1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 1: The volume. This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What 2 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:19,759 Speaker 1: is up? Straight firefam, It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire 3 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 1: for Monday. Oh my gosh, is it really Yes? It 4 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: is July thirty first, the final day in the month 5 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 1: of July August nearly here. You know that means football's 6 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:34,560 Speaker 1: right around the corner. We've got what I think is 7 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: a depressing football story that's dominating the headlines here on 8 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: a Monday. It's just depressing all around this Jonathan Taylor crap. 9 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,879 Speaker 1: I'll get to it shortly, obviously, I gotta start with 10 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 1: what the HAPs on the weekend. So you guys know, 11 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 1: I bought that soccer team in what I bought into 12 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: a group with a group, the soccer team Nakasa, and 13 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: they play in Lega MX, the top league in Mexico. 14 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: They had they're currently playing in the Lega's Cup against 15 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: MLS teams, and they had a game in Dallas earlier 16 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 1: this week. I could not make that obviously, because I'm 17 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: on the herd and I was able to fly into 18 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: Charlotte this weekend for the game against the Charlotte FC 19 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: Charlotte United wherever they are, and a couple other owners 20 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: show up and you know, we got the box and 21 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: it was a really amazing experience. First of all, Charlotte's 22 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: a beautiful city. I haven't been there. I got an 23 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:28,960 Speaker 1: internship in North Carolina after college in Greensboro, and I 24 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:33,320 Speaker 1: spent a lot of time in Raleigh and Durham. I 25 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: didn't and didn't get to Charlotte. I don't think I've 26 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:38,399 Speaker 1: ever been there before. But it's like an easy, walkable city, clean, 27 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 1: nice downtown. I thought it was outstanding and the game 28 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: did not go great, but got to go on the field, 29 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: see the team warm up up close, met the coach 30 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: and equivalent of the GM there and listen. When things 31 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 1: don't go your way. In an owner, obviously you don't 32 00:01:56,600 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: feel great. I cannot imagine what it would be like 33 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: to be an NFL owner and seeing some of the 34 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:08,920 Speaker 1: Shenanigans happen. And we'll get to Jim Orsay and totally 35 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 1: botching the cult right now, but you can see how 36 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: he easily steps in it. I know my role as 37 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 1: a minority owner, like I'm there, I'm great meeting guys. 38 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 1: I can do my own research on League AMAX. I 39 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 1: can watch a lot of soccer, I play some soccer. 40 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,839 Speaker 1: But you know, the reality is I'm you know, very 41 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: observant and just monitoring things, and you just see stuff 42 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 1: that happens on the field, and then you start asking, 43 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: like to what's going on with this guy? And I 44 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 1: don't want to name names, but obviously we were in 45 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 1: the early stages of ownership. I think this is year two. 46 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: I think it was twenty twenty one when we got it, 47 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 1: and we cycled through some guys and players, and I've 48 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: talked a little bit about, you know, selling our goalie 49 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: and we're in a situation where we have some really 50 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 1: really good young players. And I think I've talked about 51 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:57,639 Speaker 1: this coaches worried about their job, although oh, our coach 52 00:02:57,680 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: has nothing to worry about. We just hired him. He's 53 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 1: a great coach and he's got a great history. Like 54 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: he's brand new, but like it's frustrating when you lose, 55 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: and you know, then it's like the veterans aren't playing 56 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: well and you've got some of the young guys who 57 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 1: are ready to break through, but can you win with 58 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: young guys? Famously, Lebron does not like playing with young guys. 59 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: So it's interesting stuff and just being there up close, 60 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 