1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:08,119 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. Dan Patrick listeners, thank you. Thanks again to 3 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:11,320 Speaker 1: everybody who supported us on YouTube. Thank you for following 4 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: us to YouTube. But now you need to follow us 5 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:17,080 Speaker 1: to Peacock. More people are able to get Peacock. It's free. 6 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: We're firmly in bed with Peacock and I'll see you 7 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,440 Speaker 1: boys over there. Download the app and watch the show 8 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: anytime anywhere on your schedule. Potrock, Welcome to the Dan 9 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: Patrick Show. Acknowledge him bringing you the biggest guests and 10 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: best interviews. Someday we're gonna look back on this season 11 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: in the NBA and realize just how special this was. 12 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: I totally disagree. That seems unlikely. Glaring asterisk in the 13 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 1: softest putty league, there's nobody in his way that gets 14 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: tiring so annoying. Enjoy it please. I think this day 15 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: and age, people don't like to say anything about great athlete, 16 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: and I think Lebron is the only great athlete sydically 17 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:11,679 Speaker 1: bad things about it, and I hate it for it's 18 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,680 Speaker 1: coming to some people of certain ages. There's nothing he 19 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: can do. He can't win. Broadcasting from the Mercedes man Cave. 20 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: I still love watching lebron Plug. This is Dan Patrick. 21 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: It's our two on this Monday, Dan and the Dane. 22 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:27,559 Speaker 1: Stan Patrick showed down to Dannett. Seaton is off today, 23 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:30,679 Speaker 1: but Fritzie's here, mclovin, Paully, and of course used your 24 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: truly boys in the back room as well. Tyler is 25 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 1: moderating chat Row second Morning to those listening around the 26 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 1: country and now three hundred and seventy six radio affiliates 27 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: in America. Fox Sports thirteen thirty AM. Juno Alaska is 28 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: the latest edition, and we have a Juno Juno Alaska quiz, Paully, 29 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: do have a sampling there. I've got a lot of 30 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 1: a deep dive on Juno restaurants, nightlife, everything. I'm gonna 31 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: start out easy, Dan, did you know who can go 32 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 1: closest to the whole population of Juno, Alaska? Dani want 33 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: to go first or last? I'm gonna go last. Mclovin, 34 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: you go first. One hundred and eighty five thousand, All right, 35 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: Fritzie two hundred and sixty three thousand. I'm gonna go 36 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:24,359 Speaker 1: one hundred and two thousand, four hundred and seventeen. Dane. Now, 37 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 1: there was a couple of babies born last week. But 38 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: so you might be up now, thirty two thousand people. 39 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: It's a lovely place. Oh, just thirty two thousand people 40 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:34,079 Speaker 1: in Junie. Well, we're glad to be part of their lives. 41 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: Well here's one for you, okay. Which this is just 42 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 1: a hypothetical. Which town in America has the most coffee 43 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: shops per capita? If you had to pick any town 44 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,239 Speaker 1: in America most coffee shops per capita, Now you would 45 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,639 Speaker 1: think someplace like Seattle would right, I'm gonna go Juno, Alaska. 46 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 1: You are correct, Juno, Alaska, thirty four coffee shops, thirty 47 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: two thousand people, the coffee hotbed. More to come, alrighty, 48 00:02:57,160 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: best and worst for the weekend, as we always do. 49 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:00,920 Speaker 1: What you saw that you liked you didn't like? Age 50 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:03,799 Speaker 1: seven seven three DP show email address dp A Dan 51 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 1: Patrick dot com, Twitter handled A DP show. Lebron wins 52 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 1: his fourth Finals MVP the Lakers with the wind closing 53 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:14,800 Speaker 1: out the heat in six and Tonight Chargers Saints the 54 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 1: Saints without Michael Thomas. Tomorrow night, at least we hope 55 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 1: Bills in the Titans Cowboys lose Dak Prescott Seattle Seahawks 56 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:27,359 Speaker 1: first of five and oh, the Falcons fired everyone. Sometimes 57 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 1: we get comfortable watching NFL football and we forget about 58 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 1: the brutality of the sport. But I'm sure you were 59 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 1: amongst the millions watching the Cowboys Giants game on Sunday, 60 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: and it served as a reminder when Dak Prescott got hurt. 61 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: The Dallas QB took off on a run that he's 62 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: made so many times before. The defender landed on his 63 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:50,119 Speaker 1: leg awkwardly and the result was a compound fracture dislocation 64 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 1: of his right ankle. Underwent surgery last night, And if 65 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 1: you followed Prescott through the years, you know that he's 66 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: faced a lot of adversity. Lost his mother while he 67 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: was at Mississippi State, an older brother committed suicide earlier 68 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 1: this year, and we spent way too much in the offseason, 69 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: way too much time discussing his contract. The Cowboys declined 70 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: to give him a long term deal, and now we 71 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 1: know why players hold out, because they're no guarantees. Football 72 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:19,600 Speaker 1: careers can change just like that, and hopefully he gets 73 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 1: a chance to reclaim his starting spot. He's a talented player. 74 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 1: He's got the respective teammates and opponents around the league. 75 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: He's a very special person, and hopefully he gets that 76 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 1: opportunity to come back and play. Here's Mike McCarthy, the 77 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: Cowboys head coach, talking about Dak's injury. I feel terrible 78 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 1: for him. He was having a tremendous share. Just you know, 79 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:45,479 Speaker 1: in a short time working with him, he's made such 80 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: an impression on me. And he's clearly the leader of 81 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:53,279 Speaker 1: this football team. And I have no doubt that he'll 82 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,040 Speaker 1: he'll bonds back from this, and you know, this will 83 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:59,040 Speaker 1: just will be just be all part of his great story. 84 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:01,799 Speaker 1: This will just be another chapter in a great story. 85 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:05,840 Speaker 1: He's a fine young man in an outstanding quarterback. Dak 86 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,839 Speaker 1: has never missed a start. He's been the starting quarterback 87 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: for the Cowboys for all sixty nine regular season games 88 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:14,840 Speaker 1: since they drafted him. And he had a t D 89 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 1: reception yesterday. Last time that happened with the Dallas quarterback 90 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: nineteen eighty five, Danny White caught one. But now you 91 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 1: get Andy Dalton. They signed Andy Dalton, one of those 92 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: oh by the ways, back in May, and I think 93 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,480 Speaker 1: people at the time thought, well, what's the strategy here 94 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: with Jerry Jones, So they send Dak Prescott. Hey, if 95 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 1: you don't want to sign. We have somebody who has 96 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 1: been a Pro Bowl player and gone to the playoffs 97 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:41,719 Speaker 1: with the Bengals, and he is, you know, from the area, 98 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:44,600 Speaker 1: and he would be the guy that we can put 99 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 1: in there not worry about Dalton three for four seventy 100 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: two yards and you know when he came in after 101 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 1: Dak got hurt, and he is a good quarterback. I mean, 102 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:57,920 Speaker 1: this is why you spent money. They spent three million 103 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 1: dollars for a backup quarterback and that's a high end 104 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 1: backup quarterback. But now he's going to be your starting 105 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:06,839 Speaker 1: quarterback as you move forward. You also had Alex Smith. 