1 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 1: Hey, everybody, welcome to the Thursday, March fourteenth edition of 2 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: Between the Horns. Miles Simmons here with DeMarco Farr, who 3 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 1: is across the table from me. It is about noon 4 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:20,759 Speaker 1: on Thursday March fourteenth. As I kind of just said 5 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: that already, right, Yeah, I'll try not to get too excited, Miles. Okay, yeah, 6 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 1: try try not to move Miles. Good lord. We're talking 7 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: about the production value of the podcast before we got 8 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 1: on the air. Here Now, DeMarco apparently wants to continue that. 9 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 1: I was criticized a little bit. Yes, that's being too loud, 10 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:39,880 Speaker 1: too excitable. But we are now officially in the twenty 11 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 1: nineteen league year, and happy new year to the new years, sir. 12 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 1: But the Rams were made a couple of moves to 13 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 1: defend their division and conference title from twenty eighteen. So 14 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 1: we've got some arrivals, some people who are returning, and 15 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: then of course departures in the free agency market. Let's 16 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:01,639 Speaker 1: start with safety Eric Weddle, who signed a two year 17 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 1: deal kind of really it's a one year deal plus 18 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 1: an option year for twenty twenty, but he's signed that 19 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: earlier this week. I like Weddell, Yeah, I like watching 20 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: him play good safety. You know, smart guy doesn't make 21 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 1: a lot of mistakes, always where he needs to be. 22 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: You know, you can tell for me. I can tell 23 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 1: a good safety by the angles he takes to the football, 24 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:23,119 Speaker 1: and he takes great angles to the ball. He knows 25 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: where the cutoff point is, he knows where his help 26 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: is coming from. And it always seems after every single 27 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 1: play he is congratulating everyone around you. And that's that's 28 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:33,039 Speaker 1: the stuff that makes you great. If you ask me, 29 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: it makes you a great team guy. Yeah, you know, 30 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 1: I think that was one of the things that really 31 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: stood out in his press conference on that was Tuesday morning, 32 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:41,039 Speaker 1: when he was talking about just how much of a 33 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 1: team guy he is. And I think Jim Hill asked 34 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:45,959 Speaker 1: the question like, oh, you know, you do you have 35 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: some antics that you know you're on the field, you know, 36 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 1: you do some kind of crazy stuff on the field whatnot. 37 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 1: But he said, you know, I don't ever try to 38 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 1: take away from what my teammates are doing. And you're 39 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: really excited when my teammates make a really good play. 40 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: And that's who I am. I'm a team guy. I 41 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 1: want the team to have as much success as possible. Yeah, 42 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 1: he puts pressure on you as a as a player. Man, 43 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: when you make a play. I mean you might be 44 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:08,920 Speaker 1: thinking like hi, mom, or you know, let me find 45 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: my girl in the stands and he's coming for a 46 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: high five and you have to give him the high 47 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: five or you'll make him feel bad. But no, I mean, 48 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 1: that's that a spree to coord that's stuff that keeps 49 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: everybody excited on the field, no matter what it's about us. 50 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 1: It's about what we do, and we made a play. 51 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: It just keeps the Wii in everything, and it's easy 52 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 1: for I to slip in, you know. And once I 53 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: start slipping in, then you start to have problems on 54 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:34,239 Speaker 1: offense and defense and sometimes you really can't correct those 55 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:35,519 Speaker 1: and you end up with a loss and you have 56 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: to figure out on Monday what went wrong. But with 57 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: guys like well, it just keeps the Wii into everything 58 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 1: at all times, well, you know it's funny. I mean, 59 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 1: you talk about the Wii, right, so we not me, 60 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 1: And that's what we know that the ram's biggest slogan is. 61 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:50,519 Speaker 1: And so I thought it was interesting when Sean mcvah 62 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: and Eric Weddle were talking at that Tuesday press conference 63 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: and really they said that. You know it was I 64 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: think Wettle said this. It was almost like talking to 65 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 1: myself when I was talking to McVeigh, because we just 66 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 1: speak the same They speak the same language in terms 67 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: of football and like building a team, in culture and 68 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:10,519 Speaker 1: things like that. No doubt. I mean, look, he's he's 69 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: the right guy. You can tell how excited they were, 70 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 1: and I thought less need when he said, let's just 71 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: pause a minute to tell you I've never had this happen. 72 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 1: I had four other agents call up and tell you, congratulations. 73 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 1: This is a great guy. That's what it's all about. 74 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:26,679 Speaker 1: I heard Nick Foles say the same thing in Jacksonville. 75 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 1: Signs a big deal going to a new team. He's 76 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: going to be the starter. But he said the most 77 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 1: important thing to him is locker room relationships. It is 78 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: that's the important thing. We're trying to get from A 79 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: to Z. Z is the super Bowl, but for players, 80 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: it's that Z could be different. I'm just trying to 81 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: help you get to your best. It seems like that's 82 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: what he's here to do. That's why he's been in 83 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:54,119 Speaker 1: the league so long. So it's a smaller, a more 84 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 1: current version of Andrew Whitworth, the same thing he brought 85 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: to the football team, or at least on the offensive side. 86 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: I think Weddell is going to bring to the defensive side. 87 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: I think that's a really good comp and it's something 88 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:07,119 Speaker 1: that both Snead and I think McVeigh did this too. 89 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: They brought that up that you know, you're going to 90 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: have somebody in Eric Weddle who can still play at 91 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 1: a high level, but he's also going to impart that 92 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 1: knowledge on the younger guys that are on the team, 93 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 1: that are on the squad, and that's going to set 94 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 1: the Rams up for success for years to come, very 95 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,799 Speaker 1: similarly to what Andrew Whitworth has done on the offensive side, 96 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 1: no doubt. And I remember these I don't want to 97 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: call them arguments because we don't argue debates with JB. 98 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: Long on the back of the plane, back of the 99 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 1: bus when we're just future casting. We're on our way 100 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:38,160 Speaker 1: to a game, so our focus is on that game. 101 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: But when we get on the plane, well might have 102 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 1: that fifteen minutes just to talk about the future. Hey 103 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 1: what about next year? Would you resign this guy? All 104 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: this sort of stuff, And I remember us getting stuck 105 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:52,039 Speaker 1: on LaMarcus Joiner a lot like I need to have 106 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:55,840 Speaker 1: him back. He is so important to the defense. YadA, YadA, YadA. 107 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: He just was kind of okay, well, just you know, 108 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:02,279 Speaker 1: prepare you know, he's going to be a free agent. 109 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: He's probably not going to be here. So what does 110 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 1: that mean, Well, having an Eric Weddle makes that a 111 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 1: whole lot easier. No, you don't lose that much back there. 112 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 1: You know, with LaMarcus being gone, that that is a 113 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: great transition to have the same smart plays, the same attention, 114 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: The detail is still going to be there, you know 115 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 1: what I mean. Yeah, so the position doesn't suffer and 116 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:27,600 Speaker 1: you don't hurt the guys around him like JJ, like 117 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:30,279 Speaker 1: the corners. So I think it's a great addition to 118 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:32,839 Speaker 1: the football team on the field and in the locker room. Yeah. 119 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 1: I don't want to take away anything from what LaMarcus 120 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:38,279 Speaker 1: Journer was doing, but I think when you have a 121 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: veteran like Eric Weddle, who you know. I got the 122 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:43,600 Speaker 1: chance to talk with John Johnson just a bit because 123 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 1: he was at the facility on Tuesday, and what he 124 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:48,479 Speaker 1: was talking about is that you know, he's watched Eric 125 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: Weddle for a very long time, you know, going back 126 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 1: to his middle school days. I think he even said, 127 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: you know, you watch a guy like that because he 128 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:57,480 Speaker 1: can do it all right. You know, he can come 129 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 1: up and hit you in the backfield and really lay 130 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 1: the run well, and he can play the pass very well, 131 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: goes sideline to sideline. He does a lot of things 132 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:07,599 Speaker 1: to disguise coverages. And John Johnson was saying, you know, 133 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 1: that's the kind of stuff that I want to be 134 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:10,839 Speaker 1: able to pick his brain with. I want to learn 135 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 1: from him because that's the kind of safety that I 136 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: want to be. Somebody who can really do it all. 137 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:17,839 Speaker 1: You know, I see some Ed Reid and Wettle and 138 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 1: where he lines up and how he disguises. I see 139 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: a lot of palamlo in him, you know, because he 140 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,720 Speaker 1: can do it all and his body type. If he 141 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:29,719 Speaker 1: can help JJ get there, then great, then you could 142 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:33,280 Speaker 1: add ten million more bucks to his contract, you know 143 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 1: what I mean seriously, because it's it's only going to 144 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 1: help the defense get better. But I think you have 145 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 1: a chance to be special when you think of John 146 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:43,559 Speaker 1: Johnson the third or when you think when you're playing Nickel, 147 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: if you have Nickel, Robie Coleman and those three guys 148 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 1: out there covering that slot receiver, those tight ends that 149 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: back out of the backfield. I mean, that's that's gonna 150 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 1: be pretty tough for any quarterback to fool. That's a 151 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 1: lot of experience coming at you. Now. You may lose 152 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: a little bit in terms of omph because LaMarcus brought it. 153 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:01,479 Speaker 1: He's a hitter, that's what he is. But in terms 154 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: of overall knowledge of the game and coverage of the field, 155 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: I think you might have grown well. Yeah, and I 156 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 1: think peering Eric Weddle within a key to leave and 157 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 1: you have you combine their knowledge of different offenses, different things. 