1 00:00:04,428 --> 00:00:06,628 Speaker 1: Good Morning Football is the production of the NFL in 2 00:00:06,708 --> 00:00:27,468 Speaker 1: partnership with iHeartRadio. YEA Indeed, Welcome to Good Morning Football 3 00:00:27,548 --> 00:00:29,948 Speaker 1: forers out of by Old Trapper Beef Jerky live here 4 00:00:29,948 --> 00:00:32,908 Speaker 1: in New York City. It's Wednesday, December seventh. Time. Jamie Erdolts, 5 00:00:32,948 --> 00:00:35,868 Speaker 1: Kyle Brand, Peter Steger, Jason mccordy. Last hour, we had 6 00:00:35,948 --> 00:00:39,268 Speaker 1: two Walter Payton, Man of the your nominees on the show. Jason, 7 00:00:39,468 --> 00:00:41,948 Speaker 1: you were nominated a few times. What's the whole experience 8 00:00:41,988 --> 00:00:43,948 Speaker 1: like when you get that honor? It's really cool. I 9 00:00:43,988 --> 00:00:46,988 Speaker 1: think whenever your name is mentioned Walter Payton, so like 10 00:00:47,068 --> 00:00:49,108 Speaker 1: your name is being mentioned in the same breath as 11 00:00:49,148 --> 00:00:51,668 Speaker 1: Walter Payton. I think the amazing thing about is when 12 00:00:51,708 --> 00:00:53,668 Speaker 1: you are nominated, you start to look at the other 13 00:00:53,748 --> 00:00:55,588 Speaker 1: thirty one guys and you start to see some of 14 00:00:55,588 --> 00:00:57,948 Speaker 1: the things they're doing. You're just blown away by the 15 00:00:57,988 --> 00:01:00,948 Speaker 1: good work that goes on around all these communities by players. 16 00:01:00,988 --> 00:01:03,468 Speaker 1: So it's cool, it's absolutely awesome. The names on the 17 00:01:03,508 --> 00:01:06,108 Speaker 1: list are fantastic, and then of course the finalists are 18 00:01:06,148 --> 00:01:08,668 Speaker 1: honored NFL honors in the Super Bowl weekend. But to 19 00:01:08,708 --> 00:01:10,228 Speaker 1: give them their flowers and to shine a light on 20 00:01:10,228 --> 00:01:12,228 Speaker 1: the work those guys are doing are really, really, really special. 21 00:01:12,268 --> 00:01:14,508 Speaker 1: So take a look at who your team's nominee of 22 00:01:14,548 --> 00:01:16,868 Speaker 1: the year is right now? All right, some big stories 23 00:01:16,908 --> 00:01:19,748 Speaker 1: in the NFC to look at as we inspect the 24 00:01:19,868 --> 00:01:23,788 Speaker 1: NFC playoff picture again. Eagles vikings set us up that 25 00:01:23,908 --> 00:01:26,228 Speaker 1: forty nine ers on the left is very truck now 26 00:01:26,308 --> 00:01:28,748 Speaker 1: considering the Jimmy Garoppolo news, the fact that he will 27 00:01:28,828 --> 00:01:31,748 Speaker 1: not have to undergo surgery could be available in the 28 00:01:31,788 --> 00:01:34,388 Speaker 1: playoffs if the forty Niners make it that far. With 29 00:01:34,708 --> 00:01:38,228 Speaker 1: whoever they decide, we'll play quarterback moving forward. Right now, 30 00:01:38,228 --> 00:01:41,508 Speaker 1: it's brock Purty and here we are as the Giants 31 00:01:41,508 --> 00:01:43,868 Speaker 1: play host to the Eagles this weekend. So it's the 32 00:01:43,868 --> 00:01:46,508 Speaker 1: one seed taking on the six seed Giants. Philadelphia could 33 00:01:46,548 --> 00:01:49,308 Speaker 1: clinch a playoff berth if the Niners and the Seahawks 34 00:01:49,428 --> 00:01:52,228 Speaker 1: lose this weekend. If they get a win against the Giants, though, 35 00:01:52,388 --> 00:01:54,468 Speaker 1: or a tie, they also move on to So how 36 00:01:54,508 --> 00:01:57,828 Speaker 1: do the Giants stop that from happening? How can they 37 00:01:57,868 --> 00:02:01,188 Speaker 1: play spoiler alert for Philadelphia this weekend? How do you 38 00:02:01,268 --> 00:02:03,828 Speaker 1: beat the Eagles? If you're the Giants? You gotta slap 39 00:02:03,908 --> 00:02:06,588 Speaker 1: Jaylor hurt around a little bit. This guy is inflappable. 40 00:02:06,748 --> 00:02:09,268 Speaker 1: He's so cool. He plays cool, he looks cool, he 41 00:02:09,348 --> 00:02:11,868 Speaker 1: speaks cool, he dresses cool. Thirty that guy's jersey up 42 00:02:11,868 --> 00:02:13,748 Speaker 1: a little bit. At this point in the season. What 43 00:02:13,788 --> 00:02:16,228 Speaker 1: you do is you say, let's look back to weeks 44 00:02:16,228 --> 00:02:18,708 Speaker 1: such and such and see when he'd had a bad game. 45 00:02:18,708 --> 00:02:21,028 Speaker 1: And you've gone to blueprint. He really hasn't had a 46 00:02:21,028 --> 00:02:23,588 Speaker 1: bad game all year. It's really not there. Even in 47 00:02:23,628 --> 00:02:26,388 Speaker 1: the loss, it's fine, Like the numbers are there. It's like, 48 00:02:26,428 --> 00:02:28,748 Speaker 1: it's not like he choked. He doesn't have this four 49 00:02:28,868 --> 00:02:31,988 Speaker 1: turnover game where this one defensive coordinator found a way 50 00:02:32,028 --> 00:02:34,268 Speaker 1: to beat him up. I don't know what the recipe is. 51 00:02:34,348 --> 00:02:36,788 Speaker 1: I really don't. You have to get to hurt somehow, 52 00:02:36,788 --> 00:02:39,148 Speaker 1: and no one has done it all season. I'll say this. 53 00:02:39,548 --> 00:02:41,748 Speaker 1: The New York Giants name, we don't say much on 54 00:02:41,788 --> 00:02:45,588 Speaker 1: the show. Cavon Thibodeaux, rookie pass rusher. Let's rock and 55 00:02:45,668 --> 00:02:47,668 Speaker 1: roll baby, he did Peter and he's coming on. And 56 00:02:47,708 --> 00:02:49,068 Speaker 1: this was a guy who had all the hype at 57 00:02:49,068 --> 00:02:51,588 Speaker 1: the draft because he had great highlights at Oregon and 58 00:02:51,668 --> 00:02:54,148 Speaker 1: a huge personality. Well, he played well last week and 59 00:02:54,188 --> 00:02:56,548 Speaker 1: he's gotten to talking and he's already saying, this is 60 00:02:56,548 --> 00:02:58,468 Speaker 1: our biggest game of the year. I want to be 61 00:02:58,508 --> 00:03:01,348 Speaker 1: the closer for this team. I'm watching Micah Parsons and 62 00:03:01,388 --> 00:03:05,108 Speaker 1: stealing all his moves. Cavon Tibodau, you were drafted to 63 00:03:05,308 --> 00:03:07,908 Speaker 1: hit Jalen Hurts this year, Go get it. I think 64 00:03:07,908 --> 00:03:09,468 Speaker 1: that's the only way knock the hell out of him. 65 00:03:09,468 --> 00:03:11,188 Speaker 1: And the rookie's got to do it, Jay Kavante, But 66 00:03:11,188 --> 00:03:12,908 Speaker 1: I'll get it done. I liked it what you're thinking. 67 00:03:13,108 --> 00:03:15,628 Speaker 1: And this game will be playing Giant Stadium in New Jersey. 68 00:03:15,668 --> 00:03:18,428 Speaker 1: I grew grew up there playing high school basketball. There 69 00:03:18,508 --> 00:03:20,868 Speaker 1: was no shot clout in high school basketball, so you 70 00:03:20,908 --> 00:03:23,428 Speaker 1: would get to leave playing against a better team and 71 00:03:23,468 --> 00:03:26,388 Speaker 1: you'd go to your three man weave. Just ball around 72 00:03:26,588 --> 00:03:29,868 Speaker 1: out there by half corners, keeping the ball away from them. 73 00:03:29,948 --> 00:03:31,628 Speaker 1: That's what the Giants need to do. And I want 74 00:03:31,668 --> 00:03:33,628 Speaker 1: to show you what the Commanders did against the Eagles 75 00:03:33,748 --> 00:03:35,828 Speaker 1: and how they were able to beat them. They were 76 00:03:35,868 --> 00:03:37,868 Speaker 1: able to run the ball, they kept the ball on 77 00:03:37,948 --> 00:03:39,988 Speaker 1: third down, and then you see the time of possession 78 00:03:40,068 --> 00:03:43,228 Speaker 1: right there, forty minutes. The game's only sixty minutes, so 79 00:03:43,268 --> 00:03:46,308 Speaker 1: they possessed the ball, ran the ball and enabled him 80 00:03:46,308 --> 00:03:48,348 Speaker 1: to beat this team. And that's what the Giants need 81 00:03:48,388 --> 00:03:50,388 Speaker 1: to do. They have se Quon Barkley in the backfield. 82 00:03:50,548 --> 00:03:52,348 Speaker 1: Hand him the ball off, let him be able to 83 00:03:52,388 --> 00:03:55,308 Speaker 1: gain yards on the ground, keep the clock rolland that's 84 00:03:55,308 --> 00:03:58,308 Speaker 1: gonna keep Philadelphia's offense off the field. You talk about 85 00:03:58,348 --> 00:04:00,468 Speaker 1: how to stop Jaalen Hurts. He hasn't had a bad game. 86 00:04:00,708 --> 00:04:02,508 Speaker 1: Don't let him go out there and possessed the ball. 87 00:04:02,748 --> 00:04:04,868 Speaker 1: Make him sit down on the bench, Look up back 88 00:04:04,908 --> 00:04:07,628 Speaker 1: to John Boltron while he watches your all things go 89 00:04:07,868 --> 00:04:10,028 Speaker 1: to work. That is the way to beat the Eagles. 90 00:04:10,068 --> 00:04:12,108 Speaker 1: The Commanders the only team to do it so far 91 00:04:12,548 --> 00:04:16,748 Speaker 1: this season. They've showed you the blueprint, dable executed, get 92 00:04:16,748 --> 00:04:18,388 Speaker 1: it done. That's the way to beat them. I'm trying 93 00:04:18,388 --> 00:04:21,108 Speaker 1: to put myself inside of the head coach's head. Sometimes 94 00:04:21,148 --> 00:04:22,948 Speaker 1: I'm not a head coach and there coach at any level, 95 00:04:22,948 --> 00:04:24,148 Speaker 1: but I'm trying to think, like what do you do 96 00:04:24,148 --> 00:04:26,068 Speaker 1: to motivate? What do you do to me? If you're 97 00:04:26,068 --> 00:04:28,468 Speaker 1: the Giants, this is the season, Like did you need 98 00:04:28,508 --> 00:04:30,388 Speaker 1: to win this game and next week? And that's whether 99 00:04:30,428 --> 00:04:31,748 Speaker 1: you're going to go to the playoffs or not. But 100 00:04:31,748 --> 00:04:33,628 Speaker 1: I would also look at Jalen Hurts and say, is 101 00:04:33,708 --> 00:04:36,388 Speaker 1: that guy the guy that's gonna end our season? Is 102 00:04:36,428 --> 00:04:38,308 Speaker 1: that guy really the MVP of the league? Or is 103 00:04:38,348 --> 00:04:41,308 Speaker 1: that guy the same guy that a lesser version of 104 00:04:41,388 --> 00:04:45,788 Speaker 1: us our team from last year cost four turnovers on 105 00:04:45,828 --> 00:04:48,748 Speaker 1: He went to New Jersey last year and was terrible 106 00:04:48,748 --> 00:04:52,588 Speaker 1: in this game. Giants won thirteen to seven. Jalen Hurts 107 00:04:52,588 --> 00:04:56,668 Speaker 1: had four turnovers. The big bad Jalen Hurts wasn't so 108 00:04:56,828 --> 00:05:00,708 Speaker 1: big bad last year. If I'm dable, if I'm Wink Martindale, 109 00:05:01,028 --> 00:05:03,508 Speaker 1: I'm saying enough is enough with this Jalen Hurts thing. 