1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 1: The Around the League Podcast excels at Pitching wo Welcome 2 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:12,120 Speaker 1: back to another adition of the Round the League Podcast. 3 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: My name is Dan Hands and I'm joined by room 4 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: filled with heroes Chris Westling, Mark Sessler, and Greg Rosenthal. 5 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:23,639 Speaker 1: What up, boys? How are you? I'm great? Happy hump Day. 6 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: That's Wednesday. It's true scintillating start to this show. Yeah, well, 7 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:32,839 Speaker 1: I was waiting for you to chime in there. Great. Well, 8 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 1: I like to just listen and see what you're doing 9 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:38,239 Speaker 1: behind the glass today. The Gold Center is out in 10 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 1: his place one of the early members of the A 11 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: t L Podcast Posse. He is Alex Wilk in there. 12 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 1: What's up, Alex? Good to be back in the chair, 13 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 1: also known as Wilke tie wilk tie in some circles. 14 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,560 Speaker 1: How are you? What's going on if we we don't 15 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 1: work enough together? What's new with you? Uh? Nothing? Nothing 16 00:00:57,160 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 1: too much is new with me. Been off in fantasy 17 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: Land and working on some other cool projects for NFL 18 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: dot com depending on your definition of cool. Um. So 19 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:08,400 Speaker 1: that's where I've been. So I apologize for handing this 20 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:16,400 Speaker 1: off to Crystal Rule was her? What was rect? I've 21 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: been listening? I swear and the gold standard and they've 22 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:22,040 Speaker 1: been filling in admirably. A little fun fact, gold standard 23 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 1: was recommended by will Tie after Will Tie quit us, 24 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 1: So good job, buddy. We we are on the time schedule. 25 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 1: Cessler has to get to the dentist for major, major 26 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 1: work that needs to be done inside his mouth region. Yeah, 27 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 1: it's disturbed. I mean I woke up either early shift, 28 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: so you know, all night long, I'm trying to make 29 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: sure I wake up on time to get to work 30 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:45,399 Speaker 1: on time, and I know that just what's waiting for 31 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:46,960 Speaker 1: me at the end of the day is a three 32 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: hour long that's proppointment with the dentist at Dan West 33 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: and I all go to Yeah, Dr Pivo and Chris Westling. 34 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 1: He's in here with a new pair of braces. How 35 00:01:57,480 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: about that. I hope I can still get a date. 36 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: Prom West's going the adult braces route, and I respect it. 37 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: And it's a lot different than when Greg you were 38 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: saying it downstairs, and I agree wholeheartedly. Um, when back 39 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:14,399 Speaker 1: in the nineties when you got braces, and I'm sure 40 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: going back beyond that, it was even more archaic. It was, 41 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 1: you know, this metal poison putting your mouth, stabbing away 42 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: at you cutting your mouth up. Now he's got clear braces. 43 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:26,239 Speaker 1: You wouldn't even know he hasn't. Well, a lot of 44 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: listeners don't know this because I'm not on TV, but 45 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:33,640 Speaker 1: I have a stray hand, David Letterman, Madonna's sized gap 46 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: in my front teeth, and I am going to lose that. 47 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: Apparently I'm on the fence about it, but I'm happy 48 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 1: for you. Well, I needed to get the teeth straightened anyway. 49 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 1: You know, Mark and I come from a generation where 50 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: you didn't always get to go to the dentist when 51 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: you were a child. That sounds set. Were you guys 52 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: born during the Great Depression? Well, you know, my parents 53 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 1: had seven kids, so it was either Catholic school or 54 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 1: keep going to the dentist. Well, we're behind your endeavor, 55 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 1: and Dr Peevo is really cleaning up financially off this 56 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:09,639 Speaker 1: group of men. Uh. All right, we got a big 57 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:12,800 Speaker 1: show today. We're gonna go back to our Roster Reset series. 58 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,919 Speaker 1: We started that on Monday's podcast, will continue it uh 59 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:18,679 Speaker 1: today by taking a look at two more divisions, the 60 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:22,359 Speaker 1: NFC West and the a f C South. So we'll 61 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:26,359 Speaker 1: go through those divisions and breakdown what's happened since the 62 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:28,639 Speaker 1: end of the season, through free agency and the draft 63 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: on the way. We'll also, as we always do, we're 64 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 1: gonna start with the news and Alex wilk uh this 65 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 1: is something that the gold Standard is very good at 66 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: getting us into. Can you now get us into the news? Yes, 67 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: I can, alright, Alex mac expected to sign an offer 68 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: sheet with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Of course, Alex Mack is 69 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns center who is was given the transitional tag, 70 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: and now the Jaguars are expected to make quite a 71 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: luke ad of offered It sounds like, gentlemen, I ask 72 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: you or the brown is actually gonna let this guy 73 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: out the door. There's a big time player. We talked 74 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 1: about this on Monday, and now it looks like what 75 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: we what was gonna happen where we what we thought 76 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 1: was gonna happen. The Jaguars is gonna make their play, 77 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: and it looks like it's happening. I think we have 78 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 1: to see what contract is assembled here by the Jaguars, 79 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:20,919 Speaker 1: because it sounds like they might You can't do the 80 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:24,039 Speaker 1: poison pill with the transition tag, but they could try 81 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 1: to front loaded or structure in a way that's not 82 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:30,160 Speaker 1: attractive Cleveland. But the Browns have more cap room than 83 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: any team, and they've said over and over they want 84 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 1: to keep them. Jimmy Haslman the Browns, I think we're 85 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 1: trying to fire preemptive shots by saying we want to 86 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:44,839 Speaker 1: match anything that comes out there. We want Mac to stay, 87 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: almost telling the jagguars don't even bother with this monster contract. Uh. 88 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 1: And I think this report initially coming out was really 89 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:56,160 Speaker 1: a shot right back at the Browns because it came 90 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: along with some language that Mac really wanted to play 91 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 1: in jack's Ville, you know, not in Cleveland. Let me 92 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: ask a question to you, three gentlemen. If the Browns 93 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 1: wanted him so back, so bad, why didn't they either 94 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 1: use a the franchise tags another team, no other team 95 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: we would come close to him, or work out a 96 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,359 Speaker 1: deal themselves. Why Why are they going through a middleman 97 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,599 Speaker 1: potentially and risking the chance that maybe there's some type 98 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: of clause in the contract with with the