1 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:09,120 Speaker 1: The Around the NFL Podcast doesn't do route concepts. Welcome 2 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 1: back to another edition of the Around the NFL Podcast. 3 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:13,119 Speaker 1: My name is Dan Hansers, and I am joined by 4 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: a stadium filled with heroes, Mark Sessler, Connor Or and 5 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:22,640 Speaker 1: Kevin at Patra. What's up, boys, I messed up your name? Kevin? 6 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 1: All right? I forgive you Dan, Wow, And you don't 7 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: want to start that way. The lights are on us. 8 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: It's a big event. The NFL Scouting Combine is here. Mark, 9 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:33,599 Speaker 1: You've been at this event for years in a row? 10 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 1: Is that correct? Fifth yere? Hello? Tell me how this 11 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: year compares to other years or is it always the 12 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: same as a groundhog Day? Here? It does have a 13 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 1: feeling where it's sort of the same each year because 14 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 1: you see the same exact people sitting in the same seats, 15 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 1: all the writers and you know, you get this, the 16 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 1: laundry list of coaches and gm is coming through them. 17 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: There's always The storylines are what I think make the 18 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: Combiner or breaking. Last year's had a lot of drama 19 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 1: with like the Jim Harbor to the Browns rumor and stuff. 20 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: I think this lacked like a devastating storyline, but there 21 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: was a lot of good stuff on both both of 22 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: that pack days. New new faces like Rex Ryan coming in. 23 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: Was that was that a Thurman Thomas jersey he had? 24 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 1: He was wearing a Thurman Thomas jersey on Friday, Yeah, 25 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: which was interesting there was of course, Bill Belichick was 26 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: caught on camera spooning up some type of liquid with 27 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: his finger by NFL Networks. I can do whatever he wants. 28 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: He's he's wearing a sweatshirt now, that says Bill Belichick 29 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: on it. So he's reaching the self parody stage. But 30 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:34,400 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter. He's got six rings all told. So yeah, 31 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 1: I mean, for me, this is my first Combine experience, 32 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: and Kevin Patrick was yours as well, and um, to me, 33 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,559 Speaker 1: the big takeaway and we're gonna get into some news 34 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: and we're gonna hand out some Combine awards before we 35 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: get out of here. But the big takeaway from me 36 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 1: is like seeing these coaches the way this event breaks 37 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: down Wednesday and Thursday, and some guys on Friday go 38 00:01:57,600 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: to all speak of the podium, gms and coaches, a 39 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: lot of coaches, not everybody, but many, uh if not most, 40 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 1: And you see how these coaches are basically at this 41 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: stage of their career in the rock star status and 42 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 1: how you get why. There's a lot of reasons why 43 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: you want to be an NFL head coach. But you 44 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: can see, like these guys when they come to these events, 45 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 1: they're like the swaggering big dogs. They love it. A 46 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 1: lot of these guys like it. Today I watched Saturday 47 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:25,519 Speaker 1: on a Jeff Fisher press conference, and it's fifteen minutes 48 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:27,679 Speaker 1: only for each of these guys. But Jeff was like, no, 49 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: I want to take more because some guys you can tell, 50 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: just love being at that podium, podium and holding court 51 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 1: and being you know. Then you walk out in the 52 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:36,920 Speaker 1: hallway and like you said, when when I wanted them 53 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 1: to parts the media center and is disappearing into the 54 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: darkness of the stadium. Everyone's coming up wanting to shake 55 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: their hands, especially the new coaches I think too that 56 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: have just ascended to this position. Everyone want to get 57 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: chummy with him. I don't think there's a better like feeling, 58 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: like if you're Todd Bowles, for example, like there's it 59 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:56,799 Speaker 1: doesn't get any better than this because inevitably you will 60 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: get fired, you know what I mean. But right now, 61 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:01,240 Speaker 1: right here, that sweet spot you're in that sweet spot. 62 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: You're the hot coordinator, you're you know, you've assembled your staff, 63 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: you think you're going to the Super Bowl next year. 64 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,079 Speaker 1: Everybody's coming up and telling you how great you are. 65 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 1: That's why everyone loves it, because it's like hope paternal 66 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: unless you're you know, Mike Petton or Ray Farmer. Hey, 67 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: that's the take big takeaway from me was the difference 68 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:21,799 Speaker 1: between the media area, which is a bunch of my 69 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: scurring around asking a lot of times ridiculous questions or 70 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: the same questions over and over again about the devaluation 71 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: of the running back position, and then and then you 72 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 1: come out here into the stadium when they're actually the 73 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: guys are on the field, and it's eerily quiet almost, 74 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: and like the two different the difference there is very 75 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: striking that I never would have got. You don't here 76 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: here that on TV because you got the cameras and 77 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 1: the sound close it's a lot of popping and stuff. 78 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: But this stadium was very it's all business on this 79 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 1: field and it is interesting to see it up close. 80 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: And but to me, the big star, he's not going 81 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: to get a Combine Award, first annual Combined a war, 82 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: But I think Connor or taking us to underground cigar 83 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: saloon on Tuesday night where they were, you know, serving 84 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: high octane beverages and smoking cigars and sitting on plush 85 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: red couches. Wow, this guy knows the city like the 86 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: back of his head. I woke up on Wednesday morning. 87 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:20,720 Speaker 1: My room sounded smelled like like a mafia hangout. Yeah, man, 88 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:23,359 Speaker 1: Nicky Blaine's that's like, it's very similar to what my 89 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: own house looks like. I kind of modeled it after 90 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:29,600 Speaker 1: after like Tony Montana's guest room basically. Uh so. Yeah. 91 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 1: So we've been checking out the the indie nightlife, even 92 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:36,160 Speaker 1: though it's been single degree um single digit weather here, 93 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: which is outrage Dan has been complaining the entire time. 94 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:43,920 Speaker 1: Listen endlessly, endlessly complain because Patrick is the tough guy 95 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:50,600 Speaker 1: from Detroit. I get it. I get it it's cold, 96 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 1: but you know, I grew up in New York, I 97 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,840 Speaker 1: went to school in Boston. I get cold too. I've 98 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:56,600 Speaker 1: been in l A for almost five years, so it's 99 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,359 Speaker 1: softened me at some level, but it's legitimately cold, to 100 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: the point where I've asked area bartenders who have gotten 101 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: to know well and uh, you know, at st Elmos, 102 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: which we'll get into later. This is cold even for 103 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: Indianapolis standards, and everyone's like, yeah, it's Legitimately. I didn't 104 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: see Patrick complaining when Dan hailed a cab to go 105 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 1: three blocks in the middle of that block ride, Kevin 106 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 1: started to realize this was a good movie. I got 107 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: ridiculed for complaining about it. Actually, well, none of us 108 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: agreed with you. Alright, So big takeaway so far, Kevin 109 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:31,040 Speaker 1: Patrick tougher than all of us. Uh. Looking great, by 110 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: the way, Thank you for your traps especially all Right, 111 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: so we've got a big show, as I said, But 112 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: let's start um as we always do, even though we're 113 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:43,040 Speaker 1: on the floor of Lucas Stadium, Lucas Oil Stadium, right 114 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 1: at the basically right at the goal line where Ahmad 115 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: Bradshaw fell in backwards uh to win Super Bowl forty 116 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:52,920 Speaker 1: six for the New York Giants. Connor Or, a young 117 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:55,480 Speaker 1: beat writer at that time in his life, what was 118 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: your big takeaway by the way of that event or 119 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:00,040 Speaker 1: the most memorable moment of covering the Super Bowl in 120 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 1: this building? I would say, because I was on Patriots 121 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 1: duty and I ran like I ran into the locker 122 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 1: room so fast that I guess one of the security 123 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 1: guards wasn't paying attention, and I was in the Patriots 124 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 1: locker room before anyone else was allowed end. So it 125 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: was like me fifty three sobbing men and like Robert 126 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: Kraft going around and individually hugging everybody. And then I 127 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:22,280 Speaker 1: looked around like I gotta get out of here. So 128 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:26,839 Speaker 1: it was like an Oar family reunion, sobbing men. All right, 129 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:30,160 Speaker 1: let's get to some news. Let's do some headlines. Uh, 130 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: t D is thousands of miles away, he was, so 131 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 1: we don't get a t D drop, but just imagine 132 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 1: at this point that what's happening fetters? And then he 133 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 1: dropped in the news things like, oh that was a 134 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 1: quirky news ros mildly witty, sound good job, TD, But 135 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 1: imagine that just happened. And let's start with John Elway 136 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: and um, so John spoke. This one's for John. John 137 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 1: spoke on Thursday, and you know exactly what everyone wanted 138 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 1: to know. The first question was what's up with Peyton Manning? 139 00:06:58,480 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 1: And this, right, it gets a little weird, and this 140 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 1: is still a weird story. We've been talking about it 141 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:05,480 Speaker 1: on the podcast. Um, how something that doesn't quite add up. 142 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 1: Ian Rappaport and Albert Brier last Friday reported that Peyton 143 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 1: Manning had a face to face sit down with John 144 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 1: Elway and Denver and expressed that he wanted to return 145 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 1: for another season. Uh NFL Media wasn't the only uh 146 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: media group that reported that that l that Manning gave 147 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 1: the go ahead that he wants to be back. But 148 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 1: then they asked John Elway about it, and Elway says 149 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 1: he still hasn't heard from Manning definitively whether he wants 150 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: to return, So there's a disconnect there. And then the 151 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:36,119 Speaker 1: other thing that struck me. You know, I was sitting 152 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 1: in on this. It was my first overall pick in 153 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 1: our combined uh coverage draft in day two. I took 154 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: John Elway and I was very happy with it. They 155 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: someone asked, well, there's been you know, reports and whispers 156 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 1: out there that it's the contract Manning his contract that 157 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 1: is that is playing into this, and he essentially dodged 158 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 1: the dodge. The question is this is a quote. I 159 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 1: think the bottom line is that's pretty good Elway, but 160 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 1: it's it's uh I think the bottom line is I 161 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 1: don't like to get into anybody's contract and discuss anything 162 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 1: about contracts, but just know that I believe he'll be back, 163 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: and I believe it will be our quarterback. So dodged 164 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 1: it completely. So there is and Connor, you as a 165 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 1: the grizzlebeat man of the around the NFL group, although 166 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 1: being a very young man, tell me read through this, 167 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 1: cut through the BS and tell me what what's going 168 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: on here. They don't want him to come back for 169 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 1: the amount of money that they own. I mean, I 170 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: think that it's gonna be a sensitive thing because I 171 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 1: feel like Elway holds all the strength in this, because 172 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 1: if Peyton Manning can't walk away because of a contract dispute, 173 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 1: especially after all the money that he made in his career, 174 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: how he's remembered and so Elway knows this. He also 175 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:45,440 Speaker 1: knows he mentioned that Peyton would like to add another 176 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:48,199 Speaker 1: Super Bowl, um almost sort of challenging him a little bit. 177 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 1: Peyton would like to add another super Bowl to his resume. 178 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:52,679 Speaker 1: So I feel like, now it's just kind of we're 179 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 1: in that sensitive gray area where they don't really want 180 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: to address the elephant, but they are letting it play 181 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 1: out in the media to some degree because you're challenging 182 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 1: Manning that's what Elway did. He basically flipped the narrative. 183 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:06,719 Speaker 1: I just feel like I'm gonna be wrong about the 184 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 1: summertime bet that he retires, but I wouldn't be shocked, 185 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 1: and I think that I would not know you full sandwiches. 186 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 1: By the way, if this happened, If he winds up 187 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 1: with another team, m M, that would be crazy. The 188 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 1: other thing that that kind of jumped out to me 189 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 1: is one reporter, um, you know it was you know 190 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 1: what about March nine? He was like, what is there 191 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 1: a deadline for him to give you this final word? 192 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 1: And March nine is an important day because that's when 193 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: Manning is nineteen million dollar salary becomes guarantee. And Elway 194 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 1: just he repeated himself and said he's got all the 195 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 1: time he wants. So it's like, clearly somethings that play 196 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:42,600 Speaker 1: here and they got to work this out. And I 197 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 1: don't know if it's been handled extremely well because it's 198 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 1: the longer it hangs out in the media, the more 199 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: awkward it gets between Elway and Kubiak. The day before, 200 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 1: it seems like the organizational stances we want to make it, 201 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 1: put it on him, make everyone else believe that we're 202 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 1: doing everything we can to bring him, even if they're not, 203 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 1: even if