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Let's start with Aaron Rodgers 55 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: and listen, this is a sometimes I think in this business, 56 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:19,519 Speaker 1: people played the hits, right, the Dallas Cowboys, Aaron Rodgers, 57 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 1: Tom Brady, the New York Yankees, right, Lebron James. And 58 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:26,679 Speaker 1: then there are just times when it's just a continuation 59 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 1: of a story, right Brady and Belichick, the moment they 60 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 1: got a divorce, Like, I'm sorry, that story amplified and 61 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 1: to me, and I think to a lot of people, 62 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: that story was fascinating, right, Belichick, what was he going 63 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: to do a quarterback? The Cam Newton debacle, they missed 64 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 1: the playoffs, Tom Brady won the Super Bowl. The way 65 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: it all played out that he drafted Mac Jones and 66 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: Tom Brady was, you know, miserable with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 67 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: We thought Bruce arians and he forced him to quit. 68 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: Like there were so many variables of that story. It 69 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: just made it pretty interesting. And I think with the 70 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers story, And there was a long article and 71 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 1: I read it on The Athletic, a subscription based service 72 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: if you haven't checked it out, they do good work, 73 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 1: and a long article about kind of the breakup of 74 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers. And I think anyone listening to this, I 75 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: don't know if it happens for older people, but definitely, 76 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: you know my generation, when you're in your twenties. I 77 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,479 Speaker 1: would imagine a lot of people now in their twenties 78 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 1: when you are texting with someone, whether it be a 79 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: current girlfriend or someone you're chasing, and they don't text 80 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 1: you back, like that's a pretty good sign, like it's over, 81 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 1: move on, go do something else. And in this day 82 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: and age, with how often our phones are with us, listen, 83 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: we can go to places where there's bad service. If 84 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: someone does not contact you back after you have reached out, 85 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: especially after a couple day period, like just move on 86 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:49,280 Speaker 1: with your life or it's you know, a sign to 87 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 1: yourself that like, hey, that person is no longer interested. 88 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: And I think this works not just in personal relationships 89 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:57,720 Speaker 1: but professionally, like if you're trying to get a job, 90 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 1: and listen, I'm all for being very very persistent, being 91 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 1: very very aggressive doing whatever it takes, email, texting, phone calls, 92 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 1: guerrilla marketing of yourself to get whatever you want, whether 93 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: it's a deal, whoever. Like eventually, if you don't hear back, 94 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:17,479 Speaker 1: like there comes a point in time where it's probably 95 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:19,919 Speaker 1: not worth your time. And a big part of this 96 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:23,920 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers story was this texting back and forth between 97 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:27,359 Speaker 1: Gudakin's and Rogers. And Rogers big thing was like, I 98 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:32,359 Speaker 1: don't have great service in my Malibu home over the water, 99 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: over the Pacific Ocean. Aaron, I think it's living pretty good, 100 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: not great service, I guess in Malibu, California. But listen, 101 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:43,919 Speaker 1: we've all been places where the service isn't great. Somewhat 102 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 1: understandable for a moment in time, but eventually you leave, 103 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: Like eventually the text messages and the emails come through. 104 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 1: Like you got the internet, the connect to Wi Fi, 105 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 1: you know, so if the guy calls you or shoot 106 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:57,280 Speaker 1: you a text, it comes through if you're connected with 107 00:05:57,279 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 1: the Wi Fi. So to me, it's a little bullshit, 108 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: But I also think it represents like there's nothing wrong 109 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: with both sides cool with moving on. It doesn't mean 110 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:10,600 Speaker 1: one side is more right than the other or one 111 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:13,719 Speaker 1: side is eventually going to be validated more than the other. Like, 112 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: let's face it, Tom Brady won the argument right, went 113 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: to Tampa, took a joke franchise super Bowl playoffs. Playoffs 114 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: now we could debate this year's playoffs pretty questionable. But 115 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: overall his success relative to Belichick's success without him, even 116 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 1: though I actually think Belichick with Mac Jones, who I'm 117 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:33,600 Speaker 1: not that high on, has been pretty impressive through two 118 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:36,359 Speaker 1: years since he got him and pivoted off Camp. But 119 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: still like Tom won the argument, not that like to me, 120 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 1: Belichick is some scrub coach. I still think. I still 121 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 1: believe the twenty years that I watch him out schematic 122 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: his opponent with moves, with plays, with decisions is easily 123 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: one of if not the best coach I've ever seen 124 00:06:57,640 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 1: any sport. But like Tom Brady the Super Bowl and 125 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: took Tampa back to the