1 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 1: And the film Combine Action coming in hot today. Welcome 2 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:22,639 Speaker 1: to Good Morning Football, presented by RAM. We're live in 3 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: New York City, March third. James Palm or Jimmy Palm 4 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: Trees is zero Baby, Super World Champion Michael Robins. I 5 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: just like the song. I think it's a backpack with 6 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 1: all the bind Yeah. I got the binder, the research 7 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: binders that we're going on the field today, field drills. 8 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: I'm excited. Bro Traptor Compass, the whole bit. He is 9 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:42,839 Speaker 1: ready for the first day. The Combine is going out. 10 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:48,519 Speaker 1: You can see every number of those stupid It's presented 11 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:52,160 Speaker 1: by Verizon. We've got round the clock coverage right here 12 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: on NFL Network, beginning at four pm today, Friday and Saturday. 13 00:00:56,320 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 1: Two pm on Sunday. Peter Schrager is live in Indiana Wells. 14 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 1: The action starts today. Quarterbacks, wide receivers, tight ends, working out. 15 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: We're getting that bench press game baby. Okay. You know 16 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:11,680 Speaker 1: it's a big day when I'm wearing a tie on 17 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 1: Good Morning Football because I'm in the building. We are here. 18 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: This is it, It's where it's all gonna go down today. 19 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:20,319 Speaker 1: We're gonna get actual workouts this afternoon. It starts at 20 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:23,679 Speaker 1: four o'clock Eastern, and we're talking about the big positions quarterback, 21 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:26,479 Speaker 1: wide receiver, and tight end. Yes, it's an empty stadium. 22 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 1: This is some angle. Hey guys, Hi, how are you? 23 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:31,040 Speaker 1: I would also say this, this is gonna be one 24 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: of those days where a person is going to make 25 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: their bones that we have not been talking about for 26 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 1: the last two weeks, that we are going to get 27 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: a player that comes out and breaks out, and we're 28 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: gonna have that opportunity. It starts at four o'clock on 29 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: NFL Network, but we're here at seven am, and we've 30 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 1: got four different coaches joining me here on Good Morning 31 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: Football this morning. Some of them you're gonna want to 32 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: see in kay. I cannot wait. This is the day. 33 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 1: This is a day we call tide day, first day 34 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: of school. Get your protractor, let's go. I want Mike Vrabel, 35 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: I want Nathaniel Hackett. I'd love I don't know out there. 36 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: Oh is Brandon's daley there? I would love him stuff 37 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: and talk to you. But yes, as you spend four 38 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: pm Eastern Shrigs there in Indie, it's all live on 39 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 1: NFL Network, and it's all about the offensive skill players. 40 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: Shrikes is right. Not a lot of people are talking 41 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:16,799 Speaker 1: about the quarterbacks or the wide receivers or tight ends. 42 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: This is their moment to prove they shouldn't go up 43 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 1: those draft boards. They want to put on a show 44 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:23,519 Speaker 1: for those coaches, for Danger Maya, for Peter Shrigger and 45 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,239 Speaker 1: a tie. It's all going to happen today. Prospects looking 46 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: to show out in Indye. So James, let's start receiver. 47 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: What are you watching? It's day one of on field drills. 48 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 1: I know we all have our eye on the quarterback. 49 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:36,800 Speaker 1: There's five teams that think they're all getting a veteran 50 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 1: quarterback and this is not going to happen. So somebody's 51 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: going to have to go look into the draft and 52 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: evaluate these quarterbacks. But I want to look at some 53 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: of these wide receivers specifically. This whole week has been 54 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: about academics, about our education. So let's go to the 55 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 1: school that I attended, the Ohio State University, spent the 56 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: better health of a decade there, and look at two 57 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 1: receivers coming out and then are going to be on 58 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: the field. The first one I'm looking at is Garrett Wilson. 59 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 1: This guy is a polished route runner, I watch every 60 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: single Ohio State game. This is the only team that 61 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: I'm absolutely a lunatic about. He is tremendous in the air. 62 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: The fifty fifty ball is his he has unbelievable body control. 63 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 1: There's two aspects of his game that I think the 64 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: combine can either make or break where we see him. 65 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: He is not the fastest guy out there, but if 66 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 1: he times really well and Rob you know this, right, 67 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:23,959 Speaker 1: if there's a four four something as opposed to a 68 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: move five, that's a huge difference. I don't know what 69 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: he's gonna run, but that's been something that's questioned a 70 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 1: little bit by some of the evaluators as well as 71 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:34,239 Speaker 1: he's had a couple of drop seas from here there, 72 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: concentration drops well, this is where all eyes are on you, 73 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 1: and concentration is everything in these drills. So let's see 74 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: how he does there. And then Chris Lave I talked 75 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: at length this year just because I said I'm a 76 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 1: crazy fan about Ohio State with Terry McLaurin of the 77 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: Commanders now Washington football team, and we had this conversation 78 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: and he loves Lave. They're close. He loves how he 79 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: came about his career. At this program, he was spending 80 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: time on special teams, blocking punts, being a gunner, and 81 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: then makes his way as one of these guys that 82 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: is a down the field threat and being that deepall addition, 83 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: both of these guys are going to transform a receiving 84 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 1: corps in the NFL. I'm excited met Garrett Wilson in 85 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. In the event, he was very calm, he 86 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: was very excited, easy to talk to, very wide receiver. 87 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: Very I'll be talking to you next year. The se 88 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: Garrett Wilson is a route technician. Yeah, the dude can 89 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: run routes. I'm looking at the quarterbacks, James. I'm gonna 90 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: go with the quarterbacks. Everybody knows I like Malik Willis. UM. 91 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: I like Kenny Pickett as well. But I'm very intrigued 92 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 1: by this Desmond Ritter kid man. I'm really intrigued by him. 93 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,839 Speaker 1: He's in school for four years. UM led to Cincinnati 94 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 1: Bearcats to or a thirteen and one record. UM. I 95 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: want to see his arm strength because at the end 96 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 1: of the day, when I look at him on tape, 97 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: a lot of his receivers are opened by a large margins. 98 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: So I want to see his arm strength. I want 99 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: to see Kenny really throw the football and his release. 100 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: Oftentimes on tape, I see I saw him overstriding, and 101 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,919 Speaker 1: when you overstride sometimes it affects your accuracy and things like. 102 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: But the kid threw for over ten thousand yards while 103 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:06,040 Speaker 1: he was in college, and I like guys who's been 104 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 1: in school, who who stayed in school for four years 105 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 1: and got all the accolades. I'm really interested. We know 106 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: he's a leader, but he has a child, you know 107 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 1: what I mean. I want to see if he can, 108 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: you know, step out there and be the leader of 109 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 1: this quarterback group. Speaking of arm strength, I'm going to 110 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 1: talk about your boy pick it because it's I think 111 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:28,920 Speaker 1: all eyes on him. And I love the combine trope. 