1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,640 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. Hey, what's up, everybody. 2 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 1: It's Jason McIntyre. Thursday October on Straight Fire. No Thursday 3 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:22,479 Speaker 1: Night Football Tonight kind of a bummer. I don't know 4 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:24,600 Speaker 1: what I'm gonna do. I guess watch baseball again. That's 5 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: what I did on Wednesday. We got a great show 6 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: up ahead. Today we will go through some uh some 7 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 1: Lebron Anthony Davis fun. I've got some NFL thoughts heading 8 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: into this weekend. I kind of liked the games a lot, 9 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: to the point where I have to do a full 10 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: reassessment because I liked them so much. I'm like, you 11 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 1: can't be this confident going in just because I've had 12 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 1: a couple of good weeks in a row. And we 13 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:50,200 Speaker 1: also have a great interview with a young man named 14 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 1: Tory Gurley, no relation to Todd. He is an up 15 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: and coming guy in media. He was a high school 16 00:00:56,840 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 1: legend in South Carolina, played some college football, all had 17 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: tried was on like ten different NFL teams in a 18 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 1: short window trying to get on in the NFL. Just 19 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: talk to him about all that, and of course he's 20 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: buddies with Steph Curry. Back to his a A U days, 21 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: so you'll really enjoy that. But I want to start 22 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: the show here kind of an interesting midweek story that 23 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: I don't think anyone else was on. But I've read 24 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: so many pieces on Lebron this week that just jumped 25 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:26,119 Speaker 1: out of me. Okay, So the Wall Street Journal had 26 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 1: a fascinating piece on how Lebron James is the best 27 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 1: bargain in sports and wherever he goes, you're gonna win 28 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:40,839 Speaker 1: a championship. And just the reason that Lebron is worth 29 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 1: so much is because Michael Jordan's back in the day, 30 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 1: in his final season made I believe, thirty three million 31 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: dollars with the Bulls, the salary cap was less than that. 32 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: The salary cap was twenty six point nine million, and 33 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: Jordan's his salary alone exceeded the cap. So what happened 34 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: was that there was a lockout. The next year, there 35 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 1: was a big negotiation, how are we going to fix this? 36 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: And it resulted in a big change maximum salaries in 37 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 1: the NBA. Lebron now is as a max salary. He 38 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: can't make more than X. But of course revenues have 39 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: skyrocketed due to the TV deals. So if Lebron were 40 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 1: hit the open market, it would be I mean, what 41 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 1: are we paying fifty million? He's probably make fifty million 42 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: from somebody easily, because you know, when you get Lebron, 43 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: you're going to the finals. Nine of the last ten 44 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 1: years he's been in the finals. The other year he 45 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: was injured. Okay, so Lebron is a bargain. Wherever he goes, 46 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: you're gonna go to the championship because you can now 47 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: pay all these other players. So my thought was, well, wow, 48 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: I read that story. I read a great piece about 49 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: how uh salary cap wise, the Lakers are in good 50 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: shape to retain a lot of their guys. Obviously Anthony 51 00:02:57,560 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: Davis has to stick around, But where the hell is 52 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 1: he going to go? I mean, you just went to 53 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: the finals with Lebron. Your game's gone to the next level, 54 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 1: First team All NBA. Anthony Davis is going nowhere. But 55 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: it looks like the Lakers could move on from two 56 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 1: guys Mark Kith Morris and Dwight Howard. And if you're 57 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 1: really into the weeds, Genrondo had an awesome Bubble playoff. 58 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: Rondo was definitely a thing, and it looks like he 59 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 1: may opt out of his deal and look to chase 60 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 1: some money elsewhere. We know that probably won't end well. 61 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: Someone's gonna pay him a lot of money. He's gonna 62 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:30,359 Speaker 1: feud with the coach, and they'll probably kick him to 63 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:32,080 Speaker 1: the curb mid season and he'll end up with the 64 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: Lakers again. But the Lakers could have some money, and 65 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: I think it's I've targeted five guys we're gonna go 66 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: through here, uh that that I think could end up 67 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: with the Lakers. Now, the angle here is, think about this. 68 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: You're past your prime. Maybe you're in your early thirties, 69 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 1: and you know you're on the back nine or start 70 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: in the back nine, or even beyond that. Maybe you're 71 00:03:57,200 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 1: on the thirteen toll of your NBA career and you've 72 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: got the decision to play somewhere for I don't know, 73 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 1: five or six million, and the Lakers can squeeze you 74 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: in for two or three, so you'd be taking a 75 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: significant pay cut. And I just want you guys to 76 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:17,159 Speaker 1: think about this. Lebron and Anthy Davis, they were really 77 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 1: dominant in the playoffs. I think they went sixteen and 78 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:23,599 Speaker 1: five and won the championship. That's a really good run. 79 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 1: I know they didn't have to go through the Clippers 80 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:27,359 Speaker 1: or the Bucks. But those guys couldn't even get to 81 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 1: the conference finals or the finals, so I don't want 82 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:33,359 Speaker 1: to hear about the Clippers or Bucks. It's to the 83 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:36,599 Speaker 1: point where you have to ask yourself, Man, are people 84 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: gonna want to ring chase? Take less money from elsewhere 85 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,599 Speaker 1: and ring Chase with Lebron and a d and and 86 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:49,039 Speaker 1: don't mock ring chasing? Okay, Charles Barkley famously did it twice. Okay. 87 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 1: I I had planned on this pod to go in 88 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: on Barkley, and Rob g talked me out of a little. 