1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What's up, everybody. 2 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 1: Jason McIntyre here on Straight Fire, Rise in Grind. It 3 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:20,759 Speaker 1: is Wednesday, October twenty one. Thank you for joining me 4 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: on this glorious morning, and it's a good one out 5 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: in l A. The Dodgers role in Game one of 6 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: the World Series, that was a beatdown. I know there 7 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: were concerns about Clayton Kershaw and his postseason struggles. I mean, 8 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: Kershaw was magnificent. Six innings, one run, struck out eight 9 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: masterful stuff from Kershaw. He looked like the clutch pitcher 10 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 1: he's always been in the regular season. Easy win for 11 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: the Dodgers, look like batting practice for a minute. There 12 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: they roll in Game one. I do love the World 13 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: Series set up. Game two US tonight. Game three day 14 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: is Friday, so they don't go up against Thursday night 15 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 1: football that Eagles, Giants, barn Burner. We all can't wait 16 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 1: for so World Series listen list. I'm not gonna overreact 17 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: and say Dodgers in four. Uh is a Dodgers franchise 18 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: that hasn't won a World Series since, as we articulated 19 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 1: earlier this week on the Pod, but um excitement is 20 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: palpable in l A today. You know you're feeling good. 21 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: Easy win in Game one, your ace or your former ace, 22 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 1: Kershaw looked incredible. And uh we'll go on to Game 23 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 1: two tonight. Um. Before I get to the next topic, 24 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:33,679 Speaker 1: which just gonna be a short one, UM, I do 25 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: want to say we have an outstanding interview coming up 26 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:41,759 Speaker 1: here on the podcast I taped yesterday with Dante Whitner 27 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 1: a k a. Dante Hitner. If you guys were big 28 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 1: NFL fans over the last I don't know fifteen years, 29 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 1: you couldn't miss Dante Whitner. He his nickname was Dante 30 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: Hitner because he was a safety who just destroyed people. 31 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: I went to Ohio State, drafted by the Bills, play 32 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,080 Speaker 1: with the Browns, the Niners, a couple of cough you 33 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: with the Redskins at the end of his career and uh, 34 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: let's just say he didn't hold back. He's an up 35 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: and coming Um. I don't I don't know if I 36 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 1: can go media star on the rise, but like this 37 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: guy breaks it down pretty well. He goes after Baker 38 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: Mayfield and some young quarterbacks. It's great stuff. I think 39 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: you guys will enjoy it. Before we get to that. 40 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: You know, it's Wednesday. It's kind of slow week so far. 41 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: NBA's in the rear view mirror. I just have to say, 42 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: looking at Week seven in the NFL, something kind of 43 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:32,959 Speaker 1: jumps out to me. And I don't want to express 44 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: too much cause for concern, but it seems to be 45 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: something that I set my you know, my spiky sense 46 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:44,839 Speaker 1: is up, like, huh, what the hell is going on here? 47 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 1: The New England Patriots for two decades were dominant. I thought, 48 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 1: the most dominant franchise over a two decades span that 49 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: I've ever witnessed in my life. You know, we've seen 50 00:02:56,639 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: teams have good three, four, five, eight, tenure runs. Twenty 51 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 1: year run we haven't seen. And then Belichick and Brady 52 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 1: break up in the off season, and everybody wanted to 53 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:10,920 Speaker 1: weigh in, who do you think is wins more games 54 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: next year? Um, who's more likely to get to the 55 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: super Bowl? Blah blah blah blah blah. And you guys know, 56 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:21,919 Speaker 1: I talk about the Football Outsiders metric d v o 57 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: A a lot, and that takes everything into account opponent play, 58 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: every single play. It's really the most comprehensive metric that 59 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: I like when I'm looking at breaking down games, d 60 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: v o A currently has the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as 61 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: the best team in the league. And I know they're 62 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 1: fourign two and they lost to the Bears and they 63 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: got run out of New Orleans by the Saints in 64 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: the opener, and that's fine, But the advanced metrics like 65 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: Tampa and the way they're trending. Remember they were without 66 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: god Win a couple of games for NET. Missed the 67 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: last game, the last couple of games. Um Shady McCoy 68 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: is getting healthy. They're just starting to get it together. 69 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: Remember Tom Brady, new city, new playbook, new coach, new receivers. 70 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: Um Gronk sat out last year. Gronk is now what 71 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: week six, Gronk has his best game. It's like it's 72 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: it's taken some time for this machine to get revped up. 73 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: In the Patriots, you can't say the same for them. 74 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: They're not as lucky right now as Tampa. And this 75 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: is the part I'm worried about jumping overboard on. I 76 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 1: thought the Patriots would crush the Broncos, and then the 77 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 1: COVID stuff hit and I didn't. I wasn't quick enough 78 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:34,039 Speaker 1: to pivot on it. And I saw a lot of 79 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: money come in on the Broncos. I was like, okay, 80 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 1: and New England had I mean, they looked like they 81 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:43,719 Speaker 1: hadn't played football in a month. Cam Newton looked totally rattled. 82 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:47,040 Speaker 1: Vic Fangio, who you're gonna hear a lot about with 83 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: Dante Whitner here in a minute. Vic Fangio pitched a 84 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: great performance. Patriots couldn't move to football. Uh three turnovers. 85 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 1: I think they sat Cam Newton four times. Um. If 86 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 1: Denver had a clue offensively, that would have been a blowout. 87 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:05,480 Speaker 1: They had to settle for six field goals. They didn't 88 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 1: punt until the fourth quarter. And you add that up 89 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 1: and then you look at Week seven and last week, 90 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:15,280 Speaker 1: the Patriots were projected to be five and a half 91 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: point favorites against Jimmy g and the Niners coming across 92 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: the country. Remember this is your second trip across the country. 93 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 1: They came out here to play the New York teams. 