1: And so you know, I like where we're at as 346 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:56,119 Speaker 1: a team and as an offense and as defense, and 347 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:58,720 Speaker 1: honestly as as a locker room as well. We have 348 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:01,520 Speaker 1: one of the ties locker rooms I've ever been part of, 349 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 1: and I really think that's ends up being the key 350 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 1: to winning. How concerned are you with your offensive line injuries? 351 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:12,280 Speaker 1: You know, we have guys that we really believe in 352 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:16,120 Speaker 1: that have played a lot of football, Guys like Max 353 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:19,840 Speaker 1: and Hakim that you know, I've stepped in these last 354 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,600 Speaker 1: couple of weeks. You know, Hakim was our starting right 355 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:24,359 Speaker 1: guard for the majority of the season last year, and 356 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:26,600 Speaker 1: Max played a lot of football in this league, and 357 00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:28,200 Speaker 1: so we got we got faith in both of those 358 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:32,399 Speaker 1: guys to go out and do their jobs. You know, 359 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:37,040 Speaker 1: when you're I could argue that your college team LSU 360 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:41,359 Speaker 1: is so sort of iconic Louisiana high school football in 361 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:46,600 Speaker 1: Ohio State, that your college programs were much more marquis 362 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:50,360 Speaker 1: than your NFL team. I think it's funny that you're 363 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:52,720 Speaker 1: considered the first or second best quarterback in this league 364 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:58,399 Speaker 1: by like people I respect, and yet Buffalo in Kansas City, 365 00:22:58,840 --> 00:23:02,200 Speaker 1: I mean Phil led Delphia. It's like, in a weird way, 366 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 1: it's a perfect spot in college at Ohio State. You're 367 00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 1: a favorite every week. Yeah, LSU is a favorite. Your 368 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 1: team just got to the super Bowl, and when I 369 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:13,920 Speaker 1: pick you number one, I have for five straight weeks. 370 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:15,920 Speaker 1: People are like, are you crazy? And I'm like, are 371 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 1: you watching the games? You're like twelve and four? Do 372 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 1: you feel sometimes even as good as you guys are, 373 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 1: I mean, you're in a division with the Steelers and 374 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 1: the Browns and the Ravens, these franchises are like Bedrock 375 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:31,400 Speaker 1: blue Blood. Do you do you still feel a little 376 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 1: bit like the new kid on the block. Uh, you know, 377 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:38,200 Speaker 1: maybe sometimes, but you don't. I don't really don't really 378 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:41,800 Speaker 1: think in those in those ways, you know. I'm we're 379 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:45,040 Speaker 1: so focused on the day to day of getting better 380 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:48,160 Speaker 1: and and interacting with each other and getting the work 381 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:50,960 Speaker 1: that we need to get done. It. Uh it honestly, 382 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:55,680 Speaker 1: we don't really talk about it too much. Your thoughts 383 00:23:55,800 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 1: on home Field being decided by a coin flip? I 384 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 1: know why, but it's I mean, I guess the NBA 385 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:08,600 Speaker 1: lottery is a ping pong balls. I mean it's kind 386 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 1: of odd, right, Yeah, you know, I wasn't you know. 387 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:17,119 Speaker 1: I understood it. I understood why they did it. I 388 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:20,720 Speaker 1: just wish that we would have been offered the same 389 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:25,199 Speaker 1: opportunity for a potential second round matchup for the Bills. 