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Get started now sign up. 10 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 1: Please use the promo code Colin so they know we 11 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 1: sent you. Please use the promo code Collins c O 12 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 1: l I in FanDuel sports Book App. Sign Up, Hi everybody, 13 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 1: and welcome to the Wednesday Morning Podcast. I bring them 14 00:00:56,960 --> 00:01:00,279 Speaker 1: on about once a month. Dave, Juan's dad is one 15 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:04,759 Speaker 1: of my favorite insiders. Dave is the most connected person 16 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 1: I've ever met in the NFL. Even on my phone. 17 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 1: I have It's funny on my phone it says Uncle Dave. 18 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:16,119 Speaker 1: That's what I put him under on my phone, Uncle Dave. 19 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 1: Because you ever had an uncle that had all the 20 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: answers to everything? He's my uncle Dave. A couple of things. First, 21 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: in the TV world, you know this, there is a 22 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 1: term jump the shark for a show that does something 23 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: so clearly out of good ideas it can't be taken 24 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: seriously anymore. That was Fawnsie in the old Happy Day Show. 25 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: It was like the fifth or sixth season Happy Days. 26 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 1: There's an episode he goes water skiing in his leather 27 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:48,559 Speaker 1: jacket and jumps over a shark. That's what the entire 28 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: episode was about. But seriously, the Cowboys quarterback draw with 29 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 1: fourteen seconds left, it felt like a Mike McCarthy jump 30 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: the show arc moment, Like when you have multiple NFL quarterbacks, 31 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: former quarterbacks going on to social media and saying, yeah, 32 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 1: it's understood that it takes like seventeen to eighteen seconds. 33 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: It really McCarthy's always been one of those guys. And 34 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 1: this is what I find fascinating about the Cowboys. I 35 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 1: used to say this when he was the coach of 36 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 1: Green Band Aaron Rodgers. I said, they don't even look 37 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 1: like they fit like Matt Lafleur and Aaron Rodgers looked 38 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 1: like they could be snarky drinking buddies like Big Ben 39 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 1: and Tomlin, kind of tough guys. You could see them 40 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 1: over beers like Aaron Rodgers and McCarthy. It looked like 41 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: an actor in a Milwaukee cop It's like they wouldn't 42 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: hang out together, they wouldn't be in the same social circle, 43 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: they wouldn't double date together. Like for a franchise that 44 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: is so good at optics and esthetics. The Cowboys, they 45 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 1: are the Kardashians of the NFL. They never leave the 46 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: house without makeup. Mike McCarthy's just doesn't even fit the organization, 47 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: and we've all kind of known that. But I thought 48 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: that quarterback draw looked so disorganized, and then he doubled 49 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: down afterwards at the podium. There's just no way back 50 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 1: from that. Like there are certain times in your life 51 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: that you have memories of people that are so strong 52 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 1: that they can't overcome those memories. And I feel like 53 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: that with McCarthy everybody in the league that I trust. 54 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 1: It's understood in the NFL under fifteen seconds, you need 55 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: thirty yards, no time out. The sideline is your ally, 56 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: the middle of the field is your enemy. And McCarthy's 57 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: been doing this now for what fourteen years as a 58 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 1: head coach. It's just I can't get past it. I 59 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 1: can't get past that moment. Put on a leather jacket, 60 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: some water skis and jump over a shark. I can't 61 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: get past it. So I was watching Matt Stafford on 62 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:19,920 Speaker 1: Monday Monday night, and I don't know many people in Hollywood. 63 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: One of my friends, Eric, his dad used to run 64 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: a movie studio. And Eric was a good high school athlete, 65 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 1: but his dad one summer made him intern for his 66 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: movie studio, and he had the catalog, all the Marvel 67 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: Studio characters, and it was a big process, and so 68 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:49,679 Speaker 1: he knew the Marvel kind of library really, really well. 69 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: And Disney came in and eventually bought Marvel, and I 70 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: remember the number being like four billion. It may have 71 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:01,160 Speaker 1: been two billion, but I think it was four billion. 72 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: And my friend Eric said, there's no way it's worth that. 73 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 1: I know every character in that library. There's no way. 74 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 1: And then Iron Man itself made double what Disney paid 75 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: for the entire Marvel Studio catalog, right all the characters, 76 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:27,039 Speaker 1: and it's a great example of the power of culture 77 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: and starmaking. Disney takes that those Marvel characters like Iron Man, 78 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 1: Captain America, Black Panther, Aunt Man, Captain, Marvel, It's a 79 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:39,279 Speaker 1: long list. Now, these characters were all around in the 80 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: sixties half a century, nobody quite knew what the hell 81 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 1: to do with them. And then in two thousand and 82 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: nine Disney acquired Marvel, and now all of a sudden, 83 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 1: it's made all these movies and Iron Man has been 84 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:56,040 Speaker 1: just a massive source of revenue for the Disney Company. 