1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: The Around the League Podcast won't pick you up from 2 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: the airport. Welcome back to another additionally Around the League Podcast. 3 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: My name is Dan Hansas and I am joined by 4 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:19,080 Speaker 1: room filled with heroes Chris Westling, Mark Sessler, and Greg Rosenthal. 5 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 1: What up boys, Hey Dan, Good to see you guys again. 6 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 1: You were big wedding outside ball mar and uh. Because 7 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:34,200 Speaker 1: I booked my flight late, I traveled through four different cities, 8 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: four different airports to get this done, including I will 9 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:40,840 Speaker 1: say right off the top, and this is no shield 10 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 1: shadowy league figure telling you. So went through the Minnesota 11 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 1: airport to get to Maryland by the way via Los 12 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: Angeles and one of the greatest airports I've ever been in. 13 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 1: So now I'm all on Super Bowl two. It's it's 14 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 1: an excellent that's the reason to have a Super Bowls 15 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: to ease Greight Airport, the super Bowl. At the airport, 16 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: I was traveling with my body Bob, and we decided. 17 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: All the league officials did was they landed in the airport, 18 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 1: they took around the concourse, had some food options, and 19 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 1: they got back and went to their respective cities just like, 20 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 1: all right, let's do it. They have a new stadium, airport. 21 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:16,400 Speaker 1: Mark and Greg and I were talking about this on Sunday. 22 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 1: I think this guy must be a really good friend 23 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: for you just to fly across the country and go 24 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 1: to his letting. Yeah, that was Brian live in great 25 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: friend of mine. I used to live with him in 26 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: the Hollywood and we go back together a long way 27 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 1: in New York. But that's That's the other thing about weddings. 28 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 1: It's like, do they know that you're coughing up five 29 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: dollars to get there and then you have to give 30 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:39,199 Speaker 1: a wedding gift? What's up with that? Anyone getting married 31 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: so under the under the water at that point that 32 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 1: they don't realize the sacrifice. But you're right, going to 33 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: a wedding is expensive. I told Greg the list of 34 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: people I would cross the street to go to a 35 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: wedding because it's like five that checks out though, Um yeah, 36 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: so that And also at the wedding there were some 37 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: around the league podcast listeners and a lot of chatter 38 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: about the team of a t L a lot of buzz, 39 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 1: a lot of heat, and people would making suggestions and 40 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:10,639 Speaker 1: also someone who um, I bumped into somebody at the 41 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: wedding that thought Chris Westling was Adam Rank. It's an 42 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: outrage so traveling in many ways, and I had to 43 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: I had to correct him and say no, Chris Wesley 44 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 1: was not Adam Rank. So it was you know, a 45 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: lot of good a lot of good talk, a lot 46 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: of a t L talk. That's good. We have a 47 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: we have a great show. Did I miss anything? Did 48 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 1: you guys, anything happened this weekend that I missed? All right, 49 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: it checks out as well. All right, so we have 50 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:38,639 Speaker 1: a big show today. Um Wes, you wrote a nice 51 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: piece about trade candidates that after free agency in the 52 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 1: draft there are some guys that don't fit anymore and 53 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:49,079 Speaker 1: could be candidates to go this summer via trade. That 54 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 1: will be interesting. We're gonna talk about that. We're gonna 55 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: get into Hard Knocks. I wrote a piece predicting who 56 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:57,839 Speaker 1: the Hard Knocks team will be, so kind of get 57 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: everybody's opinion on who they want and who might be 58 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: the most likely to do it. Gold Standard behind the glass, 59 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:07,519 Speaker 1: How are you buddy? Doing great? Thanks Dan? You'll hear Hey, hey, 60 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: it sounds like I'm shaving back here. In fact, this 61 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 1: laptop is just it's got a whirring noise this morning. 62 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: I don't know how I really could though. This is 63 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: this is a ten billion dollar company, and yet the 64 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: studio seems to be falling apart by the week. He's 65 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 1: like Apple to E Mark, I want you to call 66 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: Rock and tell him about the situation going on in 67 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: Apple makes electric razors. That would be weird. The gold 68 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: center behind the guys. I want to just give you 69 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: the floor real quick before we get the news. Um, 70 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: some sad news. His idol, my version of Don Mattingly. 71 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: Landon Donovan left off usas UM World Cup roster gold standard, 72 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: crushed by it. Let's let Zach say a few words. 73 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: Thanks so much. Dan. Well, you know, as we all know, 74 00:03:56,000 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 1: Landon Donovan, the greatest athlete on planet Earth um and 75 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: a kind hearted gentleman at that was cruelly axed from 76 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 1: the United States Men's National Teams World Cup roster. Um. 77 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 1: So I'm pouring out a frappuccino back here for him 78 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: and just saying a big, big prayer to the big 79 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 1: man upstairs that uh, we'll all get through this all right, 80 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: and that the United States America will continue to be 81 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: the greatest country and planet Earth. Wow. See, well, you 82 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 1: know what that was a nice little send off for 83 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: Landon turned a little xenophobic, but yeah, I got it. 84 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: Got turned a little bit there, like Usa Chance in 85 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 1: the background, but Landed Donovan not on the team. Actually, 86 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: I'm just starting to get into soccer a little bit. 87 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: We have a lot of soccer fans that listened to 88 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: the podcast. And one of my greatest sports moments as 89 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: a fan was being at a New York City bar 90 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: like seven in the morning when he scored that goal 91 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 1: in the and the place just went nuts, and I 92 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:51,840 Speaker 1: remember for thinking for a second I was going to 93 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: become a true soccer fan. Hasn't happened yet, But Gil Center, 94 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 1: you're pushing me that way. Yeah, the greatest athlete in 95 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: the world has never won a World Cup. Well you 96 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: ask the question of im. Sorry. I think the key 97 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: phrase that Dan had before he sent it to you, 98 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 1: Zack was a few words that's about all right, So 99 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: that was good. I wanted to give Zach the stage 100 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 1: because I actually saw a tweet where he said something online. 