106 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:10,799 Speaker 1: Alex Smith who nearly lost his life and then nearly 107 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: lost his leg due to an injury, and he came 108 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:18,039 Speaker 1: back after they made Dwayne Haskins inactive and Alex Smith 109 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 1: came in first pass completed and then he gave a 110 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 1: piggyback ride to Aaron Donald that made me nervous. That's 111 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 1: one of those that I probably would have done better 112 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 1: not watching it in real time and then watching the highlights, 113 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: because I mean I was nervous watching that. And his 114 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:37,600 Speaker 1: wife and three kids are there. They gave him a 115 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:40,359 Speaker 1: standing ovation. You know, of course there's limited you know, 116 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: the fans there, but gave him a standing ovation. I 117 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 1: can't imagine what his wife must have thought, you know, 118 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: because the kids, you know, they're just seeing dad out 119 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 1: there in the football field. Mom knows this was really, really, 120 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: really bad. But he got out there and you know, 121 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 1: showed that he could play. But you got to get 122 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: Kyle Allen back in there. Alex Smith should not be 123 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:02,360 Speaker 1: on the football field right now. I'm sure he got 124 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 1: medical clearance. But you know, what's that say about Dwayne Haskins. 125 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: I don't know if they want Alex Smith to be 126 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 1: their starter, but I mean, if he's ready to go, great, 127 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:16,679 Speaker 1: But man, I just it's been a long two years 128 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,239 Speaker 1: for him to be able to come back to this point. Yeah, McLevin, 129 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 1: would you trade for Dwayne Haskins if the Washington football 130 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 1: team says he's available? Well, what do you You're gonna 131 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 1: give up? What a fifth round pick for Dwayne Haskins? Yeah? 132 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 1: If that? Yeah, I guess. I mean, would I rather 133 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 1: have Josh Rosen than Dwayne Haskins? Probably? So. I saw 134 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 1: where there are reports, you know, the Jets are looking 135 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 1: into what's the worst case scenario? You know, they're O 136 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: and five and they're going to be on the clock 137 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 1: for Trevor Lawrence or if they don't leave it to 138 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 1: the Jets, they'll screw that up. They'll they'll win a 139 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 1: game they shouldn't win, and you know, maybe they end 140 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 1: up with justin Fields. You're not going to get a 141 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 1: first round pick for Sam Darnold if you want to 142 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 1: trade him, because that's something else to keep an eye 143 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: on what the Jets do with Sam Darnold because it 144 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:08,680 Speaker 1: feels like they're moving on. You know, look at Atlanta 145 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 1: with Matt Ryan, Like what do you do with Matt 146 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: Ryan for a team that's not any good? He's very expensive. 147 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 1: I mean, this team should not be winless. Julio Jones 148 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: didn't play, but you should not be winless. But I 149 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 1: get you know, Carolina beat you, and you know, give 150 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 1: credit to Carolina, but Atlanta, you know, there was it 151 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: felt like there was very little motivation there to have 152 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 1: Dan Quinn keep his job and now what do you do? Like, 153 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 1: there's gonna be a couple of quarterbacks that I think 154 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 1: you need to watch in the offseason. Matthew Stafford is 155 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: somebody that I would keep an eye on because that 156 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:47,839 Speaker 1: might be where you bring in a veteran quarterback. Matt 157 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 1: Ryan might be the other, you know, solution for somebody. 158 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:54,079 Speaker 1: Sam Darnold might be, you know, somebody who gets a 159 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:57,440 Speaker 1: chance to start over here. There's gonna be some quarterbacks 160 00:08:57,480 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 1: who are going to be available here. You know, the 161 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 1: Volts are not satisfied with Philip Rivers and they shouldn't be. 162 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: Your ceiling is your quarterback. That's the way I view this. 163 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: So when you say, boy, how good can a team be? 164 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 1: I always look at what's my quarterback? Like, how good's 165 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 1: my quarterback? Because if your quarterback is not you know, good, 166 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 1: bordering on great or consistent, then that's you're ceiling. And 167 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 1: you're only going to go as far as that quarterback goes. 168 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:27,080 Speaker 1: And you know, there's some curiosity that I have, Like 169 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 1: Ben Roethlisberger, I said, if he plays at a high level, 170 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 1: this is a team to keep an eye on. They're 171 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 1: a playoff team and I still think that they are. 172 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: You know, the Cleveland Browns. I look at Baker Mayfield. 173 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 1: You're as good as Baker Mayfield is. Now it shouldn't 174 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:42,320 Speaker 1: be solely based on that, but I need to know 175 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:45,440 Speaker 1: that the quarterback can do something when you need a 176 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: quarterback to do something. You know, last night Russell Wilson 177 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:51,959 Speaker 1: was going to lose that game and then he ended 178 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: up winning that game with the touchdown pass he threw 179 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 1: an interception in the fourth quarter. I need to know 180 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:59,439 Speaker 1: what you can do when I have to have you perform. 181 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 1: And there are certain quarterbacks where you just can't rely 182 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:05,560 Speaker 1: on him. That's why you're ceiling us your quarterback. And 183 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 1: if I'm Atlanta, why am I keeping matt Ryan? But 184 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:12,200 Speaker 1: I don't know who's gonna, you know, say I'm gonna 185 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 1: take him at that price. Who's going to take Matthew Stafford? 186 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 1: And at that price not what you give up in 187 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:21,080 Speaker 1: return as far as the draft pick goes. You got 188 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 1: to pay him and salary cap issues in there. But 189 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:27,319 Speaker 1: you know, it was an interesting day in the NFL. 190 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 1: And then you've got the Chargers Saints tonight without Michael Thomas, 191 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: who was suspended for a game for a fight with 192 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 1: one of his teammates. And I guess we're gonna have 193 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 1: the Bills and Titans tomorrow. Don't We usually have the 194 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 1: testing on Tuesday, the results come out on Tuesday. And 195 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: I don't know how the Titans are getting ready for 196 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: this game because they were getting ready for Pittsburgh and 197 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 1: then that was postpone. Now you get ready for Buffalo 198 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:53,839 Speaker 1: and these are two undefeated teams, like this is a 199 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 1: big matchup here. Jets, Giants are both oz and five. 200 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 1: That's the first time in their franchise's history that you've 201 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: had both oh and five in the same year. Congratulations. 202 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 1: I will say this for the Giants. They did play hard, 203 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 1: like that was a really competitive game in Dallas. But 204 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 1: once again, do you know what you have in Daniel Jones? 