1 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: What is going on everybody? John Middlecoff Three and Out Podcast. 2 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 1: Recording this on a Thursday afternoon, not gonna lie. Thursday 3 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 1: n't has not been one of my more productive days. 4 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:26,079 Speaker 1: I thought about recording this podcast a little bit earlier, 5 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: ended up just watching golf. Just read the Washington Redskins 6 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: article and uh, we we'll talk about that, some of 7 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 1: the franchise tags and uh Middlecoff mail bag as of 8 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: course at John Middlecoff is my Instagram and we do 9 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 1: mail bags every single podcast. You just ask a question 10 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 1: at John Middlecoff. My name just spelled out and slide 11 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:52,560 Speaker 1: up in the Instagram direct messages and you get read 12 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: here on the show. It's pretty easy, pretty straightforward. You know, 13 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: we're coming down the home stretch. We think of training 14 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: camp starting and hopefully we'll have a lot more going on. 15 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 1: But you know, like Belichick says, no days off, we 16 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:09,960 Speaker 1: got a couple of things to talk about. Fired up. Also, Uh, 17 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 1: for those of you that have I greatly appreciate it. 18 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: For those of you that haven't, and I've been thinking 19 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 1: about it, I would greatly appreciate. Go to the Three 20 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:21,320 Speaker 1: and Out Podcast on Apple or iTunes, leave a review, Subscribe, 21 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: to that podcast. I know some of you guys listen 22 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: on College Collins Feed. You can also listen on my feed, 23 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:29,919 Speaker 1: probably easier that way. Subscribe to that podcast, leave a review. 24 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 1: I tipped my hat out of respect, like Derek Jeter's 25 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: nephew in The Little Jeff if you do that. So 26 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,400 Speaker 1: let's start with this before we get into Dan Snyder. 27 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 1: I don't want to get too negative off the top. 28 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: Let's start with the franchise tags. And the franchise tag 29 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: has been something that's always talked about every year. Will 30 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: you extend the guy? Will you franchise tag? It clearly 31 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: is a basic mode of operation now in the NFL, 32 00:01:57,120 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: it's pretty normal four teams to use it on good players. 33 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: And to me, when I see a player tagged, it 34 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: immediately shows a couple of things. One, the team values 35 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: the player because the team could easily just let the 36 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 1: player hit the open market. So if a if a 37 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: team tags a player, it shows that team thinks highly 38 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 1: of the player. Now we can dispute whether they're in love, 39 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 1: whether they like Obviously there are there's context in every 40 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 1: individual player when it comes to getting tagged. But I'd 41 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 1: say for the most part, if you get tagged, you're 42 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: a couple of things. You're a really good player, and 43 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 1: you're a player that team would in theory like to keep. Now, 44 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: if you're a tag player, that usually shows you're an 45 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: expensive player. You're a highly you know, you will become 46 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: a highly compensated uh you know player in the league 47 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 1: right over a several year deal. If you were to 48 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 1: hit the open market, most players that they were not 49 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: tagged would get large contracts. Sometimes it's simply depending on 50 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: the way your cap is structure. You tag a player 51 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 1: to trade them because you don't want to lose the value, 52 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 1: you don't necessarily want to keep them. For example, we 53 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: saw it last year with the Ford. He was tagged 54 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: and then he was traded to the Diners. The Chiefs, 55 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: like the Ford, didn't want to pay them, but also 56 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 1: used his value to their advantage. I also think the 57 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:24,360 Speaker 1: tag deadline also shows a couple of things. Are both 58 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: sides willing to make deals. And I think we often 59 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: think with the franchise tag that it's the team that 60 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: is reluctant or not on the same page as the player. 61 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 1: Sometimes it's the opposite, and we'll get into dak you know, 62 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: in a second. It takes two to tango in a 63 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: contract negotiation. Right, if you're gonna do a deal with 64 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 1: someone in any business, they gotta say yes, and you 65 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: gotta say yes. As paragat the forty Niners cap Guru 66 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: told me, I think it was two years ago. We 67 00:03:56,960 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: had him on my other podcast, Haberman and Middlecoff and 68 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: he said something because I we often feel that a 69 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: lot of the best contract negotiators, Howie Roseman, you know, 70 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: Prague Belichick, some of the teams that are known as 71 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: a cutthroat with money kind of screw over or always 72 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 1: win the deals. And he was adamant that he doesn't 73 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 1: like doing deals unless the other side feels comfortable. Now, 74 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: sometimes as a team, you're gonna have leverage, and vice versa. 75 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: Sometimes as the player, Aaron Donald, Khalil Mack, Patrick Mahomes, 76 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: you're gonna have leverage now in the NFL. Typically for 77 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:34,280 Speaker 1: a player to have leverage, he has to be elite. Right. 78 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 1: Sometimes you see in basketball, and you see in baseball 79 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 1: a player can have some leverage and just be like 80 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: above average. That's not the case in the NFL. And 81 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 1: I think that's why the NFL is so healthy. You 82 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 1: don't get stuck signing consistently dumb contracts. If you're gonna 83 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: pay nine million dollars to a defensive lineman, usually his 84 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 1: name's Khalil Mack or Miles Garrett. It's not just some 85 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:59,599 Speaker 1: random Joe Schmo. Now, the bad teams do sign random players. 86 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: But when we look at the players who got done 87 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: because I think the deal, I think the couple of 88 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: deals that got done right at the deadline showed you 89 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:12,040 Speaker 1: two things. The player and the team were on the 90 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 1: same page. Let's start with the Tennessee Titans. John Robinson 91 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:19,719 Speaker 1: Mike Vrabel have put together a very, very solid team. 92 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 1: Two years ago. They were in a win to get 93 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 1: in game Week seventeen, and remember Marcus Mariotta got hurt 94 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:28,160 Speaker 1: in the in the Colts beat him, and but they 95 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:31,039 Speaker 1: were right there. Next year, they have a backup plan, 96 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 1: get Ryan Tannehill. He comes in, well, you know, Marks 97 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 1: Mariota kind of gets benched, is her whatever is terrible? 98 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 1: And Ryan Tannehill because the infrastructure around them was good, 99 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 1: and Derrick Henry carries the team to the a f 100 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 1: C Championship game. Now, I'm a believer that you don't 101 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:50,920 Speaker 1: pay running backs. And when I say you don't pay 102 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: running backs. You don't commit to four to five years 103 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 1: with running backs, like what the Cowboys did was Zeke, 104 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:00,799 Speaker 1: like what the l A. Rams did with Todd Gurley. 105 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 1: They didn't give him twenty or thirty million, which essentially 106 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 1: equates to a two year deal. They gave those guys 107 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 1: forty five fifty million dollars, so essentially three and a 108 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: half four year deals. You are stuck with the player 109 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: on top of the upcoming year. Well, the Tennessee Titans 110 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry, who has been a very very good player 111 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:22,719 Speaker 1: who last year had a historic season. He broke the 112 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 1: record of like three straight year, three straight games over 113 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: a hundred eighty yards. He was dominant, He was like Secretariat, 114 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: he was unstoppable, and they signed him to I would say, 115 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:36,599 Speaker 1: a very team friendly deal, but also a smart deal 116 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 1: for Derrick Henry. No one was gonna give a guy 117 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:42,039 Speaker 1: like Derrick Henry, who you wouldn't really call a complete back, 118 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:44,840 Speaker 1: much more of a between the tackles runner, but it's 119 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 1: very good at it, and they essentially gave him a 120 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:49,719 Speaker 1: two year, twenty five million dollar deal. I know the 121 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 1: deals is for whatever, fifty million dollars, but they guaranteed 122 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 1: twenty five million dollars, So you're basically betting on his 123 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: prime these next couple