1 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 1: Three days of practice, three days of Jordan Love on 2 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: the field in Green Bay, and I swear he was 3 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: doing more than this. Will he also be out on 4 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: the field Sunday in Tennessee. Hear what Matt Lafleur had 5 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: to say today about his QB's status. The Packers old 6 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: quarterback kicked off Week three in style on Thursday night. 7 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: Now can Aaron Rodgers do it like? I don't know? 8 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: Eighteen nineteen more times? Will break down a big wi 9 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: N for the j e TS Jets. Plus is your 10 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: fantasy season already slipping away? Does zero in two feel 11 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:43,559 Speaker 1: like the end? Well, Adam Rank's gonna be here to 12 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: make you feel even worse, or you know, at least 13 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: try to help you avoid staying in a bad relationship 14 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 1: for too long. Thanks for not leaving us. Welcome inside 15 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: with the Insiders alongside Judy Battista and Ian Rappaport. I 16 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: am Tom pelisserro. We are two days away from Week 17 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: three in bulk across the NFL, and we have a 18 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:09,759 Speaker 1: ton of big names on the injury report this week. 19 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:12,559 Speaker 1: Let's start with the guy whose name acts came off 20 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 1: the injury report today. That is Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson, 21 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: who suffered the quad contusion on this play right here. 22 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: He admitted he wasn't supposed to be blocking on the play. 23 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: He said, I'm just gonna have to remember, hey, sometimes 24 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 1: don't get involved with things that aren't your job. That's 25 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: good advice from Jefferson. But he's good to go. We'll 26 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 1: find out how effective he is on Sunday against the Texans. 27 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:38,639 Speaker 1: Cowboys wide receiver Ceedee Lamb also off the injury report. 28 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: He was dealing with an ankle. It's minor. He is 29 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:44,040 Speaker 1: good to go against the Ravens. Not as good as 30 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: new as for some others, including Texans running back Joe Mixon. Doubtful. 31 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: Dammian Pierce's out could be a lot of cam Akers 32 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 1: on Sunday against Minnesota, where he moster George Kittle also doubtful. 33 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: Keenan Allen aj Brown already listed as out. So what 34 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: about Chargers quarterback just In Herbert. That one is still 35 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: up in the air. Officially listed as questionable. Reporters on 36 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: the scene today said he had a ton of tape 37 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: on that ankle. He was working off to the side 38 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: when the team began team drills. Herbert shed a little 39 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: bit more light on exactly what he's dealing with. 40 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 2: Thankfully, it's only Friday. You know, I think that's something 41 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 2: that we'll continue to do and you know, do everything 42 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 2: I can on and off the field to make sure 43 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 2: that you know, I'd be available. And it's not great, 44 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:27,919 Speaker 2: you know, it's it is what it is, and it's 45 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,679 Speaker 2: it's all about getting treatment and going in there and 46 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 2: making sure that it's at its best and doing everything 47 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 2: I can to you know, limit the swelling, limit the pain, 48 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 2: and just keep things moving forward. 49 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: All right. So this is one of those classic it's 50 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: week three, it's your franchise quarterback ian And if you're 51 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:47,119 Speaker 1: Jim Harbaugh, who either way has predominantly run the ball, 52 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: not really thrown it a whole lot with Herbert, do 53 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: you expose him this week with minimal practice time? Do 54 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: you hold him back? It's an interesting conundrum because just 55 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 1: by the sheer amount of tape on that ankle, what 56 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 1: seems like he's dealing with a lot here. 57 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 3: First of all, it does seem like justin Herbert is 58 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 3: pushing to play and wants to play and is trying 59 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 3: to play like crazy. All of the tape in the 60 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 3: entire world was on his ankle at practice, he looked 61 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 3: like he was barely moving. Didn't participate today, was limited yesterday. 62 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 3: Doesn't seem like it's trending in a great direction for 63 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 3: Justin Herbert to be out there. 64 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 1: That said, he is one of the tougher players in 65 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: the NFL. 66 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:26,079 Speaker 3: He's played through a lot of things that he probably 67 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 3: should not have played through, so you know he wants 68 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 3: to be out there. I think the question, really, Tom 69 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 3: is more of a coaching decision rather than a medical decision. 70 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 3: Do you want Justin Herbert out there at far less 71 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 3: than one hundred percent in Week three, knowing there's a 72 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 3: division opponent next week, knowing he's probably not going to 73 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 3: be as effective as he is. This is someone who 74 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 3: really does excel at being mobile, one of the faster 75 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 3: straight line quarterbacks. He's not going to be anything close 76 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 3: to that on Sunday. Still officially, no word on his status. 77 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 3: In other words, we don't know for sure whether he's 78 00:03:57,080 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 3: in or out. I'm just saying it seems extreemly up 79 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 3: in the air from where I stand. 80 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: There are some similarities structurally here too, in terms of 81 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 1: the way the things set up for Justin Herbert and 82 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: the charges that you mentioned and the way they set 83 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 1: up for the Packers and Jordan Love. Because week four 84 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: they've got a big game against the Vikings team that 85 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 1: currently is too to o. But this Sunday they've got 86 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:21,600 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans in Nashville. And Jordan Love was out 87 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:24,279 Speaker 1: on the field this week all three days. On Thursday, 88 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: he was in pads. This is earlier today. Here you 89 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 1: can see him moving. He's dealing with an MCL spring 90 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:34,839 Speaker 1: that he suffered just two weeks ago tonight in Brazil, Malaflour, 91 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 1: you want to break your normal protocol and shed a 92 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:39,159 Speaker 1: little bit of light on what's going on here. 93 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 4: We're working through that. We're working through it. I think 94 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 4: there's there's definitely a lot that's up to him. I mean, 95 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 4: you don't want to put somebody in that position, but 96 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 4: certainly he's doing everything in his power. He wants to 97 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 4: be out there more than anybody. So but you know, 98 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 4: we'll work through it. We'll give it up till game 99 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 4: time and we'll see where we're at. 100 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 1: You catch all that he's not telling you anything here. 101 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:09,359 Speaker 1: He's got a quarterback, Judy, who is dealing with a 102 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: fairly significant knee injury. But it certainly seems like we're 103 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: tracking for Jordan Love to have a chance to play 104 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:17,919 Speaker 1: on Sunday. If Jordan Love is willing and ready to 105 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:20,160 Speaker 1: give it a go, I feel like. 106 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:23,480 Speaker 5: The same thing justin I feel like we need the 107 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:27,720 Speaker 5: risk reward chart drawn up, like what is the risk here? 108 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 5: Will he be able to protect himself? How well is 109 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 5: he going to be able to function? I mean, what 110 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 5: percentage are we getting here of Love if he plays? 