1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:03,560 Speaker 1: This is Jason Knight, general manager of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: and this is the NFL Report. 3 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:13,160 Speaker 2: Hi, Welcome to the NFL Report. I'm Steve Whitch with 4 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 2: Tom Pellis Sarah filling in for James Palmer, who's on 5 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 2: the slopes. 6 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:17,080 Speaker 1: Tom. 7 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 2: We are in Orlando, Florida at the annual NFL Meeting. 8 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: And what a show that we have today. 9 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 2: We're gonna hear from Antonio Pierce, the Raiders head coach, 10 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 2: from the coaches of the team, to the top three 11 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 2: draft picks, and we're gonna be joined by Vikings co 12 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:32,639 Speaker 2: owner Mark wil. 13 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 3: Should be a lot of fun here. We got a 14 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 3: lot of action already. We got rules changing, yep. We 15 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 3: got coaches dining and talking to the media for the 16 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 3: first time since free agency. 17 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:41,560 Speaker 4: A lot of fun. 18 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 2: Rules change is also going to be joined by Tom's 19 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 2: fellow in Tigers, Mark Garrafollo and Ian Rappaport in just 20 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 2: a minute. But the big news of the morning, Steelers 21 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 2: coach Mike Tomlin sitting down with the media addressing his 22 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 2: new quarterback row. 23 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 5: We're not resistant the competition, but as I've mentioned several 24 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 5: times of late, I just think it's appropriate to establish 25 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 5: positioning as we get into this thing, and the term 26 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,320 Speaker 5: that I've used is Russell has polled position. And why 27 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:14,040 Speaker 5: do I use that term because during this time where 28 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 5: we are not formally working, man, I just think it's 29 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:23,400 Speaker 5: beneficial his experience in the National Football League, his process 30 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 5: that's been honed and perfected. Talking about over a twelve 31 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 5: month calendar is not only good for him, it's good 32 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 5: for teams. 33 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 2: So Tom here, Mike Tomlin talking about that Russell Wilson, 34 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 2: who they acquired, you know, and for one point two 35 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 2: million dollars in justin field. So they got for a 36 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 2: twenty twenty five draft pick. They're in the quarterback room now. 37 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 2: He said, we're going to leave it over for a competition, 38 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 2: but I'm putting Russell Wilson there first. 39 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:51,639 Speaker 1: He's giving me the first guy to take some reps. 40 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 2: Mike Tomlin has not been in this position since he's 41 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 2: been the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. What do 42 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 2: you kind of take for him from him basically saying 43 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 2: Russell is going to start out as the guy. 44 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 3: Well, Mike Tomlin is a big believer in having a 45 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 3: depth chart even going into the offseason. And to clarify 46 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 3: people's roles, the expectations. It removes a lot of the 47 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 3: ambiguity and the questions you get through the course of 48 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 3: this offseason. So we reported shortly after Ian broke the 49 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 3: trade of Justin Field's going to Pittsburgh. 50 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:22,919 Speaker 4: I tweeted it. I was told Russell Wilson is the starter. 51 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 3: Whole position is a little bit of a head said, well, 52 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 3: Justin Fields, who we get into camp, we get into 53 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 3: the games, who get an opportunity to show his abilities, 54 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 3: as only Mike Tomlin can say here, but listen, they 55 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 3: want to put everything they have behind Russell Wilson. He's 56 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 3: the veteran, He's the guy who really intrigued Mike Tomlin. 57 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 3: Tom talked about this too at the breakfast, saying that 58 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 3: this is a guy who was really driven to define 59 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 3: his career and that's something that's spoke right. In other words, 60 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,799 Speaker 3: Russell Wilson's gotten kicked around. He's gone from being let 61 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 3: Russ Cook, let him throw it around, super Bowl champ, 62 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 3: maybe a future Hall of Famer, to a guy who's 63 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 3: been a punchline for a couple of years here going 64 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 3: back to the end in Seattle and obviously a couple 65 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 3: of tumultuous seasons, I think it's fair. 66 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:06,640 Speaker 4: To say in Denver here. 67 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 3: So now he goes into Pittsburgh and it's still announced 68 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 3: with a video on social media, and he's still posting 69 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 3: the workout videos. 70 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 4: Russ is going to be Russ. 71 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:18,519 Speaker 3: However, for the way that they want to play, it's 72 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 3: kind of a throwback to what Russell Wilson grew up in. 73 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 3: Play good defense, run the heck out of the football, 74 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 3: and have a veteran quarterback who's going to protect the 75 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 3: ball make a few plays when he might need it. 76 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 2: And that's important because Arthur Smith, the former Falcons head coach, 77 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 2: is now the offensive coordinator for Pittsburgh and what was 78 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:37,119 Speaker 2: the identity of the Falcons they ran the football. One 79 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 2: thing Tomlin also said, which he enambered him with Russell Wilson, 80 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 2: is when they started speaking to him in this process, 81 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 2: Russell had done his homework on the Steelers their kind 82 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 2: of background, not history, but how Arthur Smith wants to 83 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 2: run this offense. 84 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 1: So that really spoke to him as well. 85 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 2: Again, as Mike Tomlin is changing over his quarterback room, 86 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 2: tom we also have some changes coming to the NFL 87 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 2: next year. Here at the Owners meeting. The Competition Committee 88 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 2: already has voted among its owners to ban the swivel 89 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 2: hip drop tackle, and JJ Watt says, just fast forward 90 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 2: to the belts with flags on him. 91 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 4: Here comes He's you just saying we're not playing anymore. 92 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 2: J jaths Ah, But Jonathan Grenard's playing the new Vikings 93 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:25,039 Speaker 2: defensive end, penalizing defenders for trying to tackle a runner 94 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 2: who has the option to. 95 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 1: Go down to prevent injury. Yeah, makes sense. 96 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 2: So this is another interesting take because we know the 97 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 2: NFLPA the players didn't like that, but here we go, 98 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 2: Jonathan Gernard more. You can't ban something and not show 99 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:42,280 Speaker 2: us the alternatives, like, come. 100 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 4: On, rest assured. 101 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 3: There will be a tape Jonathan that you will have 102 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:48,160 Speaker 3: to watch in camp and you can ask all the questions. 103 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:50,480 Speaker 4: The league will do the tour. They'll show us probably the. 104 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 3: Same tape with a few alternatives that they showed in 105 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 3: the press conference earlier today. Listen when Roger Gondale, Troy Vincent, 106 00:04:57,080 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 3: Rich McKay all come out in recent months and say 107 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:01,600 Speaker 3: very clear, this is a play we want to get 108 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:03,600 Speaker 3: out of the game, no matter what the opposition is 109 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 3: for players or anyone else. 110 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 4: This was what was going to happen. 111 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:09,920 Speaker 2: All right, Tom, Now we're joined by your fellow in 112 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 2: Tiler's Mike, you're a follow Ian Rappaporton. 113 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:14,280 Speaker 1: Guys, thanks for joining us. That's been a long day. 114 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:18,840 Speaker 1: But the banning of the swivel hip drop tackle, Mike, 115 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: we're expecting this when we came here, but let's explain 116 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 1: for folks exactly what's being banned and why. 117 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 6: Yeah, because there is a lot of reaction to this 118 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:31,160 Speaker 6: because the thought is this happens so often in a game, 119 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 6: and it's gonna be flags all over the place. What 120 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:35,600 Speaker 6: the NFL has said with Rich McKay, the chairman of 121 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 6: the Competition Committee said, what Jeff Miller, the NFL executive, 122 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 6: tried to make clear is that it's not that common 123 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 6: of an occurrence because it's not just a hip drop. 124 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:47,359 Speaker 6: It is the swivel hip droppers. They really did not 125 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 6: hammer home last week. The home once we got here, 126 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 6: all of a sudden, it was like, let's emphasize the 127 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 6: swivel part and that is the coming up off the ground. 128 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 6: You can't really tell them on that one. We'll see 129 00:05:57,360 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 6: another one coming up here, but. 130 00:05:58,520 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 4: It is the not a good sign. 131 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 3: Mike, first highlight, well, you can't really tell there, well 132 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 3: grab this is the one. 133 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 2: Right here the market, but he was already on this right, 134 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 2: this was on the ground, but this was the mark 135 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:11,480 Speaker 2: Andrews injury was the one that really well, it's it's. 136 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 6: The thought is you grabbed the ball carrier with two hands, 137 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 6: then you as a defender, lift yourself into the air 138 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 6: with some kind of swivel motion potentially, and then you 139 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 6: come down on the player in a way that you're 140 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 6: driving his ankles and knees into the ground. You're resulting 141 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 6: in the high ankle sprains and these types of things. 