1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,719 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What's up, everybody. 2 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:17,440 Speaker 1: It's me Jason McIntyre here on Straight Fire for Thursday January. 3 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 1: It was a big Wednesday night in the sports world. 4 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: A lot of news. But first I do have to say, 5 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:26,079 Speaker 1: coming up a little bit later in the podcast, a 6 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:29,639 Speaker 1: really fun interview with a good dude, LaVar Arrington, the 7 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: Penn State legend, the former Washington Redskins standout. He hosts 8 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: a radio show with my guy Hushman Zada and Plexico 9 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: Burrows called up on game Fox Sports Radio. I'm sure 10 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,200 Speaker 1: you checked it out. Um, we talk a little Super Bowl. 11 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: We talked about my new NFL mock draft, which dropped 12 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 1: for Fox Sports. And let's just say LaVar is working 13 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 1: with a couple of first round guys. We'll get to 14 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: that shortly. I do have to start out quickly by 15 00:00:55,600 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: mentioning Sixers Lakers. Sixers win by one on a Bias 16 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: Harris pull up jumper with like four seconds left over 17 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:07,119 Speaker 1: Alex Caruso. But they were a huge in the fourth quarter, 18 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: nearly gave it away. Lakers no longer perfect on the road. 19 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 1: No big sweeping takeaways from that, UM, but I think 20 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: the bigger news, which we're gonna touch on here, is 21 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: that the Houston Texans have made a coaching higher and folks, 22 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 1: I am stunned. I'm floored. David Culley is the new 23 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: Houston Texans coach. Who a sixty five year old guy 24 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 1: who's been in the NFL forever And if he delivered 25 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: a pizza to your house last weekend, you would have 26 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: had no idea who he was. Where has he been? Well? 27 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: For starters, he was on Andy Reid staff in Kansas 28 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: City with Eric the Enemy, with Matt Nagy, with Doug Peterson, 29 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: but Cully was a former Andy Reid guy, so he 30 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: had spent over and years I think in Philadelphia with 31 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: Andy Reid. Okay, I'm trying to look for Okay, what 32 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: is this guy done to earn this Well, he's been 33 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: around a long time. Jason, we talked about guys not 34 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 1: paying their dues and getting jobs. He's paid his dues. Okay, 35 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: fair enough. Um, David Culley was with the Baltimore Ravens, 36 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 1: not as their offensive coordinator last year. He was there 37 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: passing game coordinator. Okay, let's stop in our tracks for 38 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: a moment and think Lamar Jackson passing Baltimore Ravens and 39 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: that's what David Culley was doing. Now, I don't know 40 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: there was a massive regression in the Ravens offenses past year. 41 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:43,640 Speaker 1: Two years ago they were number one in the league. 42 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 1: Lamar was the m v P. Ye're not so good 43 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: for Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens passing attack. I'm floored, folks. 44 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: I don't get this at all. And if you're Deshaun Watson, 45 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 1: do you know who your first call is to now 46 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: your agent, to say get me the hell out of here. 47 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: You've already done that. But I believe Deshaun Watson will 48 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 1: be talking to Josh Allen this week. And why is that? 49 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: Josh Allen the Buffalo Bill's quarterback when he was drafted, 50 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: David Culley was the quarterbacks coach. Brian Dable was brought 51 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: in as the offensive coordinator to work with Alan and 52 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 1: Cully had been with the previous regime Tyrod Taylor, etcetera. 53 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: And Culley was a quarterback coach. After one season, Cully 54 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: was jettison from Buffalo and they bring Ken Dorsey, the 55 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: former Miami Hurricanes legend great quarterback um with the Hurricanes 56 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: spent up a lot of time in the NFL, and 57 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: what has happened to Josh Allen. Well, he's improved significantly 58 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: this past season, for sure, But you gotta wonder. Cully 59 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: was there for one year with Alan his rookie year, 60 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 1: and then day Bole gotta look and was like, Okay, um, listen, 61 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: I'm not going to go ahead. And I don't know 62 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 1: anything about Colli. It's difficult to find any profiles written 63 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: on the guy, despite him being sixty and around the 64 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: NFL game forever. But if you're Deshaun Watson, I mean, folks, 65 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: you can't be happy. I made a bet with a 66 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 1: good friend. Um. He worked for me at the Big Lead. 67 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:19,039 Speaker 1: He was at Clay Travis's website. He recently left there, 68 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: Ryan Glasbie. He bet me that Watson would still be 69 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 1: on the Texans roster Week one. I said, there's no 70 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: way I think he's getting traded here in the next 71 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 1: six weeks. I mean, they're pressing reset. It's a whole 72 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:35,040 Speaker 1: new regime. You gotta just move on from Watson. He 73 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: don't want to be there. He's made that clear. Just 74 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:41,280 Speaker 1: cut bait before it gets ugly, like James Harden went 75 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:43,480 Speaker 1: in Houston. Okay, I know that's the NBA. It's a 76 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: little different in the NFL, and you don't trade a 77 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 1: star quarterback. He doesn't want to be there. The older 78 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 1: lied to him. He can't get past that. Just get 79 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 1: over it. Let the dude move on. Speaking of moving on, 80 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 1: I want to spend a couple of minutes before we 81 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:59,720 Speaker 1: get to LaVar Arrington on Matt Stafford and the Detroit 82 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 1: lie I have been asking around the league for days. 83 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: If you remember, on Monday, I was like, we're gonna 84 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 1: talk about Matt Stafford. I wasn't getting many responses, nothing 85 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 1: that I thought was interesting. I've spoken to enough people 86 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 1: about this that I mean, listen, I have what I 87 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:16,480 Speaker 1: think is a pretty good sense of where he could go. 88 