WEBVTT - Gearing Up For The World Cup with Tim Howard 0:00:03.840 --> 0:00:08.480 From the King of sports Books, comes the Key Sports 0:00:08.520 --> 0:00:18.880 Podcast Unleashed, presented by the MGM. Here's your host, Jerry 0:00:18.920 --> 0:00:32.320 Ferrara and Olivia Harlan Dekker. Welcome in everyone. We have 0:00:32.600 --> 0:00:35.320 a great show this week. I'm really excited because of 0:00:35.360 --> 0:00:38.120 course we're going to talk through the NFL slate. We'll 0:00:38.159 --> 0:00:40.800 talk betting advice at the end with Peter Andrew all 0:00:40.800 --> 0:00:44.760 the storylines. But we are also previewing the World Cup 0:00:44.840 --> 0:00:47.279 with Tim Howard. I'm so excited. Do you see him 0:00:47.280 --> 0:00:49.680 on TV now? He covers the Premier League friend BC. 0:00:50.120 --> 0:00:54.400 He's a former US national team goalkeeper. He knows everything 0:00:54.440 --> 0:00:56.400 that you might not and he'll give us the scoop, 0:00:56.520 --> 0:00:58.760 right so we can bet on some matches. So I'm 0:00:58.760 --> 0:01:02.440 really looking forward to that. But first, the King returned 0:01:02.600 --> 0:01:05.520 to his kingdom. Jerry Ferrara, you went to madithon Square 0:01:05.560 --> 0:01:07.840 Garden for a Knicks game for the first time in 0:01:07.959 --> 0:01:11.440 three years. You're up on the JumboTron on Gucci Road. 0:01:11.520 --> 0:01:14.360 Tell me all the details. Oh, Olivia, it was good 0:01:14.400 --> 0:01:16.280 to be back. You know. I had been back to 0:01:16.319 --> 0:01:18.800 New York a couple of times in the last three years, 0:01:19.080 --> 0:01:21.560 but usually it's been with the kids. So this was 0:01:21.600 --> 0:01:24.680 the first time in three years that both my wife 0:01:24.720 --> 0:01:27.280 and I went to New York with no children, and 0:01:27.319 --> 0:01:30.360 I actually remembered all the stuff I used to do, 0:01:31.280 --> 0:01:34.839 particularly in the morning time, before having kids. And also 0:01:35.000 --> 0:01:38.480 it was arguably the greatest weather situation. It was like 0:01:38.560 --> 0:01:41.120 seventy degrees in New York. Yes, I went to a 0:01:41.160 --> 0:01:44.480 Knicks game. I also went to the bet MGM headquarters 0:01:44.480 --> 0:01:47.400 in Jersey City, which was incredible, and we'll talk about 0:01:47.440 --> 0:01:49.680 that for a little bit. But yes, I was emotional 0:01:50.080 --> 0:01:52.400 going back to Madison Square Guarden for the first time 0:01:52.400 --> 0:01:54.120 in for you, So, I actually found it to be 0:01:54.120 --> 0:01:56.960 an emotional experience. Now, you know, when you're out of 0:01:57.000 --> 0:01:59.960 game and you see the celebrities thrown up on the JumboTron, 0:01:59.840 --> 0:02:02.760 and they usually cut a couple of people out, you 0:02:02.800 --> 0:02:04.440 know what I mean, like whoever you're sitting next to? 0:02:04.600 --> 0:02:06.640 So who were you sitting next to? And are they mad? 0:02:07.600 --> 0:02:10.760 I was. It was weird too, because people rotated. I 0:02:10.800 --> 0:02:16.800 was sitting next to Tiesto, Tiesto and uh my right 0:02:16.880 --> 0:02:19.160 at one point, but then he moved. Was Fat Joe, 0:02:19.240 --> 0:02:21.720 who's like in New York City obviously a Knicks icon 0:02:22.240 --> 0:02:24.760 and it was like him and Jada kiss and it 0:02:24.840 --> 0:02:27.640 was it was great. Uh, it's a weird thing. If 0:02:27.680 --> 0:02:29.399 you want to talk about it now, we could dive 0:02:29.480 --> 0:02:33.680 right into the experience because now that everything you're about 0:02:33.680 --> 0:02:37.040 to hear is gonna sound super like, whoa, you're big time, 0:02:37.240 --> 0:02:40.960 all right? Well trust I am not big time, And 0:02:41.000 --> 0:02:43.640 just trust when I'm saying these things that this is 0:02:43.720 --> 0:02:46.680 by far the coolest thing that I've ever had the 0:02:46.720 --> 0:02:49.160 chance to do because of my career choice. This is 0:02:49.160 --> 0:02:52.799 the best thing that's happened. It goes like financial stability 0:02:53.120 --> 0:02:55.560 and this experience I'm about to talk about right now. 0:02:56.080 --> 0:02:57.760 So you roll up to this Knicks game as a 0:02:57.840 --> 0:03:00.920 quote air quote celeb and you go in through like 0:03:00.960 --> 0:03:03.959 a v I p entrance and there's the sweet where 0:03:04.000 --> 0:03:06.240 you get to eat some food before the game, and 0:03:06.400 --> 0:03:08.600 everyone's rolling in and it's kind of like a party. 