1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: The Around the League Podcast, Vacations in Teams, Medical World Pools. 2 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 1: Welcome back to another edition of the Around the League Podcast. 3 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: My name is Dan Hansas, and I am joined by 4 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: a room full of heroes, Chris Westling, Mark Sessler, and 5 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: Gregg Rosenthal. What up, boys, Good to have you back. 6 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:24,479 Speaker 1: Great to be back is first of all, great job 7 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: fellas on Friday and Sunday. I listened to Sunday's pot 8 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 1: in the airport at JFK. I enjoyed the Greg right 9 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: off the top with the fifteen minute love letter to 10 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: Tom Brady. That was adorable. Um. Some other couple other 11 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: bits of housekeeping. Um, the podcast studio is completely a 12 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: mess right now. I don't know what happens, Like an 13 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: al Qaeda hit, something happened. And there's also there's a refrigerator. 14 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: You mentioned Alkaida. There's a refrigerator. It looks very suspicious 15 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: in the corner. I don't know what's going on here. Um, 16 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: so that's weird. So that's different. And um also there 17 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: was the NFL Network tenth anniversary party last night, and 18 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 1: it's just we're kind of lucky that we're all in 19 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 1: the same room today. We are. I Uh, it was fun. 20 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:18,759 Speaker 1: I had a softball game beforehand when when the gala started, 21 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: so I came in midt. Yes, I came in mid 22 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 1: stream after the bar had been open for a few hours, 23 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: so it was entertaining for me to see everyone already 24 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:31,400 Speaker 1: into their night. You know, we did tweet out a 25 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: photo of the three of us. Greg was not able 26 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: to attend. Unfortunately. What was that all about. I'm that 27 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: guy that is annoyed at everyone talking about how much 28 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: fun they had at the party, hoping that I didn't 29 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:44,759 Speaker 1: come in and everyone's talking about and that's exactly what happened. 30 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: I don't know. I didn't know about the party until 31 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 1: the day before. They think I'm a New York employee. 32 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: It wasn't on the email. It was a little too 33 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: late to adjust you had the quarterback index was due, 34 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: but I blew its not bad. I found out about 35 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:57,919 Speaker 1: the party when I came into work yesterday and everybody 36 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 1: was all dressed up, and I'm like, what is happening? 37 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: Turned out you had a dress in cocktail attire, which 38 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: explained Mark's new suit. Mark was wearing a suite for 39 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: cocktail attar and everyone looks great anyway, So that was fun, 40 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 1: and uh, it's good to be back. So let it. 41 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 1: Let's get right to it. We have a big show today. 42 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,799 Speaker 1: We're gonna do uh a little Thursday night football preview. 43 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 1: We're gonna talk about the rookies that have jumped out 44 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 1: to us this year. We're gonna stick a fork in 45 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:29,959 Speaker 1: another team, but we will start with the news. K Rich, M. 46 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 1: You gotta love it though, Bonker Sack, mhmm, that's great, 47 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 1: top Rich. What's up, guys? Um? You were not at 48 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 1: the party either. I was not at the party, and 49 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: it broke my heart. I had a prior engagement that 50 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:50,639 Speaker 1: I had to attend and I couldn't make it back 51 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: one time and get dressed up, so I missed all 52 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 1: the fun. You missed that because very rarely are the 53 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 1: A T L Boys dressed up in ties and jackets. 54 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 1: I would say that we were looking quite fetching. You 55 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: missed out on that. And I saw a picture of 56 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 1: you guys looking quite fetching, especially your face. Mark Mark 57 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: looked like Steve Carell from the Forty Year Old Virgins. 58 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:16,519 Speaker 1: So look at his Twitter account and find it and 59 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: make fun. And I learned that Wes, whenever he's in 60 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 1: a picture, always has his eyes closed. When I smile, 61 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: my eyes disappear. I'm I'm, I'm Mr McGoo. I've never 62 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: seen anything like it, and it was pretty shocking. Alright, 63 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 1: ky Rich, what is in the news? All right, Mr McGoo, 64 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 1: We have a lot of news to get to today, 65 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: so I want to start off with the Cowboys. They released. 66 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: They're all Pro defender j Ratliffe with a failed physical. 67 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: This just reminds me of why the Cowboys are the Cowboys, 68 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: and by that, I mean why they're eight and eight 69 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: or nine and seven and annoyingly underachieving every year. It's 70 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: not because Tony Romo can't win in the fourth quarter. 71 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: It's because Jerry Jones can't evaluate his own roster. He 72 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: can't self scout. He always pays for players that were 73 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: on his roster too much money. He always keeps him 74 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 1: around two years too long. We said at the time 75 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: they shouldn't have brought back rat Lift. I mean, through 76 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: the years, go through the names Ken Hamlin, Roy Williams, 77 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 1: Doug Free, Jerald Senserba rat Lift. I could list them 78 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,480 Speaker 1: on and on of guys that Jones has paid too 79 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:23,840 Speaker 1: much because basically he's hyped him up and he's convinced 80 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 1: himself these are somehow great players. This guy had a 81 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:30,720 Speaker 1: d uy, he got an altercation with Jerry Jones. He 82 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: hasn't played well, and he's been injury prone in a 83 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: pain in the neck for years, and they still decided 84 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: to bring him back this year for five million dollars. 85 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: Didn't get a snap out him. I thought Tim McMahon 86 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 1: with ESPN had a great line on Twitter. The Cowboys 87 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: didn't get a single snap out of Jay Ratleff for 88 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,839 Speaker 1: the eighteen million guaranteed he got on extension that just 89 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 1: kicked in this year and he will count six point 90 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 1: nine three million and dead million dead money against the 91 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: cap next season. What it's just a disastrous financial decision 92 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: question for you at this point. Obviously it was a 93 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: terrible contract that came way too late in this guy's career. 