112 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 1: I love the hackneyed like played out is here wearing 113 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 1: gloves as you're not wearing gloves. His hand size is 114 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 1: less than than nine inches. Shock, horror, It'll be terrible. 115 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: And then you have a bunch of people who go 116 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 1: on and do great things and dispel all of that. 117 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:45,719 Speaker 1: Of course, So I'm fascinated either way. He's a pick quarterback. 118 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: Everybody's name is Kenny Pickett. Watch him. He was brilliant 119 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 1: last year hisman finalist eleven and two forty seven total 120 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:55,239 Speaker 1: touchdowns just seven interceptions. This kid shutter Dan Marino school 121 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:57,840 Speaker 1: record for touchdowns. But people are throwing at all at 122 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 1: the window, and they will because of hand size, it's 123 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:03,480 Speaker 1: expected to be small and it probably will be. And 124 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:05,600 Speaker 1: then during drills, I want to see him. He threw 125 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:08,599 Speaker 1: with gloves on in college, people take that as a 126 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 1: red flag. I will for he has Yeah, I forever 127 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: will not understand that unless you tell me that he 128 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:16,479 Speaker 1: can't wear gloves in college. Why do I on the 129 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:18,839 Speaker 1: NFL level, why do I care if he's wearing gloves now? Well, 130 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: you know, well, when gloves get sweaty, sometimes they work 131 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 1: against you. They don't they aren't as sticky. Sometimes when 132 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 1: they're sweaty to ball, you know, on ball, security can 133 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:29,799 Speaker 1: be an issue. So I think that's why some teams 134 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: kind of look at it like, oh, you know, is 135 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:34,159 Speaker 1: he is he wearing the glove to kind of you know, 136 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: make up for the lack of hand strips and lack 137 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 1: of My thing is man if if it's not, if 138 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 1: it's like harder to do with gloves and it takes 139 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 1: away some of the feel, how impressive is it that 140 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:45,159 Speaker 1: he was eleven and two and a Heisman trip finalists 141 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:47,280 Speaker 1: with gloves. I mean it was impressive of me. When 142 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 1: I played a quarterback, I didn't necessarily like to wear glove. 143 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:51,039 Speaker 1: I was one of those guys I had to feel 144 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 1: the leather of the glove. That's how I knew I 145 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 1: had the football. But to each his own, kay, I 146 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 1: want to let it rip lighted up. I think everyone 147 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: who is he wearing gloves, you're not wearing gloves? Just 148 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: go either way, go light it up. Accuracy, arms straight, 149 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,479 Speaker 1: that's a question against him as well well. And I 150 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 1: look at Kenny Pickett like he's a guy that you know, 151 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: played a long time. He was in a lot of 152 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 1: reps in college. Is he gonna be the guy in 153 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 1: Desmond Ritter too? Who's going to step out there? And 154 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 1: I'm the outpha of this group. You know, remember when 155 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:21,559 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield was, you know, was going through the Senior 156 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: Bowl and doing doing the draft US. Whenever Baker stepped 157 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: on the field, all the other quarterbacks kind of kind 158 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 1: of went back. I want to see which one of 159 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: these quarterbacks going to take the lead. Yeah, I mean 160 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: physical limitations are I feel like the thing that's sort 161 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 1: of followed Kenny Pickett if he can dispel some of those. 162 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 1: There's no greater combined story than that happening under the 163 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 1: bright lights in Indie where we find Peter Schreeger and 164 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 1: I'm fascinated to know what you're looking excited about today. 165 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: Yeah now, and Kay, Mike's right on it. With the quarterbacks, 166 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 1: every combine they're in a group together, and you could 167 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: see by the time they're in the drills, it's day 168 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 1: four together and there's a pied piper of the group. 169 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: It was Baker Mayfield few years ago, it was Joe 170 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 1: Burrow two years ago. That everywhere the quarterbacks went it 171 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 1: was Burrow in the lead and everyone Herbert to a 172 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 1: following Borrow. And you're like, oh, that's the outpha in 173 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 1: the room. We'll find that out tonight. And I cannot 174 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:06,239 Speaker 1: wait to see if it's pick It, if it's Willis, 175 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 1: or if it's Desmond Ritter or one of the other 176 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: quarterbacks working out. But the wide receiver position is interesting 177 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 1: because in today's NFL, when you're a wide receiver, you're 178 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 1: thrown right into it. And now they expect Jamar Chase 179 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 1: out of the gates. They expect Oh, I don't know, 180 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 1: Jail and Waddle breaking the rookie record. Who's going to 181 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 1: be the wide receiver in a very packed class at 182 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: the top. I'm gonna start off with one name. Drake 183 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: London out of USC guys. Gets six foot five and 184 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 1: is built like a machine. Look at him jumping over 185 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:38,960 Speaker 1: defenders there. He can do three sixty dunks without running. 186 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: It's one of those deals where he is just an 187 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:45,199 Speaker 1: incredible dominant force as far as size and build, canny 188 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 1: run routes. How has he been interviewing? How's he going 189 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:50,199 Speaker 1: to do today? All right? So you know wide receivers, 190 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: they come in all shapes and sizes. How about romeo'doubs 191 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:58,200 Speaker 1: out of Nevada, Nevada, our dear friend Nate Burlison, probably 192 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: the best wide receiver to come out of that school 193 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:03,560 Speaker 1: in the last thirty years. Dabs challenged all his records 194 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:05,080 Speaker 1: and it was one of those deals where all right, 195 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: he's at a smaller school, he didn't play against the 196 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: big How is he going to size up against the 197 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 1: other Ohio State guys like James just talked about, how 198 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:15,959 Speaker 1: is he going to do against the Alabama players. Let's 199 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 1: see the Nevada player, how he does and last but 200 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:20,800 Speaker 1: not least, k this will be specialty year. Heart. We 201 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:25,080 Speaker 1: loved Rondel Moore last year. How about Calvin Austin the third, 202 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:29,319 Speaker 1: who is a five foot seven wide receiver who is 203 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 1: a burner and a blazer and at five to seven 204 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 1: has done some really special things at Memphis and yet 205 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 1: is immediately being written off by a lot of teams 206 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 1: because of the size. Can't do this, can't do that. 207 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:42,960 Speaker 1: In today's NFL, there is a place if you can 208 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 1: make a play. Calvin Austin the third has been wowing 209 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 1: people on the college level. Let's see how he does tonight. 210 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:51,640 Speaker 1: Once the clocks are out there, and we're getting Mark 211 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:53,440 Speaker 1: Ross through in the hand time as far as the 212 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:55,880 Speaker 1: forty goes, and we're going to see these guys run rounds. 