0:03:08.639 --> 0:03:11.000 It's a lot of fun. This all sounds great, but 0:03:11.080 --> 0:03:15.280 I'm there to watch an NBA game, So I'm staring, 0:03:15.320 --> 0:03:17.639 like waiting. You don't have your tickets yet. They come 0:03:17.680 --> 0:03:19.640 bring the tickets to so I'm waiting. I'm like, okay, 0:03:19.639 --> 0:03:22.840 it's six thirty six forty five tip offs at seven thirty. 0:03:22.919 --> 0:03:25.359 I love the warm ups. I want to get down there, 0:03:25.360 --> 0:03:27.640 so I finally get my tickets. My wife and I 0:03:27.840 --> 0:03:29.760 run to our seats, and of course it's like that 0:03:29.880 --> 0:03:33.280 celebro that's amazing. And my buddy Ben Lyons and I'll 0:03:33.280 --> 0:03:36.040 share this picture on social took a picture the whole 0:03:36.040 --> 0:03:40.200 celebrity row empty except for me and my wife sitting there, 0:03:40.920 --> 0:03:43.440 and arguably my wife had the biggest fumble of all 0:03:43.480 --> 0:03:46.880 time and the history of courtside experience. I said to her, 0:03:47.920 --> 0:03:49.760 I said, look, it's been three years. I don't know 0:03:49.800 --> 0:03:51.680 if any of these players know who the hell I am. 0:03:51.720 --> 0:03:54.280 But in the event that one of them do discreetly 0:03:54.600 --> 0:03:57.000 snag a little video if there's an if there's an 0:03:57.040 --> 0:04:00.080 exchange while they're warming up, yeah, and she's usually to 0:04:00.120 --> 0:04:03.320 go with this, And sure enough, who comes over. R J. 0:04:03.440 --> 0:04:06.520 Barrett comes strolling over and he calls me by my 0:04:06.560 --> 0:04:09.760 power name. He says, hey, Proctor and I stand up, 0:04:09.760 --> 0:04:13.560 and we were we're embracing Olivia. We're hugging at center court. 0:04:13.880 --> 0:04:17.320 I'm my head's on his shoulder and we have this 0:04:17.400 --> 0:04:19.760 great exchange. I talked to him for a bit, shook hands, 0:04:19.839 --> 0:04:21.760 he went out, great. I sat down and I said 0:04:21.800 --> 0:04:23.880 to brethe Hey, Brease, send me that video when you can, 0:04:23.960 --> 0:04:27.479 and she's She's just sitting there like, uh, yeah, I 0:04:27.520 --> 0:04:30.160 didn't get it. You didn't get it. She's like, no, 0:04:30.279 --> 0:04:33.279 I didn't. I just I paused, and I was like, 0:04:33.360 --> 0:04:35.799 actually listening to what you guys were saying. She didn't 0:04:35.839 --> 0:04:39.520 get that moment of r J and I embracing at 0:04:39.560 --> 0:04:43.760 center court, fumble whispering sweet nothings? Can you give him 0:04:43.760 --> 0:04:46.479 a little priggy massage? But look, no, there's no proof. 0:04:46.520 --> 0:04:48.800 So I don't know if I believe you exactly. I 0:04:49.080 --> 0:04:51.360 could a hundred percent be line, but I will share 0:04:51.400 --> 0:04:55.159 the video of me sitting courtside with Brie, and entire 0:04:55.400 --> 0:04:59.080 celebrity row is empty. People don't start strolling into like 0:04:59.240 --> 0:05:01.479 seven minutes to go in the first quarter, which is 0:05:01.560 --> 0:05:05.159 absurd to me. We're here to watch basketball, I know. Look, 0:05:05.160 --> 0:05:07.040 I was an NBA wife for a while and I 0:05:07.080 --> 0:05:10.200 didn't even get to the games early. My husband would 0:05:10.200 --> 0:05:12.560 be starting and you know, he would text me, Hey, 0:05:12.560 --> 0:05:14.280 I think I'm starting tonight, you know, like an hour 0:05:14.400 --> 0:05:16.400 before the game. I'm like, oh crap. We live in 0:05:16.560 --> 0:05:18.800 l