89 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 1: He's like, yeah, that story is a couple of days old. 90 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get to Barkley. I promise you. I will 91 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: dedicate an entire thirty minutes one day to just tear 92 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:02,920 Speaker 1: ring Charles Barkley to shreds because I like him, I'm 93 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: entertained by him, but as a basketball guy, he's really 94 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 1: irked me the last few years, the way he's gone 95 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:11,720 Speaker 1: after like the Warriors and Anthony Davis and Lebron and 96 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant. I just I hate what Barkley's doing. He's 97 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 1: shining a negative light on on what the players are 98 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 1: doing that I think it's smart and genious of them. 99 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: But that's for another day, Okay. So we're looking at 100 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 1: a scenario where you could have several really good players 101 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:31,279 Speaker 1: who would fit really well with the Lakers taking less 102 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 1: money to go to the Lakers, and it's a it's 103 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:36,479 Speaker 1: a difficult decision because and I've talked about this a 104 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: lot on the Saturday radio show. When I was presented 105 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: with the opportunity to move to l A to do 106 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 1: FS one and TV, it was like I had spent 107 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 1: my whole life on the East Coast and my wife's 108 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: family was nearby in Jersey. We had a babysitters. You know, 109 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: obviously the in laws left to babysit the kids, and um, 110 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,840 Speaker 1: do we want to take that risk and go across 111 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: the country, leaving our comfort zone to try to make 112 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:04,919 Speaker 1: this TV thing happen? And you know, you have to 113 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: do the pros and cons list. Um, obviously, more money 114 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: is great, but we have to sell our house and rent, 115 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 1: and we don't know the area, don't know a lot 116 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:15,720 Speaker 1: of people. And obviously we did it and it's worked 117 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 1: out great. Here we are year four. I guess next 118 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: June will be year five. It's awesome and I think 119 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: if you're an NBA player in this position of Hey, 120 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: the Lakers are offering you two or three mill, but 121 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: you can get seven or eight from I don't know, 122 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:32,599 Speaker 1: the Sacramento Kings or the Orlando Magical. You've got a 123 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:35,800 Speaker 1: decision to make. And I think of a guy that 124 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 1: I know kind of well on the Lakers, Jared Dudley, 125 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:42,720 Speaker 1: because one aspect of it, of this whole free agent thing, 126 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 1: it's more than just about the money, okay, and marketing opportunities. 127 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:51,360 Speaker 1: When you're a member of the Los Angeles Lakers take 128 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 1: you to another level. And Jared Dudley is a guy 129 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 1: who was a first round pick, bounced around the league, um, 130 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 1: was on some good teams, was on some play off teams, 131 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 1: and he gets the Lakers, and instantly I see him 132 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 1: come through the halls of FS one doing the shows. 133 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 1: I'm like, oh, okay. I had heard him on on 134 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 1: Woodonarowski's podcast once, I think, and he might have done 135 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 1: some other podcasts, but going to the Lakers gives you 136 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 1: the ability to go on television in Los Angeles pretty quickly. 137 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 1: And you know, Dudley's a savvy guy, real sharp, and 138 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: we became friendly. We started texting, and it's pretty clear 139 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 1: to me he wants to get in the media. We'll 140 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 1: coming to the Lakers helps you get to that objective. 141 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: The marketing opportunities, the business opportunities. I mean, Kevin Durant 142 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 1: talks endlessly about one of the reasons he went to 143 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 1: the Warriors is Silicon Valley opened an entire new door 144 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 1: for him. Kevin Durant could end up, you know, being 145 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: worth like five million dollars in twenty years because of 146 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 1: investments he was able to make in Silicon Valley once 147 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: he joined the Warriors. Unfortunately, those opportunities aren't there, or 148 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 1: if you're a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder, that's 149 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 1: just a fact, you know. And the marketing and business 150 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 1: opportunities in American sports. If you have on your resume 151 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: played for the Lakers, won a championship with the Lakers, 152 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 1: you know, listen, I'm sorry, it just dwarfs any other 153 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 1: team in the league. No disrespect Celtics fans. Having Celtics 154 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: on your resumes great. Um. I'm sure the name Nix 155 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: has a lot of cashet, but the Lakers are the 156 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: cream of the crop. It's instantly gonna open doors for 157 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:33,720 Speaker 1: you that never were there before. And Dudley's a savvy guy. 158 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 1: I noticed during the pandemic he started to hop on 159 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 1: the Lakers Instagram account and would go I G Live 160 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 1: and interview other players on the Lakers. I was like, 161 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: this guy smart, because what are you doing? Well, I'm 162 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:49,439 Speaker 1: guessing here, but the Lakers have the most Instagram followers 163 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: of any NBA team. I'll just guess that. And now 164 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 1: Jared Dudley just boom. If the Lakers have five ten 165 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 1: million Instagram followers, Jared Dudley just put his face on. 166 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:00,960 Speaker 1: There are a lot of them, and I'm sure we've 167 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 1: got a lot of followers. And I don't know what 168 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 1: Instagram followers are worth, but I can tell you this, 169 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: it's definitely worth something. It's not nothing, it's certainly worth something. 170 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 1: So that's just one of them. Like you can't get 171 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: that if you're on the Orlando Magic and I listen, 172 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 1: I know there's no state income tax and no income 173 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: tax in Florida. That's huge. Same deal in Texas. If 174 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 1: you want to go to the Rockets or the Mavericks 175 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:23,800 Speaker 1: or the Spurs, and you know you get to save 176 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: your money. Uh, you're making more money, presumably than than 177 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: going to the Lakers and and that's all great, but 178 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 1: you gotta work harder for those business opportunities, those extra 179 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 1: marketing and business chances, they're not gonna be there. I mean, 180 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: maybe you get some with the Miami Heat, but I 181 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 1: think we can all agree Lakers is another level to 182 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 1: all that stuff. And that's why when I say some 183 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 1: of these guys want to ring chase with the Lakers, 184 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 1: you can scoff, but it's gonna open tons of doors. 185 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:55,560 Speaker 1: Dwight Howard was a reclamation project that the Lakers took on. 186 00:09:56,040 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 1: He was an awesome player in Orlando, multiple time Defensive 187 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,320 Speaker 1: Layer of the Year, and his career started to peter out. 188 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 1: He went to Houston. He with feud with coaches and 189 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 1: players and people didn't like him. He even had a 190 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 1: first turn with the Lakers, and it went sour. When 191 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:12,719 Speaker 1: you bicker with Kobe Bryant and you don't have the 192 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 1: work ethic for that guy. Uh sorry, you're not gonna 193 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:18,960 Speaker 1: be loved. And Dwight Howard's career was like practically over. 194 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:21,560 Speaker 1: Remember he went to the Wizards for like five minutes 195 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:24,480 Speaker 1: and it was a total debacle. So now Dwight Howard 196 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 1: comes back to the Lakers model citizen with Lebron and 197 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: oh look, he's now a champion and Dwight Howard probably 198 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:33,840 Speaker 1: will get some commercials out of this. He might get 199 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 1: a TV gig after this. Got a dynamic personality and 200 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:41,160 Speaker 1: he's a champion, and he cleaned up his act. He matured. Folks, 201 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:43,400 Speaker 1: this can happen if you go to the Lakers. Now, 202 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:46,080 Speaker 1: I'm not cheerleading for the Lakers. There is another team 203 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 1: in town here. You may have heard of them, the Clippers, 204 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:50,560 Speaker 1: who are pretty good and they're gonna have options on 205 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 1: their roster as well. But sorry, Clippers ain't the Lakers. 