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:20,720 Speaker 1: And I'm gonna say this. Number one, he ain't going 89 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: to the Chicago Bears, So you guys can just forget 90 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 1: about that. They're not trading him in the division. That 91 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:28,719 Speaker 1: is not happening. The Lions are not trading Matt Stafford 92 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:33,039 Speaker 1: to the Bears, So forget about that. Okay. I even 93 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: think it's going to be difficult for him to stay 94 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 1: in the NFC, and there are two teams in the 95 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:41,480 Speaker 1: NFC that really jump out the forty nine. Matt Stafford 96 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 1: running that Kyle Shanahan offense would be an awesome fit. 97 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:48,280 Speaker 1: And and folks, I know you're probably like, what is 98 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:50,480 Speaker 1: Matt Stafford done? He hasn't want to think. Guys, I'm 99 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 1: just telling you right now, and this is not some 100 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:57,039 Speaker 1: kind of incendiary hot take. Just think about this for 101 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: a second. Okay, Matt Stafford has been with the Detroit 102 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: Lions forever. He's never had one of those seasons where 103 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: he had a good offensive line, good receivers, good running backs, 104 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: and a good defense. It just hasn't happened. For whatever reason. 105 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 1: We know the Lions franchise as a disaster. I am 106 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: telling you this. I can say with complete confidence, Matt Stafford, 107 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: if he goes to a fringe playoff team, will have 108 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 1: a Tom Brady like impact that Brady had on the Buccaneers. 109 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 1: Stafford will have that with his team that he ends 110 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 1: up with. And here's why. Okay, if you go to 111 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 1: Pro Football Reference and you look at Matt Stafford's numbers, 112 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:39,480 Speaker 1: they will match up who his similar career arc is too. 113 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: After four years, two names that popped up for Stafford 114 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: were Steve Air mcdair and Joe Montana after six years, 115 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 1: Andrew Luck for his career. This is who Stafford favorably 116 00:06:55,960 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 1: stacks up with statistically, Tony Romo, Mark Brunell, Steve mcdair, 117 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 1: Jim Kelly. Okay, but if you think about Stafford, hire like, 118 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:06,919 Speaker 1: this guy is not good. He's never been to the playoffs. 119 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 1: You know, You've got these these bums just yelling, well, 120 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 1: he's never been to the playoffs. What does he want? 121 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 1: That's not how it works in the NFL. Okay, you 122 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 1: need a team. Jameis Winson had a team in Tampa. 123 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 1: He just was terrible. Tom Brady comes in and they're 124 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: in the damn Super Bowl. Okay, I'm telling you this. 125 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: Matt Stafford's Tom Brady like impact. He will instantly make 126 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:36,120 Speaker 1: the forty Niners, the Steelers, and the Colts one of 127 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: the four best teams in the NFL. Now, I know 128 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: what you're gonna say, Heytys were just in the Super Bowl. Okay, Um, 129 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: they had a million injuries this past season. I get it. 130 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo is good, but he has a ceiling. Matt 131 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 1: Stafford undeniably better than Jimmy g and I be Ben 132 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 1: Roethlisberger is just not a good quarterback anymore. You guys 133 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 1: saw it the second half of the season. He's washed. Okay, 134 00:07:57,880 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: he had a great career. He's going to Hall of Fame, 135 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:04,239 Speaker 1: two super Bowls. Congratulations. The weapons on that Steeler's offense, 136 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 1: and Pittsburgh's got a real decision to make here. Okay, 137 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 1: you put Stafford in for Ben Roethlisberger, and I think 138 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 1: you're the second best team in the a f C 139 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 1: behind Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. I mean, that offense 140 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 1: is stacked. You gotta work on the offensive line. It's 141 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 1: getting old, um, but the receivers are loaded. The defenses 142 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 1: right there. I think the Steelers, and I think the 143 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 1: Indianapolis Colts. We saw them with uh Philip Rivers having 144 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 1: a great game against Buffalo and they were first year. Now, 145 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 1: the Colts did have an easy record. That is one 146 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:42,319 Speaker 1: thing that does make it. There's gonna be some regression there. 147 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:44,839 Speaker 1: They need to improve some items on the defense. But 148 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 1: I'm telling you, Matt Stafford makes that team dynamite, really good. 149 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:51,440 Speaker 1: Those are the three teams where I think Stafford makes 150 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 1: the most sense. Now, there is a sleeper in all this, 151 00:08:55,559 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 1: and it's the Denver Broncos. The Denver Broncos. In your laugh, 152 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:04,320 Speaker 1: they're a quarterback away from being a top four team 153 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 1: in the a f C. They've got the weapons, Fan 154 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 1: Judy Hammler, Courtland Sutton will come back from injury. The 155 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 1: running backs are pretty good. Um, the offensive line has 156 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 1: been up and down. The problem is if you're Matt Stafford, 157 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: you are going from a division where you're opposite Aaron Rodgers. 158 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: You gotta see him twice a year, and now you 159 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:27,840 Speaker 1: go to the Broncos and you gotta faith Pat Mahomes 160 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:29,960 Speaker 1: twice a year. And I'll tell you this, the Chargers 161 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: are a playoff team next year. Okay, so that would 162 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: not be the greatest fit for Stafford, but he can 163 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:38,679 Speaker 1: take Denver definitely to the playoffs. They will, They will 164 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 1: be good. The problem with Pittsburgh is you've got to 165 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: say Ben, thank you for your service for moving on. 166 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:46,480 Speaker 1: I don't know if it's that easy to nudge out 167 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:48,559 Speaker 1: an icon. And you guys know what I always say. 168 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 1: I've been saying this for years on FS one. You 169 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:54,440 Speaker 1: never want to be the guy that follows the guy. Okay, 170 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 1: not a legend like Ben Roethlisberger. There needs to be 171 00:09:57,559 --> 00:10:02,080 Speaker 1: a bridge quarterback Okay, it's just it's very difficult. I 172 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:05,800 Speaker 1: mean there are