1 00:00:04,428 --> 00:00:06,628 Speaker 1: Good Morning Football is the production of the NFL in 2 00:00:06,708 --> 00:00:26,948 Speaker 1: partnership with iHeartRadio. Yeah Good Football. Welcome to Good Morning 3 00:00:26,948 --> 00:00:29,708 Speaker 1: Football present a by Progressive Insurance. We are live. You're 4 00:00:29,708 --> 00:00:32,148 Speaker 1: in New York City. It's Monday, August twenty two. I'm 5 00:00:32,228 --> 00:00:35,548 Speaker 1: Jamie Yurdolf. He's Kyle Brandt. He is a Super Bowl champion. 6 00:00:35,668 --> 00:00:38,548 Speaker 1: Jason mccordy and that is an NFL Network insider. To 7 00:00:38,788 --> 00:00:42,188 Speaker 1: Hella Sero, he is here, Tom here happening a beer. 8 00:00:42,388 --> 00:00:44,828 Speaker 1: Lets go. That's time for the lead box by Boyd 9 00:00:44,908 --> 00:00:48,148 Speaker 1: Block of the program Red Hot Preseason. Actually the Ravens 10 00:00:48,148 --> 00:00:51,708 Speaker 1: and Carlos. Let's go through this. Kyler Murray all has 11 00:00:51,748 --> 00:00:53,188 Speaker 1: all the money in the world. He's never won a 12 00:00:53,228 --> 00:00:57,348 Speaker 1: playoff game. Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to the Isaiah Likely Experienced. 13 00:00:57,388 --> 00:00:59,668 Speaker 1: Isaiah Likely is a rookie fourth round pick out of 14 00:00:59,748 --> 00:01:04,388 Speaker 1: Coastal Carolina and he is already. Rob Gronkowski meets Kellen Winslow. 15 00:01:04,988 --> 00:01:07,508 Speaker 1: This dude finished with eight catches for one hundred yards. 16 00:01:07,508 --> 00:01:09,388 Speaker 1: That custom Mark Andrews is all right. Then Mark Andrews 17 00:01:09,388 --> 00:01:11,228 Speaker 1: broke his neck. Yeah, you gotta get out. We gotta 18 00:01:11,268 --> 00:01:12,828 Speaker 1: put you on the injury list because you're gonna take 19 00:01:12,828 --> 00:01:15,268 Speaker 1: my job. Twenty four to seventeen. The Rams won twenty 20 00:01:15,308 --> 00:01:19,428 Speaker 1: two preseason injury d do you care? Yes, they're winning 21 00:01:19,428 --> 00:01:21,988 Speaker 1: a winning culture twenty two straight. That's hard to do, 22 00:01:22,868 --> 00:01:25,348 Speaker 1: is winning. Winning is winning, and Kyler with a headset 23 00:01:25,388 --> 00:01:28,428 Speaker 1: on there he was leading the Hudle. So the preseason 24 00:01:28,468 --> 00:01:30,988 Speaker 1: streak is alive. As Kyle mentioned, and he was enthused 25 00:01:31,028 --> 00:01:33,988 Speaker 1: about five Ravens without Lamar last night or Kyler Murray 26 00:01:34,028 --> 00:01:35,668 Speaker 1: for that matter. But once we get to week one, 27 00:01:35,708 --> 00:01:37,868 Speaker 1: those guys are both out there. That is all said 28 00:01:37,868 --> 00:01:41,348 Speaker 1: and done. These two teams could be serious contenders. However, 29 00:01:41,748 --> 00:01:43,748 Speaker 1: they do have some question mark. So which one of 30 00:01:43,748 --> 00:01:46,308 Speaker 1: these two teams heading into this season, the Ravens or 31 00:01:46,348 --> 00:01:49,988 Speaker 1: the Cardinals have more question marks? I'm gonna go with 32 00:01:50,028 --> 00:01:52,228 Speaker 1: the Raps. There's a lot of injuries going on. I 33 00:01:52,308 --> 00:01:56,748 Speaker 1: have JK. Dobbins, Gus Edwards. Gus is still on PUP. JK. 34 00:01:56,908 --> 00:01:59,748 Speaker 1: Dobbs is working his way back in. Marcus Peters just 35 00:01:59,828 --> 00:02:02,468 Speaker 1: came off PUP, but he's a guy who still hasn't 36 00:02:02,468 --> 00:02:04,948 Speaker 1: gotten to that live action. So for me, with this 37 00:02:05,068 --> 00:02:09,188 Speaker 1: Ravens team, extremely talented for sure. Lamar Jackson is gonna 38 00:02:09,188 --> 00:02:10,668 Speaker 1: be at the top of his game this year. I 39 00:02:10,668 --> 00:02:13,588 Speaker 1: truly believed that all the contract talk coming off a 40 00:02:13,588 --> 00:02:16,348 Speaker 1: few bumps and bruises last year. But his Ravens teams, 41 00:02:16,388 --> 00:02:18,548 Speaker 1: we don't know how healthy they're gonna be to start 42 00:02:18,588 --> 00:02:20,628 Speaker 1: the season, so we don't know when they're gonna catch 43 00:02:20,668 --> 00:02:23,508 Speaker 1: their stride, when they're really gonna take all. This Cardinals team, 44 00:02:23,588 --> 00:02:25,908 Speaker 1: our biggest knock on him is they didn't win in 45 00:02:25,948 --> 00:02:28,708 Speaker 1: the playoffs, which they were in His Ravens teams weren't 46 00:02:28,828 --> 00:02:31,028 Speaker 1: wasn't in the playoffs last year. And on top of that, 47 00:02:31,148 --> 00:02:34,308 Speaker 1: Hollywood Brown is gone, Sammy Watkins left. There's some question 48 00:02:34,388 --> 00:02:37,388 Speaker 1: marks at the receiver position. Ken Bateman, can DuVernay? Can 49 00:02:37,388 --> 00:02:39,988 Speaker 1: they step up and be the guys on the outside. 50 00:02:40,028 --> 00:02:42,268 Speaker 1: So I like the Baltimore Ravens, but I feel like 51 00:02:42,308 --> 00:02:44,148 Speaker 1: there are some question marks that need to be answered. 52 00:02:44,308 --> 00:02:47,188 Speaker 1: There are a few teams that had really weird offseason 53 00:02:47,548 --> 00:02:50,148 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty two. The Cardinals might be the number 54 00:02:50,148 --> 00:02:52,908 Speaker 1: one weird offseason twenty twenty two. Let's bring up this 55 00:02:53,028 --> 00:02:55,188 Speaker 1: the list of different things and went on good and 56 00:02:55,348 --> 00:02:57,668 Speaker 1: mad with the Arizona Cardinals. To the course the off season, 57 00:02:57,708 --> 00:03:01,108 Speaker 1: they signed team. Con Cliff Kingsbury, the contractor stipses, you're 58 00:03:01,148 --> 00:03:03,508 Speaker 1: twenty twenty seven. We got the game together for the 59 00:03:03,588 --> 00:03:06,148 Speaker 1: long haul. Let's give ahead here, James Connor, zach Ertz. 60 00:03:06,188 --> 00:03:08,788 Speaker 1: They're back. But Chandler Jones leaves for the Raiders. Chase 61 00:03:08,948 --> 00:03:11,668 Speaker 1: Edmonds goes to the Dolphins, Christian Kirk gets Bonker's money 62 00:03:11,668 --> 00:03:14,468 Speaker 1: from the Jaguars. Jordan Hicks has gone as well. DeAndre 63 00:03:14,588 --> 00:03:17,788 Speaker 1: Hopkins gets suspended for the first six games. They acquire 64 00:03:17,868 --> 00:03:20,428 Speaker 1: Marquis Brown, who's got the relationship with Kyler Murray. We 65 00:03:20,548 --> 00:03:23,028 Speaker 1: signed Kyler Murray. The band is really together. Now we'll 66 00:03:23,108 --> 00:03:25,748 Speaker 1: wait a second. There's this clause, and now is he's 67 00:03:25,788 --> 00:03:28,548 Speaker 1: studying what happens? We have to take the clause out. 68 00:03:28,988 --> 00:03:31,188 Speaker 1: Kyler's now practice, he's got COVID, he's got a risk. 69 00:03:31,268 --> 00:03:35,668 Speaker 1: Now he's back, he's calling place. What is happening in Arizona? 70 00:03:35,828 --> 00:03:37,748 Speaker 1: I still want to see how is the receiver group 71 00:03:37,748 --> 00:03:39,588 Speaker 1: going to come together? How do you replace a double 72 00:03:39,628 --> 00:03:42,308 Speaker 1: digit sack guy every year in Chandler Jones? And then 73 00:03:42,828 --> 00:03:46,028 Speaker 1: what is Kyler Murray's mindset? Right now? We know that 74 00:03:46,068 --> 00:03:49,388 Speaker 1: he's a really, really talented player, He's a human highlight reel. 75 00:03:49,748 --> 00:03:51,668 Speaker 1: We also know what's happened to the Cardinals as a 76 00:03:51,708 --> 00:03:53,468 Speaker 1: team late in the season. We know what the playoff 77 00:03:53,468 --> 00:03:55,428 Speaker 1: game looked like. That's the last exposure we've got to 78 00:03:55,468 --> 00:03:57,388 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray on the field and the Cardinals was that 79 00:03:57,508 --> 00:03:59,828 Speaker 1: game against the Rams they ended up winning the Super Bowl. 80 00:03:59,868 --> 00:04:01,708 Speaker 1: I'm not sure anybody would have beat him. It was 81 00:04:01,748 --> 00:04:04,508 Speaker 1: not a great performance. Then everything that's happened since. Think 82 00:04:04,508 --> 00:04:06,588 Speaker 1: there's a thousand questions, but the number one important question 83 00:04:06,668 --> 00:04:08,268 Speaker 1: is just Kyler, And the question is what's he got? 84 00:04:08,508 --> 00:04:11,468 Speaker 1: Year four in the league, year three with Cliff You're paid, 85 00:04:11,548 --> 00:04:15,148 Speaker 1: you're the man, like showtime, buddy, let's go. And I 86 00:04:15,228 --> 00:04:17,148 Speaker 1: look at the Cardinals. They're one of these teams where 87 00:04:17,188 --> 00:04:19,148 Speaker 1: I'm like, let me know in November, let me know 88 00:04:19,188 --> 00:04:21,788 Speaker 1: and Thanksgiving how things are going, because I'm gonna draw 89 00:04:21,908 --> 00:04:23,588 Speaker 1: from my weekend, which is getting crazy time. You don't 90 00:04:23,588 --> 00:04:25,588 Speaker 1: know this, but I'm going on almost three weeks with 91 00:04:26,108 --> 00:04:28,068 Speaker 1: my wife and both my kids in California. I'm just 92 00:04:28,108 --> 00:04:30,908 Speaker 1: by myself. Things are getting weird, Like I'm like on 93 00:04:31,028 --> 00:04:33,468 Speaker 1: the island talking to the volleyball. It's getting really strange. 94 00:04:33,468 --> 00:04:35,988 Speaker 1: I wouldn't believe the stuff I'm doing. Saturday, I drove 95 00:04:36,028 --> 00:04:37,588 Speaker 1: down to the Jersey Shore to see a friend. Thank 96 00:04:37,588 --> 00:04:40,028 Speaker 1: god I have one. But Saturday morning, before I left, 97 00:04:40,068 --> 00:04:42,148 Speaker 1: I ran a five k in my town. Ran a 98 00:04:42,148 --> 00:04:43,868 Speaker 1: five k, right, just signed up. I'll sign up for 99 00:04:43,868 --> 00:04:45,748 Speaker 1: anything I show up. It's a lot of dads, all right, 100 00:04:45,748 --> 00:04:46,988 Speaker 1: it's a lot of dad. It's a lot of guys 101 00:04:47,028 --> 00:04:49,588 Speaker 1: passed their prime. And some of these these try hards. 