85 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:58,839 Speaker 1: And so what it tells you a lot of times 86 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 1: it's not just the product, it's the organization that gets 87 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 1: its hands on it and knows what to do with it. 88 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 1: And a great example is Matt Stafford. We knew Matt 89 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 1: Stafford had talent, we knew OBJ had talent, but most 90 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 1: had disappeared for the last several years. Stafford and Detroit, 91 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: OBJ and Cleveland. Isn't it amazing? Then in the first 92 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 1: year with Sean McVeigh, Stafford is now challenging Tom Brady 93 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 1: for a chance to go to the NFC Championship and 94 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: was in the MVP chase for most of the season. 95 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 1: And OBJ, who didn't have a single touchdown this year 96 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:46,919 Speaker 1: in Cleveland, has six and nine games with the Rams. 97 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:51,599 Speaker 1: And I mean, it's not like people thought you couldn't 98 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 1: make a Captain America or iron Man or Avengers movie. 99 00:06:56,200 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: But once you gave it to the right starmaking company, 100 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: the right organization. Nobody predicted iron Man would do that. 101 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: If Marvel thought it would do that, they would have 102 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 1: charged double, But they charged Disney to buy their catalog. 103 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: And so most players in football can't overcome a week 104 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: to suboptimal environment. I mean, can you imagine Matt Stafford 105 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 1: next year when they don't lose Robert Woods, they don't 106 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 1: lose cam Akers, It's only going to get better. Cooper 107 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: Cup's not getting worse. OBJ in this system longer is 108 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 1: not getting worse. Speaking of injuries, about five years ago, 109 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: and Sean McVay had a little to do with this. 110 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: Sean McVay refused to play starters in the preseason and 111 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 1: a lot of the veteran coaches rolled or eyes at it, Oh, 112 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 1: they won't be ready to play in September. Well, that 113 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 1: Rams team went eight and oh with Jared Goff to 114 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: start the season, and it really was a catalyst for 115 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: change in the NFL, where it is an exception now 116 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 1: when a Bruce Arians or Bill Belichick, a veteran coach 117 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 1: plays starters in the preseason. That is now the exception, 118 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: the outlier to the rule. Young coaches just won't do it. 119 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 1: Matt Lafleur won't do it, Shanahan won't do it. Sean 120 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 1: mcvayh doesn't want to do it. And McVay also believed 121 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 1: if you were going to attract free agents, you had 122 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 1: to let veteran players practice without pads. Let's have easier 123 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 1: practices for An Andrew Whitworth, and it became a talking 124 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 1: point around free agents in the league and veteran players 125 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:54,559 Speaker 1: is that you can go to Los Angeles and they 126 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 1: want you to show up on Sunday and fit into 127 00:08:56,640 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 1: their culture. But the days of banging around in practice, 128 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 1: starters playing in the preseason. That's not to say the 129 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: Rams are a country club, but it makes them very 130 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:14,440 Speaker 1: attractive to veteran players O. B. J. Von Miller, Andrew 131 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 1: Whitworth that have options and are now overwhelmingly when given 132 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 1: the option, they want to play for the Rams. And 133 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: you look around the NFL right now, First of all, 134 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:29,559 Speaker 1: almost all the teams left have all their stars left. 135 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 1: Even teams like the Packers that lost to Darius Smith 136 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: and JayR Alexander, they're coming back and expected to play Saturday. 137 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 1: J J. Watt, we thought lost for the season. He 138 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 1: played Monday night. Derrick Henry out for the season. Wrongo 139 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:52,840 Speaker 1: He'll be playing this weekend. So between the medical advances 140 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 1: to get players back and the ease and the safety 141 00:09:57,280 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 1: precautions of the rules, equipment, and the standards and practices 142 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 1: within NFL teams, isn't it remarkable in a sport with 143 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 1: regulated violence how healthy these NFL teams are even after 144 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 1: an additional seventeenth game. Yet in the NBA, here's the 145 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:23,560 Speaker 1: list of stars that are out. Kevin Durant two months, 146 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:29,880 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis, Kawhi, Paul George, Draymond, Zion both, CJ. McCullum 147 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 1: and Damian Lillard for the Blazers, Derrek Rose, Lonzo Ball, 148 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: Jamar Murray. I mean, I just named ten of the 149 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:41,959 Speaker 1: top twenty twenty five players in the league, certainly ten 150 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:47,240 Speaker 1: of the top twenty draws in the league. So I 151 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: don't have an answer for it when it comes to 152 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 1: the NBA. But the injuries in the NFL, it feels 153 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:57,200 Speaker 1: to