1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. Hello and welcome, 2 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:19,759 Speaker 1: ladies and gentlemen. Straight Fire one hundreds Episode today, Yes today, 3 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me. Jason McIntyre, Tuesday, December twenty nine. 4 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: A fun night in the sports world unless you're a 5 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: Memphis Grizzlies fan. The John Moran ankle injury does not 6 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: look good, but but we had much bigger news in 7 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: the NFL. Obviously, I've got to tease our guest coming 8 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: up very shortly, the great Joy Taylor from FS one. 9 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: You see her on Colin Cowherd show. She worked with 10 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 1: Skip Bayliss on Undisputed. She's taking over sports media and 11 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 1: one she's a Miami Heat fan and got to see 12 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 1: Lebron in the Heat. Also will do a lot with 13 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 1: Joy later in the podcast. But first we've got to 14 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: start with what clearly is the biggest ITS story today, 15 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:04,679 Speaker 1: and that is the end of Cam Newton. It's over, folks. 16 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 1: Cam Newton has had a great NFL career. He won 17 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: an m v P Award, he took the Carolina Panthers 18 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: to the Super Bowl, and folks, I think that's a 19 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 1: rap for Cam Newton. It appears over for him. He 20 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: was benched for ineffectiveness. In a Monday night football blood bath, 21 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: the Patriots get destroyed by the Bills. Cam anemic five 22 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: for ten passing for thirty four yards. That's just not 23 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,399 Speaker 1: gonna cut it in a passing league that is the 24 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:36,119 Speaker 1: NFL right now, and folks, the rough story with Cam 25 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: is he's turning thirty two in May. This is a 26 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 1: guy who had a chance to come back, right Josh McDaniels, 27 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 1: Bill Belichick, Come on, Cam, we got this and five 28 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: touchdown passes, ten interceptions, it's over for Cam. He was 29 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: the number one pick in the league. Inn And I 30 00:01:56,880 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: cannot see any team taking a chance on Cam new 31 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 1: next year. He's not gonna want to come in and 32 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: be a backup. That's not what former m vps tend 33 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: to do. Um, It's just not a good situation for Cam. 34 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 1: The running, you know, he could be a battering ram 35 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: when you want. He was very effective running in football 36 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: early in the season. Uh. Two touchdowns in the opener 37 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 1: and two more against Seattle. Uh. Cam looked like a 38 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:23,959 Speaker 1: quarterback in that game against Seattle. Who could forget that 39 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: one Sunday night football great game he passed for three 40 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: seven yards. Since then, he his top two d yards, 41 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: passing three times. He's just not a throwing quarterback. He's 42 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: not remotely accurate enough. I know Cam defenders are gonna say, oh, 43 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: he didn't have wide receivers. Okay, that's fair, he didn't 44 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: have a tight end. I got it. But you watch 45 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: Cam move, you watch him in the pocket, He's not 46 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: the guy he was. The guy had a twenty six sacks. 47 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: He had a quarterback rating of under footy five this season. 48 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 1: He's not the drop back passer he was when he 49 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: came into the league. And it stinks because Cam had 50 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 1: a great run. Is he a Hall of Famer? That's 51 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:06,640 Speaker 1: a debate for another day. Um. I don't know how 52 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: many m v P quarterbacks are out of the Hall 53 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 1: of Fame, but you know, Cam Newton, the end came 54 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:15,959 Speaker 1: pretty quick and swift. Bill Belichick is realizing what it's 55 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 1: like on the other side. As a guy who's been 56 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: a Jets fan for three decades, I know what it's 57 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:25,679 Speaker 1: like without a franchise quarterback. It sucks, and Bill Belichick 58 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: is finding out just how unfortunate that life is. Because folks, 59 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: Jarrett stidamain it, Belichick has to make a move. This 60 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: offseason on an NFL franchise quarterback. I see two potential options. 61 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: One the guy he drafted, Jimmy Garoppolo looks like his 62 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 1: time in San Francisco is probably gonna be ending. Kyle 63 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: Shanahan giving everybody a shot now becau c J. Bethard 64 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 1: had a nice performance. Shanahan is such a good offensive mind. 65 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: You feel like just about anybody he puts in there 66 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: can give them a chance to win within reason, of course, 67 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 1: like Nick mullins as go to a backup as he is, 68 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: he's not taking him to the playoffs. C J. Bethard 69 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: solid back up again, not taking them to the playoffs. 70 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: You wonder, dude, does Kyle Shanahan make a move on 71 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 1: a guy like Sam Donald. Sam Darna will have a market. 72 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 1: I can't see Shanahan and the Niners going after Carson 73 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: Wentz that that's gonna be too rich for their blood. Um, 74 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: but it feels like Garoppolo probably lands in New England again. UM. 75 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 1: I would get say. The other option, if Garoppolo stays 76 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 1: in San Franz, would probably be Marcus Mariota. Um, Marcus Mariota, 77 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 1: this guy was a number two overall pick. Um he 78 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 1: definitely has the legs uh and the arm as we 79 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: saw on Thursday Night Football two weeks ago for the Raiders. Now, 80 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 1: I know the Chargers weren't remotely ready from Mariota, but 81 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:51,479 Speaker 1: he's still under thirty. This is a young guy. Uh. 82 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:54,599 Speaker 1: Mariota did take Tennessee to the playoffs. He kind of 83 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: got a raw deal and they had and that they 84 00:04:56,279 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 1: had I think it was four offensive coordinators in five years. 85 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:04,040 Speaker 1: And I guess what really hurts him is how quickly 86 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 1: Ryan Tannehill looked awesome in that Tennessee system. And Mariota 87 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: probably gets another shot um as a starter, maybe with 88 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 1: the Patriots. I don't I don't know. Bill Belichick has 89 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: a very difficult offseason ahead. This guy's pushing seventy here. 90 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:22,839 Speaker 1: You know, Belichick ain't gonna want to draft some guy. Uh, 91 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:25,160 Speaker 1: you know, and and and say oh, we got a 92 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 1: three year project like that doesn't seem like something Belichick 93 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 1: would do. He's a very prideful man, so I cannot 94 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: imagine him walking away like this. But Rob g I 95 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 1: gotta say, watching Cam Newton on Monday Night Football, he's shot. 96 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 1: It's over alright. So from Cam Newton and the disappointing Patriots. 