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Speaker 1: What is going on? John middle Coop three and Out

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Speaker 1: podcast Thursday afternoon, a little bit before the NBA Finals,

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Speaker 1: try to record a little podcast last or I guess

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Speaker 1: earlier this week. On Tuesday's podcast, I said, you know

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Speaker 1: what hit me up on my d ms? My I'm

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Speaker 1: out of Middle Coff mail bag questions? Uh my, you

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Speaker 1: know d ms are wide open. You slide up into

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Speaker 1: that inbox, and you guys have not only slid, I

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Speaker 1: mean I feel like a Kardashian I have. I had

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Speaker 1: probably a hundred. I had to answer a bunch just manually.

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Speaker 1: But I'm just gonna bang I'm gonna do a huge

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Speaker 1: Middle Coff mail bag. It's gonna be the majority of

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Speaker 1: the show, just because I literally have ones that I

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Speaker 1: haven't answered. About thirty to bang out. I don't know

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Speaker 1: if I would get thirty, but I'll try to fly

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Speaker 1: through him here coming up. And also I'm gonna start

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Speaker 1: off talking about the Browns. But you can always hit

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Speaker 1: me up at John Middlecoff on Instagram. That's my Instagram handle,

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Speaker 1: also my Twitter handle. Also I got a YouTube page.

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Speaker 1: You can find me everywhere on the on the intro

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Speaker 1: web and the best way if you want to have

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Speaker 1: your question answered though, go to John Middlecoff on Instagram

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Speaker 1: just direct message me. You know, I'm basically I'm the

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Speaker 1: equivalent of a hot babe, you know, I just have

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Speaker 1: It's just my inboxes full of dudes. They're just all

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Speaker 1: asking me football questions, so, you know, not quite as flattering,

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Speaker 1: but still pretty cool. I'm not complaining, uh, and I

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Speaker 1: welcome it slide right into my d M s. But

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Speaker 1: I'm gonna start with this a couple of things, and

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Speaker 1: it both both revolve around the Browns, and I got

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Speaker 1: some of this. We're gonna get into Baker here in

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Speaker 1: a second. And people think I'm like a hater because

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Speaker 1: Colins a hater. One I think I told Colin back

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Speaker 1: when he was coming out. I think I thought he

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Speaker 1: was a better player than Colin was given him credit for.

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Speaker 1: He's an elite player. But there's this thing going around

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Speaker 1: out on social media that I think we need to

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Speaker 1: pump the brakes on a little bit when it comes

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Speaker 1: to these tears. But first and foremost, I want to

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Speaker 1: start with Odell Beckham and Freddie Kitchen. And I've gone

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Speaker 1: over this before, but I want to hammer this home

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Speaker 1: again just because things in life are voluntary does not

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Speaker 1: mean they're basically I mean they should be mandatory. They

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Speaker 1: may have the like Again, it's voluntarry to take your

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Speaker 1: wife out on our anniversary. It's voluntary to get your

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Speaker 1: kids something on his birthday. It's not mandatory you do that.

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Speaker 1: Is it smart that you do that? Yes? In any

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Speaker 1: big boy job, once you get on salary, it's not

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Speaker 1: mandatory you show up at certain times. Do most high

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Speaker 1: level employees work longer than the quote unquote a lotted hours.

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Speaker 1: Of course. Now I get in the sport of football

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Speaker 1: or pro sports in general. Now you can work out

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Speaker 1: on your own. So Odell Beckham is working out in

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Speaker 1: l A. He loves l A. We get it, Odell.

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Speaker 1: But when you're paid twenty million dollars a year and

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Speaker 1: this team is going all in on you, it would

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Speaker 1: probably behoove you to show up to practice because it's

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Speaker 1: pretty easy. You take a private jet and you just

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Speaker 1: go and you go for three days. It's kind of

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Speaker 1: like the country club for NFL. I was just att

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Speaker 1: practice on Wednesday. I can't stress you enough how easy

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Speaker 1: the practice are. They're so easy, and especially for new players,

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Speaker 1: they're so essential because you're learning the base of the offense.

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Speaker 1: If you're gonna learn a language, you don't just start

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Speaker 1: speaking in sentences. When I took Spanish as a kid,

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Speaker 1: you learn the basic words, the basic conjugate conjugations of

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Speaker 1: able to speak un offense is no different and him

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Speaker 1: not being at Freddie Kitchens minicamp and Freddie has tried

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Speaker 1: to be the nice guy. The first I guess a

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Speaker 1: couple of weeks today kind of snapped and I absolutely

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Speaker 1: loved it. Brown's Freddy Kitchens on what specifically Odell Beckham Jr.

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Speaker 1: Missed over the last three weeks. Quote the offense. That

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Speaker 1: is an incredible quote and so true, Like, Odell, we

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Speaker 1: get it, your diva, we get it. You're more important

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Speaker 1: than the team. But you're not showing up is just

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Speaker 1: so easy, it really is. And he screwed up. And

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Speaker 1: end of the day, Odell Beckham and Levian Bell like

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Speaker 1: they've kind of showed their true colors. It's really kind

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Speaker 1: just been killing it. According to my sources in the building.

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Speaker 1: For those of you don't know that, Raiders president Mark

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Speaker 1: Dane just buyses me. He banned me from the facility,

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Speaker 1: so I'm not allowed to go to practice. So it's like, okay,

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Speaker 1: I'll just go to a the Niner practice. You don't

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Speaker 1: want free publicity. It's it's on you. But you know,

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Speaker 1: and you can see on social media. But from my

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Speaker 1: my buddies on the staff and the scouting staff, he's

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Speaker 1: he's a stud and Sol's O'Dell and Soul's Levian. But

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Speaker 1: just go to practice. It really is pretty easy. It's

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Speaker 1: basically what these voluntary for a couple of mini camps

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Speaker 1: or OTAs or whatever the hell they're called, our anniversary dinners. Sometimes,

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Speaker 1: you know, if it's been a long day at work,

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Speaker 1: do you really want to go? Would you rather just

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Speaker 1: go home? Yeah, but it's just one of those things

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Speaker 1: that you should probably do. Good teammates, good players do it.

