1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to the best of the Ben Mahler 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:06,199 Speaker 1: Show podcast. Be sure to catch us live every weeknight 3 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: from two to six Eastern eleven pm to three am 4 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:13,040 Speaker 1: Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and to find your local 5 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 1: station for the Benmatlers Show at Foxsports Radio dot Com. 6 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: You can find it there or stream us live every 7 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: night on the iHeartRadio app by searching FSR. 8 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 2: This is the best of the Ben Maler Show on 9 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 2: Fox Sports Radio. 10 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 1: Our lead this hour is from La Via the NFL 11 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: Owners meetings. A lot of good content coming out of 12 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: the Valley of the Sun adjacent at a luxury resort. 13 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: So Sean McVeigh the top coach in the NFL today, 14 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: No one will disagree with that. So Shawn McVay spoke 15 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 1: about the party hardy pass catcher who's been making headlines 16 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: in the tabloids for the last couple of months. That 17 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: would be Puka Nakoua. McVeigh had a lot to say 18 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 1: Among the comments from Sean McVay, he said that he 19 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:08,479 Speaker 1: did have a talk. He had a talk with Pooka 20 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 1: Nicour this year about the activity being responsible and essentially 21 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 1: the stan Lee quote with the great responsibility comes blah 22 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: blah blah blah blah. Gave him that whole thing as 23 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: he's representing the RAMS organization, and he said, McVeigh, he 24 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: trusts Pooka Noica is a good human being, and he's 25 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: not going to rush to judgment, he said. And he says, 26 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:37,559 Speaker 1: McVeigh said, he trusts the kid's heart, he said, among 27 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:39,759 Speaker 1: other things, and he's going to continue to help him grow. 28 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 1: McVeigh also mentioned the quote expectations for his receiver. Pooka 29 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: said that this is an opportunity for him to learn 30 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 1: and grow. All right, there you go. Okay says that 31 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 1: he thinks Pooka will be a RAM for a really 32 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 1: long time. What does that mean really long time? Your 33 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 1: definition of really long time and my definition of really 34 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: long time two different things. So that's a good jumping 35 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:08,799 Speaker 1: off point. Let us discuss the question, what's the meaning 36 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: if any that you're pulling out of RAMS Coach Sean 37 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: McVay as we parse the words of his comments about 38 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: Pooka and Akua on the future and what's been going 39 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: on here in Ramland. In Ramland, so I've got algebra, 40 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: evil twin and velvet curtain, and we will combine all 41 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: of these things together, and we're gonna make some chicken 42 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: palm chicken parmegan, that's what We're gonna make, a little 43 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 1: fetaccini on the side. So a, the takeaway on this 44 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: one is rather obvious. The takeaway from Sean mvay's comments 45 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: is the classic. It's a el classico exercise in what's 46 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: known as situational ethics, is what it is. We know 47 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 1: what's going on here. This We learned this from a 48 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 1: former Fox Sports radio contributor. I don't know if the 49 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 1: guys worked here or not. I know he did a 50 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:00,519 Speaker 1: couple of years ago. Steve Kaim the general manager of 51 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: the Cardinals for a while, and they brought him in 52 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: to speak cliches during the drafts. Very good at that. However, 53 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: Steve Khan gave one of the all time great quotes 54 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: when he was with the Arizona Cardinals years ago, and 55 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 1: he famously said, if Hannibal Lecter ran a four to four, 56 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 1: the teams would call it just an eating disorder, as 57 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:25,080 Speaker 1: they prepared to draft him. And that's it. And so 58 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 1: the Rams, I know what they're doing. It's obvious what 59 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 1: they're doing in the quotes. Good. So they're doing the 60 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: back of the Napkin what we call malar algebra, which 61 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: is p kt equals s M two squared. It's a 62 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 1: spinoff of Einstein's theory. And what is this, well, production productivity. 63 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 1: Productivity keeps talent as long as Sean Vey's ego can 64 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 1: square the talent. As long as that happens, we're good 65 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: now in the NFL. When you hear character concerns and quotes, 66 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 1: I think we know this by now, but it's a 67 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: fresher course. So if you hear character concerns, that is 68 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: often just a synonym for not talented enough yet. All right, 69 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: If you're talented enough, then it's all different. It's the 70 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 1: production buffer. As long as Pukainakua continues to put up 71 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: top five numbers for a wide receiver, historical numbers for 72 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 1: a player drafted in the middle rounds like he was, 73 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:30,039 Speaker 1: his off the field fret boy antics are going to 74 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 1: be categorized as growing pains. It's just growing pains the 75 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: moment those one hundred yard games with one or two 76 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: touchdowns turned into forty yard games with no touchdowns. When 77 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: that happens, abra cadabra, suddenly the same teachable moments will 78 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: be cited as the reason that he has to be 79 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 1: shipped out of town. We cannot have him anymore. You 80 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 1: know that. I know that every man, woman and child knows. 