158 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 1: There's probably not much that those two guys have not seen, 159 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: just in terms of how long they've been in the league. Right, 160 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: it's probably hard to fool those two partelarly, I think 161 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 1: there's gonna be a lot of help. It's gonna be 162 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: tough for the quarterbacks. I mean, really, when you when 163 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: you have safeties you can't look off or safeties you 164 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 1: can't get draw beat on. Eventually you're going to be wrong, 165 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: or you're going to overthrow underthrow and they're going to 166 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 1: get it, or it's going to be a big hit, 167 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: or they're gonna be there at the intersect point. So 168 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 1: it's not necessarily big explosions you're looking for out of 169 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 1: Wettle the way he plays safety. But what you do 170 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: look for is a guy that's always at the intersect 171 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 1: point to where the ball is getting to the man. 172 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 1: Either he's there before, just when it hits, or just 173 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 1: a smidge after. So the guy goes nowhere after the catch, 174 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. Yes, that is textbook free 175 00:07:57,080 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 1: safety play. What I thought was so interesting. Sean McVey 176 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 1: noted that when he was in Baltimore and Lesson, he 177 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: initially told the story right at the press conference, but 178 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: when the Rams were in Baltimore for those preseason practices 179 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 1: and Eric Weddle was on the field, Sean McVay said that, 180 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 1: you know, you can really get a feel for how 181 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 1: Wettle's communicating with the rest of the defense and how 182 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: what he can do, what he can do to disguise 183 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 1: different things, how he can really kind of predict some 184 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: things that are going to come from an offensive standpoint, 185 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 1: And so Sean McVay was saying, you know, he's looking 186 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 1: forward to picking Eric Weddle's brains so that he gets 187 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 1: better as an offensive coach from something like that. That's interesting. 188 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:37,440 Speaker 1: Download him. Absolutely, What am I seeing? What am I 189 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 1: doing wrong? You know? I mean, these are the guys 190 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: you're trying to fool. For the most part, the guy's 191 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 1: your goff is trying to fool, right, So what are 192 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:46,080 Speaker 1: you looking at? What's given this play away? What's the 193 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: tell here? How can we make this better? It makes 194 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:50,560 Speaker 1: the offense better and it also helps the defense. I'm 195 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: with you. And also, you can't forget nine and nine 196 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: and Fowler. You've got two really good pass wreshers. If 197 00:08:55,840 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 1: you can get that quarterback to hold it for a 198 00:08:57,480 --> 00:08:59,839 Speaker 1: beat because he can't fool the guy good, that's a 199 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:03,560 Speaker 1: painful lesson. Yes, yeah, if you hold it, you get nailed. 200 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 1: If you throw it too soon, they could pick it. 201 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:08,079 Speaker 1: So it only makes the defense that much better. Well, 202 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 1: you just made a perfect segue into our next guy 203 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:13,560 Speaker 1: in Dante Fowler. Because Dante followers now back on a 204 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: one year deal for the Rams. Kind of a prove 205 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 1: it deal, would you say? I mean, based on the 206 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: things that have come out about there's a million miles 207 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 1: I think he's proven something a twelve million Okay, it's fair, 208 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 1: but also but I mean it's not as much as 209 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: he would have gotten on the franchise tag. True, and 210 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:30,720 Speaker 1: there are from what I've read, about two million worth 211 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:33,720 Speaker 1: of incentives that he can earn in order to bring 212 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:36,400 Speaker 1: that contract up a little bit more so that essentially 213 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: it's almost like he's on the fifth year option. Yeah, 214 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 1: of what would have been his rookie deal, which Jacksonville 215 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:44,840 Speaker 1: decided to decline before they traded him to the Rams. Well, 216 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: it's right in line with regardless of what you say 217 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:50,679 Speaker 1: on Twitter about people listening to the show or following 218 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:53,680 Speaker 1: us on Twitter and making decisions, the people that make decisions, 219 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:55,760 Speaker 1: do they listen to the show or follow us on Twitter? 220 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: I don't know. I'm just saying the last between the horrors, 221 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:01,199 Speaker 1: we said I think it was something along the lines 222 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: of fifteen million is a lot to see if a 223 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 1: guy can be a sixteen game starter. Yes, we did 224 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 1: say that. Yeah, he said literally that. Yeah, I said, 225 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: I think he can be something special, but I need 226 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 1: to see it for a year. Yes, I think one year, 227 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 1: twelve million. Yes, I think it's perfect. It's absolutely perfect. 228 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 1: It's premium for an elite pass rusher, but it's still 229 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:23,839 Speaker 1: a one year deal. Sure, you know what I mean. 230 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 1: So it's team friendly, player friendly. I think everybody's happy. 231 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:28,679 Speaker 1: Now we'll see what he's really has to off has 232 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:30,560 Speaker 1: to offer as a password. How much do you think 233 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:34,079 Speaker 1: being with the team through the offseason program can help him? Oh? Huge, man. 234 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: I mean, look, it's it's tough to come in as 235 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 1: the guy. You have to ingratiate yourself to a new 236 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 1: locker room. You don't know anyone, so you don't know 237 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:44,959 Speaker 1: who to be friends with, so you're kind of isolated. 238 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:48,200 Speaker 1: It's it's always easier when you get on the field, 239 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 1: but then when you're the new guy, you're just playing 240 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:53,079 Speaker 1: your game and trying to keep up with everyone else, 241 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 1: you're going to be a step slower. But if you 242 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 1: start from day one and you gel with everyone around you, 243 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 1: the terminolog what's going on, the pace of play? Where 244 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: I can take my shots, my freelance plays, when I 245 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 1: can do those when I can't. If you know those 246 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 1: say in April, May, June, will come September, They're gonna 247 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 1: be second nature. You don't think about it and you 248 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:17,319 Speaker 1: play faster. Right, And that was Fowler trying to figure 249 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:18,840 Speaker 1: it out what we saw at the end of the year. 250 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 1: Now imagine that sped up. I think that's worth twelve Mill, 251 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:24,439 Speaker 1: I would agree with you, But I think also we 252 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: saw him really kind of I think we saw what 253 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 1: he can be in the postseason, right, you know, you 254 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 1: think about all the different plays that he made, and 255 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:34,680 Speaker 1: Sean McVay brought this up. Mean, some great plays against 256 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:36,960 Speaker 1: the run in the Super Bowl, right. I mean everybody 257 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 1: obviously knows the big hit he had on Drew Brees 258 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:43,440 Speaker 1: in the NFC Championship game, the ball floats, sub JJ 259 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 1: catches an interception, etc. But I think that over the 260 00:11:46,559 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: course of the season, you could see he got better 261 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:52,400 Speaker 1: and got more comfortable the more he played. And what 262 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 1: was really interesting is he really hadn't played that many 263 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 1: snaps just since college, right. I Mean, this is a 264 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 1: guy who tore his ACL rookie mini camp back when 265 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: he got drafted in twenty fifteen, and then he never 266 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: really was a starter until he got to Los Angeles. Right, 267 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 1: So now a lot left? Yes, Yeah, there's definitely a 268 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 1: lot left. And you know, I remember talking to him 269 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 1: in the locker room and he was saying how excited 270 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: he was just to be able to play. So now 271 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 1: it's not just you're not just playing, you're really knowing 272 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:21,559 Speaker 1: what the defense is. And I think it just goes 273 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 1: back to what you were saying, right, Yeah, you have 274 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 1: all that stuff in your brain before, and it becomes 275 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:30,240 Speaker 1: second nature even before September, no doubt. It's funny watching 276 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 1: him make plays. The guy made plays run and pass right, 277 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 1: especially versus the run. He was particularly violent and I 278 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 1: loved it against the run. Yes, but the look on 279 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 1: his teammates face is like, wow, you can make that play. 280 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 1: Oh I didn't know that. Well, now that I know, 281 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 1: I can play this way when they bring this same 282 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:50,960 Speaker 1: sort of personnel group or this same sort of play 283 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:52,719 Speaker 1: towards me, I know you can do that. Now Now 284 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: I can play off you and we can make this solid. 