94 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 1: They stayed out here is somewhere to West Virginia. I 95 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:31,039 Speaker 1: think it was the Greenbrier Resort. So two weeks on 96 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:33,799 Speaker 1: the East because they browbeat the Jets and the Giants. Okay, 97 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 1: then they went back and now they're coming back east, 98 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, this line reopened at Patriots 99 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:44,919 Speaker 1: favored by two and a half. And that's a bat 100 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 1: signal to me that somebody somewhere knows something. Patriots go 101 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:51,040 Speaker 1: from five and a half point favorites to two and 102 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:54,839 Speaker 1: a half. They looked awful against the Denver team that 103 00:05:55,160 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: can best be described as mediocre. And now you look 104 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: at the Patriots schedule. They always because they've played in 105 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:06,279 Speaker 1: the a f C, he's benefited from a week schedule. 106 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 1: If you look at the strength of schedule, the Patriots 107 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: almost always have the easiest. And you look at the 108 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: schedule this year, Oh boy, they gotta play the a 109 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:19,600 Speaker 1: f C. I'm sorry, the NFC West, which is the 110 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 1: I say NFC West of the best division in football. 111 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: They already lost to the seahawkst this week. Later in 112 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:30,719 Speaker 1: the year, they have the Rams and the Cardinals also 113 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 1: on the schedule. Oh yeah, they've got to play the Chargers, 114 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 1: who are live underdogs, and that trip is in l A. 115 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:42,839 Speaker 1: That's a long one for the Patriots. Um, they have 116 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 1: the Baltimore Ravens coming up on Sunday Night football. I 117 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:48,599 Speaker 1: don't think the game against Kyler Murray is gonna be easy. 118 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:53,159 Speaker 1: They act. The Patriots actually have a brutal December. Okay, 119 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 1: They open at the Chargers and then they come back 120 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 1: on short rest against the Rams, also in l A. 121 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 1: Then they have to go to Miami. I mean, they 122 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: did no favors of schedule makers to the Patriots. I'm 123 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: one of the things Colin Cowhard likes about me, and 124 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: we talk about this all the time, is that he 125 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 1: thinks I'm able to look to the future and see 126 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 1: where things are headed and kind of get ahead of things. 127 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: I'm telling you right now, if I look at this 128 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 1: Patriots schedule, I look at that performance against the Broncos, 129 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 1: and I see this line movement for the Niners, I'm 130 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 1: starting to wonder if the Patriots are headed to a 131 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 1: six or seven win season. Because right now, folks, Tom 132 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: Brady's to join the breakup. He's out in the clubs 133 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: making things happen, getting all the digits, and Belichick's kind 134 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 1: of on now He's sitting at home watching Netflix, eating 135 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:50,200 Speaker 1: ice cream, and you know, going through about of it, 136 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: He's not really happy right now. Brady's living it up 137 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: in Tampa. It's pretty clear he made the right decision. Now, 138 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 1: it's only week six, heading into week seven. Never want 139 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 1: to overreact, but the way things are shaking out between 140 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 1: the schedule and UM, I don't want to go after 141 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: Cam Newton. But yes, he looked good against the Dolphins 142 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: in the opener. Yes he looked sharp against Seattle in 143 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 1: game two. Um, the Vegas game was it was a cakewalk. 144 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: Then he got COVID, came back against the Broncos. Camp 145 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 1: has had some shoulder issues surgeries to the last three years. 146 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 1: I've got some reservations about the Patriots. I'll just leave 147 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:32,440 Speaker 1: it there. Now let's get to Dante Whittner. Former NFL 148 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 1: safety Jason likes to think he knows everything when it 149 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:42,080 Speaker 1: comes to sports. I know what sports fans want, but 150 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 1: for everything he doesn't. He knows a guy who does. 151 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 1: Let's just say I know a guy who knows another guy. 152 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:54,680 Speaker 1: All right, let's welcome into the podcast. Uh, former NFL star. 153 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 1: I thought the coolest thing ever was when he changed 154 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 1: his name from Whittner at the Hittner. Let's welcome in. 155 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:06,680 Speaker 1: Dante whit nerve NFL veteran with the Browns, the Build, 156 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 1: the Niners, the Washington Football Club. Dante, how you doing. Man, 157 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 1: I'm doing great. How you doing? Yeah, I'm all right, 158 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 1: I'm hanging in there. It's it's been a good NFL 159 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 1: year for me so far. We're only in uh what 160 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:22,599 Speaker 1: week seven, and there's storylines galore. Um. I want to 161 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:26,199 Speaker 1: start with you. You you're only recently out of the league, right, Uh, 162 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 1: you know you're still in your thirties. Are you beginning 163 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:33,200 Speaker 1: that transition from player to media? How's that going for you? 164 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 1: It's going excellent. I'm with NBC Sports Bay Area. This 165 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 1: is actually my third year with them, you know, so 166 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 1: it's going great. We have great chemistry and just learning 167 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 1: the small details of being on TV. A lot of 168 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 1: people think you can just step out there put the 169 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 1: microphone in your face, but there's a lot that goes 170 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 1: into it, even more so than playing right. So you 171 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 1: have to know the players, know the positions, know the 172 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 1: game looked, the part, which camera looking right, So it's 173 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,480 Speaker 1: the same thing. Trans is going pretty smoothly for me. 174 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: I want to say that, do you have a different 175 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:08,840 Speaker 1: appreciation for the players now that you're on the other side. 176 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 1: You're on the camera, you can see the play, the 177 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: replay multiple times, and I'm you know, you spent over 178 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:17,600 Speaker 1: a decade forever playing football. Um, being on the field 179 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 1: in the moment, what's that difference? Like, if you can 180 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 1: even articulate that, well, it's a big difference. You still 181 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 1: get that adrenaline rush, almost like a nervous type of feeling, right, 182 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 1: but you know it's it's not the same. It's when 183 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:32,319 