206 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: That's just the reality. That's I'm not poo pooing the 207 00:10:57,200 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 1: l A Clippers. So I've identified a couple of guys here, um, 208 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 1: that I think could make sense for the Lakers. And remember, 209 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 1: it's not just going to the Lakers, it's once you 210 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 1: get there. Are you gonna do the Jared Dudley stuff? 211 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 1: Are you gonna do that extra you know? Are you're 212 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 1: gonna work with the media on the side, You're gonna, 213 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:16,679 Speaker 1: you know, promote yourself a little in this great l 214 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:19,240 Speaker 1: A market. And Um, to go back to my quick story. 215 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 1: So when I got over here to FS one. Obviously 216 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 1: I'm doing the shows, and UM, I had the radio 217 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:27,559 Speaker 1: show on Saturdays, and I decided, you know what, let 218 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: me pitch this. I like gambling. I've been gambling for 219 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:32,960 Speaker 1: a while. Let me pitch this too. Uh, the digital team, 220 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:35,560 Speaker 1: why don't I do a weekly NFL picks on video? 221 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 1: You guys could generate revenue off that, because you know 222 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:40,680 Speaker 1: video is easy to monetize. Let's do that. So for 223 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:43,600 Speaker 1: three years I've been doing NFL and college football videos 224 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:47,959 Speaker 1: for Fox Digital, another avenue where I can get my 225 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:51,280 Speaker 1: name out there. And you know, obviously the gambling was 226 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 1: strategicy on my part. I kind of knew gambling was 227 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 1: coming and UM got in on the ground level on that. 228 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:01,320 Speaker 1: Uh college football, I haven't done them this year because 229 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 1: I don't know what the hell is going on with 230 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:05,840 Speaker 1: the sport. Um, no Big ten yet. I think they're 231 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:08,400 Speaker 1: coming back in a week or two. No Pack twelve. 232 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 1: And I gotta say August usually is the month I 233 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 1: just bear down and do NFL and college football. I 234 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 1: just dive in, read all the magazines, go through the 235 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:21,680 Speaker 1: depth charts, look at the history. And I didn't do 236 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:24,959 Speaker 1: that this year for college football, because in August, all 237 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 1: they did was argue about who's gonna play and who's not, 238 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 1: and um, I will I'll have to boone up before 239 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:32,800 Speaker 1: both leagues jump in. And I followed the SEC a 240 00:12:32,800 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 1: little a SEC just Clemson, that's about it. Big twelve 241 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: has been just an embarrassment. And you know there's like 242 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: a there's a top twenty five matchup this weekend. It's 243 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 1: supposed to be great. Uh Alabama Georgia, And now Nick 244 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 1: Saban has COVID, and like, is he even gonna be 245 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:51,439 Speaker 1: on the sideline for the game. Is he gonna be 246 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 1: able to truck outside the stadium? I don't know. Like 247 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:57,199 Speaker 1: COVID has really screwed up college sports. I mean the 248 00:12:57,240 --> 00:12:59,320 Speaker 1: Florida Gators. I think they have l s U. This 249 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:03,600 Speaker 1: week the Gators had something like twenty guys and ten 250 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:07,080 Speaker 1: coaches test positive for COVID. Can you play a game 251 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:09,120 Speaker 1: if that's the case, I have no idea, So I 252 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:11,559 Speaker 1: don't that game might be off, Like it's just anyways, 253 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 1: I got sidetracked with college football. But back to the NBA. 254 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 1: I have five or six guys I think who are 255 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 1: savvy enough. Obviously they fit with the Lakers and they're 256 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 1: also savvy and smart. If they want to branch out 257 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:27,200 Speaker 1: and do more, this is their opportunity. So I'll start 258 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 1: with if the Lakers lose Rondo, and I would think 259 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 1: there's a bigger than smaller chance that he could be 260 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:37,080 Speaker 1: exploring other options. He's got one last pay day, he's 261 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,200 Speaker 1: got ris with the Celtics and now Lakers. So the 262 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:42,960 Speaker 1: guy I targeted is DJ Augustin. UH turns thirty three 263 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 1: next month. He's basically the definition of a solid point guard. Right. 264 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 1: DJ Augustin can run your second unit. I don't know, 265 00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 1: maybe he starts for Danny Green UH and take some 266 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 1: of the burden off Lebron. DJ Augustin can run an offense. Obviously, 267 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 1: he's been to the playoffs several times now. He's never 268 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:02,679 Speaker 1: been to UH as a starter a high level playoff 269 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:04,559 Speaker 1: series beyond the first round. He's only been out of 270 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 1: the first round once on that Pacers team. I think 271 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:10,360 Speaker 1: with Paul George and Hibbert that that pushed Lebron in 272 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:12,720 Speaker 1: the East. But he was a backup, younger guy. But 273 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:14,839 Speaker 1: I think he listened. He is solid. If you watched 274 00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 1: him in the bubble, it's just he's the definition of 275 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 1: solid dj August didn't like him a lot shooting guard. 276 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:23,560 Speaker 1: I don't think that Danny Green's going anywhere just to 277 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 1: guess he could be. I I don't know um, but 278 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 1: the Lakers it feels like they need a shooter and 279 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 1: the stats aren't there. But and I don't know if 280 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 1: he plays the defensive level that Vogel would like. But 281 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 1: I like Kent bays Moore a lot thirty one years old, 282 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 1: mostly with the Hawks, but he's been with the Warriors Blazers. 283 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 1: He's been around only a thirty five percent three point shooter, 284 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 1: but he's better than that, especially with Lebron creating open 285 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 1: shots for him, Anthony Davis creating open shots from He's 286 00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 1: kind of a long two guard in the mold of KCP. 287 00:14:56,120 --> 00:14:58,440 Speaker 1: I do think there's some value there. Ultimately, I don't 288 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 1: know if the defense, uh or lack thereof gets him 289 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 1: out of the picture. The next guy you're probably not 290 00:15:03,880 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 1: gonna let Jake Crowder, currently in the Miami Heat, becomes 291 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 1: a free agent. He's like perfect, a perfect foil for 292 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:14,000 Speaker 1: Lebron who Lebron does not want to have to go against. 293 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:17,640 Speaker 1: He's physical, he's tough three and d wing. He's not 294 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 1: gonna back down. He's gonna give you a couple of 295 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 1: hard fouls, quintessential three and D guy to come off 296 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 1: the bench, knock down some threes and be tough and 297 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:28,280 Speaker 1: get in people's faces. And we know he's been in 298 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 1: playoff battles with the Celtics. He's seen Lebron and be 299 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:33,880 Speaker 1: beating Lebron by Lebron all the time. I'm sure Lebron 300 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 1: would love to have him on his team. Um. I 301 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 1: had a dust up with Lebron in the finals, if 302 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 1: you guys remember, I don't know if it was Game four, Um, 303 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 1: but well, Lebron listen, Rondo had got in beef with 304 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 1: Lebron in the past. Lebron doesn't have any qualms with 305 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:49,400 Speaker 1: bringing on guys he's had issues within the past because 306 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 1: he's smart. He knows, Man, that guy's a dog against me. 307 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 1: I want him on my team. And this next guy 308 00:15:56,320 --> 00:16:01,080 Speaker 1: is Lebron's boy, Carmelo Anthem. Um, their buddies, banana boat friends, 309 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:04,600 Speaker 1: and Mellow showed me so I thought his career was 310 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 1: over personally, Um, he showed me something in the bubble, 311 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 1: going to Portland's and becoming a valuable score. Now he's 312 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 1: not really giving you much else so um, you know, 313 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 1: as a second unit guy, I think Melo could certainly. 