of years, and you're you feel 124 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,479 Speaker 1: good about it. And from Derrick Henry standpoint, you see 125 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:05,599 Speaker 1: some of these guys hitting the open market. Levy on Bell, 126 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 1: who's a more complete player, who I think ended up 127 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: with twenty seven million dollars. Melvin Gordon, who's not as 128 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 1: good of a runner, but he's a better pass catcher. Uh, 129 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: but he's battled some injuries I think out like fourteen 130 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 1: million dollars. Do you just look at the open market, 131 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: you go, they're giving me twenty five million dollars. I'm 132 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 1: also I played football in the South. I'm still playing 133 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 1: in the NFL in the South. My marketability in this 134 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 1: area is really strong. It makes sense. It takes two 135 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 1: to tango, and they got the deal done. When it 136 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 1: comes to Brett Beach, Andy Reid and Chris Jones, you 137 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 1: gotta tip your hat first to Patrick Mahomes, who could 138 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 1: have I I once heard this story. I think Lewis 139 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:43,239 Speaker 1: Riddick told me when I was in the NFL about 140 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: Bill Polian always complaining about doing deals with Tom Condon 141 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: and Peyton Manning because because Tom Condon would always tell 142 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: him that's not enough, that's not enough, we want more, 143 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: and Polian would go, how am I supposed to pay 144 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 1: my other players? And Tom Condon would basically reply, I 145 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: don't give a ship. That is not my problem. That 146 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 1: is not what Mahomes did to Andy Reid and Beach 147 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 1: in the Chiefs. He allowed them to have a lot 148 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 1: of cap space this year because I think he's playing 149 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 1: on his two point two million dollar bass salary under 150 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: his rookie contract. It was a ten year extension and 151 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 1: they didn't rip up the contract, and he enabled him 152 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 1: to get this deal done. And here's the thing with 153 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 1: Chris Jones. If you have a great quarterback, what do 154 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: you want next? And if I use the Colts analogy, 155 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 1: what did they have? They had Mathis and they had Freey. 156 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 1: So if you're gonna have my homes to me, the 157 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 1: most important two things to have are gonna be sweet 158 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:34,720 Speaker 1: pass rushers. They got Frank Clark, they keep Chris Jones 159 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 1: and a good offensive line, which they have that is 160 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:40,840 Speaker 1: the key, and they invested it. They've drafted this guy. 161 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:43,560 Speaker 1: They know this guy, and he proved in the highest 162 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:46,439 Speaker 1: level of football right in the playoffs and the Super 163 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:49,840 Speaker 1: Bowl he can take over. I am not into like 164 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 1: I don't look at the Titans paying a premium for 165 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry. They gave him a solid contract, but they 166 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 1: didn't like mortgage their salary cap. The Chiefs who gave 167 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: you know, more than double the guaranteed money. Now, Eason 168 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 1: plays a much more important position, an interior pass rusher 169 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 1: to Chris Jones. But at the end of the day, 170 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 1: he's an elite player and his high end it's just elite. 171 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 1: So any time that I could get an elite defensive tackle, 172 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 1: I don't mind paying a premium because if I'm going 173 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:20,200 Speaker 1: to pay a premium, the player better be dominant or 174 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:23,319 Speaker 1: at least have be you know, B plus A minus 175 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 1: all the time. I can't afford to give a A 176 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 1: minus money to a B minus C plus player. And 177 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 1: I think you often see that in free agency, and 178 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 1: it's why a lot of teams get in trouble with 179 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 1: their cap. Well, the chief right now, when you think 180 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 1: about who have they paid, I don't know, Chris Jones, 181 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelsey, Tyreek Hill. They've trade They've paid 182 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:47,079 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl and all pro level players. When you look 183 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 1: at the Tennessee Titans. Derrick Henry is an all pro 184 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 1: level player who fits their scheme perfectly, and they know 185 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:55,840 Speaker 1: him and they know the person. I am always much 186 00:09:55,880 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 1: more comfortable paying a guy in my locker room because 187 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 1: I know him. I see him work every day. I 188 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: know the way he operates. I know what he's like 189 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:05,679 Speaker 1: when he's in a bad mood. I know what he's 190 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: like in a good mood. You always feel more comfortable 191 00:10:08,559 --> 00:10:11,200 Speaker 1: taking care of your own if they deserve it. And 192 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 1: I think both these two guys deserved it. Now when 193 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 1: you look at Dak Prescott a little bit different because 194 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: I said on Monday it was pretty clear they hadn't 195 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:24,200 Speaker 1: Clarence Hill had reported they hadn't had a negotiation or 196 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: contract talks since March. And you do deals with people 197 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:33,200 Speaker 1: you want to do deals with. You communicate with people 198 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:36,200 Speaker 1: you want to communicate with. If you don't talk to 199 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: someone for a long period of time or text message, 200 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:42,959 Speaker 1: send an that is because you don't want to. That 201 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: is because you don't value the person. How often do 202 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:50,040 Speaker 1: you go without, even if you're away from home for 203 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 1: a week, texting your wife, calling your wife, calling your kids. 204 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:58,120 Speaker 1: How often if you're separated even during this pandemic. Do 205 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 1: you not talk to your business partner or your boss 206 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:06,080 Speaker 1: or your clients. You prioritize what is important in your life. 207 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:09,439 Speaker 1: And you can tell me that they love Dak Prescott. 208 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: But a little weird now the news we found out 209 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:16,680 Speaker 1: on Wednesday. Jane Slater, who's also on this podcast network 210 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 1: uh tweeted that the Cowboys had made a significant offer 211 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 1: of thirty three to thirty five million dollars and over 212 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 1: a hundred million dollars guaranteed that was on the table 213 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: and then last minute, Dak Prescott personally got involved and 214 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:37,080 Speaker 1: the deal didn't get done because it was too late. 215 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:40,200 Speaker 1: Like I'm sorry. I've had some people in the league 216 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 1: push back at me on this and they blamed the Cowboys. 217 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:45,319 Speaker 1: If that deals on the table, that's on Dak Prescott, 218 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 1: Like pigs get fed, hawks get slaughtered. How are you 219 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 1: not signing a deal over a hundred million dollars and 220 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 1: thirty three to thirty four million dollars a year? Who 221 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 1: do you think you are? I've also gotten some arguments 222 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 1: with somebody's in the league that like, I think they're 223 00:11:57,880 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 1: gonna be a lot of options next year on the 224 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: open mark it. I don't think that's guaranteed. What if 225 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 1: he doesn't play well, what if he's just average? You 226 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 1: either get better or you get worse. In the NFL, 227 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:11,839 Speaker 1: nobody stays the same because if he gets better, the 228 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:14,559 Speaker 1: Cowboys will just franchise him again. He won't be available. 229 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:17,760 Speaker 1: The thing with Kirk Cousins, it was pretty easy for 230 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 1: the Redskins to let him walk. The team sucked. He 231 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 1: was kind of a limited player. He had no athleticism. 232 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:26,960 Speaker 1: Now he's been solid for the Vikings, but their team 233 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 1: is dramatically better than anything he played with in Washington. 234 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 1: The thing with Dak his team stacked. He stud players everywhere. 