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Speaker 1: And don't give me that Tom Brady has missed all

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Speaker 1: to his house. I think it's been an absolute embarrassment,

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Speaker 1: more for Levian Bell because of the money they paid him,

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Speaker 1: but a bad look for Odell. And I appreciate Freddy Kitchens,

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Speaker 1: like I'm not just gonna tell the company line on this.

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Speaker 1: I think it's a joke, like how this guy is

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Speaker 1: not here, We're about to pay him twenty million dollars

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Speaker 1: a year. He's a special talent. He hasn't produced at

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Speaker 1: but his talent right now four exceeds his production. It

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Speaker 1: ain't even close. I'll say one thing about Antonio Brown.

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Speaker 1: His production probably exceeds his talent now he's really talented,

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Speaker 1: they're they're paid the same amount of money. Pull up

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Speaker 1: the NFL dot com pages. One of them looks a

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Speaker 1: lot better than the other. That's Antonio Brown. He produces.

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Speaker 1: So if I'm gonna deal with the diva I was talking,

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Speaker 1: little more fluff right now. And again, I was one

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Speaker 1: eviscerating him. And if I was a Browns fan, I'd

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Speaker 1: be pretty piste. Here's the other thing, Baker Mayfield. I

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Speaker 1: be a flat out studden this league. He's an I

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Speaker 1: is pretty damn good. But there's this tear going around

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Speaker 1: And I've seen a lot of people that I know

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Speaker 1: and respect, like in the media that have Baker Mayfield

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Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield started thirteen games in the NFL. He threw

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Speaker 1: twenty seven touchdowns and fourteen picks. So let's just pump

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Speaker 1: the brakes a little bit. I am a Aker Mayfield guy.

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Speaker 1: I think he's gonna be a really good player, but

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Speaker 1: in some big games against good teams, he did not

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Speaker 1: but he threw yards again against Kansas City, who didn't

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Speaker 1: have a very good defense. Now they lost. I mean,

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Speaker 1: I'm not even gonna go through the box score. That's irrelevant.

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Speaker 1: Bill Walsh to to tell this guy is a really

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Speaker 1: Philip Rivers and Russell Wilson Andrew lux equal. That's just

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Speaker 1: not the case. To me, we have less information on

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Speaker 1: betting more on Baker Mayfield than the other two guys,

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Speaker 1: play in a big game, has yet to play in

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Speaker 1: a game that matters. That's not an opinion, that's a fact.

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Speaker 1: Like when you start playing in games that matter and

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Speaker 1: there's legitimate pressure on you, then I can better judge you.

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Speaker 1: It's why I struggle with young players that are playing

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Speaker 1: in meaningless games. Now again, I'm not trying to be

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Speaker 1: you're just doing this because your boss hates him. I know.

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Speaker 1: I don't care what Colin thinks. It's like Colin doesn't

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Speaker 1: care what I think. I mean, we have our own

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Speaker 1: also think you gotta be careful. Younger people just deal

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Speaker 1: that doesn't bother me. I'm strictly talking about in a

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Speaker 1: there's a decent chance they just don't make the playoffs

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Speaker 1: let's let's just walk before we run. And again he's

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Speaker 1: the team was already screwed and it wasn't totally his fault.

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Speaker 1: So I'm not putting it on Baker and his receiver stunk.

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Speaker 1: I think Baker right now, if I was betting on

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Speaker 1: it all the time with young players. You're in the NFL.

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Speaker 1: Ps make more middle cough podcast. They're coming. Top five

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Speaker 1: most talented players, regardless of position, God given ability. Well,

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Speaker 1: I think if you just take the quarterbacks out, you

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Speaker 1: go Khalil Macaron, Donald, Antonio Brown, Odell Beckham. He's you know,

428
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Speaker 1: he's battles some injuries. But I think Luke Kikley is

429
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Speaker 1: pretty special. Uh. I throw Zeke and Todd Gurley right

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Speaker 1: up there. So I think there's a group top three

431
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Speaker 1: most well rounded NFL teams. I think the Eagles, Cowboys

432
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Speaker 1: and you know this team top to bottom is pretty

433
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Speaker 1: damn good. The Chargers. Which player on the Dallas Cowboys

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Speaker 1: the odd man out? You know, are they really gonna

435
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Speaker 1: pay Zeke running back? I'd probably be it. That's what

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Speaker 1: you gave me a lot of questions. Appreciate that. I'll

437
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Speaker 1: say this. You guys came in swinging when I needed

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Speaker 1: some questions. Keep them coming. Hey, John, I know you're

439
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Speaker 1: not a big a CEC guy, but I'm sure you're

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Speaker 1: aware of brockomann in Hall, former head coach at B

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Speaker 1: y U Yep, met him a couple of times when

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Speaker 1: I was scouting the West Coast. Great guy. He seems

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Speaker 1: to have the team on the brink of the top

444
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Speaker 1: twenty five finish solid year last year, smacked then SEC

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Speaker 1: school in their new bowl game, and we have a

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Speaker 1: new A D behind him with new funds. What are

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Speaker 1: your thoughts? Uv A finished his top twenty five possibility

448
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Speaker 1: competes for the a SEC Championship. Was it today or yesterday?

449
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Speaker 1: I saw on Twitter that they gave him an extension.