97 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 1: You've got to look at the Buffalo Bills, folks. I 98 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 1: said this on Monday's podcast. That is the team that 99 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 1: scares me. If I'm the Kansas City Chiefs. They've already 100 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: beaten the Bills. Once the Bills are gonna be hungry 101 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:58,599 Speaker 1: to come back and defeat them. And it's Brian Dable. 102 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: I the New York Jets are in need of a 103 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:03,719 Speaker 1: head coach, and they suddenly have fallen down the list 104 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,360 Speaker 1: of Hey, do you want to come and coach us 105 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:10,840 Speaker 1: now that they don't have Trevor Lawrence. I think, without question, 106 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: Jacksonville is extremely attractive. I think Justin Herbert and the 107 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:19,840 Speaker 1: Chargers are incredibly attractive. And I I just I don't 108 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 1: know if the Jets are a better option than Deshaun 109 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: Watson and the Texans. The problem with the Texans is 110 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 1: their salary cap is shot to hell. There's very little 111 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: talent around Deshaun Watson. He does make everyone better, but 112 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: the defense is an absolute train wreck. And that J J. 113 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: Watt's speech that went viral on Sunday night. Uh, you know, folks, 114 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 1: he was probably talking about a few players on that 115 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 1: Texans team, and that has not got to be something 116 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:49,039 Speaker 1: that I'm looking to jump into. If I'm a head coach, Like, sure, 117 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: you could just say, well weed those guys out, but 118 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 1: what if there's some good players in there that are 119 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 1: maybe cornerstones or that you've built around, or that you're 120 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:59,280 Speaker 1: committed to financially Like I don't. I don't. I personally 121 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 1: don't think the tech since it is attractive. I think, 122 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 1: no doubt the Jets are more attractive. Um. But if 123 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:08,160 Speaker 1: I'm the Buffalo Bills, I don't know how I can 124 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 1: hold on to Brian Dable like he is calling games 125 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 1: at a masterful level. Every offensive series, they're doing something different, 126 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 1: doing something dynamic. Um, I think they're GM probably gets 127 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 1: a look for Executive of the Year bringing in Stefon 128 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: Diggs Like hello, I mean it's a layup of a decision, folks. 129 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 1: We're seeing this over and over in the NFL. Got 130 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 1: a rookie quarterback on the rookie contract, Go get you 131 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: a wide receiver. We I mean, I've probably said this 132 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: every month on the podcast. Cardinals go out and get 133 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: new Copkins. Well they need another one. Now they need 134 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: to go out another wide receiver. Christians Kirk. I don't 135 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 1: know if he's a guy. But the Buffalo Bills between 136 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: Cole Beasley, John Brown, who they just activated off I 137 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 1: R Stefan Diggs. This is an offense. It's gonna give 138 00:07:56,120 --> 00:08:00,120 Speaker 1: some people trouble and again not to revisit and at 139 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 1: Bill's Chiefs game again too deep. But it was in 140 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 1: the rain that the inclement weather. Now maybe we see 141 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:08,680 Speaker 1: that in Kansas City in January and the Bills run 142 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 1: into it again. But I'm just I'm not betting against 143 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 1: Brian Table right now. That offensive, the schemes that they 144 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: are running are incredible. Folks just running free everywhere in 145 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: the secondary, it's incredible run games, not awful like this 146 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: is a pretty balanced team. If they could get the defense, 147 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 1: say better than it was at the Midway Park part 148 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:32,080 Speaker 1: of the season, and they have gotten healthier with their 149 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:35,960 Speaker 1: great linebacker Milano. I mean he's not great, very good linebacker. 150 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 1: Uh there's still a lot of talent too. Good. Safety 151 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:41,719 Speaker 1: is Tradaveas White, very good at the corner um. This 152 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 1: is a Super Bowl contender. I firmly believe the Buffalo 153 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: Bills can be a major threat to the Chiefs. I mean, 154 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:52,199 Speaker 1: if I had to guess the line right, now a 155 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 1: f C title game, assuming everybody healthy, what do we 156 00:08:57,480 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: look at four and a half Kansas City four and 157 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 1: a half. I don't think you can make it something 158 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:04,320 Speaker 1: like six. I I just don't you know. We were 159 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 1: We've seen the chief struggle. I guess we've got to 160 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 1: see what they do in the first the games leading 161 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:11,680 Speaker 1: up to that. But this is the Kansas City team 162 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: right now. I spelled it out Monday. I'm not gonna 163 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:16,679 Speaker 1: go into it again. Some troubling signs, certainly for the 164 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs, but full steam ahead for the Buffalo Bills. 165 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:23,080 Speaker 1: Just a phenomenal story, how quickly they turned it around. 166 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 1: And um, I want to quickly touch on one other 167 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 1: NFL story before we get to Joey Taylor. Dwayne Haskins 168 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 1: of the Washington Football Club was released on Monday. And 169 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:38,440 Speaker 1: I know I saw some of your comments on social media. Jason. 170 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 1: You were a little hard on Haskins on Talk the 171 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:43,720 Speaker 1: Line Sunday. Uh And I repeated the joke here that 172 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 1: Haskins was about as reliable as WiFi in a parking garage, 173 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: and people thought I was beating up on the kais 174 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:54,559 Speaker 1: a young quarterback and folks the Washington Football Club started 175 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 1: him on Sunday. Less than twenty four hours later, they 176 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 1: cut his ass. What does that tell you about Askins? Now? 177 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:04,680 Speaker 1: I know Rivera didn't draft him, he wasn't here, that 178 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 1: was the previous regime. But to go from starter to 179 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:13,319 Speaker 1: not even back up, but too inactive to know what, 180 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:14,839 Speaker 1: you know what, we just gotta get him out of here, 181 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 1: to cutting him like really, And I started to look 182 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: at it, and you never want to draw silly parallels. Um, 183 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 1: I'm not comparing him to Justin Field, the Ohio State 184 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 1: quarterback right now, who's coming out, and it's gonna be 185 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 1: a high pick, top ten pick for sure, maybe two. Um, 186 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: but these Ohio State kids are surrounded by five star talent. 