Speaker 1: you're going into battle. It actually made me appreciate not 184 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 1: playing the game right now because sitting at home and 185 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 1: being able to watch these guys to I I'm almost 186 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 1: thinking like, how did I put myself into a mental 187 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:44,080 Speaker 1: space to play the way that I play? So it's 188 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 1: like sitting back and watching these guys actually do that 189 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: over and over and over, It's like, whoa, I think 190 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 1: that for a long time. Yeah. Now, listen, you were 191 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:55,560 Speaker 1: drafted by the Bills. Um. You know my producer robs 192 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 1: like he's a forty Niners guy, but a lot of 193 00:10:57,559 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 1: Browns fans I know, are like that Dante is our guy. 194 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:04,719 Speaker 1: What team do you think you most associate with here 195 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 1: before we get the week seven, I'm just curious, you know, 196 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:10,200 Speaker 1: giving your career, always love for Buffalo. That's who brought 197 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:11,960 Speaker 1: me into the league, made me a top ten pig. 198 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 1: It was always loved there, But I don't feel like 199 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:15,960 Speaker 1: I learned a lot of football there. I feel like 200 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:20,040 Speaker 1: basically played Tampa two football, you know, the old Chicago 201 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 1: Bears when they had her lackers spot dropping right, big 202 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 1: safeties in the box. Right, So I took a beating, right. 203 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:30,000 Speaker 1: I had a hundred and fifty plus sixty cackles one year, right, 204 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 1: taking a beating in that system, I didn't really learn 205 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:35,680 Speaker 1: too much football. Got over to San Francisco with Big Fangio, 206 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 1: who's pretty much a mastermind. Started on the offensive side 207 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 1: of the ball in Baltimore and then transition to the 208 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: defensive siety the ball, which allowed him to teach his 209 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 1: defense not only how to attack um quarterbacks and how 210 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 1: to do their job, but what quarterbacks are actually looking at, 211 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:55,199 Speaker 1: what receivers are looking at, what backs are looking at. 212 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 1: So we were able to manipulate those guys. So if 213 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 1: I had to pick, I would say Sanford Cisco for 214 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:03,320 Speaker 1: all the wins that we had, for all the success 215 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 1: that I was able to obtain there, and then the teaching, 216 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 1: the learning that I was able to get from Ed 217 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 1: Donna Tell Harrorball and Big Fanjie all Right, Let's let's 218 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:16,079 Speaker 1: start with Fangio. A pretty masterful defensive game plan against 219 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 1: Cam Newton. They went blitz heavy. I think they sacked 220 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 1: him four times. And I was reading this morning about 221 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 1: how Fangio has gone blitz heavy the last two weeks, 222 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:26,959 Speaker 1: the blitz more than anybody in the league. They've got 223 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 1: ten sacks, but Dante. This week they faced Patrick Mahomes 224 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 1: and we saw what happened when you blitz in Baltimore 225 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 1: Monday night football. Mahomes lit him up. Um any thoughts 226 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 1: heading into that game. We'll get to other games shortly, obviously, 227 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield, but I'm curious your thoughts specifically on you know, 228 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 1: Fangio and what they can do against Mahomes. Last year, 229 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:49,199 Speaker 1: the Chiefs destroyed Denver in both meetings. I mean it 230 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 1: was two blowouts. I believe they can contain on them. 231 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: Knowing Vig, he will have something schemed up for your 232 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: best players. And that's why he's one of the best 233 00:12:56,920 --> 00:13:01,560 Speaker 1: defensive coordinators international football leaguers because he'll tell you on 234 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 1: you know, Tuesday or Wednesday, Okay, these are the best 235 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:06,960 Speaker 1: players and this is the game plan. It's never the 236 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 1: same game plan week to week. They might have a 237 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:11,640 Speaker 1: dominant running back in the tight end, right, and we 238 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:15,040 Speaker 1: might have dominant linebacker. So you guys are gonna have 239 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:18,040 Speaker 1: to stop these guys with a light box right right, 240 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: Patrick Willis Navarro bowman. He always played to the strength 241 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 1: of his players. He would even pull all this Smith 242 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 1: and these guys to the side and specialty defenses. He 243 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 1: would only have things that he would go to them 244 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 1: and say, I need you to do this and this 245 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: certain coverage, and it would always work out. He knew 246 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: how to coach his individuals and the collective as a whole. 247 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 1: So going into this game, I know that he'll have 248 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:41,719 Speaker 1: a check with me system going on. He'll take their 249 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 1: best players, right, he'll locate uh, what's the number ten 250 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 1: in the slot? Uh tyr Kill, He'll locate Kelsey, and 251 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 1: he'll have two guys on them all the time, and 252 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 1: he'll put the hard plays on the guys that's covering 253 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 1: the others that he'll consider the others right. And that's 254 00:13:57,920 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 1: how we beat a lot of these teams. And then 255 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:01,719 Speaker 1: we beat up with disguise as well. If you look 256 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:05,840 Speaker 1: at our record versus Tom Brady, Aaron rodgers Um, the quarterback, 257 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan All these guys. We beat all of those guys. 258 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 1: I think we beat Breathe. We Breathe stole one from 259 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:15,719 Speaker 1: us there right when Umm Brooks got the sack. Lad 260 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:17,360 Speaker 1: Nick fought Helm at the helm and it was a ball. 261 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: Because we were able to manipulate these guys. We can 262 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 1: have a bunch of young guys and just stepped on 263 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:24,880 Speaker 1: the football field, you know, just so eager and happy 264 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 1: to be out there, that we forget all the coaching 265 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 1: during the week. We were able to hold our disguises 266 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 1: as long as possible, knew when they were going to 267 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 1: snaff the ball, and then we would get to where 268 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:36,040 Speaker 1: we were supposed to be and we had a passler. 