they are squabbling over money. Alright, moving on, 204 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 1: So let's check in with Adrian Peterson, who, um, you know, 205 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:10,400 Speaker 1: he is not here obviously, but uh. He spoke to 206 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:13,319 Speaker 1: ESPN on Thursday an interview said that he was quote 207 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:17,079 Speaker 1: still uneasy about rejoining the Vikings after the team helped 208 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:20,880 Speaker 1: expedite his placement on the exemptalist in September. He had 209 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 1: this to say. There were people in the organization, I 210 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:24,840 Speaker 1: should say him like, L wait too, there are people 211 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:26,719 Speaker 1: on it now. There are people in the organization that 212 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 1: I trusted who knew exactly what was said that weren't 213 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 1: heard from. They weren't able to do anything about it. 214 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:36,320 Speaker 1: So and I kind of see where Peterson Obviously, you know, 215 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 1: what he did was not good and he was certainly 216 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 1: punished for it. Uh, but the Vikings didn't exactly race 217 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:45,720 Speaker 1: to his aid. They never like stood up publicly for him. 218 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 1: And this guy has been the face of the franchise 219 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:50,600 Speaker 1: for years and it's clear that this is a guy 220 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:53,560 Speaker 1: he's stinging from this that they didn't have his back 221 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 1: in this the most dramatic moment of his life. I 222 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 1: think behind the scenes, though, who probably did reach out 223 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 1: to Adrian Peterson were the coaches. I think the coaches 224 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 1: from the start wanted him on the field, but the 225 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 1: pr angle was not handled well. And you know everyone 226 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 1: when everyone doubted Peterson after the after he tore up 227 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:12,400 Speaker 1: his knee, he came back with a big chip on 228 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 1: his shoulder and basically proved everyone wrong. I think this 229 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:18,079 Speaker 1: time around he's he's probably angry again, and I wouldn't 230 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 1: be surprised to see him on a different team too. 231 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:21,840 Speaker 1: How about you pair him in Peyton. Maybe brought up 232 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 1: Texas in talking to them, he brought up kind of 233 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:27,319 Speaker 1: like how they supported him in Texas throughout this. It 234 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 1: just points all signs point to Dallas, and I think 235 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 1: the coaching staff and those who talked to him kind 236 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: of knew already that this is how Peterson felt, because 237 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:37,240 Speaker 1: they're all along. They said, we want him back if 238 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:39,679 Speaker 1: he wants to be here. There's always been that caveat 239 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 1: that if he wants to be here. So I think 240 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:44,559 Speaker 1: they know that he feels kind of betrayed by the people, 241 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:47,200 Speaker 1: whether right or wrong, whatever, it doesn't matter. That's how 242 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 1: he feels by the people of Minnesota and let's go. 243 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 1: But my eighth grade social studies teacher, Miss Mizell had 244 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 1: the famous line tied into many things we learned about 245 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 1: money makes the world go around. So we just talked 246 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 1: about it with Peyton Manning and I'm sure that plays 247 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 1: in with Adrian Peterson two. And the vikings is that 248 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 1: maybe we don't know that it's public yet, but maybe 249 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:08,839 Speaker 1: they're they've already approached him, or there's been whispers back 250 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 1: channels about you need to restructure your deal if you 251 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 1: want to stay with us. He's making a lot of 252 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 1: money for a running back, so that kind of you 253 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 1: think that could be playing into this as well. I 254 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 1: think so. Um, I just think that all around, Like 255 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 1: I think that there was an awkward situation to begin with, 256 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:23,960 Speaker 1: because if if Peterson wanted somebody to come out and 257 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 1: defend him, you have a general manager that's, you know, 258 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:29,079 Speaker 1: for better for worse, under fire that some people thought 259 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 1: wasn't going to survive this season. You had a brand 260 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 1: new rookie head coach at the same time who doesn't 261 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 1: want to make waves and and ruin his first opportunity 262 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:39,120 Speaker 1: that he's gotten after years and years as an assistant. 263 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 1: So you know, you can do as much as you 264 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 1: can behind closed doors. But if he wanted a public 265 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:47,079 Speaker 1: strong defense, I don't think that anyone in that organization 266 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 1: was in a good spot to provide it for him. 267 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 1: And I think that that might be where the frustration is. 268 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 1: But you're right, I mean, you did need to follow 269 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:55,680 Speaker 1: the one money because I think that they might be 270 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 1: looking to move on and and sort of dress up 271 00:12:57,640 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 1: the roster in a different way. I talked to someone 272 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:02,200 Speaker 1: here at the combine. I was talking about de Marco 273 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 1: Murray and how it seemed weird to me that they 274 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 1: were they seemed so willing to let Murray go, and 275 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:09,679 Speaker 1: he said that, you know, people within the Cowboys, they 276 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 1: thought it was funny when people like, oh they're gonna 277 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:13,599 Speaker 1: they're over working to Marco Murray. It was like this 278 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:15,280 Speaker 1: has always been in their plan, that they never planned 279 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 1: to bring Murray Murray back. They're just gonna work him hard, 280 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 1: get the best, you know, production you could get at him. 281 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 1: Hopefully he stays healthy, and then they were gonna bring 282 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:25,199 Speaker 1: someone else in, so that could be Adrian. People will 283 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 1: be Adrian Peterson. Should that could be a sandwich proposition 284 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: because one thing I know about free agency and this 285 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 1: time of season when everyone thinks it's definitely gonna be 286 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,079 Speaker 1: one way, all of a sudden he's playing for the Raiders. 287 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 1: You know, we'll see moving on. So Sam Bradford talked 288 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:43,320 Speaker 1: about Adrian Peterson tearing up his knee. Poor Sam Bradford 289 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:44,839 Speaker 1: has torn his knee up twice in a row over 290 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 1: the last two seasons. Uh. And yet the Rams are 291 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 1: staying by their quarterback, the former number one overall pick. 292 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:52,720 Speaker 1: We've you know, they've been open about the fact they 293 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:55,079 Speaker 1: still want him to be their guy this year. Jeff 294 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:57,200 Speaker 1: Fisher Friday morning, he was the first one up at 295 00:13:57,200 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 1: the podium at Lucas Oil Stadium. UM. He again got 296 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:05,080 Speaker 1: behind Bradford and said he was betting on Sam Bradford 297 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 1: in two thousand fifteen. Uh. When reporters asked, you know, 298 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 1: do you have like a plan B Like, well, you 299 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 1: know you need a plan. Video with Sam Bradford at 300 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:14,320 Speaker 1: the stage of the game says, I don't know what 301 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:16,319 Speaker 1: that