A. And I can't get the staples in an hour. 0:05:19.040 --> 0:05:22.520 So um no, it's it's uncommon to get to games 0:05:22.520 --> 0:05:25.640 on time. Yeah, same thing. At halftime, everyone goes back 0:05:25.720 --> 0:05:27.640 up to that really amazing sweet and it is an 0:05:27.680 --> 0:05:32.159 amazing sweet breathe knows the deal. We go up down 0:05:32.160 --> 0:05:34.960 the water, use the bathroom, right back down to the 0:05:35.000 --> 0:05:40.719 floor for the water. Did I say water? Water's code 0:05:40.720 --> 0:05:43.680 for wine or whatever it is, beverage of choice, down 0:05:43.720 --> 0:05:46.919 a quick charity and hit back. Yeah. I was trying, 0:05:46.960 --> 0:05:49.599 you know, I was trying to. But the JumboTron is 0:05:49.600 --> 0:05:52.920 is arguably the coolest thing that could ever have. And 0:05:53.000 --> 0:05:54.920 I'm sure people aren't crazy when they saw you. They 0:05:54.920 --> 0:05:56.720 know you're such a New York guy. I got a 0:05:56.800 --> 0:05:58.880 nice pop. I'm not gonna lie. They show a clip 0:05:58.960 --> 0:06:02.480 usually before and you always wonder, God, this is gonna 0:06:02.480 --> 0:06:05.279 be like silence? Am I gonna get a boo? And 0:06:05.320 --> 0:06:07.520 it was a good pop. I never quite know what 0:06:07.560 --> 0:06:09.160 to do. They tell you the wave and them I 0:06:09.360 --> 0:06:13.400 I do like a clap. We've you don't know really 0:06:13.440 --> 0:06:16.920 what to do. That's a good Yeah. Some people just 0:06:16.960 --> 0:06:20.000 like stare and then you're kind of like, come on, dude, interact. 0:06:20.120 --> 0:06:25.400 But some people do comedy bits really quickly. Yeah, So anyway, 0:06:25.400 --> 0:06:27.480 what we're talking about, Like, I still have to pinch 0:06:27.520 --> 0:06:29.880 myself that these things still happen to me. Okay, should 0:06:29.880 --> 0:06:33.160 we get to some NFL Yes, yes, because there's a 0:06:33.160 --> 0:06:34.960 lot to talk about. Oh my gosh, we've got to 0:06:35.040 --> 0:06:38.520 hash out a few things that happened last weekend before 0:06:38.560 --> 0:06:41.400 we look forward. Everyone is saying we may have seen 0:06:41.480 --> 0:06:44.520 one of the best games ever played. Now I think 0:06:44.560 --> 0:06:47.480 that might be recently biased. I don't know. Vikings give 0:06:47.560 --> 0:06:50.800 the Bills their second straight loss, overtime thriller, one of 0:06:50.839 --> 0:06:54.279 the best catches I think we've ever seen, justin Jefferson's 0:06:54.320 --> 0:06:57.200 acrobatics on fourth and eighteen the games on the line, 0:06:57.480 --> 0:07:00.880 cornerback Cam Lewis basically had it is all over him. 0:07:00.880 --> 0:07:03.480 It's just amazing. Every time I keep seeing a replay 0:07:03.520 --> 0:07:05.559 of it, like on Twitter or something, I still stop 0:07:05.600 --> 0:07:08.159 what I'm doing to watch. It's incredible. And the ball 0:07:08.200 --> 0:07:10.640 was actually overthrown a bit like I mean, it was 0:07:10.680 --> 0:07:12.680 just crazy. What do you think of that catch? And 0:07:12.920 --> 0:07:14.800 was it one of the best games we've ever seen? 0:07:15.000 --> 0:07:17.200 You know what I first thought about when that catch 0:07:17.240 --> 0:07:21.040 was made? Ironically, my first thought was not only is 0:07:21.080 --> 0:07:23.320 this an amazing game and and it is one of 0:07:23.320 --> 0:07:25.600 the best regular season NFL games. And I know that's 0:07:25.640 --> 0:07:27.440 the whole why a you're saying regular season because if 0:07:27.440 --> 0:07:29.520 that happened in the playoffs, that legitimately would be like that. 0:07:29.600 --> 0:07:31.120 It would be the best playoff game I think we've 0:07:31.160 --> 0:07:33.880 ever seen. But the first thoughts that went through my 0:07:33.920 --> 0:07:39.040 head were, was there ever a more beneficial even trade 0:07:39.880 --> 0:07:44.160 in the history of sports. Maybe that was Stefon Diggs 0:07:44.200 --> 0:07:47.120 to the Bills for the draft pick which becomes Justin Jefferson. 