94 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:06,040 Speaker 1: Do you have a problem They actually just cut him 95 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 1: at this point though, versus having him hang around. No, 96 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 1: that's good because it sounds like there was issues going 97 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: on behind the scenes. He clearly had a problem with 98 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 1: the medical staff in the front of it. But they 99 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:18,599 Speaker 1: should have cut him a long time ago. At this point, 100 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:22,160 Speaker 1: it's a fine move. But this is why Tony Romo 101 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 1: might struggle in the fourth quarter sometimes because they can't 102 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: afford to pay other players, because they're paying guys that 103 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: aren't even on the roster. Worst contract j rat Lifts 104 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 1: eighteen million guarantee, Jake Dilms thirteen million guaranteed with the 105 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:39,839 Speaker 1: with the Panthers. Or remember this one Antonio Bryant with 106 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 1: the Bengals. He got like two or thirty million or something. 107 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: How about the Mark Sanchez contract. That's that's a bad one. 108 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 1: I'm going to loan. That's the worst contract of all 109 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: time that I could think of. Jerry Porter was up 110 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,280 Speaker 1: there right there, all right, Hey Rich, what else is 111 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 1: in the news? All right, guys, I don't know about you, 112 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: but this rubs me a little bit the wrong way. 113 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: Josh Freeman on his new team, after being named the starter, 114 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 1: said the Vikings do things the right way. Before he 115 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 1: even took a snap as the starter, just saying uh, 116 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:13,599 Speaker 1: well he he also said, Freeman said, uh that the 117 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:20,599 Speaker 1: Vikings organization had quality human beings in their building and 118 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:23,040 Speaker 1: they do things the right way. This is a Rutgers 119 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:28,239 Speaker 1: thing with with k Rich, isn't It has a big issue. 120 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: Last Greg Siano, supporter behind the Glass caught. I don't 121 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: feel I don't feel that bad at all, because you know, 122 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 1: you should save anything that you should have to say 123 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,159 Speaker 1: until you take the snap, because what if you do 124 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 1: terrible and then they put you on the sidelines again? 125 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:48,279 Speaker 1: Are you are? Do they still do things the right way? 126 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 1: Forget Mr mcgowheys. Sherlock Holmes over there sniffed it out. 127 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 1: I think it's just it's classic athlete talk, you know, 128 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 1: and he and listen, he's kept quiet since he got 129 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: kicked out of town basically. I mean his fall from 130 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,839 Speaker 1: Grace and Tampa was you don't see teams handle that 131 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:08,839 Speaker 1: that poorly that often. I mean it was handled very poorly. 132 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 1: It's weird that Christian Ponder is now the backup and 133 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 1: Castle is number three. I mean, it's just the Castle 134 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 1: was starting the last couple of weeks. Now Ponders a 135 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: backup is just changing every couple of weeks. Doesn't speak 136 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 1: well to a sense of direction there. I could see 137 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 1: none of those quarterbacks being there next year and the 138 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 1: coach not being there. That would be less quality human beings. 139 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 1: What else is the news carriage? Next up? Peyton Manning 140 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: has nothing to say on the ear say Fox controversy. 141 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 1: I don't understand why he should have anything to say. 142 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 1: Was talking about building his team, not about Peyton Manning 143 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 1: quality of play. Yeah, this was downstairs, Uh in the newsroom. 144 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 1: Damnishek got all up in arms that I had the 145 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 1: gall to say that this was a manufactured controversy in 146 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 1: the news, because, um it is. I mean Albert Brier 147 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: spoke with or Say a week earlier and or Say 148 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 1: kind of made it clear that this was more about 149 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:07,679 Speaker 1: they needed to change the structure and it was really 150 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 1: about a big picture and had nothing to do with 151 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 1: the quarterback position specifically. Uh. And of course Manning because 152 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 1: he's Manning and you know he does everything the right way. 153 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 1: Came out today and he's got a game to prepare for. 154 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: He's like, no, I got nothing to say about this. Um, 155 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 1: this kind of a silly storyline that he has to 156 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: navigate through as he gets towards Sunday night. Isn't this 157 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 1: the kind of thing that twenty five years ago sports 158 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: reporters wouldn't even cover a touch? This is Uh, give 159 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 1: the give the people the controversy they want. Is kind 160 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 1: of the ethos of professional wrestling. Damnit Check believes that 161 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 1: should extend also to journalism. Well, that is the case. 162 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 1: I mean, that's why we're talking about it, right, those 163 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 1: are the stories. Controversies do not get any more manufactured 164 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:49,080 Speaker 1: than this one. But John Fox is the one that 165 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 1: lit the fire, that threw the gasoline on it. So 166 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: it's Peyton Manning's old coach that said, And I thought 167 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:57,679 Speaker 1: Jeff Darlington was smart to point out Fox is very 168 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:00,679 Speaker 1: guarded with the media. He said this to me some 169 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 1: sort of statement or get people fired up. He said that, 170 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:06,680 Speaker 1: you know, Jim Ursay was taking a cheap shot at Manning. 171 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:08,959 Speaker 1: That's really what sets this off and makes this a 172 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 1: talking point, right. I don't think we'd be talking about 173 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: this right now if it just laid where it was, 174 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 1: but then Fox escalated it. But yeah, I don't think 175 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:19,679 Speaker 1: this provides any more motivation for Peyton Manning. I don't 176 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 1: think this has anything to do how the game plays out. 177 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 1: It's just something that happened, and Dave Damscheck needs to 178 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 1: pipe down about it. Well. I have no doubt that 179 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 1: he wants to absolutely destroy Jim Ursay's soul on Sunday. 180 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:33,960 Speaker 1: That would be the case anyways, and he probably does 181 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:36,439 Speaker 1: have thoughts about him you know, they asked him about 182 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: Ursay's relationship and he wouldn't comment on it. But they 183 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: have a weird friendship. I mean, they were very tight. 184 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:47,320 Speaker 1: For my guess is Peyton Manning thinks about Jim Mercy 185 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 1: the same that a lot of fans think about Jim Mercy. 