213 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:58,439 Speaker 1: The wide receiver position is so important in the NFL. 214 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:01,199 Speaker 1: And I'm told, although there might not be a Julio 215 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 1: Jones or a Calvin Johnson in this draft, there are 216 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 1: a lot of guys who will be starting for NFL 217 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:08,200 Speaker 1: teams next year. How are they going to stack up 218 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 1: when it's apples to apples and they're all on this 219 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: field behind me, quarterbacks, wide receivers, tight ends. Let's go. 220 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 1: The Combine starts tonight. I'm in Indie and I've got 221 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:20,959 Speaker 1: a new head coach with me. This is the new 222 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:24,080 Speaker 1: head coach of the Miami Dolphins, Mike McDaniel. Welcome to 223 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 1: Good Morning Football, and welcome to the Combine for the 224 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 1: first time as an NFL head coach. I mean, bro, 225 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 1: appreciate it. This has been phenomenal being here with you, 226 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 1: specifically a guy that I've known for so long and 227 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:39,680 Speaker 1: has always had my back. It's my pleasure. Awesome. I 228 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 1: love hearing that. And yeah, we've known each other going 229 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: back to I believe your Cleveland days is where we 230 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:47,680 Speaker 1: first met, and then Atlanta and then San Francisco of course, 231 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:50,200 Speaker 1: and San Francisco is a good place to start off, 232 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 1: because not only do you guys have an incredible run 233 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 1: through the playoffs last year, but yesterday afternoon you were 234 00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 1: about to go on your press availability with the media, 235 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:01,680 Speaker 1: and John Lynch, your former colleague slash general manager, was 236 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:04,200 Speaker 1: at the podium and take a watch of what happened here, guys. 237 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: Special person aside, Oh, I was a leading for that. 238 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:22,840 Speaker 1: I appreciate it. I'm out here now. I don't know 239 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 1: what I said. You remember that moment? Are you doing? 240 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:27,839 Speaker 1: I mean no, I remember it. You're walking by and 241 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 1: Lynch is talking about you, and it's gonna be like meta. No, 242 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:33,440 Speaker 1: it was. It was wild. That was there was a UM. 243 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 1: I was on camera with a local UM Miami station 244 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:41,080 Speaker 1: doing an interview. Um, my eyes were blinded by bright lights. 245 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 1: So then I was trying to like re collaborate or recalibrate. 246 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:48,960 Speaker 1: Turn around and I'm like, wait, is John Line talking 247 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:52,960 Speaker 1: about me? Let me hear this out? Um, and lucky 248 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 1: we caught him on a Yeah, it was a good one. 249 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:57,559 Speaker 1: So UM, it was one that he wanted me to hear, 250 00:11:57,720 --> 00:11:59,840 Speaker 1: or would want me to hear, but he had no idea. 251 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 1: So it was very organic. Yeah, and you know, John 252 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:05,080 Speaker 1: Lynch was there with you, but you're bringing a bunch 253 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: of the staff that Kyle had with you. I thought 254 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 1: that was really interesting that Wes Welker and John Embree 255 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:12,320 Speaker 1: and the names go on, that guys are willing to 256 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 1: uproot their lives and follow you to Miami. What do 257 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:17,080 Speaker 1: you think of the coaching staff now that you finally 258 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 1: have put this together and it's like, hey, let's go. 259 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 1: We're at combine. Let's get from here. You know, I 260 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 1: couldn't be prouder. UM if you'd say, if you'd snapshot 261 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:30,080 Speaker 1: the entire staff offensively and defensively and said, hey, this 262 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:32,839 Speaker 1: is gonna be your first coaching staff as a head coach, 263 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:38,600 Speaker 1: I'd be like, Wow, who helped me? But it was 264 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:41,720 Speaker 1: it was something that was very fortunate. There's UM, you know, 265 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:44,719 Speaker 1: it was one thing that I knew, UM was paramount 266 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:49,600 Speaker 1: of importance to me. Really, UM is having the players. 267 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:52,439 Speaker 1: You know, it's all about the players from the jump, 268 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 1: so that the people connected to them and the teachers 269 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:57,960 Speaker 1: that they're gonna be with on a daily basis. UM, 270 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 1: their aptitude, their integrity, UM, their their character was so 271 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 1: important to me. So took some Uh took some time. 272 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:09,520 Speaker 1: UM it was uh you know, being the third week 273 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: into the coaching cycle or whatever, UM presented some challenges, 274 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 1: but it all worked out. UM awesome. I could be happier. 275 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:17,559 Speaker 1: That's why you didn't respond to a text for me 276 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:21,440 Speaker 1: for three weeks. Yes, okay, understood, I'll not the only one. 277 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:24,400 Speaker 1: Let that go on the record. UM two has been 278 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:27,080 Speaker 1: the topic. And yesterday you praised to and I know 279 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 1: when you interviewed for this job. I'm sure Ta was 280 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:31,840 Speaker 1: first and foremost mentioned. Where are we at with Twa 281 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 1: Tongua Violoa as the future of the NFL's Miami Dolphins, 282 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:38,680 Speaker 1: and where are us his head coach going into the situation? Um, 283 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 1: well currently I'm right here. UM. It was his twenty 284 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 1: fourth birthday. Yes, UM, a little belated, but we're good. Um, 285 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:51,080 Speaker 1: but at a great spot honestly, UM, just because you know, 286 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:53,960 Speaker 1: and uh, brief interactions just getting to know each other. 287 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 1: I'm spending some time. You can tell that. Um. It's empowering, Uh, 288 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 1: the player that there's there's people that believe in him, 289 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:05,960 Speaker 1: and UM, you know myself, Frank Smith, the offensive coordinator 290 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:09,959 Speaker 1: there above all the quarterback coach. Um, we we've all 291 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 1: been in communication to build that relationship and that trust 292 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 1: because it's like a trust fault with a player like 293 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: you know I have these skills. Is very important year 294 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 1: in his career, very important a year for all of 295 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:24,680 Speaker 1: us coaches. UM, and we have to depend on each other, 296 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 1: rely on each other, and UM, I'm really excited moving 297 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 1: forward because, uh, you know that the guy has some 298 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 1: skills that I think are untapped. UM. I think it's 299 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 1: important that you empower the quarterback, UM, with the rest 300 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 1: of the players around him, Um, and the and the 301 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 1: scheme that you bring forth. Um So, I think his 302 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 1: best days are in front of him. UM. And that's 303 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:52,600 Speaker 1: that's a really cool piece of the process to be 304 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 1: a part of as a as a coach. Well, I'll 305 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: go through your career for the viewers at home, Like 306 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 1: the best year Robert Griffin ever had, you were one 307 00:14:57,880 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 1: of his coaches. The best year Matt Ryan ever had, 308 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,440 Speaker 1: were one of his coaches. The best year Jimmy Garoppolo overhead, 309 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 1: you were one of his coaches. Do you look at 310 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 1: it the challenge that people right off too and they're like, eh, 311 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 1: to ah oh Burrow and Herbert, Yes, does that challenge 312 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 1: you to be okay, no, no, let's get the most 313 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:14,320 Speaker 1: and let's maximum first of all, do you do you 314 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 1: do all of your own research because you're on it. 315 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 1: That that is? That is definitely the case. Um So 316 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 1: I commend to you. UM, yeah, no, that that is. 317 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 1: That's exactly what it is. You know, as a coach, 318 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:29,720 Speaker 1: you're you're sitting there and looking at um each individual 319 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:34,160 Speaker 1: player and regardless Um of what's happened before, what's going 320 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 1: to happen after as a competitor, you want to say, 321 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 1: I want your best year attached to a year that 322 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 1: I'm coaching you. So that's something that I think UM 323 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 1: is a driving force really, UM, when when you're able 324 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 1: to get a player UM, maybe a couple of years 325 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,560 Speaker 1: into the league, but you know, his first year in 326 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 1: the system, that's something that UM, I think our coaching 327 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 1: staff is UH is prepared to do and accepts that 328 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 1: challenge and understands what it is and takes really complete 329 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 1: ownership over it. Jail and Waddle broke the rookie record 330 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 1: for receptions last year in an offense different than yours. 