1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:03,400 Speaker 1: Everybody Dan here, I'm gonna give you a little preamble 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: before we get into this Friday very special edition of 3 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:09,559 Speaker 1: the Around the NFL podcast. It is actually the TV 4 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: show that we record Fridays and put up on NFL Network. Uh, 5 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: And we figured with the summer break coming up for 6 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 1: our show, this might be a good time to let 7 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: you check out what the TV show is all about, 8 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: if you haven't been able to watch it yet, and 9 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:26,640 Speaker 1: maybe you like it enough to start hitting it up 10 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: on your old DVR or wherever you catch NFL network programming. Hey, Ricky, 11 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:36,239 Speaker 1: give me a little um how about some fireplace, a 12 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:39,159 Speaker 1: crackling fireplace. It's a little fireside chat before we get 13 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:43,279 Speaker 1: into the show. Oh, very nice. And I just want 14 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: you guys to know this is not gonna become a 15 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:46,840 Speaker 1: regular thing, and the TV show is not gonna substitute 16 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 1: for the audio shows. Hate when podcasts do that. That's 17 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 1: not gonna Actually, Ricky, give me not a fireplace, it's 18 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: the summer. How about takes to the beach? Yeah, by 19 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: the sea. I like that. Now we're now we're in business. Yes, 20 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:00,959 Speaker 1: this is just kind of a one off thing, so 21 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: please uh enjoy it. It's me. It's Mark. It's Colleen 22 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:08,839 Speaker 1: filling in for Greg, who's already started his vacation. Wow, 23 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: way to go, Greg, uh So please check it out 24 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 1: and again we'll be back. We're gonna take a little 25 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 1: bit of a break here. It's been a long year 26 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: for us at the show, so we're gonna spend some 27 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 1: time with family. We'll be back with shows on the 28 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:21,839 Speaker 1: other side of the July four week so make sure 29 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:24,479 Speaker 1: to come back while we go away. And for now, 30 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:28,199 Speaker 1: it's time to head to the sea. Enjoy it everybody, 31 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: and have a great weekend. Me Around the NFL podcast 32 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 1: needs more followers on Instagram. Welcome to another edition of 33 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 1: the Around the NFL Broadcast. My name is Dan Hansas 34 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: joined and he virtual room filled with some heroes. Mark 35 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 1: Sessler and filling in for Greg Rosenthal on vacation. Colleague, 36 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: whoof what's up? Gang? Hello? Hello, this is gonna be 37 00:01:59,880 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 1: a good one coming up on today's show. Connie the 38 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: Eagles fan, We're gonna freak her out about the Eagles, 39 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 1: or try to anybody with a big season coming up. Mark, 40 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: you get upset about certain things, the ponderous scale about 41 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: high high mileage, offseason storylines and I know you're gonna 42 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: have some things to get off your chest, I imagine, Mark, Yeah, 43 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 1: absolutely no. It's we're at that point of the year 44 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 1: where it's like the storylines have been frantically drilled into 45 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:27,800 Speaker 1: our minds, you know, over and over, and I'm slightly agitated. 46 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: This feels like a cathartic exercise that will send you 47 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: into summer in a healthy place. But before that, let's 48 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:35,799 Speaker 1: get caught up on what's going on in the NFL 49 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: to do some news, and we'll start, boys and girls 50 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 1: with big news on a Steeler's offensive line that is 51 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:48,079 Speaker 1: continuing to evolve into an area of mystery. The Steelers 52 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: cut long time guard David DeCastro. They then turned around 53 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: and signed former charges guard Trey Turner um Connie. This 54 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: one was a shock at first. DeCastro has been a 55 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: mainstay for the with the Steelers for a decade. But 56 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:05,359 Speaker 1: then when you started to peel back the layers here 57 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: and made a little more sense, he's been such a staple, 58 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:11,239 Speaker 1: so I feel like it was kind of jarring when 59 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: I saw that this happened. In nine years he spent 60 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 1: in Pittsburgh, three time All Pro sixt time Pro bowler, 61 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 1: but it's just the continuation of what we've been seeing 62 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 1: on this offensive line. The turnover there. It's kind of wild. 63 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: This offensive line, it looks completely different now. And this 64 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:32,079 Speaker 1: for so long has been a strong, consistent group in Pittsburgh, 65 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:34,360 Speaker 1: and now you have so much influx. So you have 66 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: Alejandro Villeneueva, he's now a raven, Matt Fire, he's now 67 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: a Charger. Marquees Palty retired, so they bring in trade 68 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: Turner and they have a whole different looking group. Now, yeah, 69 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: I mean, and the whole point here was if we're 70 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: gonna do this one more time with Big Ben, you 71 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: want to create an environment where he's going to succeed 72 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: because he can't move Dan. We've we've used the term 73 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: a million times. He's a stone age pony at this point. 74 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: Is part of his game to degree, but I mean 75 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: part of it is relationship. You only have a certain 76 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 1: amount of time and a dwindling amount of time until 77 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: the season begins here, and they've got one guy coming 78 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: back from last year's line, and it wasn't a good 79 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 1: line to begin with, So there's a lot of meshing 80 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:17,239 Speaker 1: that needs to occur, otherwise this offense could be docked. 81 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:19,920 Speaker 1: Um in a hurry. Well that that's the positive spent 82 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: spin too, though, because if this line was bad last year, 83 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:27,720 Speaker 1: well it needed to be overhauled anyway. So maybe you 84 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 1: trust and again, this is an organization mark. As a 85 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:31,919 Speaker 1: Browns fan, I know you struggle with this and I 86 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: would too. Um, they seem to figure things out there, 87 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: run in a smart way. There's a reason why they 88 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:41,040 Speaker 1: win eleven games every year, it seems, and you imagine 89 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,480 Speaker 1: they have some pieces in place that they trust and 90 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:46,159 Speaker 1: maybe they actually get better in on that point, Trey Turner, 91 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 1: that's a nice pickup. Um. Turner's dealt with injuries himself. 92 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 1: Uh so he's a question mark, but I feel like 93 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna Maybe it softens the blow a little 94 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:56,559 Speaker 1: bit and the shock of decashtro all of a sudden 95 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:58,720 Speaker 1: being out of the picture that you're saying, Okay, again, 96 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: I trust this front office. They know what they're doing. 