playoffs, hosting the Rams in 126 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 1: the second round the following year. You know, Belichick's getting 127 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:11,760 Speaker 1: curb stumped against the Buffalo Bills. And how this plays out, 128 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 1: I don't know. I am pretty bullish on the New 129 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: York Jets. I think they're gonna be pretty damn good, 130 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: but they got some question marks. Nate Hackett, Robert Saul 131 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: as a head coach, just the organization in general, haven't 132 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 1: been to the playoffs longest time for any professional team. 133 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 1: The Packers, like in theory, they might not be that bad. 134 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: A ton of high picks over the years, a lot 135 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 1: of speed on offense, a consistent running game, some young 136 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: skill guys that showed out as the season went on 137 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 1: last year. But their quarterback, like I'm sorry, like I've 138 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 1: seen la floor with a really good quarterback. They can 139 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: win games, give me Jordan Love not even they can 140 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: feel very confident. I eed the contract they gave them, 141 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:52,239 Speaker 1: But this story about the breakup, like it was just time. 142 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: I feel like I've been hammering this home for a 143 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: long period of time. But articles keep coming out. They 144 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 1: try to justify one side or the other side, like 145 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: Gudhakins and Lafloor and the Packers in general were over 146 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers. Aaron Rodgers was kind of over them sometimes 147 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: once you've been, you know, in a relationship professionally for 148 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 1: that long, like it's okay to go your separate ways. 149 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 1: Now it's gonna be fascinating. It's gonna be a massive, 150 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 1: massive topic, like the Dallas Cowboys, the LA Lakers, you know, 151 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: the New York Yankees. I will defend anyone that says, like, 152 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 1: why are you talking about them when they suck or 153 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 1: when they're not some you know, Super Bowl World Series, 154 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:35,680 Speaker 1: NBA Finals contenders, when they're an under five hundred team. 155 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 1: That is fair. And the reason anyone does it in 156 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 1: this business is because it's a quantity game and they 157 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 1: got more fans than any other team. And when you 158 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 1: talk about the Yankees or the Cowboys, it works when 159 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 1: you talk about certain other teams in any sport just 160 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: because they're good. It's not guaranteed. I'm recording this before 161 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: the Denver Nuggets play the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. 162 00:08:57,960 --> 00:08:59,840 Speaker 1: I got news for you. Not many people are gonna 163 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: watch NBA finals relative to some previous NBA finals. It 164 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:06,680 Speaker 1: doesn't mean there aren't great players, great coaches, and it 165 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 1: could be very, very entertaining, but it's just a numbers game. 166 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 1: And I think when you factor in Aaron Rodgers, who's 167 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 1: one of the most polarizing players, the Green Bay Packers, 168 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 1: who were easily one of the biggest brands in American sports, 169 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:20,079 Speaker 1: and the New York Jets. While they've suck forever they 170 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 1: are in New York, they have a large fan base. 171 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:24,840 Speaker 1: I am fascinated by this story. I'm on a record 172 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 1: I think the Jets are gonna be good. I'm not. 173 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 1: I don't know if I'm gonna pick them. We still 174 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:31,439 Speaker 1: got a ways to go. Whether I'm gonna pick them 175 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:34,160 Speaker 1: to win the division, but I'm definitely picking them to 176 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 1: make the playoffs. And I am intrigued by the Packers. 177 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:39,080 Speaker 1: Do I think they're gonna be good? I don't, just 178 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:41,720 Speaker 1: because history would tell me to bet against Jordan Love 179 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 1: and I'm not going to practice. I don't know anyone 180 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:46,680 Speaker 1: on the staff who's banging the table to me that 181 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 1: like this guy's gonna be the next star. And like 182 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: I said, just the number the chances that you get 183 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:56,199 Speaker 1: three straight really just two straight Hall of Fame quarterbacks 184 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 1: and then just a good one. Like when I was 185 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:01,320 Speaker 1: a kid, I didn't really up on Joe Montana, like 186 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 1: I was born in nineteen eighty four, but when I 187 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: really came into my own as a sports fan, Steve 188 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 1: Young was the quarterback. And Steve Young won won multiple MVPs, 189 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:11,679 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers ross and won a Super Bowl, 190 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 1: and then when he got ko, you know, his career 191 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: ended up with a concussion. They transitioned to Jeff Garcia, 192 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 1: who obviously isn't a Hall of Fame player, but was 193 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 1: making Pro Bowls, was really good, Like they kept making 194 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 1: the playoffs because of them. The chances that Jordan Love 195 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:31,320 Speaker 1: is Jeff Garcia, history would say slim to none, like 196 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 1: that's not gonna happen, But I'm fascinated to watch it 197 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:36,800 Speaker 1: and listen. I know some Packer fans that are excited 