1 00:00:06,026 --> 00:00:09,506 Speaker 1: NFL Explained is a production of the NFL in partnership 2 00:00:09,706 --> 00:00:17,826 Speaker 1: with I Heart Radio. Here we go. We've been waiting 3 00:00:17,906 --> 00:00:20,866 Speaker 1: all season long for this, the biggest game of the year. 4 00:00:20,986 --> 00:00:23,786 Speaker 1: It is the Super Bowl, and that the subject of 5 00:00:23,826 --> 00:00:26,946 Speaker 1: today's NFL Explained podcast. I'm not gonna be talking about 6 00:00:26,986 --> 00:00:29,186 Speaker 1: the game and the excesses. You can watch NFL Network 7 00:00:29,386 --> 00:00:32,146 Speaker 1: for some of that stuff. We're all about the preparation 8 00:00:32,226 --> 00:00:34,146 Speaker 1: to two weeks leading up to it and all the 9 00:00:34,186 --> 00:00:37,026 Speaker 1: little intricacies that you're not even familiar with. But I 10 00:00:37,066 --> 00:00:40,186 Speaker 1: always introduced my guy, Michael Robinson is a Super Bowl champ. 11 00:00:40,346 --> 00:00:43,186 Speaker 1: Last week I also included Pro Bowler into the mix 12 00:00:43,266 --> 00:00:45,586 Speaker 1: as well. But Emrod super Bowl forty eight, You've got 13 00:00:45,626 --> 00:00:49,586 Speaker 1: some good memories. I have great memories. It involves all 14 00:00:49,626 --> 00:00:53,706 Speaker 1: of my teammates, Rick Ross, New York City and a 15 00:00:53,706 --> 00:00:57,146 Speaker 1: lot of different fun things. Absolutely super Bowl champions. Give 16 00:00:57,146 --> 00:00:58,786 Speaker 1: me the Rick Ross. You've got a cool story around 17 00:00:58,826 --> 00:01:01,586 Speaker 1: Rick Ross. Well, it's not super cool. It's almost one 18 00:01:01,626 --> 00:01:03,466 Speaker 1: of those things that almost got me and my brother, 19 00:01:03,506 --> 00:01:05,426 Speaker 1: who is one of my best friends in the whole world. 20 00:01:05,466 --> 00:01:07,346 Speaker 1: He helped raised me. He's eight years older than me. 21 00:01:07,386 --> 00:01:10,866 Speaker 1: It almost got us at odds and almost had us fighting. Uh. 22 00:01:10,906 --> 00:01:13,146 Speaker 1: They threw a super Bowl party for us where Rick 23 00:01:13,226 --> 00:01:15,506 Speaker 1: Ross was the guy in the club and I got 24 00:01:15,546 --> 00:01:17,106 Speaker 1: in the club, but all I could think about was 25 00:01:17,186 --> 00:01:19,826 Speaker 1: my brother, who was stuck outside and it was raining 26 00:01:19,906 --> 00:01:22,186 Speaker 1: because snow was getting ready to come the next morning. 27 00:01:22,226 --> 00:01:24,506 Speaker 1: If anybody remembers that Super Bowl, a lot of travelers 28 00:01:24,506 --> 00:01:27,266 Speaker 1: to that Super Bowl got stuck in the snow. But yeah, 29 00:01:27,346 --> 00:01:29,906 Speaker 1: Rick Ross putting on his show almost came between me 30 00:01:29,986 --> 00:01:32,906 Speaker 1: and my brother. Yes, okay, I remember that Super Bowl 31 00:01:32,906 --> 00:01:34,986 Speaker 1: really well because I was living in the area at 32 00:01:35,026 --> 00:01:37,026 Speaker 1: that time. I'm from the Northeast, so I remember a 33 00:01:37,026 --> 00:01:38,746 Speaker 1: lot of this stuff. And just keep in mind your brother, 34 00:01:38,786 --> 00:01:40,786 Speaker 1: and I learned this in the last episode. Helped you 35 00:01:40,866 --> 00:01:44,146 Speaker 1: move in at Penn State. Carried some of the boxes 36 00:01:44,146 --> 00:01:46,146 Speaker 1: and the clothing. So there's a lot of love for 37 00:01:46,186 --> 00:01:48,626 Speaker 1: your brother. We can't let anything bad get in between you, guys, 38 00:01:48,706 --> 00:01:52,226 Speaker 1: Rick Ross or not. Sean cal Polock, Commas, baby, Let's 39 00:01:52,266 --> 00:01:55,946 Speaker 1: go Yes State. All right, Let's start with New York 40 00:01:55,986 --> 00:01:58,946 Speaker 1: City because as most people realize, like the Super Bowl 41 00:01:58,986 --> 00:02:01,946 Speaker 1: is not in the same venue every single year years, 42 00:02:01,986 --> 00:02:04,786 Speaker 1: happened to be a place where I call home. So 43 00:02:04,826 --> 00:02:07,506 Speaker 1: I'm a little bias here, but we know just facts, 44 00:02:07,826 --> 00:02:11,186 Speaker 1: it's the number one media market. Did that change anything 45 00:02:11,426 --> 00:02:12,906 Speaker 1: for you and your team? Just know when it was 46 00:02:12,946 --> 00:02:15,506 Speaker 1: the Big Apple a little bit, you know, it put 47 00:02:15,546 --> 00:02:18,266 Speaker 1: a little bit of perspective on the game. Obviously, we 48 00:02:18,266 --> 00:02:20,426 Speaker 1: were going up against Peyton Manning, and we know they 49 00:02:20,466 --> 00:02:23,066 Speaker 1: had broke every offensive record that there was in the 50 00:02:23,146 --> 00:02:26,026 Speaker 1: National Football League that year, and so we knew that 51 00:02:26,066 --> 00:02:27,946 Speaker 1: with the game being in New York, there was gonna 52 00:02:27,946 --> 00:02:30,266 Speaker 1: be a lot more added attention, not only because of 53 00:02:30,346 --> 00:02:32,986 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, but it's because it's in New York 54 00:02:33,026 --> 00:02:35,226 Speaker 1: City and it was featuring a guy like Peyton Manning, 55 00:02:35,306 --> 00:02:37,426 Speaker 1: who some considered on the back end of his career, 56 00:02:37,466 --> 00:02:40,346 Speaker 1: who had just had a record setting season. So we 57 00:02:40,346 --> 00:02:42,986 Speaker 1: were like, I ain't gonna lie man Like. We were 58 00:02:43,066 --> 00:02:45,666 Speaker 1: using the words like goons in our locker room. We 59 00:02:45,706 --> 00:02:48,146 Speaker 1: wanted to be like the dooms Day, Like we wanted 60 00:02:48,186 --> 00:02:50,906 Speaker 1: to kind of like rain on Peyton Manning's parade and 61 00:02:50,986 --> 00:02:53,906 Speaker 1: kind of own New York City. We were calling a 62 00:02:53,986 --> 00:02:56,466 Speaker 1: Gotham and it was gonna be Gothil because the big 63 00:02:56,466 --> 00:02:59,306 Speaker 1: bad boys from the Pacific Northwest was in town. You 64 00:02:59,346 --> 00:03:02,266 Speaker 1: guys were the big bad boys in the Pacific Northwest 65 00:03:02,386 --> 00:03:04,906 Speaker 1: with a super Bowl whim. You know, we've done other 66 00:03:04,946 --> 00:03:08,586 Speaker 1: episodes rob where we go through the week for a coach, 67 00:03:08,706 --> 00:03:11,106 Speaker 1: the week for a player, the preparation, like all the 68 00:03:11,146 --> 00:03:14,266 Speaker 1: things that you don't know about unless you experience, and 69 00:03:14,306 --> 00:03:17,386 Speaker 1: that's where your expertise comes into play. Super Bowl week. 70 00:03:17,466 --> 00:03:19,786 Speaker 1: Not everyone is in that fraternity of being able to 71 00:03:19,826 --> 00:03:22,586 Speaker 1: play in that type of game. What's that schedule like? 72 00:03:22,626 --> 00:03:24,226 Speaker 1: Because the short week, we know it can be a 73 00:03:24,226 --> 00:03:26,786 Speaker 1: little frustrating. The late games can be frustrating sometimes for 74 00:03:26,866 --> 00:03:28,466 Speaker 1: players you just want to get out there and play. 75 00:03:28,866 --> 00:03:30,546 Speaker 1: All of a sudden, we got two weeks to think 76 00:03:30,586 --> 00:03:33,746 Speaker 1: about the biggest game of your entire life. Well, Yeams, 77 00:03:33,866 --> 00:03:36,146 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna lie. Like the minute we won the 78 00:03:36,226 --> 00:03:39,386 Speaker 1: NFC championship game, we beat the San Francisco for the Niners, 79 00:03:39,426 --> 00:03:41,826 Speaker 1: and for anybody who remembers that year, was that great 80 00:03:41,866 --> 00:03:45,546 Speaker 1: tip play from Richard Sherman. Malcolm Smith ended up intercepting 81 00:03:45,546 --> 00:03:48,626 Speaker 1: the football and from the moment we got into the 82 00:03:48,666 --> 00:03:51,626 Speaker 1: locker room and we celebrate a we're hype we're going 83 00:03:51,666 --> 00:03:55,386 Speaker 1: to the Super Bowl, and I remember Pete saying, okay, guys, 84 00:03:56,026 --> 00:03:59,386 Speaker 1: we got two weeks before this game. We're gonna have 85 00:03:59,386 --> 00:04:03,506 Speaker 1: a team meeting early tomorrow morning, and we're gonna literally 86 00:04:03,706 --> 00:04:07,986 Speaker 1: give you guys help on how to structure your week, 87 00:04:08,746 --> 00:04:11,706 Speaker 1: how to structure the week here, how to structure the 88 00:04:11,746 --> 00:04:14,666 Speaker 1: week in New York City, because it's unlike any other 89 00:04:14,866 --> 00:04:18,906 Speaker 1: game week oftentimes, and Yams, you know, this football industry 90 00:04:18,946 --> 00:04:23,666 Speaker 1: is a small fraternity, man, And during normal NFL weeks, right, 91 00:04:23,826 --> 00:04:27,546 Speaker 1: all your homies are your guys, they're playing too, you know, 92 00:04:27,626 --> 00:04:29,706 Speaker 1: they have games that they're preparing for, and yeah, they 93 00:04:29,706 --> 00:04:32,786 Speaker 1: don't necessary not necessarily available all the time. You text 94 