331 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 1: You worked with Deebo Samuel last year. Immediately everyone wants 332 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:16,640 Speaker 1: to say, jail and Waddle is gonna be Deebo Samuel. 333 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 1: Let's take that off the table for now. You walk 334 00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:21,200 Speaker 1: into that room and you see what Jaalen Waddle did 335 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 1: in his first year stepping on an NFL field. What 336 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: can you do as an offensive mastermind? And what how 337 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 1: does that excite you to take this job and say, hey, 338 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 1: let's build even more on that masterminder here? Nice? Good? UM, Yeah, 339 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 1: it was good. Thanks for saying that. UM. You look 340 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 1: at that with a fine tooth comb all the time. 341 00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 1: You know, there's numbers attached to production, but there's stuff 342 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 1: beyond that, and each and every reception and each and 343 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:54,320 Speaker 1: every really rep that you have out there, it's important 344 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 1: as a coach to take a fine tooth comb to 345 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 1: it and say, Okay, what UM, what are you doing here? 346 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 1: What is the time to play? What are your what 347 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 1: are your techniques? UM? And how are you tacking leverage? 348 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 1: What are you seeing? All of these things in his 349 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:11,440 Speaker 1: game are relatively new. You know, he's a he's a UM. 350 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:14,960 Speaker 1: He has one year under his belt, and and so 351 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:18,879 Speaker 1: from a coaching staff perspective, we see a ton of 352 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:22,439 Speaker 1: untapped potential. You want to look at it just the 353 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 1: same way we're talking about too that Okay, this was 354 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:28,880 Speaker 1: a cool year, but this should be your worst year. 355 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 1: And how you play numbers are there's too many variables 356 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:35,879 Speaker 1: to sit here and say, Okay, you're gonna always have 357 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 1: more than one hundred and three receptions to what ever 358 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:40,680 Speaker 1: you had. That's not what I'm talking about. It's how 359 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 1: you play the game within the offense, maximizing UM every opportunity. 360 00:17:46,119 --> 00:17:49,880 Speaker 1: And and you know, we think there's more explosiveness UM 361 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:52,439 Speaker 1: with the ball in his hands on the field that 362 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:54,879 Speaker 1: we can untap. We think, Um, there's a lot of 363 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 1: route running stuff that he can really benefit from working 364 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:02,320 Speaker 1: with guys like Wes Welker, you know, Um and and 365 00:18:02,359 --> 00:18:08,240 Speaker 1: so both of those guys are young, hungry players. And 366 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:13,359 Speaker 1: as as a coaching staff, that's like the prerequisite that 367 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:16,760 Speaker 1: says okay, green light, go coaches, UM, go to work 368 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 1: and let's see what we can get out of these 369 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:20,239 Speaker 1: guys right quick. We're rapping right here. There's a lot 370 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:21,880 Speaker 1: of talk with Jimmy G and all stuff. Forget about 371 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:23,679 Speaker 1: on the Dolphins or anything or where he's in the the Niners. 372 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 1: Jimmy G as a player just for the fans at home, 373 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 1: coaching him for all those years, for fans who are 374 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 1: wondering if he might be their neon a quarterback. What 375 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:32,600 Speaker 1: would you be your assessment on him? Um, Just talking 376 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:35,200 Speaker 1: about Jimmy G as a as a player that I've 377 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:39,720 Speaker 1: been able to coach. Have tremendous amount of respect for 378 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 1: this guy. He's able to ignore the noise. He's he 379 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 1: takes his job very serious. Guys gravitate to him very 380 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:52,679 Speaker 1: you know, I feel honored and privileged to have coached 381 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 1: him and he's a hell of a player, that is 382 00:18:56,560 --> 00:19:00,399 Speaker 1: a productive NFL guy that can have six sess and 383 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 1: multiple offenses and can do it um for years to come. 384 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 1: It's it. Uh. We could talk about this for an hour, 385 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:09,439 Speaker 1: but Mike McDaniel, we are rapping now because we've got 386 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:11,160 Speaker 1: our next segment to do. But I want to appreciate 387 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:14,320 Speaker 1: the fact that you want what's the segment? I mean, 388 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:18,679 Speaker 1: how important is said segment? Said segment is our report 389 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:23,160 Speaker 1: cards on a division from last year? Does that sound important? Time? Okay? 390 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 1: That I mean you guys. I guess you guys have 391 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:27,640 Speaker 1: prepared yourselves as well. So it's it on behalf of 392 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:31,159 Speaker 1: Mike Robinson and James Palmer, Kyle Brank, Kay Adams, thank 393 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:32,639 Speaker 1: you so much for joining our show, especially at this 394 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 1: early hour, and good luck to everything you're going to 395 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:36,960 Speaker 1: be doing with the Miami Dolphins. Thank you, guys. It's 396 00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 1: my pleasure. I bet my mom and wife are soap 397 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:44,360 Speaker 1: pumps um. Wendy Williams doesn't get recorded because of Good 398 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:47,439 Speaker 1: Morning Football off the DVR. Yeah, so sorry, Wendy, I 399 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:50,320 Speaker 1: appreciate that. Thank you more Good Morning Football After this, 400 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 1: Wendy Williams, we see you and we appreciate and respect you. 401 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:56,200 Speaker 1: But um, it's good morning football time right here. Mike McDaniel, 402 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:58,199 Speaker 1: Thanks bro, all right, man, appreciate it, all right, more 403 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:01,800 Speaker 1: good morning football. Coming up after this as the aforementioned push, 404 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:04,080 Speaker 1: we're gonna talk about the NFC North. Where is this 405 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 1: guy going? Let's first discuss what they did last year? 406 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:09,880 Speaker 1: Justin field, Darren Rodgers, you might even talk a little 407 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:22,640 Speaker 1: to troit lyons hay Tier. Twenty twenty one season is over. 408 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:24,560 Speaker 1: Before we get too deep into the off season, we 409 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:26,200 Speaker 1: want to take a look back at some areas where 410 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:29,879 Speaker 1: teams performed well last season. It's something that we are 411 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:32,480 Speaker 1: calling twenty twenty one. We're report cards, and it's I 412 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 1: thought we were being we're just giving as what is 413 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:37,359 Speaker 1: that teacher? Yeah, no, we don't given even an a minus? 414 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 1: Have they all week? No? We have. I think we're 415 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:42,760 Speaker 1: finding what these teams are great at, and you know, 416 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 1: we're trying to give them any positive reinforcement. Girls. That 417 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 1: guy who was look doing the one the participations trophy, 418 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:50,680 Speaker 1: who we get there? The top one? All right? Every 419 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:53,520 Speaker 1: day we're putting together in port cards for a different division, 420 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:55,399 Speaker 1: and we're each going to go around and do that 421 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:58,960 Speaker 1: now and this day we will be talking NFC North. 