money, whether 99 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: it's a bonus or something else that makes it not 100 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:26,359 Speaker 1: wise for them to go down this route. Isn't this 101 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 1: making the situation more complicated for them? Well? Well, one 102 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 1: thing with Mac, I think they are not lying in 103 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: the sense that Mac did not want to return to 104 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: the Browns. He played for Mangini, Pat Shermer and then 105 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 1: Chud and the whole thing was a big disaster and 106 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: he wanted to start over. He's from southern California. You 107 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 1: are northern California. Just let him go. Isn't a good 108 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: part of his feelings on this because last offseason he 109 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 1: wanted a long term contract and they wouldn't give it 110 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:53,599 Speaker 1: to him, right which was a different group of people 111 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: to some degree. But I think that he was probably 112 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 1: done giving new chances to new regimes. And they did 113 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:01,480 Speaker 1: sit down with him. They said they sat down with 114 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 1: An and his agent for a long meeting, and they 115 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: said it was a positive one. But he still wanted 116 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 1: to go test the waters. And here's Jacksonville during a 117 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: stable organization like the Jaguars, no change there over the 118 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 1: last Well, wouldn't you argue that Jacksonville does have a 119 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: plan right now? I like what I see out of 120 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 1: everything in Jacksonville, but I don't think you're necessarily taking 121 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 1: a sure thing when you go to the Jaguars. They've 122 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 1: been one of the very worst franchises in the NFL 123 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: for a while here's a hypothetical scenario. Alex Mac, one 124 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 1: of the game's great iron man, has never missed a 125 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: snap in his career, five thousand fifty straight snaps. What 126 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:43,840 Speaker 1: if the Jaguars just guarantee like of his contract. Well, 127 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 1: it sounds like from the Twitter stuff going around before 128 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 1: we walked right up here, that that is what the 129 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 1: plan is. But when why they wouldn't franchise him, Because 130 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: you're right back here a year from now with a 131 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:55,280 Speaker 1: guy that still doesn't want to be with your team. 132 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 1: They were doing it, I believe as a sign of respect. 133 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:01,159 Speaker 1: They were, and they were saying, Hey, you don't like 134 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: the long term offer we're giving, you, go see what 135 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 1: you can find. Our NFL media insider Ian Rapport reports 136 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 1: he's gonna be the highest paid center in the league. 137 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: So whether the Browns choose to match whatever the contract 138 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 1: is or he goes to Jacksonville, mac wins. So it 139 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:23,840 Speaker 1: worked out for Mac in the end either way. And 140 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 1: I think that's basically what the Browns are trying to accomplish. 141 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: After seeing what how the Jaguars GM operated in the 142 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: Kevin Costner vehicle Draft Day, I'm surprised they are potentially 143 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 1: pulling the strings on something tvous year. That's pretty impressive. 144 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: He was so frazzled in the filmy Dan. I think 145 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 1: in real life there's a different uh Man holding that job, 146 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: and he's done quite a good It will be an 147 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 1: awkward press conference when the Browns match this deal, like 148 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: we think they will. I would guess that they will. 149 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: We have to see that. Maybe you don't do a 150 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 1: press conference for that one. Maybe you skipped the press 151 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 1: conference and well have to talk that. Of course, he 152 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 1: was fine and happy to be there the whole time. 153 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 1: We've been waiting for Brandon Spikes to speak out about 154 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 1: his unceremonious exit from the New England Patriots. On Wednesday, 155 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: the new Buffalo Bill's linebacker lifted his personal omerta with 156 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 1: a couple of tweets from his personal account. It's a 157 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 1: code of silence. It's mafia talk. How about that? I 158 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 1: think the viewership and Wesleyan, by the look on his face, 159 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: needed that explain, and myself as well. I justus my 160 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:36,160 Speaker 1: own amereta thanks to that. Uh some tweets from his account. 161 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 1: Spikes is, of course Spikes, just as a way of 162 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 1: setting it up, Spikes Spikes was deactivated before the a 163 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: f C Divisional playoffs by the Patriots with a knee injury. 164 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: Um he said he was healthy enough to play the Patriots. 165 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 1: There are reports out there that maybe because he showed 166 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: up late for a meeting. Who knows what really happened. 167 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,319 Speaker 1: He kept his mouth shut during free agency, but now 168 00:08:56,320 --> 00:09:00,440 Speaker 1: he tweeted on Wednesday, the first tweet, great games on 169 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 1: the schedule for two thousand fourteen, but it's going to 170 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 1: be like Christmas to hand the Patriots has by the way, 171 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 1: just he wanted to get this across because hand the 172 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 1: hashtag Patriots, hashtag Patriots Nation and l twice hashtag Bills Mafia. 173 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 1: Another tweet, it's icing on my cake to hand the 174 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:20,360 Speaker 1: Patriots two big l's this year hashtag just watch and 175 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 1: then uh and my favorite four years of slave. What 176 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 1: a clown? How about winning the division once? First? Before 177 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 1: we're talking about knocking the Patriots, Patriots offer this. I 178 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 1: think this is just a more personal talking about handing 179 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 1: him to losses. Last time I checked, do you still 180 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:38,920 Speaker 1: have EJ. Manual as your quarterback? Let's cal him down, buddy, 181 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 1: and you know you've You've gone to a Bills team 182 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 1: that has had in terms of inner division play. Absolute 183 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 1: disastrous train record against the Patriots over the last decade. 184 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: You haven't played a meaningful snap for this team, and 185 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:55,079 Speaker 1: you've already given the Patriots who don't need it bulletport 186 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:59,280 Speaker 1: billets and board material absurd. I like it. I mean, 187 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: I mean, it's understand it's funny stuff, but it's you. 188 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:05,440 Speaker 1: This is not the most valuable player on Buffalo's defense. 189 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:07,320 Speaker 1: By the way, how about get in there, keep your 190 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: mouth shut and contributes. Isn't about the Buffalo Bills. This 191 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:12,320 Speaker 1: is about Brandon Spikes feeling he was wrong by that 192 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 1: organization and he got a little frisk down Twitter come out. 193 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:19,719 Speaker 1: I like Spikes didn't like being in New England. He 194 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 1: never really got along with Bill Belichick. It's fun division 195 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:26,439 Speaker 1: rivals throw some shade at it. I like reading this post, 196 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 1: though I realized Dan plagiarized his own His own article. 