1: seeing it, you know, after the game, you know, talking 61 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: to the coach and it's just it's super interesting. And 62 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 1: I think I've talked about this before when I was 63 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: with the New Zealand Breakers. I'm still with them. They 64 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 1: played in Memphis and I flew out there for that 65 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: and afterward, like having dinner with the coach and the 66 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 1: rest of the owners and just hearing the discussions. It's 67 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: just it's very, very exciting. And you know, I get 68 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 1: back and went to a Dodgers game, first game of 69 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: the season. We see the kid, Ellie de la Cruz. 70 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 1: Holy cow, he is incredible. The first name he reminds 71 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: me of anybody who's followed nineteen eighties, nineties baseball, Eric 72 00:03:56,440 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: Davis famously war number forty four, quick bat, tall, lanky, 73 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: and this Elle day La Crew. I mean a single 74 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: home run, single, It couldn't get it. I mean, it's 75 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 1: dominant and Red smashed the Dodgers. You know, Dodgers did 76 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: not look great. But again, it's a Sunday in July. 77 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:16,040 Speaker 1: And then obviously I wrapped up the weekend with a 78 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 1: lot of fun. Going into my rec league basketball game. 79 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: I didn't I wasn't gonna play, but the Dodgers. That's 80 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: the other funny thing. So I told told the crew, like, hey, guys, 81 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: I'm going to the Dodgers game at one. It's you know, 82 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: probably three hour game. Takes some time to get out 83 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: of there. Blah blah blah. I forgot baseball games are fast. 84 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 1: Now this Dodgers game is over in like two hours 85 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: and fifteen minutes. Like you get a beer in the 86 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: sixth inning and it's like all of a sudden the 87 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: bottom of the eighth and you're like, wait, what's things 88 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 1: are just happening so fast to baseball. I personally like it. 89 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:45,679 Speaker 1: The Reds have a lot of swag. They're fun to watch. 90 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:48,839 Speaker 1: It was a great time. And I go to the 91 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 1: game or a hoops game, and I told you I've 92 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 1: been in a funk. I hadn't been playing great because 93 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: I'm not able to play as much hoops lately with 94 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: the new work schedule. And of course, you know, the 95 00:04:57,960 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: team that plays after us shows up at once in 96 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:01,720 Speaker 1: a while. Our game, a lot of young guys, they 97 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: listened to the podcast, they'd watched the Herd, and you know, 98 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 1: our team's good, and the other team hit a bunch 99 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:10,719 Speaker 1: of prayer threes in the first half, so it was 100 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:14,080 Speaker 1: like moderately close, and one of the guys is like, Jay, hey, 101 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 1: these guys aren't going away. You know. It was like 102 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 1: eighteen seventeen or something, and I was like, I'm just 103 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: telling you, we're gonna win by eighteen, but probably closer 104 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 1: to thirty. We end up winning by thirty two. But I, 105 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: you know, went in the first half and I only 106 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:33,160 Speaker 1: took one shot, missed it. But I basically wanted to 107 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:35,040 Speaker 1: just play lockdown defense. They had a guy who kind 108 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 1: of looked like Luca and was just jacking crazy threes anyway, 109 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 1: so I guard him. He doesn't make a shot, and 110 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: that's not a humble brage, that's just a fact. And 111 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 1: then second half I decided to let it fly and 112 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:47,479 Speaker 1: I did get a little hot hit four threes in 113 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: a row. Felt really good. And of course the guys 114 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 1: who listened to the podcast are in the stands like 115 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:54,679 Speaker 1: doing all these celebrations and laughing about it. It's fun listen. 116 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 1: It is cool to be part of the league. And 117 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: that's the one thing I would advise guys to do. 118 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 1: You know, you get out of college, you just graduate 119 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 1: in May, you're moving to a new city. My thing. 