me, are happening more often early in the season 154 00:10:57,280 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 1: pre Thanksgiving, and many of those plays return and the 155 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 1: injuries overall are cut way way back last weekend. All 156 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 1: starting quarterbacks this weekend, all starting quarterbacks when the Rams 157 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:20,080 Speaker 1: play the Buccaneers, Leonard Fournett, Ronald Jones, and Tristan Worth's injured, 158 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:24,079 Speaker 1: probably all play. Only Robert Woods is a high end 159 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: starter for either team that won't be available. But there 160 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:31,079 Speaker 1: is such an embarrassment of riches at wide receiver around 161 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: the league. The Rams are just fine in that unit. 162 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:38,080 Speaker 1: One league's got all its stars, or almost all of them. 163 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:42,439 Speaker 1: The other star driven league is dealing with a lot 164 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:45,800 Speaker 1: of understudies, and you wonder why the NFL's pulling away. 165 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 1: The media may not want to hear this. Remember how 166 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:52,679 Speaker 1: much they complained a few years ago about the Thursday 167 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:56,920 Speaker 1: night games. I have talked to more than half a 168 00:11:56,960 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: dozen players privately about this. They love Thursday night games 169 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:06,199 Speaker 1: because after the game, it's essentially a second bye week, 170 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 1: and that week, that Thursday week, teams don't hit. They 171 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 1: put in that game plan before the season. It is 172 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:20,040 Speaker 1: the easiest week of the year of practice. So even 173 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:26,439 Speaker 1: the NFL, on a shortened week, has smartly managed that issue. 174 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 1: All right. He knows more and has connected to more 175 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:34,680 Speaker 1: people than anybody I've ever met. Super Bowl twenty seven 176 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:38,960 Speaker 1: Cowboys defensive coordinator, former head coach Bears and Dolphins Dave Juanstadt. Which, 177 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:40,800 Speaker 1: by the way, I say this over and over, but 178 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 1: it's true because Miami can be such a shit show. 179 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 1: But you were there for four years. How many years 180 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:51,439 Speaker 1: did you make the playoffs in Miami? Well, we were 181 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:54,320 Speaker 1: eleven wins, eleven wins, nine wins and ten wins and 182 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 1: we the Yeah, we actually only made the playoffs twice. 183 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 1: We get eliminated. If they would have had the current system, 184 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 1: we would have made it all four years, but we 185 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:06,319 Speaker 1: got eliminated. We were the last team even at ten wins. 186 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 1: It was only I think there was only eight teams 187 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:10,520 Speaker 1: or won ten games that year and we were one 188 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:13,440 Speaker 1: of them. But for some crazy reason, we got we 189 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:17,360 Speaker 1: didn't get in. So let's start with the Dolphins, which 190 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 1: you have a history. And I say this over and over. 191 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 1: Is it you getting fired with Miami? The similarity with 192 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:28,199 Speaker 1: you and Flores. He's not as successful, but he went 193 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 1: on a winning streak at the end eight of nine. 194 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 1: So I made I made multiple calls on Flores, and 195 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 1: this is what I basically heard is he's a smart 196 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:40,319 Speaker 1: guy and a good coach, but he just wears out 197 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:44,480 Speaker 1: the offensive staff, and he was running through coordinators, and 198 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 1: Chris Greer is a very likable guy, and they tried 199 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:51,439 Speaker 1: over and over and he was just really difficult. So 200 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 1: here's my thing. If you're Miami now and Stephen Ross 201 00:13:56,840 --> 00:14:00,360 Speaker 1: runs through coaches and they just got rid of a 202 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 1: coach who on eight of nine. If you were a 203 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:06,200 Speaker 1: top coaching candidate, this is what I always worry about, Dave. 204 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 1: If you were a top coaching candidate you were right 205 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 1: now when you were forty two, would you even take 206 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 1: that job? Is the Miami situation become so toxic they're 207 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:19,640 Speaker 1: going to get the sixth best coach on the market. 208 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 1: I don't think so, not at all. I mean Chris Greer. 209 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 1: I brought him on board when I was the head coach. 210 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 1: The way it was structured back then, it was head 211 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 1: coach GM It's way, Don Shula had it's way, Jimmy 212 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 1: had its way. I had it, and I hired actually, 213 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: Rick Spielman and George Peyton were my two personnel guys, 214 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:41,800 Speaker 1: and they did all the all the personnel work. But 215 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 1: we brought Chris Greer on in two thousand and joined 216 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:50,000 Speaker 1: our staff as a scout. I know Chris. Chris's father 217 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 1: was one of the best talent scouts going way back 218 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:58,840 Speaker 1: in the day that there was for the Patriots. So Chris, 219 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 1: I think is a good value later. And I look 220 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 1: at it this way. If you can't get along with 221 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 1: Chris Grewer, it's your fault. And you know, if you 222 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 1: look real close, I think it's a great job because 223 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: a young talent, it's there's a lot of young talent. 