186 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 1: When he's writing those tweets. It's sort of how Gregg 187 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: and West will be like fifteen years from I could 188 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 1: see that. I could see that. What alright, this next 189 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 1: piece is not media manufact sure this is a real 190 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 1: Payton Hillis signs with the running back needy Giants. Well, 191 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 1: I think the Giants are hedging closer to factory of 192 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:16,320 Speaker 1: sadness right now. You know. So Peyton hillis guy has 193 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: been unemployed for a long time. You'd think there'd be 194 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:21,560 Speaker 1: some pep and some zest. When he gets a new 195 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 1: job and someone asked him, hey, Peyton Hillis, are you 196 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 1: ready to jump into New York's backfield and hit someone 197 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 1: and make an impact? You want to get that playbook 198 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:33,079 Speaker 1: out and get ready to roll, And he says, basically maybe, 199 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:38,319 Speaker 1: maybe not. We'll see. I missed the days of Peyton 200 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 1: Hills where he was a yard rushier and we had 201 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:45,080 Speaker 1: viral videos of him dragging tractors across the field somewhere 202 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 1: in the middle of America. Now, this is the sad 203 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 1: Peyton Hillis that shows up every you know, eight to 204 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:52,960 Speaker 1: ten months, says he's going to recapture his glory years, 205 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 1: and then disappears into the ether shortly thereafter. Where did 206 00:10:56,200 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 1: you get that strength to pull those tractors? No comments. 207 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 1: He was on the cover of Madden only two years ago, 208 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:07,080 Speaker 1: and that's the ultimate proof that you should never let 209 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:10,200 Speaker 1: fans vote for anything. Whenever they're saying both they've gotta 210 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 1: get fans more involved with the pro fan should needs 211 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 1: to be involved less. The only reason Peyton Man, Peyton 212 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:17,280 Speaker 1: Hillis would ever be on a cover of Madden is 213 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 1: because they let the fans vote. I'm excited for the 214 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:24,840 Speaker 1: Giants All Uncle's backfield. I do know it's the all 215 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 1: Uncle's backfield. And I think Mark maybe or West put 216 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 1: it best where they're working with a thunder and thunder 217 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 1: approach under Blunder Monday, Peyton hillis Josh Freeman. They found 218 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 1: a way to kind of weave in some storylines here. 219 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 1: This was two and ten. That would be huge. Is 220 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:48,319 Speaker 1: there anything else in the news carriage. All right, guys, 221 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 1: last up for the day drawn Mayo placed on the 222 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 1: New England Patriots. I R list. Greg just at me, 223 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:00,680 Speaker 1: why is that? I heard you? I heard your intro 224 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 1: on Sunday night. It's a shame because he's played two 225 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:06,080 Speaker 1: of the best games I can remember him playing back 226 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:08,920 Speaker 1: to back in his whole career. I mean, he had 227 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:10,680 Speaker 1: one of the best games of his career I thought 228 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:13,440 Speaker 1: against the Bengals and then he was covering Darren Sprawls 229 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:16,760 Speaker 1: on Sunday. And they don't have anyone else that versatile. 230 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 1: They have no one to replace him. Is probably gonna 231 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:20,839 Speaker 1: be a rookie Jamie Collins, and he's just one of 232 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 1: those guys that's good on every down. And he's really 233 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:26,079 Speaker 1: the heart and soul, the leader. People say will Fork, 234 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 1: you know, he's maybe the most important player, but to me, 235 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:31,680 Speaker 1: Mayo is is the leader of that defense. So they've 236 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:33,959 Speaker 1: been a defensive warrented team. It's gonna be a lot 237 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:37,479 Speaker 1: harder with him. Would you say, after Tom Brady and Gronkowski, 238 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:40,199 Speaker 1: will Fork and Mayo are the most important players on 239 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 1: the roster. Yeah, Nate Soldiers close, maybe, but yeah, without 240 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 1: getting two Macro and the viewpoint of it, I mean, 241 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 1: if you lose your best to defensive leave is there too? 242 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 1: By the way, sorry, if you miss your best to 243 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 1: defensive players for the year. I mean, is that something 244 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 1: where you could you could say that's a super Bowl clincher, 245 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:01,200 Speaker 1: that you can't make Super Bowl you lose that much 246 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 1: talent in your defense. It just means that Tom Brady 247 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:06,760 Speaker 1: and the offense are gonna have to get that much 248 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:09,480 Speaker 1: better because look, they made the Super Bowl twice with 249 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 1: inferior defense. Is their defense can still be average without 250 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 1: those two guys, but yeah, it's it's a huge blow 251 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:17,800 Speaker 1: to their chances. And as a side note, are we 252 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 1: going to see Gronk this week? Who knows? I'm kind 253 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 1: of a little bit over it, to be honest. I 254 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 1: saw a tweet from Pat Doherty on Twitter Gronk has 255 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:32,559 Speaker 1: decided to join the Beach Volleyball circuit and hasn't twitted no. 256 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:34,720 Speaker 1: Because the reason I bring it up is because, yes, 257 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: like Greg was saying, if you have a dynamic offense, 258 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:38,679 Speaker 1: you could cover up things, but they're not going to 259 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 1: be dynamic until Gronk's back and being Gronk, and we 260 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:43,719 Speaker 1: don't know what's going on with that it's concerning that 261 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 1: he wasn't cleared last week. How much better is is 262 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 1: he going to be four or five days later? We 263 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:53,320 Speaker 1: talked about a media you know, inspired controversy with Manning. 264 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:56,960 Speaker 1: Gronk is not a media creation. There is a lot 265 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 1: going on behind the scenes with this and and they're 266 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 1: not happy with each other. And we'll just see if 267 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 1: he can play the rule of Jimmy Graham in practice? 268 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 1: Why can't he play? I don't understand that. I guess 269 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 1: it's just taking a hit. He can run and jump 270 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:12,200 Speaker 1: and everything else. But they said on the broadcast, not 271 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:14,599 Speaker 1: only was he practicing when they watch, he was dominating. 272 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 1: He was all over the field. And I was thinking 273 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:18,840 Speaker 1: to myself at the end of that game, the great 274 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 1: comeback by the Pats. I was thinking to myself before 275 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 1: that happened. Wow, this story is gonna get big this 276 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:27,400 Speaker 1: week that you know, the Patriots, you know, are giving 277 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 1: all they have and they don't have Gronk out there, 278 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:31,920 Speaker 1: and it's gonna be that would have been started stirring 279 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: that idea of a resentment. But now that they keep winning, 280 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: that's been very helpful in him. Um, all right, is 281 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 1: that it alright? Great? All right, Let's move Let's move 282 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 1: forward to the first first game of Week seven is tomorrow. 