111 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:39,600 Speaker 5: And the reward what can he give you? And as 112 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:42,040 Speaker 5: you pointed out, I mean the schedule. There are schedule 113 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:46,599 Speaker 5: considerations coming up. This strikes me as it's going to 114 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 5: have to be a decision. Obviously Jordan Love is pushing 115 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 5: to play, but it's going to have to be a 116 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:53,839 Speaker 5: coach's decision about sort of the big picture, what is 117 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,280 Speaker 5: best for the player and what's best for the team. 118 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 5: It is a long season. This is an injury that 119 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:03,039 Speaker 5: was initially diagnosed as three to six weeks. On Sunday, 120 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,600 Speaker 5: it will be two weeks and a few days, So 121 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:09,159 Speaker 5: it would be an incredibly rapid recovery. He clearly would 122 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 5: not be fully one hundred percent. Even if he can play, 123 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 5: you would assume that there would be a run heavy 124 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 5: offense anyway, they've been running the ball well. Of course, 125 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 5: they ran it really well with Malik Willis last week. 126 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:22,839 Speaker 5: To me, this is the coaches are going to have 127 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:25,040 Speaker 5: to sit there and figure out is it really worth 128 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 5: it to push your franchise quarterback out there at something 129 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 5: less than one hundred percent, maybe considerably less than one 130 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:34,599 Speaker 5: hundred percent in week three when you've got a long 131 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,480 Speaker 5: season and big aspirations ahead. 132 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 1: Medical clear and is certainly the first step, depending which 133 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: part of Matt Lafleur's answer and head movements she believed 134 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: in there, and then it will come down to those conversations. 135 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: Ken Jordan Love, does you feel like he could protect 136 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:52,599 Speaker 1: himself and avoid anything else? His predecessor, by the way, 137 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 1: kicked off Week three in a pretty good way for 138 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:59,599 Speaker 1: the New York Jets last night, Aaron Rodgers becoming the 139 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 1: first Jets quarterback to beat the Patriots in prime time 140 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:05,159 Speaker 1: since Brett Farv in two thousand and eight. We just 141 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 1: combined thirty plus years of Packers quarterbacks into one a block. 142 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 1: They said it couldn't be done, but here we are, Judy. 143 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 1: You watch this Jets team come out in granted the 144 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 1: Patriots are out maanned Week one the beat the Bengals, 145 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: but that was a Bengals team that was kind of 146 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: in disarray. Here, the Patriots are going through some things. 147 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 1: They're trying to get themselves set up. More on them 148 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 1: in a second. But for the Jets just to come 149 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 1: out and look so competent offensively at Rogers to play 150 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: and throw the football the way that he did, it's 151 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: hard not to be encouraged, well about what potentially they 152 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 1: can do here. 153 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 5: Well, this looked a lot like what they dreamed of 154 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 5: when they got Aaron Rodgers. 155 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 1: And it's not all the way there yet. 156 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 5: He and Garrett Wilson are still maybe the second off 157 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 5: of their coordination. But he was moving really well, and 158 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 5: not just like moving like sliding away from pressure, I 159 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 5: mean actually moving, scrambling, throwing on the run. His accuracy 160 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 5: was great, his arm has been right all along. But 161 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 5: there were just some plays where you were like, whoa, 162 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 5: that was vintage Aaron Rodgers. Even he said it last night, 163 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 5: like he was doing something that he used to do 164 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 5: as a younger, as a younger player, which is all 165 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 5: that the Jets could have hoped for. I thought, what 166 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 5: was really impressive about the Jets aside from Aaron Rodgers 167 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 5: is how balanced they were. Yes, the Patriots were outmanned. 168 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 5: Their offensive line is a liability, but the Jets pass 169 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 5: rush looked really good. And on offense, they are running 170 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 5: the ball really well. They were spreading the ball around. 171 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 5: They rediscovered the tight ends on the roster. So this 172 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 5: is certainly an offense that is on its way to 173 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 5: being what they dreamed of when they got Aaron Rodgers. 174 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 5: You've seen them sort of take steps each game so far. 175 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 5: This was only week three. Again, I think he's a 176 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 5: tick off with Garrett Wilson. There were a few throws 177 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 5: that just barely missed Garrett Wilson. And when those two 178 00:08:57,120 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 5: get it together, watch out. 179 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:01,559 Speaker 1: I was thinking this lastlast night too, so as part 180 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:04,080 Speaker 1: of the Aaron Rodgers trade, Remember the Jets went down 181 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: two spots in the first round. Offensive tackle was their 182 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:09,959 Speaker 1: biggest need. They missed out on those guys. Joe Douglas 183 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:13,079 Speaker 1: takes Will McDonald instead. At I believe it was number 184 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: fifteen and it was Will McDonald, the guy was most 185 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:18,319 Speaker 1: famous for jumping over cars, who was a difference maker 186 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 1: in that game for the Jets. On the Patriots side, 187 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: we showed you the numbers, It was pretty bad last 188 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 1: night in the first half forty total yards. It somehow 189 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 1: felt like less in the second half. With the game 190 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 1: really not in doubt. We got our first NFL taste 191 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 1: in a regular season game of the number three overall 192 00:09:34,679 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: pick Drake May four of a passing for twenty two yards, 193 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 1: took a couple of sacks. Not sure that that was 194 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 1: a particularly memorable debut here. Does it mean though, that 195 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 1: with the future could soon be the present in New England? 196 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:50,959 Speaker 6: Drod Mail Jacoby is our quarterback until I say he's 197 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:54,320 Speaker 6: not the quarterback I thought last night he showed a 198 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:57,320 Speaker 6: lot of toughness, a lot of grid, you know, on 199 00:09:57,440 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 6: protection breakdowns, try to do what we asked him to do. 200 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:02,800 Speaker 6: But I would say just as a team, as a 201 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 6: coaching staff, we just got to be better. 202 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 7: All right. 203 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:08,920 Speaker 6: Now, it's still status quo, and kind of said earlier, 204 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:12,560 Speaker 6: Jacob is still our starting quarterback and we just got 205 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 6: to be ready to support him. Eleven guys out there 206 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 6: in the offense, so it's everyone. 207 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 1: So the question now, ian that's going to fill the 208 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:25,840 Speaker 1: airwaves in Boston for however long it takes. Is Okay? 209 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:28,240 Speaker 1: At what point is Drod Mail going to say Jacoby 210 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: Brissette is not the quarterback and it is officially Drake 211 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: May's team. 212 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 3: Last night it featured so many offensive line problems for 213 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 3: the New England Patriots, you really wonder if that in 214 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:40,320 Speaker 3: itself is kind of holding them back. And what the 215 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 3: Patriots have done, really, what they valued and prioritized over 216 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:45,560 Speaker 3: the course of the best couple months, is they try 217 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 3: to get Drake May ready to step on the field, 218 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 3: ready to have success. They want to make sure that 219 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:54,080 Speaker 3: he is in a position to thrive, right, And I 220 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 3: think what they have done is they've given him more 221 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:58,720 Speaker 3: reps in practice, about thirty percent of the reps in practice. 