exceptions. Yes, Steve Young right on the 173 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:09,960 Speaker 1: heels of Joe Montana that that worked, um Peyton Manning 174 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 1: at least was injured for the year. They want one 175 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:14,440 Speaker 1: of fifteen. There was that Bridge, and then it was 176 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 1: Andrew Luck so he wasn't totally following. You need somebody 177 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 1: between you and the legend because you don't want to 178 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 1: be totally compared to him. Preferably, the team hits rock 179 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 1: bottom with that Bridge quarterback, and then you swoop in 180 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 1: another team. I'm telling you they could do major damage 181 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:34,679 Speaker 1: with him. Matt Stafford going to the Carolina Panthers. I'm 182 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 1: telling you right now, I would say there's at least 183 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 1: ten teams that Matt Stafford it plugs into and they 184 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:43,560 Speaker 1: are top six or seven odds to win the Super 185 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: Bowl next year. That's how bullish I am on Matt Stafford. 186 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 1: And there's a lot of people, I'll tell you, guys 187 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 1: are gotta say, hey, man, he's just not that good. 188 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:52,960 Speaker 1: What does he want? And it just ignored that. Okay, 189 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 1: Matt Stafford. I looked at d v o A. We 190 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 1: talked about it all the time. Football Outsiders. They do 191 00:10:57,480 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 1: all the numbers for the quarterbacks. Nineteen before he got injured, 192 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:04,079 Speaker 1: he only played half the season with due to injuries, 193 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:07,080 Speaker 1: Stafford was the number four d v O a quarterback. 194 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 1: That's high praise for Matt Stafford. Now, that was the 195 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 1: best he's had in his career. Um But seventeen he 196 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:16,719 Speaker 1: was the eleventh best quarterback according to d v O, 197 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 1: twelfth best quarterback best. So he's been anywhere from the 198 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:30,600 Speaker 1: tenth to fifteenth best quarterback in the league for the 199 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:34,480 Speaker 1: better part of a decade, ten to fifteen. Now, you 200 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 1: go to a franchise that has a clue what they're doing, 201 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:40,199 Speaker 1: one that has an offensive line, has some weapons, has 202 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 1: a defense, and I know that people are saying, what 203 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:45,559 Speaker 1: do you mean has weapons? He played with Calvin Johnson. Yeah, 204 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:48,439 Speaker 1: and the idiots made Calvin Johnson the highest paid player 205 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 1: I think in the league. You can't do that. You 206 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:53,520 Speaker 1: can't build around it, you can't build a team around that. 207 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:59,000 Speaker 1: So I'm telling you, maybe I'm the only guy who's 208 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 1: this bullish on staff but I'll say this, He's only 209 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 1: thirty two, got at least four or five more really 210 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 1: good years left, and I just I'm telling you, I 211 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 1: can see Matt Stafford doing some major damage. In the 212 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:16,000 Speaker 1: right situation, my guess would be I mean, listen, the 213 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 1: obvious one is the Colt. They're the favorites to land him. Um. 214 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:22,160 Speaker 1: But if I'm in the San Francisco forty nine, I 215 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 1: make a big play. UM. If I am the Pittsburgh Steelers, 216 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:29,319 Speaker 1: I have a long sit down with Ben Roethlisberger. That's 217 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 1: gonna be a hardwood. UM. I think the Denver Broncos, 218 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 1: you know, they haven't been able to draft a quarterback. 219 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 1: There could be someone free agency, but Stafford makes sense. 220 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 1: I think they should make a runner to Um. There's 221 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 1: some options. Matt Stafford is going to make somebody really good, 222 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 1: really soon. All right, let's get to our interview with 223 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 1: LaVar Arrington. Jason likes to think he knows everything when 224 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 1: it comes to sports. I know what sports fans want, 225 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:01,320 Speaker 1: but for everything he doesn't. He knows a guy who does. 226 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:05,840 Speaker 1: Let's just say I know a guy who who knows 227 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 1: another guy. All right, let's welcome in now to straight fire, 228 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 1: a guy I've seen a lot of him in the 229 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 1: last couple of years at FS one at Fox Sports Radio. 230 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 1: He is a legendary Penn State linebacker. I got a 231 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:21,440 Speaker 1: lot of Washington Football Club fans because I grew up 232 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 1: in the DC area. They're gonna be happy to hear 233 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 1: from LaVar Arrington, one of the hosts of Up on Game, 234 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 1: a new radio show on Fox Sports Radio podcast taking 235 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:37,080 Speaker 1: off like wildfire, LaVar, how you doing, man, I'm wonderful. 236 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 1: I'm even better now that I'm on with you. He's 237 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 1: such a nice guy. Loves to kill me with the kindness. 238 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:46,800 Speaker 1: And I was telling LaVar that I was looking over 239 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:49,680 Speaker 1: his when he was drafted number two overall in two 240 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:51,720 Speaker 1: thousand and I was like, you know, there's this guy 241 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:54,679 Speaker 1: who went in the sixth round, Tom Brady. He went 242 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:57,360 Speaker 1: in your draft, LaVar, he was in my draft. That 243 00:13:57,440 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: was That was the last time I could claim anything 244 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:03,679 Speaker 1: in terms of being greater than the great, So I 245 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 1: I own that. Listen, this is a major memory job 246 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 1: twenty one years. I can barely remember what happened twenty 247 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:14,319 Speaker 1: one days ago. But the Tom Brady uh montage from 248 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:18,080 Speaker 1: the NFL Combine, where you know he was running like 249 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 1: the slowest forty time ever. Do you remember anything about 250 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 1: the combine? Did you even see Brady? There? Was? He 251 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 1: he was an afterthought, right, I mean, he was a 252 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 1: Michigan guy, but um, I don't know what we have history. 