00:04:32,866 --> 00:04:34,466 Speaker 1: this that in the third and you share some notes 95 00:04:34,586 --> 00:04:37,266 Speaker 1: or whatever. But when it's the Super Bowl, there's no 96 00:04:37,426 --> 00:04:41,586 Speaker 1: other NFL game going on. Everybody you text, everybody in 97 00:04:41,626 --> 00:04:45,306 Speaker 1: the National Football League you text oftentimes they're sitting at 98 00:04:45,346 --> 00:04:48,026 Speaker 1: home watching or getting ready for the game, getting ready 99 00:04:48,066 --> 00:04:50,386 Speaker 1: to watch you play. And so it's it's it's it's 100 00:04:50,386 --> 00:04:52,346 Speaker 1: a very unique thing. And I remember that Monday, we 101 00:04:52,386 --> 00:04:55,666 Speaker 1: came into the team meeting and Pete like literally he 102 00:04:55,706 --> 00:04:59,306 Speaker 1: put together a slide presentation and he told us we're 103 00:04:59,306 --> 00:05:02,226 Speaker 1: gonna attack this week, this this, this, this week before 104 00:05:02,226 --> 00:05:04,866 Speaker 1: we go to New York, Like it's a normal game week. 105 00:05:05,346 --> 00:05:07,946 Speaker 1: And so he said, when we step on the on 106 00:05:07,986 --> 00:05:09,826 Speaker 1: the bus to get on the plane to go to 107 00:05:09,866 --> 00:05:13,146 Speaker 1: New York City next Saturday, the game plan is gonna 108 00:05:13,146 --> 00:05:15,146 Speaker 1: be tight. We're gonna be ready to play a game 109 00:05:15,186 --> 00:05:18,066 Speaker 1: the next day. Now, the trick is taking all of 110 00:05:18,106 --> 00:05:22,986 Speaker 1: that nervous energy and um and kind of bottling it 111 00:05:23,266 --> 00:05:25,666 Speaker 1: up and not kind of over exerting yourself in that 112 00:05:25,706 --> 00:05:28,106 Speaker 1: short week going forward. So that week when we were 113 00:05:28,146 --> 00:05:30,946 Speaker 1: in Seattle, it was a normal week. We met on Monday, 114 00:05:30,986 --> 00:05:33,106 Speaker 1: we went over the NFC Championship game, we went over 115 00:05:33,146 --> 00:05:35,826 Speaker 1: all of our mistakes. Tuesday was the normal player day off. 116 00:05:35,826 --> 00:05:40,826 Speaker 1: And it's funny, Yams that that usually Tuesday's me and 117 00:05:40,826 --> 00:05:42,866 Speaker 1: be small. We always had a film session, whether it 118 00:05:42,906 --> 00:05:44,786 Speaker 1: was at my house, at the team meeting room or whatever, 119 00:05:44,946 --> 00:05:47,826 Speaker 1: just him and I because as a fullback, I was 120 00:05:47,906 --> 00:05:50,746 Speaker 1: his eyes. I had to know what he was thinking. 121 00:05:50,906 --> 00:05:53,706 Speaker 1: So I knew what cut he would make when he 122 00:05:53,786 --> 00:05:56,826 Speaker 1: got to the whole right after I got to the whole. 123 00:05:56,866 --> 00:05:58,586 Speaker 1: So you know what I mean, We had to watch 124 00:05:58,626 --> 00:06:01,226 Speaker 1: take together, you know what I'm saying. And so that 125 00:06:01,306 --> 00:06:04,306 Speaker 1: Tuesday before we left, when we were still in Seattle, 126 00:06:04,826 --> 00:06:07,426 Speaker 1: I remember us watching and we watched one quarter of 127 00:06:07,546 --> 00:06:11,946 Speaker 1: the Denver Broncos defense and be Smoke stood up and 128 00:06:12,026 --> 00:06:13,906 Speaker 1: was like, Dude, what are we doing? And I said, 129 00:06:13,906 --> 00:06:16,386 Speaker 1: I know, Bro, I said, I think we're gonna beat 130 00:06:16,386 --> 00:06:18,266 Speaker 1: the hell out of this group. Like I don't think 131 00:06:18,266 --> 00:06:20,986 Speaker 1: it's gonna be close. And he said, Bro, like why 132 00:06:21,146 --> 00:06:24,066 Speaker 1: Super Bowl has gotta be close? And I remember we 133 00:06:24,106 --> 00:06:25,746 Speaker 1: walked out of that meeting when we went down to 134 00:06:25,786 --> 00:06:29,186 Speaker 1: the coach's offices and we're like, Pete, Bro, like, this 135 00:06:29,226 --> 00:06:31,306 Speaker 1: game doesn't have to be close. You know that, right? 136 00:06:32,186 --> 00:06:34,346 Speaker 1: And I guess Pete liked it because the next day, 137 00:06:34,426 --> 00:06:36,066 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, that Wednesday, when we came 138 00:06:36,106 --> 00:06:38,426 Speaker 1: into practice, that was kind of the mottel, this game 139 00:06:38,466 --> 00:06:41,586 Speaker 1: ain't gotta be close, guys. Just because we're playing paid man, 140 00:06:41,586 --> 00:06:43,546 Speaker 1: and just because it's in New York City doesn't mean 141 00:06:43,586 --> 00:06:45,386 Speaker 1: that the game has to be close. So we went 142 00:06:45,386 --> 00:06:48,626 Speaker 1: on with our base personnel stuff on Wednesday, or Nicol personnel, 143 00:06:48,626 --> 00:06:50,586 Speaker 1: and our third down sub package and our goal line 144 00:06:50,586 --> 00:06:54,346 Speaker 1: packages on Thursday. We had the final speed practice on Friday, 145 00:06:54,346 --> 00:06:56,106 Speaker 1: would have walked through before we got on the plane 146 00:06:56,546 --> 00:06:58,546 Speaker 1: to go over to New York City, and Pete told 147 00:06:58,626 --> 00:07:02,186 Speaker 1: us when we got on the plane. Now it's all 148 00:07:02,226 --> 00:07:05,426 Speaker 1: about managing your emotions. Now, it's all about going like 149 00:07:05,426 --> 00:07:06,826 Speaker 1: guy's we don't know if we're gonna ever go back 150 00:07:06,866 --> 00:07:10,706 Speaker 1: to a super Bowl, and it's crazy Yams. Like oftentimes 151 00:07:10,746 --> 00:07:14,986 Speaker 1: you hear leaders say, hey, you know, no distractions, you know, 152 00:07:15,306 --> 00:07:18,346 Speaker 1: like stay focused. Pace said no, man, I don't know 153 00:07:18,386 --> 00:07:20,226 Speaker 1: if we're ever gonna go back to a super Bowl. 154 00:07:21,186 --> 00:07:24,346 Speaker 1: Enjoy it. Have as much fun as possible. Man. Yeah, 155 00:07:24,386 --> 00:07:26,506 Speaker 1: we're gonna have curfew and stuff for you guys, but 156 00:07:26,626 --> 00:07:29,546 Speaker 1: when you're out, enjoy it, because the hay is in 157 00:07:29,586 --> 00:07:32,426 Speaker 1: the barn. The x is an old standpoint. You guys 158 00:07:32,426 --> 00:07:35,226 Speaker 1: have already won the game on paper. You has already 159 00:07:35,266 --> 00:07:37,106 Speaker 1: run the game from an x is and no standpoint. 160 00:07:37,226 --> 00:07:38,946 Speaker 1: You just got to make sure that your mind is write, 161 00:07:38,986 --> 00:07:40,786 Speaker 1: your energy is right, and that you're happy going into 162 00:07:40,826 --> 00:07:44,666 Speaker 1: the game. And Yams eight, I think that was a score. Yeah, 163 00:07:44,706 --> 00:07:47,786 Speaker 1: we was right going into that game. So from the 164 00:07:47,786 --> 00:07:50,306 Speaker 1: sort of fascinating to me, how much do you think 165 00:07:51,466 --> 00:07:56,346 Speaker 1: there's like that college experience that Pete had about having fun, 166 00:07:56,426 --> 00:07:58,226 Speaker 1: Like something tells me from the people that I've talked 167 00:07:58,266 --> 00:08:00,386 Speaker 1: to that played for him, including you, just sort of 168 00:08:00,386 --> 00:08:03,266 Speaker 1: this idea of competition and fun and making it a 169 00:08:03,346 --> 00:08:06,706 Speaker 1: fun atmosphere. You know, some guys might flip that switch 170 00:08:06,746 --> 00:08:08,906 Speaker 1: when it's a huge game, and I think it's important 171 00:08:08,906 --> 00:08:12,146 Speaker 1: to be sort of consistent there. But how much of 172 00:08:12,186 --> 00:08:16,146 Speaker 1: the routine was the same, whether it's how you watch film, 173 00:08:16,186 --> 00:08:18,226 Speaker 1: the amount of time you watch film, the types of 174 00:08:18,266 --> 00:08:21,426 Speaker 1: practices you had compared those two weeks versus what you 175 00:08:21,466 --> 00:08:25,346 Speaker 1: were doing previously that season. Well, the crazy part yams, 176 00:08:25,426 --> 00:08:27,466 Speaker 1: Like I said, that week against two weeks after the 177 00:08:27,506 --> 00:08:30,226 Speaker 1: NFC championship game or after the championship games, before the 178 00:08:30,266 --> 00:08:32,866 Speaker 1: Super Bowl, and that first week we were at home 179 00:08:33,226 --> 00:08:35,986 Speaker 1: in Seattle. Again, that was a normal week, but that 180 00:08:36,146 --> 00:08:39,226 Speaker 1: was also a week when you're outside of the facility. 