1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:03,559 Speaker 1: You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: Sports Radio Our two. 3 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:08,360 Speaker 2: On this Thursday. Charles Barkley will join us coming up 4 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 2: momentarily get his thoughts on not retiring, staying with TNT, 5 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:17,440 Speaker 2: and what role will we have with the NBA following 6 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 2: this season. So Chuck will join us coming up eight 7 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 2: seven to seven three. DP show email address Dpadanpatrick dot 8 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:26,320 Speaker 2: com Twitter handle a DP show. Good morning if you're 9 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 2: watching on Peacock, that's our streaming partner, and we say 10 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 2: good morning to our radio affiliates around the country. Tyler 11 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 2: is sitting by to take your phone calls. Quincy Hall 12 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 2: he became a fan favorite yesterday won the four hundred. Also, 13 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:43,279 Speaker 2: you have the men's two hundred meters with Noah Lyles 14 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 2: trying to go back to back there, the men's one 15 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 2: hundred ten hurdles, the women's four hundred meter hurdles as well, 16 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 2: so some gold medals coming up. Team USA will be 17 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 2: in action a little bit later on three o'clock Eastern 18 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 2: and they are big favorites against Serbia, sixteen point favorites. 19 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 2: Germany is giving six to France, Is that right, Marvin? 20 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 2: Germany favored by six against France. Correct, and they are 21 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 2: considered the defending world champs. Yep, So, Dennis Shrewder players, Wagner, 22 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 2: those are your stars for Germany against Wemby Joker by 23 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 2: the way over under his twenty and a half points 24 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 2: for a team Serbia. 25 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 3: Yes, Marvin c plus players Evan Fournier, the French Larry 26 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 3: Bird and yeah, went off against Canada the other day. 27 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 3: Those guys are waiting for their opportunity to shine. 28 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 2: The French Larry Bird. You don't hear that, you know? 29 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 2: Designation very often? It does every country have a the 30 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 2: Michael Jordan of or the Larry Bird or Magic Johnson of. 31 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 3: Definitely you think so? Oh absolutely, Denny Shrewder. 32 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 2: Well, no, he wouldn't be that guy because it would 33 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 2: be like death left Shrimp would have been the Larry Bird. 34 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 3: Or like Tony Kuko. Yes, yes, okay, gotcha. 35 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 4: Yes, yes, all right. 36 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 2: Poll question for hour two is going to be what 37 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 2: seat no conor by the way, I am winded. We 38 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:11,519 Speaker 2: were just doing the shot put if you're watching on peacock, 39 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 2: So we have a regulation shot put and Marvin is 40 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:21,959 Speaker 2: right now in position gold medal position Seaton silver. I'm 41 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 2: there at the bronze comfortably at the bronze because it's Pauli. 42 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 2: And then Fritzie. Fritzie was spinning around like Tim Tebow 43 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 2: used to when he'd get the ball go back to pass, 44 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 2: and he was spinning the wrong way. And then I 45 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 2: think you threw it about three or four feet there. 46 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 3: I'm dead last, Yes you were. That's like the running 47 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 3: in the Milwaukee Yes, very far behind. 48 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 2: Yes, yes, all right. 49 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 5: Poll question for hour two is going to be one. 50 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 5: We got up there right now. Josh Allen was sticking 51 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 5: up for his teammates or happy Stefan Diggs is in Houston. 52 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:57,359 Speaker 2: Okay, let me play this for you because we did. 53 00:02:57,400 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 2: Wonder could he have said this better? I think when 54 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 2: he started he probably could have. But then at the 55 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 2: very end, I think he rallied at any. 56 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 4: Point during can have you missed Stefan? 57 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 6: I mean, I think Steph's a great player and what 58 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 6: he brought to this team was was special. 59 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 2: So miss is is? 60 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 6: I don't know if i'd say miss You know, he 61 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 6: was a guy that was reliable, you can you can 62 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 6: look to He's gonna have the juice each and every day. 63 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 6: I'm sure he's bringing over there in Houston. 64 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 2: So definitely. Yeah, you can't say that you don't miss that. 65 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:34,119 Speaker 6: But I am very happy with what we got going 66 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 6: on here and how hard the guys have been working. 67 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 2: And yeah, okay, he rallied. He rallied. He's probably going 68 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 2: to miss him during the regular season, but right now, 69 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 2: he doesn't miss him, doesn't miss the drama. The women's 70 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 2: Olympic basketball team will be an action against Australia. They 71 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 2: are seventeen point favorites Team USA. They extended it's a 72 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:58,119 Speaker 2: winning streak to fifty nine consecutive games with a comfortable 73 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 2: win over Nigeria. Asia Wilson dominated again. All right, So 74 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 2: Charles Parkley will join us coming up, and we'll talk 75 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 2: some football a little bit later on with the Motherships 76 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 2: Lewis Riddicks, South Palantonio on the mess that is the 77 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:16,359 Speaker 2: Philadelphia Eagles. Sal Powell will join us coming up. 78 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 7: Yes, Paul, this just in Dan a little said. Remember 79 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 7: the Chicago White Sox, that lovely streak they were on. Yeah, 80 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 7: they finally won a game. Yeah, and how do they 81 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 7: celebrate winning their game? They fired their manager, Dan. They 82 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:31,040 Speaker 7: just announced the Chicago White Sox on their social. 83 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:32,159 Speaker 8: Media, just turning things around. 84 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, they were one in a row. 85 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:37,280 Speaker 7: Chicago White Sox today announced that Pedro Griffall has been 86 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 7: dismissed as a clubes manager. 87 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:41,160 Speaker 2: They wish him the best and of course in the 88 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 2: future endeavors. 89 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:44,720 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think he lost the locker room. 90 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 8: Yeah. 91 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 7: So like after eighteen went at losses, are like, we're 92 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:48,159 Speaker 7: going to. 93 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:52,839 Speaker 2: Stick nineteen twenty Nope, yeah, we're going to write the 94 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 2: ship here twenty one losses, then you win and then 95 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 2: all of a sudden, you go, you were going to 96 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:01,919 Speaker 2: fire this poor guy? All right, Now this guy is 97 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 2: not poor. He is wealthy, and he is not retiring. 