283 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:50,280 Speaker 1: The Seattle Seahawks go to Arizona to play the Cardinals. 284 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 1: Seahawks are five and one, Cardinals and three and three. 285 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: What do we think about this game? Boys, Seahawks aren't 286 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 1: as good on the road. We know that they will be. 287 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 1: They will be with Bobby Wagner at middle linebacker. There's 288 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 1: talk that Brandon Browner could be benched. He lost some 289 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 1: snaps last week, so there are a couple of issues 290 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 1: on their defense. But I still don't see Carson Palmer 291 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: like riddling this defense with passes. I think with these 292 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 1: Thursday night games, there's just so little time for scheming 293 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 1: and preparation that a lot of times just boils down 294 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 1: to the best players on the field. And it's just 295 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 1: it's hard to come up with a scenario where Seattle 296 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:29,400 Speaker 1: loses this game. They're just much more talented football team. Well, 297 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:32,200 Speaker 1: every road game they've had has been close, and the 298 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 1: Cardinals have played teams pretty tough. In Arizona, they played 299 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 1: the forty niner is tough last week. For the most part, 300 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 1: they're a good defense, and I don't think this Seahawks 301 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 1: team is going to score a lot of points. I'd 302 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: almost be surprised if this isn't a one score game 303 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter. I think it'll be a close game. 304 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 1: One thing that kind of I know a lot of 305 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 1: people bought in on Carson Palmer and Bruce Arians together 306 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 1: being able to rebuild that offense, but there points and 307 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:01,680 Speaker 1: total yards eighteenth and pass in rushing yards is still 308 00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 1: a pretty anemic offense. You know, watching Palmer though, and 309 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:08,800 Speaker 1: and if you don't protect him, well, he is essentially useless. 310 00:16:09,160 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 1: And for for most of this season, you know, when 311 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:14,760 Speaker 1: Levi Brown was in there, especially, it just it was 312 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 1: hard to watch. He's not He's not getting any time. 313 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 1: The guy who took Leavy Brown's place, Bradley Soul, had 314 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 1: a worse game last week than Levi Brown had at 315 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 1: any point this season. How much rope, by the way, 316 00:16:25,880 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 1: does Carson Palmer have this year? They got a fall. 317 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 1: I don't because Stanton is not the answer. As a 318 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 1: Chris artfully pointed out last week, he doesn't know what 319 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 1: the question is, but Staton is not the answer. Uh. 320 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 1: I think he's got plenty of rope. They'd have to 321 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 1: fall really far out of it, and they're doing well. 322 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 1: They're three and three, and as bad as all those 323 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 1: offensive numbers are, they're a lot better than they were 324 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:49,560 Speaker 1: last year, you know. I mean they've taken they've made 325 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 1: some improvements. So does anybody think that Seattle is gonna 326 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 1: lose this game? I am not taking the car does. 327 00:16:56,920 --> 00:17:00,200 Speaker 1: I'm taking Seattle. I'm taking Seattle. It's not a it's 328 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 1: not a matchup that should you go in thinking this 329 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 1: is gonna be a barnburner. Not on any level. M 330 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:08,960 Speaker 1: I think it'll be close. I agree with Greg, but 331 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:12,120 Speaker 1: I also think the Seahawks will win. No hero here. 332 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:14,439 Speaker 1: How about the fact, though, Let's just back it up 333 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:16,680 Speaker 1: for one second. They they've played two games at home 334 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 1: this year. They beat the Detroit Lions and they beat 335 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 1: the Carolina Panthers, two of our favorite teams, two games 336 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 1: where I don't know if any of us picked the 337 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:28,240 Speaker 1: Cardinals to win, both ugly games. Those are good results, 338 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:30,639 Speaker 1: though great results. They did look I thought against the 339 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:33,640 Speaker 1: Niners they really did show something, but it's as arians said, 340 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 1: they couldn't get it done and they kind of collapsed 341 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter of The Niners got much more physical, 342 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:42,800 Speaker 1: ran through them. Had like a fifteen play scoring drive 343 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:45,159 Speaker 1: towards the end of the game and into Arizona just 344 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 1: isn't quite there yet. How Seattle, by the way, that 345 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:49,920 Speaker 1: this is three road games in a row right now, 346 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:52,760 Speaker 1: they were in they were home last week against Tennessee. 347 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:57,320 Speaker 1: You miss a week and there was football this weekend. 348 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:01,200 Speaker 1: All right, let's move right along. We thought maybe this 349 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 1: would be a good time to check in with some 350 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 1: of the rookies that have caught our eye this season. 351 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:09,359 Speaker 1: There are a lot of a lot of guys that 352 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 1: you know, are playing very well right now. They're a 353 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:13,800 Speaker 1: couple of guys that are surprisingly not. So we figured, 354 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:16,399 Speaker 1: why don't we go around the room and talk about 355 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 1: guys that jump out, Chris Westling, you want to get 356 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:21,480 Speaker 1: us going well. I think the early favorite for Rookie 357 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 1: of the year, best most impact has to be Kiko Alonso, 358 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:29,200 Speaker 1: who the Bills Homer scores credited with twenty two tackles 359 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:33,160 Speaker 1: last game. He's leading the NFL and both tackles and interceptions. 