205 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:21,840 Speaker 1: And I'd say no, you don't. The Jets, do you 206 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:23,559 Speaker 1: know what you have in Sam Darnold, I'd say no, 207 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:26,840 Speaker 1: you don't. You see glimpses, but you have to have 208 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 1: consistency there Washington. With what's going on with Dwayne Haskins. 209 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 1: I mean, Alex Smith is not their future. Kyle Allen's 210 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:37,240 Speaker 1: not their future. Dwayne Haskins is not their future. They're 211 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 1: going to be interested in a quarterback as well. All Right, 212 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 1: Phone calls are always welcome, best and worst of the weekend. 213 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 1: What you saw that you liked, you didn't like. We'll 214 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:47,080 Speaker 1: check in with the Dallas Cowboys coming up. We'll talk 215 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:50,439 Speaker 1: to some college football as well. But once again, congratulations 216 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 1: to the Lakers winning the NBA title. I got on 217 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 1: my soapbox and was talking about Lebron James and appreciate him, 218 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 1: and then I realized, I'm not going to convince you. 219 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 1: I mean, if you listen to me and you respect 220 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 1: what I say in my opinions, I hope it seeps in, 221 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 1: maybe by proxy. But if you have a favorite band, 222 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 1: I can't convince you that that shouldn't be your favorite band. 223 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 1: If you're if you're a Michael Jordan guy, you're not 224 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:21,959 Speaker 1: going to even acknowledge Lebron is in that select group. 225 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 1: If you if you love Kareem or Matt whoever it is, 226 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 1: you're not going to change. And I understand that. But 227 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:30,439 Speaker 1: if I can at least open my eyes to this, 228 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:35,200 Speaker 1: having covered this board for what thirty five, thirty six 229 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:39,199 Speaker 1: years now, I was Michael Jordan, I understood it. He's 230 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:41,760 Speaker 1: the greatest player of all time. I just think we're 231 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 1: missing out on what Lebron James has done. He's played 232 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 1: two hundred and sixty playoff games. He doesn't miss games, 233 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:56,240 Speaker 1: he plays. He was the best player on the floor 234 00:12:56,840 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 1: last night at thirty five. I saw where people point. Now, 235 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 1: Jimmy Butler was just too tired. I think he's four 236 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 1: years younger with far less games than Lebron. James, Hey, 237 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: Lebron got that break. These are all the haters, Hey Lebron. 238 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:13,839 Speaker 1: Then you know, in March they shut down the sport. 239 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:17,439 Speaker 1: Lebron got four months of rest. Was he the only 240 00:13:17,480 --> 00:13:21,200 Speaker 1: guy who got rest? I'm guessing everybody else in the 241 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 1: NBA got the same amount of time off there. But 242 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 1: Lebron last night did what you would want Lebron to do. 243 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 1: He stepped up and that's why he's the Finals MVP, 244 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 1: and rightfully so. So much credit to the Miami Heat, 245 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:40,559 Speaker 1: you know, just I was impressed every time I saw 246 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: them play because they listened to Jimmy Butler. They played hard. 247 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 1: When your star players out there giving it everything and 248 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:51,080 Speaker 1: you're a role player, you have no excuses whatsoever. And 249 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:54,119 Speaker 1: I thought Eric Spoelstra, who I firmly believe is a 250 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:56,920 Speaker 1: future Hall of Fame coach, what they did, how they 251 00:13:56,960 --> 00:13:59,120 Speaker 1: did it. They're going to have some salary cap space 252 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:03,439 Speaker 1: and will probably be the one destination that will stand 253 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 1: out above all the other one. If the Greek Freak 254 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 1: is leaving what just happened there? Let me clear my throat. Yeah, 255 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:16,960 Speaker 1: what happened there? I don't know? Wow, So like I 256 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:18,640 Speaker 1: and then I thought I was the only one who 257 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:24,040 Speaker 1: heard it. Yeah, that wasn't me. It could have been 258 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 1: a couple of surprises. Yesterday the Raiders roughing up Kansas City, 259 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:34,200 Speaker 1: and I was surprised, Like, I think I caught your 260 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 1: attention some people, and I said, this first time I've 261 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 1: seen Mahomes rattled in a long time. Here's Patrick Mahomes 262 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 1: after the loss to the Raiders. We just did next 263 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 1: year at a high enough level. On the first half, 264 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 1: we started off a well we had actually at a 265 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 1: high level. Obviously, we had some colonies call some stuff back. 266 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 1: And then the second quarter we kind of made place happened. 267 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 1: We weren't asking at a high enough at a high level, 268 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 1: and then a third quarter of it didn't did We 269 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 1: couldn't ask you because we weren't around the plays the 270 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 1: right way and I wasn't finding the right reads, and 271 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 1: so that carried over and we obviously didn't play a 272 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 1: second half like we wanted to. Yeah, and I go 273 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,960 Speaker 1: back to that Patriots game because I do believe if 274 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 1: Can Newton had played in that game, the Patriots, who 275 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: would have beaten the Chiefs. I think I think they 276 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 1: had a great game plan there defensively against him and 277 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:21,040 Speaker 1: it's running, controlling the clock. But the Raiders were the 278 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 1: better team and that was surprising. All Right, we'll have 279 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 1: our best and words to the weekend. A couple of 280 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 1: phone calls here before we take a break and check 281 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 1: in with Ed Warder, who covers the Cowboys Bury in 282 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 1: New York. I Bury, what's on your mind today? Good morning, Dan, 283 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 1: and hello to my one percent brother from another Jewish mother. 284 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 1: All right, two bests and a worse. Oh by the way, 285 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 1: glad to have you at part of the miss book. 286 00:15:51,920 --> 00:16:00,920 Speaker 1: First best the Yankees number two, Mike, That's were cleared 287 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:06,080 Speaker 1: to play despite COVID fears. Worse of the weekend, my 288 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 1: Jets were put were clear to play due to COVID fear. 289 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: Thank you, Barry. I was watching the Rays last night. 290 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 1: I mean, there's really no announcement that baseball is happening. 291 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 1: I saw on the bottom line it was like they 292 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 1: were down one nothing to the Astros, and I go, 293 00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:26,720 Speaker 1: I gotta check out my rays and see how they're doing. 294 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:30,520 Speaker 1: I flip over and Randy ring around the Rose Arena. 295 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: Hit another home run for my Tampa Bay Rays, and 296 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 1: I went, yeah, I like it. Yeah, mcclev do you 297 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:38,920 Speaker 1: think Rob Manfred should have stepped in and just given 298 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 1: the series to the Yankees, because I know you guys 299 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 1: think the Astros Dodgers would be good. It would, but 300 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 1: I don't know. You just can't do that, even during 301 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:53,480 Speaker 1: a pandemic. Yeah, you can't. I get you know, the 302 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 1: commissioner has certain powers, but I don't think he can 303 00:16:55,760 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 1: go you know, as the commissioner, I hereby announced at 304 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:04,440 Speaker 1: the Yankees are going to the World Series. Here. Didn't 305 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:06,639 Speaker 1: David Stern do that to get the Lakers and the finals? 