102 00:04:49,588 --> 00:04:51,668 Speaker 1: At the starting line, they're like thinking that they're gonna 103 00:04:51,708 --> 00:04:54,028 Speaker 1: be like an Olympian, Like they got the new sunglasses 104 00:04:54,068 --> 00:04:56,108 Speaker 1: and they got their power drinks and their power gels, 105 00:04:56,188 --> 00:04:58,388 Speaker 1: and I'm just like, dial it down. These guys bolt 106 00:04:58,548 --> 00:05:00,828 Speaker 1: like a four two and I'm just I'm just going here, 107 00:05:00,868 --> 00:05:02,948 Speaker 1: and I'm like, let me see those guys at the end. 108 00:05:03,068 --> 00:05:04,628 Speaker 1: By the time you got to like the two and 109 00:05:04,668 --> 00:05:07,348 Speaker 1: a half mile or the four k point, these guys 110 00:05:07,708 --> 00:05:10,828 Speaker 1: are all chugging with one hand on their back. Give 111 00:05:10,868 --> 00:05:14,348 Speaker 1: me an ipa couldn't finish. That was the Cardinals last 112 00:05:14,388 --> 00:05:17,668 Speaker 1: year and the year before, really hot starters thinking oh 113 00:05:17,708 --> 00:05:19,828 Speaker 1: our bleep, don't stay green to win the Super Bowl. 114 00:05:21,388 --> 00:05:24,068 Speaker 1: Halfway there, they gas out that whether it be that 115 00:05:24,068 --> 00:05:26,228 Speaker 1: playoff loss where they'd be the year before where they 116 00:05:26,228 --> 00:05:27,988 Speaker 1: had a hail American Verden that never did anything for 117 00:05:28,028 --> 00:05:29,908 Speaker 1: the rest of the season. I want them to finish. 118 00:05:30,028 --> 00:05:32,108 Speaker 1: I don't mind if they start two and two. Start 119 00:05:32,108 --> 00:05:34,788 Speaker 1: two and two, just finished the last month three and one. 120 00:05:34,988 --> 00:05:37,028 Speaker 1: Do a reasonable pace in the five k. Maybe you're 121 00:05:37,028 --> 00:05:39,988 Speaker 1: not the fastest runner of all time. Think plan ahead. 122 00:05:40,028 --> 00:05:41,788 Speaker 1: I don't care if they start ten and oh. Check 123 00:05:41,828 --> 00:05:43,988 Speaker 1: in with me around Thanksgiving and Christmas and see if 124 00:05:43,988 --> 00:05:46,188 Speaker 1: you're reaching for the IPA or if you're breaking the tape. 125 00:05:46,228 --> 00:05:48,428 Speaker 1: That's what I say. You know, you easily could have 126 00:05:48,588 --> 00:05:50,428 Speaker 1: laid that out on us by saying, you know, the 127 00:05:50,468 --> 00:05:54,108 Speaker 1: old childhood till the tortoise in the hair, or you 128 00:05:54,188 --> 00:05:55,988 Speaker 1: told us that you ran a five k this weekend. 129 00:05:56,708 --> 00:05:58,148 Speaker 1: You have to tell us your time because you talk. 130 00:05:58,188 --> 00:05:59,508 Speaker 1: I don't even know what my time was. It was 131 00:05:59,548 --> 00:06:02,148 Speaker 1: an hours. Really, those guys that came out of the 132 00:06:02,148 --> 00:06:05,908 Speaker 1: gate too hot. Those guys don't be Those guys be 133 00:06:06,068 --> 00:06:07,708 Speaker 1: the hair. But that's not even my team with the 134 00:06:07,788 --> 00:06:10,108 Speaker 1: most question marks. It still is the Baltimore Ravens for 135 00:06:10,148 --> 00:06:13,668 Speaker 1: me in injuries, additions, subtractions, but on the defensive side 136 00:06:13,668 --> 00:06:15,468 Speaker 1: of the ball. To me, the Baltimore Ravens over the 137 00:06:15,508 --> 00:06:17,828 Speaker 1: last five years have been very much a shut the 138 00:06:17,828 --> 00:06:21,148 Speaker 1: garage door type of defense, and the numbers have proven 139 00:06:21,188 --> 00:06:23,068 Speaker 1: it over the last four years. And that is with 140 00:06:23,148 --> 00:06:26,588 Speaker 1: Wink Martindale before he moved on as defensive coordinator. Now 141 00:06:26,588 --> 00:06:29,068 Speaker 1: they have Mike McDonald, which I know has a history 142 00:06:29,068 --> 00:06:31,508 Speaker 1: with the Harbob Brothers, which can be good and bad 143 00:06:31,508 --> 00:06:34,468 Speaker 1: for any team getting involved with them. But he's supposed 144 00:06:34,508 --> 00:06:37,188 Speaker 1: to improve on this. I know last year with all 145 00:06:37,188 --> 00:06:39,748 Speaker 1: the injuries the numbers fell off. I get that, I respected. 146 00:06:40,028 --> 00:06:42,988 Speaker 1: Was it really a warrant for a change? Obviously harbofday 147 00:06:43,028 --> 00:06:46,788 Speaker 1: coach Harbo thinks so. But what happens with this defense 148 00:06:47,028 --> 00:06:49,348 Speaker 1: for as talented as the offense has potential to be, 149 00:06:49,628 --> 00:06:51,988 Speaker 1: to me is the biggest question mark for a Baltimore 150 00:06:52,028 --> 00:06:53,708 Speaker 1: Raverens team that has the potential to be really good, 151 00:06:53,788 --> 00:06:56,348 Speaker 1: but making a massive change at the defensive coordinator position 152 00:06:56,428 --> 00:06:59,148 Speaker 1: big time. Yeah, whenever you go through that a system 153 00:06:59,228 --> 00:07:01,748 Speaker 1: change for those guys on defense. Not only you coming 154 00:07:01,788 --> 00:07:03,588 Speaker 1: in and you've got to learn a system, you're learning 155 00:07:03,628 --> 00:07:06,348 Speaker 1: a new guy. When it's their same guy Wink Martindale. 156 00:07:06,388 --> 00:07:08,508 Speaker 1: You kind of go in and you know what to expect. 157 00:07:08,588 --> 00:07:10,788 Speaker 1: Second and long situations are we're going to probably bring 158 00:07:10,828 --> 00:07:13,468 Speaker 1: some pressure. Whatever the case. Maybe when it's somebody knew, 159 00:07:13,588 --> 00:07:16,308 Speaker 1: everybody has to take the time to get to notice system, 160 00:07:16,508 --> 00:07:19,028 Speaker 1: get to know his personality and get a feel for 161 00:07:19,108 --> 00:07:20,908 Speaker 1: that and see how it is going to be moving. Jason, 162 00:07:20,908 --> 00:07:22,668 Speaker 1: I would think the year as a defense you kind 163 00:07:22,668 --> 00:07:25,068 Speaker 1: of take on the personality coordinator to a degree, right. 164 00:07:25,108 --> 00:07:27,268 Speaker 1: I mean we've all seen Wink put the chains on 165 00:07:27,268 --> 00:07:29,628 Speaker 1: on the sideline like he's their guy for them to 166 00:07:29,668 --> 00:07:32,348 Speaker 1: make that change, obviously everybody involved. I think they announced 167 00:07:32,348 --> 00:07:34,548 Speaker 1: as a mutual party in the ways, but between Wink 168 00:07:34,668 --> 00:07:37,028 Speaker 1: and John Harbaugh, they kind of came to the conclusion, Okay, 169 00:07:37,028 --> 00:07:38,988 Speaker 1: it might be time to do something different. Mike McDonald 170 00:07:39,068 --> 00:07:41,388 Speaker 1: is a young guy, he's a rising guy. It's gonna 171 00:07:41,388 --> 00:07:43,548 Speaker 1: be a different personality, you know, forget the scheme for 172 00:07:43,548 --> 00:07:45,348 Speaker 1: a second. Just like the way that they operate, it's 173 00:07:45,388 --> 00:07:46,828 Speaker 1: going to be a little bit different. So I'm interested 174 00:07:46,868 --> 00:07:48,388 Speaker 1: to see how it comes together. I'm what's your feel 175 00:07:48,468 --> 00:07:50,388 Speaker 1: right now on the Lamar and the contract thing. It's 176 00:07:50,388 --> 00:07:52,028 Speaker 1: so surreal that they don't do it and we're almost 177 00:07:52,028 --> 00:07:54,428 Speaker 1: at the season, Like, what's your what's your thought on this? 178 00:07:54,748 --> 00:07:57,548 Speaker 1: Usually you get to the deadline and then something gets done. 179 00:07:57,588 --> 00:07:59,028 Speaker 1: So I don't know if Lamar in his head has 180 00:07:59,068 --> 00:08:02,028 Speaker 1: the Tuesday before the opener, or it's the Saturday before 181 00:08:02,028 --> 00:08:04,108 Speaker 1: the opener, whatever it is, I would expect that goes 182 00:08:04,148 --> 00:08:06,588 Speaker 1: all the up until there. It's just it's a complicated 183 00:08:06,628 --> 00:08:09,228 Speaker 1: contract to do a large part because of what the 184 00:08:09,268 --> 00:08:11,508 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns did with the Shawn Watson five years two 185 00:08:11,588 --> 00:08:15,068 Speaker 1: hundred thirty million dollars fully guaranteed. Every other agent, every 186 00:08:15,068 --> 00:08:17,428 Speaker 1: other in this case player, because Damar doesn't have an agent, 187 00:08:17,628 --> 00:08:20,308 Speaker 1: looks at that and says, I've won the MVP. This 188 00:08:20,348 --> 00:08:22,108 Speaker 1: guy went four and twelve the last time he played 189 00:08:22,108 --> 00:08:24,028 Speaker 1: two years ago. Why in the world would I take 190 00:08:24,068 --> 00:08:26,348 Speaker 1: anything less for teams they don't want to put two 191 00:08:26,388 --> 00:08:28,788 Speaker 1: hundred million dollars into escrow, which is what you have 192 00:08:28,828 --> 00:08:30,788 Speaker 1: to do under the funding rule. It's just it's a 193 00:08:30,828 --> 00:08:33,628 Speaker 1: difficult type of situation. But this is also again unique 194 00:08:33,628 --> 00:08:36,148 Speaker 1: deal because it's Lamar and she's mom. But every other 195 00:08:36,188 --> 00:08:38,188 Speaker 1: agents can be watching these and then when we get 196 00:08:38,188 --> 00:08:40,108 Speaker 1: to Joe Burrow and we get to Justin Herbert, and 197 00:08:40,148 --> 00:08:42,228 Speaker 1: we get to some of those other big time contracts. 