197 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:37,679 Speaker 1: Omerita is on there too, and it's not plagiarizing if 198 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 1: you wrote it. Yeah, that's it's a more a script 199 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 1: in this case. What is Alex Will throwing his hands 200 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 1: up behind the glass. I'm throwing my hands up because 201 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:46,680 Speaker 1: I haven't been in here in a while, and I 202 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 1: forgot that Greg Rosantal makes the weirdest hand motions I've 203 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 1: ever seen when he's trying to make it a point. 204 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 1: What do you are you conducting an orchestra in there? 205 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:58,079 Speaker 1: You know you're not the first person to make these comments. 206 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 1: I'm I get excited about the content. I maybe you 207 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 1: sit on in on podcasts or fantasy shows where they're 208 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 1: just going through the motions. But I love I love 209 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 1: what I'm doing. Uh yeah, just wait till he gets 210 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 1: out of the chair. It's coming. Anything else on this fells. Uh. 211 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: This is the most one sided rivalry in the entire NFL. 212 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 1: I believe the Patriots they won fifteen straight at one point, 213 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:30,520 Speaker 1: and then the Bills won in two thousand eleven. I 214 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 1: think that's what got Ryan Fitzpatrick that massive extension September 215 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:37,120 Speaker 1: game where they went off on offensive beat the Patriots. 216 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 1: That's all gonna change now, though, because Brandon Spikes has 217 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:45,680 Speaker 1: spoken alright, moving on, The two thousand fifteen Pro Bowl 218 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:49,719 Speaker 1: will be played in Arizona. Uh. Typically the game is 219 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 1: held in Hawaii. Of course, it was in Miami a 220 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:56,320 Speaker 1: few years back. When was that two thousand six? About 221 00:11:56,480 --> 00:12:00,079 Speaker 1: two ten? Two thousands ten? Excuse me. Now, it's to 222 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:02,680 Speaker 1: be in Arizona next year, and then it will return 223 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 1: to Hawaii. It's planned to return into Hawaii in two 224 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 1: thousand sixteen. What are we thinking about this? Well, speaking 225 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:15,080 Speaker 1: of Alex mac Kevin Patrick's wonderful Burton Ernie style friendship 226 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 1: with the Brown Center would never have happened if this 227 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:21,719 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl was not in Hawaii. Kevin Patrick covered the 228 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl for Around the League this past January and 229 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:27,280 Speaker 1: met up outside a tiki bar of some kind with 230 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 1: Alex Mack and talked the future of books. Yes, yeah, 231 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 1: and that won't happen because it is a big difference. 232 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:37,960 Speaker 1: Having I went to Hawaii for my honeymoon. It was 233 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 1: it was quite amazing. I've never been to the Phoenix area. Uh. 234 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 1: And del Mark, I know you have some experience in 235 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 1: that area. Doesn't quite match up to Hawaii, right, Well, 236 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 1: I think if you're a skill player or any player 237 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 1: of note in the NFL, this might be your year 238 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 1: to sort of tone it down. Yeah, you know, this 239 00:12:58,120 --> 00:12:59,440 Speaker 1: is not the year to go to the Pro Bowl. 240 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 1: But do you have any you have some personal history 241 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 1: and well no, I uh, I'm not going to dig 242 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:10,200 Speaker 1: too far into detail here, but would like to. Let's 243 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:13,200 Speaker 1: just say there was. In my early twenties or mid twenties, 244 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:16,840 Speaker 1: UH got involved in a scenario with an ex girlfriend 245 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 1: where we were planning to try to move from Boulder, 246 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 1: Colorado to Los Angeles and we had no money and 247 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:26,720 Speaker 1: we had like a camper van with a pop top 248 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 1: and this thing was on its last legs when we 249 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:33,719 Speaker 1: bought it. You, well, we're not together. I'm with a 250 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:37,200 Speaker 1: I'm married to a wonderful stab relationship was heading in 251 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:41,440 Speaker 1: new directions and U this van broke down in Phoenix 252 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: in the middle of like late spring, early summer, when 253 00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 1: it's a hundred and fifteen degrees and maybe you shouldn't 254 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 1: try to make a meth about of it. Well, I 255 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:53,760 Speaker 1: lived in a in a in a giant apartment complex 256 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: and walked to work at a bank where I worked 257 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 1: for HR. It was awful. I mean, so I don't 258 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:00,560 Speaker 1: I don't have you know I did, the fact that 259 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:03,079 Speaker 1: you chose where you're gonna live based on the fact 260 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 1: that your car broke down there. We it was things, 261 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:10,679 Speaker 1: there was no money, there was no money coming in. 262 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:13,280 Speaker 1: It was desperate. Well, it could be cool there and 263 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 1: the weather shouldn't be a problem. It was freezing the 264 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 1: last Super Bowl in Phoenix. But I don't like I mean, 265 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 1: I can't imagine the players like it. Your story didn't 266 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 1: really Are you saying that Arizona is a bad place 267 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 1: for the Pro Bowl or for humans? For humans, Phoenix 268 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 1: is a bad place for humans. Glendale is a bad 269 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 1: place unless you're rich. I know interesting. I know that 270 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 1: they're trying to keep the Pro Bowl alive, and I 271 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:41,400 Speaker 1: know there's issues with the game in Honolulu that maybe 272 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:44,880 Speaker 1: go into the financial realm. But to me, if this 273 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: game is still on life support and they put they 274 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 1: pumped in some new aspects of the game, and the 275 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 1: ratings were okay and it was a competitive game. But 276 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 1: now moving into Arizona, I feel like there's gonna be players, 277 00:14:56,600 --> 00:14:58,840 Speaker 1: and I don't want a shadowy League figure knocking on 278 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 1: the door right now. But I'm a little nervous that 279 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 1: the player is gonna be less plugged in than ever 280 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 1: and this game. This might be a death kdale for 281 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 1: the game. I'm not nervous about it. Well, all the 282 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:11,880 Speaker 1: all the kickers and punters will be allowed in more 283 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 1: more people in town, though, so maybe they'll just hang 284 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 1: around do the Super Bowl. That's what they don't want 285 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 1: to do. I think they want to get away from 286 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 1: a lot of that. I was there. I agree it's 287 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 1: not going to be as much fun as Hawaii. Why 288 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 1: would it be. I was there for the Miami Pro Bowl. 289 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 1: It wasn't that big of a deal. They had said 290 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 1: at the time that they were going to start working 291 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 1: that into the mix often almost every other year, and 292 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 1: it's been it's been a long time since they got 293 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 1: back to it. And you know what though, that was 294 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 1: also in Miami, one of the best party cities in America. 