314 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:19,840 Speaker 1: I don't know if he he take all the minutes 315 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 1: of a guy like Morris, but I think if Lebron 316 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: wants to get his buddy a ring Carmelo coming to 317 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 1: the Lakers certainly has to be in play. And the 318 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:31,560 Speaker 1: final guy I would project in case they lose Javail 319 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 1: or Dwight or both Nerlands Noel. Now, this guy is 320 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 1: a former top five pick out of Kentucky. He's had 321 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 1: some injuries. He's a shot blocking machine on the interior, 322 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 1: which is basically what you need. Is probably a little thin. Uh, 323 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 1: he's more Javail McGee than Dwight Howard, But I think 324 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 1: that's a center who would certainly ring Chase with Lebron. 325 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:51,560 Speaker 1: He's a little younger, so he could probably get more 326 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:55,840 Speaker 1: money elsewhere. But Noel, Uh, if he were smart, would 327 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 1: would join up with the Lakers. And Folks, this is 328 00:16:58,040 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 1: gonna be a storylining the offseason that people are gonna 329 00:16:59,920 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 1: hat who's gonna ring Chase take less money to go 330 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:05,159 Speaker 1: with Lebron and the Lakers and try to get another one, 331 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 1: Because you know, we talked about it early. I think 332 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:12,439 Speaker 1: on Monday's show, Lakers are favorite to repeat. And we 333 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:14,480 Speaker 1: don't know what the season is gonna look like with 334 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:17,720 Speaker 1: a regional bubble or normal home games. A lot of 335 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:20,200 Speaker 1: that to be sorted out, but the Lakers are gonna 336 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:23,359 Speaker 1: be there. Lebron's healthy, eight is healthy. The Lakers are 337 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:25,160 Speaker 1: gonna be in the mix. Yes, the West is tougher, 338 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:28,879 Speaker 1: the Warriors are back, Clippers ain't going nowhere. Utah proved 339 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 1: that they're pretty tough. I'm sorry, Denver proved they're pretty tough. 340 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:34,639 Speaker 1: Utah is also tough when they are fully healthy. And 341 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:37,920 Speaker 1: the East is a line, it's just a minefield. You 342 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:42,440 Speaker 1: got Miami's good, Milwaukee's good, Brooklyn's coming, Boston is very good. 343 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:46,280 Speaker 1: I think top five in the East are very very strong, 344 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:49,119 Speaker 1: and um, it's gonna be an interesting offseason. Do you 345 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 1: want to ring Chase with Lebron and Anthony Davis or 346 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:56,119 Speaker 1: do you want to just take money for you know 347 00:17:56,240 --> 00:18:00,679 Speaker 1: elsewhere and enjoy enjoy that time and uh, you know, 348 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 1: phase into retirement because uh, I'm sure a lot of 349 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:07,440 Speaker 1: guys and you could quote Charles Barkley on this, would 350 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 1: love to get a ring late in the career. We 351 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:13,159 Speaker 1: saw Carl Malone ring chase with the Lakers, Gary Payton 352 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:15,719 Speaker 1: ring chase with the Lakers. He ultimately, I think Gotlin 353 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 1: with the Miami Heat robs. You'll have to fact check that, 354 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:19,880 Speaker 1: but keep an eye on this. It'll be a fun 355 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 1: offseason NBA story. Jason likes to think he knows everything 356 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:30,480 Speaker 1: when it comes to sports. I know what sports stands want, 357 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:33,600 Speaker 1: But for everything he doesn't. He knows a guy who does. 358 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:37,439 Speaker 1: Let's just say I know a guy who knows a guy. 359 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:41,439 Speaker 1: He knows another guy. All right, let's welcome into straight fire. 360 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 1: Tory Gurley. He played in the NFL. He's not related 361 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 1: to Todd Gurley, and he's got a fascinating background, and 362 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:52,119 Speaker 1: he's into gambling, which you know I love. How are 363 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 1: you doing, man? How are you doing today? Hey? I'm 364 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 1: doing well, man. How are you guys? You know I'm 365 00:18:57,600 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 1: hanging in there. It's a eighty degree day out here 366 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 1: in California. We're recording this on Wednesday. And Tory, I 367 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 1: gotta say, when I was reading about you in your background, 368 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 1: it's pretty fascinating, dude. I mean your history in high 369 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 1: school is you were a legend. I guess were you 370 00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 1: in the same division as Zion Williamson was. Obviously he's 371 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:19,120 Speaker 1: a lot younger than us. Uh and you specifically, but um, 372 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:21,680 Speaker 1: is that where you were from that area or now 373 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:25,879 Speaker 1: I'm about forty five minutes west from the area, So 374 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:29,240 Speaker 1: I'm I'm from rock Hill, South Carolina, and it's it's 375 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:32,520 Speaker 1: known for sports, you know, Jadeveon Clowney, number one draft pick, 376 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:37,040 Speaker 1: Stefan Gilmore. Uh. We've had so many players in the 377 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:40,000 Speaker 1: NFL per capita and there's just a town of two 378 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:42,680 Speaker 1: hundred thousand, so we've had like over twenty currently. I 379 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:45,639 Speaker 1: think we have fourteen players in the NFL. When I 380 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:47,439 Speaker 1: was playing in the league six years ago, we had 381 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 1: like twenty five. So Delicious keeps going and going, and 382 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 1: guys are just uh making names for themselves and making 383 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:58,360 Speaker 1: big books. Yeah. Wow. So so tell me briefly about this. Uh, 384 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:00,639 Speaker 1: you were one of the most highly tout recruits in 385 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:03,040 Speaker 1: high school in the state. Uh. You were a high 386 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:06,160 Speaker 1: school basketball star and a football star before we get 387 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:08,280 Speaker 1: to talking about the NFL. I'm just curious, what was 388 00:20:08,320 --> 00:20:12,240 Speaker 1: that like the recruiting process? Uh, I mean, when did 389 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:14,199 Speaker 1: you know you were gonna be really really good? And 390 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 1: everybody wanted you. Honestly, I was just an athlete. I 391 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:20,960 Speaker 1: love sports. I just wanted to go out and compete 392 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 1: in anything. And you know, I was fortunate enough to 393 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:26,399 Speaker 1: grow up with, uh, some future stars. You know a 394 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 1: lot of people have heard of Stephen Curry. Um, obviously 395 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 1: my dad and Dell Curry with college roommates and teammates 396 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:36,120 Speaker 1: and Virginia Tech. And you know, I've I've been blessed 397 00:20:36,119 --> 00:20:39,160 Speaker 1: to play with teams with Stephen on it and other talents. 398 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 1: So um, growing up playing in all the data tournaments. 