422 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:01,399 Speaker 1: I do believe, so Jane, kick us off the team. 423 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:03,639 Speaker 1: The grade. We know what the grade is, don'ting, Yes, 424 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:05,679 Speaker 1: we do know the grade. But you know what? Okay, 425 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:10,200 Speaker 1: tell me, Jim Rob what this Green Bay Packers team 426 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:12,199 Speaker 1: gets an A in is something usually don't get a 427 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 1: grade and usually get a little winged angel or a 428 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:17,439 Speaker 1: guy named Oscar. They got an A in drama. And 429 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:20,760 Speaker 1: this was not a football season. This was a season 430 00:21:20,800 --> 00:21:24,080 Speaker 1: of television that we had from the Green Bay Packers 431 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:27,080 Speaker 1: starring Aaron Rodgers. Let's just start off from the jump. 432 00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 1: Remember I'm down in Jacksonville. I'm there with the number 433 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:32,080 Speaker 1: one pick. It's gonna be Trevor Lawrence. That's all the talk. No, 434 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:34,000 Speaker 1: it's not all the talk. Aaron Rodgers doesn't want to 435 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,160 Speaker 1: play for the Green Bay Packers anymore. Then we get 436 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:38,880 Speaker 1: rumor after rumor during the offseason he wants the general 437 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 1: manager fired. They don't show up for OTAs we see 438 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: a picture of MJ and Scottie Pippen out there on 439 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:47,120 Speaker 1: Instagram from the last dance. What's going to happen? And 440 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:49,680 Speaker 1: then he shows up at the start of training camp 441 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:52,399 Speaker 1: for what I believe one of the best press conferences 442 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 1: we've ever had in NFL history. The honesty, the bluntness, 443 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:59,840 Speaker 1: how straightforward Aaron Rodgers was with his issues within the 444 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:03,199 Speaker 1: Green Bay Packers ownership and well, I guess really not 445 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:06,160 Speaker 1: ownership but front office and every aspect that he had 446 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:08,200 Speaker 1: a problem with. Lays it all out there. Well, then 447 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:10,480 Speaker 1: they start the season, they lay a dud to the 448 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:12,919 Speaker 1: Saints thirty eighth to the first game of the season, 449 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:15,840 Speaker 1: and then what happens. Aaron Rodgers gets COVID. And then 450 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:19,000 Speaker 1: there's a twist in this show because he was not vaccinated, 451 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 1: he was immunized. That coming at all, that was unable. 452 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: Everybody was talking about it at the water cooler on 453 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:27,399 Speaker 1: Monday after Sunday night on ah, now it has a 454 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:30,400 Speaker 1: watercooler anymore. Game No, Well, nobody works in an office either, 455 00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:33,840 Speaker 1: But that was not the greatest aspect of this. Then 456 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:35,679 Speaker 1: he goes on Pat McAfee and shows all of us 457 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:37,879 Speaker 1: he's not just a football player, he's also a scientist 458 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:40,240 Speaker 1: and he knows everything about COVID. And then again we 459 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:43,359 Speaker 1: get a press conference about well, this is a great 460 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 1: TV show because then he all of a sudden throws 461 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 1: his foot up on the screen and we find out 462 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:52,280 Speaker 1: his toe is broken. This was unbelievable drama for something 463 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:53,639 Speaker 1: before you think he should be one of these big 464 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:56,760 Speaker 1: black balls that blurted out community. There's some body parts. 465 00:22:57,320 --> 00:22:59,919 Speaker 1: I would have appreciated the warning. Yeah, it should have 466 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:02,679 Speaker 1: like a viewer discretion advised at the beginning of and 467 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 1: just called you everything that was happening. But this, it 468 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:10,480 Speaker 1: was an unbelievable season of drama. And guess what. We're 469 00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:14,600 Speaker 1: right now mapping out and writing the first aspect of 470 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:17,600 Speaker 1: the next season as we're gonna see how this one. 471 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:21,480 Speaker 1: But yeah, and on that, yeah, how do we follow it? 472 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:26,880 Speaker 1: That's we talked about succession yesterday and HydroD you guys, 473 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:29,160 Speaker 1: I just don't want it to go on for twelve seasons. 474 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:31,400 Speaker 1: I wanted to be you know, some series are meant 475 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 1: to be short and sweet and find out who the 476 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:35,199 Speaker 1: successor is to Logan Roy and be done with it. 477 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:37,480 Speaker 1: And I'm worried this is going to, you know, live 478 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:40,159 Speaker 1: past what it needs to be. We'll find out. I 479 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 1: hope it doesn't jump the shark. Well, I think I First, 480 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:45,399 Speaker 1: I don't think Roger is going anywhere, so I think 481 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:47,239 Speaker 1: we're gonna have another drum. We all agree with that. 482 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 1: Rogers is saying, Rogers, yeah, I mean that's the best, 483 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:52,800 Speaker 1: that's the best place for him, right at least right now. Okay, 484 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 1: you know, I'm okay, I'm up, all right, Uh, I'm 485 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:57,800 Speaker 1: gonna go to the Minnesota Vikings. I they had a 486 00:23:57,880 --> 00:24:00,800 Speaker 1: very up and down twenty twenty one campaign, but one 487 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:04,679 Speaker 1: class they excelled in was cardiology. Cardiology is the study 488 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:07,679 Speaker 1: and treatment of things related to the heart. Let me 489 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:10,360 Speaker 1: tell you, Minnesota had an unbelievable amount of games, both 490 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 1: good and bad, that tugged at all heartstrings. Guys, fourteen fourteen, 491 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:22,720 Speaker 1: one possession game fourteen. Yes, you only played seventeen games 492 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 1: in the season. Check this out here. And I know 493 00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:28,120 Speaker 1: these teams had some issues this year, but the Vikings 494 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:34,440 Speaker 1: team and then the general manager gets fired. They head coach, 495 00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 1: Mike Zimmer gets fired, but all the lot of the 496 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:40,040 Speaker 1: players are gonna keep their job, like Kirk Cousins and 497 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 1: some of these guys that were losing the games. I 498 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 1: mean he checked this out. Guys, their offense average twenty 499 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:49,160 Speaker 1: five points a game, their defense gave up twenty five 500 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:52,200 Speaker 1: point one points together, Like literally, this is the definition 501 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:54,800 Speaker 1: of an average team and that what eight nine, nine 502 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:57,920 Speaker 1: and eight something like that, but the definition of an 503 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 1: average team. And I felt so bad for Mike Zimmer 504 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:02,960 Speaker 1: when it came down to the end. I mean literally, 505 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:05,920 Speaker 1: they just could keep a camera on Mike Zimmer's face 506 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:08,240 Speaker 1: at the end of every game because it came down 507 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:12,199 Speaker 1: the cameras on them. No, it just it was just 508 00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:14,760 Speaker 1: so bad for him. You just knew that every game 509 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:16,960 Speaker 1: was going to come down to this, the field goal 510 00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:22,840 Speaker 1: unit and Minnesota either losing or Minnesota the win. But 511 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:24,919 Speaker 1: either way you had to be hooked up to the 512 00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:27,880 Speaker 1: cardiology machine because this was such a stretch. I really 513 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:31,439 Speaker 1: enjoyed it cheology and audiology. I don't even think we 514 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:33,520 Speaker 1: have that class in school. I'm not even I don't 515 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:35,720 Speaker 1: have invested interest in that team, but I felt like 516 00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:38,120 Speaker 1: I was attached to the KG running on the treadmill, 517 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 1: going like the whole season. I think they're the most 518 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:44,679 Speaker 1: tortured fan base in the NFL. What do you think, James, 519 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:46,840 Speaker 1: imagine if you're a gambler that bets on a lot 520 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:49,399 Speaker 1: of Vikings games, Oh, it might have been you. Not 521 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 1: that you wouldn't be smart. Oh, you wouldn't be smart 522 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:55,520 Speaker 1: talk about hard issues. Are my Bear smart? Is a 523 00:25:55,600 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 1: question I think often through over the years here as 524 00:25:58,800 --> 00:26:02,640 Speaker 1: a somebody grew up in Chicago with them, twenty twenty one, 525 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:04,960 Speaker 1: I look at it. It might not have gone their way, 526 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:07,960 Speaker 1: but I'm going to give them an a for business 527 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:11,199 Speaker 1: management slash like with a minor of accountability, because I 528 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:15,400 Speaker 1: really appreciated how they responded to that disappointing season. There 529 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:18,080 Speaker 1: were concerns amongst Chicago fans that the Bears would I 530 00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:20,720 Speaker 1: had this concern They're going to stay the course. Ryan 531 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:23,400 Speaker 1: Paces have a lot of leeway there. Hees back year 532 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:26,360 Speaker 1: after year after year, Matt Naggie. They opted for a 533 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:30,480 Speaker 1: total regime change. You know, Eberflus comes in there, GM, 534 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:33,119 Speaker 1: Ryan Poles comes in there. These were moves that I 535 00:26:33,119 --> 00:26:35,640 Speaker 1: think everyone knew had to be made, but it's hard 536 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:38,240 Speaker 1: to pull the trigger when it's a family owned operation 537 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:40,960 Speaker 1: like it is there in Chicago. So I also found 538 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:43,120 Speaker 1: myself really excited with what Poles is going to bring 539 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:44,680 Speaker 1: to the table. I don't know much about him, but 540 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 1: he sat down with Peter yesterday. It's really cool. It's 541 00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 1: a real you know, when you're going into the facility, 542 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:54,600 Speaker 1: you're typing on your GPS nineteen twenty Football Drive and 543 00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:57,120 Speaker 1: then you pull up and you're going by George Hollis's 544 00:26:57,520 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 1: statue and then they've created this hallway when you enter, 545 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:03,800 Speaker 1: as you walk down, it's almost like a tunnel. It's 546 00:27:03,800 --> 00:27:06,760 Speaker 1: black and as you walk down, the white lights start 547 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:11,400 Speaker 1: to go off and it's it's Peyton, It's says, it's Buckiss, 548 00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:14,320 Speaker 1: and it gives you intent every day to live up 549 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:18,600 Speaker 1: to that standard. I like they also in that interview 550 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:22,400 Speaker 1: with Peter talked about Matt Eberflus talked about the opportunity 551 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:24,640 Speaker 1: to work together and I'll throw it to Shrakes here now, Shreigs, 552 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:27,120 Speaker 1: and you're going to wrap it up with the NFC North. 553 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:30,000 Speaker 1: But it's very important that that person that's calling the 554 00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:33,639 Speaker 1: shots there understands what it means to be in Chicago 555 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 1: and with that organization. And that was a thread that 556 00:27:36,359 --> 00:27:40,520 Speaker 1: was throughout your interview with him, and I'm stoked. Yeah. 557 00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:43,520 Speaker 1: And there's certain franchises k in the NFL that it's 558 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:45,800 Speaker 1: like those Tiffany franchises, and they're the ones from the 559 00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:48,320 Speaker 1: nineteen tens, the nineteen twenties, and the Chicago Bears are 560 00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 1: one of them. And clearly Ryan Poles knew that not 561 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:53,159 Speaker 1: only when he was interviewing, but when he got the job. 562 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 1: And I think him wrapping himself in the Bears tradition 563 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:58,159 Speaker 1: in history, it's not just the gimmick to play to 564 00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:00,440 Speaker 1: the fans, but it's real. And I think when that 565 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:02,360 Speaker 1: trickles down to the players to know what it means 566 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:05,440 Speaker 1: to be a Chicago Bear matters. And I appreciate that 567 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:07,720 Speaker 1: that you used that clip because I thought that was special. Yesterday. 568 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:09,640 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go to the other team in the division 569 00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:11,199 Speaker 1: that we haven't mentioned yet. I'm gonna give them an 570 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:12,960 Speaker 1: A as well, and I'm gonna give them an A 571 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:16,160 Speaker 1: and arithmetic, and it's the Detroit Lions. And you say, well, arithmetic, 572 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:18,920 Speaker 1: What's I mean? I think they added the right pieces 573 00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:23,280 Speaker 1: last offseason in adding Chris Spielman as a part of 574 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:25,760 Speaker 1: the front office, in adding Brad Holmes as the GM, 575 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:29,320 Speaker 1: then adding Dan Campbell as the head coach. These three 576 00:28:29,359 --> 00:28:31,920 Speaker 1: men came in and they set up a culture right 577 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:34,520 Speaker 1: from go that might not have been everybody's cup of team, 578 00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:36,439 Speaker 1: but they said, we're gonna look at for football people, 579 00:28:36,680 --> 00:28:39,360 Speaker 1: and we are going to build a football team based 580 00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:44,280 Speaker 1: on character, based on football intelligence and based on accountability. 581 00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:47,160 Speaker 1: Dan Campbell made a lot of headlines, but the biting, 582 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:48,680 Speaker 1: the kneecaps, and we had a lot of fun with 583 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:52,720 Speaker 1: his press conference. Guess what, those young Lions players, they've 584 00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 1: bought into Dan Campbell and they wanted to play for 585 00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:58,080 Speaker 1: Dan Campbell. This is the man right here who's gonna 586 00:28:58,160 --> 00:29:00,040 Speaker 1: lead them for the future. And you talk to a 587 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:02,040 Speaker 1: lot of people here now a year removed from the 588 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:03,920 Speaker 1: hiring of Dan Campbell, and it's like a no brainer. 589 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:07,160 Speaker 1: But at the time there were doubts. There were doubts like, well, 590 00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 1: you interviewed Robert Salo, who's from Michigan. You interviewed Arthur Smith, 591 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:12,959 Speaker 1: you interviewed you all these Eric b Enemy, all these 592 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:16,640 Speaker 1: different candidates interviewed with the Detroit Lions. You hired Dan Campbell. 593 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:20,000 Speaker 1: Guess what home run a plus? Building a culture. You 594 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:21,760 Speaker 1: build a culture in a place like Detroit where they 595 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:23,760 Speaker 1: haven't had wins. You build a culture in a place 596 00:29:23,760 --> 00:29:26,320 Speaker 1: where they haven't had stacked season. If there season after season, 597 00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:28,240 Speaker 1: that's the importance. So if I can give an ad 598 00:29:28,280 --> 00:29:30,360 Speaker 1: to the Lions last year and anything, it's the hiring 599 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:33,600 Speaker 1: of Dan Campbell and starting to build something. I love Spielman, 600 00:29:33,640 --> 00:29:35,440 Speaker 1: I love Brad Holmes, and I love what they did 601 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 1: at the end of that season. Three wins the last 602 00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:39,880 Speaker 1: five games. Detroit Lions are in the right place. A 603 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:42,440 Speaker 1: and arithmetic. They added it up in the offseason last year. 604 00:29:43,760 --> 00:29:46,360 Speaker 1: Let's welcome in, mister Mike Veryball. Good morning, Thank you. 605 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:48,320 Speaker 1: It's so cool to be back in Indian I know 606 00:29:48,440 --> 00:29:50,600 Speaker 1: you have such an affinity for this place, not only 607 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:53,080 Speaker 1: being a head coach but an assistant coach, but also 608 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:55,320 Speaker 1: a player who competed at the comment what was your 609 00:29:55,320 --> 00:29:58,680 Speaker 1: combine experience and do you have any memories from that? Well, 610 00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:00,960 Speaker 1: it was I roomed with Laye no pace. So when 611 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:04,520 Speaker 1: you room with the number one overall pick um, your 612 00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:07,440 Speaker 1: phone rings a lot, and and Orlando decided to go 613 00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:10,280 Speaker 1: home and he didn't want to get it an MRI 614 00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:12,760 Speaker 1: or something, so they kept calling the room. I'm like, guys, 615 00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:17,640 Speaker 1: I really think he went back home to Columbus. He's 616 00:30:17,680 --> 00:30:19,520 Speaker 1: not He's not here, So you can keep crawling the room, 617 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:22,120 Speaker 1: but I know that he's not here. And so when 618 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:24,400 Speaker 1: you're the number one overall pick he just like, I'm 619 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:26,360 Speaker 1: gonna go home and wait for the draft. Yeah, that's 620 00:30:26,360 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 1: amazing and then obviously is a Pro Football Hall of Famer. 621 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:30,840 Speaker 1: You're the coach of the year right now as we 622 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:33,840 Speaker 1: head towards is that something that carries over like it's 623 00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:37,120 Speaker 1: like like right, like the raining is is that is 624 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:38,880 Speaker 1: actually a thing? I don't think. Do you get like 625 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:42,600 Speaker 1: a badge, like a logo? I get nothing, get nothing. 