253 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: We had history, so yeah, of course, um seeing him there, Um, 254 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 1: I remember, I remember all the guys that that I 255 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:41,040 Speaker 1: saw there that that year's you know, obviously it was 256 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 1: I remember because it was a super important moment in 257 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 1: time in my life and something that you know, meant 258 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 1: so much to me. So it was just it was 259 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 1: nice to to to be there. It was nice to 260 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 1: be around all of the amazing athletes you're talking about, 261 00:14:56,960 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 1: guys like Brian or Lacker h Uh, Keith Bullock, Julian Peterson, Uh, 262 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 1: Thomas Jones. Uh. It was just it was just a 263 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 1: plethora of of talented dudes that was that was there 264 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 1: at the time. You know, I went to the combine, 265 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 1: So yeah, I definitely remember it. Courtney Brown of Courtey Brown, 266 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 1: what number one, your teammate. That was a crazy year. Now, 267 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:27,440 Speaker 1: Courtney Brown's NFL career didn't really pan out, but you know, 268 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 1: we'll get to the NFL draft the current one shortly 269 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:33,360 Speaker 1: because of how you have some connections there. But when 270 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 1: you were coming out of Penn State, I'm trying to think, Um, 271 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: you were was there a player they were comparing you too, 272 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:45,640 Speaker 1: because physically and oh yeah, everybody said Lawrence Taylor. And 273 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:48,480 Speaker 1: that's how I looked in college, you know, And because 274 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 1: it was how I was used. It's all people don't understand. 275 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 1: It's all about style points, right, like when you're used 276 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 1: a certain way. It's interesting. When I got to the 277 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:02,680 Speaker 1: National Football League, I was used as an online over 278 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:05,840 Speaker 1: top of the tight end linebacker. I was a strong 279 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 1: side linebacker. When I got to the pros, I was 280 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 1: not a strong side I had never been a strong 281 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 1: side linebacker. I played middle linebacker in high school. I 282 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:18,000 Speaker 1: play week side linebacker in college. I was never on 283 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:20,800 Speaker 1: the ball. Only time I came on the ball was 284 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 1: when I I blitzed, like if I was passed rushing, 285 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 1: I came to the ball. I had to spend my 286 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:31,640 Speaker 1: entire rookie season learning how to deal with Mark Bruner 287 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:37,560 Speaker 1: and Howard Crossed and Shannon Sharp and and Gonzales. I'm 288 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 1: trying to figure out how to deal with a tight end, 289 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 1: not tackle running back, not not not pass rush the quarterback. 290 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 1: So it was there were a lot of of changes 291 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 1: that I had to go through coming out and in 292 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 1: the way I was used. I had a linebacker, so 293 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 1: I was almost like a hybrid. I was like an 294 00:16:57,360 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 1: Isaiah sentence in college, right Like I had Brandon Short 295 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:04,440 Speaker 1: in front of me. I was aligned behind Brandon Short. 296 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:07,360 Speaker 1: I was I was three yards off of Brandon. Brandon 297 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 1: was two yards off the ball. So anybody comes off 298 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:13,480 Speaker 1: the ball, Brandon goes. He bodyguards me. I read the play, 299 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 1: I go make the play. That was why I was 300 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:19,359 Speaker 1: compared to Lawrence Taylor because I could play sideline the 301 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 1: sideline versus the run, but I could also get to 302 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:25,639 Speaker 1: the quarterback and I could cover. Devin White is a 303 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 1: guy who's just been phenomenal in the post season for Tampa. 304 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:34,359 Speaker 1: He would be unbelievable against the Saints, he was everywhere, 305 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 1: and then he was exceptional against the Packers. I'm just 306 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 1: curious how much of a problem is he gonna be 307 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 1: in the super Bowl for Kansas City, Because are you 308 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:47,119 Speaker 1: gonna put Devin White to kind of be in the 309 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:49,480 Speaker 1: presence of Travis Kelsey or is he just gonna run 310 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:55,119 Speaker 1: run White off the field. I keep telling people I 311 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 1: don't understand, Like, all right, So it's a great question, 312 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 1: first and foremost, because us if you if you have 313 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 1: linebackers that are athletic and can run, then you have 314 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 1: a chance against tight ends everybody. Like, the most lazy 315 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:15,640 Speaker 1: take that I hate from from broadcasters is, oh, linebacker 316 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 1: could never run with that that that tight at all. 317 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:25,119 Speaker 1: But like, shut up. Like a linebacker that can run 318 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 1: and can play can run not only with a tight end, 319 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 1: they can run with a receiver. So they have the 320 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 1: same complications that a corner would have, the same complications 321 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 1: that a safety would have. Right, one of the best 322 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 1: cover dudes I ever seen do it ever period secondary 323 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:48,639 Speaker 1: linebacker whatever was Derrek Brooks and and and it's just 324 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:52,359 Speaker 1: understanding the dimensions of the field, but it's also understanding 325 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:54,399 Speaker 1: what the defense or the offense is trying to do 326 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:59,879 Speaker 1: to your defense. Andy Reid is notorious for attacking the 327 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:03,240 Speaker 1: center of the field. He attacks the field with crossers, 328 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:09,200 Speaker 1: He attacks the run game with with motions, with with speed, 329 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:15,360 Speaker 1: their speed options, their speed uh um jets uh you know, 330 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 1: jet sweeps and different things like that. I can't understand 331 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 1: why no one has caught up to it yet He's 332 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:26,679 Speaker 1: done it forever, he's been he there was a moment 333 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:31,880 Speaker 1: in time where Andy Reid could screen you in a 334 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 1: way that no one else could screen you. He could 335 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 1: run a center screen, he could running outside slip screen, 336 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:43,640 Speaker 1: he could run tunnel screens, he could run bubble screens. 