120 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:05,480 Speaker 1: Get to the gym if I mean, obviously, if you 121 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: gotta like like sports and stuff, but get to the gym, 122 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 1: find out where the pickup games are, find the ones 123 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: with guys like minded individuals. Those guys probably also played 124 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 1: tennis or soccer, pick a ball, whatever, and then all 125 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: of a sudden, boom, you got like friends. I mean, 126 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 1: I got groups that play tennis, Soccer's threads talking about 127 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: Bape rejecting the Saudi's basketball like it just you know, 128 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:28,840 Speaker 1: and not super close with any of them, just friends. 129 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: And anyways, I like sports, as you guys know. And 130 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:35,599 Speaker 1: now let's get to real sports. Jonathan Taylor and the 131 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:38,359 Speaker 1: Colts are in an impass and it's getting ugly, like 132 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 1: incredibly fast. So Taylor obviously was an incredible outstanding rookie 133 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: in the NFL. Jonathan Taylor came in and was like, 134 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: just lights out. Let me pull up his stats here, 135 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:53,360 Speaker 1: because this guy right out of the gate was like, okay, 136 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 1: he can lead the league in rushing, he can dominate, 137 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:58,839 Speaker 1: he can put up massive numbers, and the Colts feel 138 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: like they have something. And then all of a sudden, 139 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 1: they you know, they didn't get the quarterback play and 140 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:06,159 Speaker 1: Taylor's stats sagged last year due to injuries, but in 141 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:08,719 Speaker 1: his second year in the league, Jonathan Taylor eighteen hundred yards, 142 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 1: eighteen touchdowns. I mean, the guy looked like the next 143 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:16,160 Speaker 1: Todd Gurley, Saint Quon Bark, like top end running back 144 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 1: Christian McCaffrey type player. But being a first round pick. 145 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 1: He just finished year three. He's seeing what's going on 146 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: with running backs? You think Jonathan Taylor wants to get paid? 147 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 1: Now Here is the issue with the Colts. They've got 148 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 1: a quarterback on the rookie deal, Anthony Richardson out of Florida. 149 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: Why are they making this difficult? Look at the Giants. 150 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: They gave Daniel Jones all of the money, all the money. 151 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 1: So you once you give your quarterback a big chunk 152 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: of money, you cannot pay your running back. That's how 153 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: it works. This is not rocket science, guys. Okay, Kansas 154 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:54,239 Speaker 1: City chiefs Mahomes got paid. Can't pay a big running 155 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: you just can't. But how did San fran get McCaffrey. 156 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 1: Carolina paid him, then he got hurt, then they said 157 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 1: we gotta trade him. So now San Francisco's like, wait 158 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 1: a minute, We'll take Christian McCaffrey. And now you got 159 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 1: c mac kittle, deebo Ayuk, and you've got Brock Purdy 160 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 1: the young quarterback. Do you not paying anything to So 161 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: you're telling me all of a sudden that Christian McCaffrey 162 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 1: doesn't work. The quarterback running back dynamic is fascinating in 163 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 1: Indy because when I see Anthony Richardson on the Chief, 164 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: my first thing is they got the running back their set. 165 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 1: You could give him a three year deal that's not exorbitant, 166 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:32,080 Speaker 1: that's not going to break the bank, and you can 167 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 1: still pay wide receivers and you can still pay defensive 168 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 1: ends because you're not paying your quarterback. It's not that hard. 169 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,839 Speaker 1: But Jim Mersay, who we know has stepped in it before, 170 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:44,320 Speaker 1: this guy is one of those owners who's irascible. He's 171 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 1: had problems off the field outside of the owner's box, 172 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 1: and it's been a bit of a mess in Indy 173 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 1: mostly since Peyton Manning left. I don't know if they 174 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:58,320 Speaker 1: have a playoff win since Andrew I'm sorry, Andrew Luck 175 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:01,560 Speaker 1: took them to an AMC title game, right, but post Luck, 176 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:05,600 Speaker 1: they haven't done anything. Now. The one fascinating fact that 177 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:08,920 Speaker 1: we found one of the producers sent this over. Keep 178 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: this in mind that ers does not want to pay Taylor. 