142 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 6: They found based on what they did from their review 143 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:33,839 Speaker 6: of the NFL two hundred and thirty instances, which is 144 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:36,839 Speaker 6: what less than one per game, So don't panic. Don't 145 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 6: be thinking this is gonna happen like five or six 146 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 6: times a game. 147 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:40,040 Speaker 1: Uh. 148 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 6: And of those tackles, fifteen resulted in an injury with 149 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 6: a player missing a game going forward. So it is 150 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 6: a high incidence if you're looking at in that regard 151 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 6: as far as injury. I talked to John Marra, who's 152 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:53,600 Speaker 6: you know, been in the competition committee probably longer than anybody, 153 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:56,919 Speaker 6: and what he said Ian is that it's something that 154 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 6: had to be taken out of the game. 155 00:06:58,000 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: They understood the defensive players were going to. 156 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,039 Speaker 6: Be upset it, but they've adapted to other things like 157 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 6: the horse cower attacking tackle, and they feel like they're gonna. 158 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: Adapt to this. 159 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:07,160 Speaker 7: Yeah, I though Jeff Miller, one of the NFL's executives 160 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 7: on health and safety, explained it well, and you know, 161 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 7: he essentially brought up the reaction from defensive players, said, well, 162 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 7: you tell us we can't do anything, what can we do? 163 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 7: And then his answer was definitely not that. And to me, 164 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 7: like you watch the Mark andrews logan Wilson play where 165 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 7: he basically breaks his leg based on being a defensive 166 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 7: player and a tackle, and it's like, whatever you can 167 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 7: do to make sure that one of the best weapons 168 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 7: in the game doesn't get a broken leg on a 169 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 7: routine tackle, whatever you can do to make sure that 170 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 7: doesn't happen. 171 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 4: I'm good with that rule and I've been not surprised. 172 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 7: But you know, eyebrow raised a little bit of some 173 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:46,679 Speaker 7: of the defensive players weighing in on some of these, 174 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 7: you know, on the rules change, because the reality is 175 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 7: it is a tackle that routinely injures their fellow players 176 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 7: and fellow union members. 177 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 1: They should be for this, not against it. 178 00:07:58,800 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 8: And I'm a little surprised by. 179 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 6: It, which is why the union stance on this is 180 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 6: the most interesting aspect of me, because it's a lot 181 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 6: easier when it's player against team, go back to player, 182 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 6: it's easy, right. In this case, it's half the players 183 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 6: are against the defensive side of the ball, and the 184 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 6: players in the offensive side of the ball are obviously said, hey, 185 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 6: anything you can do it protect us and help us 186 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 6: out here. 187 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 1: So it's like which. 188 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 4: Side do they take? And they came down strongly onside. 189 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 4: But here's the player. 190 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 2: They announced this again, we knew this was coming, but 191 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 2: they announced it at the same time. They say, well, 192 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 2: defenses have caught up because we see that scoring is down. 193 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: So now the defensive players are saying. 194 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 4: We finally make some headway. 195 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 1: And now you're doing something to ban a tackle. Look. 196 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 2: I spoke to say, you're Franklin, the linebacker for the Colts, 197 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 2: who said, we don't go into any place saying we're 198 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 2: going to tackle tackle a player this way. Yeah, A 199 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 2: lot of times, like Logan Wilson against Mark Ansch is 200 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:49,479 Speaker 2: a smaller player trying to bring down a bigger dude. 201 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:51,679 Speaker 1: Because you can no longer maybe drive his helmet into 202 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 1: him or whatever. So this is what it is. 203 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 3: Well and listen to what a unions do. They protect 204 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 3: wages and working conditions. The number one concern here forget it. 205 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 3: Know I'm gonna get penalized because my team, it's are 206 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 3: we all going to get fined for this? 207 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 4: The number one complain everybody last year with USA helmet. 208 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 4: It wasn't about the very rare times was called in games. 209 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 3: It was about all the times the guys were getting 210 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 3: fined the next week and the guys like Jalen Warren, 211 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:16,440 Speaker 3: we're losing entire game checks. 212 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:17,840 Speaker 4: That's what this comes down to. 213 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 3: My prediction is going to be you will see a 214 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 3: ton of fines during the preseason and because some officials 215 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:28,840 Speaker 3: a lot of times the league will incourage them, hey 216 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 3: through a few so we've got. 217 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 4: A frame of reference. 218 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:33,280 Speaker 3: We can look at those plays, what did you see 219 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 3: and then have them be correctable. When we get to 220 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 3: the regular season, it'll be fewer fines still some and it'll 221 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 3: be virtually no flags. That's usually how these things go. 222 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:44,880 Speaker 3: And if it is something that egregious, I don't know that. 223 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:46,560 Speaker 3: There's a lot of people who look at, for instance, 224 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:48,679 Speaker 3: the Geno Smith play where he gets dragged down from 225 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 3: the behind and say, well, that was a tackle that 226 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:52,319 Speaker 3: was necessary on And. 227 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:53,840 Speaker 2: The one thing they also made clear it was like, 228 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 2: there will be no video replay assistance on this to 229 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 2: help the officials. 230 00:09:57,920 --> 00:09:59,679 Speaker 1: Whatever the call is to call will stand. 231 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 6: Yeah, the only video replay you're gonna see is what 232 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 6: they're gonna send to these teams every week in and 233 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:05,560 Speaker 6: week out and say, hey, here were four instances that 234 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:08,080 Speaker 6: weren't called, and this is something that we're looking to 235 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 6: take out of the game. 236 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 4: It's it's it's. 237 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 6: Gonna be hard to officiate, which a lot of things 238 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 6: are hard to officiate, but but some of these are 239 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:15,840 Speaker 6: more cut and dried, right, like the hits to the head, 240 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 6: it's either a hit to a head or it's not 241 00:10:17,240 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 6: a hit to head. The horse collar you know it 242 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 6: when you see it. Obviously on this one you sort 243 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:23,960 Speaker 6: of know when you see it. But there's gonna be 244 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 6: ones that are gonna be right up against it, and 245 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 6: it's it's it's gonna be a. 246 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 3: Topic of the ones that don't get called. Yeah, it's 247 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 3: gonna be the controversy. It's something obvious that gets called 248 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 3: it's gonna be okay, Yeah, that's fine, it's gonna be Wait, 249 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 3: why wasn't that call? Now that's where you're gonna run 250 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 3: into some issues. And that's where again they're taking their 251 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:42,000 Speaker 3: cue from international rugby. When this same type of tackle 252 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:45,679 Speaker 3: started to get out lawned. It wasn't with penalties or 253 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 3: whatever they called in rugby. I've never watched rugby. 254 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:49,560 Speaker 4: It was find guys. 255 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 3: Initially, because you're trying to correct the technique without disrupting 256 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:54,320 Speaker 3: the games, we're gonna see the same thing. 257 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 4: You're a big rugby guy. 258 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 1: I'm not a big rugby guy, but it's very entertaining 259 00:10:57,880 --> 00:10:58,200 Speaker 1: to watch. 260 00:10:58,200 --> 00:10:59,200 Speaker 8: Spend some time in Hong. 261 00:10:59,080 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 1: Kong and rugby was on. 262 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 4: Have you ever seen a flag for a hip drop ft? 263 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 4: Do they have flags? 264 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 9: I know? 265 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 1: Okay, okay, time to get back on the rails. Eda, Mike, 266 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:07,440 Speaker 1: thank you so much. Everybody. 267 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:11,080 Speaker 2: You could catch the insiders these three guys tomorrow here 268 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 2: from the league meetings at one pm Eastern time here on. 269 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 1: The NFL Network, And coming up next we're gonna be 270 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 1: hearing from the coaches with the top three picks in 271 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:25,320 Speaker 1: the NFL Draft. This is good stuff. Come back and 272 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 1: roll that tape. 273 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:26,319 Speaker 10: LC. 274 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 2: It's time for the lead block, presented by Team Mobile 275 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 2: for Business, a sport as fast as football deserves America's 276 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:48,440 Speaker 2: fastest five G network. Businesses go further with Team Mobile 277 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 2: for Business. 