97 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 1: They bring in Turner, they believe in him that he 98 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: can fill the shoes. But maybe, Connie, you could look 99 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 1: at it another way. Turner was on the market for 100 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 1: a long time and maybe it's a bit of another 101 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: desperation move for a team in transition. Right, We'll look 102 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: at the look at where we are right now on 103 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: the calendar too. It's not like they had their pick 104 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 1: of the litter out there. This happened. They had to 105 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 1: bring somebody in, so they have someone there and trade 106 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:24,720 Speaker 1: Turner now. But I feel like there are a lot 107 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: of questions at least that I have with this team. 108 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: Because Ben Roethlisberger, we know that you know what he 109 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:34,119 Speaker 1: is at this point, he's getting older. This offensive line 110 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 1: that is very different, and then I just feel like 111 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:39,599 Speaker 1: no one is really talking about this secondary and the 112 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: questions that I have at cornerback. How are the Steelers 113 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 1: going to replace both starting corner Steven Nelson and Mike 114 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: Hilton in the back end there? And this was a 115 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 1: top three passing defense last year, so they have Joe 116 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: Hayden still, they have Ken Sutton, who's versatile. Then after that, 117 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: it's justin lane. There's really no insurance policies beyond that. 118 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: So it's not necessarily a team in Pittsburgh that drafts 119 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 1: and develops corner talent from within. Both Nelson and Hilton 120 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,599 Speaker 1: they were imports, and when you look at their schedule, guys, 121 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:14,919 Speaker 1: they got Mahomes, they got Josh Allen, Ryan Tattehill, Russell Wilson. 122 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:18,360 Speaker 1: I mean not to mention Jackson and Baker Mayfield twice. 123 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 1: So this is kind of a problem. Conny, We're supposed 124 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: to be freaking you about out about the Eagles later 125 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:26,920 Speaker 1: on today, you're trying to freak out Steelers fans. Final thoughts, Cessler, 126 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, my apology. That's a Pennsylvania thing. I mean, 127 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:31,919 Speaker 1: I think they also our last impression of the Steelers, 128 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:34,039 Speaker 1: and as a Browns fan, you know I I I 129 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 1: enjoyed this for a bit, was like a drunken flues 130 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: he being taken out of a party in January. But 131 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 1: you're right, then, the Steelers tend to figure things out. 132 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: There's a lot of weapons on this offense too, And 133 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 1: would it surprise anyone if they were a wild card 134 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: team or even won the division. No, it's the Pittsburgh Steelers. 135 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 1: I'm gonna talk some team MVP picks and a piece 136 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,280 Speaker 1: that I'm writing for NFL dot com later. I love 137 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 1: now Jay Harris the first round pick, but again, everything 138 00:06:57,080 --> 00:07:00,479 Speaker 1: is kind of predicated on what happens up front. And 139 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 1: my last thought is the Steelers. Is there another team 140 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:06,159 Speaker 1: that has a higher ceiling and a lower floor. The 141 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 1: disparity between where this can go. I think they can 142 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: go eleven and six or six and eleven. All Right, 143 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 1: that's enough good talk. In other news and historic news. 144 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 1: In fact, I saw people. I'm Karl Massive. I'm at 145 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: my house here in west Chester, Pennsylvania. I just want 146 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 1: to take a quick moment to say that I'm gay. 147 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 1: I've been meaning to do this for a while now, 148 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 1: but I finally feel comfortable enough to get it off 149 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: my chest. UM. I really have the best life. I 150 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 1: got the best family, friends and job a guy could 151 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 1: ask for. UM. I'm a pretty private person, so I 152 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 1: hope you guys know that I'm really not doing this 153 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: for attention. UM. I just think that representation and visibility 154 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 1: are so important. UM. I actually hope that, like one day, 155 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 1: videos like this and the whole coming out process are 156 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 1: just not necessary. UM. But until then, you know, I'm 157 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 1: gonna do my best and do my part to cultivated 158 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: culture that's accepting and that's compassionate. And I'm gonna start 159 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: by donating one thousand dollars to the Trevor Project. They're 160 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: an incredibleganization. They're the number one suicider Vengure service for 161 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: lgbt Q youth in America and they're truly doing incredible 162 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: things and I'm very excited to be a part of it, 163 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,119 Speaker 1: helping any way that I can, and I'm really pumped 164 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: to see what the future holds good for Carl Nassa, 165 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 1: the first openly gay NFL player active player in history. 166 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 1: And now we welcome in our wonderful producer, Erica tam Posey, 167 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 1: openly gay herself and proud, and we're proud of her, 168 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: and I'm sure this is a proud moment for you, Ricky. Yeah, 169 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: you guys, this is awesome. And for those that don't 170 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 1: know our podcast, we did a Pride episode where we 171 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:40,319 Speaker 1: were all together, and it's such a difference from even 172 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: where I thought I could be in my career, in 173 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 1: my life from years ago. To have very you know, 174 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:51,080 Speaker 1: openly straight people with families and coming to do a 175 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 1: Pride episode together and the support and love that you 176 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,719 Speaker 1: guys personally showed me is just incredible and I'm so 177 00:08:56,800 --> 00:08:59,840 Speaker 1: lucky to have you. But watching what is happening around 178 00:08:59,880 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 1: the league with Carl and the outspoken um, just support 179 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: from players and people all around, like it brought me 180 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:11,200 Speaker 1: to absolute tears and I sat down yesterday with Ryan Russell, 181 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: who's a free agent who's also openly gay, yesterday and 182 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 1: we we chatted for a while. But the comments, you guys, still, 183 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 1: especially on the main NFL account, when you have this 184 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: huge group of people, they it's still not there. And 185 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 1: it is so heartbreaking and and and this is why 186 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:30,840 Speaker 1: we need Pride Month, you know what I mean, Like 187 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: when you see all these comments that are so hateful 188 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: and who care? And it blows my mind that you 189 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 1: can still read this kind of stuff out there. But 190 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: there's a reason why we need to be talking about it. 191 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: And I know for a fact that there are young 192 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: boys watching football at home saying, hey, you know what, 193 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 1: I might, you know, love another boy, but I can 194 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 1: still be still be a great football player and play 195 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:54,079 Speaker 1: in this league and I belong here. And we're very 196 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 1: proud of that. Yeah, Erica, we're so proud of you. 197 00:09:57,360 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 1: You you wrote an amazing piece on NFL dot com 198 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 1: last year detailing your journey in sports media as a 199 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: gay woman. And it just it seems like and Mark, 200 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 1: we've been doing this podcast forever. Mark that uh, Michael 201 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:14,440 Speaker 1: sam was seven years ago when he was drafted in 202 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 1: the seventh round. Um, the first gay player to be drafted. 