224 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 1: I have been a TA fan. I think the circumstances 225 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 1: that kid was in where it sounds like there was 226 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 1: a little bit of a conflict between Brian Floyd's and two. 227 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:26,400 Speaker 1: No one has told me that, But if that's the case, 228 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:30,120 Speaker 1: even a little bit, that kid's under a lot of stress. 229 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 1: When about you, when you're looking over your shoulder and 230 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 1: you think that the head coach may not have confidence 231 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 1: in you, so they get the right guy in there. 232 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:41,240 Speaker 1: I think that's a program really that the arrows pointing up. 233 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 1: And you know, when I when I listened to mister 234 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:49,160 Speaker 1: Ross's press conference, think about it. You're a successful businessman caller, 235 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:53,480 Speaker 1: And what he was saying was we won nine games 236 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 1: this year. We can win nine games in the structure 237 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 1: that we have but for us to be the best, 238 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 1: for us to win a super Bowl, we have to 239 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:07,320 Speaker 1: have a working relationship, and we have to have everybody 240 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 1: focused on the same goal and working together to get there. 241 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: That's the only way it happens in this league or 242 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:18,000 Speaker 1: in any business. So I get what he's saying, and 243 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 1: I guarantee it wasn't just the probably the offensive staff 244 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:25,720 Speaker 1: to make a move like this, a move that surprised everybody. 245 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 1: They had to. I promise you they talked to more 246 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 1: people than the offensive coaches. I mean, it could have 247 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 1: been a situation where they talking to players and all 248 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: the players are going to say the right thing on video, 249 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 1: you know, But who knows when you get them one 250 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 1: on one and you go when you talk to the 251 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 1: weight coach, and you go when you talk to the trainer, 252 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 1: and you talk to the people in the cafeteria, do 253 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 1: we have a winning Is there is there a buzz here? 254 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:51,800 Speaker 1: What we're trying to do. Is everybody excited about what 255 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 1: the Dolphins are doing? I don't know. 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This year, every NFC playoff team 292 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:04,400 Speaker 1: had an offensive coach. Seventy five percent of the playoff 293 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:11,199 Speaker 1: teams in the AFC had an offensive coach. There's a 294 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 1: cultural change in the league. So what if the Bears 295 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 1: with justin fields and they have to restructure their defense. 296 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 1: But what if Dan Quinn or Brian Flores knocks it 297 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 1: out of the park during the interview, But you do 298 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:31,959 Speaker 1: have concerns about their ability to elevate the quarterback because 299 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:35,960 Speaker 1: this organization, if they don't get justin fields right, Dave, 300 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:41,320 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter who they hire. So if you're the 301 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 1: Bears and you interview Dan Quinn and he crushes it, 302 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:47,160 Speaker 1: but you're like, I'd rather take the second best interview. 303 00:19:47,720 --> 00:19:49,480 Speaker 1: Do you believe we're getting to a point in the 304 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:53,960 Speaker 1: NFL that you just seven out of ten times you 305 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:57,120 Speaker 1: got a lean offense. I mean, we see what's happening here. 306 00:19:57,720 --> 00:19:59,879 Speaker 1: Offensive coaches are winning all these divisions. We see the 307 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 1: rule changes. Well, I think they're winning a division because 308 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 1: there's more of them, you know. I gotta say this 309 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 1: in jesto. And it's a setting because I was promoting 310 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 1: on our Fox shows and everywhere I talk Vic Fangio. 311 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:13,919 Speaker 1: I want to see some defensive guys because I'm a 312 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 1: defensive guy, and they set an interesting staff. Vic Fangio 313 00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 1: and the Denver Broncos were the first team to have 314 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:26,000 Speaker 1: a top five defense and not make it to the 315 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:30,920 Speaker 1: playoffs since nineteen ninety three, and the Bears what Dave 316 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 1: watched that we were third in defense, it didn't make 317 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:38,680 Speaker 1: the playoffs, and everybody, I mean, I throw that as 318 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:43,200 Speaker 1: a sidebar, little story, but I don't think it makes 319 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 1: any difference. I mean, if you can get a look, 320 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:47,879 Speaker 1: I mean, look who I was fortunate enough when I 321 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:50,959 Speaker 1: was at the Dolphins. I had chan Daily and I 322 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 1: had North Turner. I mean, those two guys are excellent. 