181 00:08:39,586 --> 00:08:41,946 Speaker 1: That's also the week that you're handling tickets, you're handling 182 00:08:42,026 --> 00:08:44,466 Speaker 1: travel for your family. You're thinking about, Okay, who's gonna 183 00:08:44,466 --> 00:08:46,626 Speaker 1: actually come to this game? If I win, who am 184 00:08:46,626 --> 00:08:48,786 Speaker 1: I going to have on the field. You only get 185 00:08:48,866 --> 00:08:51,226 Speaker 1: two or three passes for family to be on the 186 00:08:51,226 --> 00:08:53,226 Speaker 1: field After the game. You gotta think about all of 187 00:08:53,226 --> 00:08:56,266 Speaker 1: this stuff while the game plan is going in. And 188 00:08:56,626 --> 00:08:59,826 Speaker 1: the crazy part about the peak thing that you know 189 00:08:59,866 --> 00:09:01,386 Speaker 1: you were just talking about Pete and how he makes 190 00:09:01,386 --> 00:09:04,026 Speaker 1: it fun coming into work and stuff like that. Uh, 191 00:09:04,066 --> 00:09:06,226 Speaker 1: it was one day we were at practice and Pete 192 00:09:06,226 --> 00:09:09,066 Speaker 1: likes to play music at practice. Pete likes to make 193 00:09:09,106 --> 00:09:12,906 Speaker 1: practice a big thing. Pete may have Will Ferrell come 194 00:09:12,946 --> 00:09:15,386 Speaker 1: by practice. He may have Snoop come by practice. He 195 00:09:15,426 --> 00:09:18,386 Speaker 1: had Bill Russell come by practice in the wild car 196 00:09:18,466 --> 00:09:20,986 Speaker 1: around that year that we won our Super Bowl. I mean, 197 00:09:20,986 --> 00:09:23,626 Speaker 1: he'll have celebrities. He'll have people that practice to hit 198 00:09:23,706 --> 00:09:26,546 Speaker 1: to see you watch. Because this whole philosophy was if 199 00:09:26,586 --> 00:09:29,186 Speaker 1: people are watching you, if there's a superstar watching you, 200 00:09:29,186 --> 00:09:31,066 Speaker 1: you're gonna be the best version of yourself because you 201 00:09:31,106 --> 00:09:33,106 Speaker 1: don't want to look stupid, you don't want to look bad, right, 202 00:09:33,706 --> 00:09:36,746 Speaker 1: And so mam, he always would say this to us. 203 00:09:36,946 --> 00:09:40,146 Speaker 1: Every practice is a championship rep. Every practice is a 204 00:09:40,226 --> 00:09:44,106 Speaker 1: championship practice. That way, when you're truly in the championship moments, 205 00:09:44,266 --> 00:09:46,786 Speaker 1: it'll just be second nature to you. And yeahs, I 206 00:09:47,106 --> 00:09:49,746 Speaker 1: know people say things just to go along with the conversation, 207 00:09:50,186 --> 00:09:52,306 Speaker 1: but man, I'm telling you, Man, I'm being real with you. 208 00:09:53,026 --> 00:09:57,426 Speaker 1: That Super Bowl, it was almost surreal because of how 209 00:09:57,706 --> 00:10:02,386 Speaker 1: normal it felt. It felt like a game when we 210 00:10:02,426 --> 00:10:05,186 Speaker 1: got to plan, you know what I'm saying, And I 211 00:10:05,226 --> 00:10:08,466 Speaker 1: just wentn't anticipating that feeling. I was kind of anticipating 212 00:10:08,546 --> 00:10:10,906 Speaker 1: high but you know, you know, obviously you get excited 213 00:10:10,946 --> 00:10:13,146 Speaker 1: at the beginning to kickoff, but um, I just was 214 00:10:13,186 --> 00:10:15,746 Speaker 1: anticipating a lot. And I attribute that to Pete Carroll 215 00:10:15,826 --> 00:10:18,906 Speaker 1: always keeping us in the mindset of always having a 216 00:10:19,026 --> 00:10:23,106 Speaker 1: championship mindset and being ready for those championship moments. So 217 00:10:23,226 --> 00:10:27,186 Speaker 1: it's really fascinating about this is when Pete was at USC, 218 00:10:27,346 --> 00:10:30,666 Speaker 1: I had heard this story before, and you're gonna go like, yeah, 219 00:10:30,746 --> 00:10:32,466 Speaker 1: of course, because it's kind of what you just said. 220 00:10:32,866 --> 00:10:36,546 Speaker 1: Curtis Conway and I worked together. Curtis's former wide receiver. Obviously, 221 00:10:36,786 --> 00:10:38,826 Speaker 1: um you know, played whatever it was eleven twelve years 222 00:10:38,866 --> 00:10:41,986 Speaker 1: in the league. Sea Way went to USC and Curtis 223 00:10:41,986 --> 00:10:44,306 Speaker 1: told me he would go to practice when Reggie Bush, 224 00:10:44,306 --> 00:10:46,866 Speaker 1: win Liner and those guys were there. Pete would make 225 00:10:46,906 --> 00:10:49,106 Speaker 1: it a point to have all those dudes come back 226 00:10:49,226 --> 00:10:51,106 Speaker 1: and the Will Ferrells of the world and like kind 227 00:10:51,106 --> 00:10:54,106 Speaker 1: of lean into that l a vibe. And Curtis told 228 00:10:54,106 --> 00:10:55,946 Speaker 1: me that he goes, Man, I've been playing football my 229 00:10:55,986 --> 00:10:58,386 Speaker 1: whole life. I had never seen this before. He goes 230 00:10:58,466 --> 00:11:00,826 Speaker 1: Reggie would come out of a rap right off a 231 00:11:00,866 --> 00:11:04,066 Speaker 1: practice field, be dancing on the sideline, like having fun, 232 00:11:04,426 --> 00:11:07,506 Speaker 1: like just literally not like kind of paying attention to 233 00:11:07,546 --> 00:11:10,146 Speaker 1: the game or what was happening in practice, but really 234 00:11:10,186 --> 00:11:13,226 Speaker 1: just having fun with his boys on the sideline. Then 235 00:11:13,226 --> 00:11:15,626 Speaker 1: they'd go, Okay, you're in. He'd go in, and it's 236 00:11:15,666 --> 00:11:19,106 Speaker 1: like this the switch that gets flipped where you're expected 237 00:11:19,146 --> 00:11:21,426 Speaker 1: to be so invested in that moment. And I'm just 238 00:11:21,466 --> 00:11:23,906 Speaker 1: connecting the dots here because you said if you're playing 239 00:11:23,906 --> 00:11:26,906 Speaker 1: in front of dudes like well Ferrell, like not for nothing, 240 00:11:26,906 --> 00:11:28,346 Speaker 1: like I get it's not a football guy, but like 241 00:11:28,426 --> 00:11:29,946 Speaker 1: you don't want to look bad, like you're gonna go 242 00:11:29,986 --> 00:11:32,626 Speaker 1: out there and ball out. So I think there's something 243 00:11:32,706 --> 00:11:35,026 Speaker 1: to like the psychological aspect of all this that you're 244 00:11:35,066 --> 00:11:38,666 Speaker 1: making reference to, which then leads me to this. There's 245 00:11:38,666 --> 00:11:42,386 Speaker 1: this old adage of hey, do you how how helpful 246 00:11:42,466 --> 00:11:44,466 Speaker 1: is it because it's not your first Super Bowl? If 247 00:11:44,506 --> 00:11:46,946 Speaker 1: you got other dudes who've played in this game, it 248 00:11:47,106 --> 00:11:50,666 Speaker 1: sounds like for your Seahawks in particular, maybe it didn't 249 00:11:50,706 --> 00:11:52,786 Speaker 1: matter as much, or am I reading too much into it? 250 00:11:52,906 --> 00:11:55,786 Speaker 1: It didn't matter at all. And I think it would 251 00:11:55,786 --> 00:11:58,426 Speaker 1: have mattered if we had a different type of coach, 252 00:11:58,986 --> 00:12:01,546 Speaker 1: if we had a different type of coach who coach 253 00:12:01,706 --> 00:12:06,506 Speaker 1: different in these elevated games, who did some different things 254 00:12:06,546 --> 00:12:10,866 Speaker 1: in these elevated situations. Pete was consistent. He was constant. 255 00:12:11,066 --> 00:12:14,906 Speaker 1: We practice every single facet of that game, Yams. We 256 00:12:14,986 --> 00:12:19,386 Speaker 1: practiced halftime. We spent a whole two hours in our 257 00:12:19,426 --> 00:12:24,746 Speaker 1: facility in Seattle training and practicing the halftime, which is 258 00:12:24,826 --> 00:12:27,306 Speaker 1: double the amount of halftime is in normal games. And 259 00:12:27,346 --> 00:12:29,266 Speaker 1: so yeah, when we got on that plane to go 260 00:12:29,306 --> 00:12:31,186 Speaker 1: to New York, Man, we knew we were gonna win 261 00:12:31,226 --> 00:12:33,146 Speaker 1: that game. I mean, there's nothing wrong with having m 262 00:12:33,226 --> 00:12:35,786 Speaker 1: rob a little Rihanna going on. Um as you're practicing 263 00:12:35,826 --> 00:12:38,186 Speaker 1: some of that halftime stuff. I know, I'm excited for that. 264 00:12:38,506 --> 00:12:41,866 Speaker 1: You mentioned the fact that halftimes extended here, like take 265 00:12:41,946 --> 00:12:44,786 Speaker 1: me through like you practicing halftime. You know it's longer. 266 00:12:45,026 --> 00:12:47,186 Speaker 1: Can you hear the music? Do you want to not 267 00:12:47,266 --> 00:12:49,386 Speaker 1: listen to coach? You rather just go watch the concert 268 00:12:49,466 --> 00:12:53,306 Speaker 1: that's happening. First of all, a normal NFL halftime is 269 00:12:53,346 --> 00:12:58,186 Speaker 1: approximately fifteen minutes, right. The Super Bowl halftime is approximately 270 00:12:58,266 --> 00:13:01,106 Speaker 1: thirty minutes. So usually when you're going to a normal 271 00:13:01,226 --> 00:13:04,066 Speaker 1: NFL game, right, the coaches are kind of getting their 272 00:13:04,106 --> 00:13:07,386 Speaker 1: selves together. Right. You got the training staff and the 273 00:13:07,546 --> 00:13:10,306 Speaker 1: equipment staff and all of those guys kind of handing 274 00:13:10,306 --> 00:13:13,026 Speaker 1: out fruit and drinks and and things like that. You're 275 00:13:13,026 --> 00:13:15,546 Speaker 1: getting your equipment stuff dealt with, you, getting your jersey's 276 00:13:15,586 --> 00:13:17,746 Speaker 1: fixed and stuff like that. That's like the first five 277 00:13:17,826 --> 00:13:21,146 Speaker 1: minutes right then the coaches come in. Then the coaches 278 00:13:21,146 --> 00:13:23,266 Speaker 1: are telling you all your adjustments and things like that, 279 00:13:23,306 --> 00:13:26,346 Speaker 1: and then like the last two minutes, everybody kind of 280 00:13:26,346 --> 00:13:28,826 Speaker 1: gets together. The coach says something, Man, we go out 281 00:13:28,866 --> 00:13:31,306 Speaker 1: to go take on the second half in the Super Bowl, 282 00:13:31,546 --> 00:13:34,626 Speaker 1: it's so long, Like I had an opportunity to take 283 00:13:34,626 --> 00:13:37,946 Speaker 1: a shower, I changed my pads, I changed everything. You 284 00:13:38,066 --> 00:13:39,626 Speaker 1: just have that time. And so we broke it down. 285 00:13:39,666 --> 00:13:41,626 Speaker 1: It was thirty minutes. We broke it down into three 286 00:13:42,026 --> 00:13:44,946 Speaker 1: ten minutes segments. The first ten minutes was us getting 287 00:13:44,946 --> 00:13:47,226 Speaker 1: ourselves together. You know what I'm saying. If you wanted 288 00:13:47,266 --> 00:13:49,426 Speaker 1: to go shower, if you wanted to eat whatever, whatever. 