101 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 1: I tried to write something and I couldn't even do it, 102 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 1: Like this guy serious on the really literally I never 103 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: want to see that picture again. Um on the reel, 104 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: I've never I was telling someone downstairs. I've never been 105 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: starstruck around an athlete, except that one occasion as a 106 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: ten year old boy. Wow, well, so like three years ago, 107 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 1: three years ago, this is. But this is also as 108 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:44,720 Speaker 1: a young man, you learned life is filled with disappointments 109 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: and you have to just overcome true. I've long since 110 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: made peace with disappointment. Alright, great, all right, let's do 111 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: some news. Let's do it. This is a football podcast. 112 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: Notice how that the buzzer are just turned off immediately 113 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:03,839 Speaker 1: when Zack's microphone Kip Mark, you need to get on 114 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: the horn with Park Avenue in this. Okay, good, all right. 115 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: We'll start in Miami, where a Dolphins player this is 116 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:17,160 Speaker 1: interesting says that New Miami's Dolphins offensive coordinator Bill Laser 117 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: is that, hey, you pronounce his name. Awesome name. Bill Laser, 118 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:25,040 Speaker 1: who worked under Joe Gibbs, Dan Reeves, and Mike Holmgren 119 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 1: before joining Chip Kelly staff in Philadelphia. And this is 120 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: I like using West's wording in this post. If the 121 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: early word out of South Beach is any indication that 122 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:36,279 Speaker 1: one year with Kelly has had the biggest influence on 123 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: Laser's offensive philosophy. Here's a quote from one undisclosed Dolphins 124 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:44,839 Speaker 1: player telling Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald it's reminiscent 125 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: of Chip Kelly's offense in Philadelphia with a tempo and style. 126 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 1: There are some West Coast offense concepts, some shotgun, some 127 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 1: under center. They've discussed having both no no huddle and huddle. 128 00:06:56,680 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: It's fast, ambo get excited till don't I mean excide 129 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 1: in Miami? Wait what? I don't know what that sound effect? 130 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 1: I like that sound effect for really any any time 131 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: we're talking high octane offenses, it's like an an entire 132 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: organization lift off. Because there's no way this isn't true 133 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 1: what I just read. They are going to be better 134 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: than Philadelphias offense based on what I'm hearing. I trust 135 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: this player in Pleasant What if he comes up against 136 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: a defensive coordinator named Joe Radar? So what do we 137 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: think about this? Well, I was waiting for you to 138 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 1: weigh in, since you obviously think Chip Kelly is a 139 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: horrible human being. Oh that's not true. But are there 140 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: any remote control cars on the field in Miami yet? 141 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 1: Because that's when you know a coach is really on 142 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 1: his game. That's what I've learned when you know a 143 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 1: guy he's not about himself and drawing attention. Tom improving 144 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 1: a team anyway possible. Miami will do that next year 145 00:07:57,040 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 1: because they're just cheap. Following Chip Kelly, I do like 146 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: as a New York Jets fan and someone that's always 147 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 1: rooted against the Domins. I do like Handsome Hank notorious 148 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: DP reading a story like this as a Dolphins fan 149 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: and thinking it's true. Well, I think it makes Miami interesting. Actually, yeah, 150 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 1: this is a speaking of radar. It's been under the radar. 151 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: The Dolphins and the Jaguars are the two teams with 152 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 1: the least number of thirty point games over the last 153 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 1: two years. They've only had two games over thirty points. 154 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 1: They need help on offense. I think it's interesting that 155 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 1: you've got a guy here in Laser where that came 156 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:35,720 Speaker 1: from Mike Holmgren West Coast offense. You had Pat Shermer 157 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:39,720 Speaker 1: who was in that West Coast. If you watch Pat 158 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:42,080 Speaker 1: Shermer run an offense the way he was taught to 159 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 1: growing up in the NFL, one of the dullest attacks 160 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 1: on field. And years he goes into Philadelphia's rehabilitation program. 161 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:52,400 Speaker 1: We haven't heard from him since, but he's gonna come 162 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 1: out if he ever does an offensive coordinate or a 163 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: gig A different different guy at a chip Kelly guy 164 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: now laser anything in Philadelphia not a this point, but 165 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:11,560 Speaker 1: lace or some not him bullies. I just I guess 166 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:13,439 Speaker 1: for me, when I watched what the Eagles last year, 167 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:16,599 Speaker 1: why aren't there twenty two teams doing this? Why is 168 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,959 Speaker 1: it too Wait, we're giving Miami the benefit of death. 169 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 1: They've they've already mastered it now that they picked up 170 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 1: attempting to a lot of teams. The Patriots did it 171 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: a couple of years ago, the Broncos did a couple 172 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 1: of years ago. The one thing in the NFL is out. 173 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:32,680 Speaker 1: It's not always great to be at the end of 174 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:35,560 Speaker 1: the trend. You want to be starting it, you know 175 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: what I mean, because by the time you're doing it, 176 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 1: defenses are starting to catch up to that. A couple 177 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:42,560 Speaker 1: of years later, of course, referring to the Jets going 178 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 1: back to the ground and pound innovators in a new era. 179 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:47,680 Speaker 1: Forget about the passing hour in the NFL. We're back 180 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:52,000 Speaker 1: to the ground. The one thing, as a Ryan Tannehill believer, 181 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 1: and yes, my belief is wavered slightly after a second year. 182 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 1: That was a little disappointed, but I'm happy that there's 183 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 1: a new offense or a new offensive corps. Everyone always 184 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 1: made the case Mike Sherman is going to be great 185 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 1: for Ryan Tannehill because there's so much continuity between what 186 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:12,000 Speaker 1: he did in college and what he did in the pros. 187 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 1: But what if you just think about what if Mike 188 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: Sherman is a little bit of a millstone around Ryan 189 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 1: Tannehill's neck. I mean, what is Mike Sherman done over 190 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 1: the last ten years that's so great that we should 191 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 1: have thought that he's helping this out. Maybe Ryan dan 192 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 1: Hill can only fulfill his potential now that Sherman's out, 193 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:36,079 Speaker 1: I'm still trying to piece together with a mim. I'm saying, 194 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 1: maybe he's just an anchor. Mike Sherman took a part 195 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:42,559 Speaker 1: the Packers. He was terrible there. He was terrible as 196 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 1: a he wasn't really that great as a coach in college. 