1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 1: The Around the League Podcast wonders what Dan Dierdorf is 2 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: doing right now. Welcome back to another edition of the 3 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: Round the League Podcast. My name is Dan Hans's name, 4 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:17,440 Speaker 1: joined by room filled with heroes, Chris Westling, Mark Sessler, 5 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: and Greg Rosenthal. What up, boys? How you doing? Welcome back? Mark? 6 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:26,440 Speaker 1: I missed you on Sunday. I had like five people 7 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: I am me. It's like within five minutes of each 8 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 1: other this morning. How sick were you were you sick? 9 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 1: I wasn't sick. That's what we were told. You were 10 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:37,839 Speaker 1: under the weather. I was fine. I had started my 11 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: day at three in the morning, was under the covers. 12 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 1: What did you think about Sunday's podcast? I thought it 13 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: was well crafted. Good opinion to this past. It's fine, 14 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 1: I'll get to it. It's a little weird even to 15 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 1: listen to the shows you are on, although I've done 16 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: that here with this podcast. It's hard to listen to yourself. 17 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 1: I listened to every show in and take detailed notes 18 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: about my own performance. Uh West, thank you for coming 19 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: in on your off day. Uh you. You told me 20 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:12,400 Speaker 1: last night that you were potentially planning some type of 21 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 1: journey outside or outdoors. I was planning on hiking Escondido 22 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: Falls in Malibu. I don't like the sound of this. 23 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: This is like the making of a best seller by 24 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: John Krakauer. It's like a deliverance type of situation. Well that, 25 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 1: I mean, that would be worst case scenario. But why 26 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:32,639 Speaker 1: don't you just hit the hot tub, grab wine cooler, 27 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 1: turn up some Winwood. I don't listen to Steve Winwood 28 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 1: in Malibu. What are you gonna like tumble off a 29 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 1: clip and into an upscale restaurant. It's not exactly it's funny, 30 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 1: is you know, it's the twenty one century. So of 31 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: course I read online reviews of my hike and it 32 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: that's kind of what the review was. Uh, there is 33 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: potential of tumbling off the side of a cliff, but 34 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: there's also there's also people talking about like the first 35 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: quarter of the walk is through like mansion filled neighborhoods. 36 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: Is Eric Gregg and West's contract? Is there something language 37 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: like in the NFL where you can't have a motorcycle? 38 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 1: Can he go climb like a steep mountain side? I 39 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: like it. West is embracing the West Coast. It's like, 40 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:18,679 Speaker 1: you know, we're hanging out at pools and barbecuing on Christmas, 41 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:20,640 Speaker 1: We're going for hikes. I want to keep West on 42 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:23,239 Speaker 1: the West coast, not go back. So good. We also 43 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: want to keep them alive. That's my biggest concern. Yeah, 44 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: you wanted me to eat softball pants. So many contradictions 45 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: for many contradictions. Alright, before we move on, obviously this 46 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 1: is Uh, we're getting day by day closer to one 47 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: of the great championship weekends ever with the Broncos and 48 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 1: Patriots and then the Seahawks and Niners. We had talked 49 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:48,639 Speaker 1: about Colin Kaepernick, who's emerging as a major figure, um 50 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,800 Speaker 1: because of you know, some of the his behavior with 51 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:55,800 Speaker 1: Cam Newton. Got some feedback on Twitter. Um, first, some 52 00:02:55,880 --> 00:03:00,679 Speaker 1: good feedback on Twitter. This is from Amar Abulgamg. That's 53 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: definitely not how you pronounce it, uh he he tweeted, 54 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: when is the new pod going to be available? It's 55 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:09,399 Speaker 1: four am here in Egypt? Should I wait or listen tomorrow? 56 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: That's loyal fandom and West If you this hypothetical map, 57 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 1: if you ever buy it, Egypt is a great spot 58 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: off season, off season project. Yeah, and then uh some 59 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 1: negative tweets tortoises as well. Uh, if Colin Kaepernick is 60 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: this close to annoying you. I said that on this 61 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 1: podcast Sunday. Why don't you just ignore him. It's not 62 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 1: like he seeks you out hashtag common sense whatever, dude. 63 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: And then at NFL A t L you guys can't 64 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: give any credit to the Niners, sick the Seahawks, and 65 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 1: your podcast sucks hm at Greg Rosenthal, at Chris Westling, 66 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: at Dan Jansas, at Mark Cecil, I like, do we 67 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 1: have a presence in the Middle East? It's good? Wait, 68 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 1: it's good feedback. Didn't Greg say that that was the 69 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: most impressive performance by any team last week? That's true. 70 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 1: We did get a lot of tweets from forty Niners 71 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: fan saying we were harsh about them, which I guess 72 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: was about the Kaepernick thing. I guess that it was 73 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: Kaepernick driven. But if if they actually, if they listen 74 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 1: to me, they would hear that everyone's completely We all 75 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: respect the Niners and feel they are a very real 76 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 1: threat to win this whole thing. So I just I 77 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 1: don't I don't appreciate here. No, I just I mean 78 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: no from myself. Okay, well you let it go. Look, people, 79 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:27,919 Speaker 1: your mother's raised you to be well rounded human beings, 80 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:32,720 Speaker 1: not drooling, obsessed fanboy lunatics. It's time to either read 81 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: some throw and go out to the desert or the wilderness, 82 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:38,239 Speaker 1: do some self reflection, or just step away from football 83 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: for a while because you've lost perspective as a human being. 