295 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: This is Glendale, which is Glendale. So it's like that 296 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 1: scene in Wayne's World where they're going through different states 297 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 1: where they're like on the there's like a green screen 298 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:56,440 Speaker 1: and they're like, I'm in Delaware. I mean Delaware. Anything 299 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:58,000 Speaker 1: with a Dale on the end of it doesn't sound 300 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 1: like a party. Mm that's a sting. It sounds more 301 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 1: like a mental institution. Here's a little bit of news 302 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 1: that that we uh that happened after our Monday podcast. 303 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 1: Jason Avant and the Carolina Pathers struck a one year deal. Uh, 304 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 1: this is West and europiece. You wrote this. This goes 305 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:20,840 Speaker 1: back to, uh, the moneyball approach that the Carolina Panthers 306 00:16:20,880 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 1: are taken to rebuilding their wide receivers, so we have 307 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: let's go over the list. So Steve Smith, Tedgain, and 308 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 1: Brandon LaFell are gone, Jason Avant and Jericho Catry. That's 309 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 1: their one two punch though unless uh Tai Kwon Underwood 310 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 1: is in that mix as well. They see Tae Kwon 311 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 1: Underwood as their new tech Gain, they see Kotry as 312 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 1: their new LaFell, They see Jason van as their new 313 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 1: Steve Smith. What that doesn't add up? Got a bunch 314 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 1: of threes and four's there? I don't know. I saw 315 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: someone tweet like, well, they've replaced the reserves on their rosters, 316 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 1: but they haven't replaced Brandon LaFell and Steve Smith. And 317 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: at out of that had anyone watched the same brand brand? 318 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 1: LaFell was one of the worst starters in the NFL 319 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:07,719 Speaker 1: last year, Wasn't he? And Steve Smith, as much as 320 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:11,440 Speaker 1: we like them, wasn't particularly effective last year either. How 321 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:14,640 Speaker 1: many rosters I'm just saying they weren't good last year either. 322 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:18,479 Speaker 1: How many rosters are Cautry and Evant? Even making Catry 323 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:21,160 Speaker 1: would make most I'm sure he let's not confuse who 324 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:24,199 Speaker 1: Cautre is. Nobody wanted him two years ago. Because he 325 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 1: had ten touchdowns last year, everybody thinks he's this playmaker 326 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 1: now you know what though, But nobody wanted him two 327 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:31,439 Speaker 1: years ago, and that was wrong because I think he 328 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 1: was a good player that was overlooked and now maybe 329 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,360 Speaker 1: people are over valuing him coming off the ten touchdowns. 330 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 1: But he's been a steady guy for a decade. There's 331 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:41,440 Speaker 1: not much difference between Jericho Cantry and Nate Burls. It's 332 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:44,600 Speaker 1: an awful group, there's no uh. But it was bad 333 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:47,159 Speaker 1: last year too, as one in Carolina is gonna and 334 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 1: it's even worse now. They're gonna add receivers in the draft. 335 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:51,200 Speaker 1: This isn't the end. I mean, if they go into 336 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:53,960 Speaker 1: the season with with this group, that is uninspiring. But 337 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:56,720 Speaker 1: I would be shocked if they didn't draft a wide 338 00:17:56,760 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: receiver one or two. I don't think Evans particularly good 339 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:02,640 Speaker 1: bet to make the team, even I mean maybe maybe. 340 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 1: I'm sure the draft will turn up a Leonard Hankerson 341 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 1: type of receiver. This is all an excuse for something 342 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:10,400 Speaker 1: else to do with Jason vanto Is. I mean, really, 343 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:13,080 Speaker 1: this is all just to get this waiting what it is? 344 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 1: Alex Wilke behind the glass laid on it W T 345 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:35,879 Speaker 1: W A T L right here. Jason van is a 346 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 1: great receiver by the Philadelphia Sports Bat. He is the man. 347 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 1: Jason Levi has got great hands. Jason to catch a 348 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: lot of bars. Is a great, great, great, great receiving 349 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:56,840 Speaker 1: ball the Eagles. He's he's a fine man. Can you 350 00:18:56,920 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 1: stop it for one moment or just lower you guys 351 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:03,240 Speaker 1: want to hear more. I think you got the idea. 352 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 1: Let's here a little bit more, just a little bit more. Yeah, yeah, 353 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:19,760 Speaker 1: he's you got the You get the idea. That is 354 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:24,400 Speaker 1: the Philadelphia Sports Band available on iTunes. Available on iTunes. 355 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 1: It sounds like took They took the intro from a 356 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:31,199 Speaker 1: nineties sitcom through Jason Avant lyrics on we have like 357 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 1: Bobert Avant younger brother on bass or something. How did 358 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:38,639 Speaker 1: that ever get cleared by that band? I don't know that. Whoever, 359 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:41,840 Speaker 1: the Philadelphia Sports Band must be pretty crestfallen that he's 360 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:45,600 Speaker 1: no longer property of Philadelphia Sports. Not literally crestfallen, though. 361 00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:48,840 Speaker 1: I feel like they could feel like they could get 362 00:19:48,840 --> 00:19:51,720 Speaker 1: back in the lab and rework those lyrics a little bit. 363 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 1: I think there's a line in the end that he 364 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:56,240 Speaker 1: soars like an eagle, but he could still soar like 365 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:01,440 Speaker 1: we'll even offer the use of our lab. By the way, 366 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 1: the Philadelphia Sports Band from my extensive research on the subject, 367 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 1: I know, I believe it's also the same group as 368 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:14,360 Speaker 1: the Los Angeles Sports Band, the Boston Sports Band. Uh, 369 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:16,720 Speaker 1: and I something called the Athletics Sports Band, and I 370 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:19,520 Speaker 1: don't know what that might be. So they half asked 371 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 1: this one. Yeah, they really get around. Did they make 372 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 1: the Blaine Gabbert song? It's very we all know there's 373 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 1: no Jacksonville Sports Band. Come on, yeah, I would. I 374 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 1: think that Blaine Gabbet song just came down from the 375 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 1: heavens and if you don't know what, look it up. 376 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:41,440 Speaker 1: Um all right, gentlemen, So we move on the roster reset. 377 00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:45,840 Speaker 1: What do we do on Monday? It was a West 378 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 1: f C West We did? We broke that down? Why 379 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:50,040 Speaker 1: don't we start. Let's stick in the A f C 380 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:52,640 Speaker 1: and we'll stick with you know, we just talked about 381 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 1: the Jacksonville Jaguars and maybe having a new expensive center. 