187 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 1: Everywhere you turn, you've got a five started recruit. You're 188 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:43,559 Speaker 1: handing the ball off or thrown to them. I looked 189 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 1: at it when Haskins, I believed through fifty touchdowns, he 190 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:50,440 Speaker 1: was throwing to Terry McLaurin and a kid named Hill 191 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:53,320 Speaker 1: and Olave their star receiver. Now was a young kid 192 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 1: and he was handing off to J. K. Dobbins. So, oh, 193 00:10:56,760 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: you got his NFL talent around you. Yeah, you're gonna 194 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 1: look good. Do you know how to read a defense? 195 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 1: Apparently not for hasket's Do you know how to be 196 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:06,200 Speaker 1: a professional, like in the locker room, outside of the 197 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 1: locker room with the fans, like making smart decisions like 198 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: that stuff matters. And then some people pointed out to 199 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:15,840 Speaker 1: me like, hey, what was the last Ohio State quarterback 200 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:20,040 Speaker 1: to crush it in the NFL? You know, the whole 201 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: crickets noise. Um Braxton Miller pivoted to like return man 202 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:29,319 Speaker 1: Cardale Jones, who looked kind of awesome, just fell off 203 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 1: the map. I don't even know if he's still in 204 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 1: the league, might be on a practice squad somewhere. Um, 205 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:37,720 Speaker 1: and Justin Fields was not an Ohio State guy because 206 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 1: he started out at Georgia. Uh, and he's real talented. 207 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 1: I'm not lumping him in or comparing him to Askins. 208 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:46,040 Speaker 1: I'm just pointing out he's surrounded by talent. And what 209 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 1: happened when his star receiver was out in the Big 210 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:55,200 Speaker 1: Ten championship game, Well, he looked very ordinary, completed like 211 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: fifty of his passes. Uh. Did not look like an 212 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 1: NFL number two overall pick. That's for or and I 213 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:03,679 Speaker 1: just gotta he be. I need to see what he's 214 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:05,959 Speaker 1: got against Clemson. He basically in the in the big 215 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:09,199 Speaker 1: dentitle game, turned in hand off to the running back 216 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 1: with three yards on the ground. So I'm not excuse me, 217 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:16,840 Speaker 1: I'm not out on field. I'm just saying this Haskins 218 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:22,160 Speaker 1: thing can be a warning sign about doing extra homework 219 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 1: on some of these quarterbacks, especially the ones coming from 220 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 1: the big time star programs. And no, Trevor Lawrence is 221 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:32,079 Speaker 1: not one of those guys. Deshaun Watson went to Clemson 222 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 1: big time star. Like the DNA is there for Lawrence 223 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 1: to become a superstar. We'll see about Justin Fields. All right, 224 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 1: Let's get to Joy Taylor for a fun interview. Jason 225 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:50,680 Speaker 1: likes to think he knows everything when it comes to sports. 226 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: I know what sports dance want. But for everything he doesn't, 227 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 1: he knows a guy who does. Let's just say I 228 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 1: know a guy who knows a guy another guy. Alright, 229 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 1: So for the one hundred episode of Straight Fire, we 230 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 1: thought we get a special guest somebody I know really well. 231 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 1: Very cool. Um. We started at FS one right around 232 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:15,439 Speaker 1: the same time. I see her all the time. She's 233 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: a huge deal at FS one on Instagram. Oh my gosh, 234 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:23,440 Speaker 1: she's like major league famous Joy Taylor, Joy, how are you? 235 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 1: That's not that's an intro. I'm honored. I'm on the 236 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 1: hundred episode. Yeah, we uh, we thought we'd bring in 237 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:32,400 Speaker 1: a special guest because I've known you for a while 238 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 1: and uh, your sports takes are always spicy. And listen, 239 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 1: there's a lot happening right now in Miami sports with 240 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: the heat and the Dolphins, which we'll get to. Um, 241 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 1: first of all, I just want to ask, like, you know, 242 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:47,120 Speaker 1: here we are right around the holidays, and the weather 243 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 1: in l A sucks right now. I know we shouldn't 244 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:51,800 Speaker 1: be complaining first world problems, but like you know, the 245 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: pandemic blows like this has been kind of a crappy 246 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:57,120 Speaker 1: year for just about everybody. I just want to as 247 00:13:57,160 --> 00:14:00,199 Speaker 1: a sports fan, as a sports media person, how how 248 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 1: how do you sum up how you've handled it? Like, 249 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 1: I mean, it's been a tough one for all of us. 250 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 1: It's been really crazy. But I have to say I 251 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 1: really can't complain other than the you know, obvious weighted 252 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 1: anxiety of navigating a world where there's a deadly virus 253 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 1: going around. Um, you know, I never stopped working. We 254 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 1: always kept doing the show. Um, we have sports back. 255 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 1: It was a little dicey there for a couple of 256 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:32,320 Speaker 1: months without sports, but you know, we managed through with 257 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 1: the last dance and the match and you know NFL offseason, 258 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 1: so it made it happen. But you know, I consider 259 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 1: myself very very fortunate um this year, so I really 260 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 1: can't complain. I'm really really grateful that the league's were 261 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:54,280 Speaker 1: able to get it together and get sports back on 262 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 1: and up and rolling. I think we can all in 263 00:14:56,920 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 1: the business be happy for that. And I also think 264 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 1: it's just it's been one of those years where like 265 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:05,160 Speaker 1: I'm just really impressed by a lot of people as 266 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 1: disappointed as I am, and so many people, I'm also 267 00:15:08,680 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 1: really impressed, Like I think that the league's have done 268 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:17,160 Speaker 1: such an incredible job getting Sports back. Like I don't 269 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 1: know if people, you know, depending on what your job is, 270 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 1: if you have an understanding of what COVID protocols are, 271 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 1: because not not every workplace has extreme COVID protocols. I mean, 272 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 1: we get tested every other day, um, and we have 273 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:35,280 Speaker 1: a bunch of protocols in place, but these leagues have 274 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:39,280 Speaker 1: crazy setups and just the medical people that have to 275 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:42,120 Speaker 1: be around and testing everybody every day and paying attention 276 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 1: to the contact trasing and just the the bubble in itself. 