235 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:39,080 Speaker 1: They just added another star wide receiver. So why not 236 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 1: franchise him? Now, if you put that offer on the table, like, 237 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 1: that's on his side. It takes two to tango. You 238 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:50,319 Speaker 1: ever signed a contract, both sides of the party need 239 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 1: to sign the deal. So if the Cowboys have this 240 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:55,240 Speaker 1: thing and they email it to him or they send 241 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 1: him in docu sign and he doesn't sign it, or 242 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:02,080 Speaker 1: he you know, knit picks it like that, that's on 243 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:04,720 Speaker 1: the players side, Like, what does he think he's getting 244 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 1: a hunter? What are you arguing over an extra five 245 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:12,439 Speaker 1: million dollars. You're not the quarterback of the Jaguars. You're 246 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 1: not the quarterback of the Arizona Cardinals. You're the quarterback 247 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:19,680 Speaker 1: of the Dallas Cowboys. If they're offering you a hundred 248 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:22,680 Speaker 1: to a hundred and ten guaranteed million dollars, you will 249 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 1: double that. Off the field, you're and Collins talked about 250 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:28,720 Speaker 1: this for a long time, your value as a quarterback 251 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:32,320 Speaker 1: of that team, it's just infinitely higher of basically any 252 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:36,000 Speaker 1: other team in the league. It's very valuable to be 253 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:38,320 Speaker 1: the quarterback of that squad. That's why you've seen him 254 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:40,560 Speaker 1: on so many commercials over the last several years. So, yeah, 255 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:42,719 Speaker 1: he hasn't made that much in his you know, his 256 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:45,720 Speaker 1: annual income because of where he was drafted. He's made 257 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:48,840 Speaker 1: millions off the field. He could have doubled down, he 258 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:50,760 Speaker 1: could have made millions now on the field and millions 259 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 1: doctors field. Now he's gonna get thirty million dollars, but 260 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:54,959 Speaker 1: there's a huge risk. This is football. What if he 261 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:58,080 Speaker 1: has a major injury. What if he plays but you 262 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 1: know terrible, what if the same just because of this pandemic, 263 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 1: no practice, they're just not that good. I know, if 264 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 1: you look at the odds. Everyone thinks the Cowboys are 265 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 1: gonna win the division and everyone Cowboys have like the 266 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 1: third best odds to win the NFC. I mean to me, 267 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:15,080 Speaker 1: that's a pretty big stretch based on a new coaching 268 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 1: staff implementing a new system. But like I'm putting this 269 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:21,440 Speaker 1: one on Doc in his camp. If that offer was 270 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: legitimately on the table, I can't blame Jerry, Like what 271 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 1: do you want? We can only kiss your ass with 272 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:29,640 Speaker 1: offer so many times. This is more than a fair 273 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 1: offer if those numbers are true. And James always on 274 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: the ball like she she making this up, Like that's 275 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 1: that's on Dak Prescott. And I give Derrick Henry, and 276 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 1: I give John Robinson and his camp and both sides. 277 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: They got a deal done. Chris Jones, Brett Veach, the 278 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 1: Knpas chiefs got a deal done. You either get deals 279 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 1: done or you don't, like you can. It's on him, 280 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:52,200 Speaker 1: it's on him, It's it's on somebody. The deal did 281 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:56,080 Speaker 1: not get done. And I'm a big believer and I 282 00:14:56,120 --> 00:14:59,240 Speaker 1: was raised this way like excuses, excuse, I don't even care. 283 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 1: Don't tell me how rocky the sea is. Just get 284 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 1: the ship to land and for whatever reason, Like it 285 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 1: sure feels like the Cowboys had thrown out a pretty 286 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:15,520 Speaker 1: credible offer. It wasn't like you remember the Redskins offers 287 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 1: to Kirk Cousins. It actually made no sense for him 288 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:21,840 Speaker 1: not to keep doing franchise tags this one when they're 289 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:26,160 Speaker 1: offering you, you know, more than three times the amount 290 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:28,560 Speaker 1: of guaranteed money you're gonna get this season with with 291 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 1: long term security. I'm sorry, man, that's the Dak Prescott 292 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:38,080 Speaker 1: side misplayed their hand on that one. One thing has 293 00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 1: become pretty clear and when we talked about it all 294 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 1: the time when it comes to football, but I think 295 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 1: it rings true in the NBA. It's probably fair to 296 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 1: say in Major League Baseball for two, but definitely in 297 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 1: the NFL and the NBA that successful franchises usually have 298 00:15:56,880 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 1: high level ownership and crappy for ranchises usually have terrible ownership. 299 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 1: And I think the Washington, I mean they don't have 300 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 1: a name, that the team doesn't even have a name. 301 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 1: Right now, what the Washington they don't have a name. 302 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 1: Just say that out loud. That sums up your franchise. 303 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 1: They're a joke franchise. Right now, now, I'm gonna separate 304 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 1: the coaching staff because Ron Rivera and I think his 305 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 1: staff are high level. He's successful. This is not his problem, well, 306 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 1: I mean technically it is his problem. Now, this is 307 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 1: not his fault. He didn't create this. And I think 308 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 1: it's a big challenge for Ron because, for example, I 309 00:16:37,880 --> 00:16:40,040 Speaker 1: think the Washington I want to go on the Redskins, 310 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 1: but there's not even their name anymore? Are the New 311 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:49,160 Speaker 1: York Knicks a football? And what's weird is James Dolan 312 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 1: was handed the team he was born into wealth. Dan 313 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:55,560 Speaker 1: Snyder accumulated that wealth on his own. Really an incredible 314 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:58,880 Speaker 1: business story, right, kind of like the Mark Cuban of 315 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:04,880 Speaker 1: the NFL, except Mark Cuban let a successful franchise. And 316 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:07,880 Speaker 1: I you know, when you look at like some teams, 317 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 1: for example, are limited by the amount of money they have, 318 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 1: Like some small market teams in the NBA, they don't 319 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 1: have the money. Uh for example, like the Sacramento Kings 320 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:22,199 Speaker 1: are always gonna just be limited financially compared to like 321 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 1: what the Warriors make now. But the Warriors forever were 322 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:28,879 Speaker 1: a joke. Let me repeat a joke, like a Donald 323 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 1: Sterling level Clippers joke. They were they were the same. 324 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 1: They were the Clippers, then Joe Lake a bottom and 325 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:40,000 Speaker 1: they never looked back like that happened, right, And I 326 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 1: think the power of ownership is really important now. The 327 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: reality is, you know, like in any building, like in 328 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 1: any business, there are going to be when you give 329 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:54,879 Speaker 1: me thirty two options, of thirty two people, even of 330 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:57,639 Speaker 1: the most successful people, then you ask them all to 331 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 1: run a franchise, some are gonna be better at than others. 332 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:04,720 Speaker 1: It's just it's just the nature of the beast. The 333 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 1: cream's gonna rise. There's gonna be some just in the 334 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:08,880 Speaker 1: middle of the pack, which is gonna be the majority, 335 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:12,160 Speaker 1: and there's gonna be some crap on the bottom. We've 336 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:13,920 Speaker 1: seen that in the NFL for a long time, right, 337 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 1: whoever is on the Browns, whether it was Jimmy Haslum 338 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 1: and uh was it Learner before him? The Davis family 339 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 1: and the Raiders for the last couple of decades have 340 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:29,000 Speaker 1: been atrocious before Michael Bidwell took over his family, his 341 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:34,399 Speaker 1: parents in Arizona. Joke joke, I mean really bad. The 342 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:38,159 Speaker 1: Spano says, I'd consider like middle of the road, but 343 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:41,760 Speaker 1: I'd say the in the NFL, like when you factor 344 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 1: in prestige, power of market unlimited money. It's not like 345 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 1: the Redskins aren't making money. That's the thing with the 346 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:52,359 Speaker 1: Raiders forever, they couldn't make any money. Redskins print cash. 347 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 1: They are a cash cow brand and they never win. 348 00:18:56,880 --> 00:19:00,919 Speaker 1: Same with the Knicks. The Knicks stink, and if you 349 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 1: put them on the open market right now, they get 350 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 1: like five billion dollars. It's incredible how much money and 351 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:09,720 Speaker 1: value they still have despite being kind of irrelevant for 352 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:13,719 Speaker 1: the last couple of decades. You take out linsanity, I mean, 353 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 1: what are we talking about here? One good Carmelo year, 354 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:18,679 Speaker 1: when was the last time they've been good? Same with 355 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:22,159 Speaker 1: the Redskins, like RG three season, they got bounced in 356 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 1: the first round of the playoffs when he got hurt. 357 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:26,640 Speaker 1: They made the playoffs. I think they made the playoffs 358 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 1: once in the two thousand's. They're laughing stock. And then 359 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 1: this article comes out and uh, luckily, like I wasn't 360 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 1: gonna subscribe to the Washington Post. I'm pro journalism, I 361 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:41,159 Speaker 1: just wasn't just to read this article. Luckily there's you know, 362 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:44,520 Speaker 1: it's two one, and uh, people started forming me the 363 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:46,600 Speaker 1: free article and I read it, and I skimmed it. 364 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 1: I I power read it. Any lawyers know. I think 365 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:53,520 Speaker 1: you guys get taught to power speed read in law school. 