269 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 1: So that's why we never lost to those guys. Interesting, 270 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 1: so it sounds like you give the Broncos a chance here, 271 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 1: uh against the Chiefs are big underdog spreads nine and 272 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 1: a half. Absolutely, I give him a chance. I know 273 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 1: that they'll, you know, have an element of surprise waiting 274 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:52,280 Speaker 1: for my halls. And if they can contain him, I'm 275 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 1: pretty sure that they can confuse him on the back end. 276 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 1: So as long as you can contain them, don't allow 277 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 1: him to get out the pocket and to use that 278 00:14:57,720 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 1: rocket of an arm that he has. I think that 279 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: you they have a great eyes to winners football. All right, 280 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:04,760 Speaker 1: let's get to another team. You played for, the Buffalo Bills. 281 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:07,320 Speaker 1: You said you didn't learn a ton of football there. Listen. 282 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 1: They opened up the season super hot, four wins in 283 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:13,240 Speaker 1: a row, Josh Allen, MVP candidate. And then they face 284 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 1: the Titans and they get crushed and then they the Chiefs. 285 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 1: You know, they couldn't stop them at all. I'm curious 286 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 1: your thoughts on the Bills going forward. And I know 287 00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 1: you beat up Baker Mayfield a little bit. I'm curious 288 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 1: this to your thoughts on on Josh Allen as a quarterback. 289 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 1: You know, the last couple of years not accurate. This 290 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:32,920 Speaker 1: year started accurate and now is resorting to you know, completion. 291 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 1: Josh Allen, I think we have to look back at 292 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:38,119 Speaker 1: the college system first and foremost, how are they controlling 293 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 1: the game and college football right now? From the sideline. 294 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 1: You don't have guys reading defenses. You don't have guys 295 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 1: understanding coverages. The coaching staff was so much work in 296 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: during the weekend college football. If they're sitting on the 297 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:55,160 Speaker 1: sideline telling you what defense this this team is in it, 298 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 1: and what's the beat her to this coverage. They're not 299 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 1: making you go through the mental gymnastics. So I don't 300 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 1: think any of these quarterbacks can read defenses right now. 301 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:06,080 Speaker 1: That's why you have these untraditional offenses where they have 302 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:09,400 Speaker 1: to take advantage of the defense, take advantage of individuals 303 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 1: not being disciplined to get easy and open throws. The 304 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 1: r p O s. When you have linebackers stepping up 305 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:19,200 Speaker 1: an offensive linement down the field saying run and then 306 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 1: you pull the ball out of the running back stomach 307 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 1: and throw it down fields to open guys, you're not 308 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 1: read anything right. So then it gets to specialty defense, 309 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:30,400 Speaker 1: special situations on third down where you have to drop back. 310 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:32,960 Speaker 1: You can't trick anybody. And that's where a lot of 311 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 1: these guys are struggling. And that's why I said Baker 312 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 1: Mayfield can't read defenses, Josh Allen. These guys can't read 313 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 1: defenses because when you have teams like the Baltimore Ravens, 314 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: the Steelers who have Tomlin, Tomlinson and all of these 315 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 1: guys who were defensive back coaches know what the quarterbacks 316 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 1: are coached, what they're told to do, and you can 317 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 1: manipulate that out of them, you're gonna have success versus 318 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:55,440 Speaker 1: them all the time. And to these players actually sitting 319 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: defensive meetings, understand the language and the lingo that goes 320 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 1: back and forth and what the defensive players are being taught. 321 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:04,480 Speaker 1: You're not gonna learn how to need read defense. So, like, 322 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:07,120 Speaker 1: what is the learning curve for these quarterbacks coming out 323 00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 1: of college down? I mean, Baker's in what year three? 324 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:12,800 Speaker 1: I think Josh Allen also in your three? Should they 325 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:14,680 Speaker 1: be up to speed? You can talk Sam Donald in 326 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:17,680 Speaker 1: there if you want, um. What should we expect from them? 327 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 1: I mean Baker, you know, listen, he looked terrible against 328 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 1: the Steelers and against the Ravens, but in the other 329 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:25,120 Speaker 1: four games pretty solid. I have a feeling he's gonna 330 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:27,920 Speaker 1: bounce back this week against the Bengals. Yeah, he'll probably 331 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:29,520 Speaker 1: a bounce back against the Bengals because they have a 332 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:32,120 Speaker 1: bunch of guys out there that don't understand defense. They 333 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 1: have a bunch of guys out there that don't understand disguise. Right. 334 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 1: The simplest thing to do to the disguise on a 335 00:17:38,359 --> 00:17:40,760 Speaker 1: quarterback in the league right now, one of the young 336 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 1: guys is to have two safeties high at all time 337 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 1: and teach your safety that's going to the middle of 338 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:48,680 Speaker 1: the field. It's all about his shoulders and his initial 339 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:51,880 Speaker 1: backpedal and eye contact with that quarterback. If I'm over 340 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 1: to the ex receiver as a single guy, and I 341 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:56,040 Speaker 1: know the quarterback is reading that, and I know we 342 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:58,400 Speaker 1: have single high and he's talked to go there. If 343 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:01,200 Speaker 1: I take three or four shuffle step straight back looking 344 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:03,959 Speaker 1: at the quarterbacks showing body position in presence, the young 345 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:06,640 Speaker 1: quarterbacks are gonna instantly go through their read. And you're 346 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:08,479 Speaker 1: doing exactly what I want you to do. You're supposed 347 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:10,719 Speaker 1: to go to the X. Now we're playing a single hi. 348 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 1: Now we have you and you you allowed for the 349 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:16,960 Speaker 1: past rush to get there. You allowed him a few 350 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: more steps to get there. Why this quarterback is trying 351 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 1: to figure it out. So if you have safeties that 352 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: are high and wide right and they're not close to 353 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 1: the hash marks, and they looked like they could possibly 354 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:30,200 Speaker 1: plan two, it confuses all the quarterbacks. Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, 355 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:32,960 Speaker 1: all of them. So, um, I'm curious. Did you watch 356 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:36,679 Speaker 1: much of Buccaneers and Packers on Sunday? It was like 357 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:39,680 Speaker 1: the Island Game in the afternoon and Aaron Rodgers came 358 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:43,880 Speaker 1: in no turnovers andm VP candidate, and the Buccaneers really 359 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:47,159 Speaker 1: shook him up. Were you surprised at that from Rogers? Right? 