198 00:08:42,268 --> 00:08:44,988 Speaker 1: We're gonna look back on this contract negotiation and say 199 00:08:44,988 --> 00:08:46,788 Speaker 1: that kind of set the stage for what plays out 200 00:08:46,828 --> 00:08:48,588 Speaker 1: from here. And that's how Kyle set the stage of 201 00:08:48,628 --> 00:08:51,028 Speaker 1: that highlight to say Kyler has all the money and 202 00:08:51,108 --> 00:08:53,508 Speaker 1: so he's not playing and it's so strange. Make it 203 00:08:53,508 --> 00:08:55,948 Speaker 1: makes sense. NFL Network is your home for every preseason day. 204 00:08:55,948 --> 00:08:58,268 Speaker 1: We watched him there all weekend. We've got huge matchups 205 00:08:58,268 --> 00:09:01,188 Speaker 1: for you coming up this week Thursday. It's Packers Chiefs 206 00:09:01,188 --> 00:09:03,668 Speaker 1: and a Seahawks Cowboys Friday Night, followed by a Saturday 207 00:09:03,668 --> 00:09:06,908 Speaker 1: triple header Giants Jets on Sunday, all live right here 208 00:09:06,908 --> 00:09:09,388 Speaker 1: on NFL Network. Get the full schedule at uncalled dot 209 00:09:09,388 --> 00:09:13,708 Speaker 1: com Slash Priest Season. Derwin James not playing tonight. He 210 00:09:13,788 --> 00:09:16,228 Speaker 1: signed that four year, seventy six point five million dollar 211 00:09:16,268 --> 00:09:19,388 Speaker 1: contract extension, but hanging out on the sideline helping out teammates. 212 00:09:19,748 --> 00:09:23,428 Speaker 1: Cowboys going to win thirty two eighteen. All right, Bengals Giants. 213 00:09:23,548 --> 00:09:26,428 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones play what I'll talk about? Question Mark? What 214 00:09:26,628 --> 00:09:29,268 Speaker 1: is he going to show us today? He finished fourteen sixteen, 215 00:09:29,388 --> 00:09:31,148 Speaker 1: but he went to an interception that one right rode 216 00:09:31,148 --> 00:09:33,028 Speaker 1: through the hands. Though that picked it. It It didn't really count. 217 00:09:33,068 --> 00:09:36,588 Speaker 1: This was a scary moment. Cavon Thibodeaux blocked low on 218 00:09:36,628 --> 00:09:39,188 Speaker 1: the play. It was really painful to watch in real time. 219 00:09:39,508 --> 00:09:41,788 Speaker 1: Questions about why plays like this are even allowed to 220 00:09:41,828 --> 00:09:44,188 Speaker 1: happen in the preseason. That was in the second quarter. 221 00:09:44,428 --> 00:09:46,468 Speaker 1: He walk off on his own power and per our 222 00:09:46,548 --> 00:09:50,108 Speaker 1: own Tom Pellace hero who is sitting here. They are optimistic. 223 00:09:50,348 --> 00:09:53,948 Speaker 1: Is this still still opt test today? Cavan said after 224 00:09:53,988 --> 00:09:55,388 Speaker 1: the game that it was all good in terms of 225 00:09:55,388 --> 00:09:57,388 Speaker 1: the initial tests. They're still going to put him through 226 00:09:57,388 --> 00:10:00,308 Speaker 1: the normal battery, but yes, the initial optimism. It's not 227 00:10:00,348 --> 00:10:03,068 Speaker 1: a major injury. All right, that's good. So time for 228 00:10:03,068 --> 00:10:07,188 Speaker 1: a training camp spotlight about aggressive insurance. Let's put a 229 00:10:07,228 --> 00:10:10,548 Speaker 1: spotlight on these NFC East quarterbacks, shall we? Which one 230 00:10:10,588 --> 00:10:14,428 Speaker 1: of these signal callers is under the most pressure? For me, 231 00:10:14,788 --> 00:10:17,988 Speaker 1: the Cowboys are supposed to be the best team in 232 00:10:18,068 --> 00:10:21,228 Speaker 1: that division. We had a conversation last week where we said, 233 00:10:21,588 --> 00:10:25,428 Speaker 1: are the Cowboys one of the power teams in the NFC? 234 00:10:25,508 --> 00:10:27,188 Speaker 1: Are they one of those that we talked about the 235 00:10:27,228 --> 00:10:29,308 Speaker 1: Big three? Are they number four? This is the way 236 00:10:29,308 --> 00:10:31,348 Speaker 1: we talk about the Dallas Cowboys and we talk about 237 00:10:31,388 --> 00:10:34,028 Speaker 1: the possibility of them winning the Super Bowl. We put 238 00:10:34,068 --> 00:10:37,188 Speaker 1: them in that position, and for me, Dak Prescott is 239 00:10:37,228 --> 00:10:40,268 Speaker 1: the guy that pressure falls under. We talked about Mike 240 00:10:40,308 --> 00:10:43,188 Speaker 1: McCarthy being on the hot seat. We get different soundbites 241 00:10:43,228 --> 00:10:46,348 Speaker 1: from Jerry Jones about everything going on with the team. 242 00:10:46,588 --> 00:10:49,588 Speaker 1: Their receiver position right now. Michael Gallup is coming off 243 00:10:49,588 --> 00:10:52,348 Speaker 1: a big injury. They have Cge Lamp. There's question marks 244 00:10:52,388 --> 00:10:55,348 Speaker 1: on the outside as well. We talked about Ezekiel Elliots contract. 245 00:10:55,348 --> 00:10:58,108 Speaker 1: There's so much going on with the Dallas Cowboys all 246 00:10:58,148 --> 00:11:01,108 Speaker 1: the time, and that all falls on Dak Prescott because 247 00:11:01,108 --> 00:11:04,628 Speaker 1: the expectations haven't changed. We're still expecting them to be 248 00:11:04,668 --> 00:11:06,868 Speaker 1: at the top of the NFC. We're expecting him to 249 00:11:06,908 --> 00:11:09,588 Speaker 1: make the run. Cowboys fans are still waiting for the 250 00:11:09,668 --> 00:11:12,388 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys to get back to the playoffs and make 251 00:11:12,428 --> 00:11:14,548 Speaker 1: a run and be the Super Bowl team now we 252 00:11:14,588 --> 00:11:17,588 Speaker 1: saw in the nineties. I have a hard time sayings 253 00:11:17,628 --> 00:11:20,308 Speaker 1: anybody other than Carson works when you are in your 254 00:11:20,388 --> 00:11:23,028 Speaker 1: third stop in three years, and we know the way 255 00:11:23,028 --> 00:11:25,228 Speaker 1: things ended in Philadelphia, we know the way the things 256 00:11:25,348 --> 00:11:29,068 Speaker 1: ended in Indianapolis. And then before you've even played a game, 257 00:11:29,588 --> 00:11:32,148 Speaker 1: you do an interview where somebody's trying to get under 258 00:11:32,148 --> 00:11:35,348 Speaker 1: your skin and asking really poorly worded questions. The team 259 00:11:35,348 --> 00:11:38,348 Speaker 1: president has to get on Twitter and fight over the 260 00:11:38,388 --> 00:11:42,908 Speaker 1: reporter and threaten access if you're covering and asking questions 261 00:11:42,948 --> 00:11:45,028 Speaker 1: like that, and he gets into the spat. First of all, 262 00:11:45,068 --> 00:11:48,348 Speaker 1: this only happens in Washington. Secondly, it only happens surrounding 263 00:11:48,348 --> 00:11:52,108 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz. There's just this drama that follows him. Carson 264 00:11:52,148 --> 00:11:54,468 Speaker 1: Wentz last year, everybody loses sight of the fact that 265 00:11:54,668 --> 00:11:57,468 Speaker 1: he played pretty well, set aside those last two games, 266 00:11:57,468 --> 00:11:59,748 Speaker 1: which of course you can't terrible against the Raiders after 267 00:11:59,748 --> 00:12:01,948 Speaker 1: missing the week with COVID terrible to following week against 268 00:12:02,028 --> 00:12:04,468 Speaker 1: jack where the whole team played badly against Jacksonville. But 269 00:12:04,508 --> 00:12:07,308 Speaker 1: those previous fifteen games it was pretty good. You'd have 270 00:12:07,308 --> 00:12:09,028 Speaker 1: one or two plays in the game where he's throwing 271 00:12:09,028 --> 00:12:10,708 Speaker 1: a left handed interception out of his end zone for 272 00:12:10,708 --> 00:12:13,148 Speaker 1: no particular reason to like. If you look at the stats, 273 00:12:13,308 --> 00:12:15,308 Speaker 1: they look at the tape, he made a lot of places. 274 00:12:15,428 --> 00:12:18,108 Speaker 1: This is a good quarterback, but you've got to be 275 00:12:18,148 --> 00:12:20,508 Speaker 1: able to calm everything else down around him. But the 276 00:12:20,628 --> 00:12:23,668 Speaker 1: moment that the quarterback who is under pressure and has 277 00:12:23,708 --> 00:12:26,508 Speaker 1: that drama surrounding them. Has a bad game or bad play, 278 00:12:26,668 --> 00:12:28,868 Speaker 1: it swells up from underneath you and you start to 279 00:12:28,868 --> 00:12:31,388 Speaker 1: hear about why don't they play Sam Howell while they 280 00:12:31,388 --> 00:12:33,428 Speaker 1: play Heinecki. They're gonna have to deal with that if 281 00:12:33,428 --> 00:12:35,028 Speaker 1: he doesn't come out fire it. I know that Scott 282 00:12:35,028 --> 00:12:38,108 Speaker 1: Turner's get the the absolute maximum out of Carson Wentz. 283 00:12:38,268 --> 00:12:40,588 Speaker 1: Is that good enough? And can he avoid all those 284 00:12:40,588 --> 00:12:42,668 Speaker 1: pitfalls to live up to that pressure this year? Any 285 00:12:42,668 --> 00:12:44,188 Speaker 1: one of these answers is right. You could just pick 286 00:12:44,268 --> 00:12:46,628 Speaker 1: spin it and pick the pressure. I don't think Carson 287 00:12:46,788 --> 00:12:50,108 Speaker 1: does have necessarily are the massive expectations like you gotta 288 00:12:50,148 --> 00:12:51,708 Speaker 1: win the division this year, gotta go in the playoffs. 289 00:12:51,748 --> 00:12:53,428 Speaker 1: I think that goes to Jalen Hurts, who has his 290 00:12:53,468 --> 00:12:57,028 Speaker 1: own original kind of pressure. Interesting dichotomy with Hurts. There 291 00:12:57,108 --> 00:13:00,228 Speaker 1: is this beautiful air of positivity around him where he's 292 00:13:00,388 --> 00:13:02,428 Speaker 1: very well liked, he seems like a great guy, and 293 00:13:02,468 --> 00:13:04,308 Speaker 1: he's in the playoffs last year. But then there's the 294 00:13:04,748 --> 00:13:08,268 Speaker 1: undercurrent of pressure and tension, and in the middle is 295 00:13:08,348 --> 00:13:10,588 Speaker 1: Jalen Hursts. The pressure and tension being like, dude, we 296 00:13:10,628 --> 00:13:12,908 Speaker 1: got two first round picks next year. There's a million 297 00:13:12,948 --> 00:13:15,668 Speaker 1: good quarterbacks coming out. If you're eight and nine this year, 298 00:13:15,708 --> 00:13:17,748 Speaker 1: I think we're moving on because if you can't with 299 00:13:17,748 --> 00:13:20,428 Speaker 1: those two wide receivers we've given you and that offensive 300 00:13:20,428 --> 00:13:21,948 Speaker 1: line that we've given you, if you can't get us 301 00:13:21,988 --> 00:13:23,988 Speaker 1: ten wins in this division, like I don't think you're 302 00:13:24,028 --> 00:13:26,028 Speaker 1: the guy. We like you, and you seem like you're 303 00:13:26,148 --> 00:13:28,548 Speaker 1: pretty good. We're looking for someone who is very good 304 00:13:28,588 --> 00:13:30,828 Speaker 1: slash great, and we don't think you're there yet. The 305 00:13:30,908 --> 00:13:33,588 Speaker 1: market he's in the setup pieces been giving with the 306 00:13:33,668 --> 00:13:36,988 Speaker 1: Vante and AJ and Lane and Kelsey like, let's go 307 00:13:37,108 --> 00:13:39,028 Speaker 1: and play ball, buddy. But Jamie, do you want to 308 00:13:39,068 --> 00:13:41,428 Speaker 1: complete the set? I do, yeah, because there is no 309 00:13:41,548 --> 00:13:45,868 Speaker 1: wrong answer. But my answer completely revolves around the sentence 310 00:13:45,908 --> 00:13:48,508 Speaker 1: that I continue to abase my analysis of Daniel Jones on, 311 00:13:48,508 --> 00:13:51,788 Speaker 1: which is, you are the quarterback of the New York Giants. 