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Speaker 1: But if he is and looks okay, then he's gonna play.

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Speaker 1: Because he's a better player in twenty twenty four than

429
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Speaker 1: an older version of Kendricks. The timing of injuries is

430
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Speaker 1: so big when it comes to a season ender. When

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Speaker 1: you get injured in the playoffs. When you get injured

432
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Speaker 1: in the Super Bowl, that timeline you're talking early on

433
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Speaker 1: in the season, I can't count on you for as

434
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Speaker 1: shitty as the Achilles injury was for ruining the Jets season,

435
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Speaker 1: and it ruined their season, who knows how good they

436
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Speaker 1: were gonna be, but once he went down, they had

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Speaker 1: no chance. None. Even though they won that night against

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Speaker 1: the Bills, their season ended the moment that guy got

439
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Speaker 1: carted back to the locker room. On the bright side,

440
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Speaker 1: he's gonna be rare and ready to go. So if

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Speaker 1: you also would have missed the playoffs and he would

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Speaker 1: have torn his achilles in December, it might not have

443
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Speaker 1: been the same. I don't give a shit what doctors

444
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Speaker 1: are telling him and what rehabit he was doing. It

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Speaker 1: also gave him the capability kind of looking the mirror

446
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Speaker 1: right away and like, I want to battle back. So listen.

447
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Speaker 1: The first glass half full thing I've said about the

448
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Speaker 1: Jets in a while is like the timing of that injury,

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Speaker 1: if he was gonna get hurt, I would say, worked

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Speaker 1: out pretty well. Let's fly around the NFL. The schedule

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Speaker 1: release is they have it. They don't come out with

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Speaker 1: a specific date, but it's looking like either within the

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Speaker 1: next fourteen days. Isn't it crazy how big the schedule releases.

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Speaker 1: You could argue that the schedule release in the NFL,

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Speaker 1: in the buzz it creates and the interest that people

456
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Speaker 1: paying attention is bigger than any regular season baseball or

457
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Speaker 1: basketball game. All we already know who's playing who hew,

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Speaker 1: we even know some of the games Eagles, Packers, Brazil.

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Speaker 1: We're just finding out when they play them, when your

460
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Speaker 1: bye week is, when your Thursday week is, who's playing

461
00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:40,359
Speaker 1: on Christmas? How many money night games you get? But

462
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Speaker 1: we know as of today, like we've known for a while,

463
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Speaker 1: every one of your opponents home and away. So it's

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Speaker 1: not like you don't even have the home schedule. You

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Speaker 1: know exactly who you're playing. They just tell you the

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Speaker 1: order and on what network, and even that is subject

467
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Speaker 1: to change. Who's good, who sucks? Flex schedules. I would

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Speaker 1: say the schedule release, more than any other thing in

469
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Speaker 1: the NFL in the off season post Super Bowl, is

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Speaker 1: the most symbolic moment of the entire operation's importance. I've

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Speaker 1: never heard of anyone talking about like the baseball schedule

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Speaker 1: my entire life in the off season the NBA schedule.

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Speaker 1: Who who discusses this stuff? This is not only a

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Speaker 1: discussion point, like it's a really really big deal. Now,

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Speaker 1: I get it. Football, every game is much more important.

476
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Speaker 1: Days you play travel flying east coast to West coast

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Speaker 1: or West coast to East coast, or short weeks, or

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Speaker 1: you gotta stay in one area because you gotta you know,

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Speaker 1: you play out. If you're a West Coast team, you

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Speaker 1: play Tampa and then you're playing the Panthers the next week,

481
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Speaker 1: so you're just gonna stay at you know, wherever. But

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Speaker 1: it's it's pretty wild the power of just this basic

483
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Speaker 1: one hour schedules get released, things get leaked. Yeah, it's

484
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Speaker 1: just kind of leaves me speechless sometimes when I think

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Speaker 1: about it. The Patriots, I've been saying for a while,

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Speaker 1: I'm out. I've been out, like I'm just I'm not in,

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Speaker 1: even though I like Drake May I do and I'm

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Speaker 1: not a Patriot hater. For twenty plus years, I not

489
00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:28,760
Speaker 1: only admired them in a weird way at times, I

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Speaker 1: rooted for them, love Belichick and Tom I'm a Fresno

491
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Speaker 1: State guy. A ton of Fresno State guys played for

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Speaker 1: them over the years. I got to know guys that

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Speaker 1: worked there in the front office. But I think their

494
00:28:43,280 --> 00:28:47,920
Speaker 1: operation feels very weird. They fired Belichick, they had the

495
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Speaker 1: opportunities to start from scratch. Elliott Wolf, who has been

496
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Speaker 1: in the mix to be a GM at different places

497
00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:58,960
Speaker 1: for like the last five years, basically got elevated to

498
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Speaker 1: run the off seat, but they didn't give him the job.

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Speaker 1: Why would you during a transitional period and he may

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Speaker 1: end up getting the job, and maybe he will, but

501
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Speaker 1: not just give him the job. When you gave Gerrod

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Speaker 1: Mail the job, why would you leave it to chance

503
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Speaker 1: that like, yeah, this guy might not be the guy.

504
00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:22,680
Speaker 1: We might go in a different direction. It just feels

505
00:29:22,760 --> 00:29:27,320
Speaker 1: a little chaotic, and Bob Kraft at the roast really

506
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Speaker 1: tries to like make it less awkward that it's become like, Bob,

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Speaker 1: you guys trashed fucking Belichick trashed him, which again, you

508
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Speaker 1: could you fired him, you told us you were ready

509
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Speaker 1: to move. That's fine, but to like try to trash

510
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Speaker 1: his legacy, it feels like this. I don't know in

511
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Speaker 1: security with the Craft family, but this feels a little weird. Now,

512
00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:57,760
Speaker 1: maybe listen, Bill didn't give coordinator titles a a lot

513
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Speaker 1: of times with some younger coaches officially sometimes to the season.

514
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Speaker 1: Sometimes he didn't have him during the season, Obviously internally

515
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Speaker 1: he had him, So maybe they're trying to do a

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Speaker 1: little bit of that. But I just don't understand letting

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Speaker 1: a guy run your entire offseason unless you've given him

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Speaker 1: the wink we handshake. But I don't think they did,

519
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Speaker 1: and I understand there are logistics behind it. You can't

520
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Speaker 1: officially give him the job, but you could have just

521
00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:22,920
Speaker 1: ran a normal search and still given him the job.

522
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Speaker 1: So it just the Patriots just feel a little chaotic

523
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Speaker 1: to me. Odell Beckham signed with the Dolphins, and I

524
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Speaker 1: know a lot of people get mad, like why did

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Speaker 1: people talk about Odell Beckham so much? He hasn't been

526
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Speaker 1: relevant in a long time. He's way more famous than

527
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Speaker 1: me as good as a player. Obviously, Baltimore paid him

528
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Speaker 1: too much last year. Now, there were circumstances in terms

529
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Speaker 1: of Lamar pressured them, and they did that to make

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Speaker 1: Lamar happy. One thing I heard from people in Baltimore,

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Speaker 1: they fucking love the guy. How hard he worked, how

532
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Speaker 1: good of a mentor he was to the younger players,

533
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Speaker 1: how hardy blocked. So the Odell Beckham that we used

534
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Speaker 1: to talk about the one handed catches, some of the

535
00:31:08,080 --> 00:31:12,680
Speaker 1: diva stuff. I actually think he's much more embraced the

536
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Speaker 1: type player that he is currently in his early thirties.

537
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Speaker 1: He's just a really really good role player who tries hard.

538
00:31:21,760 --> 00:31:25,520
Speaker 1: Look at Clowney, like Clowney now is just a really

539
00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:28,120
Speaker 1: really solid role player and a guy you want on

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00:31:28,160 --> 00:31:31,080
Speaker 1: the team, a guy that you can win with. Well,

541
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Speaker 1: the Ravens had both those guys last year and up

542
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Speaker 1: until the Chiefs kind of punked him and Lamar and

543
00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:40,080
Speaker 1: Todd Munkin went into a shell. They were the best

544
00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:44,200
Speaker 1: team in football start to finish and having and they

545
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Speaker 1: valued those two guys. So like sometimes the perception when

546
00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:51,959
Speaker 1: you get really famous follows you around and you as

547
00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:54,600
Speaker 1: a player slash person aren't the same guy that you

548
00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:58,920
Speaker 1: were five years ago. We all mature, we all change, well,

549
00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:03,520
Speaker 1: ideally high level people do, and I from talking to

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Speaker 1: enough people, Odell definitely has. And this number you know,

551
00:32:07,280 --> 00:32:10,040
Speaker 1: in the low millions makes a lot more sense because

552
00:32:10,080 --> 00:32:12,160
Speaker 1: he is a good role player and he will block,

553
00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:15,360
Speaker 1: which is something that is very important to Mike McDaniel

554
00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:18,480
Speaker 1: in an offense that when they're not throwing bombs to

555
00:32:18,600 --> 00:32:20,960
Speaker 1: waddle and tyreek like he's gonna try to run the ball.

556
00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:25,080
Speaker 1: Joe Burrow threw for the first time at least publicly

557
00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:29,600
Speaker 1: put out a video. Looks good. And when we're doing

558
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Speaker 1: our hierarchies of you know, the Chiefs, the Ravens, the Niners,

559
00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:38,760
Speaker 1: the Lions, if this guy's healthy, the Bengals are a

560
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Speaker 1: major factor. You could argue of all the games played,

561
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Speaker 1: he played the best game. I say, and I watched

562
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Speaker 1: I don't know eighty five ninety of NFL games last

563
00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:52,760
Speaker 1: year as the season went on, Like I wasn't watching

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Speaker 1: Panthers Falcons, but any game that mattered, and most people

565
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Speaker 1: listening probably did too. The game he played against the

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Speaker 1: forty nine Ers was like I had a scout at

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Speaker 1: the combine and say he thought that was the best

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Speaker 1: film he saw all season long from anyone. This is

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Speaker 1: a pro scout. I'm like, yeah, I concur Man. That

570
00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:11,920
Speaker 1: was like Joe Montana meets Tom Brady meets Paid Manning.