360 00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:35,440 Speaker 1: And this leads me on a bit of a rant here. 361 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:39,399 Speaker 1: It's two thousand and thirteen. We can get internet on airplanes, 362 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:43,040 Speaker 1: but we can't. We can't have one single tackle stat. 363 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 1: The NFL can't do this? How can we not? It's 364 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:48,720 Speaker 1: like a cereal. It's two thousand and thirteen. We're still 365 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 1: eating out of cardboard boxes and in plastic bags. He's 366 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:53,600 Speaker 1: spilling all over your kitchen. Come on, there's gotta be 367 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:56,879 Speaker 1: a better way here. Wait, you're taking a anti cereal 368 00:18:56,920 --> 00:19:01,000 Speaker 1: box stands anybody the cardboard chaw milk that little kids 369 00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:03,119 Speaker 1: used for lunch. They gotta they gotta open up that 370 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:07,200 Speaker 1: stupid ridiculous We can't do any better than I agree 371 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:09,639 Speaker 1: with that, Yes, cereal to you? How many times have 372 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 1: you just like opened your cereal and it goes all 373 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 1: over the kitchen floor? But I don't have this big 374 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:16,200 Speaker 1: problem with but the milk, come all in on. Dan 375 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 1: doesn't have a kitchen floor. So you're saying that the 376 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:22,679 Speaker 1: Bill's scores are juicing the stats. You're questioning the integrity 377 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:25,360 Speaker 1: of the Buffalo commune. It's not even an accusation, it's 378 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 1: a truism. There's three guys jumping on one ball. Carrier 379 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:32,399 Speaker 1: Kiko Alonto comes in as the fourth guy, and they 380 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:35,640 Speaker 1: give him a tackle for that. The guy's already down. 381 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:40,479 Speaker 1: Maybe he shouldn't be defensive Rookie of the Year. By 382 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:43,679 Speaker 1: that logic, he still made a big impact. All right, 383 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:46,000 Speaker 1: let's let's get back on the tracks here, Mark, what 384 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:48,120 Speaker 1: do you think you know? Before the season? I went 385 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:53,199 Speaker 1: with Star lut to lately incorrect front. I tried to 386 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 1: get that from you before the show. Is that, Well, 387 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:59,399 Speaker 1: you took me down an incorrect path. So I'm just 388 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:02,240 Speaker 1: gonna call him his first name. I like him, you know. Yeah, 389 00:20:02,280 --> 00:20:05,639 Speaker 1: he's not had his best games in the last couple there, 390 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:08,200 Speaker 1: but he looks to me just not even like a rookie. 391 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:12,600 Speaker 1: He just looks like someone who's he right away stepped in, contributes, 392 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 1: looks extremely comfortable. I also think with this entire rookie classic, 393 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:18,359 Speaker 1: like last year was so quarterback heavy that you couldn't 394 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 1: really get off that topic. It's been enjoyable because the 395 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 1: rookies this year are spread over positions. We don't normally 396 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:28,880 Speaker 1: analyze lineman on both sides of the ball. I think 397 00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:31,399 Speaker 1: the Star is is gonna stay my pick because of 398 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 1: what he's done. He's been, He've done everything they've asked 399 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:35,840 Speaker 1: him to. You don't think that Sheldon Richardson has bypassed 400 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:41,239 Speaker 1: him by now. She has been fantastic I mean at 401 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 1: this point though, I'm just saying, we're six weeks in. 402 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:45,399 Speaker 1: I want to see where this goes. Seldon could be 403 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:48,159 Speaker 1: Rookie of the Year. He could wouldn't surprise me, not 404 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:52,040 Speaker 1: at all. Um. You know one player that's really jumped 405 00:20:52,040 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 1: out to me and he's been a lifesaver for his 406 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:57,600 Speaker 1: team is Keenan Allen with the Chargers. Um. I think 407 00:20:57,640 --> 00:21:01,119 Speaker 1: everyone thought he was one of the more highly touted 408 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:03,399 Speaker 1: wide receivers, but uh, you know, no one thought he 409 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 1: was gonna make an instant impact and he has. He 410 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 1: has really good chemistry with Rivers. Uh, and that's been 411 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:13,359 Speaker 1: especially important because you remember that Denario Alexander blew out 412 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:16,040 Speaker 1: blew out his knee in August, than Malcolm Floyd follow 413 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:18,119 Speaker 1: him shortly thereafter. There was a huge void there and 414 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:20,480 Speaker 1: he stepped right in, and uh, you know, he's on 415 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 1: pace for a thousand yard season. He looks like a veteran. 416 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 1: He's he does the little things. He's not a flashy guy, 417 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:29,520 Speaker 1: but he's impressive to watch and he's been bet he's 418 00:21:29,560 --> 00:21:32,000 Speaker 1: a lifesaver for that team. You you mentioned why, because 419 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:33,880 Speaker 1: I don't know who Rivers is thrown to each down 420 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:37,120 Speaker 1: Otherwise he's been his most trusted receiver the past couple 421 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:38,720 Speaker 1: of games. It looks like he's taken over the number 422 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 1: one receiver mantel there. So is he the best rookie 423 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 1: receiver right now? DeAndre Hopkins, Keenan Allen, Well, we know 424 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:49,680 Speaker 1: that Tavon Austin is not in that conversation, no one. 425 00:21:50,480 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 1: Austin played three snaps last week on offense. Now, part 426 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:57,400 Speaker 1: of that was because they jumped out to that early lead. 427 00:21:57,440 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 1: It was a blowout and they didn't use eleven personnel, 428 00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 1: which is the package that Austin plays in. But his 429 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:05,720 Speaker 1: snaps are down for four consecutive weeks. He has seven 430 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:08,359 Speaker 1: drops this year and it's averaging six yards per touch. 431 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:10,840 Speaker 1: Not good. I feel like we've talked a lot about 432 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:12,720 Speaker 1: tavan Austin this year, but I think it's because it's 433 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:15,200 Speaker 1: kind of a fascinating storyline. And then when you told 434 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:18,120 Speaker 1: me yesterday in the newsroom that he played three three snaps, 435 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:21,439 Speaker 1: it's like, well, what is going on in St. Louis? 436 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:24,679 Speaker 1: They need I don't care what the game situation is. 437 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:28,240 Speaker 1: You mortgage your future to get this guy on your team. 438 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:30,280 Speaker 1: You have to get him on the field. Yeah, when 439 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 1: you talk about eleven personnel, Like, if he were as 440 00:22:33,359 --> 00:22:36,120 Speaker 1: dangerous as they really thought he could be, then you'd 441 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:38,720 Speaker 1: find a way to get him packages on the field. 442 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:40,480 Speaker 1: That he's on the field, he score more points for you. 443 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:42,280 Speaker 1: Why would you not put a dangerous player on there? 444 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:45,880 Speaker 1: Does anybody think he's not really dangerous? Right? He might 445 00:22:45,920 --> 00:22:48,000 Speaker 1: not be ready a lot of we're blaming it all 446 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:50,439 Speaker 1: on the coaching staff, but maybe if he was on 447 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 1: another team, he wouldn't be doing very well either. We 448 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 1: we don't really know that. Well, isn't this the week though, 449 00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:58,200 Speaker 1: after what we saw that we we have to look 450 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:01,639 Speaker 1: at beyond Brian Schottenheimer because maybe you know, they haven't 451 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:04,399 Speaker 1: said anything publicly, but maybe yeah, in practice and what 452 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:07,000 Speaker 1: they see of Tavon Austin, they're just not that happy 453 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:09,800 Speaker 1: right now. Well, it's interesting these guys that have such 454 00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:13,200 Speaker 1: big upsides like Austin and Cordurell Patterson, those are the 455 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 1: top two guys taken, and no one wants to draft 456 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:18,240 Speaker 1: a number two wide receiver or what's perceived to be. 457 00:23:18,280 --> 00:23:21,119 Speaker 1: But Robert Woods and Keenan Allen are kind of that 458 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 1: number two guys and they look a lot better. You know, 459 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 1: they're they're more valuable right. This is going way back, 460 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:29,320 Speaker 1: but it reminds me of when the Colts drafted Reggie Wayne. 