312 00:13:52,068 --> 00:13:54,108 Speaker 1: Play like you are going to be the quarterback of 313 00:13:54,148 --> 00:13:56,908 Speaker 1: the New York Giants. Prove it, and the prove it 314 00:13:56,948 --> 00:13:59,388 Speaker 1: is capital capital I for this young man, and that 315 00:13:59,548 --> 00:14:01,548 Speaker 1: is why he is under the most pressure. He is 316 00:14:01,748 --> 00:14:04,948 Speaker 1: literally playing at the biggest fork in the road of 317 00:14:05,028 --> 00:14:07,388 Speaker 1: his career. You can't tell me that if he goes 318 00:14:07,388 --> 00:14:08,948 Speaker 1: out and blows it out of the water this year 319 00:14:08,988 --> 00:14:10,988 Speaker 1: and signs a ten year extension with the Giants that 320 00:14:11,068 --> 00:14:13,108 Speaker 1: there would be another fork in the road as big 321 00:14:13,108 --> 00:14:14,868 Speaker 1: as the one that he is playing in right now. 322 00:14:15,028 --> 00:14:17,428 Speaker 1: They don't pick up the option he's playing for an extension. 323 00:14:17,708 --> 00:14:20,948 Speaker 1: He is under. Every eyeball in the league is on 324 00:14:21,068 --> 00:14:25,788 Speaker 1: this guy. And in this preseason still just this performances 325 00:14:25,868 --> 00:14:28,828 Speaker 1: that are good, the numbers, they look solid, But I 326 00:14:28,868 --> 00:14:32,988 Speaker 1: continue to come back to is the byeline Daniel Jones played, period, 327 00:14:33,148 --> 00:14:35,788 Speaker 1: or Daniel Jones played, Daniel Jones played, and like that 328 00:14:35,828 --> 00:14:38,188 Speaker 1: to me is the definition of what he has gone 329 00:14:38,188 --> 00:14:40,508 Speaker 1: through this preseason. But the pressure to be the quarterback 330 00:14:40,508 --> 00:14:41,908 Speaker 1: of the New York Giants, to put your name on 331 00:14:41,908 --> 00:14:44,428 Speaker 1: the list with Eli Manning and Phil Simms, He's just 332 00:14:44,468 --> 00:14:47,228 Speaker 1: not there yet. But I cannot take pressure for anybody 333 00:14:47,268 --> 00:14:48,988 Speaker 1: else except for him. All right, coming up, the AFC 334 00:14:49,108 --> 00:14:51,868 Speaker 1: is loaded with quarterback talent. Which quarterback has the most 335 00:14:51,908 --> 00:15:08,388 Speaker 1: on their shoulders? We're gonna discuss that next. Let's go 336 00:15:11,068 --> 00:15:13,628 Speaker 1: to see guys like Watson. I thought Sky even though 337 00:15:13,628 --> 00:15:15,148 Speaker 1: he didn't connect to that one deep road, he run 338 00:15:15,228 --> 00:15:17,028 Speaker 1: a good route on that one. And then obviously with 339 00:15:17,068 --> 00:15:19,908 Speaker 1: Mark Mark Quiz Juju McCole making plays out there. It's 340 00:15:19,908 --> 00:15:21,908 Speaker 1: gonna be a very diverse group in that receiving room 341 00:15:21,908 --> 00:15:23,388 Speaker 1: that all guys can kind of make an impact on 342 00:15:23,428 --> 00:15:25,028 Speaker 1: the game. And then I mean with the tight ends, 343 00:15:25,028 --> 00:15:26,788 Speaker 1: I think y'all see, the tight ends are gonna be special. 344 00:15:26,828 --> 00:15:28,788 Speaker 1: It's gonna make our offense We're gonna be different. But 345 00:15:28,828 --> 00:15:30,148 Speaker 1: I think we'll still be able to go out there 346 00:15:30,148 --> 00:15:32,508 Speaker 1: and have a ton of success. He says that I'm 347 00:15:32,548 --> 00:15:35,228 Speaker 1: convinced Patrick Mahomes is confident this offense can have a 348 00:15:35,228 --> 00:15:37,628 Speaker 1: ton of success without Tyreek Hill. But as we look 349 00:15:37,668 --> 00:15:41,268 Speaker 1: at the entire loaded AFC, which quarterback do we believe 350 00:15:41,308 --> 00:15:43,788 Speaker 1: will have the most on their shoulders this season? Tom 351 00:15:44,308 --> 00:15:46,468 Speaker 1: Kyle made the case for Jalen Hurts earlier in the 352 00:15:46,468 --> 00:15:48,468 Speaker 1: show in terms of the weapons they've put around him. 353 00:15:48,508 --> 00:15:51,388 Speaker 1: It's the same thing in Miami with two a Tongua byloa. 354 00:15:51,468 --> 00:15:53,188 Speaker 1: You go out in your trade for Tyreek Hill, and 355 00:15:53,228 --> 00:15:55,508 Speaker 1: you bring in Toron Armstead to be your left tackle, 356 00:15:55,548 --> 00:15:57,828 Speaker 1: and you hire a guy in Mike McDaniel who came 357 00:15:57,868 --> 00:16:00,428 Speaker 1: in and presented to the owners in his interview. Everyone 358 00:16:00,428 --> 00:16:01,708 Speaker 1: else say, well, what's the deal with two what's the 359 00:16:01,748 --> 00:16:03,868 Speaker 1: court masage wage, Mike winn. Here's how we're gonna win 360 00:16:03,868 --> 00:16:05,788 Speaker 1: with two us. You've got a coach who's wrapped his 361 00:16:05,868 --> 00:16:08,748 Speaker 1: arms around him. Everything else that's happened, going after Tom 362 00:16:08,788 --> 00:16:10,868 Speaker 1: Brady and losing the future first round, picking a third 363 00:16:10,948 --> 00:16:12,948 Speaker 1: round pick for it, and get your owner suspended, going 364 00:16:12,988 --> 00:16:15,948 Speaker 1: after Deshaun Watson several times, not being able to get him. 365 00:16:16,108 --> 00:16:19,228 Speaker 1: The Dolphins have spent to his entire career trying to 366 00:16:19,268 --> 00:16:21,348 Speaker 1: get rid of him, all the way down to pulling him, 367 00:16:21,388 --> 00:16:24,228 Speaker 1: lading games and putting Ryan Fitzpatrick in. Now, this is 368 00:16:24,268 --> 00:16:26,188 Speaker 1: your shot. If you look at him, he's got a 369 00:16:26,188 --> 00:16:28,948 Speaker 1: winning record as a starting quarterback, or the Dolphins have 370 00:16:28,988 --> 00:16:31,748 Speaker 1: a winning record with him as their starting quarterback when 371 00:16:31,788 --> 00:16:33,868 Speaker 1: he did not have that level of support, when he 372 00:16:33,908 --> 00:16:36,748 Speaker 1: went through four different offensive coordinators over his past first 373 00:16:36,788 --> 00:16:39,908 Speaker 1: couple of years. Here, McDaniel's really smart with offense. You've 374 00:16:39,948 --> 00:16:42,148 Speaker 1: got weapons around him, You've got a ton of speed 375 00:16:42,548 --> 00:16:45,148 Speaker 1: on that team. It's about two and now there's no excuses. 376 00:16:45,748 --> 00:16:47,788 Speaker 1: This is your opportunity to show you're the guy. And then, 377 00:16:47,908 --> 00:16:49,348 Speaker 1: I mean, who knows, maybe they'll still try to get 378 00:16:49,388 --> 00:16:50,708 Speaker 1: rid of him. But he's got a really good shot here. 379 00:16:50,868 --> 00:16:54,028 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go with somebody who just has just massive expectations, 380 00:16:54,108 --> 00:16:56,508 Speaker 1: and that's Russell Wilson and Denver. He can't just show 381 00:16:56,588 --> 00:16:59,028 Speaker 1: up and win a few games and throw a few touchdowns. 382 00:16:59,068 --> 00:17:01,348 Speaker 1: He just has to change the world. In Denver, he's 383 00:17:01,388 --> 00:17:04,108 Speaker 1: looked at. You can't even talk about him arriving without 384 00:17:04,108 --> 00:17:08,188 Speaker 1: saying in Elway Manning Russ, that is a lot. How 385 00:17:08,188 --> 00:17:09,668 Speaker 1: do we know the Broncos are not gonna be six 386 00:17:09,668 --> 00:17:12,668 Speaker 1: and eleven this year? They're a ridiculous division. Russ is 387 00:17:12,788 --> 00:17:15,188 Speaker 1: brand new there, and it's like, Russ, we need you 388 00:17:15,228 --> 00:17:17,108 Speaker 1: to change the world. We need you to undo all 389 00:17:17,108 --> 00:17:18,788 Speaker 1: the evils of the past. We need you to just 390 00:17:18,868 --> 00:17:21,268 Speaker 1: make this this beautiful place to live and play and 391 00:17:21,348 --> 00:17:23,828 Speaker 1: raise children. Russ, You're threw three touchdowns today, but you 392 00:17:23,828 --> 00:17:26,068 Speaker 1: didn't kill any leppers. It was a disappointed like we 393 00:17:26,108 --> 00:17:29,308 Speaker 1: need a massive showing from him, and it starts. We 394 00:17:29,588 --> 00:17:32,628 Speaker 1: won at Seattle. It was so almost unfair, And I 395 00:17:32,668 --> 00:17:35,868 Speaker 1: know Russ is so focused and compartmentalizes. That's a lot 396 00:17:35,908 --> 00:17:37,948 Speaker 1: to ask emotionally on a guy to go back to 397 00:17:38,028 --> 00:17:40,588 Speaker 1: that stadium and that coach and those fans while you're 398 00:17:40,588 --> 00:17:42,668 Speaker 1: still getting to know your receivers, and it's just I 399 00:17:42,668 --> 00:17:44,428 Speaker 1: feel like, you know, let's say Russ has a pretty 400 00:17:44,428 --> 00:17:46,228 Speaker 1: good year and they come out and ah, they missed 401 00:17:46,268 --> 00:17:48,628 Speaker 1: the playoffs at eight and nine. It's like a massive 402 00:17:48,668 --> 00:17:51,908 Speaker 1: disappointment because we've been suffering for years now and you're 403 00:17:51,948 --> 00:17:54,188 Speaker 1: the difference. You're the light. This is a resurrection and 404 00:17:54,228 --> 00:17:56,708 Speaker 1: a renaissance. It's just all a lot. So if he 405 00:17:56,748 --> 00:17:58,828 Speaker 1: just plays pretty good football, it's almost like it's not 406 00:17:58,988 --> 00:18:01,468 Speaker 1: enough because of the expectations. You gotta beat Mahomes, you 407 00:18:01,468 --> 00:18:03,588 Speaker 1: gotta beat car you gotta beat Herbert. It's a lot. 408 00:18:03,628 --> 00:18:05,628 Speaker 1: I love the guys, great player, but my guy has 409 00:18:05,668 --> 00:18:07,428 Speaker 1: a lot of shoulders. Yeah, for sure, And I love 410 00:18:07,468 --> 00:18:09,788 Speaker 1: that both the guys you guys have brought up. Russ 411 00:18:09,788 --> 00:18:11,628 Speaker 1: has done it before. He's been to the mountaintop. He 412 00:18:11,668 --> 00:18:14,308 Speaker 1: knows it. Jourly his life to a ton of pressure. 