399 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:45,880 Speaker 1: Nike under Armor wasn't out then, That's how old I am. 400 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: Like there was the same thing as on the arm 401 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:51,399 Speaker 1: so Nike, Adidas and rebought. You know, we really dominated 402 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:53,680 Speaker 1: that circuit and we knocked off some of the best 403 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:55,840 Speaker 1: players in the NBA well currently as in the NBA, 404 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:58,679 Speaker 1: Like we beat Kevin Durant. Uh coming out of d 405 00:20:58,760 --> 00:21:02,240 Speaker 1: c Uh, We've beat up on played against the Lopez twins, 406 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:05,120 Speaker 1: both of them, Brook and Robin. I'm only six five 407 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:08,040 Speaker 1: and I was down there banging with those dudes, and uh, 408 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:11,479 Speaker 1: you know, it was just so cool to actually compete 409 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:13,080 Speaker 1: with some of the best players in the world. Like 410 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 1: at a young age and watching what they do now. Man, 411 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 1: it's just it's unbelievable. So tell me, did did everybody 412 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:21,639 Speaker 1: know Curry was gonna be you know, two time NBA 413 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:24,719 Speaker 1: m v P and a multi damn time champion when 414 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:27,480 Speaker 1: he was like fifteen years old. Hell no, he didn't 415 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 1: even he didn't even think he was that good back then. 416 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:33,359 Speaker 1: But something he always could do. He always had a jumper. 417 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:36,760 Speaker 1: No matter where he was at on the court, it 418 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:40,480 Speaker 1: was it was good from half court, full court, from 419 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 1: the bathroom, from the sideline. The guy could shoot. And 420 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:46,119 Speaker 1: I tell you guys a short little story. So Dale 421 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:48,560 Speaker 1: used to take me home after practice and my mother 422 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:51,439 Speaker 1: told me, she was like, hey, after this particular practice, 423 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 1: I need you to get home your your brother. I'm 424 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:55,440 Speaker 1: gonna be at work. You need to get home to 425 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:58,199 Speaker 1: your brother, take care of him. So what I end 426 00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:01,359 Speaker 1: up doing stand after practice and Horse with del Seth 427 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:04,560 Speaker 1: and Stephen. So it was a game that we always played. 428 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:07,400 Speaker 1: And uh so we played horse and I always shot 429 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:11,280 Speaker 1: behind Steph and I'm sitting there thinging to myself like 430 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 1: I'm a decent shooter. So I'm out the first five shots. 431 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:18,639 Speaker 1: H O r st, I'm I'm out. So what I 432 00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:20,879 Speaker 1: was notorious for. I always kept the ball in my 433 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:24,080 Speaker 1: in my buffel bag. So I grabbed my bag and 434 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 1: I laid my head on it and I dozed off. 435 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:30,159 Speaker 1: I woke up an hour later. My phone was just 436 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:33,160 Speaker 1: vibrating and that was one of the old school Nokia phones, 437 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 1: one of the block falls, and it was just going 438 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 1: off and I knew exactly who it was when I 439 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:39,879 Speaker 1: woke up, so I answered the phone. My mom was like, 440 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:41,960 Speaker 1: you're still in the gym. I was like yeah. She 441 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:44,359 Speaker 1: was like, well, did you at least win? I was like, no, 442 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:46,720 Speaker 1: I lost the first game? So then she was like, 443 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 1: so what's the record? So I looked over at the 444 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:50,680 Speaker 1: guys and I said, hey, man, what's what's the record 445 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:52,680 Speaker 1: for today? We're still on the first game and we're 446 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 1: on ah. That was an hour later. That was with Del, 447 00:22:55,960 --> 00:23:00,240 Speaker 1: Steph and Seth. So I slept through the best game 448 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 1: or horse ever. Was Dell still really really really good 449 00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 1: because his NBA career was over obviously? Right? Oh yeah? 450 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:11,240 Speaker 1: He could always shoot though, like we it was always 451 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:15,920 Speaker 1: just shooting drills with Deal. So um another story that 452 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:17,679 Speaker 1: I can share with you guys. I know what it's 453 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:20,040 Speaker 1: like to lose two d and fifty million because he 454 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 1: came to me. He was like, hey, tour, we're gonna 455 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:24,360 Speaker 1: take Steph out of AU this year and just work 456 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: on his game. Just individual work on his game, polish 457 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:29,600 Speaker 1: him up, get him ready for a senior year in 458 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:31,920 Speaker 1: high school. And I looked at him and said, man, 459 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:33,399 Speaker 1: you're crazy. I don't think you're Something I can do 460 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:35,879 Speaker 1: is shoot. That's not gonna help him make it to 461 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:39,280 Speaker 1: the next level. And bam, two hundred and fifty million 462 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:42,240 Speaker 1: dollars later, what did he do? What did he do? 463 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:45,399 Speaker 1: They were in the lab all day every day, and 464 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:47,639 Speaker 1: he just worked on shot because he used to shoot 465 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:50,360 Speaker 1: from his hip. It was so small that he had 466 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:52,760 Speaker 1: to chunk it. And they're like, look, we gotta get 467 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:54,760 Speaker 1: rid of this. If you're gonna play against guys that 468 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:57,720 Speaker 1: are six six six nine seven foot, you gotta be 469 00:23:57,760 --> 00:23:59,960 Speaker 1: able to pull and you can't shoot from here because 470 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:03,200 Speaker 1: the trajectory it's too easy to block. And literally, I 471 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:07,720 Speaker 1: watched this guy work ethic and his games just developed 472 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:10,240 Speaker 1: and go to another level where you know, he was 473 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:13,200 Speaker 1: playing with the most confidence I've ever seen, Like going 474 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 1: into our senior year when we hit the data circuit, 475 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 1: playing in d C, Vegas and all over the United States. Man, 476 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:21,640 Speaker 1: he was he was one of the top players that 477 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:24,680 Speaker 1: you know, end up getting overlooked. Have you guys kept 478 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:27,240 Speaker 1: in touch at all or or not really? No, of 479 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 1: course you can catch me at the game, catching on 480 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:33,119 Speaker 1: his Instagram or whatever. So he follows you on the ground. 481 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:35,200 Speaker 1: He only follows me on Twitter. I don't have that 482 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:38,640 Speaker 1: I followed from Korea yet, but yeah, we follow each other, 483 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:41,880 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, I always wishing well. But Dale 484 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:44,200 Speaker 1: has been a father figure. You know, he's he's always 485 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:45,960 Speaker 1: been someone there for me. He and miss sign You 486 00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:48,440 Speaker 1: and you know, I can't thank them enough because they helped, 487 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:51,680 Speaker 1: uh give me the confidence to to take on this 488 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:55,359 Speaker 1: television media. Uh, you know, this role that I'm in. 489 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 1: So I'm excited and you know, I'm ready to get 490 00:24:57,640 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 1: I'm ready to get going with these picks, man, because 491 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:01,640 Speaker 1: I got fire for you. All right, So so you're 492 00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 1: fired up about let me just quickly talk to you 493 00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:06,480 Speaker 1: about the NFL. So you know, you you had this 494 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 1: accomplish my school career and then college South Carolina and 495 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 1: then the NFL. Like how tough is it to make 496 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:15,879 Speaker 1: the league? Be in the league, stick in the league. 