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Speaker 1: So if this guy's healthy, the Bengals, and let's face it,

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Speaker 1: there's been one team beside Brady and Belichick in the

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Speaker 1: AFC that has beat these guys in the playoffs. It

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Speaker 1: was Burrow on the road too. So if he's healthy,

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Speaker 1: which is a fair question, can he stay healthy? I

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Speaker 1: hope he does because I like watching great players. The

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Speaker 1: Bengals are gonna be a fucking problem. And when he

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Speaker 1: started getting healthy as the season went on, before he

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Speaker 1: heard his elbow or wrist or whatever he ended up injuring,

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Speaker 1: they were a major problem. They were coming. So they're

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00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:50,400
Speaker 1: just a team that and I do this disservice sometimes

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00:33:50,400 --> 00:33:53,239
Speaker 1: you forget about him. You can't forget about him when

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Speaker 1: he's on the field and healthy. You know, last year

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Speaker 1: he had the calf in training camp, obviously, the elbow,

585
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Speaker 1: he's had, the knee. He's got to find a way

586
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Speaker 1: to keep him on the field because when he's on

587
00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:07,840
Speaker 1: the field, he's a dominant, dominant player. That's been At

588
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Speaker 1: least eighteen of the thirty two first rounders who were

589
00:34:12,880 --> 00:34:15,799
Speaker 1: eligible for a fifty year option had theirs picked up.

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00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:20,640
Speaker 1: That's pretty good year. As Schefter ran the numbers before

591
00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:25,280
Speaker 1: the draft, it was under fifty percent. That's fifty six percent.

592
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Speaker 1: Some of those guys, the Sools, Devonte Smith, Parsons, and

593
00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:36,600
Speaker 1: Chase Will got big extensions. So I just think that

594
00:34:37,040 --> 00:34:40,080
Speaker 1: it was a good draft, it does feel a little

595
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Speaker 1: bit more like an outlier. The year before had thirteen

596
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Speaker 1: out of thirty two, So over the course of two

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Speaker 1: years it was thirty one out of sixty four, which

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Speaker 1: is under fifty percent. To me, if you said over

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Speaker 1: the course of twenty years, what would you expect, I

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Speaker 1: would expect the number to be like fifteen point five

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Speaker 1: or sixteen point two. Eighteen's probably about as good as

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Speaker 1: you're gonna do. But it does just show you, for

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Speaker 1: as excited as we are and every fan on their

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Speaker 1: first round pick, at minimum, on a good year, fourteen

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Speaker 1: guys are not gonna get it picked up now. Just

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Speaker 1: because you don't get it picked up doesn't mean that

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00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:18,600
Speaker 1: you can't have a huge fourth year and I give

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Speaker 1: you a contract extension. But I would say if we

609
00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:23,279
Speaker 1: did a study on that, guys that don't have their

610
00:35:23,320 --> 00:35:27,280
Speaker 1: fifth year option picked up, the sign a second contract

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Speaker 1: with the drafting team probably pretty low. It's very very rare,

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Speaker 1: very rare. I remember it having once with the Bears

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Speaker 1: with the corner fuller I think his name was, is

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Speaker 1: that who it was? Yeah, but it doesn't happen very often,

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Speaker 1: So celebrate when teams get it right.

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Speaker 1: I think he means Aidan O'Connell was clearly the second

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Speaker 1: best rookie quarterback bar was low. I mean, but I

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Speaker 1: hear you, so why is he being dismissed but not

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Speaker 1: the same as Minshew's five and four record After all,

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Speaker 1: the McDaniel's nonsense seems respectable. What happened to give giving

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Speaker 1: rookies until their second Thanksgiving? Second year? What was so horrible?

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Speaker 1: After the entire NFL world is out on Aiden? Do

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Speaker 1: Young was the number one overall pick from Alabama, so

641
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Speaker 1: I think people are giving him the benefit of doubt

642
00:37:32,719 --> 00:37:37,240
Speaker 1: in the sense of team was awful, chaotic, no talent.

643
00:37:38,120 --> 00:37:40,239
Speaker 1: But I think a lot of people are very, very

644
00:37:41,360 --> 00:37:46,120
Speaker 1: cautiously pessimistic, like it's gonna be a disaster. I would

645
00:37:46,120 --> 00:37:52,080
Speaker 1: say the general consensus is Levis sucks. The other thing

646
00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:57,960
Speaker 1: is in your division, you got Mahomes and Herbert so

647
00:37:58,400 --> 00:38:01,320
Speaker 1: Aidan O'Connell. If he's your starting quarterback as what was

648
00:38:01,320 --> 00:38:04,719
Speaker 1: he a fourth round pick? I mean, you guys won

649
00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:06,800
Speaker 1: a game last year against Kansas City when he didn't

650
00:38:06,800 --> 00:38:11,160
Speaker 1: complete a pass in the second half. I just think

651
00:38:11,200 --> 00:38:14,759
Speaker 1: it's fair to question the Raiders quarterback situation this year

652
00:38:15,239 --> 00:38:19,320
Speaker 1: now big picture, are they equipped with some talent for sure?

653
00:38:20,520 --> 00:38:23,560
Speaker 1: Is it like a disaster situation with your team by

654
00:38:23,600 --> 00:38:28,839
Speaker 1: no means, but your quarterback situation. Can you guys make

655
00:38:28,880 --> 00:38:34,440
Speaker 1: the playoffs in the AFC with a Minshew AOC connection

656
00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:38,200
Speaker 1: or combination. I don't think you can now. I think

657
00:38:38,239 --> 00:38:44,279
Speaker 1: you'd have to agree. No, I think that's fair. Is

658
00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:47,120
Speaker 1: ad O Connell even gonna be the starter? Like? Can

659
00:38:47,239 --> 00:38:50,240
Speaker 1: he beat out Gardner Minshew? And I think that Gardner

660
00:38:50,280 --> 00:38:54,600
Speaker 1: Minshew was would be as good without Shane Stiken to me,

661
00:38:54,680 --> 00:39:00,080
Speaker 1: would be a stretch. Now listening to DeVante with Cross

662
00:39:00,480 --> 00:39:04,400
Speaker 1: on his pod, he's very very comfortable in this offense,

663
00:39:04,520 --> 00:39:07,640
Speaker 1: and this offense is very quarterback friendly if you can

664
00:39:07,719 --> 00:39:10,759
Speaker 1: just distribute the ball something Field struggled a lot with

665
00:39:11,400 --> 00:39:15,200
Speaker 1: the reason they crutch crushed Luke Getzi when he was

666
00:39:15,239 --> 00:39:18,920
Speaker 1: the OC in Chicago. So could those guys be better?

667
00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:23,799
Speaker 1: For sure? I do think you're just playing two quarter

668
00:39:24,520 --> 00:39:28,560
Speaker 1: The gap between your two quarterbacks of the teams that

669
00:39:28,600 --> 00:39:32,239
Speaker 1: you're gonna have to be is just pretty high. They

670
00:39:32,280 --> 00:39:34,680
Speaker 1: got Jim Harbaugh now, so the Chargers are gonna be

671
00:39:34,719 --> 00:39:39,000
Speaker 1: a problem, and we know the Chiefs are a problem.

672
00:39:39,040 --> 00:39:41,520
Speaker 1: And ultimately like, yeah, it's a divisional game, maybe you

673
00:39:41,520 --> 00:39:43,000
Speaker 1: could beat him. How do you get to nine to

674
00:39:43,000 --> 00:39:46,080
Speaker 1: ten wins? How do you get to ten? Because even

675
00:39:46,120 --> 00:39:48,360
Speaker 1: ten doesn't guarantee you in the AFC a playoff spot.

676
00:39:49,360 --> 00:39:51,840
Speaker 1: I think part of the problem when people are critical

677
00:39:51,880 --> 00:39:55,480
Speaker 1: of the Raider situation when it comes to quarterbacks is

678
00:39:55,520 --> 00:39:58,040
Speaker 1: you just look at the conference like the two we

679
00:39:58,040 --> 00:40:02,080
Speaker 1: talked about in the division, the AFC, North Burrow Lamar,

680
00:40:05,120 --> 00:40:09,360
Speaker 1: who else am I missing? Rogers is now with the

681
00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:15,520
Speaker 1: Jets obviously, Josh Allen, Trevor Lawrence, who most people think suck,

682
00:40:15,719 --> 00:40:19,320
Speaker 1: is still way better than your guys. CJ. Stroud obviously

683
00:40:19,400 --> 00:40:24,239
Speaker 1: a star. I just think it's going to be very,

684
00:40:24,320 --> 00:40:30,080
Speaker 1: very challenging. The Lions extended Piney Sewel after his third season,

685
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Speaker 1: since he was his first round pick. Wouldn't you have

686
00:40:33,600 --> 00:40:37,200
Speaker 1: two years left with the fifth year option? Why extend

687
00:40:37,280 --> 00:40:43,239
Speaker 1: him now? Does the extension kick in later or what? Well,

688
00:40:43,280 --> 00:40:46,040
Speaker 1: the extension wouldn't kick in technically. You know they give

689
00:40:46,080 --> 00:40:48,839
Speaker 1: him up front signing bonus, but on the books doesn't

690
00:40:48,920 --> 00:40:51,520
Speaker 1: kick in till after the fifth year. The reason you

691
00:40:51,560 --> 00:40:54,680
Speaker 1: do it now is the reason high level guys. It

692
00:40:54,719 --> 00:40:58,120
Speaker 1: happened to Josh Allen, it happened to Mahomes, it happened

693
00:40:58,120 --> 00:41:04,000
Speaker 1: to Herbert, it happens to star players. Is because you know,

694
00:41:04,200 --> 00:41:05,879
Speaker 1: like this guy is going to be our starting right

695
00:41:05,880 --> 00:41:10,080
Speaker 1: tackle for twelve years, So if we extend him next year,

696
00:41:11,080 --> 00:41:14,160
Speaker 1: it's only going to be more expensive. And we know

697
00:41:14,360 --> 00:41:15,960
Speaker 1: for a fact we're not getting rid of him, like

698
00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:19,440
Speaker 1: there's no question. Like my pushback on Tua's like, are

699
00:41:19,480 --> 00:41:23,920
Speaker 1: you sure? Are you sure? Like they're sure. So if

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Speaker 1: we can guarantee him, I don't have the full contract

701
00:41:26,600 --> 00:41:28,160
Speaker 1: in front of me, but if I remember correctly, it's

702
00:41:28,160 --> 00:41:31,040
Speaker 1: like eighty five million dollars. Well, if we wait a

703
00:41:31,160 --> 00:41:34,920
Speaker 1: year and he's a pro bowler, all pro, we're good.