98 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 2: He's Charles Bark, the Hall of Famer TNT inside the 99 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:12,480 Speaker 2: NBA analyst. All right, let's get to it. How did 100 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 2: we come up with this decision? We're not retiring and 101 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 2: we're staying at TNT after this NBA season. 102 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 4: Oh, TNT. I told her they had to come meet 103 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 4: with me. 104 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 9: They flew to Philly last week and I said, what, 105 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:32,919 Speaker 9: what's what's the deal. And they said, hey, we're gonna 106 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 9: keep doing the show. 107 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 4: And I'm like what And They're like, we're gonna keep 108 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:39,559 Speaker 4: doing the show. 109 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 2: What does that mean? That's what I said? 110 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 9: Okay, So so I said, hey, y'all know, y'all know, 111 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 9: my number one priority is to keep people working at Turner. 112 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:02,840 Speaker 9: That's always been my number one. Porty and Dan, they 113 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:07,599 Speaker 9: say they're gonna keep doing the show, and I said, 114 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 9: do it, I'll take a pay cut. I said, I'll 115 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 9: take a pay cut. They said that's not necessary, and 116 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 9: they said, we're gonna continue doing the show. I don't 117 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:23,239 Speaker 9: have any idea what that means. 118 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 2: Wait, you had to ask them when they said that that, 119 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:28,360 Speaker 2: what do you mean after this season we're going to 120 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 2: continue to do the show. And they said what. 121 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 4: I think they're gonna try to figure it out. 122 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 8: Uh. 123 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:39,479 Speaker 9: I mean because we won't have the NBA. Uh So 124 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:42,359 Speaker 9: I think they're gonna try to figure it out. But 125 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:46,599 Speaker 9: my number one concern Dan has always been the people 126 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 9: at Turner. So even if we do something, a lot 127 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:53,479 Speaker 9: of people turn it gonna keep their job. Like I say, Dan, 128 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 9: I have zero idea what we're gonna do. 129 00:06:57,080 --> 00:06:59,360 Speaker 2: Is this going to be a sports show, a nightly 130 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:02,559 Speaker 2: sports show with you guys that you don't have the NBA? 131 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 2: But are you creating your own sports center type show? 132 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 9: Well, first of all, I don't think we're gonna do 133 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 9: it every night. We're not gonna work it every night. 134 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 2: That's not that's not gonna happen, Okay. 135 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 9: But I truly believe they wanted to keep people employed 136 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 9: at Turner, which is what's my number one priority. And 137 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 9: I think we're gonna have to try to figure it 138 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 9: out as we go. 139 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 4: O Grey. They couldn't get They couldn't give me any 140 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 4: concrete plans because they don't have any concrete plans. 141 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 2: Could you have gotten out of your contract though, because 142 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 2: you talked about they have to let you out of 143 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 2: your contract. Did you try to get out of your 144 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 2: contract to go and talk. I know you talked to 145 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 2: the other networks that are going to carry the NBA. 146 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 4: I asked them, do they want me to take a 147 00:07:57,480 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 4: pay cut? 148 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 9: Because once they told me we were gonna keep people 149 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 9: at plawed Turner, I was good to go. But then 150 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 9: that's been my only concern. Like when I said I 151 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 9: was going to retire, that's because I didn't want to 152 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 9: go work for another network. You know, everybody was out 153 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 9: there time by chall said this for this, for this, 154 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 9: The only reason I said I was going to retire 155 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 9: because I didn't want to go through the house of 156 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 9: break it in another crew and go into another network. 157 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 9: And when they flew up last week, I was told 158 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 9: this shot when they said, no, we're going to keep 159 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 9: this show going, and I'm like, well, what are we 160 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 9: gonna do. They're like, we'll figure it out in a 161 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:37,839 Speaker 9: year and a half. Yeah, that's exactly what happened. But 162 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:41,080 Speaker 9: like I say, hey, once I could keep people employed 163 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:43,440 Speaker 9: at Turner because then I got to tell you something. 164 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:47,560 Speaker 9: I've heard some of the most horrific stories the last 165 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:50,440 Speaker 9: six months from people I work with, because you know, 166 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 9: they're telling me and I, you know what, in my 167 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 9: heart was really hurting because and I'm not trying to 168 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 9: be all this at whatever the fact, like people telling 169 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 9: you like, yo, man, I'm married, I got kids, I 170 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:06,080 Speaker 9: got a mortgage, and I'm gonna get fired. I've never 171 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 9: been in that situation before, but to hear about it 172 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:12,960 Speaker 9: from some of my closest friends at Turner. Once they 173 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 9: said those people are gonna keep their jobs, I'm like, 174 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 9: whatever y'all decide to do. Hey, if I'm hey, listen, 175 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 9: I don't know anything about tennis, but I know we 176 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 9: just got the French open, you know, so like, hey, 177 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 9: I don't need paride. Welcome to Parie. 178 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:34,319 Speaker 2: My friends like, are you gonna be like Snoop Dog 179 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:35,959 Speaker 2: for TNT? 180 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:39,600 Speaker 4: No, I wouldn't do. I don't want to be on 181 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 4: TV that much. 182 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 9: Listen, the good thing about it, if they get crazy 183 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 9: going forward, I don't have to stay And and Dan, 184 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 9: I'll be honest with you. My biggest thing right now 185 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:57,440 Speaker 9: what I've been thinking about, Like, I love TNT, I 186 00:09:57,480 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 9: love everybody behind the See the reason I'm staying at 187 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 9: TA so people can keep their jobs, But that does 188 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:07,440 Speaker 9: not mean I'm gonna stay there forever. I can promise 189 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 9: you that that's not gonna happen. I just I'm just 190 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 9: happy that I was able to. I'm just happy a 191 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 9: lot of people turn to GON keep their job. That 192 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 9: was my number one priority. 193 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 2: Charles Barkley, Hall of Famer, not retiring, staying at TNT. 194 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 2: Today's the anniversary. It was on this date, nineteen ninety 195 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:27,240 Speaker 2: two that the Dream Team beat Croatia one seventeen to 196 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 2: eighty five. What do you remember about that day that night. 