366 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 1: Sources say I never attended. I'm just a state school guy, 367 00:19:57,040 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 1: but I skim read on a state school level, so 368 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:02,000 Speaker 1: I probably miss some stuff. But the main gist of 369 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:04,200 Speaker 1: this article that had been kind of floating out there 370 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:05,919 Speaker 1: in the ether for the last week that it was, 371 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 1: I mean, the rumors out there of drug use and 372 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 1: and paying off official like it was like had a 373 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:14,760 Speaker 1: chance to be pretty nuts. Turns out it was just 374 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 1: three guys who were fired, the play by play announcer 375 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 1: uh and two scouts, and it makes all three look 376 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:25,040 Speaker 1: like scumbags. Like I'm sorry, I've never dated anyone I 377 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 1: worked with. I never was even interested in doing that. 378 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 1: I valued my career too much one so I never 379 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:33,639 Speaker 1: even thought about it like that into like, I just 380 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:37,159 Speaker 1: respect women, and I think every I know this everyone 381 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,040 Speaker 1: I worked with in the NFL, And again it was 382 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:42,200 Speaker 1: short lived time and it was with pretty high level people. 383 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:46,520 Speaker 1: I never saw anything like what was reported in this article. 384 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:49,840 Speaker 1: And obviously a ton of gms, even guys like Griggs, 385 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: and it was a bad GM, like treated people like nice, 386 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:56,199 Speaker 1: you know, not necessarily the scouts, but just people in 387 00:20:56,200 --> 00:21:00,000 Speaker 1: the organization. Uh, you know, I I can't even imagine 388 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:02,199 Speaker 1: and what I read and some of the stuff of 389 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 1: like one of their personnel guys last name Santos texting, 390 00:21:07,359 --> 00:21:10,040 Speaker 1: you know, reporters pinching there. But I mean it was 391 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:14,080 Speaker 1: just complete losers, Like, bro, you're just a loser. And 392 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:15,919 Speaker 1: you see a lot on Twitter, like there's not like 393 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 1: some take to be had. The guy's just scumbag and 394 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:21,400 Speaker 1: he got fired now and the play by play guy 395 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:24,600 Speaker 1: was doing similar stuff. If Dan Snyder knew about this 396 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:27,400 Speaker 1: and didn't fire them, that's on him. And I don't 397 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:30,040 Speaker 1: see how he wouldn't necessarily know about it. But I 398 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:32,080 Speaker 1: don't have that information in front of me right now. 399 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:34,480 Speaker 1: And we'll see where this comes, like did he cover 400 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:36,760 Speaker 1: stuff up? Because if he did, it's gonna be bad. 401 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 1: But I read the article and my first takeaway is, yeah, 402 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 1: he's not selling the team, Like you can't get rid 403 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: of him off this unless there's a lot more information 404 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:47,760 Speaker 1: and who knows. This stuff is fluid, uh, But at 405 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 1: the end of the day, like with Dolan, that this 406 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:53,440 Speaker 1: these organizations are just a laughing stock for the league 407 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:56,439 Speaker 1: and the league. In the NBA, the Knicks and in 408 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 1: the NFL, the Washington Redskins. They would love to have 409 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:01,680 Speaker 1: those markets be relevant. They would love to have these 410 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:07,600 Speaker 1: teams be successful, but it's pretty hard to overcome incompetency. 411 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:10,159 Speaker 1: And Dolan, it's it's we all know people who have 412 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 1: been handed wealth. Some do a good job right, some 413 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:16,480 Speaker 1: are raised the right way and actually take it to 414 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 1: another level. And I think you reach studies, the majority 415 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:21,359 Speaker 1: of people just kind of maintain it and there's a 416 00:22:21,359 --> 00:22:25,119 Speaker 1: percentage of it that's screwed up. And clearly Dolan is 417 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 1: the percentage that I wouldn't say screwed up the wealth 418 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:32,040 Speaker 1: because they're making money. But he's not successful. Dan Snyder 419 00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:34,639 Speaker 1: is one of those guys who actually self made, made it, 420 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:37,640 Speaker 1: and then once he makes it, gets into a business 421 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:40,439 Speaker 1: in the in the NFL and can't figure out how 422 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:43,439 Speaker 1: to operate. Whether it's his people skills, whether it's his 423 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:45,880 Speaker 1: hiring skills, I don't know. I don't know the guy. 424 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:48,639 Speaker 1: I don't really I know a couple of guys on 425 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:51,119 Speaker 1: the staff there now though they've been there such a 426 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 1: short period time, they don't know. They're just held it 427 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:57,359 Speaker 1: Corona hit. They haven't been in the office so I 428 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:00,439 Speaker 1: don't really have much information on the inner working of 429 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:03,760 Speaker 1: the Washington Redskins. I just judge them off having worked 430 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:06,960 Speaker 1: in that division and we just laughed at him, and 431 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:09,359 Speaker 1: having worked with Lewis Riddick that worked for Dan Snyder. 432 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 1: Hearing some of the stories like he's kind of crazy, 433 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:14,720 Speaker 1: But I'd say most rich guys and super successful guys 434 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 1: are quote unquote a little crazy, Like Jerry Jones. People 435 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:19,800 Speaker 1: meet him like, hey, he's crazy. Steve Balm are crazy, 436 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:24,720 Speaker 1: but they're Joe Lacob crazy. These guys are hard charging, alpha, 437 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:28,520 Speaker 1: take never take no for an answer in business, not 438 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 1: with women, and they're just you know, you hear these 439 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 1: stories and they're actually admirable, and every story you hear 440 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:38,359 Speaker 1: about Dan Snyder is like the opposite. It's like, this 441 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:42,879 Speaker 1: guy is a loser, and I think, listen, he's not 442 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 1: going anywhere. The league is not gonna be able to 443 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:49,760 Speaker 1: kick him out unless more crazy information comes out about him, 444 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:52,240 Speaker 1: and it's gonna be very very hard for Ron Rivera 445 00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 1: to overcome this. And Ron Rivera right now is by 446 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:58,120 Speaker 1: far the most important guy in this organization. But as 447 00:23:58,119 --> 00:23:59,560 Speaker 1: I like, we've seen it with the next they had 448 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:02,359 Speaker 1: Mike Dan Tony who won in Phoenix, who's now winning Houston. 449 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:04,920 Speaker 1: He wins everywhere he goes. He couldn't win there because 450 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:07,480 Speaker 1: he couldn't overcome Dan Snyder. And I think it's gonna 451 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:10,440 Speaker 1: be difficult for Ron to overcome Dance Snyder, even though 452 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 1: he feels like they're on the same page. Dan might 453 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 1: tell you what Jerry Richardson, who was kind of kicked 454 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:18,840 Speaker 1: out Slash Force to sell Slash, was over it. Ron 455 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:20,760 Speaker 1: got a you know, was able to function with him, 456 00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 1: who's not an easy guy to work for. But I'd 457 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:28,399 Speaker 1: say Dan's probably infinitely more difficult. And I just listen, 458 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:30,399 Speaker 1: he's got an uphill battle to go one just he 459 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:33,440 Speaker 1: doesn't have a quarterback. Probably they they their roster is 460 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:37,000 Speaker 1: not talented enough, but just strictly overcoming ownership, because it's 461 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:40,880 Speaker 1: proven over and over and over in pro sports when 462 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:43,960 Speaker 1: your owner is a quote unquote bad owner, you lose. 463 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 1: Like It's why I don't pick the Browns to win 464 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:48,199 Speaker 1: this year. It's like, well, they got Jim you know, 465 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:51,440 Speaker 1: they got Baker Mayfield, they added this guy, they added 466 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:54,320 Speaker 1: some offensive lineman, they added a new coach. Like we 467 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:56,400 Speaker 1: say this ship like every other year with the franchise. 468 00:24:57,040 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 1: As long as Jimmy Haslum's pacing up and down that office, 469 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:04,359 Speaker 1: I'm betting against him. I'm betting against him. Like Vivek 470 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:07,119 Speaker 1: rodda DVA with the Sacramento Kings. As long as he 471 00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 1: owns that organization, is the lead, the alpha decision maker, 472 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 1: I'm betting against him. I'm betting against him. It's pretty simple. 