1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:03,560 Speaker 1: You are listening to The Dan Patrick Show on Fox 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. 3 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 2: Our two on this Thursday, Dan and the Dan Ants 4 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 2: Dan Patrick Show. Glad to have you on board. We'll 5 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 2: dive into the Philadelphia Eagles off season issues again and 6 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:19,600 Speaker 2: for a team that's successful, there's always drama, there's always 7 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 2: an undercurrent there. This one feels like it's a little 8 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 2: more than an undercurrent because it deals with the quarterback 9 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 2: Jalen Hurts. Jeremy Fowler is a part of the team 10 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 2: at ESPN dot com who has a deep dive into 11 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:37,599 Speaker 2: the Eagles quarterbacking situation and what their future is going 12 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 2: to be with Jalen. 13 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:39,919 Speaker 3: Hurts eight seven to seven to three. 14 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 2: DP Show email address dpat Danpatrick dot com, Twitter handle 15 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 2: at DP show say good morning if you're watching on 16 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 2: our streaming partner Peacock, or you can download the app 17 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:52,840 Speaker 2: if you haven't done so. The NBC Sports Network also 18 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 2: carries the program and good morning to our radio affiliates 19 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 2: around the country. The betting lines for the final four 20 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:02,639 Speaker 2: haven't changed from yesterday. Illinois by one and a half 21 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 2: over Connecticut, Michigan by one and a half over Arizona. 22 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 2: The News Last Hour Kirk Cousins signing with the Raiders 23 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 2: a little bit of a surprise, but I don't know 24 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 2: how many options that he had since Tuwa came to Atlanta. 25 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,680 Speaker 2: You knew that Kirk Cousins. Now, I thought Kirk Cousins 26 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 2: was going to end up in Minnesota because then he 27 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 2: could be a starter, or at least he have the 28 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 2: opportunity to be a starter again. He's going to be 29 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 2: reunited in Las Vegas with Clint Kubiak, a former offensive 30 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:38,960 Speaker 2: coordinator who was with Seattle winning the Super Bowl. And 31 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 2: you got Tom Brady in the building, you bring in 32 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 2: Mendoza and you start to build your franchise. But Kirk Cousins, 33 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 2: maybe you're bringing him in as kind of a dual 34 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 2: option of we need your experience, we need you to 35 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 2: help guide him. There is no competition here. We might 36 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 2: be starting the season with you. Clint Kobiak, I'm going 37 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 2: to guess has a really good relationship with the three 38 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 2: seasons they spent together, and this should not be an issue. 39 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 2: I like the move because I want to ensure that 40 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:15,639 Speaker 2: Fernando Mendoza has every opportunity to succeed. All right, poll 41 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 2: question from our one seaton and what are we going 42 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 2: to go with an hour two. 43 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 4: If you could have any current NBA player for the 44 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:27,079 Speaker 4: next five years. Right now, Victor Wembinyama has running away 45 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 4: with that one seventy seven percent of that vote. Are 46 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 4: you getting more tired of the Wembanyama coverage or Todd 47 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 4: Todd is up to about sixty five percent of that vote. 48 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 4: And now that the Raiders have signed Kirk Cousins, what 49 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 4: should they do? Draft Mendoza, draft someone else or trade 50 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 4: that pick. Right now, they should still draft for Nano Mendoza. 51 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, I wrote. 52 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 4: Sign Mendoz instead of draft. 53 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 5: Yeah, whatever, Yes, Paul, According to Diana Rassini of the Athletic, 54 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:54,080 Speaker 5: Cousins had other interest from the Cardinals, the Rams, and 55 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,079 Speaker 5: the Packers before signing with the Raiders. 56 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 2: All right, yeah, I thought he was going to end 57 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 2: up with the Rams. At least I'd been told keep 58 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 2: an eye on the Rams. That's why that was my 59 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 2: guest there. But Cardinals situation, yikes. You know the Raiders 60 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 2: is something promising of helping build something. You got gent 61 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 2: and Bowers, you know, Max Crosby is still there kind 62 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 2: of and you can help Fernando Mendoza become a better 63 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 2: quarterback while maybe getting you know, an opportunity to play 64 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 2: a little bit here. But Kirk D Cousins going to 65 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:34,639 Speaker 2: the Raiders, do you have an NFL game that you 66 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 2: would like to play? 67 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 5: A quick NFL game? Okay, just to get on record, 68 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 5: barring injury, who is the Raiders starting quarterback Week one? 69 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 5: Kirk Cousins or Fernanda Mendoza. Those are the only two choices. 70 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 3: Okay, Todd, I'm gonna say Kirk Cousins. 71 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 2: All right, Satan, Yeah, Kirk Date, no question Mark, Kirk. 72 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 2: I'm gonna go Kirk D Cousins Mendoza, no doubt. Okay, 73 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 2: that's the whole game. 74 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 3: You said it was a quick game, and thank you. 75 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 2: All right, we'll get two phone calls coming up, but 76 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 2: Jeremy Fowler will join us. And I mentioned this to 77 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:19,920 Speaker 2: start the show. The timing of this article coming out. 78 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 3: The beginning of April. 79 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 2: Feels like somebody in the Eagles organization wanted this out 80 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 2: and let it kind of ruminate over the summer. But 81 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 2: I don't you know, they're talking about body language with 82 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 2: Jalen Hurts. He changes the play kind of offensively, stubborn. 83 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:43,360 Speaker 2: I think he's had a different offensive coordinator every year 84 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 2: since he's been in college to the NFL. I mean 85 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 2: two years ago, he's Super Bowl MVP. Now, look, I'm 86 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:56,479 Speaker 2: on record as saying he's not a great regular season quarterback. 87 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 2: He doesn't deal in you know, Gaudy's stats, but there 88 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 2: is a feel that he has for the game in 89 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 2: big games. In the playoffs, I think he's got eleven 90 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 2: touchdown passes, three interceptions. Two of the interceptions were in 91 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:15,599 Speaker 2: his first game in the playoffs. He played really, really 92 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 2: well in the Super Bowl both times. And I don't 93 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:25,040 Speaker 2: know if there's a parallel here with Russell Wilson. Okay, 94 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 2: both went to two Super Bowls, winning one. Loaded rosters, 95 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 2: both reportedly difficult or potentially difficult to work with, hard headed. 