337 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:48,440 Speaker 1: He created names for screens. He's so innovative in finding 338 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:52,840 Speaker 1: where the spaces are in terms of being able to 339 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:55,760 Speaker 1: have a long run game. That's what I call it 340 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 1: the long run game. People say, well, what's the long 341 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:01,080 Speaker 1: run game? The long run game is a short pass game, 342 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 1: that's what it is. Right. So you're creating the space 343 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 1: on the field by by looking as though you're throwing 344 00:20:08,560 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 1: the ball. But they're really runs, right, even those little 345 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:15,239 Speaker 1: weird red zone plays that that they run where they 346 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:20,399 Speaker 1: do the little underscoop underhand like little shovel pass to 347 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:24,360 Speaker 1: the guys. Everything is about the spacing. And then as 348 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 1: he gets you spaced out, he attacks the center of 349 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 1: the field. Who is he going to attack it with? 350 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:33,239 Speaker 1: Here comes Kelsey? Kelsey may sighted just stay in the 351 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:37,000 Speaker 1: center of the field. Uh tyreek, he may sighted just 352 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:39,439 Speaker 1: stay in the middle of the field. Or we're just 353 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:42,040 Speaker 1: gonna run so fast, we're taking the top off of 354 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 1: the defense and somebody's gonna run to the center of 355 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:48,160 Speaker 1: the field. Just watch it. Go back and watch it. 356 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:51,399 Speaker 1: It's the wildest thing. They attack the center of the 357 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 1: field with slants, deep slants, shallow slants, and crossers. So 358 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 1: when you have linebackers like David and White, you a 359 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:03,360 Speaker 1: Chili do have an opportunity to to be able to 360 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 1: cover those zones. Now, with that being said, it's still 361 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:11,320 Speaker 1: gonna come down to how well they can get into 362 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:18,240 Speaker 1: uh Patrick Mahomes space. Because these guys sited just it's 363 00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:23,200 Speaker 1: almost impossible to cover outfit as fast and as athletic 364 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:26,760 Speaker 1: as Kansas City is. Everybody wonders why it's so easy. 365 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:30,240 Speaker 1: It looks so effortless. It's because they cited just off 366 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:33,720 Speaker 1: of off of coverages and they're good at it. Yeah. 367 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:37,440 Speaker 1: One of the weird things I noticed LaVar that Todd 368 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 1: Bulls likes to blitz his linebackers David and what because 369 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 1: they're super fast and they can get I mean they 370 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 1: sack Rogers five times. I mean it was a great 371 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:48,600 Speaker 1: game of shack. Barrett was great. But do you think 372 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:52,560 Speaker 1: that Todd Bulls will continue that against Mahomes given how 373 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 1: bad he's killed teams? Remember the Ravens on that Monday 374 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:58,040 Speaker 1: night game. Try to blitz Oh, we'd like to blitz 375 00:21:58,040 --> 00:21:59,960 Speaker 1: we're gonna blitz Mahomes and he just picks him apart, 376 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 1: and it was embarrassing. Even that first buck scheme. They 377 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:06,359 Speaker 1: came after him there early left Carlton Davis one on 378 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:08,680 Speaker 1: one with Tyreek Hill, and that was a rap um. 379 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 1: I just don't know if that strategy is gonna work. 380 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 1: They went third downs. So whatever it is you're gonna do, 381 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 1: if you're gonna be aggressive, you better be committed to 382 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:22,200 Speaker 1: being so aggressive on first and second down that you 383 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:27,360 Speaker 1: put them in a bind on third downs if you can. 384 00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:29,600 Speaker 1: If you can find a way to put them in 385 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 1: a bind on third down, you have a fighting chance. 386 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 1: Now if you look at the other side with Casey, 387 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 1: they have um. They don't really play many linebackers. It 388 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 1: appears that like they're heavy on the secondary. And Steve 389 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 1: Spagnolo has been pretty damn good drawing up defenses in 390 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:53,359 Speaker 1: big games. He of course shut down Brady and the 391 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:56,760 Speaker 1: undefeated Patriots in the Super Bowl with that incredible defense, 392 00:22:56,840 --> 00:22:59,560 Speaker 1: And I gotta be honest, Josh Allen and the awesome 393 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:02,960 Speaker 1: Bills had one touchdown in the first fifty five minutes. 394 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 1: Like that defensive game plan was incredible. What do you 395 00:23:06,359 --> 00:23:10,880 Speaker 1: think they're gonna do against Tom Brady in the Bucks. Well, 396 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 1: that's a great question because it's much like how you're 397 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:19,119 Speaker 1: you're dealing with trying to understand do you do you 398 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 1: cover them and tackle them? Do you just try to 399 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:26,280 Speaker 1: cover them and and have past defenses. When you're talking 400 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:31,760 Speaker 1: about Kansas City because of how they're able to utilize 401 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:35,120 Speaker 1: the field, Um, what do you do? Are you over 402 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 1: aggressive or do you sit back? It's the same exact 403 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:40,720 Speaker 1: thing for Tampa Bay's offense. What do you do? Do 404 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 1: you try to match up with them? There's too many 405 00:23:43,359 --> 00:23:47,000 Speaker 1: of them. There's too many of them, So so do 406 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:50,919 Speaker 1: you get overly aggressive? I like it when I like 407 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 1: it when defensive coordinators move quarterbacks. I like it, and 408 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 1: and I like it when you move them around and 409 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:02,160 Speaker 1: you're moving them around out with the intentions of moving 410 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:06,640 Speaker 1: them but not letting them break your your contained. So 411 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:10,919 Speaker 1: when you see guys like Aaron Rodgers um kind of 412 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 1: maneuver and and step up and then step out and 413 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 1: into the open that drives a defensive coordinator nuts because 414 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:22,639 Speaker 1: it drives the defense nuts because once they get that 415 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:26,320 Speaker 1: open space, they're able to see the field and create 416 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 1: from those open areas. Someone like Tom Brady. If you 417 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:35,359 Speaker 1: move him, he's throwing that ball away, he's throwing it down, 418 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:37,680 Speaker 1: he's throwing it away, he's putting it in the dirt. 419 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 1: So if you rattle Tom Brady, you have a better 420 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:47,679 Speaker 1: opportunity of if you're aggressive against Tampa Bay, you have 421 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:52,919 Speaker 1: a better opportunity of having success against them. Then probably 422 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:56,960 Speaker 1: what you do against UH Pat Mahomes and in Kansas 423 00:24:57,000 --> 00:25:00,960 Speaker 1: because Pat can run, so it's just difficult, but I 424 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:05,840 Speaker 1: subscribe move him around, even Pat Mahomes Like everybody's like, oh, 425 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:07,879 Speaker 1: he does such a great job on the move on 426 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:10,280 Speaker 1: the run. Well, think about when those guys make those 427 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:13,720 Speaker 1: big plays and those big passes. They're they're clean, they're 428 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: out of the pocket and they're running but they're clean. 