390 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:26,920 Speaker 1: That we didn't end up getting to play that game, 391 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:31,639 Speaker 1: you know, through no fault of our own, and it 392 00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:33,720 Speaker 1: should have been canceled. We didn't want to play after 393 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:36,920 Speaker 1: that happened either, But you know, I think that we 394 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 1: just weren't afforded some opportunities that other people were. It 395 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 1: tick you off? I wouldn't say it tick me off. 396 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:49,680 Speaker 1: We'll play well whatever with with whatever we're dealt. But 397 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:53,959 Speaker 1: it is what it is. When I go back to 398 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:57,879 Speaker 1: the Damar Hamlin moment, what really sticks out to me 399 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 1: is the fear on the players faces. I said this 400 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 1: on the air. I was skiing a year and a 401 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:11,639 Speaker 1: half ago, and apparently there was a crash and about 402 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:14,760 Speaker 1: forty to fifty yards from me, a helicopter flew in 403 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:17,879 Speaker 1: and they performed CPR. I did not know the person. 404 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:21,479 Speaker 1: It was forty yards away. It freaked me out. I'm like, 405 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:25,399 Speaker 1: all right, that's a rap. I'm done skiing today. And 406 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 1: that was somebody I didn't know. As I watched you 407 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:34,680 Speaker 1: guys watch that, I the composure you had. I mean, 408 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:38,440 Speaker 1: did Joe, you probably never seen anything like that? Did 409 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:44,119 Speaker 1: Was it totally unnerving? Yeah, it was a scary emotional moment. 410 00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:49,600 Speaker 1: Witnessing somebody that plays the same game that you do. 411 00:25:50,440 --> 00:25:54,320 Speaker 1: You know, go through a crisis that is life threatening 412 00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:57,680 Speaker 1: and you know, you really take a step back and 413 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:00,920 Speaker 1: look at what you do and who you do it with, 414 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:06,040 Speaker 1: and makes you appreciate that and at the same time 415 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:10,120 Speaker 1: reminds you that that's always possibility. Every Sunday and every 416 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:13,280 Speaker 1: every Monday and every Saturday that you walk out there. 417 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 1: So I think a lot of discussions were had throughout 418 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:23,240 Speaker 1: the league privately, you know, with loved ones. I know 419 00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:26,400 Speaker 1: I had, I had some that you know, that moment 420 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:30,600 Speaker 1: is scary. It can happen, and you know you try 421 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:32,520 Speaker 1: to try to limit it, but there's not a lot 422 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 1: you can do. It's a normal football player. That happens 423 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:38,159 Speaker 1: just about every play of every single game, which is 424 00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:41,159 Speaker 1: what's so scary about it. One of the things I 425 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:44,360 Speaker 1: said the other day is that I think the five 426 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:48,800 Speaker 1: best quarterbacks in the league. I use this term the 427 00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:51,440 Speaker 1: five guys I wouldn't take a phone call on if 428 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:55,600 Speaker 1: I was a general manager. You Alan Mahomes, Herbert and 429 00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:59,840 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence. I love Brady and Aaron Rodgers and Matt Stafford, 430 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:01,760 Speaker 1: but they're older. I'd take a phone call if I 431 00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:03,440 Speaker 1: had to. I'm not going to take a phone call 432 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:07,159 Speaker 1: on you five. To watch you and Josh Allen. It 433 00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:09,480 Speaker 1: was really it was pretty you know, I'm I'm in 434 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:15,360 Speaker 1: my late fifties, Joe. I love Josh Allen so much. 435 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 1: I love everything you young guys are about. There was 436 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:23,480 Speaker 1: a real a moment between you two and here he 437 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:27,040 Speaker 1: looks like Superman. He's he's bigger than defensive ends. He 438 00:27:27,119 --> 00:27:31,840 Speaker 1: looks like Superman. He was incredibly vulnerable. Do you remember 439 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:35,360 Speaker 1: that moment when you're right next to him. Yeah, that 440 00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:38,480 Speaker 1: was that was tough. You know, me and Josh are 441 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:41,680 Speaker 1: friends and and I've known