461 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:31,720 Speaker 1: He was built as a number two receiver coming in 462 00:23:32,119 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 1: and played second fiddle to Marvin Harrison for a while. 463 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:36,480 Speaker 1: But he's a complete receiver like these guys are, and 464 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:39,240 Speaker 1: he now has a thousand catches. Greg who jumps out 465 00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 1: to you? Who's been impressive? David back tr the left 466 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:45,159 Speaker 1: tackle for Green Bay. He might not be the best tackle. 467 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:47,480 Speaker 1: Talk tackle talk. I mean that's where we gotta go 468 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:49,240 Speaker 1: with this class. You might have be the best tackle 469 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:51,200 Speaker 1: in the league, or he might just be league average. 470 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:53,800 Speaker 1: But I thought he's competed well each week. He was 471 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:57,639 Speaker 1: put in a difficult spot for a Super Bowl Championship contender, 472 00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:00,160 Speaker 1: and he hasn't been the problem with that team. He's 473 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:04,119 Speaker 1: been a nice surprise, and it's in such great contrast 474 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 1: to the rest of this rookie tackle class. People take 475 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:11,359 Speaker 1: offensive lineman early because they think it's somehow a safer pick. 476 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:14,800 Speaker 1: Luke Jokel has not been great. Uh, he wasn't great 477 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:19,119 Speaker 1: before he got injured. Sorry. Eric Fisher has struggled. Uh. 478 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:22,159 Speaker 1: Chance Warmack has not been a huge difference maker. I 479 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:26,240 Speaker 1: wouldn't say in Tennessee he's playing guard Lane Johnson. Lane 480 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:30,119 Speaker 1: Johnson has struggled for Philadelphia. So all these offensive linemen 481 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 1: have struggled a little bit. Whereas back t R in 482 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:35,120 Speaker 1: the middle rounds looks pretty good. D J. Fluker, who 483 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:37,800 Speaker 1: a lot of people criticized for that draft pick, that 484 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:40,280 Speaker 1: looks pretty good so far. Menteick Watson can't get on 485 00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 1: the field. A lot of these offensive lineman counted on 486 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:45,000 Speaker 1: to start right away or struggled. Kyle Long has done well. 487 00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:48,440 Speaker 1: Maybe it's easier for interior lineman to make a impact 488 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:51,520 Speaker 1: and not get dominated by defensive ends, or you know, 489 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:53,600 Speaker 1: maybe you don't have to worry about the pass rush 490 00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 1: as much because Kyle Long is playing well. Larry Warford, 491 00:24:56,560 --> 00:24:59,520 Speaker 1: who was a big Mark Sessler guy for the Detroit lines, 492 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:02,600 Speaker 1: is blowing people off the ball and protecting staff fan 493 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:08,400 Speaker 1: he's been, He's probably been, in my opinion, the best 494 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:11,360 Speaker 1: of the entire bunch. Travis fed Frederick from the Cowboys. 495 00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:14,280 Speaker 1: The Cowboys surprisingly are number three in Pro Football Focus 496 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:17,040 Speaker 1: is offensive line rankings. That was supposed to be a 497 00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:18,720 Speaker 1: big weak spot for them this year. I had this 498 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 1: image of Warford, you know, driving to the team facility 499 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:24,080 Speaker 1: listening to the podcast, being like, Oh, I hope he's 500 00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:26,400 Speaker 1: got one of those sesslers again. You know, yeah, I'm 501 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:29,280 Speaker 1: not I'm not expecting that to be the case. But 502 00:25:29,359 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 1: let me ask you a question, Greg, because when we've 503 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:34,359 Speaker 1: seen a guy like Joe Thomas and Cleveland some of 504 00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 1: your better tackle talk, well, they they're good from day one. 505 00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 1: You're you're truly elite. Left tackles are good from day one. 506 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:44,200 Speaker 1: A guy like Frederick I think he has gotten better 507 00:25:44,200 --> 00:25:48,120 Speaker 1: each game. But when you have these tackles that are struggling, 508 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:50,639 Speaker 1: do you really expect them to be something real different 509 00:25:51,160 --> 00:25:53,400 Speaker 1: a year from now or is this what we get 510 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:55,880 Speaker 1: with them? Well? I think you can expect them to improve. 511 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:59,040 Speaker 1: But it's a fair point. Eric Fisher, you know you 512 00:25:59,040 --> 00:26:01,639 Speaker 1: took him with that pick to be a great player, 513 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:03,680 Speaker 1: and he is really struggling. So I don't think it's 514 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 1: too early to be concerned. Dan's giggling over there. Dan 515 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 1: wants to go back to more contract discussions. I know 516 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:14,120 Speaker 1: the reason. Now. We're coming up up the stairs before 517 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:16,040 Speaker 1: the podcast and Mark comes up to me. He's like, Hey, 518 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:17,680 Speaker 1: we should make sure we don't get too bogged down 519 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:21,399 Speaker 1: talking about the lineman and then I say, Mark is like, no, Greg, 520 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:24,240 Speaker 1: tell me this. When we talk about the offensive become 521 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 1: it's become more interesting than I imagine. If the listeners 522 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:32,000 Speaker 1: are falling off at the go ahead and forget about this. 523 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 1: Why have they come to the Around League podcast? But 524 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:36,880 Speaker 1: you can go to the Damna Checked podcast to talk 525 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:39,960 Speaker 1: about uniforms and you know, mascots. We're going to talk 526 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 1: about offensive lineman until you never listened to it all. Hey, Mark, 527 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:46,840 Speaker 1: I've got a question for you. Okay, how is Andre 528 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 1: Ellington's outplaying Monty Ball? That's another great question because it's, 529 00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:55,160 Speaker 1: you know, it's this expectation put on Monty Ball where 530 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:57,040 Speaker 1: you thought, you know, this guy could probably come in, 531 00:26:57,200 --> 00:27:00,680 Speaker 1: do twelve yards and anchor this backfield. It's been completely 532 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 1: the opposite. I don't think anyone, even you know, you're 533 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:05,640 Speaker 1: average fan, had no idea who Ellington was. But he 534 00:27:05,680 --> 00:27:09,480 Speaker 1: looks to me like what we wanted someone like Tavon 535 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:11,240 Speaker 1: Austin to be as a as a guy out of 536 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:13,680 Speaker 1: the backfield. We thought they'd use him. That he's quick, 537 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:15,760 Speaker 1: he can catch the ball. You know, I like him 538 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:18,359 Speaker 1: when he's on the field. It's not oh, you know, 539 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:20,840 Speaker 1: they're gonna Like when when Trent Richardson from Winnson was 540 00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:23,120 Speaker 1: in Cleveland, you knew they were if he was on there. 