96 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 2: The Eagles also pointing to Hurtz being the problem, like 97 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 2: Seattle was pointing towards Russell Wilson. And here's a team 98 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 2: that we thought was going to deal AJ Brown. But 99 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 2: I wonder do you deal well. I don't know if 100 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 2: you know Jalen Hurts is going to be there for 101 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 2: two more years. Maybe I think he's going to be, 102 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:05,840 Speaker 2: you know, making pretty hefty money here, over fifty five 103 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:09,600 Speaker 2: million dollars. But you know, they're talking about body language 104 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 2: is not good there. You know, they wanted to get 105 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 2: Mike McDaniel at least there was talk you were going 106 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:22,600 Speaker 2: to get an offensive minded guy Mike McDaniel in there. Instead, 107 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 2: they brought in our friend Sean Manyon. So Sean Manion's 108 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:28,600 Speaker 2: thirty three years of age, he's the new offensive coordinator, 109 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 2: two years of coaching experience. Jalen Hurts is going to 110 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 2: have a new OC again. And then you know, I 111 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 2: start to look at these numbers here. The wide receiving 112 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:45,839 Speaker 2: corps is going to make about fifty seven million dollars 113 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 2: a year. Between aj Brown and DeVante Smith, they have 114 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 2: invested heavily in their wide receivers, tight end, and certainly 115 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:57,679 Speaker 2: running back. The offense is there, but for some reason 116 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 2: you start to look at third down conversion, and third 117 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 2: down conversion is often considered what separates a good quarterback 118 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 2: from a great quarterback. Jalen Hurts ranks twenty fourth in 119 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 2: third down conversion, passing yards per game, twenty third in 120 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 2: the NFL, pass play percentage twenty seventh in the NFL. 121 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 2: These are not numbers for a guy making that kind 122 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 2: of money who changes the play at the line of scrimmage. 123 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 2: Maybe Butt's head with his offensive coordinator. But there's been 124 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 2: something there for a couple of years. And I don't 125 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 2: have any inner knowledge with the Eagles, but I have 126 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 2: said there's something there, and I've said that even when 127 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 2: they won the Super Bowl, there's something there and there 128 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 2: is still something there. 129 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 5: Yeah, palling Jalen Hurts will make fifty one million next 130 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 5: year and fifty one million the year after. You know, 131 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 5: they can get out of his contract before twenty twenty eight. 132 00:07:55,720 --> 00:08:04,119 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's interesting. It's Philadelphia. You know, even when they're good, 133 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 2: there's trouble. There's something going on there. Even when they're great, 134 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 2: there's something going you know. I don't know if AJ 135 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 2: Brown's going to be there. I'm assuming after June, aj 136 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 2: Brown won't be there. Yes, Tod, what would you do 137 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 2: if anything? 138 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 6: If you're Jalen Hurts, you can't pretend that's not out there. 139 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 6: He can't be one of those what did someone write 140 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 6: a column about me? Or I don't hear anything about it, 141 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 6: you know, assuming he's aware of this, and how awkward 142 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 6: is that moving forward that teammates and or executives and 143 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:35,079 Speaker 6: who knows who's saying these things about you? If they're accurate. 144 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 6: That's got to be extremely awkward. 145 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:36,839 Speaker 3: At the least. 146 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 2: He's not a talker though he doesn't say much. I mean, 147 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:44,319 Speaker 2: we've had him on maybe once, but he doesn't He's 148 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 2: not a social media guy, you know, he's none of 149 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 2: those things. 150 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:48,280 Speaker 3: But I don't know. 151 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 2: It's just the timing of it just struck me as Wow, 152 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 2: why now all righty age seven seven three DP show 153 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 2: Get to your phone calls coming up? 154 00:08:58,080 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 3: Tiger Woods. 155 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 2: A judge said that he could go out of the 156 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 2: country overseas for rehab. I don't care where he goes, 157 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:10,080 Speaker 2: just get rehab. And pookin Akua is going to go 158 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:13,840 Speaker 2: into rehab. He's certainly had some moments here. The last 159 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:17,839 Speaker 2: four months have not been very good for pookin Akua. Also, 160 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 2: keep this in mind, when Jackson Smith and JIGBA got 161 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 2: his contract and I thought, okay, pookin a coupa is 162 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 2: is ready. He's up, and then all of a sudden 163 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:35,199 Speaker 2: the contract talks stumbled uh, and then I think they've 164 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 2: been put off. Now they stalled. I'm guessing the off 165 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 2: season played a part in that, because you know, JSN 166 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:45,840 Speaker 2: got his deal and I thought, well, now, pookin Akua 167 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:49,079 Speaker 2: knows what the number is. He was sued for assault 168 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 2: in battery following allegations that he bit a woman on 169 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 2: the shoulder unprovoked anti semitic statement that was New Year's 170 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 2: Eve earlier this month, forced to a apologize for making 171 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 2: an anti Semitic gesture during a live stream. Pukaakoua is 172 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 2: a great football player, but he wants to be famous. 173 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 3: He wants to be Internet famous. 174 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 2: Because he talked about dating Sydney Sweeney, and I mean, 175 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 2: it just feels like he wants to be more than 176 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 2: just a great football player. But in you know, let's 177 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 2: say three years from now, is he going to be 178 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 2: an All Pro or is he going to be Antonio Brown? 179 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 2: That would be my concern here. There's just little things, 180 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 2: little things, little things, little things, and then they add up. Okay, 181 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:44,599 Speaker 2: you want to get better. I think his attorney or 182 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 2: agent was blaming the media that part of the reason 183 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 2: why he's going into rehab is because we keep bringing 184 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:55,680 Speaker 2: up these stories. We're not making them up. We're telling 185 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:59,080 Speaker 2: the truth on what is actually happening. We're just reporting that. 186 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 5: Yes, Pauline, this should be the point of his career 187 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 5: where the contract is an afterthought after year three, he 188 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 5: had one hundred and twenty nine catches seventeen hundred yards, 189 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:12,320 Speaker 5: one hundred and seven yards a game. He's twenty four 190 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:15,240 Speaker 5: years old, First Team All Pro with the Rams, they 191 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:17,440 Speaker 5: just hand you the next contract. That's what should be happening. 