450
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Speaker 1: When you look at the A C C GOO, Miami's

451
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Speaker 1: in constant turnover. It feels like they have a new

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Speaker 1: coach every three or four years. Obviously, Mark Rick retires

453
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Speaker 1: and abruptly in many d s takes over so that

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Speaker 1: they're not really a factor. I think Willie Taggert's one

455
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Speaker 1: of the most overrated coaches in the country. Clemson is

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Speaker 1: the cream of the crop. But who else you're dealing with?

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Speaker 1: I mean, why couldn't you v a B second in

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Speaker 1: the conference next year? Beat Miami, be Florida State. I'm

459
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Speaker 1: not saying they will be to I'm just saying be

460
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Speaker 1: better than them when all the dust settled. Duke just

461
00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:05,360
Speaker 1: lost their starting quarterback Boston College. May I think it's

462
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Speaker 1: a very, very winnable division for the second place. Obviously,

463
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Speaker 1: Clemson is like the Alabama of the a c C.

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Speaker 1: And they've earned it. They're the They're the cream of

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Speaker 1: the crop. There there the ship right now. But yeah,

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Speaker 1: I don't I don't pretend to know much about UVa's roster,

467
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Speaker 1: but I know this. Bronco men and his Hall's teams

468
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Speaker 1: are tough. He recruits NFL guys. He might not recruit

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Speaker 1: NFL guys because he's not getting five star guys, but

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Speaker 1: he develops NFL players, and you could argue that's more important.

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Speaker 1: David Chow has been doing it forever. They've stopped Dave

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Speaker 1: shots not getting five star recruits in a bunch of

473
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Speaker 1: four stars. He's developing players in the NFL people, and

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Speaker 1: that's what Broncos doing. There's a toughness to his program.

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Speaker 1: I'm a believer in Bronco Mennon Hall that that was

476
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Speaker 1: a good higher a little off the beaten path, but

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Speaker 1: I think it's gonna work out long term. What would

478
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Speaker 1: you put on the over under on yards and touchdowns

479
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Speaker 1: for Russell Wilson this upcoming season. You know, yards is

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Speaker 1: just what our yards and more. I mean, honestly, like

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Speaker 1: five thousand yards. I mean how many like bubble screens

482
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Speaker 1: and stuff. I don't know if yards matter as much

483
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Speaker 1: to me. It's more of the touchdown to interception ratio.

484
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Speaker 1: They added, you know, the kid from Old Miss. I

485
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Speaker 1: can't even think. I wanted to say a J. Brown,

486
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Speaker 1: but DK. They had a DK Metcalf Tyler Lockett's back

487
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Speaker 1: what's his name? Had to retire one of my favorite

488
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Speaker 1: players in the league, bald Doug Baldwin, which kind of sucks,

489
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Speaker 1: but he didn't play. You know, he's been I wouldn't

490
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Speaker 1: say a shell of himself, but he's been injured the

491
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Speaker 1: last couple of years. I'd say thirty four touchdowns, ten picks,

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Speaker 1: thirty six touchdowns somewhere in there. Thirty four to thirty

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Speaker 1: six touchdowns right right in that level. Because they want

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Speaker 1: to run the ball. They draft your shot Penny still

495
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Speaker 1: got Carson, their physical run team. They play with defense

496
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Speaker 1: and just let Russell make some plays. So I'd say

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Speaker 1: let's just meet in the middle. Thirty five touchdowns if

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Speaker 1: you were the Browns, GM what position would you solidify

499
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Speaker 1: to improve the team to make them a true contender. Well,

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Speaker 1: their offensive line solid. They obviously have a franchise quarterback.

501
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Speaker 1: Receivers are now good. They have a good tight end.

502
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Speaker 1: They have you know, Star Young running back and Chubb. Defensively,

503
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Speaker 1: they got a bunch of defensive linemen. Kirksey is a

504
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Speaker 1: good player a linebacker. You can probably use another linebacker, corner.

505
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Speaker 1: I mean they drafted Denzel Award really high last year.

506
00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:19,480
Speaker 1: Could always use another safety. I mean things safe to

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Speaker 1: say that. I mean they topped to bottom. They got

508
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Speaker 1: a playoff roster. Time to time to get the job done.

509
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Speaker 1: Freddy Kitchens, That's why I think Freddy Kitchen is piste off.

510
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Speaker 1: Odell Beckham's out there. It's like bro we have in

511
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Speaker 1: the NFL. But unless you're the Patriots, windows closed so fast.

512
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Speaker 1: I'll never forget watching the San Francisco forty Niners with

513
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Speaker 1: Jim Harball, like this team is gonna win Super Bowls

514
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Speaker 1: or compete for Super Bowls for ten years. It was

515
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Speaker 1: over like three years. I mean they made the playoffs

516
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Speaker 1: three straight years. Haven't sniffed going back. Since you feel

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Speaker 1: the Bears can make a deep playoff run this season. Honestly,

518
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Speaker 1: people are gonna sound say I'm a little crazy. I

519
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Speaker 1: I would say they're the favorites right now to win

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Speaker 1: the NFC. I think their defense is just a elite.

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Speaker 1: I mean, I think they had the best defense top

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Speaker 1: to bottom in the NFL. Khalil Mack Hicks, ro Qwan Eddie,

523
00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:13,480
Speaker 1: Jackson Fuller, Travathan Floyd Eddie. I mean they got dudes everywhere.

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Speaker 1: I love everything their defense stands for. Talking to a

525
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Speaker 1: buddy on the staff the other day, I mean, Pagano's

526
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Speaker 1: as good as you're gonna get with Fangio Levin, Like

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Speaker 1: I said, Naggy taking Drabinsky to that next level. They

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Speaker 1: add another running back to go with Cohen. You know,

529
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Speaker 1: the receivers are much better than they have been the

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Speaker 1: last couple of years. I picked the Bears. I picked

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Speaker 1: the Bears to win that division. And I mean I'm

532
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Speaker 1: a little biased here. I'm rooting for them to win

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Speaker 1: the win the NFC now. Actually, I mean in a

534
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Speaker 1: perfect world for my business, I wouldn't mind the Niners.