323 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:56,399 Speaker 1: When I got the job at the Bears, I hired 324 00:20:56,560 --> 00:20:59,919 Speaker 1: Ron Turner, you know who became the head coach at Illinois's. 325 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:02,639 Speaker 1: And of course, I mean so I don't know. I 326 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 1: get what's going on, and I and I understand that 327 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:07,960 Speaker 1: because everybody's thinking in the back of their minds, we 328 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:11,119 Speaker 1: don't want to win games ten seven. We want to 329 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:13,920 Speaker 1: win games, you know, thirty five seven. I mean that's 330 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:19,880 Speaker 1: the perception. So I get that, but I don't think 331 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:22,679 Speaker 1: it's a necessity to answer your question. At the Bears, 332 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:25,400 Speaker 1: I don't think it's a necessity. The Bears is real 333 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:28,959 Speaker 1: simple to me. Here, here's what's gonna happen. They eliminated 334 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:34,160 Speaker 1: Ted Phillips from the committee. It's basically two people. It's 335 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:37,920 Speaker 1: George McCaskey, the owner, and he hired Bill Pollian as 336 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 1: the consultant. Bill Pollian is going to have the most 337 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:47,439 Speaker 1: influence of anybody in hiring the Bills next GM and 338 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:51,240 Speaker 1: head coach. That's the guy at the Bear and Bill 339 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:54,720 Speaker 1: Pollian has a great track record, you know he. I 340 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:57,480 Speaker 1: know Bill well, I think he's very good. But you 341 00:21:57,600 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 1: watch what happened. It's gonna be a guy that came 342 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 1: through the ranks with Bill. And I'm not saying it's 343 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:04,720 Speaker 1: gonna be a guy from Indianapolis, even though they're talking 344 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:08,000 Speaker 1: to I think two guys from Indianapolis, but it's gonna 345 00:22:08,040 --> 00:22:11,160 Speaker 1: be a guy out of that mold. And then he's 346 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:14,840 Speaker 1: gonna probably pick the coach. Now. The only thing with 347 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 1: the coach and I and we're talking Bears now, I 348 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 1: just say, do not take a chance on a guy 349 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:26,480 Speaker 1: that's been a coordinator for six weeks, okay for a 350 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:30,960 Speaker 1: half a year. Let's get somebody that has a track 351 00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:35,919 Speaker 1: record over time that we know what his identity is 352 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 1: coming in, We know what this guy's gonna be. That's 353 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:42,920 Speaker 1: what the Bears are lacking right now. And I just 354 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:46,360 Speaker 1: hope that they go that direction. And obviously, if it's 355 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: an offensive guy, the priority is gonna be take Brian. 356 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 1: You know now, I'm a Jim Harball fan. You know, 357 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 1: I talked to Jim, and you know, I hope the 358 00:22:56,080 --> 00:23:01,000 Speaker 1: Bears reach out to Gym. They haven't yet as of today. Okay, Miami. 359 00:23:01,359 --> 00:23:04,800 Speaker 1: After that Buffalo New England game, mister Ross got on 360 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 1: his jet and you know where he went, Buffalo, New York. 361 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 1: Sunday morning. Talk to Brian dave Ball. I would love 362 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 1: it if the Bear you hire Brian dave Ball. I've 363 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:16,960 Speaker 1: never met the guy, so I don't have a dog. 364 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:19,120 Speaker 1: As they say in the fight here, if you hire 365 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 1: a guy like Brian dave Ball at the Bears, you 366 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:25,600 Speaker 1: know what you're getting. Obviously, he's an offensive guy. He 367 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 1: was with Nick Saban, he was with Bill Belichick and 368 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 1: what you and he's taking a quarterback. It's an athlete 369 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 1: that can run and he's taken his whole game to 370 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:38,719 Speaker 1: another level. I don't know that's the direction that I 371 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:43,520 Speaker 1: hope the Bears go. Let's talk Cowboys. You know him well, 372 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:52,320 Speaker 1: super Bowl there. So it's interesting with Jerry. Jerry is 373 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:57,480 Speaker 1: kind of sometimes uniquely patient. He gave Jason Garrett more 374 00:23:57,560 --> 00:24:01,800 Speaker 1: years than many believed he deserved. He did, He just 375 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 1: did give Jimmy enough time I say that, just oh God. 376 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:13,200 Speaker 1: But the bottom line is when people want control, Jerry 377 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 1: as a problem. But Mike McCarthy's not a guy seeking control. 378 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:21,480 Speaker 1: And so I look at Mike McCarthy as a guy, 379 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:24,800 Speaker 1: and I think Jerry has a history here. He hires 380 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:29,199 Speaker 1: people he can control, and for as smart as he is, 381 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:32,000 Speaker 1: I just look around the league and I just don't 382 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 1: think Mike McCarthy is an offensive coach. Is in the 383 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:38,240 Speaker 1: same class as a Kyle Shanahan, a Lafleur, a McVay, 384 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:41,760 Speaker 1: some of these young guns. And but I also look 385 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:45,640 Speaker 1: at this David. You know, Jerry Jones. He is loyal 386 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:49,520 Speaker 1: unless he thinks you're taking power or headlines from him. 387 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 1: And that's not McCarthy or Jason Garrett's m o or 388 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 1: chan Gailey, That's not who they are. So he tends 389 00:24:55,840 --> 00:24:59,800 Speaker 1: to give kind of Wade Phillips. He tends to give 390 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:04,359 Speaker 1: eyes who don't get a lot of headlines an extra 391 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: year or two, does he not, That's kind of how 392 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:09,199 Speaker 1: he operates. Oh, I think you're right, But you know 393 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:13,800 Speaker 1: I said this, Oh probably in a week twelve of 394 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 1: the season. The thing that disappointed me most about the 395 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 1: Cowboys this year. Is that Mike McCarthy, who's an offensive guy, 396 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:26,440 Speaker 1: a quarterback guy. That football team lost confidence by three 397 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:28,879 Speaker 1: quarters of the way through the season. They weren't that 398 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:31,080 Speaker 1: wasn't sure. I don't know if he still is, whether 399 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:34,359 Speaker 1: the runner or throwing tell him Moore completely. I mean, 400 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:36,200 Speaker 1: he's talking about it. He's not ready for a head 401 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 1: coach job in my opinion. I don't know the guy, 402 00:25:39,119 --> 00:25:41,160 Speaker 1: but to me, when you get hit in the backfield 403 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:43,000 Speaker 1: once with a run, you gotta come up with a 404 00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:46,000 Speaker 1: way to block it or run a different run, don't 405 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:49,679 Speaker 1: give up on it. So I'm not I'm not there. Yeah, 406 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:52,800 Speaker 1: but I thought Mike McCarty should have taken that offense 407 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:56,200 Speaker 1: by the reins and said, hey, guys, I have been there, 408 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:59,320 Speaker 1: I've done it. You know we're gonna pull this thing together. 