382 00:20:56,680 --> 00:21:01,920 Speaker 1: Mark Sessler, you crafted the a f C auth rosta resets, 383 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:04,840 Speaker 1: So why don't we start, but just mark give us 384 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 1: a little overview of what's going on in the FC 385 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 1: South right now. I think one thing that's happening with 386 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:11,680 Speaker 1: this series. I've gotten a few tweets because what we're 387 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:15,800 Speaker 1: ranking is who improved the most from the end of 388 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 1: the season two now not we're not ranking re ranking 389 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:20,679 Speaker 1: the a f C South. I think some people, just 390 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:22,639 Speaker 1: by looking to the subheads are confused because I have 391 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:26,399 Speaker 1: the Jaguars as the team that improved themselves the most. 392 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:30,480 Speaker 1: I still look at the Indianapolis calls people are idiots, though, 393 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 1: I mean Charles Sparkley said that about the people who 394 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:35,719 Speaker 1: didn't understand the whole team cast. I don't know if 395 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:38,200 Speaker 1: you're aware of this over the weekend. It does say 396 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:40,959 Speaker 1: right above the rankings exactly what we're ranking. I am 397 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: not going to call our readers idiots. Anytime you do rankings, 398 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:47,440 Speaker 1: nobody reads anything before the numbers start, right the eyes 399 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:49,680 Speaker 1: go to the one to three. That's why I wanted 400 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:55,440 Speaker 1: this right above the numbers. Anyways, So being Jaguars improved 401 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:58,520 Speaker 1: themselves the most, but it's the cults. I think that 402 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 1: they kind of struggled to walk away with the division 403 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:04,120 Speaker 1: they had a down spell last year. I think they've 404 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:06,520 Speaker 1: gotten better, They've plugged holes. They're the class of this 405 00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:10,959 Speaker 1: division still. But the Jaguars, to me, I think, like 406 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:12,439 Speaker 1: you said before, I think they have a plan. I 407 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:15,679 Speaker 1: think that Gus Bradley at g Gus Bradley at coach 408 00:22:16,119 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 1: has been able to recruit players from around the lead 409 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 1: to come play for him, and two of them were 410 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:23,919 Speaker 1: what I think is the most improved position group in 411 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 1: the division, which is adding Chris Clemens and Red Bryant 412 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:29,879 Speaker 1: on the defensive end. On the defensive end position, I 413 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 1: think they're improved. They can do more of what they 414 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:34,680 Speaker 1: wanted to want to on defense. And you know, listen, 415 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:37,439 Speaker 1: if they get Alex mac that is a that's a 416 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:41,520 Speaker 1: major major coudta. That's my team of the group that 417 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:44,440 Speaker 1: I improved the most. Well, okay, tell us a little bit. 418 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:47,359 Speaker 1: You have the Cults second here so whole. They didn't 419 00:22:47,359 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 1: make the big splash of Jacks that you're still happy 420 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:52,679 Speaker 1: with that. I think they came close because Kim Knicks 421 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 1: is a guy that they got it at a at 422 00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:58,520 Speaker 1: a relatively affordable cost, who as a chance I think 423 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 1: to break out the season, And I am not totally 424 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:04,320 Speaker 1: sold on to quell Jackson, but that was a nice 425 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:06,680 Speaker 1: hole to plug. And Arthur Jones is uh. I think 426 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:08,680 Speaker 1: it was one of our favorite players heading into free 427 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:10,760 Speaker 1: agency as a pass rusher. Definitely West as he made 428 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:15,639 Speaker 1: three sandwiches off him. The Jaguars, who their line has 429 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:19,439 Speaker 1: been poor for a while, would if they could get Mac, 430 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 1: have mac Zane beatles Luke jokel. We don't know how 431 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 1: good joke is gonna be. But you got the makings 432 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 1: of a pretty good group there, And I think and 433 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:32,800 Speaker 1: I think Toby Gearhart was brought in at the right time, 434 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:35,480 Speaker 1: and they they decided not to keep m j D 435 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:37,119 Speaker 1: which I think was the right time for them to 436 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:39,879 Speaker 1: let him go as well. And they still have holes 437 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:42,679 Speaker 1: and they have needs. But I know something about that 438 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:44,479 Speaker 1: team that I find them interesting this season. I think 439 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 1: they're gonna be uh, not the cake walk they were 440 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:50,679 Speaker 1: last year. If you got points in the NFL or 441 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:55,200 Speaker 1: wins for media members being on board and saying this 442 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:58,840 Speaker 1: team knows what it's doing, the Jaguars would the league 443 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 1: right now. They are that team now because everyone is 444 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:03,680 Speaker 1: loving that this group and maybe what the difference is 445 00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:06,359 Speaker 1: they don't feel like a completely lost organization like they 446 00:24:06,359 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 1: did a couple of years ago. Remember last year when 447 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:11,359 Speaker 1: in preseason when they attempted to run this hurry up 448 00:24:11,359 --> 00:24:13,960 Speaker 1: with Blaine Gabard and I remember in a podcast we 449 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:16,480 Speaker 1: came in praising them. I was all over them, thinking 450 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:19,399 Speaker 1: we're I was wrong. That did not work. But I 451 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:23,199 Speaker 1: do think that they have have a significant upgrade and 452 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:25,760 Speaker 1: talent this offseason. But and it always goes back to 453 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 1: the quarterback, and it's they will stink again. Unless they 454 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:34,040 Speaker 1: bring in a quarterback that immediately, uh you know, hits 455 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 1: it big in the NFL, they could make progress. I 456 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:39,239 Speaker 1: just are they gonna get Johnny Johnny football? I don't know, 457 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 1: outside of a an armageddon starting in Indiana and really 458 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:47,520 Speaker 1: gradually hitting the rest of the country. Is there any 459 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:51,080 Speaker 1: way the Colts don't win this division by at least 460 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:55,080 Speaker 1: two games? Yes, I think the I think the Colts 461 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 1: just their roster. They have Andrew Luck, But otherwise there's 462 00:24:57,840 --> 00:24:59,800 Speaker 1: still so many questions that I don't think they're a luck. 463 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:02,359 Speaker 1: They have a lot fewer questions now than they did 464 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 1: last January when they were in the playoffs. Their defense 465 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:09,919 Speaker 1: had a lot of problems last year. Plugging into Queal Jackson, 466 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:12,200 Speaker 1: who the Browns didn't even want doesn't make me think 467 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:15,480 Speaker 1: they're great. And Arthur Jones who is being because the 468 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:17,520 Speaker 1: problem here is that the this is one of the 469 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:20,640 Speaker 1: more bland divisions in the league. Name the second best 470 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 1: quarterback in the division. Who who's going to overtake? It's 471 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:25,440 Speaker 1: the worst division in football. I think let's talk about 472 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:27,639 Speaker 1: the Texans. They're a team that they have number one 473 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:30,320 Speaker 1: pick in the draft. Everyone picked them to be a 474 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:32,440 Speaker 1: sewer or a lot of people did pick them to 475 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:35,320 Speaker 1: be a Super Bowl contender last year. The quarterback play 476 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:38,480 Speaker 1: helps sink them. They have the first pick. They could 477 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:42,679 Speaker 1: potentially improve greatly this year, can't they? This looks like 478 00:25:42,680 --> 00:25:44,359 Speaker 1: a team to me that has a lot more holes 479 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:46,960 