179 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:13,439 Speaker 1: They had a falling out over the weekend. There's all 180 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 1: this mud slinging on social media. Taylor has responded, But 181 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 1: just remember this when Andrew luck up and retired stunned, stunned, 182 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 1: the Colts just totally blindsided them. They could have kept 183 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 1: twenty four point eight million dollars from him. They decided, 184 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 1: you can have it twenty four point eight million. Now. 185 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,400 Speaker 1: I know it's a quarterback, but he's leaving now. It 186 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: was just like in the hopes that hey, maybe Andrew 187 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 1: Luckell changed his mind in a few years and come back. 188 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 1: And then he's our like, I don't know why you'd 189 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:42,080 Speaker 1: let a guy walk away with twenty four point eight 190 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: million dollars when he retired, he quit on you. I 191 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 1: will defend Lackey if you want to leave the league. 192 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 1: I get that it shafted the Colts, but that's not 193 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 1: a surprise anybody. And you know Ersay is so verbal 194 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: on social media and he loves to talk to the media. 195 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 1: He's like Jerry Joe owns but just doesn't seem to 196 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 1: get it. Your quarterback is on a rookie deal. You 197 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 1: can thus pay Jonathan Taylor. Now he's coming off an injury. 198 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 1: It's not great. So now the mud sleet begins. Oh 199 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:18,080 Speaker 1: report that the Colts don't have to pay Jonathan Taylor 200 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 1: if he's doesn't start the season on the on the 201 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:27,680 Speaker 1: what's it called the non football injury list? According to 202 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 1: Stephen Holden, who covers the Colts, Jonathan Taylor reported the 203 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:33,160 Speaker 1: training camp complaining of back pain that was deemed to 204 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:36,200 Speaker 1: be from a pre existing issue. The team is considering 205 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:38,439 Speaker 1: placing him on a non football injury list. Well you 206 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:41,680 Speaker 1: know why that is, obviously because he's fuming and wants 207 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: a new deal. So wait a minutelit did you get hurt? 208 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:45,440 Speaker 1: Outsie the facility, We don't have to pay you like 209 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:47,800 Speaker 1: this is not good business. You got a rookie quarterback 210 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 1: walk into the building and you're treating your running back 211 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 1: it's probably the best player in the roster like garbage. 212 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: So Taylor then quickly fires back, I don't know what 213 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,320 Speaker 1: the hell you're talking about. I never had back pain. 214 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 1: I never reported it back pain. Check your sources, folks. Listen. 215 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 1: You know my buddy Ta who comes on the pod 216 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:10,440 Speaker 1: talks gambling. He used to come on my radio show. 217 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,559 Speaker 1: He did his preview for the whole NFL. It's got 218 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 1: some great stuff in their awesome nuggets. He thinks the 219 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 1: Colts could be the eight win team. This Shane Steiken 220 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:24,079 Speaker 1: Anthony Richardson combination has some potential. Look what Shane Stiken 221 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 1: did for Jalen Hurts, like he made the junk to 222 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 1: light speed. Now he did get did get aj Brown, 223 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:32,720 Speaker 1: which was massive, And nobody's inserting a wide receiver like 224 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 1: that to the Colts. That being said, I like Michael 225 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 1: Pittman a lot. Can he be a one? He's probably 226 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:40,679 Speaker 1: not a one bubble, See he's still young. And then 227 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 1: you got Pittman, you got Taylor, you could start to 228 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: build it out. You got the makings of a good 229 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:48,120 Speaker 1: offensive line, though he did not play well last year. 230 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 1: The defense being remade like there's a lot going on here, 231 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: but they have Shane Steiken, who's a very good quarterback, 232 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: who's worked with a mobile quarterback like Richardson. Now there 233 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 1: are reports that Richardson's already taking first team snaps. Really, 234 