409 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:02,280 Speaker 1: But I'm gonna I'm gonna take a bigger role in 410 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:05,159 Speaker 1: this whole offense, and whether it's play calling or not. 411 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:08,000 Speaker 1: I just felt like he should have and it never happened. 412 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:11,200 Speaker 1: And you see what happens in the last game. Then 413 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:13,680 Speaker 1: Jerry's looking at this thing. I know, j Jerry's looking 414 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:16,840 Speaker 1: at this thing. We want a division, Okay, we came 415 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:20,120 Speaker 1: up short. We'll get back, basically everybody back. We got 416 00:26:20,119 --> 00:26:23,919 Speaker 1: a young team. Let's look at Mike McCarthy's track record. 417 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:27,840 Speaker 1: What ten win seasons out of thirteen years or whatever 418 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:30,080 Speaker 1: it was at the Packers in a Super Bowl? Now, 419 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:32,280 Speaker 1: who am I gonna go hire? You're gonna give the 420 00:26:32,359 --> 00:26:35,000 Speaker 1: job to Kellen Moore, or you're gonna go hire some 421 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:37,840 Speaker 1: of the guys we're talking about. I don't think Jed 422 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 1: that doesn't whether it's wins and losses or personality, what 423 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:48,440 Speaker 1: you're talking about calling fit with Jerry's mentality, it's it's 424 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 1: not easy to find a guy like that. It's rolling, 425 00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:58,520 Speaker 1: not no. So Seattle's got itself an interesting situation. So 426 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:02,359 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson comes out on January six or seventh and 427 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:07,359 Speaker 1: says I want to be here on January fifteenth. But 428 00:27:07,640 --> 00:27:12,399 Speaker 1: nine days later, Mike Silver, a reporter, comes out with 429 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 1: a tweet saying Pete Carroll and John Snyder are staying. 430 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:21,120 Speaker 1: The next morning, Russell Wilson and his people leak Russell 431 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 1: wants to explore his options. So it's pretty obvious that 432 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:29,480 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson wants changes. Well, Ken Norton the defensive coordinator 433 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:32,960 Speaker 1: and Pete has been loyal to Ken forever, just got fired. 434 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:36,679 Speaker 1: So and by the way, I got nothing against Ken Norton, 435 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:42,200 Speaker 1: but I did feel in the last several years Seattle's schemes, look, 436 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:45,360 Speaker 1: we're outdated. People that I trust in the league had 437 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:47,560 Speaker 1: said that they've got to update their schemes, not just 438 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:52,359 Speaker 1: a personnel. So if you had a quarterback Dave and listen, 439 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:55,160 Speaker 1: Pete smen fired twice and has had a losing record 440 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:58,359 Speaker 1: in Seattle pre Russell Wilson. Have you ever had a 441 00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:02,280 Speaker 1: relationship where you lost your quarterback and had to get 442 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:04,800 Speaker 1: him back. I mean, listen, Jimmy had troubles with Dan Marino. 443 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:08,320 Speaker 1: It's hard. Do you think Pete can ever get Russell 444 00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:12,160 Speaker 1: Wilson back? How do you reel that back? In Star Quarterback? 445 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:17,000 Speaker 1: I was told, okay, I was told two days ago, 446 00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:20,400 Speaker 1: three days ago that they were having meetings and Russell 447 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:22,399 Speaker 1: was right in the middle of it with Pete and 448 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:26,080 Speaker 1: Schneider and everybody, and they were talking about the changes. 449 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:29,000 Speaker 1: What did they had to do to move forward? So 450 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:32,480 Speaker 1: when Pete comes out and let's Kenny Norton go, Pete, 451 00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:35,119 Speaker 1: Carroll ain't going anywhere. Guys. If there was an issue 452 00:28:35,160 --> 00:28:37,520 Speaker 1: of him going that they're gonna make they're gonna hear 453 00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 1: Russell's voice again, and they're gonna try to do what 454 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:43,880 Speaker 1: they can do to help him. I don't know what 455 00:28:43,920 --> 00:28:47,680 Speaker 1: those requests would be, but I don't see there being 456 00:28:47,680 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 1: a change. I look for Pete to be back, and 457 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:52,520 Speaker 1: I look for Russell Wilson to be in Scattle next year. 458 00:28:52,560 --> 00:28:57,280 Speaker 1: I really do. And Russell Wilson is a great player. 459 00:28:57,280 --> 00:28:59,400 Speaker 1: He's a Hall of Fame player. We know that, but 460 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:03,440 Speaker 1: at this point in his career, well, you know, it's 461 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:05,280 Speaker 1: a lot. You know. One of the biggest things when 462 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:07,920 Speaker 1: I talked to Dan Marino and when I got the 463 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:11,480 Speaker 1: Dolphins job, that it was pretty evident from mister Ezinger, 464 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:13,760 Speaker 1: the owner, that he wanted to make a change of 465 00:29:13,880 --> 00:29:17,640 Speaker 1: quarterback and on and on. So that was my first job. 466 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:20,080 Speaker 1: I sat down with Dan and I said, Aden, we're 467 00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:22,680 Speaker 1: gonna bring in chan Gailey. We're gonna change the offense. 