278 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 4: A month away from the twenty twenty. 279 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 3: Four NFL Draft, and boy do we got some quarterbacks 280 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 3: for you? Starts with that guy Caleb Williams from USC, 281 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:01,840 Speaker 3: the presumptive number one overall pick. But you got Drake 282 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:05,680 Speaker 3: Mate out of North Carolina. You got guys like Jayden 283 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:09,320 Speaker 3: Daniels out of LSU who could be there. The Bear's 284 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 3: takula lives at number two. Little conversation with Dan Quinn 285 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 3: about that. So based on what you've done and trade 286 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 3: away the guy was the starter last year. Is it 287 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 3: fair to say at this point that you envision taking 288 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 3: a quarterback at number two? 289 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 11: I would say it'd be fair to envision we'll be 290 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 11: taking a quarterback. To say where it will be happening, 291 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 11: I think that's a better question for Adam. You know, 292 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:34,400 Speaker 11: as the next week's unfold, there'll be a lot of discussion. 293 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 3: Speaking of trades. Is the phone ringing on number two? 294 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:40,200 Speaker 3: And is Adam even allowed to answer it. Yes, I 295 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:44,320 Speaker 3: would say it's ring and because, like you said, the 296 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 3: talent of the group this year, and so I would 297 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 3: anticipate in you know, fielding these calls as it. 298 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:51,959 Speaker 10: Goes through to it. 299 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:54,720 Speaker 11: You know, it is part of the process, and you 300 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:56,840 Speaker 11: do have to do your due diligence to listen and 301 00:12:56,920 --> 00:12:59,439 Speaker 11: find out just to make sure, like is there something 302 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 11: that you know that you just couldn't refuse. I certainly 303 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 11: walked past it in the hallway, went after the Cowboys, 304 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 11: you know, years ago for a trade that involved herschel 305 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 11: Walker and many of draft picks and changed a lot 306 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 11: of their organization. So I think anybody in personnel with 307 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:17,720 Speaker 11: the with the skill at them, they're going to listen. 308 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 11: But there's only so many things that you would consider, 309 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 11: and it had better be really good. 310 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 4: Day. Quinn certainly sounds like a guy who in. 311 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 3: His first year in Washington expects to be getting a 312 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:33,160 Speaker 3: quarterback pretty high here, probably. 313 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 4: At number two, although he did leave open. 314 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:36,680 Speaker 3: I mean herschel Walker that was a was a big 315 00:13:36,679 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 3: time trade, right there, a blockbuster type of deal that 316 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 3: maybe could get them to move and maybe if their 317 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:44,880 Speaker 3: quarterback is not Jayden Dangels, Steve, We'll being. 318 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 4: Back and getting a different cut. That's a big could 319 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 4: make some sense. 320 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:50,040 Speaker 2: That's a big if, because the one thing at number 321 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 2: two is that's the last spot in this draft where 322 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:55,720 Speaker 2: you know you've got your own opportunity to pick the 323 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:59,280 Speaker 2: guy that you want. Caleb Williams is going to Chicago, 324 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:01,439 Speaker 2: right That's that's money in the bank right there. 325 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:04,040 Speaker 4: That is that certainly would appear to be the plan. 326 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:05,320 Speaker 1: That appears to be the plan. 327 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 4: We got a hedge. Come on, we still got a 328 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:07,679 Speaker 4: month of drama here. 329 00:14:07,679 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 1: But time. 330 00:14:08,040 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 2: You know, if they trade back now, they're depending on 331 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 2: what happens in front of them to see if they're 332 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:12,839 Speaker 2: gonna get a guy. 333 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:14,239 Speaker 1: If they come out of this draft. 334 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:16,200 Speaker 2: And they have an opportunity to get one of the 335 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 2: top quarterbacks and don't, that's a problem for dan Quinn 336 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 2: and the staff as they try to rebuild this roster. 337 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 1: We see some of the moves that they made. 338 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 2: You know, they added Austin Eckler, they added some players 339 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 2: up front to help with the team, even to support 340 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:32,320 Speaker 2: a young quarterback. So if they don't take one at 341 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 2: number two. 342 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 3: What I find fascinating is just the conversations I've had. 343 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 3: I haven't seen Adam Peters here at the NFL Annual 344 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 3: meeting yet. When I've talked to other gms and everybody's 345 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 3: trying to fail what everybody else is doing, more than 346 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 3: one have said to me they think the guy for 347 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 3: Washington is JJ McCarthy. 348 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:51,040 Speaker 4: Wow, is that the picket too? Is that the trade 349 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 4: down scenario? 350 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 2: Right? 351 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 3: I'm not saying that's what happens. I'm not getting that 352 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:57,040 Speaker 3: from Adam Peters or the Washington Commanders. I'm just saying 353 00:14:57,360 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 3: there are people in the league who believe that their 354 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 3: actual guy. 355 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 2: Remember last time Adam Peters when the situation he's with 356 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:06,080 Speaker 2: the Niners and people were saying, oh, Mac Jones, Mac 357 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 2: Jones is gonna be the Niners quarterback the end with 358 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:10,800 Speaker 2: Trey Lance. Neither has worked out, so they hope things 359 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 2: go better right there. Well, we know who is picking 360 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 2: after the Washington Commanders at number three. That's the New 361 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 2: England Patriots. They also need a quarterback, and I sat 362 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:23,560 Speaker 2: down with their coach, girod Mayo, who, like Dan Quinn, 363 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 2: did not sidestep the fact that getting a quarterback is 364 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 2: a priority. 365 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 10: It's the priority right now. 366 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 12: But with that being said, you have to really be 367 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 12: in love with the guy to take in that number three, 368 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:37,320 Speaker 12: and so really all the options are still open for us. 369 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 10: Do you think your perspective of playing for so long 370 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 10: and then coaching on the defensive side for so long 371 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 10: is really giving you a special insight and evaluating quarterback. 372 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 12: Yeah, I think so. With that being said, I'm not 373 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:52,479 Speaker 12: going to sit here and talk to you about mechanics 374 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 12: and things like that, but I can see competitiveness. I 375 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 12: can't see toughness. I can't see a playmaker out there. 376 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 12: But you know, with our staff with Elliott and you 377 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 12: know the quarterback guys that we have out in New 378 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 12: England now we have multiple including Macado, avp TC. All 379 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 12: those guys have been you know, watching quarterbacks for a 380 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:11,520 Speaker 12: long time and I really think we have to work, 381 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:13,320 Speaker 12: you know, work together to come to some type of 382 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 12: consensus to really feel good about number three. 383 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:16,080 Speaker 1: Yeah. 384 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:18,200 Speaker 2: I'm glad you said that about I can't talk to your 385 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:23,760 Speaker 2: mechanics and off platform or this or that, but the competitiveness, 386 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 2: how important is that too? You played with the greatest 387 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:29,040 Speaker 2: who's ever done you know, he was the most competitive 388 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:30,400 Speaker 2: guy to ever ever do it. 389 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 10: How important of a trait is that tea. It's huge. 390 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 9: You know. 391 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 12: You see these quarterbacks that have the mechanics, they have 392 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 12: all the tools, but lack toughness. You know, you're gonna 393 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 12: get hit in the NFL as a quarterback and you 394 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 12: have to be able to stand in there and really 395 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 12: just get back up and do it all over again. 396 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:47,080 Speaker 12: So toughness is definitely a huge part. 397 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 2: What's it like following Bill Belichick, a guy you won 398 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:55,560 Speaker 2: Super Bowls with and knowing his history, what's it like 399 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 2: stepping into that role? 400 00:16:57,600 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 10: It's tough. 401 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 12: I mean, look, those are huge choose to feel. At 402 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:03,960 Speaker 12: the same time, I have to be myself. It's gotten 403 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 12: me this far and I'm not trying to be Bill Belichick. 404 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:08,640 Speaker 12: I'm Gerroi Mayo. 405 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:09,119 Speaker 10: This is me. 406 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:13,479 Speaker 12: And when you talk about establishing cultures and leadership, I 407 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 12: have a certain way of doing that. But at the 408 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:17,919 Speaker 12: same time, I did learn a lot from you know, 409 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 12: perhaps the greatest coach in all time. 410 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 2: You know, later on that interview, Tom Mayo told me 411 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 2: that also one of his huge influence to influences coaching 412 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:28,399 Speaker 2: is Mike Tomblin. They're both from the same town in 413 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:31,719 Speaker 2: the Hampton, Virginia area. The Tomlin has really giving him 414 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:33,919 Speaker 2: a lot of insight as well. But I want to 415 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 2: get back to what he was saying about quarterback because 416 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 2: unlike Washington, who knows what's going to happen. 