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 1: this felt like a lock that Gardner Minshew would start 235 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:10,080 Speaker 1: the season and there would be some packages for Richardson 236 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 1: would come in maybe near the goal line, some surprise 237 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:17,080 Speaker 1: third and short of maybe fourth down plays to catch 238 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:21,200 Speaker 1: the defense napping. But it sounds like Richardson. It's not 239 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:24,079 Speaker 1: out of the realm that he could win the starting job. Minshew, 240 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:28,199 Speaker 1: of course, was with Shane Steichen in Philadelphia. You know, 241 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 1: knows the playbook a little better obviously. But if Richardson 242 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 1: is your starter and you've got a healthy Jonathan Taylor 243 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 1: in the backfield, like you've got something. I do want 244 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 1: to drill down for a second on running backs because 245 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 1: we've talked a lot in the last few weeks about 246 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 1: running backs. They're not gonna get paid. They're just not 247 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 1: And a smart guy who you guys know, he used 248 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 1: to write for me at the Big Lead, Ryan Glaspiegel. 249 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:54,560 Speaker 1: I'm gonna text chain with him and vic NFL gambling, 250 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:58,719 Speaker 1: and he sent me something interesting Friday that I had 251 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:05,680 Speaker 1: not considered. Have we gone too far with the running 252 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 1: back can't get paid at all? Like they just can't 253 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:12,560 Speaker 1: get paid. And as evidence he used a tight end 254 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 1: by the name of Cole Comet. Okay, Cole Comet. I 255 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:17,960 Speaker 1: believe he went to Yeah, Notre Dame, good player, second 256 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 1: round pick, twenty twenty. He might be the kind of 257 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 1: guy you draft in fantasy and he's done your roster 258 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:26,320 Speaker 1: for three weeks, doesn't deliver, then you drop him, and 259 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 1: then like four weeks later, you're like'll let me give 260 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:29,880 Speaker 1: him another shot. My guy's on a buy that kind 261 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: of deal. Cole Comet signed a four year, fifty million 262 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 1: dollar contract with the Bears. Okay, is he even a 263 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:41,679 Speaker 1: tight end one? I don't know. He got thirty two 264 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 1: point seven million dollars guaranteed. Now you could easily say, well, 265 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 1: the Bears are stupid, they overpaid him, But think about this, 266 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:54,440 Speaker 1: cold Comet got thirty two million dollars guaranteed, as he's 267 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:55,839 Speaker 1: not a top ten tight end in the league. I 268 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: don't even know if he's top fifteen. I don't even 269 00:13:57,800 --> 00:14:02,320 Speaker 1: know he's the best tight end on the Bears. Okay. 270 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:07,000 Speaker 1: Saquon Barkley had to like scratch and claw and fight 271 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 1: to get like the two million dollars up front in 272 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:15,080 Speaker 1: his new deal, which is like the franchise tag plus 273 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 1: a lot of incentive laden stuff to maybe bump you 274 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 1: to eleven. You guys, we talk about markets a lot. 275 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 1: What happens when the market is so skewed that Cole 276 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 1: Kmet is getting paid handsomely and Saquon Barkley. According to 277 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 1: the report, nobody wanted to trade for him when he 278 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 1: wanted his new contract back in March. The Giants tried 279 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:39,880 Speaker 1: to trade him to about a dozen teams, and like, 280 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:42,080 Speaker 1: you know, they couldn't find a deal. Now, maybe they 281 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 1: were asking for the world and somebody wasn't willing to 282 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 1: do that. But you have to wonder, is cole Comet 283 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 1: really that valuable when you compare him to Sequon Barkley? 284 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 1: How is that possible? Have we overreacted? And is somebody 285 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 1: somebody smart soon gonna say I think running backs are undervalued. 286 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:10,040 Speaker 1: I think they're undervalued as opposed to overvalued. Everybody is 287 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: zigging and saying dump running backs. Chiefs did a seventh 288 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:16,800 Speaker 1: round guy got to the Super Bowl. It's fine, you know, 289 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 1: Algier rushes for a thousand yards with the Falcons and 290 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:21,400 Speaker 1: then they go draft another running back in the first 291 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 1: like it's fine, you know, we're gonna be okay. We 292 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 1: don't need to pay running backs. You can find them anywhere. 