192 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 2: He's in the final year of his contract and most 193 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 2: elite players get taken care of. There has to be 194 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:26,679 Speaker 2: a reason why they're putting this off. And I think 195 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:30,200 Speaker 2: it's unfolding right in front of us. But if you 196 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 2: want to be Internet famous, talk to Antonio Brown. How 197 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 2: did he go for him? And I don't know, Puka Nakua, 198 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 2: I don't think we've had him on the show. I 199 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:45,640 Speaker 2: don't you know. He was a great story, he's a 200 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:50,679 Speaker 2: great player. But all of a sudden, you know, now 201 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 2: we start to question things. And Antonio Brown was incredible 202 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:56,800 Speaker 2: for a five year window. 203 00:11:56,520 --> 00:11:58,199 Speaker 4: And he had a lot of other problems other than 204 00:11:58,240 --> 00:11:59,440 Speaker 4: just wanting to be Internet famous. 205 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 2: He had, He had a lot of stuff going on, 206 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:03,720 Speaker 2: but he did want to be Internet famous because he 207 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:06,719 Speaker 2: was live streaming from the Steelers locker room. 208 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 3: Told not to. Pokin Nakua did that as well. 209 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 4: Juju Smith Schuster was very much a guy who is 210 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:14,720 Speaker 4: interested in being famous on TikTok. 211 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 2: Yes, these guys they don't you know, that's not that's 212 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 2: not enough for you know, some of these guys to 213 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:22,080 Speaker 2: be an all pro, a great player. 214 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:26,040 Speaker 3: Now they want it to be more than that your brand. Yes, 215 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 3: I do that. 216 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, I do think that there is a big difference 217 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:30,960 Speaker 4: between pookin Nakua and someone like Tiger Woods. 218 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:34,200 Speaker 2: Oh no, I'm not drawing to any comparison, right, but 219 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 2: I mean there's kind of like two rehab stories happening 220 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 2: at the same time. 221 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 4: Yes, and they're not They're not really the same at all. 222 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 4: You know, pookin Akua had a couple of incidents that 223 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 4: you had just listed off that were embarrassing. One of 224 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 4: them might get him into some trouble, for sure. They're 225 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:53,320 Speaker 4: at the at best embarrassing, certainly not a good look 226 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:57,199 Speaker 4: for him. But he is choosing to go into rehab 227 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 4: to get himself right rather than getting a DUI and 228 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 4: being forced to go into rehab to help, you know, 229 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 4: charges or help whatever. 230 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 3: Those are coming from drastically different places. 231 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:12,560 Speaker 2: Yes, and I am not comparing these other than it's 232 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:15,280 Speaker 2: the timing of it, both going in and rehab. Puku 233 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:17,480 Speaker 2: Naku is trying to get out in front of what 234 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 2: could be potential problems. Right, Tiger's trying to clean up 235 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 2: the mess of what actually have been. 236 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 3: Probably any many problems. 237 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:28,440 Speaker 2: Yes, right wherever he goes, they said, because of you know, 238 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:30,679 Speaker 2: his notoriety, that he would be allowed to go out 239 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 2: of the country. 240 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:33,199 Speaker 3: I just hope he gets helped. 241 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 2: That's all because once again, you can tell us whatever 242 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 2: you want to tell us. Even when Tiger said, hey, 243 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:42,319 Speaker 2: you know, how did this happen? I was looking at 244 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:47,839 Speaker 2: my phone. Okay, maybe you were while you were impaired, 245 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 2: that's all that matters. You were impaired behind the wheel. 246 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 2: We've all looked at our phones before. But when you 247 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 2: say that's the reason why this happened, that's not the 248 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:03,600 Speaker 2: reason why this happened. You got in the car impaired. 249 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 2: That's set up the potential for this. But Tiger going 250 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 2: out of the country, he just got to be honest 251 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:15,440 Speaker 2: with himself, you know. And that's the hard part. Anybody 252 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:18,559 Speaker 2: who's been to rehab will tell you. Everybody will tell 253 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 2: you to go to rehab. You have to want to 254 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 2: go to rehab. You have to want to stay in rehab. 255 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 2: It's up to you. It's empowering yourself to make a 256 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 2: decision because everybody else can say something. His girlfriend, his 257 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:38,800 Speaker 2: kid's ex wife, his agent, they can all say this. 258 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 2: They probably all have. And Tiger doesn't have a boss. 259 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 2: Pooka Nakua has bosses, the NFL, the RAMS. Tiger doesn't 260 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 2: have to answer to anybody. People answer to Tiger. That's 261 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 2: the scary part of this. Pooka Nakua knows to get 262 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 2: a new contract, he's got to clean up his act. 263 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 2: Tiger's got two billion dollars. Who's telling him what to do? 264 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 2: I hope somebody, but there's no guarantee. All Right, we'll 265 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:17,520 Speaker 2: get phone calls coming up. We'll check in with Jeremy 266 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 2: Fowler on the timing of this article. 267 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 3: Yes, hey, you. 268 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 4: Just hit the nail on the head. Though he's got 269 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 4: a lot of money, who's going to tell him what 270 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 4: to do? Like, that's like the whole problem with the 271 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:30,760 Speaker 4: world right now. People with so much money that you 272 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 4: can't tell anybody what to do. And this dude's you know, 273 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 4: we're only a couple of days were removed from being like, 274 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 4: hey man, it's not about hurting yourself. You could have 275 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 4: hurt other people, but I'm rich, So who's going to 276 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:41,280 Speaker 4: tell me not to? 277 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:42,720 Speaker 3: Yes, Tom, and I can. 278 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 6: Only assume there's a lot of work, physical and mental 279 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 6: work that has to be done in rehab. It can't 280 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:48,000 Speaker 6: just be a pr thing. It looks good to say 281 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:49,720 Speaker 6: to the world that I'm going at the rehab when 282 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:51,800 Speaker 6: you're physically there, You've got to do more than just 283 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 6: say that you're in the building somewhere and. 284 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 2: You don't have to do anything. I mean, who's going 285 00:15:57,480 --> 00:15:59,760 Speaker 2: to tell him what to do? We don't, you know, 286 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 2: they don't reveal what goes on in there, and all 287 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 2: it is is he when it for thirty thirty days? Okay, 288 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 2: I don't I won't know, we won't know. 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Kirk Cousins is joining the Raiders. 305 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:09,120 Speaker 2: That the News announced earlier this morning, Let's bring in 306 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 2: Jeremy Fowler, he covers the NFL ESPN senior NFL national reporter. 