429 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:20,920 Speaker 1: So they're getting hit last second, last moment, but they're 430 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 1: not contained. So I look at the defenses that if 431 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:28,639 Speaker 1: if I'm calling a defense and I'm putting together a 432 00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:32,399 Speaker 1: defensive scheme for either one of these two gifted talented 433 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 1: offensive weapon heavy heavily UH weapon teams, I want to 434 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:41,520 Speaker 1: move that quarterback around. I'll move them with my safety 435 00:25:41,600 --> 00:25:45,320 Speaker 1: is blitzing. I'll move on with stunts. I'll move that 436 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:49,160 Speaker 1: quarterback around. But I'm moving them around with the idea 437 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:52,359 Speaker 1: that if I mix it up, I want somebody who's 438 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:56,800 Speaker 1: looping around that's gonna be waiting there. Don't be looking inside, 439 00:25:57,320 --> 00:26:02,040 Speaker 1: keep your tail outside to retain him once he moves 440 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 1: and inspire them that way. To me, I feel like 441 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:08,960 Speaker 1: that's a great opportunity as a defense. You don't do 442 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:11,480 Speaker 1: it every play because they'll they'll get a tag on you. 443 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:15,320 Speaker 1: But but I do think that you have to move 444 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:19,399 Speaker 1: these quarterbacks around in a way where you're not giving 445 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 1: them too much time and space to be able to 446 00:26:22,560 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 1: create and get those those receivers an opportunity to sit 447 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:28,719 Speaker 1: a j That's a great point. Now, the problem for 448 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:32,320 Speaker 1: Tampa is the last two quarterbacks they faced. Aaron Rodgers 449 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:35,560 Speaker 1: thirty seven. Okay, we know he's mobile, but he didn't 450 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:37,160 Speaker 1: want to leave the pocket and he's not out running 451 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:41,159 Speaker 1: any linebackers. And Drew Brees, who is immobile, and they 452 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 1: didn't have Tasom Hill. If you look back to their 453 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:46,919 Speaker 1: first playoff game against Taylor Heineke for Washington, he was 454 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 1: able to scramble out of the pocket and make some place. 455 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 1: I think that this isn't You're onto something here, LaVar, 456 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:55,679 Speaker 1: I don't you don't want Pat Mahomes outside the pocket. 457 00:26:55,720 --> 00:26:58,439 Speaker 1: He is just too swift, too smart. He's a great runner. 458 00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:00,960 Speaker 1: We've seen that. I don't know. I don't want to 459 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:02,920 Speaker 1: say that Kansas City blows them out here, but I'm 460 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:05,320 Speaker 1: having a tough time finding a way that Temple wins 461 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:12,639 Speaker 1: this game. Uh, that is that harsh looking at Like, 462 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:19,840 Speaker 1: for the longest time, I felt like, man like Kansas 463 00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:25,480 Speaker 1: City is showing the like they're susceptible to getting ambushed 464 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:29,080 Speaker 1: by a team. Um. And that was like when we 465 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:31,600 Speaker 1: saw him against the Raiders. We saw him towards the 466 00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:34,400 Speaker 1: end of the season, Um, he was throwing the ball 467 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:39,439 Speaker 1: away more than he characteristically throws it away. It just 468 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:42,639 Speaker 1: looked as though there was an opportunity to kind of 469 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 1: maybe seize the moment of well maybe continuity wise, you 470 00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:51,320 Speaker 1: can disrupt them. Um. And I think that Vegas did 471 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:55,720 Speaker 1: a lot of good things to disrupt Pat my Homes 472 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:59,520 Speaker 1: and they stayed true to it when they played against them. 473 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:05,640 Speaker 1: But right now today, after watching the way they dismantled Buffalo, 474 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:09,800 Speaker 1: the way that they did, it's just it's I mean, 475 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:14,359 Speaker 1: and keep in mind, and maybe they're healthier going into 476 00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:19,000 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, but their safeties are banged up for Tampa, 477 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:24,159 Speaker 1: so you're talking about a depleted secondary. I just can't 478 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:27,680 Speaker 1: see it. Man. I think that I think Pat Mahomes 479 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:30,159 Speaker 1: is gonna have his way with them. But but to 480 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:33,760 Speaker 1: this point, every every prediction that I've made thus far, 481 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:39,240 Speaker 1: I've been wrong. So I could I could be jinxing 482 00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:43,200 Speaker 1: you know, Kansas City, and could be personally the reason 483 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:46,200 Speaker 1: why Kansas City doesn't win this game. All right, well 484 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:48,960 Speaker 1: and listen, let's get to now. You being a radio guy. 485 00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:51,320 Speaker 1: So it's not like you were. You were a radio 486 00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 1: guy before in d C, right and um, then you 487 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:58,120 Speaker 1: were TV NFL Network, TVFS one. But now you're on 488 00:28:58,160 --> 00:29:01,840 Speaker 1: like a radio show with just two other former football players, 489 00:29:01,880 --> 00:29:04,440 Speaker 1: and it's kind of like a we haven't really seen 490 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:06,800 Speaker 1: one of these before. I'm just curious, how has that 491 00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 1: transition been for you now here out here in l A. Um, 492 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:15,920 Speaker 1: how are you liking it? Um? What's different? Uh? Just 493 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 1: all your thoughts on that. You know, what's different about 494 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:25,240 Speaker 1: having three athletes on on a show is you get 495 00:29:25,280 --> 00:29:28,480 Speaker 1: as an athlete, you get used to having someone just 496 00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:32,320 Speaker 1: set you up. It's like you sit there, you're on 497 00:29:32,360 --> 00:29:36,440 Speaker 1: the show. It's like J Mack is like, Okay, this 498 00:29:36,480 --> 00:29:40,600 Speaker 1: is what it is. This happened, Tom Brady, what happens 499 00:29:40,680 --> 00:29:45,920 Speaker 1: boom athlete answers back to j Max. So we were 500 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:49,040 Speaker 1: talking about this and this word to happened and then 501 00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:54,880 Speaker 1: it's like, okay athlete answers formulaic. Yeah. Yes. So so 502 00:29:55,080 --> 00:29:59,200 Speaker 1: for me the two things, that was one of the two, 503 00:29:59,280 --> 00:30:03,480 Speaker 1: and then the set kent was I just don't I 504 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 1: just am not a fan of manufactured disagreements. I would 505 00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:15,440 Speaker 1: rather have real conversations because in real conversations you're gonna 506 00:30:15,520 --> 00:30:19,520 Speaker 1: end up disagreeing anyway, and some things you might not 507 00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:24,000 Speaker 1: agree about, some things you might you know, agree about it. 508 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:29,320 Speaker 1: It's just it's gonna be a natural flow of beliefs 509 00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:33,800 Speaker 1: and thoughts, but it becomes real intense. So I just 510 00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:39,080 Speaker 1: wanted to create a an environment of positive approaches to 511 00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:45,360 Speaker 1: two conversations about our our sports, our sports world, how 512 00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:48,800 Speaker 1: does it play how does it play out in real world? 