0:07:47.120 --> 0:07:51.480 They essentially traded Stefon Diggs for Justin Jefferson. Jefferson was 0:07:51.520 --> 0:07:54.840 obviously amazing in the game, sort of overshadows Digs, who 0:07:54.840 --> 0:07:58.160 had twelve catches for a hundred and eighties something yards 0:07:58.200 --> 0:08:01.240 and just a monster game from Digs as well. So 0:08:01.600 --> 0:08:04.400 that went through my mind of wow, that trade. There's 0:08:04.440 --> 0:08:06.280 no winner or loser. You can maybe say, all right, 0:08:06.360 --> 0:08:10.360 Jefferson's younger, so slight edge to the Vikings, But somehow, 0:08:10.360 --> 0:08:13.440 to Olivia, I feel like that was the outcome, that 0:08:13.440 --> 0:08:16.040 that was right because I know the fumble is ridiculous. 0:08:16.640 --> 0:08:20.200 I get it, the fumble is absolutely ridiculous, but Kirk 0:08:20.240 --> 0:08:23.400 Cousins not getting in on fourth and goal from the 0:08:23.640 --> 0:08:27.280 half inch line is ridiculous. That's something that probably has 0:08:27.320 --> 0:08:30.200 a one percent chance of happening, of him not getting 0:08:30.200 --> 0:08:33.120 in from twelve inches outside of the goal line, and 0:08:33.160 --> 0:08:35.240 then the fumble that it probably has a point one 0:08:35.360 --> 0:08:38.600 chance of happening. But I still, I somehow felt like 0:08:38.880 --> 0:08:43.240 the outcome was the proper outcome, if that makes any sense. No, 0:08:43.480 --> 0:08:45.040 I know what you mean to your point about the 0:08:45.040 --> 0:08:47.320 trade and the pick of Justin Jefferson. Have you seen 0:08:47.320 --> 0:08:51.160 the video. It's the zoom video of the NFL draft 0:08:51.200 --> 0:08:54.240 when Jalen Reagor was taken one pick before Justin Jefferson. 0:08:54.640 --> 0:08:58.240 It's the Vikings like draft room because everything was still covidy, 0:08:58.280 --> 0:09:01.120 so everyone was on zoom and there faces when it's 0:09:01.120 --> 0:09:04.760 announced that they took Jalen Reagor ahead of Justin Jefferson 0:09:04.840 --> 0:09:07.760 and they all cannot believe it. And I have a 0:09:07.760 --> 0:09:10.240 friend of mine who's actually was on that staff. Now 0:09:10.280 --> 0:09:12.920 she's on the Denver Broncos, but I can see her 0:09:13.000 --> 0:09:16.320 name on the zoom part and it's really cool to see, 0:09:16.559 --> 0:09:18.679 and I've asked her about it. I said that moment 0:09:18.720 --> 0:09:21.000 must have been pretty neat she said, we we could 0:09:21.080 --> 0:09:24.480 not believe Justin Jefferson was available, and man that that's 0:09:24.480 --> 0:09:27.400 a great moment though to bring up that trade, and ironically, 0:09:28.160 --> 0:09:32.520 Jalen Reagor's now on the Vikings. Yes, talk about living 0:09:32.520 --> 0:09:35.839 in the upside down. Yeah, it's it and not to 0:09:36.200 --> 0:09:37.560 you know, I feel like it's kind of a cheap 0:09:37.600 --> 0:09:40.960 shot at Jalen, But yeah, Justin Jefferson in the history 0:09:41.000 --> 0:09:45.679 of Vikings receivers, which you know, he's quickly risen to 0:09:45.760 --> 0:09:48.559 probably the third greatest Viking sever of all time, and 0:09:48.600 --> 0:09:50.599 who knows what happens after he's done. It just was 0:09:50.640 --> 0:09:53.400 a crazy week in general, so that game. But I 0:09:53.440 --> 0:09:55.240 do feel like, and I know we'll get into this, 0:09:55.400 --> 0:09:58.880 I do feel like this was storyline wise, like a 0:09:58.960 --> 0:10:02.160 slight correction to some of the crazy things that like 0:10:02.440 --> 0:10:05.520 that we've seen happen. Teams are sort of getting their 0:10:05.559 --> 0:10:07.840 act together that we expected more from, and you just 0:10:07.920 --> 0:10:10.800 wonder is it too late? Is I guess the question 0:10:11.120 --> 0:10:13.000 I was left with after this week, is it too 0:10:13.080 --> 0:10:17.000 late for these teams that are getting their act together late? Well, 0:10:17.160 --> 0:10:19.080 like one of those teams I think you're talking about 0:10:19.360 --> 0:10:24.720 Miami Dolphins maybe or Tampa Bay San fran not Green Bay. 0:10:24.800 --> 0:10:26.960 I hate to be a hater, but I kind of 0:10:26.960 --> 0:10:29.240 think Green Bay that was a feel good win. But 0:10:29.280 --> 0:10:31.520 I don't know if it does much for him. I 0:10:31.520 --> 0:10:34.680 don't know. Er See, I'm more talking about the Green 0:10:34.760 --> 0:10:38.360 Bay the cult, the you know that sort of thing. 