each other for a couple 442 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:45,360 Speaker 1: of years now, and you know, it was just kind 443 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:49,120 Speaker 1: of a moment of unity between you know, not just 444 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 1: two teams, but football players, and you know, we know 445 00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:59,080 Speaker 1: what each individual person means to everyone else in a 446 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:03,560 Speaker 1: locker room, and to see people going through that was 447 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:08,240 Speaker 1: you know, it was tough. And you know, everyone in 448 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:09,920 Speaker 1: our locker room took a step back and said it 449 00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:11,680 Speaker 1: could have been any one of us in that exact 450 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:14,680 Speaker 1: same situation, and so that's why it really hit everybody 451 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:20,600 Speaker 1: so hard. I thought the Cincinnati crowd was amazing. I 452 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:27,040 Speaker 1: thought nobody left utter silence. I've never seen anything like it. 453 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:29,320 Speaker 1: Even the anthem, there's always a guy in the third 454 00:28:29,359 --> 00:28:35,720 Speaker 1: deck drunk, screaming the whole thing. Joe, from the players 455 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 1: to the coaches to the fans. I've been doing this 456 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:42,120 Speaker 1: thirty years. I was so blown away. But the Cincinnati 457 00:28:42,160 --> 00:28:46,520 Speaker 1: fans like in an instant, our guy needs help, they're 458 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:48,800 Speaker 1: a guy needs help. Did you notice any of that 459 00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:52,320 Speaker 1: or were you were you really fixated on Damar? You 460 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:55,120 Speaker 1: realize that once you take a step back, you know, 461 00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:57,600 Speaker 1: maybe a day or two later, and you know, really 462 00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:02,280 Speaker 1: reflect on the situation. It made me very proud to 463 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:05,120 Speaker 1: live in the community one, be a part of the 464 00:29:05,200 --> 00:29:10,480 Speaker 1: organization to play for Zach three just with and also 465 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:15,080 Speaker 1: very proud of the medical staff and trainers, doctors you 466 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 1: know we got unfortunately got to watch them operate and 467 00:29:19,320 --> 00:29:22,120 Speaker 1: you know, they were lights out. So it just made 468 00:29:22,160 --> 00:29:25,000 Speaker 1: me proud to be a part of what we have 469 00:29:25,080 --> 00:29:30,880 Speaker 1: going on here. Yeah, aren't medical people amazing? Aren't they amazing? Yeah? 470 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:34,560 Speaker 1: We had I mean you just those kind of moments, 471 00:29:35,360 --> 00:29:38,640 Speaker 1: you know, you find out what people are made of, 472 00:29:38,680 --> 00:29:41,400 Speaker 1: and the people that were out there on that field 473 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:45,200 Speaker 1: are badasses. You could probably make an argument, Joe that 474 00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:47,880 Speaker 1: you'll never look You'll never come into a stadium and 475 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:53,480 Speaker 1: see those medical people the same like to you, do 476 00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:56,680 Speaker 1: you almost view them like like like before they're part 477 00:29:56,680 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 1: of the ensemble, they're like heroes now, like do you 478 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:03,800 Speaker 1: almost look at them differently when you enter a stadium? Yeah, 479 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:06,360 Speaker 1: I do. You know, I walked into the training room, 480 00:30:06,400 --> 00:30:09,080 Speaker 1: the training room the next day, and I did look 481 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:11,640 Speaker 1: at everybody in that room a little differently. You know, 482 00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:16,440 Speaker 1: I really appreciate those guys and girls. I want you 483 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:19,120 Speaker 1: to go back. Um, I'm going to ask you a 484 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:22,120 Speaker 1: series of questions about the year. So I'm gonna say 485 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:28,400 Speaker 1: your favorite Joe Burrow game of the year, not talking statistically, 486 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:31,000 Speaker 1: but a game you came off the field and you 487 00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:37,560 Speaker 1: were just high. It's like, wow, that felt great at 488 00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:40,800 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh coming off of the bye. You know, we needed 489 00:30:40,840 --> 00:30:43,680 Speaker 1: a big win, and you know, we played really well 490 00:30:43,720 --> 00:30:46,600 Speaker 1: on offense that whole game. It was cold, it was windy. 