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Speaker 1: I wouldn't mind Niners Bears NFC Championship game. John big

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Speaker 1: Fan Big Rams fan from Manchester, England, what's up? Every

537
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Speaker 1: year we get four NFL games in the UK, When

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Speaker 1: do you think we will get a UK franchise? Will

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Speaker 1: it work? The one reason I always thought it would

540
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Speaker 1: be difficult is just the travel purposes. Because even if

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Speaker 1: you're in like you need to bring in players constantly,

542
00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:09,720
Speaker 1: when guys get hurt for practice squad guys, you're constantly

543
00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:13,639
Speaker 1: cutting and bringing in players. Well, isn't the UK like

544
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Speaker 1: five hours away from the East coast. Well what if

545
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Speaker 1: you need to sign a guy from California That's a

546
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Speaker 1: ten hour trip. I just think logistically it could be

547
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Speaker 1: a little difficult. Uh, I'd be a little surprised. Maybe

548
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Speaker 1: I'm naive. I don't pretend to know that much about

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00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:31,359
Speaker 1: this subject. Like I don't know people in the league

550
00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:34,639
Speaker 1: office from the business standpoint. I mean, I know presidents

551
00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:36,960
Speaker 1: of teams, but I don't remember ask them about this

552
00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:38,920
Speaker 1: type stuff. Because I'll be honest, I don't really care.

553
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Speaker 1: Just I've also I've never thought it was that realistic. Again,

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Speaker 1: I might be naive. I'd be a little shocked if

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Speaker 1: it happens. I just think logistically it'd be a little difficult.

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Speaker 1: Now Again, maybe maybe I have I haven't been to

557
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Speaker 1: Europe in so long, So maybe my timeline is a

558
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Speaker 1: little off. Maybe it's not even five hours, but I

559
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Speaker 1: thought it was five hours New York to like the UK,

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Speaker 1: So that would mean what's California the UK? Ten twelve hours? Uh.

561
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Speaker 1: I'm just wondering what you think about the impact Antonio

562
00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:12,640
Speaker 1: Brown realistically gonna have on the raiders success success this year.

563
00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:14,760
Speaker 1: In my opinion, wide receivers can't come in and change

564
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Speaker 1: the idemic of a team like a top tier quarterback

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Speaker 1: or running back camp. It just seems like Gruden signed

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Speaker 1: a big name and I don't have them winning five

567
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Speaker 1: or six games this year. And I think a b

568
00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:26,280
Speaker 1: will bring a little change to the table. Uh. Well,

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Speaker 1: I think he's immediately the best player in the team

570
00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:31,480
Speaker 1: by a mile. So anytime you add an elite talent,

571
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Speaker 1: that's a positive. But the one thing with wide receivers, like,

572
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Speaker 1: if Derek's not playing well, you have to get him

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Speaker 1: the football. Now. If Derek's playing really well, like if

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Speaker 1: Derek has an MVP season, you could convince be the

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Speaker 1: Raiders win seven, eight, nine games. But if Derek has

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Speaker 1: plays like he has the last couple of years, yeah,

577
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Speaker 1: they're gonna win four or five, especially with that schedule. Now,

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00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:54,680
Speaker 1: check out Antonio's NFL dot com page. I mean, he's

579
00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:56,960
Speaker 1: been rattling off I think he's average. I did the

580
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Speaker 1: math months ago the last six years, like a hundred eleven, catches,

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00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:06,640
Speaker 1: fourteen hundred yards and ten touchdowns. So is Antonio Brown

582
00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:10,800
Speaker 1: gonna maintain those averages? Like, do we assume that Antonio

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00:29:10,840 --> 00:29:13,400
Speaker 1: Brown two thousand, nineteen for the Oakland Raiders is gonna

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Speaker 1: have a hundred eleven and catches hundred yards and nine touchdowns.

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00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:21,040
Speaker 1: Let's say I would probably take the under. And I

586
00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:24,520
Speaker 1: know this. When Antonio Brown doesn't get the pill, he complains.

587
00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:26,480
Speaker 1: But here's what we do know. He got the pill

588
00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:29,880
Speaker 1: like every play in Pittsburgh, and he's still complained, Like

589
00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:32,800
Speaker 1: they forced they built the offense around him. Now, obviously

590
00:29:32,880 --> 00:29:35,080
Speaker 1: I think Gruen's gonna build the offense around him here too.

591
00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:38,760
Speaker 1: But Derek's just much more of an inconsistent player than

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Speaker 1: big Man. It's just that's not an opinion, that's a fact.

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Speaker 1: And I've known Derek's high school. I'm rooting for Derek,

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00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:46,080
Speaker 1: but he's gotta he's gotta play better. How do you

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Speaker 1: think the Pats will utilize their new receivers like Damarius Thomas,

596
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Speaker 1: Nickiel Harriet. After having a five receiver lineup last year, Well,

597
00:29:54,320 --> 00:29:56,640
Speaker 1: they've never really had a guy like Nickil Harry. I mean,

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Speaker 1: I think best case, Nickeil Harry becomes like a better

599
00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:02,120
Speaker 1: version of an quam Olden, like that physical type receiver

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Speaker 1: back shoulder catches. I mean, they've basically just dealt with

601
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Speaker 1: a bunch of little white guys that look like me

602
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Speaker 1: in Edelman Welker, who actually saw Welker yesterday attracts I

603
00:30:12,040 --> 00:30:14,280
Speaker 1: had to do a double take him. Mike Welker's a coach.