198 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 1: for this whole. I don't want to call it an experiment, 199 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 1: but it kind of is that they've made this decision 200 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: before and they got Aaron Rodgers. We'll see what happens 201 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:49,440 Speaker 1: with Jordan Love, but this is a story that just 202 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:53,000 Speaker 1: is gonna just keep giving and I'm cool with it. 203 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:55,079 Speaker 1: I am pretty fascinating now. If the Packers and the 204 00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:57,439 Speaker 1: Jets both suck, I'm not just going to talk about it. 205 00:10:57,480 --> 00:11:02,440 Speaker 1: To talk about it. Sure, another story that just is 206 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: not going to die, at least until this guy kind 207 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:08,680 Speaker 1: of attempted to make it die. Today. We talked about 208 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo earlier in this week that how insane it 209 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 1: was for the Las Vegas Raiders, a team pretty desperate, 210 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 1: a team that moved on for a stalwart at quarterback. 211 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:22,680 Speaker 1: While he was an inconsistent player, he was very, very durable, 212 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: and you knew what you were going to get. Now, 213 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 1: he didn't mess with the head coach. So they trade 214 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:28,560 Speaker 1: Derek Carr, or they cut Derek Carr, and then he goes. 215 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:30,520 Speaker 1: I guess they couldn't trade him, so they cut him. 216 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:33,960 Speaker 1: He's with the Saints. Now. For them to hits their 217 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 1: wagon to Jimmy Garoppolo, who literally can't pass the physical 218 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:40,440 Speaker 1: for the second year in a row during this period 219 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:43,680 Speaker 1: of time, to me is insane. And Josh McDaniel said 220 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 1: today that he's comfortable and he's confident that Jimmy's going 221 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 1: to be healthy. No one can say that not Jimmy's mom, 222 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:52,960 Speaker 1: not Jimmy's dad, not Jimmy Garoppolo, not Don Yee, Jimmy's agent, 223 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 1: because Jimmy's always injured and the likelihood that Jimmy is 224 00:11:56,960 --> 00:12:01,800 Speaker 1: going to stay healthy is is very very slim. History 225 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:04,720 Speaker 1: would show us that. But Tom Brady, who I think 226 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 1: a lot of people probably I'm guilty of this as well. 227 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:10,560 Speaker 1: I've said, like, keep an eye on this until Tom 228 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 1: Brady we go a season without Tom playing. He's not 229 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 1: working for Fox this year. He's taken the year off. Now, 230 00:12:16,880 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say I listen or read gossip stuff, but 231 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:22,600 Speaker 1: there's enough buzz. I keep an eye on the internet, 232 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 1: the Internet streets, the Interweb, and there's some buzz like 233 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 1: obviously they're splitting custody between the kids and base in Florida. 234 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,720 Speaker 1: You know, is Tom going to move to Vegas just 235 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 1: because he is a part time owner? If I had 236 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 1: to take an educated guest, the league is cool. They 237 00:12:39,080 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: want a guy like him to be involved. And based 238 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 1: on the money, it's not like Tom just bought twenty 239 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 1: five percent of the Las Vegas Raiders, right, he might 240 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 1: have just bought fifty million dollars, which gets you who 241 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:54,679 Speaker 1: knows a percentage point two percentage points and when you're 242 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 1: a minority owner in pro sports. But I know this 243 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 1: specifically in the NFL, you have the zero juice. You 244 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 1: have no pull on players, You have no pull on 245 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 1: whether the coach staser goes Now, this is a unique situation. 246 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:12,720 Speaker 1: I think this looks good for Mark Davis. Obviously. Tom 247 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 1: Brady is very, very close with Josh McDaniels, but he 248 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 1: was adamant today, I'm not coming back. I'm over it. 249 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:23,959 Speaker 1: Like we talked about Aaron Rodgers and Brian Goodikins, the 250 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:26,600 Speaker 1: organization and the player were kind of over each other. 251 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 1: It was time. Sometimes you just get overdoing something, even 252 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 1: if you love football as much as Tom Brady love football, 253 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 1: and I don't think you can love it anymore. But 254 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:40,439 Speaker 1: at his age, not one to get hit like I 255 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 1: think it made sense. I said it all season long. 256 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 1: Tom Brady's arms still look good. He never coop was 257 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 1: that mobile. It's not like he ran around, so his 258 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:54,480 Speaker 1: athleticism didn't really diminish. It was that he didn't want 259 00:13:54,520 --> 00:13:56,680 Speaker 1: to get hit in the pocket. And I don't blame him. 260 00:13:56,880 --> 00:14:00,679 Speaker 1: He'd been hitting the pocket for multiple decades. He's super 261 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:02,960 Speaker 1: rich super accomplished. Like what was he doing it for? 262 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:07,680 Speaker 1: As Ricky Waters once famously said, for who? For what? 263 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 1: And that's to me how Tom played a little bit. 264 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:13,320 Speaker 1: And to think that Tom Brady would come back to 265 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:16,720 Speaker 1: the Raiders just because Josh McDaniels was there. Their offensive 266 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:20,760 Speaker 1: line is atrocious, their defense isn't very good. Their team 267 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 1: just in general, beside a couple players DeVante Adams, Max Crosby, 268 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:29,480 Speaker 1: is not very talented. Tom Brady's not coming back just 269 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:32,000 Speaker 1: to come back. And think of some of his peers, right, 270 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning who was really his peer now Peyton Manning 271 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 1: when it ended for him. And I went to a 272 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:42,520 Speaker 1: game that last season when he played the Raiders, and 273 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 1: it was right in the middle of like, is Peyton 274 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 1: is this over? Like what is going on with Peyton 275 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 1: Manning's arm? It can't be that bad? Remember the announcers 276 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:55,320 Speaker 1: used to be like, Ah, he's just saving it. He's good. 277 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:57,280 Speaker 1: Just takes them a little longer to get warmed up 278 00:14:57,440 --> 00:15:01,880 Speaker 1: for now. He couldn't throw. His arm did not work right, 279 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:05,520 Speaker 1: did not work? Could he could barely throw at twenty yards? 