473 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 1: You know, he's a pretty terrible owner. It seems like 474 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:20,520 Speaker 1: it seems like a smart guy, a good guy. Actually 475 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:22,160 Speaker 1: seems like a nice guy. It's not like he's even 476 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:26,000 Speaker 1: a meddler. For whatever reason. His team sucks all the time. 477 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:30,240 Speaker 1: Shot Khan like he's a successful business guy, and I 478 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 1: wouldn't seems like he's nicer to deal with though I 479 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:34,879 Speaker 1: haven't really, I don't have any information to base that 480 00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:38,480 Speaker 1: off of. But he's just a bad owner. You know, 481 00:25:38,520 --> 00:25:40,639 Speaker 1: some guys are just bad owners for whatever reason. Sometimes 482 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 1: they might mean well, sometimes they might not mean well. 483 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 1: Sometimes they might be assholes, sometimes they might be nice guy. 484 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:49,040 Speaker 1: I don't know. I've only had really experience. I've only 485 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 1: had experience working one guy. He just hired the right 486 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:54,560 Speaker 1: guy and he lets him go. Clearly the meddling aspect. 487 00:25:55,280 --> 00:26:00,080 Speaker 1: The always being around aspect can add pressure. Why sh 488 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:03,080 Speaker 1: team is just it's just a joke. And if Ron 489 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:04,960 Speaker 1: Rivera can just like make the playoffs a couple of 490 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:08,359 Speaker 1: times with this team, I mean ship, we might talk 491 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:11,680 Speaker 1: about him like a Hall of Fame coach. Okay, let's 492 00:26:11,680 --> 00:26:14,879 Speaker 1: get into the Middlecoff mail bag add John Middlecoff. Also again, 493 00:26:14,920 --> 00:26:18,440 Speaker 1: Apple iTunes, go leave a review, subscribe to the three podcast. 494 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 1: If you're listening through Colin's feed, greatly appreciate that. Start 495 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:25,880 Speaker 1: with the Instagram. If I miss your question, I apologize. 496 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:28,520 Speaker 1: I don't have a great accounting method to do this. 497 00:26:29,119 --> 00:26:31,200 Speaker 1: I get a lot of d m s, obviously the 498 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:36,200 Speaker 1: vast vast majority are football questions. Also get some other 499 00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:38,479 Speaker 1: random ones and they just get lost in the shuffle. 500 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:41,479 Speaker 1: So I'm doing the best I can. I'm not an 501 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:44,800 Speaker 1: excuse maker, but it's it's a little more challenging anything. 502 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:48,560 Speaker 1: Because here's the other thing. Once you send a question 503 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:51,120 Speaker 1: and then you try to ask another question, you get 504 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 1: put in a separate part of the d m s. 505 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:54,560 Speaker 1: Like I try to answer the newest questions, So sometimes 506 00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:57,320 Speaker 1: people that ask second questions get mad. Sometimes I just 507 00:26:57,400 --> 00:27:00,119 Speaker 1: manually answer the questions and those people are like, was 508 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 1: this question gonna be on the show. Sometimes I just 509 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:04,359 Speaker 1: do it, like I type it back to you and 510 00:27:04,359 --> 00:27:06,560 Speaker 1: then that Peterson gets mad. I apologize. I'm trying to 511 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:09,479 Speaker 1: do the best I can here. What's the craziest miracle 512 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 1: you think you've seen in college football? Obviously the Bama 513 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:15,280 Speaker 1: Auburn one was crazy just for what was on the line. 514 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:18,080 Speaker 1: But I've always thought the Duke Miami kickoff return was 515 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:21,040 Speaker 1: the craziest thing in sports I've ever seen. That one 516 00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 1: would definitely be up there during Uh, I mean, it's 517 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 1: still going on during Corona. I watched the It was Michigan. 518 00:27:31,359 --> 00:27:35,760 Speaker 1: It was Michigan Colorado in the mid nineties. I did 519 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:40,840 Speaker 1: not know this Ray Carruth. I almost say he's on Colorado, 520 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:42,520 Speaker 1: but he might have been on Michigan. I think he 521 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:46,520 Speaker 1: was on. He was a Buffalo and uh I was 522 00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:48,320 Speaker 1: I just watched the game because it was the Hail 523 00:27:48,359 --> 00:27:51,919 Speaker 1: Mary game. Yeah, he was on. He went to Colorado. 524 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:55,400 Speaker 1: So Ray Caruth in this game was just given Michigan 525 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:59,880 Speaker 1: the business and is this the right Ray Caruth? Yeah, 526 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:03,119 Speaker 1: went to Colorado and then he threw that Hail Mary 527 00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:05,440 Speaker 1: and it was incredible. But I didn't watch it live. 528 00:28:05,920 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 1: I would say the Alabama the kicks. The kick six 529 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:14,919 Speaker 1: was because I was watching that live. I was not 530 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:17,400 Speaker 1: watching the Miami Duke thing live. I just remember seeing 531 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:19,359 Speaker 1: it get like replayed and I was sitting on the 532 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:23,520 Speaker 1: couch watching college football and then he gets replayed. But yeah, man, 533 00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:26,959 Speaker 1: it was the kick six just given that it was sabing, 534 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:30,120 Speaker 1: given how good the teams were, that was crazy. Man. 535 00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:36,000 Speaker 1: I'm taking the kicks six question for the pot. What 536 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:38,720 Speaker 1: teams in the NFL would Hardball leave Michigan for and 537 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:41,200 Speaker 1: do you think hardback could change them around like he 538 00:28:41,240 --> 00:28:43,800 Speaker 1: did for the forty Niners back in two thousand eleven. 539 00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:47,800 Speaker 1: I think if Dan Quinn were to get fired this year, 540 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 1: I think the Atlanta Falcons would be interested in hardball. 541 00:28:51,800 --> 00:28:55,200 Speaker 1: I think um. I think the Chicago Bears. If Matt 542 00:28:55,280 --> 00:28:57,240 Speaker 1: Naggey and whatever you know, that doesn't go well for 543 00:28:57,280 --> 00:28:59,120 Speaker 1: a couple of years, that that could be an option. 544 00:29:00,120 --> 00:29:03,000 Speaker 1: I would say, like Bears Falcons just because Falcons have 545 00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:06,080 Speaker 1: big money, Uh, they'll trust me. I believe my guy, 546 00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:08,600 Speaker 1: Matt Naggie ain't losing like he's gonna win this fall, 547 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 1: but that would just you know, he played there I'd 548 00:29:11,080 --> 00:29:14,760 Speaker 1: say the Colts probably not an option. The Dolphins are 549 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:17,960 Speaker 1: not an option anymore. I don't know. I mean as 550 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:23,080 Speaker 1: as hardball lost a little luster. Uh, I don't think 551 00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:26,560 Speaker 1: like it's different in the NFL than it is in college. 552 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:29,880 Speaker 1: Like you go, what teams would Urban Meyer coach? You'd 553 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:34,200 Speaker 1: be like USC, Texas, you know, Florida, Ohio State. It's 554 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:38,160 Speaker 1: like a short list. What teams would Dabbo Sweeney if 555 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:40,360 Speaker 1: he left Clemson be interested in coaching? Right, you'd be 556 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:44,040 Speaker 1: like Ohio State, USC, you know, Miami, you know, would 557 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:49,600 Speaker 1: be elite blue blood programs in football. If Kyler Murray's 558 00:29:49,680 --> 00:29:53,800 Speaker 1: unreal and Cliff Kingsbury sucks, the Arizona Cardinals is a 559 00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:57,680 Speaker 1: good job, right. If Justin Herbert is sweet for the 560 00:29:57,760 --> 00:30:01,040 Speaker 1: Chargers even though they got Dean Spanno and no fans 561 00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:05,680 Speaker 1: and Anthony Lynne gets fired, that's a good job. So really, 562 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:10,280 Speaker 1: unlike where history and money in college football, Michigan, Ohio State, 563 00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:15,480 Speaker 1: Penn State, USC, Oregon, Florida, l s U Bama, Georgia, 564 00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:19,520 Speaker 1: like Texas, Oklahoma, we say the same ten freaking programs 565 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:22,080 Speaker 1: every time we list programs you don't want to work for. 566 00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:26,800 Speaker 1: In the NFL Seattle sucked my entire life. Then they 567 00:30:26,840 --> 00:30:29,640 Speaker 1: got Russell Wilson and now they're good, and now they're 568 00:30:29,680 --> 00:30:33,400 Speaker 1: like a marquee franchise. You know, you watch some of 569 00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:37,120 Speaker 1: these shows. I was watching something. It was a documentary? 570 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:40,240 Speaker 1: Was it Ron wolf Football Life? For show on the Packers? 571 00:30:40,800 --> 00:30:45,480 Speaker 1: Maybe I was reading an article you forget you don't 572 00:30:45,520 --> 00:30:48,600 Speaker 1: forget if you're younger, and because I don't, the Packers 573 00:30:48,600 --> 00:30:52,440 Speaker 1: were awful in the eighties, terrible, and Ron Wolfe gets 574 00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:54,840 Speaker 1: the job. He trades for Brett Farve and from Brett 575 00:30:54,840 --> 00:30:57,680 Speaker 1: Farve to Aaron Rodgers. They've had a dominant basically thirty years. 576 00:30:58,840 --> 00:31:00,560 Speaker 1: But if you ask the Packer fan what the eighties 577 00:31:00,560 --> 00:31:02,240 Speaker 1: were like, they would laugh at you, like if you 578 00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:06,240 Speaker 1: ask a fifty year old Packer fan, Right, So I think, 579 00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:09,360 Speaker 1: like the Niners job, Like, if you go John, what 580 00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:10,800 Speaker 1: was it like growing up, I'd be like, well, the 581 00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:13,400 Speaker 1: Niners were my team. They were stacked, and then I 582 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:15,880 Speaker 1: went to college and they became a joke. And then 583 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:18,560 Speaker 1: at one point in time, Pete Carroll turned down the 584 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:21,960 Speaker 1: Niners to say at USC. So I think a lot 585 00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:25,360 Speaker 1: of college coaches turned down NFL jobs if they're not 586 00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:31,040 Speaker 1: in good position to um, you know, in good position 587 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:37,800 Speaker 1: to have a quarterback. Uh. Hey, John, loved your giant 588 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:41,400 Speaker 1: mail bag. Could you answer my last question? Love the 589 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:44,440 Speaker 1: podcast and going strong? Maybe make this a segment, but 590 00:31:44,480 --> 00:31:47,080 Speaker 1: who would be your top five Super Bowl matchups? Be 591 00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:50,440 Speaker 1: from any team of any year? Use current rules for example, 592 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:54,360 Speaker 1: undefeated Patriots first, two thousand, Seahawks eighty one Bears. I 593 00:31:54,400 --> 00:31:57,480 Speaker 1: think you mean eighty five Bears first, nineteen Chiefs winner, 594 00:31:57,520 --> 00:32:01,120 Speaker 1: score matchup MVP for each matchup. Did I already answer 595 00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:04,520 Speaker 1: this question? Maybe I did? Manually, I would say the 596 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:07,280 Speaker 1: best teams of my life. Like the Giants team that 597 00:32:07,280 --> 00:32:09,680 Speaker 1: beat the O seven Patriots was not better than the Patriots, 598 00:32:09,680 --> 00:32:14,360 Speaker 1: they just matched up better. Oh seven Patriots were unreal? Uh? 599 00:32:14,520 --> 00:32:16,680 Speaker 1: Really the Denver Bronco team that got knocked out by 600 00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:19,040 Speaker 1: the Ravens was pretty unreal too. They ended up winning 601 00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:21,480 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl like four years later. Seattle team was 602 00:32:21,560 --> 00:32:25,400 Speaker 1: really good. This Chief's team was really good. Uh the Bears, 603 00:32:25,400 --> 00:32:27,760 Speaker 1: I mean I was one years old, they clearly were unreal. 