704
00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:37,279
Speaker 1: He's clearly one of the best. If not, you know,

705
00:41:37,480 --> 00:41:40,360
Speaker 1: right behind Lane Johnson as one of the best tackles

706
00:41:40,400 --> 00:41:44,000
Speaker 1: in the league on the right side. You go, is

707
00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:47,719
Speaker 1: that number one hundred and five million dollars? So you

708
00:41:47,760 --> 00:41:51,080
Speaker 1: just say you get cost certainty, you're betting on him

709
00:41:51,120 --> 00:41:54,200
Speaker 1: being a great player for a long time, and you

710
00:41:54,320 --> 00:41:57,760
Speaker 1: have no hesitation in doing it because he's not going anywhere.

711
00:41:58,400 --> 00:42:01,319
Speaker 1: So I think you just you know, the number only

712
00:42:01,360 --> 00:42:04,239
Speaker 1: goes up and you know he's not going anywhere, so

713
00:42:04,280 --> 00:42:06,719
Speaker 1: it's a it's an easy deal to do. But yeah,

714
00:42:06,760 --> 00:42:09,719
Speaker 1: they did not have to do it, did not have

715
00:42:09,800 --> 00:42:11,640
Speaker 1: to do it. Now, part of it is to build

716
00:42:11,640 --> 00:42:16,120
Speaker 1: the finances how this Jared Goff situation plays out. But

717
00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:19,520
Speaker 1: I think deals like Sewell are the ones you want

718
00:42:19,560 --> 00:42:22,719
Speaker 1: to do. You want to draft guys high who that

719
00:42:22,840 --> 00:42:26,640
Speaker 1: you have no hesitation signing to after their third year,

720
00:42:27,480 --> 00:42:29,480
Speaker 1: You do not have to do it. I would say

721
00:42:29,520 --> 00:42:33,840
Speaker 1: with a guy like him at his premium position, with

722
00:42:33,960 --> 00:42:36,319
Speaker 1: how good of a player he is, how clearly, how

723
00:42:36,360 --> 00:42:39,000
Speaker 1: much they like him, how much he means their culture

724
00:42:39,000 --> 00:42:42,840
Speaker 1: and their toughness. Probably an easy one. Love the show,

725
00:42:43,560 --> 00:42:46,680
Speaker 1: big Seattle fan. My question is how much do you

726
00:42:46,760 --> 00:42:51,560
Speaker 1: think the Malcolm Butler interception affected the team locker room

727
00:42:51,640 --> 00:42:54,719
Speaker 1: in the following seasons? To me, it just felt like

728
00:42:54,840 --> 00:42:57,840
Speaker 1: they were never the same. Injuries had a little factor,

729
00:42:57,920 --> 00:43:00,880
Speaker 1: but they went from a clearcut top in the to

730
00:43:01,120 --> 00:43:05,239
Speaker 1: just okay. Divisional round exit is good, I guess. To

731
00:43:05,360 --> 00:43:07,799
Speaker 1: keep it short, my question is how much do you

732
00:43:07,800 --> 00:43:10,759
Speaker 1: think the Butler interception affected the Seahawks in the next

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Speaker 1: two or three seasons. I've seen the players talk about it,

734
00:43:15,480 --> 00:43:20,040
Speaker 1: you know, the Shermans, the the core group of guys.

735
00:43:20,800 --> 00:43:23,840
Speaker 1: I think they thought they could have a dynasty and

736
00:43:23,920 --> 00:43:25,960
Speaker 1: if they win back to back, now, are they going

737
00:43:26,000 --> 00:43:28,160
Speaker 1: to win three in a row? Probably not, but I

738
00:43:28,440 --> 00:43:30,680
Speaker 1: think they have a chance to, you know, win three

739
00:43:30,719 --> 00:43:33,879
Speaker 1: and four years, or go to three, go to four

740
00:43:33,920 --> 00:43:37,800
Speaker 1: super Bowls in five years, something of that kind of level.

741
00:43:38,880 --> 00:43:42,920
Speaker 1: It derailed their franchise at the highest level. I mean,

742
00:43:42,920 --> 00:43:46,839
Speaker 1: it's one of I think it's the craziest moment in

743
00:43:46,880 --> 00:43:49,520
Speaker 1: Super Bowl history, at least the craziest moment I remember

744
00:43:49,560 --> 00:43:53,320
Speaker 1: watching live Bam bam. We've seen twenty eight to three.

745
00:43:53,960 --> 00:43:57,880
Speaker 1: We've seen some collapses, We've seen some big plays. I

746
00:43:57,880 --> 00:44:00,480
Speaker 1: don't think we've ever seen an altering moment like that.

747
00:44:01,120 --> 00:44:04,560
Speaker 1: What it meant for New England and what it meant

748
00:44:04,640 --> 00:44:09,759
Speaker 1: for you guys, because the rules changed a couple of

749
00:44:09,800 --> 00:44:13,640
Speaker 1: years later, but no team was more equipped. Russell was young,

750
00:44:14,280 --> 00:44:17,600
Speaker 1: Pete was in his prime. All your defensive guys were

751
00:44:17,600 --> 00:44:21,239
Speaker 1: in their prime. Now you never know, you went a

752
00:44:21,280 --> 00:44:25,719
Speaker 1: couple do you work as hard? But from everything that

753
00:44:25,800 --> 00:44:28,640
Speaker 1: was reported after the fighting in the locker room, I

754
00:44:28,719 --> 00:44:31,160
Speaker 1: think did Bruce Irvin have to be restrained from going

755
00:44:31,200 --> 00:44:36,000
Speaker 1: after Pete? It's just something you don't shake. And then

756
00:44:36,320 --> 00:44:40,560
Speaker 1: the animosity that the team had toward Russ because they

757
00:44:40,600 --> 00:44:43,000
Speaker 1: thought Pete was trying to get him the Super Bowl MVP,

758
00:44:44,760 --> 00:44:48,200
Speaker 1: regardless of what was factual, and what wasn't why they

759
00:44:48,280 --> 00:44:50,000
Speaker 1: ran the play. We could argue to it, we're blue

760
00:44:50,000 --> 00:44:53,560
Speaker 1: in the face. Was it the right move? Was it not?

761
00:44:53,640 --> 00:44:56,280
Speaker 1: It was second down right, It was just an incredible play.

762
00:44:56,480 --> 00:45:02,480
Speaker 1: They had it scouted out, but the fanchise never shook it. Now,

763
00:45:02,560 --> 00:45:04,920
Speaker 1: Russell went on to become a star after that, but

764
00:45:05,040 --> 00:45:07,919
Speaker 1: clearly defensively they kind of dismantled it. And like you said,

765
00:45:07,960 --> 00:45:11,320
Speaker 1: some injuries creeped in. I mean Richard a couple of

766
00:45:11,360 --> 00:45:16,320
Speaker 1: years later, tears Achilles, Earl has contract issues, Cam hurts

767
00:45:16,320 --> 00:45:21,239
Speaker 1: his neck. But you win that, You're the favorites next year.

768
00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:26,600
Speaker 1: So yeah, that sucks. I mean that sucks. It's just

769
00:45:26,640 --> 00:45:33,560
Speaker 1: a huge tipping point for a franchise, Like to become

770
00:45:33,600 --> 00:45:35,879
Speaker 1: a dynasty, you do need some things to go your way.

771
00:45:36,960 --> 00:45:38,960
Speaker 1: And let's face it, in a lot of football games,

772
00:45:39,000 --> 00:45:41,239
Speaker 1: unlike a lot of sports, like when you're really good,

773
00:45:42,480 --> 00:45:45,960
Speaker 1: you win the World Series? Would the Rangers win it

774
00:45:46,320 --> 00:45:49,840
Speaker 1: five games? Once the Warriors got Kevin Durant, they just

775
00:45:49,920 --> 00:45:52,920
Speaker 1: dominated right with a big three with the heat, Like

776
00:45:52,960 --> 00:45:55,680
Speaker 1: once they kind of figured it out, they just kind

777
00:45:55,680 --> 00:45:58,480
Speaker 1: of cruised to a couple titles. Football is not I

778
00:45:58,480 --> 00:46:01,080
Speaker 1: don't care how most I was thinking about this watching

779
00:46:01,120 --> 00:46:05,520
Speaker 1: the Brady Dynasty or Brady Roast. Obviously they talk a

780
00:46:05,560 --> 00:46:10,400
Speaker 1: lot about the dynasty. He easily could have nine super Bowls.

781
00:46:11,320 --> 00:46:19,719
Speaker 1: He also easily could have three or four. Like all

782
00:46:19,880 --> 00:46:23,000
Speaker 1: think how close most of them? What was the easiest

783
00:46:23,000 --> 00:46:27,920
Speaker 1: Patriots super Bowl Eagles? They had a couple of touchdown

784
00:46:27,960 --> 00:46:30,120
Speaker 1: lead or a double digit lead in the second half.

785
00:46:30,960 --> 00:46:33,239
Speaker 1: The Rams only scored three points. I would say those

786
00:46:33,239 --> 00:46:37,120
Speaker 1: two were the easiest, and then the Rams won. They

787
00:46:37,120 --> 00:46:40,680
Speaker 1: had to drive their first one drive the field with

788
00:46:41,320 --> 00:46:43,520
Speaker 1: less than two minutes to go kick game winning field goal.

789
00:46:44,040 --> 00:46:48,520
Speaker 1: They kicked the game winning field goal against Carolina Panthers Seattle.

790
00:46:48,600 --> 00:46:51,040
Speaker 1: They easily could have lost, I mean should have lost.

791
00:46:51,760 --> 00:46:56,120
Speaker 1: They were down twenty eight to three in the second half,

792
00:46:56,840 --> 00:47:01,720
Speaker 1: so the margin for air and it's what makes football

793
00:47:01,719 --> 00:47:03,919
Speaker 1: so great. I don't care how good the teams are.

794
00:47:04,760 --> 00:47:07,920
Speaker 1: Look at his last Super Bowl went to overtime. I

795
00:47:07,920 --> 00:47:09,800
Speaker 1: mean the Niners and Chiefs have played in two crazy

796
00:47:09,800 --> 00:47:13,480
Speaker 1: super Bowls. Honestly, one of Brady's easiest Super Bowls was

797
00:47:13,520 --> 00:47:15,879
Speaker 1: the one they played the Chiefs when they had lost

798
00:47:15,880 --> 00:47:21,840
Speaker 1: both their tackles and they couldn't block crazy when you

799
00:47:21,840 --> 00:47:24,920
Speaker 1: think about it like that. So the key is you

800
00:47:24,960 --> 00:47:27,200
Speaker 1: got to win it. And at the end of the day,

801
00:47:27,400 --> 00:47:29,760
Speaker 1: for a shitty as it kind of unraveled for you guys.