306 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:11,159 Speaker 1: A couple of times? You got Dodgers braves starting today? Now, 307 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:13,159 Speaker 1: it was good. It was fun watching a little bit. 308 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:17,359 Speaker 1: It's just crazy now, you know. I was watching golf, 309 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:20,680 Speaker 1: football and then getting ready for basketball, and then baseball 310 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:23,920 Speaker 1: was on, and I basically I just said to my wife, 311 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 1: I said I'm in lockdown mode, and she goes, well, 312 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 1: what's on? I go everything. It was basically that I 313 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 1: just said I'm going to be downstairs. I had my cigar. 314 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 1: I had an opus x flente flente for those who 315 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:43,400 Speaker 1: love cigars, so an opus X and then I had 316 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:47,000 Speaker 1: a little tequila on the rocks and I was good 317 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:49,720 Speaker 1: to go. He's got it better than you. Nobody, nobody. 318 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:52,960 Speaker 1: I'm sitting there, nobody's bothering me, and I just got 319 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:56,160 Speaker 1: to sit there and just chill. Yes time among the baseball, basketball, 320 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:58,520 Speaker 1: football that were going on simultaneously listening. Can you leave 321 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 1: it on one channel for any at the time when 322 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 1: it goes to a commercial, But do you feel compelled 323 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:04,399 Speaker 1: immediately to go to one or the other? Lives? Oh, 324 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:06,880 Speaker 1: I'm not going to sit during a commercial if you're 325 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 1: constantly flipping. As soon as one goes to break, you're 326 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 1: going to the next one. Wait, why would I sit 327 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 1: through a commercial? I'm just wondering. You know, some people 328 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 1: just you know, laziness or maybe the remote they forgot 329 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 1: to pick it up because they left it across the 330 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:20,320 Speaker 1: way on the couch and they don't want to get 331 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: up and get there. Like, I'll just sit through it. 332 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:24,119 Speaker 1: I'm I'm into this game, and I'll wait do you 333 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:27,000 Speaker 1: do that? Usually I do not. But I got to 334 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 1: the point because I was watching with my wife and 335 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 1: she's like, you know, she felt like I was having 336 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: some kind of problem where I had. I couldn't just 337 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:34,520 Speaker 1: keep it on one thing, even though she knew multiple 338 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 1: games were going on. Why the second it goes to commercial, 339 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:37,960 Speaker 1: I have to go to one of the other games 340 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 1: because I might miss one pitch of the baseball or 341 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:42,159 Speaker 1: one pass by Russell Wilson or something. Yeah, well, why 342 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:44,359 Speaker 1: don't you watching it on your own? Because I like 343 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:45,920 Speaker 1: to watch with her. She does like sports, I guess 344 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 1: not to the extent that I do, because she found 345 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:50,160 Speaker 1: it very unselling. She also doesn't understand with the red zone, 346 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 1: how you could watch games that way instead of not 347 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 1: picking one game and sticking with that and constantly getting 348 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:57,639 Speaker 1: updates every five seconds. I don't want to be loyal 349 00:18:57,720 --> 00:18:59,879 Speaker 1: to like ABC and say I'm gonna sit through this 350 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,879 Speaker 1: commercial show because I'm loyal to Mike Breen and the 351 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:06,160 Speaker 1: guys covering the finals. It's like I'm out of there. Yeah, 352 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:07,919 Speaker 1: I want them to give me like a five second 353 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 1: countdown so I can get over to, you know, the 354 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 1: next channel. Yes, I love my wife more than everything, 355 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:15,560 Speaker 1: but not not October. I don't. I mean, she's got 356 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 1: a visit. It's a ballot product there and got to 357 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:20,480 Speaker 1: know your place, October yeah, yes, MC, I do love 358 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:24,320 Speaker 1: radio commercials, though I sit through all those. Yes, well, 359 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 1: said mclove. My wife could played throughout the same thing, 360 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:30,159 Speaker 1: the constant flipping. But when the Lakers went up by 361 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:33,480 Speaker 1: thirty two, that gave you an opportunity to peak on football, right, 362 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, yeah, there are opportunities where you go, Okay, 363 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:38,119 Speaker 1: this game's a little out of reach here, let me 364 00:19:38,119 --> 00:19:39,639 Speaker 1: go over here and watch a little bit more of that, 365 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 1: you know, but watching last night where you're just back 366 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:46,000 Speaker 1: and forth. I had baseball, football and basketball on at 367 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:48,879 Speaker 1: the same time, and I was just back and forth 368 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:52,080 Speaker 1: with that breezing right through. And then Russell Wilson in 369 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 1: the last fifteen seconds throws the game winning touchdown the 370 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:57,639 Speaker 1: Rays hold on to one, and then I wanted to 371 00:19:57,640 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 1: see the postgame celebration with Lebron company. All right, we'll 372 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:03,360 Speaker 1: take a break here, more phone calls, best and worst 373 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 1: of the weekend. We'll give you hours coming up a 374 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:07,600 Speaker 1: little bit later on. But up next we'll check in 375 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 1: with the great Cowboy reporter ed Warder on Dak Prescott 376 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:14,120 Speaker 1: and the Cowboys. Moving forward twenty after the hour here 377 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:16,040 Speaker 1: on the Dan Patrick Show. Thanks for listening to the 378 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 1: Dan Patrick Show podcast. 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Couldn't help but think of the Dodgers 385 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 1: last night when I'm watching Lebron and the Lakers celebrate, 386 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:43,320 Speaker 1: where there's a whole lot of pressure on the Dodgers now, 387 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 1: as if there wasn't already a whole lot of pressure 388 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 1: on the Dodgers going into their series with the Atlanta Braves. 389 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:52,720 Speaker 1: The Rays took game one of their series against the 390 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:55,399 Speaker 1: Houston Astros eight seven seven three d P Show email 391 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:58,560 Speaker 1: address DP at Dan Patrick dot com. Spring in the 392 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:02,720 Speaker 1: ESPN NFL porter, edwarder And is a twenty third years 393 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 1: ESPN NFL reporter covering the Cowboys since nineteen eighty nine. 394 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:12,360 Speaker 1: What's the mood in the Cowboys building now? Ed? Well, Dan, 395 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:16,160 Speaker 1: we're not exactly allowed in the locker rooms after games anymore, 396 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:18,960 Speaker 1: so that becomes a more difficult question to answer. But 397 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:21,879 Speaker 1: I think you saw in some of the just the 398 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:26,520 Speaker 1: on the field interaction between Dak Prescotts is you know, 399 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:30,560 Speaker 1: being carted off. And then what the players said in 400 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 1: the locker room about losing their unrivaled leader. I mean, 401 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:37,520 Speaker 1: the thing that struck strikes me about Dak Prescott beyond 402 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 1: his incredible evolution as a you know, a passing quarterback 403 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 1: in the NFL, when there were great questions about his 404 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 1: ability to do that when they were drafted him in 405 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:49,960 Speaker 1: the fourth round. And I remember back to twenty sixteen 406 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:52,720 Speaker 1: and I walked into the Cowboys locker room before their 407 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 1: season opener against the Giants. That year, Dax's rookie year. 408 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:58,719 Speaker 1: They'd lost Tony Romo, if you recall, in a preseason 409 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:01,680 Speaker 1: and I walked up to Jason Witten, who is as 410 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:03,960 Speaker 1: good a friend as Tony Romo has ever had in football, 411 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:06,160 Speaker 1: and I said, hey, last year, you guys went one 412 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:09,399 Speaker 1: in eleven without Romo in the lineup. Why is this 413 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:11,639 Speaker 1: year going to be any different? And he said, you 414 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 1: know what, we panicked last year when we didn't have Tony. 415 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:16,040 Speaker 1: That won't happen this year. And a lot of the 416 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:18,880 Speaker 1: reason for that, and the confidence I have is that 417 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:22,000 Speaker 1: guy over there, number four. And this is just we 418 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:23,920 Speaker 1: have a lot of confidence in him. He's handled every 419 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 1: situation perfectly. That's just who he is, and so that's 420 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:30,359 Speaker 1: what they lose. Beyond the playmaker on the field, what 421 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:35,919 Speaker 1: exactly is the injury. It was an open fracture and 422 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 1: a dislocated ankle. Whether there were ligaments damaged beyond that, 423 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:43,600 Speaker 1: we don't know. We do know that he was rushed 424 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 1: to the hospital from the field last night and underwent 425 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:50,879 Speaker 1: surgery by doctor Jean Curry because he had the open 426 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 1: fracture and they want to eliminate the potential for an 427 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 1: infection as soon as possible. They also repaired the dislocation. 