110 00:05:03,908 --> 00:05:06,108 Speaker 1: You guys, we're not the same defense that we are 111 00:05:06,228 --> 00:05:09,068 Speaker 1: this year, and you still stifled him last year. You 112 00:05:09,188 --> 00:05:12,268 Speaker 1: still gave him the business four turnovers last year in 113 00:05:12,308 --> 00:05:14,388 Speaker 1: a week twelve game, right around the same point of 114 00:05:14,388 --> 00:05:16,548 Speaker 1: the season. This is what they have to do. They 115 00:05:16,628 --> 00:05:19,748 Speaker 1: have to find a way to stifle Jalen Hurts. Jalen 116 00:05:19,828 --> 00:05:22,108 Speaker 1: Hurts has been amazing this year, and maybe he's a 117 00:05:22,228 --> 00:05:24,348 Speaker 1: much better quarterback than he was last year, and maybe 118 00:05:24,348 --> 00:05:26,268 Speaker 1: this team is much better than it was a low year, 119 00:05:26,588 --> 00:05:29,148 Speaker 1: but you need to look at last season and say, 120 00:05:29,268 --> 00:05:31,068 Speaker 1: same guy puts on his pants the same way he 121 00:05:31,108 --> 00:05:34,708 Speaker 1: did last season, and we made him a one score guy. 122 00:05:34,948 --> 00:05:37,028 Speaker 1: Seven points they put up against the Giants in New 123 00:05:37,108 --> 00:05:39,068 Speaker 1: Jersey last year. They got to somehow get back into 124 00:05:39,108 --> 00:05:41,468 Speaker 1: that kind of accentuated and do one more time. Even 125 00:05:41,508 --> 00:05:43,628 Speaker 1: those highlights from that game, it doesn't look like the 126 00:05:43,668 --> 00:05:45,588 Speaker 1: same joal and Hurts tho he was scrambling, he was 127 00:05:45,588 --> 00:05:47,988 Speaker 1: trying to get rid of the ball, throwing interceptions. You know, 128 00:05:47,988 --> 00:05:49,548 Speaker 1: we keep coming back to that Week ten game to 129 00:05:49,668 --> 00:05:51,628 Speaker 1: the Giants and the Commanders, and if the Giants were 130 00:05:51,668 --> 00:05:53,228 Speaker 1: able to walk away with nothing else because they didn't 131 00:05:53,268 --> 00:05:54,588 Speaker 1: walk away with the Winter Roal loss, they walked away 132 00:05:54,588 --> 00:05:56,508 Speaker 1: with the tie, is that maybe they could rub off 133 00:05:56,548 --> 00:05:58,948 Speaker 1: some of how the Commanders beat the Eagles from Week ten, 134 00:05:59,068 --> 00:06:01,908 Speaker 1: Because while Jason went run the ball against the Eagles, 135 00:06:01,988 --> 00:06:03,868 Speaker 1: I think you have to stop the run against the 136 00:06:03,868 --> 00:06:06,428 Speaker 1: Eagles if you are indeed going to walk away with 137 00:06:06,468 --> 00:06:08,708 Speaker 1: the win for the Giants this weekend. In that win 138 00:06:08,868 --> 00:06:10,748 Speaker 1: for the Commanders in Week ten, they held them to 139 00:06:10,868 --> 00:06:15,948 Speaker 1: ninety four yards on twenty rushes. That is unforeseen in 140 00:06:16,068 --> 00:06:18,188 Speaker 1: success that we have seen from the Eagles so far 141 00:06:18,268 --> 00:06:20,268 Speaker 1: this season. When we turn the Eagles game on a 142 00:06:20,348 --> 00:06:23,348 Speaker 1: j Brown is playing fantastic. DeVante Smith is an unbelievable 143 00:06:23,348 --> 00:06:26,068 Speaker 1: second option. But it's the run game. It's Miles Sanders, 144 00:06:26,068 --> 00:06:28,428 Speaker 1: it's hitting the ball off, it's taking exactly what Jason 145 00:06:28,508 --> 00:06:30,468 Speaker 1: saying is get the lead and run away with the ball. 146 00:06:30,828 --> 00:06:33,908 Speaker 1: Physical run game. So defensive line for the Giants, they 147 00:06:33,908 --> 00:06:35,948 Speaker 1: have to shore up. They literally need to lock arms 148 00:06:35,988 --> 00:06:37,388 Speaker 1: at some point because if you're going to give up 149 00:06:37,428 --> 00:06:39,228 Speaker 1: one thing, I would give up the chunk plays, but 150 00:06:39,388 --> 00:06:42,028 Speaker 1: you cannot give up seven yard running games. Right. The 151 00:06:42,028 --> 00:06:45,188 Speaker 1: Eagles watched that entire game. Washington Giants watched a broadcast. 152 00:06:45,268 --> 00:06:48,108 Speaker 1: Jonathan Vilma was talking about Dexter Lawrence the entire times, 153 00:06:48,108 --> 00:06:50,508 Speaker 1: haying that you can this guy is that good. He's 154 00:06:50,508 --> 00:06:53,068 Speaker 1: got the dance, He's got everything. You're mentioned, Kvon Tibodeau, Jamie. 155 00:06:53,108 --> 00:06:54,908 Speaker 1: They've been built for this game like this. This is 156 00:06:54,988 --> 00:06:58,068 Speaker 1: when they need to show out. I think this is 157 00:06:58,108 --> 00:07:00,468 Speaker 1: the biggest Giants game in six years. I'm trying to 158 00:07:00,468 --> 00:07:02,308 Speaker 1: think if there's a bigger one. They've had losing season, 159 00:07:02,308 --> 00:07:05,028 Speaker 1: losing season, losing season late in the season to sayber football, 160 00:07:05,028 --> 00:07:07,108 Speaker 1: Eagles come to town with that record, I can't think 161 00:07:07,108 --> 00:07:09,708 Speaker 1: of a bigger game after Thanksgiving then being relevant has 162 00:07:09,748 --> 00:07:13,628 Speaker 1: not been massive? Yeah, massive, considering even just within both 163 00:07:13,708 --> 00:07:15,828 Speaker 1: of their divisions. Both the Jets and the Giants feel 164 00:07:15,828 --> 00:07:17,908 Speaker 1: like they have a major page turn game this weekend 165 00:07:17,948 --> 00:07:19,628 Speaker 1: with the Jets go to Buffalo to play the Bills. 166 00:07:20,188 --> 00:07:21,788 Speaker 1: NFL Plus is here. 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So I have come 186 00:08:15,308 --> 00:08:18,188 Speaker 1: to believe that the backup quarterback is the most painstaking, 187 00:08:18,308 --> 00:08:21,588 Speaker 1: lose lose job in all of sports. Thirty two quarterbacks 188 00:08:21,588 --> 00:08:23,388 Speaker 1: started in Week one, and by now we have seen 189 00:08:23,428 --> 00:08:26,148 Speaker 1: twenty two other quarterbacks start a game that is the 190 00:08:26,188 --> 00:08:28,788 Speaker 1: most in the same stretch of schedule since two thousand 191 00:08:28,788 --> 00:08:32,588 Speaker 1: and seven. And the expectations that these surface wielding sidekicks 192 00:08:32,588 --> 00:08:35,428 Speaker 1: operate under which are absolutely mind boggling to me and 193 00:08:35,468 --> 00:08:37,788 Speaker 1: for me. This all came to a head on Monday 194 00:08:37,788 --> 00:08:39,908 Speaker 1: when we went to task on the five ws or 195 00:08:39,948 --> 00:08:43,028 Speaker 1: the backup quarterback situation in San Francisco. Who the heck 196 00:08:43,308 --> 00:08:46,468 Speaker 1: is brock Purty? What are we doing just handing a 197 00:08:46,548 --> 00:08:49,748 Speaker 1: mister irrelevant job starting job too in the forty nine 198 00:08:49,788 --> 00:08:52,028 Speaker 1: ers in San Francisco? When will we know if brock 199 00:08:52,068 --> 00:08:56,308 Speaker 1: Purty is him? Where is another option instead of brock 200 00:08:56,348 --> 00:08:58,588 Speaker 1: Purty coming in week fourteen? And why did this have 201 00:08:58,668 --> 00:09:00,628 Speaker 1: to happen to a fun NFC team that we wanted 202 00:09:00,668 --> 00:09:02,708 Speaker 1: to watch down the stretch. This is not a knock 203 00:09:02,748 --> 00:09:05,108 Speaker 1: on brock Purty. You could play football mad libs with 204 00:09:05,188 --> 00:09:08,148 Speaker 1: that dialogue. It could apply to your team. What a 205 00:09:08,148 --> 00:09:10,228 Speaker 1: brutal spot to be in. Though. The tone of voice 206 00:09:10,268 --> 00:09:13,548 Speaker 1: that we use when writing these guys off immediately is 207 00:09:13,588 --> 00:09:15,908 Speaker 1: faster than a new rock movie. When it emerges, is 208 00:09:15,988 --> 00:09:19,308 Speaker 1: shockingly condescending, and it really makes no sense. The following 209 00:09:19,348 --> 00:09:22,868 Speaker 1: conversation most likely occurred amongst Jets fans last month. Man, 210 00:09:22,908 --> 00:09:25,468 Speaker 1: we just really since Zach Wilson, he's just not cutting it. 211 00:09:25,468 --> 00:09:28,948 Speaker 1: Who could we possibly turn to Mike White? Why must 212 00:09:28,948 --> 00:09:31,188 Speaker 1: we say the backup's name with such distin he threw 213 00:09:31,228 --> 00:09:33,468 Speaker 1: for more than four hundred yards, three touchdowns and two 214 00:09:33,468 --> 00:09:37,148 Speaker 1: picks and his first career star last season. It's that tone. 215 00:09:37,188 --> 00:09:41,748 Speaker 1: It's Cooper Rush Taylor heinik. I understand that you've been 216 00:09:41,788 --> 00:09:44,468 Speaker 1: inundated with language as to why your starter is the 217 00:09:44,508 --> 00:09:46,828 Speaker 1: perfect fit and the new guy is different, and different 218 00:09:46,908 --> 00:09:49,428 Speaker 1: is uncomfortable at times, But does that mean that after 219 00:09:49,468 --> 00:09:51,388 Speaker 1: a half of football and tallying and win, we're of 220 00:09:51,468 --> 00:09:53,908 Speaker 1: sane mind to be bartering for a replacement to a 221 00:09:53,988 --> 00:09:56,108 Speaker 1: job for which this backup may very well be the 222 00:09:56,148 --> 00:09:58,828 Speaker 1: perfect fit for At one point, you gave your starter 223 00:09:58,908 --> 00:10:00,748 Speaker 1: a few weeks to earn your trust. Doesn't that mean 224 00:10:00,788 --> 00:10:03,548 Speaker 1: the new guys should be afforded the same opportunity? I 225 00:10:03,628 --> 00:10:07,068 Speaker 1: officially think so. Rock Purty time in San Francisco, Don Curtin, 226 00:10:07,748 --> 00:10:11,428 Speaker 1: Rock Purty, you only do Cooper Rush do it. And 227 00:10:11,468 --> 00:10:15,428 Speaker 1: sometimes it'll be like checks notes Bailey zappy and we 228 00:10:15,468 --> 00:10:16,948 Speaker 1: say it that way right then there Then there's the 229 00:10:16,988 --> 00:10:20,188 Speaker 1: lifelong ones case Keenum, Really we do that case Keenum's 230 00:10:20,188 --> 00:10:23,148 Speaker 1: and McCoy McCoy like, and this goes back. I mean 231 00:10:23,228 --> 00:10:27,268 Speaker 1: Charlie Batch, Hello, Bubby Brister, Hello, Drew Stanton, Derek Anderson. 