413 00:18:14,588 --> 00:18:16,748 Speaker 1: But the expectation is, all right, two is gonna get 414 00:18:16,788 --> 00:18:18,828 Speaker 1: him to the playoffs. It's not all right, Miami is 415 00:18:18,828 --> 00:18:21,908 Speaker 1: gonna win the Super Bowl. Guy out west, justin Herbert. 416 00:18:21,948 --> 00:18:24,588 Speaker 1: The expectations for him is that this Chargers team is 417 00:18:24,588 --> 00:18:27,188 Speaker 1: gonna go from not playing in the playoffs to now 418 00:18:27,188 --> 00:18:30,108 Speaker 1: we're competing for a super Bowl in the AFC West. 419 00:18:30,268 --> 00:18:33,308 Speaker 1: That you just said, Keenan Allen said about him last week, 420 00:18:33,428 --> 00:18:35,828 Speaker 1: he said, this guy is after practice throwing the ball, 421 00:18:35,868 --> 00:18:38,708 Speaker 1: throwing passes for an hour. You know, he said, never 422 00:18:38,788 --> 00:18:42,508 Speaker 1: did that Philip Rivers. Already, this guy's being compared to 423 00:18:42,548 --> 00:18:44,828 Speaker 1: the great Philip Rivers who didn't win the Super Bowl. 424 00:18:44,948 --> 00:18:47,228 Speaker 1: But this team was deep into the playoffs and everybody 425 00:18:47,388 --> 00:18:49,628 Speaker 1: loved the way he played, in the way he competed. 426 00:18:49,868 --> 00:18:53,108 Speaker 1: We all love Justin Herbert. We're talking about top ten quarterback. 427 00:18:53,148 --> 00:18:55,548 Speaker 1: This guy's on pace to be in the top five. 428 00:18:55,748 --> 00:18:58,468 Speaker 1: But there's been excuses the last few years. This defense 429 00:18:58,508 --> 00:19:01,868 Speaker 1: has played extremely poorly down the stretch for them, then 430 00:19:02,588 --> 00:19:05,508 Speaker 1: some of the last ranked defenses in a lot of categories. Well, 431 00:19:05,508 --> 00:19:07,148 Speaker 1: now they brought in a ton of guys on the 432 00:19:07,188 --> 00:19:10,068 Speaker 1: defensive side of the ball. Brandon Staley is a defensive coach. 433 00:19:10,188 --> 00:19:12,948 Speaker 1: The focus says, hey, we're going to be better on defense. Well, 434 00:19:13,188 --> 00:19:15,948 Speaker 1: more pressure falls on Justin Herbert to take this team 435 00:19:15,988 --> 00:19:18,668 Speaker 1: to where they think they can get, and that's contending 436 00:19:18,708 --> 00:19:20,788 Speaker 1: for a Super Bowl. Change. You know why philiper Vers 437 00:19:20,788 --> 00:19:22,148 Speaker 1: wasn't doing though, because he had to get into that 438 00:19:22,148 --> 00:19:26,108 Speaker 1: tricked out van that he built up that he had. Remember, yeah, 439 00:19:26,108 --> 00:19:28,348 Speaker 1: I remember that. It was fantastic And no one expects 440 00:19:28,388 --> 00:19:30,868 Speaker 1: anything less for this quarterback than for Josh Allen to 441 00:19:30,868 --> 00:19:32,788 Speaker 1: be playing in the Super Bowl this year. The worst 442 00:19:32,828 --> 00:19:34,708 Speaker 1: thing to happen to Josh Allen over the last six 443 00:19:34,788 --> 00:19:36,948 Speaker 1: months is that we haven't seen him play football. The 444 00:19:37,028 --> 00:19:39,388 Speaker 1: last time we saw him play football, his heart was 445 00:19:39,428 --> 00:19:41,628 Speaker 1: breaking along with America's. The fact that he didn't get 446 00:19:41,668 --> 00:19:45,628 Speaker 1: to redeem himself after the coin toss that blew Twitter 447 00:19:45,708 --> 00:19:47,588 Speaker 1: up and brew Up blew up a rule change for 448 00:19:47,628 --> 00:19:51,868 Speaker 1: that matter, Josh Allen has. It's like the expectation on 449 00:19:51,948 --> 00:19:54,988 Speaker 1: him is so huge because he hasn't been able to 450 00:19:55,028 --> 00:19:57,868 Speaker 1: redeem himself from that moment. In the playoff game, the 451 00:19:57,988 --> 00:20:01,108 Speaker 1: casual football fans saw him light the world on fire 452 00:20:01,308 --> 00:20:04,588 Speaker 1: against the Chiefs. They weren't really watching Bill's Jaguars the 453 00:20:04,628 --> 00:20:07,788 Speaker 1: week before, so the taste in everybody's mouth was from 454 00:20:08,068 --> 00:20:10,348 Speaker 1: that Chiefs game, and so and the Bills. They've done 455 00:20:10,388 --> 00:20:13,348 Speaker 1: everything and then some aka Ad von Miller get a 456 00:20:13,428 --> 00:20:16,708 Speaker 1: James Cook coming out of backfield to be better. Josh Allen, Man, 457 00:20:16,868 --> 00:20:19,388 Speaker 1: there is nothing except Super Bowl or buss for him. No. 458 00:20:19,668 --> 00:20:21,548 Speaker 1: They opened at the rams an opening night. They lose 459 00:20:21,628 --> 00:20:23,788 Speaker 1: that game twenty seven, twenty four. It's very very pop 460 00:20:23,828 --> 00:20:26,508 Speaker 1: saying is the schedule pickers are really they're just like 461 00:20:26,588 --> 00:20:28,828 Speaker 1: twin They had zero chill with the week one. That's 462 00:20:28,868 --> 00:20:30,868 Speaker 1: what they said that weeks. That segment right there, too, 463 00:20:30,948 --> 00:20:33,948 Speaker 1: was an amazing tour around this totally bonkers off season, 464 00:20:34,068 --> 00:20:37,468 Speaker 1: from the Tyree Kill trade to the Russell Wilson trade. 465 00:20:37,548 --> 00:20:39,548 Speaker 1: I had forgotten to tacky shit it right there, and 466 00:20:39,588 --> 00:20:42,708 Speaker 1: I broke the story about the rule change over time. 467 00:20:43,028 --> 00:20:45,468 Speaker 1: I literally went, that's right. That was at the league meetings. 468 00:20:45,508 --> 00:20:48,468 Speaker 1: This has felt like the longest off season in NFL 469 00:20:48,548 --> 00:20:51,228 Speaker 1: history because so much has happened, and finally we're getting 470 00:20:51,268 --> 00:20:54,508 Speaker 1: close to actually the shortest off season in NFL history 471 00:20:54,628 --> 00:20:56,188 Speaker 1: week wise, but it feels like it's going on for 472 00:20:56,188 --> 00:21:00,988 Speaker 1: twenty years. As games let's go, they're coming up exactly yesterday, 473 00:21:01,028 --> 00:21:03,028 Speaker 1: it was revealed players fifty through twenty one on the 474 00:21:03,068 --> 00:21:05,628 Speaker 1: NFL Top one hundred players twenty twenty two. We saw 475 00:21:05,708 --> 00:21:08,788 Speaker 1: Joey and Nick Bosa, Dak Prescott, Stefon Diggs, Shoe Burrow 476 00:21:09,188 --> 00:21:12,188 Speaker 1: find their places among their peers. So we're gonna reveal 477 00:21:12,748 --> 00:21:15,988 Speaker 1: the rest this Sunday, and not we, we meaning NFL 478 00:21:15,988 --> 00:21:19,348 Speaker 1: Network at eight pm East right here on NFL Network. 479 00:21:19,348 --> 00:21:22,548 Speaker 1: It's a team effort. So knowing that number now fifty 480 00:21:22,548 --> 00:21:24,628 Speaker 1: through twenty one, who stood up the most from the 481 00:21:24,708 --> 00:21:27,188 Speaker 1: NFL player's Top one hundred the ranking that we found 482 00:21:27,188 --> 00:21:30,428 Speaker 1: out yesterday afternoon, Joe Burrow making his debut all the 483 00:21:30,428 --> 00:21:32,308 Speaker 1: way up I think it was. Yeah, there is twenty one. 484 00:21:32,348 --> 00:21:33,868 Speaker 1: He's never been on the list before because the rookie 485 00:21:33,948 --> 00:21:35,468 Speaker 1: year you get hurt and they didn't vote for him 486 00:21:35,508 --> 00:21:38,028 Speaker 1: and they goes super twenty one. Never been on it, 487 00:21:38,348 --> 00:21:40,908 Speaker 1: No like warming up in the seventies or sixties, all 488 00:21:40,908 --> 00:21:42,628 Speaker 1: the way into the rare air of twenty one. And 489 00:21:42,628 --> 00:21:44,788 Speaker 1: this got me thinking, now that we've covered this for 490 00:21:44,828 --> 00:21:47,588 Speaker 1: so many years, this is this the highest debut ever 491 00:21:47,628 --> 00:21:49,788 Speaker 1: from a player who was never on it to twenty one. 492 00:21:50,068 --> 00:21:53,028 Speaker 1: Let me tell you it's not even close. Lamar Jackson 493 00:21:53,068 --> 00:21:56,228 Speaker 1: debut at number one. Lamar had the VP season and 494 00:21:56,228 --> 00:21:58,868 Speaker 1: they're the best. But these are fascinating, all right. So 495 00:21:58,908 --> 00:22:00,828 Speaker 1: a couple of segments ago, Tom was talking about Carson 496 00:22:00,868 --> 00:22:02,788 Speaker 1: Wentz with the Commanders and always up against he was 497 00:22:02,868 --> 00:22:06,548 Speaker 1: number three Wentz truth maybe how about it? Don't forget 498 00:22:06,548 --> 00:22:08,948 Speaker 1: about it. I mean that is an astonishing look at that, 499 00:22:09,188 --> 00:22:12,188 Speaker 1: and the players thought he's the third best player Mahomes naturally, 500 00:22:12,308 --> 00:22:14,308 Speaker 1: JJ Watt five all the way back in twenty thirteen, 501 00:22:14,428 --> 00:22:17,308 Speaker 1: Ezekiel Elliott after one rookie year that said there's only 502 00:22:17,308 --> 00:22:18,868 Speaker 1: six players better. I'm in the whole league. And then 503 00:22:18,908 --> 00:22:21,628 Speaker 1: also really interesting Alden Smith. So as much as I'm 504 00:22:21,628 --> 00:22:24,708 Speaker 1: impressed by Joe Burrow, this is the real list of 505 00:22:24,748 --> 00:22:27,188 Speaker 1: guys cracking list. You'd have to You can't beat Lamar, 506 00:22:27,268 --> 00:22:30,028 Speaker 1: you can only tie him to be number one. Still 507 00:22:30,068 --> 00:22:31,948 Speaker 1: not paid. Somehow, I don't understand it. But Jason, what 508 00:22:31,948 --> 00:22:33,948 Speaker 1: do you think? Yeah, you talk about guys that joined 509 00:22:33,948 --> 00:22:36,348 Speaker 1: the list, I'm talking about two guys who weren't on 510 00:22:36,428 --> 00:22:40,628 Speaker 1: the list last year, most dupe because of injury, Darwin 511 00:22:40,788 --> 00:22:43,548 Speaker 1: James and Dak Prescott. I want to highlight these guys 512 00:22:43,548 --> 00:22:47,228 Speaker 1: because it's tough season ending injuries. Derwin James didn't play 513 00:22:47,228 --> 00:22:49,908 Speaker 1: a snap in twenty one. Dak Prescott played in five 514 00:22:49,948 --> 00:22:52,628 Speaker 1: games the gruesome injury that he suffered against the New 515 00:22:52,708 --> 00:22:55,948 Speaker 1: York Giants. These guys come back and they're cracking the 516 00:22:56,068 --> 00:22:59,788 Speaker 1: top fifty after not playing goodball for an entire season. 