277 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 1: It's really just really astounded me. Like I think the 278 00:15:48,960 --> 00:15:52,240 Speaker 1: commissioners get catch a lot of hell, but man, like 279 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:55,600 Speaker 1: so impressed with what they've been able to do. Like 280 00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:57,800 Speaker 1: I know I'm nerding out right now, but just when 281 00:15:57,840 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 1: people pull off really amazingly just cool things in crisis, 282 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:06,200 Speaker 1: I'm very impressed by them. And when when the when 283 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 1: the steaks were as high as they were with you know, 284 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 1: billions of dollars in the line and thousands and thousands 285 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 1: of jobs. When it comes to sports, Um, I'm really impressed. 286 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 1: So I feel really lucky and like, you know, I'm 287 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: just navigating this whole crazy world like everybody else. But 288 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 1: I also I'm just really grateful sports are back. Um. 289 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 1: I guess I'll ask about a team that I'm sure 290 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 1: gave you a lot of excitement during uh, you know, 291 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 1: COVID in the summers, the Miami Heat, a surprise trip 292 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 1: to the finals, and I'm a little down on the Heat. 293 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:38,760 Speaker 1: This year, I think they exceeded expectations. I don't think 294 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:40,520 Speaker 1: they'll be like a top three or four seed in 295 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 1: the East, but I gotta ask Joy. Like, you know, 296 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 1: we had Brian winhors drawn last week and he was 297 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 1: talking about James Harden, and the Heat is certainly an option. 298 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 1: Where are you on would you want James Harden in Miami? 299 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 1: I try to be measured, because, like, if Harden does 300 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: end up in my me, I'm gonna be excited just 301 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 1: because it's James Harden and no matter what any of 302 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 1: us say, still a top ten player in the league. 303 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:11,919 Speaker 1: But I don't know that it's well, first of all, 304 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:14,200 Speaker 1: I don't think it's a long term fit at all. Yeah, 305 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 1: and I don't think people like, you know, Miami South Beach, 306 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:21,440 Speaker 1: it has this reputation of like being a place for 307 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:25,800 Speaker 1: people and it's just wild, right, and it is, of course, 308 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:31,120 Speaker 1: but the Heat actually are very much not that, and 309 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:34,119 Speaker 1: they're kind of actually a really good representation of what 310 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 1: the whole of that area is. You know, when people 311 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 1: think of Miami, they think of South Beach, they think 312 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:42,480 Speaker 1: of live and Levin and you know, just craziness and 313 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:48,679 Speaker 1: topless beaches and whatever. But the whole city is actually 314 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:51,000 Speaker 1: made up of you know, obviously it's a very international city, 315 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 1: like hard working people. Everybody doesn't live on South Beach. 316 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:57,399 Speaker 1: You know, there's there's plenty of normal people. They're like, 317 00:17:57,480 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 1: believe in hard work, and that's pat Riley is and 318 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 1: that's how he runs that organization. And obviously Spolstra is 319 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:06,679 Speaker 1: the same way. And you can't really play for the 320 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 1: Heat if you're not an extremely hard working individual. They're 321 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:12,840 Speaker 1: part of the reason why they were able to go 322 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:15,160 Speaker 1: as far in the bubble as they were was because 323 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 1: they're a very strong defensive team. But they also practiced 324 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:23,280 Speaker 1: really hard, so they just have more wins than everybody else. 325 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:27,000 Speaker 1: Like they're just tougher than everybody else. And that's that's 326 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:30,160 Speaker 1: a mental thing and a physical thing. Like I really 327 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:32,199 Speaker 1: think like that run too, and you could see it 328 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 1: in Jimmy Butler, like he poured his heart and soul 329 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 1: into that feet dragged them through those finals. Um, And 330 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:40,640 Speaker 1: that's part of the reason why, you know, I don't 331 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 1: have them as high this year because I think that 332 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 1: that that's that took a lot out of the Heat. 333 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:48,920 Speaker 1: And while everyone's talking about, you know, the short amount 334 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:50,359 Speaker 1: of time the Lakers have had to come back, the 335 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:53,120 Speaker 1: Heat have to and they don't, you know, I mean, 336 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 1: they were not on the winning end of that. So 337 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:58,679 Speaker 1: I would be happy to have James Harden, but I 338 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 1: don't know that it would work, and I honestly don't 339 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 1: know that Pat Violey is going to leverage the organization 340 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:07,720 Speaker 1: on a gamble like that. Now that being said, I 341 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 1: think that the only team to beat in the East 342 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:17,480 Speaker 1: is the Nuts. Um. Yeah, I'm not. I'm not high 343 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 1: Ones and the Bucks anymore. I've done that. I'm over it. Uh. 344 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 1: The Canady they can't even get to the NBA Finals, 345 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:26,439 Speaker 1: So I'll give them respect when they've earned it. They haven't, 346 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:28,800 Speaker 1: and the Celtics are are the same to me. They 347 00:19:28,840 --> 00:19:32,960 Speaker 1: don't have enough. Um. Now, obviously the Nuts haven't haven't 348 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:36,119 Speaker 1: proven anything either, but we we can still live off 349 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:39,719 Speaker 1: live off the dreams of Kyrie being healthy for an 350 00:19:39,800 --> 00:19:44,480 Speaker 1: entire season and Katie getting back to Katie form, which 351 00:19:44,760 --> 00:19:47,119 Speaker 1: you know, through very short sample size, it looks like 352 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:50,240 Speaker 1: they are. So if they can stay healthy throughout the season, 353 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:52,639 Speaker 1: they're gonna be a real problem. Like, let's not forget 354 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 1: Kyrie is a champion, Katie is a champion. Um their coach, 355 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:01,920 Speaker 1: you know, by a guy that knows about winning too. Um, 356 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:04,119 Speaker 1: So I I really think they are the team to 357 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:06,439 Speaker 1: beat in the East. I'm not. I'm not paying attention 358 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 1: to those other guys until they prove it. I do wonder, 359 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:12,359 Speaker 1: and yeah, the Nets are stacked, but so joy. We 360 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: saw James Harden run the show in Houston, right, got 361 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 1: to do whatever he wanted. It didn't work with Chris Paul, 362 