285 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 1: Same thing with Aaron way back when when used to 286 00:12:57,679 --> 00:13:00,199 Speaker 1: see eyes get big when he'd make these big plays. Well, 287 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 1: now it's routine. Sure. Yeah, when you when you see 288 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 1: Aaron do something special on the field, the guys that 289 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 1: are at least shocked are the guys that will line 290 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:08,440 Speaker 1: it up with them all. Well, he does that all 291 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 1: the time. But you can now play off him. I 292 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: think that's what Fowler being here for the long term 293 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 1: gives everyone else around him. Now you know what he 294 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 1: can do. Now you know how to play off him 295 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:19,840 Speaker 1: and it only makes it better. How do you think 296 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:23,480 Speaker 1: that pairing with Aaron Donald and Dante Fowler has has gelled? 297 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:25,439 Speaker 1: I mean just from what we've seen, because a lot 298 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:27,839 Speaker 1: of times, you know, you talk about the top edge 299 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:31,320 Speaker 1: rusher is often paired with the three technique because those 300 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 1: guys get to play off of each other because they're 301 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:36,840 Speaker 1: often on different sides. Um, okay, this is funny. Okay, 302 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 1: Now I think it's best if they work opposite in 303 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 1: an obvious passing down because you can only slide one way. 304 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:46,160 Speaker 1: Sure you know what I mean? Yeah, yeah, So if 305 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:48,400 Speaker 1: you're bringing the heat to Aaron, that leaves Fowler one 306 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: on one. But in some cases, when you say you're 307 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 1: on the road and you've got a set of pigeons 308 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 1: out there, a bad left guard and a bad left tackle, 309 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, set of pigeons, a couple 310 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:01,440 Speaker 1: of turnstyles, Well, okay, then just work together over here. 311 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 1: You know it's going to be a bunch of speed rushes. 312 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 1: But the last thing I want to do is get 313 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:08,719 Speaker 1: in each other's way because you're so creative rushing the 314 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 1: passer that I bet they couldn't tell you which direction 315 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:14,440 Speaker 1: or which gap they're hitting until they did it. That's 316 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:17,760 Speaker 1: just their genius. So make sure they're not canceling each 317 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 1: other out and put them opposite each other. It just 318 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 1: makes it tougher on the offense. See, and that I 319 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 1: think is something that you have to figure out kind 320 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 1: of during training camp, going back to man camp, OTAs, 321 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: things like that, basically where it's not especially if you're 322 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:35,080 Speaker 1: going against Sean McVay offense. Right, you know you can 323 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 1: try to figure those things out in that setting so 324 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 1: that you're not figuring them out on game day in 325 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 1: week nine. True. Right, Yeah, Well, I mean like when 326 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 1: you do pass rush in mini camp and then training 327 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 1: camp and then fall camp what have you, you're always 328 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 1: going to pick your best side, so you're gonna get 329 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:57,640 Speaker 1: to see that. If you're Aaron Donald watching Fowler, well, 330 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:00,640 Speaker 1: if he could pick, he'd rather rush there, you know 331 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:03,120 Speaker 1: what I mean. Or Fowler could say for Aaron, well 332 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 1: if he could pick the side that he'd like to 333 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 1: rush over, he's gonna pick here. So all that comes 334 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:11,880 Speaker 1: it just makes you better watching the other guy work. 335 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 1: You just have a chance to jail. You know what 336 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 1: he's gonna do, and you know what you're about. And 337 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 1: let's see if you can bring those together to bring 338 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:21,160 Speaker 1: heat on the quarterback, right right. So I really thought 339 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 1: that this was an interesting signing, mainly because I wasn't 340 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 1: sure if it was going to happen, because especially when 341 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 1: it happened, you know the fact that they reached the 342 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:33,560 Speaker 1: agreement Sunday night, just before the legal tampering period started. 343 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 1: So that's where in theory Dante Fowler could have heard, 344 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 1: you know, from his agent, from a lot of other 345 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 1: different teams, and then they say, you know, okay, Johnte, 346 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:44,280 Speaker 1: we're gonna pay you X amount of money for this 347 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 1: amount of years, and da da da da dah. And 348 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 1: he didn't even really get to that point. What do 349 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 1: you think it was about the rams that made him 350 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 1: say it? Actually, I don't even need to hear it. 351 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 1: I want to twelve million dollars No, I mean really, like, 352 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 1: how much money can I can I show you to 353 00:15:57,760 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 1: get you to not pick up the phone to connect 354 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: your service? Yeah? Yeah, you show me twelve million. That 355 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:07,640 Speaker 1: shows you I like you, I really value as a player. 356 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 1: So there's room for you here, there's room to grow. 357 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: And it's only a one year deal, so it's kind 358 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 1: of a no brainer on both sides. Ok. Yeah, you 359 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:19,440 Speaker 1: keep your best edge rusher in your uniform. And if 360 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 1: you're a guy like Fowler, well it's one year, twelve million, 361 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:25,320 Speaker 1: and I get back to the table next year. How 362 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 1: do you say no to that? Sure? Another couple of 363 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:30,400 Speaker 1: million dollars worth of incentives, yes, which you are likely 364 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 1: to hit because the Rams are a very good team, 365 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:36,480 Speaker 1: right unless something catastrophic happens and they take a few 366 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 1: steps back. Yeah, I don't see happening. You know, I 367 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:43,240 Speaker 1: never took him as, you know, a dumb guy. I mean, 368 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:45,800 Speaker 1: he's very very smart. You you're on a team with 369 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:49,160 Speaker 1: an offense that scores thirty points a game. I think 370 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:50,800 Speaker 1: this is where you want to rush the pastor I 371 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 1: think this is where you want to be on a 372 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 1: one year twelve Yeah, this makes this makes good sense. 373 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:57,600 Speaker 1: I mean, but that's just the Rams and mini free 374 00:16:57,600 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 1: agents right now? It seems like you mean Eric what 375 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 1: talked about how once he learned that the Rams were 376 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:05,879 Speaker 1: truly truly interested in him he went here first instead 377 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:09,920 Speaker 1: of here last? Right? Because this is it's a good team, 378 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:13,639 Speaker 1: it's got a good young core, it's a winning franchise. 379 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 1: Right now, you know you're in Los Angeles, which is 380 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 1: definitely appealing, as you all like to say, you get 381 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:21,399 Speaker 1: to play on grass eight times a year, you know, 382 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:23,719 Speaker 1: because you're in the coliseum for right now. There are 383 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:26,200 Speaker 1: a lot of appealing things about the Los Angeles Rams 384 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:28,359 Speaker 1: on paper for free agents. You were out there for 385 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:32,240 Speaker 1: that inter squad practice with the Ravens, right, Yeah, remember 386 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:34,920 Speaker 1: how hot it was in camp? It was awful. Yeah. 387 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:40,440 Speaker 1: If i'd make a bee line here too, yeah, oh 388 00:17:40,520 --> 00:17:42,920 Speaker 1: you want me, Yeah, I'll be on the next plane. 389 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:47,359 Speaker 1: The humidity there was actually atrocious. Yeah. But one guy 390 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:50,760 Speaker 1: who probably will not be back, as we talk about defense, 391 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 1: would be in Dominican Sue. Yeah. So Sneet said the 392 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 1: other day that he will likely be out of the 393 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 1: RAMS price range in order to resign. He said that 394 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:00,720 Speaker 1: we are projecting that to be the case. And as 395 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:03,639 Speaker 1: we speak right now, and it's about twelve thirty today 396 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:06,679 Speaker 1: on two on Thursday in March fourteenth, I have not 397 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 1: really seen that many rumors of where Sue could be. 398 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 1: So who knows, you know, maybe it ends up down 399 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:13,720 Speaker 1: the road that Sue comes back. But what do you 400 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:16,399 Speaker 1: think the Rims have to do to replace him? Oh? God, 401 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:19,680 Speaker 1: you mean like a direct replacement. Well, yeah, you can't. Yes, 402 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:25,720 Speaker 1: the guy's a monster. It's funny. I saw when Gretzky 403 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 1: came to town for a year in Saint Louis, right, 404 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:32,639 Speaker 1: So that was something special seeing that on TV, admiring 405 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:36,160 Speaker 1: from Afar and then getting to see it up close. Sure, Wow, 406 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 1: he is as good as he looks on TV. Same 407 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:40,640 Speaker 1: thing with Sue. You know when you saw him here 408 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:42,880 Speaker 1: for that one year, Like he's big, he's strong, he's mean, 409 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:44,920 Speaker 1: he's this, and he was every bed of that when 410 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 1: he got here. He was that guy. So you kind 411 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:49,600 Speaker 1: of knew he was going to be too expensive to sign. 412 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:51,399 Speaker 1: Maybe he'll have a change of heart and say I 413 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 1: want to come back at this rate. But if you 414 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:56,639 Speaker 1: have to replace him, I think some of the guys 415 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: are already here. Here's a guy that we never mentioned. 