222 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 3: They put him in live rep against the New York 223 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:03,959 Speaker 3: Jets to just try to give him a little taste 224 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 3: of it. It is all bit about inch by inch 225 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 3: making sure that the future is as secured as possible. 226 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 3: Is right now, the moment where they're gonna say, all right, 227 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 3: we're just gonna turn all over to Drake May didn't 228 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 3: sound that way, just simply based on the comments of 229 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 3: Alex empeld and Gerrod Mayo. But what is very evident here, 230 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:25,080 Speaker 3: Tom is that it is coming. Whether it's next week, 231 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:27,599 Speaker 3: whether it's the week after, whether it's the middle of 232 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:31,120 Speaker 3: the season, it is clearly coming in the Patriots rather 233 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 3: than put him out there, they've really tried to ease 234 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:35,719 Speaker 3: him in. You just hope at the end of all 235 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:38,080 Speaker 3: this that it is all absolutely worth it. No one's 236 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 3: going to care that he came in and got hit 237 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:42,439 Speaker 3: a couple of times against the Jets. But was that 238 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 3: valuable to his development? The Patriots obviously hope yes, and 239 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 3: pretty clear we will at some point fairly soon, see 240 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:49,680 Speaker 3: Drake May. 241 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 1: QB questions abound, and it's only in week three. No 242 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 1: QB question yet. In Pittsburgh another week at justin fields 243 00:11:57,679 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 1: because Russell Wilson is not yet ready to the starting 244 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 1: quarterback court to Mike Tomlin, who of course considers participation 245 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:08,559 Speaker 1: the guide, what effect is that having on the Steelers' 246 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:10,959 Speaker 1: locker room? How about we talked to a guy who's 247 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 1: in that locker room. Alex high Smith joins us to 248 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:16,319 Speaker 1: talk about Russell Wilson, justin fields and a whole lot more. 249 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:19,600 Speaker 1: How about that defense too, It's next on the Insiders. 250 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 1: That's Steelers defense leading the way so far. Or bo 251 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:29,680 Speaker 1: Nick's back there, give him a little bit of time no, 252 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 1: not against this pass rush, not against guys like Alex 253 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 1: high Smith. Two tackles for loss, a sack, two quarterback 254 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:39,600 Speaker 1: hits in that game against the Broncos. All is part 255 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 1: of why we had a little victory Monday out there 256 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: in Pittsburgh for the second consecutive week. That's how I 257 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 1: feel too if I have a day off though this 258 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 1: time of year, not a lot of days off, because 259 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 1: Alex high Smith doesn't have a lot of days off either. 260 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 1: In fact, he's joined us right now on and off 261 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 1: day on and on day yet practice earlier today, Tom 262 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:01,960 Speaker 1: Pelliserian rapport here on the Insiders Alex two and oh 263 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:04,760 Speaker 1: you got two road winds. How we feeling out there 264 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:05,080 Speaker 1: right now? 265 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 8: It's Steelers HQ feeling great. 266 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 9: Thanks for having me on. But I think it's we 267 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:11,560 Speaker 9: got We got a big game coming up this week 268 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:13,000 Speaker 9: at home. It gets a charge of there too, and 269 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 9: oh as well. But you know, just being able to 270 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:17,880 Speaker 9: start the year off two and oh it get too 271 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 9: bro victories is huge. So we just got to continue 272 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 9: to build on that, get better every week. But to 273 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 9: do that was definitely the way we want to start 274 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:25,320 Speaker 9: the season. 275 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 3: If you look at the way you guys are constructing. 276 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:29,680 Speaker 3: There's a lot been going on with the Steelers. We 277 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 3: all have talked a lot about the quarterback position a lot, 278 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 3: as we tend to do. So much of what it 279 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:37,560 Speaker 3: seems has happened at the quarterback position, though, has been 280 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 3: about making sure that who's ever's in there justin fields. Obviously, 281 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 3: the first two has been let the defense have a 282 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:49,439 Speaker 3: chance to thrive, make sure the defense is in position 283 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:51,439 Speaker 3: to win this game. When you talk about the identity 284 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:53,720 Speaker 3: of this team, what is what does that feel like 285 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:55,440 Speaker 3: for you to have the unit where it's like, all right, 286 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 3: we got to make sure those guys are the ones. 287 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 9: Who can eat Yeah. I mean, I think roll just 288 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:04,680 Speaker 9: as a unit. We had first good a couple of 289 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:07,319 Speaker 9: games as a defense and doing a good job of 290 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 9: getting off the field early. And I think the office 291 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:12,720 Speaker 9: did a good job of just producing long drives for 292 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:15,119 Speaker 9: us and being able to give us wrestle on the sideline. 293 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:17,839 Speaker 9: So it's just going to be we just got to 294 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:20,200 Speaker 9: continue to get better overall as a unit. But I'll 295 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 9: just love bong with these guys. And we've got a 296 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 9: lot of playmakers on our defense and our team in general, 297 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 9: and so I think just getting better week by week 298 00:14:27,160 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 9: is the goal, and so it starts this week with 299 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 9: the Chargers coming in town. 300 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 1: Ian said, we talked a lot about the quarterback, so 301 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go ahead and talk about the quarterbacks here, Alex. 302 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:39,120 Speaker 1: You guys have had a lot of stuff happening over 303 00:14:39,160 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 1: the last let's call it calendar year. Here. You start 304 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 1: several different guys. Last year, you found ways to win games. 305 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 1: Then all of a sudden, everyone who was in that 306 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 1: room is out. You got Russell Wilson, Justin Fields coming in. 307 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 1: We all assume Wilson's the starter, but wasn't confirmed until 308 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 1: the end of camp, and then he pops the calf 309 00:14:56,600 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 1: Justin's been in. How much of it all does that 310 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 1: affect the lock room, particularly because it remains an open 311 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 1: question about who's going to be starting once Russ is 312 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 1: one hundred percent rate a role. 313 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 9: Yeah, I mean, I think both of those those guys 314 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 9: are great quarterbacks. And that's the thing that is awesome 315 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 9: that Russell and Justin are both high quality starting quarterbacks, 316 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 9: and so we know whoever's in it is going to. 317 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 8: Come in and produce for us. 318 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 9: And so I think Justin said a good first two 319 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:24,560 Speaker 9: games so far, and just seeing the way that he's 320 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:27,440 Speaker 9: been able to leave the offense and seeing guys rilly 321 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 9: around him has been so cool, and