802
00:47:30,480 --> 00:47:34,640
Speaker 1: You guys were Super Bowl champs, it would have really sucked. Now,

803
00:47:34,800 --> 00:47:38,080
Speaker 1: the one super Bowl you guys won, you that's actually

804
00:47:38,080 --> 00:47:41,399
Speaker 1: probably one of the bigger blowouts in recent memory, when

805
00:47:41,400 --> 00:47:45,640
Speaker 1: you guys killed the Denver Broncos. Does the league tell

806
00:47:45,680 --> 00:47:49,080
Speaker 1: every team that the pick the pick as soon as

807
00:47:49,120 --> 00:47:52,640
Speaker 1: it's submitted. Watching on TV, Goodell doesn't seem to announce

808
00:47:52,680 --> 00:47:56,120
Speaker 1: the pick until sometimes five minutes later the next team

809
00:47:56,200 --> 00:47:59,000
Speaker 1: drafting and everyone looking to trade would need to know

810
00:47:59,040 --> 00:48:02,600
Speaker 1: the draft pick right away. Well, what happens is the

811
00:48:02,719 --> 00:48:06,560
Speaker 1: league has like a I don't know the name of

812
00:48:08,400 --> 00:48:11,000
Speaker 1: It's like a website you sign into. It might just

813
00:48:11,000 --> 00:48:14,520
Speaker 1: be like the NFL official website for the teams and

814
00:48:14,560 --> 00:48:17,440
Speaker 1: you type in. So when you see the draft rooms

815
00:48:18,160 --> 00:48:20,040
Speaker 1: and when you see some of these videos coming out

816
00:48:20,160 --> 00:48:22,839
Speaker 1: of the all access, which is really cool. I mean,

817
00:48:22,840 --> 00:48:25,120
Speaker 1: it's one of the positives of this world we live

818
00:48:25,160 --> 00:48:28,720
Speaker 1: in where cameras are in the draft room. When someone

819
00:48:28,760 --> 00:48:34,479
Speaker 1: turns around and goes they picked Penix. The draft room

820
00:48:34,560 --> 00:48:36,960
Speaker 1: knows fifteen minutes before we do if we're not on

821
00:48:37,000 --> 00:48:40,439
Speaker 1: social media. Because when I'm the Falcons and I turn

822
00:48:40,560 --> 00:48:43,960
Speaker 1: in my card, AKA, someone in the draft room calls

823
00:48:43,960 --> 00:48:48,120
Speaker 1: someone in Detroit and says, we're gonna select Michael Pennix.

824
00:48:49,040 --> 00:48:51,600
Speaker 1: Before the hand goodel the card, they type it in

825
00:48:52,400 --> 00:48:54,560
Speaker 1: to the program that every team in the league is

826
00:48:54,600 --> 00:48:58,759
Speaker 1: signed into. So every draft room has that program up

827
00:48:58,800 --> 00:49:02,640
Speaker 1: on a computer and then usually one guy's job is

828
00:49:02,680 --> 00:49:07,239
Speaker 1: to announce the pick is in. It is you know,

829
00:49:08,280 --> 00:49:12,400
Speaker 1: you pick the player Roma Dunes, A Michael Pennix, whoever.

830
00:49:12,960 --> 00:49:17,240
Speaker 1: So they know immediately, so the clock doesn't start until

831
00:49:17,239 --> 00:49:19,759
Speaker 1: that name is in, and every team knows it, so

832
00:49:19,800 --> 00:49:22,960
Speaker 1: that what we're witnessing is a lot different than what

833
00:49:23,040 --> 00:49:27,640
Speaker 1: the teams are experiencing. It's why these people that break

834
00:49:27,719 --> 00:49:31,160
Speaker 1: the stories on Twitter, they're either getting it from a

835
00:49:31,200 --> 00:49:35,960
Speaker 1: team or from someone in the league tells them. Like

836
00:49:36,000 --> 00:49:38,480
Speaker 1: when I'm texting with a buddy in a draft room,

837
00:49:38,800 --> 00:49:40,799
Speaker 1: I go, who did so and so pick he? You know,

838
00:49:40,960 --> 00:49:44,240
Speaker 1: if it's not a lot, he can tell me because

839
00:49:44,280 --> 00:49:49,040
Speaker 1: the draft rooms. Draft room knows, so, yeah, it's Goodell.

840
00:49:49,440 --> 00:49:52,440
Speaker 1: Our experience on the outside is a lot different than

841
00:49:52,440 --> 00:49:56,840
Speaker 1: the thirty two teams. They know there's not a lag because,

842
00:49:56,920 --> 00:49:59,800
Speaker 1: like you said, it'd be messed up. Question, do you

843
00:49:59,840 --> 00:50:03,479
Speaker 1: think I think Cousins signed with Atlanta if he knew

844
00:50:03,480 --> 00:50:05,880
Speaker 1: they were going to draft one of the top quarterbacks.

845
00:50:06,920 --> 00:50:09,200
Speaker 1: Albert Breer actually wrote about this today in the Monday

846
00:50:09,239 --> 00:50:14,279
Speaker 1: Morning Quarterback. One of the reasons he was not just

847
00:50:14,360 --> 00:50:17,359
Speaker 1: cool with leaving Minnesota, It's kind of why he was

848
00:50:17,400 --> 00:50:21,280
Speaker 1: not that interested in coming back. They were very transparent

849
00:50:22,080 --> 00:50:26,600
Speaker 1: with Cousins about their desire to get a quarterback high

850
00:50:26,600 --> 00:50:29,399
Speaker 1: in the draft. They told him this last year. They

851
00:50:29,440 --> 00:50:32,759
Speaker 1: just said, listen, just so you know, we are going

852
00:50:32,840 --> 00:50:35,319
Speaker 1: to be in the quarterback market when it comes to

853
00:50:35,360 --> 00:50:40,200
Speaker 1: the draft. And when they negotiated in February and March,

854
00:50:40,840 --> 00:50:43,279
Speaker 1: it was one of the things they were very open about. Now,

855
00:50:43,320 --> 00:50:45,319
Speaker 1: I don't think they were. They clearly weren't willing to

856
00:50:45,360 --> 00:50:50,960
Speaker 1: pay the contract. But a big reason that they that

857
00:50:51,200 --> 00:50:54,239
Speaker 1: Cousins was kind of ready to move on from Minnesota

858
00:50:54,320 --> 00:50:55,759
Speaker 1: is they said, like, listen, you're not going to be

859
00:50:55,760 --> 00:50:58,640
Speaker 1: a starter here much longer. We are going to transition.

860
00:51:00,000 --> 00:51:03,560
Speaker 1: Atlanta clearly didn't tell him that. I do think if

861
00:51:03,600 --> 00:51:05,400
Speaker 1: he knew that they were going to take a quarterback

862
00:51:05,400 --> 00:51:08,319
Speaker 1: at eight, he would have played the market a little more.

863
00:51:08,640 --> 00:51:11,000
Speaker 1: I don't think he really shopped himself around that much

864
00:51:11,320 --> 00:51:15,120
Speaker 1: once Atlanta got so aggressive, and in fairness to Cousins

865
00:51:15,560 --> 00:51:18,800
Speaker 1: and his agent, once Atlanta is offering one hundred plus

866
00:51:18,840 --> 00:51:22,400
Speaker 1: million dollars guaranteed, not in a million years do you

867
00:51:22,440 --> 00:51:24,880
Speaker 1: think they're going to use that pick on a quarterback.

868
00:51:25,239 --> 00:51:26,640
Speaker 1: So even if they take a guy in the second

869
00:51:26,680 --> 00:51:29,680
Speaker 1: or third round, whatever, but you never would have thought

870
00:51:29,719 --> 00:51:33,560
Speaker 1: they would use the eighth pick on Penis or whoever.

871
00:51:35,480 --> 00:51:38,719
Speaker 1: He was stunned, just like we were stunned. The only

872
00:51:38,719 --> 00:51:41,480
Speaker 1: people that weren't stunned were those people in that room,

873
00:51:42,239 --> 00:51:44,719
Speaker 1: which they clearly fell in love with them over the

874
00:51:44,920 --> 00:51:47,480
Speaker 1: course after free agency, which to me is a little crazy.

875
00:51:47,680 --> 00:51:53,000
Speaker 1: I still I think it's a complete waste of resources.

876
00:51:53,280 --> 00:51:55,200
Speaker 1: You do one or the other, and you would have

877
00:51:55,320 --> 00:51:58,400
Speaker 1: known before free agency if you liked the guy. And

878
00:51:58,600 --> 00:52:02,320
Speaker 1: I think this is a clear indication the coaching staff

879
00:52:02,320 --> 00:52:06,520
Speaker 1: has a lot of juice. We'll get Michael. Michael Lombardi's

880
00:52:06,520 --> 00:52:11,200
Speaker 1: coming on the pod next week. It's texting with him today.

881
00:52:11,320 --> 00:52:15,200
Speaker 1: He's I totally agree with everything he said. Part of

882
00:52:15,239 --> 00:52:18,080
Speaker 1: being a the planning aspect of your scouts of knowing

883
00:52:18,160 --> 00:52:20,600
Speaker 1: like you would have known everything about Michael Pennox has

884
00:52:20,600 --> 00:52:22,719
Speaker 1: been one of the most famous college players the last

885
00:52:22,760 --> 00:52:26,120
Speaker 1: twenty four months, so this isn't something that should have

886
00:52:26,719 --> 00:52:31,520
Speaker 1: come up on you. So to me, Cousins, I see

887
00:52:31,560 --> 00:52:33,560
Speaker 1: both sides. One like, this is what the money's for.

888
00:52:33,840 --> 00:52:37,239
Speaker 1: We gave you all this money, your starting quarterback. We're

889
00:52:37,280 --> 00:52:42,279
Speaker 1: not really into feelings, which I do subscribe to, but

890
00:52:42,360 --> 00:52:45,879
Speaker 1: also we are dealing with humans in this situation now

891
00:52:45,880 --> 00:52:47,799
Speaker 1: with him injured and panics getting the reps. No, it's

892
00:52:47,840 --> 00:52:51,600
Speaker 1: just weird. I just think it's bad team building when

893
00:52:51,680 --> 00:52:56,480
Speaker 1: you put your team in this weird situation. I'm all

894
00:52:56,480 --> 00:52:59,880
Speaker 1: for investing in the quarterback position, but once you invest

895
00:52:59,880 --> 00:53:02,440
Speaker 1: in Cousins, which you could argue is a question mark.