541 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:25,000 Speaker 1: It was a running play to him. It's not the 542 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:26,760 Speaker 1: case with Ellington. You have no idea where they're going 543 00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:29,680 Speaker 1: to go. Hey, I know we um. You know, it's 544 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:31,480 Speaker 1: fun talking about the guys that have been impressive, but 545 00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:33,879 Speaker 1: forget that. I like talking about guys that could be 546 00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:37,760 Speaker 1: a first round bust. So who who has jumped out? 547 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:40,640 Speaker 1: Let's keep it negative around here. Who has jumped out 548 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:43,000 Speaker 1: to you guys as a potential the whiff of a 549 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:46,960 Speaker 1: bust in the air. Well, we've already talked about Tavon 550 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 1: Austin and the offensive tackles. Uh, do you want to 551 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:52,439 Speaker 1: tell me about this cornerback from the Jets? Well, you 552 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:55,159 Speaker 1: know what, demon I will say this, Rex Ryan is 553 00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:59,400 Speaker 1: a great defensive coach. Um. He obviously has good instincts 554 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:03,240 Speaker 1: and come to uh putting together a defensive line. I 555 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 1: don't know if I trust them. In terms of scouting 556 00:28:05,320 --> 00:28:08,399 Speaker 1: secondary talent, Kyle Wilson in two thousand ten was supposed 557 00:28:08,440 --> 00:28:10,399 Speaker 1: to be a missing piece to pair with Rivas for 558 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:13,080 Speaker 1: years and that didn't work out. He's essentially a you know, 559 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:17,200 Speaker 1: Nickel corner there and now with Millner it's very early, 560 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:20,600 Speaker 1: but he has not been impressive. He's even drawn some 561 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:23,880 Speaker 1: criticism from his teammates about his ability to compete. Now 562 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:26,560 Speaker 1: he's battling an injury. Um so he has not made 563 00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:29,080 Speaker 1: the impact the Jets were hoping for when you have 564 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:31,800 Speaker 1: to when you trade Rivas. Their hope was to draft 565 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:33,960 Speaker 1: this new corner and then that make everyone forget about 566 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:37,960 Speaker 1: revis It has not worked out that way. I'm surprised 567 00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:42,480 Speaker 1: not many people have gotten on the Hey, Manto is 568 00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:45,600 Speaker 1: really struggling train yet because he can't get on the field, 569 00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:47,479 Speaker 1: and when he's on there, he's been a big problem 570 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:50,760 Speaker 1: for them. He's been invisible. Is he healthy, he's on 571 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:53,640 Speaker 1: the field, he's playing. Nobody got my invisible. I got it, 572 00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:58,160 Speaker 1: I got it. I think its not playing in you know, 573 00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:01,200 Speaker 1: New York. He's playing in San Diego where essentially, you know, 574 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:04,080 Speaker 1: they can't even sell out their stadium. One more guy, 575 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:06,520 Speaker 1: This is gonna sound like hyperbole. One more guy who's 576 00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 1: playing really well. Eric Read is an upgrade on DeShawn Goldson. 577 00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 1: That's a good point. He's another guy that could win. 578 00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:14,120 Speaker 1: There's a lot more defensive players. I feel like that 579 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:18,440 Speaker 1: are excelling right now. He's been great. Marcus Cooper from 580 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:21,960 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, claimed off waivers from the forty Niners and 581 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:24,920 Speaker 1: has been really good for at cornerback for them. He's 582 00:29:25,040 --> 00:29:29,280 Speaker 1: he's really the last couple of games, two straight game 583 00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:33,200 Speaker 1: deciding interceptions, and he's done that all season. And how 584 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:36,480 Speaker 1: about all of us that picked Eddie Lacy to be 585 00:29:36,560 --> 00:29:40,200 Speaker 1: offensive Rookie of the Year, give him a couple more weeks. 586 00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:43,200 Speaker 1: At this rate, he's starting to be a huge difference 587 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 1: maker on that offense. He's still got a good chance 588 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:48,720 Speaker 1: to win that thing. I mean, he's running people over, 589 00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:51,320 Speaker 1: he's making people miss, he's getting me out of my seat. 590 00:29:52,840 --> 00:29:56,680 Speaker 1: Competition would be Geo Bernard and Keenan Allen. That sounds 591 00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:59,600 Speaker 1: about right for Rookie of the Year Offensive Hopkins, if 592 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:01,640 Speaker 1: he could turn it on Woods, if he could turn out, 593 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:03,520 Speaker 1: They're all kind of in that mix. I wouldn't say 594 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:06,560 Speaker 1: anyone standing out. You know, your boy E j. Manuel 595 00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:09,360 Speaker 1: if he came in won seven straight games, out for 596 00:30:09,360 --> 00:30:11,680 Speaker 1: another four to six weeks. Could they ever go lineman 597 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:15,520 Speaker 1: on offense? I don't see that again for happening. Mark 598 00:30:15,560 --> 00:30:19,800 Speaker 1: digging in on the lineman. Done going to war for baby. Um, 599 00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:22,200 Speaker 1: this did not skew as negative as I would have hoped. 600 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:23,800 Speaker 1: Is there anyone else who want to throw in there 601 00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:28,040 Speaker 1: for busts? You know, don't push it? All right, you're 602 00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:34,240 Speaker 1: all positive. Bunch should have prepared for this. Smith Arthur 603 00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:36,120 Speaker 1: Brown has been a disappointment that he can't get on 604 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:39,520 Speaker 1: the field. There's one for you. UM, I could hang 605 00:30:39,520 --> 00:30:42,760 Speaker 1: in there, Arthur. It gets better. Um, all right, so 606 00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:46,200 Speaker 1: let's move on. Good rookie talk. Guys. Uh, you know, 607 00:30:46,280 --> 00:30:50,120 Speaker 1: we stuck a fork in the Jacksonville Jaguars last week, 608 00:30:50,200 --> 00:30:53,920 Speaker 1: so now it is time k Rich to do it again. 609 00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:58,920 Speaker 1: Here lies the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who expired this month 610 00:30:59,040 --> 00:31:06,200 Speaker 1: after a long with Greg Cianos ego. Guys, it wasn't 611 00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:09,040 Speaker 1: really that lying with a battle either. No, they didn't fight. 612 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:13,000 Speaker 1: They didn't fight that hard. Uh they are uh, where 613 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:16,240 Speaker 1: are we at right now? They're they're one and five 614 00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:21,640 Speaker 1: and that week away? Really yeah, I'm telling you. Uh. 615 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:24,600 Speaker 1: And you know, Mike Lennon does not to me. I 616 00:31:24,600 --> 00:31:27,960 Speaker 1: don't know why. Doesn't inspire confidence as a guy that 617 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:30,720 Speaker 1: is about to take a team and lead it to 618 00:31:30,760 --> 00:31:34,640 Speaker 1: the promised Land, so I'm confident putting the fork in them. 619 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:38,080 Speaker 1: I voted to stick the fork in the Buccaneers because 620 00:31:38,920 --> 00:31:42,360 Speaker 1: Greg had been touting their defense, which was a top 621 00:31:42,400 --> 00:31:45,400 Speaker 1: five unit in the NFL, and then they got blown 622 00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:48,080 Speaker 1: out by Nick Foles. I mean, come on you, if 623 00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:51,240 Speaker 1: you're a good defense, nick Foles doesn't take care of 624 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:54,760 Speaker 1: business against you. It's it should be said that we 625 00:31:54,840 --> 00:31:58,080 Speaker 1: have to be voting unanimously to knock a team out, 626 00:31:58,440 --> 00:32:00,320 Speaker 1: and this is the only team we could do. Rion 627 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:03,200 Speaker 1: and I think Freeman said it best. Aren't enough quality 628 00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:06,160 Speaker 1: people trying to be high quality people in this organization. 629 00:32:06,400 --> 00:32:09,440 Speaker 1: Have a nice day, Mark. Do you want to um 630 00:32:09,680 --> 00:32:13,400 Speaker 1: cycle back to your June post? Yes? I do, Thank you, 631 00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:17,800 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers colon five reasons they make the playoffs? 