203 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 1: His career never got off the ground as a player, 204 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 1: but now you have. Nasa was an established guy drafted 205 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 1: by your Browns, is on his third contract. Um. It's 206 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 1: it's really, it's it's a great thing. And I think 207 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 1: you're seeing progress just and how it's how things are 208 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 1: unfolding in the last few days compared to seven years ago. Yeah, 209 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:37,560 Speaker 1: and you hear Carl Nassa very honestly say that, you know, 210 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 1: he agonized over this for fifteen years. So how many 211 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 1: other players UM in the past and even today have 212 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:48,439 Speaker 1: also agonized over the authentic person they are. Um, not 213 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 1: the not the you know, the outside one where you're looking, 214 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 1: you're you're doing your job, but who you truly are inside. 215 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 1: And I think this is a big step for other players. 216 00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: And you know, we've had people reach out to us 217 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 1: listeners of our show that say, I'm a guy, I 218 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 1: love football, but I've always felt, UM that I can't 219 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 1: really be who I am as a football fan or 220 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 1: just as a person. And doing our episode with you 221 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:11,559 Speaker 1: Ricky up in Um West Hollywood, I think opened a 222 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 1: door for even some people that listen to our show 223 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:16,840 Speaker 1: but really it's an NFL wide thing. It's it's um 224 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:19,319 Speaker 1: it's a universe thing, it's an earth thing. I mean, 225 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 1: we are becoming more who we really are, and I 226 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 1: think it's a great step for Carl Nassa, it truly is. 227 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:27,079 Speaker 1: I have so much respect for him, Erica. I mean, 228 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:30,559 Speaker 1: this was so courageous, so commendable for him to come 229 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 1: out and do this and really brave to be able 230 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 1: to to make himself so vulnerable and to open himself up, Erica, 231 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 1: as you mentioned, to all of the ugliness of people 232 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:42,559 Speaker 1: who won't accept him, to be a voice of representation 233 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 1: for people who are too afraid to use their own 234 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 1: to speak up. It's just so cool to see the 235 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:50,839 Speaker 1: Carl Nassa jersey's sales spiking, and it's like a lot 236 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:52,840 Speaker 1: of people that are you know, I don't need to 237 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: walk around with a Pride flag to show that I'm accepting. 238 00:11:56,320 --> 00:11:58,320 Speaker 1: You can be in the in the grocery store and 239 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:01,720 Speaker 1: see someone wearing a Carl now of jersey and you're like, Okay, 240 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 1: that person respects people. If something were to happen to me, 241 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: I know that this person is okay with me. And 242 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 1: it's like little things like that that get me so excited, 243 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 1: and it's like my heart just wants to burst because 244 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:15,000 Speaker 1: it's like I can see masculine dudes in a Carl 245 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 1: Nassa jersey and know that like they ride with me. 246 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 1: And you wonder if maybe you know this announcement as 247 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:22,880 Speaker 1: brave as it as it is opens the door for 248 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:25,719 Speaker 1: other players to follow in Again, it's like going back 249 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 1: to seven years ago and we had just started our 250 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:30,079 Speaker 1: own podcast at that point. I don't remember. Maybe my 251 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 1: memory is failing me. Michael Sam Jersey's flying off the shelf. 252 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:36,160 Speaker 1: And I know that's not necessarily indicative of everything, but 253 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:41,160 Speaker 1: it does tell you something. And and he also mentioned NASA, 254 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 1: the Trevor Project, which provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention 255 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 1: services to the l g B t Q community. Uh, 256 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 1: look into that if you can help out, help out. 257 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:55,200 Speaker 1: Awesome stuff. And Ricky again, this is fun, this is good, 258 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 1: this is progress. It's amazing. Guys, thank you so much 259 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 1: for even talking about it. And I feel like, you know, 260 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 1: June is I don't want to just check a box. 261 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 1: I don't want to just come on here and talk 262 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 1: about this because it's June. But the support that I 263 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:11,200 Speaker 1: feel from my friends and family from you guys specifically, 264 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 1: and the NFL matching the donation to the Trevor Project. 265 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 1: It's like, we need to talk about this right now. Awesome. 266 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 1: We love you, Ricky Prett, and we're also happy that 267 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 1: the Patriots are in decline, so you have to deal 268 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: with that, but you have good things in your life 269 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 1: as well. All right, coming up next on the broadcast. Yes, 270 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:32,720 Speaker 1: we've promised it. I think a little always sunny nod there. 271 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:36,040 Speaker 1: I like that the Gang freaks Connie out about her 272 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 1: beloved Eagles. It's been a big season of upheaval for 273 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:45,080 Speaker 1: Philadelphia's NFL squad, and a native of Philadelphia is the 274 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 1: great Colleen Wolf again sitting in for Greg Rosenthal today 275 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 1: and Connie listen. It's kind of a weird time, I 276 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:56,959 Speaker 1: imagine to be an Eagles fan, because there's in the division, 277 00:13:56,960 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 1: the NFC East, which is obviously you know, mired and mediaocrity. 278 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:02,720 Speaker 1: You're here and hype about these other teams, but the 279 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 1: Eagles not so much. I mean you do you sense 280 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:11,320 Speaker 1: that as well? Oh? I sense it. I live it. Um, 281 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:13,800 Speaker 1: It's just I wake up every morning and I feel it. 282 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 1: So I'm trying to actually separate myself a little bit 283 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 1: from it, but I appreciate the segment for sure. All Right, 284 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:21,840 Speaker 1: So this is the sag and and this is what 285 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 1: we're gonna do our attempt, Mark and I and we're 286 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 1: gonna ping pong on this. We want to freak you out. 287 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 1: We want you to be uncomfortable. We want you to 288 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:32,320 Speaker 1: by the end of this seg to think about the 289 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:35,640 Speaker 1: season ahead is something to dread because nothing goods coming 290 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 1: out of it. But feel free to push back on us. Mark, 291 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 1: get us going. I will, and what good friends we are. 292 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 1: I'm gonna just read this for you, Colleen. Does it 293 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 1: concern you from a long game karma angle that the 294 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: Eagles have a statue outside of their stadium featuring a 295 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 1: coach they just fired and whose most memorable sound bite 296 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: is I'm piste off Angelo. Well, you know what you 297 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 1: brought be back in at the end, because Angelo was 298 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:07,160 Speaker 1: my old boss at w i P Sports Radio, first job. Ever, However, yes, 299 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:10,360 Speaker 1: I think that is terrible karma. And it's like for 300 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 1: a while in Philadelphia there was the Curse of Ben Franklin, 301 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:17,479 Speaker 1: so no team could win a championship because the Comcast 302 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 1: tower was built higher than the Ben Franklin statue on 303 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 1: top of city halls. We finally got over that, but 304 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 1: at this point I feel like this is the new 305 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 1: kind of hecks. Yeah, a lot is wrong with that. 306 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 1: So you're pretty freaked out about that? Wow? If that 307 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 1: all right? I'm feeling good about this segment al right 308 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 1: up next, everything freaks me out. I know, I know you, 309 00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 1: we know you will. The new head coach, Nick Sirianni. 