896
00:53:02,440 --> 00:53:04,399
Speaker 1: He's coming off of a torn achilles at thirty six

897
00:53:04,520 --> 00:53:07,239
Speaker 1: years old, and he's not a mobile guy. But they

898
00:53:07,280 --> 00:53:10,879
Speaker 1: did that, so I don't know. I just think it's

899
00:53:12,320 --> 00:53:16,279
Speaker 1: it's a bizarre situation. But back to your question, maybe

900
00:53:16,320 --> 00:53:18,400
Speaker 1: he still would have gone there if he would have

901
00:53:18,480 --> 00:53:20,680
Speaker 1: known March fifteenth that they were still going to take

902
00:53:20,680 --> 00:53:23,759
Speaker 1: a quarterback at eight because the money's the money, and

903
00:53:23,840 --> 00:53:27,320
Speaker 1: one thing Cousins has shown is he fucking loves the money.

904
00:53:28,480 --> 00:53:32,000
Speaker 1: He's been all about the money, which is completely his

905
00:53:32,120 --> 00:53:35,680
Speaker 1: prerogative and something ninety nine point nine percent of pro

906
00:53:35,760 --> 00:53:39,600
Speaker 1: athletes have to be all about because their their career

907
00:53:39,680 --> 00:53:42,800
Speaker 1: is short. Like you're not People aren't just handing you

908
00:53:42,840 --> 00:53:45,840
Speaker 1: one hundred million dollars in the real world. Takes a

909
00:53:45,880 --> 00:53:48,200
Speaker 1: long time to build something up to get to that point.

910
00:53:49,440 --> 00:53:52,120
Speaker 1: And he's gonna end his career as being probably one

911
00:53:52,120 --> 00:53:55,000
Speaker 1: of the top five most compensated players in the history

912
00:53:55,040 --> 00:54:00,440
Speaker 1: of the league. So once you I don't want to

913
00:54:00,440 --> 00:54:04,720
Speaker 1: call him a mercenary. But like when you're just playing

914
00:54:04,760 --> 00:54:06,960
Speaker 1: the open market, whoever's gonna give you the most, Like

915
00:54:09,160 --> 00:54:13,480
Speaker 1: they're not as invested in your feelings. You know, I'm

916
00:54:13,480 --> 00:54:15,799
Speaker 1: paying you to play quarterback at a high level. We're

917
00:54:15,800 --> 00:54:17,239
Speaker 1: gonna do what we have to do for our team.

918
00:54:17,320 --> 00:54:20,440
Speaker 1: You're thirty six. Even if we all agree it's kind

919
00:54:20,440 --> 00:54:23,880
Speaker 1: of a weird move. It's a more than bizarre and

920
00:54:23,960 --> 00:54:28,000
Speaker 1: a waste of resources. But like they aren't as indebted

921
00:54:28,480 --> 00:54:33,279
Speaker 1: to this guy emotionally. The sweat equity's not there. He's

922
00:54:33,520 --> 00:54:35,879
Speaker 1: never and the fans aren't gonna care. They're just gonna

923
00:54:35,880 --> 00:54:37,879
Speaker 1: want to see the best player. Now, when it comes

924
00:54:37,880 --> 00:54:41,239
Speaker 1: to building your team, if your cousin's like, hey, you

925
00:54:41,360 --> 00:54:44,239
Speaker 1: signed me because you said it's time to win. And

926
00:54:44,280 --> 00:54:47,480
Speaker 1: then we have this very very valuable pick, the eighth pick,

927
00:54:47,840 --> 00:54:52,640
Speaker 1: where only offensive players are getting picked. We have a

928
00:54:52,680 --> 00:54:58,400
Speaker 1: good old line, receivers, running backs, tight end. Our defensive

929
00:54:58,440 --> 00:55:01,360
Speaker 1: line has sucked for a decade, and they were like

930
00:55:01,400 --> 00:55:06,080
Speaker 1: four defensive linemen, sweet defensive tackle, a couple of pass rushers. Hell,

931
00:55:06,280 --> 00:55:08,560
Speaker 1: just trade back and get one of those guys. Let alone,

932
00:55:08,600 --> 00:55:10,799
Speaker 1: just use that pick on one of those guys so

933
00:55:10,880 --> 00:55:14,040
Speaker 1: we could try to win the NFC this year. We're

934
00:55:14,080 --> 00:55:19,760
Speaker 1: trying to beat San Francisco, Detroit, Green Bay, Dallas, Philly.

935
00:55:20,040 --> 00:55:21,920
Speaker 1: We're not good enough on defense to do that at

936
00:55:21,920 --> 00:55:29,319
Speaker 1: the defensive line, because that's how you win. Think about

937
00:55:29,320 --> 00:55:35,000
Speaker 1: the final four teams, the Lions, when did they really

938
00:55:35,080 --> 00:55:37,879
Speaker 1: change when they drafted Aiden Hutchinson and their offensive line

939
00:55:37,960 --> 00:55:40,160
Speaker 1: was sweet. Now they got a sweet pass rusher and

940
00:55:40,160 --> 00:55:43,600
Speaker 1: an off awesome offensive line playing the forty nine ers,

941
00:55:44,920 --> 00:55:48,439
Speaker 1: who have invested a boat load in the defensive line,

942
00:55:49,360 --> 00:55:55,759
Speaker 1: the Ravens awesome defensive line. Chris Jones. Literally, I don't

943
00:55:55,760 --> 00:55:57,920
Speaker 1: want to say Heath single handedly, but he was a

944
00:55:58,160 --> 00:56:01,480
Speaker 1: major reason in that Super Bowl the Chiefs won. Niners

945
00:56:01,480 --> 00:56:07,880
Speaker 1: couldn't block them. I play the Falcons like, how are

946
00:56:07,920 --> 00:56:10,799
Speaker 1: they going to rush the passer? And then even the

947
00:56:10,840 --> 00:56:14,160
Speaker 1: guy that they took in the second round. Everyone I've

948
00:56:14,200 --> 00:56:17,719
Speaker 1: talked to that literally does this for a living was like,

949
00:56:17,760 --> 00:56:20,440
Speaker 1: I can't believe they took the kind of more of

950
00:56:20,440 --> 00:56:25,040
Speaker 1: a project over the Illinois pass rusher. I've had people

951
00:56:25,080 --> 00:56:29,400
Speaker 1: say it's they wasn't even close on their boards. In

952
00:56:29,440 --> 00:56:33,000
Speaker 1: regards to the Falcons selection of Pennix, is it possible

953
00:56:33,040 --> 00:56:37,040
Speaker 1: that the impending penalty for tampering with cousins will be

954
00:56:37,200 --> 00:56:41,360
Speaker 1: next year's first round pick? If Falcons leadership considered this

955
00:56:41,440 --> 00:56:46,400
Speaker 1: a probability, would they That's why they would reach for Pennix.

956
00:56:46,680 --> 00:56:50,000
Speaker 1: Pennix isn't a reach. That's the weird part of about

957
00:56:50,000 --> 00:56:54,120
Speaker 1: this conversation. Pennix in a vacuum, really good player. How

958
00:56:54,200 --> 00:56:57,440
Speaker 1: you could make the argument second best quarterback in this draft?

959
00:56:58,600 --> 00:57:01,080
Speaker 1: Obviously there are variables. Is a age's injury history, but

960
00:57:01,200 --> 00:57:04,960
Speaker 1: just on tape for two years, it doesn't get that

961
00:57:05,040 --> 00:57:09,520
Speaker 1: much better. Michigan game was tough, but fuck Michigan dominate.

962
00:57:09,560 --> 00:57:14,920
Speaker 1: A lot of people made CJ. Stroud look pedestrian, So

963
00:57:16,800 --> 00:57:21,600
Speaker 1: kind of is what it is. When originally signing Cousins,

964
00:57:21,960 --> 00:57:24,000
Speaker 1: the plan could have been a draft his replacement in

965
00:57:24,040 --> 00:57:27,640
Speaker 1: twenty five. They would have to expedite that plan knowing

966
00:57:27,680 --> 00:57:31,360
Speaker 1: the chance that a twenty twenty five might be pick

967
00:57:31,400 --> 00:57:37,480
Speaker 1: in the mid fifties. I do think, Okay, they're talking

968
00:57:37,520 --> 00:57:40,800
Speaker 1: to Cousins quote unquote tampering, They're gonna get the first

969
00:57:40,880 --> 00:57:44,040
Speaker 1: round pick taken away. That feels like it'd be pretty

970
00:57:44,080 --> 00:57:49,160
Speaker 1: pretty penal. It feels like could be pretty extreme. I

971
00:57:49,200 --> 00:57:53,880
Speaker 1: personally think it's all stupid. Everyone's tampering. There's literally a

972
00:57:53,920 --> 00:57:56,640
Speaker 1: tampering period. And what do you think happening at the combine?

973
00:57:57,440 --> 00:58:00,640
Speaker 1: When do you think Cousins and the Falcons ball got

974
00:58:00,720 --> 00:58:05,440
Speaker 1: rolling with the outline of the contract. Do you think

975
00:58:05,440 --> 00:58:09,320
Speaker 1: it was two days before whatever that Wednesday on free

976
00:58:09,320 --> 00:58:10,920
Speaker 1: agency or do you think it was of the NFL

977
00:58:10,960 --> 00:58:15,600
Speaker 1: combine in February in early March. That's when everything happens.

978
00:58:15,880 --> 00:58:20,080
Speaker 1: That's when all these trades take place. That's when business happens.