232 00:10:27,268 --> 00:10:31,188 Speaker 1: There is a long Jim Sorgi of great backup quarterbacks 233 00:10:31,188 --> 00:10:34,508 Speaker 1: who have made several several several millions of dollars being 234 00:10:34,588 --> 00:10:37,628 Speaker 1: really good backups, and I've won a lot of games, Jamie, 235 00:10:37,668 --> 00:10:39,908 Speaker 1: I think it's right should give them respect. It brings 236 00:10:39,908 --> 00:10:42,788 Speaker 1: me to my point you said worst job, like backup 237 00:10:42,828 --> 00:10:45,948 Speaker 1: quarterback is the best job. Talk about and talk about 238 00:10:45,988 --> 00:10:49,148 Speaker 1: it because if all yes lose, those are you if 239 00:10:49,228 --> 00:10:51,628 Speaker 1: all goes well, sounds like win win to me, win win. 240 00:10:51,868 --> 00:10:54,908 Speaker 1: If all goes well, the starter plays the entire season, 241 00:10:55,188 --> 00:10:57,908 Speaker 1: you make your few million dollars. You sit back, you 242 00:10:57,988 --> 00:11:00,508 Speaker 1: hold the surface, you give some coaching points, and if 243 00:11:00,508 --> 00:11:02,268 Speaker 1: the starter gets hurt, you just go out there and 244 00:11:02,268 --> 00:11:04,268 Speaker 1: give it. You're all. You're not supposed to win anyway. 245 00:11:04,628 --> 00:11:08,148 Speaker 1: There's no pressure. It's the best job in the NFL. 246 00:11:08,428 --> 00:11:10,268 Speaker 1: The one could of mind was a couple of jan 247 00:11:10,308 --> 00:11:12,828 Speaker 1: years ago when Patrick Mahomes got hurt in Chad Henny 248 00:11:12,868 --> 00:11:15,028 Speaker 1: and come in if Chad Henny had lost that game, 249 00:11:15,308 --> 00:11:18,388 Speaker 1: and they're like, oh god, Channon, you're just lose. Yours 250 00:11:18,388 --> 00:11:21,588 Speaker 1: got hurt, And then it became anything as possible, like yeah, 251 00:11:21,628 --> 00:11:25,028 Speaker 1: it's it's it's very dicey. It's no wait wait, and 252 00:11:25,148 --> 00:11:27,588 Speaker 1: he's still on the Chiefs collecting chests exactly. We think 253 00:11:27,668 --> 00:11:31,228 Speaker 1: of all the guys down the tubes coming up. There's 254 00:11:31,228 --> 00:11:34,468 Speaker 1: an epic quarterback matchup happening in San Francisco, barely Tom 255 00:11:34,508 --> 00:11:36,508 Speaker 1: Brady versus brock Purty. That's what makes it epic. We 256 00:11:36,628 --> 00:11:38,708 Speaker 1: never expected to say those words in the same sentence. 257 00:11:38,948 --> 00:11:42,028 Speaker 1: Third hour of the March, have you guys seen black Adam? 258 00:11:55,428 --> 00:11:58,228 Speaker 1: So there was the big news yesterday in the NSC, 259 00:11:58,748 --> 00:12:00,828 Speaker 1: and we've got a huge matchup coming up on Sunday. 260 00:12:00,868 --> 00:12:03,708 Speaker 1: Brock Purty, Yes, Rock Purty in the three seed at 261 00:12:03,708 --> 00:12:06,068 Speaker 1: forty nine ers be gone, Tom Brady in the four 262 00:12:06,148 --> 00:12:10,988 Speaker 1: seed Buccaneers, Jason, take a matchup in this game, please 263 00:12:11,108 --> 00:12:13,228 Speaker 1: and thank you. That intrigues you most. I want to 264 00:12:13,228 --> 00:12:16,748 Speaker 1: see Brock Purty versus Todd Bowls in this Tampa Bay deepens. 265 00:12:16,988 --> 00:12:20,028 Speaker 1: And I'm not singling out any one player. I want 266 00:12:20,028 --> 00:12:21,988 Speaker 1: to see what Todd Bowls is able to draw up. 267 00:12:22,188 --> 00:12:25,628 Speaker 1: He's known for his exotic blitzes against this rookie quarterback, 268 00:12:25,628 --> 00:12:27,748 Speaker 1: Brock Purty. Last week he got in the game. But 269 00:12:27,908 --> 00:12:30,228 Speaker 1: you go into this game, the Miami Dolphins their game 270 00:12:30,268 --> 00:12:33,148 Speaker 1: planning for Jimmy Garoppolo all week, a veteran, a guy 271 00:12:33,188 --> 00:12:35,028 Speaker 1: who knows where to throw the ball. They may have 272 00:12:35,068 --> 00:12:36,548 Speaker 1: went into this game like, you know what, we don't 273 00:12:36,588 --> 00:12:38,628 Speaker 1: want to really want to blitz him. He's really good 274 00:12:38,668 --> 00:12:40,228 Speaker 1: at getting the ball out of his hands, he's really 275 00:12:40,228 --> 00:12:42,188 Speaker 1: good at making decisions. And then next thing you know, 276 00:12:42,268 --> 00:12:44,628 Speaker 1: Brock Purdy's in the game. You're trying to scramble and 277 00:12:44,668 --> 00:12:47,308 Speaker 1: figure out what to do. I'll give Brock Purty credit. 278 00:12:47,348 --> 00:12:50,148 Speaker 1: He did a really good job when Miami decided to 279 00:12:50,188 --> 00:12:52,308 Speaker 1: dial up pressure. You had a really good throw across 280 00:12:52,348 --> 00:12:55,268 Speaker 1: the middle to George Kittle with Jail and Phillips barring 281 00:12:55,308 --> 00:12:57,708 Speaker 1: down on him, hitting him as he was throwing the ball. 282 00:12:57,828 --> 00:12:59,948 Speaker 1: But now going into a week where all week you're 283 00:12:59,988 --> 00:13:01,948 Speaker 1: the guy, you're getting all the snaps, He's gonna be 284 00:13:01,948 --> 00:13:04,668 Speaker 1: better prepared. But Todd Bowls you'll be prepared for him 285 00:13:04,668 --> 00:13:07,588 Speaker 1: as well. What is he able to design to disguise 286 00:13:07,668 --> 00:13:10,228 Speaker 1: as he's able to come up with Logan Ryan's back 287 00:13:10,228 --> 00:13:12,628 Speaker 1: in the lineup. Keyan O'Neil has some huge hits in 288 00:13:12,628 --> 00:13:15,308 Speaker 1: this pass game versus things. How are those guys able 289 00:13:15,348 --> 00:13:17,748 Speaker 1: to mix and rotate and do things to try to 290 00:13:17,788 --> 00:13:20,188 Speaker 1: confuse this rookie quarterback. I'm looking forward to a question 291 00:13:20,228 --> 00:13:23,948 Speaker 1: for you strategy wise. Young quarterback getting his first career start. 292 00:13:23,988 --> 00:13:26,628 Speaker 1: He had enough snaps that there's some film on him. Now, 293 00:13:26,828 --> 00:13:29,908 Speaker 1: what's the bigger challenge? Is it the bigger challenge of, hey, 294 00:13:29,948 --> 00:13:32,948 Speaker 1: this is the guy that we that we've never seen before, 295 00:13:33,068 --> 00:13:34,908 Speaker 1: or is the bigger challenge that, hey, this is the 296 00:13:34,948 --> 00:13:37,148 Speaker 1: guy that you know in a limited amount of space, 297 00:13:37,268 --> 00:13:38,828 Speaker 1: we know we could beat him because he's a rookie 298 00:13:38,828 --> 00:13:41,388 Speaker 1: like we could do. This's what's the advantage there, coaches, 299 00:13:41,508 --> 00:13:44,148 Speaker 1: nightmare is the unknown. So having this little bit of 300 00:13:44,188 --> 00:13:46,548 Speaker 1: film now you can game plan and figure out what 301 00:13:46,628 --> 00:13:48,988 Speaker 1: to do. And not only that, now these coaches are 302 00:13:48,988 --> 00:13:51,628 Speaker 1: probably going back to Iowa State film and watching him 303 00:13:51,628 --> 00:13:53,708 Speaker 1: in college to see some of the things he did. 304 00:13:53,868 --> 00:13:56,148 Speaker 1: The Miami Dolphins weren't doing that last week. You're not 305 00:13:56,188 --> 00:13:59,348 Speaker 1: going back to watch his college film when Jimmy Garoppolo's there. 306 00:13:59,468 --> 00:14:01,668 Speaker 1: So I think a lot changes this week. And I'm 307 00:14:01,668 --> 00:14:03,308 Speaker 1: not saying Perdie won't be able to step up to 308 00:14:03,348 --> 00:14:05,708 Speaker 1: the occasion, but I'm excited to see what they're able 309 00:14:05,748 --> 00:14:08,428 Speaker 1: to do defensively, schematically, to come up to try to 310 00:14:08,468 --> 00:14:10,348 Speaker 1: stop not looking anywhere. I'm gonna ask all three of you, 311 00:14:10,388 --> 00:14:12,148 Speaker 1: who do he thinks the favorites in this game Niners 312 00:14:12,228 --> 00:14:14,828 Speaker 1: at home with Brock Purty versus Tom Brady the greatest 313 00:14:14,868 --> 00:14:16,668 Speaker 1: of all time, going back home where he grew up, 314 00:14:16,988 --> 00:14:19,788 Speaker 1: and my honest anstars, I think it's probably still the Niners. Okay, 315 00:14:19,908 --> 00:14:21,588 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go Niners two because of their defense. I 316 00:14:21,628 --> 00:14:23,988 Speaker 1: would say Niners just because of the way Tampa played 317 00:14:24,028 --> 00:14:26,388 Speaker 1: this past week, Rock Purdy and the Niners are still favored, 318 00:14:26,548 --> 00:14:30,228 Speaker 1: even with Brock Purdy against Tom Brady going home. And 319 00:14:30,268 --> 00:14:32,828 Speaker 1: to me, it's not because of brock Purty, Brock Purty 320 00:14:32,868 --> 00:14:35,588 Speaker 1: do less. It's because of that defense. I think the 321 00:14:35,628 --> 00:14:39,588 Speaker 1: defense is sizzling right now and that Niners defensive front 322 00:14:39,988 --> 00:14:43,868 Speaker 1: is going to be all over Tom Brady, who you 323 00:14:43,908 --> 