310 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 1: You know, a long search after they let go of 311 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 1: Doug Peterson, they land on Sirianni and I just want 312 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:50,360 Speaker 1: to throw it. If anyone is not familiar with the 313 00:15:50,520 --> 00:15:54,160 Speaker 1: look and sound of Mr Sirianni, here it is. It's 314 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:59,760 Speaker 1: competition in every position. Competition is great. Competition elevates everybody's 315 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 1: go out there and compete. They're competing for the jobs. 316 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 1: I'm competing for my job, Shane's competing for his job. 317 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:06,080 Speaker 1: Gan is competing for his job. So we got to 318 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:11,160 Speaker 1: compete and to compete, and competition is never a bad thing. Okay. So, 319 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:13,400 Speaker 1: so I am staying at my parents place on the 320 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 1: Jersey Shore right now. So I ask you this, Colleen, 321 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: does it concern you at all? The new Eagles coach 322 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 1: Nick Sirianni looks and sounds like every fist pumping bro 323 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 1: getting down to the foghorn at DJ's in Belmar, Okay. 324 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: So everybody knows that Eagles fans and anyone from Philadelphia 325 00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:39,040 Speaker 1: they go down the shore, but they go to South Jersey. 326 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 1: So anything north of a C doesn't even count. Now, 327 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:44,840 Speaker 1: if you were saying that he was fist pumping like 328 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 1: a bro, and say La Costa or the Princeton Wildwood, see, 329 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 1: I'll avalon. I guess if you're one of those rich people, listen. Yes, 330 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 1: it absolutely does concern me. However, he's not the only 331 00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:58,680 Speaker 1: head coach in the NFL that looks like he could 332 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 1: be fist pumping at a Jersey shore bar. I mean, 333 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 1: hello Sean McVeigh, Hello Matt Lafleur, Hello Dan Campbell. The 334 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:08,880 Speaker 1: list could go on and on and on. What does 335 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:11,719 Speaker 1: concern me is the fact that he's never been a 336 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:14,399 Speaker 1: head coach, he's never been a play caller before, and 337 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:17,480 Speaker 1: he brings in an offensive coordinator in Shane Steike and 338 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 1: who has been a play caller before. Yet. No, Sirianni 339 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 1: is going to do both jobs, and I'm very curious 340 00:17:23,800 --> 00:17:26,400 Speaker 1: to see how it turns. Out. That's a good point. 341 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:28,680 Speaker 1: I mean, there it feels like he's and I'm gonna 342 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 1: get to it a little bit later, um, but it 343 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:33,119 Speaker 1: feels like he's in a very difficult position and doesn't 344 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:36,639 Speaker 1: have a lot of experience. Mark, you're up alright. I noticed, 345 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 1: Colleen that you were taking pot shots at the Steelers secondary. 346 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:42,040 Speaker 1: Fair enough, but I look at what the Eagles have 347 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 1: right now. You have Darius Slay, good player. Your next 348 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: sort of plugged in starter is Vonte Maddox, who, last 349 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:50,639 Speaker 1: year pf F graded is the one hundred and twenty 350 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:53,440 Speaker 1: first ranked cornerback out of a hundred and twenty one 351 00:17:53,480 --> 00:17:58,360 Speaker 1: eligible cornerbacks. Number two was Erica Tamposey. You've got Patrick 352 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:02,360 Speaker 1: Mahomes coming into town. Next. Here you're dealing with Tom Brady. Um, 353 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:05,040 Speaker 1: You've got a bunch of great quarterbacks Matt Ryan coming 354 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 1: up against this Eagle secondary. Everything is fine? Correct? Well, 355 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 1: when you put it like that, I mean, who wouldn't 356 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:14,760 Speaker 1: be concerned? I'm sweating at this point now I need 357 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:18,360 Speaker 1: to tear off my Eagles jacket. Uh listen. In fairness, 358 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 1: having watched the Eagles my entire life, being concerned about 359 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:25,360 Speaker 1: cornerback depth, it kind of comes with the territory. It's 360 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:29,720 Speaker 1: basically a prerequisite of being an Eagles fan. So maybe 361 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:32,199 Speaker 1: it will help that the Eagles, Uh, you know that 362 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 1: they did bring in some some new people on the 363 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 1: On the defense, they have a new defensive coordinator. Jim 364 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:40,960 Speaker 1: Schwartz has gone. Actually that makes me freaked out even 365 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 1: more that he's gone and Jonathan Gannon is now the 366 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator. I feel like I'm not helping myself at 367 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:48,960 Speaker 1: all here. But you also think about the wide receivers 368 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 1: in this division alone. You have Amari Cooper, Ceedee Lamb, 369 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 1: Kenny Golladay, now Terry McLaurin. Yeah, this is a problem 370 00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 1: for sure. Well, you know, let's close it with this, Connie, 371 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 1: and I feel like you're on the ropes right now, 372 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 1: So I'm going for the knockout. I'm not even gonna 373 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 1: get into the head coach is dealing with all sorts 374 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:10,480 Speaker 1: of potential dysfunction behind the scenes, micromanagement, and the athletic 375 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:13,360 Speaker 1: put out a whole expose on the phone, and I'd 376 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:15,639 Speaker 1: be more concerned than seeing Ben Simmons at the foul 377 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:18,120 Speaker 1: line in the NBA playoffs. But where I'm gonna put 378 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 1: my focus here finally is Jalen Hurts. You send Carson 379 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:23,320 Speaker 1: Wentz out of town, you kick him out of town, 380 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 1: and you have Jalen Hurts, a guy in his rookie season. 381 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:28,520 Speaker 1: You know, they went one in three in his starts 382 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:31,880 Speaker 1: and he completed just over fifty of his passes. Joe 383 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:34,199 Speaker 1: Flacco and Nick Mullins are behind him. A lot of 384 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:39,800 Speaker 1: eggs in the old Jalen Hurts basket. Concerned at all. Listen, 385 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:43,159 Speaker 1: We've seen what four starts from him, that's it. And 386 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:46,800 Speaker 1: he comes into a locker room that is obviously a 387 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:50,280 Speaker 1: toxic situation. You have the head coach clashing with the 388 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 1: higher ups there in the front office. The offensive line 389 00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 1: was completely decimated. They had the most starting offensive line 390 00:19:57,240 --> 00:20:01,639 Speaker 1: combinations since three and then all of their skill position 391 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:04,520 Speaker 1: players were basically hurt. You had guys off the practice squad, 392 00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:07,680 Speaker 1: You had undrafted free agents coming out of nowhere, Greg Ward, 393 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:11,320 Speaker 1: Travis Fulgum. I mean, this was a situation that was 394 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:14,359 Speaker 1: a massive problem. However, I will say that when he 395 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:17,040 Speaker 1: did come in, despite all of those things and all 396 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:19,639 Speaker 1: of the adversity that he faced, he was able to 397 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:23,040 Speaker 1: really show some amazing running ability, some great things off 398 00:20:23,040 --> 00:20:26,240 Speaker 1: of play action. So there is a foundation, and of 399 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:30,359 Speaker 1: course they bring in the Heisman Trophy winter winner Devanta Smith, 400 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 1: and you have hopefully some more stability in that locker 401 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 1: room now that Carson Wentz is gone and it's not divided. 