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Speaker 1: I forget, he's the wide receiver coach for forty and

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Speaker 1: I mean he's I'm taller than him and I'm not

606
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Speaker 1: that tall, so I you know, I think they're gonna

607
00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:24,560
Speaker 1: have to get on the same page. I think Nickiel

608
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Speaker 1: Harry's just stud. Anyone that's listening to show knows that

609
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Speaker 1: I thought he was my favorite wide receiver in the draft.

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Speaker 1: But he's gonna have to play the receiver role of gronk,

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Speaker 1: you know, work the middle of the field, red zone

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Speaker 1: target and I think they'll just the Patriots are as

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Speaker 1: good as anyone of finding what a guy does well

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Speaker 1: and then building packages around Matt So I would imagine

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Speaker 1: that you know, Nikil Harry will have a role for him.

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Speaker 1: Do you think the rookie standout from last year, Chris

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Speaker 1: Warren gets number two work behind Jacobs? This is a

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Speaker 1: raider question. I don't know if he was a rookie

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Speaker 1: standout because he didn't play at all. No, So I'd

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Speaker 1: say no. I would say that Jalen Rochard and Josh

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Speaker 1: Jacobs are the two running backs, and then they whether

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Speaker 1: it's Doug Martin or they claim a guy. If the

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Speaker 1: Browns at Gerald McCoy, does that make them the best

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Speaker 1: team in the NFL? Possibly an all time great unit.

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00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:17,160
Speaker 1: I wouldn't go all time great unit yet, but yeah,

626
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Speaker 1: they added Gerald McCoy. You got Gerald McCoy, Vernon Miles,

627
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Speaker 1: Garrett Baker. We I mean, we've talked about this team

628
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Speaker 1: so much. They would immediately be one of the best

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Speaker 1: teams in the NFL. I mean, on paper, you could

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Speaker 1: argue they already are for sure. That's why the pressure

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Speaker 1: on Freddie Kitchens is immense. Hey, John Avid listener, we

632
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Speaker 1: need to become a full time listener. How difficult is

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Speaker 1: it for an owner to be bought out? Been at

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Speaker 1: jet Van my whole life. So they function isn't anything new,

635
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Speaker 1: but at some point it doesn't seem fair that the

636
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Speaker 1: fans are at the mercy of these owners and their

637
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Speaker 1: constant lack of detail. Basically, how does one hope for

638
00:31:53,520 --> 00:31:57,160
Speaker 1: better days? Well, I don't think you can be forced

639
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Speaker 1: out unless something happens like Donald Stirlinks said a racist remark.

640
00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:03,560
Speaker 1: I mean, if an owner doesn't break any laws, I

641
00:32:03,920 --> 00:32:06,360
Speaker 1: don't think there's anything you can do. I mean it sucks.

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Speaker 1: It's part of it's the shittiest part about being a fan,

643
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Speaker 1: uh is you're just at the ownership's control, and when

644
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Speaker 1: the owners are as nutty as the Johnson's, you're just

645
00:32:17,040 --> 00:32:19,160
Speaker 1: kind of along for the ride. I mean it stinks,

646
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Speaker 1: but yeah, nothing you can do. So just keep your

647
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Speaker 1: fingers crossed that Sam Donald is a stud. If Sam

648
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Speaker 1: Donald becomes a stud, he can over be overcome a

649
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Speaker 1: nut job. Look look at Jim Ercy. I mean, Jim

650
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Speaker 1: Ercay has been caught with drugs. Cash always looks like

651
00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:40,040
Speaker 1: he's just lit on something. And they've had Peyton Manning

652
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Speaker 1: and Andrew Luck and they've overcome. So if Sam Donald

653
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Speaker 1: can overcome Jim Ercy, or excuse me, if those guys

654
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Speaker 1: can overcome Jim Rcy, Sam Donald has gotta be that

655
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Speaker 1: great he can overcome the Johnson's. If you can pick

656
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Speaker 1: any three past or president NFL head coaches to fill

657
00:32:54,920 --> 00:32:58,160
Speaker 1: out your own for some golfing, who would they be?

658
00:32:58,840 --> 00:33:01,080
Speaker 1: Probably need a comb off to talent, great stories and

659
00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:06,320
Speaker 1: and cashing beers. That's a great question. Well, you need

660
00:33:06,440 --> 00:33:11,040
Speaker 1: just a big, big personality, So you take Parcels. I

661
00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:13,320
Speaker 1: think if you got him drinking, I think Belichick would

662
00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:16,320
Speaker 1: be pretty good. And Belichick and Parcels talent stories that

663
00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:20,080
Speaker 1: would be pretty sweet. You know, did could be in

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Speaker 1: the running. I think did Cut a little younger would

665
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Speaker 1: be pretty damn fun. Uh, Walsh would be right up there.

666
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Speaker 1: I mean it would probably be Walsh. I'd go five some,

667
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Speaker 1: I'd go Lombardi, Walsh, Parcels, the hoodie that that would

668
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Speaker 1: be my group because I think Walsh. Anyone that knew

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Speaker 1: Walsh was like, he was sneaky, a little more fun

670
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Speaker 1: than he got credit for. I know he used to

671
00:33:46,360 --> 00:33:48,800
Speaker 1: run around. I mean maybe he was divorced, but he

672
00:33:48,880 --> 00:33:51,840
Speaker 1: had like a playboy ex playmate that was like working

673
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Speaker 1: in TV up in the Bay. It was a girlfriend,

674
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Speaker 1: So I think Walsh. I mean, if I just had

675
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Speaker 1: to do it to something, it'd probably be Bill Walsh.

676
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Speaker 1: I don't think part cells plays, but Parcels would just

677
00:34:01,760 --> 00:34:04,240
Speaker 1: be a fun personality to have around. And did I

678
00:34:04,280 --> 00:34:06,160
Speaker 1: mean if you're drinking beers, I'd want to go to

679
00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:09,640
Speaker 1: be there, Buddy Ryan. The Ryans would be a sleeper.