307 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:17,879 Speaker 2: Let me start there. Your reaction to Kirk Cousins landing 308 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:18,800 Speaker 2: with the Raiders. 309 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 8: Yeah, Dan, great to be with you. The Raiders wanted 310 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 8: a veteran. They tried to get Joe Flacco. I was 311 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 8: told they actually got pretty close to signing Flacco at 312 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:28,919 Speaker 8: one point, but they didn't want to spend huge, you know, 313 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 8: starter related money. If he was going to go to 314 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:32,480 Speaker 8: the West Coast, he wanted the starter money, so he 315 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:35,440 Speaker 8: just stayed in Cincinnati instead. At that point they pivoted 316 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:38,320 Speaker 8: to Kirk Cousins. Really that was the best option. There 317 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 8: weren't a lot of other veterans out there just talking 318 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 8: with the Raiders like they said, Hey, we know we 319 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:44,879 Speaker 8: have to get a veteran. He's the best option. I 320 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 8: kind of almost wondered if Cousins at some point was 321 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 8: going to either go to the Rams so you can 322 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:50,639 Speaker 8: sit for a year and almost help your value for 323 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 8: twenty twenty seven free agency, or even sit out a 324 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 8: little bit and wait, you know, for the situation. But 325 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 8: I think with the chance to play, it's pretty clear 326 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:00,960 Speaker 8: the Raiders want somebody who can at least start some 327 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:02,920 Speaker 8: games until Mendoza is completely ready. 328 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:05,919 Speaker 3: Who do you think starts opening game for the Raiders 329 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:06,560 Speaker 3: at quarterback? 330 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:10,679 Speaker 8: Well, I mean, I think Cousins has a good chance here. 331 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:12,719 Speaker 8: He's got some history with Clint Kubiak. He knows that 332 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 8: style of offense really well. This gives Mendoza time. The 333 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 8: Raiders seem to be leaning on that old school mentality 334 00:18:19,480 --> 00:18:21,639 Speaker 8: at least a little bit of like, hey, why do 335 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:23,439 Speaker 8: we have to rush him out their week one? You know, 336 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 8: even if he is ready or has a good camp, like, 337 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 8: let's give him little time to develop. You can always 338 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:29,960 Speaker 8: put him in week five, week ten, like. There are 339 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 8: a lot of options and flexibility that he doesn't have 340 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 8: to be the guy. You see so many stories of 341 00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 8: players starting week one and they just weren't ready, And 342 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 8: like Zach Wilson comes to mind. I'm not comparing Mendoza 343 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:42,800 Speaker 8: to Zach Wilson, but sometimes you just want to make sure. 344 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:46,680 Speaker 8: Now if Mendoza's just lights out and undeniable in OTA's 345 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:49,280 Speaker 8: and mini camp and training camp, and at that point 346 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:50,679 Speaker 8: you say, let's go with him, and you have the 347 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:52,880 Speaker 8: flexibility to do that. And I don't think they're paying 348 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 8: Cousins crazy money here where they can't get out of 349 00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 8: that deal, and it'd be a some cost. 350 00:18:57,320 --> 00:18:58,439 Speaker 3: I guess the timing of this. 351 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:00,359 Speaker 2: Mendoza has his pro day and then all of a 352 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:02,480 Speaker 2: sudden you announce your bringing in Kirk Cousins. Do you 353 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 2: think the Raiders gave Mendoza heads up? 354 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:07,160 Speaker 3: Oh, it's a good question. 355 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 8: I think Mendoza probably knew that they were looking around, 356 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:13,080 Speaker 8: because the Raiders weren't keeping that a secret at least 357 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 8: in league circles and free agency circles, you know, like 358 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:18,880 Speaker 8: they've been talking to Joe Flacco for a good. 359 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:20,679 Speaker 3: Week week and a half, you know. 360 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:23,479 Speaker 8: But I think he wanted something a little more than 361 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 8: what he got with Cleveland last year, which is probably 362 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:29,120 Speaker 8: a fifteen million or so twenty million a year to start, 363 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:30,920 Speaker 8: even if it's only going to be for a certain 364 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:33,160 Speaker 8: amount of games. You know, the Raiders weren't quite willing 365 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:36,160 Speaker 8: to go that far, so Cousins was the next best option. 366 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:38,359 Speaker 8: So I don't know if they directly told them, but 367 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:41,320 Speaker 8: it's pretty clear at least right now, what their plan 368 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 8: is to at least have that option to start a 369 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:45,360 Speaker 8: veteran if you want to. 370 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 3: Go that route. But they're not shopping the pick. They're 371 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:49,120 Speaker 3: they're taking Mendoza. 372 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 8: Yeah, I would be absolutely shocked at this point. I 373 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:55,080 Speaker 8: have not heard anything hard and fast that they're going 374 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:57,440 Speaker 8: to shop the pick. Most other teams in the top 375 00:19:57,480 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 8: ten of the draft are expecting Mendoza be off the 376 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 8: at one and the draft starts at two. 377 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:05,520 Speaker 2: Talking to Jeremy Fowler, you can go to ESPN dot 378 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:09,120 Speaker 2: com Deep Dive, the ESPN team with a deep dive 379 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:12,160 Speaker 2: on the Eagles, and it feels like the conversation around 380 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 2: the Eagles in the off season is kind of a 381 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 2: slow burn there, like the blame game here, and then 382 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:21,840 Speaker 2: all of a sudden, you know, this report spotlights that 383 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:27,159 Speaker 2: the blame is it's squarely on Jalen Hurts. I was 384 00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 2: curious the timing of this at the beginning of April 385 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 2: that this comes out. Why do you think that happened? 386 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 2: Or why do you think you got access to this 387 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:37,400 Speaker 2: in April? 388 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:39,679 Speaker 8: You know, we've actually been working on the story for 389 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:42,119 Speaker 8: a while. It just happened to run now because it 390 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 8: was ready now. There wasn't like a hard and fast 391 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:47,399 Speaker 8: plan to say, hey, let's hit them April first, the 392 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:48,920 Speaker 8: day after the Owner's meetings. 393 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 3: The owner's meetings had nothing to. 394 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:51,360 Speaker 8: Do with the story. 