402 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:40,800 Speaker 1: You know what, Colleen, You've comported yourself very well. Mark. 403 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:43,760 Speaker 1: I'm disappointed. I thought there'd be makeup running down her face. 404 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:45,760 Speaker 1: I thought you'd just like fall out of the chair. 405 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 1: But she's she really handled this. No, she's two points 406 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:56,880 Speaker 1: and she's been Remember remember Wiles, but Nick Foles caught 407 00:20:56,960 --> 00:21:00,400 Speaker 1: that touchdown pass from Trey Burton. Always remember well, always 408 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:02,679 Speaker 1: have that. Fans can't take it away and they're not 409 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 1: tearing down that statue, all right. Mac Jones the new 410 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:08,679 Speaker 1: future at quarterback for the Patriots. At least the Patriots 411 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 1: hope that Tom Brady went and went and won a 412 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:13,600 Speaker 1: Super Bowl down in Tampa and the Pat's limped to 413 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 1: a seven and nine finish in So now there's a 414 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 1: camp battle brewing here. Report from our old colleague Burt Breer. 415 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 1: Mac Jones has done enough in the spring to merit 416 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:28,280 Speaker 1: a real competition with Cam Newton in the summer. Mark 417 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 1: Jeff Howe of the athletic. Another respected mind on the 418 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:35,160 Speaker 1: Patriots beat said that Mac Jones looked better than Camp 419 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 1: in mini camp. Uh, where do you see this thing going? 420 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:41,000 Speaker 1: Is Mac gonna win this job outright heading into week one? Yeah? 421 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:42,639 Speaker 1: I mean I don't know how surprised I should be 422 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:45,879 Speaker 1: by pro athlete improves with practice, But I mean I 423 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:48,199 Speaker 1: didn't see nyone look at what Cam Newton did for 424 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 1: the Patriots a year ago, and you've drafted a first 425 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:53,080 Speaker 1: round quarterback. I mean it should be a competition. This 426 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:55,960 Speaker 1: isn't what the Bears are doing, you know, whistling Dixie 427 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 1: about justin Field sitting out week one or two. I mean, 428 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:01,440 Speaker 1: let's just have a real competition. I do think Belichick 429 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:03,639 Speaker 1: has always had a little bit of a man crush 430 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:06,600 Speaker 1: on Cam Newton, which is an interesting um crush to 431 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 1: have if you're Bill Belichick. Um, but I think the 432 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:12,040 Speaker 1: one it could be growing with Mac Jones as well. 433 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:15,160 Speaker 1: I mean he he has started to show more moxie 434 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:17,320 Speaker 1: and practice and he's getting better and better. And I 435 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:19,560 Speaker 1: always find it to be an upset if a first 436 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 1: round drafted quarterback isn't starting by week three, if not 437 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:26,920 Speaker 1: week one. I mean, also, is Mac Jones the first 438 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 1: one in the building and the last one to leave. 439 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 1: Is that the next headline we're going to be at 440 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:33,199 Speaker 1: this point in June. Of course there's going to be 441 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:36,200 Speaker 1: a quarterback competition, like this is a first round pick. 442 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:38,439 Speaker 1: Did you see the way that Mac Jones walked up 443 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:40,560 Speaker 1: to that stage. I thought that was gonna be the 444 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 1: video shoot. It was incredibly He's ready to go. He's 445 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:46,800 Speaker 1: ready to take that job. But I do find it 446 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:51,480 Speaker 1: hard to believe just looking at the two players, just 447 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 1: watching them and the way that they are. I feel 448 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 1: like Cam Newton should win this job. But then when 449 00:22:57,600 --> 00:22:59,760 Speaker 1: I go back and watch Cam Newton from last year, 450 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:02,399 Speaker 1: of course there's questions. But it just when I see 451 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:04,760 Speaker 1: Cam Newton like working out and doing all this stuff 452 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:06,760 Speaker 1: at the gym, and then I see Mac Jones, I 453 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 1: would think, Okay, yeah, Cam Newton is a quarterback. Maybe 454 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:12,359 Speaker 1: Mac Jones needs to work on some things a little 455 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:15,200 Speaker 1: bit still because he's a rookie. He's gonna learn, but yeah, 456 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:17,040 Speaker 1: I think he'll be starting for sure at some point 457 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 1: this season. You know what, Connie, I agree with everything 458 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 1: you just said, but what is the deal with Belichick 459 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:26,800 Speaker 1: with the number fifty for your number one? Draft pick. 460 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:30,439 Speaker 1: It's like, grumble, grumble, umble. You gotta earn everything in 461 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:33,440 Speaker 1: this league, an hour league. Grumble grumble. I give the 462 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:35,960 Speaker 1: kid a number, give him a real quarterback. Never, I 463 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 1: don't know which point you're making, and just do. The 464 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 1: other point I wanted to make was yeah, like Cam Newton. 465 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:44,160 Speaker 1: And if Greig was on the show, he would push 466 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:46,520 Speaker 1: back on this. He's like I rushed for forty top shows. No, 467 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:49,520 Speaker 1: Kim Newton was not good last season. I mean, he 468 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:51,960 Speaker 1: had some moments when he threw the ball well, and 469 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:54,000 Speaker 1: I know he didn't have a lot of parts to 470 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:57,200 Speaker 1: throw to and and the offense is better. But I 471 00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:58,879 Speaker 1: think they see the writing on the wall here that 472 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:02,160 Speaker 1: Cam Newton's best days likely behind him. And if you're 473 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:04,879 Speaker 1: a team that is kind of regrouping for the next phase, 474 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:08,359 Speaker 1: maybe the rookie makes more sense. That said Connie that 475 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:11,159 Speaker 1: said they have a great defense. They could have the 476 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 1: best defense in football with Done how high tower back 477 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:16,120 Speaker 1: and a really good front seven. And you still got 478 00:24:16,119 --> 00:24:19,160 Speaker 1: Gilmore leading the way in the back end. So you're 479 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:20,960 Speaker 1: kind of in a You're in a tricky spot there 480 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:22,680 Speaker 1: where do you want to stay with the steady guy, 481 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 1: you know, or is he the progress stoppers? Bill Parcels 482 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:28,480 Speaker 1: once said, and you put the kid in there. It's 483 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:30,440 Speaker 1: a great point that I mean. Honestly though, the most 484 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 1: buzz that I've seen about mac Jones is the fact 485 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:35,880 Speaker 1: that Matt and twenty two was very off on their 486 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:39,160 Speaker 1: rendering of him. If you haven't seen it yet, check 487 00:24:39,160 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 1: it out. It's not Christian McCaffrey level um bad with Madden, 488 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:46,159 Speaker 1: but this one is kind of a doozy too. Doesn't 489 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:48,359 Speaker 1: he have like a flowing neck beard or something on 490 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:52,680 Speaker 1: the Madden version doesn't really look like him at all. 491 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:56,880 Speaker 1: I mean, number fifty, he's your first round pick quarterback 492 00:24:56,960 --> 00:24:59,960 Speaker 1: Phil who you're trying to impress. You got forty ring, 493 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 1: all right, Listen, everybody wants to win the big trophy 494 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 1: League MVP, but there's also Team MVP trophies that are 495 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: handed out internally. I think, whatever, it's the summer, and 496 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:11,600 Speaker 1: I wrote something on NFL dot com that's going up 497 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:14,360 Speaker 1: next week picking Team m v PS. So now I'm 498 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:17,000 Speaker 1: gonna share some with you and feel free to agree 499 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 1: or disagree. And I'm gonna start with you Mark Sessler, 500 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:23,040 Speaker 1: because you know it, you know him on the Wentz wagon. 501 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:27,560 Speaker 1: You know I think I'm thinking Carson Wentz, back reunited 502 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:30,359 Speaker 1: with his old boss Frank Reich, is gonna make magic 503 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 1: with this Colts team. And I'll tell you this. Everyone 504 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:36,320 Speaker 1: thinks like he had a bad so now he's just 505 00:25:36,359 --> 00:25:38,879 Speaker 1: gonna be terrible forever. He was very good in twenty 506 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:42,040 Speaker 1: nineteen mark when he led that team, an injury ravage 507 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:44,840 Speaker 1: Eagles team to the playoffs. I think he could get 508 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:47,119 Speaker 1: that magic back with better coaching. I would say this, 509 00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:49,439 Speaker 1: he's in a great situation compared to where he was 510 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:51,560 Speaker 1: a year ago. I mean they had what fourteen different 511 00:25:51,600 --> 00:25:55,440 Speaker 1: line combinations in Philadelphia, good offensive line in Indianapolis. I 512 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:57,800 Speaker 1: think Jonathan Taylor is a chance to be a team 513 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 1: m v P Darius Leonard. But if all goes right, 514 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:02,800 Speaker 1: you'd have to look at Wentz number one. He's the quarterback, 515 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:04,919 Speaker 1: and I would say if that happens, he gets a 516 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers like comeback player of the year. Not as 517 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:10,680 Speaker 1: well because it was so dark and so low a 518 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:13,280 Speaker 1: season ago, that if he comes and spends magic under 519 00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:15,880 Speaker 1: Frank Reich, I mean people will beginning they'll be going nuts. 520 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:17,720 Speaker 1: So I hear you did, Connie Well, I mean I 521 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:20,359 Speaker 1: want to hear you on this, everyone will be going nuts. 522 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:23,280 Speaker 1: I'm sure of it. I will definitely be going nuts 523 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:26,879 Speaker 1: because my not so silent fears of Carson Wentz succeeding 524 00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:29,640 Speaker 1: when he leaves Philadelphia like so many others before him 525 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:33,200 Speaker 1: have done, are very real and very loud. Charles Barkley, 526 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 1: I mean, you have Will Smith left. He's not an athlete, 527 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:39,440 Speaker 1: but hey, people leave town and they thrive. You left 528 00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:42,640 Speaker 1: town and you you're thriving, so part of the problem. 529 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:46,400 Speaker 1: That's all right, Colleen, You're up next, and we'll stay 530 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:50,119 Speaker 1: um with well, not the Eagles NFC East team, the Cowboys. 531 00:26:50,359 --> 00:26:54,560 Speaker 1: You know. Ceedee Lamb is a guy that who's rookie 532 00:26:54,560 --> 00:26:57,000 Speaker 1: season kind of went under the radar because Dak Prescott 533 00:26:57,280 --> 00:27:00,560 Speaker 1: was injured. Uh and it kind of knows Dive all 534 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:03,400 Speaker 1: the players on that offense. But this kid can play, 535 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:05,399 Speaker 1: and I think he's gonna have a huge second season 536 00:27:05,640 --> 00:27:08,200 Speaker 1: m v P level though. I mean, listen, that's a 537 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:11,080 Speaker 1: big year two for Ceedee Lamb. I guess I could 538 00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:14,800 Speaker 1: see he has some more experience now with Dak back healthy. 539 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:18,680 Speaker 1: Maybe defenses are accounting for Amari Cooper and Ezekiel Elliott, 540 00:27:18,760 --> 00:27:22,280 Speaker 1: but Dac and Lamb they only played five games together, 541 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:27,000 Speaker 1: and Lamb average seventeen points per game in those five. However, Dan, 542 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:30,359 Speaker 1: if Dak is back and he's picking up right where 543 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:32,920 Speaker 1: he left off as a passing machine, on pace to 544 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:36,920 Speaker 1: break the single season passing yards record after coming off 545 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:40,240 Speaker 1: that brutal ankle injury. Come on, he's getting the m 546 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:42,760 Speaker 1: v P. Yeah, I mean, Dan, I would say this. 547 00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:45,640 Speaker 1: I am a huge proponent of humans who have last 548 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 1: names um that describe animals. But there are a lot 549 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:50,600 Speaker 1: of mouths to feed in Dallas, and I do think 550 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:52,640 Speaker 1: that Dak Prescott would probably get the NOD if they're 551 00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:54,800 Speaker 1: all succeed. Yeah, but it's a boring exercise if you 552 00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:58,440 Speaker 1: just pick all quarterbacks and just remember Ceedee Lamb was 553 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:01,919 Speaker 1: on pace for yards when Dak went went down as 554 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:04,159 Speaker 1: a rookie, and he still set the team record and 555 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:07,720 Speaker 1: catches for a rookie with seventy four. That guy's gonna 556 00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:09,480 Speaker 1: blow up this year. Mark my words, Take him in 557 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:12,800 Speaker 1: your fantasy drafts, All right, Mark, get excited because I 558 00:28:12,840 --> 00:28:14,600 Speaker 1: got I think, well, last year, I think it was 559 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:16,600 Speaker 1: Baker in the same exercise. This year, I got Myles 560 00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:20,160 Speaker 1: Garrett as the team MVP of the Browns and maybe 561 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:22,560 Speaker 1: he finally gets the defensive Player of the Year award. Yeah. 562 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:24,119 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, you look at Myles Garretty had 563 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:27,159 Speaker 1: twenty two sacks over the last two seasons while missing 564 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:30,399 Speaker 1: eight games. I think the Corona issue did effect him 565 00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:32,200 Speaker 1: last year. I know that was not a subplot, Dawn 566 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:34,400 Speaker 1: that you enjoyed, but um, he talked about it really 567 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:36,359 Speaker 1: affecting his play down the stretch. He was winded, he 568 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:39,200 Speaker 1: didn't look like himself. So I really think that now 569 00:28:39,240 --> 00:28:41,680 Speaker 1: they have a rebuilt secondary. What helps the pass rush 570 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:44,280 Speaker 1: more than that. Uh, they were not a good secondary 571 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 1: year ago. They have a chance now to make real 572 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 1: I think trouble for offenses. Jadeveon Clowney if he shows up, 573 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:52,680 Speaker 1: that helps as well. So Garrett to me, if he 574 00:28:52,760 --> 00:28:54,600 Speaker 1: could lead the league in sacks, bang, you'd be the 575 00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:57,760 Speaker 1: team m v P, no problem. You know I have 576 00:28:57,880 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 1: said way too often on this podcast and on this 577 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:04,960 Speaker 1: television show that the Michael Strahan sack record gets on 578 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:08,240 Speaker 1: my nerves more than anything else. Mark Gastino should still 579 00:29:08,280 --> 00:29:11,680 Speaker 1: have it. I am all for Miles Garrett taking that 580 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:14,920 Speaker 1: sack record and he gets an extra game to do it. Now, Connie, 581 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:19,520 Speaker 1: about my pick for the Atlanta Falcons Calvin Ridley, who, 582 00:29:19,560 --> 00:29:21,760 Speaker 1: by the way, and everybody's like, oh, now that, now 583 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:24,880 Speaker 1: that Julio Jones is in Tennessee, Calvin Ridley will become 584 00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:28,600 Speaker 1: superstar wide receiver. Pay attention, bozos. He already was a 585 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:31,640 Speaker 1: superstar last year. It's just going to continue to go 586 00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:36,560 Speaker 1: onward and upward your thoughts. You really really want this 587 00:29:36,680 --> 00:29:39,320 Speaker 1: to happen. This is the second year that you picked 588 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:42,720 Speaker 1: him as the Falcons team m VP. Look it up, everybody. 