0:10:38.400 --> 0:10:41.800 I feel like the Dolphins are further enough ahead of 0:10:41.840 --> 0:10:43.800 the pack and they're on a wind streak. I do 0:10:43.880 --> 0:10:46.160 feel like I do think it's over for your Packers 0:10:46.440 --> 0:10:48.720 for the most part, but I do think this is 0:10:48.760 --> 0:10:50.560 something to build off of. And now they have the 0:10:50.600 --> 0:10:53.280 Thursday night game, which I hope Peter has his say 0:10:53.400 --> 0:10:55.679 single game parlay on because this is a big one. 0:10:55.720 --> 0:10:59.560 They're playing a Titans team that's banged up. But somehow, 0:10:59.720 --> 0:11:02.559 when is all these games, Rabel has to get Coach 0:11:02.600 --> 0:11:05.240 of the Year consideration. He just has to at this point, 0:11:05.640 --> 0:11:08.960 because I really do think he's They're winning games by toughness, depth, 0:11:09.000 --> 0:11:11.440 and him out just getting this team ready to go 0:11:11.720 --> 0:11:14.360 because they have injuries all over the place. Packers win 0:11:14.480 --> 0:11:18.280 this Thursday again, I'm not I pronounced them dead two 0:11:18.280 --> 0:11:21.280 weeks ago. I think that they're doing the w w 0:11:21.440 --> 0:11:22.920 E thing where you think they're dead and they just 0:11:22.960 --> 0:11:25.800 sort of the undertaker rises up there. Maybe a little 0:11:25.840 --> 0:11:27.600 life there, although I don't know if Christian Watson gonna 0:11:27.640 --> 0:11:30.920 have three touchdowns ever, again, one game boy, I was. 0:11:31.040 --> 0:11:33.040 I was excited to see that for him. I've mentioned 0:11:33.120 --> 0:11:34.559 him on the show before, I covered him a lot 0:11:34.559 --> 0:11:37.880 in college and met him in person. He's an awesome kid. 0:11:38.160 --> 0:11:39.640 You know. He had such a tough start of his 0:11:39.720 --> 0:11:42.880 season with that drop. Everyone won't let him forget that drop. 0:11:43.080 --> 0:11:46.120 But with the Packers Titans Thursday night, I'm planning on going. 0:11:46.160 --> 0:11:48.480 I'm flying back to the States this week and I 0:11:48.520 --> 0:11:51.679 was looking up the weather as I'm packing, and the 0:11:51.760 --> 0:11:54.920 high is going to be twenty nine. I think so 0:11:55.440 --> 0:11:58.560 favors the Packers. It does. It does because what I 0:11:58.600 --> 0:12:01.120 like what I saw last week against the Cowboys. The 0:12:01.160 --> 0:12:05.240 Packers finally ran the damn ball of plays were runs, 0:12:05.520 --> 0:12:08.000 which is the highest rate ever with Aaron Rodgers. Think 0:12:08.000 --> 0:12:11.800 about that all these years, highest percentage of run plays 0:12:12.000 --> 0:12:14.600 in this Dallas defense, which has been so strong, gave 0:12:14.679 --> 0:12:17.360 up the most yards and points of the season. So 0:12:17.720 --> 0:12:19.960 there's a lot for the Packers to feel good about. 0:12:20.480 --> 0:12:23.720 But with the Titans, I mean, I'm kind of surprised, 0:12:23.720 --> 0:12:26.079 honestly that Tennessee's and underdog. There are two and a 0:12:26.080 --> 0:12:29.120 half point underdog on a short week after an emotional 0:12:29.120 --> 0:12:32.120 win for the Packers. I just I worry that Tennessee 0:12:32.120 --> 0:12:34.920 will come in here guns blazing. So keep an eye 0:12:34.960 --> 0:12:37.680 on that line. It's been moving. It was one point 0:12:37.760 --> 0:12:40.680 a couple of days ago. But yeah, that Titans defense 0:12:40.880 --> 0:12:45.559 is good. Derrick Henry is scary um and Mike Brabowl 0:12:45.600 --> 0:12:47.679 has won five Yeah, Derrick Herry defy not someone you 0:12:47.720 --> 0:12:51.640 want to tackle when it's twenty degrees. So edge maybe 0:12:51.640 --> 0:12:54.360 to the Titans on that. But I think the Packers 0:12:54.360 --> 0:12:57.040 are such a public team, right, everyone knows Aaron Rodgers. 