428 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:02,000 Speaker 1: This is probably, from everything I understand, a four to 429 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:07,560 Speaker 1: six month recovery process. But people familiar with this injury 430 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: who were medical experts, believe that Dak Prescott will get 431 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 1: back to being the same player that he was before 432 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 1: suffering this injury, and in fact, the Cowboys announced this 433 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 1: morning they're expecting him to be released in the hospital today. 434 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 1: And by an open fracture, this broke the skin, so 435 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:25,920 Speaker 1: the okay, the bone came and we all saw what happened, 436 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:28,960 Speaker 1: you know with Alex Smith when he suffered his gruesome 437 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:32,159 Speaker 1: leg injury and the fact that he played on a 438 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:34,760 Speaker 1: grass field, that it was rainy, there was you know, 439 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:37,399 Speaker 1: bacteria in the water that got into the wound that 440 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 1: created all sorts of complications that jeopardized his leg and 441 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:47,639 Speaker 1: his life. And hopefully playing on an artificial surface in 442 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:51,960 Speaker 1: a much cleaner environment, you know, benefits Dak Prescott and 443 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:53,920 Speaker 1: that doesn't become an issue. But that is the first 444 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: concern in a situation. Why the vitriol towards Jerry Jones 445 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:00,879 Speaker 1: following the injury that I mean, Twitter Twitter was on 446 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:03,919 Speaker 1: fire with being angry at Jerry Jones because of the 447 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:07,359 Speaker 1: contract situation. Right. Well, you know, Dak Prescott is the 448 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:11,280 Speaker 1: third different quarterback ever to play on the franchise tag. 449 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 1: Drew Brees did it once and k Kirk Cousins did 450 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:18,520 Speaker 1: it twice, and both of those players were able to 451 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:21,560 Speaker 1: make all sixteen starts in the year that they played 452 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:23,800 Speaker 1: on the tag. So Dak's unique in the fact that 453 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:26,359 Speaker 1: he only lasted five before suffering a season end injury. 454 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:29,879 Speaker 1: And so I think there's this sense that hey, you 455 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:32,440 Speaker 1: got you got first round production out of a quarterback 456 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:35,760 Speaker 1: you drafted in the fourth round, and you weren't fair 457 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:38,639 Speaker 1: to him. And the reality, I think is somewhere in between. 458 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:42,120 Speaker 1: You know, ultimately, in July, when it came right down 459 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:44,480 Speaker 1: to it, Dan and it's the deadline for either signing 460 00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:47,080 Speaker 1: a multi year deal or not, Dak made the choice. 461 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:49,639 Speaker 1: The Cowboys had a lot of money on the table. 462 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:53,120 Speaker 1: Obviously it wasn't enough in Dak's mine. You know, they 463 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:55,120 Speaker 1: wanted a long term deal. He wanted a four year 464 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 1: deal because he felt, like other quarterbacks that's what they 465 00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 1: had gotten on their extensions. The Cowboys fall he is 466 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:02,600 Speaker 1: to sign players for longer terms like it spread the 467 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:06,120 Speaker 1: cap impact early in the deal and it didn't get done. 468 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:09,200 Speaker 1: And so when the player gets hurt in a situation 469 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:12,040 Speaker 1: like this, I think everybody has great sympathy for him 470 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 1: and not the billionaire owner who didn't get the deal done. 471 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 1: And it's really I mean, the criticism is fair from 472 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:20,639 Speaker 1: the standpoint of you know, the Cowboys have always gotten 473 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:23,120 Speaker 1: their quarterback deals done. Like Troy Aikman was ever put 474 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 1: in this position, Tony Romo has never put in this position. 475 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:29,040 Speaker 1: But you know, Dak made decisions along the way that 476 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:31,120 Speaker 1: contributed to that, and they did offer an awful lot 477 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:33,119 Speaker 1: of money. It's not like they weren't willing to make 478 00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 1: him one of the highest paid quarterbacks in football, but 479 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:38,240 Speaker 1: this was the risk he assumed. Unfortunately, what is the 480 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 1: business side of Dak Prescott moving forward, Well, it creates 481 00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:46,720 Speaker 1: a lot of unknowns for the very facts that I 482 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:49,399 Speaker 1: described it, We've never been in a situation like this, 483 00:25:49,480 --> 00:25:52,760 Speaker 1: although you know, thinking back on two thousand and six, 484 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:54,800 Speaker 1: when Drew Brees played on the franchise tag, he was 485 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 1: in a worse situation. You know, the Chargers already had 486 00:25:57,640 --> 00:26:00,480 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers on their roster. He was Frank drew his 487 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:04,639 Speaker 1: franchise tag and suffered a career threatening shoulder injury on 488 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:07,080 Speaker 1: the final week of the season, So he had a 489 00:26:07,119 --> 00:26:09,840 Speaker 1: more serious injury than Dak and less time to recover 490 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 1: before you know, any team, whether it was the Chargers 491 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:16,840 Speaker 1: or the Dolphins or ultimately the Saints, would sign him 492 00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:19,639 Speaker 1: to a deal. So Dak has more time than that 493 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 1: whether both sides decide that, Hey, given all the unknowns 494 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 1: coming off an injury of this magnitude and the fact 495 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:28,719 Speaker 1: that they're probably not going to see him play a game, 496 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:30,480 Speaker 1: I was certainly not going to see him play a game. 497 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 1: For those decisions are made, it wouldn't surprise me if 498 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:36,160 Speaker 1: he winds up playing another year on another franchise. Tap, Yeah, 499 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:38,119 Speaker 1: that's what I thought. And then you'll go back to 500 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:41,000 Speaker 1: May when the Cowboys brought in Andy Dalton was kind 501 00:26:41,040 --> 00:26:43,800 Speaker 1: of a sneaky under the radar. You know, we're bringing 502 00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:47,960 Speaker 1: him in three million dollar backup. What was your original 503 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 1: thought when you saw that? Well, it's not something that 504 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:54,800 Speaker 1: the Cowboys have always done, quite honestly. In fact, it's 505 00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:58,320 Speaker 1: unusual for the Cowboys to sign and experience backup quarterback 506 00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:01,159 Speaker 1: like Andy Dawn. And then I remember the day that 507 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: they did. I reached out to one of the Cowboys 508 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:07,240 Speaker 1: assistant coaches, Kellen Moore, the offensive coordinator, and asked his reaction. 