395 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 9: I was. 396 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:57,199 Speaker 8: You're right, the timing was a big topic yesterday and 397 00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:59,719 Speaker 8: a discourse about the story why now. So really it's 398 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:02,320 Speaker 8: just a matter of reporting and vetting something out that 399 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:04,920 Speaker 8: even working on when it's ready, it's ready. That was 400 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,880 Speaker 8: kind of the situation. But we started in season because 401 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:11,639 Speaker 8: the Eagles offense was clearly off. Aj Brown, you know, 402 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:15,400 Speaker 8: weekly was upset about something on the sideline. Everybody could 403 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:17,440 Speaker 8: see it. You know, the passing game was struggling for 404 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:19,480 Speaker 8: a second consecutive year, even though they won the Super 405 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 8: Bowl in twenty four it was one of the worst 406 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:24,320 Speaker 8: passing games in the NFL, and so we just sought 407 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:26,880 Speaker 8: out to figure out what ales Eagles offense, what really 408 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 8: is the issue what's the story with Jalen Hurts and 409 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:32,560 Speaker 8: aj Brown specifically? And as we dug in with the 410 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 8: story and asked more sources, Jalen's name came up a 411 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:40,399 Speaker 8: lot as certainly not the only culprit. There's plenty of 412 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:42,680 Speaker 8: blame to go around here with the Eagles offense last year, 413 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:46,400 Speaker 8: from coaching to offensive line. Play just wasn't as good. 414 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:46,600 Speaker 10: There. 415 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 8: Running holes weren't there for Saquon Barkley, the receivers didn't 416 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:52,080 Speaker 8: look as fast like they just didn't look as explosive 417 00:21:52,119 --> 00:21:54,359 Speaker 8: of an offense. So not all that is on Jalen Hurts, 418 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 8: but some of the things highlighted in the piece were 419 00:21:57,560 --> 00:22:00,720 Speaker 8: accentuated when we brought it up to people and sources, 420 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 8: both with the Eagles and in and around the program. 421 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:06,120 Speaker 2: I'm trying to be fair to Jalen Hurts. I've said 422 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:07,919 Speaker 2: it for the last couple of years. I don't think 423 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:10,159 Speaker 2: he's a great regular season quarterback. He's not going to 424 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 2: put up gaudy numbers. They're not a pass first team. 425 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:16,840 Speaker 2: But in big games he's played big. Yes, he's had 426 00:22:17,040 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 2: a new offensive coordinator every year of his college and 427 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 2: pro career, I believe, And now you bring in a 428 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:25,440 Speaker 2: thirty three year old former quarterback in Sean Mannon. 429 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:29,160 Speaker 3: I mean, what are we supposed to expect out of him? 430 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 2: Where you keep bringing in a different offensive philosophy here. 431 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:36,520 Speaker 8: Yeah, and to his credit, he has had to adapt 432 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 8: to a lot of change and now the system was 433 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:42,400 Speaker 8: relatively the same throughout it. They Nick Sirianni has tried 434 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:45,359 Speaker 8: to keep continuity. You know, you have Shane Steichen who 435 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:48,200 Speaker 8: was there originally, who probably did the best job of 436 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 8: Jalen Hurts out of all the coaches, to be honest, 437 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:52,760 Speaker 8: if we're looking back, but you know, he was part 438 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:55,720 Speaker 8: of Nick Sirianni's coaching system, coaching tree. 439 00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:56,359 Speaker 3: They were together. 440 00:22:56,920 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 8: Then you bring in Brian Johnson, who's part of the staff. 441 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 8: You know, Kellen Moore was really the only departure when 442 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:03,760 Speaker 8: they brought him in two years ago, but he kind 443 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:05,920 Speaker 8: of blended some of his ideas with what Nick Sirianni 444 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:08,679 Speaker 8: was doing. So Herts has had some level of continuity, 445 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 8: but to be sure, he's had to overcome a lot. 446 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:12,800 Speaker 8: That's a lot of change, a lot of different voices 447 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:15,399 Speaker 8: in your ear, and to his credit, he's had some 448 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:20,040 Speaker 8: great moments throughout that, you know, so it's a delicate 449 00:23:20,119 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 8: balance for a story like this because you have original 450 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 8: reporting that you feel like, Okay, well this is the story, 451 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 8: this is what's going on with the Eagles and the offense. 452 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:34,240 Speaker 8: But he's had immense success. He's got a really unique 453 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 8: determination and steely resolve that has helped him overcome a lot, 454 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:41,359 Speaker 8: and you know, we highlighted that throughout the story. You know, 455 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 8: we try to provide as much context as we could 456 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:46,639 Speaker 8: to Jalen Hurts his you know, side of things or 457 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:49,920 Speaker 8: his perspective, but with some of the topics that came up, 458 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:53,800 Speaker 8: and so yeah, it's just a situation where you know, 459 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 8: certainly he's a proven good player that you can win with, 460 00:23:57,119 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 8: but there have been you know, it's the Eagles are 461 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:03,439 Speaker 8: now in a situation where they know something had to change. 462 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:05,520 Speaker 8: They had to reset their offense, and it's now a 463 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:08,199 Speaker 8: moving train that Jalen Hurts, who's been resistant to some 464 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 8: of those changes in the past, now has to get on. 465 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 2: Can you make the comparison with Russell Wilson and Seattle 466 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 2: and Jalen Hurts in Philadelphia. 467 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 8: Well, that's a layered discussion. You know, they are different people, 468 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:26,680 Speaker 8: different players, but that comparison is not lost on some people, 469 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:29,760 Speaker 8: including some in the Eagles building that that do see 470 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:36,480 Speaker 8: some similarities. Really if if you go just to straight football, 471 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:41,880 Speaker 8: there are some similarities where you know, they're they throw 472 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:46,480 Speaker 8: a great deep ball, they're athletic, you know, they're they're 473 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 8: known as you know, good leaders as far as trying 474 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:52,960 Speaker 8: to set a great example, uh really get getting after it, 475 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 8: setting a good work ethic, you know, like being championship 476 00:24:56,160 --> 00:25:00,199 Speaker 8: oriented like all those things. But you know they have 477 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:04,200 Speaker 8: some struggles with certain coverages, not really true pocket passers. 478 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:07,600 Speaker 8: You know, Russell Wilson struggled with that. You know, where 479 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 8: he you had to win with a good running game 480 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:12,160 Speaker 8: and a good system around them. You know, some quarterbacks 481 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:15,640 Speaker 8: you can win really because of and that's a short list, 482 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:18,600 Speaker 8: and then some mean need to win with by supporting them. 483 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:20,520 Speaker 8: And last year and the Eagles didn't have enough support 484 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:22,760 Speaker 8: around Jalen Hurts. That's where you saw the offense struggling 485 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:25,440 Speaker 8: because it was all on him. You know, some quarterbacks 486 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:27,040 Speaker 8: can handle that, but it's a very short list. As 487 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:29,800 Speaker 8: you know, you know the Josh Allens of the world, Mahomes, 488 00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:33,880 Speaker 8: Joe Burrow, some of those guys. So I think stylistically 489 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 8: there are a lot of similarities, you know, probably different personalities. 