280 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:08,320 Speaker 1: I remember going to the game against the Raiders and 281 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:12,400 Speaker 1: the big story was that Charles Woodson had never intercepted 282 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:15,320 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning and Charles was on his last leg. His 283 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 1: shoulder was like, you know, I had a harness keeping 284 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:20,960 Speaker 1: it together. Peyton was clearly on his last leg in 285 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 1: that game. If my memory serves me correct, Charles Woodson 286 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 1: intercepted him twice. Now the Broncos still won the game. 287 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 1: I think Derek threw a pick six to Chris Harris. 288 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 1: But it was like, God, Peyton is He's fucked, like 289 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 1: it is over, and so Peyton didn't have a choice. Like, 290 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 1: would Peyton have walked away, he would have been like Tom. 291 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 1: He would have stayed into his early forties if he 292 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 1: could have. The league left him, which happens due ninety 293 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:51,360 Speaker 1: nine point nine percent of good players, let alone any player. Right, 294 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 1: most people are not John Elway that say see you, 295 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 1: I'm walking out on top. Most people, hell are like 296 00:15:58,520 --> 00:16:02,040 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning Tiger Woods, holding on for dear life even 297 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 1: as the body does not cooperate. So could Tom Brady 298 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 1: have come back? Tom Brady could be a starting quarterback 299 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 1: in the NFL. He's no longer a top three or 300 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: four starting quarterback, but he easily could be better than 301 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:16,520 Speaker 1: half the league, and if he truly wanted to get hit, 302 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 1: he could easily be a top ten quarterback. But the 303 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 1: moment you don't want to get hit. It's why some 304 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 1: players like Derek Carr. Derek Carr is very very talented. 305 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 1: If Derek Carr was willing to stand in there, like 306 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:32,960 Speaker 1: some of the top guys in the league, Mahomes, I 307 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:36,480 Speaker 1: would put Josh Allen, you know, Aaron Rodgers for a 308 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:38,640 Speaker 1: large percentage of his prime, he would be a top 309 00:16:38,640 --> 00:16:41,480 Speaker 1: ten quarterback. But he's not really willing to stand in there. 310 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 1: And I'm not acting like some tough guy like I'd 311 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:45,400 Speaker 1: be willing to stand in there. We're just talking about 312 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:48,400 Speaker 1: the best quarterbacks in the league, and consistently in the league. 313 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 1: You have to be willing to stay in the pocket 314 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 1: and deliver strikes if you're not some mobile guy like 315 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson, right, and or even Trevor Lawrence. A lot 316 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 1: of these quarterbacks are very very mobile. Tom's ever, so 317 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:02,760 Speaker 1: the moment he won't stand in there to the last 318 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 1: second and deliver the ball, his skill level and his 319 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 1: ability to produce at the highest level is just going 320 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 1: to be diminished. And I think he recognizes that, like 321 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 1: it's not worth it for me anymore, regardless, separate from 322 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 1: my family situation. And it'd be one thing if the 323 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:22,239 Speaker 1: Raiders were like, got this team with Tom Brady, they 324 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 1: win thirteen fourteen games easily. But he knows he's not 325 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:29,119 Speaker 1: that dumb. And I keep getting back to all the 326 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 1: chips in the middle of the table of Josh McDaniel's 327 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:34,639 Speaker 1: head coaching career is on Jimmy Garoppolo and that has proven. 328 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:36,159 Speaker 1: And I've had a front row seat. I've gone to 329 00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:39,480 Speaker 1: so many of these forty nine or training camp practices. 330 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 1: I know a lot of people with the organization. It 331 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 1: is just a very, very risky proposition to bet on 332 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:48,960 Speaker 1: that individual who just struggles to stay on the field. 333 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 1: Before we dive into what's next, do you know that 334 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:56,160 Speaker 1: Angie's list is now Angie your home for everything home 335 00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:59,440 Speaker 1: and as someone who is currently house shopping and who 336 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:02,640 Speaker 1: has bought pro before you walk in, you go, well, 337 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:04,640 Speaker 1: I need to fix the kitchen, I need to want 338 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 1: to improve this bathroom. 