509 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 1: He said, we just we just provided ourselves the best 510 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 1: backup quarterback situation in the entire league. You know, Andy 511 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:16,399 Speaker 1: Dalton proved yesterday what he's capable of, coming off the 512 00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:19,200 Speaker 1: bench for just the second time in his career, twenty 513 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:21,879 Speaker 1: fifth career victory in the fourth quarter. I mean that's 514 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:23,760 Speaker 1: going to carry a lot of momentum going forward with 515 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:25,720 Speaker 1: his new teammates. See, this is a guy who's won 516 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:29,320 Speaker 1: seventy games as a starter, He's played in the been 517 00:27:29,359 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 1: in the playoffs four times had won a game in 518 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:34,560 Speaker 1: the playoffs, but he's gotten the Bengals there many times, 519 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:38,320 Speaker 1: and four times started their first postseason game himself, So 520 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:40,679 Speaker 1: they'd have as much faith in him as they as 521 00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:43,600 Speaker 1: they could possibly have an any quarterback replacing Dak Prescott. 522 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:45,960 Speaker 1: But it's going to require a lot of adjustment on 523 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:49,159 Speaker 1: the fight part of Mike McCarthy offensively, and even with 524 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:52,040 Speaker 1: the Dak Prescott injury, the state of the NFC East 525 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:57,360 Speaker 1: is the Cowboys. The Cowboys a playoff team in well, 526 00:27:57,400 --> 00:28:04,080 Speaker 1: he might have to be. They got to send me 527 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:07,000 Speaker 1: somebody from the NFC East, right. They won two games, 528 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:10,080 Speaker 1: which is double the number than anybody else in the division, 529 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:12,960 Speaker 1: is won as unimpressive as they've been, and certainly you 530 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:16,640 Speaker 1: know they're gonna be challenged going forward. They've beaten two 531 00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:19,720 Speaker 1: winless teams. They beat the Falcons, and they beat the Giants, 532 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:24,800 Speaker 1: and I think Barley barely. They took over first place yesterday. 533 00:28:25,119 --> 00:28:27,720 Speaker 1: I think the thing that was confirmed yesterday is the 534 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 1: Cowboys defense is really horrible. They gave up thirty four 535 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:32,400 Speaker 1: points to a Giants team that had scored a total 536 00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:35,800 Speaker 1: of about forty seven the whole year. So and Obviously, 537 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:38,040 Speaker 1: they were out both their starting offensive tackles for the 538 00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:40,040 Speaker 1: rest of the year. They started a rookie center last 539 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:43,200 Speaker 1: year yesterday because of the injury to Joe Looney, so 540 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:46,200 Speaker 1: they're compromised on the offensive line. They do still have 541 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 1: a fantastic running back, a two time NFL rushing champion, 542 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:52,640 Speaker 1: and they do have three of the best receivers in football. 543 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 1: So the thing is, I think they've got to start 544 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:57,440 Speaker 1: playing a cleaner game. They've got to be more balanced 545 00:28:57,440 --> 00:28:59,480 Speaker 1: on offense. They certainly can't turn a football over like 546 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:02,719 Speaker 1: they have and the defense should start to get some 547 00:29:02,760 --> 00:29:05,520 Speaker 1: players back Dan in the next few weeks, including maybe 548 00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:08,600 Speaker 1: Layton Vanderesh this week, which could make a significant difference. 549 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:12,760 Speaker 1: But they've been outscored off turnover sixty to ten, including 550 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:16,560 Speaker 1: getting outscored yesterday fourteen to seven by the Giants, so 551 00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:18,920 Speaker 1: that can't continue if they're going to have any success 552 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:21,000 Speaker 1: playing a backup quarterback. Great to talk to you is 553 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:24,120 Speaker 1: always ed. Thank you for your time, Thanks for the invite. Dan. 554 00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:27,320 Speaker 1: Thank you at ched Werder, the ESPN NFL reporter, and 555 00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:30,120 Speaker 1: he's been covering the Cowboys since nineteen eighty nine. Best 556 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:32,760 Speaker 1: and Worst of the Weekend Seaton's not here today, So 557 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:35,800 Speaker 1: Fritzl's start with you. Best and worst of the weekend. 558 00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:37,320 Speaker 1: Best and worst of the weekend. I'm gonna go to 559 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:40,320 Speaker 1: O'Connor Bazilak, who led Missouri to a forty five forty 560 00:29:40,360 --> 00:29:42,800 Speaker 1: one win over ALSU twenty nine to thirty four, four 561 00:29:42,920 --> 00:29:45,640 Speaker 1: hundred and six yards, fourteen d's no picks LSU fall 562 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:47,760 Speaker 1: to one and two. Missouri also had a big goal 563 00:29:47,760 --> 00:29:49,880 Speaker 1: line stand in that game at the end, worst in 564 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:52,640 Speaker 1: a thirty eight twenty four lost My Syracuse Orange give 565 00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:54,959 Speaker 1: up three hundred and sixty three rushing yards at home 566 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:57,360 Speaker 1: to Duke one hundred and sixty nine by Dion Jackson 567 00:29:57,400 --> 00:30:00,959 Speaker 1: one sixty three by the Blue Devil's Matteo and embarrassing 568 00:30:01,760 --> 00:30:05,000 Speaker 1: thank you to McLevin Best. I mean, I think I 569 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:07,480 Speaker 1: have to go Andy Dalton, my guy coming in and 570 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:10,200 Speaker 1: where he is? You know, I feel bad for Dak. 571 00:30:10,840 --> 00:30:12,360 Speaker 1: By the way, we haven't talked about Dak with the 572 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:16,760 Speaker 1: greatest guest move ever, the self handshake. That's uh such 573 00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:18,320 Speaker 1: a good dude. When we had him in our New 574 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:22,479 Speaker 1: York studio and we were throwing footballs outside and he 575 00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:24,840 Speaker 1: put his hand dog because I was thanking him and 576 00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:28,760 Speaker 1: I turned at the same time that he was, you know, 577 00:30:28,880 --> 00:30:31,080 Speaker 1: had his hand out. I was throwing a commercial break 578 00:30:31,400 --> 00:30:34,040 Speaker 1: and he did the self handshake where he shook his 579 00:30:34,080 --> 00:30:38,920 Speaker 1: own hand. There my worst. I'm gonna go tie. I 580 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:42,120 Speaker 1: was disappointed in Philip Rivers play yesterday and Kirk Cousins 581 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:45,200 Speaker 1: play last night. Those guys are seemed to be holding 582 00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:48,480 Speaker 1: their teams back right now. Well, Philip Rivers is going 583 00:30:48,560 --> 00:30:53,440 Speaker 1: to um. You know, Kirk Cousins doesn't have the excuse 584 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:56,640 Speaker 1: if he's older or that he doesn't have arm strength. 585 00:30:57,080 --> 00:31:00,000 Speaker 1: They're a running team and they had a great game 586 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:03,840 Speaker 1: plan in Dalvin Cook. They really did. They had They 587 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:07,400 Speaker 1: had the game plan and they were enforcing it. But 588 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:11,720 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers, that's your ceiling. That Colts defense is good. 589 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:14,880 Speaker 1: I mean, the Colts should be good. The Colts should 590 00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:17,680 Speaker 1: be a ten win team. I just you know, I 591 00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:20,800 Speaker 1: get concerned about Philip Rivers. You know, in a in 592 00:31:20,840 --> 00:31:23,400 Speaker 1: a big time moment, can he is he able to 593 00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:25,960 Speaker 1: make those plays? Yeah? Mclub is it to say with 594 00:31:26,040 --> 00:31:27,920 Speaker 1: the Bears where you say, wow, what if Cam Newton 595 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:29,240 Speaker 1: was on that team? Or are we going to do 596 00:31:29,240 --> 00:31:32,120 Speaker 1: that to every team that is a little disappointed. Well, 597 00:31:32,440 --> 00:31:34,239 Speaker 1: you know, I look at the Colts and as I 598 00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:37,440 Speaker 1: told you that the Colts were gonna draft Jordan Love 599 00:31:38,800 --> 00:31:41,000 Speaker 1: and if you get Philip Rivers and you were going 600 00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:43,240 Speaker 1: to have him for one year, then you were going 601 00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:45,440 Speaker 1: to be pushing Jordan's This is what I was told 602 00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:48,479 Speaker 1: prior to the draft that you know, Green Bay went 603 00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:51,680 Speaker 1: and got Jordan Love. They really wanted him, but I 604 00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:54,719 Speaker 1: think they realized that the Colts wanted him as well, 605 00:31:54,840 --> 00:31:57,240 Speaker 1: and they might have gone up to getting Now I 606 00:31:57,280 --> 00:31:59,600 Speaker 1: don't have I only have one source on that, but 607 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:02,440 Speaker 1: they were gonna take Jordan Love because they knew that 608 00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:05,600 Speaker 1: this was just a band aid Philip Rivers coming in 609 00:32:06,080 --> 00:32:09,240 Speaker 1: and knew the system and did you have enough running 610 00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:12,080 Speaker 1: backs there? Which they do have good running backs and 611 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:14,800 Speaker 1: that defense and then you're not asking Philip Rivers to 612 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:17,880 Speaker 1: put up five thousand yards. But I think they're gonna 613 00:32:17,880 --> 00:32:21,880 Speaker 1: miss an opportunity here, you know, with that talent, and 614 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:25,240 Speaker 1: I don't know Philip Rivers can match that talent as well. 615 00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:28,400 Speaker 1: What else we loving? That's that's my best and worst. 