81 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: That's how it works. It's so different in any business. 82 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: People get all worked up about football. Working radio. There 83 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:05,919 Speaker 1: were some people that worked at places I've been that 84 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: were complete losers, but they got ratings and they made 85 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: the company money. So they put up with it. When 86 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 1: the ratings weren't there and they stopped making money for 87 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: the company. They're doing podcasts. That's how that works. That's 88 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: the game right there. That's the game. And so Sean McVay, 89 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:24,039 Speaker 1: it's pretty simple here. McVeigh isn't managing the player Pookina. 90 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 1: He's not. He's managing the asset, pookin a coua, as 91 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:29,599 Speaker 1: are the rams in this case. He will tolerate the 92 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: distraction as long as the ROI the return on investment 93 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,920 Speaker 1: is high. And it's not about being a mentor or 94 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:41,040 Speaker 1: anything like that. It's like just wins and losses, wins 95 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 1: and blankety blank losses, and who gets you closer to 96 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:46,480 Speaker 1: that that point? And we're gonna have to pay pookin 97 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:49,039 Speaker 1: a coua a ton a ton of money he'll be 98 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 1: the highest paid receiver in the NFL shortly now. Meanwhile, 99 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:56,480 Speaker 1: to the Niners NFC West, we stay in the NFC 100 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:59,839 Speaker 1: West where we have a he said, he said, situation, 101 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: not exactly on the same pace. 102 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:02,600 Speaker 2: Now. 103 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:08,280 Speaker 1: This involves Kyle Shanahan, who regurgitated essentially the same talking 104 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:13,040 Speaker 1: points that John Lynch, the general manager, had said regarding 105 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 1: Brandon Auk, the wide receiver who walked away from the 106 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 1: forty nine ers and I just didn't want to play. 107 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:25,239 Speaker 1: And the consensus between Shanahan and Lynch is that Brandon 108 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: Iyuk has played his last snap with the forty nine ers. 109 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: At the same time, they're not in any kind of hurry. 110 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 1: They're not looking to get rid of anyone anytime soon. 111 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: Meaning there's this holding pattern which is going on. There's 112 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: like a holding pattern going on right now. And Shanahan 113 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 1: gave a long winded co respond He has said, I 114 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: don't have a date on this, he said. However, he said, 115 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 1: but I know eventually it'll be resolved. It will resolve itself. 116 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:01,479 Speaker 1: He said, well, I bring the I said, it's a 117 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 1: he said, he said, situation. So a couple hours later, 118 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: walking in just dropping money because you know, he's a 119 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 1: rich guy that inherited the money. Forty nine Ers owner 120 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 1: Jed York, who was born on not just third base, 121 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 1: he was born halfway to home plate. So Jed York 122 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 1: singing a much different tune. The aristocrat owner of the 123 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: forty nine Ers, even going as far as to imply 124 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 1: that there is a possibility that Brandon Ayuck will remain 125 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: in the Bay Area for another NFL season. York said, quote, 126 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:44,239 Speaker 1: I think anything, Anything's possible, right, he said. We want 127 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: to make sure that we have as talented today roster 128 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 1: as possible. First and foremost, York said, he meaning Auck 129 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 1: needs to get healthy and be able to reform. Blah 130 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: blah blah blah blah blah blah. He's a really good 131 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: football player. All right, question here it is, how do 132 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: you decode that? He said? He said, situation mixed messages 133 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: between Kyle Shanahan and the owner and regarding wide receiver 134 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: Brandon Iok in his future there in the Northern California region. 135 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 1: So on this one, this is a classic case of 136 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 1: right hand versus invisible hand and the owner talking out 137 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 1: of his tookis you got Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch, 138 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 1: who are in Lockstown, right, they're just regurgitating the same 139 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: talking points, which means they're in agreement on this. And 140 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 1: then you've got the owner coming in here and he's, oh, no, no, no, 141 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 1: I don't know. I mean, I'm gonna go with Shanahan 142 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:44,719 Speaker 1: and Lynch because they're the ones that are in the 143 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 1: fox hole, if you will. And they've pretty much acted 144 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:56,439 Speaker 1: throughout this offseason like morticians who are already measuring the 145 00:08:56,480 --> 00:09:00,560 Speaker 1: pine box for auk with the forty nine ers. That 146 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 1: that's how that's going. And we've seen enough, we can't 147 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 1: handle anymore all that stuff. He played his last snap, 148 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 1: all that rigamarole, and they're just waiting for the NFL Draft, 149 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:15,079 Speaker 1: which is still about a month away. And then at 150 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:20,199 Speaker 1: that point, unload cargo, unload cargo at that point. And 151 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:23,440 Speaker 1: so you've got that. And I just love the fact 152 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 1: that Jed York is acting like a total jackwagon in this, 153 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 1: tossing out a word salad and clearly not either not 154 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 1: paying attention to what Shanahan and Lynch have said or 155 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:39,960 Speaker 1: just completely oblivious. Either way, it's the same thing. And 156 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: so so there you go, and give me a break. 