417 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:41,480 Speaker 1: In front of him, Patriots don't. 418 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:46,159 Speaker 2: And if Washington chooses the quarterback that the Patriots may like, 419 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:47,919 Speaker 2: because you heard him say they have to come to 420 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:52,120 Speaker 2: a consensus, then maybe they bail because we know there's 421 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:54,880 Speaker 2: about five teams that want to get up and get 422 00:17:54,920 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 2: one of these quarterbacks, so it'd be very interesting. I 423 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 2: still don't think they'll bail. I still got the feeling 424 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 2: after talking with him, they're going to keep the pick 425 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:05,639 Speaker 2: and choose a quarterback right there. But then and their 426 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 2: roster's kind of barren. They're going to have to build 427 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:11,760 Speaker 2: a roster around the quarterback that they take right there. 428 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 2: More so, what Washington is doing is building a roster 429 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 2: now to support a young quarterback. 430 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 4: And the questions are who would be those teams trying 431 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:21,160 Speaker 4: to trade up. You've got the Giants at number six. 432 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 3: Brandy Will told me earlier this week that when Daniel 433 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:26,159 Speaker 3: Jones gets back, he's the guy, which is kind of 434 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:27,880 Speaker 3: the thing you have to go with because making thirty 435 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 3: five point five million dollars guarantee doesn't preclude the Giants 436 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:33,800 Speaker 3: draftter the quarterback. The Vikings now on the eleven and 437 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:36,720 Speaker 3: the twenty t picks any value chart you go with, 438 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 3: that's enough to get you up to about number four, 439 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 3: so they could be. 440 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 4: A potential team. And of course the Raiders. 441 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 3: We know when Mark Davis and Antonio Pierce said that 442 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 3: with all the prospective gms, a big piece of but 443 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:46,440 Speaker 3: it was how do. 444 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:48,080 Speaker 4: We go get the quarterback? What would it take for 445 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 4: us to go get the quarterback? 446 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 3: Here there are a bunch of teams potentially in that 447 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:55,160 Speaker 3: trade up mix, and usually there's somebody Steve who maybe 448 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:57,000 Speaker 3: secretly else was amick. 449 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:59,120 Speaker 2: That a wrap for the lead block presented by Team 450 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 2: Mobile for Business, a sport as fast as football deserves 451 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:06,399 Speaker 2: America's fastest five G network. Businesses go further with T 452 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:10,840 Speaker 2: Mobile for Business coming up next on the NFL Report. 453 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:12,360 Speaker 1: You do not want to miss this. 454 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 2: It is one unplugged and unfiltered Antonio Pierce, the head 455 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 2: coach of Las Vegas, and he brings the fire next. 456 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:37,120 Speaker 1: On the NFL Report. Let's do what we do, boy, 457 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:38,840 Speaker 1: this is what we do. Be specially to night. All right, 458 00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:40,119 Speaker 1: crazy lads, get some jews down. 459 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:40,920 Speaker 4: Let's go up top. 460 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:41,680 Speaker 1: Huh, I'm top. 461 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:46,240 Speaker 4: Oh two, let's go what like it? 462 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 1: Like it? Pound them, pound. 463 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 8: Them, pound them, pound them. Let's get the ball off 464 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:52,359 Speaker 8: this when we sat. 465 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:56,119 Speaker 1: Down, fifth sack of the game. You can't keep this 466 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 1: tea line down, John Cope. 467 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 2: You're gonna get you to see the or man, the 468 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:03,400 Speaker 2: awesome seeing what you're doing as a former player. You 469 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:07,919 Speaker 2: just heard Raiders coach Antonio Peers from the sideline, and 470 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:13,480 Speaker 2: we know in the locker room he loves to scream Raytors. Well, 471 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:16,520 Speaker 2: you're gonna love hearing him screaming what he told me 472 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 2: in this interview. 473 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:22,240 Speaker 8: Something I grew up with right as a kid, hearing 474 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 8: that and saying it that. You know, you go to 475 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 8: the league, play some football and do some other things, 476 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:28,840 Speaker 8: and then you know linebacker coaching, you kind of a 477 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:31,879 Speaker 8: foot soldier and you just fall in line and you're 478 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:36,000 Speaker 8: looking around like we're missing something. So after that first win, 479 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 8: was it get an interviewed by Tracy and I was 480 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:42,800 Speaker 8: just like it just came out. It was just be honest, 481 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 8: it was just it wasn't planned. I didn't think nothing 482 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:46,840 Speaker 8: of it. Then when I got in a locker room, 483 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:49,600 Speaker 8: I can just look at all the guys there, eight 484 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 8: people who gonna do and boom, I just let it 485 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:57,119 Speaker 8: out and it's one of those moments like you know 486 00:20:57,160 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 8: what you're saying that right, something's good happen, right, either 487 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:01,159 Speaker 8: you win a game or you become a head coach 488 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 8: of Las Vegas Raiders. He started the press conference off 489 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 8: that way, but to me, it's just that that's Rader nation. 490 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 8: They understand it. You know, maybe everybody doesn't like coach 491 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:11,320 Speaker 8: didn't do that? Why not? 492 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:12,480 Speaker 10: Why not? 493 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 8: You know? And it's something now looking at it beside 494 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 8: Christian Wilkins and then he starts his press conference then, 495 00:21:20,359 --> 00:21:22,879 Speaker 8: so so you know, it's just something that's contagious. I 496 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 8: think our team, I know, our fan base. I didn't 497 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:29,520 Speaker 8: think our organization has really you know, embraced that. And 498 00:21:29,560 --> 00:21:30,120 Speaker 8: that's a good thing. 499 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:32,400 Speaker 2: Well what about that, because I mean clearly so coach 500 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:34,399 Speaker 2: and do that you're your authentic you. 501 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:37,880 Speaker 1: And how do you think that translates to players? 502 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:40,480 Speaker 8: Well, they read through the BS I did an awesome 503 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:43,639 Speaker 8: player especially now with these players because everything they do 504 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:46,919 Speaker 8: is it's growing, right, so they get. 505 00:21:46,760 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 10: A lot of information more than we got. 506 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:51,439 Speaker 8: But it's easier to be yourself and never have to 507 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:53,720 Speaker 8: fake it because I'm out line, you know, I never 508 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 8: have to worry about what I said or what I'm 509 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:57,639 Speaker 8: doing or saying that the right way because it just 510 00:21:57,680 --> 00:22:01,520 Speaker 8: comes out. And I try to myself as much as possible. 511 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:04,280 Speaker 8: But when I played, I didn't filter myself. When I 512 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:06,240 Speaker 8: lived my life as a normal person every day, when 513 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 8: I go back to being just Antonio Pierce walking down 514 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:10,879 Speaker 8: the street, I could be myself, and damn it, why 515 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:12,920 Speaker 8: not when I'm the RAIDERO coach, just be myself. 516 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:15,840 Speaker 2: I love that so so tell me that you talk 517 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 2: about these players today. 518 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 10: Hey, it's the Instagram. 519 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:19,919 Speaker 2: It's just that, like when you played like you were 520 00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:22,280 Speaker 2: a g right, you are like that that tough dude. 521 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:27,119 Speaker 2: How do you have to maybe adjust to relate to 522 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:29,440 Speaker 2: the players too who have all this information are constantly 523 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:32,199 Speaker 2: posting that should have to say, Okay, I know how 524 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:34,600 Speaker 2: I used to roll. Maybe you're a little differently, but 525 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:36,600 Speaker 2: we're gonna come to a happy medium to get the best. 526 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:36,800 Speaker 10: Sute of you. 527 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:38,760 Speaker 8: Yeah. I mean one thing about it that I'm a 528 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:42,200 Speaker 8: familion and I think I'm a master puppeteer. I could 529 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:44,720 Speaker 8: read the room, I could read people. I'm good with people. 530 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 8: My way isn't the right way for everybody, and it's 531 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 8: not for everybody, and it's not for every team. It's 532 00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:55,359 Speaker 8: not favorite owners, not for everye player. But that's a 533 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:56,959 Speaker 8: good part about being a head coach. Now I get 534 00:22:57,000 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 8: to choose those guys. I get to find my my 535 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 8: identity and my personality and the players that we're bringing in. 536 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 8: And they might not be the same way I am, 537 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 8: but they might not be Oh my god, and all 538 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:09,760 Speaker 8: this energy and all this oh my god, that's passionate 539 00:23:09,760 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 8: about the game football. But one thing about it, they 540 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:13,879 Speaker 8: better love the damn game. They better love coming to work. 541 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:15,920 Speaker 8: They will come in with a smile on their face. 542 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 8: That doesn't change. If it does, it needs to go 543 00:23:19,160 --> 00:23:21,639 Speaker 8: somewhere else. So how do I relate? It's simple. You 544 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:23,120 Speaker 8: just fight out their core. You find out what makes 545 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:26,360 Speaker 8: them click and tick. You made relationships. Half the time, 546 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:27,960 Speaker 8: we don't eve talk about football. We're in the building 547 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:30,480 Speaker 8: this offseason, we're not talking about football. Phase one. They 548 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 8: ain't about football. It's about people. Once you get the 549 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 8: people and you get the relationships. When it gets hard 550 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:37,960 Speaker 8: in the month of August, then you get to the 551 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:38,640 Speaker 8: ny degree. 