360 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:50,520 Speaker 1: And they have great defensive coaches over there. They're manipulating him. 361 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 1: They have a pass rush and they held the disguise. 362 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers like to snap the ball between four and 363 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:58,680 Speaker 1: six seconds. That's what we always knew in San Francisco. 364 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:02,400 Speaker 1: So we could play a round, be good actors all 365 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:05,199 Speaker 1: o way until it got down to about eight seven seconds. 366 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:06,920 Speaker 1: Then we get to where we gotta go. So all 367 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:09,119 Speaker 1: the hard count that he's trying to do for us 368 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:11,480 Speaker 1: to show us the coverage, we don't care nothing about 369 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:13,159 Speaker 1: that because we've been going through that all week. We 370 00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 1: have vettering guys out here that understanding you're gonna staff 371 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 1: the ball between four and six seconds. You have most 372 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 1: success when you figure out the defense and then you 373 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 1: can throw the football. So if you have guys that 374 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:25,760 Speaker 1: are tied in together the nipple back to corners, the safeties, 375 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 1: you know, you can have a lot of success versus 376 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:30,159 Speaker 1: these quarterbacks. The young things that get out here and 377 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:32,440 Speaker 1: just a line or something. They're gonna rip you apart. 378 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:35,159 Speaker 1: They're gonna tear him up. So what quarterbacks are are 379 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:38,080 Speaker 1: doing a good job right now of reading and diagnosing 380 00:19:38,119 --> 00:19:43,159 Speaker 1: the defenses. Wilson, Yes, he's doing a great job. Like 381 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:46,000 Speaker 1: he understands like if you just if you're off just 382 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:48,399 Speaker 1: a little, if your nipple back is too close to 383 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage, he knows that you're blitzing. He's 384 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:53,120 Speaker 1: reading his eyes. He's reading which put us up, He's 385 00:19:53,119 --> 00:19:56,639 Speaker 1: reading leverage. He can digest all these things in just 386 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:58,679 Speaker 1: a second. He knows the front that's tied into his 387 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:01,120 Speaker 1: own blisses. He knows the front that's tied into over 388 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:03,680 Speaker 1: one and over three. He knows what's tied into two 389 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:06,320 Speaker 1: and to trap and two man. So he can digest 390 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:08,960 Speaker 1: all of these things within ten sets. Just about looking. 391 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:11,679 Speaker 1: You have to put so much work in to have 392 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:14,160 Speaker 1: that photo shot, that snapshot to be able to do that. 393 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:16,440 Speaker 1: So I would say the best quarterback in the league Mahomes, 394 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:17,959 Speaker 1: he can do it. He has Andy Raid and all 395 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:22,359 Speaker 1: those guys, right, they teach this level of play um 396 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:24,640 Speaker 1: and I would say that's about it. You have Aaron 397 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:27,240 Speaker 1: Rodgers and these guys know. But when they have faced veterans, 398 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:30,160 Speaker 1: they'll figure it out. Sometimes they'll figure it out there 399 00:20:30,160 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 1: the great quarterbacks. But if you slow them down just 400 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:35,600 Speaker 1: a little bit, you know something's gonna happen up front. 401 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:37,080 Speaker 1: We we're gonna get a sack, We're gonna get a 402 00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:39,879 Speaker 1: tip ball, We're gonna get something a late throw. And 403 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 1: that's all you can ask for versus a great one. 404 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 1: So Aaron Rodgers, Brady, all of those guys you know 405 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 1: coverages and can read it. But the guys at the 406 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:49,359 Speaker 1: top of the game is Mahomes doing it and and 407 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:52,680 Speaker 1: dangerous Wilson out there in NCL. So you didn't we haven't. 408 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:55,119 Speaker 1: You haven't mentioned Lamar Jackson yet. Guy wins the m 409 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 1: v P last year fourteen and two. I mean he 410 00:20:57,920 --> 00:21:00,760 Speaker 1: I think he broke all Mike Vick's rushing records. Uh 411 00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: doesn't have a playoff win. But I'm curious where are 412 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 1: you on Lamar Jackson's growth as a quarterback here? And 413 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:09,400 Speaker 1: I think I think he's great at what he does. 414 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:11,800 Speaker 1: That offense is Taylor made. It's like it was Taylor 415 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:14,119 Speaker 1: made for Kaethernick when he was in a similar situation. 416 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:16,920 Speaker 1: A guy that can use his feet, they're using deception 417 00:21:17,240 --> 00:21:19,960 Speaker 1: they have a great running game, they have a great defense. 418 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:21,879 Speaker 1: We don't need you to drop back and throw the 419 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 1: ball thirty five times a game. We're gonna manipulate the defense. 420 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:27,480 Speaker 1: We're gonna get guys open. We're gonna allow you to 421 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:29,200 Speaker 1: pull the ball out of the belly of the running 422 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:32,439 Speaker 1: back and throw it to open spots that are hypercentage 423 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: and low risks. So I thankful what they ask them 424 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:37,119 Speaker 1: to do. It's awesome. But if they ask them to 425 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 1: drop back and throw the ball thirty times a game, 426 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:42,440 Speaker 1: decipher which coverages these teams, ain't it, he will struggle 427 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:46,360 Speaker 1: just like any other quarterback. Interesting, So, Dante, I want 428 00:21:46,359 --> 00:21:48,719 Speaker 1: to get to you being you know, at safety in 429 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:51,200 Speaker 1: the league and a lot of the rules now you know, 430 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:53,440 Speaker 1: you see some of these flags were like you can't 431 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 1: touch the guy, and you know some of these hits, 432 00:21:56,280 --> 00:21:59,320 Speaker 1: these fifteen yarders, seem a little sketchy. I'm just curious 433 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:02,840 Speaker 1: hearing when you played safety to now, what do you 434 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:06,200 Speaker 1: think how much has exactly changed? A lot has changed. 435 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:10,600 Speaker 1: You've taken you know, the scariest place on the football field. 436 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:13,879 Speaker 1: You've now made it a kid free zone. Right, you 437 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:15,879 Speaker 1: know the football field was a scary place. If you 438 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:18,359 Speaker 1: come in here, you better know what you're doing and 439 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:20,960 Speaker 1: you're gonna get something laid on you. Right now, I 440 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:23,280 Speaker 1: saw something with a buffalo Bill was talking about. Yeah, 441 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:25,960 Speaker 1: Digs will run every route now, of course he will. 442 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 1: Nobody can hit him. Before, when you can hit him, 443 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:31,399 Speaker 1: he wasn't going anywhere in the middle. Now he is. 444 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 1: So I think that the football has trained tremendously and 445 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:36,440 Speaker 1: they're taking something out of the game right it's it's 446 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:38,359 Speaker 1: it's a little too soft for me right now. Do 447 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:40,960 Speaker 1: you think that's a bad thing or or good for safety? 