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 1: it didn't work with Russell Westbrook. And then we just 363 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 1: saw the Clippers last year, Paul, George and Kauai kind 364 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:28,639 Speaker 1: of got to dictate everything there when practices and I 365 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:32,119 Speaker 1: just kind of wonder k D and Kyrie, you know, 366 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 1: Monday night they decided, Hey, we're taking the night off, 367 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:37,040 Speaker 1: We're coming off injuries, We're not gonna do back to backs. Like, 368 00:20:37,520 --> 00:20:40,920 Speaker 1: how is that gonna work in in an organization where 369 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 1: you know, some of those guys were there before they 370 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 1: got there. I just I don't know if that works 371 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:48,879 Speaker 1: in the NBA outside of a guy like Lebron James, 372 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 1: who you know is one of the greatest of all time. Yeah, 373 00:20:52,119 --> 00:20:54,720 Speaker 1: I think it's a It's a great grand experiment because 374 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:58,439 Speaker 1: all the things, all the critiques of the Nets so 375 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:02,160 Speaker 1: far are fair. I just think that if they can 376 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: manage to not let it fall off the rails like 377 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:09,399 Speaker 1: the Clippers, did. Then I think they'll win the East. 378 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 1: I don't think they'll win the championship this year, but 379 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 1: I do think that they'll come out of the East. 380 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:18,800 Speaker 1: And to your point, um, about the Clippers, we have 381 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 1: to remember that there was the bubble, right and that 382 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 1: was like an added extreme amount of pressure on everyone 383 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:30,199 Speaker 1: there being away from their families. It's basketball like it's 384 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:32,439 Speaker 1: gonna be a little bit different this year because they 385 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: aren't in a bubble. So I think that will factor in. 386 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:37,680 Speaker 1: But I'm with you. I think I think it's fair. 387 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 1: I just think if they can figure it out, I 388 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:42,160 Speaker 1: don't know how they're going to be who like, who's 389 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 1: gonna be able to score like that? So I mentioned 390 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:49,920 Speaker 1: Lebron and I think we both got to FS one 391 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:54,720 Speaker 1: around and you were in Miami previously, so you got 392 00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:57,480 Speaker 1: to see Lebron and the Heatles right up close. Now 393 00:21:57,520 --> 00:21:59,680 Speaker 1: you're seeing Lebron with the Lakers of clothes. Joy. I 394 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 1: mean a lot of jealous NBA fans of you right now, Um, 395 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 1: can you can you compare the two? I mean again, 396 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:08,399 Speaker 1: it's difficult right now given the pandemic. Uh, And we 397 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:09,880 Speaker 1: you know, we didn't get to see it up close. 398 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 1: But I know, you were at some of the games 399 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:14,400 Speaker 1: here the last two years with Lebron, and I'm sure 400 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:17,399 Speaker 1: you saw the Heat rolls up close. Yeah you know. 401 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:22,120 Speaker 1: I mean, it's gonna sound like Heat fan bias here, 402 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:26,120 Speaker 1: But there's really not a whole lot that I can 403 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 1: compare to what that environment was with the Heat in Miami, 404 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:38,640 Speaker 1: especially like the first three years, it was they were 405 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 1: the most hated team in the world. Like everyone hated 406 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 1: the Heat, everyone hated Lebron, and they were just the 407 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:52,359 Speaker 1: ultimate villains. And it was kind of ironic because everyone 408 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:55,439 Speaker 1: really likes Dwayne Wade and everyone really likes Chris Bosh 409 00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:58,280 Speaker 1: like they had, everyone likes Shane Battier, like they had 410 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 1: Ray Allen, Like who hates these guys? Nobody. Now, it's 411 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:05,000 Speaker 1: not like these were traditional villains in the league. It's 412 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:08,360 Speaker 1: just that that that move with Lebron and the decision 413 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 1: just turned him into this villain. So being the environments, 414 00:23:12,119 --> 00:23:16,119 Speaker 1: like the fans, the buzz around that team was so insane. 415 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 1: I don't know that I can compare it to any 416 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:23,400 Speaker 1: other place that Lebron has been. Like when he went 417 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 1: back to Cleveland, it was all like lovey dovey, you know, 418 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:29,879 Speaker 1: welcome home, you know, sweetness, and now that he's with 419 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 1: l A like l A fans, I mean, he won 420 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 1: the championship now, but l A l A fans were 421 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:37,639 Speaker 1: not that high. As crazy as it sounds, they weren't 422 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 1: loving this Lebron situation, especially because Lebron came in, you know, 423 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:43,240 Speaker 1: as the King, and the l A fans are like, 424 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:46,680 Speaker 1: wait a minute, like we got Kobe, we got Kareem, 425 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:48,879 Speaker 1: we got magic, Like you've got some women to do 426 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:51,440 Speaker 1: before you come in here and you know, start claiming 427 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:53,920 Speaker 1: a Laker like we we do winning around here, even 428 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:57,400 Speaker 1: though the team had obviously been dysfunctional for years. So yeah, 429 00:23:57,440 --> 00:23:59,920 Speaker 1: I've been to some games, but it's just, um it's 430 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:02,160 Speaker 1: it's not there's just a real there was a real 431 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:05,239 Speaker 1: animosity that you could feel in the air around that 432 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 1: Heat team. But I also will say, like now, it's 433 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:10,400 Speaker 1: kind of hard just to say what it would be 434 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:13,720 Speaker 1: this year, especially after coming off a championship, because COVID 435 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:16,680 Speaker 1: is just you know, you can't gauge what the reaction 436 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:21,120 Speaker 1: would be. Um, let's pivot over to the NFL, and 437 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:23,120 Speaker 1: you know, Joy, it's like you had a good run 438 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:25,600 Speaker 1: with the Miami Heat and now your Dolphins are surging. 439 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:27,880 Speaker 1: As a Jets fan, I have to say it annoys 440 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:31,000 Speaker 1: me greatly. The Dolphins are good, Um, but at least 441 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:35,119 Speaker 1: the Patriots stink. Um. I guess I'll start with Tua 442 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:37,640 Speaker 1: and Ryan Fitzpatrick. So I don't know, if you watch 443 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:43,240 Speaker 1: this Saturday night game Raiders Dolphins, Um, I personally don't 444 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:47,040 Speaker 1: see how after that and the other Fitzpatrick bailout game 445 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:50,160 Speaker 1: we saw earlier this year, how Brian Flores can start 446 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:53,359 Speaker 1: tour this week and have any confidence starting to in 447 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 1: the playoff games should they get there. What's going on 448 00:24:56,600 --> 00:24:58,720 Speaker 1: in that locker room? What's your what? What's your best guests? 