looks like right now. We'll let you know. It 302 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 1: could be a veteran, it could be a draft choice, 303 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:19,920 Speaker 1: it could be a combination of that. It could be 304 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 1: Austin Davis, it could be Sean Hill. So you know 305 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:26,520 Speaker 1: he's they're in. They're in on this guy. Does this 306 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 1: makes sense that they're The problem is Sam Bradford for 307 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 1: more than just a couple of seasons, has been planned 308 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 1: b This is not a quarterback that a from a 309 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 1: health perspective, you can rely on. And and Fisher today, 310 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: which I found very annoying, is he's still touting Bradford's 311 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 1: record against the NFC West five two and one. But 312 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 1: by the way, five two and one is not amazing. No, 313 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 1: you want to drop me, well, he's an eight. No, 314 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 1: since I was here with him, he's like five two 315 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 1: and one. And then I saw someone tweeted that, you 316 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:55,120 Speaker 1: know most of those ones are against the Cardinals, when 317 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:58,360 Speaker 1: that weren't always good Cardinals teams. Uh So that's a 318 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 1: weird step to throw out there that obviously your organization 319 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 1: helps you out. And for the amount of money he makes, 320 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 1: this is an outrage. This is just one of those 321 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:07,080 Speaker 1: things that I think they know that there's no better 322 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:09,520 Speaker 1: option and to give it a role again, so they 323 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:11,880 Speaker 1: got to boost him up as how as ridiculous as 324 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 1: it sounds. I just think this is another case where 325 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 1: Jeff Fisher, in twenty years of coaching has had six 326 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 1: seasons where he's had more than eight wins, six out 327 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,200 Speaker 1: of twenty, and part a lot of it is because 328 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 1: he doesn't he can't find a quarterback or he can't 329 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:26,920 Speaker 1: melt uh you know, get it good, good enough play 330 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:29,440 Speaker 1: out of a quarterback. And this is just another example 331 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 1: of that playing out here. Here's the thing though that 332 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 1: they got. I kind of get the Bradford thing, keeping 333 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 1: him because there's not a lot out there, But yeah, 334 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 1: you better have a good plan. You better have a 335 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 1: better backup than Seawan Hill because there you gotta look 336 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:44,280 Speaker 1: at it as a fifty fifty proposition that Bradford goes 337 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 1: down again. You don't know how that leg is going 338 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 1: to react. But it is the worst year in a 339 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 1: while to try to find a quarterback in the combination 340 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:53,080 Speaker 1: of free agency or the draft. At this rate, Josh 341 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:55,160 Speaker 1: McCown is going to get like a seven hundred million 342 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 1: dollar contract, but he's sitting by week six. As a 343 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 1: brief aside, they're also ian had a part that Russell 344 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 1: Wilson could be heading towards a guaranteed contract, you know, 345 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 1: in the eighty million range. If that happens, the whole 346 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 1: the whole financial spectrum of the NFL changes, So that's 347 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 1: no one will talk to John Schneider again. Inside the 348 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 1: NFL community, it will be a huge thing to watch 349 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: how that plays out with Russell Wilson. Uh. Speaking of 350 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 1: contract talk, UH, Mike McCarthy professed his love for Reggie 351 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:32,280 Speaker 1: Randall Cobb on Thursday, and Ted Thompson spoke for the media. 352 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:34,840 Speaker 1: Ted Thompson keeps it close to the vest. Uh. They 353 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 1: asked about will you do you want to sign Randall 354 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 1: cop was obviously their number one free agent target, and 355 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:42,080 Speaker 1: he said, oh, we want to start sign all our 356 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 1: free agents. So he's not saying much but Randall Cobb, 357 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:47,360 Speaker 1: I would think if they let him hit the open market. 358 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:49,080 Speaker 1: There are a lot of teams and there's a lot 359 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:50,800 Speaker 1: of money floating around. The salary cap is gonna be 360 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 1: like one three million. There are a lot of teams 361 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 1: that can make a hard play for a receiver like Cobb. 362 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 1: He's got to be careful. And I'll just add to 363 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:01,400 Speaker 1: that this conversation piece to Marrius to miss uh. John 364 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:05,160 Speaker 1: Elway told local reporters this is weird thing. Um at 365 00:17:05,160 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 1: the combine with the coverage outworks where everyone gets the 366 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:12,840 Speaker 1: podium time the fifteen minutes, there's chairs set up. But 367 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:16,680 Speaker 1: for some guys or most gms and coaches, they'll then 368 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 1: go to the hallway and the beat guys, the local 369 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:21,199 Speaker 1: beat guys will scurry and find him and he'll do 370 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 1: another five, ten minutes or whatever. But sometimes, and in 371 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:29,679 Speaker 1: the case of this story, does have a payoff, it 372 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 1: does in this In this case, sometimes you can only 373 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:36,639 Speaker 1: the reporters. Beat reporters have access to the coach. In 374 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:38,959 Speaker 1: this case, we didn't have access. So we learned second 375 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:41,879 Speaker 1: hand that the franchise tag will be used on too 376 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:44,880 Speaker 1: Marius Thomas if they can't do a long term deal. 377 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:46,720 Speaker 1: So if you were a team that had your eyd 378 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 1: to Marrius Thomas, it's not gonna happen. He's not hitting 379 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:50,119 Speaker 1: the open market. I mean, I think we knew that 380 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:52,240 Speaker 1: they were gonna do with whether it was with Julius 381 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 1: or Da Marius. One of those guys was not going 382 00:17:54,119 --> 00:17:56,679 Speaker 1: to go to to free agency on any level. I 383 00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:58,919 Speaker 1: think they went with the more reliable play right, this 384 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:02,640 Speaker 1: is the one the player that they deemed irreplaceable, where 385 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 1: I think Julius Thomas they feel like, especially if Peyton 386 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 1: Man who comes back, Peyton Man has made Jacob Tammy 387 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:09,960 Speaker 1: worthwhile for the last how many years, So I think 388 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 1: that they know that Damarius Thomas opens up their offense 389 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:15,040 Speaker 1: in ways that other players don't, so they have to 390 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:16,680 Speaker 1: keep him. It's kind of like the Dez Bryant to 391 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:19,720 Speaker 1: Marco Murray's situation in Dallas. My only concerned there though, 392 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 1: is if you end up having to go with brock 393 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:24,160 Speaker 1: Osweiler or something like that, you're gonna need as many 394 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:26,720 Speaker 1: skill position players as you possibly can. And I think 395 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 1: dismissing it or not trying to find a way to 396 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 1: get creative enough to bring both of those guys back, 397 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 1: I mean, as impossible as it might seem. I mean 398 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 1: that ten million dollar cushion that you're getting into salary 399 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 1: cap should be able to help you push you in 400 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 1: the right direction to get that done. I mean, you know, 401 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:45,159 Speaker 1: brock Oswalder is not gonna make Jacob Tammy into a 402 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:48,480 Speaker 1: into a Pro Bowl tight end, right. And speaking of 403 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:52,200 Speaker 1: the Packers and Hallway discussions that are not pretty to 404 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 1: the riff raff like us. Mike McCarthy, the Packers coach, 405 00:18:56,440 --> 00:19:00,920 Speaker 1: told Packers beat reporters on Thursday that quote, I thought 406 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:04,000 Speaker 1: we were the best team in football when our season ended, 407 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:07,159 Speaker 1: you have to prove it on the field, obviously, And 408 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 1: to me, that was just like an obvious The comment 409 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:13,720 Speaker 1: means Aaron Rodgers doesn't get hurt. We were the best 410 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 1: team in the week, and they were the best coach. 