513 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:51,840 Speaker 1: You know? And and so it's been it's been an 514 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:55,400 Speaker 1: amazing opportunity because t J, you know, I know, you 515 00:30:55,440 --> 00:31:00,560 Speaker 1: know t jup tight right, and t J's one of 516 00:31:00,600 --> 00:31:05,360 Speaker 1: the most intelligent dudes that you can come in contact with, 517 00:31:05,520 --> 00:31:09,840 Speaker 1: and he's like a sports geek. He is right, It's 518 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:12,719 Speaker 1: the weirdest thing. How much of a sports geek t 519 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:17,240 Speaker 1: J is. And then Plexico it's the wildest thing. Plexico 520 00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:21,120 Speaker 1: is a coaching spirit and people don't realize that about 521 00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:24,400 Speaker 1: that just and and this is what my intentions was 522 00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:28,880 Speaker 1: and bringing a show like this to to the forefront 523 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:34,800 Speaker 1: was you would never know that Plexico versus knowledge of 524 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:39,800 Speaker 1: coaches and plays and players would be at the level 525 00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:43,719 Speaker 1: that it is. Maybe because I hit really hard and 526 00:31:43,760 --> 00:31:47,720 Speaker 1: I was a tremendously vialent football player, maybe you didn't 527 00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:51,440 Speaker 1: realize that I have done radio for six years and 528 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:55,760 Speaker 1: I wrote and did video blogs for the Washington Post, 529 00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:59,959 Speaker 1: and I had a local show on the CW in Washington, 530 00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:04,000 Speaker 1: d C. And have learned how to host UH and 531 00:32:04,120 --> 00:32:07,600 Speaker 1: drive a show for many years before I even came 532 00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:12,560 Speaker 1: to to California to do UH television at the NFL 533 00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:16,680 Speaker 1: Network and ended up on on FS one. So I 534 00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:20,360 Speaker 1: just feel like there are so many preconceived notions about 535 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:25,640 Speaker 1: how to view certain people, how to view certain segments 536 00:32:25,680 --> 00:32:29,760 Speaker 1: of people, and not only dispelling that because that wasn't 537 00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:33,120 Speaker 1: my biggest you know that wasn't the biggest UM reason 538 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:36,840 Speaker 1: motivation behind creating up on Game. The biggest motivation was 539 00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:40,280 Speaker 1: we all love kids. Like our whole thing is we're 540 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:44,440 Speaker 1: so passionate about helping kids and helping youth that we've 541 00:32:44,480 --> 00:32:47,320 Speaker 1: done so much work together that it's like, man, this 542 00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:50,120 Speaker 1: is a radio show. This is a show and so 543 00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:56,360 Speaker 1: and and kids around the country, people around the country, coaches, everybody, normal, 544 00:32:56,720 --> 00:33:01,280 Speaker 1: everyday civilians. There's something to be learned from the things 545 00:33:01,320 --> 00:33:03,680 Speaker 1: that we we have to say and the people that 546 00:33:03,720 --> 00:33:07,440 Speaker 1: were associated with. So, you know, it's been amazing having 547 00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:10,560 Speaker 1: the show and having this platform. UM shots out to 548 00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:14,040 Speaker 1: Dawn and Scott Ford for believing in the idea and 549 00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:17,320 Speaker 1: the concept of it and and making it come to life. 550 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:19,480 Speaker 1: It's just been amazing. Mac. I get to work with 551 00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:23,520 Speaker 1: dudes like you. Um, we're building an awesome team. You know. 552 00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:27,040 Speaker 1: I feel like Fox Sports Radio, I heart Media. They're 553 00:33:27,120 --> 00:33:32,000 Speaker 1: building one of the dopest lineups of talent um in 554 00:33:32,040 --> 00:33:35,280 Speaker 1: the game, and and so we're just bringing that type 555 00:33:35,320 --> 00:33:38,800 Speaker 1: of pride and that type of energy UM to the airwaves. 556 00:33:39,760 --> 00:33:42,160 Speaker 1: I'll get you out of here, just two more. You 557 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:44,200 Speaker 1: mentioned you like working with kids. I don't know how 558 00:33:44,280 --> 00:33:46,840 Speaker 1: much you can say and I'll let you decide. But 559 00:33:47,160 --> 00:33:49,800 Speaker 1: I know a project you and Usmanzada have out here 560 00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:55,320 Speaker 1: in l A working with some one NFL draft prospects. Um. 561 00:33:55,760 --> 00:33:57,840 Speaker 1: I'll I'll let you say what you want to say. Um, 562 00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:02,280 Speaker 1: but do you want to mention players? Uh? Any thoughts 563 00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:04,000 Speaker 1: on now where they where they may end up going. 564 00:34:04,040 --> 00:34:06,240 Speaker 1: I do a mock draft for Fox Sports. I have 565 00:34:06,400 --> 00:34:09,560 Speaker 1: some guys you know pretty high, go for it. I'll 566 00:34:09,640 --> 00:34:11,600 Speaker 1: let you say what you can. Well. The two guys 567 00:34:11,719 --> 00:34:14,560 Speaker 1: in particular that I have a vested interest in and 568 00:34:14,680 --> 00:34:19,760 Speaker 1: a love affair with is Michael Parsons and Jason no Way. Um, 569 00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:24,000 Speaker 1: both Penn Staters. Obviously, if you know the history of 570 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:29,000 Speaker 1: of me and and Mica, Mica came in and I've 571 00:34:29,040 --> 00:34:33,480 Speaker 1: been knowing him since high school. Um, we decided to 572 00:34:33,520 --> 00:34:37,160 Speaker 1: take the journey of him becoming uh the next one 573 00:34:37,719 --> 00:34:40,719 Speaker 1: to be the great to wear the number eleven at 574 00:34:40,760 --> 00:34:45,319 Speaker 1: Penn State. That's a fixture at the school. It's it's uh, 575 00:34:45,600 --> 00:34:49,400 Speaker 1: there's the nickname Sticks that goes along with the number. 576 00:34:49,760 --> 00:34:53,439 Speaker 1: So when you transition into wearing Sticks, it's You've come 577 00:34:53,480 --> 00:34:58,480 Speaker 1: to Sticks City. And I gotta say he represented that 578 00:34:58,640 --> 00:35:02,960 Speaker 1: number uh about as well as any of us has done. 579 00:35:03,080 --> 00:35:06,719 Speaker 1: And that's you know Navarrel Bowman War eleven as well 580 00:35:06,880 --> 00:35:10,080 Speaker 1: at Penn State. So you had me, you have uh 581 00:35:10,200 --> 00:35:14,000 Speaker 1: Kyrie Fort, you had Brandon Bell, you had Navarrol Bowman, 582 00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:17,840 Speaker 1: and now you've had uh Micah Parsons, uh don the 583 00:35:18,239 --> 00:35:22,880 Speaker 1: two ones. He's an amazing young man. He's wired differently, 584 00:35:23,040 --> 00:35:26,600 Speaker 1: He's different in so many different ways. His football i 585 00:35:26,840 --> 00:35:33,680 Speaker 1: Q is amazing. His his level of competitiveness is very 586 00:35:33,840 --> 00:35:37,440 Speaker 1: very hard to match. UM. I know recently there have 587 00:35:37,520 --> 00:35:41,319 Speaker 1: been some reports coming out on the old stuff that 588 00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:45,280 Speaker 1: one of his former teammates had, uh you know, claimed 589 00:35:45,520 --> 00:35:49,840 Speaker 1: claims of you know what you know, being harassed and 590 00:35:49,840 --> 00:35:53,480 Speaker 1: and being hazed and all those different things. And you 591 00:35:53,480 --> 00:35:56,160 Speaker 1: know things I tell Mica is you focus on the 592 00:35:56,239 --> 00:36:01,200 Speaker 1: things you can control and and worry about those things. Um. 593 00:36:01,239 --> 00:36:04,920 Speaker 1: There are no character