491 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:48,880 Speaker 1: You know, a lot of adversity in those in those 492 00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:52,280 Speaker 1: AFC North games, and like the Pittsburgh defense does, they 493 00:30:52,320 --> 00:30:55,280 Speaker 1: made plays against us as well. They made it really hard. 494 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:57,520 Speaker 1: But we, you know, we we played really well that game. 495 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:02,560 Speaker 1: Was there a play this year or a throw? It 496 00:31:02,600 --> 00:31:05,080 Speaker 1: doesn't even have to be a touchdown, but there was 497 00:31:05,080 --> 00:31:07,800 Speaker 1: a play, and you thought, I don't want to be humble. 498 00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:12,840 Speaker 1: That's pretty good. That's pretty good, Trout. I was pretty 499 00:31:12,840 --> 00:31:17,000 Speaker 1: proud of my touchdown thow to Jamar against the Browns. 500 00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:21,160 Speaker 1: The second time around a little glance route in the 501 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:26,560 Speaker 1: red zone. Well, we mean glance route just a little 502 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:32,320 Speaker 1: a little seven step post, a little seven step post. Yeah, 503 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:35,520 Speaker 1: and it was Denzel on him? Who was on him? Yeah? 504 00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:39,840 Speaker 1: It was Denzel Denzels in my opinion, one of the 505 00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:43,480 Speaker 1: best two corners in the league, by the way, Sauce 506 00:31:43,520 --> 00:31:49,720 Speaker 1: Gardener the other one. He's up there, Patrick's her Tan's good. Yeah, 507 00:31:49,800 --> 00:31:53,080 Speaker 1: I think he's I think he's the best. Yeah, you 508 00:31:53,160 --> 00:32:00,560 Speaker 1: faced him in college. Yeah, he's tough. Yeah. Um, who 509 00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:03,040 Speaker 1: is the best team you played when you felt like 510 00:32:03,120 --> 00:32:05,479 Speaker 1: you This is a go either way, because your your 511 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:09,680 Speaker 1: last three months you were pretty impenetrable. Best team you played. 512 00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:13,800 Speaker 1: You know, it's tough because every game is so unique. 513 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:17,160 Speaker 1: You know, every game can go in so many different ways. 514 00:32:17,760 --> 00:32:20,400 Speaker 1: We played a lot of tough teams this year, and 515 00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:24,760 Speaker 1: each one presents its own unique challenge, which you know, 516 00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:28,800 Speaker 1: it's there's a lot of good teams and each one 517 00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:32,000 Speaker 1: presents its own challenge. So it's hard to say, give 518 00:32:32,040 --> 00:32:36,920 Speaker 1: me a moment this year that you did something that 519 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:39,120 Speaker 1: you wouldn't have been able to do two years ago. 520 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:45,040 Speaker 1: You know, there are a couple of throws in the 521 00:32:45,080 --> 00:32:47,440 Speaker 1: new England game that I wouldn't have been able to 522 00:32:47,480 --> 00:32:51,120 Speaker 1: make a couple of years ago. Just no, my mechanics 523 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:53,880 Speaker 1: and my flow work have improved so much in the 524 00:32:53,960 --> 00:32:55,920 Speaker 1: pocket that you know, I was able to make some 525 00:32:55,960 --> 00:33:01,160 Speaker 1: of those throws just in the cold in New England. 526 00:33:01,160 --> 00:33:02,920 Speaker 1: Those throws are tough, and so I was part of those. 527 00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:10,240 Speaker 1: You know, whenever I criticize an athlete, I always think 528 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:12,440 Speaker 1: he's sitting next to me. So I try to be fair, 529 00:33:13,280 --> 00:33:16,280 Speaker 1: and sometimes I'll talk about arm strength, and I think, 530 00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:20,320 Speaker 1: what if the quarterbacks talked about my voice strength? Coward's 531 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:22,880 Speaker 1: voice it's like top six, it's not it's not elite. 532 00:33:23,520 --> 00:33:25,400 Speaker 1: And the other day I was saying, yeah, I like 533 00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:28,160 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow's arm. I mean, it's not Mahomes. And then 534 00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:30,520 Speaker 1: I thought a lot if Joe was sitting there, he'd 535 00:33:30,560 --> 00:33:34,520 Speaker 1: probably like this pretty good arm. You ever think, because 536 00:33:34,560 --> 00:33:38,840 Speaker 1: everybody always talks about your accuracy and you're intellect and 537 00:33:38,880 --> 00:33:41,800 Speaker 1: you're tough, do you ever think, hey, I got a 538 00:33:41,800 --> 00:33:45,520 Speaker 1: good arm here people, hello, good arm? Yeah. I think 539 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:48,840 Speaker 1: I could make a lot of throws that people wouldn't 540 00:33:48,880 --> 00:33:52,680 Speaker 1: expect of me. But my arm strength isn't on the 541 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:57,840 Speaker 1: level of Patrick and Josh. Those guys are on another 542 00:33:57,920 --> 00:34:00,960 Speaker 1: level as far as that goes. Yeah, I've never seen 543 00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:05,560 Speaker 1: anything quite like Josh with you. Yeah that was poor White. 