Speaker 1: than the owner was willing to admit when he says 480 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:49,640 Speaker 1: we're gonna have a rapid turnaround and get right back 481 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:51,920 Speaker 1: to the playoffs. They have There's there's issues all over 482 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:54,600 Speaker 1: the place and they've got they've got needs, and they 483 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:57,040 Speaker 1: also they have no quarterback. What are the issues that 484 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,959 Speaker 1: you are a quarterbacks one? What else? I think if 485 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:04,240 Speaker 1: you'r Houston, you you need uh Romeo Cornell's running a 486 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:07,800 Speaker 1: three four. You've got no real edge rushers there you know, 487 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:10,480 Speaker 1: you could get you to Dadavian Clowney. That helps, but 488 00:26:10,520 --> 00:26:13,920 Speaker 1: I mean, honestly, what that would be huge. Outside of 489 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:16,600 Speaker 1: Arian Foster, you don't have a running back you can 490 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:18,679 Speaker 1: depend on. He's coming off back surgery. I think that 491 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:23,000 Speaker 1: there's issues at tight end potentially Ohen Daniels has gone. 492 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:25,280 Speaker 1: The problem I see here is that the move to 493 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 1: make is Jadavan Clowney. Yeah, but then you've got Ryan 494 00:26:29,119 --> 00:26:32,159 Speaker 1: Fitzpatrick as your quarter right, Well, then you get a 495 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:34,480 Speaker 1: guy in the in the second round. You're right, All 496 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:38,920 Speaker 1: these teams, the Jaguars included, need a quarterback, and there's 497 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:41,160 Speaker 1: no easy solution because we don't know that these guys 498 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 1: can stepid. The Texans do, if nothing else, have some 499 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:49,840 Speaker 1: premier talent that even the Colts don't necessarily have as deep. 500 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:56,600 Speaker 1: Andre Johnson, Dwayne Brown, Chris Myers, Arian Foster, J J. Watt. 501 00:26:57,240 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 1: These are guys that have Jonathan Joseph. These are guys 502 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 1: have been first team or second team All pros, like 503 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:05,560 Speaker 1: the very best at their positions. Yeah, I don't know 504 00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:08,119 Speaker 1: if Joseph had a great season last year. The secondary 505 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:11,679 Speaker 1: has their secondary is not deep by any stretch, all right, 506 00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:15,280 Speaker 1: and then the Tennessee Titans. This is not a team 507 00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:18,080 Speaker 1: you can get excited about, right, Titans seemed to me like, 508 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:20,840 Speaker 1: who's who's the big difference maker that you can anyone 509 00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:25,760 Speaker 1: name a big difference maker if he's healthy, Casey or so, 510 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:28,640 Speaker 1: You're big difference maker is an interior lineman where you're 511 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:31,480 Speaker 1: missing players. They're all over the interior lineman. Mind you 512 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:34,320 Speaker 1: who is changing positions because they're running a three four. 513 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:36,879 Speaker 1: I love Casey, but that's but this is a bland right. 514 00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:39,720 Speaker 1: What I'm saying is he was great as a four 515 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:42,200 Speaker 1: or three defensive tackle. Now they're moving to a three 516 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:45,160 Speaker 1: or four defense. What position does he plet? And they've 517 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:48,320 Speaker 1: been very quiet, Probably the quietest Steve in the division. 518 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 1: I guess the Texans have been even quieter. I mean 519 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:56,920 Speaker 1: they brought in Dexter, mccluster, Michael or Sean Phillips, Wesley Wood. 520 00:27:56,920 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 1: You're these are all kind of like lower level starters, 521 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:01,800 Speaker 1: not guys that you're gonna be excited. I think if 522 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:04,960 Speaker 1: for me, if you had to make the power rankings 523 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:07,960 Speaker 1: of the least compelling, most milk toast teams in the 524 00:28:08,040 --> 00:28:10,520 Speaker 1: league right now, I think Tennessee's number one. If I'm 525 00:28:10,560 --> 00:28:12,480 Speaker 1: a fan of I'm a fan of the team. I'm hard. 526 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:14,879 Speaker 1: It's hard for me to get excited about the current 527 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:18,480 Speaker 1: product product and there's you know, unless you really want 528 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:21,800 Speaker 1: to get beyond, get behind. Jake Locker is a healthy 529 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 1: the healthy guy that will put it together like Matthew 530 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:26,879 Speaker 1: Stafford did after a couple of years of having injury woes. 531 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:29,520 Speaker 1: You know that's the potential issue also if he can't 532 00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:31,359 Speaker 1: stay healthy. This team doesn't seem like it's close to 533 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:34,399 Speaker 1: anything right now. The Giants or grandfathered into that spot 534 00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:36,920 Speaker 1: for me. For a decade now, they've been the least 535 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:40,520 Speaker 1: compelling team in the NFL and the Giants super Bowl 536 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:43,560 Speaker 1: champions not compelling in the league. They made like the 537 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:46,120 Speaker 1: second most moves in the of the offseaster. They've added 538 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:49,480 Speaker 1: the second most amount of players from other rosters, I 539 00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:52,240 Speaker 1: think with sixteen players the Buccaneers or first on Atlas. 540 00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 1: You know that this team is not compelling. If Dan 541 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:57,520 Speaker 1: Handis doesn't like him, even with the presence of his 542 00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:01,160 Speaker 1: boy Sean Green love shawnny Green, the green Man, but 543 00:29:02,280 --> 00:29:05,360 Speaker 1: you know featured back. Yeah, you can step into the 544 00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:09,800 Speaker 1: rencil in three carries. It's like eighteen hundred yards and 545 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 1: twenty one touchdowns. I mean, that's the type of season 546 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:14,960 Speaker 1: that we're gonna see from Shawn Green this year. I'm kidding, 547 00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:18,719 Speaker 1: but you know you can't get excited about this day. Well, 548 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:21,840 Speaker 1: the hope I think is wisen Hunt did do excellent 549 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:23,800 Speaker 1: work with Rivers last year, and he's done that with 550 00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:27,720 Speaker 1: previous quarterbacks, and maybe he helps Locker turn it around. 551 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:29,920 Speaker 1: I think a healthy Locker for sixteen games. We've never 552 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:33,760 Speaker 1: seen that. I recommend any people that have time on 553 00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:35,960 Speaker 1: their hands and like watching quarterbacks go watch a couple 554 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:38,080 Speaker 1: of the Jake Locker games last year where he did 555 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:41,840 Speaker 1: well and he was pretty fun and he made you 556 00:29:41,960 --> 00:29:45,320 Speaker 1: think in those games maybe he could be pretty good. 557 00:29:45,360 --> 00:29:48,200 Speaker 1: And then about a sixteen game, Jake Locker is like 558 00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:55,640 Speaker 1: a chop of cobra. Alright, So we talked about the 559 00:29:55,640 --> 00:29:57,480 Speaker 1: AFC South. This is almost unfair to the a f 560 00:29:57,560 --> 00:29:59,960 Speaker 1: C South, which is, you know, probably the least compel 561 00:30:00,560 --> 00:30:03,800 Speaker 1: division in football. And now we go to arguably, I'm 562 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:08,960 Speaker 1: gonna say it, arguably the Wow Buns and murder blow Chards. 563 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:11,400 Speaker 1: I don't know where. Now we go to the most 564 00:30:11,560 --> 00:30:14,560 Speaker 1: compelling roster in the NFL. Excuse me. Now we go 565 00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:18,200 Speaker 1: to the most compelling division in the NFL, the NFC West. 566 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:21,320 Speaker 1: Greg Rosenthal, you wrote up our piece on the Around 567 00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 1: the League website, what are you seeing right now? I 568 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:26,000 Speaker 1: didn't see a lot of action. I would say this 569 00:30:26,280 --> 00:30:30,760 Speaker 1: was the quietest division in the league this offseason, and 570 00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:34,600 Speaker 1: I think what the Seahawks and forty Niners are dealing 571 00:30:34,880 --> 00:30:38,800 Speaker 1: with were some of the problems that come with great success. 