197 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:48,320 Speaker 1: I'm just saying, maybe maybe tanne will get better with that. Sherman. 198 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: How about that it's time to move on. No one cares. 199 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 1: Seems believable. It seems credible to me. Let's move on 200 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:59,559 Speaker 1: to Minnesota, where Christian Ponder, who you know, a lot 201 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:02,000 Speaker 1: of us believe that or have believed that he's the 202 00:11:02,040 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 1: odd man out in Minnesota. UM, after Matt Castle was 203 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:08,800 Speaker 1: resigned and then the drafting of Teddy Bridgewater. Maybe not 204 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:12,400 Speaker 1: the case. NFL's NFL Media's Albert Breer reports that Ponder 205 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 1: will share first team reps in offseason practices along with 206 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 1: Castle and Bridgewater. Uh here's one little note from Beer 207 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:22,640 Speaker 1: as well. Pondered Ponder has dropped two per of his 208 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 1: body fat and gained five pounds of muscle. Uh. Per Breer, 209 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 1: I don't know if his fitness was an issue, but 210 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:33,080 Speaker 1: west what do you think about this? He also has 211 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:40,199 Speaker 1: improved torque. Okay, bet, none of that stuff means anything? Yeah, 212 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:43,679 Speaker 1: I like the Westling points out that part of that 213 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:47,560 Speaker 1: five pounds added muscle is the first sales sign around 214 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:54,600 Speaker 1: his neck. Bang. So where that's what this is all about. 215 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 1: That's not what Albert's report was, but that's what I 216 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:00,679 Speaker 1: inferred from it. Why else would why else would you 217 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 1: resign Castle, draft Bridgewater and then start giving Ponder first 218 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:10,959 Speaker 1: team reps? Maybe Rick Spielman, who drafted Ponder, still has 219 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:13,160 Speaker 1: in the back of his mind just a little bit 220 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 1: of hope that hey, here's a new coach for Christian 221 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 1: Ponder north Turn who had done a great job with quarterbacks. Maybe, 222 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 1: just maybe he could make my terrible draft book look better. 223 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 1: And there's a little bit of a chance. Maybe that's 224 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:30,360 Speaker 1: all it is filming. It's lucky to still be a 225 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 1: general manager in Minnesota after the quarterback disaster that went 226 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 1: on week after week last year, and getting rid of 227 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:40,440 Speaker 1: Ponder and cleaning up this mess sooner than later would 228 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:43,960 Speaker 1: be advised. He undermined any belief in Ponder by picking 229 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:48,080 Speaker 1: Teddy Bridgewater. Let's move to Indianapolis, where Pep Hamilton's is 230 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 1: getting all in behind a wide receiver group that has 231 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 1: the potential to be one of the best in the 232 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 1: league this year. Here's a quote from Hamilton's We're going 233 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 1: to be a score first team. We're going to do 234 00:12:56,880 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 1: whatever we need to do to score one more point 235 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 1: than our on it, which I know that's kind of 236 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 1: a funny quote. In general, it's like, well, obviously, bro, 237 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 1: but yeah, but the opponent yeah. And so basically the 238 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 1: bottom line here is instead of really trying to force 239 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 1: the run with a backfield with question marks, you got 240 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 1: Trent Richardson, Vic Ballard and the mad ratchaw you have 241 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 1: Andrew Luck, We're gonna let Andrew Luck lead the way, 242 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:21,880 Speaker 1: which makes plenty of sense. Essentially, have a backfield. It's 243 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 1: a poop poop platter. Bradshaw coming off a next surgery 244 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:27,960 Speaker 1: that some people thought was gonna threaten his career, Vick 245 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:30,439 Speaker 1: Ballard coming off a c L injury, and Trent Richardson 246 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 1: coming off two point nine yards per carry. Why would 247 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:37,080 Speaker 1: you design your offense around the backfield? Which is what 248 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 1: Pepper Hamilton tried to do last year, And it appeared 249 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 1: for a couple of games early in the season when 250 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:45,080 Speaker 1: they knocked the forty niners around beat the Seahawks, that 251 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:47,960 Speaker 1: maybe they could get away with a physical attack, but 252 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 1: it doesn't really fit their personnel. And that was my 253 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 1: hesitation in making the colts around the league's team that 254 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:58,080 Speaker 1: Pep Hamilton's philosophy was not suited to his personnel. It 255 00:13:58,160 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 1: was just a stubborn thing he had glim for him. 256 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 1: I think it's one of the more encouraging messages cults 257 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 1: fans could hear all offseason, is that Hamilton's kind of 258 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 1: not unlike Ron Rivera some degree gonna he's gonna grow, 259 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:11,839 Speaker 1: he's willing to change, and I would I would argue 260 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 1: that if if Bradshaw had stayed healthy and Ballarded stayed 261 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 1: healthy last season, this team might not have made that trend. 262 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 1: Richardson trade. I think that that marriage to that type 263 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 1: of offense forced and have to keep restock and get 264 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 1: that running back in to do what Pep Hamilton's wanted 265 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 1: to do. Took him into a dark corner. It takes 266 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: a lot for them to back out and listen. Andrew 267 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 1: luck Is as a guy like Ben Roethlisberger, like some 268 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 1: of the better quarterbacks that can run an offense and 269 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: do everything with his arm. Let him free. May maybe 270 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 1: he's just not gonna wait. Pep Hamilton, that is to 271 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 1: fall behind in games, to actually uncorked the offense. That's 272 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 1: their best approach of scoring points. Maybe end an epiphany 273 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: in the Kansas City game, Hey we can score forty 274 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 1: five points if we just let Andrew luck In the 275 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 1: best players on the field take control instead of waiting. 276 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 1: And I think they started the segue into that sort 277 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: of offense late. I just hope it's not. I'll talk 278 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:07,280 Speaker 1: that Pep Hamilton isn't stuck, you know, in that Stanford 279 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 1: run first mentality. Michael Vick continues to send some mixed 280 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 1: signals in New York. Last week, Remember he said that 281 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 1: I believe his warning was, uh, he's competing, and he'll 282 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:20,680 Speaker 1: be competing this summer with Gino Smith, but he's not 283 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 1: in an open competition. Now, he says he could take 284 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 1: the Jets to their first Super Bowl since Joe Namath. 