289 00:13:49,986 --> 00:13:52,586 Speaker 1: Then the next ten minutes was our coaches that came 290 00:13:52,626 --> 00:13:54,586 Speaker 1: back in. We made adjustments and now you've got ten 291 00:13:54,626 --> 00:13:56,266 Speaker 1: minutes so you can actually wo mean, we got on 292 00:13:56,306 --> 00:13:58,386 Speaker 1: the white board. I mean it felt like meetings, you 293 00:13:58,426 --> 00:14:00,786 Speaker 1: know what I'm saying. And then the last ten minutes 294 00:14:01,226 --> 00:14:04,506 Speaker 1: we cranked the music up, we got our equipment, you've 295 00:14:04,506 --> 00:14:07,186 Speaker 1: got our trainers on, and we started warming up like 296 00:14:07,226 --> 00:14:09,666 Speaker 1: it was the beginning of the game in Yams. I'm 297 00:14:09,706 --> 00:14:13,026 Speaker 1: telling you there's a lot. Our minds are some powerful things. 298 00:14:13,026 --> 00:14:15,986 Speaker 1: Our brains are very powerful. Because when I went back 299 00:14:15,986 --> 00:14:18,866 Speaker 1: off for the second half, I kept on having to 300 00:14:18,986 --> 00:14:22,626 Speaker 1: look at the scoreboard because I wasn't sure whether this 301 00:14:22,706 --> 00:14:24,546 Speaker 1: was the first half or second half, because it felt 302 00:14:24,546 --> 00:14:26,426 Speaker 1: like the beginning of the game all over again. It 303 00:14:26,506 --> 00:14:29,146 Speaker 1: did not feel like we paid the first half. And 304 00:14:29,186 --> 00:14:32,946 Speaker 1: so the second half kickoff happens and they're trying to 305 00:14:33,026 --> 00:14:35,866 Speaker 1: kick it away from Percy and it bounces and it 306 00:14:36,306 --> 00:14:39,106 Speaker 1: and he scores like it was nothing. Because we had 307 00:14:39,146 --> 00:14:42,906 Speaker 1: the beginning of the game energy. They had second half energy. 308 00:14:43,066 --> 00:14:47,466 Speaker 1: And to me that I mean that energy changed everything. Man. 309 00:14:47,626 --> 00:14:50,306 Speaker 1: And um you mentioned can we hear the base and 310 00:14:50,306 --> 00:14:53,026 Speaker 1: stuff in the locker room. Absolutely, But we had cranked 311 00:14:53,026 --> 00:14:54,986 Speaker 1: our music so much, and we had had our locker 312 00:14:55,066 --> 00:14:57,706 Speaker 1: rooms so much. Kind of like what people have seen 313 00:14:57,786 --> 00:15:00,066 Speaker 1: throughout this past year with the San Francisco for the 314 00:15:00,106 --> 00:15:02,546 Speaker 1: nine is we were kind of in that mold where 315 00:15:02,546 --> 00:15:04,626 Speaker 1: we were just cranking the music up and it was 316 00:15:04,626 --> 00:15:06,906 Speaker 1: all about getting us because if we were right, it 317 00:15:06,906 --> 00:15:08,946 Speaker 1: didn't matter what was going on on the other side 318 00:15:08,986 --> 00:15:11,266 Speaker 1: of the field. I'm gonna make an old school reference 319 00:15:11,266 --> 00:15:13,466 Speaker 1: that I know you'll appreciate. The old U c l 320 00:15:13,506 --> 00:15:16,906 Speaker 1: A Legends basketball coach John Wooden. He used to teach 321 00:15:17,026 --> 00:15:20,146 Speaker 1: his guys how to tie their shoes properly, right, like 322 00:15:20,386 --> 00:15:24,466 Speaker 1: little things like that, which seemed ridiculous. And I still 323 00:15:24,506 --> 00:15:26,866 Speaker 1: don't really know the premise behind why you would do that. 324 00:15:27,226 --> 00:15:28,706 Speaker 1: You know, do you double not it? You just don't 325 00:15:28,706 --> 00:15:30,826 Speaker 1: want it to you know, the shoelaces again untied during 326 00:15:30,866 --> 00:15:32,546 Speaker 1: the game, whatever the reason. But the point is it's 327 00:15:32,546 --> 00:15:36,866 Speaker 1: all about the details. When Pete says we're gonna practice halftime, 328 00:15:37,226 --> 00:15:41,426 Speaker 1: do you say what the or what? Or are you okay? Cool? 329 00:15:41,466 --> 00:15:44,346 Speaker 1: That makes sense? Well for me, you already know I 330 00:15:44,386 --> 00:15:46,506 Speaker 1: think a little bit differently. I've always wanted to kind 331 00:15:46,506 --> 00:15:48,786 Speaker 1: of lead, be coaching, general manager, that type of deal. 332 00:15:48,826 --> 00:15:51,586 Speaker 1: So when when I first heard that we were literally 333 00:15:51,626 --> 00:15:54,706 Speaker 1: having an entire two hour period or hour and half 334 00:15:54,906 --> 00:15:59,266 Speaker 1: devoted to the halftime. My first reaction was, please, are 335 00:15:59,306 --> 00:16:01,586 Speaker 1: for real, Pete. I got some better things to do 336 00:16:01,626 --> 00:16:03,146 Speaker 1: this morning. I got my kids. I gotta pick my 337 00:16:03,226 --> 00:16:06,266 Speaker 1: kids up. You know, I got lost lot of stuff 338 00:16:06,266 --> 00:16:09,786 Speaker 1: going on. And then as I thought about it, and 339 00:16:10,146 --> 00:16:13,426 Speaker 1: that always compete thing that goes on that Pete always 340 00:16:13,466 --> 00:16:17,666 Speaker 1: talks about, I'm thinking, oh, man, Pete Carroll is competing 341 00:16:17,786 --> 00:16:21,866 Speaker 1: right now. He's saying, We're not gonna lose any aspect 342 00:16:21,906 --> 00:16:24,266 Speaker 1: of this game. We're gonna win the week before, We're 343 00:16:24,306 --> 00:16:26,786 Speaker 1: gonna win the week leading up. We're gonna win on 344 00:16:26,826 --> 00:16:29,386 Speaker 1: the football field. We're gonna win special teams. We're gonna 345 00:16:29,386 --> 00:16:32,386 Speaker 1: win the halftime, we're gonna win the press conferences. We're 346 00:16:32,386 --> 00:16:35,426 Speaker 1: gonna win it all. And once I really thought about it, yeah, 347 00:16:35,506 --> 00:16:37,386 Speaker 1: I knew while we were practicing it because we were 348 00:16:37,386 --> 00:16:39,346 Speaker 1: going in to beat the hell out of a really 349 00:16:39,386 --> 00:16:49,146 Speaker 1: good team. All right, Welcome back to the NFL Explained Podcasts. 350 00:16:49,186 --> 00:16:51,586 Speaker 1: Mike Yam and Rob with you. Um. I do think 351 00:16:51,626 --> 00:16:53,346 Speaker 1: it's important to sort of set up a little bit 352 00:16:53,386 --> 00:16:56,066 Speaker 1: of the media history around the Super Bowl. I mean, look, 353 00:16:56,106 --> 00:16:58,186 Speaker 1: the fans want to get to the game. The players 354 00:16:58,226 --> 00:17:00,266 Speaker 1: obviously want to play in this game, but it really 355 00:17:00,346 --> 00:17:03,146 Speaker 1: is this I don't want to say party like atmosphere 356 00:17:03,186 --> 00:17:05,666 Speaker 1: because I think that's not the best way to describe it, 357 00:17:06,146 --> 00:17:09,106 Speaker 1: but it's a little bit of chaos. It's like a circus, right. 358 00:17:09,426 --> 00:17:12,146 Speaker 1: Media Day has been around since actually the very first 359 00:17:12,186 --> 00:17:16,386 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. You got reporters going to players hotels, asking questions, 360 00:17:16,426 --> 00:17:20,466 Speaker 1: maybe even having dinner. Back in the day. Media Day 361 00:17:20,506 --> 00:17:23,026 Speaker 1: actually started being held on the field at the stadium 362 00:17:23,066 --> 00:17:24,946 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl was being held out, which is kind 363 00:17:24,946 --> 00:17:28,266 Speaker 1: of a cool different spin to all of this stuff. 