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Is Bob Myers, 355 00:19:05,680 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 1: the Golden State Warriors general manager, who has been you know, 356 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:13,119 Speaker 1: one of the lead recruiters and getting Kevin Durant, is 357 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 1: best friends with Draymond Green and Steph Curry and has 358 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:19,359 Speaker 1: proven to be one of the best gms, not just 359 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:23,120 Speaker 1: in the NBA, but in all of sports. Basically said 360 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 1: I'm out, I don't want to do this anymore, and 361 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:29,159 Speaker 1: I don't necessarily want to talk about the reasoning behind that. 362 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 1: But I do think that Bob represents in the NBA 363 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:36,840 Speaker 1: and the NFL are different in terms of, you know, 364 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 1: the way that even non like superstar players you just 365 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:42,880 Speaker 1: kind of have to kiss the ass of the players. 366 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:46,719 Speaker 1: But a lot of NBA gms are very very close 367 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:50,359 Speaker 1: with their players and forever and even when I got 368 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 1: in the NFL, you know, twelve years ago, growing up 369 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:58,960 Speaker 1: through football, there was like a clear line of delineation 370 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:03,920 Speaker 1: between managed and players because in football, more than especially 371 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:08,359 Speaker 1: basketball and baseball, with the contracts not being guaranteed, you 372 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:10,919 Speaker 1: could get rid of a guy at any moment, the 373 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 1: moment he stopped producing, the moment you just upgraded in 374 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 1: the draft, you would kind of guy, you would trade 375 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:18,399 Speaker 1: a guy. You had to be pretty ruthless, right. It 376 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:21,199 Speaker 1: was like a lot of other industries in America. You 377 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 1: just why a lot of the best businessmen I think 378 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:26,120 Speaker 1: are considered like, hey, he's kind of an asshole, kind 379 00:20:26,119 --> 00:20:28,720 Speaker 1: of a dick, you know, not the greatest guy. Was 380 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:30,720 Speaker 1: he not the greatest guy? Or is he just really 381 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 1: good at business? And sometimes business is going to piss 382 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:37,200 Speaker 1: people off, and to be a great businessman. In football, historically, 383 00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:40,880 Speaker 1: it's kind of been Bill Parcells. Bill Walsh is most 384 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:45,239 Speaker 1: famously known for, beside the Super Bowls, not getting rid 385 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:47,879 Speaker 1: of a player one year too early. Then instead of 386 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:49,800 Speaker 1: a year too late, he got rid of them all. 387 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:54,679 Speaker 1: He traded Joe Montana. So this notion that gms in 388 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:58,439 Speaker 1: front office people could be friends with players was just 389 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:01,399 Speaker 1: kind of frowned upon and not something that successful people 390 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:04,280 Speaker 1: do well. I think Bob Myers retiring and he represents 391 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:06,919 Speaker 1: the NBA people, but like Bob Myers is very good 392 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 1: buddies with John Lynch, and I actually think the new 393 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 1: age NFL GM is a little closer than NBA than 394 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:17,800 Speaker 1: we ever talk about. Think about the best GMS in 395 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:21,280 Speaker 1: the league, pretty close with their players, their star players, 396 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:26,120 Speaker 1: pretty close with that group. They are very agent friendly. 397 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:28,960 Speaker 1: I remember being a kid, you would see some of 398 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:32,159 Speaker 1: the great rants by their coach or GM would be 399 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:37,640 Speaker 1: like talking shit about agents. Hell, I remember what year 400 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 1: would this event? I mean, I would have been like 401 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 1: a sophomore in college when the moment happened with Terrell Owens, 402 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 1: Drew Rosenhaus and the Philadelphia Eagles. Look at Andy Reid, 403 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:48,719 Speaker 1: I would say he is one of the most universally 404 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:51,840 Speaker 1: approved head coaches when it comes to people that played 405 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:54,639 Speaker 1: for him in the league history, and they had a 406 00:21:54,640 --> 00:21:57,560 Speaker 1: pretty knockdown drag out with t O and Drew Rosenhose, 407 00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:00,879 Speaker 1: and I think those days are kind of done. Like 408 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:04,320 Speaker 1: when you listen to Patrick Mahomes or Travis Kelce or 409 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:08,640 Speaker 1: anyone with the Chiefs talk about, you know, management, they 410 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 1: love Bretviach. Think of how the players on the Eagles 411 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:16,840 Speaker 1: talk about Howie Roseman. I've seen it firsthand with John Lynch. 412 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:20,199 Speaker 1: John Lynch has this kind of weird hybrid role because 413 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:22,919 Speaker 1: he was a really famous Hall of Fame level player, 414 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:26,359 Speaker 1: and honestly, his role, the most important thing he has 415 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:29,680 Speaker 1: to do is like calm down, Kyle. There was an instance, 416 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 1: I guess the other day at forty nine er practice 417 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:36,959 Speaker 1: where Dwayne Allen, former tight end in the NFL, now 418 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:40,719 Speaker 1: works for the NFLPA, and he was at practice just 419 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 1: like a lot of NFL Union represents representatives go to 420 00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 1: football practice throughout the offseason to just like take notes 421 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:53,160 Speaker 1: and make sure that you're not, you know, doing things 422 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 1: you're not supposed to do, press coverage, tackle, physicality levels. 