so it's been 322 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 9: awesome too. You know, Russell hasn't been playing, he's still 323 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 9: been on the sideline helping the guys and just doing 324 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 9: whatever he can to help guys on the sideline. So 325 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 9: it's just exciting to seeing those just during camp too, 326 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:42,800 Speaker 9: seeing those two guys compete get better every single day, 327 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 9: it was just. 328 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:45,960 Speaker 8: So cool, and that's why they just drive each other 329 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 8: to get better every day. 330 00:15:47,160 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 3: You know, you mentioned the playmakers on defense, you got 331 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 3: you got a lot of them. You got a pretty 332 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 3: good one opposite you in TJ. Watt obviously play next 333 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 3: to Cam Hayward, you mink of is a lot of 334 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:01,120 Speaker 3: big time big names and some young guys too, big 335 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 3: names on the Steelers defense. You are also very very 336 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 3: good at what you do. You're one of the playmakers too. 337 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 3: But we're not going to ask you about yourself. What 338 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:12,520 Speaker 3: do you take from some of those other guys, whether 339 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 3: it's like practice habits or techniques, or like how much 340 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 3: are you learning from some of the other big time 341 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 3: guys on your defense. 342 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:21,680 Speaker 8: Yes, it's just been awesome. 343 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:25,000 Speaker 9: Just like you said, having so many playmakers on this defense, 344 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:28,120 Speaker 9: and when I came in, having guys like TJ and 345 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 9: Cam and Bud when he was here and make it 346 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:35,040 Speaker 9: as well. Just having all those guys, all those different 347 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:37,880 Speaker 9: leaders at so many different positions was huge for me 348 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 9: coming in as a rookie. 349 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 8: So I just really wanted to be like a sponge. 350 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 9: It just there's always much information as I could, and 351 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 9: so just watching what those guys do on a daily 352 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:48,280 Speaker 9: basis and trying to do. 353 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:50,080 Speaker 8: Some of the same things that they do when it comes. 354 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 9: To recovery and get my body right before the game 355 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 9: has really helped me so far in my career. 356 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 8: Is so but I'm always wanted continue to learn no 357 00:16:57,040 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 8: matter what year I'm in. 358 00:16:58,240 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 9: Even though I feel like I'm more of a leadership 359 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:02,200 Speaker 9: role out going near five, I know I can always 360 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:04,480 Speaker 9: learn and always get better from those guys. 361 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:08,280 Speaker 1: Everybody always says on defense it starts with stopping the run. 362 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:11,199 Speaker 1: This is one of those weeks where literally it probably 363 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:13,199 Speaker 1: all starts with stopping the run. Tell me about this 364 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 1: Chargers offense that you see on tape right now. 365 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:18,359 Speaker 9: Yeah, they've been looking good so far and they're a 366 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:20,200 Speaker 9: good team coming in here. Like I said, there two 367 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 9: or two and another, so it's going to be it's 368 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:25,840 Speaker 9: gonna be a physical battle. And just knowing that their 369 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:28,679 Speaker 9: coordinator us to be in Baltimore as well, and having 370 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:32,720 Speaker 9: guys like JK and Gus Edwards and some other guys 371 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:36,400 Speaker 9: in there as well, it just shows what style of football. 372 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 8: They want to play. 373 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 9: So we know that we got to be physical from 374 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:41,159 Speaker 9: the jump because their physical team as well. So we 375 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 9: know we've got to set the tone and stop the 376 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 9: run UH to be successful in this game. 377 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:46,600 Speaker 8: And so they're coming to our place, and so. 378 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:51,000 Speaker 9: We've got to start start fast ultimately, and we know 379 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 9: that if we start fast as a UNI, we have 380 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 9: good days. 381 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:57,119 Speaker 3: So we all as a football watching public and the 382 00:17:57,119 --> 00:18:01,160 Speaker 3: football covering public learn something this week. Petty game ball. 383 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 3: I don't think that's the term that I have heard before. 384 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:10,440 Speaker 3: Can we listen to Steelers coach Mike Tomlin explain what 385 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:13,240 Speaker 3: a petty game ball is so you can then come 386 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:14,760 Speaker 3: back and tell us what it really is. 387 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:17,639 Speaker 10: But is this certain things as a leader that I 388 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:20,640 Speaker 10: talked to the collective about that I have zero intentions 389 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:23,400 Speaker 10: of sharing with the larger public because it's about our 390 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 10: collective and how we come together and how we appreciate 391 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:29,880 Speaker 10: and support one another. And you know, I can't give 392 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 10: you all the ingredients to the hot dog. 393 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:32,240 Speaker 7: You might not like it. 394 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:38,680 Speaker 3: Okay, One, that's kind of mean. Hot dogs are great sausage. 395 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 3: Two same characteristics but also very good to Tomlin didn't 396 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:42,639 Speaker 3: help us. 397 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:44,919 Speaker 1: Can you explain what this is? 398 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:49,280 Speaker 9: I mean, I think he he's what he's saying is 399 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:52,359 Speaker 9: just you know, keeping a lot of things that you know, 400 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 9: within our collective is something that he really likes to do. 401 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:58,359 Speaker 9: And I think that's another funny coach Tom Win quote. 402 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:01,200 Speaker 9: I think he's got so many tom and stuff like that. 403 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:05,200 Speaker 9: But it just just shows the testament just how how 404 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:10,200 Speaker 9: dedicated he is to our team and our collective and 405 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:12,359 Speaker 9: just you know, that's that's just how I feel about it. 406 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:14,920 Speaker 8: I'm not fully aware of it, but. 407 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,240 Speaker 9: You know it's that quote kind of sums it up 408 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:19,399 Speaker 9: right there, and so it's just it's just when I 409 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:22,199 Speaker 9: first saw that, it was just kind of fun to be. 410 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 9: But it just shows how sacred this locker room is 411 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:29,840 Speaker 9: to him and this team and just keeping us gel 412 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:31,720 Speaker 9: together as a unit. 413 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:34,720 Speaker 1: So last thing for you, Alex, I always like guys 414 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 1: with unique stories in terms of how they kind of 415 00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 1: fought their way to this level. You went to u 416 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 1: NC Charlotte as a walk on, you red shirted your 417 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 1: first year, You work your way up, even after you know, 418 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 1: having a huge SAX season a couple of years ago, 419 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:52,920 Speaker 1: even after getting the big contract, you're playing every Sunday 420 00:19:53,119 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 1: for the Pittsburgh Stewers. How much is that guy still 421 00:19:56,600 --> 00:19:59,920 Speaker 1: in there and impacting you in terms of the guy 422 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:03,240 Speaker 1: who absolutely was not given anything along the way and 423 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:05,440 Speaker 1: has had to fight for every inch of his career 424 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:05,880 Speaker 1: so far. 425 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:09,400 Speaker 9: Yeah, it's it's still that same guy still in here, 426 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:10,200 Speaker 9: and that's the mentality. 427 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 8: I just want to care with me throughout my whole career. 