497 00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:18,680 Speaker 1: Cracker roster, Like, can you is there any way to 498 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:21,879 Speaker 1: put that in perspective for the listener? It really isn't 499 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 1: because it's extremely difficult. You know, I made the team 500 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:29,320 Speaker 1: as undrafted free agent, and something that uh, I can 501 00:25:29,359 --> 00:25:32,920 Speaker 1: only blame myself for is I wasn't patient enough. So 502 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:35,880 Speaker 1: I have a bunch of stories. So here's my Aaron 503 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 1: Rodgers story. So, yeah, so I was. I was upset 504 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:42,680 Speaker 1: that Green Bay wanted to put me on a practice roster. 505 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:43,840 Speaker 1: But the reason why they wanted to put me on 506 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 1: a practice roster I was behind Donald Driver, Greg Jennis, 507 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:56,800 Speaker 1: Jamichael Finley, Jordy Nelson, Ramdall Cop, James Jones. So I 508 00:25:56,840 --> 00:25:59,880 Speaker 1: was upset because I'm thinking that's undrafted free agent. Man. 509 00:25:59,880 --> 00:26:01,720 Speaker 1: I'm just as good as these guys, and I'm ready 510 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:03,840 Speaker 1: to get on the field. And everyone knew that in 511 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 1: the building. But I just had it to wait my turn. 512 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:10,800 Speaker 1: But I got impatient and the Minnesota Vikings they tried 513 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:12,880 Speaker 1: to pull me off the practice squad my rookie year. 514 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:15,760 Speaker 1: So my second year, when I didn't make the initial 515 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:19,239 Speaker 1: fifty three man roster, I left and I end up 516 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 1: seeing Aaron Rodgers a couple of weeks later and he 517 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 1: was like, Tori, why did you leave? And I was like, well, 518 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:26,280 Speaker 1: I was ready to play. He was like, Torri, how 519 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:28,119 Speaker 1: do you think I felt? I was behind Brett far 520 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:31,600 Speaker 1: for four years and I felt like the biggest idiot 521 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:34,800 Speaker 1: in the world. Man. I couldn't wait, you know, a 522 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:38,119 Speaker 1: year or two. Aaron Rodgers, the first round draft big, 523 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:40,280 Speaker 1: a Hall of famer, had to wait four years behind 524 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 1: Brett Farve, and finally he got this turn. And that's 525 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:44,760 Speaker 1: what it taught me. And it taught me in the 526 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:49,120 Speaker 1: sports and and uh sports bedding, Gambly fantasy, you gotta 527 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:52,480 Speaker 1: be patient. And that's a tough thing. I mean, you 528 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 1: really can only learn that through experience, right, isn't Yeah, 529 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:57,720 Speaker 1: you can't just developed that. I've had issues with it. 530 00:26:57,760 --> 00:27:00,240 Speaker 1: I don't want to delve into mine here, So all right, sorry, 531 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:03,200 Speaker 1: let's look. First of all, um, I want to quickly 532 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:06,439 Speaker 1: ask you about the COVID situation. I was just at 533 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:08,720 Speaker 1: a lunch with somebody here out in l A and 534 00:27:08,760 --> 00:27:13,320 Speaker 1: they went to the Ravens Chiefs Monday night football game, okay, 535 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:15,880 Speaker 1: and their takeaway was there was no fans in the stadium. 536 00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:17,840 Speaker 1: A couple of weeks ago, on Monday and football. They 537 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:21,360 Speaker 1: said it felt like a week high school football game. 538 00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:23,399 Speaker 1: That was what the vibe and the energy was in 539 00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:26,359 Speaker 1: the stadium, like all the noise that's piped in is 540 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:28,879 Speaker 1: piped in for the TV. Like in the stadium, like 541 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:31,119 Speaker 1: you can hear the whistles and the referees yelling at people, 542 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:34,920 Speaker 1: and it's it's just never like anything before that has 543 00:27:34,920 --> 00:27:37,159 Speaker 1: happened in the NFL. I'm curious, as a player you've 544 00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:40,000 Speaker 1: played at every level, do how much of an impact 545 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:41,600 Speaker 1: do you think that has on the game? And then 546 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:45,199 Speaker 1: from a gambling perspective, can you read anything into it? 547 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:49,400 Speaker 1: It truly matters um that home fill advantage. I guess 548 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:50,919 Speaker 1: the way they have a set up in Vegas as 549 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:53,760 Speaker 1: always you know mind you get three, you know minus 550 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:57,880 Speaker 1: three because it matters the crowd whenever you line up, 551 00:27:57,920 --> 00:28:00,640 Speaker 1: and the line of scrimmage being able to tell if 552 00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:04,040 Speaker 1: you give Aaron Rodgers or imagine if Tom Brady was 553 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:07,680 Speaker 1: in New England with twenty years of knowing this offense 554 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 1: inside and out, and he's in a practice setting where 555 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:13,560 Speaker 1: he can just dissect you, saying with Drew Brees and 556 00:28:13,560 --> 00:28:16,040 Speaker 1: and these veteran quarterbacks, that's why you're starting to see 557 00:28:17,320 --> 00:28:19,800 Speaker 1: the vet guys they play well the ones that are mobile, 558 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:21,679 Speaker 1: not the ones that are statues with the ones that 559 00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:23,919 Speaker 1: are mobile. And from a team around, like when you 560 00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:26,399 Speaker 1: run out of that tunnel and you hear that music 561 00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:28,680 Speaker 1: and you hear the cheers, you hear the fans screaming, 562 00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:31,080 Speaker 1: and when you don't have it, it's flat. And yeah, 563 00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:33,280 Speaker 1: you can try to simulate it by pushing the button, 564 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:35,600 Speaker 1: but it's so weird because we listened to it at 565 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:39,280 Speaker 1: home and the crowd noise is just so erratic, like 566 00:28:39,320 --> 00:28:41,880 Speaker 1: it's kind of it doesn't matter, Like you you're hearing 567 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:44,160 Speaker 1: the crowd go crazy over a two yard kits Like 568 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:46,400 Speaker 1: it wouldn't be like that in the real game. They 569 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:50,160 Speaker 1: would go crazy over a big tackle or explosis of games. 570 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 1: So um for for those teams that have that real 571 00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:57,480 Speaker 1: homefil advantage like the Cleveland Browns, the Green Bay Packers, uh, 572 00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:00,480 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs, even a Dallas Cowboy is having a 573 00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:04,760 Speaker 1: full stadium it matters, and not having it, it's just 574 00:29:05,200 --> 00:29:08,520 Speaker 1: it plays into the veteran quarterback that knows exactly what 575 00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:10,160 Speaker 1: he wants to do at the line of scrimmage and 576 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:12,840 Speaker 1: it really hurts the defense. Certain I would agree with 577 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:14,680 Speaker 1: all that, and let's get to some of the games 578 00:29:14,680 --> 00:29:16,880 Speaker 1: here on the week sixth schedule. Is there anything that 579 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:19,280 Speaker 1: jumps out at you, something you really like a lot 580 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:21,800 Speaker 1: this week? I gotta be honest, some of these lines 581 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:23,720 Speaker 1: are moving way more than I thought they would on 582 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:26,880 Speaker 1: a Wednesday as we record this. Um, you know, is 583 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:29,480 Speaker 1: anything any game that you really like or feel strongly 584 00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:32,080 Speaker 1: about at this point? Tori? Um, I'm not gonna get 585 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:34,240 Speaker 1: super cute, you know. I know a lot of people 586 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 1: love to be sharp or love to say it's a 587 00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:39,360 Speaker 1: public play this that in the third I'm looking at 588 00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:44,160 Speaker 1: the Green Bay and uh Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Green Green 589 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:46,800 Speaker 1: Bay coming off a few days rest, it was there 590 00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:51,520 Speaker 1: by week. Aaron Rodgers is rolling like he's playing extremely well. 591 00:29:51,800 --> 00:29:54,920 Speaker 1: Davante Adams is coming back, Aaron Jones is he's one 592 00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:57,680 Speaker 1: of the best running backs. And Matt la Flores, Oh 593 00:29:57,720 --> 00:30:00,840 Speaker 1: my goodness, the way he's calling plays. I don't see 594 00:30:00,880 --> 00:30:04,960 Speaker 1: why that line is sitting at t uh it depending 595 00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:08,520 Speaker 1: where you look, it just moved to pick them. Yeah. So, 596 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:11,840 Speaker 1: and the it tells you the market doesn't respect Green 597 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:15,960 Speaker 1: Bay's undefeated record, yes, and doesn't respect like their defenses. 