285 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 1: Here's this quote. I just feel like I can help 286 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 1: any football team, any organization, particularly this team, which makes sense, 287 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 1: get to a super Bowl. It's tough at this stage 288 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 1: of my career because I still feel like I'm fairly 289 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 1: young player and I could still keep up. People make 290 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 1: it seem like I'm getting older, which he is, and 291 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:44,840 Speaker 1: things are not the same. I beg to differ. It's 292 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 1: almost like he's responding to his other quotes like it is. Hey, 293 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 1: remember I was back in off last week. Now I'm 294 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 1: back again. He has one more quote. I think Gino 295 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 1: is going to be the starter. I think he's going 296 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 1: to start the season off. I think Gino has every 297 00:15:57,400 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 1: opportunity to go out and have success. He's going to 298 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:03,720 Speaker 1: get that opportunity. My two takeaways immediately is Number one 299 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 1: he's saying that Gino will be given the job because 300 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 1: organizationally he's supported, which I've thought from the beginning. But 301 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 1: he's also saying Geno Smith isn't that good. I'm better, 302 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take his job. He's saying it. It's right 303 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 1: there in a quote in May. And the other thing 304 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 1: is Michael Vick quite down like well that that's my 305 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 1: takeaway that Michael Vick has been the center of attention 306 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 1: in Philadelphia for the last few years, and he's had 307 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 1: a lot of media attention ever since he left jail. 308 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 1: But New York is different. It's not the same as Philadelphia. 309 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 1: And I just started to think, hearing Vic talk every week, 310 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:43,120 Speaker 1: it's gonna be such a roller coaster and it's gonna 311 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 1: be such drama week after week because he's on the 312 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 1: Jets as bad as the Eagles reporters are in terms 313 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:54,120 Speaker 1: of just mixing it up, and just the Eagles are 314 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 1: a big story there. It's not like New York. And 315 00:16:56,200 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 1: I'm just foreseeing this NonStop roller coaster of Vic says 316 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:04,240 Speaker 1: in New York and it ultimately being annoying to Dan 317 00:17:04,359 --> 00:17:06,400 Speaker 1: and other Jets fans. Yeah, I think it is going 318 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:09,600 Speaker 1: down that road potentially, and Dan who waged a Sandwich 319 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:13,040 Speaker 1: that Michael Vick would be back up in week one, 320 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:15,920 Speaker 1: and I wagered the opposite. I don't like where Dan's 321 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 1: at it that bet. Right now, I think that sandwich 322 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:19,880 Speaker 1: is going my way because this guy is a great 323 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:23,359 Speaker 1: a nuisance and this is what this is what the 324 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:26,120 Speaker 1: Glacier signed up for. Because after all months and months 325 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:28,879 Speaker 1: of what a great teammate Michael Vicks, I don't doubt 326 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:31,879 Speaker 1: that in the end he keeps weaving these comments and 327 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 1: how many posts have we written on Michael Vick and 328 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 1: his take on the quarterback scenario at this point, why 329 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 1: don't he three? I don't think he means anything, but 330 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:40,160 Speaker 1: I think it's just now that it's in New York, 331 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:42,440 Speaker 1: it's gonna he's gonna end up saying a few loose 332 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:45,359 Speaker 1: things that get played different ways. And and I have 333 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 1: no problem with him being competitive and thinking he's still 334 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 1: the guy he once was. I just think he needs 335 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 1: to not talk so much because, like like Greg said, 336 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:55,919 Speaker 1: this is not Philadelphia, this is New York, and New 337 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 1: York is the press wants this to be a thing, 338 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:00,679 Speaker 1: and he's just feeding the monster. The press will ensure 339 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: this is a thing, right, It's got to be a thing. 340 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 1: Not even just the local press, the national press wheel too. 341 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:07,120 Speaker 1: And part of the problem is you asked the question 342 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:09,879 Speaker 1: over and over and over and over. Put him away, 343 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 1: don't force him to talk to anyone. Lock him away someone. 344 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:16,879 Speaker 1: You should put him in the underground bunker where the 345 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:20,440 Speaker 1: real Rex Ryan is. Just keep them together. They'll they'll 346 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:23,399 Speaker 1: get along. They need they need friends. Um, all right, 347 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:26,120 Speaker 1: So that is some of the news from over the weekend. 348 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 1: On Friday, I was I was working in the office alone. 349 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:33,680 Speaker 1: It turned out to be a black Friday, a lot 350 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 1: of depressing news. I don't know what you guys are 351 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 1: doing on Friday. I'm sure you had nice days. My 352 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:43,200 Speaker 1: day was filled with court filings and arrests and um, 353 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:46,880 Speaker 1: you know, people being happy to get misdemeanors instead of felonies. 354 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:49,199 Speaker 1: It was really not fun. And why don't we just 355 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 1: go through a real quick, a quick rundown. It starts 356 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:55,480 Speaker 1: with the Cults owner Jim Ursay, who you know. He 357 00:18:55,520 --> 00:18:59,160 Speaker 1: was arrested back in March traffic stop for a toxic 358 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:03,399 Speaker 1: suspicion of a toxicated driving. Uh. The filing of the 359 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:06,119 Speaker 1: legal work got delayed because he went to rehab for 360 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:08,760 Speaker 1: his issues, and now it came down on Friday to 361 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:14,320 Speaker 1: misdemeanor charges um on for uh two misdemeanor charges connected 362 00:19:14,359 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 1: to that arrest. So this leads to a lot of 363 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:20,000 Speaker 1: interesting things, like you know what will happen. The ursay 364 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:22,879 Speaker 1: is fortunate that the charges weren't more serious, but also 365 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 1: it does leave him wide open for league discipline from 366 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:29,439 Speaker 1: Roger Goodell. He'll be suspended, which will not affect the 367 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:32,199 Speaker 1: product on the field. It will just mean instead of 368 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:36,000 Speaker 1: watching the game from his high octane, opulent owners suite, 369 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:39,280 Speaker 1: he will watch the game in his high octane, opulent home. 370 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:44,160 Speaker 1: I picture him in like jewel encrusted thrones watching these 371 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:49,399 Speaker 1: games with like people serving him banana smoothies. People financement 372 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:51,119 Speaker 1: it sounds good. Well, it's going to be nothing more 373 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:53,840 Speaker 1: than a banana smoothie. People are going to be around 374 00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:56,880 Speaker 1: the sports world very interested to see the punishment that 375 00:19:57,240 --> 00:20:02,120 Speaker 1: Roger Goodell gives to er say players. I think that's 376 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,640 Speaker 1: fair fair to say, and we'll see, we'll see the sendings. 377 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 1: And it was a very strange story, Dan, you know 378 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 1: I was on with you at the time, and you 379 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:14,160 Speaker 1: know there was a statement for mercy thanking the Hamilton's 380 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 1: County Prosecutor's office for not uh issuing or filing a 381 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:23,160 Speaker 1: felony charge against him, which that that's just the first 382 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 1: for me that there was. It was a thank you 383 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:27,919 Speaker 1: to the to the office for their professionals and and 384 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:30,880 Speaker 1: not find the felony which would have been for prescription medication. 