468 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:27,240 Speaker 1: And Dan had been running the same offense for basically 469 00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:29,320 Speaker 1: what how many years was he in there? Ten fifteen, 470 00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:32,400 Speaker 1: twenty years to Tula and then Jimmy carried the same offense. 471 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:36,160 Speaker 1: They didn't change. I was going to change, and that 472 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:38,960 Speaker 1: was hard on Dan because you know, the mini camps 473 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:41,720 Speaker 1: in the off season, and a guy at that age 474 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:45,560 Speaker 1: to get into the playbook and change everything, it's not easy. 475 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:49,600 Speaker 1: It takes a big offseason commitment, and those veteran guys 476 00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:51,720 Speaker 1: you know, normally don't want to do that. They're kind 477 00:29:51,760 --> 00:29:54,000 Speaker 1: of setting their ways of getting the way in time 478 00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:57,520 Speaker 1: right deservingly so. And I think that's where Russ is 479 00:29:57,520 --> 00:29:59,440 Speaker 1: at now. I think for him to go with a 480 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:03,000 Speaker 1: new coach, a new philosophy, he's a smart guy. I 481 00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:05,640 Speaker 1: don't see it happening. I think he stays and I 482 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:08,920 Speaker 1: think they come to an agreement on behind closed doors 483 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:11,880 Speaker 1: on Okay, this is what we're going to emphasize on offense. 484 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:15,120 Speaker 1: We all agree, let's go. That's the way i'd see it. 485 00:30:17,360 --> 00:30:20,640 Speaker 1: So I know Mike Mayock kind of. So what's interesting 486 00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:24,640 Speaker 1: about Mayok who just got fired, is that Dave a 487 00:30:24,760 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 1: lot of those stars on the Raiders Hunter Renfro, fourth 488 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:34,480 Speaker 1: or fifth round, Max Crosby later rounds. Where Mayock got 489 00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:37,280 Speaker 1: in trouble was his first round picks. He had two 490 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:42,720 Speaker 1: complete whiffs. The Clemson defensive end Alex Leatherwood is not 491 00:30:42,760 --> 00:30:45,000 Speaker 1: a first round player. In fact that most GMS. I 492 00:30:45,040 --> 00:30:47,600 Speaker 1: talked to you, said, move him inside. He's an interior alignment, 493 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:50,000 Speaker 1: not a tackle. They took him first round as a tackle. 494 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:54,640 Speaker 1: People inside the Raiders are saying that with the first 495 00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:57,800 Speaker 1: pick and the second pick of the draft, that Gruden 496 00:30:58,320 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 1: would step in because he had fifth one percent control 497 00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:05,760 Speaker 1: Mayok forty nine. That Gruden with the first pick would 498 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:08,880 Speaker 1: tell Mayok, Nope, we're going with this guy. Yeah, I 499 00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:12,600 Speaker 1: see that. And then by the third round he just 500 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:14,200 Speaker 1: gave it to Mayok because he didn't do all the 501 00:31:14,240 --> 00:31:19,280 Speaker 1: homework right, and that's natural. Yeah, okay. So it's really 502 00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:23,680 Speaker 1: interesting when you start looking at that Raiders roster. There's 503 00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:28,800 Speaker 1: some offensive talent. Colton Miller, left tackle, Jacob's the running back, Hunter, Renfro, 504 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:34,000 Speaker 1: Darren Waller, Derek Carry, Dave in that in this league, 505 00:31:34,440 --> 00:31:38,120 Speaker 1: this offensive driven league, not only were they a playoff team, 506 00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:42,880 Speaker 1: they they're not that far off. I really don't think 507 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:46,840 Speaker 1: they are. And here's here's what I worry about. Derek 508 00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:49,600 Speaker 1: Carr wants Rich to be the coach. And if you 509 00:31:49,640 --> 00:31:53,000 Speaker 1: don't listen to Derek, do you lose Derek? That's my concern. Well, 510 00:31:53,240 --> 00:31:55,880 Speaker 1: he deserves it, and you know, I like their defensive line. 511 00:31:55,920 --> 00:31:59,240 Speaker 1: I like the front seven Carlin. Those guys got after 512 00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:02,120 Speaker 1: it in a playoff game with you know, they were 513 00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:05,000 Speaker 1: forcing field goals for with with the Bengals. I mean, 514 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:08,280 Speaker 1: I thought they played great. You just mentioned something and 515 00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:10,280 Speaker 1: I don't really know the guy. He did a couple 516 00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:12,040 Speaker 1: of our games when I was coaching a pinton he 517 00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:15,600 Speaker 1: was working in the the TV Mike Mayo. Someone should 518 00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:18,280 Speaker 1: hire that guy. I think, you know, we're talking about 519 00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:21,280 Speaker 1: all these gems that have you know, all these young guys, 520 00:32:21,320 --> 00:32:25,720 Speaker 1: all these guru guys. Bring in Mike Maylock and interview him. 521 00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:31,440 Speaker 1: He you just might really hit on something big. Just 522 00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:35,040 Speaker 1: an opinion, you know, just an opinion. There's there's talent 523 00:32:35,160 --> 00:32:37,840 Speaker 1: on that roster. If you go look at the mistakes, 524 00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:43,600 Speaker 1: they were first round mistakes and Gruden, That's what I'm saying. Yeah, 525 00:32:43,640 --> 00:32:45,959 Speaker 1: I'm gonna, I'm gonna, I'm gonna get I'm gonna I'm 526 00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:48,800 Speaker 1: gonna give you an assignment, all right, And I like 527 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:52,280 Speaker 1: the guy personally. Reese, you won't do it. You got 528 00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:56,600 Speaker 1: you got ten people working for you. Uh, get get 529 00:32:56,680 --> 00:33:01,120 Speaker 1: one year guys and research. The last asked four or 530 00:33:01,120 --> 00:33:07,160 Speaker 1: five games of Cliff Kingsbury's career going back to Texas Tech. 531 00:33:07,560 --> 00:33:11,239 Speaker 1: Every year that he's been at Arizona, look at the 532 00:33:11,560 --> 00:33:16,560 Speaker 1: end of the season wins and losses, So I know 533 00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:20,800 Speaker 1: I've seen something. There's something missing. So what you're saying 534 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:23,440 Speaker 1: is in the last month and a half collegen pro. 535 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:26,680 Speaker 1: Now what do you suspect that is with Cliff Kingsbury? 