157 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:48,199 Speaker 1: This is the tail, It's the tail of the twins. 158 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 1: You've got Brandon Auk, who's become Casper's evil twin, Crisper, 159 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 1: you know, the unfriendly ghost haunting the franchise, and in 160 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 1: all and the guy was a QQ, not q bert QQ. 161 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:08,679 Speaker 1: He quiet quit on the forty nine Ers, ghosting almost everyone, 162 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:12,200 Speaker 1: Which what do I know. I just see the Overnight show. 163 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:15,520 Speaker 1: I'm generally speaking, that's not something that goes over very well. 164 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,320 Speaker 1: Am I wrong on that? I mean, okay, I don't 165 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: think I am. I don't think. I mean failed to 166 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: meet the even the minimum standards of professional lism. That's it, 167 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 1: And and the main reason that Brandon will not be back. 168 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 1: He's not going to renegotiate his contract. He s already 169 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:39,680 Speaker 1: lost millions of dollars for this power play. Brandon IUC 170 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:42,679 Speaker 1: and you look about it, look you look around, and 171 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:45,520 Speaker 1: you're like, well, okay, so he's got a twenty five 172 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 1: million dollar or something like that roster bonus through September first. 173 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:52,160 Speaker 1: So there's a better chance that I get twenty five 174 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:55,479 Speaker 1: million dollars from the forty nine ers and that Ornesto 175 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:58,280 Speaker 1: is there to take a picture of me while I 176 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: get the check, the oversized check four to twenty five 177 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: million dollars from the Niners while wearing a Rams hat. 178 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 1: There is a better chance of all that happening than 179 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 1: Brandon Iyuk getting that roster bonus from the forty nine ers. 180 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 1: So forget about it. Forget about it. Not gonna happen now, 181 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 1: Brandon who is on the naughty list, So we expect 182 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 1: him to finally be set free. Now the shot that 183 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: he gets traded for a conditional late round Kino card, 184 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: it is more likely than not, though, that he will 185 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 1: be just let go and then sign one of those 186 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 1: proven one year contracts with some horny, desperate wide receiver 187 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 1: team like the Chargers of the Commanders or somebody like that, 188 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:46,040 Speaker 1: or a mystery team, the mystery team, because he ain't 189 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:48,840 Speaker 1: going back to the Niners. All right. Now, the last 190 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: word here, the last word on this is we go 191 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:57,960 Speaker 1: to the bending of the rules. The bending of the 192 00:11:58,040 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 1: rules is where we go here. So we are told 193 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:03,440 Speaker 1: that the NFL, which has been steadfast and we have 194 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:07,439 Speaker 1: all these guardrails up to protect players and all this stuff, well, 195 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:12,320 Speaker 1: the NFL now is considering a special exemption to let 196 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:17,760 Speaker 1: certain teams, certain teams play more than two short weekends. 197 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:19,440 Speaker 1: You know, those games where you play on a Sunday 198 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:21,960 Speaker 1: and then boom, right back at it on a Thursday. 199 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:25,559 Speaker 1: Back at it all right, So they're gonna suppose to 200 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 1: expand that and allow more teams to play. Now, the 201 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 1: question is why why would Roger Goodell and the big 202 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 1: bosses there at the NFL. He's the biggest boss, but 203 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:39,600 Speaker 1: he's just a conduit, a messenger, pigeon, a useful idiot 204 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 1: for the owners. So why would Roger Goodell's NFL bend 205 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 1: the short week schedule rules give exemptions to certain teams. 206 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: So this is the old abra cadabra magic set, is 207 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 1: what this is. It's street magic. Right there on Park 208 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: Avenue in midtown Manhattan. We're all of the major head 209 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 1: of the industrial sports complex have offices within a couple 210 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 1: of blocks. I did that walk. I walked past the 211 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:11,679 Speaker 1: baseball headquarters, then I went over to the NBA and 212 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:14,160 Speaker 1: the NFL. They're all within a couple of blocks of 213 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:17,080 Speaker 1: each other on either Fifth Avenue or Park Avenue there 214 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 1: in the concrete jungle of Manhattan. So anyway, the point 215 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:24,120 Speaker 1: is publicly, the NFL puts on the white lab coat, 216 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 1: and they do that very well. They talk about concussion 217 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: protocol and player longevity and independent medical professionals and all 218 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 1: that safety first blah blah blah blah blah. I like 219 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 1: they're running some kind of monastery. They're really into it. 220 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:41,080 Speaker 1: And then it's a masterclass on what we call corporate 221 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:43,960 Speaker 1: flimflam is what it is. They'll look you right in 222 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 1: the eye and right straight there, right the lot of 223 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:49,840 Speaker 1: your face is what they will do. And they'll say 224 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:53,119 Speaker 1: the shield is a suit of armor for the players 225 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 1: and all this, and of course not the crash test dummies. 