0:12:57.040 --> 0:13:00.160 It's such a public bet team. It is on a 0:13:00.200 --> 0:13:03.120 crazy You're right that their favored after one win, after 0:13:03.160 --> 0:13:06.920 snapping up ridiculous losing streak there now back to being favorites. 0:13:07.000 --> 0:13:09.640 That is pretty weird. Yeah, and remember they have the 0:13:09.679 --> 0:13:12.800 Eagles the next week, so I kind of worry. I'm 0:13:12.800 --> 0:13:16.119 not saying they're gonna look forward, but they can't afford 0:13:17.280 --> 0:13:20.319 to have any kind of letdown. And yeah, it'll be 0:13:20.360 --> 0:13:22.440 a good one. I'm looking forward to to go into 0:13:22.440 --> 0:13:24.640 that one. So okay, you think the Packers it may 0:13:24.640 --> 0:13:27.160 be too little too late. Who else I think so, 0:13:27.280 --> 0:13:28.800 because I think, yeah, with them, I just think now 0:13:28.800 --> 0:13:30.200 they're gonna come up on the hardest part of your 0:13:30.200 --> 0:13:32.800 schedule for too little too late. It's probably too little 0:13:32.840 --> 0:13:35.640 too late for the Cults, you would imagine, although with 0:13:35.720 --> 0:13:37.640 that division, who knows. And if they get a little 0:13:37.640 --> 0:13:40.200 help from the Packers this week with the you know, 0:13:40.280 --> 0:13:43.120 beating the Titans, that may help them. But I just 0:13:43.160 --> 0:13:46.240 think they're too far behind. They lost those two games 0:13:46.240 --> 0:13:48.040 when they benched Matt Ryan, which I still was just 0:13:48.080 --> 0:13:50.720 so clear about, like what is this team trying to do? Cults? 0:13:50.760 --> 0:13:53.400 Are you trying to take and just like you're throwing 0:13:53.400 --> 0:13:55.520 in a towel or do you you just you put 0:13:55.559 --> 0:13:57.319 the other quarterback in because you could move around a 0:13:57.360 --> 0:13:58.880 little more. I mean, I know it wasn't pretty with 0:13:58.960 --> 0:14:03.240 Matt Ryan. I do love anytime there's a coaching change 0:14:03.320 --> 0:14:05.480 in her own coach whatever, you always seem to get 0:14:05.520 --> 0:14:08.200 that little pop from a team totally. So maybe that's 0:14:08.200 --> 0:14:10.920 what it was, right, Maybe that's what we saw one 0:14:10.960 --> 0:14:14.240 week pop, although it's certainly Jeff Saturday probably came in 0:14:14.240 --> 0:14:16.880 there and was like, why isn't Matt Ryan playing. Are 0:14:16.920 --> 0:14:18.360 we trying to wit for trying? The women got playing 0:14:18.360 --> 0:14:21.400 that Ryan? Yeah? No, that's what I think. And hey, 0:14:21.480 --> 0:14:23.800 Matt Ryan looked good. I mean, and I want to 0:14:23.840 --> 0:14:25.240 get more to this. This is going to be my 0:14:25.320 --> 0:14:28.440 unleashed coming up a little bit. Yep, yep, But I 0:14:28.480 --> 0:14:32.320 wanted to ask before and leash, were you, like everyone else, 0:14:32.480 --> 0:14:34.920 a big hater of this higher because to me it 0:14:34.920 --> 0:14:37.960 almost kind of seemed like ted Lasso ish, like hiring 0:14:38.000 --> 0:14:42.000 someone who really has no business in that role. And 0:14:42.120 --> 0:14:44.560 maybe it's just a clear we're tanking thing. And then 0:14:44.600 --> 0:14:47.600 Jeff Saturday is like, not so fast, and why are 0:14:47.640 --> 0:14:53.080 we having our veteran accomplished quarterbacks set out And let's 0:14:53.080 --> 0:14:56.040 just correct that first. I mean, were you a hater? No, 0:14:56.320 --> 0:14:59.320 definitely wasn't a hater. I certainly understand the point. I 0:14:59.360 --> 0:15:01.360 think Bill Hour was the one who was really out 0:15:01.360 --> 0:15:03.120 in front of us of just saying like, there's other 0:15:03.680 --> 0:15:08.720 candidates who have real coaching