428 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:15,879 Speaker 9: And Uh, just like you said, coming in as a 429 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:19,119 Speaker 9: walk on, people ask me, you know, would you have 430 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 9: wanted any other way? I'm like, nah, because that's ultimately, Uh, 431 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:26,000 Speaker 9: the journey that I've had has made me into the 432 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:28,080 Speaker 9: play that I am today, and so I'm thankful the 433 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:30,320 Speaker 9: guy has placed me on this path that I've been 434 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:31,119 Speaker 9: been placed on. 435 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 8: And ultimately, I. 436 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:35,560 Speaker 9: Just want to be known as a guy who just 437 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:38,520 Speaker 9: gives us all every single game and just continue to 438 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:40,800 Speaker 9: keep that walk on mentality. That's what I like to say, 439 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:44,160 Speaker 9: because I feel like that's what's what's got me, uh 440 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:46,360 Speaker 9: to where I am today, and just continue to get 441 00:20:46,359 --> 00:20:49,480 Speaker 9: better and never get complacent or comfortable, because that's the 442 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:51,440 Speaker 9: last thing you want to do, especially in this business. 443 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:54,760 Speaker 8: And so uh yeah, this that that that story. 444 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 9: I'm just being a walk on and definitely stuck with 445 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:00,200 Speaker 9: me and it'll always differently. 446 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:00,760 Speaker 8: A whole career. 447 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 1: Well, Sean Payton there day called you a pain in 448 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:05,040 Speaker 1: the rear, so I'd say you're doing a good job 449 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:09,439 Speaker 1: continuing to fight here and continuing to have that same mentality. 450 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:12,080 Speaker 1: Best luck this week, Alex, best of luck the rest 451 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:12,440 Speaker 1: of the way. 452 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 7: Man. 453 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 1: We really appreciate you being. 454 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:16,000 Speaker 8: Here, Yes, sir, appreciate you. Guys. Thank you. 455 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:19,640 Speaker 1: Caleb Williams and the Bears haven't generated a whole lot 456 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:22,399 Speaker 1: of offense so far this season. The Colts haven't been 457 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:27,240 Speaker 1: able to stop anybody. Something's got to give. Sunday in Indianapolis. 458 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:30,680 Speaker 1: Is this Caleb's breakout game? Our Stacy Dales will be 459 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 1: here to help us break it down and next on 460 00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:34,280 Speaker 1: the Insiders. 461 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:37,439 Speaker 5: Caleb Williams is fighting through some things right now. Rookie 462 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:39,720 Speaker 5: hasn't thrown a touchdown pass. Yet it's been a little 463 00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 5: bit of a rocky start. He's going to be without 464 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:44,679 Speaker 5: Keenan Allen this week. It looks like Roma Dunza is 465 00:21:44,680 --> 00:21:47,440 Speaker 5: going to play, though. Let's hear what Matt Eberflus had 466 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 5: to say about his quarterback. Oh, we're going to bring 467 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:55,000 Speaker 5: in Stacy Dall's forget about Matt Eberflues. We've got Stacey Dales. Stacy. Look, 468 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:58,960 Speaker 5: this has been clot of kind of a rough start there, 469 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:01,920 Speaker 5: one in one. What did they have to do though 470 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:03,359 Speaker 5: to get this offense on track? 471 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 11: Finally, Well, Judy, they got to score points and be 472 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:08,639 Speaker 11: more efficient. By the way, I loved all the sooner 473 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 11: love Jerald McCoy, Baker Mayfield, Caleb Williams once a Sooner 474 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:14,919 Speaker 11: and I'm a Sooner, so Boomer Sooner. 475 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:17,000 Speaker 1: They got a score point, JB. 476 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:20,119 Speaker 11: And they've got to do it and rectify the problems 477 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:21,960 Speaker 11: this week against the Colts, who are zero to two. 478 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 11: This is kind of a gut check week for the 479 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:27,000 Speaker 11: Colts because of how badly they lost to the Packers. 480 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:30,520 Speaker 11: They gave up what two hundred and sixty one rush 481 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:34,080 Speaker 11: yards against the Packers. But the Chicago Bears have shown 482 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:35,879 Speaker 11: us throughout the course of the season. They want to 483 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:38,880 Speaker 11: throw the football. Unfortunately, Caleb Williams had a fifty one 484 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:41,560 Speaker 11: passer rating guess what it was though against the Blitz 485 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:45,119 Speaker 11: he had a five passer rating four point nine. He 486 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:48,160 Speaker 11: was sacked five times, two turnovers, and they still want. 487 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:49,720 Speaker 1: A chance to win. They lost by six. 488 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:51,760 Speaker 11: I believe it was to the Houston Texans, so they 489 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:54,480 Speaker 11: take some things away that they liked. But he's got 490 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:56,800 Speaker 11: to deal with the pressure better. If you look at 491 00:22:56,800 --> 00:22:59,879 Speaker 11: Gus Bradley and his Colts defense Judy, they pressure out 492 00:22:59,880 --> 00:23:02,160 Speaker 11: of in terms of the Blitz at a thirty four 493 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:04,840 Speaker 11: percent clip that is currently the fourth highest rate in 494 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:07,480 Speaker 11: the NFL. So there's going to be more pressure this week. 495 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 11: I ask both Matt Eberflus and Caleb Williams and how 496 00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 11: they can better deal with the pressure. Of course, Flues 497 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:17,480 Speaker 11: talked about fundamentals. He said, winning habits win football games, 498 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:19,560 Speaker 11: and so they're getting back to fundamentals. But it is 499 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:21,920 Speaker 11: also communication at the line of scrimmage. 500 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:22,880 Speaker 9: It was not good. 501 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 11: Caleb Williams essentially said that this week it wasn't good 502 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:28,560 Speaker 11: between he and the offensive line. The cadence was off 503 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:32,160 Speaker 11: at times when I specifically asked about dealing with pressures. 504 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:35,680 Speaker 11: The center's got to identify and of course the quarterback 505 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 11: has to work in conjunction with the center, but that 506 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:41,959 Speaker 11: communication has to get cleaned up, especially when you're dealing 507 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:47,159 Speaker 11: with twists and different games, as they say, with defensive lines. 508 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:49,440 Speaker 11: DeForest Buckner good news for the Bears. 509 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 1: He's out. 510 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:53,960 Speaker 11: Obviously Law two is questionable. Leat two law to in 511 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:56,240 Speaker 11: this game, and we may see him because he practiced 512 00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 11: for the first time this week, but the Bears certainly 513 00:23:58,040 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 11: want to rectify things offensively. 514 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 5: The other good news for the Bears, frankly, is that 515 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:05,120 Speaker 5: they're one and one while they're figuring things out. Stacy 516 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:08,359 Speaker 5: Dale's thank you. And when we return, we're going to 517 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:11,199 Speaker 5: talk about another one in one team. They look like 518 00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 5: they had figured it out by last week. There's Kirk Cousins, 519 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 5: and we're going to talk about the Atlanta Falcons with 520 00:24:16,359 --> 00:24:20,360 Speaker 5: someone who knows them and loves them a whole lot, 521 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 5: Falcons owner Arthur Blank. 522 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:25,399 Speaker 1: It's going to be a special weekend in Atlanta, not 523 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:28,359 Speaker 1: just because they're coming off a big win, not just 524 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:33,040 Speaker 1: because National TV Sunday Night Football with the defending Super 525 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:36,520 Speaker 1: Bowl champion Chiefs in town. Also because Arthur Blank and 526 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:40,320 Speaker 1: former quarterback NFL MVP Matt Ryan both going into the 527 00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:44,480 Speaker 1: team's ring of honor. Blank joined ours Steve White earlier today. 528 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:47,639 Speaker 12: All Right, so glad to be here with Arthur Blank, 529 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:50,920 Speaker 12: the CEO and owner of the Atlanta Falcons. At Arthur, 530 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:52,560 Speaker 12: I know we have some important business to get to, 531 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 12: but what can you tell me about that comeback, last 532 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 12: minute victory you guys had in Philadelphia the other night. 