226 00:13:57,400 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 1: You know it, I know it, we all know it. 227 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 1: That's way it is. And privately, behind the velvet curtain, 228 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:08,400 Speaker 1: if you will, the story is the player. The players, 229 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:14,559 Speaker 1: like the disposable paper plate at the billionaires barbecue in 230 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 1: the Hamptons and at the billionaire buffet. They're at the 231 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 1: barbecue buffet in the Hamptons and all that. You got 232 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 1: Jeff Bezos over there, like he's looking at that flea 233 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 1: bitten Week fourteen schedule matchup and he's like, well, why 234 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 1: are we broadcasting a garage sale. We're like the largest 235 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 1: company in the world. Why are we broadcasting this trek? 236 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 1: What is that? He wants? Theater like they spent a 237 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:43,040 Speaker 1: lot of money. They want Lamar Jackson, they would like 238 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 1: the cannon arm, Josh Allen, they would like to see 239 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 1: magic Man, Patrick Mahooney and all that, and they want 240 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 1: to see it. And then they're limited on how many 241 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 1: games they can play, So why don't we get more 242 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 1: of them? And what sugar Daddy wants, Sugar Daddy gets. 243 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 1: The NFL is treating the player longevity like stale brand. 244 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 1: And of course they have to just keep Amazon happy 245 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: because they want more of Amazon's money. So Amazon can 246 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:13,119 Speaker 1: raise prices. I got an email from a guy complaining. 247 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 1: He said, Netflix is raising prices. I said, and I 248 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 1: guess YouTube would raise prices. I'm like, yeah, this is 249 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 1: what happens. Professional sports gets involved and the price of 250 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 1: everything goes up. One of the main reasons I was 251 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:28,280 Speaker 1: told years ago. One of the reasons, like I was 252 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 1: just in Vegas this weekend, one of the reasons they 253 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:32,880 Speaker 1: started charging for parking is because of the hockey team, 254 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 1: the arena they put behind New York New York. They 255 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 1: got to make some money from parking, and so let's 256 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 1: just charge everyone thirty five dollars to part. We'll screw everybody. Wait, 257 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 1: till the a star plane. They'll raise the price of 258 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:47,040 Speaker 1: parking right there in the strip in Las Vegas, and 259 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:48,800 Speaker 1: everything gets more expensive. 260 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of The Ben Mellor 261 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 2: Show weekdays at two am Eastern eleven pm Pacific on 262 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 2: Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app. 263 00:15:58,240 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 1: It's Me Rock. 264 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 3: Check out my weekly MLB podcast, Inside the Parker for 265 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 3: twenty two minutes of piping hot baseball talk featuring the 266 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 3: biggest names of newsmakers in the sport. 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Technically on the 273 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 1: West Coast, it is still March thirty first, but everyone, 274 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 1: except for Dorko the comedian in Hawaii and a few 275 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 1: stragglers that listen in the Hawaiian Islands and a couple 276 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 1: of dudes up in Alaska, we will all be together 277 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 1: in April Fools Day. How exciting is that. Oh my god, 278 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: it's April almost April fools for everybody. You reford that 279 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 1: day of fools a day for us, and we'll certainly 280 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:05,160 Speaker 1: have some fun with that. But our lead this hour, 281 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:10,680 Speaker 1: as the owner's meetings continue to feed the content machine 282 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:15,120 Speaker 1: over and over and over, as they get together strategically, 283 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 1: as they know when to feed the George Michael sports machine. 284 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 1: That's a dated reference, but still a legend. Rest in peace, 285 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:26,679 Speaker 1: long ago, George Michael. Yeah, not the there was a 286 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 1: singer by the name too. Anyway, Our lead from the Rogers, 287 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:33,679 Speaker 1: watch the Steelers. That is a football team, not a 288 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:36,639 Speaker 1: good one. These Steelers have made it be known that 289 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 1: they want to continue they're romance with Aaron Rodgers. Yes, 290 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:50,919 Speaker 1: the Ayahuasca Totin Joe Rogan Lovin quarterback. However, however, he 291 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:55,119 Speaker 1: is not publicly announced that he is a smitten kitten 292 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 1: for the Steelers and has not said that he plans 293 00:17:57,600 --> 00:18:00,440 Speaker 1: on playing in twenty twenty six. Now, there was a 294 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:03,640 Speaker 1: big revelation in this story. Oh give me the details. 