416 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:02,960 Speaker 1: Now he's been for two seasons and hasn't really played 417 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:07,560 Speaker 1: that much. Tanzel Smart Okay, yeah, okay, So here's a 418 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:09,879 Speaker 1: guy that's been in your system. He knows it, he 419 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:12,639 Speaker 1: knows about he knows everything we talked about when we 420 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:14,960 Speaker 1: talked about Fowler. Sure, he knows how to play with 421 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:18,000 Speaker 1: these guys. He knows what they're about. So there's a 422 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:21,480 Speaker 1: guy that could be getting more reps, Sebastian Joseph Day. 423 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:24,120 Speaker 1: I see him walking with Franklin Myers before the game, 424 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:26,400 Speaker 1: and they're both huge and young. How do you get 425 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:28,760 Speaker 1: both of those guys on the field at the same time. Well, 426 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:32,440 Speaker 1: this might be your best opportunity. So there is no 427 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 1: direct replacement, but there are some candidates in a rotational 428 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:39,400 Speaker 1: basis that can fill that spot. Yes, they're already here. 429 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 1: I would agree with that, and I thought it was interesting, 430 00:19:42,119 --> 00:19:43,679 Speaker 1: and I wish I could remember off the top of 431 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:46,159 Speaker 1: my head, which if it were Sneider McVeigh said this. 432 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 1: I think it was Snead, but he said that there's 433 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 1: some position flexibility with Michael Brocker's that you can also 434 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 1: put him at nose tackle. And now it's something that 435 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 1: the Rams have not really done since. I want to 436 00:19:56,640 --> 00:20:00,119 Speaker 1: go back to like Week four of twenty seventeen against Dallas, 437 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:01,679 Speaker 1: when I feel like they started playing him at the 438 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:05,239 Speaker 1: five technique and Brockers has mostly been there since then, 439 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:08,160 Speaker 1: unless we're talking about obvious passing downs where Brockers would 440 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:11,479 Speaker 1: shift inside to the nose, etc. Etc. Right, But I 441 00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 1: think if we're talking about that base three four there's 442 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 1: a chance that, you know, you get a guy like Brockers, 443 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 1: you put him at the nose, and maybe you put 444 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:22,120 Speaker 1: John Franklin Myers at the five, or you know, maybe 445 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:24,720 Speaker 1: it's Sebastian Joseph Day that plays the nose or Tanzelle 446 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:27,199 Speaker 1: Smart that plays the nose. There are options, and I 447 00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 1: agree with you that can't help replace that production from 448 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:32,639 Speaker 1: Dominican Sue. But the biggest thing you're you're not going 449 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:35,680 Speaker 1: to replace is just a snap count, right Like, he's 450 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:38,720 Speaker 1: on the field for eighty to ninety percent of the 451 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:42,040 Speaker 1: defensive snaps basically every game, and that's kind of unheard 452 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:44,680 Speaker 1: of for a defensive lineman. And the Rams had two 453 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:47,399 Speaker 1: linemen that did it last year, and Sue and Aaron Donald. 454 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:50,720 Speaker 1: He's out there all the time. You know, he's out 455 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 1: there because he can and you can't get him off. 456 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 1: So yeah, I mean, I think Brock has played. I 457 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:58,000 Speaker 1: remember when Brock was the three before Aaron came in, 458 00:20:58,040 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 1: and then they had the flop Brock to the interior 459 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:02,520 Speaker 1: your position to let Donald rush the pastor on the 460 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 1: outside of the guard so he can do it. And 461 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 1: I'm sure he would accept that role, just like he 462 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:09,200 Speaker 1: accepted the five. Yes, the five. You're not going to 463 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:11,880 Speaker 1: make a ton of plays out there. You know. If 464 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:14,159 Speaker 1: the defense gets off the field and three plays and 465 00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 1: you don't make a play, you've done your job. Yes, yeah, 466 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:19,919 Speaker 1: same thing with nose. So every now and then, the 467 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:21,960 Speaker 1: game is going to be on your shoulders more often 468 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: than not. It's not going to be but if you 469 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 1: play a bad game, it's really gonna stand out. If 470 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 1: you play a great game, probably no one's going to notice, 471 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:32,880 Speaker 1: accept your coordinator. So I mean, that's that's a tough 472 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 1: role to live in when one guy is getting all 473 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 1: the credit for making big plays and you're not. But 474 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:40,520 Speaker 1: you may be the most important person on the field, 475 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:43,920 Speaker 1: but only your coordinator is the guy saying congrats for it. Well, 476 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:45,719 Speaker 1: I think we kind of saw that and again as 477 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:47,640 Speaker 1: we go back to the twenty seventeen season, but think 478 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:51,000 Speaker 1: about that Atlanta playoff game right where Yea Brockers goes 479 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:53,400 Speaker 1: out and all of a sudden, you know, the Falcons 480 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 1: are able to run it down the field. And why well, 481 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 1: because your five technique is gone. Big Brocks over there. 482 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 1: Yeah he's on the bed instead of being on the field. 483 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:04,440 Speaker 1: So um, you know, look he's it's it's it's tough 484 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:06,560 Speaker 1: for me to tell people he's actually gotten better. But 485 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:10,239 Speaker 1: for what he was asked to do and what he 486 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:12,359 Speaker 1: needed to do to be successful, I thought he was 487 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:15,960 Speaker 1: every bit as dominant as anybody else we just talked about. Yes, yeah, 488 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:18,399 Speaker 1: I mean he was really really violent with his hands. 489 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:21,240 Speaker 1: He was really really explosive when need when he needed 490 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:22,919 Speaker 1: to be. Now, the only thing I could say is, 491 00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:26,399 Speaker 1: get started a little earlier in the game. Yeah, in 492 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:28,800 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter he's throwing people around. Start the game 493 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:31,600 Speaker 1: that way. Yeah, all right, Well that's something that I 494 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:33,920 Speaker 1: think we can definitely monitor. Um, here's a rumor I 495 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 1: saw today Clay Matthews is apparently interested in the Rams, 496 00:22:38,840 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: and the Rams may have some interest in him as well. 497 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:44,520 Speaker 1: Ian Rappaport of NFL Network said that now, DeMarco, you 498 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 1: are smiling, which nobody else can see but me in 499 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:52,360 Speaker 1: the studio big time. Yeah. Absolutely, Yeah, man, I mean, 500 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:55,639 Speaker 1: why is there a no with Clay Matthews. I don't know, Okay, 501 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:57,480 Speaker 1: I just why why is this a bad thing? Like 502 00:22:57,480 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 1: I don't think it's a bad thing. I just I 503 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 1: just I just feel like, you know, the the the 504 00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:04,320 Speaker 1: pundits and the bloggers are ready to pounce on this 505 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:08,239 Speaker 1: because he's older, so right, I mean, as long as 506 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:10,760 Speaker 1: he can still make place. I mean it still can right. 507 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:13,080 Speaker 1: It kind of to me, it depends on what he's 508 00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:16,760 Speaker 1: asked to do, right, I mean, And for a guy 509 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:19,399 Speaker 1: like him, my thought would be, all right, you probably 510 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:24,720 Speaker 1: want him to rush the passer on third downs, no doubt. Yeah, right, 511 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:28,400 Speaker 1: so I mean I don't I don't know, but that 512 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:31,320 Speaker 1: would be like the obvious thing to me. He does 513 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:35,400 Speaker 1: the same thing as Sampson Ebcomb. Right, that's the same position. 514 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:38,440 Speaker 1: That's what you would ask him to do. Be good 515 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:40,520 Speaker 1: and run support and when it's time to rust the passer, 516 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:42,800 Speaker 1: rust the passer. She may have to drop every now 517 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 1: and then and cover a guy. It's the same position. Yes, yeah, 518 00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:48,160 Speaker 1: And he's one of the best, add it. So if 519 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:51,159 Speaker 1: you have a chance to add to add just fifty 520 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 1: percent of his game, hey, we're bringing you off the 521 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:54,680 Speaker 1: bench to rust the passer. I would take that in 522 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 1: a heartbeat. Absolutely. Well, that's the interesting thing I think 523 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:01,959 Speaker 1: right now, pass rushers, it seems like, you know, those 524 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:05,600 Speaker 1: guys are kind of like going with quarterbacks is as 525 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:08,920 Speaker 1: long as you're just a specialist, you can keep doing 526 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:11,600 Speaker 1: this for a very long time, right, Like Terrell Suggs 527 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:13,960 Speaker 1: now signing a one year deal in Arizona. That's somebody 528 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 1: the Rams are gonna have to deal with. Scary. Yeah, 529 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 1: it is, isn't it scary? It sure is. Another guy 530 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 1: like Julius Peppers who seemed to be playing for a 531 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:24,000 Speaker 1: hundred years and he just retired in Carolina. Dwight Freeney 532 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 1: another guy that comes to mind who kept going, you know, 533 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:28,480 Speaker 1: one year deals and he's coming off and he's rushing 534 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:30,159 Speaker 1: the passer still at a high level. You can be 535 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 1: a mercenary if you can rush the passer. Yeah, I mean, 536 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:35,720 Speaker 1: look like Suggs. I'm glad you brought him up. Sugs 537 00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:38,119 Speaker 1: in Arizona can still bring it eight sacks last year. Right. 