385 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 1: So that the whole situation is uncomfortable. He'll get some 386 00:20:33,359 --> 00:20:35,640 Speaker 1: sentencing and then we'll see what the NFL does. Can 387 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:38,880 Speaker 1: we stop calling for suspensions before the legal process runs? 388 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:42,920 Speaker 1: His course, With the exception of Ben Roethlisberger, Goodell has 389 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:46,680 Speaker 1: not suspended people before the legal process happens, So it's 390 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:49,720 Speaker 1: not gonna happen with the owner either. One of the 391 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:53,639 Speaker 1: more unsettling moments of Friday UH revolved around Baltimore Ravens 392 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:56,880 Speaker 1: running back Ray Rice and his wife Janet, who together 393 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 1: addressed the media and what was called a news conference. 394 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 1: It really wasn't It was. He read a prepared statement 395 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:08,040 Speaker 1: off his handheld phone and it was it was really 396 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:13,080 Speaker 1: kind of surreal watching the press conference unfold. He he 397 00:21:13,119 --> 00:21:16,359 Speaker 1: did not acquit himself. Well, it was some of the 398 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:18,760 Speaker 1: things he said, we're a little touchy and then you 399 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:21,320 Speaker 1: know quotes. The quotes didn't read like a guy apologizing 400 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:24,400 Speaker 1: for this serious incid it was involved. At one point 401 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 1: he it seemed like he thanked a high school coach 402 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:28,720 Speaker 1: or a college coach, and he had quotes like, I'm 403 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:30,960 Speaker 1: still the same guy, you know, as me and Jane 404 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 1: wish we could take back thirty seconds of our life. 405 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:37,440 Speaker 1: We are better parents, better lovers, and we're also better 406 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:40,439 Speaker 1: friends after this situation. The whole thing was weird and 407 00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:42,600 Speaker 1: it did not come off well for ray Rice. It was. 408 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:44,760 Speaker 1: It was just one of the more strange press conference 409 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:46,240 Speaker 1: has ever seen in my life, and I think I 410 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:49,359 Speaker 1: must have had the same reaction that everyone that watched 411 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:52,360 Speaker 1: it did, which is why are they holding this press conference? 412 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:55,639 Speaker 1: I think the idea was too smooth things over with 413 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:58,200 Speaker 1: him publicly, but it just it was one of those 414 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:01,680 Speaker 1: private matters that felt like it should have kept private. 415 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:05,240 Speaker 1: It was so awkward to watch the uh. I noticed 416 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:08,879 Speaker 1: that the Twitter mob was out in full force, really 417 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:10,560 Speaker 1: having a hard time with the fact that he did 418 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 1: not apologize to his wife in public. Of course, he's 419 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:15,840 Speaker 1: apologized to her in private. They got married the next 420 00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 1: day or something, so I think you're gonna call the charade. 421 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:20,480 Speaker 1: You gotta you should do it in that sm I 422 00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 1: think it's a personal thing, but I don't think he 423 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:24,760 Speaker 1: has to answer to the twitter mob, right. I totally 424 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: agree with that, But again that brings up why are 425 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 1: we even why are we even talking about it? It 426 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,439 Speaker 1: should have it's it felt like such a private thing. 427 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:34,640 Speaker 1: Why are you trying to make it into this news guy? 428 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 1: It was very strange to see a wife, uh, sitting 429 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:41,119 Speaker 1: there at the dais with the team. She apologized too, 430 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:43,400 Speaker 1: But there's no coach in GM, There's no one else 431 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 1: it you have to It was just a strange little 432 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 1: It was dump very more Memorial Day. More misdemeanor fun. 433 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 1: Broncos safety T J. Ward has been charged with simple 434 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:55,639 Speaker 1: assault and disturbing the peace after an incident at a 435 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:59,640 Speaker 1: Denver nightclub earlier this month. According to authorities, this also 436 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:03,600 Speaker 1: happened on Friday. Ward appeared in court that day as 437 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:06,359 Speaker 1: um you might have been aware a warrant. A warrant 438 00:23:06,359 --> 00:23:08,720 Speaker 1: would have been issued for his arrest last Thursday. That 439 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:11,840 Speaker 1: warrant was vacated Friday, but he still has charges. Uh. 440 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:14,760 Speaker 1: Junee is the next state. This is obviously not a 441 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:16,920 Speaker 1: great thing that the Bronco spent a lot of money 442 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:19,920 Speaker 1: to bring this guy in solid their secondary and now 443 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:22,880 Speaker 1: he has a court case hangovers head right when all 444 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:26,359 Speaker 1: these summer football activities are beginning, and were you a Brown, 445 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:30,200 Speaker 1: he'd be suspended for twelve to sixteen games. And it 446 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 1: is sticking with you this Gordon. I'm watching what happens 447 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 1: to all these guys in comparison to that it was, 448 00:23:36,359 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 1: I mean, it was a rough day for the Broncos. There, 449 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:43,400 Speaker 1: uh personnel executive Matt Russell was sentenced to seven months 450 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:47,640 Speaker 1: in jail. As why first time you both thrown at him? 451 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:49,520 Speaker 1: I think the the idea is this is about as 452 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:52,359 Speaker 1: ugly a day of news that I can ever remember. 453 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:55,159 Speaker 1: I'm not done yet. There's one more. Um, there was 454 00:23:55,200 --> 00:24:00,920 Speaker 1: a fake hoax filed against Johnny Manzil another cleave Brown Mark. 455 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:04,119 Speaker 1: So you answer to this, there's nothing to answer to. 456 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 1: The whole thing was a charade, if you will, perpetrated 457 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:11,280 Speaker 1: by some you know, goober that wanted to get some publicity, 458 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:14,760 Speaker 1: someone that's filed tons of lawsuits against prominent people, quickly 459 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:19,040 Speaker 1: shot down by Manzell's people. And then it sounds like, um, 460 00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 1: Johnny Football might even be taking some legal action against 461 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:28,160 Speaker 1: the person. Umax, Oh, that's not fair. I was talking 462 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:34,359 Speaker 1: about her. I was talking about your soccer players. It uh, 463 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: if you read through the accusations in that lawsuit are creative? 464 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:43,480 Speaker 1: Is anybody? Can we read any of them on their 465 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:48,359 Speaker 1: h No long John silver As was mentioned prominently of 466 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:52,639 Speaker 1: Vienna Sausage in the mix. Why is that allowed that 467 00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:56,240 Speaker 1: people can just file lawsuits and it's accepted by the courts. 