411 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 1: They weren't the best coach team. Well, I mean maybe, 412 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 1: but I get where he's coming from. That's obviously. This 413 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 1: is a loss that stings because he even brought he 414 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:25,400 Speaker 1: brought up he started to dig in on and he said, 415 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 1: the team uses the sixteen principles of championship offense and defense, 416 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:33,000 Speaker 1: and he said, we hit thirteen of the sixteen on offense, 417 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:35,119 Speaker 1: and the three that we didn't get I think we 418 00:19:35,119 --> 00:19:37,800 Speaker 1: were like one or two plays off. Like I mean, 419 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:40,240 Speaker 1: here's a guy that's been staring at the tape and 420 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 1: staring at the numbers and trying to scratch his head 421 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:44,199 Speaker 1: and trying to figure out how this didn't work out. 422 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:48,359 Speaker 1: I just imagine this like board of like championship principles, 423 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:50,119 Speaker 1: and like he just runs in after the game, like 424 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 1: you hit them all. It's like minority report. He's like 425 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:55,600 Speaker 1: sliding it around. I mean, in a way, it's a sneaky, 426 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:58,560 Speaker 1: more crushing season. Then when they went fifteen and one. 427 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:01,159 Speaker 1: This in us with the playoffs, I think so too. 428 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:03,359 Speaker 1: I mean it's like, but you know, to say that 429 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 1: that's fine, but McCarthy and his play calling is a 430 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:06,920 Speaker 1: big reason they aren't and they wouldn't get to the 431 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:08,680 Speaker 1: super Bowl for sure. For sure, I think it will 432 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:10,680 Speaker 1: Rogers if he's healthy. I think they win that game. 433 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:13,880 Speaker 1: But McCarthy didn't do a great job in that game 434 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:17,200 Speaker 1: finishing it off. Uh yeah, so, but but I get 435 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:19,200 Speaker 1: I mean, people, and also you think about the Super Bowl, 436 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:21,560 Speaker 1: how that ended for the Seahawks, and now that's how 437 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:24,360 Speaker 1: people remember when they think crushing losses. But that Packers 438 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:26,639 Speaker 1: loss to me is still one of the worst losses 439 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:30,320 Speaker 1: I've ever seen a team suffer on a big stage. Uh. Ever, 440 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:33,440 Speaker 1: so well, in the skapegoat basically got deep sixed. It's 441 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 1: an that wasn't the PA, it was required within the division. 442 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:41,920 Speaker 1: So there's plenty of the vikings. The quote just tells 443 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 1: me almost that he blames Bostick for not for losing 444 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:51,080 Speaker 1: a championship essentially. Really, that's how I read it. Yeah, Patrick, 445 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 1: connecting the dots. Uh, speaking of the Super Bowl, I 446 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 1: this one I wanted to hit on quickly. We're hanging 447 00:20:57,040 --> 00:21:00,359 Speaker 1: out in Shula's, which is kind of like the Weston 448 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:02,600 Speaker 1: is where we're all staying. All our fans are now 449 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:04,720 Speaker 1: going to flock to the west and pants pounding on 450 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 1: the glass. Three. But he's the best. I think we 451 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 1: have three. I don't know, alright, So the west and 452 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:14,760 Speaker 1: the Shool is is a great hangout. And we saw 453 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 1: Jeremy Lane on the ticker on the TV that he 454 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:19,680 Speaker 1: you know, has had knee surgery, who was an a 455 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:22,720 Speaker 1: C L tear and that occurred on the interception in 456 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl where he actually also suffered the you know, 457 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 1: action movie type arm break like a Seagal arm break. Uh. 458 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:33,959 Speaker 1: It was the most damaging interception return of all time. Yes, 459 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:36,960 Speaker 1: oh please? And it it suddenly put Seattle, who lost 460 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 1: their defensive coordinator to start and Dan Quinn potentially if 461 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 1: Byron Maxwell goes to another team, he's probably gone. Right, 462 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:45,520 Speaker 1: it looks like he's gonna make we wants ten million 463 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 1: a year. Some teams probably gonna pay him. That's the 464 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:51,440 Speaker 1: Seattle secondary that suddenly needs two starting cornerbacks to go 465 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:53,640 Speaker 1: along with Richard Sherman. When you listen to Don John 466 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:56,639 Speaker 1: Schneider this week, He sound resigned to the fact that 467 00:21:56,800 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 1: Brandon Byron Maxwell played out plays contract and he's gonna 468 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 1: get something we can't afford, and so he's gone already. 469 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:05,920 Speaker 1: It just sounded that way from Schnyder. So, yeah, this 470 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:07,960 Speaker 1: is a they you have so much money tied up 471 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:10,440 Speaker 1: and just a few players, they're gonna need younger guys 472 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 1: to step up. And we didn't see that in the 473 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 1: Super Bowl, that's for sure. No, but that no team 474 00:22:14,040 --> 00:22:18,680 Speaker 1: has developed cornerbacks better over the last half a decade. Alright, Well, 475 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 1: I mean I thought I was a good way to 476 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 1: wrap that little segment up and get you to the 477 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:24,760 Speaker 1: next part. You put a nice bow on it, but 478 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:28,040 Speaker 1: then I dropped in. That's all right, that's what's happening. 479 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:31,200 Speaker 1: That's the news. UH. And now it is time and 480 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:33,639 Speaker 1: this has never happened before. This is the first for 481 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:38,920 Speaker 1: around the NFL, the Combine Coaches and GMS Presser Awards, 482 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 1: first annual. We're gonna hand out some awards to the 483 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 1: coaches and gems that delivered good and bad performances over 484 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:49,119 Speaker 1: the last two days. That not really so far. It's 485 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:51,160 Speaker 1: gonna shift a little bit now and as the Combine 486 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:54,719 Speaker 1: UH takes off. But when they flew us out out here, 487 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:56,399 Speaker 1: A big part of our assignment was to be all 488 00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 1: over those press conferences, which we were a good job. Guys, 489 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:03,959 Speaker 1: think Kevin, you're beard by the way, I called him 490 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 1: a mid period John Ritter. I still don't understand what 491 00:23:06,840 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 1: that after. It's after uh, like problem child, Kevin has 492 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:13,920 Speaker 1: some sneaky salt and pepper going on. I didn't realize 493 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:18,119 Speaker 1: that it's Greg just whipping me. It's just it's so 494 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:22,680 Speaker 1: it's post three is company priest stay tuned, So it's 495 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 1: that like eight four sweet spot where he was like 496 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:27,200 Speaker 1: kind of I don't think Patrick was even born during 497 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 1: this sweet spot of Ritter's career. Um, he's very comfortable 498 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:34,480 Speaker 1: talking about it, as you can tell Kevin Patrick. So anyway, 499 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 1: we're gonna hand out some awards and uh, you know, listen. 