197 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 9: I've said before, the Olympics are the greatest poor have 198 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:39,360 Speaker 9: been in the world by far. You know, I've been 199 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 9: to a lot of great stuff, but there's nothing like 200 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:46,560 Speaker 9: the Olympics. You've seen some of the great stories. Man, 201 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 9: some of the stories are amazing. The girl from Saint 202 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:53,200 Speaker 9: Lucian who beat Shikari, first medal ever for that country. 203 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 9: A man who ran down the two favorites, and the 204 00:10:56,840 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 9: four hundred yesterday was with the four hundred to eight hundred. 205 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:01,679 Speaker 2: Might have been four hundred with Quincy. 206 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 4: Yes, that was incredible. 207 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 9: I was like, dang, cause you know, they were all 208 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 9: focused on the two guys that was supposed to win. 209 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 9: But his kick down the stretch was incredible. You know, man, 210 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 9: I got Dan, you got to hook me up with 211 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:19,079 Speaker 9: Katie Ladeci. Man. I got to meet that girl at 212 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 9: some point. She's a flat out monster beast. 213 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:23,319 Speaker 4: I got. I got to meet her. 214 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:27,560 Speaker 2: Okay, So how much of a head start could she 215 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:31,200 Speaker 2: give you? If I said you're gonna swim up and back, 216 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 2: If she she gave you fifty meters head start, I 217 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:39,959 Speaker 2: need more than that, Well, how much you're gonna need? 218 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 4: What's race? The one that sees the best at that 219 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:43,319 Speaker 4: was she. 220 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:46,040 Speaker 2: Like winning no, no, no, no, no, this that she would 221 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:49,560 Speaker 2: win by a day over you. I'm talking about like 222 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:52,920 Speaker 2: you'd be finishing the next day. So I'm just saying 223 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:56,480 Speaker 2: one lap up and back. Would you get in the 224 00:11:56,520 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 2: pool against Katie Ladeci and swim fifty she swims one hundred. 225 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 4: Man, I'd have to take my shirt off in public. 226 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 4: Nobody wants to see that. 227 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:08,439 Speaker 2: You look pretty good. 228 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 9: I'm not Hey, hey, listen, man, I'm not good enough 229 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 9: to take my shirt off in public. Right now, I'm 230 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:17,840 Speaker 9: getting there, but I'm not taking my shirt off in public. 231 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 2: Now, take me back to when you won the gold 232 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 2: medal with the Dream Team. What do you remember about 233 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 2: How did you guys celebrate winning. 234 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 9: We celebrated with champagne. But Dan, I will tell you something. 235 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 9: When they played the national anthem, Man, you know, and 236 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 9: we you know, I'm with Michael Magic, Scotty Magic and 237 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 9: Larry and those guys, and so not a lot excite 238 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:42,559 Speaker 9: those guys. But man, when they are playing the national anthem, Dan, 239 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:46,560 Speaker 9: it is one of the most surreal things because I've 240 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 9: ever experienced. I mean, when they're playing that national anthem 241 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 9: and you sit standing there, man, it's a really great feeling. 242 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:59,320 Speaker 9: I understand why Scotty Shuffler was all emotional, because I 243 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:02,560 Speaker 9: hate to say, because Americans, we are about far away 244 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 9: the least patriotic people in the world. We don't even 245 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:07,960 Speaker 9: realize we live in the greatest country in the history 246 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:12,720 Speaker 9: of civilization. But those people, know, those countries that like 247 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 9: when you spend time with the other athletes in from countries, 248 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 9: like that's their greatest accomplishment in life. And even though 249 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:22,520 Speaker 9: they can't win a medal, they still better than nine 250 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 9: to nine percent of people in the world. Like when 251 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 9: you're from one of these little countries and you get 252 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 9: to the Olympics, you might not even you know, no, 253 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:33,079 Speaker 9: most of them can't meddle obviously, but you're still one 254 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:34,960 Speaker 9: of the one percent of the best of what you 255 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 9: do in the world. But anybody who gets to the Olympics, 256 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 9: that's one of the greatest accomplishments you can have. And 257 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 9: I'm not even talking about the basketball because that's actually 258 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:51,439 Speaker 9: you know, that's selective, that's selective. But if you play, 259 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:54,680 Speaker 9: if you play another sport and get to the Olympics, 260 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 9: that is one of the greatest accomplishment in human history. 261 00:13:59,240 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 2: I ain't know much has been made about Jason Tatum 262 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 2: got benched, didn't get much playing time. We had Mike 263 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:07,959 Speaker 2: Krzyzewsky on he said he made you know, coaching staff 264 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 2: made everybody pledge that we're gonna do whatever it takes 265 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 2: to win a gold medal. But then this became such 266 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:16,200 Speaker 2: a big story. I don't remember any other Olympics where 267 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 2: we went, Oh, such and such is not playing now. 268 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 2: Tatum's twenty seven. You just win a title. I understand that, 269 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 2: But where do you stand in playing time with depending 270 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 2: on how big of a star you are. 271 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:32,680 Speaker 9: Well, everybody's got to play. If you're going to go 272 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 9: to the Olympics, everybody deserve a play. And let's get 273 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 9: one thing straight. I don't think it's that much of 274 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 9: a drop off putting Jason Tatum in the game. I mean, 275 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 9: come on, man, and Steve Kerr, you know, he just 276 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 9: he just like Katie and Lebron and bam, they're all great, 277 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 9: but at this stage of their career, Jason Tatum might 278 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 9: be the best four. 279 00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 4: And that's no disrespect any of those guys. 280 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 9: Lebron's in the Goat conversation, Kevin Durant is great, Damn 281 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:12,640 Speaker 9: is great. But you can't tell me right now, like, yeah, 282 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 9: I might, Jason Tatum might be the best out. 283 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 4: Of those four. 284 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 9: And if and if you pick one of those other 285 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 9: guys it's a minimum drop off. 286 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 4: So and the one advent as the United States. God 287 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 4: his depth, Damn. 288 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 9: Like when that one of these other teams go to 289 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:33,360 Speaker 9: the bench, it's like night and day. Like you take 290 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 9: one of these guys out of the United States out 291 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:37,240 Speaker 9: of the game, it's just between brunch and lunch. Brother, 292 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:41,880 Speaker 9: that's all the difference. But I'll tell you what, I'm 293 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 9: worried about that game today against Serbia. 