572 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:42,960 Speaker 1: They've been adding big pieces three four straight years, and 573 00:30:43,080 --> 00:30:46,800 Speaker 1: now instead of continuing to add their thinking about resigning 574 00:30:46,880 --> 00:30:49,960 Speaker 1: these guys long term. Both teams didn't have a ton 575 00:30:50,040 --> 00:30:52,640 Speaker 1: of cap room to play with. The forty Niners have 576 00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:56,360 Speaker 1: signed the least amount of people from other rosters, only two. 577 00:30:56,520 --> 00:30:58,560 Speaker 1: They also traded for a couple of Jonathan Martin and 578 00:30:58,600 --> 00:31:01,680 Speaker 1: Blaine Gabbert, So overall it's been a very quiet division. 579 00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:05,479 Speaker 1: The Rams have done almost nothing, and the Cardinals were 580 00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:07,720 Speaker 1: ranked first on my list because of that. When you 581 00:31:07,840 --> 00:31:11,000 Speaker 1: mentioned as the key additions, blame Gabbett and Jonathan Martin. 582 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:15,960 Speaker 1: It was not a big now and the other moves 583 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:19,000 Speaker 1: that the forty Niners made were just replacing their two quarterback. 584 00:31:19,080 --> 00:31:22,880 Speaker 1: The only two free agency signed from other teams were 585 00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:27,040 Speaker 1: Chris cook In Antoine Bethet, which we're just replacing guys 586 00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:31,360 Speaker 1: in the secondary that left Whittner, and they cut Carlos Rogers, 587 00:31:31,480 --> 00:31:34,760 Speaker 1: and so they have big holes in the secondary. The Seahawks, 588 00:31:34,840 --> 00:31:37,680 Speaker 1: I think, are thinking about the future with Richard Sherman 589 00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:40,320 Speaker 1: and Earl Thomas and Russell Wilson and signing these guys 590 00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:43,400 Speaker 1: long term. And the great thing for both these teams 591 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:46,800 Speaker 1: they have guys in reserve. The Seahawks are so good 592 00:31:46,800 --> 00:31:49,800 Speaker 1: because they're developing players and so they have plans for 593 00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:51,960 Speaker 1: the guys they're gonna step up off the bench. And 594 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:54,160 Speaker 1: the forty Niners have all these injured guys that they 595 00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:55,959 Speaker 1: drafted last year, or at least a couple of them, 596 00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 1: Tank Carradine and Marcus Lattimore that can step right into 597 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:02,000 Speaker 1: the lineup. All right. And for the you have Arizona 598 00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:05,640 Speaker 1: Cardinals as the most improved team in the division, and 599 00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:10,040 Speaker 1: the denizens of Glendale want to know, are those improvements 600 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:12,280 Speaker 1: enough to make them a real player in the division 601 00:32:12,320 --> 00:32:14,720 Speaker 1: in terms of competing for the title? I think so 602 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:16,640 Speaker 1: if you put them in any other division, I'd say 603 00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:22,600 Speaker 1: they're a Super Bowl contender. Why not to quarterback? All right, 604 00:32:23,120 --> 00:32:27,640 Speaker 1: it's a good, good counter. But I love Bruce Arians's offense. 605 00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:31,000 Speaker 1: I love the talent around Palmer. I love the upgrade 606 00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:34,160 Speaker 1: in Jared Vell Dear. They added another garden, Ted Larson, 607 00:32:34,200 --> 00:32:36,800 Speaker 1: who's just for depth. They also get Jonathan Cooper their 608 00:32:36,800 --> 00:32:40,240 Speaker 1: first round, so they go from a huge negative on 609 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:43,160 Speaker 1: their offensive line to the left side being very intriguing. 610 00:32:43,560 --> 00:32:46,840 Speaker 1: And I love that defensive talent. And why not. Why 611 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:49,239 Speaker 1: couldn't they be a super Bowl container? Joe Flacco won 612 00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:53,160 Speaker 1: a super Bowl, Brad Johnson won a super Bowl better 613 00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:58,240 Speaker 1: than Carson Palmer. Current, that's one of the best, I 614 00:32:58,360 --> 00:33:01,000 Speaker 1: admit it, But you're right, Joe flacc is st is 615 00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:04,480 Speaker 1: maybe the best quarterback in the league. All you have 616 00:33:04,560 --> 00:33:06,160 Speaker 1: to do is get in the playoffs and then get 617 00:33:06,200 --> 00:33:07,600 Speaker 1: hot for a month. I don't I don't think it's 618 00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:10,600 Speaker 1: impossible that Carson Palmer could get hot. I mean, he 619 00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:13,280 Speaker 1: has tools, but it would be shocking. I think we've 620 00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:15,400 Speaker 1: seen the best of Carson Palmer well in one note, 621 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:19,000 Speaker 1: and and and Arians has said, all winner, we're not 622 00:33:19,120 --> 00:33:21,280 Speaker 1: drafting a quarterback, not even on our radar. And then 623 00:33:21,520 --> 00:33:24,200 Speaker 1: Daniel Jeremiah, who remember he's talking to all these teams, 624 00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:27,800 Speaker 1: He's hearing stuff. He has them taking Derek card number twenty. 625 00:33:28,360 --> 00:33:30,440 Speaker 1: Maybe they've fallen. Maybe it's you know, at some point 626 00:33:30,520 --> 00:33:32,720 Speaker 1: over the last couple of weeks months, they test someone, 627 00:33:32,800 --> 00:33:35,320 Speaker 1: they bring someone in. They Carson Palmer is not going 628 00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:36,840 Speaker 1: to be the starter for three or four years. I 629 00:33:37,120 --> 00:33:39,040 Speaker 1: you hear them say that. Who's buying it. I'm not 630 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:42,120 Speaker 1: saying this to get Greg caught in a double talk, 631 00:33:42,840 --> 00:33:46,920 Speaker 1: but this is a quarterback the second most interceptions last 632 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:49,000 Speaker 1: year of any quarterback. And you said a week ago 633 00:33:49,680 --> 00:33:51,800 Speaker 1: that was a best case scenario for him. That was 634 00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:55,240 Speaker 1: his Philip Rivers here. It was Greg. I think that 635 00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:57,960 Speaker 1: the offensive line help will help him. I have a 636 00:33:58,080 --> 00:34:00,240 Speaker 1: lot of faith in Arians, and I think that talent 637 00:34:00,280 --> 00:34:03,480 Speaker 1: around him is great. You're right, it's Palmer's the big 638 00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:05,520 Speaker 1: problem with this team, because the defense is great. I 639 00:34:05,640 --> 00:34:08,480 Speaker 1: love the coach and I love the talent. Other than Palmer. 640 00:34:08,480 --> 00:34:09,920 Speaker 1: You kind of have to hide him, which is tough 641 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:11,959 Speaker 1: to do. And I would feel a little bit better 642 00:34:12,040 --> 00:34:15,359 Speaker 1: if Honey Badger wasn't coming off of reconstructive knee. Well, 643 00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:18,120 Speaker 1: they add Antonio Carmarti, which is a boomer Bus signing, 644 00:34:18,200 --> 00:34:20,799 Speaker 1: but I think we all like it relatively. Put him 645 00:34:20,840 --> 00:34:25,759 Speaker 1: Pack three covering the number two wide receiver. And that's 646 00:34:25,760 --> 00:34:28,560 Speaker 1: why they were an easy team for me to rank first, 647 00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:31,480 Speaker 1: because they really made the only big moves with Bell. 648 00:34:31,560 --> 00:34:34,120 Speaker 1: Dear him. Ted Ginn, I think is a nice role player. 649 00:34:34,440 --> 00:34:36,960 Speaker 1: He'll improve their return units. He'll he'll be fine as 650 00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:39,920 Speaker 1: a third receiver they're looking. I mean, if they were 651 00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:41,640 Speaker 1: in the a f C South, I would pick them 652 00:34:41,680 --> 00:34:44,560 Speaker 1: to win the division over the Colts. And what about 653 00:34:44,640 --> 00:34:50,960 Speaker 1: the great talented, gifted Follic Lee Less Sneak, general manager 654 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:53,080 Speaker 1: of the St. Louis Rams. It's a team that has 655 00:34:53,160 --> 00:34:55,879 Speaker 1: some pieces. On paper, they look like a team that's 656 00:34:55,960 --> 00:34:59,920 Speaker 1: very close to competing. But that's a lot of that's 657 00:35:00,040 --> 00:35:01,560 Speaker 1: love of talent that division are they're gonna be able 658 00:35:01,600 --> 00:35:04,440 Speaker 1: to get through the Gautlet I don't see it. And 659 00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:08,360 Speaker 1: I hear people group the Rams and the Cardinals together, 660 00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:10,480 Speaker 1: which makes sense kind of these two teams coming up. 661 00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:14,040 Speaker 1: But the Cardinals played great against NFC West teams. They 662 00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:17,360 Speaker 1: went to Seattle and one the Rams got waxed. I 663 00:35:17,400 --> 00:35:19,439 Speaker 1: don't know if people remember those games with or without 664 00:35:19,560 --> 00:35:22,239 Speaker 1: Sam Bradford. They went one in five and those games 665 00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:24,720 Speaker 1: were not close. Most of them were three score games 666 00:35:25,280 --> 00:35:27,279 Speaker 1: and they have a weird roster where they said they 667 00:35:27,400 --> 00:35:30,680 Speaker 1: liked their roster. They haven't added many people. They're very confident. 