979
00:58:21,560 --> 00:58:25,000
Speaker 1: I struggle with when leagues do this, when they get

980
00:58:25,040 --> 00:58:27,680
Speaker 1: mad when information gets leaked out, but we all know

981
00:58:27,800 --> 00:58:31,680
Speaker 1: what's going on. It just it's one of those things

982
00:58:31,720 --> 00:58:35,720
Speaker 1: that kind of pisses me off. I struggle. I think

983
00:58:35,720 --> 00:58:40,080
Speaker 1: it's so stupid. Now it's also just a reality that, yeah,

984
00:58:40,280 --> 00:58:45,400
Speaker 1: that they is the Yeah, could they for sure? Could

985
00:58:45,440 --> 00:58:51,480
Speaker 1: that have played a factor? Yeah, that's actually one of

986
00:58:51,480 --> 00:58:55,200
Speaker 1: the most logical reasons. If you go listen, we're gonna

987
00:58:55,200 --> 00:58:57,560
Speaker 1: get a first round pick taken away next year? When

988
00:58:57,600 --> 00:59:00,560
Speaker 1: are we going to have this opportunity? Make a little

989
00:59:00,560 --> 00:59:06,920
Speaker 1: more sense? But I I that seems pretty nuts, even

990
00:59:06,960 --> 00:59:09,520
Speaker 1: from Goodell take away their first round pick for just

991
00:59:09,560 --> 00:59:13,320
Speaker 1: talking to Cousins or having whoever on their team reach

992
00:59:13,360 --> 00:59:19,360
Speaker 1: out to him before the tampering period technically started. This

993
00:59:19,400 --> 00:59:23,080
Speaker 1: is Neil from the UK, curious what your take is

994
00:59:23,080 --> 00:59:26,600
Speaker 1: with the Cowboys. They didn't sign Henry during last season,

995
00:59:27,160 --> 00:59:29,360
Speaker 1: then they try and sign them this offseason, and now

996
00:59:29,360 --> 00:59:32,680
Speaker 1: they signed Zeke who has passed his prime, not in

997
00:59:32,760 --> 00:59:35,520
Speaker 1: every down back and is maybe a goal line threat,

998
00:59:35,600 --> 00:59:39,280
Speaker 1: short yardage player a best. It feels like they are

999
00:59:39,360 --> 00:59:42,920
Speaker 1: tanking instead of going all in. With the Giants and

1000
00:59:42,960 --> 00:59:47,160
Speaker 1: Commanders drafting well and the Eagles signing players to contracts

1001
00:59:47,200 --> 00:59:49,440
Speaker 1: are the Cowboys the fourth best team in the division?

1002
00:59:51,120 --> 00:59:56,200
Speaker 1: I would say obviously, injuries can derail things, you know,

1003
00:59:56,320 --> 01:00:00,320
Speaker 1: in this sport. The Cowboys are easily the second best

1004
01:00:00,320 --> 01:00:02,400
Speaker 1: team in this division as we sit here on May sixth.

1005
01:00:03,320 --> 01:00:07,040
Speaker 1: So the hype on the Cowboys when Jerry says going

1006
01:00:07,040 --> 01:00:10,040
Speaker 1: all in was hey, you've won twelve game for three

1007
01:00:10,120 --> 01:00:11,840
Speaker 1: years straight. How are you gonna get over that hump

1008
01:00:11,840 --> 01:00:14,320
Speaker 1: and finally be in the NFC Championship game? That he

1009
01:00:14,360 --> 01:00:16,920
Speaker 1: doesn't sign anybody, and then he pushes back saying, well, I'm

1010
01:00:16,920 --> 01:00:19,400
Speaker 1: talking about signing her own, guys, Mike is gonna cost

1011
01:00:19,440 --> 01:00:21,760
Speaker 1: a lot of money, which we know Mike is going nowhere.

1012
01:00:21,800 --> 01:00:24,120
Speaker 1: This Dak situation, well, are you gonna extend Dak or

1013
01:00:24,160 --> 01:00:25,600
Speaker 1: are you just playing this out? Because if you're playing

1014
01:00:25,600 --> 01:00:27,960
Speaker 1: it out, I don't blame you. I would probably do

1015
01:00:28,040 --> 01:00:32,280
Speaker 1: that as well, Like you're situated under the contracts, you know,

1016
01:00:32,360 --> 01:00:35,280
Speaker 1: under the salary cap situation. With his I think his

1017
01:00:35,400 --> 01:00:40,200
Speaker 1: cap hits like fifty five million dollars, but still that

1018
01:00:40,280 --> 01:00:44,440
Speaker 1: I mean, the Cowboys with McCarthy should one hundred percent

1019
01:00:44,520 --> 01:00:47,960
Speaker 1: be better than Washington and Jade Daniels in the Giants

1020
01:00:47,960 --> 01:00:53,320
Speaker 1: and Daniel Jones. Are they better than the Eagles on paper?

1021
01:00:53,360 --> 01:00:57,120
Speaker 1: They are not. On paper, the Eagles have improved and

1022
01:00:57,200 --> 01:01:00,720
Speaker 1: on paper the Cowboys at best of just they neutral

1023
01:01:01,800 --> 01:01:04,240
Speaker 1: like they were running game last year. Let's not forget

1024
01:01:04,240 --> 01:01:07,000
Speaker 1: Tony Pollard was a show of himself. He's proven to

1025
01:01:07,000 --> 01:01:09,320
Speaker 1: be a role guy. The good thing is if the

1026
01:01:09,360 --> 01:01:12,320
Speaker 1: one position everyone says you're gonna need is a running back,

1027
01:01:13,400 --> 01:01:16,520
Speaker 1: like you can find random guys. An undrafted free agent

1028
01:01:16,560 --> 01:01:19,400
Speaker 1: can pop. You can trade for a guy during training camp.

1029
01:01:20,360 --> 01:01:23,360
Speaker 1: If they had needed a tackle and had been drafted

1030
01:01:23,440 --> 01:01:25,760
Speaker 1: running backs and linebackers, I'd be like, yeah, you're not

1031
01:01:25,800 --> 01:01:28,320
Speaker 1: where you gonna find a tackle. I have a hard

1032
01:01:28,360 --> 01:01:30,920
Speaker 1: time ever being critical when you invest in the line

1033
01:01:30,920 --> 01:01:35,680
Speaker 1: of scrimmage because when you're dominant upfront O line D line,

1034
01:01:36,480 --> 01:01:38,880
Speaker 1: that can mask a lot of situations. The other thing

1035
01:01:38,920 --> 01:01:42,680
Speaker 1: that their D line is good, Like they got good dbs.

1036
01:01:43,360 --> 01:01:47,600
Speaker 1: Bland really kind of became a player last year. Diggs

1037
01:01:47,640 --> 01:01:49,640
Speaker 1: comes back off the injury if he solid like those

1038
01:01:49,640 --> 01:01:55,920
Speaker 1: are two impact dbs with a good defensive line. If

1039
01:01:55,920 --> 01:01:58,760
Speaker 1: you've got a good offensive line, which they invested in

1040
01:01:59,280 --> 01:02:03,720
Speaker 1: A and Geyton right, that's his name. The Oklahoma offensive Lineman.

1041
01:02:04,320 --> 01:02:07,280
Speaker 1: They took Tyler Smith last year. He's a good player.

1042
01:02:07,840 --> 01:02:13,800
Speaker 1: Still got Zach Martin, Like they got some serious talent upfront.

1043
01:02:14,240 --> 01:02:17,720
Speaker 1: You add Mike Zimmer, you lose dan Quinn. To me,

1044
01:02:17,800 --> 01:02:20,320
Speaker 1: that's the most fascinating part. Like, to me, Dallas should

1045
01:02:20,360 --> 01:02:23,720
Speaker 1: be very, very competitive to not just win the division,

1046
01:02:23,720 --> 01:02:25,560
Speaker 1: but be in the playoffs. They should be a wild

1047
01:02:25,640 --> 01:02:30,160
Speaker 1: card team. But dan Quinn is like a positive uplifting.

1048
01:02:31,840 --> 01:02:35,560
Speaker 1: You know, he's intense, but I would not call him

1049
01:02:35,600 --> 01:02:39,240
Speaker 1: like a negative crudgeon. And I think Zimmer is an

1050
01:02:39,240 --> 01:02:42,760
Speaker 1: elite defensive coordinator. What he did in Minnesota, what he

1051
01:02:42,800 --> 01:02:45,960
Speaker 1: did with the Bengals when he was a coordinator. Mike

1052
01:02:46,040 --> 01:02:48,240
Speaker 1: Zimmer knows what he's doing when it comes to defensive football.

1053
01:02:49,120 --> 01:02:52,200
Speaker 1: But he's kind of a throwback, Like it's kind of

1054
01:02:52,240 --> 01:02:55,400
Speaker 1: like nineteen eighties, nineteen nineties vibes. He's not mister happy

1055
01:02:55,440 --> 01:03:00,520
Speaker 1: go lucky. So from a personality standpoint, getting going from

1056
01:03:00,560 --> 01:03:07,560
Speaker 1: that to this is a lot different. Is a lot different. Honestly,

1057
01:03:07,560 --> 01:03:12,400
Speaker 1: it's not that different from Philly. Obviously, Fangio is a

1058
01:03:12,440 --> 01:03:16,520
Speaker 1: massive upgrade over to what they had last year. But

1059
01:03:16,640 --> 01:03:20,120
Speaker 1: Vic's not mister happy go lucky either. And when they

1060
01:03:20,160 --> 01:03:23,720
Speaker 1: had some success with Jonathan Gannon, like Gannon's more of

1061
01:03:23,800 --> 01:03:28,600
Speaker 1: like the modern day Again, generations change, and I'm not

1062
01:03:28,640 --> 01:03:33,720
Speaker 1: saying Zimmer doesn't know football, but he's just the modern

1063
01:03:33,800 --> 01:03:36,200
Speaker 1: day player. Him and Micah's relationship is going to be

1064
01:03:36,200 --> 01:03:39,200
Speaker 1: something that's we're all going to talk about. It's tough

1065
01:03:39,960 --> 01:03:42,480
Speaker 1: because when your coaches, when your head coach is also

1066
01:03:42,640 --> 01:03:46,720
Speaker 1: the offensive coordinator or offensive coach, the defensive guy gets

1067
01:03:46,760 --> 01:03:51,040
Speaker 1: a lot of just rain. Rightfully, so when you hire

1068
01:03:51,320 --> 01:03:54,000
Speaker 1: Fangio or I saw with the Niners hired Demko, like

1069
01:03:54,040 --> 01:03:55,440
Speaker 1: they get to do with their they get to put

1070
01:03:55,480 --> 01:04:01,360
Speaker 1: their stamp on it. But your positive or negative energy,

1071
01:04:01,720 --> 01:04:04,520
Speaker 1: it plays a huge factor to your unit. Now, defensive

1072
01:04:04,520 --> 01:04:07,560
Speaker 1: guys are used to getting yelled at a lot, but

1073
01:04:08,240 --> 01:04:13,040
Speaker 1: going from dan Quinn to Zimmer personality wise, does feel

1074
01:04:13,080 --> 01:04:19,720
Speaker 1: like a pretty strong swing. Could work, could be awesome, because,

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01:04:19,760 --> 01:04:21,600
Speaker 1: let's face it, a lot of people would listening to

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01:04:21,640 --> 01:04:24,000
Speaker 1: their Cowboys fans were like, did you see dan Quinn

1077
01:04:24,440 --> 01:04:26,880
Speaker 1: that game against the Packers? What the fuck are we

1078
01:04:26,920 --> 01:04:29,720
Speaker 1: talking about? Like, yeah, I'm not acting like dan Quinn

1079
01:04:30,400 --> 01:04:34,160
Speaker 1: is Vince Lombardi here, but he clearly resonated with his group,

1080
01:04:35,200 --> 01:04:37,760
Speaker 1: and two years ago when they lost to the Niners

1081
01:04:37,800 --> 01:04:40,120
Speaker 1: in the second round, they easily could have won that game.