490 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 8: I mean, you know, Russell's more known as kind of 491 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:44,959 Speaker 8: you know, he's he always says the right thing. You know, 492 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:48,879 Speaker 8: he's he's a walking you know, message board, you know, 493 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:52,359 Speaker 8: just with inspirational quotes things like that. Jalen's got a 494 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:53,600 Speaker 8: little bit of that as well, but he's more of 495 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:55,680 Speaker 8: an introvert, you know, he's known as that even talking 496 00:25:55,680 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 8: to people with the story. When you ask about you know, 497 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 8: relating to teammates or poor body language, any of those things, 498 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:03,960 Speaker 8: they'll fight back and say, well, that's just who he is. 499 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:06,159 Speaker 8: If he wins a super Bowl or he gets a 500 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:09,160 Speaker 8: fifty five million dollar year contract, life changing events, he's 501 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:11,840 Speaker 8: gonna have the same face. He's not gonna smile. He 502 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:14,200 Speaker 8: just he is that way, you know, he's on to 503 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:17,640 Speaker 8: the next thing, which is admirable in a lot of ways. 504 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:19,520 Speaker 8: You know. It shows he's unflappable but also can be 505 00:26:19,560 --> 00:26:21,359 Speaker 8: tough in a locker room a little bit, you know, 506 00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:24,120 Speaker 8: and he's had to adjust to try to relate to teammates, 507 00:26:24,119 --> 00:26:25,720 Speaker 8: which he did later in the year and did a 508 00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:27,200 Speaker 8: better job at that than he did at the beginning 509 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:29,520 Speaker 8: of the year. There are some similarities. I've heard people 510 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:32,359 Speaker 8: bring that up. We didn't make the comparison in the story, 511 00:26:32,359 --> 00:26:35,119 Speaker 8: but I was wasn't necessarily surprised that I've seen that 512 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:37,400 Speaker 8: comparison a lot in the discourse over the last twenty 513 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:37,960 Speaker 8: four hours. 514 00:26:38,800 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 2: Help me understand the Cleveland Browns situation best you can 515 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:46,600 Speaker 2: that the owner now it kind of feels like, hey, 516 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 2: you know, we found this quarterback here there were spending 517 00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 2: forty million dollars on and. 518 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:52,880 Speaker 3: Why don't we play him? 519 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:57,520 Speaker 2: What is Deshaun Watson's chances of starting this year for 520 00:26:57,560 --> 00:26:59,760 Speaker 2: the Cleveland Browns, Dan. 521 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:02,680 Speaker 8: I think his chances are decent. He has to play 522 00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:05,160 Speaker 8: over the next three to four months on the practice field. Well, 523 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:08,840 Speaker 8: he has to show something. I expect Shador Sanders to 524 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:11,880 Speaker 8: be probably first in line. 525 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:21,680 Speaker 3: You froze up there. 526 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:23,920 Speaker 8: Jeremy is an off season workouts because he's the last 527 00:27:23,920 --> 00:27:27,919 Speaker 8: guy to hit himself well enough to earn Yes, I 528 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:30,879 Speaker 8: got you back. Okay, okay, sorry about that. So I 529 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:32,960 Speaker 8: think Shador Sanders will get the first crack at things 530 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:37,479 Speaker 8: when they start reps in OTAs. But Deshaun Watson is 531 00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:40,800 Speaker 8: It's interesting. He's two things. He's a big swing and 532 00:27:40,840 --> 00:27:43,120 Speaker 8: a miss, which Jimmy hasn't said on the record. He's 533 00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:45,560 Speaker 8: also now an option, whether you like it or not, 534 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:47,720 Speaker 8: because they owe him the money. He's only got the 535 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:50,920 Speaker 8: one year left on the forty six million dollars. Despite 536 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:53,919 Speaker 8: two achilles tears, all the problems, all the bad play, 537 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:56,560 Speaker 8: he was at one point in his life a top 538 00:27:56,600 --> 00:27:59,000 Speaker 8: five to seven quarterback in the NFL. If they can 539 00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:02,480 Speaker 8: get seventy percent of that, he's probably their best option. 540 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:05,639 Speaker 8: And they know that. So you know, Jimmy has them 541 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:08,000 Speaker 8: saying two different things that two different years really called 542 00:28:08,040 --> 00:28:09,479 Speaker 8: him a big swing and a miss, and then now 543 00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:12,040 Speaker 8: he's calling him an option. I think he can be both. 544 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:13,639 Speaker 8: He was a big swing and a miss. There's no 545 00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:15,679 Speaker 8: doubt about that. You know, four years it has not 546 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:18,040 Speaker 8: worked out, but you do have this one sliver of chance. 547 00:28:18,760 --> 00:28:21,080 Speaker 8: I think he's their best option a quarterback if he 548 00:28:21,119 --> 00:28:23,560 Speaker 8: can show that he's you know that he can be 549 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:24,600 Speaker 8: mobile enough and move. 550 00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:26,479 Speaker 2: Around on this Achilles And this feels like if the 551 00:28:26,480 --> 00:28:31,159 Speaker 2: owner wants Deshaun wants him to start, it feels like 552 00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:32,399 Speaker 2: that's going to happen. 553 00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:37,600 Speaker 8: Well, maybe it can depend on the inter office dynamic 554 00:28:37,680 --> 00:28:40,320 Speaker 8: with those things, and you know, that's been debated in Cleveland, 555 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:41,840 Speaker 8: whether the owner wants certain things or not. 556 00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 2: But when you got a new coach coming in though, 557 00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:48,160 Speaker 2: you know in Monkin, Yeah, I think they trust. 558 00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:52,160 Speaker 8: They know Todd Munkin's football acumen. He was in Cleveland 559 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:54,600 Speaker 8: once upon a time. He's known as a good offensive coach. 560 00:28:54,640 --> 00:28:55,920 Speaker 8: He got the best out of Lamar for a couple 561 00:28:55,960 --> 00:28:58,800 Speaker 8: of years. I think they will defer to him, and 562 00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:01,880 Speaker 8: I think he likes some things that he saw from 563 00:29:01,880 --> 00:29:06,200 Speaker 8: Shador and he hit. I'll say this, Todd munkins offense 564 00:29:06,280 --> 00:29:09,920 Speaker 8: is more spread, offense oriented. It can adapt, but I 565 00:29:09,960 --> 00:29:13,680 Speaker 8: think it suits Deshaun Watson's style more than Kevin Stefanski's offense. 566 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:16,280 Speaker 3: Did that gives Watson a fighting chance here? 567 00:29:17,520 --> 00:29:21,520 Speaker 2: Great stuff, No, you're busy. Thanks as always. We appreciate it, Jeremy. 568 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:21,840 Speaker 3: Of course, thanks. 569 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:22,720 Speaker 1: Dan, appreciate it. 570 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:25,320 Speaker 2: Jeremy Fowlller. You can check out the article at ESPN 571 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:29,040 Speaker 2: dot com. You know the likability part of this Russell 572 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:34,120 Speaker 2: Wilson Jalen Hurts comparison, That's what kind of jumped out 573 00:29:34,520 --> 00:29:37,160 Speaker 2: because it doesn't feel like, you know, Jalen Hurts isn't 574 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:40,640 Speaker 2: to feel good. Hey, rah Rah hug you guy, and 575 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:46,400 Speaker 2: he just kind of goes about his job. Russ was 576 00:29:46,440 --> 00:29:49,840 Speaker 2: a little different. People didn't think it was genuine. You 577 00:29:49,920 --> 00:29:53,400 Speaker 2: had veterans on the Seattle team. They didn't buy into that, 578 00:29:53,560 --> 00:29:56,920 Speaker 2: and let's let Russ cook. And you know the fact 579 00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:59,960 Speaker 2: that it felt like, you know, the coaching staff, Pete 580 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:02,920 Speaker 2: Carol wanted Russ to be the MVP in the game 581 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:04,040 Speaker 2: against the Patriots. 582 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:05,040 Speaker 3: You know, so there was a. 583 00:30:05,040 --> 00:30:08,520 Speaker 2: Lot of blowback on Russ and most of it came 584 00:30:08,560 --> 00:30:11,520 Speaker 2: from the defensive side of the ball, with those veterans. 