423 00:22:57,840 --> 00:23:00,280 Speaker 1: And I don't know the exact story. I mean some 424 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:04,479 Speaker 1: different versions out there. One version I heard is he 425 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 1: made a comment. One thing, he was one hundred percent 426 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:10,520 Speaker 1: like in the huddle, very close to the players. Some 427 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:13,720 Speaker 1: people say that he made a comment like that's a violation. 428 00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:17,359 Speaker 1: I can't confirm nor deny that. The one thing I 429 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:22,480 Speaker 1: can't confirm Kyle Shanahan basically stopped practice and went nuts 430 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 1: on Dwayne Allen in the middle of practice. And I'm 431 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:27,480 Speaker 1: on team Shanahan on this one. If you're a union 432 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:30,560 Speaker 1: representative one the guy running the practice, you have to 433 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:33,720 Speaker 1: let know that you're there. Kyle did not know who 434 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 1: he was, so he just thought this random guy was 435 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:38,439 Speaker 1: at practice and then he was like in the huddle 436 00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:41,800 Speaker 1: with guys or close to the huddle. That's never gonna fly. 437 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:44,879 Speaker 1: But my point with this is ultimately the guy that 438 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:47,439 Speaker 1: mediated that was John Lynch as the practice went on 439 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:49,880 Speaker 1: and went talked to him calm the whole situation down. 440 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 1: And that's one of John's main roles. And one thing 441 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:56,280 Speaker 1: these modern day gms have to do is like you 442 00:23:56,320 --> 00:24:00,760 Speaker 1: are paying random players ten to fifteen million dollar, you're 443 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:05,400 Speaker 1: playing your star d Lineman O Linemen wide receivers twenty 444 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 1: to twenty five to upward to thirty million dollars, and obviously, 445 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:12,639 Speaker 1: if you have a star quarterback, you're easily spending over 446 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 1: forty million dollars a year. So it behooves you when 447 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 1: your team and the team that you're in charge of 448 00:24:20,119 --> 00:24:24,639 Speaker 1: is invested so heavily into these guys. I wouldn't say 449 00:24:24,680 --> 00:24:28,399 Speaker 1: to be their friend, but have a legit working relationship. Like, 450 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:32,920 Speaker 1: think how many people you work with that you wouldn't 451 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 1: call your best friend or someone you hang out with 452 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:36,960 Speaker 1: all the time. But like if you go to a 453 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:39,040 Speaker 1: happy hour that if you're on a work trip, like 454 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:42,480 Speaker 1: you can easily hang out and you have more than 455 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:45,720 Speaker 1: a cordial relationship, like you consider the person your friend. 456 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 1: You don't maybe go out of your way to hang 457 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:50,920 Speaker 1: out with the guy, but you definitely when you spend 458 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 1: time with them, you like them and you talk to 459 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 1: them a lot, and it's just a relationship that you know, 460 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 1: even relative to some of your friends outside of work, 461 00:24:59,680 --> 00:25:01,560 Speaker 1: sometime times the people you work with you end up 462 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:04,920 Speaker 1: spending more time with. So I think this modern day 463 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:08,879 Speaker 1: GM of Howie, I think. I think John Snyder is 464 00:25:08,920 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 1: now playing this role in Seattle. I've seen it with 465 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:15,199 Speaker 1: John Lynch playing the role for sure, And you know, 466 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:18,600 Speaker 1: Jason light did it once he got Tom Brady is 467 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:24,040 Speaker 1: kind of straddling the line, straddling the fence of you know, 468 00:25:24,119 --> 00:25:25,679 Speaker 1: you kind of got to get close to these people, 469 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:29,840 Speaker 1: you know, especially generations change. You know, people like when 470 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:32,280 Speaker 1: they feel liked. You know, back in the day it 471 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:34,520 Speaker 1: was cutthroat. You just kind of dealt with that. Those 472 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:37,879 Speaker 1: days are probably over. You know it, wouldn't it behoove 473 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:40,639 Speaker 1: you if you're going to pay some d linemen or 474 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:45,280 Speaker 1: your quarterback or whoever, one hundred plus million dollars guaranteed, 475 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:48,320 Speaker 1: like be all in with the guy, to really like 476 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:51,720 Speaker 1: the guy and to work on having a strong relationship 477 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:54,880 Speaker 1: with the human separate from the player. And I think 478 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:56,879 Speaker 1: that's just a fact, like the day the days of 479 00:25:56,960 --> 00:26:02,119 Speaker 1: Bill Parcells, Bill Walsh, even Bill Belichick, even though I 480 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:05,080 Speaker 1: think a lot of players over the years has defended Belichick. 481 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:08,439 Speaker 1: He's much easier to deal with in person than he 482 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:10,960 Speaker 1: is the way the media seems. But in terms of 483 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:13,399 Speaker 1: the way he deals with you on his team, like 484 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:16,159 Speaker 1: he never went to dinner with Tom Brady, like that 485 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:18,640 Speaker 1: just wasn't their relationship. Those days are kind of over, 486 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:21,560 Speaker 1: and I think we're only going to see that you know, 487 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:24,600 Speaker 1: come to fruition around the league moving much more forward. 488 00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:26,960 Speaker 1: And if I was an owner, like, that's kind of 489 00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:28,880 Speaker 1: what I want on my gym. I want a guy 490 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:32,320 Speaker 1: that these agents are the gatekeeper to the most important 491 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 1: people in the league, the players. So getting in with 492 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 1: the agents is very, very important. When I was a kid, 493 00:26:39,119 --> 00:26:43,040 Speaker 1: like GMS hated agents. Now they're not even They're more 494 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:45,240 Speaker 1: than a necessary evil, Like they're part of the business. 