294 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, because Serbia has been playing dead Man. 295 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, oh really. 296 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, because those other games didn't matter because they knew that, 297 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:57,840 Speaker 4: because that's the thing about the Olympics. 298 00:15:57,840 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 9: Those first the first game was just a practice game. 299 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 9: It didn't matter at all. The second game didn't matter either, 300 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:05,840 Speaker 9: because the only thing matters when you get to the 301 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:09,880 Speaker 9: knockout round. So I think the United States will win 302 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 9: and should win. But this game scares me because today 303 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 9: the jokers, he's the best player in the world, and 304 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:19,440 Speaker 9: I think they're like, hey, let's let them win this 305 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 9: preseason game. Let's let them win this early game. They're 306 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:27,960 Speaker 9: gonna be overconfident because we only got to be better 307 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:31,040 Speaker 9: than them from this one game. That's thee And so 308 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:35,080 Speaker 9: I'm really worried about this game today, because, like I said, Dan, 309 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 9: none of those early games matter until you get to 310 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 9: the knockout round because you know you're gonna get to 311 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 9: the knockout round if you wanted the best team, and 312 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 9: then it's a one game elimination. 313 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 4: So I'm really looking forward to watching the game today. 314 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 2: Are you doing more Subway commercials? 315 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:53,840 Speaker 4: Yes? 316 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:57,560 Speaker 9: I have really enjoyed. As a matter of fact, I 317 00:16:57,640 --> 00:17:01,520 Speaker 9: got to shoot one next week. I've really enjoyed working 318 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 9: with Subway. They've been great to work with. They've been fun, 319 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 9: and uh, I like it better not being on camera. 320 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:12,679 Speaker 9: I think they screwed up one time putting me on camera. 321 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 9: Like I said, no, because I lied to people for 322 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:19,119 Speaker 9: like two years Dan, They're like, yo, man, is that 323 00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:20,639 Speaker 9: your voice in the Subway commercial? 324 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:23,439 Speaker 4: A right, No, man, I was just I was just 325 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 4: jerking around with my friends. 326 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 9: I told her for like two years, No, that's not 327 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:29,720 Speaker 9: my voice, man, it's somebody else. And then finally after 328 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 9: because I've really enjoyed working with them. 329 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 2: Don't you take the summer off? Why don't you bring 330 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:38,359 Speaker 2: somebody else in just to switch it up a little. 331 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:41,560 Speaker 9: Then No, you know what's been really cool and amazing 332 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 9: every time because I shit, won't like every three months 333 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:49,879 Speaker 9: they bring somebody in. That's what's really been amazing. You 334 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 9: could think about it when I started my first Commerdans, 335 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 9: I think it's been like six years now. Wow, it 336 00:17:56,800 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 9: was Tom Brady, Sabrina, Rena Williams, Meghan Rapino. Uh so 337 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 9: now you know. Now we're up to my homes. I 338 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:11,120 Speaker 9: did one with a doll last year, like a few 339 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 9: couple of months ago. I don't know if they're showing 340 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 9: it in the States now they have at Kelsey. I 341 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 9: mean they add people all the time. I'm curious who 342 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 9: they're gonna add next week. Hello, Dan, I got no 343 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:27,320 Speaker 9: control over who they put in the come. 344 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 2: Yeah you do? 345 00:18:28,359 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, okay, yeah you do? 346 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 2: You save TNT you can? You can save Subway with 347 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:34,400 Speaker 2: putting me in there? 348 00:18:35,160 --> 00:18:37,680 Speaker 9: Well, Dan, I will say this, man, out of all 349 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:41,720 Speaker 9: the things I've accomplished in my TV career, keeping these 350 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:49,360 Speaker 9: people jobs at Turner is the coolest thing for me ever, because, man, 351 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:51,960 Speaker 9: I'm telling you, I've been with these guys twenty four years. 352 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:53,080 Speaker 4: They're like family to me. 353 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 9: Like I said, I'm not worried about me Ernie, Kenny 354 00:18:55,800 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 9: and Shaq, but to hear my friends they have my friends. 355 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 9: A lot of them talk about being because I've never 356 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:07,400 Speaker 9: never been fired before and had to worry about anything, 357 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 9: and to hear the distress under their voices. And you know, 358 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 9: I'm gonna tell you something I haven't told anybody. So 359 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:22,000 Speaker 9: there's about fifty employees that I'm giving five thousand dollars 360 00:19:22,040 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 9: each too, to show them how much I love and 361 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 9: appreciate them. And our government and Turner are trying to 362 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:36,000 Speaker 9: make them pay taxes on it. And now I'm trying 363 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:37,719 Speaker 9: to come up with the cash. So if you can 364 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:40,240 Speaker 9: help me come up with the cash, they're not gonna 365 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:42,679 Speaker 9: pay taxes on it. I don't give a damn what 366 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:45,880 Speaker 9: the government says them shysters. 367 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:48,560 Speaker 2: Well, how did you get paid at Auburn? So, however 368 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:50,439 Speaker 2: you got paid at Auburn, you just pay them that 369 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:51,479 Speaker 2: same way at Turner. 370 00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:56,680 Speaker 9: You don't how many hands I'd have to see five 371 00:19:56,720 --> 00:19:57,960 Speaker 9: thousand dollars. 372 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:00,879 Speaker 2: You got those hundred dollars hend shakes at Auburn. 373 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:04,480 Speaker 9: Well, you know the thing that was funny, Dan, It 374 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:09,639 Speaker 9: was always like a few alumni side and some of 375 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:13,159 Speaker 9: them shaking hand and gave you like twenty dollars, And 376 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:15,000 Speaker 9: then a couple I'm shaking hand and gave you like 377 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 9: one hundred dollars. Hey, we start taking them quick showers. 378 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:23,400 Speaker 9: We could get there one hundred dollars handshake, Hey, we did. 379 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 4: We usuld call it. 380 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 9: We'd take them drive by showers because guys figured out 381 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:30,400 Speaker 9: who was giving hundreds. 382 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 4: Got so then if you took your time. 383 00:20:34,119 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 9: I always got screwed Dan, because I had to talk 384 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:38,879 Speaker 9: to the press, I had to take time. I had 385 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 9: to shake hands on all the loots only gave me 386 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:43,240 Speaker 9: twenty dollars. I had to take my hands and get 387 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:44,440 Speaker 9: to like three hundred dollars. 388 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:48,880 Speaker 2: I think you did okay, Hey, congratulations on the decision. 