00:14:46,508 Speaker 1: know two is mobile. Brady's not mobile. Brady's got the 324 00:14:46,548 --> 00:14:49,068 Speaker 1: quickest release. Brady is Tom Brady. He avoided sex his 325 00:14:49,268 --> 00:14:52,148 Speaker 1: entire career and avoids major injuries every year since two 326 00:14:52,188 --> 00:14:55,028 Speaker 1: thousand and I'm looking at Bosa, I'm looking at the 327 00:14:55,068 --> 00:14:58,188 Speaker 1: return of Armstead, I'm looking at Fred Warner coming out there, 328 00:14:58,828 --> 00:15:01,868 Speaker 1: this Niners defense, Drey Greenlaws having an all Pro season 329 00:15:01,948 --> 00:15:06,308 Speaker 1: this year, like they are swarming. Tristan Worfs looked pretty 330 00:15:06,348 --> 00:15:09,508 Speaker 1: agile while he was receiving Brady in a hug in 331 00:15:09,588 --> 00:15:12,428 Speaker 1: street clothes after the game, and his ankle looked better 332 00:15:12,428 --> 00:15:14,148 Speaker 1: than we thought it could be. But if Tristan Worfs 333 00:15:14,228 --> 00:15:16,428 Speaker 1: isn't out there, I'd think that Brady could be in 334 00:15:16,428 --> 00:15:17,828 Speaker 1: for a long day. And I think this could be 335 00:15:17,908 --> 00:15:20,068 Speaker 1: a very low scoring game, and I don't think they 336 00:15:20,068 --> 00:15:22,748 Speaker 1: can necessarily have to look at Brock Party and say 337 00:15:22,748 --> 00:15:24,908 Speaker 1: you need to beat Tom Brady could say, just do enough, 338 00:15:25,068 --> 00:15:27,148 Speaker 1: let our defense take care of it. Be sure to 339 00:15:27,308 --> 00:15:30,828 Speaker 1: not make mistakes. It's a hilarious quarterback match, though it's amazing. 340 00:15:30,908 --> 00:15:33,388 Speaker 1: It is brock Purty versus the Party boy, the two 341 00:15:33,388 --> 00:15:36,508 Speaker 1: of them again. This is the largest age difference in 342 00:15:36,628 --> 00:15:40,588 Speaker 1: NFL history between two quarterbacks ever forty five and twenty two. 343 00:15:41,028 --> 00:15:43,388 Speaker 1: Tom Brady has been playing in NFL football longer than 344 00:15:43,388 --> 00:15:46,028 Speaker 1: Brock Party has been playing life. It's that big, big deal. 345 00:15:47,108 --> 00:15:49,668 Speaker 1: And listen, if you look at there's there's statistics and 346 00:15:49,828 --> 00:15:52,268 Speaker 1: research about all the games were the biggest age difference 347 00:15:52,268 --> 00:15:55,308 Speaker 1: between two quarterbacks, and they're almost all Brady. And it's 348 00:15:55,388 --> 00:15:58,348 Speaker 1: recent guys. I mean, it's him beating Justin Fields, Mac Jones, 349 00:15:58,428 --> 00:16:01,188 Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts, Sam Darnold, Justin Herbert, all of them, he 350 00:16:01,228 --> 00:16:03,148 Speaker 1: has all, you know. The only one that he's lost 351 00:16:03,428 --> 00:16:05,668 Speaker 1: in all of these big difference he lost to Kenny 352 00:16:05,708 --> 00:16:07,948 Speaker 1: Pickett this year. That's the only one that he's lost 353 00:16:07,948 --> 00:16:10,188 Speaker 1: in the whole thing. But so what I'm saying is 354 00:16:10,188 --> 00:16:12,068 Speaker 1: and the old guy wins almost every single time. So 355 00:16:12,108 --> 00:16:14,588 Speaker 1: you would think Brady wins. Here. There's one. There's one 356 00:16:14,708 --> 00:16:17,668 Speaker 1: in the largest age discrepancy that is not Tom Brady. 357 00:16:17,708 --> 00:16:19,748 Speaker 1: And I'm so pleased to say we have the videotape. 358 00:16:19,988 --> 00:16:24,028 Speaker 1: It is Warren Moon versus Ryan Leaf in two thousand. 359 00:16:24,108 --> 00:16:28,308 Speaker 1: All right, Warren Moon, Tony Richardson a close friend of 360 00:16:28,308 --> 00:16:31,148 Speaker 1: the show. There's Junior Sale. This was the Ryan Leaf 361 00:16:31,228 --> 00:16:33,948 Speaker 1: Chargers team in two thousand and Leif came out and 362 00:16:33,988 --> 00:16:36,988 Speaker 1: played pretty well. This is our friend who is our neighbor. Here, guys, 363 00:16:37,068 --> 00:16:39,188 Speaker 1: Ryan Leaf beat Warren Moon in this game. This is 364 00:16:39,188 --> 00:16:42,628 Speaker 1: one of the only times that the neophyte quarterback has 365 00:16:42,708 --> 00:16:46,988 Speaker 1: beaten the oldest dirt veteran. It's really cool, right, And 366 00:16:47,028 --> 00:16:48,948 Speaker 1: so this was a team all the way at the 367 00:16:49,068 --> 00:16:50,788 Speaker 1: end of Warren's and they hadn't had a win yet 368 00:16:50,788 --> 00:16:52,428 Speaker 1: and the Chargers and they come out and they win 369 00:16:52,468 --> 00:16:55,628 Speaker 1: and they just played well. So if I'm Brock Purdy, 370 00:16:56,228 --> 00:17:00,068 Speaker 1: I'm saying, hey, way before I was born, Ryan Leaf 371 00:17:00,148 --> 00:17:02,548 Speaker 1: did this, I can do it. And Ryan Leaf didn't 372 00:17:02,548 --> 00:17:04,628 Speaker 1: have Nick Bosa on his team. Dry Green a lot 373 00:17:04,628 --> 00:17:07,388 Speaker 1: and all those things. So Brady makes a living picking 374 00:17:07,428 --> 00:17:09,588 Speaker 1: these babies out of his teeth, and he has a 375 00:17:09,708 --> 00:17:12,068 Speaker 1: long history at mac Jones, you name him, he's done 376 00:17:12,108 --> 00:17:14,508 Speaker 1: them all, but Brock Party, there's a chance you can 377 00:17:14,548 --> 00:17:17,708 Speaker 1: do it, and inexplicably it comes from our guy, Ryan Leaf, 378 00:17:17,748 --> 00:17:20,028 Speaker 1: So go get him. This Weekends who had an old 379 00:17:20,068 --> 00:17:23,628 Speaker 1: as dirt veteran on their bingo cards today we Cryan Leaf. 380 00:17:23,628 --> 00:17:25,228 Speaker 1: The way he plays quarterback, he watches, It's like he 381 00:17:25,268 --> 00:17:27,068 Speaker 1: carries himself the same way. Like if you'd say what 382 00:17:27,148 --> 00:17:28,828 Speaker 1: quarterback is that without the last name on the back, 383 00:17:29,188 --> 00:17:31,508 Speaker 1: you'd be like, that's Ryan, Like just how he walks around. 384 00:17:31,508 --> 00:17:33,348 Speaker 1: I want to go back to Peters. Take the forty 385 00:17:33,428 --> 00:17:37,068 Speaker 1: nine Ers defense. They're playing fantastic right now, but unfortunately 386 00:17:37,148 --> 00:17:38,868 Speaker 1: they have to take that to like a six x 387 00:17:38,948 --> 00:17:41,708 Speaker 1: level at this point with what has just happened to 388 00:17:41,788 --> 00:17:45,588 Speaker 1: their offense. Damiko Ryan's if I'm if I'm their defensive coordinator, 389 00:17:45,628 --> 00:17:48,228 Speaker 1: demy Grians, I'm like, guys, we have to carry. We 390 00:17:48,268 --> 00:17:50,748 Speaker 1: had a load on our shoulders already just because of 391 00:17:50,788 --> 00:17:53,668 Speaker 1: our talents and the expectation. We shut out the Saints 392 00:17:53,708 --> 00:17:56,748 Speaker 1: two weeks ago. At this point, that's not enough. Down 393 00:17:56,748 --> 00:17:59,308 Speaker 1: the stretch, you have the Seattle Seahawks nipping at our heels. 394 00:17:59,508 --> 00:18:02,108 Speaker 1: We have to lift this quarterback up, we have to 395 00:18:02,148 --> 00:18:04,068 Speaker 1: think we have to make that quarterback for like, every 396 00:18:04,108 --> 00:18:06,348 Speaker 1: time he takes the field, he's already playing with a 397 00:18:06,428 --> 00:18:09,148 Speaker 1: lead that we gave him and that we sustained for him. 398 00:18:09,148 --> 00:18:11,628 Speaker 1: This is a level of a defensive effort that is 399 00:18:11,708 --> 00:18:14,308 Speaker 1: already super Bowl worthy in my opinion, but they have 400 00:18:14,388 --> 00:18:16,308 Speaker 1: to take it at least down the stretch, especially with 401 00:18:16,348 --> 00:18:19,228 Speaker 1: the news that Jimmy Garoppolo could potentially return, which could 402 00:18:19,228 --> 00:18:21,508 Speaker 1: just be fodder to make people think that Garoppolo could 403 00:18:21,508 --> 00:18:23,788 Speaker 1: come back, But if indeed that is a chance that 404 00:18:23,828 --> 00:18:25,868 Speaker 1: the forty Niners defense has to play out of their 405 00:18:25,988 --> 00:18:28,388 Speaker 1: minds for the next five weeks to keep this team 406 00:18:28,388 --> 00:18:30,148 Speaker 1: where they need to be playing. I think I'm with you, 407 00:18:30,228 --> 00:18:32,428 Speaker 1: and I remember when in the prime of the ray 408 00:18:32,508 --> 00:18:35,348 Speaker 1: Lewis Ravens defense, they had Kyle Bowler, who was not 409 00:18:35,388 --> 00:18:38,108 Speaker 1: a seventh round pick but was really struggling, and Ray 410 00:18:38,228 --> 00:18:41,228 Speaker 1: came out and told the media we say to Kyle Bowler, 411 00:18:41,308 --> 00:18:44,068 Speaker 1: we say to him, give us ten points and don't 412 00:18:44,068 --> 00:18:45,908 Speaker 1: give them any points, and we will win the game. 413 00:18:45,988 --> 00:18:47,428 Speaker 1: Like that is it. Just give us ten and don't 414 00:18:47,428 --> 00:18:49,708 Speaker 1: throw a pick six, and we got you. We're kind 415 00:18:49,708 --> 00:18:51,748 Speaker 1: of there now maybe this week. I also thinking everyone 416 00:18:51,988 --> 00:18:53,988 Speaker 1: originally was like, oh, Baker to the Niners, and everyone 417 00:18:54,028 --> 00:18:55,308 Speaker 1: tweeted it and it made a lot of sense. But 418 00:18:55,428 --> 00:18:59,028 Speaker 1: like that building, like they have a lot of pride, 419 00:18:59,148 --> 00:19:01,148 Speaker 1: and I think they're you know, Purdy's been there since 420 00:19:01,188 --> 00:19:03,188 Speaker 1: April and he's gonna do it and it's not even 421 00:19:03,228 --> 00:19:05,508 Speaker 1: a three hundred yards. Rock Purty's not gonna mess this 422 00:19:05,588 --> 00:19:07,308 Speaker 1: up for him. He's gonna keep the train on the tracks. 