552 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 2: So to that point, Max Crosby, you're all pro D 553 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:48,960 Speaker 2: and your edge Russia. He pounded the table for you 554 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 2: to get this job right. You're talking about relationships. He's 555 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:55,520 Speaker 2: the dude who's got the most cache in that locker room. 556 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:59,119 Speaker 2: When you have a guy like him, who's so respected 557 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:03,360 Speaker 2: by his peer few league stand up for you and 558 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:06,600 Speaker 2: take some of the personal accountability he has for himself. 559 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:09,960 Speaker 2: How much do you think that gets the ball rolling 560 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 2: towards where you guys want to go. 561 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 8: It's huge. I'm gonna go back to the first day 562 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:17,400 Speaker 8: I walked in the building February fifteenth, twenty twenty two, 563 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:21,040 Speaker 8: six am. The first guy that needs me at the 564 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:24,920 Speaker 8: door match Crossby. That's my introduction to Max, and I 565 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 8: never felt so much energy from another player before. I'm like, God, damn, 566 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 8: what is this. 567 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:30,320 Speaker 10: It's different. 568 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:33,240 Speaker 8: So I'm kind of taking back by it. And then 569 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:36,480 Speaker 8: I watched him that whole off season six am, six am, 570 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:40,000 Speaker 8: six am, So I go downstairs and we started having conversations, 571 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:45,399 Speaker 8: non football related, talking about his past. I got to 572 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 8: where he's at today, where he wants to be, and 573 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 8: then all of a sudden he starts quizzing me what 574 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:51,840 Speaker 8: was it like playing with Bruce Smith? What was the 575 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 8: like playing with Michael strahand those defenses you had in 576 00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 8: New York. He wants to be educated. And then we 577 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:01,240 Speaker 8: get into the season and we're doing, you know, just 578 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 8: stuff out on the field. Let's just say, off season 579 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 8: running half gassers. I'm watching this dude run with DB's 580 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 8: and receivers. Let me go out there and run with him. 581 00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:13,280 Speaker 8: Our relationship is to me, I think deeper in football, 582 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:16,240 Speaker 8: it's personal. I think Max he's a little bit of 583 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 8: himself and me, and I see myself and him. But 584 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:22,280 Speaker 8: to have Max speak up and say what he said, 585 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:25,960 Speaker 8: that's different. I had to tell him pump the breaks 586 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 8: a little bit. 587 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:26,560 Speaker 9: You know. 588 00:25:26,560 --> 00:25:29,200 Speaker 8: I want to pick some Martin Davis off. But when 589 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:31,359 Speaker 8: you do have a voice as a player, it's okay 590 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:35,240 Speaker 8: to use it. He's a raider, and sometimes raiders do 591 00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:39,200 Speaker 8: things that's not normal and maybe not accepted by everybody 592 00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:39,480 Speaker 8: else and. 593 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:40,439 Speaker 10: Not the norm. 594 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:42,800 Speaker 8: But when you have your best player showing up each 595 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:46,639 Speaker 8: and every day and saying that's the man that I 596 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:49,040 Speaker 8: want to play for, we have no other way but 597 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:51,879 Speaker 8: to follow suit. But it's not because of that, it's 598 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:56,000 Speaker 8: also because we're playing the Chiefs. Max hasn't practiced all week. 599 00:25:56,920 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 8: He's in a hospital bed need looking like a watermelon. 600 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:03,720 Speaker 8: And we go off for pregame and everybody's telling me, 601 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:07,080 Speaker 8: do not play them, and I'm looking at him hyed eye. 602 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 8: I said, you sure, and he told me I can 603 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:16,560 Speaker 8: do this. And it's different when a former player like 604 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:18,720 Speaker 8: myself looks at another player and you can look in 605 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:21,760 Speaker 8: his eye and say he's gonna be okay. But then 606 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 8: also to say, listen, if you get up slow, are 607 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:26,679 Speaker 8: you doing anything that's like I got to pull you 608 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:29,080 Speaker 8: out right, and we have that gentleman handshake. Then you 609 00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:31,479 Speaker 8: can make the decision that we made with Max on Christmas, 610 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:36,560 Speaker 8: on that Thanksgiving or ekping that Kansas Chiefs game. But 611 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:37,800 Speaker 8: at the end of the day, man Max is to 612 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:40,359 Speaker 8: face the franchise. He puts his heart and soul into 613 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 8: that bad boy. The effort, the passion, the love for 614 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 8: the Raid organization, the Raider fan base is unmatched, and 615 00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:51,040 Speaker 8: he sets the tone. I know it's a head coach, 616 00:26:51,080 --> 00:26:53,800 Speaker 8: but Max, so he told me to reach an interview 617 00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:57,520 Speaker 8: I did with him, and he has been preaching accountability 618 00:26:57,560 --> 00:26:58,920 Speaker 8: to the guys in the defensive front. 619 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 2: He's got ten guys already training with him every morning. 620 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:08,760 Speaker 2: When you see that, it's just first off, is this different? 621 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:12,199 Speaker 10: Like? Is this a change not in him but in 622 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:13,520 Speaker 10: your building? Without a doubt. 623 00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:16,679 Speaker 8: I mean, ever since the team that was in our 624 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:19,680 Speaker 8: building for the Super Bowl left team in Red, it's 625 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 8: been a match across for show. And he brought his 626 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:24,360 Speaker 8: friends because, like I told you, when I first showed 627 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:27,400 Speaker 8: up on February fifteenth, two, it was only backs. If 628 00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:30,520 Speaker 8: you walk in that building Monday, you want to see 629 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:33,199 Speaker 8: twenty five to thirty guys in there. Duvonta Adams, the 630 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:37,159 Speaker 8: entire D line, DB's Hey, guys, you ain't got to be. 631 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:38,160 Speaker 10: Here till April fifteenth. 632 00:27:38,359 --> 00:27:41,160 Speaker 8: It's okay, slow down, but that's not how we're rolling 633 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:43,240 Speaker 8: no more So how does that make you feel? I 634 00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:45,880 Speaker 8: know we're coming, I know we're ready. I know we're 635 00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:47,920 Speaker 8: building something special. I don't know what it is. I 636 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 8: don't know when it's going to happen. I don't know 637 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:53,400 Speaker 8: if it's this year, next year. But I know the cultures, right, 638 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:56,199 Speaker 8: I know the mindsets right. I know it's strictly business 639 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:58,359 Speaker 8: in that building. And then when we're off the building, 640 00:27:58,359 --> 00:27:59,960 Speaker 8: we have fun doing and doing it together. 641 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:02,520 Speaker 2: Okay, so now part of what you guys have to 642 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:06,040 Speaker 2: figure out and if tickets and stept to your quarterback, right, 643 00:28:06,080 --> 00:28:08,240 Speaker 2: you got Gardner Minshew in there, You've got Aiden in there. 644 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:12,480 Speaker 2: But how do you plan to continue to address that? 645 00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:15,600 Speaker 2: But you guys are picking at thirteen. It's a good 646 00:28:15,680 --> 00:28:18,280 Speaker 2: enough Maybe it's a good number if you stay there. 647 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:21,439 Speaker 2: But you know, how do you guys get to continue 648 00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:24,040 Speaker 2: to address that? Well, you know you can't have two 649 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:26,639 Speaker 2: quarterbacks on the roster, right, So we know we got 650 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:30,639 Speaker 2: to ask. So okay, the next wave is is the draft. 651 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:31,760 Speaker 10: So let's see. 652 00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 8: I got toom celesko in there, got that got the 653 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:37,240 Speaker 8: figure out what he got up to sleep. You know 654 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:39,240 Speaker 8: he's done it for a long time. I got a 655 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 8: lot of trust in him. I think he's seen it 656 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:48,320 Speaker 8: wherever he's been, right right, Peate Manning, Andrew Luck becomes 657 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:52,720 Speaker 8: a GM with the Chargers, Philip Rivers justin Herbert. So 658 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:55,320 Speaker 8: you know something about quarterbacks? He does, So I don't 659 00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:57,280 Speaker 8: let him figure it out. I'll let them figure it out. 660 00:28:57,280 --> 00:28:58,480 Speaker 8: But I know this, like, we got to get another 661 00:28:58,560 --> 00:28:59,200 Speaker 8: quarterback in the room. 662 00:28:59,240 --> 00:28:59,600 Speaker 10: We know that. 663 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:03,719 Speaker 8: But then Dave listen, ain't no Common played his ass off. 664 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:07,040 Speaker 8: He did a hell of a job for us. First 665 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:10,600 Speaker 8: game he ever played, Chargers went six sun stacks during 666 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:14,480 Speaker 8: the ball over critical interception the red zone. We played 667 00:29:14,560 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 8: the Minnesota Vikings later this season, who said, comes back 668 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:21,280 Speaker 8: out lights it up. So you're talking about a kid 669 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:23,640 Speaker 8: that has the mental toughness to play the National Football League, 670 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:26,320 Speaker 8: whatever happens, and whatever we do, and he got to 671 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:28,880 Speaker 8: go through eight and o'conno being honest. 