293 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 1: But is somebody smart gonna say I think Barkley is 294 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:35,480 Speaker 1: an undervalued asset and I would like to trade for. 295 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 1: And that's and again not to go back to the 296 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 1: soccer analogy from earlier, but like, we're not the richest 297 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 1: team in League MX. We can't spend as much as 298 00:15:47,160 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 1: some of the other clubs. There's a couple, just like 299 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 1: the NFL, Major League Baseball, NBA, there's some halves who 300 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 1: spend a ton and then they have not who don't 301 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 1: spend as much but try to compete. Like the Denver 302 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 1: Nuggets did a great job with the salary cap, smart 303 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 1: thrifty moves won the title. Other teams paying a massive 304 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 1: luxury tax didn't win. Jack Squat, Phoenix Suns, LA Clippers. 305 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 1: So you've got to you've got to be extra smart 306 00:16:12,120 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 1: with how you spend your money, and you've gotta maybe 307 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 1: fine misplaced assets in the market. And I'm starting I'm 308 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:21,600 Speaker 1: starting to wonder, like this Jonathan Taylor meltdown with the Colts, 309 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 1: like they went from you know, a week ago, Like 310 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 1: this team could be something. Anthony Richards comes and kind 311 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:32,160 Speaker 1: of surprises people. Shane Steichen, he was so good as 312 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: an offensive coordinator last year, Like is he worth a 313 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 1: winn or two to the Eagles? Are the Eagles gonna 314 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 1: be a game or two worse simply because they lost 315 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:44,600 Speaker 1: their offensive and defensive coordinators. I don't know Gannon, We'll see. 316 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:47,080 Speaker 1: I don't think he's gonna be as successful in Arizona 317 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 1: out the gate, though, if he's able to secure Caleb Williams, 318 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 1: all bets are off. Williams is pretty damn good. But 319 00:16:54,880 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 1: I do wonder, like, is somebody gonna see like, yeah, 320 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor has played three years in the NFL. I 321 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:05,959 Speaker 1: get the running backs get hurt. We're not gonna use 322 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 1: him as a battering ram the way Derrick Henry is 323 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:11,400 Speaker 1: rushing the ball three hundred plus times. We're not doing that. 324 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:16,119 Speaker 1: We're gonna have Taylor in space. We're gonna, you know, 325 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 1: maybe fifteen to twenty carries a game as opposed to 326 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:21,960 Speaker 1: twenty plus carries a game. You know, we want to 327 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:26,199 Speaker 1: judiciously use Jonathan Taylor. But look at how McCaffrey is 328 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 1: thriving in San fran quarterback on the rookie deal. You 329 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:31,680 Speaker 1: could pay McCaffrey twenty million or twenty two million dollars 330 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:33,680 Speaker 1: whatever he's making a year. Like, I'm not saying you 331 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:36,719 Speaker 1: gotta go there for Taylor, but the Colts should be 332 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 1: instantly like we can pay Taylor. We can. I'm not 333 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:42,480 Speaker 1: saying we got to give him the Girly deal. I'm 334 00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:44,240 Speaker 1: not saying we got to give him like the Ezekiel 335 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:47,600 Speaker 1: Elliott deal. But you don't have to think instantly, we 336 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:50,200 Speaker 1: got a franchise tag him like this is an owner 337 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 1: stepping out and trying to do too much, Like you've 338 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:55,359 Speaker 1: got a GM. Now, the GM apparently met with Taylor, 339 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 1: and then Taylor went and met with the owner. Of course, 340 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:03,880 Speaker 1: Ursay's out there giving interviews and putting out tweets and like, dude, 341 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 1: you're in your seventies, Like, let's just dial back to 342 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:10,359 Speaker 1: social media. Just regroup, let the front office handle it. 343 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:11,920 Speaker 1: I know you want to get involved as an owner, 344 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:17,280 Speaker 1: Just relax. You're really messing it up. Like just consider this, 345 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:19,879 Speaker 1: you're a free agent. You see the way owner is 346 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 1: talking about his player and not wanting to pay him. 347 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:24,640 Speaker 1: And now they're throwing out there as well he might 348 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 1: have got injured away from the facility. They're not gonna 349 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:29,399 Speaker 1: Are they gonna take care of me? If I need it? 350 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:31,160 Speaker 1: Is that where I want to go? And you gotta 351 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:33,080 Speaker 1: start wondering, like do they want well, people want to 352 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 1: go to Indy. Ownership matters a lot guys. So my 353 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 1: hope is and I'm not like a Colts fan or anything. 