experience that maybe should have 0:15:08.720 --> 0:15:11.600 gotten that shot. I totally respect that and agree with that. 0:15:11.880 --> 0:15:16.000 But on the flip side, the coaching part of football 0:15:16.200 --> 0:15:19.320 is so hard. Look around, Look how many Dennis Allen 0:15:19.520 --> 0:15:23.040 is struggling. Josh Daniel is stru in Vegas, is struggle, 0:15:23.080 --> 0:15:25.560 Like there's so many struggling coaches, and then there's so 0:15:25.600 --> 0:15:29.359 many young coaches who are coming up, like Gable Sirianni, 0:15:29.400 --> 0:15:32.160 who are amazing. I think it's a crapshoot. So I 0:15:32.160 --> 0:15:34.760 don't think rolling the dice, especially on the year where 0:15:34.800 --> 0:15:36.920 if you did end up losing a lot of games 0:15:37.120 --> 0:15:39.200 through the cult, probably not the worst thing in the 0:15:39.200 --> 0:15:42.040 world if you have a really really nice draft pick. 0:15:42.360 --> 0:15:43.880 So I did, I did. I wasn't hating on it. 0:15:43.920 --> 0:15:48.880 I certainly understand the more qualified coach. Jeff Saturday Pro Bowl, 0:15:49.160 --> 0:15:52.360 Super Bowl winner played with Peyton that was the game, 0:15:52.720 --> 0:15:55.160 and he talks about football every single week, and you 0:15:55.240 --> 0:15:57.160 knew he was gonna be good at giving speeches. He's 0:15:57.200 --> 0:16:00.200 like a polished guy. So no, it was not eating 0:16:00.240 --> 0:16:02.920 on it at all. Well again, I'll get to that 0:16:03.000 --> 0:16:05.640 in my Unleashed. A big one we haven't touched on 0:16:05.760 --> 0:16:09.440 yet was the Monday night game and you are feeling 0:16:09.680 --> 0:16:12.400 very confident because you were one of the few people 0:16:12.760 --> 0:16:15.840 I think who had Commander's money line. Tell me about 0:16:15.840 --> 0:16:18.800 your decision there. Okay, this is an easy one. This 0:16:18.840 --> 0:16:22.360 is a throwback to a previous episode, This is so proud. 0:16:23.000 --> 0:16:26.560 As I was leaving the bet MGM offices in Jersey 0:16:26.640 --> 0:16:28.720 City right as I got onto the tunnel. So I'm 0:16:28.760 --> 0:16:30.640 back in New York and I'm looking at the lines, 0:16:30.680 --> 0:16:32.800 and I switched my account back over to New York, 0:16:32.800 --> 0:16:35.120 because that's what you gotta do. I get a phone 0:16:35.120 --> 0:16:40.560 call from who, my sports emergency contact, Max Greenfield, and 0:16:40.680 --> 0:16:43.200 he thinks the same way as I. We think of 0:16:43.240 --> 0:16:46.280 these things as television shows. Football is a television show, 0:16:46.640 --> 0:16:49.480 So what would be a really interesting plot twist in 0:16:49.520 --> 0:16:52.520 our NFL television show. I know MGM must love this 0:16:52.560 --> 0:16:55.000 because this is probably what they want emotional betters like 0:16:55.040 --> 0:16:58.360 me doing. So he just says, look, man, there's no 0:16:58.400 --> 0:17:00.800 way the Eagles are going undefeated. Everyone was penciling them in. 0:17:00.920 --> 0:17:03.800 I think the Commanders are good. That spread his way off. 0:17:03.800 --> 0:17:06.320 He's Max is the one who told me, and Max 0:17:06.359 --> 0:17:08.560 I'm talking to if you're listening, he said we should 0:17:08.600 --> 0:17:11.480 bet on the Commanders. I looked at it, said I 0:17:11.560 --> 0:17:15.240 love it. Let's do it, and we bet the money line. 0:17:15.560 --> 0:17:17.840 But here's where I screwed up almost and then to 0:17:17.920 --> 0:17:19.640 shore it up. We liked them so much we did 0:17:19.680 --> 0:17:21.800 the money line for a little bit, and we were 0:17:21.800 --> 0:17:24.200 going to do the points because either way we felt 0:17:24.200 --> 0:17:25.479 like it was gonna be a close game. Maybe they 0:17:25.480 --> 0:17:27.440 lose a nail buyer, so we can hedge a little 0:17:27.440 --> 0:17:30.160 bit by taking the points. Cut to last night's game 0:17:30.400 --> 0:17:33.000 washed great, we were I'm so proud. It's his proudest 0:17:33.000 --> 