448 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:43,159 Speaker 1: As far as the growth of the game and for 449 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:46,439 Speaker 1: safety and getting parents and you know, to sign their 450 00:22:46,520 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 1: kids up. I think it's a great thing for the 451 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: growth of the game. But as far as the fan 452 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:52,639 Speaker 1: at home, as far as that intensity that it adds 453 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 1: when those fans are in that arena and you get 454 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 1: a big hit on somebody and the fans go crazy, 455 00:22:57,840 --> 00:23:00,240 Speaker 1: and the offense is energized, and the special team ender 456 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:02,400 Speaker 1: jazz and now they're ready for a big punt return, 457 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:04,520 Speaker 1: the offense ready to go down to score. That's a 458 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 1: part of the game that you can't manipulate like you 459 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:10,520 Speaker 1: actually need that so I think it's actually hurt the game. Yeah, 460 00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:13,280 Speaker 1: it reminds me. ESPN used to have a segment called 461 00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:17,679 Speaker 1: Jacked Up on Yeah, I gotta say I liked it. 462 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:20,560 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, looking back, it's a little cringeworthy 463 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:23,439 Speaker 1: because there's some hospital balls out there and guys are 464 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 1: getting hurt. But it was like, whoo those hips. You're right, 465 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 1: they can have an impact on the crowd. Well, speaking 466 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:30,600 Speaker 1: of the crowd, not just not just the crowd though, 467 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:33,400 Speaker 1: not just the crowd, the team of players on offense 468 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 1: as well, because these receivers just saying, this guy get 469 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:39,439 Speaker 1: his egg knocked off, right, So when they around you 470 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:42,120 Speaker 1: and that ball, come, what are they gonna do? Yeah, 471 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:46,639 Speaker 1: they're looking at you. Tips, overthrows, gator arms right, like 472 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:50,200 Speaker 1: those are turnovers as well. Like that happens you hit 473 00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:51,960 Speaker 1: somebody and knock them out. None of those other guys 474 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:54,920 Speaker 1: want to touch this football for the rest of the day. Yeah, 475 00:23:55,080 --> 00:23:57,480 Speaker 1: So I'm curious just to your thoughts on the crowds 476 00:23:57,480 --> 00:24:01,439 Speaker 1: with COVID. And you know, the one team that it 477 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:03,719 Speaker 1: jumped out for me was the Saints that game against 478 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers. No noise in the stadium, big plays like 479 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:10,359 Speaker 1: that Alvin Kamara touchdown. He beat like nine guys and 480 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:12,399 Speaker 1: it was just like up touchdown and you thought, Okay, 481 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:15,120 Speaker 1: the noise will come, will be rattled, maybe a full 482 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 1: start pushed back the Packers and it just didn't matter. 483 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:19,679 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers went right down the field. How much do 484 00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:22,919 Speaker 1: you think the fans or lack thereof, is impacting the 485 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 1: foot NFL this yere and do you think they'll be 486 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 1: fans at the super Bowl this year? It's impacting them tremendously. 487 00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:30,520 Speaker 1: It's almost like a glorified practice. And I say this 488 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:33,879 Speaker 1: season there's gonna be guys that shine, just like the 489 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 1: NBA bubble that couldn't hit a three pointer when the 490 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:38,920 Speaker 1: fans were in a rare nice hitting ten three is 491 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:41,919 Speaker 1: a game, right, It's just having that fan element that 492 00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:44,120 Speaker 1: asks something to you. It's the emotion of the game. 493 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:47,359 Speaker 1: The players need that emotion to feed off of. I 494 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 1: don't know how these guys are doing it out there, 495 00:24:49,840 --> 00:24:53,680 Speaker 1: tackling and going full speed without that element of emotion, 496 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:56,040 Speaker 1: Like it's it's tough to generate that. It's tough to 497 00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 1: manufacture that, and I think that's why the game is 498 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:01,320 Speaker 1: lacking Right now. I'm watching some the games. They don't 499 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:04,320 Speaker 1: even seem interested in fun to me right now, it's 500 00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:07,440 Speaker 1: kind of like I'm watching it just because it's all right. 501 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 1: I'm not watching it because I'm interested in the game 502 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:11,479 Speaker 1: or you know it's gonna be a good game. So 503 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 1: it's totally affected the games. Yeah, that Buffalo Bills game 504 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 1: on Monday. I mean they sometimes panned around the stadium 505 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:20,960 Speaker 1: and there's nobody there, and you just it just didn't 506 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:23,479 Speaker 1: at Buffalo. Never had that energy, never felt like they 507 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:25,920 Speaker 1: were in that game, never had the energy. And this 508 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:28,640 Speaker 1: goes for the baseball season as well. How many many 509 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 1: schers are pitching on no days rests right, It's like ridiculous. 510 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:34,919 Speaker 1: It's all about the money at this point. It's not 511 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:37,639 Speaker 1: about the player's safety. You see all the guys getting injured. 512 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:39,880 Speaker 1: You see how many guys are actually going down. That's 513 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:42,959 Speaker 1: because guys weren't integrated back into the game like they 514 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:45,480 Speaker 1: should have been. It was all about dollars and cents 515 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:47,719 Speaker 1: for the owners and everybody. It wasn't about taking care 516 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 1: of the players. They don't care about the product right 517 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:51,800 Speaker 1: now on the field. They care about making the money 518 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:54,280 Speaker 1: and they're advertising dollars and I think that the game 519 00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:56,639 Speaker 1: is really suffering because of that, and the business side 520 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,640 Speaker 1: is winning over the nature of the actual football game 521 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 1: that that's a tough one because so many people are 522 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:06,119 Speaker 1: employed in some way, shape or form through the NFL, 523 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:09,360 Speaker 1: this podcast, you know, your your TV show, Like, I mean, 524 00:26:09,760 --> 00:26:12,439 Speaker 1: if football went away, you know that that would be 525 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:14,840 Speaker 1: bad for the economy, like on a grand scale, so 526 00:26:14,920 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 1: many people fantasy gambling everything. Um, So, I mean, I 527 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:21,879 Speaker 1: get why there's no fans, but I'm thankful that we 528 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:25,040 Speaker 1: have them, you know, thankful we have games. Right. Yeah, 529 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:28,040 Speaker 1: And when I would say that, the