533 00:24:59,680 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 7: Well, it was one of the most exciting one minute, 534 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:04,720 Speaker 7: thirty nine seconds that I've had my twenty two years 535 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:09,160 Speaker 7: as an owner. So I couldn't be more excited about 536 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:12,080 Speaker 7: the result, couldn't be more excited about seeing Kirk and 537 00:25:12,119 --> 00:25:16,600 Speaker 7: the whole offensive teams we performed the way that they did. 538 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 7: But you know, our defense has played exceptionally well. The 539 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:24,119 Speaker 7: first two games allowed two touchdowns and two games and 540 00:25:24,119 --> 00:25:25,879 Speaker 7: I think there are only three other teams the NFL 541 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:30,719 Speaker 7: that have recorded that kind of record. So it's a great, 542 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:32,879 Speaker 7: great victory for our team. But you know all of 543 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:36,119 Speaker 7: our viewers know this. In the NFL, you need to 544 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 7: get over losses and victories quickly. We've got to move 545 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:41,880 Speaker 7: on to the following Sunday. So we have a great 546 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:44,719 Speaker 7: game coming up Sunday night. First time we've been on 547 00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:48,399 Speaker 7: Sunday Night football and probably five years now, so playing 548 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 7: against Kansady Chiefs when in the Super Bowl the last 549 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:52,720 Speaker 7: two years. So we'll have to be at our best 550 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 7: for sure to be competitive. But team is ready, coach 551 00:25:57,080 --> 00:26:00,320 Speaker 7: is ready, and certainly our fans are ready. I love it, Arthur. 552 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:01,840 Speaker 12: You know, there's been a lot of big games, a 553 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:04,920 Speaker 12: lot of primetime games in your career, but this one 554 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:07,679 Speaker 12: is really special. And this is you know, let's get 555 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:11,600 Speaker 12: to the big news here, because on this Sunday you 556 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:15,919 Speaker 12: will be going into the Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor, 557 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:17,520 Speaker 12: a very prestigious honor. 558 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:21,439 Speaker 7: How do you feel about that? I feel great about it. 559 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:25,119 Speaker 7: But you know, Steve, you know me well personally as 560 00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:28,800 Speaker 7: well as professionally, so you know, I accept the recognition, 561 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:32,520 Speaker 7: but it's really to recognition of our fans, to recognition 562 00:26:32,600 --> 00:26:34,800 Speaker 7: of our coaches, our players, all that have gone on 563 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:38,359 Speaker 7: since nineteen sixty six and my ownership since two thousand 564 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:42,160 Speaker 7: and one, and so you know, I accept it in 565 00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:47,439 Speaker 7: that light and I appreciate it. I'm honored to actually 566 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:50,639 Speaker 7: go into the same season that our quarterback we drafted 567 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:53,120 Speaker 7: in two thousand and eight, Matt Ryan. We're going into 568 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:55,919 Speaker 7: the Ring of Honor several weeks later. So you know, 569 00:26:55,960 --> 00:27:00,000 Speaker 7: that's a huge deal to me as well. So it's great, 570 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:03,520 Speaker 7: but it's all about the game Sunday night. I appreciate 571 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:08,280 Speaker 7: the induction and I recognize how important it is, et cetera. 572 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:10,160 Speaker 7: But you know, it would be the most important thing 573 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:12,120 Speaker 7: is putting up another W one Sunday. 574 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:14,679 Speaker 12: Well, you know, I love hearing that, But I mean 575 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:16,600 Speaker 12: I look at some of the distinguished people from this 576 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:19,959 Speaker 12: organization or in that Ring of Honor, you know, Dion Sanders, 577 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:25,160 Speaker 12: Michael Vick, Todd McClure, Tommy Nobs, some guys like that, Arthur, 578 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:25,880 Speaker 12: when you're gonna. 579 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:28,199 Speaker 7: Be able to look Offski Gala Riggs, list goes on 580 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 7: and on. 581 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:30,200 Speaker 1: It's I mean, it's amazing. 582 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:31,280 Speaker 12: But when you look up there and you're going to 583 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:32,800 Speaker 12: see your name up there with them, I mean, these 584 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:35,160 Speaker 12: are people who are behold into a community that you love. 585 00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 12: I mean, do you think you know it's going to 586 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:39,920 Speaker 12: really register what you've meant to this community? 587 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:40,840 Speaker 1: Well? 588 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:43,520 Speaker 7: I think you know, Steve, your point is really a 589 00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:46,600 Speaker 7: good one, because it's not just about for myself as 590 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 7: a steward of the franchise. It's not just about what 591 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:51,400 Speaker 7: we do on the field. It's also about off the field. 592 00:27:52,119 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 7: And I always say there's two Super Bowls every year, 593 00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:56,480 Speaker 7: one of which we compete with thirty one other teams 594 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:59,879 Speaker 7: for the Vinceton Body Trophy. The other one we actually 595 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:01,800 Speaker 7: have no competition for. We just have to go out 596 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 7: and do it, and that's when the super Bowl of life. 597 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:06,840 Speaker 7: And so as an organization that success. We have a 598 00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:09,000 Speaker 7: commitment we have to the community in a variety of 599 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:12,800 Speaker 7: ways that we demonstrate that is also very important. So 600 00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:15,679 Speaker 7: when I think of my name and the sense of 601 00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:17,960 Speaker 7: being in a ring of honor, it's in a very 602 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:23,000 Speaker 7: holistic everything that I should represent as the stewart slash 603 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:25,520 Speaker 7: owner of the Atlanta Falcons. So I try to represent 604 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 7: our fans every single day in the best possible way 605 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:28,920 Speaker 7: that I can. 606 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:31,159 Speaker 12: Well, Arthur to that point, let's just stay in this 607 00:28:31,560 --> 00:28:34,280 Speaker 12: realm here. On your birthday on the twenty seventh, there's 608 00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:36,840 Speaker 12: going to be a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Arthur M. 609 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:40,520 Speaker 12: Blank Hospital. What made you get involved with the Children's 610 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 12: Healthcare of Atlanta. 611 00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:45,160 Speaker 7: Well Children's like so many of the hospital systems children's 612 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:48,440 Speaker 7: pediatric hospitals acrosse the United States, there are hospitals they 613 00:28:48,520 --> 00:28:54,200 Speaker 7: really perform miracles every day. Kids represented the third of 614 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:57,880 Speaker 7: our population and a hundred percent of our future. So 615 00:28:57,960 --> 00:29:01,120 Speaker 7: when we talk about making investments and a care facility 616 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:04,080 Speaker 7: in this case is the largest medical facility ever built 617 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:06,920 Speaker 7: in the state of Georgia. It's two million square feet. 618 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:09,719 Speaker 7: Our gift is the largest ever made to a single 619 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 7: frestanding children's hospital in the history of the country. So 620 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:16,680 Speaker 7: we're on to be really part of that. But the 621 00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:19,880 Speaker 7: most beautiful part of this hospital, beyond the pictures that 622 00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:23,160 Speaker 7: you're seeing right now, is really the staff. It's the doctors, 623 00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:25,800 Speaker 7: it's the nurses, it's the staff throughout the hospital that 624 00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:29,120 Speaker 7: make all of this come to life, not only for 625 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:32,400 Speaker 7: the patients, but for the families, for the parents, because 626 00:29:32,440 --> 00:29:35,160 Speaker 7: when you're treating a young person in the hospital, you're 627 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:38,840 Speaker 7: treating their whole family. And Children's Healthcare of Atlanta does 628 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:41,240 Speaker 7: an incredible job not only in Atlanta, but throughout the 629 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:44,320 Speaker 7: state of Georgia and beyond that. So for us to 630 00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:48,120 Speaker 7: have an opportunity to be working in partnership with them 631 00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:51,240 Speaker 7: and support them and their vision is a beautiful thing 632 00:29:51,320 --> 00:29:54,080 Speaker 7: for our family. So it's a unique opportunity for us 633 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:55,360 Speaker 7: and very appreciative of it. 634 00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:57,040 Speaker 1: And are this is nothing new for you. 635 00:29:57,080 --> 00:29:58,920 Speaker 12: I mean, you've just done so much for the city 636 00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:01,320 Speaker 12: that I know you love dearly. But I am going 637 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:03,480 Speaker 12: to ask you, you know, besides the pride you have 638 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 12: in doing those type of fill thropic measures, what is 639 00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:10,959 Speaker 12: the thing that brings you the most pride as it 640 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:13,040 Speaker 12: relates to the football club. 641 00:30:13,680 --> 00:30:16,960 Speaker 7: Well, I think obviously wins. I would say an rings 642 00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:19,800 Speaker 7: and that's you know, we make it clear and Coach 643 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:22,560 Speaker 7: Mars makes it clear, and our fans make it clear. 