672 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:30,840 Speaker 10: With you because he's earned that right. Okay, But like 673 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:32,280 Speaker 10: anybody else, it's. 674 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:34,600 Speaker 8: All about competition, and if we can make that room 675 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 8: the most competitive room on our team, the quarterback room 676 00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:38,760 Speaker 8: will be a good football. 677 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:38,960 Speaker 10: To hell man. 678 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:43,720 Speaker 1: All right. First off, some of the fantastic stuff he said, 679 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 1: the Max he is, I mean, you know, as I 680 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:50,200 Speaker 1: was doing the interview, I'm. 681 00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:52,240 Speaker 2: Kind of like, Okay, I'm getting worked up here right 682 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:55,080 Speaker 2: like he's I get it, like I feel it. And 683 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:58,040 Speaker 2: then when I rewatch the interview, I'm like, Okay, I 684 00:29:58,240 --> 00:30:01,880 Speaker 2: feel it. I mean, he knows his locker room and 685 00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:04,960 Speaker 2: the fact that he's talking about Max Crosby and the 686 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:07,800 Speaker 2: way Max has got these guys going, and he's got 687 00:30:07,880 --> 00:30:10,800 Speaker 2: that energy, which is his energy, and now he's in 688 00:30:10,880 --> 00:30:13,720 Speaker 2: a position to pick the guys who could continue to 689 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 2: convey that energy. It's just absolutely fantastic. Now we'll see 690 00:30:18,520 --> 00:30:20,840 Speaker 2: if it works. You know, he talked about, hey, he 691 00:30:21,040 --> 00:30:24,320 Speaker 2: is not everybody's cup of tea. You know he was 692 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:25,720 Speaker 2: you know, we didn't know he was going to be 693 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:29,000 Speaker 2: available for the Raiders head coach or other head coaching jobs. 694 00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:30,960 Speaker 2: But one of the words out there was like, he's 695 00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:33,400 Speaker 2: such a Raider, we don't know if he'd be just 696 00:30:33,840 --> 00:30:37,360 Speaker 2: as invested in our club because he's been so outspoken 697 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:38,600 Speaker 2: about wearing the silver and black. 698 00:30:38,760 --> 00:30:40,560 Speaker 3: My favorite thing of that whole interview, Steve, was when 699 00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:42,680 Speaker 3: you got him rolling on the defensive line. You bring 700 00:30:42,760 --> 00:30:46,080 Speaker 3: in Christian Wilkins, you got Max Crosby, Malcolm Coots, and 701 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:47,960 Speaker 3: the young Buck, the first round pick from the Erego. 702 00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:50,280 Speaker 3: On the other side, Tyree Wilson Man calls him the 703 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:53,080 Speaker 3: four horsemen, that the four horsemen ready to ride, and 704 00:30:53,160 --> 00:30:53,600 Speaker 3: some guys. 705 00:30:53,440 --> 00:30:56,600 Speaker 4: Are just speaking sound bites. Ap is one of those guys. 706 00:30:56,840 --> 00:30:58,360 Speaker 3: The big question is going to be and you talked 707 00:30:58,360 --> 00:31:00,320 Speaker 3: to him about it, right, there's gonna be the courquarterback. 708 00:31:00,640 --> 00:31:03,400 Speaker 3: Now he says anything we do goes through Aid and O'Connell. 709 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:05,480 Speaker 3: In other words, and I get this APB and a 710 00:31:05,520 --> 00:31:06,160 Speaker 3: former player. 711 00:31:06,520 --> 00:31:08,720 Speaker 4: Hey, that guy was the starter. He won some games 712 00:31:08,760 --> 00:31:09,400 Speaker 4: for you last year. 713 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:11,720 Speaker 3: So he starts out atop the depth chart, something that 714 00:31:11,760 --> 00:31:13,400 Speaker 3: Kenny Pickett probably was hoping he was going to hear 715 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:16,320 Speaker 3: in Pittsburg until he did it. But you know you're 716 00:31:16,360 --> 00:31:18,400 Speaker 3: going to add to that rook you brought into Gardner Minshew. 717 00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:20,720 Speaker 3: He gave him a pretty good contract fifteen million dollars 718 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:24,240 Speaker 3: fully guaranteed. That's significant. It's very obvious the Raiders have 719 00:31:24,360 --> 00:31:27,600 Speaker 3: designs on going and drafted a quarterback here. Tom Telesco 720 00:31:27,680 --> 00:31:30,520 Speaker 3: in his history with the Chargers rarely traded up in 721 00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:35,760 Speaker 3: round one, but Mark Davis, Antonio Pierce every single time 722 00:31:35,920 --> 00:31:38,760 Speaker 3: that they sat down with GM candidates. How do we 723 00:31:38,920 --> 00:31:41,400 Speaker 3: go and get the quarterback? That's what they're going to 724 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:43,840 Speaker 3: be attempting to do. Figure out, all right, who can 725 00:31:43,920 --> 00:31:46,479 Speaker 3: we move up for here? Jayden Daniels makes a lot 726 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:48,959 Speaker 3: of sense. Got the history of Antonio Pierce going back 727 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:52,200 Speaker 3: to Arizona State. I also can see Michael Pennix in 728 00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:55,600 Speaker 3: a logical pick for the Raiders kind of fits the 729 00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:58,680 Speaker 3: mold that we've seen in the past that Tom Telesco 730 00:31:58,920 --> 00:32:01,960 Speaker 3: likes in quarter I think the entire thing is fascinating. 731 00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:05,120 Speaker 3: I do know this, They got further to go than 732 00:32:05,160 --> 00:32:06,880 Speaker 3: some of the other teams. We're going to be trying 733 00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:09,720 Speaker 3: to trade up, which means the price is that much steeple. 734 00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:11,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, they don't have quite the freight to move up, 735 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:13,160 Speaker 2: but they're not gonna be afraid to go ahead and 736 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:15,560 Speaker 2: do it because they know they think this roster is 737 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:18,080 Speaker 2: pretty darn good and that if they get their quarterback 738 00:32:18,120 --> 00:32:20,680 Speaker 2: to build around, that's gonna be the guy where and 739 00:32:20,840 --> 00:32:24,400 Speaker 2: O'Connell throw that pass right there, but it goes through him, 740 00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:26,800 Speaker 2: But it might go through him. 741 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:28,320 Speaker 1: I mean again, speak with Antonio. 742 00:32:28,360 --> 00:32:30,080 Speaker 2: I got every feeling that they're gonna go out and 743 00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:32,960 Speaker 2: draft one of these quarterbacks unless there's just something a 744 00:32:33,040 --> 00:32:35,280 Speaker 2: medical or something to knock somebody off their board, like 745 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 2: a Michael Pennix. 746 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:40,040 Speaker 4: But they drafted Terry Wilson last year with a bad foot. Correct, 747 00:32:40,280 --> 00:32:41,000 Speaker 4: it's the Raiders. 748 00:32:41,080 --> 00:32:43,560 Speaker 3: There's thirty two different teams with thirty two doctors, thirty 749 00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:44,760 Speaker 3: two degrees of risk tolerance. 750 00:32:45,120 --> 00:32:47,520 Speaker 4: Raiders historically have had a little bit more risk tolerance. 751 00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:49,960 Speaker 3: So again, Michael Pennix, who would be talking about is 752 00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:50,800 Speaker 3: a sure fire. 753 00:32:50,600 --> 00:32:53,200 Speaker 4: First round pick, but for the medical I wouldn't rule 754 00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:54,040 Speaker 4: out that possibility. 755 00:32:54,120 --> 00:32:55,920 Speaker 2: When we were out at all on Tom, you got 756 00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:59,200 Speaker 2: something coming up from a coach who just got a 757 00:32:59,360 --> 00:33:01,120 Speaker 2: new running back to help his team. 758 00:33:01,240 --> 00:33:05,480 Speaker 3: That's right, Saquon Barkley is now a Philadelphia Eagle. Nick 759 00:33:05,560 --> 00:33:08,400 Speaker 3: Sirianni speaking for the first time, and what it means 760 00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:10,800 Speaker 3: not just to get Saquon, but to get him from 761 00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:13,840 Speaker 3: your division rival. We'll also talk about what went wrong 762 00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:16,640 Speaker 3: down the stretch for the Eagles last season and how 763 00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:19,440 Speaker 3: Sirianni intends to fix it in twenty twenty four. 764 00:33:19,520 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 4: That's up next to the NFL Report. 765 00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:34,120 Speaker 1: Hey love you, Hey. 766 00:33:35,560 --> 00:33:37,440 Speaker 4: Washington seventeen, Eagles seven. 767 00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:38,680 Speaker 1: This is where y'all change it. 768 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:39,480 Speaker 8: Let's go. 769 00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:44,280 Speaker 4: He mclaurton couldn't get the feet in. It's a good judge. 770 00:33:44,280 --> 00:33:46,280 Speaker 4: You probably all though you're doing it right. 771 00:33:46,360 --> 00:33:50,200 Speaker 10: Job, Go and back in the field goal range. 772 00:33:50,280 --> 00:33:51,120 Speaker 1: All right, field goal. 773 00:33:51,320 --> 00:33:52,360 Speaker 4: I don't watch field goals. 774 00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:54,360 Speaker 9: Did I look at coach Clay he points at me 775 00:33:54,480 --> 00:33:57,000 Speaker 9: or he gives me one of these like if we 776 00:33:57,120 --> 00:33:58,080 Speaker 9: missed it is. 777 00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:02,200 Speaker 1: We won pretty much every way. 778 00:34:02,080 --> 00:34:02,960 Speaker 8: You can win in this league. 779 00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:08,400 Speaker 3: Everybody remembers how the Eagles twenty twenty three season finished. 780 00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:09,920 Speaker 4: There was a time Steve there in the. 781 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:13,560 Speaker 3: Competition in the running for the number one, yes overall 782 00:34:13,640 --> 00:34:16,720 Speaker 3: seed in the NFC, things got a little bit haywire. 783 00:34:16,880 --> 00:34:19,200 Speaker 3: It made a lot of changes. Since I got a 784 00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:21,880 Speaker 3: chance to sit down in recent days here in Orlando, 785 00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:24,000 Speaker 3: Tom Pilizero Steve White for the NFL Report from the 786 00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:26,640 Speaker 3: NFL Annual Meeting and talked about one of those new 787 00:34:26,719 --> 00:34:29,920 Speaker 3: big additions, Saquon Barkley, as well as a question that 788 00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:32,160 Speaker 3: started out as what is the state of the twenty 789 00:34:32,200 --> 00:34:33,680 Speaker 3: twenty fourth Philadelphia Eagles. 790 00:34:33,880 --> 00:34:39,520 Speaker 4: Siriani gave what I thought was a fascinating response, just. 791 00:34:39,719 --> 00:34:43,520 Speaker 9: Looking to take it one day at a time, and 792 00:34:44,719 --> 00:34:47,200 Speaker 9: you know, I think that, you know, coming off of 793 00:34:47,320 --> 00:34:51,279 Speaker 9: the two thousand and twenty two season, you think to yourself, man, 794 00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:52,279 Speaker 9: we got to do what we got to do to 795 00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:55,480 Speaker 9: get back to where we were so close. And I 796 00:34:55,560 --> 00:34:58,440 Speaker 9: think that, you know, it really just proved to you 797 00:34:58,760 --> 00:35:00,560 Speaker 9: that you really just got to take things one day 798 00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:03,200 Speaker 9: at a time. And so right now, you know, we've 799 00:35:03,239 --> 00:35:05,920 Speaker 9: had a you know, I think by a lot of accounts, 800 00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:08,800 Speaker 9: we've had a great off season so far, and you know, 801 00:35:08,920 --> 00:35:11,000 Speaker 9: got to keep doing that through the through the draft, 802 00:35:11,080 --> 00:35:12,799 Speaker 9: and and we'll take that one day at a time 803 00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:15,200 Speaker 9: that will lead into the training camp and and O 804 00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:17,640 Speaker 9: T A. S. And you know, just looking forward to 805 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:21,520 Speaker 9: to building the team and you know, coming close as 806 00:35:21,520 --> 00:35:21,799 Speaker 9: a team. 807 00:35:21,960 --> 00:35:23,520 Speaker 10: So we talked about doing it one day at a time. 808 00:35:24,160 --> 00:35:25,640 Speaker 10: We're some guys getting ahead. 809 00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:27,480 Speaker 9: Of themselves in terms of I would say that was 810 00:35:27,880 --> 00:35:29,799 Speaker 9: I wouldn't say some guys say me, I'd look at 811 00:35:29,840 --> 00:35:30,600 Speaker 9: myself in the mirror. 812 00:35:30,640 --> 00:35:30,839 Speaker 4: First. 