604 00:32:28,360 --> 00:32:31,440 Speaker 1: Some of those late nineties or late eighties, early nineties 605 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:37,240 Speaker 1: Giants and Redskins teams niners. Uh. One of those Packer 606 00:32:37,320 --> 00:32:41,080 Speaker 1: teams with Farv was freaking stacked. Some of those Pittsburgh 607 00:32:41,120 --> 00:32:43,480 Speaker 1: Steeler teams of the of the late two thousands were 608 00:32:43,560 --> 00:32:47,520 Speaker 1: unreal with Ben in that defense, I would say the 609 00:32:47,600 --> 00:32:50,680 Speaker 1: best team in my lifetime, I'm a little biased, would 610 00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:54,000 Speaker 1: probably the Niners, and you could also say like the 611 00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:57,480 Speaker 1: or ninety three Cowboys. I think those teams still to 612 00:32:57,560 --> 00:32:59,120 Speaker 1: this day would kick the ship out of most of 613 00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:01,200 Speaker 1: the teams the last one of years. I mean, they 614 00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:03,600 Speaker 1: had Pro Bowlers at every position. They had Hall of 615 00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:06,960 Speaker 1: Fame quarterbacks. I mean the Cowboys had Jimmy Johnson. Bill 616 00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:10,600 Speaker 1: Walsh was gone, but the Niners were so good. Cowboys 617 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:12,680 Speaker 1: are so good, and they had then they got you know, 618 00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:16,840 Speaker 1: they kind of traded off on Dion Sanders and I 619 00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:19,760 Speaker 1: put those teams and even that five team with Reggie White, 620 00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:24,360 Speaker 1: it was Dorsey Levins. You know, the the umura, the 621 00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:27,640 Speaker 1: offensive line, the defensive line that they were just stacked. 622 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:31,000 Speaker 1: I think the nineties you watched a lot of that 623 00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:33,520 Speaker 1: Jordan documentary. I go, yeah, I take the Jordan Bulls 624 00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:37,040 Speaker 1: against any team in the last like thirty years. I 625 00:33:37,040 --> 00:33:39,200 Speaker 1: think Shack and Kobe would be hard because shock, they 626 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:41,920 Speaker 1: don't have a matchup for inside, it was like Longley 627 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:45,000 Speaker 1: and you know, Winnington. But I think in football, like 628 00:33:45,120 --> 00:33:47,320 Speaker 1: I would take those nineties teams against like eight teams 629 00:33:47,320 --> 00:33:50,200 Speaker 1: the last twenty years, like who's the best Patriot team? 630 00:33:50,280 --> 00:33:52,360 Speaker 1: It's always hard, like who's the best Patriot team in 631 00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:55,440 Speaker 1: the last twenty years. You know, you'd say they had 632 00:33:55,440 --> 00:33:57,960 Speaker 1: some really good teams over the last decade, but were 633 00:33:57,960 --> 00:34:01,600 Speaker 1: they as good as the first You don't go around. 634 00:34:02,080 --> 00:34:04,760 Speaker 1: The first go round was much more defensive heavy, right, 635 00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:10,960 Speaker 1: you know, Rabel Bruski, Richard Seymour, Uh, they had a Sante, 636 00:34:11,120 --> 00:34:15,600 Speaker 1: they got Rodney Harrison. They were just unreal on defense. Offensively, 637 00:34:15,719 --> 00:34:17,360 Speaker 1: you know, they were always like, you know, they didn't 638 00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:19,480 Speaker 1: have part of that. Getting Randy Moss and Westwalker was 639 00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:23,120 Speaker 1: like they never really had sweet wide receivers. And Tom 640 00:34:23,120 --> 00:34:25,600 Speaker 1: by the second Super Bowl, Tom was really good, but 641 00:34:25,719 --> 00:34:30,319 Speaker 1: Tom was not like, oh, seven to two eighteen Tom. 642 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:34,080 Speaker 1: So I think it's hard to kind of play that game. Um, 643 00:34:34,080 --> 00:34:37,560 Speaker 1: the Breeze Super Bowl team was really good. Crazy. I 644 00:34:37,560 --> 00:34:39,760 Speaker 1: think some of the Niner team that lost the Ravens 645 00:34:39,800 --> 00:34:43,359 Speaker 1: I thought was pretty unreal with Kaepernick. So that's that's 646 00:34:43,360 --> 00:34:47,439 Speaker 1: a good exercise maybe for another time between Sakwan bark 647 00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:49,400 Speaker 1: Sa Kwan Barkley and Zeke Elliott. Who do you think 648 00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:52,200 Speaker 1: will have a better season. Also, if you could buy 649 00:34:52,239 --> 00:34:54,959 Speaker 1: a call or a put on either back, who would 650 00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:59,040 Speaker 1: you do and why? That's a good question. I would 651 00:34:59,120 --> 00:35:04,279 Speaker 1: say the thing was Zeke is you know what you're 652 00:35:04,280 --> 00:35:07,080 Speaker 1: gonna get. But their their wide receivers are really good. 653 00:35:07,840 --> 00:35:09,799 Speaker 1: And when you look at the coach like he likes 654 00:35:09,800 --> 00:35:12,200 Speaker 1: to throw the ball, Look at Aaron Rodgers when he 655 00:35:12,239 --> 00:35:14,640 Speaker 1: had McCarthy in their peak years, like they will throw 656 00:35:14,680 --> 00:35:17,279 Speaker 1: the football. So I would say they're gonna try to 657 00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:19,839 Speaker 1: take pressure off Zeke. And they got Ceedee Lamb. Now 658 00:35:19,960 --> 00:35:23,200 Speaker 1: they pay Amari Cooper, they got Gallop Jarwin's a good 659 00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:25,319 Speaker 1: tight end. Like I think they're gonna be a past 660 00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:27,239 Speaker 1: heavy team and they're gonna rely on Zeke to run 661 00:35:27,239 --> 00:35:30,520 Speaker 1: out the clock and win games. But se Kwan Barkley 662 00:35:30,719 --> 00:35:33,919 Speaker 1: is a more complete running back. He's a bigger freak show. 663 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:36,600 Speaker 1: He's more likely to bust off like Zeke's you know, 664 00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:39,560 Speaker 1: lost little speed because he's a power back. Kwan at 665 00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:41,719 Speaker 1: any moment can bust out at eight seventy yard run. 666 00:35:42,080 --> 00:35:45,000 Speaker 1: That's something Zeke just doesn't have in the bag. So 667 00:35:45,040 --> 00:35:47,759 Speaker 1: I'd say from a fantasy perspective, I would take se 668 00:35:47,960 --> 00:35:53,720 Speaker 1: Kwan now from a by whatever, the Giants are gonna stink. 669 00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:56,400 Speaker 1: They have a coach who is a special team or 670 00:35:56,520 --> 00:35:59,399 Speaker 1: special teams coach from New England. Seems like an impressive guy. 671 00:35:59,480 --> 00:36:04,839 Speaker 1: But Jason Garretts our offensive coordinator. So I just it's 672 00:36:04,880 --> 00:36:07,719 Speaker 1: hard to trust Say Kwan in the offense, Like, are 673 00:36:07,719 --> 00:36:10,040 Speaker 1: they going to be that good? You know? Could they 674 00:36:10,080 --> 00:36:15,719 Speaker 1: just be terrible? I don't know. I love the pod 675 00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:18,320 Speaker 1: and your theme music is easily the best opening. I 676 00:36:18,360 --> 00:36:21,000 Speaker 1: can't take any credit for that. What do you think 677 00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:23,560 Speaker 1: about the Derrick Henry four fifty million dollar contract? There 678 00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:25,080 Speaker 1: was a lot of talk about him getting franchise tag 679 00:36:25,160 --> 00:36:27,000 Speaker 1: and possibly hit in the free market. Do you think 680 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:28,759 Speaker 1: the contract is comparable to what you'd get on the 681 00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:30,960 Speaker 1: open market. Where does Derrick Henry stack up the other 682 00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:34,360 Speaker 1: running backs in your opinion? That's a good question. I 683 00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:37,600 Speaker 1: kind of talked about that earlier relative to other running backs, 684 00:36:37,600 --> 00:36:40,920 Speaker 1: Like if you could just draft from scratch, uh, I 685 00:36:40,920 --> 00:36:43,399 Speaker 1: think say Kwan would probably my number one overall pick. 686 00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:47,160 Speaker 1: He's basically like an LT but really fast. You know, 687 00:36:47,480 --> 00:36:50,560 Speaker 1: his his home run hitting speed is just so special. 688 00:36:51,080 --> 00:36:56,279 Speaker 1: Think how shitty the Giants have been. Uh, Kamara, I 689 00:36:56,280 --> 00:37:00,560 Speaker 1: would take Kamara. I would take Christian mc half free 690 00:37:00,600 --> 00:37:04,719 Speaker 1: over Henry. But now, granted what the Tennessee Titans need 691 00:37:04,760 --> 00:37:07,960 Speaker 1: out of him, I mean, he's pretty damn good man. 692 00:37:08,520 --> 00:37:11,680 Speaker 1: I'd say he's the top five six back. And yeah, 693 00:37:11,880 --> 00:37:13,479 Speaker 1: I'd say he would have got on the open market 694 00:37:13,520 --> 00:37:16,960 Speaker 1: somewhere between twenty and so I'd say he got properly paid. 695 00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:19,719 Speaker 1: To me, the guaranteed money is huge because you're not 696 00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:22,480 Speaker 1: tied to him for four seasons, you're tied to him 697 00:37:22,520 --> 00:37:25,640 Speaker 1: for two. To me, that that's the number one key 698 00:37:25,880 --> 00:37:30,759 Speaker 1: is you can be fluid, you're not stuck. And uh, 699 00:37:31,400 --> 00:37:33,279 Speaker 1: to me, that's always the key with a with a 700 00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:36,319 Speaker 1: franchise tag is can I or I mean with a 701 00:37:36,920 --> 00:37:40,600 Speaker 1: with a long term contract, if you get injured or 702 00:37:40,719 --> 00:37:45,160 Speaker 1: you decline, Am I in trouble? Are you deadweight? And 703 00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:47,200 Speaker 1: I just see you know the next two years, Like 704 00:37:47,200 --> 00:37:48,759 Speaker 1: he's in the peak of his powers. Now, if he 705 00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:50,920 Speaker 1: gets hurt, that's just that could happen to any player. 706 00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:55,640 Speaker 1: But if he if you just maintained, I think they're 707 00:37:55,640 --> 00:38:00,960 Speaker 1: gonna be in pretty good shape. Athlete contract question, why 708 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:04,040 Speaker 1: don't players sign up for percentages rather than setting stone numbers. 709 00:38:04,080 --> 00:38:07,120 Speaker 1: For example, if Pat Mahomes had a ten year, twenty 710 00:38:07,239 --> 00:38:10,440 Speaker 1: or of the salary cap deal, it would allow him 711 00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:13,160 Speaker 1: to make more money if the cap booms. I don't 712 00:38:13,160 --> 00:38:16,040 Speaker 1: think teams offer that. And you know it's like, well, 713 00:38:16,200 --> 00:38:18,919 Speaker 1: just say no to any contract offer. Well, that's great 714 00:38:18,920 --> 00:38:20,920 Speaker 1: in theory. What happens when the Chiefs go, hey, Pat, 715 00:38:21,280 --> 00:38:24,359 Speaker 1: we'll give you a ten year extension at four eighty 716 00:38:24,400 --> 00:38:28,759 Speaker 1: million dollars, But I need wh I'm offering you a 717 00:38:28,760 --> 00:38:32,080 Speaker 1: contract right now that guarantees you a hundred seventy million 718 00:38:32,080 --> 00:38:35,400 Speaker 1: dollars if you if your lake falls off tomorrow, and 719 00:38:35,480 --> 00:38:37,319 Speaker 1: more than likely, if you just play out the next 720 00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:40,160 Speaker 1: six or seven years, you're gonna be worth four hundred 721 00:38:40,320 --> 00:38:45,440 Speaker 1: million dollars million. I also think when you do the 722 00:38:46,600 --> 00:38:49,120 Speaker 1: of the cap, you do hurt your team's ability to 723 00:38:49,120 --> 00:38:51,319 Speaker 1: pay other players. And that was one of the Pat 724 00:38:51,360 --> 00:38:54,000 Speaker 1: Mahomes thing. I'm gonna pay you so much money where 725 00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:56,200 Speaker 1: you're in a good space, you're in a good spot, 726 00:38:56,719 --> 00:38:59,640 Speaker 1: you can feel great because you're gonna be insanely wealthy. 