585 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:15,760 Speaker 2: With you know, the AJ Brown situation, I don't know 586 00:30:15,760 --> 00:30:18,680 Speaker 2: if it's a you know, hey, it's either Jalen Hurts 587 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:21,320 Speaker 2: goes or AJ Brown goes. 588 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 3: But quarterbacks don't go. I mean, owing what. 589 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:31,280 Speaker 2: One hundred million dollars and you did pay AJ Brown, 590 00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:33,360 Speaker 2: but we keep waiting for him to be traded to 591 00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:37,560 Speaker 2: the New England Patriots. And I still think AJ Brown 592 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:39,320 Speaker 2: is going to be the one who leaves, you know, 593 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:43,600 Speaker 2: in June. But yeah, just the timing of it was interesting, 594 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:46,960 Speaker 2: and you know, I'm going to believe what Jeremy is saying, Hey, 595 00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:50,920 Speaker 2: we've been working on this. To me, it felt like 596 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:56,320 Speaker 2: a hit piece that was originated by the Eagles. They 597 00:30:56,360 --> 00:31:00,160 Speaker 2: wanted this message out. Hey, we've tried, we tried to 598 00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:03,600 Speaker 2: get through to him. You know, we want better body language. 599 00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:05,320 Speaker 2: Don't be changed in the play at the line of screen. 600 00:31:05,360 --> 00:31:09,800 Speaker 2: You know all of this stuff that's there, and you're 601 00:31:09,840 --> 00:31:12,440 Speaker 2: being paid as a franchise quarterback. It's not You're not 602 00:31:12,520 --> 00:31:16,720 Speaker 2: being viewed or treated maybe like a franchise quarterback. So 603 00:31:16,800 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 2: that's that was the odd part of this. Somebody wanted 604 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:23,560 Speaker 2: to hit piece out on Jalen Hurts. But what's the 605 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:28,480 Speaker 2: endgame here? You got a new offensive coordinator coming in. 606 00:31:28,640 --> 00:31:31,160 Speaker 3: What happens? I don't know how it helps. 607 00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:34,000 Speaker 2: That's what I always wonder because when I get information, 608 00:31:35,040 --> 00:31:38,280 Speaker 2: and I've gotten information before, and I know that is 609 00:31:38,600 --> 00:31:42,040 Speaker 2: it's slanted. Somebody wants to tell me something, so I'll 610 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:45,680 Speaker 2: say something about somebody else. And that's why whenever I 611 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:51,120 Speaker 2: get something, if it is inflammatory or incendiary, I always 612 00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:54,280 Speaker 2: want to know the other side. I at least have 613 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:56,920 Speaker 2: to try to get the other side, because you know, 614 00:31:57,440 --> 00:32:01,800 Speaker 2: we get manipulated, you get played occasionally. But you know, 615 00:32:03,080 --> 00:32:06,040 Speaker 2: that's what I would want to know, what is being said, 616 00:32:06,920 --> 00:32:09,360 Speaker 2: who is saying it, and why are they saying it. 617 00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:10,080 Speaker 3: Now. 618 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:13,400 Speaker 2: We'll take a break. We'll come back. Your phone calls, 619 00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:15,920 Speaker 2: update the poll results. We're back after this. 620 00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:19,160 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 621 00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:22,560 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 622 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:26,800 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to 623 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:27,600 Speaker 1: listen live. 624 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:31,840 Speaker 2: I'm not a big April Fool's Day joke guy, but 625 00:32:32,040 --> 00:32:34,440 Speaker 2: you know when you have one that happens and you go, okay, 626 00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:37,880 Speaker 2: you got me. I'm okay with that, but there are 627 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:41,000 Speaker 2: some bad ones. Yesterday. I'm going to start with the 628 00:32:41,080 --> 00:32:45,840 Speaker 2: Washington Wizards. The Wizards had a contest where they blindfolded 629 00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:48,600 Speaker 2: a guy and he was going to get ten thousand 630 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:51,600 Speaker 2: dollars if he made the shot from half court. So 631 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:54,200 Speaker 2: the crowd was all in on it that they were 632 00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:57,280 Speaker 2: going to act as if he made the shot. 633 00:32:58,600 --> 00:33:01,440 Speaker 3: Everybody, the announcer of the mask, everybody's. 634 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:01,280 Speaker 8: In on it. 635 00:33:01,320 --> 00:33:02,280 Speaker 3: They're going to celebrate. 636 00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:05,240 Speaker 2: And he didn't make the shot, and then he takes 637 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:08,360 Speaker 2: off the blind pold and he's going crazy, and then 638 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:10,480 Speaker 2: they tell him that it was in April Fool's Stage joke. 639 00:33:11,720 --> 00:33:12,480 Speaker 2: That's not cool. 640 00:33:13,400 --> 00:33:13,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, pulling. 641 00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:16,600 Speaker 5: I've watched a video a few times and it does 642 00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:19,800 Speaker 5: look real, they told him. The announcer goes, you've won 643 00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:23,680 Speaker 5: some other prizes from the Wizards gift pack, but we 644 00:33:23,720 --> 00:33:25,640 Speaker 5: have a note into the Wizards asking if this was 645 00:33:25,680 --> 00:33:30,120 Speaker 5: real or staged, because that's not funny. 646 00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:32,280 Speaker 3: That's mean. Yeah, if you think you. 647 00:33:32,240 --> 00:33:34,719 Speaker 5: Win ten thousand dollars and you win no thousand dollars, 648 00:33:35,320 --> 00:33:36,040 Speaker 5: you're not laughing. 649 00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:39,520 Speaker 2: They should let him play like he should be able 650 00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:41,920 Speaker 2: to do. He should be able to suit up and 651 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:42,760 Speaker 2: do the layup line. 652 00:33:42,840 --> 00:33:42,959 Speaker 10: Right. 653 00:33:43,080 --> 00:33:46,040 Speaker 3: That's not nice at all. No, I thought it was mean. 654 00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:50,200 Speaker 2: By the way, Prover forty years, tire Rack's been helping 655 00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:51,840 Speaker 2: you find the right tires for how and what and 656 00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:54,960 Speaker 2: where you drive and back by free road hazard protection, 657 00:33:55,120 --> 00:33:59,120 Speaker 2: convenient installation options like mobile tire installation, tyrack dot com, 658 00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:00,600 Speaker 2: the way tire should be. 659 00:34:00,720 --> 00:34:04,840 Speaker 5: Yes, the other April Fools jokes trend on social media 660 00:34:04,880 --> 00:34:07,800 Speaker 5: yesterday were things you'd want to happen that aren't happening. 661 00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:10,960 Speaker 5: Like there was a tweet about Entourage coming back for 662 00:34:10,960 --> 00:34:13,760 Speaker 5: a ninth season. There's a lot of fans of that show, sure, 663 00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:16,040 Speaker 5: and people were very fired up about it. And then 664 00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:19,080 Speaker 5: the actual people from Entourage had to say this was 665 00:34:19,160 --> 00:34:19,640 Speaker 5: just a joke. 666 00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:22,799 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't. 667 00:34:24,480 --> 00:34:25,920 Speaker 5: You want to tap people on the shoulder. 668 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:31,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, yes, it's just a ah you got me? Like, 669 00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:34,400 Speaker 2: what's the company Underdog? 670 00:34:35,160 --> 00:34:35,359 Speaker 3: Yeah? 671 00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:39,319 Speaker 5: Underdog is a fantasy sports company and about a month 672 00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:42,040 Speaker 5: ago they laid off twenty percent of their staff. They 673 00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:44,040 Speaker 5: made a joke that they were shutting down a portion 674 00:34:44,120 --> 00:34:46,879 Speaker 5: of their website and one of their game channels, and 675 00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:49,360 Speaker 5: it did not go well for them on social media. 676 00:34:49,600 --> 00:34:53,160 Speaker 3: Oh read the room. 677 00:34:53,280 --> 00:34:55,799 Speaker 5: After just laying off twenty percent of staff, you make 678 00:34:55,840 --> 00:34:58,520 Speaker 5: a joke about more layoffs. 679 00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:05,680 Speaker 2: Let's see here. Dylan in Orlando. Hi Dylan, what's on 680 00:35:05,719 --> 00:35:06,360 Speaker 2: your mind today? 