468 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:58,680 Speaker 1: It just seems weird to me. Couldn't suldn't someone be 469 00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:01,120 Speaker 1: be like, yeah, I don't think this one's for real. 470 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 1: I don't think you know it shouldn't there be some 471 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:06,320 Speaker 1: quality control? I don't know. I was gonna say that 472 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:10,280 Speaker 1: beyond my grasp. Part of the responsibility is the media's 473 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 1: decision not to pick it up. But I'm looking across 474 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:15,879 Speaker 1: the room and there's a Greg Rosenthal byeline with this. 475 00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:22,199 Speaker 1: It's an interesting question. It's an interesting question. And by 476 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:25,320 Speaker 1: the way, I don't know, no, stop, it's an interesting 477 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:28,719 Speaker 1: We of course ignored it because it's so ridiculous. Until 478 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:31,879 Speaker 1: the point that we didn't ignore it, No, until the 479 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:35,639 Speaker 1: point that his agent comes out and publicly says, hey, 480 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 1: this thing out here is a hoax, and then the 481 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:40,840 Speaker 1: and the headline news contributor that it was filed under 482 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:43,359 Speaker 1: that supposedly she comes out and says, hey, this is 483 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:47,080 Speaker 1: a hope, and then Ian reports that it was filed 484 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:50,120 Speaker 1: by this guy that was a frequent flyer person that 485 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:56,400 Speaker 1: just files a lot of tools. At that point, they're 486 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:59,120 Speaker 1: making a statement, you gotta you gotta do it. By 487 00:25:59,119 --> 00:26:02,359 Speaker 1: the way, if that's Friday, is kind of how I 488 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:05,560 Speaker 1: imagine hell. If Hell was always working around the league 489 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:08,120 Speaker 1: shift in a newsroom, it would just be story after 490 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:10,920 Speaker 1: story after story like that, only it would never end 491 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:12,600 Speaker 1: until the end of time. This would be a good 492 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:15,200 Speaker 1: This should be a good podcast. I got topic my 493 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:17,520 Speaker 1: my version of Hell. How I imagine it is always 494 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:21,720 Speaker 1: you have an ice cream headache forever. I've never had 495 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:25,320 Speaker 1: an ice cream head that is tough top, that's bad. 496 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:27,600 Speaker 1: That's like people being afraid of clowns. I don't really 497 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:30,320 Speaker 1: believe in ice cream headache. Well, you don't think they exists. 498 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:34,000 Speaker 1: I've never had. I've had it seems like a bit 499 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:41,200 Speaker 1: of a prima donic tactic. To me, headache potentially self 500 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:43,359 Speaker 1: created because it's like I'm gonna see a bunch of 501 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:44,879 Speaker 1: old stuff into my mouth and then I'm going to 502 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:49,840 Speaker 1: complain about it. But that only last fifteen seconds, So 503 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 1: I don't think people are like, I'm not coming into 504 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:58,639 Speaker 1: work today. Never had You've never had it, cream headache, 505 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:00,879 Speaker 1: a slurpie and then taking gulf of slurpy and then 506 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 1: it went to your head. We had peanut butter and water. 507 00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:05,959 Speaker 1: When I was kidding, we didn't have spy. It's like 508 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 1: two pieces of metal that's not even sounds awful. Butter 509 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:18,720 Speaker 1: and water. All right. By the way, West new glasses, 510 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:22,120 Speaker 1: you want to talk about it, I don't really think 511 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 1: they look nice. Yeah, thank you? All right, that is covered. 512 00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:30,720 Speaker 1: Check it off the list. Talking about West's glassware. It's 513 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 1: not on the list. No, it's not on the list. 514 00:27:32,920 --> 00:27:35,119 Speaker 1: All right, let's move forward. So we're done. That's it. 515 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 1: No more depressing news talk. I hope another day like 516 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:41,480 Speaker 1: that doesn't come until the afterlife. Chris Westling were referred 517 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:46,560 Speaker 1: to it earlier ten summertime trade candidates. You were involved 518 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 1: heavily with the round the League projected Starters series, which 519 00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:52,120 Speaker 1: everyone could still access. Is there a what they call 520 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:55,680 Speaker 1: vanity link to get to that NFL dot com backslash 521 00:27:55,760 --> 00:28:00,520 Speaker 1: Projected Starters a bang Vanity link. We put Tom. They 522 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:03,280 Speaker 1: finished up on Monday, so they're still fresh and out 523 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 1: of the oven. Yeah. So, uh, West, you had a 524 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:07,439 Speaker 1: you had a lot of work you put into that. 525 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:10,120 Speaker 1: And now when you were going through these teams, some 526 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:13,400 Speaker 1: prominent players jumped out to as guys that no longer fit. 527 00:28:13,560 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 1: So let's throw it to you. You listed in your 528 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:19,160 Speaker 1: post on the Run the League blog on the Around 529 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 1: the League page ten players, and we'll start with number one, 530 00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 1: which was interesting to me. So when we talked about earlier, well, 531 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:29,159 Speaker 1: this this idea came about. Uh to borrow one of 532 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:32,760 Speaker 1: Mark's new favorite phrases, a callback. You know how we 533 00:28:32,800 --> 00:28:35,439 Speaker 1: had Hermie the dentist on the last show. This is 534 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:39,160 Speaker 1: like the island of misfit toys. Players that no longer 535 00:28:39,240 --> 00:28:42,719 Speaker 1: really fit with their team. Christian Ponder we talked about earlier. 536 00:28:43,280 --> 00:28:45,479 Speaker 1: Why wouldn't if you were the packers of the Saints 537 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:49,360 Speaker 1: or maybe the Falcons. Sixth round pick Christian Ponder still 538 00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:52,600 Speaker 1: has some developmental upside to him, first round skill set, 539 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 1: better than what you have on your roster. Get him 540 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:59,800 Speaker 1: for a conditional six round or something, Saints especially, wouldn't 541 00:28:59,800 --> 00:29:02,480 Speaker 1: that be a good pairing him and John Payton. You 542 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:04,720 Speaker 1: know you're not as a quarterback of the future, but 543 00:29:04,920 --> 00:29:08,640 Speaker 1: as a a better backup plan than what have spent. 544 00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:10,880 Speaker 1: Instead of wasting a sixth round pick on a guy 545 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:13,800 Speaker 1: who will never start a game for you, sure, maybe 546 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:16,240 Speaker 1: try to develop Ponders sign him to a three year deal. 547 00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 1: You can if he has a if Breeze does get hurt, 548 00:29:18,760 --> 00:29:20,360 Speaker 1: Ponders play as well, maybe you can get a third 549 00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:22,240 Speaker 1: round pick for him from somebody down the road. You 550 00:29:22,240 --> 00:29:24,320 Speaker 1: have another quarterback on this list at number two. Guy 551 00:29:24,440 --> 00:29:26,760 Speaker 1: has been floated in trade rumors. Really, I feel like 552 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:30,080 Speaker 1: since the dawn of time, Ryan Mallett, quarterback of the Patriots, 553 00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:33,720 Speaker 1: potential landing spots according to Chris Westling, the two Texas teams, 554 00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:37,840 Speaker 1: Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys. Right, the Texans have been 555 00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:41,640 Speaker 1: connected to him. Like you said, for eons, Cowboys, Kyle 556 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:44,960 Speaker 1: Orton wants to retire. Cowboys make a lot of sense 557 00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:48,120 Speaker 1: to me, especially if they're in a contract stand off 558 00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:50,760 Speaker 1: right now with Orton, and if that doesn't happen, I 559 00:29:50,760 --> 00:29:54,160 Speaker 1: could see Mallet happening to The Cowboys are flirting with disaster. 