354 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:44,639 Speaker 1: I do like Jonathan Taylor. I think Richardson. It's funny. 355 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 1: I know somebody I know an agent who was courting 356 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:51,480 Speaker 1: Richardson and spent time with him. And this was back 357 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:53,159 Speaker 1: in like September. They're like, oh, he's got a lot 358 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:56,480 Speaker 1: of promise. And then, you know, I think it was 359 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 1: the Utah game. He played pretty well early and then 360 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:01,760 Speaker 1: after that, you know, he started feeling himself a little 361 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:03,879 Speaker 1: bit and was missing a lot of easy throws, a 362 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:07,119 Speaker 1: lot of turnovers. It's like woof. And this agent was like, listen, 363 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:09,479 Speaker 1: this guy's wildly talented, but he needs to go back 364 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:12,160 Speaker 1: to school. He can't take him in the first round. 365 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 1: He just can't. He's not ready. And of course it's 366 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:20,479 Speaker 1: a kind of a weak quarterback crop. And Richardson rises 367 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:24,320 Speaker 1: up and goes top ten and it's a bit of 368 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:26,439 Speaker 1: a flyer like this is a guy who barely started 369 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 1: any games, but from an athletic perspective, he's a marvel. 370 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:33,040 Speaker 1: A guy's freakish with the speed and size and strength. 371 00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: He can make all the throws promise, can he make 372 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:39,480 Speaker 1: the short easy throws that you gotta make, Like there 373 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 1: is a little bit of a Josh Allen in him, 374 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:44,480 Speaker 1: and I know, I know, Josh Allen's like incredible. Remember 375 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 1: Josh Allen coming out was a little loosey, goosey, like 376 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 1: what do we have here? You know, fifty three percent 377 00:19:48,840 --> 00:19:53,680 Speaker 1: completion kind of guy in college, big arm can elude tacklers, 378 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:56,399 Speaker 1: but like, I don't know what is Josh Allen and 379 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:59,920 Speaker 1: then he gets Brian Dabole and boom, Josh Allen's a superstar. 380 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:05,439 Speaker 1: Ken Anthony Richardson plus Shane Steiken make the same kind 381 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:07,239 Speaker 1: of leap. I wouldn't rule it out because sich it's 382 00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:11,480 Speaker 1: a good offensive mind. I think it would easily easily 383 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:15,440 Speaker 1: be a much more manageable task with Jonathan Taylor in 384 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:17,399 Speaker 1: the fold, as opposed to trying to like shove him 385 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:19,640 Speaker 1: out and treat the guy like garbage because you've got 386 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 1: this idea in your head that running backs they all 387 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:26,240 Speaker 1: are overvalued, Like think this one over Ballard. Talk to 388 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 1: your guy, Jim Mersay, I think I'm team Anthony Richardson here. 389 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 1: I'm definitely team Jonathan Taylor, And I don't know you 390 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:36,160 Speaker 1: take a look at the Colts win total. Now listen, 391 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 1: if this Taylor thing blows up in their face, for 392 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:40,280 Speaker 1: all bets are off. I'm not touching the Colts. He'll 393 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:42,560 Speaker 1: be very bad. Not Jeff's Saturday bad, but they'll be bad. 394 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:46,560 Speaker 1: Hopefully we won't have to talk too much more quarterbacks. 395 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:48,560 Speaker 1: We'll have hard knocks, I think coming up we have 396 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:51,520 Speaker 1: the Jets game that might be this week. We got 397 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 1: US women's soccer back in action. I don't know if 398 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:57,919 Speaker 1: Messi plays again, but we do have the MLB trade 399 00:20:57,920 --> 00:21:01,879 Speaker 1: deadline rapidly approaching, so I don't think Otani's going anywhere, 400 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:04,320 Speaker 1: but maybe some big moves happen, so it could be 401 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:06,360 Speaker 1: a busy week here on the podcast. We'll be back 402 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:06,959 Speaker 1: with you tomorrow.