423 00:19:07,428 --> 00:19:11,428 Speaker 1: Forty one career starts in major college, forty one he's 424 00:19:11,428 --> 00:19:14,108 Speaker 1: played big game quickly called to your point at Ravens team, 425 00:19:14,148 --> 00:19:16,828 Speaker 1: can somebody win the Super Bowl this year with that 426 00:19:16,908 --> 00:19:19,548 Speaker 1: type of four in twenty twenty two? It's hard and 427 00:19:20,228 --> 00:19:21,988 Speaker 1: you got to win all these games. Yeah. Yeah, And 428 00:19:21,988 --> 00:19:23,388 Speaker 1: even all the names that have come out this week, 429 00:19:23,388 --> 00:19:25,588 Speaker 1: the Trent Dilfers and the Brad Johnsons, those guys were 430 00:19:25,708 --> 00:19:28,788 Speaker 1: very experienced, veteran guys at those points. They were not 431 00:19:28,828 --> 00:19:31,428 Speaker 1: a rookie. So but they might not. They could have 432 00:19:31,468 --> 00:19:33,948 Speaker 1: garoppled back by then. That's the po is that it 433 00:19:34,028 --> 00:19:36,908 Speaker 1: might not be Rock Purty. It might get all the 434 00:19:36,908 --> 00:19:41,108 Speaker 1: way to get Jimmy. That's for another show. Jimmy can't 435 00:19:41,108 --> 00:19:46,588 Speaker 1: get a break. Hey, Jimmy two, watch Derek Carr and 436 00:19:46,628 --> 00:19:49,868 Speaker 1: the Raiders take on Lockdown, Corn, Jale Ramsey and the Ram. 437 00:19:49,948 --> 00:19:52,508 Speaker 1: It's The Raiders, s Ram Stars and Night Football tomorrow 438 00:19:52,508 --> 00:19:54,628 Speaker 1: on eight fifteen pm Eastern on Prime Video. It's also 439 00:19:54,668 --> 00:19:58,948 Speaker 1: available on a fun Jimmy, I'll make fifteen million this offseason. Yeah, well, Peter, 440 00:19:58,948 --> 00:20:02,788 Speaker 1: there's started things other than money. You know what, Josh Jacobs, 441 00:20:02,828 --> 00:20:04,748 Speaker 1: he wants money. Does he deserve it? That's an that's 442 00:20:04,748 --> 00:20:08,428 Speaker 1: another topic. We'll talk about this game tour and Josh 443 00:20:08,468 --> 00:20:11,188 Speaker 1: Allen next weekend. We can't thank our guests enough for that. 444 00:20:11,228 --> 00:20:13,988 Speaker 1: They're coming up. They're the schedule masters. They weave that 445 00:20:13,988 --> 00:20:31,228 Speaker 1: that Charlotte's Webb, we called up the schedule. This is 446 00:20:31,268 --> 00:20:33,108 Speaker 1: also We've had so many friends at the table today, 447 00:20:33,108 --> 00:20:34,948 Speaker 1: but Frank, we're most excited for these two. We are 448 00:20:35,028 --> 00:20:37,348 Speaker 1: joined by two very important people in the NFL. The 449 00:20:37,468 --> 00:20:40,748 Speaker 1: VP of NFL Broadcast Planning, Mike North and NFL Senior 450 00:20:40,748 --> 00:20:47,748 Speaker 1: Broadcast Manager Charlotte carry Us too helps create every year 451 00:20:47,788 --> 00:20:51,548 Speaker 1: they do the NFL schedule. So welcome back and get 452 00:20:51,548 --> 00:20:54,628 Speaker 1: comfortable because we have all line up on questions here 453 00:20:54,628 --> 00:20:56,308 Speaker 1: that we want to get to okay. We began with 454 00:20:56,388 --> 00:20:58,388 Speaker 1: some scheduling changes that we saw happen this week. The 455 00:20:58,468 --> 00:21:00,788 Speaker 1: NFL announced a triple header of games that you're going 456 00:21:00,828 --> 00:21:05,628 Speaker 1: to see on NFL Network Saturday, December seventeenth, Cold Vikings, Ravens, 457 00:21:05,668 --> 00:21:09,148 Speaker 1: Brown's Dolphins Bills. How does a network in a league 458 00:21:09,348 --> 00:21:11,708 Speaker 1: and all the other networks involved land on this being 459 00:21:11,708 --> 00:21:13,948 Speaker 1: a triple huader? Yeah, so that's a good question. Basically, 460 00:21:14,028 --> 00:21:15,828 Speaker 1: the way that this works is we have what we 461 00:21:15,908 --> 00:21:18,148 Speaker 1: call a Saturday TBD pool. When the schedule comes out, 462 00:21:18,348 --> 00:21:20,028 Speaker 1: it's really hard to know who's going to be good 463 00:21:20,028 --> 00:21:22,028 Speaker 1: in week fifteen. That's why we have flex scheduling to 464 00:21:22,028 --> 00:21:24,788 Speaker 1: begin with, right, But when we look at the schedule, 465 00:21:24,828 --> 00:21:26,828 Speaker 1: we pick five games so we hope will be actually 466 00:21:26,868 --> 00:21:29,428 Speaker 1: decent when we get to week fifteen. We know we 467 00:21:29,468 --> 00:21:31,708 Speaker 1: have to populate three of those games on Saturday on 468 00:21:31,828 --> 00:21:33,708 Speaker 1: NFL Network, But we also want to take a look 469 00:21:33,708 --> 00:21:35,708 Speaker 1: at Sunday and make sure that both CBS and Fox 470 00:21:35,708 --> 00:21:37,388 Speaker 1: in the afternoon are good and taken care of, and 471 00:21:37,388 --> 00:21:39,308 Speaker 1: that they've got good windows for one o'clock and four 472 00:21:39,308 --> 00:21:41,948 Speaker 1: o'clock the double header and Sunday night is good. So 473 00:21:42,228 --> 00:21:44,148 Speaker 1: we have a little bit of flexibility here when we 474 00:21:44,188 --> 00:21:46,748 Speaker 1: have these triple headers on NFL Network or the Saturday 475 00:21:46,788 --> 00:21:48,988 Speaker 1: games where we have a TBD pool of games that 476 00:21:48,988 --> 00:21:50,908 Speaker 1: aren't scheduled yet, so we're not taking it away from 477 00:21:50,908 --> 00:21:53,548 Speaker 1: CBS or away from Fox. They don't really live anywhere. 478 00:21:53,588 --> 00:21:55,868 Speaker 1: They're just in a TBD pool waiting to be distributed. 479 00:21:56,108 --> 00:21:58,348 Speaker 1: So we picked three great games for NFL Network. We're 480 00:21:58,348 --> 00:22:00,948 Speaker 1: really excited, all with playoff implications. Should be a good, 481 00:22:01,148 --> 00:22:03,348 Speaker 1: good triple header on NFL Network. And we're able to 482 00:22:03,388 --> 00:22:05,588 Speaker 1: help Sunday a little bit too. Yeah, the flexing on 483 00:22:05,588 --> 00:22:08,028 Speaker 1: Sunday has been going on for years, but the last 484 00:22:08,108 --> 00:22:10,868 Speaker 1: two weeks we've gotten news. So this weekend we've got 485 00:22:10,908 --> 00:22:13,188 Speaker 1: two of Us Herbert that was flexed into Sunday Night, 486 00:22:13,508 --> 00:22:15,708 Speaker 1: and then earlier this week we find out Giants Commanders 487 00:22:15,708 --> 00:22:18,948 Speaker 1: Part two after the tie next week is flexed into 488 00:22:19,028 --> 00:22:20,948 Speaker 1: Sunday Night. Who do you have to talk to on that? 489 00:22:20,988 --> 00:22:22,508 Speaker 1: You talk to the networks, you talk to the teams. 490 00:22:22,508 --> 00:22:24,628 Speaker 1: How did the decision go down? And is it really 491 00:22:24,668 --> 00:22:26,828 Speaker 1: does you guys saying you know, what is the best matchup, possibles, 492 00:22:26,868 --> 00:22:28,828 Speaker 1: best in the league. No, we talked to everybody like 493 00:22:28,948 --> 00:22:30,988 Speaker 1: Charlotte said, you know, it's not just about the best 494 00:22:30,988 --> 00:22:34,108 Speaker 1: game on Sunday Night football, it's what's still left for 495 00:22:34,268 --> 00:22:36,908 Speaker 1: CBS and Fox. So we talked to NBC, what are 496 00:22:36,908 --> 00:22:39,028 Speaker 1: their preferences. We talked to CBS and Fox. What are 497 00:22:39,028 --> 00:22:40,308 Speaker 1: you going to do if we move this one to 498 00:22:40,388 --> 00:22:43,068 Speaker 1: Sunday night or you get this one back from Sunday night, 499 00:22:43,548 --> 00:22:47,068 Speaker 1: And all the decisions are intertwined. When we made the 500 00:22:47,108 --> 00:22:50,268 Speaker 1: Dolphins Chargers decision in Week fourteen, it was with an 501 00:22:50,308 --> 00:22:52,668 Speaker 1: eye towards hopefully being able to get to Giants commanders 502 00:22:52,668 --> 00:22:56,148 Speaker 1: in fifteen. We could have done Dolphins bills and fifteen 503 00:22:56,548 --> 00:22:59,708 Speaker 1: gone back to Tampa San fran maybe in fourteen. So 504 00:22:59,748 --> 00:23:01,668 Speaker 1: it was all about trying to reward the teams that 505 00:23:01,708 --> 00:23:03,788 Speaker 1: have played their way into primetime and you can make 506 00:23:03,828 --> 00:23:06,428 Speaker 1: a real good to Miami's done that. So getting them 507 00:23:06,428 --> 00:23:09,508 Speaker 1: on against Chargers and like you said to and Herbert, 508 00:23:09,748 --> 00:23:12,028 Speaker 1: hopefully for the next ten years become something we all 509 00:23:12,068 --> 00:23:13,828 Speaker 1: get to see a lot of. And then if you 510 00:23:13,908 --> 00:23:16,708 Speaker 1: got the Dolphins on in fourteen, now great opportunity to 511 00:23:16,708 --> 00:23:19,388 Speaker 1: get the Giants on in fifteen, and Washington had to 512 00:23:19,428 --> 00:23:22,028 Speaker 1: see how they did in thirteen honestly, a tie was 513 00:23:22,068 --> 00:23:24,708 Speaker 1: maybe the best thing that could have happened. Yeah, no 514 00:23:24,828 --> 00:23:26,668 Speaker 1: root for ties, but that one worked out well. Yeah, 515 00:23:26,708 --> 00:23:28,628 Speaker 1: without a doubt. I wish I did more winning of 516 00:23:28,708 --> 00:23:30,148 Speaker 1: my career. I could have played in more of these 517 00:23:30,148 --> 00:23:33,588 Speaker 1: flex ponds. It didn't really happen. But now in retirement, 518 00:23:33,628 --> 00:23:36,108 Speaker 1: I'm traveling all over the world. Went to London, we 519 00:23:36,148 --> 00:23:37,828 Speaker 1: went to Meal and Nick. There were also there was 520 00:23:37,828 --> 00:23:41,508 Speaker 1: also a game in Mexico City. All those games were fantastic, 521 00:23:41,708 --> 00:23:44,188 Speaker 1: wildly successful. Are you guys like patting your back, like, yeah, 522 00:23:44,188 --> 00:23:48,028 Speaker 1: we picked the right teams. Were you satisfied with alcomes? Yeah? Absolutely. 