295 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:07,720 Speaker 1: Do you know what they are? No? Okay, good, good, okay. So, 296 00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:12,280 Speaker 1: at the NFL's annual league meetings at a ridiculous resort, 297 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:16,879 Speaker 1: I believe they're at the Biltmore in Arizona, a desert oasis, 298 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:21,200 Speaker 1: and they have massages, likely not the kind that Robert 299 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:23,480 Speaker 1: Kraft likes. At that establishment, you can go down the 300 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:25,640 Speaker 1: street and get one of those. So at the annual 301 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:31,399 Speaker 1: league meetings there in Arizona, the Steelers owner Art Rooney, 302 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:34,679 Speaker 1: Art Rooney the Second, not to be confused with Art 303 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 1: Runey the First or later on Art Ruoney the Third, 304 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:41,720 Speaker 1: he implied that a decision on Rogers is coming soon. 305 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: Do do do do do do do doo. Now we're 306 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:50,560 Speaker 1: soul that the Steelers have given an ultimatum, an ultimatum 307 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:56,880 Speaker 1: to Aaron Rodgers. Is it true that Rogers has twenty 308 00:18:57,200 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 1: three days, just twenty three days, to decide whether or 309 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:06,160 Speaker 1: not he will continue his NFL career in the black 310 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:09,160 Speaker 1: and yellow, Black and yellow, black and yellow. Yes. Little 311 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:12,880 Speaker 1: Birdie tells us that April twenty third, which is the 312 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:15,920 Speaker 1: start of the NFL Draft and just days away from 313 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:19,440 Speaker 1: the Malor Meet and Greet in Cincinnati at a two 314 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:23,960 Speaker 1: B determined location and time, that that is the date 315 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 1: that Thursday, the first round of the NFL Draft. If 316 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:31,960 Speaker 1: Rogers decides to go to the Big ayahuasca in the 317 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:36,400 Speaker 1: sky and hang up the cleats and all that. Pittsburgh 318 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 1: at this point would be stuck with what they have. 319 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: Will Howard they got him, and they could also make 320 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:48,840 Speaker 1: a run at Ty Simpson. Wink wink, nod nod or 321 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 1: the mystery bag. I like the mystery bag at quarterback. 322 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:57,199 Speaker 1: Who is the mystery bag at quarterback? Who knows? So 323 00:19:57,240 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 1: we're told Rogers would like more money. I think we 324 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:02,600 Speaker 1: all would. He wants thirty million, you know, thirty million 325 00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:07,200 Speaker 1: in the NFL's average. Would we all like to work 326 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 1: I think we all would. I'm gonna speak for you. 327 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:10,880 Speaker 1: We would all like to work in a business where 328 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:14,359 Speaker 1: the average salaries thirty million dollars per year at your job? 329 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:17,600 Speaker 1: Wouldn't that be great? Yeah? Anyway, that is all a 330 00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:20,959 Speaker 1: good jumping off point. So let us discuss the question 331 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:25,119 Speaker 1: what are the odds? What are the odds that Aaron 332 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:29,160 Speaker 1: Rodgers ends up playing for the Steelers again in twenty 333 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 1: twenty six, given that he has been provided a drop 334 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:36,800 Speaker 1: dead date, a line in the sand the beginning of 335 00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:41,960 Speaker 1: the NFL draft. So I've got Chihuahua, red sticker, and quagmire, 336 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:45,560 Speaker 1: and we will combine all of these things together, and 337 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:48,720 Speaker 1: we will scrub the data. We're gonna scrub a lovelove 338 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:53,880 Speaker 1: the data. So A we go right to the malor 339 00:20:54,080 --> 00:21:00,680 Speaker 1: prediction market, the malor prediction market, and the sportsbook odds 340 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 1: on Rogers playing for the Steelers going to camp, showing 341 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 1: up at minus two thousand, minus two thousand, and Now, 342 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:12,440 Speaker 1: if you're not good with the numbers, you're not familiar 343 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:15,400 Speaker 1: with the numbers, that implies a ninety five percent chance 344 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:18,880 Speaker 1: night isn't a five percent chance he doesn't come back? 345 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: Ninety five percent chance Rogers plays Aaron Rodgers. We know 346 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:26,920 Speaker 1: this using some psychobabble. He is not in a hurry. 347 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:29,760 Speaker 1: He's never in a hurry. He's the kind of person 348 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:31,800 Speaker 1: you don't want to drive behind when you're in a 349 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 1: hurry to get somewhere. La la la la la la 350 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:37,920 Speaker 1: la la la la la la. Now on the road 351 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:41,159 Speaker 1: we go. Yeah, he's a noher. Rogers is one of 352 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:44,920 Speaker 1: those people that works on his own timeline. And these 353 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 1: people are called schmucks, is what they're called. And he continues, 354 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 1: if you believe Mike McCarthy coaches never lie, do they. 355 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:54,600 Speaker 1: Oh that's right, they do lie. McCarthy's making it seem 356 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:58,160 Speaker 1: like Rogers and McCarthy talk every day. If that's the case, 357 00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:00,200 Speaker 1: Rogers must be like, I don't want to I don't 358 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 1: want to come back. This guy's already annoying me. Mike McCarthy, 359 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 1: go eat a HOGI and leave me alone. So Rogers 360 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:10,720 Speaker 1: is just kind of moseying along here like time is 361 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:13,919 Speaker 1: just a suggestion, that's all it is. And he's taking 362 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:19,679 Speaker 1: the scenic root right through a straight line, which that's 363 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:22,200 Speaker 1: really what you need to do. But here we are, Now, 364 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 1: why is he doing that? I'm glad you asked. Thank 365 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:28,199 Speaker 1: you for asking. So I have a theory. This is 366 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 1: a Mather theory on why Rogers continues to take the 367 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 1: scenic root rather than just say okay, I'm in. He's 