517 00:23:00,068 --> 00:23:03,188 Speaker 1: That is special to do. Sometimes we overlooked the mental 518 00:23:03,268 --> 00:23:06,228 Speaker 1: and the physical it takes to come back off these injuries, 519 00:23:06,348 --> 00:23:08,388 Speaker 1: when you get back on the field knowing you're healthy 520 00:23:08,428 --> 00:23:10,748 Speaker 1: and being able to go out there and play care free. 521 00:23:10,908 --> 00:23:14,108 Speaker 1: We watched these two guys do that this past season. 522 00:23:14,188 --> 00:23:16,988 Speaker 1: They stayed healthy, played in the games, and played at 523 00:23:17,068 --> 00:23:20,268 Speaker 1: an elite level. Teams didn't get to exactly where they 524 00:23:20,268 --> 00:23:23,188 Speaker 1: want to get, but these two individuals bawled out and 525 00:23:23,268 --> 00:23:25,668 Speaker 1: wanted to highlight those guys as two guys coming off 526 00:23:25,708 --> 00:23:28,188 Speaker 1: injury and being able to show up and show out 527 00:23:28,228 --> 00:23:30,668 Speaker 1: as they did this past season. We can often in 528 00:23:30,668 --> 00:23:33,188 Speaker 1: the media the prisoners of the moment in terms of 529 00:23:33,188 --> 00:23:37,428 Speaker 1: our analysis, and I think that this list shows the 530 00:23:37,428 --> 00:23:41,188 Speaker 1: players who vote on this can also sometimes be caught 531 00:23:41,268 --> 00:23:44,508 Speaker 1: in just the laser focus of last season. Let me 532 00:23:44,588 --> 00:23:48,188 Speaker 1: show you the quarterback ranks the five quarterbacks who appeared 533 00:23:48,268 --> 00:23:51,828 Speaker 1: last night and where they ranked the year before. Three 534 00:23:51,868 --> 00:23:54,428 Speaker 1: of the guys on the list weren't ranked. Joe Burrow, 535 00:23:54,508 --> 00:23:57,548 Speaker 1: of course, tours acl was playing well. That one's explainable. 536 00:23:57,868 --> 00:24:01,268 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford was not on the list. That's insane. Not 537 00:24:01,428 --> 00:24:04,988 Speaker 1: on the list last year jumps to number twenty seven 538 00:24:05,188 --> 00:24:07,548 Speaker 1: after way in the Super Bowl. Of course, Lamar drops 539 00:24:07,588 --> 00:24:10,308 Speaker 1: twelve spots because he'd finished the season dealing with that ankle. 540 00:24:10,348 --> 00:24:13,508 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert slowly climbing Dak Prescott also coming off a 541 00:24:13,548 --> 00:24:17,708 Speaker 1: horrific injury. But the Matthew Stafford thing gets me because 542 00:24:17,988 --> 00:24:20,188 Speaker 1: it's not as if Matthew Stafford was how many quarterbacks 543 00:24:20,188 --> 00:24:21,348 Speaker 1: were on the list. I don't actually know that off 544 00:24:21,348 --> 00:24:22,668 Speaker 1: the top of my head in twenty twenty one, let's 545 00:24:22,668 --> 00:24:24,348 Speaker 1: say a dozen or so. Matthew Stafford is not one 546 00:24:24,388 --> 00:24:27,388 Speaker 1: of the top dozen or so quarterbacks within the NFL. 547 00:24:27,468 --> 00:24:30,268 Speaker 1: There's just some variance here. I know all the complaints 548 00:24:30,308 --> 00:24:33,188 Speaker 1: on Twitter about the list and players. That's another thing 549 00:24:33,228 --> 00:24:35,588 Speaker 1: when players are saying an ex players in particular saying, 550 00:24:35,668 --> 00:24:38,028 Speaker 1: you know, all this list is it's a joke, because 551 00:24:38,028 --> 00:24:39,868 Speaker 1: like I didn't take it seriously. I just wrote in 552 00:24:39,868 --> 00:24:41,548 Speaker 1: a few days my friends, I left the rest of 553 00:24:41,548 --> 00:24:44,988 Speaker 1: it blank. If I told you Kyle that in the 554 00:24:45,068 --> 00:24:48,308 Speaker 1: last election, well I just wrote in the names of 555 00:24:48,348 --> 00:24:50,108 Speaker 1: my friends. I left the rest of it blank. Well, 556 00:24:50,148 --> 00:24:52,828 Speaker 1: it's my fault that the comptroller sucks then okay, Like, 557 00:24:52,948 --> 00:24:55,828 Speaker 1: if you want the list to be better, take it seriously, 558 00:24:56,068 --> 00:24:57,828 Speaker 1: think throw it a little bit, put effort into rank 559 00:24:57,868 --> 00:25:00,828 Speaker 1: in your rankings. Right, Oh man, the vote like, rock 560 00:25:00,948 --> 00:25:02,948 Speaker 1: the vote, rock the vote. Give me a guy at 561 00:25:03,028 --> 00:25:05,948 Speaker 1: number twenty eight that moves for Jonathan Taylor. And I 562 00:25:05,988 --> 00:25:07,508 Speaker 1: really looked at that list and I was like, I 563 00:25:07,548 --> 00:25:09,908 Speaker 1: could go quarterbacks. I could go the guy that played 564 00:25:09,908 --> 00:25:12,188 Speaker 1: the Super both quarterbacks that played the Super Bowl last year. 565 00:25:12,468 --> 00:25:14,748 Speaker 1: I could go the Cowboys quarterback. I could really take 566 00:25:14,788 --> 00:25:17,548 Speaker 1: it easier. Give me Quinton Nelson at number twenty eight. 567 00:25:17,748 --> 00:25:19,828 Speaker 1: There are three Colts so far on this this guy, 568 00:25:19,868 --> 00:25:21,428 Speaker 1: So the Colts are gonna be good this year. I 569 00:25:21,468 --> 00:25:24,468 Speaker 1: am all in on the Indianapolis Colts. Quinnon Nelson still 570 00:25:24,468 --> 00:25:26,628 Speaker 1: waiting any day now for a new contract from the Colts. 571 00:25:26,628 --> 00:25:28,628 Speaker 1: I'm sure this number might help him, But to me, 572 00:25:29,548 --> 00:25:32,068 Speaker 1: this guy goes to work for Jonathan Taylor every week. 573 00:25:32,108 --> 00:25:34,108 Speaker 1: I mean, you cannot have a season that that running 574 00:25:34,108 --> 00:25:37,628 Speaker 1: back did for the Colts without a Quinton Nelson my goodness. 575 00:25:37,668 --> 00:25:39,628 Speaker 1: And what I love about is that again could be 576 00:25:39,668 --> 00:25:43,108 Speaker 1: considered an unforeseen position. But apparently whoever wrote his name 577 00:25:43,108 --> 00:25:46,508 Speaker 1: on there was paying attention to Quenton Nelson moving lines 578 00:25:46,588 --> 00:25:49,468 Speaker 1: whenever he needed to for the Colts. He lands at 579 00:25:49,508 --> 00:25:51,628 Speaker 1: number twenty eight. And I the Colts, I mean Jonathan 580 00:25:51,668 --> 00:25:53,668 Speaker 1: Taylor is going to be somewhere in the top twenty 581 00:25:54,268 --> 00:25:56,548 Speaker 1: this weekend. So they're gonna be good. They got a 582 00:25:56,548 --> 00:25:59,028 Speaker 1: bunch of good players. Quinton Nelson, the Nelson vote mice, 583 00:25:59,068 --> 00:26:02,068 Speaker 1: but also intimidation may play a role in it. Yeah, 584 00:26:02,068 --> 00:26:04,668 Speaker 1: I just push him. Yeah, no, right exactly to use 585 00:26:04,708 --> 00:26:07,908 Speaker 1: the words escrow and comptroller already in the first thirty 586 00:26:07,908 --> 00:26:09,828 Speaker 1: six minutes of the program never been said, and show 587 00:26:09,908 --> 00:26:11,508 Speaker 1: his wake up date by the way. The answers on 588 00:26:11,548 --> 00:26:14,188 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty one list eleven quarterbacks in the top 589 00:26:14,188 --> 00:26:17,148 Speaker 1: one hundred, including Ryan Tannehill and Baker May. Oh wow, 590 00:26:17,388 --> 00:26:19,948 Speaker 1: we are we are prisoners of the moment. Yeah, oh 591 00:26:19,988 --> 00:26:22,748 Speaker 1: my gosh. I love it. I love it coming out 592 00:26:24,348 --> 00:26:28,028 Speaker 1: everybody going back to football. The first quarterback competition. We're 593 00:26:28,028 --> 00:26:46,908 Speaker 1: gonna break it down next Jag Steelers Mitch dr Whisky 594 00:26:47,988 --> 00:26:50,148 Speaker 1: hut alright week last week nd Seattle. We'll see how 595 00:26:50,148 --> 00:26:52,868 Speaker 1: he fared. R Whisky. Uh, he gets away from some 596 00:26:52,908 --> 00:26:55,268 Speaker 1: pressure here, it's not quite sure where to go, which 597 00:26:55,308 --> 00:26:57,828 Speaker 1: is It's great to show this versatility, but then he 598 00:26:57,868 --> 00:27:00,588 Speaker 1: forced a passa Deontay Johnson nearly gets picked off by 599 00:27:00,668 --> 00:27:03,268 Speaker 1: Chad Muma. I mean that was dangerously close. He would 600 00:27:03,268 --> 00:27:06,228 Speaker 1: finish five for eight, sixty yards on three drives, and 601 00:27:06,268 --> 00:27:10,028 Speaker 1: then incomes Kenny Pickett, the pride of Pittsburgh Steelers, going 602 00:27:10,068 --> 00:27:12,988 Speaker 1: on to win it sixteen fifteen Picko. He would finish 603 00:27:12,988 --> 00:27:17,268 Speaker 1: six for seven, good for seventy six yards and one touchdown. 