560 00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:56,280 Speaker 1: Despite the fact that I was once a fan of 561 00:29:56,320 --> 00:29:59,080 Speaker 1: the man to turn the team potentially over to Brandon Weed. 562 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:00,840 Speaker 1: And if Romo gets hurt, which he has had some 563 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 1: issues with our ability of late, you're basically flushing your 564 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 1: season down the toilet. Is Caleb Hainey. So you essentially 565 00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:14,040 Speaker 1: have recreated of Cleveland's quarterback roster from a season ago. 566 00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:20,000 Speaker 1: Why would you do that? Which is a really bad statement. 567 00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:23,840 Speaker 1: Would you, guys rather have Ryan Mallett or Christian Ponder 568 00:30:23,880 --> 00:30:27,000 Speaker 1: if you had to win some games this season? I 569 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:28,880 Speaker 1: think I would take Ponder. I would always take a 570 00:30:28,880 --> 00:30:31,720 Speaker 1: guy this listen. Ponders has got a lot to that 571 00:30:31,800 --> 00:30:34,000 Speaker 1: you've desired. But he started before. And I also think 572 00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:37,320 Speaker 1: of that Week seventeen game in two thousand twelve. He 573 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:40,680 Speaker 1: showed there's something there. Yeah, and he's had moments. He's better. 574 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:44,040 Speaker 1: He's better than some starters that have that I've seen. 575 00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:49,160 Speaker 1: He gets mentioned among like this huge, gigantic bust. I 576 00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:51,800 Speaker 1: compared him a little bit to a young Rich Gannon 577 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:55,400 Speaker 1: if you strain hard enough. Gannon bounced around the league 578 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:58,600 Speaker 1: for a better part of a decade before he finally 579 00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:03,120 Speaker 1: got his shot. Hey similar athletically and similarly gifted as 580 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:05,640 Speaker 1: a passer. I think Gannon probably saw the field a 581 00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:10,680 Speaker 1: lot better than Ponder. I'd also take Ponder over Orton 582 00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:14,080 Speaker 1: doesn't want to play football right now? That seems like 583 00:31:14,120 --> 00:31:18,200 Speaker 1: a problem, well ideal in the present. Um alright, bouncing 584 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:20,040 Speaker 1: around the list, list a little bit. One name that 585 00:31:20,400 --> 00:31:22,200 Speaker 1: jumped out to me because it's still I know he 586 00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:24,239 Speaker 1: might not be a scheme fit, but it was just 587 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:25,840 Speaker 1: a year ago that they moved up all the way 588 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:28,200 Speaker 1: at number three in the draft to get Dion Jordan 589 00:31:28,240 --> 00:31:30,720 Speaker 1: and the Dolphins West. You have him as number six 590 00:31:30,760 --> 00:31:34,160 Speaker 1: on this list, and you list the Eagles, Cults, Jets, Saints, 591 00:31:34,200 --> 00:31:36,960 Speaker 1: and Titans. Is all potential suitors. Your thoughts on this? 592 00:31:37,760 --> 00:31:40,840 Speaker 1: I wrote this and then two days later all the 593 00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:44,600 Speaker 1: reports out of Dolphins minicamp this morning? Where did it 594 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:48,760 Speaker 1: looked like someone took a blow up? Uh, some kind 595 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:52,160 Speaker 1: of blow up told to his muscles and four and shoulders. 596 00:31:52,520 --> 00:31:54,880 Speaker 1: But now he looks like a defensive end, whereas before 597 00:31:55,320 --> 00:31:57,240 Speaker 1: he looked like a three or four outside linebacker. I 598 00:31:57,280 --> 00:32:00,000 Speaker 1: still don't know where he plays for the Dolphins because 599 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:02,400 Speaker 1: they have Cam Wake and Olivier Vernon at defensive end. 600 00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:05,239 Speaker 1: Figure it out. How hard could it be? They're all 601 00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:08,880 Speaker 1: good at football. I don't know, didn't that their job, 602 00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:11,920 Speaker 1: so they traded out. They trade it up to number 603 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:14,720 Speaker 1: three to draft a rotational No, they should find a 604 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:16,320 Speaker 1: way to have him on the field like a starter 605 00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:19,560 Speaker 1: with the issues. They didn't figure it out last year. Sessler, 606 00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:22,560 Speaker 1: take somebody off this list, and you know the for me, 607 00:32:23,240 --> 00:32:26,840 Speaker 1: this concept that the Titans struggling to even be a 608 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:30,640 Speaker 1: relevant interesting team go and draft a tackle and now 609 00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:34,040 Speaker 1: they're going to potentially trade Michael Russ. It's, uh, are 610 00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:36,120 Speaker 1: you kidding me? I mean, so you're gonna have Michael 611 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:40,480 Speaker 1: lower as your other guys. It's you're not even up 612 00:32:40,520 --> 00:32:43,280 Speaker 1: creating the position overall if you're moving him after taking 613 00:32:43,280 --> 00:32:46,320 Speaker 1: a rookie. And if I'm the Panthers, if I'm the Panthers, 614 00:32:46,360 --> 00:32:48,040 Speaker 1: who you have as a potential landings about that makes 615 00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:50,960 Speaker 1: a lot of sense. Well, there's always salary cap issues, 616 00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:54,000 Speaker 1: and Ruce has a six million dollar salary. Panthers have 617 00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:56,720 Speaker 1: about six million in cap space. They'll need more of 618 00:32:56,720 --> 00:32:59,080 Speaker 1: that for the off season. Greg, do you have a 619 00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:00,960 Speaker 1: name that jumps out of you? Are you This isn't 620 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:03,440 Speaker 1: gonna be the one that gets big headlines. But Rob Housler, 621 00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:05,400 Speaker 1: I was looking at that one who jumped out to me, 622 00:33:05,480 --> 00:33:07,200 Speaker 1: just because I don't see why the Cardinals would want 623 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:09,000 Speaker 1: to trade him, and I know he hasn't lived up 624 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:13,160 Speaker 1: to maybe the hopes that the Cardinals had when they 625 00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:15,560 Speaker 1: originally drafted him that and that was a different regime. 626 00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:18,520 Speaker 1: Bruce Arians doesn't use the tight end to catch the 627 00:33:18,520 --> 00:33:20,800 Speaker 1: ball that much, but he adds a little something. And 628 00:33:20,840 --> 00:33:24,160 Speaker 1: they like having four wide receivers all lined up wide, 629 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:26,400 Speaker 1: and Housler can do that. And when he gets the 630 00:33:26,400 --> 00:33:28,520 Speaker 1: ball with the little space, he's got some speed, even 631 00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:30,280 Speaker 1: if he's the fifth receiver on that team. I think 632 00:33:30,320 --> 00:33:33,280 Speaker 1: he adds something to them. And yeah, I like those Cardinals, 633 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:35,160 Speaker 1: so I hope they keep him. I put him on 634 00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:37,280 Speaker 1: this list because I don't think Arians will use it. 635 00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:40,640 Speaker 1: I just don't think he fits that offense. And what 636 00:33:40,800 --> 00:33:43,160 Speaker 1: good does it do to play him for fifteen snaps 637 00:33:43,160 --> 00:33:45,640 Speaker 1: a game if you can get a draft pick, well, 638 00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:48,440 Speaker 1: Arians is someone that you might not see house or 639 00:33:48,480 --> 00:33:50,840 Speaker 1: for instance, for three or four games, but then suddenly 640 00:33:50,880 --> 00:33:53,760 Speaker 1: he'll have a seven for eighty and it's not bad 641 00:33:53,800 --> 00:33:55,760 Speaker 1: to have that guy so in your back pocket, especially 642 00:33:55,760 --> 00:33:59,920 Speaker 1: when you've got Logan Thomas at tight end. It's a 643 00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:02,360 Speaker 1: similar point you made with Dion Jordan's gregg. It's like 644 00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:04,640 Speaker 1: if if you've got a guy that can play well, 645 00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:10,080 Speaker 1: maybe figure out a way how to use them. He 646 00:34:10,120 --> 00:34:13,200 Speaker 1: isn't like in the Comby category of overlooked tight ends 647 00:34:13,200 --> 00:34:19,160 Speaker 1: with heat two person category. Um, all right, before we go, 648 00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:21,600 Speaker 1: I want to talk about hard knocks. I wrote a 649 00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:24,600 Speaker 1: piece that went up on Monday predicting who I thought 650 00:34:24,600 --> 00:34:27,600 Speaker 1: would be the team of hard knocks, and UM, I 651 00:34:27,680 --> 00:34:30,840 Speaker 1: broke it down and I kind of focused on the 652 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:33,960 Speaker 1: eight teams that are not protected by the NFL's new 653 00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:36,960 Speaker 1: by laws. Um, there are three ways you can avoid 654 00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:38,600 Speaker 1: hard knocks, by the way, and teams seem to love 655 00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:41,440 Speaker 1: to avoid hard knocks. A first year coach is in place, 656 00:34:41,600 --> 00:34:44,080 Speaker 1: a playoff birth in the past two seasons, a hard 657 00:34:44,160 --> 00:34:46,920 Speaker 1: knocks appearance in the past ten years, So that eliminated 658 00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:49,640 Speaker 1: all but eight teams. Um, we've seen some reports. Pro 659 00:34:49,680 --> 00:34:52,799 Speaker 