368 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 1: like a Chihuahua. Aaron Rodgers is at Chihuahua playing keep away. 369 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:45,640 Speaker 1: You ever had a dog that plays keep away? The 370 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 1: most maddening thing. Stupid dog. What do he doing? Fortunately, 371 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:52,439 Speaker 1: my dog Moxy's so lazy that she will not play 372 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,159 Speaker 1: keep away because that takes too much effort. But I 373 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 1: have had dogs in the past that not at Chihuahua, 374 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:02,159 Speaker 1: the dogs that play keep away, and they supposed to 375 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:05,040 Speaker 1: do that to show dominance like they're the dominant dog. 376 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:08,000 Speaker 1: They had the alpha dog Earth just like that. So 377 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:12,639 Speaker 1: that's Rogers. Rogers like, well, listen, I don't want to 378 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:15,440 Speaker 1: deal with the bull crap. I just want to show 379 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:17,399 Speaker 1: up to training camp. I don't even really want to 380 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:20,440 Speaker 1: do that. I would just like to play. And if 381 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:23,960 Speaker 1: I signed the contract or say I'm gonna come back, 382 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:29,080 Speaker 1: the moment that happens, I got every douche Canoe football 383 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:34,760 Speaker 1: writer and every blogger and social media influencer who will 384 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:37,719 Speaker 1: all expect me to show up and work out and 385 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:41,159 Speaker 1: attend meetings and off season stuff and be part of 386 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:43,480 Speaker 1: the team and the leader and all that bulk crap. 387 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 1: But I don't want I just want to tear up 388 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:46,960 Speaker 1: the dance floor. I don't want to practice dancing. I 389 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:48,680 Speaker 1: want to tear up the dance floor. I don't want 390 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:54,320 Speaker 1: to practice. I meanwhile, to lost Wages, Nevada, which at 391 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:56,359 Speaker 1: this point is like a suburb of LA was just 392 00:23:56,440 --> 00:23:59,679 Speaker 1: there over the weekend, where the parking is expensive, the 393 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 1: game is not very profitable, and the football is bad 394 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 1: bad the moone bad, bad, bad bad bad to bone. 395 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:11,080 Speaker 1: So I read that Fernando Mendoza, who by all accounts 396 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:15,160 Speaker 1: is resting up in the clubhouse. He will be the 397 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:21,560 Speaker 1: number one draft Mendoza going to the Raiders. They just 398 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 1: have to wait till April twenty third to announce that 399 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:27,879 Speaker 1: Will Mendoza will not start right away for the Raiders. 400 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:31,200 Speaker 1: If coach Gary Clint Kubiak is Dad Gary Clint Kubiak 401 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:35,240 Speaker 1: has his way. Do you see this now? Why would 402 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 1: you keep up with the Raiders? I don't blame you, So, 403 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:41,919 Speaker 1: Clint Kubiak said recently, the Raiders don't want the player 404 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 1: they pink a pick, Wink wink, the player they pick, 405 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:48,440 Speaker 1: which is of course going to be, barring some kind 406 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:53,119 Speaker 1: of arrest with hookers and cocaine, Fernando Mendoza to start 407 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:56,840 Speaker 1: from day number one. So that's what they're saying. So 408 00:24:56,880 --> 00:25:02,200 Speaker 1: the question, let's navigate the may We're gonna navigate the maze. 409 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:05,440 Speaker 1: What do you make of the Raiders' plans to not 410 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:11,159 Speaker 1: use the default number one pick Fernando Mendoza as the 411 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 1: starter at the beginning of the season. That's what Clint 412 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: Kobiak said, the new head coach. So this is capital 413 00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:21,639 Speaker 1: J joke, Capital J. I'm gonna get my take in 414 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:27,880 Speaker 1: prematurely Capital J joke for the Raiders the whole point 415 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:30,679 Speaker 1: of being that bad. And the Raiders tanked. They embarrassed 416 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 1: the legacy of Al Davis and the greatness of our Raiders. 417 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:37,040 Speaker 1: They absolutely tanked. And all you losers that love you 418 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:39,680 Speaker 1: little tanking and you're losing on purpose. This is what 419 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:42,080 Speaker 1: you got. You got the number one pick in the draft. 420 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:45,720 Speaker 1: When you get that, Okay, this is the way it works, right, 421 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:49,320 Speaker 1: it's not in a perfect world. We're not talking about 422 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:51,320 Speaker 1: a perfect world. The reason you had the top pick 423 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:54,600 Speaker 1: was because you are. You're far from a perfect war, right. Uh. 424 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:58,280 Speaker 1: The players should not say no no, no, no no, no, 425 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:01,639 Speaker 1: no no no. If you're picking first overall, especially like 426 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:04,600 Speaker 1: the Raiders who intentionally were tanking to get to that pick, 427 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:10,520 Speaker 1: that guy should come with a red sticker, no assembly required, 428 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 1: ready to use, right out of the box. Get what's 429 00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:18,120 Speaker 1: in the box, get it out of the box, and 430 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:23,800 Speaker 1: ready to go, Ready to go. Instead, the Raiders are 431 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:28,639 Speaker 1: essentially telling every man, woman and child that Fernando Mendoza 432 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:34,440 Speaker 1: is not not no assembly required. He's more like ikea furniture, 433 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:37,840 Speaker 1: some assembly required. I'll give you a little crappy Alan 434 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:41,880 Speaker 1: wrench and instructions that are written in some weird language 435 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:44,520 Speaker 1: that you don't know how to read. That's not what 436 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:50,200 Speaker 1: the