616 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:32,960 Speaker 1: Paulieu worst of the weekend Arkansas Razorbacks winning twenty eight 617 00:32:33,400 --> 00:32:36,200 Speaker 1: twenty seven Late in the game against Auburn. Auburn's getting 618 00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:39,240 Speaker 1: ready to spike the ball. Bow Knicks kind of loses 619 00:32:39,240 --> 00:32:41,200 Speaker 1: that as he spikes it. Then bow Knicks grabbed the 620 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:43,560 Speaker 1: ball to Auburn quarterback and spikes it. It looked like 621 00:32:43,640 --> 00:32:46,360 Speaker 1: backwards should have been a fumble. Small should have gone 622 00:32:46,400 --> 00:32:47,920 Speaker 1: back a bunch of yards and maybe have been recovered 623 00:32:47,920 --> 00:32:49,920 Speaker 1: by Arkansas, or Arkansas would be two and one in 624 00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:51,800 Speaker 1: the SEC and they haven't been two and one in 625 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:54,520 Speaker 1: a while. Auburn wins the game. Bad call by the refs, 626 00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:56,480 Speaker 1: and they reviewed it and still called it that way. 627 00:32:56,800 --> 00:32:59,800 Speaker 1: Best of the Weekend. North Carolina Football fifty six, forty five. 628 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:02,400 Speaker 1: Gene Techs got some issues this year, a lot of 629 00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:05,200 Speaker 1: players being out, But luckily for me, Sam Howell, the 630 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:07,200 Speaker 1: quarterback at the UNC, is only a sophomore, so the 631 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:09,520 Speaker 1: Bears can't draft him after four or five good games. 632 00:33:09,920 --> 00:33:12,400 Speaker 1: Derek in New York Best and Worst to the Weekend, Hi, Derek, 633 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:14,680 Speaker 1: what do you have for me? Hey? Dan five ten 634 00:33:14,760 --> 00:33:20,400 Speaker 1: two hundred pounds. Being around a Yankee hotbed here in Schenectady, 635 00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:22,640 Speaker 1: New York, I get real tired of the Yankees and 636 00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:24,400 Speaker 1: the reason I can't stand them. The best of My 637 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:27,560 Speaker 1: weekend was having them eliminated. Now, Dan, you're two years 638 00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:30,240 Speaker 1: older than me, so you have an elongated sense of history. 639 00:33:30,880 --> 00:33:32,920 Speaker 1: I don't hate the Yankees because they win. To me, 640 00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:34,960 Speaker 1: there's so much inequity in it, and I get tired 641 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:37,440 Speaker 1: of their arrogance. Over time, there was no draft, Dan, 642 00:33:37,560 --> 00:33:41,320 Speaker 1: in baseball until nineteen sixty five. That man, anybody, anybody 643 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:43,680 Speaker 1: Yankees want, they could get. And New York City is 644 00:33:43,680 --> 00:33:46,560 Speaker 1: the capital of civilization. It's like an actor doesn't go 645 00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:49,080 Speaker 1: to Omaha, Nebraska, he goes to Hollywood. So the Yankees 646 00:33:49,120 --> 00:33:51,440 Speaker 1: got everybody they wanted, and then the draft came in 647 00:33:51,520 --> 00:33:54,800 Speaker 1: sixty five. Steinbrenner came along in seventy three. So the 648 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:57,239 Speaker 1: only level, the only time in baseball history where there 649 00:33:57,280 --> 00:34:00,280 Speaker 1: was a level playing field, true level playing field, with 650 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:03,000 Speaker 1: the Yankees and all the other teams concerned was that period. 651 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:05,240 Speaker 1: What did the Yankees do from sixty five to seventy three? 652 00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:07,440 Speaker 1: They didn't do anything. And now what you have is 653 00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:09,080 Speaker 1: you have all the big markets with the money, and 654 00:34:09,120 --> 00:34:11,040 Speaker 1: I get that. You know, the Mets have money, the 655 00:34:11,080 --> 00:34:13,080 Speaker 1: clubs have money, the Dodgers have money, the Red Sox 656 00:34:13,160 --> 00:34:15,759 Speaker 1: have money. But the NFL's a model of equity. You know, 657 00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:19,080 Speaker 1: every team is the same amount of money. Wellington Mara 658 00:34:19,239 --> 00:34:22,080 Speaker 1: of the Giants of all teams made sure that there 659 00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:23,880 Speaker 1: was going to be equity in the NFL. So I 660 00:34:23,880 --> 00:34:26,000 Speaker 1: don't hate the Yankees because they win. I don't hate 661 00:34:26,040 --> 00:34:28,200 Speaker 1: Mickey Mantel or Yogi Berra or any of that. But 662 00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:30,560 Speaker 1: I get tired of the arrogance of their fans because 663 00:34:30,719 --> 00:34:33,719 Speaker 1: they had everything their way. Dan, you know what team 664 00:34:33,800 --> 00:34:36,680 Speaker 1: is the direct opposite in sports, The direct opposite in 665 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:40,920 Speaker 1: sports of the New York Yankees. No, the Green Bay Packers. Oh, 666 00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:43,560 Speaker 1: I thought you were staying in baseball. No, but in 667 00:34:43,600 --> 00:34:46,879 Speaker 1: all of sports. But I just get I'm not against winning, Dan, 668 00:34:47,160 --> 00:34:49,439 Speaker 1: but you're you guys are into history, all of you guys. 669 00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:52,280 Speaker 1: I love listening to you. And you know when Yankee 670 00:34:52,280 --> 00:34:54,480 Speaker 1: fans hear this, they don't even think about They're like, oh, jeezus, 671 00:34:54,600 --> 00:34:56,759 Speaker 1: I understand why you can't stand them. Now. Yeah, you've 672 00:34:56,800 --> 00:34:59,280 Speaker 1: had your way all the time. Remember all those venerable 673 00:34:59,280 --> 00:35:02,960 Speaker 1: teams from early seventies. You had the Reds who you loved, 674 00:35:03,239 --> 00:35:05,480 Speaker 1: and you had the Pirates, and you had the Kansas 675 00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:07,480 Speaker 1: City Royals, you had the A's, you had all these 676 00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:10,239 Speaker 1: teams that could compete, you know, and it's like now 677 00:35:10,280 --> 00:35:12,799 Speaker 1: they can compete for once or twice a year. So 678 00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:17,399 Speaker 1: when Tampa Bay beat the Yankees, I was happy as hell. 679 00:35:17,719 --> 00:35:21,600 Speaker 1: My girlfriend's mother couldn't stand sports, and she starts dating 680 00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:24,520 Speaker 1: a guy who's garden variety Yankee fan. And now now 681 00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:26,560 Speaker 1: every time I walk into freaking house, the Yankee game 682 00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:29,160 Speaker 1: is on. I was so glad they're out of it. 683 00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:32,040 Speaker 1: Thank you, Derek. Let it go, Let it go free 684 00:35:32,080 --> 00:35:35,200 Speaker 1: your mind. The rest will follow. I remember getting into 685 00:35:35,239 --> 00:35:38,000 Speaker 1: these discussions with Yankee fans, and I grew up a 686 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:41,120 Speaker 1: Reds fan. I you know, I don't root anymore. I mean, 687 00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:43,080 Speaker 1: I was lucky to have the big Red machine there. 688 00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:46,040 Speaker 1: But they would always bring up the following, you know, 689 00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:50,000 Speaker 1: Jeter and Bernie and Pisada. They'd always say, yeah, we 690 00:35:50,080 --> 00:35:53,879 Speaker 1: drafted them. Now we drafted them. We didn't sign those 691 00:35:53,920 --> 00:35:56,760 Speaker 1: guys big free agent deals. I said, but you, after 692 00:35:56,840 --> 00:36:00,120 Speaker 1: you drafted them, they played well. You were able to 693 00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:04,319 Speaker 1: keep them because you had the money you did draft them, 694 00:36:04,719 --> 00:36:08,520 Speaker 1: But when they got that next contract, everybody stayed. That's 695 00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:12,680 Speaker 1: the difference all of these teams. How many teams, you know, 696 00:36:12,719 --> 00:36:15,080 Speaker 1: it's like you're raising your children and then you send 697 00:36:15,120 --> 00:36:17,080 Speaker 1: them off to college and then they never come back. 698 00:36:18,200 --> 00:36:21,760 Speaker 1: I mean Tampa Bay. Look at all these smaller markets 699 00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:23,800 Speaker 1: where they have good players. Then all of a sudden, 700 00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:26,480 Speaker 1: you go, wait, how did that guy used to be 701 00:36:26,520 --> 00:36:29,200 Speaker 1: on that team? Yes, because they couldn't afford him. The 702 00:36:29,320 --> 00:36:32,800 Speaker 1: Yankees were always able to afford those players. They kept 703 00:36:32,840 --> 00:36:36,040 Speaker 1: everybody they wanted. They went all in on Garrett Cole. 704 00:36:36,719 --> 00:36:39,400 Speaker 1: They still think are all as Chapman's a big time closer. 