604 00:27:17,668 --> 00:27:20,188 Speaker 1: Here's Kenny Pickett after the game on some of those 605 00:27:20,188 --> 00:27:22,868 Speaker 1: clutch touchdowns that we've been seeing so far this preseason, 606 00:27:23,508 --> 00:27:26,148 Speaker 1: those last minute moments when you get the football. Yeah, 607 00:27:26,148 --> 00:27:29,548 Speaker 1: I think you just always always have to want the 608 00:27:29,588 --> 00:27:31,708 Speaker 1: ball in your hands, and I think the gamer emmy 609 00:27:31,748 --> 00:27:34,068 Speaker 1: comes out in those moments. I like having the ball 610 00:27:34,108 --> 00:27:36,068 Speaker 1: in my hand. I think we have, you know, great 611 00:27:36,068 --> 00:27:38,108 Speaker 1: players around me, so you know, you're definitely a good 612 00:27:38,148 --> 00:27:42,188 Speaker 1: position to be with on this team. And so absolutely 613 00:27:42,228 --> 00:27:45,508 Speaker 1: another impressive performance from Kenny Pickett. Mike Tomlin said after 614 00:27:45,508 --> 00:27:48,428 Speaker 1: the game that he'llmake decisions on depth chart related on 615 00:27:48,468 --> 00:27:51,748 Speaker 1: things over the next couple of weeks. So our question becomes, 616 00:27:51,868 --> 00:27:54,308 Speaker 1: what does Kenny Pickett have to do to earn the 617 00:27:54,388 --> 00:27:57,428 Speaker 1: starting job in Pittsburgh earn it. I think for himmy 618 00:27:57,468 --> 00:27:59,748 Speaker 1: as to continue to do what he's been doing and proven. 619 00:27:59,908 --> 00:28:03,228 Speaker 1: Mike Tomlin already say his ability to perform under pressure 620 00:28:03,388 --> 00:28:05,668 Speaker 1: is huge iness some guys that have it and some 621 00:28:05,708 --> 00:28:08,588 Speaker 1: guys that don't, and Kenny Pickett has it. But I 622 00:28:08,628 --> 00:28:11,588 Speaker 1: think with as well as he's playing him, starting is 623 00:28:11,588 --> 00:28:15,788 Speaker 1: gonna fall more on Trubisky's performance. The only way I 624 00:28:15,788 --> 00:28:17,988 Speaker 1: believe that Kenney Pickett gets a chance to start for 625 00:28:18,028 --> 00:28:21,308 Speaker 1: this team is that mister Bisky doesn't perform. I think 626 00:28:21,308 --> 00:28:23,708 Speaker 1: Tomlin has already said that he's the guy leading the pack. 627 00:28:23,948 --> 00:28:26,788 Speaker 1: He's a guy who's performed well from what we've seen 628 00:28:27,068 --> 00:28:30,748 Speaker 1: in the preseason so far. So I think their starting 629 00:28:30,828 --> 00:28:33,068 Speaker 1: quarterback position is going to be the veteran and Mitch 630 00:28:33,348 --> 00:28:36,428 Speaker 1: Kenney Pickett, young promise and rookie getting better each and 631 00:28:36,468 --> 00:28:38,708 Speaker 1: every week. But Trubisky is the guy. They brought him 632 00:28:38,748 --> 00:28:40,828 Speaker 1: in there for a reason, drafted a guy to be 633 00:28:40,868 --> 00:28:42,788 Speaker 1: the future, but they want him to be the guy 634 00:28:42,828 --> 00:28:45,908 Speaker 1: to lead away, especially starting off the season week one. 635 00:28:46,228 --> 00:28:49,388 Speaker 1: Mister Bisky, we've seen some flashes we saw the season 636 00:28:49,388 --> 00:28:52,148 Speaker 1: in twenty eighteen with the Chicago Bears of what he 637 00:28:52,228 --> 00:28:54,788 Speaker 1: possibly can be. Then in that highlight reel, we saw 638 00:28:54,868 --> 00:28:57,668 Speaker 1: him being able to avoid the pressure move around, but 639 00:28:57,788 --> 00:28:59,788 Speaker 1: they kind of put up a prayer of a passle. 640 00:29:00,068 --> 00:29:03,508 Speaker 1: It's kind of that heckling jib from jive from Trubisky, 641 00:29:03,668 --> 00:29:05,988 Speaker 1: which one of the gonna get that will dictate when 642 00:29:06,068 --> 00:29:08,348 Speaker 1: Kenny Pickett enters a line. I would say this for 643 00:29:08,468 --> 00:29:11,108 Speaker 1: Mitch Trubisky. He entered camp as the guy who, if 644 00:29:11,108 --> 00:29:13,268 Speaker 1: they had to play a game right now, he was 645 00:29:13,268 --> 00:29:15,468 Speaker 1: going to be the quarterback. He's still right now at 646 00:29:15,508 --> 00:29:17,668 Speaker 1: the front of the line. But Kenny Pickett is coming fast. 647 00:29:17,668 --> 00:29:20,108 Speaker 1: When you watch Mitch Trubisky's performance through the course of 648 00:29:20,108 --> 00:29:22,588 Speaker 1: this preseason, even the other night, he didn't play badly, 649 00:29:22,628 --> 00:29:25,388 Speaker 1: it's just the pick. It played pretty well. Here. You've 650 00:29:25,388 --> 00:29:27,548 Speaker 1: got a guy who's a first round pick. Everyone knows 651 00:29:27,548 --> 00:29:29,948 Speaker 1: at some point his opportunity is coming. But you watch 652 00:29:29,988 --> 00:29:32,108 Speaker 1: what Trubisky has done through the course of the preseason here, 653 00:29:32,348 --> 00:29:35,468 Speaker 1: you know why they targeted him and signed him to 654 00:29:35,508 --> 00:29:38,428 Speaker 1: a pretty reasonable contract to come in and join the 655 00:29:38,428 --> 00:29:41,388 Speaker 1: Steelers on a two year deal. It's gonna say a 656 00:29:41,388 --> 00:29:44,028 Speaker 1: lot how they approached this week. Maybe Mike Thomlins says, 657 00:29:44,068 --> 00:29:45,748 Speaker 1: we're not playing the starters at all. But if they 658 00:29:45,788 --> 00:29:48,268 Speaker 1: do play the starters, and if it's Trubisky again, whether 659 00:29:48,308 --> 00:29:50,588 Speaker 1: he says it or not, that's it. It's not gonna 660 00:29:50,588 --> 00:29:52,668 Speaker 1: be Kenny Pick at Week one. They've always approached this 661 00:29:52,748 --> 00:29:55,308 Speaker 1: as Picket's the guy for the future. We're not going 662 00:29:55,388 --> 00:29:57,148 Speaker 1: to put him on the field before he's ready. That's 663 00:29:57,148 --> 00:29:59,628 Speaker 1: where Trubisky is out there. And of course, then as 664 00:29:59,628 --> 00:30:01,828 Speaker 1: everyone knows, when you've got a first round draft pick 665 00:30:01,828 --> 00:30:03,948 Speaker 1: on the bench, everyone's waiting eat. In the moment you 666 00:30:03,948 --> 00:30:05,788 Speaker 1: stumble people, we're gonna be calling to the other guy. 667 00:30:05,948 --> 00:30:08,028 Speaker 1: I think this one is real. We always want to 668 00:30:08,068 --> 00:30:09,788 Speaker 1: manufacture these things, and I think we're doing that a 669 00:30:09,788 --> 00:30:11,948 Speaker 1: lot right now with Maluke Willis in Tennessee, where it's 670 00:30:12,108 --> 00:30:13,908 Speaker 1: Ryan Tannel's gonna be the starter, and we know. I 671 00:30:13,908 --> 00:30:15,348 Speaker 1: think this one is real, and I think it's been 672 00:30:15,388 --> 00:30:18,588 Speaker 1: real from the onset. Remember when the Steelers took Picket 673 00:30:18,628 --> 00:30:21,588 Speaker 1: at the draft. Mike Tomlin comes on the network and 674 00:30:21,708 --> 00:30:23,588 Speaker 1: Rich is sitting there in front of the bellagio fountains 675 00:30:23,588 --> 00:30:25,468 Speaker 1: and saying like cold, could this guy start Week one? 676 00:30:25,508 --> 00:30:27,748 Speaker 1: And Tomlin did not hesitate. Did you have a chance 677 00:30:27,748 --> 00:30:30,348 Speaker 1: to be your Week one starter. Yeah, he certainly has 678 00:30:30,348 --> 00:30:33,108 Speaker 1: a chance, and I agree with that sentiment that of 679 00:30:33,148 --> 00:30:36,068 Speaker 1: his readiness from a professional perspective, it was two things 680 00:30:36,308 --> 00:30:39,588 Speaker 1: that really attracted us to him. From a floor standpoint, 681 00:30:39,708 --> 00:30:42,668 Speaker 1: we thought he had pro level anticipation. We thought he 682 00:30:42,708 --> 00:30:45,708 Speaker 1: had pro level accuracy, and that oftentimes those are two 683 00:30:45,828 --> 00:30:48,988 Speaker 1: variables that really require a lot of adjustment. From a 684 00:30:49,028 --> 00:30:51,948 Speaker 1: quarterback and standpoint, we felt he came ready made in 685 00:30:51,988 --> 00:30:54,468 Speaker 1: those ways, and hopefully that's an asset to him in 686 00:30:54,548 --> 00:30:56,988 Speaker 1: terms of being able to compete and being ready if 687 00:30:57,028 --> 00:31:00,548 Speaker 1: performers dictates it. I think Tomlin plays a huge role 688 00:31:00,548 --> 00:31:02,508 Speaker 1: in this, not just because he's the head coach, because 689 00:31:02,508 --> 00:31:04,948 Speaker 1: he's a made guy as a head coach whoever. He 690 00:31:05,028 --> 00:31:07,148 Speaker 1: once if you were a young guy or trying to 691 00:31:07,148 --> 00:31:08,588 Speaker 1: get your foothold in the NFL and you want to 692 00:31:08,628 --> 00:31:10,908 Speaker 1: make the safe decision, If Mike Tomlin decides it's going 693 00:31:10,948 --> 00:31:12,788 Speaker 1: to be pick it, then I'm Mike Tomlin. You're not. 694 00:31:12,828 --> 00:31:14,868 Speaker 1: I'll do whatever I want. I think that's a factor. 695 00:31:14,948 --> 00:31:16,988 Speaker 1: I think the hometown thing is a factor. And remember 696 00:31:16,988 --> 00:31:19,548 Speaker 1: this that last preseason game is a home game from Pittsburgh. 697 00:31:19,588 --> 00:31:21,268 Speaker 1: It'll be in front of their home crowd and best 698 00:31:21,268 --> 00:31:23,268 Speaker 1: part of all, they're playing the Detroit Lions, so it'll 699 00:31:23,308 --> 00:31:25,428 Speaker 1: be on HBO and it'll be captured. It'll be a 700 00:31:25,468 --> 00:31:28,108 Speaker 1: massive thing. If Pickett lights it up. And let's say 701 00:31:28,108 --> 00:31:29,988 Speaker 1: Trubisky plays and then put him out there and it's 702 00:31:30,028 --> 00:31:31,988 Speaker 1: not great. I still think this one come through. I'm 703 00:31:31,988 --> 00:31:33,788 Speaker 1: going to give it a twenty percent chance. But I 704 00:31:33,828 --> 00:31:35,588 Speaker 1: think we got a shot. I really do. And I 705 00:31:35,588 --> 00:31:38,228 Speaker 1: think Mike Tomlin will apologize to nobody. They don't. They're 706 00:31:38,268 --> 00:31:40,108 Speaker 1: not have a religion with mister Bisky. They have no 707 00:31:40,148 --> 00:31:42,228 Speaker 1: pass with them, no future. Mister Whiskey is a guy, 708 00:31:42,268 --> 00:31:44,148 Speaker 1: he's a professional guy and he's been there. But like, 709 00:31:44,228 --> 00:31:46,148 Speaker 1: this is not Peyton Manning coming to the Broncos. Like 710 00:31:46,148 --> 00:31:47,508 Speaker 1: this is a guy that if you decide when go 711 00:31:47,548 --> 00:31:49,268 Speaker 1: with the rookie, not a lot of people's head would spend. 