644 00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:25,400 Speaker 7: Is that, you know, everything else we're doing is important 645 00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:28,640 Speaker 7: and is significant at the end of the day. You know, 646 00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:31,320 Speaker 7: Al Davis, the owner of the old owner of the 647 00:30:31,800 --> 00:30:34,880 Speaker 7: Raiders who passed aways to say, just win baby, and 648 00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 7: it's some truth in that. I mean, we have to 649 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 7: win games. We have to win games, we have to 650 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:40,320 Speaker 7: win our division, we have to win in the playoffs. 651 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:42,560 Speaker 7: We've got to get the championships. We've got to perform then, 652 00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:45,560 Speaker 7: and that's what our football team's about. There's a lot 653 00:30:45,560 --> 00:30:47,600 Speaker 7: of other things that are important to it and are 654 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:50,040 Speaker 7: connected to it in terms of the community and involvement 655 00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:53,200 Speaker 7: and giving back and creating the right environment for our 656 00:30:53,240 --> 00:30:55,640 Speaker 7: fans when are in our building. You know, one of 657 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:58,000 Speaker 7: the things that we're excited about is that Mercedes Benz 658 00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:01,760 Speaker 7: Stadium has received that kind of recognition by the NFL 659 00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:05,080 Speaker 7: and by fans. Really the last two years, we've voted 660 00:31:05,200 --> 00:31:08,560 Speaker 7: number one, number two place to watch an NFL game. 661 00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:11,120 Speaker 7: That's a beautiful thing. Our food and beverage, which is 662 00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:15,360 Speaker 7: an incredible hallmark of our caring for our fans, has 663 00:31:15,400 --> 00:31:17,520 Speaker 7: been voted number one by the fans for the last 664 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:20,560 Speaker 7: years since we've opened up the stadium. There's a variety 665 00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:23,000 Speaker 7: of ways that you have to show caring love, respect 666 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:26,040 Speaker 7: for what fans give us, which is their time, their energy, 667 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:30,600 Speaker 7: their emotions, their resources, etc. But all has to end 668 00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:34,080 Speaker 7: up with creating that caring environment in the building and 669 00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:36,960 Speaker 7: has to be centered what's winning on the field. Winning 670 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:39,160 Speaker 7: games on the field, well. 671 00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:41,320 Speaker 12: Sent since you brought this up, I mean, the team 672 00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:44,200 Speaker 12: the other day put out something on social media. It's 673 00:31:44,240 --> 00:31:46,200 Speaker 12: something you've kind of done since you open the stadium 674 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:49,479 Speaker 12: that's discounted food and things like this. But on Sunday, 675 00:31:49,520 --> 00:31:51,920 Speaker 12: when you're going into the Ring of Honor, you're giving 676 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:54,720 Speaker 12: away the free dogs, the free chips, and that beautiful 677 00:31:54,760 --> 00:31:55,520 Speaker 12: cup with your. 678 00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:59,960 Speaker 7: Likeness on that. Arthur, Well, I'm not sure about the cup. 679 00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:01,840 Speaker 7: And the cup is great to tell, but I'm not 680 00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:04,440 Speaker 7: sure about the likeness, but it is it is like me. 681 00:32:04,560 --> 00:32:07,040 Speaker 7: But in any event, but I think, really, I think 682 00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:10,040 Speaker 7: in this case, you want to thank Levy, our partner, 683 00:32:10,120 --> 00:32:12,840 Speaker 7: a supplier partner. We want to thank co Color as 684 00:32:12,880 --> 00:32:16,400 Speaker 7: well and our own organization. But you know, the food 685 00:32:16,440 --> 00:32:19,440 Speaker 7: and beverage has become a homemark for what we've the 686 00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:22,000 Speaker 7: relationship we have with our fans, and it's been modeled 687 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:24,960 Speaker 7: really other teams in the NFL and college walls and 688 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:27,320 Speaker 7: arenas around the around the country, and that's something we 689 00:32:27,320 --> 00:32:30,400 Speaker 7: were very proud of. But I think so we're close 690 00:32:30,440 --> 00:32:33,680 Speaker 7: to close to almost nothing week in week out two 691 00:32:33,680 --> 00:32:36,400 Speaker 7: bucks for what you saw on the frame in terms 692 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:39,160 Speaker 7: of hot dogs and chips and drinks and things of 693 00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:42,000 Speaker 7: that nature. But we really this is a symbolism to 694 00:32:42,040 --> 00:32:44,440 Speaker 7: say thank you to our fans and appreciate your support. 695 00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:45,960 Speaker 7: So we always want to show that. 696 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:47,200 Speaker 12: I want to I want to go back to one 697 00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:49,480 Speaker 12: last thing that I found very intriguing and again, but 698 00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:51,560 Speaker 12: to speak to your character. You know, a couple of 699 00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:54,080 Speaker 12: years ago you had the chance to hire Raheem Morris 700 00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:55,600 Speaker 12: as your head coach. You decided to go in a 701 00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:58,960 Speaker 12: different direction, but you didn't completely take him off your radar. 702 00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:01,960 Speaker 1: You brought him back now to lead your team. 703 00:33:02,520 --> 00:33:06,360 Speaker 12: What about that decision keeping that relationship open and what 704 00:33:06,440 --> 00:33:08,560 Speaker 12: about the way things have started as you try to 705 00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:12,320 Speaker 12: rack up those wins? And you just discussed Yeah, well. 706 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:14,440 Speaker 7: I think you know, we all we're all work in 707 00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:18,120 Speaker 7: progress throughout our lives and no matter who we are, 708 00:33:18,160 --> 00:33:22,000 Speaker 7: and that's kind of the birthright and opportunity when you're born, 709 00:33:22,280 --> 00:33:24,200 Speaker 7: all the way through your life to continue to change 710 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:27,160 Speaker 7: and grow and low and learn, et cetera. Reflect And 711 00:33:27,240 --> 00:33:29,520 Speaker 7: I think the Raheem has done that as well. I 712 00:33:29,560 --> 00:33:31,800 Speaker 7: think the three years he was an excellent coach for us, 713 00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:34,680 Speaker 7: the three years I think he spent in LA working 714 00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:38,440 Speaker 7: with Sean McVay and their organization, I think has broadened 715 00:33:38,520 --> 00:33:41,720 Speaker 7: him and given him more depth and more experience and 716 00:33:41,760 --> 00:33:44,680 Speaker 7: more exposure. And he came back to Atlanta I think 717 00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:46,760 Speaker 7: as somebody who was even more capable than he was 718 00:33:46,760 --> 00:33:50,600 Speaker 7: when he left. So we're matrialities here. He's put together 719 00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:53,320 Speaker 7: the wonderful coaching staff and great coaching staff, I would 720 00:33:53,320 --> 00:33:56,800 Speaker 7: say Terry Fontaineau, our general manager, has continued to make great, 721 00:33:57,120 --> 00:34:00,280 Speaker 7: great strides in building a great personnel department and making 722 00:34:00,320 --> 00:34:04,000 Speaker 7: good selections on draft day and making good decisions in 723 00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:07,760 Speaker 7: terms of drafting free agents. So I mean, I'm thrilled 724 00:34:07,760 --> 00:34:10,000 Speaker 7: about where we are. It's a great blend of veteran 725 00:34:10,120 --> 00:34:14,240 Speaker 7: talent and young talent as well. You know, our defense 726 00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:17,479 Speaker 7: has played extraordinarily well in the first two games this year, 727 00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:20,560 Speaker 7: giving up a touchdown on each of the games. That's 728 00:34:20,640 --> 00:34:22,319 Speaker 7: excellent and keep that up and win a lot of 729 00:34:22,320 --> 00:34:25,080 Speaker 7: ball games for sure. And to see our offense click 730 00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:27,839 Speaker 7: in game two, both running the ball and passing the ball. 731 00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:31,719 Speaker 7: I think we got some rush knocked off in game one. 732 00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:34,640 Speaker 7: I think you saw that in game two. So we 733 00:34:34,719 --> 00:34:36,480 Speaker 7: want to make sure we continue to stay on that 734 00:34:36,520 --> 00:34:38,320 Speaker 7: focus and stay on that path, and I think with 735 00:34:38,400 --> 00:34:40,200 Speaker 7: this leadership team we will well. 736 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:42,520 Speaker 12: Mister Blank and somebody's known you for almost twenty years, 737 00:34:42,880 --> 00:34:45,760 Speaker 12: congratulations on this ring of honor. 