680
00:34:10,040 --> 00:34:11,719
Speaker 1: Like if I couldn't get any of those guys, if

681
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Speaker 1: you told me, i'd get a younger buddy obviously r

682
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Speaker 1: I P and just the Ryan brothers. I wouldn't be

683
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Speaker 1: opposed to that. Why didn't know what you think of

684
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Speaker 1: the Panthers chances this year? If Cam Newton could win

685
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Speaker 1: a Panther's a super Bowl in the near future, No,

686
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Speaker 1: and no, I think the Panthers are gonna struggle this year.

687
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Speaker 1: I'm out of Cam Newton. I'm just I'm shorten that stock.

688
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Speaker 1: I like Ron Rivera a lot, northern California guy. I

689
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Speaker 1: think he actually from down the street from where I

690
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Speaker 1: live right now, super Now, I met him twice, been

691
00:34:38,840 --> 00:34:41,560
Speaker 1: as cool as possible. So I'm a fan of Ron Rivera.

692
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Speaker 1: I just I don't like Cam Newton. I don't really

693
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Speaker 1: like their roster. I think they're gonna suck. Crazy question,

694
00:34:48,520 --> 00:34:50,560
Speaker 1: but it has been bothering me for a while. Do

695
00:34:50,680 --> 00:34:53,040
Speaker 1: you think we will ever find out why Belichick bench

696
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Speaker 1: Malcolm Butler in the Super Bowl two years ago? Could

697
00:34:55,600 --> 00:34:57,440
Speaker 1: it really have been that he's just bad playing? In

698
00:34:57,520 --> 00:34:59,840
Speaker 1: him being sick? I thought it was weird. The teammates,

699
00:35:00,040 --> 00:35:02,239
Speaker 1: especially Brady, said they didn't even know till the game.

700
00:35:04,080 --> 00:35:06,040
Speaker 1: Someone asked me the other day, I think on Twitter,

701
00:35:06,280 --> 00:35:09,480
Speaker 1: they said, in your lifetime, what's the craziest NFL moment?

702
00:35:10,200 --> 00:35:12,200
Speaker 1: And the more I thought about it, I think the

703
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Speaker 1: defining moment of my lifetime in football. If I just

704
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Speaker 1: had to pick one moment, it would be the Malcolm

705
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Speaker 1: Butler Seattle I n t. I think that would be

706
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Speaker 1: the moment. Now this isn't as crazy, but him getting

707
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Speaker 1: bench in the game. Now, again he hadn't played as well,

708
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Speaker 1: but it's still pretty nuts when you think about it.

709
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Speaker 1: This dude had just won the Super Bowl? Was it

710
00:35:33,320 --> 00:35:35,759
Speaker 1: two years ago? And he got benched and it's a

711
00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:39,960
Speaker 1: free agent. I don't know, It's just it's a blemish.

712
00:35:40,239 --> 00:35:43,279
Speaker 1: Now Belichick's resume is pretty unreal, but it can't be

713
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Speaker 1: disputed that it's a little bit of a blemish on

714
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Speaker 1: the resume. Just finished up your Memorial Day Pod mentioned

715
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Speaker 1: needs some questions. Where would you rank Andrew Luck among

716
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Speaker 1: NFL quarterbacks? Well, I think Brady right now. His grandfather

717
00:35:57,920 --> 00:36:02,759
Speaker 1: didn't know one. Roger's Freese, and then Luck and then

718
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Speaker 1: probably Russell Wilson. You know, I know Mahomes had a year,

719
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Speaker 1: but let's see my Homes doing a couple of years.

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Speaker 1: I think Mahomes will be right up there when it's

721
00:36:09,320 --> 00:36:12,960
Speaker 1: all said and done. But I'd go Brady, I'd go

722
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Speaker 1: Breeze Rodgers in some order. I know Breeze struggled a

723
00:36:17,080 --> 00:36:20,120
Speaker 1: little bit down the stretch, but he's earned it too. Uh.

724
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Speaker 1: And then I'd go Luck Wilson because I would take

725
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Speaker 1: a Luck over Russ. Do you reckon Notre Dame will

726
00:36:27,120 --> 00:36:30,400
Speaker 1: return to the playoffs this season? Well, I'm trying to

727
00:36:30,520 --> 00:36:33,400
Speaker 1: think how many off the top of my head. I

728
00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:35,600
Speaker 1: don't think they had too many guys drafted off that team.

729
00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:39,040
Speaker 1: So they had a pretty young squad and they didn't

730
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Speaker 1: make the playoffs right after losing McGlinchey and Quentin Nelson.

731
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Speaker 1: You know, to top ten picks an offensive line, I

732
00:36:47,960 --> 00:36:50,200
Speaker 1: the one problem for Notre Dames. They gotta run the table.

733
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Speaker 1: They have no margin for error. I think your locks

734
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Speaker 1: right now. If I'm sitting here, I go Alabama, Clemson, Georgia.

735
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Speaker 1: I'd be hard pressed to keep out too. So you

736
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Speaker 1: got one spot for basically Notre Dame Oklahoma. Does there

737
00:37:07,360 --> 00:37:09,759
Speaker 1: a team out west that? I mean? Oregon's teams on

738
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Speaker 1: paper is pretty good. I don't know if they their

739
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Speaker 1: coach is good enough. Yeah, I'd say Notre Dame has

740
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Speaker 1: a legitimate shot to make the playoffs again. They make

741
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Speaker 1: the playoffs last years or two years ago. I can't

742
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Speaker 1: even remember now what was our first round? Oakland? Yeah,

743
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Speaker 1: because oh yeah, Notre Dame played Clemson got their ASKI Hey, John,

744
00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:27,919
Speaker 1: love the pot. I was just wondering what players teams

745
00:37:27,960 --> 00:37:30,520
Speaker 1: you are most excited to watch this season? Well, I

746
00:37:31,239 --> 00:37:32,919
Speaker 1: want would be my home. So I just think he's

747
00:37:33,239 --> 00:37:35,920
Speaker 1: He's Steph Curry of football right now. He's box office.