538 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 1: If you pair him with Chandler Jones, you've got issues 539 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 1: as an offense. Yeah. But it's not just his technique 540 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 1: or his moves that beat you. He understands protection, he 541 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:51,239 Speaker 1: understands where who is trying to block him in hell 542 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 1: and what you're trying to do, and how he can 543 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:56,520 Speaker 1: disrupt that, you know what I mean. Same thing with 544 00:24:56,600 --> 00:25:00,560 Speaker 1: Clay Matthews. How he can just disrupt when you're sliding 545 00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 1: protection towards Aaron. If you want a guy that can 546 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:05,560 Speaker 1: definitely take advantage of a slide going away from him, 547 00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:07,640 Speaker 1: it would be Clay Matthews. Oh really, you're gonna bring 548 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:09,240 Speaker 1: the world that way and bring this guy on me. 549 00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:11,000 Speaker 1: I'll beat it, you know what I mean? Yes, And 550 00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:13,119 Speaker 1: that's that's how he's made his career, right, That's how 551 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:17,320 Speaker 1: Kevin Green got to the Hall of Fame. Yeah, well 552 00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:20,159 Speaker 1: it's interesting. I mean to me, it sounds like the 553 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:22,520 Speaker 1: same kind of things that we're talking about with Eric Weddle. Right. 554 00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:26,160 Speaker 1: You just if a guy has experience and can still play, 555 00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 1: it puts him in a different class almost because you 556 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:33,520 Speaker 1: can use that experience against another offense. Yeah, you're here. 557 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:36,040 Speaker 1: I mean, you're you're building a team to beat Seattle. 558 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 1: You're building a team to beat San Francisco, right, just 559 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:42,119 Speaker 1: like they're building to beat you. So that's your division, 560 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:43,760 Speaker 1: and that's where you have to start because you play 561 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:46,359 Speaker 1: them twice a year. Right. So yeah, I mean, if 562 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:51,080 Speaker 1: anyways you can find to get more pressure on Russell Wilson, 563 00:25:51,119 --> 00:25:53,960 Speaker 1: you do it, just like anyway you can find any 564 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 1: way possible to get more pressure on Jared Goff you 565 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:58,679 Speaker 1: do it. Look at the forty nine ers, look at 566 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:01,040 Speaker 1: Arizona right now. Yes, yeah, you have to get heat. 567 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:04,000 Speaker 1: If you can find those mercenaries that are available for 568 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:06,760 Speaker 1: the right price, bring him in. Yes, yes, no doubt 569 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 1: about it. I do want to talk hit this before 570 00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:10,879 Speaker 1: we talk about one guy who is no longer with 571 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:14,080 Speaker 1: the team. But the restricted free agents. So the Rams 572 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:17,159 Speaker 1: tendered all four of their restricted free agents, three with 573 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:19,879 Speaker 1: the original round slash right at first refusal tender, and 574 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:22,040 Speaker 1: then one with the second rounders, so to go through 575 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:25,160 Speaker 1: those quickly. Troy Hill, an undrafted free agent, he's got 576 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:28,520 Speaker 1: right of first refusal. Malcolm Brown running back, he also 577 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:30,920 Speaker 1: is an undrafted free agent, has right of first refusal. 578 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:34,480 Speaker 1: Blake Countess though safety, when he receives the original round tender. 579 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:36,480 Speaker 1: He was actually a sixth round pick by the Eagles. 580 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:39,119 Speaker 1: So if he signs an offer sheet and the Rams 581 00:26:39,119 --> 00:26:42,080 Speaker 1: decline to match it, that team would owe the Rams 582 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:44,879 Speaker 1: a sixth round pick. And then Corey Lyttleton, the starting 583 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:47,879 Speaker 1: middle linebacker for the Rams and defensive signal caller, received 584 00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 1: a second round tender. So that is really to dissuade, 585 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:53,720 Speaker 1: you know, teams from being like, all right, we want 586 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:55,640 Speaker 1: to sign him to an offer sheet, because the second 587 00:26:55,720 --> 00:26:57,560 Speaker 1: round pick is kind of a high price to pay 588 00:26:57,880 --> 00:27:00,520 Speaker 1: for a guy who is one year you're as a 589 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:03,119 Speaker 1: starting middle linebacker and he was undrafted as well, right, Yes, 590 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:05,960 Speaker 1: so three of those guys were undrafted. Yes, and here 591 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:09,040 Speaker 1: they are still in the league. Yeah. I love that 592 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:12,480 Speaker 1: scouting department, don't you. Yeah? Yeah, I mean who do 593 00:27:12,560 --> 00:27:14,399 Speaker 1: I mean? Some guys that takes a little bit longer 594 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:17,920 Speaker 1: to you know, I guess reach their potential. But all 595 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 1: three guys have been so important. Troy Hill was four guys. 596 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:25,440 Speaker 1: Excuse me, Troy Hill was so important to this football 597 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:28,240 Speaker 1: team as a once as a starter and then as 598 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:30,720 Speaker 1: a spot duty back up. You know, you're the next 599 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:32,280 Speaker 1: guy up if we lose a guy, and we're going 600 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:33,960 Speaker 1: to count on you just as much as we count 601 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:36,080 Speaker 1: on the other guy. So important. We don't have to 602 00:27:36,119 --> 00:27:38,920 Speaker 1: talk about Malcolm Brown anymore. We love him. How many 603 00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:40,760 Speaker 1: times have we talked about Malcolm Brown in this room? 604 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:43,000 Speaker 1: I think we've talked about Malcolm Brown in this room 605 00:27:43,040 --> 00:27:46,480 Speaker 1: a lot. But it's interesting to me that, you know, 606 00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:49,919 Speaker 1: I don't think people understand just how good Malcolm Brown was. 607 00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:54,679 Speaker 1: And I think that's almost Yes, what I mean was 608 00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:57,640 Speaker 1: in the context of the twenty eighteen season, right like 609 00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:01,600 Speaker 1: four point nine yards per care as a backup is 610 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:05,040 Speaker 1: very good. That means that when you brought him in, 611 00:28:05,280 --> 00:28:08,720 Speaker 1: he's essentially taken five getting five yards a pop. That's 612 00:28:08,760 --> 00:28:11,919 Speaker 1: why you didn't necessarily miss Todd Gurley when he was 613 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:15,159 Speaker 1: on the sidelines for the at that time fifteen percent 614 00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:17,560 Speaker 1: of the time that he was So I mean that 615 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:20,159 Speaker 1: in the sense that when Malcolm Brown was injured, he 616 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:22,639 Speaker 1: was playing about fifteen percent of the offensive snaps, and 617 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:24,640 Speaker 1: that was before Todd Gurley got hurt, et cetera, et cetera. 618 00:28:25,119 --> 00:28:29,440 Speaker 1: So I to me, I think the Rams don't necessarily 619 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:32,400 Speaker 1: need to bring back C. J. Anderson if Malcolm Brown 620 00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:35,880 Speaker 1: is healthy. And I don't know that many people really 621 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:38,880 Speaker 1: realize that, especially with the amount of questions that you know, 622 00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:41,360 Speaker 1: I get and probably you get, and you know in 623 00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:45,120 Speaker 1: press conferences even you know two less sneed Sean McVay, 624 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:47,280 Speaker 1: what do you think about bring back CJ. Anderson, et cetera, 625 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:49,840 Speaker 1: et cetera. If you have a guy like Malcolm Brown 626 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:52,800 Speaker 1: who has proven that he can do that kind of production, 627 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:56,040 Speaker 1: do you need C. J. Anderson? Not? Probably? Not? No, 628 00:28:56,640 --> 00:29:00,400 Speaker 1: I mean, look, and I don't hurt. He wouldn't wouldn't 629 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:02,520 Speaker 1: have happened exactly unless need said that the other day. 630 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:04,360 Speaker 1: And I don't mean to say that to take away 631 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:07,959 Speaker 1: from anything that C. J. Anderson brought. He performed very 632 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:11,520 Speaker 1: very well, I thought, especially in those two regular season games, 633 00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:14,280 Speaker 1: and you know, he was good in pass protection. You 634 00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:16,959 Speaker 1: could see that he brought some veteran leadership to the squad, 635 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:18,360 Speaker 1: just based on the fact that he'd been to the 636 00:29:18,360 --> 00:29:23,080 Speaker 1: Super Bowl before. But again, I feel I would feel 637 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:26,520 Speaker 1: very good about the running back situation with Todd Gurley 638 00:29:26,520 --> 00:29:29,560 Speaker 1: backed up by Malcolm Brown next year. Funny, I was 639 00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:33,800 Speaker 1: actually disappointed and happy at the same time when C. J. 640 00:29:33,920 --> 00:29:35,960 Speaker 1: Anderson was carving up these defenses at the end of 641 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:38,960 Speaker 1: the year. I was happy, right, but I was disappointed 642 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:41,560 Speaker 1: that it wasn't Malcolm right, you know what I mean? Right, 643 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:43,960 Speaker 1: You're right, I mean, wow, this should have been him 644 00:29:44,160 --> 00:29:46,400 Speaker 1: if he didn't get injured. And I looked at my 645 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:48,680 Speaker 1: notes on Malcolm Brown before we came here, and they're 646 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:51,000 Speaker 1: all the same. It's the same thing. The guy runs. 647 00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:54,240 Speaker 1: He is the most disciplined running back probably I've ever seen. 648 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:57,760 Speaker 1: When you say thirty four whatever, that's exactly the hole 649 00:29:57,760 --> 00:30:00,280 Speaker 1: he's running through, you know what I mean, Yes, he is. 650 00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 1: I think he'd be a thousand yard back as a starter. 651 00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:06,680 Speaker 1: I mean I mean, just an explosive type, you know, 652 00:30:06,800 --> 00:30:09,480 Speaker 1: run downhill back. And I think he's the perfect backup 653 00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:12,680 Speaker 1: to Todd Gurley, you know, slash and dash, whatever names 654 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:14,200 Speaker 1: you want to come up with. I think he is 655 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:16,840 Speaker 1: absolutely perfect. He does not give the defense a chance 656 00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:20,400 Speaker 1: to breathe right, and that's the most important thing if 657 00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:22,400 Speaker 1: you're going to have a backup running. But you can't 658 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:25,080 Speaker 1: give the defense a chance to read, just because you 659 00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:27,800 Speaker 1: know the league's leader in touchdowns is not on the field. 660 00:30:28,120 --> 00:30:30,760 Speaker 1: And if you look at what the Rams were able 661 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:33,040 Speaker 1: to do with both of those guys through the first 662 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:36,040 Speaker 1: I guess thirteen fourteen weeks of the season because he 663 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:39,520 Speaker 1: went out against Detroit, that's to me is what it showed. 