364 00:17:28,306 --> 00:17:30,546 Speaker 1: In fact, it happens a lot of times on the 365 00:17:30,546 --> 00:17:33,306 Speaker 1: college side for the college football playoffs stuff. I was 366 00:17:33,306 --> 00:17:35,586 Speaker 1: actually covering a game a couple of years ago when 367 00:17:35,786 --> 00:17:38,706 Speaker 1: Washington was playing Alabama down in Atlanta, and we did 368 00:17:38,746 --> 00:17:40,426 Speaker 1: the media day on the field. So it's kind of 369 00:17:40,426 --> 00:17:44,626 Speaker 1: a cool piece to this puzzle. Media Day was moved 370 00:17:44,666 --> 00:17:47,826 Speaker 1: away from the game stadium to a nearby indoor stadium, 371 00:17:48,026 --> 00:17:51,146 Speaker 1: which opened up the event for fans. You've got media members, 372 00:17:51,146 --> 00:17:53,546 Speaker 1: they're on the floor, you can do some cool things 373 00:17:53,666 --> 00:17:56,146 Speaker 1: around that. For the first year, it was held at 374 00:17:56,146 --> 00:17:59,266 Speaker 1: the Prudential Center in Newark instead of MetLife stadium. For 375 00:17:59,266 --> 00:18:01,746 Speaker 1: those who aren't aware of the geography of New Jersey, 376 00:18:02,026 --> 00:18:05,466 Speaker 1: it's not mark uh. Since then aside actually from those 377 00:18:05,506 --> 00:18:09,186 Speaker 1: COVID years, it's been held at a basketball or inside 378 00:18:09,186 --> 00:18:13,786 Speaker 1: a baseball arena. In the super Bowl City. Super Bowl fifty, 379 00:18:13,986 --> 00:18:17,786 Speaker 1: NFL moved Media Day from Tuesday to prime time, a 380 00:18:17,906 --> 00:18:21,386 Speaker 1: Monday event, Monday night event here em rob. This actually 381 00:18:21,466 --> 00:18:23,866 Speaker 1: opened it up for Super Bowl Week and it really 382 00:18:23,866 --> 00:18:26,346 Speaker 1: put it in a better time slot for TV coverage. 383 00:18:26,426 --> 00:18:29,506 Speaker 1: Media Day right now broadcast by ESPN and of course 384 00:18:29,786 --> 00:18:33,426 Speaker 1: NFL network, and it's watched by over seven hundred thousand 385 00:18:33,506 --> 00:18:35,866 Speaker 1: people on TV every single year. That's just like the 386 00:18:35,906 --> 00:18:38,746 Speaker 1: Media Day stuff. And check this out. For Super Bowl one, 387 00:18:38,906 --> 00:18:41,786 Speaker 1: the NFL credentialed about a thousand media members to cover 388 00:18:41,826 --> 00:18:45,106 Speaker 1: the game. Nowadays it's over five thousand media members. By 389 00:18:45,146 --> 00:18:47,306 Speaker 1: the way, off air, you and I went back forth 390 00:18:47,346 --> 00:18:49,466 Speaker 1: on this with our team, like almost don't even believe 391 00:18:50,346 --> 00:18:53,186 Speaker 1: super Bowl one, but our research says it's true, so 392 00:18:53,226 --> 00:18:55,306 Speaker 1: it's got to be. Well, you gotta think about it, man, 393 00:18:55,346 --> 00:18:57,826 Speaker 1: I mean, super Bowl one the first time the NFL 394 00:18:57,986 --> 00:19:01,626 Speaker 1: and the NFL, those guys all came together World championship. 395 00:19:01,866 --> 00:19:04,226 Speaker 1: I mean, I guess I can think about a thousand 396 00:19:04,266 --> 00:19:07,266 Speaker 1: media members being there a lot newspapers. Yeah, well you 397 00:19:07,306 --> 00:19:09,786 Speaker 1: know my rebuttal well, my rebuttal to that. When we 398 00:19:09,786 --> 00:19:11,626 Speaker 1: had this conversation off air, was like, dude, there was 399 00:19:11,666 --> 00:19:15,146 Speaker 1: like two or three TV networks, Um, we always know 400 00:19:15,346 --> 00:19:17,346 Speaker 1: about And I said circus because I do think about 401 00:19:17,386 --> 00:19:19,986 Speaker 1: the crazy questions you guys are asked. Anything that stands 402 00:19:19,986 --> 00:19:22,626 Speaker 1: out to you? Oh man, well, I'm you know, I'm 403 00:19:22,626 --> 00:19:24,706 Speaker 1: a full back, right, and so people look at full 404 00:19:24,786 --> 00:19:27,306 Speaker 1: backs is pretty serious. What if I got personality? But 405 00:19:27,346 --> 00:19:29,146 Speaker 1: they looked at us as pretty serious. So I didn't 406 00:19:29,186 --> 00:19:33,266 Speaker 1: get any super crazy questions. I think I gotta ask, 407 00:19:33,306 --> 00:19:37,946 Speaker 1: do I believe unicorns are real? Um like stuff like that? 408 00:19:38,506 --> 00:19:40,466 Speaker 1: I don't know. I've never seen once, So it's not 409 00:19:40,546 --> 00:19:42,506 Speaker 1: real to me. You know what I'm saying. I'm not 410 00:19:42,546 --> 00:19:44,826 Speaker 1: saying it's not biologically real, but it's not real to me. 411 00:19:45,586 --> 00:19:47,466 Speaker 1: Do you remember? And I'm sure you guys talked about 412 00:19:47,466 --> 00:19:49,626 Speaker 1: it inside the locker room. But when Marshawn said, I'm 413 00:19:49,666 --> 00:19:51,746 Speaker 1: just here so I don't get fined. Yeah, so yeah, 414 00:19:51,946 --> 00:19:54,546 Speaker 1: you gotta understand, right, My homie beast more, that's my 415 00:19:54,586 --> 00:19:56,026 Speaker 1: dog man, that's one of my good friends, one of 416 00:19:56,026 --> 00:19:57,706 Speaker 1: my best friends in the whole world, and my brother 417 00:19:57,826 --> 00:20:00,386 Speaker 1: from another mother. Um So when he did that, I 418 00:20:00,386 --> 00:20:02,066 Speaker 1: don't you know, Um, I'm just here so I don't 419 00:20:02,066 --> 00:20:04,066 Speaker 1: get fine thing. That was the year after I retired, 420 00:20:04,186 --> 00:20:06,106 Speaker 1: That was after we won the Super Bowl. Was the 421 00:20:06,146 --> 00:20:08,186 Speaker 1: next year when they went back. But the crazy part 422 00:20:08,226 --> 00:20:12,346 Speaker 1: about that media day was everybody involved, the NFL, PA, 423 00:20:12,506 --> 00:20:16,226 Speaker 1: the NFL, you know, Beast Mode, Seahawks, everybody was like, dude, 424 00:20:16,266 --> 00:20:19,386 Speaker 1: what is best more gonna do during media day? Like 425 00:20:20,426 --> 00:20:23,066 Speaker 1: he during the playoffs, he runs out of the locker room, 426 00:20:23,266 --> 00:20:24,946 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying, so he doesn't have to 427 00:20:24,986 --> 00:20:28,306 Speaker 1: always get at So this is a set media time. 428 00:20:28,386 --> 00:20:31,426 Speaker 1: What is gonna happen? And I remember having some calls 429 00:20:31,466 --> 00:20:34,066 Speaker 1: the night before Media Day with the PA, the NFL, 430 00:20:34,186 --> 00:20:36,986 Speaker 1: Beast Mode were all calling back and forth and um, 431 00:20:37,186 --> 00:20:40,666 Speaker 1: BES was like, bro, I'll be there, but um, I 432 00:20:40,706 --> 00:20:43,186 Speaker 1: don't know what you want me to say, though nothing 433 00:20:43,226 --> 00:20:46,466 Speaker 1: in my contracts say I gotta answer these questions coherently 434 00:20:46,746 --> 00:20:49,466 Speaker 1: or anything. And then you know, we got off the 435 00:20:49,506 --> 00:20:51,626 Speaker 1: phone and meet him and out were just on the phone, 436 00:20:51,666 --> 00:20:53,506 Speaker 1: you know, just kind of chopping it up. His homeboys 437 00:20:54,026 --> 00:20:56,866 Speaker 1: and I'm like, bro, you just need to have a 438 00:20:56,986 --> 00:21:00,346 Speaker 1: saying or something, and it came out, you know, I'm 439 00:21:00,386 --> 00:21:03,106 Speaker 1: just here, so I don't get fine and it he 440 00:21:03,186 --> 00:21:04,866 Speaker 1: went on to, you know, make some money off of 441 00:21:05,026 --> 00:21:07,386 Speaker 1: just that saying. And it wasn't that Beast Mode didn't 442 00:21:07,426 --> 00:21:10,746 Speaker 1: want to do media because for all of everybody listening, 443 00:21:11,386 --> 00:21:13,546 Speaker 1: I was with him that Super Bowl. I got in 444 00:21:13,706 --> 00:21:16,146 Speaker 1: his own personal sprinter van that super Bowl when I 445 00:21:16,226 --> 00:21:18,426 Speaker 1: rolled around with him. After that media day, he did 446 00:21:18,506 --> 00:21:24,186 Speaker 1: about the thirty individual interviews like sat down with networks 447 00:21:24,186 --> 00:21:26,506 Speaker 1: and everything. It wasn't that he didn't want to do it. 448 00:21:26,546 --> 00:21:28,506 Speaker 1: He just wanted to do it on his terms. And 449 00:21:28,586 --> 00:21:30,786 Speaker 1: that's what made beast Modes special. So yeah, man, that 450 00:21:30,866 --> 00:21:32,306 Speaker 1: was that was one of those things. And then the 451 00:21:32,386 --> 00:21:34,546 Speaker 1: year before, we had media day just at a hotel 452 00:21:34,706 --> 00:21:36,946 Speaker 1: and we were at the table, myself, Beast Mode and 453 00:21:37,026 --> 00:21:39,626 Speaker 1: Robert Turbin and they were talking to the backs and 454 00:21:39,666 --> 00:21:42,586 Speaker 1: they were they kept on asking beast Molde stuff right yams, 455 00:21:43,146 --> 00:21:46,746 Speaker 1: And I was sitting to his left and I started 456 00:21:46,746 --> 00:21:50,786 Speaker 1: seeing his left leg shake because it was they were 457 00:21:50,826 --> 00:21:53,266 Speaker 1: asking questions, and he was like, man, you know, he 458 00:21:53,306 --> 00:21:55,506 Speaker 1: was answering him, but they kept asking the same question, 459 00:21:55,546 --> 00:21:57,426 Speaker 1: and I can tell he was getting frustrated, right, and 460 00:21:57,426 --> 00:21:59,506 Speaker 1: then he started shaking his leg and I'm like, oh 461 00:21:59,546 --> 00:22:02,826 Speaker 1: my goodness, he's gonna flip the table. Like in my head, 462 00:22:02,866 --> 00:22:05,186 Speaker 1: I'm thinking he's gonna flip the table and this is 463 00:22:05,226 --> 00:22:06,826 Speaker 1: not gonna be good for us as our first of 464 00:22:06,946 --> 00:22:09,546 Speaker 1: the bowl we got we you know, So I just said, hey, guys, 465 00:22:09,986 --> 00:22:11,506 Speaker 1: you know, and I kind of took over the interview, 466 00:22:11,586 --> 00:22:13,026 Speaker 1: you know, went there to help my boy out. We 467 00:22:13,106 --> 00:22:14,946 Speaker 1: end up having a big laugh about it and all 468 00:22:14,986 --> 00:22:17,146 Speaker 1: of that. Man. But uh, yeah, the things we do 469 00:22:17,226 --> 00:22:19,106 Speaker 1: for our teammates on media day, that's what we do. 470 00:22:19,186 --> 00:22:22,106 Speaker 1: We stick together, yams. Did he tell you after, like 471 00:22:22,146 --> 00:22:24,146 Speaker 1: when you were done, that he was gonna flip the table? No, 472 00:22:24,346 --> 00:22:26,786 Speaker 1: he didn't, but he did say he was getting frustrated. 