589 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 1: I like that you're you're sticking with the plan here 590 00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:49,640 Speaker 1: and you're consistent in your pick. And now that Julio 591 00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:52,440 Speaker 1: is gone, he's got a much better chance. But it's 592 00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:55,320 Speaker 1: a brand new offense with Arthur Smith. Maybe that's a 593 00:29:55,320 --> 00:29:58,520 Speaker 1: good thing, but also that's an offense that emphasized tight 594 00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:02,080 Speaker 1: end sets and obviously, oh, by the way, they drafted 595 00:30:02,160 --> 00:30:05,400 Speaker 1: Kyle Pitts and also Arthur Smith. He really loved a 596 00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:08,080 Speaker 1: balanced offense. He really loved the run. So I don't 597 00:30:08,120 --> 00:30:10,600 Speaker 1: know if that means it's a dip at all for 598 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:13,600 Speaker 1: Calvin Ridley. But there's a lot of new kind of 599 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:16,240 Speaker 1: moving parts with that offense and kind of new pieces 600 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:19,080 Speaker 1: in place now too. Oh I don't. I don't buy it. 601 00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:21,440 Speaker 1: You're pushing back on it. But I think Arthur Smith 602 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:23,520 Speaker 1: is gonna unlock this man even more back to back 603 00:30:23,560 --> 00:30:26,520 Speaker 1: Calvin Ridley years. That's fine, there's nothing wrong with that. 604 00:30:27,080 --> 00:30:30,360 Speaker 1: Get off my case, Connie Fox. All right, now, Mark, 605 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:34,720 Speaker 1: you are a man. You've covered football for a long time, 606 00:30:34,760 --> 00:30:37,320 Speaker 1: over a decade now, and sometimes things get on your 607 00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:40,520 Speaker 1: nerves that they become there, I say, ponderous. So we're 608 00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:43,760 Speaker 1: we're creating something here for you. It's a ponderous scale 609 00:30:44,040 --> 00:30:45,640 Speaker 1: and you get to give us and I want I 610 00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:50,560 Speaker 1: want the one point scale, um, zero to ten. How 611 00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:56,280 Speaker 1: ponderous these high mileage offseason storylines are to you? And 612 00:30:56,320 --> 00:30:58,640 Speaker 1: I will get it going. And I know this one's 613 00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:02,360 Speaker 1: gonna get you because I've done literally podcasts with you. 614 00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:06,840 Speaker 1: By now, Mark, Justin Fields, he is the Bear's future, 615 00:31:07,480 --> 00:31:10,560 Speaker 1: but Andy Dalton is the present. Week one baby Sunday 616 00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:15,120 Speaker 1: Night Football, Alright, gonna write these down for you. This 617 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:17,720 Speaker 1: is this is a hot one right out of the gate. 618 00:31:18,400 --> 00:31:20,160 Speaker 1: I am going, um, let's see if I can get 619 00:31:20,160 --> 00:31:24,280 Speaker 1: this on screen point one for me, because it's like 620 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:29,000 Speaker 1: zero to ten, but it's a hundred point scale, so 621 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:31,360 Speaker 1: maybe a nineties nine point nine is what you mean? 622 00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:34,520 Speaker 1: Let's go nine point nine one? How about that we 623 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:38,240 Speaker 1: were already making that's a good correction. It is. It 624 00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:41,040 Speaker 1: is a hundred point scale, but one through zero through 625 00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:44,800 Speaker 1: ten you you kind of point not. But this, this 626 00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:47,880 Speaker 1: storyline is annoying to I think most anyone watching football 627 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:50,800 Speaker 1: because it's like the Bears have spent decades in the 628 00:31:50,840 --> 00:31:54,520 Speaker 1: wilderness looking for an exciting quarterback. You get one, and 629 00:31:54,560 --> 00:31:57,520 Speaker 1: then you're prancing out this verbal song and dance about 630 00:31:57,720 --> 00:32:00,720 Speaker 1: Andy Dalton starting you know again it's the Rams in 631 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:02,920 Speaker 1: week one? Why what is the point? By the way, 632 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:05,320 Speaker 1: what if like justin fields now that we have preseason 633 00:32:05,360 --> 00:32:08,840 Speaker 1: games again, absolutely blows up in the preseason. It looks 634 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:11,240 Speaker 1: like the second coming. You're still gonna wheel out the 635 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:14,760 Speaker 1: glowing red ginger man Dan and I and I still 636 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:18,600 Speaker 1: love it's my favorite. My favorite tweet of the off 637 00:32:18,640 --> 00:32:21,760 Speaker 1: season is still here's r QB one embarrass Fans were like, 638 00:32:21,920 --> 00:32:26,680 Speaker 1: kill me now, umni you're up, Okay, I got one 639 00:32:26,720 --> 00:32:29,640 Speaker 1: for you. This is cooked up specially for you, Sissler. 640 00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:34,000 Speaker 1: The Steelers offense is already looking different under Matt Canada 641 00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:40,440 Speaker 1: on what is It June Okay, Um, I'm gonna go uh, 642 00:32:40,560 --> 00:32:43,120 Speaker 1: let's see here. Seven point eight. Um, It's not something 643 00:32:43,120 --> 00:32:44,800 Speaker 1: that keeps me up at night. Just because of the 644 00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:47,400 Speaker 1: way the students ended last season. I feel like them 645 00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:51,600 Speaker 1: looking different, Um doesn't necessarily mean better. We've discussed their 646 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:54,080 Speaker 1: changes on the offensive line. That's different. Does that mean 647 00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:56,560 Speaker 1: it's better? Um? Big Ben looks a little different. Does 648 00:32:56,600 --> 00:32:59,400 Speaker 1: that just mean older? We don't know. And so for me, 649 00:32:59,480 --> 00:33:01,760 Speaker 1: there's some open there the Browns fan of me that 650 00:33:01,840 --> 00:33:04,840 Speaker 1: maybe this just sort of um points towards more chaos 651 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:09,000 Speaker 1: under Matt Canada's reign. Matt Canada, that's a great name. 652 00:33:09,280 --> 00:33:11,480 Speaker 1: Even around fourth in July. You got to give it 653 00:33:11,560 --> 00:33:14,600 Speaker 1: up to our neighbors to the north, and that's surname Mark. 654 00:33:14,600 --> 00:33:16,200 Speaker 1: How about this one. I gotta know, I say, I 655 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:18,080 Speaker 1: know how to team Mark up on this type of exercise. 656 00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:20,720 Speaker 1: All right here it is. Boy, the Browns look like 657 00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:25,880 Speaker 1: a Super super Bowl contender. But like Baker, m hm, 658 00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:29,600 Speaker 1: you know, well a lot of times, Dan, you're the 659 00:33:29,640 --> 00:33:33,040 Speaker 1: one offering this narrative. But I'm gonna just go flat 660 00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:35,720 Speaker 1: out ten because this is absurd. This is a quarterback 661 00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:38,480 Speaker 1: that number one under the Freddy Kitchens regime a few 662 00:33:38,560 --> 00:33:41,240 Speaker 1: years ago. We get it, that was a coddled mess 663 00:33:41,280 --> 00:33:45,120 Speaker 1: and everyone was complaining. Last year, they're organized. Kevin Stefanski 664 00:33:45,480 --> 00:33:47,600 Speaker 1: looks like the second coming of George Clooney, who knows 665 00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:51,240 Speaker 1: how to call football plays, and Baker totally thrived. I 666 00:33:51,240 --> 00:33:53,800 Speaker 1: would ask you to go watch this Chiefs game again. Yes, 667 00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:55,880 Speaker 1: they lost. He had one bad interception. It was like 668 00:33:55,880 --> 00:33:58,479 Speaker 1: the first pick he had thrown in like a thousand moons. 669 00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:01,000 Speaker 1: He was crisp and cleaned down the stretch, and he 670 00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:03,160 Speaker 1: has some he can make every throw. You don't have 671 00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 1: to worry about him that much. He's been a total 672 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:08,400 Speaker 1: team guy for like the last year plus. And I 673 00:34:08,400 --> 00:34:10,840 Speaker 1: think I'm over all this other nonsense with Baker Mayfield. 