523 00:23:48,108 --> 00:23:50,068 Speaker 1: I mean if you look at just the International Games 524 00:23:50,068 --> 00:23:52,548 Speaker 1: in general this year, it's no secret, right these are 525 00:23:52,548 --> 00:23:55,188 Speaker 1: the best matchups we've had internationally, I would say, Ever, 526 00:23:55,548 --> 00:23:57,948 Speaker 1: it changed a little bit the construct of how we 527 00:23:58,068 --> 00:24:01,148 Speaker 1: deal with international games and who goes internationally. You know, 528 00:24:01,228 --> 00:24:03,428 Speaker 1: now that Green Bay has gone over, everybody's gone over 529 00:24:03,548 --> 00:24:06,748 Speaker 1: internationally and everyone will continue to go over internationally. So 530 00:24:06,948 --> 00:24:10,148 Speaker 1: Peter O'Reilly in our events group, in International group to 531 00:24:10,308 --> 00:24:12,788 Speaker 1: a great job at deciding which teams are going to 532 00:24:12,828 --> 00:24:14,508 Speaker 1: go each year. And it's a little bit of an 533 00:24:14,548 --> 00:24:16,548 Speaker 1: arm wrestle with the schedule team sometimes because these are 534 00:24:16,548 --> 00:24:19,068 Speaker 1: great matchups that we're taking out of Sunday afternoon windows 535 00:24:19,108 --> 00:24:22,628 Speaker 1: for CBS and Fox and putting in at nine thirty am. 536 00:24:22,708 --> 00:24:25,228 Speaker 1: They're national windows, they're fantastic, they deserve to be there. 537 00:24:25,348 --> 00:24:28,508 Speaker 1: But sometimes it's a bit of an inventory dispute, if 538 00:24:28,548 --> 00:24:30,508 Speaker 1: you will, on where they go and how we actually 539 00:24:30,548 --> 00:24:33,028 Speaker 1: decide which games are are going to be played internationally. 540 00:24:33,268 --> 00:24:35,628 Speaker 1: But this year, if you look at these matchups, you've 541 00:24:35,628 --> 00:24:39,228 Speaker 1: got some great, great actual matchups and games were fantastic. 542 00:24:39,508 --> 00:24:41,628 Speaker 1: Plus also these brands were pretty darn big, So I 543 00:24:41,668 --> 00:24:44,348 Speaker 1: think overall everyone was really thrilled with international or not. 544 00:24:44,468 --> 00:24:46,948 Speaker 1: There's a lot of feedback always about that nine thirty window. 545 00:24:46,988 --> 00:24:49,148 Speaker 1: Have you guys considered putting like an East Coast team 546 00:24:49,188 --> 00:24:51,748 Speaker 1: every Sunday on a nine thirty window, or that wouldn't 547 00:24:51,748 --> 00:24:53,788 Speaker 1: be in the conversation. So it's just all day football 548 00:24:54,068 --> 00:24:57,988 Speaker 1: sounds awesome. It's early here in the States obviously to 549 00:24:58,268 --> 00:25:00,508 Speaker 1: play a game, To get up and play a football game, 550 00:25:00,588 --> 00:25:02,948 Speaker 1: you're ready to hit it. And nine thirty in the morning, 551 00:25:03,188 --> 00:25:05,588 Speaker 1: I think it's the international for now, but I think 552 00:25:05,628 --> 00:25:09,148 Speaker 1: that international window continues to expand. We went to Germany 553 00:25:09,148 --> 00:25:11,148 Speaker 1: this year. We're talking about maybe gone to Germany twice 554 00:25:11,188 --> 00:25:12,988 Speaker 1: next year. You know, the Jaguars have been going over 555 00:25:13,028 --> 00:25:15,588 Speaker 1: to London regularly. I think they're talking about maybe more 556 00:25:15,588 --> 00:25:18,428 Speaker 1: than one game in London at some point, So there 557 00:25:18,468 --> 00:25:21,588 Speaker 1: could be more European based games, which will make for 558 00:25:21,708 --> 00:25:23,828 Speaker 1: more nine thirty windows, which will make for more all 559 00:25:23,868 --> 00:25:26,628 Speaker 1: day football. Yeah, you know, you guys, get your chops busted. 560 00:25:26,748 --> 00:25:28,988 Speaker 1: I think when you do it right, you deserve the victory. 561 00:25:29,068 --> 00:25:31,628 Speaker 1: Lap I bet that turkey tasted good this year. Oh, 562 00:25:31,748 --> 00:25:34,428 Speaker 1: that gravy was a little smoother. That mash potato is 563 00:25:34,468 --> 00:25:38,308 Speaker 1: just a little massier. All three Thanksgiving Day games one 564 00:25:38,428 --> 00:25:41,388 Speaker 1: score games competitive? Is it like? Do you feel like 565 00:25:41,388 --> 00:25:44,748 Speaker 1: a proud parent? I really mean that we nailed Thanksgiving right. 566 00:25:45,268 --> 00:25:47,468 Speaker 1: You know it takes a little luck to you, but honestly, 567 00:25:48,028 --> 00:25:50,548 Speaker 1: we really really deserved our turkey this year. I think 568 00:25:50,548 --> 00:25:52,868 Speaker 1: the team staying too. I mean it was incredible when 569 00:25:52,868 --> 00:25:54,908 Speaker 1: you look at actually the contract of how we make Thanksgiving. 570 00:25:54,908 --> 00:25:57,428 Speaker 1: There's so many constraints being on a short week Thursday, 571 00:25:57,708 --> 00:25:59,948 Speaker 1: and you know, if we play those teams on Thanksgiving, 572 00:25:59,988 --> 00:26:01,908 Speaker 1: then you know there are all sorts of rules about 573 00:26:02,108 --> 00:26:03,548 Speaker 1: you know, where they can come from being a short 574 00:26:03,588 --> 00:26:05,068 Speaker 1: week Thursday and not be able to play them in 575 00:26:05,108 --> 00:26:08,868 Speaker 1: other windows like on Amazon. But the way that it 576 00:26:08,908 --> 00:26:11,428 Speaker 1: works out is we talk about the packages and CBS 577 00:26:11,468 --> 00:26:13,428 Speaker 1: and Fox, and who has the AFC package in the 578 00:26:13,508 --> 00:26:16,348 Speaker 1: NFC package for that Detroit game. CBS had that Detroit 579 00:26:16,388 --> 00:26:18,428 Speaker 1: game to that Detroit game was going to be an 580 00:26:18,428 --> 00:26:20,868 Speaker 1: AFC team visiting Detroit, so we were either going with 581 00:26:20,908 --> 00:26:23,668 Speaker 1: Miami or Buffalo. We got comfortable with Buffalo pretty early 582 00:26:23,708 --> 00:26:26,588 Speaker 1: on Josh Allen bringing the Bills. They were so exciting 583 00:26:26,668 --> 00:26:28,188 Speaker 1: last year. We had a lot of high hopes for them, 584 00:26:28,188 --> 00:26:30,428 Speaker 1: which they've been fantastic. He's the first quarterback to win 585 00:26:30,548 --> 00:26:33,108 Speaker 1: all three time slots on Thanksgiving and maybe you drop 586 00:26:33,148 --> 00:26:36,948 Speaker 1: them in Black Friday next year. It's been the clock 587 00:26:36,988 --> 00:26:40,668 Speaker 1: ahead to twenty twenty three. Howe changes adjustments, things that 588 00:26:40,708 --> 00:26:42,388 Speaker 1: you guys look forward to most in the new year, 589 00:26:42,388 --> 00:26:44,428 Speaker 1: a bit of a resolution talk if you will yet 590 00:26:44,668 --> 00:26:46,548 Speaker 1: next year. I mean Mike jump in here too. But 591 00:26:46,628 --> 00:26:48,268 Speaker 1: next year we have the new round of TV deals 592 00:26:48,308 --> 00:26:49,948 Speaker 1: that are actually setting in. We signed them a couple 593 00:26:49,948 --> 00:26:51,948 Speaker 1: of years ago, but they actually come to fruition next year, 594 00:26:52,028 --> 00:26:53,428 Speaker 1: and it's going to be kind of a whole new 595 00:26:53,468 --> 00:26:55,628 Speaker 1: puzzle for us when we look towards making the schedule. 596 00:26:55,708 --> 00:26:57,428 Speaker 1: You know, they f C NFC package is the way 597 00:26:57,468 --> 00:26:59,908 Speaker 1: that they always happen. Are changing a bit. You'll still 598 00:26:59,908 --> 00:27:01,588 Speaker 1: see a lot of Dallas on Fox, a lot of 599 00:27:01,668 --> 00:27:03,988 Speaker 1: Kansas City on CBS, but the Road team is no 600 00:27:04,068 --> 00:27:06,908 Speaker 1: longer designating which packagees on. Like we were just talking 601 00:27:06,908 --> 00:27:09,148 Speaker 1: about on Thanksgiving, we were going to do a Buffalo 602 00:27:09,308 --> 00:27:11,868 Speaker 1: at Detroit game because that's part of the CBS package 603 00:27:12,148 --> 00:27:15,748 Speaker 1: for Thanksgiving. But this year we don't have that anymore. 604 00:27:15,748 --> 00:27:18,708 Speaker 1: You're gonna see a lot more Buffalo on Fox, and 605 00:27:18,708 --> 00:27:21,788 Speaker 1: you're going to see a lot more Philly on CBS. 606 00:27:21,828 --> 00:27:23,788 Speaker 1: It's not going to really be the same sort of 607 00:27:23,828 --> 00:27:27,428 Speaker 1: construct of the Road Team designating which network is going 608 00:27:27,508 --> 00:27:29,188 Speaker 1: to be on. And we also have a couple side 609 00:27:29,188 --> 00:27:31,748 Speaker 1: by side Mondays and new things, a bunch of new windows. 610 00:27:31,748 --> 00:27:33,868 Speaker 1: We did the Monday night football side by side this 611 00:27:33,948 --> 00:27:36,188 Speaker 1: year back in Week two Tennessee Buffalo and Mini Philli. 612 00:27:36,308 --> 00:27:38,908 Speaker 1: People liked it. Look if that game weren't side by side, 613 00:27:38,988 --> 00:27:40,948 Speaker 1: Let's say Tennessee buff was the Monday night game. If 614 00:27:40,988 --> 00:27:43,308 Speaker 1: Minni Philly wasn't on Monday, side by side. It was 615 00:27:43,308 --> 00:27:45,028 Speaker 1: going to be on Sunday afternoon with seven or eight 616 00:27:45,068 --> 00:27:47,148 Speaker 1: other games going on. So here you're on Monday with 617 00:27:47,228 --> 00:27:49,428 Speaker 1: only one other game going on. An ESPN and ABC 618 00:27:49,588 --> 00:27:51,988 Speaker 1: did a cool thing flipping back and forth showing you know, 619 00:27:52,028 --> 00:27:53,988 Speaker 1: both games live look ins. We got three of those 620 00:27:54,028 --> 00:27:56,508 Speaker 1: next year, really, so they could be side by side, 621 00:27:56,508 --> 00:27:58,948 Speaker 1: they could be staggered starts, they could be one early 622 00:27:59,028 --> 00:28:00,828 Speaker 1: one late like we used to do on Monday night. 