664 00:30:39,600 --> 00:30:41,960 Speaker 1: And Malcolm Brown played a really really important role on 665 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:45,280 Speaker 1: special teams as well. So I don't know. I mean, 666 00:30:45,560 --> 00:30:47,959 Speaker 1: we have the argument the last time about Todd Gurley 667 00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:49,880 Speaker 1: and his knee, and I don't really know. I don't 668 00:30:49,920 --> 00:30:53,280 Speaker 1: want to have that conversation again because we've had it 669 00:30:53,440 --> 00:30:57,960 Speaker 1: enough times. But I will tell you this that Sean 670 00:30:58,040 --> 00:31:01,120 Speaker 1: McVay talked about, you know the definition arthride basically said 671 00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:03,760 Speaker 1: exactly what I was saying on the podcast. What he 672 00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:07,120 Speaker 1: when somebody asked him, what is the depth? You know, 673 00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:09,400 Speaker 1: does Todd Grilly have arthritis in his knee? And Sean 674 00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:12,080 Speaker 1: McVay shot back, well, I shouldn't say shot back. He 675 00:31:12,200 --> 00:31:14,640 Speaker 1: asked back, well do you know what the definition of 676 00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:18,680 Speaker 1: arthritis is? And the room kind of went silent, which 677 00:31:18,720 --> 00:31:21,440 Speaker 1: was interesting. But I actually I have the quote right 678 00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:23,680 Speaker 1: here that mcvays said that I thought was interesting. So 679 00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:26,320 Speaker 1: mcvays goes, when I start to get into the specifics, 680 00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:29,080 Speaker 1: I don't know exactly medically when you cagor what you 681 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:32,880 Speaker 1: categorize what arthritis is. But I've never seen a guy 682 00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:35,200 Speaker 1: on the medical report, on the injury report with that. 683 00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:37,720 Speaker 1: And I think if you said, is there aware in tear? 684 00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:42,120 Speaker 1: Was there a pounding that that knee took? Absolutely? So yeah, 685 00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:47,920 Speaker 1: right here we are. I'm trying to say that I'm 686 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:51,520 Speaker 1: staying consistent on what I've been saying, and you don't 687 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:54,480 Speaker 1: get an apology. As I go back to the conversation. 688 00:31:54,560 --> 00:31:56,640 Speaker 1: That's a long way around saying you're not going to 689 00:31:56,720 --> 00:32:00,400 Speaker 1: apologize yep. Um No, the guys at the end of 690 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:04,560 Speaker 1: the roster as well, John Kelly looking forward to his 691 00:32:04,680 --> 00:32:09,120 Speaker 1: next shot at it, because that's also a reason C. J. 692 00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:12,360 Speaker 1: Anderson showed up here. Yeah, you weren't ready at the 693 00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:16,440 Speaker 1: back end of the running back room. So hopefully with 694 00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:20,360 Speaker 1: an offseason he'll get better. So we'll see. Look, I 695 00:32:20,360 --> 00:32:23,400 Speaker 1: hope Malcolm Brown has a chance to stay. I hope 696 00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:25,960 Speaker 1: he has a chance to continue his career because if 697 00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:28,400 Speaker 1: not here, then whoever gets him, you're getting the hell 698 00:32:28,440 --> 00:32:31,000 Speaker 1: of a running back. Yes, yeah, no doubt about it 699 00:32:31,000 --> 00:32:33,200 Speaker 1: at all. So I also want to touch on these 700 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:37,120 Speaker 1: exclusive rights free agents. So Darrell Hodge, Joe Joe Natson, 701 00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:41,080 Speaker 1: Kevin Peterson, Dominiquatfield, Morgan Fox all were tendered and that 702 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:43,800 Speaker 1: basically means that they will be with the Los Angeles 703 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:47,560 Speaker 1: Rins for the twenty nineteen season. Specifically with Morgan Fox 704 00:32:47,600 --> 00:32:50,600 Speaker 1: and Kevin Peterson. Though, I think if those guys are 705 00:32:50,600 --> 00:32:53,280 Speaker 1: healthy and they had season ending knee injuries during the 706 00:32:53,320 --> 00:32:56,200 Speaker 1: off season program in training camp, I think those can 707 00:32:56,240 --> 00:32:58,760 Speaker 1: be really important death pieces. Oh no, you know, we 708 00:32:58,800 --> 00:33:01,600 Speaker 1: talk about Morgan Fox. He looked like he was going 709 00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:04,520 Speaker 1: to take a real step forward. Back in OTAs before 710 00:33:04,560 --> 00:33:06,960 Speaker 1: he suffered the knee injury, and I thought Kevin Peterson 711 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:09,680 Speaker 1: was having an outstanding training camp before he tore his 712 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:12,440 Speaker 1: acl Like yeah against the Ravens in that preseason. Morgan 713 00:33:12,520 --> 00:33:15,120 Speaker 1: Fox is a slippery s ob rushing the passer and 714 00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:16,840 Speaker 1: you can delete that if you need to, but he is. 715 00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:21,000 Speaker 1: He is slippery as all get out when he rushes. 716 00:33:21,040 --> 00:33:23,200 Speaker 1: I mean, he is really really good at what he does, 717 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:26,560 Speaker 1: and he's stronger at the point of attack. Then he 718 00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:29,400 Speaker 1: looks sure yeah, I mean he plays and he's quick. 719 00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:32,920 Speaker 1: If he can't outpower you, he'll slide to the side 720 00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:37,200 Speaker 1: and beat you up field, kind of like ninety nine does. So. 721 00:33:37,520 --> 00:33:43,080 Speaker 1: Another guy, Matt Longacre, same thing, very technical. He has 722 00:33:43,120 --> 00:33:45,800 Speaker 1: a funny way of being one of the best guys 723 00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:49,040 Speaker 1: around cut time, like I just can't let you go, 724 00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:51,200 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. He's that sort of guy. 725 00:33:51,320 --> 00:33:55,200 Speaker 1: So had he stayed healthy, who knows where what he 726 00:33:55,240 --> 00:33:56,880 Speaker 1: would have done and where he would have lined up 727 00:33:56,880 --> 00:33:59,040 Speaker 1: and how much he would have played. But I bet 728 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:01,600 Speaker 1: he would have been in the mind at some point 729 00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:03,800 Speaker 1: last season, no doubt. I mean that was part of 730 00:34:03,800 --> 00:34:06,240 Speaker 1: why the Rams had to continue to address the outside 731 00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:09,200 Speaker 1: linebacker position because he was almost in position to be 732 00:34:09,239 --> 00:34:12,080 Speaker 1: a starter, you know, after they allowed card and Borrowin 733 00:34:12,160 --> 00:34:14,759 Speaker 1: to go into free agency, didn't resign him. You know, 734 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:18,400 Speaker 1: he was like taking those starters reps during the offseason program. 735 00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:21,440 Speaker 1: So you know, we don't know what would have happened. Obviously, 736 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:24,440 Speaker 1: um and the Rams ended up okay, clearly as they 737 00:34:24,480 --> 00:34:27,120 Speaker 1: went to the super Bowl. But I think that there's 738 00:34:27,160 --> 00:34:29,160 Speaker 1: something that he can really add. I just I think 739 00:34:29,200 --> 00:34:34,200 Speaker 1: about the preseason game from twenty sixteen, Week four, but 740 00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:37,480 Speaker 1: that was the Morgan Fox company. Yeah, he had three sacks. 741 00:34:37,719 --> 00:34:41,040 Speaker 1: I guess it was Sage Rosenthals maybe unless time or 742 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:43,960 Speaker 1: oh no, it was the it was one of the 743 00:34:43,960 --> 00:34:47,840 Speaker 1: other guys from Joe Joel Stave. I think was the 744 00:34:47,920 --> 00:34:56,400 Speaker 1: guy really three? Goodness? What's his name again? What the 745 00:34:56,400 --> 00:34:59,439 Speaker 1: heck is going on with your watch? My watch just 746 00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:01,640 Speaker 1: appear only picked up the fact that I said from 747 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:05,480 Speaker 1: preseason week four in twenty sixteen, and then it started 748 00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:08,920 Speaker 1: talking about MLB games. We're getting too advance, ye see 749 00:35:08,960 --> 00:35:10,600 Speaker 1: what I mean. I don't know why that happens. To 750 00:35:10,680 --> 00:35:12,879 Speaker 1: turn on your blender for you watch, it probably could 751 00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:17,399 Speaker 1: probably did already. Yeah, yeah, your car's gone anyway. Yeah, 752 00:35:17,520 --> 00:35:20,960 Speaker 1: go go gadget ring right. No, But I mean the 753 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:23,200 Speaker 1: thing that I always liked about five. You can tell 754 00:35:23,320 --> 00:35:25,279 Speaker 1: he's happy to be here and he wants to be 755 00:35:25,320 --> 00:35:27,960 Speaker 1: a pro. But when he makes plays, he's not shocked 756 00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:30,840 Speaker 1: by it because he's done this before. When he was 757 00:35:30,920 --> 00:35:33,279 Speaker 1: in college, the guy was dominant. You know, he was 758 00:35:33,360 --> 00:35:35,560 Speaker 1: the guy. He was the Aaron Donald in college. You 759 00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:37,600 Speaker 1: know what I mean. He was a dominant guy. So 760 00:35:37,640 --> 00:35:41,239 Speaker 1: it's it's not surprising to him when he wins a 761 00:35:41,320 --> 00:35:43,640 Speaker 1: rep or beats a guy off a block to make 762 00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:46,800 Speaker 1: a tackle. So that I do like, so stay together, 763 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:49,960 Speaker 1: don't fall apart. You'll have a chance to be a 764 00:35:50,040 --> 00:35:51,600 Speaker 1: depth guy. And then when you get on the field, 765 00:35:51,680 --> 00:35:54,560 Speaker 1: make something happen. Yeah. Absolutely. Um. One guy definitely do 766 00:35:54,680 --> 00:35:58,560 Speaker 1: want to mention though, is Roger Saffold shout out going 767 00:35:58,600 --> 00:36:01,879 Speaker 1: to the Tennessee Titans. Signed a four year, four year deal. 768 00:36:01,960 --> 00:36:04,440 Speaker 1: Excuse me, easy for me to say with Tennessee. So 769 00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:06,279 Speaker 1: he will now be paired up with Tail Lawan on 770 00:36:06,320 --> 00:36:08,839 Speaker 1: the left side of that line, and ooh baby, that's 771 00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:12,279 Speaker 1: gonna be not fun for defenses when you've got to 772 00:36:12,280 --> 00:36:14,799 Speaker 1: tackle Derrick Henry and you got to compete with those 773 00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:19,160 Speaker 1: two guys. Um, when you watch people on film, they're 774 00:36:19,160 --> 00:36:21,480 Speaker 1: either good or bad regardless of how you feel about 775 00:36:21,480 --> 00:36:25,120 Speaker 1: a guy right personally, Yes, Um, Roger's gonna force me 776 00:36:25,160 --> 00:36:30,919 Speaker 1: to like Taylor Law is tremendous athlete, great tackle. Wish 777 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:32,920 Speaker 1: you had him, you know what I mean? Like, wow, 778 00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:35,879 Speaker 1: that guy, Like when you think left tackle, you look 779 00:36:35,920 --> 00:36:38,880 Speaker 1: at him, right. Yeah, but just all the other stuff 780 00:36:38,960 --> 00:36:41,480 Speaker 1: drives me nuts. So maybe all the other stuff will 781 00:36:41,560 --> 00:36:45,160 Speaker 1: kind of go away now that Roger's next to him. 782 00:36:45,200 --> 00:36:47,959 Speaker 1: Maybe maybe we'll see or maybe Roger becomes that guy. 783 00:36:48,120 --> 00:36:51,680 Speaker 1: Maybe yeah, maybe they become in Tennessee, you know, why not? 784 00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:54,680 Speaker 1: And look, the guys earned it, Um, Roger. How many 785 00:36:54,680 --> 00:36:58,880 Speaker 1: times is Roger knocked on desk door NFL wise? Probably 786 00:36:59,080 --> 00:37:02,400 Speaker 1: far too many for you know one guy that you 787 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:04,640 Speaker 1: would like to count. Yeah, So here you are and 788 00:37:04,680 --> 00:37:08,239 Speaker 1: you're making eleven mill per I think, so, Yeah, well 789 00:37:08,280 --> 00:37:11,000 Speaker 1: deserve brother, You've earned it. Yeah, good for you. Yes, 790 00:37:11,239 --> 00:37:13,400 Speaker 1: no doubt about it. And one of the great guys 791 00:37:13,520 --> 00:37:15,840 Speaker 1: of the RAMS locker room obviously had been the longest 792 00:37:15,880 --> 00:37:20,480 Speaker 1: tenured RAM, which that distinction now goes to Jake McQuaid. Crazy. Yeah, 793 00:37:20,520 --> 00:37:23,800 Speaker 1: it's always the long snapper, always long. It's funny. And 794 00:37:23,840 --> 00:37:25,560 Speaker 1: they'll never teach you how to long snap. No, they 795 00:37:25,560 --> 00:37:28,439 Speaker 1: will not. I dare you ask him when you see 796 00:37:28,520 --> 00:37:30,680 Speaker 1: him next, ask him to teach you how to long snap. No, 797 00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:33,680 Speaker 1: see the look he gives you. It probably wouldn't be 798 00:37:33,760 --> 00:37:36,440 Speaker 1: very kind. But on the on a personal note, I do, 799 00:37:36,719 --> 00:37:39,880 Speaker 1: I'm really happy for Roger happy. It's obviously bittersweet because 800 00:37:40,040 --> 00:37:41,759 Speaker 1: when you get to know a guy and he's been 801 00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:43,680 Speaker 1: around here for much longer than I have, you know, 802 00:37:43,760 --> 00:37:47,400 Speaker 1: it's he was always one that would answer the questions 803 00:37:47,440 --> 00:37:49,560 Speaker 1: and even in you know, the roughest times. I think 804 00:37:49,600 --> 00:37:52,760 Speaker 1: about twenty sixteen and you know, we gotta get something 805 00:37:52,960 --> 00:37:54,600 Speaker 1: out of the locker room. The Rams and lost their 806 