449 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:01,360 Speaker 1: Having spent a lot of time in my any I 450 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:05,560 Speaker 1: think if it was any other coach, and if it 451 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 1: was any other rookie and anyone other than Ryan Fitzpatrick, 452 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:14,120 Speaker 1: it wouldn't work. But I think from what I'm hearing, 453 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:18,760 Speaker 1: Brian Flores is a great communicator, and he's been very 454 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 1: transparent about everything, and he's very upfront with with the 455 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:26,359 Speaker 1: guys to a has the kind of personalities like a 456 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:30,680 Speaker 1: very humble kid. Um. I think that the injury probably 457 00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:32,879 Speaker 1: played a role in like you know, let me let 458 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:35,200 Speaker 1: me take a lot of value and appreciation in this 459 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:37,159 Speaker 1: game that I'm playing every day because you know, at 460 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:40,800 Speaker 1: any moment it could be taken away. And Fitzpatrick is 461 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:42,280 Speaker 1: playing with house money. I mean, he's in the year 462 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:44,399 Speaker 1: seventeen and he's like, you know what I mean, in 463 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:49,120 Speaker 1: a great situation um for his career. So I think 464 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:51,879 Speaker 1: it's this kind of like the perfect concoction for this. 465 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:55,320 Speaker 1: Now again, I don't really know that I love it. 466 00:25:55,680 --> 00:25:58,200 Speaker 1: I kind of would rather just let to a fail 467 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 1: because they're they're not a super Bowl team this year, 468 00:26:02,040 --> 00:26:04,400 Speaker 1: So I don't I don't hate the idea of two 469 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:08,080 Speaker 1: are just working through these these bumps on his own. 470 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:11,920 Speaker 1: I loved switching to him as a starter. I thought 471 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:14,320 Speaker 1: it was the right time to do it, and I 472 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 1: thought it was the right move because you have to 473 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 1: see what you have into uh sooner than later. I mean, 474 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:22,000 Speaker 1: you just can't. You can't let rookie sit for too 475 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:25,080 Speaker 1: long like that the Alex Smith Patrick Mahomes situation. Everyone's 476 00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:29,480 Speaker 1: like chasing that, and everyone's chasing the Brett Farve Aaron 477 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:32,520 Speaker 1: Rodgers situation, and that's really cute, But that's Aaron Rodgers 478 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:35,400 Speaker 1: and Patrick Mahomes and they're too all time talents who 479 00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:39,520 Speaker 1: will never be duplicated. So I don't like the idea 480 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:42,199 Speaker 1: of like structuring everything like that. Sharks are born swimming, 481 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:44,439 Speaker 1: like I think you have to you learn football by 482 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:48,400 Speaker 1: playing football. But it's what it's working for Brian Flores, 483 00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:52,000 Speaker 1: and I trust that he knows what he's doing. I 484 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:54,600 Speaker 1: think that it's it's kind of weird. I don't like 485 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:56,920 Speaker 1: quarterback by committee, but yeah, they're kind of doing it 486 00:26:56,960 --> 00:27:01,000 Speaker 1: in New Orleans, so it's not really like that crazy. 487 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 1: Um I mean if I mean, if it if it 488 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:05,040 Speaker 1: gets them the wins. And I also I also look 489 00:27:05,080 --> 00:27:07,240 Speaker 1: at it this way. It's kind of similar to what 490 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:09,960 Speaker 1: happened in Washington this week, Like, even if you don't 491 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:12,479 Speaker 1: like the situation, and it's obviously for completely different reasons, 492 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:14,520 Speaker 1: but even if you don't like the situation, do you 493 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:16,399 Speaker 1: have a responsibility to the rest of the guys and 494 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:18,680 Speaker 1: the team who were going out their busting their ass 495 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:22,280 Speaker 1: to put the guy who you feel is is gonna 496 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:24,480 Speaker 1: put us in the best situation to win the game. 497 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:26,439 Speaker 1: You owe it to the rest of the guys too, 498 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 1: And if that means you gotta sit to it for 499 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 1: you know, a quarter or whatever, and Fitzpatrick's out there 500 00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:34,760 Speaker 1: interness of the game. That's what you gotta do. But 501 00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:37,679 Speaker 1: I will say in that game in particular, like the 502 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 1: Dolphins did have win that game. The Raiders blew it. 503 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:44,200 Speaker 1: The Raiders blew that game. Fitzpatrick made an unbelievable play 504 00:27:44,680 --> 00:27:47,119 Speaker 1: and got it down to whatever was the would have 505 00:27:47,119 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 1: been like a sixty six yard kick. If they didn't 506 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:52,359 Speaker 1: have that face mask to add the extra fifteen yards 507 00:27:52,359 --> 00:27:54,440 Speaker 1: and put them in field goal range, they probably don't 508 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 1: win that game. So the Raiders blew that game, even 509 00:27:57,080 --> 00:27:59,560 Speaker 1: with Fitzpatrick going out there and doing that. So let 510 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:01,399 Speaker 1: me ask you from this point of view, Joy, So 511 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:04,240 Speaker 1: you played a lot of sports, right. I know you're 512 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:06,680 Speaker 1: a big time athlete, and I know you still play 513 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:08,800 Speaker 1: some sports out here, uh in l A. I think 514 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:12,439 Speaker 1: boxing maybe I've seen you do. But as part of 515 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:16,720 Speaker 1: a team, Joy, Like if it's ten nothing Buffalo this 516 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:19,480 Speaker 1: week in Week seventeen, are the players starting to look 517 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:21,520 Speaker 1: over to Flora's all right, let's get fits in there, 518 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:24,199 Speaker 1: come on time, come back time? Like if TA has 519 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:27,560 Speaker 1: a couple three announced or too bad turnovers, like you 520 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:30,320 Speaker 1: just play with a different mindset, knowing that at any 521 00:28:30,359 --> 00:28:33,840 Speaker 1: moment you're gonna be pulled for the backup, and I 522 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:38,840 Speaker 1: don't know if that is a winning solution this year. Yeah, 523 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:41,200 Speaker 1: I don't love it, like I Again, like I I'd 524 00:28:41,360 --> 00:28:45,520 Speaker 1: rather I'd rather h to just go out there and 525 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: just lose the game. If you're going to start, I'd 526 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 1: rather just go out there and lose it and learn 527 00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:53,000 Speaker 1: the lessons from losing. But you know, like I said, 528 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:55,240 Speaker 1: I think I think Claora's feels like he has responsibility 529 00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:57,360 Speaker 1: to the rest of the team to put them in 530 00:28:57,560 --> 00:29:01,160 Speaker 1: the best situation to win, um and just be you know, 531 00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:03,400 Speaker 1: to a learning on the job. I don't think this 532 00:29:03,440 --> 00:29:08,000 Speaker 1: will happen next year, but um, yeah, I'm with you. 533 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:09,560 Speaker 1: Like I, I do think if that's something to you 534 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:12,920 Speaker 1: psychologically to to know that at any time the backup 535 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:15,400 Speaker 1: could come in. But I also as I don't know, 536 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:18,080 Speaker 1: I really don't have a strong feeling either way, because 537 00:29:18,120 --> 00:29:20,360 Speaker 1: I really trust Brian Flores. I think it'd be if 538 00:29:20,360 