813 00:35:30,880 --> 00:35:32,560 Speaker 10: I think we all we all did you know, we 814 00:35:32,680 --> 00:35:35,080 Speaker 10: had a lot of you know, we had When you. 815 00:35:35,120 --> 00:35:37,080 Speaker 9: Get close like that and you want to and you 816 00:35:37,160 --> 00:35:39,640 Speaker 9: want to be back so bad, I think it's it's 817 00:35:39,960 --> 00:35:42,680 Speaker 9: it's easy to find yourself looking up to the top 818 00:35:42,680 --> 00:35:44,440 Speaker 9: of the mountain and saying I got to get back there. 819 00:35:44,520 --> 00:35:46,799 Speaker 9: And it really does take one day at a time. 820 00:35:46,880 --> 00:35:48,800 Speaker 9: And what a great lesson for us last year. And 821 00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:52,560 Speaker 9: so the state of the Philadelphia Eagles is where where 822 00:35:52,600 --> 00:35:54,440 Speaker 9: where we are want to be right now. And so 823 00:35:55,160 --> 00:35:57,439 Speaker 9: that gives me an opportunity not to not to side 824 00:35:57,560 --> 00:35:59,400 Speaker 9: step your question, but it is where we want to 825 00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:01,960 Speaker 9: be as far as just hey, we're here, we're in 826 00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:04,480 Speaker 9: this off season part portion of it. Players get to 827 00:36:04,520 --> 00:36:06,239 Speaker 9: come in here in a couple of weeks, we get 828 00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:08,640 Speaker 9: to get going on some O TA stuff and get 829 00:36:08,680 --> 00:36:11,800 Speaker 9: them lifting and getting to be together and getting in 830 00:36:11,840 --> 00:36:12,560 Speaker 9: the classroom. 831 00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:15,320 Speaker 10: So we're looking forward to that as we as we approach. 832 00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:18,680 Speaker 3: So since last time we saw you, he signed Squon Barkley. 833 00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:21,960 Speaker 3: Take me through that process and why now is the 834 00:36:22,040 --> 00:36:24,320 Speaker 3: time to convince how we just spend. 835 00:36:24,200 --> 00:36:24,879 Speaker 10: On a running back? 836 00:36:25,640 --> 00:36:25,759 Speaker 8: Uh? 837 00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:28,719 Speaker 9: Well, just so so grateful to how he he's just 838 00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:32,400 Speaker 9: always looking to improve our football team. I really, you know, 839 00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:38,000 Speaker 9: just he works tiresly to improve our team and really 840 00:36:38,040 --> 00:36:43,240 Speaker 9: grateful to be around that. Really excited obviously about about 841 00:36:43,280 --> 00:36:45,320 Speaker 9: Saquon and the things that he can do. 842 00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:49,640 Speaker 10: You know, just such a dynamic football player both with 843 00:36:50,160 --> 00:36:50,360 Speaker 10: you know. 844 00:36:50,480 --> 00:36:53,279 Speaker 9: Both as a as an actual running back and then 845 00:36:53,320 --> 00:36:55,160 Speaker 9: also the things he can do as a as a 846 00:36:55,200 --> 00:37:00,200 Speaker 9: pass catcher, and so just you know, he's just going 847 00:37:00,239 --> 00:37:02,680 Speaker 9: to bring an element to our offense and to our team. 848 00:37:03,120 --> 00:37:05,279 Speaker 9: You know, as much as we see him, you know, 849 00:37:05,719 --> 00:37:08,600 Speaker 9: all the highlights that we see on the on the tape. Uh, 850 00:37:08,880 --> 00:37:12,160 Speaker 9: you know, from my understanding and all our homework, he's 851 00:37:12,200 --> 00:37:14,680 Speaker 9: such a good leader and a teammate as well. So 852 00:37:15,160 --> 00:37:17,239 Speaker 9: to be able to add that into our locker room 853 00:37:17,719 --> 00:37:20,680 Speaker 9: not only the playmaking ability, but to the person is 854 00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:23,719 Speaker 9: really is really important. And so you know, and and 855 00:37:23,840 --> 00:37:26,279 Speaker 9: to be able to like how many times have I 856 00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:30,839 Speaker 9: watched him on the opposite sideline playing him Two times 857 00:37:30,920 --> 00:37:33,040 Speaker 9: this last year, three times the year before, two times 858 00:37:33,080 --> 00:37:35,680 Speaker 9: the year before. It is like, man, we don't have 859 00:37:35,719 --> 00:37:37,840 Speaker 9: to play against that guy anymore. Great, Oh, he's on 860 00:37:37,920 --> 00:37:42,120 Speaker 9: our team even more, even more perfect. And so that's 861 00:37:42,320 --> 00:37:45,600 Speaker 9: that's exciting that, you know, because we've seen him up 862 00:37:45,640 --> 00:37:48,560 Speaker 9: close and personal and we just know how good of 863 00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:51,040 Speaker 9: a football player he is, you know, and he's he's 864 00:37:51,160 --> 00:37:55,120 Speaker 9: big man, he's hard to tackle, and you know when 865 00:37:55,160 --> 00:37:57,840 Speaker 9: it gets cold there in the Northeast that the you know, 866 00:37:57,920 --> 00:38:01,239 Speaker 9: in the December and January, looking forward to having him 867 00:38:01,239 --> 00:38:03,600 Speaker 9: on our sideline where he wears down that defense and 868 00:38:03,960 --> 00:38:06,359 Speaker 9: it's hard to tackle him. It's hard to tackle him 869 00:38:06,600 --> 00:38:10,000 Speaker 9: in September two, let's be honest, but really looking forward 870 00:38:10,040 --> 00:38:10,320 Speaker 9: to all that. 871 00:38:12,280 --> 00:38:15,440 Speaker 3: Saquon Barkley has caused a lot of problems for Nick 872 00:38:15,520 --> 00:38:16,640 Speaker 3: Sirianni and a lot of other. 873 00:38:16,520 --> 00:38:19,000 Speaker 4: People through the years. Here now he is on the 874 00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:20,000 Speaker 4: Eagles side. 875 00:38:20,120 --> 00:38:22,840 Speaker 3: He grew up like an hour outside of Philadelphia, so 876 00:38:22,920 --> 00:38:26,759 Speaker 3: it's a homecoming for Saquon as well. An aggressive move 877 00:38:26,800 --> 00:38:29,600 Speaker 3: Steve from an Eagles team that historically hasn't paid big 878 00:38:30,040 --> 00:38:32,160 Speaker 3: for running backs, but they're making a big bet that 879 00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:33,680 Speaker 3: Saquon's a difference maker. 880 00:38:33,760 --> 00:38:33,960 Speaker 10: Yeah. 881 00:38:33,960 --> 00:38:35,960 Speaker 2: Look, they give up on DeAndre Swift because they knew 882 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:39,040 Speaker 2: they could get somebody who's more physical. Right at Saquon Barkley. 883 00:38:39,080 --> 00:38:41,279 Speaker 2: It's a durability issue for Saquon Barkley. That's the only 884 00:38:41,360 --> 00:38:44,560 Speaker 2: thing if he stays on the field behind this offensive line. Yes, 885 00:38:44,600 --> 00:38:47,200 Speaker 2: I lost Jason Kelsey by those slide Cam Jurgens over, 886 00:38:47,239 --> 00:38:47,759 Speaker 2: They've got some. 887 00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:51,319 Speaker 1: Players in place. He is going to add a lot. 888 00:38:51,400 --> 00:38:52,919 Speaker 2: And I like what you said about the cold weather, 889 00:38:53,480 --> 00:38:55,800 Speaker 2: and it made it seem like, hmm, they played in 890 00:38:55,920 --> 00:38:58,480 Speaker 2: cold weather a lot last year during that skid. 891 00:38:59,040 --> 00:39:00,400 Speaker 1: Maybe there were some shoes. 892 00:39:00,760 --> 00:39:02,520 Speaker 2: Now we've got a guy who's played in cold weather 893 00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:05,560 Speaker 2: his whole life who could possibly help us. By Tom, 894 00:39:05,600 --> 00:39:08,000 Speaker 2: I want to backtrack to the front end of that 895 00:39:08,160 --> 00:39:10,839 Speaker 2: interview where he was talking about we're doing things day 896 00:39:10,840 --> 00:39:13,000 Speaker 2: by day and it wasn't a cliche day by day 897 00:39:13,400 --> 00:39:15,560 Speaker 2: where he talked about that maybe we got out a 898 00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:18,920 Speaker 2: little ahead of ourselves. To me, I took that as 899 00:39:19,400 --> 00:39:22,839 Speaker 2: maybe we thought we were better than we actually were 900 00:39:23,440 --> 00:39:26,759 Speaker 2: and didn't put in as the new coach speaker. 901 00:39:26,440 --> 00:39:29,759 Speaker 1: Is the strain or the grind that we needed to 902 00:39:30,360 --> 00:39:31,600 Speaker 1: to be a good football team. 903 00:39:31,719 --> 00:39:33,759 Speaker 3: Some of the little things sometimes can slip through the 904 00:39:33,800 --> 00:39:35,759 Speaker 3: cranks here, and you saw that down the stretch. They 905 00:39:35,840 --> 00:39:38,239 Speaker 3: had that game against San Francisco. Yeah, a lot of 906 00:39:38,320 --> 00:39:40,760 Speaker 3: stuff happened in that game. It was an ugly showing 907 00:39:40,840 --> 00:39:44,080 Speaker 3: and they never fully recovered. I also had Siriani about 908 00:39:44,160 --> 00:39:47,640 Speaker 3: Jalen Hurts and where he stands, kind of deferred to 909 00:39:47,719 --> 00:39:49,320 Speaker 3: the fact that listening above all else, you know this 910 00:39:49,360 --> 00:39:51,759 Speaker 3: about Jalen Hurts. He's going to work at it. He's 911 00:39:51,800 --> 00:39:54,520 Speaker 3: an unbelievably hard worker. That's what he's going to. 912 00:39:54,560 --> 00:39:57,080 Speaker 4: Fall back upon throughout the course of this process. Listen. 913 00:39:57,080 --> 00:39:58,400 Speaker 4: They got to get it going on both sides of 914 00:39:58,400 --> 00:39:58,600 Speaker 4: the ball. 915 00:39:58,640 --> 00:40:01,239 Speaker 3: They got new coordinators killing more there now, right Vic 916 00:40:01,280 --> 00:40:03,400 Speaker 3: Fangio Over on the defensive side of the ball, you 917 00:40:03,520 --> 00:40:06,280 Speaker 3: bring back a juice guy like Chauncey Gardner, John Hoboy 918 00:40:06,400 --> 00:40:08,400 Speaker 3: in your secondary is gonna be part of your identity 919 00:40:08,480 --> 00:40:11,160 Speaker 3: and the everything that Syrianna brought up leadership with Saquon, 920 00:40:11,440 --> 00:40:13,960 Speaker 3: you lose Jason Kelcey, you lose Fletcher Cox. 921 00:40:14,040 --> 00:40:15,480 Speaker 4: There is a leadership voice. 922 00:40:15,480 --> 00:40:17,600 Speaker 3: They got Brandon Graham and Lane Johnson some of the 923 00:40:17,680 --> 00:40:20,120 Speaker 3: other guys, but you need some people, some of those 924 00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:22,640 Speaker 3: young players to step in as the leaders. 925 00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:25,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, and a lot of times you try to import leadership. 926 00:40:25,719 --> 00:40:29,680 Speaker 2: It doesn't always work. But Saquon's got the gravitas from 927 00:40:29,719 --> 00:40:32,239 Speaker 2: a team that's faced him twice a year to come 928 00:40:32,320 --> 00:40:33,600 Speaker 2: in and make it work. 929 00:40:33,960 --> 00:40:36,680 Speaker 1: Well, Tom, guess what we have coming up next. We've 930 00:40:36,760 --> 00:40:37,400 Speaker 1: got an owner. 931 00:40:37,480 --> 00:40:41,440 Speaker 2: We've got Vikings co owner Mark Wilf and we've got 932 00:40:41,520 --> 00:40:42,640 Speaker 2: some questions for him. 933 00:40:42,719 --> 00:40:43,879 Speaker 4: Who's your quarterback? Mark? 934 00:40:43,960 --> 00:40:47,880 Speaker 2: Who is your quarterback? And what about that superstar widers here? 935 00:40:47,920 --> 00:40:51,239 Speaker 2: But no, not Jordan Addison but the other one. Oh, 936 00:40:51,320 --> 00:40:53,320 Speaker 2: we got questions from Mark, and we'll get some answered 937 00:40:53,719 --> 00:41:09,640 Speaker 2: next on the NFL. Mark, all right, we are back 938 00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:13,000 Speaker 2: at the NFL Report and Tom Pellicero, we are now 939 00:41:13,120 --> 00:41:16,600 Speaker 2: joined by a special guests, Viking's co owner Mark with Mark. 940 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:18,399 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for joining us here. 941 00:41:18,640 --> 00:41:20,160 Speaker 4: Thanks for having us taking time out of. 942 00:41:20,160 --> 00:41:20,640 Speaker 1: A busy day. 943 00:41:20,680 --> 00:41:22,480 Speaker 2: Tom and I were wondering if you're like escaping from 944 00:41:22,520 --> 00:41:24,719 Speaker 2: all of these monotonous meetings just to come spend time 945 00:41:24,760 --> 00:41:25,080 Speaker 2: with us. 946 00:41:25,080 --> 00:41:28,200 Speaker 4: Get a outdoor here. Yeah, absolutely so. 947 00:41:28,520 --> 00:41:30,120 Speaker 1: Mark, you know, just to start things off. 948 00:41:30,320 --> 00:41:33,320 Speaker 2: Of course, the vikings a big conversation leading into the draft, 949 00:41:34,080 --> 00:41:38,640 Speaker 2: your quarterback spot. Are you pushing the guys to go 950 00:41:38,760 --> 00:41:41,239 Speaker 2: ahead and get somebody in it? We know you signed 951 00:41:41,280 --> 00:41:42,400 Speaker 2: Sam Donald. 952 00:41:42,760 --> 00:41:46,120 Speaker 13: But well we love Sam Donald, but you know, when 953 00:41:46,160 --> 00:41:50,279 Speaker 13: it comes to the quarterbacks position, it's certainly critical. And 954 00:41:50,960 --> 00:41:53,840 Speaker 13: Quacy and coach O'Connell are working hard. We've got a 955 00:41:53,920 --> 00:41:57,640 Speaker 13: plan and Sam Donald's part of it, and we're excited. 956 00:41:57,680 --> 00:41:59,640 Speaker 13: He's in the building and we're excited. We have two 957 00:41:59,640 --> 00:42:02,279 Speaker 13: first picks, so we'll see where it all goes. We 958 00:42:02,320 --> 00:42:04,480 Speaker 13: have a lot of flexibility and we'll. 959 00:42:04,320 --> 00:42:05,000 Speaker 4: See what happens. 960 00:42:05,239 --> 00:42:07,040 Speaker 3: Some of the teams that are in the quarterback market, 961 00:42:07,160 --> 00:42:10,040 Speaker 3: they've had their owners and their team presidents among others 962 00:42:10,160 --> 00:42:13,040 Speaker 3: in the interview process. As you said, it's a very unique, 963 00:42:13,080 --> 00:42:16,560 Speaker 3: very important position. How involved do you and Ziggy get 964 00:42:16,760 --> 00:42:17,520 Speaker 3: through this process? 965 00:42:17,560 --> 00:42:20,280 Speaker 13: Well, it was shirinly engaged all the time with Quasi 966 00:42:20,400 --> 00:42:23,640 Speaker 13: and coach and Robert Zinski the whole the whole football operations, 967 00:42:23,680 --> 00:42:26,000 Speaker 13: and we have a lot of confidence that they know 968 00:42:26,080 --> 00:42:28,920 Speaker 13: what they're doing, they've got the right ideas, and we're 969 00:42:28,960 --> 00:42:31,120 Speaker 13: behind them and the extent they're gonna want further involvement 970 00:42:31,160 --> 00:42:32,120 Speaker 13: from us, we're there to help. 971 00:42:32,120 --> 00:42:33,840 Speaker 4: But again, we know what we know and we know 972 00:42:33,960 --> 00:42:36,640 Speaker 4: what they know and they'll get it right. 