00:37:54,640 --> 00:37:57,319 Speaker 1: fifth sixth game in a row, and it's so frustrating, 807 00:37:57,360 --> 00:37:59,200 Speaker 1: and you could see it on his face. You know 808 00:37:59,280 --> 00:38:02,840 Speaker 1: something had a chance, and it's it's nice when a 809 00:38:02,920 --> 00:38:05,680 Speaker 1: guy like that is around for the turnaround and you 810 00:38:05,719 --> 00:38:07,640 Speaker 1: wish they could have finished it off on the Super Bowl. 811 00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:11,000 Speaker 1: But you know, I just I wish Roger staffled all 812 00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:14,280 Speaker 1: the beast. Absolutely. It's it's more of the McVeigh effect, 813 00:38:14,920 --> 00:38:17,600 Speaker 1: you know, watching Roger do the press conference in Tennessee 814 00:38:17,640 --> 00:38:20,040 Speaker 1: that was weird with a Tennessee logo behind him that 815 00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:22,439 Speaker 1: it was just odd. This doesn't make sense. I guess 816 00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:24,440 Speaker 1: I have to get used to this, But it seems 817 00:38:24,480 --> 00:38:27,040 Speaker 1: like that's been happening a lot with people that come 818 00:38:27,120 --> 00:38:29,799 Speaker 1: through here. You either get a head coaching job or 819 00:38:29,840 --> 00:38:32,360 Speaker 1: you get paid big money, you know what I mean. So, 820 00:38:32,520 --> 00:38:35,879 Speaker 1: I mean that's what happens when you win. You lose 821 00:38:35,920 --> 00:38:38,719 Speaker 1: good coaches, you lose good players. You do you do um. 822 00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:43,560 Speaker 1: But so now, without Roger staffled and John Sullivan the 823 00:38:43,600 --> 00:38:46,319 Speaker 1: option being declined, you're gonna have to integrate two new 824 00:38:46,440 --> 00:38:49,839 Speaker 1: starters onto this offensive line. And as of right now, 825 00:38:50,280 --> 00:38:52,359 Speaker 1: you know, Sneet and McVeigh were saying that that would 826 00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:55,000 Speaker 1: be Note Boom at left guard and then Brian Allen 827 00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:58,360 Speaker 1: at center. So yeah, you've had those guys in the 828 00:38:58,400 --> 00:39:01,120 Speaker 1: system for a year, and in theory, you would think 829 00:39:01,160 --> 00:39:03,560 Speaker 1: that you would like them to be able to step 830 00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:05,840 Speaker 1: up like an Austin blythe did who was in the 831 00:39:05,920 --> 00:39:09,160 Speaker 1: system for your practiced with the first team offensive line 832 00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:11,759 Speaker 1: on Wednesdays things like that, just like those rookies did 833 00:39:11,800 --> 00:39:13,719 Speaker 1: in this last year. You would like to think that 834 00:39:13,760 --> 00:39:17,920 Speaker 1: they can be really productive OL's just like Austin Blythe 835 00:39:17,960 --> 00:39:21,080 Speaker 1: was in eighteen on the way over again. It's a 836 00:39:21,120 --> 00:39:24,880 Speaker 1: long drive. It is a long drive for you. I 837 00:39:24,920 --> 00:39:28,920 Speaker 1: wouldn't be shocked if those guards were flopped. Really, I 838 00:39:28,920 --> 00:39:30,880 Speaker 1: wouldn't be surprised at all if you put Blythe at 839 00:39:30,960 --> 00:39:33,640 Speaker 1: left and note Booment right. Why. Well, I mean it 840 00:39:33,719 --> 00:39:36,919 Speaker 1: seems like right guard is a good place to learn 841 00:39:36,960 --> 00:39:39,920 Speaker 1: to cut your teeth, so to speak. If you have 842 00:39:40,040 --> 00:39:42,120 Speaker 1: a left tackle of the future, you could plan him 843 00:39:42,120 --> 00:39:44,279 Speaker 1: at left guard right guard, just to give him some 844 00:39:44,320 --> 00:39:46,759 Speaker 1: reps so he gets used, he gets used to the 845 00:39:46,760 --> 00:39:48,359 Speaker 1: speed of the game. So when you move him out 846 00:39:48,360 --> 00:39:49,800 Speaker 1: to left tackle, where he's going to play for the 847 00:39:49,840 --> 00:39:52,960 Speaker 1: rest of his life, he's ready to go. So if 848 00:39:52,960 --> 00:39:55,960 Speaker 1: you wanted to keep some continuity on that left side, 849 00:39:55,960 --> 00:39:58,399 Speaker 1: and you're gonna have two rookies, are two first year 850 00:39:58,480 --> 00:40:02,000 Speaker 1: guys starting, Yeah, first year starters, first year starters at 851 00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:04,719 Speaker 1: center and guard, you might want to flop one the 852 00:40:04,840 --> 00:40:08,040 Speaker 1: right guard, you know what I mean. Yeah, if your 853 00:40:08,080 --> 00:40:12,320 Speaker 1: center is going to be a first year guy, chances 854 00:40:12,360 --> 00:40:15,320 Speaker 1: are you want to make that left guard a little 855 00:40:15,360 --> 00:40:18,880 Speaker 1: more experienced because that's where they put their best pass rushers. 856 00:40:18,920 --> 00:40:21,719 Speaker 1: If that makes sense on the interior. On the interior, yeah, 857 00:40:21,760 --> 00:40:23,960 Speaker 1: I mean, everybody wants to go to that side to 858 00:40:24,040 --> 00:40:26,439 Speaker 1: get to Jared Goffs, So you want to make sure 859 00:40:26,560 --> 00:40:30,000 Speaker 1: that side is locked down at least communication wise. Okay, 860 00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:31,480 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. Yeah, So I wouldn't be 861 00:40:31,480 --> 00:40:34,640 Speaker 1: surprised like Jamal Brown. Remember that happened a couple of 862 00:40:34,760 --> 00:40:36,960 Speaker 1: years ago. We thought jamm was going to start here 863 00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:38,840 Speaker 1: and then he started over here at right guard and 864 00:40:38,880 --> 00:40:40,640 Speaker 1: they flopped him all of a sudden, yes, and then 865 00:40:40,680 --> 00:40:43,120 Speaker 1: they put him at left and right before the season started. 866 00:40:43,200 --> 00:40:47,280 Speaker 1: I was I wouldn't be surprised if you started flopped 867 00:40:47,440 --> 00:40:50,640 Speaker 1: or you started to see blythe going left a few 868 00:40:50,680 --> 00:40:53,360 Speaker 1: times just to see how it looks interesting. Yeah, yeah, 869 00:40:53,400 --> 00:40:55,280 Speaker 1: I mean, and that's what you have the off season 870 00:40:55,320 --> 00:40:58,000 Speaker 1: program for. You can work those kinds of things out. 871 00:40:58,120 --> 00:41:00,480 Speaker 1: I mean, in seventeen in the off season program, if 872 00:41:00,480 --> 00:41:03,520 Speaker 1: you remember, like they tried Rob Havenstein at right guard 873 00:41:03,719 --> 00:41:05,439 Speaker 1: right and were that Yeah, that was kind of weird 874 00:41:05,480 --> 00:41:08,879 Speaker 1: cross train everybody, yes, yeah, And just to make sure 875 00:41:08,960 --> 00:41:11,359 Speaker 1: that message gets sent out from center all the way 876 00:41:11,400 --> 00:41:14,399 Speaker 1: out to left and right tackle and the message that's 877 00:41:14,400 --> 00:41:16,759 Speaker 1: coming back as in no, I can't make sure that 878 00:41:16,800 --> 00:41:19,040 Speaker 1: gets back to the center before you snap the football, 879 00:41:19,600 --> 00:41:21,640 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. Yes, yeah, so if you 880 00:41:21,680 --> 00:41:25,480 Speaker 1: can control that, if you can maybe make it easier 881 00:41:25,520 --> 00:41:29,120 Speaker 1: by putting your most your more experienced guard to the 882 00:41:29,200 --> 00:41:32,560 Speaker 1: left side, it could help you offensively. That's interesting. I 883 00:41:32,600 --> 00:41:34,560 Speaker 1: mean it's not something that I would have thought of. 884 00:41:35,400 --> 00:41:38,640 Speaker 1: I mean, but even Austin Blythe is a season end 885 00:41:38,840 --> 00:41:41,200 Speaker 1: of experience right as a full time starter. Yeah, so 886 00:41:41,440 --> 00:41:44,080 Speaker 1: I mean you're going to having more inexperienced offensive line 887 00:41:44,120 --> 00:41:45,920 Speaker 1: no matter what. I mean. Your experience right now is 888 00:41:45,960 --> 00:41:48,080 Speaker 1: at the tackles with Whitworth with you know, because he's 889 00:41:48,080 --> 00:41:49,480 Speaker 1: been in the league for a hundred years, and then 890 00:41:49,560 --> 00:41:52,279 Speaker 1: Rob Havenstein going into a sixth season, excuse me, a 891 00:41:52,280 --> 00:41:55,960 Speaker 1: fifth season, So that is where your experience is, and 892 00:41:56,000 --> 00:41:58,440 Speaker 1: then you're gonna have to figure it out on the interior. Right. 893 00:41:58,719 --> 00:42:02,520 Speaker 1: I think that Aaron Kromer as your offensive line coach, 894 00:42:02,600 --> 00:42:05,520 Speaker 1: you have an advantage there, especially because it's not like 895 00:42:05,600 --> 00:42:08,080 Speaker 1: these guys are in their first year with the team. No, 896 00:42:08,239 --> 00:42:11,520 Speaker 1: and this isn't it's an offensive line friendly offense, you know. 897 00:42:11,600 --> 00:42:14,600 Speaker 1: I mean you could watch like four games of Andrew 898 00:42:14,600 --> 00:42:18,480 Speaker 1: Whitworth and it's just not as physical in the phone 899 00:42:18,480 --> 00:42:21,000 Speaker 1: booth like you think offensive line would be. Like his 900 00:42:21,080 --> 00:42:23,920 Speaker 1: most physical play sometimes on drives might be the pat 901 00:42:24,600 --> 00:42:27,440 Speaker 1: For the most part, he's run into two spots. You know, 902 00:42:27,520 --> 00:42:30,000 Speaker 1: he's cutting people off every now and then on a 903 00:42:30,040 --> 00:42:31,960 Speaker 1: third and short fourth and inches you got to root 904 00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:33,680 Speaker 1: somebody out. But for the most part, I mean, the 905 00:42:33,719 --> 00:42:36,359 Speaker 1: offense is moving around quite a bit, right. You saw 906 00:42:36,400 --> 00:42:39,880 Speaker 1: it when you lost Whitworth against was San Francisco for 907 00:42:40,200 --> 00:42:42,719 Speaker 1: the late yes week seventeen, Yes week seventeen and note 908 00:42:42,719 --> 00:42:44,680 Speaker 1: Boom comes in and you score on the same drive, 909 00:42:45,320 --> 00:42:47,400 Speaker 1: and not only that, you throw a screen to that side. 910 00:42:47,520 --> 00:42:50,880 Speaker 1: So it's very offensive line friendly. As long as you're athletic, 911 00:42:50,960 --> 00:42:53,239 Speaker 1: I think you'll be okay. But if you look at 912 00:42:53,280 --> 00:42:55,440 Speaker 1: note Boom, this is going back to right. The dude's 913 00:42:55,480 --> 00:42:58,680 Speaker 1: lower body is stout. You can handle being a right 914 00:42:58,719 --> 00:43:00,600 Speaker 1: side moler if you need him to be, you know 915 00:43:00,600 --> 00:43:02,080 Speaker 1: what I mean, And he's young enough to do it. 916 00:43:02,160 --> 00:43:05,399 Speaker 1: So um, I think, no matter what, if you lose 917 00:43:05,440 --> 00:43:07,560 Speaker 1: some experience, if you lose some age, if you lose 918 00:43:07,600 --> 00:43:09,960 Speaker 1: some games played, I still think you'll be a pretty 919 00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:13,440 Speaker 1: good functioning offense just by virtue of the offense. What 920 00:43:13,560 --> 00:43:16,160 Speaker 1: kind of offense you're running? Yes, yes, no doubt about it. 921 00:43:16,400 --> 00:43:18,359 Speaker 1: M Are there any other moves that you feel like 922 00:43:18,719 --> 00:43:20,919 Speaker 1: the Rams should be making right now in the free 923 00:43:20,920 --> 00:43:24,680 Speaker 1: agency period? Um, we're still in the first wave. But well, okay, 924 00:43:24,760 --> 00:43:28,640 Speaker 1: So so now you got Sugs and Chandler Jones in Arizona. 925 00:43:28,800 --> 00:43:32,200 Speaker 1: I still feel confident and comfortable with Witt and Havenstein. Okay, 926 00:43:32,280 --> 00:43:34,799 Speaker 1: D four's now in San Francisco? How do I feel now? 927 00:43:35,680 --> 00:43:37,920 Speaker 1: And what's the other the tall guy they have in 928 00:43:37,920 --> 00:43:40,279 Speaker 1: the middle. I can't remember his name, not Armstead, the 929 00:43:40,280 --> 00:43:43,040 Speaker 1: other one, the one that ripped. They have Buckner and 930 00:43:43,080 --> 00:43:46,360 Speaker 1: now they have d Ford. Okay, Buckner is still a problem. 931 00:43:46,360 --> 00:43:48,600 Speaker 1: But I still feel comfortable against Ford, you know what 932 00:43:48,680 --> 00:43:51,719 Speaker 1: I mean? So what's everyone doing around you to catch you? 933 00:43:52,239 --> 00:43:54,160 Speaker 1: I still think you're out in front with the guys 934 00:43:54,200 --> 00:43:56,560 Speaker 1: you have here and the guys you're keeping and the 935 00:43:56,600 --> 00:43:59,040 Speaker 1: guy you brought in and Weddle. I still think you're 936 00:43:59,080 --> 00:44:01,839 Speaker 1: okay there now. I can't wait to see what your 937 00:44:01,880 --> 00:44:04,879 Speaker 1: bring as far as depth in the draft or what's 938 00:44:04,960 --> 00:44:07,840 Speaker 1: left to do. But it seems like the right guys 939 00:44:08,200 --> 00:44:11,600 Speaker 1: are remaining with the football team, which is a good thing. Yes, yes, 940 00:44:11,680 --> 00:44:14,120 Speaker 1: I would agree with that. Around the league though, Man, 941 00:44:14,360 --> 00:44:17,160 Speaker 1: some of these moves are kind of nuts. You know, 942 00:44:17,280 --> 00:44:21,080 Speaker 1: with Antonio Brown now going to the Raiders, You've got 943 00:44:21,080 --> 00:44:24,320 Speaker 1: Odell Beckham Junior going to the Browns. I mean, I 944 00:44:24,360 --> 00:44:26,600 Speaker 1: can't tell you how surprised I am sort of by 945 00:44:26,600 --> 00:44:29,279 Speaker 1: both of those things. Yeah, and it's really interesting to see, 946 00:44:29,360 --> 00:44:31,719 Speaker 1: I mean from the perspective of somebody that grew up 947 00:44:31,760 --> 00:44:34,000 Speaker 1: in Cleveland. I mean, we were watching this before we 948 00:44:34,040 --> 00:44:35,880 Speaker 1: came in here to the studio. That guy in shape 949 00:44:35,880 --> 00:44:39,720 Speaker 1: the rights who's running around and gets the cops called 950 00:44:39,719 --> 00:44:42,120 Speaker 1: on him. That's funny. That's my hometown. Like that is 951 00:44:42,280 --> 00:44:45,840 Speaker 1: hilarious that that happened there, like in a place that 952 00:44:45,920 --> 00:44:47,880 Speaker 1: really is sort of a few blocks from where I 953 00:44:47,880 --> 00:44:52,719 Speaker 1: grew up. But the league right now is so interesting 954 00:44:52,760 --> 00:44:56,239 Speaker 1: because you're seeing, especially with this movement from wide receivers, 955 00:44:57,120 --> 00:45:01,160 Speaker 1: teams that have young quarterbacks especially, you know, they want 956 00:45:01,200 --> 00:45:03,520 Speaker 1: to load up and they want to be able to say, right, 957 00:45:03,560 --> 00:45:06,440 Speaker 1: we're competing now while we can still do all these things. 