727 00:39:00,040 --> 00:39:01,800 Speaker 1: We're gonna take care of the other guys. CE c 728 00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:04,680 Speaker 1: Chris Jones. So I actually give Pat Mahomes a lot 729 00:39:04,680 --> 00:39:07,319 Speaker 1: of credit, Like, if you're gonna do a deal like that, 730 00:39:07,640 --> 00:39:10,759 Speaker 1: you can make it easier in the sense of you 731 00:39:10,760 --> 00:39:12,520 Speaker 1: give him so much money he doesn't even worry about 732 00:39:12,520 --> 00:39:16,120 Speaker 1: the percentages. Why do you think so many people think 733 00:39:16,120 --> 00:39:18,480 Speaker 1: the Cowboys will be really good team? All I hear 734 00:39:18,520 --> 00:39:19,799 Speaker 1: is that they're gonna be one of the best teams 735 00:39:19,840 --> 00:39:21,680 Speaker 1: in the league. But in a sport where no team 736 00:39:21,719 --> 00:39:23,560 Speaker 1: gets credit until they actually do something, it seems the 737 00:39:23,560 --> 00:39:26,600 Speaker 1: opposite for the Cowboys. They have done nothing. Am I 738 00:39:26,640 --> 00:39:30,359 Speaker 1: missing something? Also? I know someone the other week told 739 00:39:30,400 --> 00:39:32,799 Speaker 1: you to check out Rugby League. If you have time, 740 00:39:32,880 --> 00:39:35,120 Speaker 1: check out the a f L. Probably seen McAfee talk 741 00:39:35,160 --> 00:39:37,719 Speaker 1: about it. I need to check that out. Let's talk 742 00:39:37,760 --> 00:39:41,920 Speaker 1: about the Cowboys. I think it's more based on that 743 00:39:41,960 --> 00:39:44,600 Speaker 1: their roster is really talented and they still have a 744 00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:47,799 Speaker 1: solid offensive line. They got Zeke, they got Dak, they 745 00:39:47,840 --> 00:39:50,400 Speaker 1: got multiple wide receivers. I mean a Mari is a 746 00:39:50,480 --> 00:39:52,680 Speaker 1: really really good too. Tad been overpaid, but he's a 747 00:39:52,680 --> 00:39:55,200 Speaker 1: good player. Ceedee Lamb many people thought was the best 748 00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:57,719 Speaker 1: wide receiver. Gallops a good player. They have a good 749 00:39:57,760 --> 00:40:00,759 Speaker 1: defensive line, they have two good linebackers. They did lose 750 00:40:00,840 --> 00:40:04,000 Speaker 1: the Dude Jones to go to Miami, but you know, 751 00:40:04,320 --> 00:40:06,520 Speaker 1: if your pass rush is good, you can overcome that. 752 00:40:08,320 --> 00:40:10,440 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people blame j Jason Garrett, 753 00:40:10,600 --> 00:40:12,160 Speaker 1: Like if they had Kyle Shanahan, if they had a 754 00:40:12,160 --> 00:40:14,040 Speaker 1: Sean McVeigh, if they had a Sean Payton, if theyandon 755 00:40:14,120 --> 00:40:15,799 Speaker 1: Andy Reid, if they had a Bill Belichick, they would 756 00:40:15,800 --> 00:40:17,160 Speaker 1: have been in the playoffs every year the last couple 757 00:40:17,200 --> 00:40:20,719 Speaker 1: of years. So I think really it's that because their 758 00:40:20,880 --> 00:40:24,080 Speaker 1: their talent is there, it's the coach that most people 759 00:40:24,120 --> 00:40:29,480 Speaker 1: think stink. What are your thoughts on Trey Lance, the 760 00:40:29,480 --> 00:40:32,359 Speaker 1: North Dakota State quarterback. I didn't watch very many North 761 00:40:32,440 --> 00:40:34,080 Speaker 1: Dakota State games last year, but I've heard a lot 762 00:40:34,120 --> 00:40:36,320 Speaker 1: of hype around him and have watched some of his highlights, 763 00:40:36,320 --> 00:40:38,160 Speaker 1: and he looks really good. Do you think he has 764 00:40:38,160 --> 00:40:40,520 Speaker 1: potential to be the best quarterback in the class. I 765 00:40:40,560 --> 00:40:44,120 Speaker 1: have not watched the snap. Uh. You know, he was 766 00:40:44,160 --> 00:40:46,600 Speaker 1: going to play Week one Oregon. That would have been 767 00:40:46,600 --> 00:40:49,120 Speaker 1: a huge game for him. Now that game is canceled 768 00:40:49,160 --> 00:40:52,239 Speaker 1: because the Pac twelve is only doing conference games. You know, 769 00:40:52,280 --> 00:40:54,400 Speaker 1: I don't I don't watch a small school guy until 770 00:40:54,440 --> 00:40:56,279 Speaker 1: he gets Like I would have kept paid attention to 771 00:40:56,360 --> 00:40:58,520 Speaker 1: him this year. Like I didn't watch Josh Allen until 772 00:40:58,520 --> 00:40:59,759 Speaker 1: the year. We heard a bunch of hype and then 773 00:40:59,800 --> 00:41:01,920 Speaker 1: I watched him and he stunk. Now, I think this 774 00:41:01,960 --> 00:41:04,680 Speaker 1: guy his numbers are insane, and he comes from a 775 00:41:04,680 --> 00:41:06,719 Speaker 1: program they produce Carson Wentz. So I think when you 776 00:41:06,719 --> 00:41:08,920 Speaker 1: hear Daniel Jeremiah say he's the most talented player in 777 00:41:08,920 --> 00:41:12,239 Speaker 1: this class, like he ain't lying, but I have not 778 00:41:12,320 --> 00:41:15,239 Speaker 1: watched him on tape. Who knows? Like at that level 779 00:41:15,280 --> 00:41:18,120 Speaker 1: are they even gonna play? Uh, he's gonna be a 780 00:41:18,160 --> 00:41:21,280 Speaker 1: fascinating guy to watch because what if his season gets canceled? 781 00:41:21,600 --> 00:41:24,440 Speaker 1: Does he go pro? Would he be the number one 782 00:41:24,600 --> 00:41:27,880 Speaker 1: draft pick based off one season out of small school? 783 00:41:29,360 --> 00:41:31,080 Speaker 1: You know, he's never lost the game as a starter. 784 00:41:31,160 --> 00:41:33,799 Speaker 1: He read shirted and then ran the table. I don't 785 00:41:33,800 --> 00:41:35,960 Speaker 1: think they lost a game. They definitely won the National championship. 786 00:41:36,360 --> 00:41:40,359 Speaker 1: His stats were stupid. Um. Yeah, I think he's an 787 00:41:40,400 --> 00:41:42,680 Speaker 1: interesting guy. I was. I was looking forward to watching 788 00:41:42,760 --> 00:41:46,279 Speaker 1: him this fall. Now I might not have a chance. 789 00:41:46,320 --> 00:41:50,359 Speaker 1: It makes me sad just saying that out loud. Uh. 790 00:41:50,400 --> 00:41:53,920 Speaker 1: Pro football talks Mike Florio reports players who test positive 791 00:41:53,960 --> 00:41:56,680 Speaker 1: was placed on the COVID nin team list for three weeks. 792 00:41:58,360 --> 00:42:03,640 Speaker 1: Yeah that's I guess. Mike Florio tweeted this out July. Yeah, 793 00:42:03,640 --> 00:42:06,879 Speaker 1: that would be something interesting to watch. Uh, if that's 794 00:42:06,880 --> 00:42:09,360 Speaker 1: the case, I mean the NBA is less is fourteen 795 00:42:09,440 --> 00:42:12,480 Speaker 1: days or you know the PJA golf is if you 796 00:42:12,520 --> 00:42:15,080 Speaker 1: go back to back days of testing negative, Like if 797 00:42:15,080 --> 00:42:17,319 Speaker 1: you test positive and then you go to quarantine and 798 00:42:17,360 --> 00:42:19,319 Speaker 1: you keep testing all the time, and then you test 799 00:42:19,400 --> 00:42:21,960 Speaker 1: back to back days of being negative, you're allowed to 800 00:42:21,960 --> 00:42:25,240 Speaker 1: come back. So to me, three weight weeks seems pretty strong. 801 00:42:25,760 --> 00:42:28,480 Speaker 1: What happens if Patrick Mahomes gets corona, he has to 802 00:42:28,520 --> 00:42:31,040 Speaker 1: miss three weeks, but if he has no symptoms, is 803 00:42:31,080 --> 00:42:34,759 Speaker 1: testing negative ten days later, he can't come back. That's 804 00:42:34,760 --> 00:42:36,879 Speaker 1: probably something they're arguing over right now. I mean, we've 805 00:42:36,880 --> 00:42:38,520 Speaker 1: seen a lot of these stories over the last week. 806 00:42:38,560 --> 00:42:40,120 Speaker 1: They've been going back and forth. They're trying to figure 807 00:42:40,160 --> 00:42:43,160 Speaker 1: out these protocols. Something we've been talking about here on 808 00:42:43,160 --> 00:42:45,040 Speaker 1: the show. I say we like, I got a crew, 809 00:42:45,120 --> 00:42:48,239 Speaker 1: you guys are my crew, is that these protocols need 810 00:42:48,280 --> 00:42:50,440 Speaker 1: to get figured out, and they're really complicated because if 811 00:42:50,480 --> 00:42:52,120 Speaker 1: I was a player, I would not sign off on 812 00:42:52,160 --> 00:42:54,759 Speaker 1: three weeks. That's bullshit. I'm watching these other leagus. They 813 00:42:54,760 --> 00:42:57,440 Speaker 1: don't make you a three weeks Like, if I'm testing negative, 814 00:42:57,440 --> 00:42:59,719 Speaker 1: I want to play now, I'm all four Like, you 815 00:42:59,800 --> 00:43:02,120 Speaker 1: test positive, you gotta go away, you gotta quarantine. But 816 00:43:02,160 --> 00:43:05,680 Speaker 1: then if I keep testing and if I'm asymptomatic and negative, 817 00:43:05,719 --> 00:43:08,200 Speaker 1: like I get to play. And if I go on 818 00:43:08,239 --> 00:43:09,880 Speaker 1: the list too, doesn't team still have to pay me? 819 00:43:10,200 --> 00:43:14,719 Speaker 1: It does get kind of complicated. I love the pod 820 00:43:14,800 --> 00:43:16,720 Speaker 1: and your work. What's your take on the Washington Post 821 00:43:16,719 --> 00:43:19,879 Speaker 1: reports sexual misconduct of executives at the Redskins. Was there 822 00:43:19,880 --> 00:43:22,560 Speaker 1: every anything that seemed wrong when you were in Philadelphia? 823 00:43:22,800 --> 00:43:25,760 Speaker 1: Seems every industry has their issue some form or another. 824 00:43:25,840 --> 00:43:29,680 Speaker 1: Keep with the good work. Yeah, I touched on that earlier. Uh, 825 00:43:29,719 --> 00:43:32,319 Speaker 1: in my experience, I've never seen anything like that. I've 826 00:43:32,360 --> 00:43:37,480 Speaker 1: never heard of a scout which was basically two scouts 827 00:43:37,680 --> 00:43:44,719 Speaker 1: and a and a play by play guy. We're just scumbacks. 828 00:43:45,120 --> 00:43:48,960 Speaker 1: Everyone I worked with might not always agree with everything 829 00:43:48,960 --> 00:43:51,200 Speaker 1: they did, but I didn't think I worked with any 830 00:43:51,360 --> 00:43:54,560 Speaker 1: you know, people that were like putting women in uncomfortable 831 00:43:54,560 --> 00:43:58,440 Speaker 1: spots as a hardcore Ravens fan. I noticed that you 832 00:43:58,480 --> 00:44:01,040 Speaker 1: don't seem all in love with LaMarche Jackson. If you 833 00:44:01,080 --> 00:44:03,040 Speaker 1: were the Ravens GM, what would you do in order 834 00:44:03,080 --> 00:44:06,279 Speaker 1: to remainment contender and maybe win a couple of championships 835 00:44:06,280 --> 00:44:08,800 Speaker 1: in the next several years. I don't not like the 836 00:44:08,880 --> 00:44:10,960 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson. Let me state that I didn't like him 837 00:44:11,000 --> 00:44:13,239 Speaker 1: coming out. I have nothing but respect for how much 838 00:44:13,239 --> 00:44:15,960 Speaker 1: he's improved the last two years. I just wonder can 839 00:44:16,040 --> 00:44:19,200 Speaker 1: he sustain playing like this for a decade? History would 840 00:44:19,200 --> 00:44:22,719 Speaker 1: say you cannot. You have to be a thrower. You 841 00:44:22,760 --> 00:44:24,759 Speaker 1: can run for a while, But Michael Vick got hurt, 842 00:44:25,239 --> 00:44:27,400 Speaker 1: and I think that's his close at camp. Now. I 843 00:44:27,400 --> 00:44:30,440 Speaker 1: think Lamar is more complete player than Michael Vick at 844 00:44:30,440 --> 00:44:33,279 Speaker 1: the same age. But you need to get to a 845 00:44:33,320 --> 00:44:36,560 Speaker 1: point where you run as like a defensive You don't 846 00:44:36,680 --> 00:44:38,840 Speaker 1: run as a main part of your game. Now the 847 00:44:38,920 --> 00:44:43,200 Speaker 1: Ravens run their offense through his legs, So I don't 848 00:44:43,200 --> 00:44:45,879 Speaker 1: blame Lamar for not running, But for them to make 849 00:44:45,920 --> 00:44:48,400 Speaker 1: the next step and for them to contend and for 850 00:44:48,440 --> 00:44:51,160 Speaker 1: them to win, they're gonna need him to throw the 851 00:44:51,200 --> 00:44:54,560 Speaker 1: ball and be a dominant thrower. If they can do that, 852 00:44:55,000 --> 00:44:57,319 Speaker 1: then they got a chance to win championships. If he 853 00:44:57,360 --> 00:45:00,560 Speaker 1: can throw and I mean consistently throw on down against 854 00:45:00,600 --> 00:45:03,840 Speaker 1: good teams at a high level, they can beat anybody 855 00:45:03,920 --> 00:45:05,600 Speaker 1: because their defense is awesome and they've got a ton 856 00:45:05,600 --> 00:45:10,240 Speaker 1: of offensive skill guys. Their team stacked, Like the biggest 857 00:45:10,239 --> 00:45:12,239 Speaker 1: difference between them and the Chiefs are because you could 858 00:45:12,280 --> 00:45:14,960 Speaker 1: argue the Ravens offense or I mean roster is better 859 00:45:14,960 --> 00:45:18,120 Speaker 1: than the Chiefs. They got Patrick Mahomes and on third 860 00:45:18,160 --> 00:45:20,399 Speaker 1: and ten, he's gonna light your ass up. Lamar won't 861 00:45:20,520 --> 00:45:23,239 Speaker 1: right now, I can't. Now can you get to that point? 