681 00:35:07,360 --> 00:35:10,400 Speaker 9: Hey Danny and the men. Even though I'm Dylan from Orlando, 682 00:35:10,480 --> 00:35:12,640 Speaker 9: I was actually born and raised in Las Vegas, and 683 00:35:12,680 --> 00:35:14,080 Speaker 9: I here are a lot of people giving out name 684 00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:17,640 Speaker 9: suggestions for the Vegas basketball team expansion. I have a 685 00:35:17,719 --> 00:35:20,160 Speaker 9: name that I think is probably the best one, also 686 00:35:20,200 --> 00:35:25,000 Speaker 9: a color scheme. My name is the Vegas night Owls. 687 00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:27,600 Speaker 9: Just like the city, they come alive after the sun 688 00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:29,080 Speaker 9: goes down, and I think you can do a little 689 00:35:29,120 --> 00:35:32,120 Speaker 9: cross promotion with the Vegas Golden Knights, and the color 690 00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:35,000 Speaker 9: scheme would be a dark blue, not quite navy, but 691 00:35:35,080 --> 00:35:38,960 Speaker 9: kind of a Dark Night team blue and a silver 692 00:35:39,239 --> 00:35:41,680 Speaker 9: color for the silver Estate of No Mata. See if 693 00:35:41,719 --> 00:35:43,360 Speaker 9: you can pass it on to Adam Silver. Thank you 694 00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:43,920 Speaker 9: and Gopleting. 695 00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:44,840 Speaker 3: All right, thank you, Dylan. 696 00:35:45,280 --> 00:35:48,239 Speaker 2: I think Scorpions might be the leader in the clubhouse, 697 00:35:48,600 --> 00:35:52,560 Speaker 2: the Vegas Scorpions. Now, you could have a nice logo 698 00:35:52,640 --> 00:35:55,279 Speaker 2: with that. You could have some fun with the Scorpions. 699 00:35:56,040 --> 00:35:58,560 Speaker 2: Mike and Wisconsin. Hi, Mike, what's on your mind today? 700 00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:00,800 Speaker 10: Want to tell us? 701 00:36:00,840 --> 00:36:01,120 Speaker 5: Thanks? 702 00:36:01,200 --> 00:36:02,120 Speaker 8: Thanks for taking my call. 703 00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:04,080 Speaker 10: So, Dan, I got kind of a random one for you. 704 00:36:04,160 --> 00:36:07,880 Speaker 8: I saw an old clip of the show Dream Dream 705 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:08,399 Speaker 8: Job that. 706 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:11,880 Speaker 10: Was on ESPN way back in the day. Got me thinking, 707 00:36:12,560 --> 00:36:14,399 Speaker 10: were you involved with that show at all? 708 00:36:14,440 --> 00:36:16,640 Speaker 8: And how was that received by some of the veteran 709 00:36:16,680 --> 00:36:18,920 Speaker 8: guys that built Sports Center that they were bringing in 710 00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:21,880 Speaker 8: some random person off the street to become an anchor. 711 00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:24,880 Speaker 2: I think it was Mike Hall who ended up winning. 712 00:36:25,480 --> 00:36:28,399 Speaker 2: I think Mike was still a sportscaster Big ten Network. Yeah, 713 00:36:28,560 --> 00:36:32,799 Speaker 2: doing very well. We didn't like it at all that 714 00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:37,520 Speaker 2: it was gimmicky. We weren't asked, by the way, but 715 00:36:38,080 --> 00:36:39,800 Speaker 2: you know, we had to come up through the ranks 716 00:36:40,040 --> 00:36:41,680 Speaker 2: and we were going to have a contest and let 717 00:36:41,719 --> 00:36:46,200 Speaker 2: somebody be a sports center anchor. I think I might 718 00:36:46,239 --> 00:36:50,120 Speaker 2: have been on set with Mike his first Sports Center, 719 00:36:51,200 --> 00:36:54,359 Speaker 2: but you know, I wasn't a fan of it. Now, 720 00:36:54,560 --> 00:36:57,440 Speaker 2: he's proven that he has the talent and has been 721 00:36:57,480 --> 00:36:59,680 Speaker 2: in the business for quite some time. But at the time, 722 00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:04,600 Speaker 2: like we had management doing stupid things that they would 723 00:37:04,600 --> 00:37:07,600 Speaker 2: be You know, we had one boss who put a 724 00:37:07,640 --> 00:37:12,000 Speaker 2: game show. I think it was called Teammates. Yeah, they 725 00:37:12,040 --> 00:37:15,200 Speaker 2: put a game show in Sports Center. We would do 726 00:37:15,360 --> 00:37:17,960 Speaker 2: like twenty five or thirty minutes, and then we would 727 00:37:17,960 --> 00:37:21,000 Speaker 2: do a game show with these athletes. 728 00:37:22,080 --> 00:37:26,960 Speaker 3: And I went, oh, my god, why. 729 00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:31,880 Speaker 2: Why you don't need to because a sports center ESPN 730 00:37:32,040 --> 00:37:36,560 Speaker 2: was making hundreds of million dollars a year, and then 731 00:37:36,600 --> 00:37:39,960 Speaker 2: you want to screw it up. But you know, you 732 00:37:40,080 --> 00:37:43,600 Speaker 2: had management people who wanted to put their stamp on 733 00:37:45,719 --> 00:37:48,439 Speaker 2: certain products there. I go, no, what are we doing. 734 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:52,279 Speaker 2: It's Sports Center, you don't have to do anything to it. Yes, Tom, 735 00:37:52,360 --> 00:37:52,600 Speaker 2: I was. 736 00:37:52,600 --> 00:37:54,560 Speaker 6: Working on a show once they decided let's have it 737 00:37:54,600 --> 00:37:56,920 Speaker 6: be more interactive. So while a guest it was happened 738 00:37:56,960 --> 00:37:59,000 Speaker 6: to be Eric Lindross, who just got traded to the Rangers. 739 00:37:59,120 --> 00:38:02,160 Speaker 6: While he's physically on set being interviewed for this show. 740 00:38:02,280 --> 00:38:05,879 Speaker 6: They're putting up comments both positive and negative, like go 741 00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:06,839 Speaker 6: back to Philadelphia. 742 00:38:06,920 --> 00:38:07,560 Speaker 3: We don't need you. 743 00:38:07,640 --> 00:38:09,759 Speaker 6: Lind draws like while he took the time to fly 744 00:38:09,880 --> 00:38:11,200 Speaker 6: out and do a show. 745 00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:13,840 Speaker 2: So you'd have these comments. You know, they were scrolling 746 00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:16,920 Speaker 2: across the bottom of Eric Lindross on camera. 747 00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:22,000 Speaker 3: You're just going, what are we doing? Remember when we had. 748 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:26,520 Speaker 2: The Baja Aha Men. Yes, they we had a house 749 00:38:26,640 --> 00:38:28,600 Speaker 2: band for Sports Center. 750 00:38:28,360 --> 00:38:29,480 Speaker 5: Whom Let the Dogs Out? 751 00:38:31,640 --> 00:38:35,799 Speaker 3: And I'm going, oh my god, what is going on here? 752 00:38:36,200 --> 00:38:39,319 Speaker 2: And I remember one of my bosses said, Hey, this 753 00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:42,240 Speaker 2: is gonna be awesome. I said, do they play another 754 00:38:42,440 --> 00:38:44,800 Speaker 2: song other than who Let the Dogs Out? 755 00:38:45,719 --> 00:38:45,919 Speaker 3: Yeah? 756 00:38:46,360 --> 00:38:50,279 Speaker 2: I like the early work by the Baja Men, Like, 757 00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:53,600 Speaker 2: what are we doing? We're gonna have a house band? 758 00:38:57,360 --> 00:38:58,359 Speaker 2: I'm too old for this. 759 00:38:58,640 --> 00:39:00,239 Speaker 3: Yes, I went back and look. 760 00:39:00,280 --> 00:39:03,759 Speaker 5: Dream Job was September three for ESPN, and it was 761 00:39:03,840 --> 00:39:06,680 Speaker 5: basically an offshoot of what they saw with the success 762 00:39:06,920 --> 00:39:09,560 Speaker 5: of American Idol, and that was the theory, you know, 763 00:39:09,800 --> 00:39:13,000 Speaker 5: let's try something. Ten thousand people applied. Their twelve finalist 764 00:39:13,440 --> 00:39:16,040 Speaker 5: Mike Hall won. He went to Missou, did very well, 765 00:39:16,080 --> 00:39:17,319 Speaker 5: and now he's at the big time work. 766 00:39:17,400 --> 00:39:20,719 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, Mike has done a good job. I 767 00:39:20,800 --> 00:39:23,920 Speaker 2: just didn't like that. Hey, anybody can be on Sports Center, 768 00:39:24,920 --> 00:39:28,799 Speaker 2: because that, of course is not the case. Our job 769 00:39:28,880 --> 00:39:30,680 Speaker 2: is to make it look fun and easy, and it's not, 770 00:39:31,239 --> 00:39:34,040 Speaker 2: especially when it's live. And I didn't want somebody to 771 00:39:34,200 --> 00:39:37,920 Speaker 2: start their career and maybe have a moment where you know, 772 00:39:38,280 --> 00:39:45,480 Speaker 2: Boom goes to the dynamite and you're just Management never 773 00:39:45,600 --> 00:39:49,240 Speaker 2: conferred with us on because we were just efing talent 774 00:39:50,120 --> 00:39:51,640 Speaker 2: and they never ever asked. 775 00:39:51,960 --> 00:39:53,600 Speaker 3: It's like, why would we ask you. 776 00:39:54,120 --> 00:39:57,279 Speaker 2: Let's ask a coordinating producer who just got here four 777 00:39:57,360 --> 00:40:03,200 Speaker 2: days ago. U. Let's see Fresh Fresh in Milwaukee, Hi Fresh, 778 00:40:03,239 --> 00:40:03,799 Speaker 2: welcome back? 779 00:40:04,680 --> 00:40:05,560 Speaker 9: What's up DP? 780 00:40:05,800 --> 00:40:08,840 Speaker 10: And the day nets. Well, I got too quick reruptibles 781 00:40:08,880 --> 00:40:10,600 Speaker 10: for you and the boys, and I'm out of here 782 00:40:10,719 --> 00:40:14,239 Speaker 10: all right. First, DP, you brought up some great unit 783 00:40:14,320 --> 00:40:16,520 Speaker 10: cards and they got me to thinking, have there been 784 00:40:16,640 --> 00:40:23,480 Speaker 10: any unsuccessful unicorns in sports? Second question is, in this 785 00:40:23,840 --> 00:40:28,400 Speaker 10: direct off of Tom's Wenby, what current NBA athlete do 786 00:40:28,440 --> 00:40:31,200 Speaker 10: you think will age that's in legacy discussion? 787 00:40:33,760 --> 00:40:37,280 Speaker 3: Uh? Oh, you're not no examples there. 788 00:40:38,360 --> 00:40:41,520 Speaker 10: Well, we're going with Tom's Wenby. He's saying, you know, 789 00:40:41,719 --> 00:40:46,120 Speaker 10: maybe the winby's getting tired. We know sometimes they're moving 790 00:40:46,160 --> 00:40:49,480 Speaker 10: around the MVP, so nobody gets tired of who's winning that. 791 00:40:50,120 --> 00:40:53,520 Speaker 10: So I'm just thinking, like, well, at Man, how how 792 00:40:53,719 --> 00:40:55,480 Speaker 10: how well will it his legacy hold up? 793 00:40:56,320 --> 00:40:59,480 Speaker 2: I think it's postseason success because these guys are all 794 00:40:59,480 --> 00:41:02,880 Speaker 2: going to put up impressive numbers. Everybody puts up impressive numbers. 795 00:41:03,280 --> 00:41:05,320 Speaker 2: By the way, I think we had the fortieth game 796 00:41:05,360 --> 00:41:08,080 Speaker 2: this year where a team scored at least one hundred 797 00:41:08,080 --> 00:41:15,960 Speaker 2: and thirty points and lost the game. Damn the Wizards, congratulations. 798 00:41:17,920 --> 00:41:21,880 Speaker 2: Two hours in the books, one more to go. I 799 00:41:21,920 --> 00:41:24,520 Speaker 2: do like the Browns April Fools joke. I thought that 800 00:41:24,680 --> 00:41:27,200 Speaker 2: was pretty good. I'll have that for you when we return.