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Speaker 1: I always loved watching the Patriots, Uh, I mean the

749
00:37:39,320 --> 00:37:42,600
Speaker 1: Browns are an incredible story. I'm a little biased because

750
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Speaker 1: they're in my backyard, but I want to watch Jimmy

751
00:37:44,880 --> 00:37:46,840
Speaker 1: come back. I want to watch Antonio Brown with Derek

752
00:37:47,840 --> 00:37:49,840
Speaker 1: I think the NFL is loaded with teams, the Eagles,

753
00:37:49,880 --> 00:37:52,920
Speaker 1: the Cowboys, the Saints. I'm interested to watch the Falcons

754
00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:56,960
Speaker 1: this year. I like watching Seattle, the Rams, I mean

755
00:37:57,040 --> 00:38:01,239
Speaker 1: Kyler Murray and Cliff Kingsbury. I in Minnesota. There's no

756
00:38:01,320 --> 00:38:03,359
Speaker 1: way they're gonna, you know, are they gonna suck two

757
00:38:03,400 --> 00:38:05,719
Speaker 1: years in a row? What's Aaron Rodgers gonna look like

758
00:38:05,760 --> 00:38:07,960
Speaker 1: in his prime? I think the NFL right now is

759
00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:11,280
Speaker 1: absolutely loaded with good storylines. I mean, the only teams

760
00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:14,839
Speaker 1: like Middlecoff Who do you not want to watch? The Redskins,

761
00:38:15,520 --> 00:38:20,640
Speaker 1: The Bengals, Tampa kinda. I mean, there's only the Giants.

762
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Speaker 1: There's really only like four or five teams that just

763
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Speaker 1: like go man. I really like Dwayne Haskins, but I

764
00:38:27,360 --> 00:38:29,200
Speaker 1: feel like the Skins will not sit them. Along with

765
00:38:29,360 --> 00:38:32,240
Speaker 1: Jay being on the hot seat, seems like if Scouts

766
00:38:32,280 --> 00:38:34,640
Speaker 1: thought Haskins needed a year to sit, I honestly hope

767
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Speaker 1: they let Gruden go after this season. Do you think

768
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Speaker 1: he makes it past two thousand nineteen? And if not,

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Speaker 1: who would the Redskins target? Well? I actually have a

770
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Speaker 1: great little sound bite here from my main man, Jay

771
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Speaker 1: talking about uh hard knocks. It's just so good. Let

772
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Speaker 1: me get it. Let me bring it up here. How

773
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Speaker 1: do you do us next year? Maybe not that he

774
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Speaker 1: makes the playoffs. If we don't make the playoffs, I

775
00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:09,400
Speaker 1: probably won't be here anyways, may come here and do

776
00:39:09,440 --> 00:39:13,480
Speaker 1: it all they want. So James, I mean just admitted.

777
00:39:13,560 --> 00:39:15,759
Speaker 1: I mean it's it's playoffs or bust, and I got

778
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Speaker 1: I like Jay Gruden, but they're they're not making the playoffs.

779
00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:21,239
Speaker 1: Zero chance. I mean not a snowball's chance in hell

780
00:39:21,280 --> 00:39:24,879
Speaker 1: they're making the playoffs. So I would say that, yeah,

781
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Speaker 1: Gruden will more than likely be fired because I would

782
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Speaker 1: imagine the Redskins if I had to guess right now, Uh,

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Speaker 1: I'd go six wins. You kind of touched on it

784
00:39:38,120 --> 00:39:40,360
Speaker 1: in the podcast, but wanted to know your thoughts on

785
00:39:40,440 --> 00:39:43,719
Speaker 1: this debate. Someone sent me YouTube. I can't click it,

786
00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:47,640
Speaker 1: so I have to answer that guy back personally. I

787
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Speaker 1: have a couple of questions for you, since you're pretty

788
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Speaker 1: close to the Chiefs organization, How do you think the

789
00:39:52,080 --> 00:39:55,440
Speaker 1: defense looks this upcoming year? They pretty much overhauled their

790
00:39:55,440 --> 00:39:58,520
Speaker 1: scheme and replace so many legacy players. Yeah, I mean

791
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Speaker 1: Eric getting rid, Eric Berry us in Houston, Tom Bali,

792
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Speaker 1: Derek Johnson. I mean, in the last eighteen months was

793
00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:07,759
Speaker 1: the right move. I think that adding Frank Clark is

794
00:40:07,760 --> 00:40:10,880
Speaker 1: a big upgrade over d Forward. Adding the Honey Badger

795
00:40:11,000 --> 00:40:13,160
Speaker 1: is just a huge upgrade over them. Just because Eric

796
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Speaker 1: Barry didn't even play last year with Tyree Tyreek Hills

797
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Speaker 1: roll still up in the air. How do you think

798
00:40:18,920 --> 00:40:21,840
Speaker 1: that affects mahomes development? Am I crazy to think that

799
00:40:21,920 --> 00:40:23,920
Speaker 1: it could help his development since he'll be forced to

800
00:40:23,960 --> 00:40:26,279
Speaker 1: take more what the defense gives him than have him

801
00:40:26,320 --> 00:40:28,440
Speaker 1: methodically moved the team up and down the field rather

802
00:40:28,520 --> 00:40:31,319
Speaker 1: than just go for the home run play. I haven't

803
00:40:31,320 --> 00:40:33,200
Speaker 1: thought about it like that, but that's not a bad idea.