958 00:45:06,480 --> 00:45:08,399 Speaker 1: Like you look at the Browns and they're bringing guys 959 00:45:08,400 --> 00:45:12,160 Speaker 1: like Sheldon Richardson. They're trading for Olivier Vernon they're trading 960 00:45:12,160 --> 00:45:15,239 Speaker 1: for Odell Beckham junior. They're setting themselves up to make 961 00:45:15,280 --> 00:45:19,000 Speaker 1: a run with the young quarterback who's on the rookie contract, 962 00:45:19,000 --> 00:45:21,560 Speaker 1: and it's very similar to the setup that you see 963 00:45:21,600 --> 00:45:26,360 Speaker 1: here in Los Angeles. I think that's your your window now. Yeah, 964 00:45:26,400 --> 00:45:28,680 Speaker 1: before you pay your quarterback to go all in, which 965 00:45:29,360 --> 00:45:32,120 Speaker 1: it seems funny, you're gonna have to change that. What 966 00:45:32,160 --> 00:45:35,520 Speaker 1: do you mean you can't because eventually you're gonna have 967 00:45:35,520 --> 00:45:37,640 Speaker 1: to pay your quarterback. Yeah, if you win, if you 968 00:45:37,680 --> 00:45:39,960 Speaker 1: go all like Cleveland, if they go all in and 969 00:45:40,000 --> 00:45:43,200 Speaker 1: it turns out to be right and they're on the 970 00:45:43,200 --> 00:45:45,880 Speaker 1: doorstep of a Super Bowl, or when one when Baker 971 00:45:45,920 --> 00:45:48,319 Speaker 1: Mayfield's on his rookie contract, Well, eventually he's not going 972 00:45:48,360 --> 00:45:49,840 Speaker 1: to be on that contract and you're not going to 973 00:45:49,920 --> 00:45:52,120 Speaker 1: have that same team, you know what I mean. So, 974 00:45:52,400 --> 00:45:55,439 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't think that's sustainable unless you keep 975 00:45:55,800 --> 00:46:00,479 Speaker 1: the cost of your quarterback down. As in the next 976 00:46:00,520 --> 00:46:03,120 Speaker 1: three years, Baker Mayfield makes the Pro Bowl or is 977 00:46:03,560 --> 00:46:06,000 Speaker 1: three time All Pro and you've won a Super Bowl, 978 00:46:06,520 --> 00:46:09,719 Speaker 1: how can you keep the cost down? I mean that's 979 00:46:09,800 --> 00:46:12,040 Speaker 1: the isn't that the same question that the Rams are 980 00:46:12,040 --> 00:46:14,840 Speaker 1: going to have to answer pretty much, yeah, league wide everybody. 981 00:46:14,960 --> 00:46:17,560 Speaker 1: But I think as the salary cap continues to go up, 982 00:46:17,600 --> 00:46:19,880 Speaker 1: which it will, I mean, there's no reason for it 983 00:46:19,920 --> 00:46:22,200 Speaker 1: to not. It's basically gone up every year over the 984 00:46:22,239 --> 00:46:25,439 Speaker 1: last fifteen years, basically with the exceptions of a couple 985 00:46:25,440 --> 00:46:28,680 Speaker 1: of years. But as that continues to happen, and yes, 986 00:46:28,760 --> 00:46:30,960 Speaker 1: quarterbacks salaries are going to continue to go up. But 987 00:46:31,480 --> 00:46:33,959 Speaker 1: you have room in a lot of ways to still 988 00:46:34,000 --> 00:46:37,400 Speaker 1: compete if you if you're good at drafting, right, you 989 00:46:37,440 --> 00:46:39,480 Speaker 1: have to be able to draft and still develop your 990 00:46:39,480 --> 00:46:43,480 Speaker 1: players because otherwise it's not going to work. But I 991 00:46:43,520 --> 00:46:46,000 Speaker 1: think that you know, say we talk about the Los 992 00:46:46,040 --> 00:46:49,760 Speaker 1: Angeles Rams, right, if guys like note Boom and Alan 993 00:46:49,840 --> 00:46:52,359 Speaker 1: can step into starting rules this year, if you have 994 00:46:52,480 --> 00:46:55,640 Speaker 1: guys like Sebastian, Joseph Day, John Franklin Myers who can 995 00:46:55,640 --> 00:46:59,239 Speaker 1: continue to grow and grow into starting rules, that's how 996 00:46:59,280 --> 00:47:01,920 Speaker 1: you still compete. You have to use the draft and 997 00:47:01,960 --> 00:47:04,080 Speaker 1: you have to be able to draft very very well 998 00:47:04,320 --> 00:47:08,359 Speaker 1: in order to make sure your your cabinet is still full. Well, yeah, 999 00:47:08,640 --> 00:47:12,600 Speaker 1: starting with that quarterback, that young guy that's cheap also 1000 00:47:12,680 --> 00:47:17,120 Speaker 1: has to be very very good. But if you don't, 1001 00:47:17,120 --> 00:47:19,360 Speaker 1: if you don't get the quarterback right when you're a GM, 1002 00:47:19,440 --> 00:47:23,200 Speaker 1: then you're you're you know, getting fired, right, we know that. Yeah, yeah, 1003 00:47:23,600 --> 00:47:26,919 Speaker 1: you're starting over again. Yes, every four or five years, 1004 00:47:26,920 --> 00:47:29,200 Speaker 1: you're gonna be starting over again. Um, and like your 1005 00:47:29,200 --> 00:47:31,239 Speaker 1: whole team is going to be different. But it just 1006 00:47:31,280 --> 00:47:34,120 Speaker 1: seems like team's going all in when your quarterbacks on 1007 00:47:34,120 --> 00:47:38,440 Speaker 1: a rookie deal, that's gonna have to change at some point. 1008 00:47:38,680 --> 00:47:42,520 Speaker 1: I don't know how. Maybe you separate the quarterback the 1009 00:47:42,600 --> 00:47:46,000 Speaker 1: quarterbacks contract from the salary cap. I don't know, count 1010 00:47:46,040 --> 00:47:48,920 Speaker 1: them in a different way. But it always seems to 1011 00:47:49,040 --> 00:47:51,799 Speaker 1: end like if you get better, if Cleveland gets better 1012 00:47:51,840 --> 00:47:55,000 Speaker 1: and grows, as the Rams get better and grow, eventually 1013 00:47:55,120 --> 00:47:57,040 Speaker 1: most of the money is going towards your quarterback, which 1014 00:47:57,040 --> 00:48:00,000 Speaker 1: means it's going to cost you players like Seattle. Yeah, 1015 00:48:00,040 --> 00:48:01,600 Speaker 1: that's exactly the team that I was going to bring, 1016 00:48:01,719 --> 00:48:04,120 Speaker 1: just like Seattle. And then you're you're going back to 1017 00:48:04,160 --> 00:48:06,480 Speaker 1: the bottom or you're gonna have to find a way 1018 00:48:06,480 --> 00:48:10,040 Speaker 1: to keep competing with that and hope you become New England, right, 1019 00:48:10,120 --> 00:48:12,200 Speaker 1: you know what I mean? But that's few and far between. 1020 00:48:12,400 --> 00:48:14,720 Speaker 1: It's it is, But it's all about building a program 1021 00:48:14,719 --> 00:48:16,879 Speaker 1: and trying to sustain a program. I mean, think about 1022 00:48:17,120 --> 00:48:19,880 Speaker 1: Seattles and still not have a losing season with Russell 1023 00:48:19,920 --> 00:48:21,960 Speaker 1: Wilson in there right right, So you can I mean 1024 00:48:22,000 --> 00:48:23,920 Speaker 1: you can say, and they made it to the tournament, 1025 00:48:23,960 --> 00:48:26,560 Speaker 1: they won a playoff game. No they didn't. Excuse me, 1026 00:48:26,600 --> 00:48:28,600 Speaker 1: they lost that playoff game in Dallas, but they made 1027 00:48:28,640 --> 00:48:31,240 Speaker 1: it to the tournament and they were able to compete 1028 00:48:31,280 --> 00:48:34,240 Speaker 1: in a playoff game that conceivably they could have ones 1029 00:48:34,280 --> 00:48:36,799 Speaker 1: what I should have said. Yeah, So I think that 1030 00:48:36,840 --> 00:48:39,359 Speaker 1: there is still room to be able to do that, 1031 00:48:39,640 --> 00:48:42,880 Speaker 1: even if you know you're loading up on the quarterback's 1032 00:48:42,960 --> 00:48:45,799 Speaker 1: rookie deal that if you have the right quarterback, it's 1033 00:48:45,840 --> 00:48:47,800 Speaker 1: it's the way to do it. I mean, it almost 1034 00:48:47,840 --> 00:48:50,399 Speaker 1: worked in a Super Bowl championship for Los Angeles Rams 1035 00:48:50,480 --> 00:48:52,600 Speaker 1: last year. That's why I think you're seeing more teams 1036 00:48:52,600 --> 00:48:55,399 Speaker 1: mimic and emulate it. I you know, just like Sam 1037 00:48:55,400 --> 00:48:57,759 Speaker 1: Bradford was the last guy, the last rookie to get 1038 00:48:57,760 --> 00:49:01,319 Speaker 1: the big deal, yes, and then everything changed. So if 1039 00:49:01,360 --> 00:49:03,719 Speaker 1: this is the new model, go all in while your 1040 00:49:03,800 --> 00:49:07,759 Speaker 1: quarterback is cheap, then things are gonna have to change, 1041 00:49:07,880 --> 00:49:09,920 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, Then why pay the quarterback 1042 00:49:10,000 --> 00:49:12,400 Speaker 1: big money. What do you mean one? Because he's the 1043 00:49:12,480 --> 00:49:15,000 Speaker 1: most important position in sports. Okay, when I can draft 1044 00:49:15,040 --> 00:49:18,279 Speaker 1: another one and go another four years on the cheap 1045 00:49:18,960 --> 00:49:21,840 Speaker 1: and load up around him, you'd have to be really 1046 00:49:21,920 --> 00:49:23,560 Speaker 1: bold to do that because you don't know if you're 1047 00:49:23,600 --> 00:49:25,200 Speaker 1: going to make the right pick. But you need a 1048 00:49:25,280 --> 00:49:27,280 Speaker 1: year or no, if you made the right pick at quarterback. 1049 00:49:27,520 --> 00:49:29,800 Speaker 1: Sometimes too, what if I have a special team in 1050 00:49:29,840 --> 00:49:31,880 Speaker 1: an average quarterback, I still think I'm pretty good in 1051 00:49:31,880 --> 00:49:35,080 Speaker 1: the NFL. Versus having a great quarterback and a less 1052 00:49:35,080 --> 00:49:39,000 Speaker 1: than average football team. You know what happens with that? 1053 00:49:39,000 --> 00:49:44,520 Speaker 1: That guy winds up in Denver? You know what I mean? Yeah, So, 1054 00:49:44,600 --> 00:49:48,359 Speaker 1: I mean it just it really makes you like, just 1055 00:49:48,520 --> 00:49:51,000 Speaker 1: hold up a minute. If I pay this one guy 1056 00:49:51,239 --> 00:49:54,359 Speaker 1: X amount, my team is going to be less than 1057 00:49:54,880 --> 00:49:58,120 Speaker 1: not necessarily. Okay, Well ask Detroit how they feel. Well, 1058 00:49:58,160 --> 00:50:01,080 Speaker 1: Detroit's not been picking the right players. Okay, Well it 1059 00:50:01,120 --> 00:50:02,759 Speaker 1: all comes back to that. If you're picking, you got 1060 00:50:02,760 --> 00:50:04,600 Speaker 1: to pick the right players. If you pick the right guys, 1061 00:50:04,719 --> 00:50:07,840 Speaker 1: or you can pay guys to come in, yes, because 1062 00:50:07,840 --> 00:50:11,720 Speaker 1: you're not paying one guy all the money. Okay, yeah, 1063 00:50:11,239 --> 00:50:13,080 Speaker 1: but you still have to, like I said, you have 1064 00:50:13,160 --> 00:50:15,279 Speaker 1: to pick right no matter what, you still have to 1065 00:50:15,320 --> 00:50:16,960 Speaker 1: pick the right guys. All right, one kind of funny 1066 00:50:17,000 --> 00:50:19,680 Speaker 1: story before we get out of here. And so I've 1067 00:50:19,680 --> 00:50:22,080 Speaker 1: been out of town a lot in the last few weeks. 1068 00:50:22,480 --> 00:50:24,520 Speaker 1: You know, first Death Valley, then the Combine, and then 1069 00:50:24,840 --> 00:50:27,239 Speaker 1: last week I was in Cleveland for a couple of 1070 00:50:27,400 --> 00:50:29,960 Speaker 1: days how to do an alumni event in my high school. 1071 00:50:29,960 --> 00:50:31,920 Speaker 1: Will call it an alumni give back day. And you know, 1072 00:50:31,920 --> 00:50:34,960 Speaker 1: I got to teach a class to think forty students, 1073 00:50:35,000 --> 00:50:38,080 Speaker 1: twenty students in each class. So yeah, it was awesome. 1074 00:50:38,160 --> 00:50:40,520 Speaker 1: You know, talking about sports journalism in the twenty first century, 1075 00:50:40,600 --> 00:50:42,879 Speaker 1: I have to be multiple doing different things. It was great. 1076 00:50:43,280 --> 00:50:47,440 Speaker 1: But so I get home and I had sort of 1077 00:50:47,480 --> 00:50:50,040 Speaker 1: been not really checking my email or phone calls whatever, 1078 00:50:50,360 --> 00:50:52,360 Speaker 1: but I had gotten a message about like there's a 1079 00:50:52,480 --> 00:50:56,680 Speaker 1: random package that had been delivered to me, and like, 1080 00:50:56,719 --> 00:50:58,880 Speaker 1: you know, it was somebody else, for somebody else in 1081 00:50:58,920 --> 00:51:01,560 Speaker 1: the apartment complex, please take it to the office. And 1082 00:51:01,600 --> 00:51:02,799 Speaker 1: I got an email about it, and I was like, 1083 00:51:02,840 --> 00:51:04,440 Speaker 1: I'll deal with this when I get back. I'm get 1084 00:51:04,440 --> 00:51:06,160 Speaker 1: to be gone for a couple of days. So I 1085 00:51:06,200 --> 00:51:09,200 Speaker 1: get home right and there's a note on my door, 1086 00:51:09,520 --> 00:51:11,759 Speaker 1: and then there's a note under my door, and I'm like, 1087 00:51:11,800 --> 00:51:14,319 Speaker 1: what is going on here? And it's from this guy 1088 00:51:14,360 --> 00:51:17,480 Speaker 1: and he says, you know, I there's I read the 1089 00:51:17,520 --> 00:51:20,080 Speaker 1: first note and it's handwritten and it says, oh, that 1090 00:51:20,200 --> 00:51:22,520 Speaker 1: my package was delivered to you, if you could just 1091 00:51:22,520 --> 00:51:24,040 Speaker 1: give it to me blah blah blah blah blah. I'm 1092 00:51:24,040 --> 00:51:26,680 Speaker 1: like whatever. So I opened the second one and it's 1093 00:51:26,719 --> 00:51:30,480 Speaker 1: typed out right, and it's like, this package is mine. 1094 00:51:30,960 --> 00:51:33,280 Speaker 1: You need to give it back, and if you don't, 1095 00:51:33,520 --> 00:51:38,319 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take any action that will include calling the authorities. 1096 00:51:38,600 --> 00:51:41,440 Speaker 1: I'm like, what is the Like, dude, it's a little package, 1097 00:51:41,560 --> 00:51:45,560 Speaker 1: Like it's not that serious. And so he's just like, 1098 00:51:45,800 --> 00:51:47,880 Speaker 1: I'm sure that this could be solved by just a 1099 00:51:48,000 --> 00:51:50,200 Speaker 1: simple phone call, like it's been a couple of days, 1100 00:51:50,239 --> 00:51:52,480 Speaker 1: Like I'm sorry, I've been out of town. So I 1101 00:51:52,520 --> 00:51:54,120 Speaker 1: call the number because I'm like, I really don't want 1102 00:51:54,120 --> 00:51:56,640 Speaker 1: the cops called on me. I mean, you know why. 1103 00:51:57,239 --> 00:52:01,080 Speaker 1: So I call him right and he's like, oh, yes, 1104 00:52:01,239 --> 00:52:03,520 Speaker 1: I'm I'm here. I'm like driving in blah blah blah 1105 00:52:03,520 --> 00:52:07,640 Speaker 1: blah blah. So, as it turns out, right comes up 1106 00:52:07,680 --> 00:52:11,840 Speaker 1: to my apartment and he's wearing a Patriots tie. You 1107 00:52:11,840 --> 00:52:15,120 Speaker 1: know what the package was? No, it was a Super 1108 00:52:15,160 --> 00:52:20,200 Speaker 1: Bowl fifty three Patriots Polo should champions. You should have 1109 00:52:20,280 --> 00:52:22,480 Speaker 1: burned it. I know. I was like, dude, I really 1110 00:52:22,480 --> 00:52:25,520 Speaker 1: didn't want this. Guy doesn't know what I do for 1111 00:52:25,560 --> 00:52:28,480 Speaker 1: a living. Wow, And there's any way to listen to 1112 00:52:28,560 --> 00:52:32,359 Speaker 1: this podcast that's hilarious? Yes? Well yeah, wow, Wow I 1113 00:52:32,400 --> 00:52:34,920 Speaker 1: received a Patriots super Bowl fifty I'm like, what is 1114 00:52:34,960 --> 00:52:37,400 Speaker 1: in this thing that you needed so bad? Okay it 1115 00:52:37,480 --> 00:52:40,480 Speaker 1: makes yes, Okay, yeah, Patriots tie needed. He's got some 1116 00:52:40,560 --> 00:52:42,560 Speaker 1: gloating to do. Yeah, I guess so. And you're the 1117 00:52:42,560 --> 00:52:45,200 Speaker 1: parting shots. No, that's it. Um, this is fun. I'm 1118 00:52:45,200 --> 00:52:47,680 Speaker 1: glad the league year started, so we said, Happy New Year, 1119 00:52:47,719 --> 00:52:50,120 Speaker 1: Happy New Year, Happy New Year. All right, everybody, Well, 1120 00:52:50,120 --> 00:52:52,280 Speaker 1: thanks so much for shooting into this edition of Between 1121 00:52:52,320 --> 00:52:55,000 Speaker 1: the Horns, and for all your free agency news, be 1122 00:52:55,040 --> 00:52:57,240 Speaker 1: sure to keep it locked on the rams of document. 1123 00:53:00,520 --> 00:53:03,160 Speaker 1: So the rabbit to them, the rabbit