1082
01:04:41,160 --> 01:04:45,480
Speaker 1: Dak was just atrocious. So maybe maybe it's really more

1083
01:04:45,520 --> 01:04:47,680
Speaker 1: on Dak playing well, which you could argue, is there

1084
01:04:47,720 --> 01:04:51,240
Speaker 1: are their weapons good enough? CD's a star, Ferguson's good.

1085
01:04:52,200 --> 01:04:56,320
Speaker 1: I just would you like Saquan or Christian McCaffrey. Of course,

1086
01:04:57,080 --> 01:04:58,600
Speaker 1: but we've seen a lot of teams win with the

1087
01:04:58,680 --> 01:05:03,360
Speaker 1: random backs. It's a little different Baltimore because Lamar can run,

1088
01:05:03,400 --> 01:05:06,360
Speaker 1: but who've been their star running backs the last couple

1089
01:05:06,360 --> 01:05:10,040
Speaker 1: of years. Look at the Chiefs are playing with now,

1090
01:05:10,120 --> 01:05:14,160
Speaker 1: they're more of a pass oriented offense. But Pajako they

1091
01:05:14,200 --> 01:05:16,360
Speaker 1: got him in the seventh round. That's the thing with

1092
01:05:16,400 --> 01:05:19,920
Speaker 1: the draft. We talk about the draft grades. It's like

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01:05:20,040 --> 01:05:22,000
Speaker 1: we see a lot of random guys that no one

1094
01:05:22,040 --> 01:05:23,800
Speaker 1: pays any attention to do in the fifth, sixth, seventh

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01:05:23,920 --> 01:05:26,520
Speaker 1: round and undrafted free agents that all of a sudden

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01:05:26,520 --> 01:05:28,760
Speaker 1: in October you're like, look at this guy. What's this

1097
01:05:28,800 --> 01:05:31,080
Speaker 1: guy's deal. Oh, he's a seventh round pick. Oh, this

1098
01:05:31,120 --> 01:05:35,280
Speaker 1: guy was an undrafted free agent. Obviously, all the hype

1099
01:05:35,360 --> 01:05:37,600
Speaker 1: goes to the top guys, and whenever you take linemen,

1100
01:05:37,760 --> 01:05:41,120
Speaker 1: especially offensive lineman high. It's kind of boring, let's face it.

1101
01:05:41,320 --> 01:05:43,920
Speaker 1: It's just this is a reality. When you take old

1102
01:05:44,000 --> 01:05:46,520
Speaker 1: lineman in the top like fifty picks, specifically with your

1103
01:05:46,520 --> 01:05:51,560
Speaker 1: first round pick, especially in the twenties, people just think

1104
01:05:51,600 --> 01:05:54,760
Speaker 1: it's people are get pissed off. But that's how you win.

1105
01:05:55,880 --> 01:05:57,720
Speaker 1: That's how you win. Do you think the Cowboys are

1106
01:05:57,720 --> 01:06:01,560
Speaker 1: gonna be playing in the Super Bowl? No, But I've said

1107
01:06:01,600 --> 01:06:05,040
Speaker 1: this over and over about Dak. If he could just

1108
01:06:05,080 --> 01:06:09,200
Speaker 1: have a stretch where he gets hot for three weeks,

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01:06:10,080 --> 01:06:13,320
Speaker 1: they would have a chance. We've had three years now

1110
01:06:13,800 --> 01:06:19,440
Speaker 1: where he's had bad playoff games. You got the Ravens

1111
01:06:19,440 --> 01:06:22,120
Speaker 1: would not have won in twenty twelve if Flacco hadn't

1112
01:06:22,160 --> 01:06:25,200
Speaker 1: played at a high level. The Giants wouldn't have two

1113
01:06:25,200 --> 01:06:28,040
Speaker 1: super Bowls if Eli didn't get hot at the right time.

1114
01:06:28,760 --> 01:06:30,439
Speaker 1: They need to find a way for Dak to get

1115
01:06:30,440 --> 01:06:33,760
Speaker 1: hot at the right time. He made huge plays all

1116
01:06:33,760 --> 01:06:36,280
Speaker 1: throughout the season, he played at a really high level,

1117
01:06:37,400 --> 01:06:39,920
Speaker 1: and then when the lights are the brightest he shits

1118
01:06:39,920 --> 01:06:43,560
Speaker 1: the bed. And I'm not gonna act like he can

1119
01:06:43,640 --> 01:06:45,920
Speaker 1: never just have even a two week stretch where all

1120
01:06:45,960 --> 01:06:48,840
Speaker 1: of a sudden they're in the NFC Championship game. I

1121
01:06:48,880 --> 01:06:52,840
Speaker 1: do think he could. But the longer this goes, people

1122
01:06:52,840 --> 01:06:55,480
Speaker 1: are just gonna bet against him because he's been pretty

1123
01:06:55,520 --> 01:06:57,720
Speaker 1: consistent now that he leaves a little something to be desired.

1124
01:06:57,720 --> 01:06:59,680
Speaker 1: But you go back to his was his rookie year.

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01:07:01,480 --> 01:07:03,120
Speaker 1: I think the year they lost at the Green Bay

1126
01:07:03,120 --> 01:07:06,080
Speaker 1: Packers at home, and they were like twelve and four,

1127
01:07:06,200 --> 01:07:10,040
Speaker 1: thirteen and three and they lost Aaron Rodgers was unreal,

1128
01:07:10,240 --> 01:07:13,920
Speaker 1: but he was good. So he's had good two years ago.

1129
01:07:14,000 --> 01:07:15,520
Speaker 1: I mean, the Bucks were kind of in shambles. The

1130
01:07:15,560 --> 01:07:18,560
Speaker 1: eight and nine Tom Brady year, he threw five touchdowns.

1131
01:07:19,720 --> 01:07:21,880
Speaker 1: Now I'm not looking for five touchdowns, but can you

1132
01:07:21,920 --> 01:07:23,480
Speaker 1: just have back to back games where you don't throw

1133
01:07:23,520 --> 01:07:27,040
Speaker 1: any picks? We could talk until we're blue in the

1134
01:07:27,080 --> 01:07:31,480
Speaker 1: face about the running back, about Jerry's comments Dak can't

1135
01:07:31,520 --> 01:07:34,280
Speaker 1: just throw the ball to the He has five interceptions

1136
01:07:34,320 --> 01:07:38,640
Speaker 1: in three years in the three elimination games. I mean,

1137
01:07:38,720 --> 01:07:40,920
Speaker 1: when your defense is playing shitty and your quarterback has

1138
01:07:40,960 --> 01:07:45,920
Speaker 1: a half like he had, you had no chance three

1139
01:07:46,000 --> 01:07:48,960
Speaker 1: years ago go against the forty nine ers at home

1140
01:07:49,760 --> 01:07:52,160
Speaker 1: when the Niners were underdogs and they came in there,

1141
01:07:52,200 --> 01:07:55,560
Speaker 1: and beat it. He was not good either. So it's

1142
01:07:56,800 --> 01:07:59,280
Speaker 1: the reason these quarterbacks get drafted so high. The reason

1143
01:07:59,360 --> 01:08:01,640
Speaker 1: the guys that get extensions to get so much money

1144
01:08:01,720 --> 01:08:05,480
Speaker 1: is because you're so predicated on them, And that's just

1145
01:08:05,560 --> 01:08:08,280
Speaker 1: kind of the sport we're living in now. That guy

1146
01:08:08,600 --> 01:08:12,160
Speaker 1: his importance the pie chart unless your team, like this

1147
01:08:12,280 --> 01:08:15,240
Speaker 1: year Patrick Mahomes wasn't as dominant as he's been in

1148
01:08:15,280 --> 01:08:19,599
Speaker 1: the past. Obviously the team skill wise wasn't as good,

1149
01:08:20,320 --> 01:08:23,080
Speaker 1: but their team was much more balanced, their defense was elite.

1150
01:08:23,160 --> 01:08:26,120
Speaker 1: They didn't need him to be well. When Dak had

1151
01:08:26,160 --> 01:08:29,760
Speaker 1: an elite defense two years ago, I think they lost

1152
01:08:29,800 --> 01:08:32,479
Speaker 1: like seventeen to sixteen. I think that was a score

1153
01:08:32,520 --> 01:08:35,320
Speaker 1: two years ago. The forty nine ers can't get me

1154
01:08:35,360 --> 01:08:39,280
Speaker 1: twenty four points and you could get huh going up

1155
01:08:39,320 --> 01:08:44,479
Speaker 1: against Demko. I don't know. I just I think we

1156
01:08:44,560 --> 01:08:46,720
Speaker 1: spend so much time on all this stuff with the Cowboys. Like,

1157
01:08:46,760 --> 01:08:49,360
Speaker 1: to me, it gets down to Prescott. Can he be

1158
01:08:49,439 --> 01:08:52,280
Speaker 1: good in the biggest moments This year against the Eagles,

1159
01:08:53,439 --> 01:08:55,680
Speaker 1: he was awesome in the one game they lost, and

1160
01:08:55,720 --> 01:08:58,400
Speaker 1: he was awesome in the one game they won. Like,

1161
01:08:58,400 --> 01:09:00,000
Speaker 1: if he just plays well in big games, you got

1162
01:09:00,080 --> 01:09:04,840
Speaker 1: a chance if he can just play like a top

1163
01:09:04,960 --> 01:09:07,439
Speaker 1: seven eight guy, which he has moments when he's doing it.