495 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 1: And if you can't deal with them, if you can't 496 00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:49,520 Speaker 1: be friends with them, if you can't have very very 497 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 1: good relationships with them, it's probably not going to work. 498 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:57,159 Speaker 1: One story that won't die. It's going to be interesting 499 00:26:57,160 --> 00:27:00,000 Speaker 1: how this plays out. Albert Breer reported that DeAndre Hopkins 500 00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:04,840 Speaker 1: his market is tepid at best, and I think a 501 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 1: huge reason. If DeAndre Hopkins was cool with playing for 502 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:10,520 Speaker 1: five million dollars, there'd be fifteen teams lined up to 503 00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 1: pay him or you know, attempt to sign them, make 504 00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:16,160 Speaker 1: him a starter, get them on their offense with their 505 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:19,240 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator and their quarterback immediately. But he wants a 506 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:22,040 Speaker 1: lot of money, and I think sometimes you know, with 507 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 1: a guy like this, and we talked about it earlier 508 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:26,719 Speaker 1: in the week, he saw Odell Beckham get fifteen. He 509 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:28,760 Speaker 1: knows he's better than Odell Beckham, and he's not wrong. 510 00:27:29,359 --> 00:27:33,680 Speaker 1: But just because someone else signs a terrible deal Deshaun 511 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:38,720 Speaker 1: Watson doesn't mean that quarterbacks that are more deserving, better players, 512 00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:42,480 Speaker 1: better people are going to get that contract. And that's 513 00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:48,240 Speaker 1: kind of you know, played out right. Jalen Hurts Lamar Jackson. 514 00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:51,280 Speaker 1: I would rather have both those guys than Deshaun Watson, 515 00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:54,960 Speaker 1: yet neither of them sniffed the two hundred and thirty 516 00:27:55,040 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 1: million dollars guaranteed. And DeAndre Hopkins still have a And 517 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:03,800 Speaker 1: I saw that Deshaun Watson talked about you know, he 518 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 1: still talks to DeAndre all the time. I think he's 519 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:08,720 Speaker 1: pounding the table trying to get him in. It did 520 00:28:08,840 --> 00:28:11,800 Speaker 1: made me think that there are a lot of pressure teams. 521 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:14,600 Speaker 1: I mean, it's the NFL, so the overwhelming majority of 522 00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:18,880 Speaker 1: the league coaches, star quarterbacks, highly paid players are under 523 00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:22,040 Speaker 1: a lot of pressure to perform. But last year Deshaun 524 00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:24,640 Speaker 1: Watson really got a pass. Right. They were only paying 525 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:27,040 Speaker 1: him a million dollars. He was suspended the majority of 526 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:29,240 Speaker 1: the season. No one thought they were going to be 527 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:31,120 Speaker 1: that good with him missing the whole time they turned 528 00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:33,159 Speaker 1: out not to be, and when he got back he 529 00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:35,040 Speaker 1: was really shitty, and people like, well, he hadn't played 530 00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:37,800 Speaker 1: in forever. I think there's a ton of pressure on 531 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:41,880 Speaker 1: everyone involved now if they suck, you can't fire Deshaun Watson, right, 532 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:46,160 Speaker 1: his contract basically puts him on scholarship. But Stefanski's clearly 533 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:49,840 Speaker 1: in a make or break season, and if he's really bad, 534 00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 1: here's the thing, if he's really bad, how could they 535 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:56,520 Speaker 1: get a coach like the one thing Denver had going 536 00:28:56,560 --> 00:28:59,440 Speaker 1: for him when their owner was willing to pay a 537 00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:01,680 Speaker 1: coach eighteen million? And maybe Jimmy has Them would two. 538 00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:05,680 Speaker 1: But ultimately, Russell had nine plus years of being like 539 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:08,160 Speaker 1: a Hall of Fame elite player, and especially the last 540 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 1: five or six years. So you go listen, even if 541 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:12,320 Speaker 1: he is washed, if I can get a couple of 542 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:16,320 Speaker 1: years close to what he once was, we're big time. Right. 543 00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:19,480 Speaker 1: DeShawn have like a season and a half, you know, 544 00:29:19,560 --> 00:29:22,680 Speaker 1: and the one season that was clearly his breakout season, 545 00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:25,920 Speaker 1: the team was god awful what they won four games? 546 00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:28,680 Speaker 1: So I think there are a lot more question marks 547 00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:34,200 Speaker 1: than answers with Deshaun Watson. In general, I think the Browns. 548 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:40,160 Speaker 1: You know, historically, bad teams and poor organization organizations don't 549 00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:44,640 Speaker 1: overcome adversity and question marks easily, right, Like ultimately the Steelers, 550 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:46,400 Speaker 1: like there's some question marks by the end of the season, Like, yeah, 551 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:47,840 Speaker 1: they're pretty good. You wouldn't want to play them in 552 00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:50,760 Speaker 1: the playoffs, right, Even Belichick, it's like, yeah, Mac Jones, 553 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:52,440 Speaker 1: Bill O'Brien, how it's going to work out? Like, yeah, 554 00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:55,000 Speaker 1: they're probably not gonna be great, but don't win nine games, 555 00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:58,400 Speaker 1: right the Browns. You convince me they win six. You 556 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:01,000 Speaker 1: could convince me if Deshaun Watson's Pro Bowl level player, 557 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:04,479 Speaker 1: they win eleven. But I got no clue. I wouldn't 558 00:30:04,520 --> 00:30:07,320 Speaker 1: put my cold, you know, my cash on it. I 559 00:30:07,360 --> 00:30:10,680 Speaker 1: have no faith, especially in them being good. I would 560 00:30:10,720 --> 00:30:13,240 Speaker 1: bet on them being bad, just because that's what history says. 561 00:30:13,760 --> 00:30:16,600 Speaker 1: And I just think anytime you put a microscope on 562 00:30:16,680 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 1: a team that doesn't really know how to win, a 563 00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:21,640 Speaker 1: lot of players that don't necessarily know how to win, 564 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:24,680 Speaker 1: things go bad quick. It's why I say about the Lions, 565 00:30:24,680 --> 00:30:26,680 Speaker 1: like I'm bullish on the Lions. I think the Lions 566 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:29,040 Speaker 1: are gonna be pretty good, But even Lion fans would 567 00:30:29,040 --> 00:30:31,920 Speaker 1: have to admit like it's gonna be a little different. 