500 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:41,560 Speaker 1: All I can say is the Academy, uh is behind this. 501 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:43,960 Speaker 1: I had nothing to do with picking who the winners were. 502 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 1: I can only say that I will be announcing the awards. 503 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:48,919 Speaker 1: You're just the vessel that this is coming through, right, 504 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:50,960 Speaker 1: and then there will be some applause. I imagine that 505 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:53,800 Speaker 1: our producer will pipe in, but not really. There's a 506 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:55,879 Speaker 1: big crowd in the stadium here, that's going to be 507 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:58,119 Speaker 1: cheering when we announce you. So let's start. Let's get 508 00:23:58,200 --> 00:23:59,679 Speaker 1: right go, let's get into it. It's a good thing 509 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:04,040 Speaker 1: we're not the Falcon Stadium, by the way, Hio. The 510 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:08,200 Speaker 1: first award best joke, Mark Sesla, all right, that was 511 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:10,240 Speaker 1: that was actually a funker. I would like to have 512 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:14,160 Speaker 1: a TD Best Second Impression, So this is you could 513 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:17,200 Speaker 1: read into this however you want, but best second Impression 514 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:21,080 Speaker 1: by a coach or GM the winner Jim tom Seuwa 515 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:25,879 Speaker 1: who after he he admitted or it's been. It was 516 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:30,200 Speaker 1: widely known that his introductory press conference as Niners coach 517 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:33,200 Speaker 1: did not go well. He had that really awesome awkward 518 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:38,160 Speaker 1: interaction as well, uh with with the local between two 519 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 1: ferns operation. But now he steps to the podium and 520 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 1: I don't know, Mark, maybe you remember o Connor what 521 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:46,399 Speaker 1: his exact words will I stepped to the podium, He's like, 522 00:24:46,480 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 1: let's try this again. Yeah? I think he well he did. 523 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:52,000 Speaker 1: He admitted that he had been heavily coached up by 524 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 1: their media and PR cadre to not be a complete 525 00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 1: disaster this time. And I thought number one, he poked 526 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:01,640 Speaker 1: fun of himself multiple times right out of the gate, 527 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:04,320 Speaker 1: and the first three or four questions from reporters were 528 00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:07,920 Speaker 1: about that, basically just what happened in that press comments, 529 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 1: which was a mystifying forty five minutes of absolute mumbling, 530 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:14,240 Speaker 1: fumbling disaster from his mouth. I was, what is this 531 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 1: guy talking about? He this time around? No, it was 532 00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:19,239 Speaker 1: a mess, and it was like that. It's the one 533 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:22,280 Speaker 1: thing that probably put the whole fan base in a 534 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:24,199 Speaker 1: shaky spot, like is this our guy? You go from 535 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:27,439 Speaker 1: Jim Harbought number one to this? But he came around 536 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:29,399 Speaker 1: and I thought he was real strong. He did he 537 00:25:29,520 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 1: did a good job. I will say that first time though, 538 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:35,000 Speaker 1: he the interviewer did not set him up in a 539 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:37,919 Speaker 1: way like it was your it's your first interview as 540 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 1: a head coach and someone's asking you if you're a 541 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 1: leak to some like damaging anonymous report that led to 542 00:25:43,880 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 1: the ancester of this guy. The reporter was like, just 543 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:52,440 Speaker 1: between us, I hate that television. But he did, he 544 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 1: did better. He was he was himself. Uh and from 545 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:58,680 Speaker 1: everything we've heard in people that know him, uh, he's 546 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:01,520 Speaker 1: a really good guy. And I think it's just gonna 547 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:03,760 Speaker 1: be a process for him. Because we were saying at 548 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 1: the top of the show, how you go from just 549 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:08,240 Speaker 1: a regular guy, a regular coach? What's your the head coach? 550 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:11,040 Speaker 1: All eyes are on you and everything is different, and 551 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:13,000 Speaker 1: I think for a guy like him, it's a little tougher. 552 00:26:13,080 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 1: I do wonder if behind the scenes there's a little 553 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 1: slapping on the wrist, because after Trent Balki came out 554 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:22,159 Speaker 1: and said nothing basically the day before Tom Seulla when 555 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:24,399 Speaker 1: he was asked about Frank Gore and Michael Crabtree, like 556 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:27,119 Speaker 1: are you negotiating? The common reply at the combine is 557 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:29,080 Speaker 1: we just don't talk about that, and you know we don't. 558 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:31,600 Speaker 1: You can ask the question. He goes, oh yeah, listen, 559 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:34,040 Speaker 1: with those talks are underway, it's like there's a lot 560 00:26:34,119 --> 00:26:36,880 Speaker 1: of information coming out and I think probably Trent Palki's 561 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 1: face was melting somewhere alright. Next category, most random opening 562 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:48,040 Speaker 1: preamble to a pressor Rex Ryan, Buffalo Bill's head coach, Um, Rex, 563 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:50,840 Speaker 1: who I do miss? You know, the Jets fan doesn't 564 00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 1: miss Rex, and and things are a lot different now 565 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:57,560 Speaker 1: for the Jets beat writers. But uh, he started his 566 00:26:57,640 --> 00:26:59,760 Speaker 1: press conference and everybody was waiting for Rex because it's 567 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:02,080 Speaker 1: alway is fun. When Rex is about and he steps 568 00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:03,760 Speaker 1: up to the podium, he mentions that he was up 569 00:27:03,800 --> 00:27:06,280 Speaker 1: at four am for something I think nfl am I 570 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:09,680 Speaker 1: would presume, and then starts talking about the Buffalo Bisons, 571 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 1: which is an independent UH League team minor league baseball 572 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:17,040 Speaker 1: team up obviously in Western New York, a Blue Jay's affiliate, 573 00:27:17,359 --> 00:27:20,000 Speaker 1: and just a bunch of nonsense about baseball, and just 574 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:22,879 Speaker 1: everyone kind of left everyone scratch. Everybody chuckled a little bit, 575 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 1: but everybody also was like, wait, what are we? What's 576 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:28,320 Speaker 1: going on here? Most random preamble. I'm a little tired 577 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:32,440 Speaker 1: of the act. I just think he's so much more 578 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:35,440 Speaker 1: entertaining than all of the other coaches. So that's why 579 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:38,440 Speaker 1: the media always like revolves around him, because at least 580 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:40,080 Speaker 1: he's gonna give you something a little more different, more 581 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:43,120 Speaker 1: energetic than just the time is yours? Andy Reids? Wait, 582 00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:45,879 Speaker 1: you didn't watch general manager from the Titans Rust and Webster. 583 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:49,960 Speaker 1: You didn't see the Hickster Dennis Hickey roof off the 584 00:27:50,040 --> 00:27:51,800 Speaker 1: joint weight Mark Ye, I want to get back to that. 585 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:54,560 Speaker 1: You are out on Rex Ryan, Well, I think number one, 586 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:58,720 Speaker 1: having done the combine five times here, it's every time 587 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:01,520 Speaker 1: Rex Ryan shows up, it's a swarm of media just 588 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:04,359 Speaker 1: to sit and watch him crack like mid level jokes 589 00:28:04,840 --> 00:28:08,080 Speaker 1: and and I just don't find him to be it's 590 00:28:08,119 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 1: just sort of like a stick a little bit fair. No, 591 00:28:10,760 --> 00:28:12,920 Speaker 1: it's I think what it is is it's and and 592 00:28:13,119 --> 00:28:17,080 Speaker 1: he's become incredible at this over the years. It's a filibuster. 