1164
01:09:07,439 --> 01:09:09,880
Speaker 1: He has stretches when he's doing it, just doesn't happen

1165
01:09:09,920 --> 01:09:12,840
Speaker 1: in the playoffs. You need the guy or just dig

1166
01:09:12,840 --> 01:09:15,920
Speaker 1: deep and find a way to make plays. Party was

1167
01:09:16,439 --> 01:09:18,400
Speaker 1: very up and down in those first two playoff games

1168
01:09:18,640 --> 01:09:22,759
Speaker 1: against the Packers and the Lions, but in big spots

1169
01:09:23,200 --> 01:09:26,000
Speaker 1: when the Niners back, you know, we're against the wall,

1170
01:09:26,160 --> 01:09:28,960
Speaker 1: he made some huge plays with his legs, with his

1171
01:09:29,120 --> 01:09:31,840
Speaker 1: arms and just came through even though he was having

1172
01:09:31,920 --> 01:09:35,559
Speaker 1: shitty games. And Dak just hasn't found a way to

1173
01:09:35,600 --> 01:09:39,519
Speaker 1: do that. But I also get back to this with

1174
01:09:39,600 --> 01:09:44,479
Speaker 1: the Cowboys, they've drafted pretty well. So everyone shitting on

1175
01:09:44,560 --> 01:09:46,680
Speaker 1: Jerry like what's he talking about? What's he doing? Like

1176
01:09:46,760 --> 01:09:51,400
Speaker 1: I actually, they've proven to have or should have proven

1177
01:09:51,439 --> 01:09:53,080
Speaker 1: to the fan base, like, hey guys, we know what

1178
01:09:53,280 --> 01:09:56,519
Speaker 1: we're doing on draft day. Look at our team. A

1179
01:09:56,640 --> 01:10:00,800
Speaker 1: lot of homegrown guys. Don't have a lot of like

1180
01:10:01,000 --> 01:10:03,559
Speaker 1: free agents on this squad kicking ass and taking names.

1181
01:10:04,120 --> 01:10:09,479
Speaker 1: Our best players Parsons, cd Zeke for a long time,

1182
01:10:09,600 --> 01:10:16,479
Speaker 1: Zach Martin the left tackles now on the Jets, bland digs,

1183
01:10:16,520 --> 01:10:20,960
Speaker 1: like we drafted all these cats we did. These weren't

1184
01:10:20,960 --> 01:10:23,599
Speaker 1: like random trades during the pre Like, No, these were

1185
01:10:23,640 --> 01:10:27,519
Speaker 1: guys we drafted in all sorts of rounds. Kind of

1186
01:10:27,520 --> 01:10:33,719
Speaker 1: know what we're doing. Ferguson the tight end, who drafted him? Jerry?

1187
01:10:34,200 --> 01:10:37,519
Speaker 1: I know Jerry's not watching the film. Will McVeigh. You know,

1188
01:10:37,760 --> 01:10:41,320
Speaker 1: the Cowboys front office feels like most of their good

1189
01:10:41,320 --> 01:10:45,000
Speaker 1: players over the last three or four years have been

1190
01:10:45,120 --> 01:10:48,959
Speaker 1: mainly homegrown talent. I would say, Howie and the Eagles

1191
01:10:49,800 --> 01:10:52,040
Speaker 1: is like more of a mix. They have a lot

1192
01:10:52,040 --> 01:10:55,439
Speaker 1: of guys. They got a homegrown talent, some guys that

1193
01:10:55,479 --> 01:10:57,719
Speaker 1: have been there for a long time, but they also

1194
01:10:57,760 --> 01:11:00,519
Speaker 1: get like the ancillary pieces. Go get a sling, go

1195
01:11:00,520 --> 01:11:04,599
Speaker 1: get an aj Brown. Now they get Saquon. And if

1196
01:11:04,640 --> 01:11:06,719
Speaker 1: you want to say, why can't Jerry do that, that's fair.

1197
01:11:07,720 --> 01:11:11,120
Speaker 1: I saw someone wrote an article one thing, how he does?

1198
01:11:11,200 --> 01:11:13,200
Speaker 1: I know the Niners do this. They do all these

1199
01:11:13,280 --> 01:11:16,360
Speaker 1: voidable years on these big contracts, so the cap hits

1200
01:11:16,360 --> 01:11:19,000
Speaker 1: are so small, but they're just kind of kicking the

1201
01:11:19,040 --> 01:11:21,200
Speaker 1: can down the road, and it puts you in these

1202
01:11:21,200 --> 01:11:24,600
Speaker 1: weird situations and then when you want to pivot like

1203
01:11:24,640 --> 01:11:26,560
Speaker 1: the forty nine ers with Eric Armstead. You're kind of

1204
01:11:26,640 --> 01:11:29,760
Speaker 1: stuck and you got to eat a lot of money.

1205
01:11:30,360 --> 01:11:32,720
Speaker 1: So I think what the Cowboys. I think Cowboys are

1206
01:11:32,720 --> 01:11:38,240
Speaker 1: well run, I really do. We can be critical McCarthy,

1207
01:11:38,400 --> 01:11:41,200
Speaker 1: but I think their downfall has kind of been the

1208
01:11:41,240 --> 01:11:44,320
Speaker 1: quarterback in big spots. When the Eagles made the Super

1209
01:11:44,360 --> 01:11:46,879
Speaker 1: Bowl a couple years ago, what happened Jalen was awesome.

1210
01:11:47,800 --> 01:11:51,760
Speaker 1: I mean, he outplayed Mahomes in the Super Bowl. I

1211
01:11:51,800 --> 01:11:53,639
Speaker 1: know they ended up losing, but it's sure as hell

1212
01:11:53,760 --> 01:11:58,439
Speaker 1: was not his fault. It was the defensive coordinator in

1213
01:11:58,479 --> 01:12:03,280
Speaker 1: the defense blowing coverages against Andy. It's like one of

1214
01:12:03,360 --> 01:12:06,200
Speaker 1: Jalen's best games of his career. When you factor in

1215
01:12:06,200 --> 01:12:08,439
Speaker 1: the importance, it's easily the best game of his career.

1216
01:12:09,560 --> 01:12:13,439
Speaker 1: When you play well and you lose, I will never

1217
01:12:13,479 --> 01:12:16,720
Speaker 1: be critical Josh Allen has played well in playoff games.

1218
01:12:16,720 --> 01:12:20,800
Speaker 1: When he lost, that's losing playoff games, not playing well,

1219
01:12:24,200 --> 01:12:27,559
Speaker 1: and you're paying him so much money you need the

1220
01:12:27,720 --> 01:12:30,719
Speaker 1: ROI on him, Like, look at some of these NBA teams.

1221
01:12:30,760 --> 01:12:33,280
Speaker 1: Sons get rolled well. Of course they did. Kevin Durant

1222
01:12:33,320 --> 01:12:37,559
Speaker 1: was just not even close to goodenough. The Mavericks kick

1223
01:12:37,560 --> 01:12:39,600
Speaker 1: at everyone's ass. Well, no shit, they got Luca and

1224
01:12:39,680 --> 01:12:44,360
Speaker 1: Kyrie dominating. So like your highest paid players have to

1225
01:12:44,439 --> 01:12:48,680
Speaker 1: excel in the biggest moments. The forty nine ers went

1226
01:12:48,720 --> 01:12:51,599
Speaker 1: to the Super Bowl last year. Christian McCaffrey, Nick Bosa,

1227
01:12:51,600 --> 01:12:53,400
Speaker 1: Trent Williams, like their best players make a bunch of

1228
01:12:53,439 --> 01:12:57,719
Speaker 1: big plays. I can't. Obviously, you need some random guys

1229
01:12:57,720 --> 01:13:00,120
Speaker 1: to do some stuff, but I need my best player

1230
01:13:00,280 --> 01:13:03,600
Speaker 1: in the biggest games to dominate. I don't care what

1231
01:13:03,720 --> 01:13:07,360
Speaker 1: sport you play. Yankees always get bounced in the playoffs.

1232
01:13:07,400 --> 01:13:10,200
Speaker 1: Why because it feels like they're big hitters, don't do anything.

1233
01:13:12,840 --> 01:13:15,479
Speaker 1: Last year, the Phillies the last couple of years making runs.

1234
01:13:15,560 --> 01:13:19,320
Speaker 1: Harper's hitting all these home runs in big spots. The

1235
01:13:19,360 --> 01:13:22,200
Speaker 1: Dodgers shit the bed in the playoffs, like, yeah, they're

1236
01:13:22,200 --> 01:13:25,679
Speaker 1: big guns, don't come through. Clayton kershaff for a decade

1237
01:13:26,320 --> 01:13:30,960
Speaker 1: gets sheld in the playoffs. If he's throwing eight innings complete,

1238
01:13:31,040 --> 01:13:35,200
Speaker 1: you know, seven to nine strikeouts probably goes the other way.

1239
01:13:35,720 --> 01:13:39,040
Speaker 1: You're very dependent in pro sports on your best players

1240
01:13:39,080 --> 01:13:42,360
Speaker 1: playing the best in big spots because you just can't

1241
01:13:42,400 --> 01:13:45,800
Speaker 1: depend on random guys to come through. It's gravy when

1242
01:13:45,800 --> 01:13:48,960
Speaker 1: they do. But you need the big guns to dominate.

1243
01:13:50,280 --> 01:13:54,080
Speaker 1: The Cowboys are gonna be good. You're gonna see like

1244
01:13:54,600 --> 01:13:58,519
Speaker 1: Micah cd all pros. Your young offensive linemen are high

1245
01:13:58,600 --> 01:14:02,720
Speaker 1: level starters, and Dak has a great season. It's really

1246
01:14:02,760 --> 01:14:04,760
Speaker 1: that simple that their team is more than good enough.

1247
01:14:04,840 --> 01:14:08,360
Speaker 1: I don't care. The media obviously overreacts about them because

1248
01:14:09,040 --> 01:14:12,840
Speaker 1: it's the Cowboys, but I would not act like the

1249
01:14:12,880 --> 01:14:15,640
Speaker 1: world is just coming to an end in Dallas when

1250
01:14:15,640 --> 01:14:23,519
Speaker 1: it comes to football. Appreciate everyone listening the volume