568 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:33,920 Speaker 1: Everyone looking at us like, oh, yeah, they're gonna win 569 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:36,520 Speaker 1: ten games this year, right, They're a lock to make 570 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:40,479 Speaker 1: the playoffs. That's usually not how that franchise carries itself. 571 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:43,120 Speaker 1: A coach who's never proven to be a playoff coach, 572 00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:44,920 Speaker 1: a lot of players that have obviously never played in 573 00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:48,200 Speaker 1: the playoffs. So it's just it's gonna be fascinating to 574 00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:52,720 Speaker 1: me to watch just this Cleveland Brown Deshaun Watson contract 575 00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:55,440 Speaker 1: situation kind of play it out and last but not 576 00:30:55,600 --> 00:31:00,160 Speaker 1: least the college football year. You know, we're just a 577 00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:04,440 Speaker 1: year away from a lot of the movement of USC UCLA. 578 00:31:05,200 --> 00:31:07,520 Speaker 1: You know, Oklahoma, Texas I think goes to the SEC 579 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:10,240 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty four. I think a lot of people 580 00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:12,000 Speaker 1: on the West coast, I know, a lot of Oregon 581 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:14,720 Speaker 1: fans kind of wonder like, is the PAC twelve gonna 582 00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:18,360 Speaker 1: survive or Oregon Washington eventually going to get an invite 583 00:31:18,360 --> 00:31:23,800 Speaker 1: to the dance. The ACC recently came out with they're 584 00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:26,840 Speaker 1: gonna give tiered revenue, which is the right move right 585 00:31:27,840 --> 00:31:33,560 Speaker 1: Clemson North Clemson football, North Carolina basketball, Florida State football. 586 00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:37,040 Speaker 1: They're carrying carrying the conference? Why do they have to 587 00:31:37,040 --> 00:31:42,000 Speaker 1: split with Boston College? Right, We're not all equals in 588 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:46,200 Speaker 1: the conference. And this college football season I think is 589 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:49,240 Speaker 1: gonna be awesome. I can't wait to watch these quarterbacks. 590 00:31:49,280 --> 00:31:52,440 Speaker 1: I think sometimes we get quarterbacks that are over hyped. 591 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:56,280 Speaker 1: Hayleb Williams is not overhyped, and from what I've been told, 592 00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:59,200 Speaker 1: Drake May is not overhyped either. Now, part of being 593 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:01,800 Speaker 1: a great player is doing it over and over and 594 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:05,720 Speaker 1: over again. So the moment you dip, people start questioning you, 595 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:08,400 Speaker 1: even if you still play well the way that we 596 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 1: questioned top players. Part of the deal. I mean, look 597 00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:11,920 Speaker 1: at what we did to the guys in the draft 598 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:14,640 Speaker 1: this year. You rip them all apart. Hell, we were 599 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:17,600 Speaker 1: ripping Trevor Lawrence a couple of years apart. Part of 600 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:21,120 Speaker 1: the deal, man. But I am very, very excited to 601 00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:25,240 Speaker 1: watch LSU with Brian Kelly. Lincoln Riley has got a 602 00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:29,800 Speaker 1: bunch of sec guys in the transfer portal. My favorite guy, 603 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:33,680 Speaker 1: Steve Sarkisian. You know Arch Manning, who's technically not even 604 00:32:33,680 --> 00:32:37,920 Speaker 1: the starting quarterback. But hunt of pressure on that program Oklahoma, 605 00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:40,640 Speaker 1: I mean, is is their coach going to be basically 606 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:42,760 Speaker 1: a venables, a two and done guy. I mean, that's 607 00:32:42,800 --> 00:32:46,400 Speaker 1: a program that anything less than nine wins is a disaster. 608 00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:50,120 Speaker 1: And honestly, nine to three doesn't feel that great. At Oklahoma, 609 00:32:50,200 --> 00:32:54,200 Speaker 1: It's it's usually double digit wins every season. To just 610 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:58,640 Speaker 1: you know Harbaugh, Ohio State. I'm really really excited for 611 00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:01,120 Speaker 1: college football and this is this is truly one of 612 00:33:01,120 --> 00:33:04,680 Speaker 1: the last years college football has been changing in college 613 00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:07,400 Speaker 1: athletics in general, but it's one of the last years 614 00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:10,160 Speaker 1: that we get some purity is the wrong way to 615 00:33:10,160 --> 00:33:14,520 Speaker 1: say it, but just some old school matchups like USC 616 00:33:14,640 --> 00:33:17,040 Speaker 1: is not gonna play Oregon if unless Oregon goes to 617 00:33:17,040 --> 00:33:19,640 Speaker 1: the Big Ten like consistently anymore. Like they're gonna play 618 00:33:19,640 --> 00:33:23,800 Speaker 1: Iowa and they're gonna play Wisconsin, like Oklahoma playing k 619 00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:27,280 Speaker 1: State or Iowa State, like those days are about to end, 620 00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:31,960 Speaker 1: which I'm gonna miss. I'm not I wouldn't say I'm 621 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:35,160 Speaker 1: like super old school where I'm like this could never change, 622 00:33:35,400 --> 00:33:39,120 Speaker 1: but I'm also not exactly coward where I'm pounding the 623 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:41,840 Speaker 1: table glad this is happening. You know, born and raised 624 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:45,040 Speaker 1: in California, like I like watching USC and UCLA and 625 00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:48,240 Speaker 1: basketball and football play the West coastchools. But I'm also 626 00:33:48,320 --> 00:33:52,600 Speaker 1: not ignorant, naive, or don't have the business understanding of 627 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:55,640 Speaker 1: why this is happening. So I'm just really gonna try 628 00:33:55,640 --> 00:33:59,040 Speaker 1: to soak in this fall and enjoy some of these 629 00:33:59,160 --> 00:34:01,440 Speaker 1: matchups that I grew up on that are just going 630 00:34:01,520 --> 00:34:03,600 Speaker 1: to die, and they're going to die very very soon. 631 00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:27,440 Speaker 1: The volume