536 00:33:26,800 --> 00:33:30,520 Speaker 1: What is the problem? Sense of urgency? Sense of urgency? 537 00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:33,800 Speaker 1: I mean, it's so easy when you make the playoffs, 538 00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:36,720 Speaker 1: so you're going to be a playoff team. You know, 539 00:33:36,840 --> 00:33:42,600 Speaker 1: the human nature says we're okay, we're good, we made it, 540 00:33:43,120 --> 00:33:46,960 Speaker 1: and we'll be fine next week, rather than sometimes you 541 00:33:47,040 --> 00:33:49,880 Speaker 1: got to create a crisis calling you know what I mean, 542 00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:52,280 Speaker 1: Things are just good, but we got to go in 543 00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:55,080 Speaker 1: there and create a crisis. I gotta throw somebody out 544 00:33:55,080 --> 00:33:58,000 Speaker 1: of a meeting because he's not taking notes or paying attention, 545 00:33:58,240 --> 00:34:00,880 Speaker 1: or throw somebody off the practice because he jumped off 546 00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:04,480 Speaker 1: sides twice. You got to do something to get everybody's attention. 547 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:07,800 Speaker 1: And that's what I think. I when I look at this, 548 00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:12,920 Speaker 1: the finish that these guys have, they just it didn't 549 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:15,520 Speaker 1: look like they were physically and mentally ready to play 550 00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:17,799 Speaker 1: in that game last night, you know, or Monday night, 551 00:34:17,840 --> 00:34:20,919 Speaker 1: whatever it was. Did Jimmy do that when your team 552 00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:24,279 Speaker 1: didn't have Oh god, he was he was a he 553 00:34:24,360 --> 00:34:26,440 Speaker 1: was out of his mind. He'd say, let's go get 554 00:34:26,440 --> 00:34:28,360 Speaker 1: a beer. After the game. He just screamed at the 555 00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:30,400 Speaker 1: team for ten minutes. I said, I got a headache. 556 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:33,880 Speaker 1: I'm going home. I'm going to go home, Drake Whiskey. 557 00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:36,719 Speaker 1: I'll see you tomorrow morning about six or five or 558 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:40,759 Speaker 1: whatever time you want to get together. You know, we've 559 00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:45,799 Speaker 1: got four games this weekend, and this is I know 560 00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:48,799 Speaker 1: this won't happen, but this is one of the rare weekends. 561 00:34:48,840 --> 00:34:51,880 Speaker 1: I like all the favorites. I feel like the Bengals 562 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:54,319 Speaker 1: have the weakest roster in the playoffs, and I think 563 00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:58,839 Speaker 1: they've hit their ceiling. I think the forty nine ers 564 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:02,160 Speaker 1: will give Green Bay a good test because of their 565 00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:04,120 Speaker 1: ability to run the ball. They want to play that 566 00:35:04,160 --> 00:35:05,719 Speaker 1: thing in a phone booth and just make it an 567 00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:09,160 Speaker 1: octagon UFC battle. But I think at some point there's 568 00:35:09,200 --> 00:35:14,480 Speaker 1: limitations on what San Francisco can do offensively. I don't 569 00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:16,759 Speaker 1: think the Rams can run it against Tampa, and they're 570 00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:18,440 Speaker 1: gonna have to throw the ball forty times on the 571 00:35:18,520 --> 00:35:20,919 Speaker 1: Road with Stafford. I don't think that's the best version 572 00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:24,320 Speaker 1: of the Rams Bill's Chiefs. To me, as a coin flip, 573 00:35:24,400 --> 00:35:28,080 Speaker 1: whatever quarterback plays better, I'll take, I'd probably go Kansas City. 574 00:35:28,760 --> 00:35:31,719 Speaker 1: As I give you those four games, what is your 575 00:35:31,920 --> 00:35:35,640 Speaker 1: strongest opinion of any of those four games that you 576 00:35:35,880 --> 00:35:39,600 Speaker 1: really feel strongly about one of the teams. I feel 577 00:35:39,719 --> 00:35:43,839 Speaker 1: Green Bay because they had a week off, and I 578 00:35:43,880 --> 00:35:49,320 Speaker 1: think last week's win for San Francisco, and hey, human nature, 579 00:35:49,480 --> 00:35:52,439 Speaker 1: Kyle Shanahan's a great coach. He's gonna be screaming at him. 580 00:35:52,760 --> 00:35:57,960 Speaker 1: But human nature tells you that to put your guard 581 00:35:58,040 --> 00:36:01,040 Speaker 1: on when you have a win like they had last 582 00:36:01,080 --> 00:36:04,960 Speaker 1: week in Dallas. And Kyle Shanahan was talking about the 583 00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:08,919 Speaker 1: old Dallas San Francisco days when I was at Dallas 584 00:36:09,120 --> 00:36:13,200 Speaker 1: and Jimmy and Michael Irvin and Steve Young and Jerry Rice. 585 00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:16,280 Speaker 1: You know, he went into the history of this game. Everybody. 586 00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:20,520 Speaker 1: This was a huge game, probably a bigger game for 587 00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:22,960 Speaker 1: San Francisco than it was for Dallas at the end 588 00:36:22,960 --> 00:36:25,200 Speaker 1: of the day, the way they addressed it, the way 589 00:36:25,440 --> 00:36:27,960 Speaker 1: what I'm hearing, and for them to win that game, 590 00:36:28,440 --> 00:36:31,680 Speaker 1: and now they've got to re energizing, go on the 591 00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:36,440 Speaker 1: road up the Lambo. I really think the Packers got 592 00:36:36,480 --> 00:36:39,040 Speaker 1: an opper hand, the one that I disagree with you calling. 593 00:36:39,200 --> 00:36:43,399 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what Joe Burrow is the closest thing. 594 00:36:44,320 --> 00:36:48,719 Speaker 1: His interview after the game, they could not get him 595 00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:51,839 Speaker 1: to say this was a heck of a win. He said, 596 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:54,880 Speaker 1: we celebrated last week when we won the division. We 597 00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:58,000 Speaker 1: got bigger things ahead of us. I'm telling you this, 598 00:36:58,120 --> 00:37:01,920 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow has about us to a young quarterback. And 599 00:37:02,080 --> 00:37:04,640 Speaker 1: I was at I was at the Dolphins when Tom 600 00:37:04,680 --> 00:37:09,680 Speaker 1: Brady started, started his first game, and hearing Tom's press 601 00:37:09,719 --> 00:37:13,600 Speaker 1: conferences for all those years and still hearing him. This 602 00:37:13,840 --> 00:37:17,160 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow kid hasn't about as close a mentality I 603 00:37:17,280 --> 00:37:20,839 Speaker 1: think that Tom Brady is any young quarterback that I 604 00:37:20,880 --> 00:37:24,880 Speaker 1: have seen. This guy is business. So I like Cincinnati 605 00:37:24,920 --> 00:37:29,200 Speaker 1: this week over the Titans. Dave wantsta fantastic, buddy, great 606 00:37:29,239 --> 00:37:35,200 Speaker 1: seeing you. Okay, see talking about it? Be safe all right? 607 00:37:35,320 --> 00:37:38,120 Speaker 1: Go to our YouTube channel lower right side. See that 608 00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:41,279 Speaker 1: red button subscribe push it. 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