705 00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:43,120 Speaker 1: You spent all that money on that lineup. You got 706 00:36:43,120 --> 00:36:46,480 Speaker 1: a softball team there, and they were playing the percentages 707 00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:49,600 Speaker 1: of we've got an ace in a seven game series 708 00:36:49,719 --> 00:36:51,680 Speaker 1: or a five game series that we get to use 709 00:36:51,719 --> 00:36:53,759 Speaker 1: at least twice, and we're going to hit a ton 710 00:36:53,760 --> 00:36:57,560 Speaker 1: of home runs. Well, they ran into a Tampa team 711 00:36:57,760 --> 00:37:01,360 Speaker 1: that was better than them, and in the off season, 712 00:37:01,800 --> 00:37:04,920 Speaker 1: the Yankees will probably go after another big time you know, 713 00:37:05,040 --> 00:37:08,960 Speaker 1: free agent pitcher. You gotta have guys who strike out 714 00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:11,080 Speaker 1: a lot of guys, and you gotta have guys who 715 00:37:11,120 --> 00:37:14,960 Speaker 1: hit home runs. That's baseball now, and the Yankees had 716 00:37:15,040 --> 00:37:17,719 Speaker 1: the home run guys. They just didn't have the consistent 717 00:37:17,760 --> 00:37:20,400 Speaker 1: pitching because once Garrett Cole was done. It was like, 718 00:37:21,600 --> 00:37:28,680 Speaker 1: who do we got Jay Happ tanaka yes, Paul. This 719 00:37:28,719 --> 00:37:31,640 Speaker 1: season the Yankees are number one in payroll the Tampa 720 00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:34,680 Speaker 1: Bay Rays or twenty seven. Yeah, yeah, all right, We'll 721 00:37:34,680 --> 00:37:36,440 Speaker 1: take a break. More phone calls coming up, best and 722 00:37:36,480 --> 00:37:38,720 Speaker 1: worst of the weekend. Back after this. Thanks for listening 723 00:37:38,719 --> 00:37:41,080 Speaker 1: to The Dan Patrick Show podcast. Be sure to catch 724 00:37:41,200 --> 00:37:44,080 Speaker 1: us live every weekday morning nine until noon eastern six 725 00:37:44,160 --> 00:37:46,879 Speaker 1: to nine Pacific on Fox Sports Radio, and you can 726 00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:51,000 Speaker 1: find us on the iHeartRadio app at FSR or stream 727 00:37:51,080 --> 00:37:53,560 Speaker 1: us live on the Peacock app. Just got word that 728 00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:56,960 Speaker 1: Joe Morgan has passed away at the age of seventy seven. 729 00:37:57,360 --> 00:38:00,960 Speaker 1: Tom Seaver, Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Whitey four, now Joe Morgan. 730 00:38:01,239 --> 00:38:05,000 Speaker 1: All in the past year, past six months here, all 731 00:38:05,080 --> 00:38:07,920 Speaker 1: Hall of famers there, and he was part of the 732 00:38:07,920 --> 00:38:10,000 Speaker 1: big Red machine. He was a second baseman. It was 733 00:38:10,040 --> 00:38:12,560 Speaker 1: a Gold Glove winner. He could steal bases, but he 734 00:38:12,600 --> 00:38:15,719 Speaker 1: could also hit home runs. Great on base percentage. I 735 00:38:15,760 --> 00:38:18,719 Speaker 1: think one year led the league in on base percentage, 736 00:38:18,719 --> 00:38:22,520 Speaker 1: in slugging percentage as a second baseman. And back then 737 00:38:22,960 --> 00:38:25,560 Speaker 1: you didn't have it wasn't normal when your second baseman 738 00:38:25,640 --> 00:38:28,320 Speaker 1: was hitting you know, twenty five to thirty home runs 739 00:38:28,520 --> 00:38:31,680 Speaker 1: that just didn't happen. But he was, you know, gold 740 00:38:31,680 --> 00:38:35,200 Speaker 1: Glove winner, and he was a great base stealer. But 741 00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:38,200 Speaker 1: he also came to Cincinnati and provided power to a 742 00:38:38,239 --> 00:38:41,719 Speaker 1: team that already had power. So Joe Morgan at the 743 00:38:41,800 --> 00:38:45,319 Speaker 1: age of seventy seven, and he had I mean, these 744 00:38:45,600 --> 00:38:49,560 Speaker 1: are all in my wheelhouse. Whitey Ford. I'm not old 745 00:38:49,680 --> 00:38:53,680 Speaker 1: enough to have remembered Whitey's greatness. But Tom Severer, definitely, 746 00:38:54,680 --> 00:38:59,840 Speaker 1: Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, and certainly Joe Morgan. But that 747 00:39:00,360 --> 00:39:02,680 Speaker 1: all within the last you know, five or six months 748 00:39:02,680 --> 00:39:06,000 Speaker 1: that those men have passed away. Yeah, Poe, that stat 749 00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:08,400 Speaker 1: you mentioned, I never even saw that before nineteen seventy six. 750 00:39:08,520 --> 00:39:11,440 Speaker 1: Joe Morgan twenty seventh, again at second base. Not a 751 00:39:11,520 --> 00:39:14,440 Speaker 1: huge guy, twenty seven homers, one hundred and eleven RBI, 752 00:39:15,040 --> 00:39:19,760 Speaker 1: sixty stolen bases, rarely got caught, He hit three twenty 753 00:39:19,920 --> 00:39:22,759 Speaker 1: he his on base percentage was four forty four, his 754 00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:25,440 Speaker 1: slugging was five seventy six. Both led the league. That's 755 00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:27,839 Speaker 1: like a perfect season for a second basement. Yeah, and 756 00:39:27,920 --> 00:39:30,680 Speaker 1: this was he won back to back MVPs and they 757 00:39:30,719 --> 00:39:32,960 Speaker 1: won back to back World Series and he was part 758 00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:35,080 Speaker 1: of You know what I think is the greatest National 759 00:39:35,160 --> 00:39:37,520 Speaker 1: League lineup in history because you can say you got 760 00:39:37,520 --> 00:39:40,759 Speaker 1: a Hall of Famer at just about every position. You know, 761 00:39:40,800 --> 00:39:42,680 Speaker 1: Pete's not going into the Hall of Fame, but everybody 762 00:39:42,719 --> 00:39:45,080 Speaker 1: knows he is a Hall of Famer. Tony Perez, Joe Morgan, 763 00:39:45,160 --> 00:39:49,160 Speaker 1: Davey CONCEPTSI owned to me, revolutionized short stop play, Johnny 764 00:39:49,200 --> 00:39:53,880 Speaker 1: Bench saysar Geronimo, and center Ken Griffe Senior. You had 765 00:39:53,880 --> 00:39:56,360 Speaker 1: George Foster who was in left field. I mean it 766 00:39:56,440 --> 00:39:59,560 Speaker 1: was a spectacular line up there. But Joe Morgan has 767 00:39:59,560 --> 00:40:02,600 Speaker 1: passed at the age of seventy seven. A couple more 768 00:40:02,640 --> 00:40:05,160 Speaker 1: phone calls in here, Brian and Tampa joining us. Hey Brian, 769 00:40:05,200 --> 00:40:08,640 Speaker 1: what's on your mind today? Hey Hey Dan, I just 770 00:40:08,640 --> 00:40:10,880 Speaker 1: want to say condolences for Joe Morgan. I know that 771 00:40:10,920 --> 00:40:13,439 Speaker 1: Big Red Machine. I grew up watching those guys too. 772 00:40:13,480 --> 00:40:16,720 Speaker 1: They were really something to deal with. But I wanted 773 00:40:16,760 --> 00:40:18,959 Speaker 1: to talk with you. This is only my second time 774 00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:22,160 Speaker 1: calling the Grand Master here, and a couple of weeks 775 00:40:22,160 --> 00:40:24,359 Speaker 1: ago you definitely were poke in front of me when 776 00:40:24,400 --> 00:40:27,320 Speaker 1: I explained or was trying to talk about Jared Goff 777 00:40:27,880 --> 00:40:30,520 Speaker 1: and being overlooked and kind of under the radar, and 778 00:40:30,560 --> 00:40:33,440 Speaker 1: everybody were given everybody else in the world praise. I'd 779 00:40:33,440 --> 00:40:36,440 Speaker 1: like to see if you would be willing to apologize 780 00:40:36,480 --> 00:40:42,960 Speaker 1: to me nationally for underestimating how good Jared Goff has 781 00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:47,680 Speaker 1: been this year. I apologize for underestimating Jared Goff in 782 00:40:47,719 --> 00:40:53,160 Speaker 1: the La Rams. Brian, Thank you, Dan. I hope that. 783 00:40:53,880 --> 00:40:56,160 Speaker 1: I hope you weren't holding onto that for a long time. 784 00:40:56,160 --> 00:40:58,480 Speaker 1: But thank you, Brian, thank you for calling in. And no, look, 785 00:40:58,520 --> 00:41:01,800 Speaker 1: I should be held accountable here. I you know, maybe 786 00:41:01,800 --> 00:41:04,239 Speaker 1: I misjudge the Rams here. I don't know if they 787 00:41:04,320 --> 00:41:06,360 Speaker 1: played a great line up here so far that we 788 00:41:06,360 --> 00:41:08,239 Speaker 1: get a true indication of how good they are. I 789 00:41:08,320 --> 00:41:11,200 Speaker 1: know that they have two great defensive players, and I 790 00:41:11,320 --> 00:41:15,200 Speaker 1: have said, your quarterback is your ceiling. If Jared Goff 791 00:41:15,360 --> 00:41:21,360 Speaker 1: is playing great, they're a better team without Todd Gurley. Yes, Polly, 792 00:41:21,600 --> 00:41:25,120 Speaker 1: you just apologized for the Rams beat Washington this weekend. 793 00:41:25,120 --> 00:41:26,839 Speaker 1: They didn't win the Super Bowl. As I miss something, 794 00:41:26,880 --> 00:41:31,200 Speaker 1: Polly's Brian, he lives in Tampa. You need you know, 795 00:41:31,239 --> 00:41:32,560 Speaker 1: I got to help hi out a little bit. Here 796 00:41:32,719 --> 00:41:34,960 Speaker 1: was a apology. No no, no, it was a it 797 00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:38,000 Speaker 1: was a legitimate apology. I just didn't know that Brian 798 00:41:38,120 --> 00:41:41,880 Speaker 1: was harboring this. But if the Rams make the playoffs, 799 00:41:41,920 --> 00:41:45,560 Speaker 1: then you know, I'll be surprised. But it's not like 800 00:41:45,600 --> 00:41:47,960 Speaker 1: I don't like the Rams. It just and I like 801 00:41:48,120 --> 00:41:53,480 Speaker 1: Jared Goff. I just like Panthers I too. Two different 802 00:41:53,480 --> 00:41:56,000 Speaker 1: team apologies, all the same, the same than the half 803 00:41:56,200 --> 00:41:59,240 Speaker 1: every jar. I don't know everything. I have no problem 804 00:41:59,239 --> 00:42:02,840 Speaker 1: to apologize or admitting I'm wrong. It doesn't happen often, 805 00:42:02,880 --> 00:42:05,719 Speaker 1: but when it does, then why not. Yes, mclovin, you're 806 00:42:05,719 --> 00:42:08,920 Speaker 1: not gonna apologize for the Bears being four and one. No, no, 807 00:42:08,960 --> 00:42:11,000 Speaker 1: I won't to pounch it. Okay, there's a line. Then 808 00:42:11,080 --> 00:42:13,160 Speaker 1: Paulie didn't think they were going to be good. I 809 00:42:13,239 --> 00:42:17,719 Speaker 1: still don't. Yeah, I don't know what they are. You 810 00:42:17,760 --> 00:42:20,120 Speaker 1: know that. It's like like you have these teams and 811 00:42:20,239 --> 00:42:22,520 Speaker 1: you go, I don't know what they're gonna be Like 812 00:42:22,600 --> 00:42:24,920 Speaker 1: in a month. You know there's a couple of those. 813 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:26,439 Speaker 1: You just go, I don't know if they ain't good 814 00:42:26,880 --> 00:42:30,160 Speaker 1: or I don't know if they're this bad. Like the 815 00:42:30,280 --> 00:42:36,560 Speaker 1: Steelers are undefeated, do they feel undefeated? Probably not. I 816 00:42:37,000 --> 00:42:39,439 Speaker 1: haven't Nobody patted me on the back and said, Hey, 817 00:42:39,680 --> 00:42:42,200 Speaker 1: didn't you say that that's the most intriguing team this 818 00:42:42,280 --> 00:42:45,400 Speaker 1: season for you? Yes, it is because of Ben and 819 00:42:45,440 --> 00:42:47,799 Speaker 1: if he plays well, they're a playoff team. I have 820 00:42:47,840 --> 00:42:50,800 Speaker 1: the Browns is a playoff team. Wait now, see, I'm 821 00:42:50,920 --> 00:42:53,880 Speaker 1: asking for respect, and I just told Lebron don't be 822 00:42:53,920 --> 00:42:56,080 Speaker 1: asking for respect because you're not going to get it, 823 00:42:56,520 --> 00:42:59,640 Speaker 1: and if you get it, it's begrudgingly. So you know, 824 00:43:00,080 --> 00:43:02,160 Speaker 1: just you make a couple of mistakes and that's aren't 825 00:43:02,200 --> 00:43:04,279 Speaker 1: nothing wrong with admitting it? Yes, Tome, I like that 826 00:43:04,320 --> 00:43:05,719 Speaker 1: you took the high road because on some of these 827 00:43:05,719 --> 00:43:08,440 Speaker 1: shows they're screaming and yelling and they're antagonistic and it 828 00:43:08,440 --> 00:43:11,400 Speaker 1: gets very uncomfortable with the callers. That's the way to go. 829 00:43:11,560 --> 00:43:16,280 Speaker 1: It's okay. Look I'm in it with my audience. It's Monday, 830 00:43:16,400 --> 00:43:21,840 Speaker 1: got a long week. Make a mistake, Nothing wrong with 831 00:43:21,920 --> 00:43:25,520 Speaker 1: admitting it. Unlike Tom Brady, I can admit when I 832 00:43:25,560 --> 00:43:31,759 Speaker 1: make a mistake. Oh a little shot. Uh take a 833 00:43:31,800 --> 00:43:35,839 Speaker 1: break here, Final hour coming up. More phone calls, Dan 834 00:43:35,960 --> 00:43:37,360 Speaker 1: and the Dan at Stan Patrick Shower