389 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 2: I know it weighed heavily on you, and it's always 390 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 2: great to talk to you. Enjoy the rest of the summer. 391 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 4: But all right, thinking man, Hey, take you in the nerves. 392 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 4: Take care of yourself. 393 00:20:56,800 --> 00:21:00,439 Speaker 2: Brother, All right, nerds, take care of yourself. That's Charles Barkley. 394 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:02,720 Speaker 2: We'll take a break. We'll talk some football. Do the 395 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:06,280 Speaker 2: Steelers really have a quarterback controversy? 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If 414 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 4: it is, how do you wait? 415 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:16,119 Speaker 10: What happens in the practice field here versus what happens 416 00:22:16,119 --> 00:22:17,160 Speaker 10: in a stadium. 417 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 4: Very much is a competition. 418 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:22,120 Speaker 9: What happens in stadium is weighted heavier than what happens 419 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:24,320 Speaker 9: in a practice setting because it's more game like. 420 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:31,560 Speaker 2: He just opened it up. So now it's on do 421 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:34,200 Speaker 2: you need to say it to the media if you've 422 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 2: already probably said it to your quarterbacks. 423 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:40,719 Speaker 11: I think in this case then he does because remember 424 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:45,359 Speaker 11: when when Russ was signeding, when Justin signed, like before 425 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:48,439 Speaker 11: this training camp started, you know, his words were that 426 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:50,800 Speaker 11: Russ has the pole position, and everybody kind of took 427 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:52,920 Speaker 11: that to mean, well, this is Russ's job to lose. 428 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:56,760 Speaker 11: It's not really a competition because you know how it goes, 429 00:22:56,800 --> 00:22:58,720 Speaker 11: Like when you're trying to get a quarterback ready for 430 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 11: the regular season and you have in your mind that 431 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:04,720 Speaker 11: maybe one guy has the pole position over the other, 432 00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:07,359 Speaker 11: that guy has to get the majority of reps because otherwise, 433 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:09,040 Speaker 11: if you're trying to get two guys ready, you're getting 434 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:09,760 Speaker 11: nobody ready. 435 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:11,959 Speaker 8: So you got to give one guy more reps than 436 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:12,280 Speaker 8: the other. 437 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:15,120 Speaker 11: So now, if I'm Justin Field's in that situation where 438 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:17,040 Speaker 11: I was number two, you know you're sitting there. You're 439 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 11: still trying to do everything you can to put pressure 440 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:22,159 Speaker 11: on the dude who has the pole position, but you 441 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 11: kind of understand that maybe the season is going to 442 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:26,840 Speaker 11: go the way that coach laid this out with the 443 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:29,080 Speaker 11: initial depth chart. But I'm gonna keep trying the pressure. 444 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 11: I mean, maybe I'll take the job from him later. 445 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:36,240 Speaker 11: Now now everything's different, everything's different, and if I'm Russ, 446 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 11: I'm sitting there going, man, I got to get my 447 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:41,720 Speaker 11: behind on this field quick, because. 448 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:43,720 Speaker 8: I know that every day that. 449 00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:46,359 Speaker 11: Justin has taking reps that were designed to be for me, 450 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:49,680 Speaker 11: there's another day for them to go on the personnel meetings. 451 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:51,600 Speaker 11: And I've been in these where you meet every day 452 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 11: as a coaching staff in the personnel department and you 453 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 11: run down every guy on the list, and I promise you, 454 00:23:56,640 --> 00:23:59,240 Speaker 11: they're spending more time talking about quarterback than any position. 455 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 11: And you're gonna have people. You're gonna have Arthur Smith. 456 00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:04,400 Speaker 11: I'm not speaking for Arthur, but I know Arthur loved Justin. 457 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:07,440 Speaker 11: I talked him down at UNC's pro day watching Drake May. 458 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:08,680 Speaker 4: I promise that. 459 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:13,080 Speaker 11: He's sitting there going, hey, man, Russ got to get 460 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:16,439 Speaker 11: out here because we don't have anything. Really, we have 461 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:19,000 Speaker 11: no allegiance to either one of these guys. So if 462 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:19,920 Speaker 11: we really want. 463 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 8: To make this a competition, Russ has to compete and 464 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 8: see that. That's the thing. Now, this is totally up there. 465 00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:27,560 Speaker 8: I would not be shocked in the least. 466 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 11: It's probably gonna be one of the most watched preseason 467 00:24:30,280 --> 00:24:32,359 Speaker 11: games of this weekend when they play tomorrow, when they 468 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:36,880 Speaker 11: play the Texans, that is going to be I believe 469 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 11: they played the Texans right, That is going to be 470 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 11: something that all of Pittsburgh's gonna be watching because I 471 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:46,960 Speaker 11: have a feeling, based on my conversations that if Russ 472 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:51,600 Speaker 11: or that rather, if Justin can continue to ascend like 473 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:55,040 Speaker 11: he is looking in practice, he's gonna start week one. 474 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:59,480 Speaker 8: Well, he's gonna be open day starter. See, I thought 475 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:00,760 Speaker 8: he's start at some point. 476 00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:03,199 Speaker 2: Anyway, I did too, but I thought, you have to 477 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:06,840 Speaker 2: start Russ, and then if you go to Justin, it's 478 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:09,800 Speaker 2: easier to go back to Russ and Justin goes back 479 00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 2: to the bench as opposed to the other way around. 480 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:15,200 Speaker 8: But you know what, in a normal situation, I totally 481 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:15,760 Speaker 8: agree with you. 482 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 11: In a situation where this was a guy who has 483 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,760 Speaker 11: a lot of equity build up in an organization, and 484 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:23,360 Speaker 11: you know what, he has a history, he's won some games, 485 00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:26,679 Speaker 11: he's ingreated this in this case, Look, yeah, there's one 486 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:29,000 Speaker 11: guy who has a bigger resume, who won a Super Bowl, 487 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:30,960 Speaker 11: who came close to winning another one. But he didn't 488 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 11: do that for you, so you know, like for me, 489 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:36,680 Speaker 11: and like how you phrase this question in the beginning, 490 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:39,240 Speaker 11: like and you said, look, if you're the GM, I'm 491 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:40,720 Speaker 11: kind of reminding Mike of that. 492 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:47,440 Speaker 8: Hey, we don't owe Russ anything. We don't owe him 493 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:49,200 Speaker 8: the benefit of the doubt. 494 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:53,160 Speaker 11: We owe ourselves in this organization to put the best 495 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:54,560 Speaker 11: guy out there, regardless. 496 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:55,080 Speaker 8: Of how this plays out. 497 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:57,880 Speaker 11: And I think we say all the time the best 498 00:25:57,920 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 11: abilities availability. This is one of those one of those 499 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:04,119 Speaker 11: cases where that could be the deciding factor. 