players would say differently, Right, 530 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:30,440 Speaker 1: the players that are going through injuries, the players who 531 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:32,879 Speaker 1: don't feel like themselves this year on the football field, 532 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:35,920 Speaker 1: I think that they would beg to differ, right because 533 00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 1: you know, they understand that, hey, we're out here is 534 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:42,120 Speaker 1: basically a glorified practice that we get dressed up for. Right, 535 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 1: They're taking something from us, and we can't even perform 536 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:46,560 Speaker 1: like we would like. It's a lot of guys they 537 00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:49,639 Speaker 1: don't feel like they can't perform right now. They need them. 538 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:52,920 Speaker 1: So I understand that the NFL needs to have the 539 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:55,879 Speaker 1: games and employer people, But at the same time, the 540 00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:58,160 Speaker 1: game has taken ahead. The players are taking a hit. 541 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:00,560 Speaker 1: There's major guys. Are the stars that are out for 542 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:03,800 Speaker 1: the year this year because they weren't integrated properly. Yeah, 543 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:06,159 Speaker 1: look quickly to go back to Baker Mayfield, I was 544 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 1: reading something about Odell Beckham being unhappy on the sideline. 545 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:12,040 Speaker 1: I'm just trying to think back to your career. Did 546 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:15,600 Speaker 1: you ever have a moment where you saw a star 547 00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:18,920 Speaker 1: receiver just getting under the skin of the quarterback. We're 548 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:22,520 Speaker 1: starting to see the diva receivers really impact these young quarterbacks. 549 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:26,399 Speaker 1: Um any experiences like that? What advice would you give 550 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:29,600 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield to handling? You know, Odell Beckham, who basically 551 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:32,399 Speaker 1: took his shoes off during the blowout, you know, was 552 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:35,040 Speaker 1: not checked in, was talking to fans like when they're 553 00:27:35,119 --> 00:27:38,680 Speaker 1: running high and hot, Hey, Odell's happy when it goes south, 554 00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 1: We've seen it's not as good and it's warranted. Guess 555 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:45,119 Speaker 1: what it's warranted because Baker Mayfield isn't performing up to 556 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 1: his capabilities or what he possibly can do. And you 557 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 1: have Odell Beckham, And for example, we all say in 558 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:52,600 Speaker 1: the pick that he threw last week third and four, 559 00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:56,399 Speaker 1: third and four, a staple in NFL defense is a 560 00:27:56,480 --> 00:28:00,960 Speaker 1: one hole. Yes, everybody manned up outside leverage, you're funneling 561 00:28:01,080 --> 00:28:04,600 Speaker 1: all the routes inside. You have one whole player. The 562 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:11,040 Speaker 1: whole player, the playmaker for the Pittsburgh Steelers is Minca Fispatrick. 563 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:14,520 Speaker 1: He's the whole player. He lurks around whatever all week 564 00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:17,240 Speaker 1: during practice. I guarantee you they told they're gonna be 565 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:19,119 Speaker 1: in some form of one, some form of whole. It's 566 00:28:19,119 --> 00:28:22,400 Speaker 1: probably gonna be a linebacker in the hole or Mica Fitzpatrick. 567 00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:24,720 Speaker 1: Why would you throw that ball in there on third 568 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 1: and four? Really? Like you see him fooling around the hashes. 569 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:31,080 Speaker 1: You see him, his eyes, his body position. He's a 570 00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:33,880 Speaker 1: bad actor. Why would you throw that football in there? 571 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:36,640 Speaker 1: If you look at Odell on this slab, he's wide open. 572 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 1: Two guys are on him. It's really like a uh 573 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:42,560 Speaker 1: a slant, double slant to get those guys to chasing 574 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:44,960 Speaker 1: and then Odell wide open. Okay, not even that play. 575 00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:47,600 Speaker 1: Let's go to third and four. A couple of series 576 00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:50,640 Speaker 1: after that, it's third and short. You know that they're 577 00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:53,960 Speaker 1: gonna be in a mad situation again. You have Minca 578 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:56,840 Speaker 1: Fitzpatrick fooling around in the box again, when does he 579 00:28:56,960 --> 00:29:00,720 Speaker 1: ever do that? He doesn't bliss right, he's fooling around 580 00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:03,160 Speaker 1: the box. They're gonna get to this same coverage from 581 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:04,840 Speaker 1: a different way. They're gonna have him in the box 582 00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:08,400 Speaker 1: and drop him back. They're running the same round. Make 583 00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:11,000 Speaker 1: up Fitspatrick. He drops back in the hole. But guess 584 00:29:11,080 --> 00:29:14,240 Speaker 1: what the safety to the side of his open man 585 00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:16,840 Speaker 1: is covering. Like I just said, he's showing high wide, 586 00:29:17,080 --> 00:29:19,600 Speaker 1: he's showing body position as if he'sn't covered too. So 587 00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:21,920 Speaker 1: he didn't trust his training on that. At that point, 588 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:23,720 Speaker 1: you have Odell Beckham at the ext. You go to 589 00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:26,400 Speaker 1: him because you know how to read defense. You understand 590 00:29:26,440 --> 00:29:28,600 Speaker 1: how they're trying to manipulate you. You understand this guy's 591 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:30,280 Speaker 1: gonna take a couple of backpedal steps. Then't go to 592 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:33,360 Speaker 1: the middle. How about you go isolated? O'deal right now. 593 00:29:33,640 --> 00:29:36,600 Speaker 1: He don't do that. He stays front side. Nothing is 594 00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:40,880 Speaker 1: open front side, where all outside levels front side, go backside. 595 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:43,080 Speaker 1: That shows me that you're not putting the time in 596 00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:45,520 Speaker 1: at home. When you get home and they're showing you 597 00:29:45,560 --> 00:29:48,680 Speaker 1: the third and medium, take third and short right, you're 598 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:50,880 Speaker 1: not trusting your training or you're not putting the work 599 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:53,360 Speaker 1: in because that was exactly what you wanted and you 600 00:29:53,440 --> 00:29:56,400 Speaker 1: messed it up. So O'Dell all of that that he did. 601 00:29:56,480 --> 00:29:58,840 Speaker 1: It was warranted because his career is gonna suffer if 602 00:29:58,840 --> 00:30:01,160 Speaker 1: if Baker Mayfield keeps make in these mistakes. Let me 603 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:05,560 Speaker 1: ask about a quarterback that you watch very closely. Jimmy Garoppolo. Obviously, 604 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:08,440 Speaker 1: coming off the injury, he was quite bad against Miami. 605 00:30:08,520 --> 00:30:10,600 Speaker 1: People thought he got benched, but it's pretty clear Coyle 606 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:12,960 Speaker 1: Shanahan dow what the hell he was doing. Garoppolo comes 607 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:15,520 Speaker 1: out against the Rams and had a good bounce back performance. 608 00:30:15,920 --> 00:30:18,920 Speaker 1: I'm curious there's a lot of people doubting Jimmy g like, 609 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:21,600 Speaker 1: is he the guy to Sanahan? Trust him? You don't 610 00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:23,600 Speaker 1: see a whole heck of a lot of deep throws 611 00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:26,360 Speaker 1: down the field, taking chances. It's a lot of safe stuff. 