632 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:20,880 Speaker 1: You know, do you want to go over an There 633 00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:26,360 Speaker 1: was probably twenty reasons why they wouldn't. All right, real quick, 634 00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:29,720 Speaker 1: the five reasons, I will stick a knife in your 635 00:32:29,760 --> 00:32:32,480 Speaker 1: the tire of your car. But I'll just leave it 636 00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:36,120 Speaker 1: at one, which was I'm a big believer in Josh Freeman. Listen, 637 00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:38,680 Speaker 1: I uh A lot had to go right for that 638 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:42,560 Speaker 1: prediction to become anything close to true, and it's been 639 00:32:42,600 --> 00:32:46,920 Speaker 1: an absolute epic train wreck. Well in Mark's defense, Football 640 00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:50,880 Speaker 1: Outsiders wrote this week that according to their numbers that 641 00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:55,040 Speaker 1: go back to they are the best oh and five 642 00:32:55,280 --> 00:32:59,000 Speaker 1: team in the last whatever amount of years, that is 643 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:03,040 Speaker 1: thirty two years. So as oh and five teams go, 644 00:33:03,360 --> 00:33:04,920 Speaker 1: they're not so bad. I don't think any of us 645 00:33:04,920 --> 00:33:07,120 Speaker 1: have a problem sticking a fork in them because Mike 646 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:10,440 Speaker 1: Lennon and a house that does not seem to really 647 00:33:10,560 --> 00:33:13,200 Speaker 1: enjoy playing for Greg Siano. I don't think any of 648 00:33:13,280 --> 00:33:15,640 Speaker 1: us think that Mike Glennon and the team that doesn't 649 00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:18,440 Speaker 1: really like playing for Greg Ciano is suddenly going to 650 00:33:18,560 --> 00:33:21,760 Speaker 1: rip off, you know, nine or ten wins the rest 651 00:33:21,800 --> 00:33:23,840 Speaker 1: of the way, but they haven't been nearly as bad 652 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:29,360 Speaker 1: as say the Giants or the Jaguars. And that this 653 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:31,800 Speaker 1: felt to me real quick, like the team. You know, 654 00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:34,680 Speaker 1: Siano and Belichick are best friends. He's down there trying 655 00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:37,680 Speaker 1: to build what is a completely different program they've had 656 00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:39,960 Speaker 1: in a long time. It could have, in my mind, 657 00:33:40,160 --> 00:33:42,840 Speaker 1: gone in the other direction, but I think Shiano has 658 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:46,600 Speaker 1: proven that he cannot keep control of this team. They 659 00:33:46,640 --> 00:33:48,400 Speaker 1: don't like playing for m You're right, you're hearing that 660 00:33:48,520 --> 00:33:51,160 Speaker 1: all over the place, and that's when when that happens, 661 00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:55,080 Speaker 1: I don't think there's much hope best team. It's that 662 00:33:55,520 --> 00:33:57,760 Speaker 1: kind of like being the best Cincinnati Bengal scout in 663 00:33:57,760 --> 00:34:01,520 Speaker 1: the n And I wanted to see someone take that 664 00:34:01,680 --> 00:34:04,280 Speaker 1: stat best oh and five team ever or whatever to 665 00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:06,600 Speaker 1: build parcels and see how it how it goes over. 666 00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:09,720 Speaker 1: I go, well, you are what your record says you are. Um, 667 00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:12,880 Speaker 1: they've won one game in the last eleven now, I 668 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:16,120 Speaker 1: mean that's pretty crazy. And it was Week seventeen against 669 00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:18,319 Speaker 1: the Falcons who had nothing to play for, so they've 670 00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:21,279 Speaker 1: they really haven't one since I think October last year. 671 00:34:21,360 --> 00:34:23,880 Speaker 1: Has your opinion changed since a few weeks ago when 672 00:34:23,880 --> 00:34:25,879 Speaker 1: we talked about this and he thought Giano might keep 673 00:34:25,880 --> 00:34:28,920 Speaker 1: his job? Oh yeah, I still think he will. You 674 00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:32,880 Speaker 1: do there one in the well? I mean if they 675 00:34:32,920 --> 00:34:35,360 Speaker 1: go oh in sixteen, that changes. But I think Glennon's 676 00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:37,920 Speaker 1: played pretty well. I know he's an easy target for jokes. 677 00:34:37,960 --> 00:34:39,719 Speaker 1: He has not been the problem in those two loss, 678 00:34:39,840 --> 00:34:44,000 Speaker 1: especially last an easy target for jokes because he's probably 679 00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:46,319 Speaker 1: the worst answer in the NFL because he looks like 680 00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:49,480 Speaker 1: it looks like a cartoon draft. Yeah. Oh see, I 681 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:52,040 Speaker 1: was trying to be subtle about it, and then West 682 00:34:52,080 --> 00:34:56,799 Speaker 1: comes in with a nasty physical dig crystal invitation to 683 00:34:56,880 --> 00:35:00,920 Speaker 1: Mike Glennan joining the podcast on Friday, I'd like cartoons you, Oh, 684 00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:03,360 Speaker 1: how dare you? Mark? By the way a number five 685 00:35:03,360 --> 00:35:07,160 Speaker 1: in your post. The Bucks exited the Raheem Morris era 686 00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:11,360 Speaker 1: drenched in chaos, but Shiana arrived with a plan. Tampa's 687 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:16,200 Speaker 1: coaching staff in front office are in sync well. Next 688 00:35:16,200 --> 00:35:18,640 Speaker 1: week on the show, we will be revisiting Dan's running 689 00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:24,440 Speaker 1: background that because I actually checked in on that recently. 690 00:35:24,520 --> 00:35:27,200 Speaker 1: It's not going so we gotta have at the end 691 00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:29,359 Speaker 1: of the season. Maybe the worst posts of the year 692 00:35:29,440 --> 00:35:31,839 Speaker 1: that should be a post been right now, Sessler, your 693 00:35:31,840 --> 00:35:35,040 Speaker 1: Bucks one pretty well. I didn't want to bring this up, 694 00:35:35,040 --> 00:35:37,759 Speaker 1: but we had a later discussion where we go back 695 00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:40,320 Speaker 1: and forth on email. We talked what the next Dynasty 696 00:35:40,400 --> 00:35:43,600 Speaker 1: could be, which was an egregious postau But I think 697 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:45,840 Speaker 1: I believe I made an argument for Tampa Bay in 698 00:35:45,880 --> 00:35:50,080 Speaker 1: that post too. So it's a disaster. David Wilson isn't 699 00:35:50,080 --> 00:35:52,440 Speaker 1: looking very good right now. Now. Now I think we 700 00:35:52,520 --> 00:35:55,520 Speaker 1: all we've all done. It just happened that I remembered 701 00:35:55,560 --> 00:35:59,800 Speaker 1: Mark's post and now we get to cite it fantastic 702 00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:02,239 Speaker 1: all right? So yeah that do we have anything else 703 00:36:02,239 --> 00:36:03,759 Speaker 1: to say on the Bucks? And does this mean we 704 00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:05,799 Speaker 1: don't really talk about the Bucks that much anymore? Like 705 00:36:05,960 --> 00:36:09,319 Speaker 1: what is the podcast? They're dead to us? Well, we're 706 00:36:09,360 --> 00:36:12,680 Speaker 1: gonna preview and review every game every week. So except 707 00:36:13,239 --> 00:36:16,400 Speaker 1: except I think they don't exist. They're thirty one teams 708 00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:21,040 Speaker 1: in the league. We are now thirty teams in the league. 709 00:36:21,320 --> 00:36:24,799 Speaker 1: We'll have to decide when two teams face each other 710 00:36:24,880 --> 00:36:27,000 Speaker 1: that have both been put out of their misery, do 711 00:36:27,040 --> 00:36:29,719 Speaker 1: we preview. I still think we should medium block out 712 00:36:29,800 --> 00:36:33,600 Speaker 1: on all fronts, you know how. You know, Chiefs fans 713 00:36:33,640 --> 00:36:36,080 Speaker 1: think we're all rudy against them and we hate them. 714 00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:38,399 Speaker 1: I really am rudy against every team that we stick 715 00:36:38,440 --> 00:36:39,759 Speaker 1: a fork in now because I don't want to be 716 00:36:39,760 --> 00:36:42,560 Speaker 1: wrong at all. So I'm rooting against once you're what 717 00:36:42,680 --> 00:36:46,759 Speaker 1: the fork is in. You're dead to me? About who 718 00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:50,800 Speaker 1: incident dance off between Mike Lennon and Eli Manning Mark Manson, 719 00:36:52,400 --> 00:36:55,839 Speaker 1: he's the judge, I go, Eli, Yeah me too. It's 720 00:36:55,880 --> 00:37:00,440 Speaker 1: from New Orleans. Come on, okay, so Rich, okay? So 721 00:37:00,880 --> 00:37:04,000 Speaker 1: that is it for the podcast. We Hey Ky Ridge, 722 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:06,200 Speaker 1: by the way, do you think it's soon time to 723 00:37:06,239 --> 00:37:09,239 Speaker 1: bring back when West's toaster? Are we getting close to 724 00:37:09,280 --> 00:37:16,799 Speaker 1: that time? Okay? So if you're if you're listening right 725 00:37:16,840 --> 00:37:19,160 Speaker 1: now and you want to take West on and a 726 00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:21,719 Speaker 1: challenge of Football Now supremacy for a chance to win 727 00:37:22,200 --> 00:37:25,960 Speaker 1: the toaster that sits on West's desk, uh start tweeting 728 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:28,839 Speaker 1: at the NFL A t L A counter also at 729 00:37:28,920 --> 00:37:32,200 Speaker 1: k Rich k Rich. What's your handle at k r 730 00:37:32,400 --> 00:37:36,000 Speaker 1: y S t L E R I C alright, cool um, 731 00:37:36,120 --> 00:37:39,680 Speaker 1: and then we'll be back on Friday. We will talk 732 00:37:39,719 --> 00:37:42,879 Speaker 1: about the Thursday night game and then dig in on 733 00:37:42,920 --> 00:37:45,920 Speaker 1: all of Sunday's action in terms of a preview. Go 734 00:37:45,960 --> 00:37:49,600 Speaker 1: over our hero picks, you know, the drill um. But 735 00:37:49,719 --> 00:37:51,719 Speaker 1: that's it for now. I'm Dan has a signing off 736 00:37:51,760 --> 00:37:55,239 Speaker 1: for the Mailman, the Sizzler, the boss, k Rich behind 737 00:37:55,280 --> 00:37:58,320 Speaker 1: the glass and of course, while the Internet until f