626 00:30:41,920 --> 00:30:45,920 Speaker 1: So early exit from the playoffs, hey, and we're gonna 627 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:48,400 Speaker 1: work on you know, the team this offseason, so it 628 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:51,520 Speaker 1: starts here. But it's also free agency. And I thought 629 00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:54,480 Speaker 1: your colleague John Robinson was incredible yesterday, showing a vulnerability 630 00:30:54,480 --> 00:30:57,000 Speaker 1: that maybe we don't see often from a general manager, 631 00:30:57,040 --> 00:31:00,000 Speaker 1: and how emotionally was about the exit from the playoffs, 632 00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:03,040 Speaker 1: your reaction to his comments, and really the overall feeling 633 00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:05,760 Speaker 1: now a month removed, all our reactions are always the same. 634 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:08,480 Speaker 1: You know, John and I have a great relationship, and 635 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:11,959 Speaker 1: you know, we have a fantastic owner that allows us 636 00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 1: to do our job, and she trusts us to do 637 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:17,120 Speaker 1: our job. And we have a responsibility, a huge responsibility 638 00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:21,800 Speaker 1: to bring a championship to Tennessee. And you know, it 639 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:23,720 Speaker 1: means a lot to everybody. It means a lot to 640 00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:27,840 Speaker 1: the players, our staff, organization, our coaches. So that's what 641 00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:29,800 Speaker 1: we're trying to build and we'll get back to work 642 00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:31,640 Speaker 1: on it now. A couple of years ago, there's a 643 00:31:31,680 --> 00:31:33,800 Speaker 1: guy at a Mississippi State who came out into the 644 00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:36,120 Speaker 1: field and just dominated and like workouts and all stuff, 645 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:38,560 Speaker 1: you guys, despite an injury, despite stuff. Hey, we don't 646 00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:40,800 Speaker 1: know how he fits in the NFL. And then Jeffrey 647 00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:42,720 Speaker 1: Simmons comes out of the gates this year and it's 648 00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:45,560 Speaker 1: just incredible looking back now on his time and the 649 00:31:45,640 --> 00:31:47,680 Speaker 1: value of a combine and getting to know these guys 650 00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:49,280 Speaker 1: as people and not just what you read on the page. 651 00:31:49,400 --> 00:31:51,440 Speaker 1: It was the combined process, but it was also the 652 00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 1: process of following up and a lot of you know, 653 00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:57,080 Speaker 1: private time and personal visits. And you know, the more 654 00:31:57,120 --> 00:32:00,400 Speaker 1: that you got to know Jeffrey is the more you 655 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:02,000 Speaker 1: got to love him as a person and what he 656 00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:05,560 Speaker 1: stood for. And you know, this year just the development 657 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:09,160 Speaker 1: and his commitment to working on his technique and fundamentals. 658 00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:11,760 Speaker 1: He was always bigger, faster, and stronger and more powerful 659 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:14,640 Speaker 1: than than most players, but you can really see the 660 00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:18,040 Speaker 1: technique that he started to use and some of his fundamentals. 661 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:21,280 Speaker 1: So I think that that's a great testimonial to players 662 00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:22,920 Speaker 1: that want to try to improve is try to improve 663 00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:25,480 Speaker 1: your technique and fundamentals. Yeah, and the defense had the 664 00:32:25,520 --> 00:32:28,480 Speaker 1: nine sacks in the playoff game, and afterwards, it's all right, 665 00:32:28,520 --> 00:32:29,960 Speaker 1: let's talk about the quarterback because that's what we do. 666 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:31,400 Speaker 1: We talk about the quarterbacks. And I know you were 667 00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:33,000 Speaker 1: asked about it yesterday and I thought you were open 668 00:32:33,040 --> 00:32:35,880 Speaker 1: and honest and Ryan Tannehill. Where were at with Ryan 669 00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:37,760 Speaker 1: Tannehill going into this season and what would be your 670 00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:40,240 Speaker 1: word to Titans fans saying, hey, what's up with Tannehill? Yeah, 671 00:32:40,280 --> 00:32:42,120 Speaker 1: I mean the same place that we are Every year. 672 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:45,239 Speaker 1: We evaluate our roster. We evaluate the players that are 673 00:32:45,280 --> 00:32:49,680 Speaker 1: under contract, the ones that have expiring contracts, and we 674 00:32:49,800 --> 00:32:52,959 Speaker 1: look to improve the entire roster. You know, we know 675 00:32:53,040 --> 00:32:56,920 Speaker 1: that the quarterback players critical. Ryan understands that. Nobody understands 676 00:32:56,960 --> 00:32:59,760 Speaker 1: that more than he does. And he's won a lot 677 00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:01,280 Speaker 1: of game games for us. We're gonna win a lot 678 00:33:01,320 --> 00:33:05,560 Speaker 1: more with Ryan and everybody else has a job to 679 00:33:05,600 --> 00:33:08,200 Speaker 1: do as well. Their job is to improve and do 680 00:33:08,240 --> 00:33:09,719 Speaker 1: the things that they need to do to take care 681 00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:12,320 Speaker 1: of the football. We can't throw nineteen interception kid fumbles. 682 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:15,040 Speaker 1: Many times we did as an entire offense. So you know, 683 00:33:15,080 --> 00:33:17,160 Speaker 1: there's a lot, a lot that we can improve on. Yeah, 684 00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:19,720 Speaker 1: you guys had so many different injuries and setbacks, yet 685 00:33:19,720 --> 00:33:22,080 Speaker 1: there was win after win, and you guys stacked on 686 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:24,680 Speaker 1: those wins and adversity almost didn't exist in that building. 687 00:33:24,680 --> 00:33:27,120 Speaker 1: It felt like you guys found a way to take 688 00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:31,040 Speaker 1: that adversity empower and galvanize around it. Just talk about 689 00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:32,480 Speaker 1: it now that we're removed from it. It It was like, 690 00:33:32,520 --> 00:33:35,880 Speaker 1: what was like going this stars down, this Derek Henrys down. Okay, 691 00:33:35,920 --> 00:33:37,360 Speaker 1: we got to rely on for him, and just what 692 00:33:37,400 --> 00:33:38,720 Speaker 1: it was like to do that, and then what was 693 00:33:38,760 --> 00:33:41,000 Speaker 1: your message throughout to keep that consistent that hey, we 694 00:33:41,040 --> 00:33:42,400 Speaker 1: can win with who we got in the field. Well, 695 00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:45,280 Speaker 1: that's what happens. I think early on in my coaching career, 696 00:33:45,320 --> 00:33:48,680 Speaker 1: I thought, man, we got to really eliminate distractions, and 697 00:33:48,720 --> 00:33:52,760 Speaker 1: then quickly I realized that that's impossible. Distractions are going 698 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:54,760 Speaker 1: to happen. They're gonna come up. That's how we handle them. 699 00:33:55,600 --> 00:33:58,360 Speaker 1: I figured that if I don't panic, the coaches don't panic, 700 00:33:58,360 --> 00:34:01,520 Speaker 1: and then turn the players don't panic. Our job is 701 00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:04,200 Speaker 1: to get guys ready. We testament to our coaches and 702 00:34:04,240 --> 00:34:07,640 Speaker 1: those players that would come in on Wednesday and be 703 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:09,440 Speaker 1: playing in the game for us on Sunday. There was 704 00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:11,160 Speaker 1: a lot of those players that did that that help 705 00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:15,000 Speaker 1: us win. And it's just something that we believe in 706 00:34:15,080 --> 00:34:17,000 Speaker 1: that we try to give our guys the best chance, 707 00:34:17,080 --> 00:34:19,360 Speaker 1: the best game plan, and at times it wasn't perfect, 708 00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:22,360 Speaker 1: but the consistency that you mentioned is certainly something that 709 00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:24,799 Speaker 1: I believe in. We talk about culture and identity so much, 710 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:26,560 Speaker 1: and it starts at the top from ownership and then 711 00:34:26,760 --> 00:34:30,080 Speaker 1: obviously it's to the coach. You look at Derrick Henry, 712 00:34:30,120 --> 00:34:31,680 Speaker 1: you look at a J. Brown, you look at nine 713 00:34:31,719 --> 00:34:34,040 Speaker 1: sacks in the playoff game, and Autry and Simmons and 714 00:34:34,080 --> 00:34:37,680 Speaker 1: these bodies and Landry. What are the Tennessee Titans under 715 00:34:37,719 --> 00:34:39,680 Speaker 1: Mike Vrabel And do you see that version of what 716 00:34:39,760 --> 00:34:43,160 Speaker 1: you envision on Sundays as this tough, hard nosed team. Yeah, 717 00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:46,000 Speaker 1: And I think sometimes now having done this for a 718 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:51,160 Speaker 1: few years, culture, to me and to us is what 719 00:34:51,200 --> 00:34:53,560 Speaker 1: we look like at our worst, what we look like 720 00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:55,919 Speaker 1: after two or three losses in a row, which we've 721 00:34:55,920 --> 00:34:59,080 Speaker 1: had in the last four years, what we look like 722 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:01,560 Speaker 1: and a bad first half of what we look like 723 00:35:01,600 --> 00:35:04,319 Speaker 1: when we're down fourteen, nothing in this stadium here and 724 00:35:04,320 --> 00:35:07,319 Speaker 1: to be able to come back and win, because how 725 00:35:07,440 --> 00:35:09,560 Speaker 1: is the culture with the Rams right now? It's great? Yeah, 726 00:35:09,600 --> 00:35:11,920 Speaker 1: I mean you want yeah, And so that's the easy 727 00:35:11,960 --> 00:35:14,520 Speaker 1: way is to define culture when when things are good. So, 728 00:35:14,840 --> 00:35:16,400 Speaker 1: you know, we want to be able to stick together. 729 00:35:16,440 --> 00:35:18,640 Speaker 1: We want to put the team first. There's a lot 730 00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:20,839 Speaker 1: of things that we believe in as far as conditioning 731 00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:24,800 Speaker 1: and physicality, but it's it comes down to competitiveness and winning. 