593 00:28:17,320 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 1: He knows that there are questions that he doesn't want 594 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 1: to answer, so he's gonna come out there and be like, 595 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:24,480 Speaker 1: I'm this old folks he guy, and I want to 596 00:28:24,520 --> 00:28:26,919 Speaker 1: talk about there was a great impression, by the way, 597 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:35,280 Speaker 1: next impressions right now, next category, most white thing in 598 00:28:35,320 --> 00:28:39,080 Speaker 1: the winner, Rex Ryan's teeth, the old choppers, the whitest thing. 599 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 1: And I just want to I usually don't say a 600 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 1: thing is the proper term. Wh who got beat out 601 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 1: on this? Uh, the Indianapolis snowfall and Connor or out. 602 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 1: Connor's white, very white. So it doesn't help that I 603 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:55,200 Speaker 1: have a tucked in shirt right now. I'm not gonna 604 00:28:55,280 --> 00:28:58,080 Speaker 1: lie it's not working. By the way, Greg just texted 605 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:00,520 Speaker 1: me just watching this back in the office. The boss is, 606 00:29:01,040 --> 00:29:02,840 Speaker 1: you know, undoing me because he says he can see 607 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:05,520 Speaker 1: my ankles, and it's like number one, these chairs are 608 00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:07,520 Speaker 1: a little strange, and I'm not comfortable with the boss 609 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:11,200 Speaker 1: looking at uncovered skin in my body. So let me 610 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:13,960 Speaker 1: start wearing a suit mark and you know, grow up 611 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:20,480 Speaker 1: in the room, all right. Next category, best caught on 612 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:22,959 Speaker 1: cabra moment. We referred to it earlier. This is runaway 613 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:26,960 Speaker 1: Bill Belichick. Uh, you know, with his finger looking the plate, 614 00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 1: trying to get the last drop of whatever his breakfast was, 615 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:31,280 Speaker 1: which led to a lot of discussion about what it was. 616 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:33,320 Speaker 1: Was it salad dressing? Couldn't have been it was nine 617 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:36,959 Speaker 1: am to stick. I think, yeah, he licked it too 618 00:29:37,040 --> 00:29:38,280 Speaker 1: quick for it to be make a bull syrup. He 619 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:39,960 Speaker 1: would have had to peck at him more. Here's my 620 00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:42,920 Speaker 1: alternate chaos theory. Some sort of a home fry and 621 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:47,160 Speaker 1: there's like the crumbs and he's using using his fingers. 622 00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:50,320 Speaker 1: It's kind of a vacuum to clean the plate. I 623 00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:53,480 Speaker 1: like that. That's a pretty from the wilderness concept there. 624 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:56,280 Speaker 1: That was good. The biggest fall from grace this is, uh, 625 00:29:56,760 --> 00:29:59,760 Speaker 1: this goes to the coach or GM or someone in 626 00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:03,120 Speaker 1: the in the process. Here. I don't you know, this 627 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:06,240 Speaker 1: isn't picking on him Doug Morone when we were talking 628 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:08,240 Speaker 1: about it being the you know you're the g when 629 00:30:08,280 --> 00:30:10,239 Speaker 1: you're the head coach and everyone wants to be your 630 00:30:10,880 --> 00:30:13,480 Speaker 1: h friend. He was running the drills with the offensive 631 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:16,360 Speaker 1: lineman today on the field at Lucas Oil Stadium. Well, 632 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:19,440 Speaker 1: he was also walking by the media center when a 633 00:30:19,520 --> 00:30:21,320 Speaker 1: lot of press conferences were going on. He kind of 634 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:24,480 Speaker 1: did a long, dragged walk through radio row. And it 635 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:27,080 Speaker 1: was kind of sad because he he gambled on the 636 00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:28,479 Speaker 1: fact that he was going to be one of these 637 00:30:28,480 --> 00:30:31,080 Speaker 1: thirty two coaches talking and now all of a sudden, 638 00:30:31,120 --> 00:30:33,640 Speaker 1: I mean, he's an offensive line coach. Nobody's like staring 639 00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:36,200 Speaker 1: through the window like a tear falling from his left eye. 640 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:38,480 Speaker 1: And yet I don't you know, I guess you can't 641 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:40,520 Speaker 1: feel too bad for him. What did you get four million? 642 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 1: He's he's well, he's well, common said, he's still in 643 00:30:43,480 --> 00:30:47,960 Speaker 1: the game. But that was one of the biggest gambles, 644 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:51,240 Speaker 1: backfired gambles in a long time in this business. It's 645 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:53,440 Speaker 1: not a good sign when you're when you're Gus Bradley 646 00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:55,480 Speaker 1: and David Calbro from the Jaguars and like three of 647 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:57,640 Speaker 1: the first five questions are like wait, we heard this 648 00:30:57,720 --> 00:31:00,240 Speaker 1: guy's like a total jerk. Why do you like him? 649 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:04,080 Speaker 1: Their problem though, was you respond by saying, I think 650 00:31:04,120 --> 00:31:06,400 Speaker 1: it was Gus first and at the Senior Bowl mobile 651 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:08,160 Speaker 1: and he's like, well, humility first of all, that was 652 00:31:08,280 --> 00:31:11,280 Speaker 1: that was our main that's the shining characteristic that we'd 653 00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:13,640 Speaker 1: cleaned from Doug Maron. We should probably also mention here 654 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:16,080 Speaker 1: that we did see Doug one night at a hotel 655 00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:20,120 Speaker 1: bar and we had to stop Mark from approaching Dug 656 00:31:20,160 --> 00:31:21,760 Speaker 1: to ask him about what went wrong with the Jets 657 00:31:21,800 --> 00:31:25,840 Speaker 1: interview intrepid reporter he was, so that was super intrepid 658 00:31:26,040 --> 00:31:28,960 Speaker 1: that that might have put you like under the earth. 659 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:32,400 Speaker 1: He's a large individual, by the way, like a front 660 00:31:32,440 --> 00:31:36,520 Speaker 1: door type size. Uh. Next category, Best Miya Colpa, Best 661 00:31:36,600 --> 00:31:41,560 Speaker 1: Miya Kulpa, Mark Sessler, Ray Farmer browns GM owned up 662 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:46,240 Speaker 1: he was texting boy, came right out of the gate, apologized, 663 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:48,760 Speaker 1: said it was me. It's not gonna happen again, you know, 664 00:31:48,840 --> 00:31:51,160 Speaker 1: But did you find out that there there was It 665 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:53,200 Speaker 1: was Patton's reaction to what I thought was even more 666 00:31:53,280 --> 00:31:55,600 Speaker 1: interesting where he had to say they asked him about 667 00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:57,760 Speaker 1: in Pettens and honest guy, we've learned that he was like, 668 00:31:57,880 --> 00:32:01,080 Speaker 1: listen it. It pissed me off. I mean it's like, 669 00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:02,560 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna lie. It's like, I'm not gonna even 670 00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:04,240 Speaker 1: tell you what my real response was in the heat 671 00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:07,160 Speaker 1: of the moment. So that the whole crew, the front 672 00:32:07,240 --> 00:32:09,760 Speaker 1: office in pett And and Haslem went to Florida like 673 00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:12,960 Speaker 1: last week for this retreat, which I told on the 674 00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:15,400 Speaker 1: last podcast. You know, Greg, how about we going to retreat? 675 00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:17,920 Speaker 1: You know we we could all it's a good idea. 676 00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:20,080 Speaker 1: I mean, this isn't a retreat. This is work. Let's 677 00:32:20,120 --> 00:32:23,080 Speaker 1: go somewhere and not work. But anyways, so there, I 678 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:25,800 Speaker 1: think Farmer had a lot of bridge building behind the scenes. 679 00:32:26,040 --> 00:32:28,080 Speaker 1: But they seem to be in a good place at 680 00:32:28,120 --> 00:32:30,000 Speaker 1: this point. I don't I don't buy this that there's 681 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:35,040 Speaker 1: an epic disaster unfurling. There. They both praise each other Connor. 682 00:32:35,280 --> 00:32:37,560 Speaker 1: Connor is like, I'm trying to be optimistic and Connors 683 00:32:37,560 --> 00:32:39,640 Speaker 1: another Browns fan who's every time I talked to him, 684 00:32:39,680 --> 00:32:43,560 Speaker 1: it's just total darkness. I think that they have a 685 00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:46,880 Speaker 1: very good uh. They've made a recent change in the 686 00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:49,240 Speaker 1: public relations department, and I think that they have someone 687 00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:53,880 Speaker 1: that's very good at diffusing situations like this. But I mean, 688 00:32:54,320 --> 00:32:56,160 Speaker 1: I mean, you're starting quarter but you don't have a 689 00:32:56,200 --> 00:32:59,760 Speaker 1: starting quarterback. Uh, you're the guy that you drafted last 690 00:32:59,840 --> 00:33:03,040 Speaker 1: year is in a rehab facility. Um. I mean, and 691 00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:06,200 Speaker 1: you're admitting you're basically leaving yourself open to some sort 692 00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:09,000 Speaker 1: of fine or susceptible to some sort of suspension, admitting 693 00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:11,880 Speaker 1: that you're breaking league rules. Yeah, but didn't he have 694 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:14,120 Speaker 1: to admit? I mean they where was he gonna go 695 00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:15,880 Speaker 1: in that press conference if he didn't admit right up? 696 00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:18,040 Speaker 1: So the other thing is if they find out, hey, 697 00:33:18,080 --> 00:33:19,880 Speaker 1: by the way, we're taking away a second round pick 698 00:33:19,960 --> 00:33:22,360 Speaker 1: or something, then there's going to be more anger attached 699 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:25,000 Speaker 1: to this. This will be this connects to that award. 