804
00:40:33,760 --> 00:40:36,960
Speaker 1: I know this. The chiefs chiefs believed Tyreek Hill and

805
00:40:37,040 --> 00:40:39,319
Speaker 1: his lawyers what they leaked out or didn't leak out.

806
00:40:39,360 --> 00:40:41,480
Speaker 1: I mean they just handed out to the ESPN that

807
00:40:41,600 --> 00:40:44,719
Speaker 1: they think she's making it up. Uh clearly, And I

808
00:40:44,800 --> 00:40:47,120
Speaker 1: think the league, and I'm a big believer in this,

809
00:40:47,680 --> 00:40:49,720
Speaker 1: people like he should go to jail. And the media

810
00:40:49,760 --> 00:40:51,879
Speaker 1: loves saying this. They did it with Ruben Foster. I'm

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Speaker 1: never I never say that. Doesn't the progressive media say

812
00:40:55,200 --> 00:40:57,920
Speaker 1: that they don't like mass incarceration, then they immediately want

813
00:40:57,960 --> 00:41:02,399
Speaker 1: to throw these mine already young kids in jail. Let's

814
00:41:02,440 --> 00:41:04,520
Speaker 1: just I see it all the time. If he did it,

815
00:41:04,560 --> 00:41:06,399
Speaker 1: he should be in jail. If he didn't, she should

816
00:41:06,400 --> 00:41:08,759
Speaker 1: be in jail. She's making it up and right now,

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00:41:08,880 --> 00:41:11,920
Speaker 1: I think that becomes a very difficult decision for the lead.

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00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:13,560
Speaker 1: Like that, it's hard to know what to do. It's

819
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Speaker 1: not really black and white. So in terms of what happened,

820
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Speaker 1: I I really have no clue what's gonna happen with him.

821
00:41:21,840 --> 00:41:24,200
Speaker 1: But if he's not there, it has a huge impact

822
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Speaker 1: on the homes because you could argue that Tyreek Hills

823
00:41:26,280 --> 00:41:29,000
Speaker 1: one of the best. I forgot to have him on

824
00:41:29,040 --> 00:41:32,319
Speaker 1: the list earlier of best known quarterbacks of Khalil Mack,

825
00:41:32,400 --> 00:41:35,759
Speaker 1: Aaron Donald, Antonio Brown, Odell Beckham, Tyreek. Tyreek is better

826
00:41:35,840 --> 00:41:38,640
Speaker 1: Odell Beckham. Right now, that's that's a fact. So yeah,

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Speaker 1: I mean it's I'd be a big loss. I'm a

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Speaker 1: n Iers fan originally from Sunny Vale, California. I see you.

829
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Speaker 1: I love to hear your take on all things NFC West. However,

830
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Speaker 1: my questions about the NFC South. Do you see the

831
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Speaker 1: Saints dominated division again or do you think the resurgence

832
00:41:51,600 --> 00:41:54,000
Speaker 1: of the Falcons Panthers or Bucks with arians. I think

833
00:41:54,040 --> 00:41:56,200
Speaker 1: the Bucks should just be better because b A is

834
00:41:56,200 --> 00:41:59,120
Speaker 1: a great coach. I'm not a big Panthers guy, but

835
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Speaker 1: I do think the come back this year's swinging. They

836
00:42:02,120 --> 00:42:04,879
Speaker 1: have a ton of guys coming back from injuries. Their

837
00:42:04,920 --> 00:42:08,360
Speaker 1: offense was good last year. Just personnel wise. You got Ridley,

838
00:42:08,440 --> 00:42:10,879
Speaker 1: you got Julio, you got Davonte, you got Maddie Ice

839
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Speaker 1: coming back. I think that the NFC sounds pretty interesting

840
00:42:14,200 --> 00:42:18,320
Speaker 1: division with between the Saints and the Falcons, which is

841
00:42:18,400 --> 00:42:21,720
Speaker 1: kind of the rivalry right. I had a question concerning

842
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Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings in their tight end situation. How do

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Speaker 1: you think they should handle Kyle Rudolph and if Smith Jr?

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Speaker 1: What I would guess that Kyle Rudolf's traded by the

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Speaker 1: beginning of the season and that Urf Smith just as

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Speaker 1: their starting quarter or starting tight end. Uh Now, Kyle

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Speaker 1: Rudolph has been a big team leader, a big part

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Speaker 1: of their franchise. But that sure feels like where it's headed. Um.

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Speaker 1: You know, I don't know enough about it. Obviously financial

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Speaker 1: implications are involved, but I would be I wouldn't say stunned,

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Speaker 1: but I would not expect uh Kyle Rudolf to be

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Speaker 1: on the team. Long suffering Bills fan here, what are

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Speaker 1: your thoughts on the crowded backfield? Should they cut Shady

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Speaker 1: mc boy to save cat space and give more carries?

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Speaker 1: A singletary? Also, can Frank Gore possibly have anything left

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Speaker 1: in the tank? I would never count out Frank Gore

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Speaker 1: until he just can't walk anymore. I would also be

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Speaker 1: a little surprise if Shady McCoy's on the team this fall.

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Speaker 1: Whether it's a cut, whether it's a cap casualty, whether

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Speaker 1: it's trade, I would just expect him to be gone.

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Speaker 1: But they're gonna need production out of the backfield because

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Speaker 1: their quarterback is not that accurate, and the best way

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Speaker 1: to handle a young, inaccurate quarterback is to have a

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Speaker 1: guy to hand off too, so that they need to

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Speaker 1: figure out their running back situation. Okay, I'll get to

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Speaker 1: some of your more questions. Just interact with you guys directly,

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Speaker 1: but I appreciate everyone filling up my mailbox. You can

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Speaker 1: holler at me, enjoy the weekend, God speed, May the

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Speaker 1: peace be with you. And you know, don't get two

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