473 00:22:26,866 --> 00:22:29,466 Speaker 1: He said, Bro, you know, I'm gonna talk like beast Molde. 474 00:22:29,946 --> 00:22:31,346 Speaker 1: You know, I'm not gonna curse, but I'm gonna talk 475 00:22:31,386 --> 00:22:36,146 Speaker 1: like blood blood, thank you blood like me for real, bro. Man, 476 00:22:36,266 --> 00:22:38,626 Speaker 1: he had me messed up. Bro. He used some other words, 477 00:22:38,706 --> 00:22:40,466 Speaker 1: but yeah, that was beast Molde. At the time. He 478 00:22:40,546 --> 00:22:42,266 Speaker 1: was happy I was there for him. I know, you 479 00:22:42,386 --> 00:22:44,586 Speaker 1: you're thinking, all right, how do I diffuse this? Is it? 480 00:22:44,986 --> 00:22:47,546 Speaker 1: Where's the closest bag of Skittles that I can go on? Fine? 481 00:22:47,586 --> 00:22:50,546 Speaker 1: And just trying to make this this okay. Um. You know. 482 00:22:50,586 --> 00:22:53,106 Speaker 1: One of the other interesting elements about this two weeks 483 00:22:53,106 --> 00:22:55,066 Speaker 1: for the Super Bowl, and it popped up this year 484 00:22:55,146 --> 00:22:57,426 Speaker 1: during the season because of what happened with Tomorrow Hamlin. 485 00:22:57,666 --> 00:22:59,946 Speaker 1: We weren't sure how the NFL was going to respond 486 00:23:00,386 --> 00:23:02,546 Speaker 1: logistically with the games, and I think it all worked 487 00:23:02,546 --> 00:23:06,666 Speaker 1: out great from a league perspective, but there was this 488 00:23:06,746 --> 00:23:09,786 Speaker 1: idea of floating the season and extra week, which would 489 00:23:09,786 --> 00:23:13,146 Speaker 1: have cut out a two week window between the a 490 00:23:13,266 --> 00:23:15,786 Speaker 1: f C NFC Championship game and then the Super Bowl week. 491 00:23:16,106 --> 00:23:18,546 Speaker 1: Generally it's always been two weeks, but there's been seven 492 00:23:18,586 --> 00:23:21,146 Speaker 1: times when there's only been one week of a break 493 00:23:21,186 --> 00:23:23,826 Speaker 1: in between those two moments. The last time it happened 494 00:23:23,866 --> 00:23:26,306 Speaker 1: not too long ago. Actually I say that because I 495 00:23:26,346 --> 00:23:28,586 Speaker 1: graduated in two thousand three, but the reality is it's 496 00:23:28,586 --> 00:23:31,346 Speaker 1: like almost twenty years ago at this point. But Raider's 497 00:23:31,386 --> 00:23:33,986 Speaker 1: Box and that Super Bowl, trust me, I still feel young. 498 00:23:34,026 --> 00:23:36,666 Speaker 1: Depending on the day, Um, snap, crackle pop. When I 499 00:23:36,666 --> 00:23:38,626 Speaker 1: get out of bed, every single morning on those joints. 500 00:23:38,906 --> 00:23:41,986 Speaker 1: But the point is there there are some benefits of 501 00:23:42,026 --> 00:23:45,466 Speaker 1: having that two weeks spam for guys to get healthy. 502 00:23:45,546 --> 00:23:48,626 Speaker 1: The rest is really important, and there's some instances that 503 00:23:48,706 --> 00:23:51,386 Speaker 1: come to mind notable players getting healthy because of that 504 00:23:51,506 --> 00:23:54,186 Speaker 1: extra week. T O with the Eagles and Super Bowl 505 00:23:54,186 --> 00:23:57,786 Speaker 1: thirty nine played seven weeks after suffering a broken leg 506 00:23:58,026 --> 00:24:01,106 Speaker 1: and the torn ligament in his right ankle. Nine catchers 507 00:24:01,106 --> 00:24:03,426 Speaker 1: a buck twenty two. That's pretty damn good. And he 508 00:24:03,466 --> 00:24:06,346 Speaker 1: didn't start running until two weeks before this Super Bowl. 509 00:24:06,706 --> 00:24:08,986 Speaker 1: Uh my guy, Plexico Burst. I say my guy because 510 00:24:09,026 --> 00:24:11,546 Speaker 1: I'm a Giants fan. Super Bowl forty two, there was 511 00:24:11,586 --> 00:24:13,746 Speaker 1: a little bit of an issue suffered at a spring 512 00:24:13,786 --> 00:24:16,626 Speaker 1: medial collateral ligament in his left nee. Thank you research 513 00:24:16,666 --> 00:24:18,306 Speaker 1: one seeing and I wouldn't have been able to tell 514 00:24:18,346 --> 00:24:22,946 Speaker 1: you what that injury was. He um, um, how do 515 00:24:22,986 --> 00:24:25,786 Speaker 1: I how do I put this? Um? He had a 516 00:24:25,786 --> 00:24:28,066 Speaker 1: fall out of the hotel shower just a couple of 517 00:24:28,106 --> 00:24:30,266 Speaker 1: days before the Super Bowl. I mean, it happens. It's slipper. 518 00:24:30,306 --> 00:24:32,186 Speaker 1: You gotta get one of those mats man, you know, 519 00:24:32,746 --> 00:24:35,586 Speaker 1: like the suction cut deal. Do they still do that? 520 00:24:35,626 --> 00:24:37,546 Speaker 1: By the way, is that still what you gotta be 521 00:24:37,546 --> 00:24:40,986 Speaker 1: a senior citizens we get one of those, right, yeah, 522 00:24:41,226 --> 00:24:42,586 Speaker 1: I think ye, I think you gotta be a little 523 00:24:42,586 --> 00:24:44,906 Speaker 1: older for that games. Come on, We're not there yet. 524 00:24:45,386 --> 00:24:48,146 Speaker 1: But I'm telling you right now that year Plexico, she 525 00:24:48,226 --> 00:24:51,746 Speaker 1: had one of those. So I'm saying, uh, Jode Freeney 526 00:24:51,826 --> 00:24:54,786 Speaker 1: super Bowl forty four, torn ligament in his ankle in 527 00:24:54,826 --> 00:24:57,426 Speaker 1: the a f C Championship game. Kind of crazy. Still 528 00:24:57,466 --> 00:24:59,386 Speaker 1: he was able to play. One of our colleagues are good. 529 00:24:59,426 --> 00:25:03,186 Speaker 1: Bud Thomas Davis super Bowl fifty broken forearm in the 530 00:25:03,266 --> 00:25:07,706 Speaker 1: NFC Championship, got surgery the next morning, two weeks by 531 00:25:07,746 --> 00:25:10,186 Speaker 1: the way, good enough to get healed up to play 532 00:25:10,226 --> 00:25:11,826 Speaker 1: in the game. We gotta bring that up to him. Man, 533 00:25:11,866 --> 00:25:14,066 Speaker 1: I forgot about Yeah I am, because I'm gonna say, dude, 534 00:25:14,306 --> 00:25:16,986 Speaker 1: you're crazy. I love you. I think that's awesome, but 535 00:25:17,066 --> 00:25:19,026 Speaker 1: you're crazy. How do you gonna do? I mean, I 536 00:25:19,026 --> 00:25:21,586 Speaker 1: don't understand how you even get your body ready for 537 00:25:21,666 --> 00:25:24,146 Speaker 1: something like the trauma that goes through on a surgery, 538 00:25:24,186 --> 00:25:27,186 Speaker 1: then the trauma that it goes through playing football. That's 539 00:25:27,186 --> 00:25:29,986 Speaker 1: a tough one. That's some iron man stuff right there. Man. Okay, 540 00:25:30,026 --> 00:25:32,906 Speaker 1: So there's a couple of college coaches that I can 541 00:25:32,906 --> 00:25:35,946 Speaker 1: think of, and they'll tell you they hate playing later 542 00:25:36,066 --> 00:25:38,106 Speaker 1: on the day on a Saturday because they just want 543 00:25:38,106 --> 00:25:40,186 Speaker 1: to play as early as possible get the game out 544 00:25:40,226 --> 00:25:42,706 Speaker 1: of the way. I use that analogy, and because I 545 00:25:42,706 --> 00:25:45,386 Speaker 1: think it's fair in the NFL. Do you do you 546 00:25:45,426 --> 00:25:48,066 Speaker 1: wish is would it be better from a player's perspective 547 00:25:48,106 --> 00:25:51,146 Speaker 1: to have it one week after the championship game so 548 00:25:51,186 --> 00:25:53,386 Speaker 1: it's a normal cadence, or do you like the two weeks? 