500 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:08,439 Speaker 2: Give me the team who needs to sign trade for 501 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:09,240 Speaker 2: Brandon Nyuk. 502 00:26:11,680 --> 00:26:15,120 Speaker 11: The team that needed to was was New England. They 503 00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:17,640 Speaker 11: needed a guy like that. Drake may needs a guy 504 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 11: like that. Alex van peltoffensive coordinator needs a guy like that. 505 00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:25,919 Speaker 11: Mayo needs a guy like that. New England needs a 506 00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:28,480 Speaker 11: guy like that, who can average over eighteen yards for reception, 507 00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 11: who can take the slant and go ninety, who can 508 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 11: catch the fifty yard bomb down the sideline. They needed 509 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:38,280 Speaker 11: him whatever Fellow. However, that fell apart. 510 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 8: It fell apart. 511 00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:39,000 Speaker 4: Well. 512 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:40,919 Speaker 2: What seemed like they gave him an offer that he 513 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 2: couldn't refuse, but he refused. 514 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:45,199 Speaker 8: It refused it right exactly. I mean that's what it 515 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:46,120 Speaker 8: seems like. You're right. 516 00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:49,800 Speaker 11: They needed it, and they tried to they took their shot. 517 00:26:49,840 --> 00:26:51,560 Speaker 11: And that was something I'd been talking about on TV, 518 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:53,119 Speaker 11: Like New England has the cap space, and. 519 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:55,120 Speaker 8: They had the draft capital, and they have the need. 520 00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:56,520 Speaker 8: It makes perfect sense. 521 00:26:56,520 --> 00:27:00,199 Speaker 11: If you're Brandon, You're sitting there going, okay, man, you know, 522 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:03,400 Speaker 11: I don't know what New England's supposed I mean what 523 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:07,080 Speaker 11: Cleveland supposed to offer is. And I don't know where 524 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:10,400 Speaker 11: San Francisco sits as far as what they've already offered him, 525 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 11: but I could probably it's probably safe to say. 526 00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:14,919 Speaker 8: That they're not in the neighborhood of what New England was. 527 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:19,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, thirty million dollars. It just feels like if I'm Pittsburgh, 528 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:22,560 Speaker 2: I gotta get him. Yeah, and I got to keep 529 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:26,720 Speaker 2: away from Cleveland as well. But like it's twofold there. 530 00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:27,760 Speaker 8: I'm with you. 531 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:30,080 Speaker 11: It's just it would just be a it would be 532 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:34,919 Speaker 11: a real departure from what Pittsburgh normally does, especially at 533 00:27:34,920 --> 00:27:37,320 Speaker 11: that position, where they have drafted and developed better than 534 00:27:37,359 --> 00:27:38,719 Speaker 11: anybody in the league at that position. 535 00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:43,520 Speaker 8: But I'll tell you what, if they did oh boy. 536 00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:47,680 Speaker 2: Okay, how does that change what your expectation level would 537 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:49,480 Speaker 2: be for Pittsburgh if they got Ayuk. 538 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:57,159 Speaker 11: Look, I'm someone who believes and has been running at 539 00:27:57,160 --> 00:27:59,359 Speaker 11: the mouth about the fact that I believe that that 540 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:02,480 Speaker 11: wide received has become the second most important position in 541 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:07,040 Speaker 11: all football behind quarterback. And that's not the diminish pass 542 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:10,800 Speaker 11: rusher or offensive tackle. But I just believe that these 543 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:12,919 Speaker 11: guys because the way they can flip games on their 544 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:16,359 Speaker 11: head with one play and generate excitement in terms of 545 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:19,720 Speaker 11: bringing in other players and bringing in fans and generating money, 546 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:22,040 Speaker 11: they can do it better than any other position other 547 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:22,680 Speaker 11: than quarterback. 548 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:25,600 Speaker 2: Would you put them ahead of Baltimore if they got Ayuk? 549 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:30,600 Speaker 11: Yes, Baltimore has a lot of change, a lot of 550 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:32,680 Speaker 11: change now, especially on the defensive side of the ball 551 00:28:32,680 --> 00:28:33,560 Speaker 11: on offensive line. 552 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:34,159 Speaker 8: We'll see how it. 553 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:36,680 Speaker 11: Plays out, We'll see how Derek fits in, We'll see 554 00:28:36,680 --> 00:28:39,760 Speaker 11: how the wide receiver corps continues to develop. Yeah, I 555 00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:43,240 Speaker 11: would right now. Pittsburgh is not what's interesting now. Pittsburgh's 556 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:46,480 Speaker 11: not afraid of Baltimore. They love playing Baltimore and their 557 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:49,720 Speaker 11: record speaks for itself. How they have played that football 558 00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:52,880 Speaker 11: team in particular, i'd put them. Yeah, it would be 559 00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:55,720 Speaker 11: like a three it. Look, it could be between Pittsburgh 560 00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:58,520 Speaker 11: Baltimore's since Seacly they're all right there at the top. 561 00:28:58,600 --> 00:29:00,720 Speaker 11: That's a toss up, and Pittsburg has as good a 562 00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:03,280 Speaker 11: shot as anybody to win the North for sure, if 563 00:29:03,280 --> 00:29:05,120 Speaker 11: they get even without him, they do. 564 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:09,840 Speaker 2: Lewis Riddick of the Mothership NFL college football analyst, how 565 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:12,280 Speaker 2: many Super Bowl contenders in the NFC? 566 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:20,720 Speaker 11: Look, you got Philly, I think you've got you got 567 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:22,280 Speaker 11: Green Bay, Detroit for sure. 568 00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:22,920 Speaker 4: In the North. 569 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:26,040 Speaker 8: I don't know if you have any in the South. 570 00:29:26,160 --> 00:29:30,000 Speaker 11: Maybe Tampa, so you've got one, two, three, plus San Francisco, 571 00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:35,280 Speaker 11: maybe the Rams, So there's probably four really that right 572 00:29:35,320 --> 00:29:37,800 Speaker 11: now you can really hang your hat on. Dallas is 573 00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:41,080 Speaker 11: a friend super Bowl team. Minnesota will see what happens 574 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:44,280 Speaker 11: with their quarterback position. Tampa Bay is going to be 575 00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:44,800 Speaker 11: right there. 576 00:29:44,840 --> 00:29:48,640 Speaker 2: And you like Philly more than Dallas, Yes, for sure. 577 00:29:49,280 --> 00:29:50,880 Speaker 11: And I know that there's a lot of a lot 578 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:53,080 Speaker 11: of talk coming out of there right now, like the 579 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:55,760 Speaker 11: they've really there's a lot of stuff going on right 580 00:29:55,800 --> 00:29:58,240 Speaker 11: now about last year, which as if last year even 581 00:29:58,280 --> 00:30:00,400 Speaker 11: matters this year, But that's all they're taught king about 582 00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:03,720 Speaker 11: there right now, on paper, the team is loaded, man, 583 00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:06,080 Speaker 11: They're loaded. And really that's all we got to go 584 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:08,480 Speaker 11: on right now, is how teams look when we're evaluating 585 00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:12,320 Speaker 11: the roster. Dallas, you tell me how the offensive line 586 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:14,000 Speaker 11: is gonna play, and whether the running game is gonna 587 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:16,080 Speaker 11: be able to support Dak and how Ceed's gonna. 588 00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:17,960 Speaker 8: Look when he gets there. Is the run? 589 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:19,840 Speaker 11: Is the run defense going to be better than it 590 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:22,120 Speaker 11: was last year? Is the front seven stronger down the middle? 