862 00:45:23,280 --> 00:45:25,480 Speaker 1: I would imagine you've been working all offseason on that fact. 863 00:45:26,280 --> 00:45:28,480 Speaker 1: But to me, if if he can become a consistent 864 00:45:28,520 --> 00:45:32,000 Speaker 1: thrower against good teams, especially in the playoffs when it's 865 00:45:32,040 --> 00:45:34,800 Speaker 1: hard and they know it's coming, he can beat man coverage, 866 00:45:34,840 --> 00:45:36,920 Speaker 1: he can beat zone coverage, he can beat every different 867 00:45:37,080 --> 00:45:42,759 Speaker 1: quarter one you know, uh or quarters covered one, cover two, 868 00:45:42,920 --> 00:45:46,839 Speaker 1: cover three, different you know, blitz packages. They're gonna throw 869 00:45:46,880 --> 00:45:50,680 Speaker 1: everything at him. If he can do that, then he's 870 00:45:50,680 --> 00:45:53,680 Speaker 1: got a chance to be great, you know, And I 871 00:45:53,680 --> 00:45:56,399 Speaker 1: think that's his question mark. Like Mahomes, can you can 872 00:45:56,400 --> 00:45:59,959 Speaker 1: throw anything at my homes. He'll throw seats between your zone, 873 00:46:00,080 --> 00:46:03,239 Speaker 1: between your man. He'll eat you alive and spit you out. 874 00:46:04,239 --> 00:46:07,160 Speaker 1: If Lamar can get to that level the league, I 875 00:46:07,160 --> 00:46:09,160 Speaker 1: mean he won the MVP without being able to do that. 876 00:46:09,239 --> 00:46:12,839 Speaker 1: I think I'll scare what that is. Lifelong Dolphins fan 877 00:46:12,920 --> 00:46:15,120 Speaker 1: here twenty seven years. It has been a long time 878 00:46:15,120 --> 00:46:17,640 Speaker 1: since we had a consistent Pro Bowl quarterback Marino in 879 00:46:17,640 --> 00:46:19,880 Speaker 1: the nineties. What are your thoughts on to as a 880 00:46:19,880 --> 00:46:22,520 Speaker 1: pro prospect and does he possess the tools a pro 881 00:46:22,640 --> 00:46:26,360 Speaker 1: bowler needs in this day and age. I think to 882 00:46:26,560 --> 00:46:33,120 Speaker 1: his ability and accuracy and now to just understand his offense. 883 00:46:33,120 --> 00:46:35,680 Speaker 1: And that's all he could do. At Alabama, he mastered 884 00:46:35,719 --> 00:46:39,080 Speaker 1: that bad boy. He would go through progressions like Tom 885 00:46:39,120 --> 00:46:42,479 Speaker 1: Brady would go through progressions. It was really incredible to watch. 886 00:46:42,560 --> 00:46:45,040 Speaker 1: And then he was really really accurate, pinpoint accurate through 887 00:46:45,080 --> 00:46:48,960 Speaker 1: a beautiful deep ball, I mean Russell Wilson level deep 888 00:46:48,960 --> 00:46:53,400 Speaker 1: ball accuracy. My questions are, he's been hurt. He's not 889 00:46:53,520 --> 00:46:56,200 Speaker 1: that big, so he's gonna get rattled, you know. And 890 00:46:56,200 --> 00:46:58,840 Speaker 1: when I say rattled like hit you know in the pros? 891 00:46:58,920 --> 00:47:04,080 Speaker 1: Can his body hold up one and two? His teammates 892 00:47:04,120 --> 00:47:08,000 Speaker 1: in college. Weren't just good, they were elite. He had 893 00:47:08,000 --> 00:47:11,120 Speaker 1: two wide receivers get drafted in the top fifteen this year. 894 00:47:11,640 --> 00:47:14,920 Speaker 1: He is going to have two wide receivers at Alabama 895 00:47:15,000 --> 00:47:17,640 Speaker 1: next year, draft in the top fIF team he's gonna have. 896 00:47:17,719 --> 00:47:20,799 Speaker 1: He played with four wide receivers that are gonna end 897 00:47:20,840 --> 00:47:24,439 Speaker 1: up getting drafted potentially like the top fourteen. Right when 898 00:47:24,520 --> 00:47:27,719 Speaker 1: Jerry Judy. Jerry Judy went a little fourteen fifteen to 899 00:47:27,800 --> 00:47:31,160 Speaker 1: the Broncos. Let's think about that. And he played with 900 00:47:31,239 --> 00:47:34,080 Speaker 1: like Earth Smith Jr. I mean, he's played with the 901 00:47:34,080 --> 00:47:38,200 Speaker 1: best players no demand in college. That's not the case 902 00:47:38,400 --> 00:47:42,240 Speaker 1: for the Miami Dolphins. So can he make guys better? 903 00:47:43,000 --> 00:47:45,440 Speaker 1: And I think he did make guys better in college, 904 00:47:45,440 --> 00:47:48,680 Speaker 1: but those guys were already dominant, dominant players. I mean 905 00:47:48,680 --> 00:47:51,080 Speaker 1: when he showed up, Calvin Ridley Jr. Was on the team. 906 00:47:51,200 --> 00:47:53,799 Speaker 1: By the time he left, he had DeVante Smith, he 907 00:47:53,960 --> 00:47:57,919 Speaker 1: had Waddle, he and they had Judy and Rugs. That's 908 00:47:58,360 --> 00:48:00,479 Speaker 1: you could argue that the wide receiving where he played 909 00:48:00,480 --> 00:48:03,680 Speaker 1: with last year one through four is the greatest college 910 00:48:04,160 --> 00:48:07,840 Speaker 1: wide receiving you know, room in the history of sport. Now, 911 00:48:07,880 --> 00:48:09,959 Speaker 1: I don't know if they're gonna become that in the pros. 912 00:48:09,960 --> 00:48:13,080 Speaker 1: But while they were in college they were unstoppable. Because 913 00:48:13,080 --> 00:48:15,400 Speaker 1: when you look at Alabama last year, we weren't a 914 00:48:15,440 --> 00:48:18,880 Speaker 1: great running team. They were elite throwing the football. They 915 00:48:18,920 --> 00:48:21,239 Speaker 1: could not be stopped. Of course they couldn't. They had 916 00:48:21,280 --> 00:48:23,400 Speaker 1: four first rounders, and not just four first rounders for 917 00:48:24,239 --> 00:48:29,000 Speaker 1: borderline top ten picks, all at wide receiver. So that 918 00:48:29,000 --> 00:48:31,640 Speaker 1: that to me is just you just never know. You know, 919 00:48:31,680 --> 00:48:35,440 Speaker 1: what's he gonna look like when he plays with average guys, 920 00:48:35,680 --> 00:48:38,880 Speaker 1: undrafted free agents, it's gonna be difficult. What is your 921 00:48:38,880 --> 00:48:41,279 Speaker 1: setup for your podcast? What Mike do you use? What 922 00:48:41,360 --> 00:48:43,960 Speaker 1: program do you record on? Love the Pod gave him 923 00:48:44,000 --> 00:48:47,000 Speaker 1: five stars in a great review. I appreciate it, Troy. 924 00:48:47,800 --> 00:48:50,719 Speaker 1: I use. What I do is I I have an 925 00:48:50,719 --> 00:48:54,840 Speaker 1: Apple computer. I record everything on garage band. I have 926 00:48:54,960 --> 00:49:00,200 Speaker 1: a Zoom, which is like an external recording device. I 927 00:49:00,280 --> 00:49:04,920 Speaker 1: plug a USB the chord into my computer that then 928 00:49:04,960 --> 00:49:08,000 Speaker 1: has a chord that plugs into the zoom. I have 929 00:49:08,160 --> 00:49:12,040 Speaker 1: an auxiliary mic that you would see like a you know, 930 00:49:12,080 --> 00:49:14,480 Speaker 1: a host on like a TV show US that plugs 931 00:49:14,480 --> 00:49:17,080 Speaker 1: into that Zoom. Then I'm able to record. And I 932 00:49:17,120 --> 00:49:20,040 Speaker 1: have like headphones. I plug into the Zoom, so everything 933 00:49:20,080 --> 00:49:23,120 Speaker 1: goes through the Zoom into the computer and the device 934 00:49:23,160 --> 00:49:27,840 Speaker 1: I use is on is garage band that comes with Apple. 935 00:49:28,840 --> 00:49:30,680 Speaker 1: And I think if you go to a lot of podcasts, 936 00:49:30,719 --> 00:49:33,400 Speaker 1: I know, like Tim Ferriss and guys, they have YouTube's 937 00:49:33,400 --> 00:49:37,839 Speaker 1: on what the equipment they have and they use, it's 938 00:49:37,920 --> 00:49:40,200 Speaker 1: pretty easy. Now it's kind of expensive. You know, I 939 00:49:40,239 --> 00:49:42,239 Speaker 1: bought three or four years ago. I just got a 940 00:49:42,280 --> 00:49:45,640 Speaker 1: new computer that was a couple of grand. The Zoom 941 00:49:45,760 --> 00:49:49,040 Speaker 1: I think is like four or the mic and stuff 942 00:49:49,040 --> 00:49:50,920 Speaker 1: isn't that cheap. So it's basically just the computer in 943 00:49:50,960 --> 00:49:54,040 Speaker 1: the Zoom are expensive. If you have that, you know 944 00:49:54,680 --> 00:49:57,319 Speaker 1: you can you can put a podcast together. What a 945 00:49:57,360 --> 00:50:00,880 Speaker 1: difference offensive coordinator this with a different an offensive coordinator 946 00:50:00,880 --> 00:50:02,560 Speaker 1: this season for the Vikings, do you think they need 947 00:50:02,600 --> 00:50:05,000 Speaker 1: to make resigning Dalvin Cook a priority to compliment Kirk 948 00:50:05,000 --> 00:50:07,600 Speaker 1: Cousins in order to be successful or do you think Madison, 949 00:50:07,640 --> 00:50:10,440 Speaker 1: who averaged about the same yards per attempt much cheaper 950 00:50:10,480 --> 00:50:12,600 Speaker 1: clip helped them for at least the next couple of years. 951 00:50:12,600 --> 00:50:14,759 Speaker 1: I love that kid the boys. He stayed backup running back. 952 00:50:15,880 --> 00:50:18,719 Speaker 1: I think he gets complicated because Dalvin Cook under no 953 00:50:18,840 --> 00:50:22,280 Speaker 1: circumstances is signing Derrick Henry's deal. He's gonna want Zeke, 954 00:50:22,360 --> 00:50:25,440 Speaker 1: He's gonna want Christian McCaffrey money, and he already has 955 00:50:25,440 --> 00:50:27,640 Speaker 1: a torn a c L. You already have a backup, 956 00:50:28,360 --> 00:50:29,799 Speaker 1: you know? Do you just right? I think you just 957 00:50:29,840 --> 00:50:31,600 Speaker 1: write it out. You don't pay him now? He is 958 00:50:31,680 --> 00:50:35,799 Speaker 1: gonna hold out. We'll see, but I struggle to pay him. 959 00:50:35,840 --> 00:50:37,480 Speaker 1: And I like Dalvin Cook, He's one of my favorite 960 00:50:37,480 --> 00:50:40,640 Speaker 1: players to watch. But he's a such a physical back, 961 00:50:40,920 --> 00:50:43,320 Speaker 1: takes such a pounding. Can he hold up? You already 962 00:50:43,360 --> 00:50:45,759 Speaker 1: have a really good backup? I think was Dalvin Cook 963 00:50:45,800 --> 00:50:47,719 Speaker 1: missed a game last year? He gets he just gets 964 00:50:47,719 --> 00:50:49,719 Speaker 1: banged up because he was such a physical guy. He 965 00:50:49,800 --> 00:50:53,480 Speaker 1: might have missed multiple games last year. Um yeah, I 966 00:50:53,520 --> 00:50:55,600 Speaker 1: just I think it's a tough dilemma. You know that 967 00:50:55,760 --> 00:50:58,760 Speaker 1: the Titans didn't have a choice. I think the Vikings. 968 00:50:59,360 --> 00:51:01,239 Speaker 1: You know what if Mat Madison can just be like 969 00:51:01,239 --> 00:51:04,000 Speaker 1: a stud running back. It was a third rounder, right, 970 00:51:04,200 --> 00:51:07,239 Speaker 1: so you just never know. It's also why you take 971 00:51:07,280 --> 00:51:09,799 Speaker 1: the BP a best player available, because you never know 972 00:51:09,800 --> 00:51:11,440 Speaker 1: when you're gonna let a guy walk in free agency. 973 00:51:13,400 --> 00:51:15,759 Speaker 1: Absolutely love the pod You're doing great work. Appreciate it. 974 00:51:15,880 --> 00:51:17,880 Speaker 1: I have a quick question for you about the Chicago Bears. 975 00:51:18,080 --> 00:51:19,840 Speaker 1: I'm a diehard fan, but I'm a realist. With the 976 00:51:19,840 --> 00:51:21,960 Speaker 1: acquisition of Nick Foles, I think there's no reason why 977 00:51:21,960 --> 00:51:24,360 Speaker 1: the Chicago can't go ten and six with the defense 978 00:51:24,440 --> 00:51:26,759 Speaker 1: we have and make the playoffs. But let's say they 979 00:51:26,760 --> 00:51:29,120 Speaker 1: would have a disastrous season. Would you, as a GM 980 00:51:29,200 --> 00:51:31,880 Speaker 1: field offers for Cleil mac instead of paying him for 981 00:51:31,920 --> 00:51:34,320 Speaker 1: a star player on a losing team with his talent, 982 00:51:34,320 --> 00:51:35,840 Speaker 1: I think we could still get a first rounder for 983 00:51:35,920 --> 00:51:37,759 Speaker 1: him and then draft one of the top prospects in 984 00:51:37,760 --> 00:51:43,440 Speaker 1: the upcoming draft next year. Thanks again. Uh yeah, I 985 00:51:43,480 --> 00:51:46,200 Speaker 1: mean I would you lose? You think of everything, So 986 00:51:46,280 --> 00:51:50,040 Speaker 1: I think as long as you if you're winning, you 987 00:51:50,080 --> 00:51:51,759 Speaker 1: could argue if you're winning or losing. The thing with 988 00:51:51,800 --> 00:51:55,600 Speaker 1: the NFL, everything is always on the table. Everything is 989 00:51:55,600 --> 00:51:59,800 Speaker 1: always on the table. You would be negligent to not do, 990 00:51:59,840 --> 00:52:03,280 Speaker 1: you know, listen and think about every option to improve 991 00:52:03,320 --> 00:52:06,640 Speaker 1: your team, because you're simply not doing the job if 992 00:52:06,640 --> 00:52:09,680 Speaker 1: you don't explore all your options. So I think, yeah, 993 00:52:09,719 --> 00:52:12,279 Speaker 1: if the Dip Bears went five and eleven, they would 994 00:52:12,320 --> 00:52:15,480 Speaker 1: have to contemplate what to do with Khleil Mac. You know, 995 00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:18,759 Speaker 1: they just would. He's really expensive, he's still really good. 996 00:52:18,840 --> 00:52:20,640 Speaker 1: Could you get a first rounder for him? I think 997 00:52:20,640 --> 00:52:23,120 Speaker 1: you probably still could. Maybe you couldn't. I don't. I 998 00:52:23,120 --> 00:52:26,560 Speaker 1: don't know. It just depends how his season went. But 999 00:52:27,800 --> 00:52:30,520 Speaker 1: I mean that's a pretty big hypothetical. Let's just see, 1000 00:52:30,560 --> 00:52:32,839 Speaker 1: I mean the Bears one, if you don't count Week 1001 00:52:32,920 --> 00:52:34,800 Speaker 1: seventeen when they played I think the Vikings and the 1002 00:52:34,880 --> 00:52:37,160 Speaker 1: Vikings already had playoffs wrapped up and it didn't matter. 1003 00:52:37,880 --> 00:52:40,239 Speaker 1: They were seven and eight. So they were seven and 1004 00:52:40,280 --> 00:52:42,840 Speaker 1: eight team with arguably the worst quarterback in the league 1005 00:52:42,840 --> 00:52:46,759 Speaker 1: in Mr Bisky. If you just get average quarterback play, 1006 00:52:46,840 --> 00:52:49,719 Speaker 1: instead of being seven and eight, they're probably you know, 1007 00:52:49,880 --> 00:52:54,960 Speaker 1: seven and eight fifteen, so they're probably nine and six. Right. 1008 00:52:55,000 --> 00:52:57,880 Speaker 1: It's just that simple quarterback play is that important, and 1009 00:52:57,960 --> 00:53:01,239 Speaker 1: Mr Bisky was that terrible. Appreciate everyone, listen, have a 1010 00:53:01,280 --> 00:53:05,759 Speaker 1: great weekend, stay safe, uh enjoy the sun, play a 1011 00:53:05,800 --> 00:53:09,720 Speaker 1: little golf, go to the pool, and UH enjoy your families. 1012 00:53:09,920 --> 00:53:31,840 Speaker 1: And I will talk to y'all next week. Audios. M.