issues connected to Michael Parsons. The 594 00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:10,880 Speaker 1: kid graduated in three years. Um. He's done everything that's 595 00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:14,440 Speaker 1: been asked of him, and he's done it above well 596 00:36:15,320 --> 00:36:19,520 Speaker 1: and and that's been amazing, UM and and just very 597 00:36:19,640 --> 00:36:23,799 Speaker 1: very humbling to watch his his growth and development. As 598 00:36:23,840 --> 00:36:29,680 Speaker 1: for Jason Oway, he is a an anomaly and and 599 00:36:29,760 --> 00:36:33,400 Speaker 1: the reason being is is because he's not played football 600 00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:39,280 Speaker 1: very long. Um. But when you talk about skill, he's 601 00:36:39,480 --> 00:36:44,239 Speaker 1: building and growing his skill level and his his athletic 602 00:36:44,280 --> 00:36:50,600 Speaker 1: ability is it's gonna be rarely matched. Um. And what's 603 00:36:50,640 --> 00:36:55,200 Speaker 1: exciting about Jason is his his upside and his ceiling 604 00:36:55,920 --> 00:37:00,759 Speaker 1: is so high that you can almost mold into what 605 00:37:00,880 --> 00:37:03,920 Speaker 1: you want him to be. Currently. Is he a stand 606 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:06,799 Speaker 1: up linebacker? Is he a defensive end with his hand 607 00:37:06,800 --> 00:37:09,480 Speaker 1: in the ground? Does he do both? Um? He could 608 00:37:09,480 --> 00:37:12,319 Speaker 1: be a hybrid three four linebacker. He could be a 609 00:37:12,360 --> 00:37:15,200 Speaker 1: four three defensive end. Heck, he could be a four 610 00:37:15,360 --> 00:37:19,920 Speaker 1: three linebacker. He could project out to be a linebacker. UM. 611 00:37:19,960 --> 00:37:22,279 Speaker 1: And I'm gonna tell you, guy, I'm gonna tell you why. 612 00:37:22,400 --> 00:37:25,600 Speaker 1: What's gonna happen is what your projections. Your projections are 613 00:37:25,600 --> 00:37:27,960 Speaker 1: gonna go out door after pro day, and I'm gonna 614 00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:34,120 Speaker 1: tell you why. You will see Micah Parsons and Jason 615 00:37:34,200 --> 00:37:37,160 Speaker 1: oh Way and you can break this. You will see 616 00:37:37,200 --> 00:37:41,480 Speaker 1: them run a four three nine or a four four 617 00:37:41,680 --> 00:37:45,200 Speaker 1: forty at their pro day. You will see their broad 618 00:37:45,320 --> 00:37:49,319 Speaker 1: jump blow it blow like they will blow it out 619 00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:54,080 Speaker 1: of the box. You will see their standing vertical blow 620 00:37:54,200 --> 00:37:58,000 Speaker 1: things out of the box. Their workout will be so 621 00:37:59,160 --> 00:38:03,360 Speaker 1: mind blowing and eye popping that it will probably move 622 00:38:03,520 --> 00:38:07,640 Speaker 1: Jason's stock to being a little bit further down in 623 00:38:07,680 --> 00:38:11,360 Speaker 1: the first round. And I think it'll solidify Michael Parsons 624 00:38:11,800 --> 00:38:15,760 Speaker 1: um top five. He'll be a top five prospect after 625 00:38:15,800 --> 00:38:19,520 Speaker 1: his pro After his pro workout, I believe he'll project 626 00:38:19,520 --> 00:38:22,600 Speaker 1: as a top five guy. That's awesome. I love that 627 00:38:22,640 --> 00:38:24,520 Speaker 1: you guys are working with these young players, you know, 628 00:38:24,560 --> 00:38:27,920 Speaker 1: showing him what it takes to become great athletes. Um. 629 00:38:27,960 --> 00:38:30,480 Speaker 1: I'll wrap up with this, and you know it's from 630 00:38:30,480 --> 00:38:32,080 Speaker 1: time to time I get a guy on as an 631 00:38:32,080 --> 00:38:35,319 Speaker 1: interview and I'll always get a note from somebody. The 632 00:38:35,520 --> 00:38:39,560 Speaker 1: note here you got aske LaVar Arrington about Dan Campbell 633 00:38:39,800 --> 00:38:41,799 Speaker 1: going to the Lions. And now listen, we did go 634 00:38:41,880 --> 00:38:44,720 Speaker 1: after Campbell a little bit earlier this week. I feel 635 00:38:44,760 --> 00:38:47,840 Speaker 1: a little bad. We had Jim Trotter from NFL Network on. 636 00:38:48,520 --> 00:38:51,399 Speaker 1: He said some things, the floor is yours on Dan 637 00:38:51,440 --> 00:38:54,880 Speaker 1: Campbell to the Lions. I like Dan Campbell. You know, 638 00:38:54,920 --> 00:38:58,080 Speaker 1: I have fun. I had fun with talking about I 639 00:38:58,120 --> 00:39:02,800 Speaker 1: whooped his ass as a player, and I did because 640 00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:05,239 Speaker 1: he was doing all that tough talk at at at 641 00:39:05,280 --> 00:39:10,080 Speaker 1: his uh, his intro, you know, his intro pressor. But 642 00:39:10,520 --> 00:39:13,799 Speaker 1: I like Dan Campbell, I like his spirit, I like 643 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:19,000 Speaker 1: his willingness to to put himself out there. He's a 644 00:39:19,080 --> 00:39:22,879 Speaker 1: player's type of coach. And whenever you have like this 645 00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:27,600 Speaker 1: is my thing. I never understood how anyone could ever 646 00:39:27,760 --> 00:39:32,480 Speaker 1: say that a non players coach is better than a 647 00:39:32,560 --> 00:39:36,399 Speaker 1: player's coach, I'll never understand it. And and for those 648 00:39:36,440 --> 00:39:38,680 Speaker 1: who think that all you gotta run it like it's 649 00:39:38,680 --> 00:39:40,840 Speaker 1: a prison, or you gotta run it like this, and 650 00:39:40,880 --> 00:39:45,640 Speaker 1: that that like no man, it was hard enough in 651 00:39:45,719 --> 00:39:52,240 Speaker 1: our our error of time. But these new school cats 652 00:39:52,280 --> 00:39:56,359 Speaker 1: out here, these younger versions, these younger guys. Oh, it's 653 00:39:56,400 --> 00:40:02,040 Speaker 1: way different, Matt. It's way way way different. And if 654 00:40:02,080 --> 00:40:05,120 Speaker 1: you don't know how to meet them where they are, 655 00:40:05,880 --> 00:40:08,600 Speaker 1: then you're not gonna have a job very long. And 656 00:40:09,120 --> 00:40:11,680 Speaker 1: you can cut it however you want to cut it. 657 00:40:11,800 --> 00:40:14,480 Speaker 1: You can. You can try to justify it however you 658 00:40:14,520 --> 00:40:18,600 Speaker 1: want to justify it. If you cannot speak the language 659 00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:22,440 Speaker 1: of these babies, if you don't meet them where they're at, 660 00:40:22,560 --> 00:40:26,160 Speaker 1: they won't trust you. Case close. It's gonna be quick, 661 00:40:26,480 --> 00:40:29,400 Speaker 1: it's gonna be simple, and it's gonna be easy. And 662 00:40:29,440 --> 00:40:32,840 Speaker 1: if they don't trust you, you will never unlock the 663 00:40:32,920 --> 00:40:36,720 Speaker 1: potential that exists in those people that you are guiding 664 00:40:36,760 --> 00:40:39,160 Speaker 1: and that you are coaching. So you have to be 665 00:40:39,200 --> 00:40:43,120 Speaker 1: able to gather a garner a level of trust and 666 00:40:43,120 --> 00:40:45,400 Speaker 1: and and there has to be a certain level of 667 00:40:45,640 --> 00:40:50,160 Speaker 1: mutual admiration and respect in order for you to get 668 00:40:50,320 --> 00:40:53,120 Speaker 1: what it is that you're looking for. That's why Andy 669 00:40:53,160 --> 00:40:56,479 Speaker 1: Reid does so well. That's why Eric V. Enemy does 670 00:40:56,520 --> 00:41:00,000 Speaker 1: so well. And maybe that's what's working against Eric B. Enemy. 671 00:41:00,080 --> 00:41:05,000 Speaker 1: He might speak the language too good, he can't too much. 672 00:41:05,360 --> 00:41:07,400 Speaker 1: And the owner he can speak to the players, but 673 00:41:07,440 --> 00:41:09,239 Speaker 1: you know, you gotta talk to your bosses. It might 674 00:41:09,280 --> 00:41:12,640 Speaker 1: not it might not translate to those owners. So I 675 00:41:12,760 --> 00:41:17,080 Speaker 1: just think that right now as it stands, Dan Campbell 676 00:41:17,160 --> 00:41:20,719 Speaker 1: is one of those guys that can relate and and 677 00:41:20,800 --> 00:41:23,799 Speaker 1: he can reach those guys, and I think he'll get 678 00:41:23,840 --> 00:41:26,959 Speaker 1: the best out of the team. Um. That's there. We've 679 00:41:26,960 --> 00:41:30,440 Speaker 1: seen it already, We've seen it happen um and I 680 00:41:30,480 --> 00:41:32,359 Speaker 1: don't think it would be any different. But he does 681 00:41:32,440 --> 00:41:35,840 Speaker 1: have his work cut out because you're fighting cultural issues, 682 00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:39,680 Speaker 1: right that's a culture of losers, Like they lose and 683 00:41:40,160 --> 00:41:42,839 Speaker 1: when you go into a den of losing and and 684 00:41:43,120 --> 00:41:47,320 Speaker 1: a culture of losing, that is one of the most 685 00:41:47,480 --> 00:41:55,719 Speaker 1: daunting tasks to undo that thought process, that belief that 686 00:41:55,719 --> 00:42:00,680 Speaker 1: that culture of we lose, we're losers. And you might 687 00:42:00,719 --> 00:42:04,400 Speaker 1: not say it out loud, and it might not sound cool, 688 00:42:04,480 --> 00:42:08,960 Speaker 1: it might sound insulting, but that's what it is. That's 689 00:42:09,000 --> 00:42:11,640 Speaker 1: what it is, and that's a lot to overcome. The 690 00:42:11,760 --> 00:42:15,760 Speaker 1: great LaVar Arrington up on Game on Fox Sports Radio, 691 00:42:16,360 --> 00:42:18,960 Speaker 1: Lamar Man, Hey, thank you for taking some time out 692 00:42:19,000 --> 00:42:20,960 Speaker 1: to talk to us. I know you've got a busy schedule. 693 00:42:21,040 --> 00:42:24,719 Speaker 1: You're a huge deal out here in California, and I'll 694 00:42:24,719 --> 00:42:27,680 Speaker 1: see I'll see you soon, LaVar, I appreciate you. Mac