612 00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:30,400 Speaker 1: Didnking dunk any thoughts on Garoppolo and the Niners. Well, 613 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 1: he's the same as golf. If you look at the 614 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:35,479 Speaker 1: offenses from the Niners and l A Rams, their cobbing, 615 00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:38,800 Speaker 1: carving copies of each other. They rely heavily on the 616 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:42,960 Speaker 1: quick game. They rely heavily on on deception and playing 617 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:46,080 Speaker 1: with your eyes motions and ships. Right, they rely heavily 618 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:50,240 Speaker 1: on trick plays. They rely heavily on easy throws to 619 00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:52,800 Speaker 1: the quarterback. So either one of those guys, if you 620 00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:55,640 Speaker 1: take that first and second read away, they're gonna struggle 621 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:57,560 Speaker 1: because then it goes back to being able to read 622 00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:00,480 Speaker 1: defenses and coming out of college and not really putting 623 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:03,680 Speaker 1: that time here. So I would say, if Garoppolo has 624 00:31:03,680 --> 00:31:06,680 Speaker 1: a running game, and you know he can use this seption, 625 00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:08,840 Speaker 1: yes he's the quarterback that can lead you to the 626 00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:12,200 Speaker 1: super Bowl. But if you get behind two or three 627 00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:14,960 Speaker 1: scores and you're relying on him to just rely on 628 00:31:15,080 --> 00:31:17,800 Speaker 1: his mind and figure out the coverages and pieces, oh, 629 00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:19,720 Speaker 1: he's gonna struggle and he's gonna throw you a couple. 630 00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:24,360 Speaker 1: So it goes back to it. These these offensive burus mastermized. 631 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:26,480 Speaker 1: They get a quarterback, they put him in a system, 632 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:28,440 Speaker 1: and it's nowadays it's throw the ball where I tell 633 00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:32,320 Speaker 1: you to throw it, throw it away, first read. Alright, Dante, 634 00:31:32,360 --> 00:31:34,880 Speaker 1: wrapping up here, you did the one team you played 635 00:31:34,880 --> 00:31:37,959 Speaker 1: for that you didn't talk about yet, Washington. Uh, you 636 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:40,400 Speaker 1: know you didn't spend a long time there, But I'm curious, 637 00:31:40,600 --> 00:31:43,560 Speaker 1: what was the experience like Daniel Sneider. We've had other 638 00:31:43,560 --> 00:31:45,800 Speaker 1: people come on the podcast and say it wasn't a 639 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:49,200 Speaker 1: great experience. Um, any thoughts on Washington. They've got some 640 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:52,080 Speaker 1: issues of their own right now with Haskins and Kyle 641 00:31:52,120 --> 00:31:56,800 Speaker 1: Allen and Alex Smith anything, anything you got on Washington, Well, 642 00:31:56,840 --> 00:32:00,360 Speaker 1: it was just a players player rent organization. Like there 643 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:03,640 Speaker 1: was really no structure, Like the players pretty much whatever 644 00:32:03,680 --> 00:32:06,880 Speaker 1: they wanted, right and it was like, Okay, we'll get 645 00:32:06,880 --> 00:32:09,800 Speaker 1: it handled on Sunday. But it never got handled on 646 00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:12,520 Speaker 1: Sunday because it starts during the week. And the great organizations, 647 00:32:12,560 --> 00:32:16,440 Speaker 1: the great ones, right, it starts, you know, Sunday night. 648 00:32:16,600 --> 00:32:18,239 Speaker 1: Once you get out of that football game, you come 649 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:22,160 Speaker 1: into the facility Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, they're all business not there. 650 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:25,000 Speaker 1: There's a bunch of individuals people come in late guys. 651 00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:28,840 Speaker 1: You know, it's just complete mayhem. So you know, I'm 652 00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:30,760 Speaker 1: glad that I don't really spend like maybe half a 653 00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:33,080 Speaker 1: season there, you know, But I don't know how much 654 00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:35,640 Speaker 1: longer I could have been there. Well, you know, I 655 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:37,840 Speaker 1: don't know Ohio State quarterback is there right now. I 656 00:32:37,840 --> 00:32:40,640 Speaker 1: mean I don't think he's technically in the building. Uh, 657 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:43,480 Speaker 1: you know, Haskins seems like he's getting done dirty. But 658 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:45,920 Speaker 1: as an os, you got have I mean, have you 659 00:32:46,080 --> 00:32:48,480 Speaker 1: talked to any former players about what's going on with 660 00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:51,000 Speaker 1: Askins or I haven't talked to any former players about 661 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:53,000 Speaker 1: what's going on with them. But I think that he's 662 00:32:53,040 --> 00:32:56,040 Speaker 1: handling it the wrong way. And you know, I think 663 00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:58,080 Speaker 1: that maturity is a big thing when it comes to 664 00:32:58,120 --> 00:33:00,680 Speaker 1: the quarterback position. Right. They want you to lead in 665 00:33:00,680 --> 00:33:03,400 Speaker 1: a certain way, and it's like whispers coming out of 666 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:05,719 Speaker 1: the organization. I was saying that he was, you know, 667 00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:09,040 Speaker 1: bragging about his stats and the loss, right, And if 668 00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:12,360 Speaker 1: that's so, then maybe you do deserve to be best 669 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:15,680 Speaker 1: because leaders don't do that, right, So I would think 670 00:33:15,720 --> 00:33:17,880 Speaker 1: that maturity, you should go about it in a different way. 671 00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:20,000 Speaker 1: He should put the work in. You should get in 672 00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:22,360 Speaker 1: there with the defensive coaches, like I just said, so 673 00:33:22,480 --> 00:33:24,880 Speaker 1: that you've been able to manipulate the defense. Now you 674 00:33:24,960 --> 00:33:27,880 Speaker 1: understand what they're being taught, what their rules are, and 675 00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:29,720 Speaker 1: it can only make you a better quarterback. So don't 676 00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:31,920 Speaker 1: pout about it. Just take this, use it as fuel, 677 00:33:32,320 --> 00:33:34,080 Speaker 1: and then go on to be a great quarterback because 678 00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:36,680 Speaker 1: he has all the tools and the capabilities, all right, Dante, 679 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:39,240 Speaker 1: I gotta get out of here by asking you obviously 680 00:33:39,280 --> 00:33:42,960 Speaker 1: about the nickname. Who came up with it? Did you 681 00:33:43,400 --> 00:33:45,920 Speaker 1: how far does it go back? Hitting? Or just it 682 00:33:46,080 --> 00:33:48,320 Speaker 1: just got a great ring to it. Yeah, And you know, 683 00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:50,440 Speaker 1: I just take one letter off of my name, right, 684 00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:52,320 Speaker 1: and then everybody's like, winner, you should change it. You 685 00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:54,800 Speaker 1: should change it. Came from San Francisco. When I first 686 00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:57,960 Speaker 1: got there, I forget one of the practices. I end 687 00:33:58,040 --> 00:34:00,600 Speaker 1: up hitting somebody. We were going live, and then players 688 00:34:00,600 --> 00:34:03,040 Speaker 1: started calling me. Once the players started, the fans started 689 00:34:03,080 --> 00:34:05,520 Speaker 1: calling it, and then I was going to go and 690 00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:08,000 Speaker 1: change my name until they told me that everything that 691 00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:13,000 Speaker 1: I owned anything, so security card, you know, birth certificate, 692 00:34:13,320 --> 00:34:15,680 Speaker 1: all the way down the line, every bill, I would 693 00:34:15,680 --> 00:34:18,680 Speaker 1: have to go through and change all of that stuff, right, 694 00:34:18,920 --> 00:34:23,960 Speaker 1: bank accounts, insurance, wills, life, And like, I'm like, okay, 695 00:34:24,200 --> 00:34:28,640 Speaker 1: it's not worth it. And then the NFL told me, um, 696 00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:31,120 Speaker 1: if you do that and you have all these jerseys 697 00:34:31,120 --> 00:34:33,600 Speaker 1: made in Buffalo, you have to buy all of these jersey. 698 00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:38,680 Speaker 1: I'm like, all right, cool, not doing it? Wow, man, 699 00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:41,879 Speaker 1: all right, Dante hitting the great stuff. Sorry I fell 700 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:45,120 Speaker 1: for it. Hey it Congrats on the move to the media. 701 00:34:45,160 --> 00:34:48,640 Speaker 1: You're crushing it in the Bay Area and continued success. Dante, 702 00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:50,200 Speaker 1: thank you, thanks for having me