1: Football Talk reported last week that there are potential teams 660 00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:54,960 Speaker 1: that will volunteer to do it, So you gotta keep 661 00:34:55,000 --> 00:34:57,400 Speaker 1: that in mind. From the from the list that's not 662 00:34:57,440 --> 00:34:59,120 Speaker 1: among the eight. But then I broke down a list 663 00:34:59,480 --> 00:35:04,880 Speaker 1: of the teams, which are Jaguars, Raiders, Steelers, Bills, Cardinals, Giants, Rams, 664 00:35:04,880 --> 00:35:06,960 Speaker 1: and Bears, and I settled on the Bears is the 665 00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:09,920 Speaker 1: team that I thought made the most sense and also 666 00:35:10,280 --> 00:35:13,600 Speaker 1: would kind of be a fun team to watch. And 667 00:35:13,680 --> 00:35:15,840 Speaker 1: I had the Rams at number two, another team that 668 00:35:15,840 --> 00:35:17,400 Speaker 1: made a lot of sense. And then you can't avoid 669 00:35:17,680 --> 00:35:21,560 Speaker 1: the Michael sam subplot, which obviously must be catnip to 670 00:35:21,840 --> 00:35:26,640 Speaker 1: Hard Knocks producers. Your thoughts, gentlemen, I like seeing the 671 00:35:26,680 --> 00:35:30,840 Speaker 1: Cardinals here on that list, one of the teams that 672 00:35:30,920 --> 00:35:33,600 Speaker 1: were circling for the team of around the league. Would 673 00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:36,279 Speaker 1: be great to have an NFL Films document of what 674 00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:39,640 Speaker 1: it was like for a dark horse team on their 675 00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:43,239 Speaker 1: way to a surprising Super Bowl championship. Bruce Arians and 676 00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:47,800 Speaker 1: the Boys. All right, right, all right, that'll be fun. Uh. 677 00:35:47,960 --> 00:35:50,040 Speaker 1: I like the Raiders, to be honest with you. I'm 678 00:35:50,040 --> 00:35:52,279 Speaker 1: looking at this vulnerable eight as you called them. I 679 00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:54,839 Speaker 1: like that. Uh, they just get picked off. No one 680 00:35:54,880 --> 00:35:57,239 Speaker 1: really wants to do this show, but Oakland. If you 681 00:35:57,360 --> 00:36:01,040 Speaker 1: have a camera trained on Mark Davis for three straight hours, 682 00:36:01,080 --> 00:36:04,120 Speaker 1: I'm get some nuggets out of that, right, I Mean 683 00:36:04,160 --> 00:36:06,200 Speaker 1: there's a that's a bizarre team. They would never allow 684 00:36:06,320 --> 00:36:10,319 Speaker 1: any feel like, but they have to write they well well, 685 00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:12,160 Speaker 1: unless there's a way to fight up behind the scenes, 686 00:36:12,160 --> 00:36:14,520 Speaker 1: which I suspect is. But like the Steelers and Giants 687 00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:16,439 Speaker 1: are on this list, But I don't know. I find 688 00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:19,120 Speaker 1: it hard to believe that that that they would be 689 00:36:19,160 --> 00:36:21,239 Speaker 1: forced to do it, knowing the amount of cloud they 690 00:36:21,239 --> 00:36:23,160 Speaker 1: have behind the scenes. But I don't know. I mean, 691 00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:25,040 Speaker 1: I would love to see, for instance, the Giants are 692 00:36:25,080 --> 00:36:28,120 Speaker 1: Steelers to kind of dynasty franchises in this league, see 693 00:36:28,120 --> 00:36:30,680 Speaker 1: how they're running from behind the scenes. Um, I would 694 00:36:30,719 --> 00:36:33,040 Speaker 1: really enjoy that. I mean, I the four teams I 695 00:36:33,080 --> 00:36:39,360 Speaker 1: also ruled out immediately. Um, just no chance the Niners. Um. 696 00:36:39,400 --> 00:36:42,080 Speaker 1: I wrote that Jim Harbor would literally rather die than 697 00:36:42,120 --> 00:36:44,960 Speaker 1: be on the show. I I stand by that. The Packers. 698 00:36:44,960 --> 00:36:47,160 Speaker 1: I just don't see the team wanting to do that 699 00:36:47,280 --> 00:36:50,640 Speaker 1: or the HBO being that interested in Mike McCarthy that 700 00:36:50,680 --> 00:36:54,120 Speaker 1: close to their proximity for that long. Um. The Broncos 701 00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:56,760 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning shooting that one down. Well, spend a season 702 00:36:56,800 --> 00:37:02,719 Speaker 1: on Joe Philbin's phil and was sneaky charismatic though, Joe, 703 00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:05,680 Speaker 1: who do you who do you want to picking up 704 00:37:05,719 --> 00:37:08,799 Speaker 1: gum on the field and tying tying shoelaces. Good Man 705 00:37:09,160 --> 00:37:11,759 Speaker 1: who do you guys want to see? Like, who would 706 00:37:11,760 --> 00:37:14,920 Speaker 1: who would you like to watch? Anybody with the Rams? 707 00:37:16,160 --> 00:37:17,480 Speaker 1: Why do you say that? I think the Rams are 708 00:37:17,480 --> 00:37:20,680 Speaker 1: a strong candidate, though, because I feel like then it 709 00:37:20,719 --> 00:37:25,200 Speaker 1: becomes a media it becomes a circus. Look, I'm fascinated 710 00:37:25,239 --> 00:37:26,839 Speaker 1: by Michael Sam's career, but I don't want to talk 711 00:37:26,840 --> 00:37:29,200 Speaker 1: about it twenty four hours a day, and the media 712 00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:31,880 Speaker 1: tends to do that. It would be it would be 713 00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:33,480 Speaker 1: a big part of the show, but it also I 714 00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:36,560 Speaker 1: could see its obvious reasons why they would want that involved. 715 00:37:36,640 --> 00:37:40,040 Speaker 1: It's just a matter of the Rams who were seemed 716 00:37:40,080 --> 00:37:42,840 Speaker 1: to be unhappy that Sam had been getting involved with 717 00:37:42,880 --> 00:37:44,920 Speaker 1: that Oprah reality show that got shot down. Now they 718 00:37:44,920 --> 00:37:47,479 Speaker 1: would then turn around and say, hey, come in, maybe 719 00:37:47,480 --> 00:37:50,239 Speaker 1: it was HBO that was unhappy that I was in there. 720 00:37:50,280 --> 00:37:54,120 Speaker 1: Grill oh, conspiracy theory. I like, um, yeah, right, who 721 00:37:54,160 --> 00:37:57,600 Speaker 1: do you want? I just said your serious. Parson Palmer 722 00:37:57,719 --> 00:38:00,680 Speaker 1: was so dynamic in the two thousand nine Hard Box season. 723 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:04,360 Speaker 1: Get him back on, and Antonio Crimardi is on the Cardinals. 724 00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:06,160 Speaker 1: You'd love to check back in and see if you 725 00:38:06,200 --> 00:38:09,400 Speaker 1: can name his children. Yeah, I really do think arians 726 00:38:09,520 --> 00:38:12,760 Speaker 1: is fantastic as a personality. You gotta have a good coach, 727 00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:14,600 Speaker 1: and then there's a lot of talent. Just seems like 728 00:38:14,680 --> 00:38:18,759 Speaker 1: that would be a Darnell docket following him. Yeah, there's enough. 729 00:38:18,920 --> 00:38:23,120 Speaker 1: Patrick Peterson. I like that, there's enough person and let 730 00:38:23,120 --> 00:38:24,879 Speaker 1: me again, let me try again to make the case 731 00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:27,319 Speaker 1: for the Bears, because you have obviously the a lot 732 00:38:27,360 --> 00:38:30,439 Speaker 1: of history with that franchise. You have the serious star party, 733 00:38:30,520 --> 00:38:34,840 Speaker 1: got Cutler, Brandon Marshall, Matt Forte. I'll shown Jeffrey Mark Tressman, 734 00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:37,640 Speaker 1: who I really He's a mysterious dude. He spells his 735 00:38:37,719 --> 00:38:39,600 Speaker 1: name with a C. Anybody any mark with a C. 736 00:38:40,080 --> 00:38:42,160 Speaker 1: There's an air of mystery around him I found in 737 00:38:42,200 --> 00:38:44,560 Speaker 1: my travels in life, and he just seems kind of 738 00:38:44,560 --> 00:38:46,920 Speaker 1: like an interesting dude I'd like to know about. You 739 00:38:46,960 --> 00:38:49,399 Speaker 1: have Martellis Bennett, who is one of the funniest guys 740 00:38:49,400 --> 00:38:51,600 Speaker 1: in the NFL, and even I'm not as big a 741 00:38:51,600 --> 00:38:54,080 Speaker 1: fan of his comedic stylings. But Jared Allen is in 742 00:38:54,120 --> 00:38:55,960 Speaker 1: the mix there. He would be fun to track for 743 00:38:56,440 --> 00:38:58,920 Speaker 1: five weeks. And this team can go to the Super Bowl. 744 00:38:58,920 --> 00:39:00,880 Speaker 1: I like when there's some Super Bowl a heat attached 745 00:39:00,880 --> 00:39:03,719 Speaker 1: to a team. Yeah, that's good. The Bears can go 746 00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:07,560 Speaker 1: to the Super Bowl. Listen, Crazier things have happened. Wow, 747 00:39:07,960 --> 00:39:10,439 Speaker 1: Really you don't think there's any chance? No, I don't 748 00:39:10,440 --> 00:39:13,400 Speaker 1: think they have the defense. For there is something Wizard 749 00:39:13,600 --> 00:39:16,680 Speaker 1: of Oz like about Mark Tressman. I want to see. 750 00:39:16,680 --> 00:39:19,480 Speaker 1: They're just what is he cooking up? What's going on 751 00:39:19,560 --> 00:39:24,000 Speaker 1: behind the great powerful um? Alright, gentlemen, it is time 752 00:39:24,040 --> 00:39:27,080 Speaker 1: to go. The great rich eyes and is coming into 753 00:39:27,080 --> 00:39:30,120 Speaker 1: the studio and we need to clear out because there's 754 00:39:30,120 --> 00:39:33,000 Speaker 1: a pecking order here at the NFL. That's not fair. 755 00:39:33,280 --> 00:39:36,040 Speaker 1: What Okay, there is a pecking order. Yes, so we 756 00:39:36,120 --> 00:39:38,239 Speaker 1: are going to head on out of here. We'll be back. 757 00:39:38,239 --> 00:39:40,440 Speaker 1: We will be back on Thursday with our second show. 758 00:39:40,480 --> 00:39:42,120 Speaker 1: We're only gonna do two shows this week, right, Mark 759 00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:47,960 Speaker 1: that that is correct. We'll have a show posting Thursday afternoon. 760 00:39:48,040 --> 00:39:50,480 Speaker 1: I like that your instinct was to ask me that question. 761 00:39:51,520 --> 00:39:53,720 Speaker 1: I turned to you for all things, Mark with the sea. 762 00:39:54,040 --> 00:39:56,359 Speaker 1: But yeah, until Thursday. This is Dan Hanson signing off 763 00:39:56,360 --> 00:39:59,120 Speaker 1: for the Mailman of the Sizzler, the Boss and the 764 00:39:59,160 --> 00:40:01,759 Speaker 1: Gold Standards and best balling literally press ball on gold 765 00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:11,960 Speaker 1: steady behind the glass until Thursday. What do you need 766 00:40:11,960 --> 00:40:13,279 Speaker 1: in your mind's laugh a whole time.