973 00:42:36,800 --> 00:42:39,600 Speaker 2: Oh, I sounded like, guys, a good detailed plan going 974 00:42:39,680 --> 00:42:42,240 Speaker 2: on right there. We also know one of the bigger 975 00:42:42,280 --> 00:42:45,719 Speaker 2: things going around with the Vikings is Justin Jefferson. At 976 00:42:45,800 --> 00:42:48,640 Speaker 2: some point there's gonna be extension. 977 00:42:48,239 --> 00:42:51,359 Speaker 1: Talks or something like that. Have those started well. 978 00:42:51,400 --> 00:42:54,040 Speaker 13: We had great positive conversations last season, and then we're 979 00:42:54,040 --> 00:42:57,320 Speaker 13: looking forward to more positive conversations this offseason. Justin Jefferson 980 00:42:57,880 --> 00:43:00,239 Speaker 13: is a unique talent, best in the game, and we're 981 00:43:00,280 --> 00:43:02,560 Speaker 13: excited he's in Minnesota Viking and not only is he 982 00:43:02,600 --> 00:43:04,440 Speaker 13: a great player, he's become a great leader of our 983 00:43:04,960 --> 00:43:08,680 Speaker 13: locker room and he's great in the community. So the 984 00:43:08,760 --> 00:43:11,160 Speaker 13: thrills he gives the fans on the field and just 985 00:43:11,200 --> 00:43:13,279 Speaker 13: the way he carries himself. We're looking forward to some 986 00:43:13,360 --> 00:43:14,520 Speaker 13: real positive conversations. 987 00:43:14,560 --> 00:43:16,920 Speaker 3: So even if Quasi comes to you and goes markets, 988 00:43:17,160 --> 00:43:18,960 Speaker 3: we made it a real strong rung because you guys 989 00:43:19,000 --> 00:43:20,719 Speaker 3: did last year to try to get the extension. 990 00:43:21,000 --> 00:43:23,120 Speaker 4: It's just not gonna happen. But I can get three 991 00:43:23,160 --> 00:43:26,359 Speaker 4: first round picks for Justin Jefferson. How are you feeling again? 992 00:43:26,640 --> 00:43:26,960 Speaker 8: Right now? 993 00:43:27,000 --> 00:43:29,880 Speaker 13: We're focused on getting that guy on our field with 994 00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:31,320 Speaker 13: the purple and he looks great. 995 00:43:31,160 --> 00:43:32,960 Speaker 4: In purple, and we're gonna do our best to keep 996 00:43:33,000 --> 00:43:33,399 Speaker 4: it that way. 997 00:43:33,920 --> 00:43:36,280 Speaker 1: You talked about making a move to get a second 998 00:43:36,320 --> 00:43:37,359 Speaker 1: first round draft pick. 999 00:43:37,880 --> 00:43:40,320 Speaker 2: I mean that that takes you know, a lot of 1000 00:43:41,400 --> 00:43:43,640 Speaker 2: you know, I guess to say it, But what about 1001 00:43:43,640 --> 00:43:46,960 Speaker 2: the job quation if Kevin have done not only winning 1002 00:43:47,040 --> 00:43:49,440 Speaker 2: ball games in a few years they've been together, but 1003 00:43:49,600 --> 00:43:52,040 Speaker 2: the plan that they have constructed for you guys to 1004 00:43:52,120 --> 00:43:53,280 Speaker 2: have short and long. 1005 00:43:53,200 --> 00:43:56,480 Speaker 13: Term success, well that's that's that's our where we're looking at. 1006 00:43:56,560 --> 00:43:58,560 Speaker 13: We're trying to get sustained success. We want to win 1007 00:43:58,640 --> 00:44:01,000 Speaker 13: super Bowls. We want to get over that line. And 1008 00:44:01,680 --> 00:44:04,440 Speaker 13: we have a lot of confidence in Quacy and coach O'Connell. 1009 00:44:04,480 --> 00:44:05,600 Speaker 4: They're working great together. 1010 00:44:06,120 --> 00:44:08,840 Speaker 13: Our coaching staff, our personal staff working really hard and 1011 00:44:09,400 --> 00:44:11,239 Speaker 13: having the two first round picks gives us a lot 1012 00:44:11,280 --> 00:44:13,080 Speaker 13: of flexibility and that's great. 1013 00:44:13,120 --> 00:44:15,320 Speaker 4: Whether it's uptown or in the middle. 1014 00:44:16,400 --> 00:44:18,880 Speaker 1: We know with this deep draft here, we're going to 1015 00:44:18,880 --> 00:44:19,240 Speaker 1: be okay. 1016 00:44:19,640 --> 00:44:21,359 Speaker 4: Mark, As you know, I live up in Minneapolis. 1017 00:44:21,400 --> 00:44:23,560 Speaker 3: I've covered ount know how many of your games throughout 1018 00:44:23,600 --> 00:44:27,280 Speaker 3: your entire ownership tenure. Almost everybody that I remember is gone. 1019 00:44:27,520 --> 00:44:30,800 Speaker 3: The locker room has completely changed over. There's one guy left. 1020 00:44:31,120 --> 00:44:35,520 Speaker 3: His name is Harrison Smith. Another restructured deal to continue 1021 00:44:35,560 --> 00:44:37,800 Speaker 3: to have Harrison Smith, who, in my opinion, is a 1022 00:44:37,840 --> 00:44:41,440 Speaker 3: Hall of Fame caliber safety or the longest running Vikings 1023 00:44:41,480 --> 00:44:42,120 Speaker 3: in the modern era. 1024 00:44:42,280 --> 00:44:44,880 Speaker 4: What does it mean to you? And the organization couldn't 1025 00:44:44,880 --> 00:44:45,279 Speaker 4: agree more. 1026 00:44:45,320 --> 00:44:47,920 Speaker 13: I mean entering his thirteenth season now, I mean just 1027 00:44:47,960 --> 00:44:51,480 Speaker 13: an incredible player, a great leader, and we couldn't be 1028 00:44:51,560 --> 00:44:53,480 Speaker 13: happier for him and his family that he's back with 1029 00:44:53,600 --> 00:44:56,279 Speaker 13: us this coming year. And we agree with you, and 1030 00:44:56,480 --> 00:44:59,800 Speaker 13: we're just excited to have him back. And he's just 1031 00:45:00,120 --> 00:45:02,480 Speaker 13: such a such a great presence on the field and 1032 00:45:03,080 --> 00:45:06,440 Speaker 13: great in the locker room. So the way he carries himself, 1033 00:45:06,600 --> 00:45:08,759 Speaker 13: we're really really proud. One of the greatest picks in 1034 00:45:08,840 --> 00:45:11,000 Speaker 13: Vikings history, and he's proven it. 1035 00:45:11,000 --> 00:45:11,439 Speaker 1: On the field. 1036 00:45:11,640 --> 00:45:13,839 Speaker 3: I was thinking that, you know, when you guys were 1037 00:45:13,840 --> 00:45:16,319 Speaker 3: going through the contract situation with Harrison. If it didn't 1038 00:45:16,320 --> 00:45:19,000 Speaker 3: work out in Minnesota, maybe join your former head. 1039 00:45:18,880 --> 00:45:20,839 Speaker 4: Coach in Dallas. What do you think about Zim being 1040 00:45:20,960 --> 00:45:21,960 Speaker 4: back in the league here. 1041 00:45:23,480 --> 00:45:27,239 Speaker 13: We're happy for coach Zim and I know he'll do 1042 00:45:27,280 --> 00:45:28,960 Speaker 13: a great job in Dallas. He's just one of the 1043 00:45:29,040 --> 00:45:31,719 Speaker 13: great defensive minds and he's in the right position there 1044 00:45:31,760 --> 00:45:37,000 Speaker 13: and again, great memories with coach Zimmer and we wish 1045 00:45:37,080 --> 00:45:37,640 Speaker 13: him all the best. 1046 00:45:38,280 --> 00:45:40,839 Speaker 2: So you guys have been doing more of the talking 1047 00:45:40,960 --> 00:45:45,360 Speaker 2: vikings here, you owners, and this morning after the Competition Committee, 1048 00:45:45,400 --> 00:45:50,760 Speaker 2: you guys did vote to ban the swivel hip drop tackle. 1049 00:45:50,840 --> 00:45:52,919 Speaker 2: Could you kind of walk us through the decision because 1050 00:45:52,960 --> 00:45:55,640 Speaker 2: we heard it was unanimous vote to get that play 1051 00:45:55,680 --> 00:45:56,279 Speaker 2: out of the game. 1052 00:45:56,760 --> 00:45:59,560 Speaker 13: I think, you know, the focus on health and safety 1053 00:46:00,200 --> 00:46:02,239 Speaker 13: is very real and it really comes around every year 1054 00:46:02,280 --> 00:46:05,360 Speaker 13: at these meetings, and we applaud the league, the commissioner 1055 00:46:05,400 --> 00:46:07,520 Speaker 13: and the focus that's put on health and safety. And 1056 00:46:07,640 --> 00:46:11,960 Speaker 13: that's really what this whole rule is about. We're just 1057 00:46:12,040 --> 00:46:15,000 Speaker 13: trying to make the game out there safer for the players, 1058 00:46:15,080 --> 00:46:17,040 Speaker 13: and I think that's been proven out. The statistics are 1059 00:46:17,600 --> 00:46:19,960 Speaker 13: injuries are down from the years prior and This is 1060 00:46:20,000 --> 00:46:22,719 Speaker 13: just a continuing of that effort, and that's why it 1061 00:46:22,800 --> 00:46:23,600 Speaker 13: passed unanimously. 1062 00:46:23,800 --> 00:46:26,560 Speaker 3: The kickoff plays another one that we're talking about. Because 1063 00:46:26,600 --> 00:46:30,040 Speaker 3: of the high injury rates, it's changed for the last 1064 00:46:30,120 --> 00:46:32,880 Speaker 3: five years. Special teams coordinators have to keep adjusting. What 1065 00:46:33,000 --> 00:46:35,279 Speaker 3: we're talking about now, though, is something pretty radical and 1066 00:46:35,360 --> 00:46:38,160 Speaker 3: what they're calling the NFL hybrid kickoff, with the kickoff 1067 00:46:38,560 --> 00:46:40,880 Speaker 3: and the return teams both on the opposite side. 1068 00:46:40,680 --> 00:46:41,200 Speaker 4: Of the field. 1069 00:46:41,280 --> 00:46:43,480 Speaker 3: You can't move until the ball hits the ground or 1070 00:46:43,560 --> 00:46:46,680 Speaker 3: is caught. There's a landing zone there. It's literally a 1071 00:46:46,760 --> 00:46:49,359 Speaker 3: ten page type of report in the room when it's 1072 00:46:49,400 --> 00:46:52,320 Speaker 3: being presented. I know Darren Rizzy, John Fossil and others 1073 00:46:52,360 --> 00:46:52,719 Speaker 3: were here. 1074 00:46:53,480 --> 00:46:57,239 Speaker 4: How is it received? How much do you get it? 1075 00:46:57,480 --> 00:46:59,840 Speaker 4: Is this actually what's going to have? Well, it's still ongoing. 1076 00:47:00,040 --> 00:47:03,360 Speaker 13: You know what's great about the NFL and football, of 1077 00:47:03,520 --> 00:47:07,279 Speaker 13: all the major sports football, we're not afraid to make 1078 00:47:07,320 --> 00:47:09,759 Speaker 13: the game better, make the game better for players and 1079 00:47:09,840 --> 00:47:11,200 Speaker 13: more importantly for the fans. 1080 00:47:11,800 --> 00:47:12,719 Speaker 4: It's just a great game. 1081 00:47:12,800 --> 00:47:15,000 Speaker 13: And I know there's a lot of conversation and it's 1082 00:47:15,000 --> 00:47:17,200 Speaker 13: about health and safety. We want to get the kickoff back. 1083 00:47:17,280 --> 00:47:19,319 Speaker 13: It's such a great play and it's kind of gone 1084 00:47:19,360 --> 00:47:21,560 Speaker 13: away the amount of touchbacks, to not have a single 1085 00:47:21,640 --> 00:47:24,160 Speaker 13: touch back in the Super Bowl, things like that, and 1086 00:47:24,280 --> 00:47:27,439 Speaker 13: we're supportive of putting in a kickoff rule. There's little 1087 00:47:27,440 --> 00:47:30,200 Speaker 13: conversations ongoing on that. We'll see where it all falls out. 1088 00:47:31,280 --> 00:47:33,400 Speaker 13: So I applaud the league for making the effort and 1089 00:47:34,280 --> 00:47:36,320 Speaker 13: we look forward to having it back. But again with 1090 00:47:36,480 --> 00:47:38,680 Speaker 13: health and safety still in mind, do. 1091 00:47:38,680 --> 00:47:39,840 Speaker 1: You think you have a ruling on it. 1092 00:47:39,960 --> 00:47:42,239 Speaker 2: Ris McKay did say he's hoping by the time this 1093 00:47:42,360 --> 00:47:44,960 Speaker 2: meeting ends, you'll all be able to have some conclusion 1094 00:47:44,960 --> 00:47:45,400 Speaker 2: because you have. 1095 00:47:45,440 --> 00:47:47,800 Speaker 1: To build your rosters and this new rule could change 1096 00:47:47,880 --> 00:47:49,800 Speaker 1: some of the type of personality. 1097 00:47:49,360 --> 00:47:50,919 Speaker 4: You Well, that is the goal. 1098 00:47:51,200 --> 00:47:53,600 Speaker 13: We'll defer to Chairman McKay on the politics of all this, 1099 00:47:54,080 --> 00:47:56,759 Speaker 13: but again we're very supportive of trying to get a 1100 00:47:56,880 --> 00:47:59,040 Speaker 13: kickoff play back for the fans and for the players, 1101 00:47:59,120 --> 00:48:01,120 Speaker 13: and to make it as safe. 1102 00:48:00,960 --> 00:48:01,920 Speaker 4: And healthy as possible. 1103 00:48:02,040 --> 00:48:03,360 Speaker 3: And there's a lot of things for you guys, for 1104 00:48:03,520 --> 00:48:05,600 Speaker 3: Vikings fans to be excited about looking forward to twenty 1105 00:48:05,640 --> 00:48:07,800 Speaker 3: twenty four. You're going back to London, you get a 1106 00:48:07,800 --> 00:48:10,600 Speaker 3: fully healthy Justin Jefferson back on the field. 1107 00:48:11,080 --> 00:48:13,920 Speaker 4: But national media wise, there's not a lot of Vikings discussions. 1108 00:48:14,000 --> 00:48:16,520 Speaker 3: The Bears have the number one pick, it's the Packers 1109 00:48:16,600 --> 00:48:17,839 Speaker 3: on the rise game with Jordan Love. 1110 00:48:17,880 --> 00:48:20,040 Speaker 4: The Lions were just on the presspae of the Super Bowl. 1111 00:48:20,239 --> 00:48:22,480 Speaker 3: How bad do you want to get to September and 1112 00:48:22,600 --> 00:48:25,000 Speaker 3: go out there and reboot after everything you guys went 1113 00:48:25,040 --> 00:48:25,600 Speaker 3: through last year? 1114 00:48:25,640 --> 00:48:27,880 Speaker 13: Absolutely, and no one's ever won a Super Bowl at 1115 00:48:27,880 --> 00:48:31,400 Speaker 13: an owner's meeting in March. So that's what it's all about. 1116 00:48:31,640 --> 00:48:33,719 Speaker 13: And we're excited, and you know, we talk a lot 1117 00:48:33,760 --> 00:48:36,600 Speaker 13: about quarterback. I'm super excited about the defensive pickups we 1118 00:48:36,719 --> 00:48:39,280 Speaker 13: made in the free agency so far, and coach Flores, 1119 00:48:39,320 --> 00:48:41,840 Speaker 13: a coordinator of our defense, I know we're going to 1120 00:48:41,880 --> 00:48:42,839 Speaker 13: be a lot better there as well. 1121 00:48:42,920 --> 00:48:43,960 Speaker 4: So there's a lot to look. 1122 00:48:43,880 --> 00:48:46,640 Speaker 13: Forward to and looking forward to get some wins. 1123 00:48:46,920 --> 00:48:48,800 Speaker 2: Well, Mark, as a Minneapolis native who grew up with 1124 00:48:48,840 --> 00:48:51,440 Speaker 2: the Purple People leaders and Chuck Forman and France Tarkitin, 1125 00:48:51,800 --> 00:48:55,440 Speaker 2: it is always good to talk about the Minnesota Vikings, 1126 00:48:55,520 --> 00:48:57,000 Speaker 2: and thank you so much for joining us. 1127 00:48:57,360 --> 00:48:58,000 Speaker 1: Great to be with you. 1128 00:48:58,160 --> 00:48:58,800 Speaker 4: Thank you Skull. 1129 00:48:59,120 --> 00:49:00,839 Speaker 1: There you go, Mark, Well listen. 1130 00:49:01,080 --> 00:49:05,600 Speaker 2: Concluding a fantastic and loaded NFL report, make sure to 1131 00:49:05,680 --> 00:49:09,960 Speaker 2: watch Tom Ian and Mike on The Insiders Tuesday from 1132 00:49:10,000 --> 00:49:12,800 Speaker 2: the League meetings at one pm, and James Palmer and I. 1133 00:49:12,920 --> 00:49:15,239 Speaker 2: We will not be here Thursday, but we will be 1134 00:49:15,360 --> 00:49:18,040 Speaker 2: back next Monday for the NFL Report. 1135 00:49:18,120 --> 00:49:21,600 Speaker 1: Don't forget this is a podcast, Come on seven pm, 1136 00:49:22,160 --> 00:49:26,360 Speaker 1: streaming live on all of your free streaming apps. 1137 00:49:26,520 --> 00:49:28,200 Speaker 2: Tom tell Us, Joe, thanks so much for joining us 1138 00:49:28,200 --> 00:49:31,120 Speaker 2: again as Mark Wilf and we are out