712 00:31:49,348 --> 00:31:51,228 Speaker 1: He might do it. It's really interesting listening back to them. 713 00:31:51,228 --> 00:31:53,388 Speaker 1: Like Tomlin quote too, because he talks about the floor 714 00:31:53,428 --> 00:31:55,308 Speaker 1: for Kenny Pickett. That was the whole debate in the 715 00:31:55,308 --> 00:31:57,788 Speaker 1: pre draft process was Kenny Pickett's got the highest floor 716 00:31:57,828 --> 00:31:59,948 Speaker 1: of all these guys. Where is his seiling? And that's 717 00:31:59,948 --> 00:32:02,228 Speaker 1: with people downgraded him on you watch Malik Willis, He'll 718 00:32:02,268 --> 00:32:04,628 Speaker 1: have three plays in the game where he's just sucking 719 00:32:04,668 --> 00:32:06,348 Speaker 1: it all over and he's spinning out and he's running 720 00:32:06,348 --> 00:32:08,348 Speaker 1: down the village. Wow. Then you watch all the other 721 00:32:08,388 --> 00:32:10,988 Speaker 1: plays and he's taken sacks versus backups. With Pickett, he 722 00:32:11,028 --> 00:32:13,428 Speaker 1: started like fifty games in college. I mean, he played 723 00:32:13,428 --> 00:32:15,988 Speaker 1: a ton of football, made the Huge League last season. 724 00:32:16,428 --> 00:32:18,548 Speaker 1: You know what you're getting into with him. He was 725 00:32:18,588 --> 00:32:20,428 Speaker 1: the most pro ready of any of the quarterbacks in 726 00:32:20,468 --> 00:32:22,908 Speaker 1: this draft. But being the most pro ready does not 727 00:32:22,948 --> 00:32:26,108 Speaker 1: necessarily mean you're best served by playing in Week one. 728 00:32:26,148 --> 00:32:28,308 Speaker 1: And that's what Mike Tomlin's got away out here as 729 00:32:28,308 --> 00:32:30,388 Speaker 1: they move forward. Tomlin, you know, I love these coaches 730 00:32:30,388 --> 00:32:32,468 Speaker 1: where we have to listen to their pressers and try 731 00:32:32,468 --> 00:32:35,108 Speaker 1: to interpret the weird things that they're saying. Like Mike 732 00:32:35,108 --> 00:32:37,548 Speaker 1: Tomlin not one of those guys. He says what he means, 733 00:32:37,548 --> 00:32:39,708 Speaker 1: and he means what he says. And that was so 734 00:32:39,908 --> 00:32:42,788 Speaker 1: fascinating to hear that he had a pro level anticipation 735 00:32:42,828 --> 00:32:45,588 Speaker 1: and accuracy, two things that we are calling for sometimes 736 00:32:45,628 --> 00:32:48,468 Speaker 1: from veterans well in two A seasons. So the fact 737 00:32:48,508 --> 00:32:51,028 Speaker 1: that was a compliment that was being bestowed upon Kenny 738 00:32:51,028 --> 00:32:54,668 Speaker 1: Pickett in late April is impressive. What he's doing right 739 00:32:54,708 --> 00:32:56,948 Speaker 1: now is exactly what needs to be done in order 740 00:32:56,988 --> 00:32:59,828 Speaker 1: to earn the starting job. And I think every quarterback 741 00:32:59,868 --> 00:33:02,468 Speaker 1: situation is different for every team. But to Kyle's point, 742 00:33:02,468 --> 00:33:04,948 Speaker 1: this is not one that it's like it was. It 743 00:33:04,988 --> 00:33:08,908 Speaker 1: was miss Trubisky's you know, set forth in cement, like 744 00:33:09,228 --> 00:33:11,828 Speaker 1: it was a battle. Maybe this was the quarterback battle 745 00:33:11,868 --> 00:33:13,788 Speaker 1: that we were all we didn't we didn't see coming. 746 00:33:13,828 --> 00:33:16,548 Speaker 1: Because Kenny Pickett has turned it into that. His presence 747 00:33:16,548 --> 00:33:18,348 Speaker 1: in the two minute drills, in my opinion, in the 748 00:33:18,348 --> 00:33:22,148 Speaker 1: preseason have been so impressive. And you might think this 749 00:33:22,228 --> 00:33:26,828 Speaker 1: is cheesy, but his attendance at Pittsburgh as a facility, 750 00:33:27,148 --> 00:33:30,148 Speaker 1: the osmosis that I think may have happened for him 751 00:33:30,468 --> 00:33:32,828 Speaker 1: to be ready to be a professional, it has to 752 00:33:32,868 --> 00:33:35,388 Speaker 1: count for something. He was a pitt Panther. He's in 753 00:33:35,428 --> 00:33:38,148 Speaker 1: those hallways, he sees the guys operating. This is not 754 00:33:38,228 --> 00:33:40,388 Speaker 1: just some a random school that he's in. He's like 755 00:33:40,508 --> 00:33:42,668 Speaker 1: wide eyed in the big city, like he feels at home. 756 00:33:42,708 --> 00:33:44,708 Speaker 1: He looks comfortable, he looks like he's meant to be 757 00:33:44,748 --> 00:33:47,228 Speaker 1: there playing the pro style offense. It's not this huge 758 00:33:47,228 --> 00:33:48,868 Speaker 1: transition like a lot of the guys would come out 759 00:33:48,868 --> 00:33:50,948 Speaker 1: of the spread or some of the more simplified systems. 760 00:33:50,948 --> 00:33:52,228 Speaker 1: So that's a big part of it too. It's just 761 00:33:52,308 --> 00:33:54,268 Speaker 1: it's always fascinating to me because you're thinking about this 762 00:33:54,308 --> 00:33:57,028 Speaker 1: from like the big picture team building perspective. Omar Con 763 00:33:57,148 --> 00:33:58,628 Speaker 1: is the new GM there, but he's been in that 764 00:33:58,628 --> 00:34:00,868 Speaker 1: building for a long time. Mike Tomlin obviously has a 765 00:34:00,868 --> 00:34:02,948 Speaker 1: lot of juice in the building as well. Kevin Colbert, 766 00:34:02,948 --> 00:34:05,548 Speaker 1: the outgoing GM, is technically the one who makes the pick. 767 00:34:05,628 --> 00:34:08,028 Speaker 1: But now you're you're weighing that, Oh, Kenny Pickett's obviously 768 00:34:08,068 --> 00:34:09,988 Speaker 1: the future. But for this team right now, we've all 769 00:34:09,988 --> 00:34:12,148 Speaker 1: seen the numbers. They've got all the money invested in 770 00:34:12,188 --> 00:34:14,548 Speaker 1: the defense. You think you're gonna be really good. You've 771 00:34:14,588 --> 00:34:17,108 Speaker 1: got weapons on offense. The only question your team is 772 00:34:17,108 --> 00:34:19,028 Speaker 1: the quarterback who gives you the best chance to win 773 00:34:19,068 --> 00:34:21,508 Speaker 1: in Week one. That is the biggest decision that you 774 00:34:21,548 --> 00:34:23,268 Speaker 1: need to make moving forward. But you also have to 775 00:34:23,268 --> 00:34:25,988 Speaker 1: weigh that against what's best for Kenny Pickett is your 776 00:34:25,988 --> 00:34:28,468 Speaker 1: long term GAT and regardless, the plus the plufs for 777 00:34:28,508 --> 00:34:30,668 Speaker 1: the Steelers is effect that they have Nagi Harris is. Yes, 778 00:34:30,708 --> 00:34:34,348 Speaker 1: it's true. Nerd Tom Penlaicero here very happy that for 779 00:34:34,388 --> 00:34:36,628 Speaker 1: the first time since Jamie rout All took over Good 780 00:34:36,628 --> 00:34:38,908 Speaker 1: Morning Football that I've gotten to do the show with 781 00:34:38,908 --> 00:34:40,388 Speaker 1: her now. I mentioned off the top of the show 782 00:34:40,388 --> 00:34:43,668 Speaker 1: we worked together twelve years ago. Jamie was an intern 783 00:34:43,828 --> 00:34:46,948 Speaker 1: at a radio station I worked at in Minneapolis. Criminally 784 00:34:47,028 --> 00:34:50,988 Speaker 1: underutilized there, I might add. Her primary duties were to 785 00:34:51,468 --> 00:34:55,028 Speaker 1: mail out the sports Person of the Day awards, which 786 00:34:55,068 --> 00:34:56,988 Speaker 1: was a bit on the sports talk program. We actually 787 00:34:56,988 --> 00:35:00,508 Speaker 1: found some tweets proving this. Joe SUSA just named Lady 788 00:35:00,548 --> 00:35:04,068 Speaker 1: gagaar sports person of the Day, and Royce's was speasy. 789 00:35:04,388 --> 00:35:07,908 Speaker 1: All those will be fun to find. I think there's 790 00:35:07,908 --> 00:35:11,868 Speaker 1: one more tweet as well here congratulations John Isner Tennis 791 00:35:11,908 --> 00:35:14,428 Speaker 1: from fifteen or DESPN twin Cities. He is our sports 792 00:35:14,468 --> 00:35:17,108 Speaker 1: person of the Day for June twenty fourth. That radio station, 793 00:35:17,148 --> 00:35:19,628 Speaker 1: by the way, and everyone mentioned those tweets no longer exists. 794 00:35:20,068 --> 00:35:22,188 Speaker 1: Jamie's still here. Yes, I am still here, and that 795 00:35:22,268 --> 00:35:25,028 Speaker 1: is why, Jamie, it is my very distinct pleasure to 796 00:35:25,148 --> 00:35:28,228 Speaker 1: present you is the very first recipient of the Good 797 00:35:28,268 --> 00:35:35,028 Speaker 1: Morning Football Person of Igulations. Jamie Hurt all fully, I 798 00:35:35,108 --> 00:35:39,788 Speaker 1: fully expect we're going to get this somewhere somewhere special 799 00:35:39,828 --> 00:35:42,508 Speaker 1: for you. Every morning you can look at it. See 800 00:35:42,548 --> 00:35:45,188 Speaker 1: my face. I think I told this story, did I not? 801 00:35:45,348 --> 00:35:48,068 Speaker 1: That the creator of the vovouzela was also one of 802 00:35:48,108 --> 00:35:49,988 Speaker 1: the sports person of the day. You get that one 803 00:35:49,988 --> 00:35:51,748 Speaker 1: to them. Oh, I could have found the creed the 804 00:35:51,748 --> 00:35:54,028 Speaker 1: address to the creator of Louzila. Thank you so much. 805 00:35:54,108 --> 00:35:56,068 Speaker 1: I will cherish this with my life. That has Tom 806 00:35:56,108 --> 00:35:59,548 Speaker 1: Pelliser's face on it. My goodness, he has had such 807 00:35:59,548 --> 00:36:00,908 Speaker 1: an impact on my life. And I was going to 808 00:36:00,988 --> 00:36:04,788 Speaker 1: be in my office. Your song