591 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:23,880 Speaker 11: Because it was it was an Achilles. 592 00:30:23,560 --> 00:30:26,160 Speaker 8: Hill for him last year. So I don't I don't 593 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:28,760 Speaker 8: know Tampa, I can just I can tell you this, 594 00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:31,440 Speaker 8: though Tampa has done some work. The offensive line is 595 00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:35,160 Speaker 8: going to be strong, Baker, we'll see how. 596 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:38,600 Speaker 11: We'll see what happens now that Dave Canalis isn't there, 597 00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:41,280 Speaker 11: who everybody loves, and we'll see what he does for 598 00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:44,600 Speaker 11: Bryce and Carolina. But Tampa's defense is gonna be legit 599 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 11: and Atlanta could be sneaky. Now they really couldn't see that. 600 00:30:49,400 --> 00:30:50,200 Speaker 11: That's what's what you know. 601 00:30:50,240 --> 00:30:51,880 Speaker 2: There's always a team that can. 602 00:30:53,160 --> 00:30:59,760 Speaker 11: In the rams. Hey, Matthew doesn't get enough credit. Sean 603 00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:03,320 Speaker 11: had Now, what is fourth different defensive coordinator, you know 604 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:05,840 Speaker 11: now that he lost Raheem. I mean, he's been churning 605 00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:08,200 Speaker 11: through defensive coordinators in a good way for good reasons. 606 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:11,440 Speaker 11: But I really think there's four that are legit. We'll 607 00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:12,800 Speaker 11: see what happens with the rest. 608 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:17,320 Speaker 2: The Chargers situation. With Harbaugh's philosophy to take that Michigan 609 00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:20,640 Speaker 2: style and now bring it to the Chargers. What does 610 00:31:20,680 --> 00:31:24,080 Speaker 2: that mean for Justin Herbert's development? Even though Jim played 611 00:31:24,120 --> 00:31:27,320 Speaker 2: the position in the NFL, but it feels like he 612 00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:30,440 Speaker 2: wants big offensive line, he wants to run it down 613 00:31:30,440 --> 00:31:33,400 Speaker 2: your throat, he wants to play that tough defense. What's 614 00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:34,760 Speaker 2: that mean for Justin Herbert? 615 00:31:35,960 --> 00:31:36,280 Speaker 8: Yeah? 616 00:31:36,480 --> 00:31:39,440 Speaker 11: You know what, this is one of those where you're right, like, 617 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:41,640 Speaker 11: what does it mean for him? As far as can 618 00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:45,200 Speaker 11: he be a four thousand and forty five hundred yard passer, 619 00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:46,680 Speaker 11: thirty five touchdown guy? 620 00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:49,320 Speaker 8: You would probably think from a statistical. 621 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:50,880 Speaker 11: Standpoint, that's not going to be what it's going to 622 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:53,040 Speaker 11: That's not how it's going to manifest. It's going to 623 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:56,840 Speaker 11: be about can they just win more games? Can they 624 00:31:56,880 --> 00:31:59,040 Speaker 11: get can they get into the playoffs? Win more games 625 00:31:59,040 --> 00:32:02,640 Speaker 11: maybe to be a you know, be a conference title contender. 626 00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:05,880 Speaker 11: A real one, and I think you're gonna have to 627 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:09,280 Speaker 11: be willing to accept that, Like what as a Charger 628 00:32:09,320 --> 00:32:11,760 Speaker 11: fan or even as ownership as a GM, are you 629 00:32:11,800 --> 00:32:16,360 Speaker 11: willing to take your prize possession and say, look, statistically, 630 00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:18,400 Speaker 11: he's gonna fall down a little bit in terms of 631 00:32:18,440 --> 00:32:20,360 Speaker 11: how much we put on him because of how much 632 00:32:20,400 --> 00:32:23,840 Speaker 11: we put on him, but we gain the ability to 633 00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:28,840 Speaker 11: really contempt I think that's that's obviously, I think something 634 00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:31,480 Speaker 11: they're willing to do because ultimately in the NFL, that's 635 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:34,400 Speaker 11: that's all that matters is winning super Bowls. 636 00:32:34,440 --> 00:32:36,280 Speaker 8: You know, it's just you know how that goes. Dan, 637 00:32:36,480 --> 00:32:37,160 Speaker 8: you know the deal. 638 00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:42,040 Speaker 11: I mean, Dan Marino put up numbers every year, but 639 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:44,520 Speaker 11: the team couldn't win, and so he's not even talked 640 00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:46,160 Speaker 11: about as a guy who's one of the greats. 641 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:49,280 Speaker 2: Well, so I was wondering about this before I let 642 00:32:49,280 --> 00:32:52,160 Speaker 2: you go that Tom Brady won more Super Bowls? 643 00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:52,720 Speaker 4: Yep? 644 00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:57,040 Speaker 2: Is there a chance that Patrick Mahomes can be a 645 00:32:57,080 --> 00:33:02,320 Speaker 2: greater quarterback if he doesn't tom Brady's super Bowl numbers? 646 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:03,920 Speaker 2: Does that make sense? 647 00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:04,960 Speaker 4: Yeah? 648 00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:07,160 Speaker 11: There'll be people who fall on both sides. There'll be 649 00:33:07,160 --> 00:33:09,720 Speaker 11: people who already think, look, he's a greater talent than 650 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:10,440 Speaker 11: what Tom was. 651 00:33:11,640 --> 00:33:14,720 Speaker 2: But but so is Aaron Rodgers. 652 00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:18,320 Speaker 11: Right, but right so, But the reason why Tom's considered 653 00:33:18,360 --> 00:33:20,440 Speaker 11: the greatest, and that's not to diminish how he was 654 00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:23,200 Speaker 11: as a passer, because he was a great passer. But 655 00:33:23,360 --> 00:33:27,160 Speaker 11: ultimately quarterbacks are it's about winning. So unless he can 656 00:33:27,200 --> 00:33:30,720 Speaker 11: match and or surpass it. Look if Patrick, given his talent, 657 00:33:30,840 --> 00:33:33,920 Speaker 11: Dan can match or surpass Tom's. 658 00:33:33,840 --> 00:33:38,920 Speaker 8: Winning, I don't know if anyone will ever ever come. 659 00:33:40,240 --> 00:33:44,000 Speaker 11: Or be able to top that, because that's that's like 660 00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:46,600 Speaker 11: a supernova, so to speak. Right, I mean, you had 661 00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:51,960 Speaker 11: maybe the most talented thrower player leader ever at the 662 00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:54,080 Speaker 11: position who was also the greatest winner. 663 00:33:55,960 --> 00:33:57,360 Speaker 8: You're talking Jordan type stuff. 664 00:33:57,400 --> 00:34:00,440 Speaker 2: Now, the worst team in the NFL this season will be. 665 00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:04,280 Speaker 4: Oh, I hate this question. 666 00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:09,320 Speaker 8: You're trying to you're trying to stick. 667 00:34:09,160 --> 00:34:10,040 Speaker 4: A whole fan base. 668 00:34:10,480 --> 00:34:15,600 Speaker 2: Then you're being objective. You're an analyst. 669 00:34:15,880 --> 00:34:18,319 Speaker 4: I know, I know, I know. 670 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:24,560 Speaker 2: You can say Carolina, nobody's gonna be mad. 671 00:34:24,360 --> 00:34:29,560 Speaker 11: At They've done so many good you know, then everybody 672 00:34:29,560 --> 00:34:35,439 Speaker 11: loves dig Oh though Carolina or New England Okay, one 673 00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:37,239 Speaker 11: of those two. Oh so now you're gonna you're gonna 674 00:34:37,239 --> 00:34:38,520 Speaker 11: piss off two fan bases. 675 00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:40,000 Speaker 4: I know, I mean, why what I mean? 676 00:34:40,040 --> 00:34:42,919 Speaker 8: Why stop on one? 677 00:34:43,440 --> 00:34:46,200 Speaker 2: Always great to talk to you. Thanks for joining us. Lewis, 678 00:34:46,480 --> 00:34:49,960 Speaker 2: you got a Lewis Riddick ESPN NFL college football analyst. 679 00:34:50,120 --> 00:34:52,560 Speaker 2: He was in the front office with Washington and also, uh, 680 00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:56,839 Speaker 2: they Eagles. I love that. I hate these questions? Did 681 00:34:56,880 --> 00:35:01,440 Speaker 2: that sound like an ESPN get up question from Greeney? Luis, 682 00:35:01,520 --> 00:35:03,439 Speaker 2: who do you think was gonna be the worst team 683 00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:08,200 Speaker 2: in the NFL? All right, let me somehow you have 684 00:35:08,239 --> 00:35:10,839 Speaker 2: to work in Aaron Rodgers and the Cowboys and all 685 00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:18,839 Speaker 2: of that. Maybe Tim Tebow. All right, let's sake a break. 