623 00:28:00,868 --> 00:28:02,668 Speaker 1: So we'll work with Disney, we'll figure out the best 624 00:28:02,668 --> 00:28:04,748 Speaker 1: way to deploy those. We've got a new win for 625 00:28:04,788 --> 00:28:08,268 Speaker 1: ourselves on Black Friday, so Thanksgiving weekend gets even bigger. 626 00:28:08,308 --> 00:28:11,068 Speaker 1: You mentioned what a great Thanksgiving Thursday we had this year, 627 00:28:11,188 --> 00:28:13,588 Speaker 1: record setter. Next year we're going to add on to 628 00:28:13,668 --> 00:28:16,508 Speaker 1: that with a Black Friday game. And maybe the biggest 629 00:28:16,588 --> 00:28:19,108 Speaker 1: change to next year is flexible scheduling, like we've just 630 00:28:19,148 --> 00:28:21,428 Speaker 1: talked about for Sunday Night football. I think our fans 631 00:28:21,428 --> 00:28:23,628 Speaker 1: and our teams have all become a custom. We've been 632 00:28:23,668 --> 00:28:25,668 Speaker 1: doing this for fifteen years now, they're used to it. 633 00:28:25,908 --> 00:28:28,108 Speaker 1: Next year, we had in Monday nights, so ESPN gets 634 00:28:28,108 --> 00:28:30,388 Speaker 1: a bite of the flexible schedule Apple next year. When 635 00:28:30,428 --> 00:28:32,508 Speaker 1: will that take effect in the year after Thanksgiving. Yeah, 636 00:28:32,548 --> 00:28:34,308 Speaker 1: all kind of late in the year, Like Charlotte said, 637 00:28:34,308 --> 00:28:36,148 Speaker 1: we've got the Crystal Ball in April in May, and 638 00:28:36,188 --> 00:28:38,308 Speaker 1: we hope we're right. And you asked if we pat 639 00:28:38,348 --> 00:28:40,668 Speaker 1: ourselves on the back, We really don't. We actually kind 640 00:28:40,668 --> 00:28:43,348 Speaker 1: of lament the mistakes we made, like Thanksgiving was great, 641 00:28:43,708 --> 00:28:45,868 Speaker 1: kind of kicking ourselves about that Denver Rams game on 642 00:28:45,988 --> 00:28:47,628 Speaker 1: Christmas now, you know, it just didn't turn out to 643 00:28:47,668 --> 00:28:48,988 Speaker 1: be what we hoped it was. I wanted to ask 644 00:28:49,028 --> 00:28:52,108 Speaker 1: about Christmas Weekend because you've got a Saturday slate on 645 00:28:52,228 --> 00:28:54,468 Speaker 1: Christmas Eve, then you've got Christmas Day games. You just 646 00:28:54,508 --> 00:28:57,228 Speaker 1: take us through the strategy of populating the games on Saturday, 647 00:28:57,228 --> 00:28:59,388 Speaker 1: but also on Sunday and not just kind of candalizing 648 00:28:59,428 --> 00:29:02,708 Speaker 1: one day. Yeah, when Christmas falls on a Sunday, historically 649 00:29:02,748 --> 00:29:05,828 Speaker 1: we've taken the Sunday afternoon packages CBS and Fox move 650 00:29:05,908 --> 00:29:08,628 Speaker 1: them to Saturday, and so a regular CBS and Fox 651 00:29:08,668 --> 00:29:11,228 Speaker 1: weekend on Saturday. Like Charlotte said, good games at one o'clock, 652 00:29:11,228 --> 00:29:13,748 Speaker 1: good games at four o'clock, and culminating with maybe the 653 00:29:13,788 --> 00:29:16,668 Speaker 1: most important game in the NFC this year. It's Cowboy's Cowboys. 654 00:29:17,228 --> 00:29:18,988 Speaker 1: So that'll be great the whole country. You'll get to 655 00:29:18,988 --> 00:29:23,268 Speaker 1: see it on Saturday afternoon. That's on Christmas Eve, Saturday, 656 00:29:23,308 --> 00:29:25,948 Speaker 1: and then that leads into Saturday Night on the NFL 657 00:29:25,988 --> 00:29:29,268 Speaker 1: Network that Raiders Steelers games celebrating the fiftieth anniversary the 658 00:29:29,268 --> 00:29:31,828 Speaker 1: Immaculate Reception. A couple of weeks ago, that game didn't 659 00:29:31,828 --> 00:29:34,788 Speaker 1: look as sexy as we hope. Now they're right there 660 00:29:35,588 --> 00:29:37,668 Speaker 1: in the next two weeks. Yeah, that game's going to matter. 661 00:29:37,788 --> 00:29:40,188 Speaker 1: And then Sunday, we have this opportunity now on Christmas 662 00:29:40,268 --> 00:29:43,308 Speaker 1: Day to do our first Christmas tripleheader, a game on 663 00:29:43,428 --> 00:29:45,708 Speaker 1: Fox at one o'clock, a game on CBS at four 664 00:29:45,748 --> 00:29:48,268 Speaker 1: in the afternoon, and then our regular Sunday night football game. 665 00:29:48,308 --> 00:29:49,588 Speaker 1: And it's the first to two when we get into 666 00:29:49,588 --> 00:29:52,028 Speaker 1: twenty three. Like you asked, we'll have another tripleheader on 667 00:29:52,108 --> 00:29:54,948 Speaker 1: Christmas next year, but it's a Monday. So when we 668 00:29:54,988 --> 00:29:57,388 Speaker 1: can play on Christmas, fans want to watch them, we'll 669 00:29:57,428 --> 00:29:59,228 Speaker 1: find games to show them. That's great. I'm going to 670 00:29:59,268 --> 00:30:01,028 Speaker 1: brag about our solf for a second. Years ago, we 671 00:30:01,028 --> 00:30:03,308 Speaker 1: had Bano on the show. It was an amazing moment 672 00:30:03,388 --> 00:30:05,628 Speaker 1: and we were talking about sett what you guys do 673 00:30:05,708 --> 00:30:07,348 Speaker 1: is kind of like a setlist. You set up track 674 00:30:07,388 --> 00:30:10,308 Speaker 1: after track, and he emphasized that that last song that 675 00:30:10,348 --> 00:30:12,268 Speaker 1: you say good night with like really has to bring 676 00:30:12,308 --> 00:30:14,628 Speaker 1: the house down. I look at Week eighteen for you guys. 677 00:30:14,748 --> 00:30:18,828 Speaker 1: Last song on the set list Ravens, Bengals, Jets, Dolphins, 678 00:30:18,868 --> 00:30:21,348 Speaker 1: and Bucks Falcons, which, depending on how the ball bounces, 679 00:30:21,348 --> 00:30:23,468 Speaker 1: could be Tom Brady's last game. Ever. We don't know. 680 00:30:23,908 --> 00:30:26,388 Speaker 1: When you're the Division, it could be. All of these 681 00:30:26,428 --> 00:30:29,268 Speaker 1: games are great. So when you're concocting this beautiful invention 682 00:30:29,308 --> 00:30:32,348 Speaker 1: of the whole season, Chiefs Raiders too, Peter, let's go, yeah, 683 00:30:33,348 --> 00:30:35,548 Speaker 1: what do you think about that last song on the 684 00:30:35,588 --> 00:30:37,708 Speaker 1: set list and how do you land on those matchups? 685 00:30:37,868 --> 00:30:40,508 Speaker 1: So the interesting thing about Week eighteen is we have 686 00:30:40,668 --> 00:30:42,708 Speaker 1: those great matchups like you were just mentioning, and it's 687 00:30:42,708 --> 00:30:44,828 Speaker 1: all Division games, but you think about the way that 688 00:30:45,028 --> 00:30:47,108 Speaker 1: it's actually laid out. You have two games on Saturday 689 00:30:47,108 --> 00:30:49,988 Speaker 1: that we started last year on ESPN and ABC full 690 00:30:50,108 --> 00:30:51,668 Speaker 1: Late on Sunday, and we have to pick a Sunday 691 00:30:51,748 --> 00:30:54,188 Speaker 1: night game. So we've got a sequence these games in 692 00:30:54,228 --> 00:30:56,908 Speaker 1: a way that the Saturday games don't render anything on Sunday. 693 00:30:56,948 --> 00:31:00,148 Speaker 1: Meeting list and then Sunday night, you ideally have a win, 694 00:31:00,188 --> 00:31:01,828 Speaker 1: an end game, or something that's not gonna be rendered 695 00:31:01,868 --> 00:31:03,388 Speaker 1: meaningless on Sunday afternoon. So we have to get a 696 00:31:03,388 --> 00:31:05,588 Speaker 1: little lucky here, which results over the next few weeks 697 00:31:05,588 --> 00:31:07,868 Speaker 1: to actually have the right game for those windows. But 698 00:31:07,988 --> 00:31:10,348 Speaker 1: we k teen is amazing rights. It's everyone playing for 699 00:31:10,348 --> 00:31:12,868 Speaker 1: their lives, or at least some teams playing for their lives. 700 00:31:12,868 --> 00:31:15,188 Speaker 1: And it's something that those Saturday windows have made it 701 00:31:15,228 --> 00:31:17,788 Speaker 1: even more exciting where we can have games that hopefully 702 00:31:17,828 --> 00:31:20,548 Speaker 1: don't render anything Sunday meaningless, but are important enough to 703 00:31:20,588 --> 00:31:23,428 Speaker 1: actually have to sit and learn and watch what happens 704 00:31:23,428 --> 00:31:24,948 Speaker 1: on Sunday to see if your team is going to 705 00:31:24,988 --> 00:31:27,268 Speaker 1: be in ornet okay, and then that after those games 706 00:31:27,268 --> 00:31:31,428 Speaker 1: are done, Mike, I need to hear playoffs scheduling. This 707 00:31:31,508 --> 00:31:33,468 Speaker 1: has to be okay. We know the teams are in. 708 00:31:33,828 --> 00:31:36,028 Speaker 1: Is everyone just inundating it? We want this game, We 709 00:31:36,028 --> 00:31:38,388 Speaker 1: want this game. How do you guys decide who gets 710 00:31:38,388 --> 00:31:40,988 Speaker 1: Cowboys forty nine ers and who gets Eagles Buccaneers? How's 711 00:31:40,988 --> 00:31:44,948 Speaker 1: it go down? Yeah, everybody starts lobbying now, you know 712 00:31:45,188 --> 00:31:47,788 Speaker 1: Charlotte mentioned we can't set Week eighteen really until after 713 00:31:47,828 --> 00:31:49,548 Speaker 1: Week seventeen is over because you got to know all 714 00:31:49,548 --> 00:31:52,308 Speaker 1: the playoff implications, So that's probably not until after Buffalo 715 00:31:52,388 --> 00:31:55,308 Speaker 1: since on Monday night, so you have a really short 716 00:31:55,388 --> 00:31:57,988 Speaker 1: runway there six seven days. But to set week eighteen, 717 00:31:58,348 --> 00:32:00,828 Speaker 1: same thing again on Wildcard weekend, we won't know who's in, 718 00:32:00,948 --> 00:32:04,828 Speaker 1: who's what seed until that night. Literally during the Sunday 719 00:32:04,908 --> 00:32:07,548 Speaker 1: night game, during game two seventy two, we'll be doing 720 00:32:07,588 --> 00:32:10,108 Speaker 1: all the permutations, all the combinations, if they win, if 721 00:32:10,148 --> 00:32:12,108 Speaker 1: they play them. Should we do it this way? Should 722 00:32:12,108 --> 00:32:13,908 Speaker 1: we do it that way? We'll talk to CBS, we'll 723 00:32:13,948 --> 00:32:16,108 Speaker 1: talk to Fox, we'll talk to NBC, we'll talk to Disney, 724 00:32:16,148 --> 00:32:18,668 Speaker 1: we'll talk to the commissioner, and obviously try to structure 725 00:32:18,708 --> 00:32:20,948 Speaker 1: the weekend in a way where you kind of just 726 00:32:20,988 --> 00:32:22,828 Speaker 1: build excitement all the way through and like you said, 727 00:32:22,908 --> 00:32:24,908 Speaker 1: yeah and with your best usually, so you try to 728 00:32:24,908 --> 00:32:27,628 Speaker 1: build your biggest windows. And yeah, that Niners Cowboys games 729 00:32:27,628 --> 00:32:29,948 Speaker 1: looking pretty good for Sunday where the streets have no names. 