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 1: it was anyone else, I would hate it. Because it's 539 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:25,800 Speaker 1: Brian Flores, I'm gonna trust them. So in addition to 540 00:29:26,120 --> 00:29:29,840 Speaker 1: you know, enjoy the NFL. Um. You know, we we 541 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:32,840 Speaker 1: have many jobs now in sports media, like you can't 542 00:29:32,840 --> 00:29:34,880 Speaker 1: just have one job, right, So you do the Maybe 543 00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:37,800 Speaker 1: I'm Crazy podcast FS one, and you started doing an 544 00:29:37,800 --> 00:29:42,000 Speaker 1: Amazons live stream with Daniel Jeremiah, friend of the podcast, 545 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:45,240 Speaker 1: and Bucky Brooks also uh buddy of mine. UM. I 546 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:48,200 Speaker 1: want to ask how that experience has been and kind 547 00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:51,360 Speaker 1: of where you see this maybe headed, uh in the 548 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:55,240 Speaker 1: future as people, you know, kind of step away from 549 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 1: cable TV and head towards streaming. Um as far as 550 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:04,160 Speaker 1: like working multiple things like that, and then specifically Amazon, 551 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:06,800 Speaker 1: how how has that been for you? Oh? Amazon has 552 00:30:06,800 --> 00:30:09,160 Speaker 1: been amazing. I mean, as you said, DJs and friends 553 00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:12,560 Speaker 1: and and Bucky is is great too. Like they're they're 554 00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:16,040 Speaker 1: too just amazing talents to work with and they are 555 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:19,680 Speaker 1: we're scouts, so they just see the game so differently. 556 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:21,920 Speaker 1: So it's just fun to like pick their brain. And 557 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:24,480 Speaker 1: you know, you see a guy like doing great and 558 00:30:24,560 --> 00:30:27,160 Speaker 1: you know, check what they said about him coming into 559 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:30,840 Speaker 1: the draft, and um, so it's it's been It's been amazing. 560 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 1: But yeah, I think that the whole businesses is changing. 561 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:38,120 Speaker 1: It is changing quickly because everyone is on their phones, 562 00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:40,840 Speaker 1: and like I always ask people, I'm like, what do 563 00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:43,280 Speaker 1: your kids do? Like, what do you what are your 564 00:30:43,320 --> 00:30:45,160 Speaker 1: kids do, Like, so as you ask, that's the same 565 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:48,480 Speaker 1: reaction like kids on your phones on their iPads, like, 566 00:30:48,520 --> 00:30:50,320 Speaker 1: gu's where it's going And pretty soon that they're not 567 00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:52,920 Speaker 1: gonna be kids anymore. They're gonna be adults, like within 568 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:56,959 Speaker 1: very very quickly, within like six years, which to us 569 00:30:56,960 --> 00:31:00,080 Speaker 1: as adults, like our lives are gonna change that much. Know, 570 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:01,960 Speaker 1: once you get to a certain part of your life, 571 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:05,160 Speaker 1: like six years is not really that different than you know, 572 00:31:05,880 --> 00:31:08,480 Speaker 1: the time that you're fourteen to the time that you're 573 00:31:08,600 --> 00:31:11,280 Speaker 1: twenty one is a big difference. You know, thirty four 574 00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:13,720 Speaker 1: to forty two, you're kind of doing the same thing, 575 00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:16,280 Speaker 1: you know, you said, a little more set in your ways. 576 00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:19,840 Speaker 1: So yeah, I mean, I think everything is going digital 577 00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:24,800 Speaker 1: and it's just gonna be on networks and on us 578 00:31:24,840 --> 00:31:27,040 Speaker 1: as talent to kind of stay ahead of the game 579 00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:30,760 Speaker 1: and and pivot a lot. And I think has been 580 00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:33,440 Speaker 1: a good example of, like, you know, how quickly that 581 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:36,680 Speaker 1: can happen and how creative people can be. You know, 582 00:31:36,760 --> 00:31:40,240 Speaker 1: I mean I always did the podcast in studio at 583 00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:43,440 Speaker 1: FS one, and pretty much all year I've done the 584 00:31:43,480 --> 00:31:46,640 Speaker 1: podcast from home, and it's you know, like you're doing 585 00:31:46,680 --> 00:31:49,320 Speaker 1: the same thing everyone's pretty much working from home. We're 586 00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:52,960 Speaker 1: doing radio shows from home. Uh. Even on the Herd, 587 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:57,440 Speaker 1: we almost never had guests that weren't in studio. I 588 00:31:57,440 --> 00:31:59,600 Speaker 1: mean like we always had guests that were in studio. 589 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:02,400 Speaker 1: We almost never had people on remote. Now everybody's gonna 590 00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:06,200 Speaker 1: be a call in or a video calling, and it's 591 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:09,320 Speaker 1: just expanded how many people we can have on and 592 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:11,560 Speaker 1: how often we can have people on because they don't 593 00:32:11,560 --> 00:32:13,479 Speaker 1: have to fly in. Like, it's just totally changed how 594 00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:17,640 Speaker 1: we produce the show. So digital is is changing everything. 595 00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:19,680 Speaker 1: Streaming is changing everything. But I think it's a good thing. 596 00:32:19,680 --> 00:32:22,959 Speaker 1: And the one thing I'll say about sports, um as 597 00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:27,760 Speaker 1: sports and politics are the last live things you have 598 00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:30,640 Speaker 1: to watch. Like you have to watch this stuff live. 599 00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:34,240 Speaker 1: You can't record it, you can't binge it. You're not 600 00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:37,240 Speaker 1: gonna binge the Patriots season, you know what I mean. Like, 601 00:32:37,280 --> 00:32:41,120 Speaker 1: you're gonna watch this game live. And that offers a 602 00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:45,240 Speaker 1: wide opportunity for us as talent and as for networks 603 00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:48,720 Speaker 1: to cover it. And there's just more and more coverage 604 00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:52,800 Speaker 1: of sports. Is a higher demand for sports content for 605 00:32:53,200 --> 00:32:58,600 Speaker 1: leagues because this is live and that's that's you know 606 00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:01,160 Speaker 1: you're gonna reach consumers, advertisers. No, they're going to reach 607 00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:05,720 Speaker 1: consumers when they're taking part in a live sporting events. 608 00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:09,440 Speaker 1: That just open opens things up completely because, as we know, 609 00:33:09,520 --> 00:33:12,720 Speaker 1: everybody watches on demand stuff. Now, Yeah, I I kind 610 00:33:12,720 --> 00:33:16,480 Speaker 1: of grew up in the cable uh you know situation 611 00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:19,240 Speaker 1: where you're watching cable TV. And I still my habit 612 00:33:19,280 --> 00:33:21,520 Speaker 1: joys that come in the room and I'll just flip 613 00:33:21,520 --> 00:33:23,640 Speaker 1: on the TV. It's kind of on background noise. You know. 614 00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:27,120 Speaker 1: If I find an old episode of Growing Pains or 615 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:29,600 Speaker 1: you know some movie that I've seen seventy three times 616 00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:31,120 Speaker 1: is on days to confuse you, I'll put it on 617 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:34,280 Speaker 1: in the background. But with streaming, it's I don't do 618 00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:36,040 Speaker 1: the same thing. I don't just like sift through and 619 00:33:36,080 --> 00:33:39,120 Speaker 1: look for something. I go on there to find something specific. Right, 620 00:33:39,240 --> 00:33:42,440 Speaker 1: what are your TV habits? Like? Yeah, I'm with you 621 00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:44,400 Speaker 1: kind of the same way, Like you just come home 622 00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:47,520 Speaker 1: and just put something on just to have the TV on, Right, 623 00:33:47,560 --> 00:33:51,080 Speaker 1: That's how we always used to do. Um. Now because 624 00:33:51,120 --> 00:33:54,479 Speaker 1: I have I watched so much sports, you know, like 625 00:33:54,720 --> 00:33:56,880 Speaker 1: I'm not watching NFL and there's an NBA game on 626 00:33:57,000 --> 00:34:00,280 Speaker 1: or baseball game or whatever. Um, I'm very special typic 627 00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:03,240 Speaker 1: with what kind of other content I watch? Because I 628 