732 00:35:24,920 --> 00:35:28,120 Speaker 1: How committed to winning are you and how competitive can 733 00:35:28,160 --> 00:35:30,400 Speaker 1: you be? And Bayard had that pick on this field, 734 00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:33,200 Speaker 1: I put that game away. I would just wrap with 735 00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:35,320 Speaker 1: you know, to see the coach of everything and we 736 00:35:35,400 --> 00:35:37,360 Speaker 1: laugh and say it's right. What you guys are building 737 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:40,040 Speaker 1: in Tennessee is special and you can add to those pieces. 738 00:35:40,120 --> 00:35:42,720 Speaker 1: Is there anything this offseason? Not a player, not a position, 739 00:35:42,719 --> 00:35:43,960 Speaker 1: but is there anything you would like to see this 740 00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:46,640 Speaker 1: team do that you think can take you into next season? 741 00:35:46,680 --> 00:35:48,600 Speaker 1: We're hey, we're even better and we're gonna be even 742 00:35:48,640 --> 00:35:50,680 Speaker 1: more of a threatened the playoffs. Well, I think that 743 00:35:50,680 --> 00:35:53,880 Speaker 1: that always happens. Now that's happening daily with us, with me, 744 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:59,279 Speaker 1: my coaching staff, our coaching staff, and player acquisition, but 745 00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:01,879 Speaker 1: it's about getting back around the players like we coach 746 00:36:01,960 --> 00:36:06,359 Speaker 1: to be with players, to make players better. And that's 747 00:36:06,400 --> 00:36:08,239 Speaker 1: what I hope for. I hope that as quickly as 748 00:36:08,280 --> 00:36:10,799 Speaker 1: possible and we can get through this process and we 749 00:36:10,840 --> 00:36:12,640 Speaker 1: can find a way to get our players back in 750 00:36:13,239 --> 00:36:15,680 Speaker 1: when the offseason starts, we're going to toss it back 751 00:36:15,719 --> 00:36:17,600 Speaker 1: to the studio. I don't know if you realize how 752 00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:19,279 Speaker 1: much we're a fan of you and the way you 753 00:36:19,520 --> 00:36:21,040 Speaker 1: and the way you behave as as far as a 754 00:36:21,040 --> 00:36:24,480 Speaker 1: head coach leading a team and creating a culture, creating 755 00:36:24,480 --> 00:36:26,799 Speaker 1: an identity. And Kay Adams is on that show, Mike 756 00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:29,360 Speaker 1: Robinson and of course James Palmer. They just want to 757 00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:32,120 Speaker 1: say hello, we miss you guys. We want them here too, right, 758 00:36:32,400 --> 00:36:34,279 Speaker 1: We miss you guys. I miss where you guys are 759 00:36:34,440 --> 00:36:37,319 Speaker 1: way more than you guys miss me. I miss The 760 00:36:37,360 --> 00:36:51,279 Speaker 1: list goes on and all, guys, welcome back to Good 761 00:36:51,280 --> 00:36:53,960 Speaker 1: Morning Football. Mid conversation with the new head coach of 762 00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:56,640 Speaker 1: the Denver Broncos, mister Nathaniel Hackett. He's with me here 763 00:36:56,640 --> 00:37:01,160 Speaker 1: in Indian Appolis. Head coach NFL. Was that, you know, 764 00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:02,920 Speaker 1: I thought it was really cool until I got to 765 00:37:02,920 --> 00:37:04,960 Speaker 1: come sit up here with you guys and be on 766 00:37:05,040 --> 00:37:07,760 Speaker 1: Good Morning football man. This is uh, this is pretty sweet? 767 00:37:07,880 --> 00:37:11,960 Speaker 1: Is this sweet? I mean, Kay, Kyle, James Palmer, Mike Robinson, 768 00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:14,239 Speaker 1: we're throwing the heavy man, I mean, the absolute best. 769 00:37:14,280 --> 00:37:16,839 Speaker 1: I mean, my wife loves Kay so much. I just 770 00:37:16,880 --> 00:37:19,400 Speaker 1: want you to know you're one of favorite Kyle. I 771 00:37:19,400 --> 00:37:20,640 Speaker 1: want you to know I'm gonna do everything I can't 772 00:37:20,719 --> 00:37:22,600 Speaker 1: get on angry runs. I know he's not here. Yeah, 773 00:37:22,719 --> 00:37:24,440 Speaker 1: you better watch out. I might put some pads up 774 00:37:24,440 --> 00:37:27,399 Speaker 1: and jump on the table or something like that. Um, well, 775 00:37:27,440 --> 00:37:29,840 Speaker 1: we appreciate that. We also appreciate your new place here 776 00:37:29,880 --> 00:37:31,840 Speaker 1: and day. How has it been. It's now about a 777 00:37:31,840 --> 00:37:33,799 Speaker 1: month in. It might feel like it's been longer or less. 778 00:37:33,800 --> 00:37:36,000 Speaker 1: I don't know, but you're here. You're the head coach 779 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:37,560 Speaker 1: of the Denver Broncos. What have we got it? It's 780 00:37:37,560 --> 00:37:39,680 Speaker 1: been unbelievable. I mean I'm blacked out for most of it, 781 00:37:39,719 --> 00:37:42,120 Speaker 1: I think, I mean, the amount of stuff that you 782 00:37:42,160 --> 00:37:43,839 Speaker 1: have to do. I was telling some people, I mean 783 00:37:43,840 --> 00:37:46,000 Speaker 1: when we first started, it felt like Jerry Maguire, you know, 784 00:37:46,080 --> 00:37:48,399 Speaker 1: making all the phone calls, talking with so many different people. 785 00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:51,399 Speaker 1: And it's been it's been awesome. It's been a wild 786 00:37:51,440 --> 00:37:53,480 Speaker 1: ride and very excited to be here at the combine 787 00:37:53,520 --> 00:37:55,760 Speaker 1: and moving forward. Quarterback is going to be a discussion 788 00:37:55,760 --> 00:37:57,480 Speaker 1: where we at with the quarterback of the Denver Broncos. 789 00:37:57,520 --> 00:37:59,239 Speaker 1: It's a very important position. I know, I'm John Ellie 790 00:37:59,280 --> 00:38:00,680 Speaker 1: used to play it, and we've been waiting since Peyton 791 00:38:00,680 --> 00:38:02,920 Speaker 1: Manning for another one. You know, I'm heck, I'm I'm 792 00:38:02,960 --> 00:38:06,200 Speaker 1: just excited to hang out with John Elway more my interview, 793 00:38:06,239 --> 00:38:08,359 Speaker 1: I asked for his jersey, so I've got to hold 794 00:38:08,400 --> 00:38:10,759 Speaker 1: him to that right now. But yeah, you know, I 795 00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:13,120 Speaker 1: think we're just kind of evaluating the entire the entire 796 00:38:13,160 --> 00:38:15,600 Speaker 1: group and we'll get those best guys out there that 797 00:38:15,680 --> 00:38:18,279 Speaker 1: we can find the looming figure in this conversation and 798 00:38:18,560 --> 00:38:21,520 Speaker 1: every conversation with you is going to be number twelve 799 00:38:21,520 --> 00:38:24,160 Speaker 1: out in Green Bay. Yesterday, Matt Lafloor said he's not 800 00:38:24,280 --> 00:38:27,360 Speaker 1: going to annoy Aaron Rodgers. I thought that was an 801 00:38:27,440 --> 00:38:31,280 Speaker 1: interesting approach. You've worked with him, He's spoken very highly 802 00:38:31,320 --> 00:38:33,759 Speaker 1: of you. Not that we can talk about him as 803 00:38:33,760 --> 00:38:36,440 Speaker 1: a potential Bronco, But where do you think Rogers is 804 00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:39,480 Speaker 1: right now in his process? Knowing him so well, you know, 805 00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:42,720 Speaker 1: what's really cool about that is, I mean, legitimately, Aaron 806 00:38:42,760 --> 00:38:46,360 Speaker 1: could be anywhere in the world right now, but no, 807 00:38:46,480 --> 00:38:51,400 Speaker 1: I you know, physically or physically physically, I mean anything. 808 00:38:51,560 --> 00:38:54,359 Speaker 1: I mean, I'll tell you. I just want the best 809 00:38:54,560 --> 00:38:56,920 Speaker 1: for him, you know, and I know that he's you know, 810 00:38:56,960 --> 00:38:59,000 Speaker 1: the only person that knows what Aaron's gonna do is Aaron. 811 00:38:59,200 --> 00:39:01,840 Speaker 1: And I'm just so happy for him and all the 812 00:39:01,840 --> 00:39:04,200 Speaker 1: experiences that we've had these past three years. I mean, god, 813 00:39:04,239 --> 00:39:06,480 Speaker 1: we had We've had a lot of fun and uh, 814 00:39:06,600 --> 00:39:08,200 Speaker 1: we'll see, you know. It's just it's just good to 815 00:39:08,239 --> 00:39:09,640 Speaker 1: be there for him if he needs anything. He can't 816 00:39:09,680 --> 00:39:11,480 Speaker 1: even really reach out, right, He's under contract, so it's 817 00:39:11,480 --> 00:39:13,880 Speaker 1: not like you can even do any there's no recruiting process, right, no, 818 00:39:14,160 --> 00:39:15,680 Speaker 1: nothing at all. I mean, he's a packer, I'm a 819 00:39:15,719 --> 00:39:17,959 Speaker 1: Bronco and uh, you know, I wish him the best 820 00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:20,200 Speaker 1: and you know, I know he does the same for me. Yeah, 821 00:39:20,239 --> 00:39:21,879 Speaker 1: it's like a long lost love. You can just write 822 00:39:22,120 --> 00:39:24,040 Speaker 1: and who knows, maybe we'll be reunited. We'll see. Um. 823 00:39:24,680 --> 00:39:26,600 Speaker 1: I look at your staff, you Bill, and I thought 824 00:39:26,600 --> 00:39:28,719 Speaker 1: the defensive coordinator higher was interesting. You go to the 825 00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:32,279 Speaker 1: Champion Rams bringing a Jarro. Who is he and tell 826 00:39:32,360 --> 00:39:34,360 Speaker 1: us why you he is your defensive coordinator. Well, I 827 00:39:34,360 --> 00:39:36,160 Speaker 1: mean he's a guy that I've known, I mean, heck, 828 00:39:36,400 --> 00:39:38,879 Speaker 1: over half my life. You know, We've been wearing each 829 00:39:38,880 --> 00:39:41,560 Speaker 1: other's weddings, you know, godfathers to each other's kids. And 830 00:39:42,360 --> 00:39:44,239 Speaker 1: it's just awesome to be able to have an opportunity 831 00:39:44,320 --> 00:39:46,040 Speaker 1: like this, to be able to be a head coach 832 00:39:46,080 --> 00:39:48,680 Speaker 1: in the NFL and be able to have somebody like 833 00:39:48,800 --> 00:39:51,880 Speaker 1: that that means so much to you, And not because 834 00:39:51,920 --> 00:39:54,239 Speaker 1: of the relationship that we've had over the years, but 835 00:39:54,360 --> 00:39:56,680 Speaker 1: because of everything that he's accomplished. I mean, the guy's 836 00:39:56,719 --> 00:39:58,839 Speaker 1: been to three Super Bowls. He finally won third times 837 00:39:58,840 --> 00:40:01,520 Speaker 1: a charm, but I mean he's been to so many playoffs, 838 00:40:01,560 --> 00:40:04,200 Speaker 1: He's been around so many amazing coordinators, from Monti Kiffin 839 00:40:04,320 --> 00:40:07,520 Speaker 1: to Dom Capers who's on our staff, also Vic Fangio, 840 00:40:07,600 --> 00:40:09,840 Speaker 1: who's absolutely amazing, and Wade Phillips. So I mean to 841 00:40:09,960 --> 00:40:12,200 Speaker 1: have all those things, go to so many playoffs, beyond 842 00:40:12,239 --> 00:40:15,360 Speaker 1: so many great teams, to then now be able to 843 00:40:15,360 --> 00:40:17,200 Speaker 1: have the opportunity to be able to work with him, 844 00:40:17,200 --> 00:40:18,799 Speaker 1: just for me to be on his team, I mean, 845 00:40:18,840 --> 00:40:21,720 Speaker 1: I'm just so grateful and it's amazing. I'm so happy 846 00:40:21,760 --> 00:40:25,360 Speaker 1: for him. You new defensive coordinator. We'll see about quarterback, 847 00:40:25,840 --> 00:40:27,840 Speaker 1: I think. On all of our tables here, we just 848 00:40:27,840 --> 00:40:29,440 Speaker 1: want to thank you for coming on Good Morning Football 849 00:40:29,480 --> 00:40:31,560 Speaker 1: this early in the morning. I know everyone's filling into 850 00:40:31,560 --> 00:40:32,960 Speaker 1: this building, but it's really cool for you to come 851 00:40:32,960 --> 00:40:35,239 Speaker 1: and join us. I appreciate it. I feel right now 852 00:40:35,400 --> 00:40:38,719 Speaker 1: is I feel really cool. Say goodbye to Kay and 853 00:40:38,800 --> 00:40:41,200 Speaker 1: Kyle and Mike and James k You're the best all 854 00:40:41,320 --> 00:40:43,120 Speaker 1: y'all so appreciated beyond the show.