549 00:25:53,586 --> 00:25:55,786 Speaker 1: All right? So my NFL players might not like me 550 00:25:55,866 --> 00:25:57,866 Speaker 1: for this, but I'm gonna say I like the two 551 00:25:57,866 --> 00:26:01,466 Speaker 1: weeks man. I do, maybe because I played a physical 552 00:26:01,506 --> 00:26:04,986 Speaker 1: position and so anytime my body can go through a 553 00:26:05,026 --> 00:26:08,386 Speaker 1: full week of really not hitting and fully feel good 554 00:26:08,426 --> 00:26:11,306 Speaker 1: before the next game, that's always a positive. But it's 555 00:26:11,346 --> 00:26:14,986 Speaker 1: interesting you mentioned college coaches, and it triggered something in 556 00:26:14,986 --> 00:26:17,346 Speaker 1: my mind that I remember when I played for Penn State, 557 00:26:17,746 --> 00:26:20,466 Speaker 1: Joe paternal always used the week's leading up to the 558 00:26:20,506 --> 00:26:24,426 Speaker 1: Bowl to get the younger players extra reps that maybe 559 00:26:24,426 --> 00:26:26,466 Speaker 1: we're red shirt and maybe didn't get the reps during 560 00:26:26,466 --> 00:26:29,346 Speaker 1: the regular season. And I look at when we won 561 00:26:29,346 --> 00:26:32,866 Speaker 1: our Super Bowl afterteen season, I mean it was tough defense, 562 00:26:33,146 --> 00:26:35,146 Speaker 1: which that showed up in that Super Bowl. I mean 563 00:26:35,266 --> 00:26:37,626 Speaker 1: the diver Broncos a high scoring offensive all times. I mean, 564 00:26:37,746 --> 00:26:40,546 Speaker 1: you know, broke all offensive records that year, only scored 565 00:26:40,586 --> 00:26:43,186 Speaker 1: eight points um. And we were led by Beast Molde 566 00:26:43,226 --> 00:26:45,586 Speaker 1: are running game right. You look in the Super Bowl 567 00:26:45,626 --> 00:26:48,026 Speaker 1: Beast more half fifteen carriages for thirty nine yards for 568 00:26:48,066 --> 00:26:51,026 Speaker 1: a two point six average. He was really not that 569 00:26:51,066 --> 00:26:54,626 Speaker 1: effective in the Super Bowl. We used that extra week 570 00:26:55,426 --> 00:27:00,266 Speaker 1: for Russell Wilson to develop. Russell Wilson saw soul many 571 00:27:00,426 --> 00:27:04,706 Speaker 1: different looks during that week in Seattle going up against that, 572 00:27:04,866 --> 00:27:07,106 Speaker 1: you know, one of our top ranked defenses. That it 573 00:27:07,186 --> 00:27:09,506 Speaker 1: got him better. And I believe that Super Bowl was 574 00:27:09,586 --> 00:27:12,506 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson, along with Doug Ball, went along with um 575 00:27:12,666 --> 00:27:14,746 Speaker 1: Jermaine Curse, I call him Chop Chop, but along with 576 00:27:14,826 --> 00:27:19,226 Speaker 1: Jermaine Curse. To me, that was the Seattle's passing game 577 00:27:19,426 --> 00:27:22,546 Speaker 1: coming out party, so to speak. Because again we ran 578 00:27:22,626 --> 00:27:24,866 Speaker 1: the ball, play tough defense to get us to the 579 00:27:24,906 --> 00:27:27,346 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. But I believe Russell in his right arm 580 00:27:27,346 --> 00:27:30,266 Speaker 1: and that defense won the game for us. Now again 581 00:27:30,346 --> 00:27:32,746 Speaker 1: Besmo was in the backfield fifteen carries every time he 582 00:27:32,746 --> 00:27:35,226 Speaker 1: play action fake. The defense had to respect it. But 583 00:27:35,266 --> 00:27:37,146 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, I think that extra 584 00:27:37,186 --> 00:27:40,826 Speaker 1: week helped the development of Russell Wills. All Right, em Rod, 585 00:27:40,866 --> 00:27:44,306 Speaker 1: we're just scratching the surface of the Super Bowl conversation 586 00:27:44,506 --> 00:27:47,666 Speaker 1: coming up. Let's go here the advice. You've done it, 587 00:27:47,746 --> 00:27:50,186 Speaker 1: you've played, you know what it takes to win this game. 588 00:27:50,226 --> 00:27:52,466 Speaker 1: What's the advice that m Rod would give to some 589 00:27:52,546 --> 00:27:54,666 Speaker 1: of the players playing this weekend. That's coming up next 590 00:27:54,666 --> 00:28:04,186 Speaker 1: to the NFL Explained podcast. All right, welcome back to 591 00:28:04,226 --> 00:28:07,186 Speaker 1: the NFL Explained podcasts. Mike Yam and Rob with you. 592 00:28:07,346 --> 00:28:09,986 Speaker 1: All right, I'm gonna throw another pass your way, and 593 00:28:10,026 --> 00:28:11,666 Speaker 1: I want to get your take on it. Some people 594 00:28:11,666 --> 00:28:13,746 Speaker 1: will tell you momentum as a thing as an athlete. 595 00:28:13,786 --> 00:28:15,666 Speaker 1: Others say it there's no such thing. I think when 596 00:28:15,706 --> 00:28:17,986 Speaker 1: it comes to football, it's a little different. Maybe there's 597 00:28:18,026 --> 00:28:20,546 Speaker 1: something to it in basketball because of the repetitive nature. 598 00:28:20,586 --> 00:28:22,546 Speaker 1: Maybe there's something to it in baseball because of the 599 00:28:22,626 --> 00:28:25,946 Speaker 1: frequency of games when you're out there. NFL football is 600 00:28:25,986 --> 00:28:28,506 Speaker 1: obviously not like that. There's days in between. There's the 601 00:28:28,546 --> 00:28:31,746 Speaker 1: physical nature, how demanding it is when you're out there. 602 00:28:32,226 --> 00:28:35,226 Speaker 1: If you're hot, right, you run through the playoffs. You 603 00:28:35,346 --> 00:28:37,706 Speaker 1: maybe it's a bunch of road games, like you feel invincible? 604 00:28:38,026 --> 00:28:41,146 Speaker 1: Does that does the two weeks does that kill momentum? No? 605 00:28:41,826 --> 00:28:43,466 Speaker 1: And I get what you're saying. There is something to 606 00:28:43,586 --> 00:28:46,666 Speaker 1: that teams playing well going into the playoffs, right, do 607 00:28:46,706 --> 00:28:48,546 Speaker 1: you really want that number one seed to get the 608 00:28:48,586 --> 00:28:50,506 Speaker 1: buy to kind of stop the training from rolling this 609 00:28:50,586 --> 00:28:53,506 Speaker 1: then the third or what I'll answer that question about 610 00:28:53,506 --> 00:28:56,266 Speaker 1: saying this. I don't care how much we change the 611 00:28:56,346 --> 00:28:58,506 Speaker 1: rules to our game. I don't care how much we 612 00:28:58,546 --> 00:29:02,186 Speaker 1: talk about players safety. This game will always be about 613 00:29:02,266 --> 00:29:06,346 Speaker 1: pain in pain management, can you dish it? And how 614 00:29:06,466 --> 00:29:09,786 Speaker 1: much can you take? And because this game is such 615 00:29:09,826 --> 00:29:14,066 Speaker 1: a physical sport, two weeks off will always be better 616 00:29:14,506 --> 00:29:17,906 Speaker 1: than just in my opinion, will always be better than 617 00:29:17,986 --> 00:29:20,906 Speaker 1: just playing straight through it. Because again, I'm not a 618 00:29:20,906 --> 00:29:23,546 Speaker 1: basketball player baseball player, and I'm not saying that those 619 00:29:23,586 --> 00:29:28,466 Speaker 1: guys don't get sore. But after a football game, oh man, 620 00:29:28,626 --> 00:29:33,066 Speaker 1: like sometimes I don't feel good to play the next game. 621 00:29:33,306 --> 00:29:37,546 Speaker 1: Guess what yams and tell Sunday morning of the next week, 622 00:29:37,986 --> 00:29:40,626 Speaker 1: think about what I'm saying Right now, I'm not fully 623 00:29:40,746 --> 00:29:45,626 Speaker 1: over the previous game and feel really good about myself 624 00:29:46,026 --> 00:29:49,146 Speaker 1: and how my body is feeling until the morning of 625 00:29:49,266 --> 00:29:53,066 Speaker 1: the next game. How do you get through practice, how 626 00:29:53,066 --> 00:29:54,786 Speaker 1: do you get through the week feeling? You see what 627 00:29:54,826 --> 00:29:56,986 Speaker 1: I'm saying. So it's a lot of different factors to that. 628 00:29:57,106 --> 00:29:59,786 Speaker 1: So I will always vote for two weeks. Just like 629 00:30:00,266 --> 00:30:02,946 Speaker 1: going into the playoffs, I always tell teams you want 630 00:30:02,986 --> 00:30:05,506 Speaker 1: the number one. See, I don't care how good you play, 631 00:30:05,626 --> 00:30:07,946 Speaker 1: you want the next week. Drest okay, one of the 632 00:30:07,986 --> 00:30:11,106 Speaker 1: other major major major topics. When it comes to the 633 00:30:11,106 --> 00:30:13,386 Speaker 1: super Bowl. It's not a player's thing, although it is 634 00:30:13,426 --> 00:30:15,466 Speaker 1: in some regard, and I'll make it a player's thing here. 635 00:30:15,906 --> 00:30:19,546 Speaker 1: It's a fan thing. It's a thing inside NFL network. 636 00:30:20,026 --> 00:30:23,106 Speaker 1: H Q okay. Getting a super Bowl ticket like that 637 00:30:23,306 --> 00:30:26,346 Speaker 1: is a real conversation. I can't tell you. Last year 638 00:30:26,666 --> 00:30:29,106 Speaker 1: was my first year here in southern California. In the 639 00:30:29,226 --> 00:30:31,146 Speaker 1: l A studios, people were talking about it. How do 640 00:30:31,146 --> 00:30:32,826 Speaker 1: I get a ticket? How do I get to this game? 641 00:30:33,226 --> 00:30:36,786 Speaker 1: Each player, by the way, only only gets two free 642 00:30:36,826 --> 00:30:39,666 Speaker 1: Super Bowl tickets. Then they got to pay face value 643 00:30:40,146 --> 00:30:43,026 Speaker 1: if you're even get the opportunity to get more tickets. 644 00:30:43,026 --> 00:30:45,946 Speaker 1: So players in the Broncos versus Panthers Super Bowl in, 645 00:30:46,826 --> 00:30:50,026 Speaker 1: for example, allowed to get up to fifteen tickets, but 646 00:30:50,186 --> 00:30:53,026 Speaker 1: any ticket on top of the two free ones. Y'all 647 00:30:53,146 --> 00:30:56,986 Speaker 1: check this out, eighteen hundred bucks a piece. That's that's 648 00:30:56,986 --> 00:30:59,706 Speaker 1: no joke. Top players on the roster don't usually have 649 00:30:59,746 --> 00:31:02,426 Speaker 1: an issue affording some of that stuff. Man, you're making 650 00:31:02,426 --> 00:31:04,826 Speaker 1: a league minimum, and I know that's like still sizeable. 