544 00:34:05,920 --> 00:34:07,440 Speaker 1: I can't. I didn't. I didn't get to see him 545 00:34:07,520 --> 00:34:09,600 Speaker 1: much in college. I saw him play twice. I saw 546 00:34:09,680 --> 00:34:11,600 Speaker 1: him jump over a linebacker and I was like, yeah, 547 00:34:11,600 --> 00:34:13,239 Speaker 1: that looks good. I don't see a lot of that. 548 00:34:14,360 --> 00:34:18,319 Speaker 1: He's still doing that, by the way. Um so here 549 00:34:18,320 --> 00:34:24,080 Speaker 1: you go. It's Baltimore. I would guess they know your tendencies. 550 00:34:26,160 --> 00:34:30,919 Speaker 1: You know, there's will Zach give you a little more 551 00:34:31,160 --> 00:34:35,480 Speaker 1: freedom because you faced them so many times? Now? Will 552 00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:38,480 Speaker 1: Zach give you a little more freedom of choice maybe 553 00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:40,040 Speaker 1: in a big spot in this game. Is that how 554 00:34:40,040 --> 00:34:42,160 Speaker 1: it works or not? No? You know I have I 555 00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:46,560 Speaker 1: have that freedom every play of every game. So if 556 00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:49,279 Speaker 1: I if I see something out there, I can I 557 00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:50,840 Speaker 1: can go out there and do what we need to 558 00:34:50,840 --> 00:34:53,840 Speaker 1: do to feel like we got to execute. So you know, 559 00:34:53,840 --> 00:35:00,440 Speaker 1: you don't really change that game to game. Do you 560 00:35:00,800 --> 00:35:08,279 Speaker 1: look back at last year, this improbable run, and I 561 00:35:08,320 --> 00:35:10,680 Speaker 1: think you're a better team. That's how I feel. I 562 00:35:10,680 --> 00:35:13,399 Speaker 1: just feel like everything's a little tighter. Your O line 563 00:35:13,480 --> 00:35:20,000 Speaker 1: is a little tighter. Beyond winning games. If you could say, hey, guys, 564 00:35:20,400 --> 00:35:23,920 Speaker 1: here's the one thing I wouldn't do that I did 565 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:25,680 Speaker 1: last year, even though you were a player from winning 566 00:35:25,680 --> 00:35:28,640 Speaker 1: the super Bowl. It could be prep, it could be travel. 567 00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:32,560 Speaker 1: Is there a gem you take from the experience last 568 00:35:32,640 --> 00:35:37,839 Speaker 1: year into this year? You know, I think I think 569 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:42,640 Speaker 1: it's tough to pinpoint one. Um. You know, we know 570 00:35:42,680 --> 00:35:45,759 Speaker 1: what it takes to get to the super Bowl. As 571 00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:49,680 Speaker 1: far as body maintenance, you know, it's it's a really 572 00:35:49,719 --> 00:35:53,200 Speaker 1: long season. Last year was my first full season, and 573 00:35:54,120 --> 00:35:56,319 Speaker 1: you know, we played as far as we could, and 574 00:35:56,360 --> 00:35:58,839 Speaker 1: so I really learned how to manage my body through 575 00:36:00,120 --> 00:36:04,319 Speaker 1: those you know, last five or six weeks when your 576 00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:06,640 Speaker 1: body's breaking down and you got to find a way 577 00:36:06,719 --> 00:36:10,640 Speaker 1: to maintain your strength to to compete those last five weeks. 578 00:36:11,040 --> 00:36:13,520 Speaker 1: And so I think that would probably be number one 579 00:36:13,600 --> 00:36:18,719 Speaker 1: on the list. Did you lift today? Yeah? Yeah? How 580 00:36:18,760 --> 00:36:24,640 Speaker 1: long do you lift? About? An hour? Oh? By yourself? Trainer, 581 00:36:24,680 --> 00:36:31,800 Speaker 1: teammate with our with our strength coach Joey just with you. Yeah. Wow. 582 00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:37,160 Speaker 1: Everybody backs bench dead lists. Everybody kind of has their 583 00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:39,640 Speaker 1: own routine in there, and so you know, we have 584 00:36:40,520 --> 00:36:42,400 Speaker 1: what I love about our coaches, they give us a 585 00:36:42,440 --> 00:36:45,719 Speaker 1: lot of freedom to you know, go about our routines. 586 00:36:46,280 --> 00:36:47,719 Speaker 1: And as long as you get your work in, you 587 00:36:47,760 --> 00:36:49,680 Speaker 1: get your work in. And so there's always guys in 588 00:36:50,040 --> 00:36:53,279 Speaker 1: the way room getting their stuff done, going through their 589 00:36:53,280 --> 00:36:56,120 Speaker 1: maintenance on their body to rehab. And we have we 590 00:36:56,200 --> 00:36:59,800 Speaker 1: have mature guys like that. You feel good today, physically 591 00:37:00,160 --> 00:37:04,239 Speaker 1: great today. There you go, Joe, it's great talking again. 592 00:37:04,280 --> 00:37:22,040 Speaker 1: Many appreciate it. See you, guys, You're beat. The Volume. 593 00:37:25,480 --> 00:37:28,880 Speaker 1: Make sure to check out The Draymond Green Show. I 594 00:37:28,960 --> 00:37:31,239 Speaker 1: brought Draymond Green into the Volume because one of the 595 00:37:31,280 --> 00:37:35,800 Speaker 1: more entertaining voices in sports. Unique perspective understands behind the rope. 596 00:37:36,239 --> 00:37:39,680 Speaker 1: Also chops up with guests like Gary Peyton, Zach Levine, 597 00:37:39,760 --> 00:37:44,040 Speaker 1: Tracy McGrady. Make sure download The Draymond Green Show wherever 598 00:37:44,200 --> 00:37:49,280 Speaker 1: you get your podcasts, only on the Volume podcast Network.