700 00:33:25,080 --> 00:33:28,120 Speaker 1: This is the most outrageous man crush award because the 701 00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:32,240 Speaker 1: Mark Sessler, Mike Petton, your boy. Listen. I have a 702 00:33:32,240 --> 00:33:36,320 Speaker 1: photographic evidence, ridiculous of Mark in the front row of 703 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:39,920 Speaker 1: the press conference looking up at Mike Petton like he's 704 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:42,840 Speaker 1: Santa Claus and you are six years old. He's listen. 705 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:45,240 Speaker 1: I I'm just doing my job. I'm covering the sport, 706 00:33:45,400 --> 00:33:47,800 Speaker 1: I'm covering different angles. I'm writing it for the website, 707 00:33:47,840 --> 00:33:49,800 Speaker 1: talking about it right here, speaking different angles. He's so 708 00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:51,560 Speaker 1: Mark is so proud of the picture he has on 709 00:33:51,640 --> 00:33:54,719 Speaker 1: his phone of the back of his head. The bald, 710 00:33:55,120 --> 00:33:57,600 Speaker 1: baldness of the head it is. And speaking of head, 711 00:33:57,720 --> 00:34:00,920 Speaker 1: the less need presents best hair war We would give 712 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:02,520 Speaker 1: it to Lesson, he was there and his hair was 713 00:34:02,600 --> 00:34:04,719 Speaker 1: awesome as always, but we can't give it to less anymore, 714 00:34:04,840 --> 00:34:07,000 Speaker 1: so we name it after him. This one's a bit 715 00:34:07,040 --> 00:34:10,080 Speaker 1: of an upset John Elway, he's got that. He's an 716 00:34:10,080 --> 00:34:14,200 Speaker 1: older man, he's in he's late fifties, full wavy, still 717 00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:17,279 Speaker 1: mostly sandy, not likely died. And a lot of people say, 718 00:34:17,320 --> 00:34:20,000 Speaker 1: what about Gary Kubiak, it's got the hair, twenty year old. 719 00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:22,279 Speaker 1: It's getting a little suspicious, that's all. You didn't give 720 00:34:22,280 --> 00:34:25,200 Speaker 1: it to yourself, Frankly, well, I'm not a coach or 721 00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:27,560 Speaker 1: general men. As soon as he walked out, I said 722 00:34:27,600 --> 00:34:29,560 Speaker 1: that to everybody there. I just said, handsome man, I 723 00:34:29,640 --> 00:34:32,319 Speaker 1: mean Elway, handsome man. It's about there. You're talking about me. Now. 724 00:34:32,920 --> 00:34:34,759 Speaker 1: We think the hair is completely real. It's not a 725 00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:37,200 Speaker 1: there's no extension scenario going on. We are we're running 726 00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:39,960 Speaker 1: out of time. So let's most overused buzzword. This is 727 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:42,120 Speaker 1: like in the Oscars, they give out the awards that 728 00:34:42,160 --> 00:34:43,600 Speaker 1: are before the show and they don't even get The 729 00:34:43,640 --> 00:34:45,200 Speaker 1: people that win don't even get to go on stage. 730 00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:49,680 Speaker 1: Most overused buzzword process. Everybody loves talking about the process 731 00:34:49,760 --> 00:34:53,320 Speaker 1: and free agency and the draft. We're going through the process. Overused. 732 00:34:53,520 --> 00:34:57,000 Speaker 1: The st Elmo awards are Steakhouse, best cut of steak 733 00:34:57,040 --> 00:34:59,680 Speaker 1: at Elmo's, the Flame and yawn, the best waiter at 734 00:34:59,719 --> 00:35:03,360 Speaker 1: saying most andy fantastic, so good. It looked like a 735 00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:07,719 Speaker 1: low level Tony Roma. The best combine deep sleeper, which 736 00:35:07,880 --> 00:35:11,359 Speaker 1: uh the three of us, Patra Connor and myself. Mark 737 00:35:11,520 --> 00:35:15,360 Speaker 1: was upstairs cranking away within the stadium spows. Uh you 738 00:35:15,600 --> 00:35:17,520 Speaker 1: you announced this one kind of because we watched him 739 00:35:17,520 --> 00:35:18,880 Speaker 1: for a good four and a half minutes. It's all 740 00:35:18,880 --> 00:35:21,399 Speaker 1: about Jerry Lovelock from here. I mean you can write 741 00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:24,520 Speaker 1: it down. I mean, prayer of guy's got a cannon. 742 00:35:25,160 --> 00:35:27,640 Speaker 1: It's like this would be like us in two thousands, 743 00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:29,319 Speaker 1: saying Tom Brady, keep an eye at it. I mean, 744 00:35:29,400 --> 00:35:31,520 Speaker 1: this is gonna be. This is gonna be the next 745 00:35:31,680 --> 00:35:34,920 Speaker 1: Eric Hippell, that kind of thing. I mean, he I 746 00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:36,760 Speaker 1: think he's just an extra arm though he's not actually 747 00:35:36,840 --> 00:35:39,000 Speaker 1: in this right should we say that we should probably 748 00:35:39,040 --> 00:35:41,360 Speaker 1: make that clear. That takes a little wind out of 749 00:35:41,360 --> 00:35:44,480 Speaker 1: the sales, but that arms is beautiful, it is a 750 00:35:44,520 --> 00:35:47,640 Speaker 1: great And finally we'll do the most grim realization award. 751 00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:50,359 Speaker 1: That would be the Jets beat guys. He went from 752 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:52,920 Speaker 1: Rex Ryan. I know Mark or over Rex, but he 753 00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:54,920 Speaker 1: was still somebody they were able to get headlines out of. 754 00:35:55,440 --> 00:35:59,000 Speaker 1: And now they went to Mike mccagnen GM who I like, 755 00:35:59,160 --> 00:36:01,640 Speaker 1: but yeah, right, and the new head coach he is 756 00:36:01,680 --> 00:36:04,880 Speaker 1: not somebody that's gonna give you a lot of heat either. Uh. 757 00:36:05,040 --> 00:36:08,719 Speaker 1: Todd Bowls so uh you could tell. And sitting behind 758 00:36:08,760 --> 00:36:10,680 Speaker 1: the beat guys, which is a good way to watch 759 00:36:10,719 --> 00:36:12,640 Speaker 1: this stuff when you're at the press conference, you can 760 00:36:12,719 --> 00:36:16,000 Speaker 1: tell that they were a little like, wow, things have changed. 761 00:36:16,040 --> 00:36:19,000 Speaker 1: It's finally set in that the salad days are over. 762 00:36:19,239 --> 00:36:21,919 Speaker 1: I just remember like when when Rex Ryan was there, 763 00:36:22,120 --> 00:36:23,880 Speaker 1: like you would have your main story and then you 764 00:36:23,880 --> 00:36:25,799 Speaker 1: would have a notebook where you'd have like a couple 765 00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:28,560 Speaker 1: of items, like there was a time when he guaranteed 766 00:36:28,560 --> 00:36:30,320 Speaker 1: they would win the Super Bowl and it was not 767 00:36:30,520 --> 00:36:32,600 Speaker 1: the headline on either of those things. It was like 768 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:34,960 Speaker 1: the third item in a notebook, and it's just like 769 00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:38,120 Speaker 1: that is so far gone. I mean, won't that beat 770 00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:40,560 Speaker 1: still find a way to eat each other up over something? 771 00:36:40,840 --> 00:36:44,960 Speaker 1: I'm sure? Yeah, I mean it's New York Journals. I 772 00:36:45,040 --> 00:36:46,799 Speaker 1: skipped over but one last one before we get out 773 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:49,080 Speaker 1: of here, because Mark's gonna be mad at me. Best 774 00:36:49,239 --> 00:36:53,839 Speaker 1: vegetarian option at a claim to Midwest Steakhouse, I asked Mark. 775 00:36:54,360 --> 00:36:58,160 Speaker 1: He went with bread. Well, listen, the baskets of bread 776 00:36:58,200 --> 00:37:01,840 Speaker 1: were excellent. It was was there a runner up? A 777 00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:04,839 Speaker 1: close run around? That would be the the vegetable drink, 778 00:37:05,160 --> 00:37:09,600 Speaker 1: you know with a heavy vodka laced like tomato type juice, 779 00:37:09,719 --> 00:37:14,000 Speaker 1: or that sandwich I wasn't allowed to bring into the combine. Alright, alright, 780 00:37:14,120 --> 00:37:16,759 Speaker 1: well that's it. Those are the Combine Awards. Will never 781 00:37:16,800 --> 00:37:19,320 Speaker 1: do them again. But I just want everyone to know that, 782 00:37:19,960 --> 00:37:22,640 Speaker 1: Uh you you listen to history the first and only 783 00:37:22,680 --> 00:37:25,239 Speaker 1: Combine Awards. Maybe not? Will you tell us on Twitter 784 00:37:25,239 --> 00:37:27,080 Speaker 1: if you liked it or not. We will be here. 785 00:37:27,120 --> 00:37:30,040 Speaker 1: I'll be here until Monday. You guys will be trickling 786 00:37:30,080 --> 00:37:32,480 Speaker 1: out of here one by one. Patch will be driving 787 00:37:32,520 --> 00:37:34,320 Speaker 1: because he's grizzled. They said, hey, we're gonna put you 788 00:37:34,360 --> 00:37:36,160 Speaker 1: on a plane. He said, no, I'm gonna rule my 789 00:37:36,200 --> 00:37:41,680 Speaker 1: windows down and drive to Chicago. UH So yeah, we'll 790 00:37:41,719 --> 00:37:43,600 Speaker 1: be here covering the rest of the event as it 791 00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:46,800 Speaker 1: takes up. But thank you for listening to UH Around 792 00:37:46,840 --> 00:37:50,239 Speaker 1: the NFL Podcast special Live from Lucas Oil Stadium. We 793 00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:52,920 Speaker 1: will all be back in the studio next week. I 794 00:37:52,960 --> 00:37:55,359 Speaker 1: think we'll do two shows next week and then after 795 00:37:55,480 --> 00:37:57,600 Speaker 1: that we'll go back to three shows a week. With 796 00:37:57,719 --> 00:38:01,040 Speaker 1: the draft UH looming, that's the next big event. It 797 00:38:01,120 --> 00:38:04,160 Speaker 1: never ends, never ends. It's almost like there's no downtime. 798 00:38:06,120 --> 00:38:08,800 Speaker 1: It speaks voluce. That's it. This is Dan Hansens signing 799 00:38:08,840 --> 00:38:12,479 Speaker 1: off for quiet storm Space goes, damn that batcher coming 800 00:38:12,520 --> 00:38:14,399 Speaker 1: at you. Until next time.