686 00:35:18,960 --> 00:35:21,560 Speaker 2: We'll get phone calls coming up. We'll check in on 687 00:35:21,880 --> 00:35:25,560 Speaker 2: the Eagles. Sal Pallantonio will join us coming up top 688 00:35:25,600 --> 00:35:26,960 Speaker 2: of the hour. We're back after this. 689 00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:29,879 Speaker 1: Be sure to catch the live edition of The Dan 690 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:33,600 Speaker 1: Patrick Show weekdays at nine am Eastern six am Pacific 691 00:35:33,840 --> 00:35:36,840 Speaker 1: on Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app. 692 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:39,399 Speaker 2: I know you have to go out of your way 693 00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:42,760 Speaker 2: to find him, but he's worth finding. Bobby Witt Junior 694 00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:46,239 Speaker 2: the third two homers a double four RBIs. He's hitting 695 00:35:46,280 --> 00:35:49,759 Speaker 2: almost three point fifty twenty two homers, eighty four RBIs. 696 00:35:50,600 --> 00:35:54,480 Speaker 2: He's must see TV doing it at the shortstop position. Also, 697 00:35:54,840 --> 00:36:00,000 Speaker 2: this player has the most leadoff home runs in baseball history, 698 00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:02,040 Speaker 2: one to one. 699 00:36:02,120 --> 00:36:04,320 Speaker 5: Swung on hit deep to center on the run, his 700 00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:06,000 Speaker 5: pot has he's looking up. 701 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:07,120 Speaker 1: And he won't get it. 702 00:36:07,120 --> 00:36:07,720 Speaker 8: It's gone. 703 00:36:08,480 --> 00:36:11,560 Speaker 2: And Kyle Schwarber with his third home run of the night. 704 00:36:12,800 --> 00:36:15,879 Speaker 11: He's gone to left, he's gone to right, and now 705 00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:17,040 Speaker 11: he goes to center. 706 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:20,719 Speaker 2: Kyle Schwarber has ninety nine home runs out of the 707 00:36:20,760 --> 00:36:24,799 Speaker 2: lead off spot, most by any leadoff hitter in Major 708 00:36:24,880 --> 00:36:28,480 Speaker 2: League Baseball. And he's one of those guys when you 709 00:36:28,520 --> 00:36:30,759 Speaker 2: see him come to the plate, you're like, no, no, no, 710 00:36:30,800 --> 00:36:33,360 Speaker 2: he's batting out a turn like you're supposed to be 711 00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:36,160 Speaker 2: batting fifth in the lineup there, big boy. And he 712 00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:37,680 Speaker 2: had three bombs last night. 713 00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:40,520 Speaker 7: Yes, Paul, there is something I don't understand about analytics 714 00:36:40,520 --> 00:36:42,560 Speaker 7: for Kyle Schwarber being a leadoff hitter. I know he's 715 00:36:42,560 --> 00:36:45,200 Speaker 7: got power, but he never hits for average. I mean, 716 00:36:45,239 --> 00:36:47,320 Speaker 7: this guy is a low average guy. You know, his 717 00:36:47,440 --> 00:36:49,280 Speaker 7: on base percentages not great. 718 00:36:49,760 --> 00:36:52,080 Speaker 2: So over the last three seasons he has ninety nine 719 00:36:52,080 --> 00:36:54,640 Speaker 2: home runs. That's the most of any leadoff hitter in 720 00:36:54,719 --> 00:36:57,960 Speaker 2: Major League Baseball not Major League Baseball history. Did Ricky 721 00:36:57,960 --> 00:37:01,560 Speaker 2: Henderson have the most leadoff home runs in baseball history? 722 00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:02,839 Speaker 2: I think he did. 723 00:37:02,960 --> 00:37:04,480 Speaker 3: I'd be shocked if it wasn't him. 724 00:37:04,600 --> 00:37:07,240 Speaker 2: Yes, he had a pretty big number of their leadoff 725 00:37:07,239 --> 00:37:08,960 Speaker 2: home runs. Yeah, PAULI. 726 00:37:09,040 --> 00:37:12,319 Speaker 7: Ricky Henderson number one with eighty one, George Springer number 727 00:37:12,320 --> 00:37:13,120 Speaker 7: two with fifty eight. 728 00:37:14,400 --> 00:37:18,399 Speaker 2: Wait, whoa stand of a day? 729 00:37:18,680 --> 00:37:19,600 Speaker 1: Stand a day? 730 00:37:20,520 --> 00:37:21,479 Speaker 10: Stantuta day? 731 00:37:21,680 --> 00:37:22,680 Speaker 1: Stant outa day? 732 00:37:23,800 --> 00:37:27,440 Speaker 2: This is the start of the day. Oh, you know what, 733 00:37:28,120 --> 00:37:31,880 Speaker 2: out of the leadoff spot, but leading off a game. Oh, 734 00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:36,440 Speaker 2: that's different. So Schwerber has ninety nine home runs while 735 00:37:36,840 --> 00:37:39,640 Speaker 2: being in the leadoff spot but not leading off a game. 736 00:37:39,719 --> 00:37:42,319 Speaker 2: Got it. So it's a little little trickier there, you know. 737 00:37:42,440 --> 00:37:45,279 Speaker 2: Thinking back on Charles Barkley who joined us at the 738 00:37:45,280 --> 00:37:48,040 Speaker 2: top of the hour, the fact that he's going to 739 00:37:48,040 --> 00:37:51,439 Speaker 2: stay at TNT, the TNT is going to figure this 740 00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:57,160 Speaker 2: out to keep everybody together, is really interesting, because what 741 00:37:57,200 --> 00:38:01,000 Speaker 2: do you do? We don't know. You have this talent 742 00:38:01,080 --> 00:38:03,640 Speaker 2: and you have this team. Now what do you do? 743 00:38:05,080 --> 00:38:07,319 Speaker 2: Can you have a highlight show? How many nights do 744 00:38:07,400 --> 00:38:09,880 Speaker 2: you do it? Can you do the NBA? Do you 745 00:38:09,920 --> 00:38:14,640 Speaker 2: send these guys out for other sporting events. But they 746 00:38:14,680 --> 00:38:16,279 Speaker 2: have a year and a half to figure this out. 747 00:38:16,360 --> 00:38:20,480 Speaker 2: But the fact, and I'm still wondering. I don't want 748 00:38:20,520 --> 00:38:25,080 Speaker 2: to accuse anybody of anything. I'm wondering if TNT wasn't 749 00:38:25,120 --> 00:38:27,600 Speaker 2: willing to let Charles out of his contract, because there's 750 00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:31,560 Speaker 2: only one Charles when he goes, then you pretty much 751 00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:35,520 Speaker 2: you know your sports department is it's going to take 752 00:38:35,880 --> 00:38:39,719 Speaker 2: a big slide there. But you got him, now, how 753 00:38:39,719 --> 00:38:41,919 Speaker 2: do you utilize him? And then I wonder, can you 754 00:38:42,080 --> 00:38:44,879 Speaker 2: do sort of that Snoop Dogg role with Charles where 755 00:38:44,880 --> 00:38:47,040 Speaker 2: he's going to all these different events, But you still 756 00:38:47,080 --> 00:38:49,160 Speaker 2: have Ernie, and you have Shaq, and you have Kenny, 757 00:38:49,480 --> 00:38:52,840 Speaker 2: you still have march madness there. But how are you 758 00:38:52,920 --> 00:38:56,120 Speaker 2: going to utilize him? Paying him the money you're going 759 00:38:56,160 --> 00:38:59,799 Speaker 2: to pay him and everybody else? And your stock just 760 00:38:59,840 --> 00:39:06,000 Speaker 2: took a huge, huge hit yesterday. I wonder if they 761 00:39:06,040 --> 00:39:08,520 Speaker 2: said we're not going to let you go, We'll figure 762 00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:10,680 Speaker 2: it out, not gonna let you out of the building. 763 00:39:11,239 --> 00:39:14,360 Speaker 2: But Charles staying, and he said it was really important 764 00:39:14,440 --> 00:39:17,359 Speaker 2: to be able to keep those people been with him, 765 00:39:17,400 --> 00:39:19,920 Speaker 2: a lot of them for over twenty years and keeping 766 00:39:19,960 --> 00:39:22,719 Speaker 2: them together Shawn and Oregon. Hey, Shaan, what's on your 767 00:39:22,719 --> 00:39:23,240 Speaker 2: mind today? 768 00:39:24,200 --> 00:39:25,359 Speaker 12: Hey, thanks for taking my call. 769 00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:25,680 Speaker 4: Dan. 770 00:39:26,400 --> 00:39:29,880 Speaker 12: And I'm not really buying what Charles Barkley said about 771 00:39:30,160 --> 00:39:33,040 Speaker 12: keeping his job just to keep jobs for his friends 772 00:39:33,080 --> 00:39:36,359 Speaker 12: at TNT. You know, I think, for one, he's got 773 00:39:36,520 --> 00:39:39,400 Speaker 12: enough connections he can probably find his friends better jobs. 774 00:39:40,080 --> 00:39:42,560 Speaker 2: And I'm with you, well know they'd have to move, though, Sean. 775 00:39:42,680 --> 00:39:48,359 Speaker 2: He wants to keep everybody in Atlanta. Look, I I 776 00:39:48,480 --> 00:39:50,920 Speaker 2: know that every single time that Charles has joined us, 777 00:39:50,960 --> 00:39:54,399 Speaker 2: he has brought that up every single time. And it's 778 00:39:54,560 --> 00:39:57,239 Speaker 2: a big crew that's there, and they've been together for 779 00:39:57,280 --> 00:40:00,000 Speaker 2: a long time. As he said, Look, I've seen guys 780 00:40:00,160 --> 00:40:03,640 Speaker 2: get married, have kids, the kids are going to college. 781 00:40:04,120 --> 00:40:08,239 Speaker 2: So I understand what he's saying. Could he get them 782 00:40:08,320 --> 00:40:10,759 Speaker 2: jobs elsewhere, yes, but they would have to uproot and 783 00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:12,640 Speaker 2: move someplace, yes see. 784 00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:16,680 Speaker 5: And aside from moving everybody, that's not the way life 785 00:40:16,840 --> 00:40:20,000 Speaker 5: nor business works. Like, okay, I'm coming, so does everybody 786 00:40:20,040 --> 00:40:22,320 Speaker 5: else here too. That's not really the way place is 787 00:40:22,400 --> 00:40:25,480 Speaker 5: higher And you can't because how many people are you 788 00:40:25,560 --> 00:40:27,680 Speaker 5: going to bring in? Then are you going to displace 789 00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:31,160 Speaker 5: those people who have been at that place? It just 790 00:40:31,520 --> 00:40:34,200 Speaker 5: it's not going to happen. Charles wanted to keep everybody 791 00:40:34,200 --> 00:40:38,680 Speaker 5: in place in Atlanta. That's why it was important. It's 792 00:40:38,680 --> 00:40:41,520 Speaker 5: not the only reason why, but it's one of the 793 00:40:41,520 --> 00:40:44,520 Speaker 5: big reasons why that he wanted to stay. He wanted 794 00:40:44,560 --> 00:40:46,279 Speaker 5: to That's why he said, Look, if I can't do 795 00:40:46,320 --> 00:40:48,680 Speaker 5: it here, I'm going to retire. And people said, well, 796 00:40:48,719 --> 00:40:51,600 Speaker 5: you're not going to retire. Well, he doesn't have to 797 00:40:52,120 --> 00:40:54,239 Speaker 5: cross that bridge now because he's going to stay there. 798 00:40:54,239 --> 00:40:56,400 Speaker 5: I don't know how much longer he does it. I 799 00:40:56,440 --> 00:40:59,239 Speaker 5: would say over under would probably be maybe three or 800 00:40:59,280 --> 00:41:02,480 Speaker 5: four years. But as he said, if it gets goofy here, 801 00:41:02,760 --> 00:41:05,520 Speaker 5: then I'm going to leave, you know, But I don't 802 00:41:05,560 --> 00:41:08,759 Speaker 5: know what role you're going to have, which I find fascinating. 803 00:41:09,160 --> 00:41:13,239 Speaker 2: You've got unique talent. Now, how do you use him? Well, 804 00:41:13,320 --> 00:41:15,080 Speaker 2: check in on the Eagles coming up.