number one pick. It's not Mendoza. The top pick 437 00:26:50,280 --> 00:26:54,080 Speaker 1: is supposed to be like going to Jerome's furniture and 438 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:59,400 Speaker 1: it's just delivered. Everything's ready to go here and set 439 00:26:59,520 --> 00:27:03,359 Speaker 1: up and enjoy your Sunday supper with your new kitchen 440 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:06,720 Speaker 1: table and your TVs and all that, or your soul 441 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:11,400 Speaker 1: for whatever. He's a weekend pet project, it would appear 442 00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:14,760 Speaker 1: at this point. That's the problem. You don't take a 443 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:19,840 Speaker 1: guy at the very top. If he needs more seasoning, 444 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:23,840 Speaker 1: that tells you that he's not the guy. If you 445 00:27:23,920 --> 00:27:27,480 Speaker 1: need a red shirt ear, that means you are about 446 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:31,919 Speaker 1: to make a mistake, and you're so stupid that you 447 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 1: don't even realize it. This is pre damage control. Does 448 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:37,840 Speaker 1: anyone else in the room realize? Does anyone else in 449 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:41,159 Speaker 1: the room realize? This is pre damage control? And it 450 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 1: is a dead giveaway. It tells you that the Raiders 451 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:46,960 Speaker 1: know this guy is not really the pedigree of a 452 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:50,199 Speaker 1: top pick. It's just that they need a quarterback and 453 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:54,040 Speaker 1: he had the nice resume, and so they're gonna take 454 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:57,720 Speaker 1: him and then hopefully get some rosary beads and that'll 455 00:27:57,720 --> 00:27:59,960 Speaker 1: work out all right. Last word here, so putting up 456 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:03,560 Speaker 1: ball on all this with the Raiders, who will be 457 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:07,160 Speaker 1: the stars of April that NFL draft here in late April. 458 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:10,720 Speaker 1: So Clint Kubiak said he wanted Fernando Mendoza to sit 459 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:15,720 Speaker 1: behind a quote mature adult, mature adult to watch how 460 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:19,760 Speaker 1: to run the show. So that leads to the obvious question, 461 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:24,359 Speaker 1: how do you process the Raiders Clint Kubiak's plans to 462 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:30,520 Speaker 1: find a mature adult at quarterback. So this is also 463 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:35,000 Speaker 1: a tell. It is also a tell. And my eyebrows 464 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:37,520 Speaker 1: were raised a little bit. It's a tell. The Raiders 465 00:28:37,560 --> 00:28:41,640 Speaker 1: are firing up the old bat signal for the Island 466 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 1: of misfit quarterbacks, and there's. 467 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:44,360 Speaker 4: Not a lot. 468 00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:48,880 Speaker 1: There's there's several guys wearing Dunce caps right now and 469 00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:54,000 Speaker 1: they're whispering. And that's it. And so what this leads 470 00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:56,680 Speaker 1: me to believe is we are looking at a discount 471 00:28:56,720 --> 00:29:01,360 Speaker 1: shopping spray, a discount shopping sp read Blue Light Special. 472 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:04,240 Speaker 1: The Malar scale of confidence that this will go well 473 00:29:04,280 --> 00:29:08,680 Speaker 1: for the Raiders a one to ten. I am at 474 00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:11,360 Speaker 1: a two on the Malar scale of confidence. I'm at 475 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:17,520 Speaker 1: a two, and I mean generous. This is a quagmire 476 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:21,600 Speaker 1: with a capitol Q. Quagmar the NFL equivalent. What the 477 00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:25,600 Speaker 1: Raiders are planning on doing is visiting a dusty Amazon 478 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:29,320 Speaker 1: liquidation warehouse, you know those places where they have the 479 00:29:29,320 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 1: bins and coming on Tuesday there everything's twenty dollars, and 480 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:38,720 Speaker 1: on Wednesday everything's ten dollars, and then everything's like five 481 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:43,040 Speaker 1: dollars on Thursday or Friday. Those Amazon liquidation warehouse places 482 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:48,120 Speaker 1: so slightly used, missing some buttons or some screws or 483 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:52,200 Speaker 1: something's a little dinged up there. Instructions are not included. 484 00:29:53,280 --> 00:29:58,120 Speaker 1: Now here's who's available. Kirk Cousins coming off the warranty. 485 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:03,280 Speaker 1: You've got Kirk Cousins. Jimmy Garoppolo, who's held together with 486 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:06,160 Speaker 1: duct tape and he has been hanging out in La 487 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:11,760 Speaker 1: La Land recently. Is the backup Russell Wilson, who is 488 00:30:12,280 --> 00:30:17,960 Speaker 1: yesterday's WiFi and forget wife, I'm more like AOL dial 489 00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:24,480 Speaker 1: up at this point, Russ mister unlimited buffering in real time. 490 00:30:24,680 --> 00:30:28,920 Speaker 1: And they are hoping, they being the Raiders, hoping that 491 00:30:29,240 --> 00:30:32,080 Speaker 1: something in there, one of the watcher mc college or 492 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:35,240 Speaker 1: the thing of a jig still works. And all this 493 00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:37,800 Speaker 1: because the Raiders gagged the season to try to get 494 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:40,880 Speaker 1: the top pick when there was no blue chip quarterback 495 00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:42,840 Speaker 1: in the draft. For Nanda, Mendoza is not that. If 496 00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:45,160 Speaker 1: the Raiders are not ready to playhim, he's not the 497 00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:46,960 Speaker 1: guy and they don't want to admit it. They don't 498 00:30:46,960 --> 00:30:48,920 Speaker 1: have the balls to admit it. We'll admit it for them. 499 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:52,520 Speaker 1: They don't have the intestinal fortitude to admit it. That's fine. 500 00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:56,880 Speaker 1: We'll do it for you. We will absolutely do it 501 00:30:56,920 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 1: for you. That's fine. It's just a logical somersault to make. 502 00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:05,240 Speaker 1: Is that the Raiders by coming I said, Well, a 503 00:31:05,280 --> 00:31:09,400 Speaker 1: perfect world, Mendoza would now play right away. No, he's 504 00:31:09,440 --> 00:31:12,800 Speaker 1: the top pick. I know that the comps are he's 505 00:31:12,840 --> 00:31:17,560 Speaker 1: got fourth round talent or fifth round talent. You're gonna 506 00:31:17,560 --> 00:31:18,600 Speaker 1: take it with the topic. 