598 00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:18,000 Speaker 1: Bottom five in the league. I know it doesn't matter 599 00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:20,680 Speaker 1: because they're undefeated, but so do you like the Packers there? 600 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:23,600 Speaker 1: I love the Packers in this spot and it's it's 601 00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:26,600 Speaker 1: the most public play you can call it. But if 602 00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:28,440 Speaker 1: I can get a team coming off of by that 603 00:30:28,880 --> 00:30:32,360 Speaker 1: wants to continue to build what they're doing, I gotta 604 00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:34,840 Speaker 1: lean on that side. I can't back a team that 605 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:37,440 Speaker 1: I know is gonna go out and commit penalties and 606 00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:40,600 Speaker 1: have a quarterback chewing them out the entire game. Something 607 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:42,959 Speaker 1: that something that Tom Brady is not used to us, 608 00:30:44,280 --> 00:30:47,360 Speaker 1: not cursing people out for doing the wrong thing, Like 609 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:49,280 Speaker 1: you don't see that in New England. And now when 610 00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:51,880 Speaker 1: you come to Tampa and you have guys jumping off 611 00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:55,320 Speaker 1: sides or you're having a defense that, uh, you know 612 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:58,000 Speaker 1: has a penalty on them and it creates an extra 613 00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:00,840 Speaker 1: possession for the offense. I don't are with the fans. 614 00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:02,680 Speaker 1: I don't care what the spread is. It's hard to 615 00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:05,080 Speaker 1: back a team that way because that's what gets you 616 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:08,160 Speaker 1: beat in this league. It's not uh, it's hard to 617 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:10,320 Speaker 1: get yards, and when you're just giving them away and 618 00:31:10,400 --> 00:31:13,160 Speaker 1: your culture isn't right, I can't help but to look 619 00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:14,840 Speaker 1: at the team that's been doing it the right way 620 00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:16,920 Speaker 1: and that's been proven. Like, you know what, we're gonna 621 00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:18,680 Speaker 1: play our game. We can go to New Orleans, we 622 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:20,719 Speaker 1: can win, we can win at home, and we can 623 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:23,400 Speaker 1: come to Tample and do the same thing. Interesting, let 624 00:31:23,400 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 1: me see if I can change your mind. Okay, so um, 625 00:31:26,520 --> 00:31:28,960 Speaker 1: when you look at Green Bay, yes, they lead the 626 00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:32,560 Speaker 1: league in scoring. That's awesome, and Aaron Rodgers is unbelievable. 627 00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:35,360 Speaker 1: Have you looked at the opponents they've played. They opened 628 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:37,680 Speaker 1: with the Minnesota Vikings, who I believe I currently have 629 00:31:37,760 --> 00:31:40,240 Speaker 1: one win. They beat the Detroit Lions, who currently have 630 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:42,800 Speaker 1: one win. The Saints they beat, and we've seen the 631 00:31:42,840 --> 00:31:46,480 Speaker 1: Saints look uneven amazingly. Michael Thomas was not there for 632 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:49,719 Speaker 1: the Saints. Uh. Kenny Golladay also didn't play for the 633 00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:51,959 Speaker 1: Lions the week before. And then they beat the Falcons, 634 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:53,840 Speaker 1: who are winless and just fired their coach and also 635 00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:56,280 Speaker 1: didn't have Julio Jones. So now you're looking at a 636 00:31:56,320 --> 00:31:59,120 Speaker 1: Packers team that's beaten. I don't want to say three 637 00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:01,840 Speaker 1: Tomato Cans, but Minnesota, Detroit and Atlanta are pretty bad. 638 00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:05,160 Speaker 1: And New Orleans didn't have their best receiver and they're not. 639 00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:07,920 Speaker 1: They don't seem right yet. Does any of that lead 640 00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:10,600 Speaker 1: you to believe, Oh wait a second, you know, I 641 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:14,120 Speaker 1: don't know. Perhaps Tampa's defense, which has top five grades. Uh, 642 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:17,560 Speaker 1: they beat up on Carolina, um, which is we has 643 00:32:17,560 --> 00:32:19,520 Speaker 1: won three in a road, say what you want about Carolina, 644 00:32:19,880 --> 00:32:22,240 Speaker 1: and uh, they beat the Chargers team that's kind of plucky. 645 00:32:22,280 --> 00:32:23,920 Speaker 1: And they lost the Bears on the road by one, 646 00:32:24,280 --> 00:32:27,280 Speaker 1: the Bears four and one. Does any of that make 647 00:32:27,320 --> 00:32:29,560 Speaker 1: you give pause at all? You still like the Packers? No, 648 00:32:29,640 --> 00:32:31,520 Speaker 1: because we can say the same for Tampa, like who 649 00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:34,600 Speaker 1: have they beat? You know? And who have they struggled with. 650 00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:37,680 Speaker 1: I'll watch Justin Herbert go down to Tampa and put 651 00:32:37,720 --> 00:32:40,080 Speaker 1: up thirty one, and honestly, they should have won the 652 00:32:40,120 --> 00:32:43,280 Speaker 1: game if it wasn't for the blunder before the half 653 00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:46,760 Speaker 1: of them turning the ball over. The Chargers run away 654 00:32:46,760 --> 00:32:48,440 Speaker 1: with that game. I don't care if you have Tom 655 00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:51,480 Speaker 1: Brady at quarterback, they were in control that literally that 656 00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:55,160 Speaker 1: turnover and that free touchdown really flipped the game on 657 00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:57,600 Speaker 1: his head. So I'm just looking at who's playing the 658 00:32:57,680 --> 00:33:00,000 Speaker 1: best ball right now, and I think between those two teams, 659 00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:02,880 Speaker 1: I have to side with and obviously we gotta wait 660 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:05,960 Speaker 1: for Tampa, right, we don't know if Godwin's in McCoy 661 00:33:06,120 --> 00:33:07,720 Speaker 1: for net. A lot of a lot of skill position 662 00:33:07,760 --> 00:33:10,440 Speaker 1: players that matter. Not not a point to to the spread, 663 00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:12,800 Speaker 1: but I mean Brady is throwing a guy's like off 664 00:33:12,840 --> 00:33:16,160 Speaker 1: the practice squad against the Bears. All right, So next 665 00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:18,360 Speaker 1: game up, Tori. Anything else that jumps out at you 666 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:21,680 Speaker 1: on the board, I'm looking at it right here. I 667 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:25,480 Speaker 1: had another game circle. I'm trying to figure out should 668 00:33:25,520 --> 00:33:28,719 Speaker 1: I really be a pro better and take the Atlanta 669 00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:33,960 Speaker 1: Falcons like money line over the Minnesota Vikings. Likes you 670 00:33:34,120 --> 00:33:38,640 Speaker 1: just fired to coach Dan quinn um Julio Jones, his 671 00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:40,520 Speaker 1: status is always up in the air. They put him 672 00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:42,720 Speaker 1: on the injury report every week, even when he's not hurt, 673 00:33:43,120 --> 00:33:45,480 Speaker 1: just because he you know, he goes through so much. 674 00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:48,600 Speaker 1: But it's this the time to back the Falcons, and 675 00:33:48,600 --> 00:33:50,560 Speaker 1: and that's gonna be a hard one for most people, 676 00:33:50,600 --> 00:33:54,360 Speaker 1: because you know what we associate Atlanta wit is being 677 00:33:54,400 --> 00:33:58,120 Speaker 1: some losers. But I know, you know Dalvin Cook is 678 00:33:58,120 --> 00:34:01,800 Speaker 1: out for the Vikings that a shure. Yeah, he messed 679 00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:04,120 Speaker 1: up his hamps. I mean it was growing. So I 680 00:34:04,160 --> 00:34:07,000 Speaker 1: saw that earlier I don't know. Don't quote me, no, no, 681 00:34:07,160 --> 00:34:08,839 Speaker 1: I mean, I know he's dinged up, but even when 682 00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:11,359 Speaker 1: he was out, Madison ran really well in the second half, 683 00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:13,560 Speaker 1: had over underd Yards. I think, so, is this the 684 00:34:13,600 --> 00:34:15,840 Speaker 1: time we're back to Atlanta Falcons to take him on 685 00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:18,120 Speaker 1: the money line because I believe in making money I like, 686 00:34:18,719 --> 00:34:21,680 Speaker 1: but I like money line underdogs. Okay, so he I 687 00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:24,319 Speaker 1: guess the only pushback for me would be did you 688 00:34:24,360 --> 00:34:26,919 Speaker 1: hear the owner? This week? He was asked about Matt Ryan? 689 00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:29,399 Speaker 1: Is Matt Ryan you know? The future? And he would 690 00:34:29,480 --> 00:34:32,120 Speaker 1: not give him the vote of confidence. And I wonder 691 00:34:32,239 --> 00:34:35,040 Speaker 1: if maybe you know how the Houston Texans fire your coach. 