674 00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:12,480 Speaker 1: I mean, they found a good quarterback that can build 675 00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:15,120 Speaker 1: the offense around, no questions in my mind. All Right, 676 00:34:15,239 --> 00:34:17,520 Speaker 1: I know you and Greg are all pumped up about 677 00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:19,399 Speaker 1: his performance in that last playoff game, but he did 678 00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:21,560 Speaker 1: go three and out in their last possession with the 679 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:23,759 Speaker 1: game on the line. I just gotta throw that out there, 680 00:34:24,360 --> 00:34:27,960 Speaker 1: Derek camera point. All right, you're up, Colleen, I like 681 00:34:28,719 --> 00:34:31,960 Speaker 1: I'm up here. We go. Let's go with this one. 682 00:34:32,480 --> 00:34:36,759 Speaker 1: Mark Mobile Quarterbacks focusing on not being mobile so much. 683 00:34:36,840 --> 00:34:39,400 Speaker 1: So like the Lamar Jackson's trying to be more consistent 684 00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:43,480 Speaker 1: with deep passing, Kyler Murray saying his legs should be luxury. 685 00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:46,040 Speaker 1: What do you think of that? That is um that 686 00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:49,359 Speaker 1: does hit me in the ponderous places. I'm going eight 687 00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:52,200 Speaker 1: point four. I'm doing a terrible job with the paper 688 00:34:52,239 --> 00:34:56,359 Speaker 1: here because I know, I know, I know it's this 689 00:34:56,400 --> 00:34:59,359 Speaker 1: is you know, hey, but the mobile quarterback thing, it's 690 00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:01,319 Speaker 1: like Lamarge I and this is what you are. And 691 00:35:01,480 --> 00:35:03,920 Speaker 1: like I think, if you're mobile, it just raises the 692 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:06,719 Speaker 1: floor of of who what you offer a team, Like 693 00:35:06,760 --> 00:35:08,840 Speaker 1: if you're immobile. We've been talking about these guys. They 694 00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:12,200 Speaker 1: don't fit into football anymore. So go be who you 695 00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:15,080 Speaker 1: are and use it. Now. I get the injury concerns 696 00:35:15,080 --> 00:35:17,759 Speaker 1: are an issue, but if the Ravens get into pinch, 697 00:35:18,040 --> 00:35:19,759 Speaker 1: I mean they know what they're doing with Lamar Jackson. 698 00:35:19,840 --> 00:35:21,279 Speaker 1: So I think it's just one of these things they 699 00:35:21,480 --> 00:35:24,040 Speaker 1: try to talk about. We're getting more cautious, we're more 700 00:35:24,080 --> 00:35:25,759 Speaker 1: aware of it. But when the you know, when the 701 00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:27,319 Speaker 1: when you get thrown in the fire, you're gonna go 702 00:35:27,320 --> 00:35:30,120 Speaker 1: back to what you do, all right, Hey, last one 703 00:35:31,680 --> 00:35:34,240 Speaker 1: Tim Tebow. All right, I threw my paper out, but well, 704 00:35:34,280 --> 00:35:37,920 Speaker 1: i'll say it verbally, Tim Tebow, oh college, and you 705 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:43,520 Speaker 1: take it? Okay? All right? Uh? Tim Tebow not invited 706 00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:49,840 Speaker 1: to George Kittle and Travis Kelsey's tight end university. What stupid? 707 00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:52,279 Speaker 1: That's about a three point six. I don't find it 708 00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:55,160 Speaker 1: ponderous that he wasn't invited. I mean, they're also it's 709 00:35:55,160 --> 00:35:57,200 Speaker 1: a younger group of guys at this point. They want 710 00:35:57,200 --> 00:35:59,680 Speaker 1: to hang out and do what younger people do. And 711 00:35:59,719 --> 00:36:02,879 Speaker 1: Tim Tebow's rolling in like a you know, a way 712 00:36:02,920 --> 00:36:05,640 Speaker 1: older millennial type dude who hasn't played in eight years. 713 00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:06,840 Speaker 1: I don't know if he needs to be at this 714 00:36:06,960 --> 00:36:09,960 Speaker 1: university or this school. I wasn't aware that this thing was. 715 00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:12,400 Speaker 1: You know, it's not a Kickers Club situation, damn. But 716 00:36:12,440 --> 00:36:14,400 Speaker 1: it sounds exclusive. I mean, but you also have to 717 00:36:14,440 --> 00:36:18,200 Speaker 1: think about, like, you know, Tim, he's trying to resurrect 718 00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:21,960 Speaker 1: nailed it his NFL career here, and I bet he 719 00:36:22,040 --> 00:36:23,920 Speaker 1: was hurt a little bit. He's not gonna say it 720 00:36:23,960 --> 00:36:25,640 Speaker 1: out loud, but he wishes he was invited to the 721 00:36:25,640 --> 00:36:31,839 Speaker 1: cool kids table for lunch. All right, good stuff, good job, Mark, 722 00:36:32,160 --> 00:36:36,680 Speaker 1: We're almost out of ponderous season alright time for weekend vibes. 723 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:40,560 Speaker 1: This past weekend, the around the NFL Gang bunch of 724 00:36:40,600 --> 00:36:44,640 Speaker 1: folks from Cincinnati, l A and all over, gathered in 725 00:36:44,719 --> 00:36:48,719 Speaker 1: Tybee Island, Georgia, including our producer architemp Posey back with 726 00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:51,600 Speaker 1: us to celebrate Chris Westling, our great friend and former 727 00:36:51,680 --> 00:36:55,560 Speaker 1: podcast partner, who passed away in February due to cancer. 728 00:36:56,080 --> 00:36:58,760 Speaker 1: And it was such an amazing weekend. We all celebrated 729 00:36:58,760 --> 00:37:00,480 Speaker 1: it together. And here's just a little haste of it 730 00:37:00,600 --> 00:37:03,480 Speaker 1: at a softball game in which the field of Tybee 731 00:37:03,480 --> 00:37:06,680 Speaker 1: Island was named in honor of west. I have never 732 00:37:06,719 --> 00:37:11,719 Speaker 1: seen a man um more grateful for the life that 733 00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:16,360 Speaker 1: he had, more um enjoying the moment, every moment that 734 00:37:16,440 --> 00:37:18,759 Speaker 1: he had. That we we talked a lot about the 735 00:37:18,760 --> 00:37:21,479 Speaker 1: median life, and and to him, the medium of life 736 00:37:21,560 --> 00:37:24,239 Speaker 1: was just was this was this right here? I miss 737 00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:28,120 Speaker 1: West's last that's right here in the quiet spaces. Um. 738 00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:30,040 Speaker 1: I missed what he would say about like these two 739 00:37:30,040 --> 00:37:32,080 Speaker 1: machines on the Red team that are about to detonate 740 00:37:32,280 --> 00:37:35,279 Speaker 1: Team Blue here where they came from. But I just love, 741 00:37:35,360 --> 00:37:39,880 Speaker 1: like many of Sunday mornings, imagine West waking up, coming here, 742 00:37:39,880 --> 00:37:43,360 Speaker 1: playing ball, going back to pood with his friends and uh, 743 00:37:43,400 --> 00:37:45,799 Speaker 1: you know, watching football for eight hours and drinking and 744 00:37:45,840 --> 00:37:47,359 Speaker 1: having a good time. And that's what we should all 745 00:37:47,360 --> 00:37:51,439 Speaker 1: do to celebrate a brilliant man. And let's play ball. 746 00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:53,200 Speaker 1: And I am scared of these two guys, but We're 747 00:37:53,239 --> 00:37:59,160 Speaker 1: gonna do I best. It's my honor to do this. 748 00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:02,480 Speaker 1: It is my honor. On the path of the city 749 00:38:02,520 --> 00:38:08,440 Speaker 1: of Tybee Island, Georgia. This field will now be called 750 00:38:16,680 --> 00:38:27,839 Speaker 1: Let's play How about that? Connie? We love that mint. Oh. 751 00:38:28,480 --> 00:38:31,280 Speaker 1: It was the best. And and being together in Tybee 752 00:38:31,960 --> 00:38:34,960 Speaker 1: was so nice. It was so good for my soul. 753 00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:37,160 Speaker 1: I'm sure it was good for yours too. And it 754 00:38:37,239 --> 00:38:40,680 Speaker 1: felt like there was just so many waves of happiness 755 00:38:40,960 --> 00:38:43,040 Speaker 1: of sadness. It was bitter sweet to be there. It 756 00:38:43,120 --> 00:38:46,960 Speaker 1: felt like there was constantly one person missing, and obviously 757 00:38:46,960 --> 00:38:49,200 Speaker 1: it was West and I could almost at certain times 758 00:38:49,200 --> 00:38:52,840 Speaker 1: like hear hear his laugh, hear him kind of there. Um. 759 00:38:52,840 --> 00:38:55,800 Speaker 1: But being with you guys and having a big group 760 00:38:55,840 --> 00:39:00,520 Speaker 1: house and just having so much fun is what exactly 761 00:39:00,560 --> 00:39:03,359 Speaker 1: he would have wanted. So it was really nice. Yeah, 762 00:39:03,440 --> 00:39:06,160 Speaker 1: it's been like it's been a long offseason for us 763 00:39:06,200 --> 00:39:10,040 Speaker 1: on this front because we lost Um, a wonderful friend, 764 00:39:10,120 --> 00:39:12,600 Speaker 1: one of the most unique friends any of us have had. 765 00:39:12,600 --> 00:39:15,800 Speaker 1: Each of us had such a different friendship with him 766 00:39:15,840 --> 00:39:17,600 Speaker 1: on the show with us too, and so it's just 767 00:39:17,680 --> 00:39:20,719 Speaker 1: been um impossible to go an hour a minute without 768 00:39:20,719 --> 00:39:22,480 Speaker 1: thinking about him. But I think that when we went 769 00:39:22,520 --> 00:39:24,040 Speaker 1: to Tybee, we went and did it the way he 770 00:39:24,040 --> 00:39:26,120 Speaker 1: would want it, Um, and I came out of that 771 00:39:26,160 --> 00:39:28,759 Speaker 1: weekend just lifted entirely. It was great. It was great 772 00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:32,959 Speaker 1: to experience it. Yeah, I it was such a such 773 00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:36,480 Speaker 1: a memorable weekend. And besides that unveiling that you just saw, 774 00:39:37,040 --> 00:39:40,000 Speaker 1: that's when we really got emotional and we sort of talked, 775 00:39:40,120 --> 00:39:41,919 Speaker 1: you know, about what he meant to all of those 776 00:39:41,920 --> 00:39:45,000 Speaker 1: people there and to see everyone together. But besides that, 777 00:39:45,080 --> 00:39:47,360 Speaker 1: we did him proud. You know, he wouldn't want us 778 00:39:47,440 --> 00:39:49,920 Speaker 1: to be there, you know, crying, and we we really 779 00:39:49,960 --> 00:39:52,279 Speaker 1: made him proud. It really was. It was less of 780 00:39:52,360 --> 00:39:56,480 Speaker 1: memorial and more a celebration of one of the most 781 00:39:56,480 --> 00:39:59,279 Speaker 1: special people that any of us have known. And we 782 00:39:59,320 --> 00:40:04,040 Speaker 1: will continue to remember a wonderful man. Chris Westling, Rest 783 00:40:04,080 --> 00:40:06,719 Speaker 1: in peace wherever you are, our good friend, all right, 784 00:40:06,760 --> 00:40:09,120 Speaker 1: We'll be back in a couple of weeks. Enjoy the 785 00:40:09,160 --> 00:40:41,560 Speaker 1: holiday and everything else Buddy and Friends until thank h