507 00:31:18,360 --> 00:31:20,640 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of The Ben Mallor 508 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:24,760 Speaker 2: Show weekdays at two am Eastern eleven pm Pacific. Now, 509 00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:29,040 Speaker 2: Mailor's Mountain of Money? 510 00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:31,400 Speaker 1: Do you have what it takes to get to the top? 511 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 2: Probably not. 512 00:31:35,040 --> 00:31:37,400 Speaker 1: Let's get to it. Let's welcome in architesesss, We've got 513 00:31:37,760 --> 00:31:40,920 Speaker 1: what do we have here? Sam is in Rhode Island. Sam. Hello, 514 00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:42,840 Speaker 1: welcome Sam. Who do you want to partner up with? 515 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:42,960 Speaker 2: You? 516 00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:45,920 Speaker 1: Eddie is in here? Still our buddy Eddie Garcia visiting 517 00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:49,680 Speaker 1: a special night. You can pick Eddie, me Ben or Coop. 518 00:31:50,840 --> 00:31:53,600 Speaker 2: I want to play Eddie's Pile of Pato. 519 00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:56,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's not the name of it it is. That's 520 00:31:56,520 --> 00:31:59,800 Speaker 1: not the name. It's false advertised. I want to play 521 00:32:00,280 --> 00:32:03,360 Speaker 1: a mount of money with Eddie. All right, that's all right. 522 00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:07,120 Speaker 1: We have one, two or three? Then I'm a feeling 523 00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:10,240 Speaker 1: love Sam. Let's say hello too. Who do we have here? 524 00:32:11,320 --> 00:32:16,760 Speaker 1: Let's go to Jordan, who's in Canes City. Hello, Jordan, Welcome, 525 00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:19,640 Speaker 1: okay Man, welcome back Eddie? 526 00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:20,280 Speaker 4: Thank you? 527 00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:22,440 Speaker 1: All right Jordan. Who do you want to partner up with? 528 00:32:22,520 --> 00:32:26,080 Speaker 2: Jordans Well, I do want to say you last time 529 00:32:26,120 --> 00:32:28,200 Speaker 2: I played the last person to win with Eddie. 530 00:32:28,680 --> 00:32:30,880 Speaker 1: I hate to he already picked. Oh, thank you Ben. 531 00:32:30,960 --> 00:32:33,440 Speaker 1: Let's go all right, classic man, Megan, just knock him 532 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:35,040 Speaker 1: out of the All right, let's play. 533 00:32:34,840 --> 00:32:37,320 Speaker 5: The game here, we all right, gentlemen. Words the Eric 534 00:32:37,320 --> 00:32:40,600 Speaker 5: Clapton addition, he turns eighty one years old today. Category 535 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:45,000 Speaker 5: is are Cocaine Forever Man, My Father's Eyes and Sweet 536 00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:47,200 Speaker 5: Home Chicago Sandwich. Category would you like? 537 00:32:48,280 --> 00:32:48,760 Speaker 1: Cocaine? 538 00:32:49,040 --> 00:32:53,240 Speaker 5: All right? Good choice, Jordan, which category would you like? 539 00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:57,200 Speaker 1: My father's? All right, what do you pick? 540 00:32:57,480 --> 00:33:00,480 Speaker 5: My father's Okay, all right, that's fine, all right, Sam 541 00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:02,760 Speaker 5: and Eddie first year category is cocaine? 542 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:07,280 Speaker 4: All right? All these athletes were known to have cocaine problems. 543 00:33:07,440 --> 00:33:10,000 Speaker 1: I put forty five seconds on the clock. You're on 544 00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:10,920 Speaker 1: your way and. 545 00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:14,440 Speaker 4: Go the playmaker Number eighty eight wide receiver the Cowboys. 546 00:33:17,880 --> 00:33:19,760 Speaker 1: Sam's Bryant Bryan. 547 00:33:20,280 --> 00:33:22,600 Speaker 4: No farther than that back in the day with EMMITTT. 548 00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:27,760 Speaker 4: Smith and Troy Aikman. Wow, all right. One of the 549 00:33:27,800 --> 00:33:30,320 Speaker 4: all time great linebackers, number fifty six for the New 550 00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:31,080 Speaker 4: York Giants. 551 00:33:32,800 --> 00:33:33,120 Speaker 2: Taylor. 552 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:36,040 Speaker 4: Yes, he was a baseball player for the New York 553 00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:38,280 Speaker 4: Mets and Yankees. An outfielder, and his last name is 554 00:33:38,280 --> 00:33:44,280 Speaker 4: a fruit. Yes, his nickname was Rock. He was a 555 00:33:44,320 --> 00:33:48,360 Speaker 4: baseball player for the Montreal Expos Chicago White Sox. Great 556 00:33:48,400 --> 00:33:52,440 Speaker 4: bass stealer in the eighties. 557 00:33:53,320 --> 00:33:58,600 Speaker 1: Okay, how about Michael Oh did not get that in? Unfortunately? 558 00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:00,400 Speaker 5: I think he did got he did get Mike Leervn 559 00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:00,680 Speaker 5: in there. 560 00:34:00,760 --> 00:34:01,200 Speaker 4: Oh did it? 561 00:34:01,280 --> 00:34:03,360 Speaker 1: Yeah? Right in the end, he said, Michael, he did 562 00:34:03,360 --> 00:34:05,640 Speaker 1: not say that does not count the job. It does 563 00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:09,800 Speaker 1: not count. Who's giving you points? 564 00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:14,040 Speaker 4: Tim Rain Rains, Tim Rain Rock Raine, And wasn't the 565 00:34:14,120 --> 00:34:17,400 Speaker 4: rock nickname because it's supposed. 566 00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:19,279 Speaker 5: Slidhead first, so he wouldn't crushed the vial. 567 00:34:19,480 --> 00:34:22,759 Speaker 4: Yeah all right, ladies, that's all right, second round, we'll 568 00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:23,160 Speaker 4: come back. 569 00:34:23,280 --> 00:34:25,160 Speaker 5: Jordan and Ben my father's eyes. 570 00:34:25,560 --> 00:34:28,960 Speaker 1: All right, These athletes all have pro athlete fathers. Are 571 00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:33,680 Speaker 1: you ready? Jordan's all right? Forty five seconds o'clock, run 572 00:34:33,760 --> 00:34:36,279 Speaker 1: away go, running back star for the forty nine ers. 573 00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:42,200 Speaker 1: His dad played for the Broncos. Yeah, yeah, that's correct, 574 00:34:42,520 --> 00:34:45,239 Speaker 1: star guard for the New York Knickerbockers. He came over 575 00:34:45,239 --> 00:34:50,360 Speaker 1: from the Dallas Mavericks, point guard, scoring guy for the 576 00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:58,640 Speaker 1: next scoring all time home run king, steroid cheat for 577 00:34:58,680 --> 00:35:02,960 Speaker 1: the Giants in San Francisco. Very bond, that is correct. 578 00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:03,400 Speaker 5: Uh. 579 00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:14,160 Speaker 1: His father was minute, very tall basketball player from Africa. Yes, 580 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:18,080 Speaker 1: that is good job for you. I love you for that. 581 00:35:18,880 --> 00:35:20,839 Speaker 1: All right, that's all we needed right there? 582 00:35:21,680 --> 00:35:24,400 Speaker 5: All right, Sam, do you want forever man or Sweet 583 00:35:24,440 --> 00:35:25,120 Speaker 5: Home Chicago? 584 00:35:26,520 --> 00:35:29,879 Speaker 1: Sweet home Cha? All right? Go all right? 585 00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:30,080 Speaker 5: Uh? 586 00:35:30,239 --> 00:35:33,040 Speaker 4: He played, He won championships with the Heat and with 587 00:35:33,200 --> 00:35:35,120 Speaker 4: lebron James and he's a guard. 588 00:35:35,280 --> 00:35:37,880 Speaker 1: You're no. He said it. He said it. 589 00:35:37,960 --> 00:35:41,040 Speaker 5: I want won the game, and he know I won 590 00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:41,600 Speaker 5: the game.