692 00:34:35,120 --> 00:34:38,400 Speaker 1: But we know Deshaun Watson's their guy, and it's like, 693 00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:42,680 Speaker 1: let's rally around Cornell. Bill O'Brien's a dick um. I 694 00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:45,280 Speaker 1: just wonder in Atlanta if everybody's looking over their shoulder, 695 00:34:45,360 --> 00:34:48,560 Speaker 1: like Chucks, are they going to trade Julio? Uh? Are 696 00:34:48,560 --> 00:34:50,239 Speaker 1: they gonna try to unload Matt Ryan? Like? Are they 697 00:34:50,239 --> 00:34:52,960 Speaker 1: tearing this thing down? Do I gotta try to get mine? 698 00:34:53,239 --> 00:34:56,200 Speaker 1: Do we see some maybe selfish maneuvers offensively, like, hey man, 699 00:34:56,200 --> 00:34:58,240 Speaker 1: throw me the ball? I need to up my stats. 700 00:34:58,239 --> 00:35:00,400 Speaker 1: And then if you look at the Atlanta secondary, I 701 00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:03,560 Speaker 1: mean is a mass unitude. Everybody's freaking hurt. And we've 702 00:35:03,560 --> 00:35:06,600 Speaker 1: seen Minnesota. They started awful. I mean they were awful 703 00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:08,560 Speaker 1: the first two weeks, and the last three weeks they 704 00:35:08,680 --> 00:35:11,080 Speaker 1: started to get with it and it looks like they're 705 00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:13,359 Speaker 1: figuring some things out. I don't think I would make 706 00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:15,840 Speaker 1: a case for Atlanta there, but that's just me. I 707 00:35:15,880 --> 00:35:18,640 Speaker 1: don't love Minnesota at four. I mean, should the he's 708 00:35:18,680 --> 00:35:22,640 Speaker 1: really be Should they be favored over anybody? That's a 709 00:35:22,640 --> 00:35:24,840 Speaker 1: little puzzling. Let me ask you about this one. This 710 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:28,480 Speaker 1: kind of an interesting line. So the Colts seven and 711 00:35:28,520 --> 00:35:31,520 Speaker 1: a half over the Bengals. The Colts just look pretty bad. 712 00:35:31,520 --> 00:35:35,919 Speaker 1: Everybody says Philip Rivers was washed. Um any thoughts there 713 00:35:36,080 --> 00:35:44,840 Speaker 1: lean either way? Give me the wash King. Yeah, Joe Burrow, 714 00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:47,640 Speaker 1: he's gonna be a great player, but right now he 715 00:35:47,760 --> 00:35:50,120 Speaker 1: needs help. He needs help on the alephansive line. And 716 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:52,480 Speaker 1: the Colts something they can do that they can get after. 717 00:35:52,560 --> 00:35:54,600 Speaker 1: You know, they get pushed up front and if they 718 00:35:54,600 --> 00:35:58,560 Speaker 1: get their linebacker Leonard back, that's gonna be huge. So 719 00:35:58,719 --> 00:36:00,960 Speaker 1: now you know they're pretty that's stopping the run and 720 00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:03,680 Speaker 1: they can contain the pass, and A J. Green does 721 00:36:03,719 --> 00:36:05,319 Speaker 1: not want to be there anymore. If you're talking about 722 00:36:05,360 --> 00:36:08,200 Speaker 1: somebody that's going after years, I was in the same 723 00:36:08,280 --> 00:36:10,400 Speaker 1: draft class with A. J. Green. I feel sorry for 724 00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:13,080 Speaker 1: my dog man. My guys really out there struggling, and 725 00:36:13,120 --> 00:36:15,840 Speaker 1: it's not about him anymore. They've moved on. And you 726 00:36:15,880 --> 00:36:17,640 Speaker 1: know when you can have bad apples like that in 727 00:36:17,640 --> 00:36:19,640 Speaker 1: the locker room and they could really affect the team. 728 00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:22,440 Speaker 1: So I still feel like it was yesterday that he 729 00:36:22,520 --> 00:36:25,000 Speaker 1: was dominating. Was it Georgia? He was Georgia and Julio 730 00:36:25,120 --> 00:36:28,560 Speaker 1: was Alabama and those guys were just unfreaking believable. Now 731 00:36:28,719 --> 00:36:34,439 Speaker 1: was was A J. Green? And South Carolina? Yes, played 732 00:36:34,440 --> 00:36:37,560 Speaker 1: against him in football and basketball. Was he awesome? It 733 00:36:37,680 --> 00:36:41,000 Speaker 1: was tough. But the best player, best dual sport. That 734 00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:46,440 Speaker 1: athlete was Sydney Rice. Sydney Rice is the goat Minnesota Vikings. 735 00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:50,080 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, he was the goat. Now 736 00:36:50,160 --> 00:36:53,640 Speaker 1: that's the two sport athlete that we all admired, because 737 00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:56,400 Speaker 1: this guy had game all over the floor. Whatever he 738 00:36:56,440 --> 00:36:58,359 Speaker 1: wanted to do, if he wanted to take you off 739 00:36:58,360 --> 00:37:00,879 Speaker 1: the dribble, pull up, or he just wanted to mallsh 740 00:37:00,880 --> 00:37:03,160 Speaker 1: you in the back of the end zone with one hand, 741 00:37:03,320 --> 00:37:05,920 Speaker 1: left hand. The guy was I mean you saw what 742 00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:08,080 Speaker 1: he did in the NFL with Brett Farve, uh and 743 00:37:08,120 --> 00:37:12,399 Speaker 1: the stretched with the Vikings. Yeah, whatever happened to him. Uh, 744 00:37:12,440 --> 00:37:16,160 Speaker 1: he got into wing stops like here, Rick Ross, they 745 00:37:16,160 --> 00:37:19,000 Speaker 1: started collabining. He purchased a bunch of wing stops out 746 00:37:19,040 --> 00:37:22,319 Speaker 1: there in Seattle and uh l a as well as 747 00:37:22,400 --> 00:37:26,000 Speaker 1: my hand wing stops. And he's he's making money hand 748 00:37:26,040 --> 00:37:28,920 Speaker 1: over fist. Oh that's awesome. I did not know that 749 00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:32,520 Speaker 1: he's the wingstop king. As the wingstop king, let me 750 00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:34,560 Speaker 1: ask on a side note, do you play any more 751 00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:37,719 Speaker 1: pickup basketball at all? Or no? Now? I used to, 752 00:37:38,120 --> 00:37:40,439 Speaker 1: and uh the reason why A lot of those guys 753 00:37:40,480 --> 00:37:44,120 Speaker 1: that I'm playing with are high caliber guys, and I 754 00:37:44,239 --> 00:37:46,200 Speaker 1: just like watching them now, So I go out there 755 00:37:46,239 --> 00:37:49,520 Speaker 1: and like whenever Steph has a pickup game or uh 756 00:37:49,640 --> 00:37:52,080 Speaker 1: playing with guys from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, 757 00:37:52,120 --> 00:37:54,120 Speaker 1: the Duke. I used to play in those games, but 758 00:37:54,120 --> 00:37:55,839 Speaker 1: now I just sit back and watch and and just 759 00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:59,200 Speaker 1: be a fan. Huh. I'm surprised you don't play, man. Listen, 760 00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:01,040 Speaker 1: I try to get in many pickup games as I 761 00:38:01,080 --> 00:38:03,400 Speaker 1: can while I got the legs now, I never played 762 00:38:03,440 --> 00:38:06,080 Speaker 1: high school basketball. You were all the state. Uh, but 763 00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:08,759 Speaker 1: you know, I don't want to get into a long thing. 764 00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:11,359 Speaker 1: But like some of the guys who are really good 765 00:38:11,520 --> 00:38:13,640 Speaker 1: high school college athletes have noticed they don't want to 766 00:38:13,640 --> 00:38:16,319 Speaker 1: play anymore because, like you guys played at the highest level, 767 00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:20,560 Speaker 1: you know, like thirty people cheering for you. Um, you know, 768 00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:23,160 Speaker 1: and I never had that. So I'm like enjoying my 769 00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:27,640 Speaker 1: prime now. So you don't do you play any sports now? Uh? Golf? 770 00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:30,440 Speaker 1: I love the ball, but you know, you know what 771 00:38:30,480 --> 00:38:34,680 Speaker 1: the thing with basketball is that I instead of me 772 00:38:34,760 --> 00:38:37,480 Speaker 1: being on the floor, I like being out there and 773 00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:40,879 Speaker 1: pushing the younger guys to be better. Because I've seen 774 00:38:40,960 --> 00:38:45,120 Speaker 1: some pickup games where guys fresh from the NBA Finals 775 00:38:45,160 --> 00:38:47,640 Speaker 1: are on the floor and we're out there and I'll 776 00:38:47,680 --> 00:38:49,799 Speaker 1: throw one of my young guys out there so they 777 00:38:49,800 --> 00:38:52,439 Speaker 1: can get that experience because they make it look so 778 00:38:52,520 --> 00:38:56,600 Speaker 1: easy on television and they failed to realize, like these 779 00:38:56,600 --> 00:38:59,680 Speaker 1: guys work NonStop, like it's an art to this. So 780 00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:02,160 Speaker 1: being able to put somebody younger out there and be like, 781 00:39:02,200 --> 00:39:03,640 Speaker 1: hey man, go out there and get beat up by 782 00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:06,000 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant, or go out here and try to stand 783 00:39:06,040 --> 00:39:08,920 Speaker 1: in front of Kyrie or Carmelo Anthony or whoever like 784 00:39:08,920 --> 00:39:12,080 Speaker 1: in those different pickup games. You have appreciation for it. 785 00:39:12,200 --> 00:39:13,640 Speaker 1: Where you know, I don't have to go out there 786 00:39:13,680 --> 00:39:15,759 Speaker 1: and bank. Now, if they pissed me off, I go 787 00:39:15,800 --> 00:39:18,000 Speaker 1: out and there a lot somebody else. But I'm not 788 00:39:18,120 --> 00:39:20,839 Speaker 1: out there like trying to pound my chest anymore. Man. 789 00:39:20,880 --> 00:39:22,520 Speaker 1: I leave it for the young guys to do it. 790 00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:25,440 Speaker 1: Tori Gurley, I'll get you out of here on this one. Uh. 791 00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:28,400 Speaker 1: In an ideal world, where are you in ten years? 792 00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:32,120 Speaker 1: Oh that's a good question. Uh well, I just got 793 00:39:32,160 --> 00:39:35,719 Speaker 1: married recently a couple of months ago. So uh, you know, 794 00:39:35,760 --> 00:39:38,640 Speaker 1: I pray that you know TV is going well for me. 795 00:39:38,680 --> 00:39:42,520 Speaker 1: You and I collabinate on these different sports fantasy betting shows, 796 00:39:42,800 --> 00:39:45,960 Speaker 1: and that my family is is getting bigger and growing 797 00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:49,239 Speaker 1: and and we just living life. Man. That's where I 798 00:39:49,239 --> 00:39:51,080 Speaker 1: want to be ten years from now, where I can 799 00:39:51,080 --> 00:39:53,960 Speaker 1: be a proud father and a proud analyst and and 800 00:39:54,200 --> 00:39:56,239 Speaker 1: and help lead the way for the guys that's coming 801 00:39:56,280 --> 00:39:58,919 Speaker 1: behind us. I love it all right, Tory Gurley, thanks 802 00:39:58,960 --> 00:40:01,239 Speaker 1: a lot for your time. Now, good luck, with gambling this, 803 00:40:01,320 --> 00:40:03,880 Speaker 1: we can be careful with your packers. Just be careful. 804 00:40:04,120 --> 00:40:07,319 Speaker 1: That's all I'll say about the packers. Don't get too cute, man. 805 00:40:07,600 --> 00:40:09,080 Speaker 1: I'm telling you, packers all the way.