651 00:31:05,066 --> 00:31:09,106 Speaker 1: Eight hundred hours a pop though, that's still meaningful. The Panthers, 652 00:31:09,106 --> 00:31:11,226 Speaker 1: by the way, only gay players twenty four hours to 653 00:31:11,266 --> 00:31:15,186 Speaker 1: put those requests in, which obviously is a little chaotic. Um. 654 00:31:15,386 --> 00:31:17,226 Speaker 1: Just take me through that from your perspective, because I 655 00:31:17,266 --> 00:31:19,066 Speaker 1: don't even know how many tickets you needed to get. 656 00:31:19,226 --> 00:31:21,386 Speaker 1: And maybe for you, you already have the life rule, 657 00:31:21,426 --> 00:31:24,226 Speaker 1: which you told us in our Pro Bowl conversation in 658 00:31:24,266 --> 00:31:27,346 Speaker 1: our last episode. If you help me move into Penn State, 659 00:31:27,386 --> 00:31:29,386 Speaker 1: then you're like, you're good. If you didn't, you're on 660 00:31:29,426 --> 00:31:31,946 Speaker 1: the outside looking in. So maybe that streamline the process 661 00:31:31,986 --> 00:31:35,746 Speaker 1: for you. Yeah, you already know. I already have a 662 00:31:35,866 --> 00:31:38,586 Speaker 1: kind of way of how I figure out who gets 663 00:31:38,586 --> 00:31:41,866 Speaker 1: the special privileges um, kind of in my and my entourage. 664 00:31:41,866 --> 00:31:44,146 Speaker 1: If you helped me move into Sean called polit Commas 665 00:31:44,186 --> 00:31:47,706 Speaker 1: freshman year Penn State. You get an opportunity to come 666 00:31:47,786 --> 00:31:50,946 Speaker 1: roll with me in my special events, man um. But 667 00:31:50,986 --> 00:31:54,666 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, man like oh man, 668 00:31:55,146 --> 00:31:58,826 Speaker 1: oh man, the the ticket situation, James, I'm gonna be 669 00:31:58,906 --> 00:32:03,826 Speaker 1: real with you, there's still family members to this day 670 00:32:03,906 --> 00:32:07,586 Speaker 1: that I don't talk to because of that. Isn't that crazy? 671 00:32:08,506 --> 00:32:14,186 Speaker 1: It's that crazy. I'm serious. I have cousins who I 672 00:32:14,346 --> 00:32:18,426 Speaker 1: think that I wronged them because I didn't buy them 673 00:32:18,466 --> 00:32:22,266 Speaker 1: a super Bowl ticket, and we still have issues to 674 00:32:22,306 --> 00:32:24,786 Speaker 1: this day. So I want our listeners to understand that 675 00:32:24,906 --> 00:32:28,026 Speaker 1: is how big these tickets are two families. It's how 676 00:32:28,026 --> 00:32:30,506 Speaker 1: big these tickets are to these players. But again, I 677 00:32:30,586 --> 00:32:33,786 Speaker 1: made a rule for myself. I told myself, when I 678 00:32:33,906 --> 00:32:37,346 Speaker 1: leave to go to New York, my ticket situation will 679 00:32:37,426 --> 00:32:40,666 Speaker 1: be straight okay, And I'm only paying for five of them. 680 00:32:41,186 --> 00:32:44,826 Speaker 1: My mom, my stepfather, my wife, my cousin, Bills God 681 00:32:44,866 --> 00:32:47,546 Speaker 1: Rest his soul, and my brother them the only five 682 00:32:47,586 --> 00:32:50,866 Speaker 1: that got their tickets comped, so to speak. I did 683 00:32:51,026 --> 00:32:53,226 Speaker 1: for the next part of my family. I said, hey, guys, 684 00:32:53,346 --> 00:32:56,706 Speaker 1: I got ten tickets I can buy. Okay, this is 685 00:32:56,706 --> 00:32:59,826 Speaker 1: how much they cost. Tell me how many of you 686 00:32:59,826 --> 00:33:02,226 Speaker 1: guys want and I'll send you the in voice for 687 00:33:02,266 --> 00:33:04,546 Speaker 1: you to pay for it. I got custed out, man, 688 00:33:05,106 --> 00:33:06,786 Speaker 1: I got people ust to me. I'll sending me text. 689 00:33:06,826 --> 00:33:09,906 Speaker 1: But man, who you think you are? We changed the diaper? 690 00:33:10,066 --> 00:33:12,906 Speaker 1: Help do this? I helped do yeah. Man. So I 691 00:33:12,946 --> 00:33:15,186 Speaker 1: say all that to say, man, there's a lot that 692 00:33:15,266 --> 00:33:17,946 Speaker 1: goes into when you see, you know, families going into 693 00:33:17,986 --> 00:33:19,786 Speaker 1: the field after the Super Bowl. There's a lot that 694 00:33:19,826 --> 00:33:22,066 Speaker 1: goes into the people that are picked to be on 695 00:33:22,066 --> 00:33:26,066 Speaker 1: that field. Okay, Um, you set us all straight here, 696 00:33:26,586 --> 00:33:30,586 Speaker 1: Which leaves me to maybe the most important question. What's 697 00:33:30,626 --> 00:33:34,386 Speaker 1: the advice that you're giving to players, not just in 698 00:33:34,466 --> 00:33:36,306 Speaker 1: this year's Super Bowl, just in general. Like, if you're 699 00:33:36,306 --> 00:33:38,946 Speaker 1: gonna talk to a kid that's going to be playing 700 00:33:38,946 --> 00:33:41,586 Speaker 1: in their first game or something that you just learned, 701 00:33:41,626 --> 00:33:43,706 Speaker 1: what do you tell them about that your experience that 702 00:33:43,746 --> 00:33:48,186 Speaker 1: you think might help them. Um man, that's a good question. 703 00:33:48,346 --> 00:33:51,266 Speaker 1: Am I remember before our Super Bowl I spoke to 704 00:33:51,306 --> 00:33:54,866 Speaker 1: Ray Lewis, a good friend man, and um, him and 705 00:33:54,906 --> 00:33:56,786 Speaker 1: I've had a lot of battles in the b gap 706 00:33:56,866 --> 00:34:00,266 Speaker 1: on the football field. Let's just let's just get that straight. Um, 707 00:34:00,706 --> 00:34:03,506 Speaker 1: he said, m rob the team that can make this 708 00:34:03,626 --> 00:34:06,746 Speaker 1: a game first and not expect the cool we'll win. 709 00:34:07,586 --> 00:34:09,426 Speaker 1: And I didn't really understand it when he first said 710 00:34:09,426 --> 00:34:11,386 Speaker 1: it to me, and then I went back to my 711 00:34:11,426 --> 00:34:13,306 Speaker 1: hotel room and kind of thought about it and kind 712 00:34:13,306 --> 00:34:15,706 Speaker 1: of was like, yeah, man, what does he mean he's 713 00:34:15,746 --> 00:34:19,226 Speaker 1: really saying? And my psyching myself up to make this 714 00:34:19,266 --> 00:34:20,946 Speaker 1: game bigger than what it is. It's still gonna be 715 00:34:20,986 --> 00:34:22,546 Speaker 1: twenty two guys on the field at the same time, 716 00:34:22,546 --> 00:34:24,426 Speaker 1: we're still gonna go base. Nickel was They're gonna have 717 00:34:24,506 --> 00:34:26,306 Speaker 1: kickoff and you're still gonna have a punt. We're gonna 718 00:34:26,386 --> 00:34:29,226 Speaker 1: have every aspect of this game that you've been doing 719 00:34:29,466 --> 00:34:32,786 Speaker 1: since you were six years old, and it hit me like, oh, 720 00:34:32,946 --> 00:34:34,866 Speaker 1: then all the dots connected. Oh this is what kind 721 00:34:34,866 --> 00:34:37,066 Speaker 1: of what Pete's talking about, right. You know, if you 722 00:34:37,106 --> 00:34:40,186 Speaker 1: make everything a championship opportunity and championship moment, when you 723 00:34:40,266 --> 00:34:44,066 Speaker 1: get in these championship moments, it'll feel normal. And literally, 724 00:34:44,106 --> 00:34:47,586 Speaker 1: after the first kickoff and then we got the safety, 725 00:34:47,986 --> 00:34:51,346 Speaker 1: everything calmed down. It was like, well, we knew this 726 00:34:51,386 --> 00:34:53,626 Speaker 1: game wouldn't be close, and now we're just about to 727 00:34:53,626 --> 00:34:55,466 Speaker 1: show the rest of the world what we already knew 728 00:34:55,866 --> 00:34:58,386 Speaker 1: that we're gonna be Super Bowl champions and you were 729 00:34:59,786 --> 00:35:04,066 Speaker 1: hot tip, here we go, let's go. I honestly I 730 00:35:04,106 --> 00:35:06,106 Speaker 1: can't wait for the game coming up this week, Like 731 00:35:06,186 --> 00:35:09,626 Speaker 1: it is going to be truly awesome to see these 732 00:35:09,666 --> 00:35:12,946 Speaker 1: two squads going head to head. I mean, these are Look, 733 00:35:12,946 --> 00:35:14,746 Speaker 1: there's a reason why we're playing in this game. I mean, 734 00:35:14,786 --> 00:35:17,146 Speaker 1: the path for these squads to get here, it really 735 00:35:17,226 --> 00:35:20,226 Speaker 1: is pretty awesome, um Emrad awesome to have you kind 736 00:35:20,226 --> 00:35:22,546 Speaker 1: of relive some of those moments that you had during 737 00:35:22,546 --> 00:35:26,146 Speaker 1: your Super Bowl time. Hopefully as people watch the game 738 00:35:26,226 --> 00:35:29,506 Speaker 1: this week, they have a different perspective on what it 739 00:35:29,546 --> 00:35:32,866 Speaker 1: takes to actually get here. But all of the preparation 740 00:35:32,946 --> 00:35:35,266 Speaker 1: over the last two weeks for both of these teams, 741 00:35:35,626 --> 00:35:39,226 Speaker 1: the stabbs, the coaching stabbs, the player personnel people, it's 742 00:35:39,226 --> 00:35:42,026 Speaker 1: gonna be awesome. Hope everyone enjoys the game. Hope everyone 743 00:35:42,106 --> 00:35:44,986 Speaker 1: enjoyed this episode of NFL explained