0:17:35.359 moment ever. He's so happy, right, I didn't even know 0:17:35.440 --> 0:17:38.720 this the whole entire time. Instead of clicking the point 0:17:38.840 --> 0:17:43.680 spread for the Commanders, I accidentally clicked over. As you saw, 0:17:43.800 --> 0:17:46.119 I think I sent you the bet slip. So the 0:17:46.160 --> 0:17:48.160 whole time we're watching the game thinking we have commander's 0:17:48.240 --> 0:17:51.359 money line and the Commander's points, and we had Commander's 0:17:51.400 --> 0:17:55.240 money line and the over was gratefully hit. I almost 0:17:55.240 --> 0:17:58.600 screwed us out of an amazing commander's victory. Who are 0:17:58.640 --> 0:18:02.040 now getting Chase Um back? And I'm on, I know 0:18:02.920 --> 0:18:05.320 last year he didn't finish up so well, and but 0:18:05.480 --> 0:18:08.480 still at one point was dominant in his rookie campaign. 0:18:09.240 --> 0:18:12.360 Can we say the NFC East is just loaded at 0:18:12.359 --> 0:18:16.200 this point? Fair to say? Fair? Yeah? I was looking 0:18:16.280 --> 0:18:18.640 the overclosed at forty three and a half. It kept 0:18:18.680 --> 0:18:21.320 dropping closer to game time and can you believe this 0:18:21.440 --> 0:18:24.960 one of bets on the total coming from the state 0:18:25.000 --> 0:18:27.919 of Pennsylvania. We're on the over, so a lot of 0:18:27.960 --> 0:18:32.600 people catching it on that final score one Monday night thriller. 0:18:32.720 --> 0:18:35.080 I I still I'm very proud of you, Jerry. That 0:18:35.200 --> 0:18:37.960 was This is one of the reasons to host this show, 0:18:38.000 --> 0:18:40.160 that you can come on and brag about your good play. 0:18:40.480 --> 0:18:42.639 Eagles were an eleven point favorite, by the way, but 0:18:42.760 --> 0:18:45.720 sixty six percent of bets were on the Commanders, but 0:18:45.840 --> 0:18:51.280 just of the money. So interesting night for for all 0:18:51.280 --> 0:18:54.240 the bettors out there. Yeah, Max Greenfield gets all the credit. 0:18:54.280 --> 0:18:57.240 I cannot take credit. And in our text he says, Jerry, 0:18:57.240 --> 0:18:59.639 thank you for supporting me. No one has ever supported 0:18:59.640 --> 0:19:02.240 me like you just did. I just supported his vision. 0:19:02.720 --> 0:19:06.480 Commanders was Max Greenfield's vision. I was just a supporter 0:19:07.040 --> 0:19:09.840 and a vehicle to support that division. But all that 0:19:09.920 --> 0:19:13.160 was fun last night. Do you think because the news 0:19:13.240 --> 0:19:16.280 of the Commanders being up for sale had anything to 0:19:16.359 --> 0:19:19.359 do with that? Like, do you think that inspired something? 0:19:19.760 --> 0:19:22.679 I certainly think so. And look, whatever your feelings are 0:19:22.720 --> 0:19:25.320 about Ron Rivera as a coach, if you just look 0:19:25.320 --> 0:19:28.840 at his history, they've never been terrible and everyone has 0:19:28.880 --> 0:19:31.080 sort of written him off as terrible. I think something 0:19:31.119 --> 0:19:34.320 happened when Carson Wentz left the lineup and Taylor Heienek 0:19:34.480 --> 0:19:37.399 came in. Whatever you think of Taylor Heiink's talent, you know, 0:19:37.520 --> 0:19:39.359 that could be a separate discussion. But one thing is 0:19:39.400 --> 0:19:41.920 the team is playing hard for him. They have weapons, 0:19:42.040 --> 0:19:44.520 They have two really good running backs. They have a 0:19:44.720 --> 0:19:47.119 bona fide number one wide receiver does not get a 0:19:47.160 --> 0:19:49.480 lot of credit because his number, he doesn't do the 0:19:49.640 --> 0:19:52.240 twelve for one ninety with a one armed catch all 0:19:52.240 --> 0:19:56.360 the time. He Terry McLaurin is great, and uh everyone 0:19:56.400 --> 0:19:58.239 counting them out. This was by far a look at 0:19:58.640 --> 0:20:01.959 terrible spot for the Eagles because they were probably looking ahead, 0:20:02.200 --> 0:20:04.960 and great spot for the Commanders because everyone was probably 0:20:04.960 --> 0:20:08.200