668 00:35:31,560 --> 00:35:34,399 Speaker 1: It's kind of a roster there that's every position is set, 669 00:35:34,880 --> 00:35:37,160 Speaker 1: but it's not very exciting. They just think they're gonna 670 00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:39,680 Speaker 1: get better. The wide receiver group is is kind of 671 00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:42,640 Speaker 1: emblematic of that. Just a bunch of guys that are 672 00:35:42,719 --> 00:35:46,319 Speaker 1: twos or threes but not great. They're a little bit like, uh, 673 00:35:46,680 --> 00:35:50,319 Speaker 1: the Panthers if you took away Cam Newton m because 674 00:35:50,360 --> 00:35:53,680 Speaker 1: their secondary gets exposed too much on defense. The front 675 00:35:53,719 --> 00:35:57,560 Speaker 1: seven is pretty good. And and I just Sam Bradford. 676 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:01,399 Speaker 1: I can't figure him out. He's the most confusing player 677 00:36:01,480 --> 00:36:03,279 Speaker 1: in the league to me, and I don't think he's 678 00:36:03,320 --> 00:36:05,239 Speaker 1: improved in four years. And if we can if we're 679 00:36:05,239 --> 00:36:08,280 Speaker 1: concerned about Honey Badger coming off a major knee injury, 680 00:36:08,719 --> 00:36:12,279 Speaker 1: so is Bradford. Here's one prediction I have. I think 681 00:36:12,680 --> 00:36:15,360 Speaker 1: Tavon Austin is going to be a star in this 682 00:36:15,520 --> 00:36:18,359 Speaker 1: league by the end of next season. And I think 683 00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:19,840 Speaker 1: that a lot of that will go back to what 684 00:36:20,040 --> 00:36:22,960 Speaker 1: we saw from you said that you didn't think there's 685 00:36:23,160 --> 00:36:25,279 Speaker 1: a number one guy in that wide receiver I think 686 00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:29,000 Speaker 1: Austin can be that guy if Bradford shows some growth 687 00:36:29,160 --> 00:36:33,800 Speaker 1: coming off that knee injury. M Sessler on Austin A 688 00:36:33,880 --> 00:36:37,680 Speaker 1: positive Sessler, Yes, they do exist. Someone did tweet at 689 00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:39,800 Speaker 1: us is there ever a positive outcome? And A Sessler? 690 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:43,600 Speaker 1: Does that sound like anything but an ominous song? It's 691 00:36:43,680 --> 00:36:47,080 Speaker 1: ominous feelings? Um, that was not fully briefed on the 692 00:36:47,160 --> 00:36:50,640 Speaker 1: rules of these here, you're just jumping in it. YEA. 693 00:36:50,760 --> 00:36:54,840 Speaker 1: Usually with Sessler, his Sesslers are ominous about a serious injury. 694 00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:58,520 Speaker 1: Everyone else there's a gleam of positivity. Is that fair market? 695 00:36:58,640 --> 00:37:01,360 Speaker 1: It is? But what was unfair is to predict a 696 00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:05,240 Speaker 1: big year for anyone in that offense with in no disrespect, 697 00:37:05,280 --> 00:37:09,680 Speaker 1: but with Brian Schottenheimer running quarterback. Yeah, I just I don't. 698 00:37:10,080 --> 00:37:12,640 Speaker 1: It's a it's a tough offense to predict a breakout player, 699 00:37:12,840 --> 00:37:18,400 Speaker 1: especially when that person weighs less than Grigg Rosenthal. Who's 700 00:37:18,400 --> 00:37:23,319 Speaker 1: better Sam Bradford or Carson Palmer. I'd say Carson Palmer. Well, 701 00:37:23,360 --> 00:37:25,759 Speaker 1: there happen. If you think you don't think much of 702 00:37:25,800 --> 00:37:28,120 Speaker 1: Sam Bradford at all, that what has he shown in 703 00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:33,439 Speaker 1: the How about this? Give me your big Sam brad 704 00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:38,880 Speaker 1: for a moment he's injury. He wasn't terrible as a rookie. 705 00:37:39,760 --> 00:37:42,560 Speaker 1: He had some big d a couple of games, but 706 00:37:42,600 --> 00:37:45,359 Speaker 1: even those games, he wasn't the reason they won. Right, 707 00:37:45,560 --> 00:37:50,560 Speaker 1: there will be no more excitin prediction, Yes, sir, so, 708 00:37:50,719 --> 00:37:53,440 Speaker 1: do you see like his best case scenario is DeShawn 709 00:37:53,560 --> 00:37:55,640 Speaker 1: Jackson or is he even better than I think he 710 00:37:55,640 --> 00:37:58,040 Speaker 1: has a higher ceiling than de Sean Jackson potentially, But 711 00:37:58,360 --> 00:38:01,719 Speaker 1: even if he only become de Sean Jackson type are 712 00:38:01,719 --> 00:38:04,920 Speaker 1: a little lesser, that's still Pro Bowl type player Jackson's. 713 00:38:05,640 --> 00:38:08,759 Speaker 1: Maybe when he's traded to a team in the other 714 00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:12,800 Speaker 1: conference three years, that's all. That's all it is. That 715 00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:14,440 Speaker 1: will all it will ever be, and we'll see how 716 00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:16,759 Speaker 1: it tends out. The Rams, I think, more than any 717 00:38:16,840 --> 00:38:18,880 Speaker 1: team in this division and maybe in the league, need 718 00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:21,120 Speaker 1: to have a huge draft with the number two pick, 719 00:38:21,200 --> 00:38:25,080 Speaker 1: the number thirteen pick, whether they're gonna trade down. I 720 00:38:25,160 --> 00:38:27,200 Speaker 1: think they need guys that come in right away because 721 00:38:27,239 --> 00:38:29,880 Speaker 1: they're they're looking at this roster is set and I 722 00:38:29,920 --> 00:38:32,319 Speaker 1: don't think it has enough talent. And their free agent 723 00:38:32,480 --> 00:38:35,080 Speaker 1: activity supports what they're saying that they don't think they 724 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:37,560 Speaker 1: need much. These are the guys. They added Sean Hill 725 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:42,080 Speaker 1: as their backup, Alex Carrington, an interesting rotation guy we 726 00:38:42,239 --> 00:38:44,480 Speaker 1: we kind of like, and Kenny Brett, who's just a 727 00:38:44,480 --> 00:38:50,120 Speaker 1: wild cards. Sean Hill makes a start for this team 728 00:38:50,160 --> 00:38:54,439 Speaker 1: before Halloween, and not because Sam Bradford suffers an injury. Wow, 729 00:38:56,520 --> 00:39:00,680 Speaker 1: that would be a negative. Sessler. That's ominous. That is 730 00:39:00,920 --> 00:39:02,759 Speaker 1: I'm not so sure Sean Hill doesn't give them a 731 00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:04,880 Speaker 1: better chance to win and band the Rams if they 732 00:39:04,920 --> 00:39:08,319 Speaker 1: don't like what they see from Bradford midway through next year, 733 00:39:08,400 --> 00:39:12,279 Speaker 1: have no reason to march out this song and dance about. 734 00:39:12,320 --> 00:39:14,160 Speaker 1: He's their quarterback of the future. He they don't have 735 00:39:14,200 --> 00:39:16,040 Speaker 1: to deal with him after he said he's coming off 736 00:39:16,080 --> 00:39:18,080 Speaker 1: at ton A c L Guys like Tom Brady have 737 00:39:18,239 --> 00:39:21,160 Speaker 1: struggled coming off with ton A. I know sneed listens 738 00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:24,440 Speaker 1: to the podcast. Jeff Fisher loves it. Brian Schottenheimer's a 739 00:39:24,560 --> 00:39:27,359 Speaker 1: huge fan. If he's listening. Let's let's still think about 740 00:39:27,440 --> 00:39:29,560 Speaker 1: taking a quarterback number two. We talked about it a 741 00:39:29,640 --> 00:39:31,799 Speaker 1: little bit. Wouldn't that be fun? How about Sean Hill 742 00:39:31,880 --> 00:39:34,480 Speaker 1: starts week one because he's the veteran and there's a 743 00:39:34,560 --> 00:39:37,160 Speaker 1: rookie behind him, and then Johnny Football comes in, and 744 00:39:37,239 --> 00:39:40,160 Speaker 1: that just would make a more exciting NFL, wouldn't it. 745 00:39:40,320 --> 00:39:44,000 Speaker 1: I like it. I love it. In in today's version 746 00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:45,960 Speaker 1: of the NFL, you don't draft the player number two 747 00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:48,880 Speaker 1: overall and then said that's fine, just start take it 748 00:39:48,960 --> 00:39:52,840 Speaker 1: back all let's let's needs a man to me that 749 00:39:52,960 --> 00:39:56,239 Speaker 1: seems quite pleased with himself and his last couple of 750 00:39:56,640 --> 00:40:00,440 Speaker 1: years as the front office. That dude take a quarterback 751 00:40:00,520 --> 00:40:04,600 Speaker 1: number two. Would to admit failure in the Sam Bradford three. 752 00:40:08,960 --> 00:40:11,319 Speaker 1: He didn't, yes, the very fair, but he didn't pick him, 753 00:40:11,360 --> 00:40:13,200 Speaker 1: but he stood by him and viewed him as the 754 00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:16,000 Speaker 1: franchise guy. So I just don't see him quitting on 755 00:40:16,080 --> 00:40:17,880 Speaker 1: him just because he played half season. And does he 756 00:40:17,960 --> 00:40:23,120 Speaker 1: have a tattoo of Sam Bradford? Because we've seen Sanchez 757 00:40:23,160 --> 00:40:26,160 Speaker 1: get cut, Weirder things have happened. I don't like talking 758 00:40:26,160 --> 00:40:29,040 Speaker 1: about that, all right, guys. So that's it for the 759 00:40:29,120 --> 00:40:31,799 Speaker 1: roster reset for the NFC West. We'll have another one, 760 00:40:31,880 --> 00:40:33,960 Speaker 1: another two, another one. What are we doing? We got 761 00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:38,120 Speaker 1: another five on Friday? On Friday. Uh, we'll do a 762 00:40:38,160 --> 00:40:41,319 Speaker 1: couple more, a couple more on Friday. We'll talk NFL news. 763 00:40:41,440 --> 00:40:43,400 Speaker 1: If there's no news, will make some up. That's kind 764 00:40:43,440 --> 00:40:46,200 Speaker 1: of how we roll around here. But that's it. Alex. Well, 765 00:40:46,280 --> 00:40:49,800 Speaker 1: thank you for sitting in for the here. Um. That's it. 766 00:40:49,880 --> 00:40:52,880 Speaker 1: We'll be back on Friday. Um. Good luck with your 767 00:40:52,920 --> 00:40:56,920 Speaker 1: dental visit. Marks. I'm gonna miss the gap, but I 768 00:40:57,000 --> 00:40:59,680 Speaker 1: respect your decisions. They'll be around for months, I think. Okay. 769 00:41:00,200 --> 00:41:01,719 Speaker 1: Uh and Greg, you got a nice set of teeth. 770 00:41:02,080 --> 00:41:05,759 Speaker 1: Thank you. That's that's true. Thanks all right, until that is, 771 00:41:05,920 --> 00:41:08,480 Speaker 1: Dana had the signing off for the mail Man, the Sizzler, 772 00:41:08,760 --> 00:41:12,400 Speaker 1: the Boss and will tie behind the glass until then. 773 00:41:18,920 --> 00:41:27,239 Speaker 1: Sound check Arney, Yes, please call hands, do some Mr 774 00:41:27,400 --> 00:41:31,719 Speaker 1: Fancy France. The flames neat NFL news and here's the 775 00:41:31,960 --> 00:41:42,600 Speaker 1: chance it's at l around the lad light. He plame boys, Pigskins, 776 00:41:42,719 --> 00:41:45,960 Speaker 1: hot Tonight Bird, baby burn