738 00:34:46,280 --> 00:34:46,760 Speaker 7: Enshrinment. 739 00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:49,000 Speaker 12: It's best to look and the win and loss calum 740 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:49,520 Speaker 12: the rest of the. 741 00:34:49,480 --> 00:34:51,839 Speaker 7: Way, revery. People know that you and I knew each 742 00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:53,920 Speaker 7: other when I had no gray here and you had 743 00:34:53,960 --> 00:34:57,319 Speaker 7: no great here. So it's been a long relationship. And 744 00:34:58,200 --> 00:35:01,640 Speaker 7: thank you for everything you've done for National Football League 745 00:35:01,640 --> 00:35:04,480 Speaker 7: and for the NFL Network, and appreciate all of our 746 00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:07,120 Speaker 7: viewers and everybody connected to the network as well. 747 00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:09,200 Speaker 1: I appreciate you and Arthur. We still got it, man, 748 00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:09,960 Speaker 1: it's still here. 749 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:12,160 Speaker 12: We still got it. 750 00:35:12,760 --> 00:35:13,360 Speaker 1: All the best. 751 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:14,600 Speaker 7: Thank you both. 752 00:35:15,719 --> 00:35:18,239 Speaker 1: Nothing like the smell of free hot dog to make 753 00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:22,120 Speaker 1: you forget your fantasy team stakes. So you could either 754 00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:25,319 Speaker 1: fly to Atlanta join Arthur Blank there, or you can 755 00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:28,120 Speaker 1: stick around when Adam Rank joins us next to tell 756 00:35:28,120 --> 00:35:31,240 Speaker 1: you some players you should stick on your bench now. 757 00:35:31,560 --> 00:35:38,480 Speaker 1: That's next on The Insiders. Should you have JK. Dobbins 758 00:35:38,480 --> 00:35:41,680 Speaker 1: in your fantasy lineup this week? You're not actually watching 759 00:35:41,680 --> 00:35:43,560 Speaker 1: the show and asking that question, are you, Yes, you 760 00:35:43,560 --> 00:35:45,359 Speaker 1: should have Dobbins in your line now. But for things 761 00:35:45,360 --> 00:35:48,320 Speaker 1: that are perhaps a bit more nuanced, don't miss NFL 762 00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:51,959 Speaker 1: Fantasy Live. It is back Monday, five pm Eastern Time 763 00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:56,279 Speaker 1: on NFL Network. Right now, on The Insiders, we've got 764 00:35:56,280 --> 00:35:59,279 Speaker 1: one of the hosts of that esteemed program joining us. 765 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:02,000 Speaker 1: It is our buddy Adam Rank. Along with me Tom 766 00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:05,920 Speaker 1: Pelicero and Ian Rappaport rank two weeks now. All right, 767 00:36:06,040 --> 00:36:08,920 Speaker 1: still a pretty small sample size, but there might be 768 00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:12,680 Speaker 1: some people feeling various levels of anxiety about what they're 769 00:36:12,680 --> 00:36:15,480 Speaker 1: putting into their lineup. Who is somebody right now do 770 00:36:15,560 --> 00:36:19,319 Speaker 1: you think is a cause for concern in Fantasy Week three? 771 00:36:19,960 --> 00:36:23,160 Speaker 13: Well, according to my Twitter timeline, it's Zimmer White and 772 00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:25,960 Speaker 13: a lot of people drafted him. At my behest, I 773 00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:27,800 Speaker 13: thought he was going to be an excellent player based 774 00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:29,480 Speaker 13: on what he did at the end of last season 775 00:36:29,600 --> 00:36:30,160 Speaker 13: four games. 776 00:36:30,200 --> 00:36:31,640 Speaker 1: He was absolutely fantastic. 777 00:36:31,680 --> 00:36:34,719 Speaker 13: I drafted him in a lot of spot spots despite 778 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:37,080 Speaker 13: the fact that I'm a Bears fan and I knew 779 00:36:37,120 --> 00:36:39,200 Speaker 13: that Luke Getzi was going to be the offensive coordinator. 780 00:36:39,239 --> 00:36:41,360 Speaker 13: I had a lot of faith. The first two weeks 781 00:36:41,400 --> 00:36:43,840 Speaker 13: have not been great, but this week he has gotten 782 00:36:43,920 --> 00:36:47,080 Speaker 13: the best matchup you could possibly ask for, going up 783 00:36:47,120 --> 00:36:49,959 Speaker 13: against the Carolina Panthers. So if it does not happen 784 00:36:50,080 --> 00:36:53,960 Speaker 13: this week, Tom, I will allow for a full fledged panic. 785 00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:57,959 Speaker 13: But I've got confidence and I've got him in my lineups, all. 786 00:36:57,920 --> 00:37:00,560 Speaker 3: Right, So I do not have a Mark Cooper in 787 00:37:00,600 --> 00:37:02,200 Speaker 3: my line but I did it offered him in a 788 00:37:02,280 --> 00:37:05,000 Speaker 3: trade this week, which you know I would say something 789 00:37:05,040 --> 00:37:08,640 Speaker 3: at least I'm considering. Is there cause for concerns surrounding 790 00:37:08,640 --> 00:37:10,680 Speaker 3: it Browns receiver Amari Cooper. 791 00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:13,080 Speaker 13: Well, there certainly is, And just going back and watching 792 00:37:13,120 --> 00:37:15,400 Speaker 13: the Browns games, you notice, you know, there's just not 793 00:37:15,480 --> 00:37:17,840 Speaker 13: a lot of production right there, which is kind of surprising. 794 00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:21,040 Speaker 13: And I can understand why people are trying to flip 795 00:37:21,120 --> 00:37:23,720 Speaker 13: him to you right now. But I think the matchup 796 00:37:23,719 --> 00:37:26,000 Speaker 13: this week is good and this could be his bounce 797 00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:28,640 Speaker 13: back week, and it's your opportunity to go out there 798 00:37:28,680 --> 00:37:31,200 Speaker 13: and scoop them up. But the thing that's troubling about 799 00:37:31,280 --> 00:37:34,360 Speaker 13: him is that he's had at least fifteen targets this 800 00:37:34,520 --> 00:37:38,480 Speaker 13: season with less than twenty Fantasy points. He is one 801 00:37:38,520 --> 00:37:42,759 Speaker 13: of three players in the league who has that dubious distinction. 802 00:37:43,160 --> 00:37:45,520 Speaker 13: One of the other guys is another player we've got 803 00:37:45,520 --> 00:37:48,640 Speaker 13: some concern for, which is Michael Pittman, who again has 804 00:37:48,760 --> 00:37:51,520 Speaker 13: just not had the production. Even though Anthony Richardson has 805 00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:53,719 Speaker 13: looked good at times, but he has been looking the 806 00:37:53,760 --> 00:37:57,520 Speaker 13: way at Alec Pierce. Josh Downs is returning from the 807 00:37:57,560 --> 00:38:02,239 Speaker 13: IR and speaking of injuries, Michael Pittman's been battling an 808 00:38:02,280 --> 00:38:04,560 Speaker 13: injury as well, even though he's expected to play this 809 00:38:04,600 --> 00:38:08,400 Speaker 13: Sunday against the Bears, tough matchup coming off an injury. 810 00:38:08,840 --> 00:38:11,279 Speaker 13: I don't know how you can start them. I have 811 00:38:11,320 --> 00:38:14,600 Speaker 13: faith starting Amari Cooper. I just can't start Michael Pittman 812 00:38:14,640 --> 00:38:18,520 Speaker 13: this week. Hmm all right, Ray, give me one more. 813 00:38:18,600 --> 00:38:22,799 Speaker 1: Maybe somebody who, based on changes on the roster around him, 814 00:38:22,920 --> 00:38:25,200 Speaker 1: has a diminished rule. Now who's somebody else can be 815 00:38:25,200 --> 00:38:26,439 Speaker 1: concerned with? In Week three? 816 00:38:27,200 --> 00:38:31,360 Speaker 13: Well, there was a huge group of people that planted 817 00:38:31,400 --> 00:38:33,880 Speaker 13: their flag for Tank Dell this offseason. You know, you 818 00:38:33,920 --> 00:38:36,560 Speaker 13: had to pick one of the three Texans wide receivers 819 00:38:36,960 --> 00:38:40,839 Speaker 13: Tank Dell because last year he was actually more productive 820 00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:44,440 Speaker 13: with Nico Collins in the lineup, his ADP was better. 821 00:38:44,480 --> 00:38:47,719 Speaker 13: So people made the logical step that this was going 822 00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:50,520 Speaker 13: to be a breakout season for Tank Dell. It is 823 00:38:50,600 --> 00:38:53,560 Speaker 13: yet to materialize yet. However, He's going up against the 824 00:38:53,600 --> 00:38:56,080 Speaker 13: Minnesota Vikings, who allowed the fifth most Fantasy points to 825 00:38:56,160 --> 00:39:00,359 Speaker 13: wide receivers this season. This is the week for Tank Dell. 826 00:39:00,520 --> 00:39:03,400 Speaker 13: You can get him out there. I'm fortunate, But again, 827 00:39:03,719 --> 00:39:07,160 Speaker 13: if it doesn't happen this week, full fledged panic. We're 828 00:39:07,160 --> 00:39:09,400 Speaker 13: gonna freak out. We're not gonna drop him, but I 829 00:39:09,440 --> 00:39:11,400 Speaker 13: will allow a full fledged freakout. 830 00:39:12,080 --> 00:39:15,040 Speaker 1: Okay, I still have Tank Dell in my lineup in 831 00:39:15,200 --> 00:39:17,719 Speaker 1: one league because I'm maxed out on cap dollars and 832 00:39:17,760 --> 00:39:19,759 Speaker 1: i have seven empty roster spots. I'm a startin to 833 00:39:19,840 --> 00:39:22,560 Speaker 1: extrap that a receiver short as well, because I've also 834 00:39:22,600 --> 00:39:25,399 Speaker 1: have aj Brown. So I've got problems over there. Rank. 835 00:39:25,520 --> 00:39:26,600 Speaker 1: Thanks for helping us figure it out. 836 00:39:26,640 --> 00:39:27,000 Speaker 13: You got it. 837 00:39:27,040 --> 00:39:30,920 Speaker 1: You'll be fine. Good news for fantasy owners of Justin Jefferson. 838 00:39:31,040 --> 00:39:33,760 Speaker 1: He will be out there, probably looking for another ninety 839 00:39:33,800 --> 00:39:37,719 Speaker 1: seven yard touchdown on Sunday against the Texans. Some good 840 00:39:37,760 --> 00:39:41,760 Speaker 1: news for the Cincinnati Bengals. Wide receiver Tiggy T. Higgins 841 00:39:41,840 --> 00:39:45,160 Speaker 1: out there for a second consecutive day, has not played 842 00:39:45,160 --> 00:39:47,560 Speaker 1: this season because of a hamstring injury. They don't pay 843 00:39:47,600 --> 00:39:49,319 Speaker 1: U till Monday against the Commanders, who will get the 844 00:39:49,360 --> 00:39:53,480 Speaker 1: official game designation on Saturday. Some more good news. Josh Allen, 845 00:39:53,520 --> 00:39:56,319 Speaker 1: he's fine. Joe Burrow, he seems to be fine, no 846 00:39:56,360 --> 00:39:58,960 Speaker 1: matter how much he's flexing while he's drinking that gatorade. 847 00:39:59,080 --> 00:40:02,680 Speaker 1: Jordan Addison out with an ankle. Justin Jefferson is going 848 00:40:02,680 --> 00:40:05,760 Speaker 1: to play tight end. David Njoku also out ean anything 849 00:40:05,800 --> 00:40:07,600 Speaker 1: else grab you on the injury reports today. 850 00:40:08,320 --> 00:40:11,520 Speaker 3: I've been preparing for this segment all day and I'm 851 00:40:11,760 --> 00:40:12,680 Speaker 3: ready to crush it. 852 00:40:12,800 --> 00:40:14,680 Speaker 1: All right, here are all the things that I and 853 00:40:14,760 --> 00:40:16,960 Speaker 1: we're out of time. Thank you very much to everybody 854 00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:20,600 Speaker 1: for watching, and we'll be back on Monday on YouTube. 855 00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:25,560 Speaker 1: You can catch us Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday on NFL Network. 856 00:40:25,760 --> 00:40:28,360 Speaker 1: Enjoy the weekend, enjoy the games, everybody. We'll see it