730 00:32:31,588 --> 00:32:34,348 Speaker 1: You had to incorporate the Thursday night schedule this year 731 00:32:34,388 --> 00:32:36,908 Speaker 1: with a whole new partner broadcast burner. How do you balance? 732 00:32:36,948 --> 00:32:38,708 Speaker 1: Like you guys are talking the classics, like you have 733 00:32:38,748 --> 00:32:40,988 Speaker 1: to answer to Fox and CBS and NBC and keep 734 00:32:40,988 --> 00:32:44,268 Speaker 1: those main players happy. But here comes the digital space 735 00:32:44,308 --> 00:32:47,188 Speaker 1: and here comes Amazon. What's that relationship build up like 736 00:32:47,228 --> 00:32:49,348 Speaker 1: and picking those games to make sure you're honoring this 737 00:32:49,548 --> 00:32:52,868 Speaker 1: brand new partnership but also a new viewing experience for fans. 738 00:32:53,068 --> 00:32:54,708 Speaker 1: It's a good question. I mean, I think that we 739 00:32:54,988 --> 00:32:57,188 Speaker 1: put together a pretty good Thursday Night schedule. Thursday Night 740 00:32:57,188 --> 00:32:58,868 Speaker 1: we were talking about earlier with Thanksgiving has its own 741 00:32:58,868 --> 00:33:00,948 Speaker 1: constraints with you know, teams can only play one short 742 00:33:00,948 --> 00:33:03,068 Speaker 1: week Thursday, except where we have a little little trick 743 00:33:03,108 --> 00:33:06,308 Speaker 1: this year where we added another short Thursday, so Dallas 744 00:33:06,348 --> 00:33:09,228 Speaker 1: and Tennessee are both playing a second short week Thursday. 745 00:33:09,268 --> 00:33:11,028 Speaker 1: But there are also rules around travel. We can't go 746 00:33:11,068 --> 00:33:13,068 Speaker 1: three time zoned, so you'll see a lot more like 747 00:33:13,108 --> 00:33:15,308 Speaker 1: division games or this year the West plays of the West, 748 00:33:15,308 --> 00:33:17,868 Speaker 1: so we can play a game like Vegas Rams or 749 00:33:17,908 --> 00:33:20,468 Speaker 1: something along those lines, where you know, the travel concerns 750 00:33:20,508 --> 00:33:22,868 Speaker 1: aren't as much, so every team essentially gets on Thursday 751 00:33:22,908 --> 00:33:24,588 Speaker 1: Night football. So it's a little different than the other 752 00:33:24,588 --> 00:33:26,828 Speaker 1: packages just with the constraints that go around it. But 753 00:33:27,148 --> 00:33:29,028 Speaker 1: you'll see I do think that we gave them some 754 00:33:29,068 --> 00:33:31,988 Speaker 1: great Thursday night games in there, and we have some 755 00:33:32,068 --> 00:33:34,148 Speaker 1: work coming up. I mean, we have Dallas, Tennessee as 756 00:33:34,188 --> 00:33:36,948 Speaker 1: the closer for them, if you will, and that should 757 00:33:37,028 --> 00:33:40,108 Speaker 1: be a great game. And I think that overall, Amazon's 758 00:33:40,108 --> 00:33:41,948 Speaker 1: pretty happy with the package that we've given them, and 759 00:33:41,988 --> 00:33:44,468 Speaker 1: it's even potentially equal to, if not better than, what 760 00:33:44,468 --> 00:33:46,108 Speaker 1: we've done the past. We've learned a lot, like you said, 761 00:33:46,108 --> 00:33:48,468 Speaker 1: as a new partner, and it's a different audience, and 762 00:33:48,508 --> 00:33:50,588 Speaker 1: it's skewing a little younger than maybe some of our 763 00:33:50,628 --> 00:33:53,508 Speaker 1: other partners have historically, So that might change the way 764 00:33:53,508 --> 00:33:55,908 Speaker 1: we think about scheduling as we move forward to next year. 765 00:33:55,948 --> 00:33:58,068 Speaker 1: How they kind of mobilize around the whole city when 766 00:33:58,068 --> 00:34:00,388 Speaker 1: they come out with their pregame show and their postgame show. 767 00:34:00,428 --> 00:34:02,428 Speaker 1: We've learned a lot. I'm sure we'll reconnect with them 768 00:34:02,588 --> 00:34:04,308 Speaker 1: quite a bit in the offseason and try to do it. 769 00:34:05,028 --> 00:34:07,508 Speaker 1: So I said to social media, if you've got questions 770 00:34:07,508 --> 00:34:10,508 Speaker 1: for the scheduling gods sentiment, and I've run these tweets, 771 00:34:10,548 --> 00:34:14,748 Speaker 1: let's bring in tweets. How do you handle a team 772 00:34:14,748 --> 00:34:17,788 Speaker 1: that no one backed and has suddenly become an interesting 773 00:34:17,788 --> 00:34:20,348 Speaker 1: team with your schedule? That's a great question Bengals a 774 00:34:20,428 --> 00:34:22,028 Speaker 1: last year. How do you handle a team like that 775 00:34:22,028 --> 00:34:24,748 Speaker 1: that comes out of nowhere and a rocket ship. Yeah, 776 00:34:24,788 --> 00:34:26,548 Speaker 1: that's flex right, Like, if you think about this, it's 777 00:34:26,548 --> 00:34:28,988 Speaker 1: flexible scheduling. You think about teams playing their way on 778 00:34:29,028 --> 00:34:32,068 Speaker 1: to primetime, right like you're looking at Miami for this weekend, 779 00:34:32,108 --> 00:34:34,588 Speaker 1: right in Miami Chargers is a great example of a 780 00:34:34,588 --> 00:34:37,028 Speaker 1: team that we definitely were interested in and thought they 781 00:34:37,028 --> 00:34:38,628 Speaker 1: could be good this year, but they played their way 782 00:34:38,628 --> 00:34:40,988 Speaker 1: on the primetime Or Giants Washington coming off of last 783 00:34:40,988 --> 00:34:43,348 Speaker 1: weekend the exact same thing. New England Vegas would have 784 00:34:43,388 --> 00:34:46,068 Speaker 1: been a perfectly fine game in primetime, but Giants Washington 785 00:34:46,068 --> 00:34:48,028 Speaker 1: at both you could argue have played their way on 786 00:34:48,068 --> 00:34:50,228 Speaker 1: to prime and we had the opportunity to put them on, 787 00:34:50,268 --> 00:34:51,868 Speaker 1: and we thought it was the best move for the league. 788 00:34:51,948 --> 00:34:54,948 Speaker 1: Doesn't every team have to have a primetime game at 789 00:34:54,948 --> 00:34:57,388 Speaker 1: this point? Yeah, I mean, just by the definition of 790 00:34:57,388 --> 00:34:59,788 Speaker 1: our Thursday package, like Charlotte said, right now, you can 791 00:34:59,788 --> 00:35:02,348 Speaker 1: only play one short week, and you remember, those short 792 00:35:02,348 --> 00:35:04,708 Speaker 1: weeks are tough and to do a multiple time. So 793 00:35:04,788 --> 00:35:06,988 Speaker 1: the same team is something we've tried to avoid. So 794 00:35:07,148 --> 00:35:09,308 Speaker 1: everybody's going to be on Thursday night somewhere, whether it's 795 00:35:09,348 --> 00:35:12,028 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving or Amazon. If you're not on the Thursday package, 796 00:35:12,068 --> 00:35:14,068 Speaker 1: you're on Monday night football. Is there a hard and 797 00:35:14,108 --> 00:35:16,428 Speaker 1: fast rule that everybody has to be in primetime? No, 798 00:35:16,908 --> 00:35:19,788 Speaker 1: but generally it happens, dude. And if not, like Charlotte said, 799 00:35:19,828 --> 00:35:22,468 Speaker 1: we'll use flexible scheduling, not just moving to Sunday nights 800 00:35:22,548 --> 00:35:24,548 Speaker 1: or NFL networks on Saturdays. But we can do this 801 00:35:24,588 --> 00:35:27,068 Speaker 1: cross flex back and forth between CBS and Fox. Good 802 00:35:27,068 --> 00:35:30,228 Speaker 1: example is Detroit. They played on Thanksgiving. They gave Buffalo 803 00:35:30,268 --> 00:35:33,308 Speaker 1: all they could handle. They are frisky and they are exciting, 804 00:35:33,428 --> 00:35:35,788 Speaker 1: and they're playing the Jets this weekend. That's a game 805 00:35:35,828 --> 00:35:38,588 Speaker 1: where if it had stayed on Fox, it's in a 806 00:35:38,628 --> 00:35:41,548 Speaker 1: window with Philly, Chicago, with a Dallas, with an Atlanta 807 00:35:41,588 --> 00:35:43,748 Speaker 1: New Orleans game that just came back. It probably doesn't 808 00:35:43,788 --> 00:35:45,468 Speaker 1: go very wide. Fans don't get to see that game. 809 00:35:45,668 --> 00:35:47,748 Speaker 1: That game's gonna matter in both conferences. So we were 810 00:35:47,748 --> 00:35:50,668 Speaker 1: able to cross flex. Take Detroit Jets from Fox, put 811 00:35:50,708 --> 00:35:53,188 Speaker 1: it on CBS maybe a third to you know, two 812 00:35:53,188 --> 00:35:54,988 Speaker 1: fifths of the country now get to watch that game. 813 00:35:55,028 --> 00:35:57,308 Speaker 1: If those teams are in the playoffs in January, you 814 00:35:57,348 --> 00:35:59,428 Speaker 1: don't want the first time our fans are seeing somebody 815 00:35:59,508 --> 00:36:02,348 Speaker 1: to be January totally. I love how much goes into it. 816 00:36:03,868 --> 00:36:06,868 Speaker 1: So here's the final question. Flex games and playoffs are 817 00:36:06,868 --> 00:36:09,108 Speaker 1: who calls your phones the most? Is it owners? Is 818 00:36:09,108 --> 00:36:12,828 Speaker 1: a GM? I mean, do coaches get involved? Like broadcast 819 00:36:12,948 --> 00:36:16,068 Speaker 1: broadcast networks, you don't have to call anybody out. But 820 00:36:16,228 --> 00:36:18,268 Speaker 1: what's the role that you hear from the most. Do 821 00:36:18,308 --> 00:36:23,508 Speaker 1: you have thirty seconds answer fight club ye,