00:34:03,320 --> 00:34:05,240 Speaker 1: also have, you know, social media, Like I feel like 629 00:34:05,280 --> 00:34:08,279 Speaker 1: I'm always in front of a screen. I'm like more 630 00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:12,840 Speaker 1: of a scripted TV show person. I really like a 631 00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:17,759 Speaker 1: really well written show, Like I just finished It's Creek. Um, 632 00:34:17,800 --> 00:34:21,279 Speaker 1: I'm a big Game of Thrones fan. Uh you know, 633 00:34:21,320 --> 00:34:23,279 Speaker 1: I just like I love a I love a good 634 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:27,879 Speaker 1: scripted show. Um, what it was that slipping my mind 635 00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:34,560 Speaker 1: right now? Um? Upside down? What is it? Which show? Um, 636 00:34:34,760 --> 00:34:39,400 Speaker 1: Stranger Things haven't seen that? Is that kid appropriate or no? 637 00:34:39,840 --> 00:34:42,800 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, totally totally kind. We're trying to get the 638 00:34:42,880 --> 00:34:46,400 Speaker 1: kids right now into Mandalorian. I've seen the first season 639 00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:48,720 Speaker 1: and they're catching up. Initially they were like, I don't know, 640 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:50,840 Speaker 1: and then of course they're like, oh my gosh, this 641 00:34:50,840 --> 00:34:53,520 Speaker 1: is amazing. Yeah yeah, so have you. Yeah. I literally 642 00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:56,200 Speaker 1: just started the Mandalorian last night and I'm like four 643 00:34:56,239 --> 00:34:59,319 Speaker 1: episodes in already. Yeah. So that's that's kind of my 644 00:34:59,440 --> 00:35:01,440 Speaker 1: like habit. If I'm not watching sports, I like to 645 00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:04,319 Speaker 1: pick a really good scripted show to get too. All right, 646 00:35:04,360 --> 00:35:06,560 Speaker 1: so we'll get you out of here on this one. Um, 647 00:35:06,640 --> 00:35:09,759 Speaker 1: what do you think? Give me one big sports surprise 648 00:35:10,480 --> 00:35:15,920 Speaker 1: for could be any sport, Um, the NFL, NBA a 649 00:35:15,960 --> 00:35:21,920 Speaker 1: little more exciting, um, big surprise. Well, I don't know 650 00:35:21,960 --> 00:35:24,719 Speaker 1: if it's really going to be a surprise, but I 651 00:35:24,760 --> 00:35:27,680 Speaker 1: do think they're going to expand the college football playoff 652 00:35:27,840 --> 00:35:33,040 Speaker 1: next year. I like that and that Well, you know, 653 00:35:33,080 --> 00:35:34,680 Speaker 1: I thought I thought a lot about this because, as 654 00:35:34,680 --> 00:35:36,120 Speaker 1: you know, Colin and I talked a lot of college 655 00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:40,720 Speaker 1: football on the show, and at first I was like, yeah, 656 00:35:40,760 --> 00:35:44,360 Speaker 1: I mean, it's just gonna be more blowouts, and like, 657 00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:46,040 Speaker 1: how is that good for anyone? And then I was 658 00:35:46,080 --> 00:35:49,640 Speaker 1: thinking about it this week because this weekends in the 659 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:53,480 Speaker 1: NFL is essentially a bonus wild card weekends. I mean, 660 00:35:53,640 --> 00:35:58,919 Speaker 1: there's so many win or go home games this weekends 661 00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:01,760 Speaker 1: for the playoffs. Like, there's so much on the line 662 00:36:01,880 --> 00:36:04,799 Speaker 1: this weekends in week seventeen, there's so many teams who 663 00:36:04,840 --> 00:36:08,240 Speaker 1: don't know if they're going to make the playoffs. Um, 664 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:10,200 Speaker 1: they need other people to win or lose to make 665 00:36:10,200 --> 00:36:12,640 Speaker 1: the playoffs. So it's just such a huge, massive weekend 666 00:36:12,640 --> 00:36:15,840 Speaker 1: in the NFL, and it gives so many fan bases hope, 667 00:36:16,880 --> 00:36:20,000 Speaker 1: and you don't have that in college it feels so 668 00:36:21,200 --> 00:36:24,799 Speaker 1: closed door. Two couple of schools, even if you have 669 00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:27,200 Speaker 1: a great season, you have no chance of making it 670 00:36:27,239 --> 00:36:30,040 Speaker 1: into the playoff. And I know that expanding it to 671 00:36:30,080 --> 00:36:33,080 Speaker 1: eight teams isn't really going to appease everybody, but I 672 00:36:33,120 --> 00:36:35,839 Speaker 1: do think it will open it enough that it will 673 00:36:35,880 --> 00:36:40,520 Speaker 1: stop the widespread complaining and it will also just give 674 00:36:40,920 --> 00:36:44,440 Speaker 1: just enough hope to those schools that it actually validates 675 00:36:44,440 --> 00:36:46,920 Speaker 1: you having a good season, because right now there's all 676 00:36:46,920 --> 00:36:50,680 Speaker 1: these these ridiculous bowl games which we all know don't matter. 677 00:36:50,920 --> 00:36:53,239 Speaker 1: Like it's fun and it's nice and if they're competitive, 678 00:36:53,239 --> 00:36:54,680 Speaker 1: but at the end of the day, you're not gonna 679 00:36:54,680 --> 00:36:57,200 Speaker 1: win a championship if you win this game. So I 680 00:36:57,239 --> 00:36:59,520 Speaker 1: think expanding it to eight teams, while I still think 681 00:36:59,520 --> 00:37:03,200 Speaker 1: there's gonna be massive blowouts, at least it gives teams 682 00:37:03,239 --> 00:37:06,080 Speaker 1: hope and who knows, like maybe you do have a 683 00:37:06,120 --> 00:37:09,279 Speaker 1: miracle run. You know, that's what makes March Madden is 684 00:37:09,320 --> 00:37:13,320 Speaker 1: so fun. We know these these like low seated UH 685 00:37:13,360 --> 00:37:15,560 Speaker 1: teams have no chance to win the championship, but maybe 686 00:37:15,600 --> 00:37:16,759 Speaker 1: one of them can go on a run, and then 687 00:37:16,800 --> 00:37:19,879 Speaker 1: we all get so invested and it's fun and they 688 00:37:19,920 --> 00:37:24,239 Speaker 1: have hope, and like hope cells, so negativity cells, but 689 00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:26,080 Speaker 1: so does Hope. And I think that I think that 690 00:37:26,120 --> 00:37:29,560 Speaker 1: the the college football expanding, well, it will mostly be 691 00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:32,759 Speaker 1: for money. Who cares, everything's done for money. I do 692 00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:35,640 Speaker 1: think it will actually open up the sport and then 693 00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:39,360 Speaker 1: a sport that is like really southern and is not 694 00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:42,200 Speaker 1: that interesting to the casual fan because their teams have 695 00:37:42,280 --> 00:37:44,560 Speaker 1: no chance of getting into the championship throughout the year. 696 00:37:45,040 --> 00:37:47,759 Speaker 1: I think it just opens it up um tremendously. So 697 00:37:47,760 --> 00:37:49,200 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna be a really good thing. So 698 00:37:49,200 --> 00:37:51,160 Speaker 1: I don't know if it's gonna be a surprise, but 699 00:37:51,880 --> 00:37:53,520 Speaker 1: I think I think that'll be good for the sport. 700 00:37:53,960 --> 00:37:56,560 Speaker 1: That would be incredible. Alright, Joey Taylor, you can catch 701 00:37:56,600 --> 00:38:00,319 Speaker 1: her on the Herd, the Maybe I'm Crazy podcast she 702 00:38:00,440 --> 00:38:04,359 Speaker 1: does in the Amazon live stream with Bucky Brooks and 703 00:38:04,480 --> 00:38:07,640 Speaker 1: Daniel Jeremiah. I mean, joy is basically everywhere. She's gonna 704 00:38:07,680 --> 00:38:11,760 Speaker 1: be the base, probably taking over sports media and filling 705 00:38:11,800 --> 00:38:14,560 Speaker 1: in for you again oh yes, yes, and filling it 706 00:38:14,600 --> 00:38:16,960 Speaker 1: for me on Fox Sports Radio when I take a 707 00:38:17,040 --> 00:38:21,040 Speaker 1: Saturday off randomly to go hiking with my family or 708 00:38:21,760 --> 00:38:27,160 Speaker 1: Saturday morning I have to say, just video for a 709 00:38:27,200 --> 00:38:30,800 Speaker 1: wild Card game on so you can check us out. Uh. 710 00:38:31,239 --> 00:38:33,960 Speaker 1: You know, I've worked Saturday mornings for I think this 711 00:38:33,960 --> 00:38:36,560 Speaker 1: will be almost five years. And and somebody said that 712 00:38:36,600 --> 00:38:38,920 Speaker 1: to me recently, like holy cow, you've been brooking Saturday 713 00:38:38,920 --> 00:38:40,960 Speaker 1: mornings for five years. And it hit me and I 714 00:38:40,960 --> 00:38:42,279 Speaker 1: was like, all right, I gotta I gotta take a 715 00:38:42,280 --> 00:38:44,879 Speaker 1: couple off and like a live little bit of live 716 00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:46,440 Speaker 1: a little bit on a Saturday morning. I know I 717 00:38:46,440 --> 00:38:48,520 Speaker 1: haven't done that a lot lately. But and some people 718 00:38:48,560 --> 00:38:50,520 Speaker 1: are laughing right now, Joey, but you know our business 719 00:38:50,600 --> 00:38:54,120 Speaker 1: right like, oh yeah, sports, we're talking about sports. It's 720 00:38:54,160 --> 00:38:57,040 Speaker 1: not that hard. It's fun. Yeah. I don't really feel 721 00:38:57,080 --> 00:38:59,239 Speaker 1: like guy. I mean I do a lot obviously, as 722 00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:02,239 Speaker 1: you mentioned, but I don't feel like it's work. Yeah. 723 00:39:02,840 --> 00:39:05,440 Speaker 1: It's like watching NBA and NFL college football talk and 724 00:39:05,520 --> 00:39:07,239 Speaker 1: this is what I would be doing anyway. I'm just 725 00:39:07,800 --> 00:39:09,719 Speaker 1: I'm just getting paid to talk about it. So it's great. 726 00:39:09,760 --> 00:39:13,040 Speaker 1: We're very lucky, very alright. Jorge Taylor, thank you so much, 727 00:39:13,120 --> 00:39:15,920 Speaker 1: and uh, Happy New Year. Thank you so much for 728 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:17,920 Speaker 1: having me on. Happy New Year. Hope you had a 729 00:39:17,960 --> 00:39:20,320 Speaker 1: great holiday with your family, and stay safe.