84 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:46,040 Speaker 1: All right, that's it. Well, sometimes these people are like 85 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 1: fourteen years old, by the way. That is usually answer 86 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,159 Speaker 1: to the questions, like they don't they don't have a car, 87 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 1: they don't have friends, they're obsessed with football. I think 88 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:56,160 Speaker 1: we've all been there. Well, now that we've alienated our 89 00:04:56,320 --> 00:05:00,080 Speaker 1: entire listener, we've kept the ones we want. Hey, and 90 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 1: I stuck up for Caberne. I said, you guys, you 91 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: know he's like he's like the Steve Smith of quarterbacks. 92 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: I like a little salt nous. So you know, we're 93 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:10,159 Speaker 1: a balanced news program. And if you do hate on us, 94 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 1: that's fine as long as you vote for us for 95 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:14,080 Speaker 1: the station. We are balanced, but we're not fair. But 96 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 1: West called them the hottest team in the NFC. It's 97 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 1: context collapse. They see a headline, they don't read the 98 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 1: full story, and the most complete team in the NFL. 99 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 1: All right, well, obviously we're gonna be getting into these 100 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: games all week, uh this week or this podcast, we 101 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: will be interviewing uh Greg Hardy, the Carolina Panthers star 102 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: who obviously is no longer in the dance, but he 103 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:38,599 Speaker 1: is a a t L favorite, uh Mark and I 104 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:41,040 Speaker 1: will be speaking with him a little later in the show. 105 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:44,719 Speaker 1: We're also gonna play a new game called What's more 106 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: Likely Today? Get excited for that, But first we will 107 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 1: start with the headlines. Doesn't have the same vizazz as 108 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 1: the k Wrench theme. Soundingly, Morley Safer is coming on 109 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 1: or something? Nothing against the gold standard behind the glass alright, 110 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 1: headlines Jim Caldwell we'll replace Jim Schwartz as the next 111 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 1: Detroit Lions head coach that became official on Tuesday. Caldwell, 112 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: of course, previously spent what was it three seasons? Three 113 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 1: seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, and now he gets a 114 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:24,600 Speaker 1: second shot with the Lions, who, of course, we're spurned 115 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: by Ken wizzen Hunt. A day earlier wizzen Hunt took 116 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 1: the job in Tennessee. Thoughts, there's a lot of white 117 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 1: noise in the analysis here. How do we figure out 118 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:35,359 Speaker 1: who Jim Caldwell is? Like? He took the Colts to 119 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, or unless you want to look at 120 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 1: as Peyton Manning took the Colts to the Super Bowl 121 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:43,360 Speaker 1: and then they completely collapsed After Peyton Manning uh sat 122 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: out a year, he turned the raven season around, had 123 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: the best game of was was at the Helm for 124 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:52,480 Speaker 1: the best stretch of Flacco's career, and then they finished 125 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: twenty nine in total offense this year. Who is Jim Caldwell. 126 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 1: That's a great class. It's a perfect, perfectly said. I 127 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:03,839 Speaker 1: can't add much to that. The lines even know who 128 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: he is because he obviously wasn't even their first choice. 129 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 1: I mean, how much do they have to talk themselves 130 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 1: into this. You're not hiring Jim Caldwell because he's an 131 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 1: offensive genius or strategists. You know. The more I know 132 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: about the NFL and have followed it, the more I 133 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 1: think the head coach position is not all about x 134 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: as and os. It's that's only a tiny part of it. 135 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:27,880 Speaker 1: And I think they're hiring Jim Caldwell to be a 136 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 1: leader of men, a leader of the franchise, someone to 137 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: represent them, some someone that can bring in a good 138 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: staff that's been in the league a long time and 139 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 1: set the right people in place, and oh, by the way, 140 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: is really good with quarterbacks at least that's what he 141 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: sold them on, and he can take Matthew Stafford to 142 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: the next level. I don't think they're going to hire 143 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 1: anyone that wasn't a guy who can work well with court. 144 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 1: Isn't be a flip side from what you had with 145 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 1: Jim Jim Schwartz. It's I think we look at he's safe, 146 00:07:54,560 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 1: maybe bordering on milk toasts ex girlfriend theory. A girl'll 147 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 1: break up with the girl you want the opposite next time, 148 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 1: you always get the opposite coach, and he is the 149 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 1: opposite of Jim Schwartz and Schwartz who repeatedly and I 150 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 1: think too a fault when asked, does your quarterback have issues? 151 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:15,800 Speaker 1: Mechanical issues? It's not stuff we can necessarily see, but 152 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: I think we can see some of it. He just 153 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 1: was so lazy fair about it, just bumped it off 154 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 1: as a non issue and called well, I think if 155 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: anything has been brought in to say and from his 156 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 1: first interview when he broke when he sat down said 157 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 1: I've looked at all the film. There's a more serious 158 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:30,920 Speaker 1: approach to fixing Matthew Stafford well, we saw what he 159 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:33,720 Speaker 1: did with Curtis Painter. That was Yeoman's works, and now 160 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 1: he's going to take that transfer those ability. You're gonna 161 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 1: say he was an Indie for three seasons. I don't 162 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 1: think he was there for that third season. I'm not 163 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 1: sure where he was. He was like Art Shelly. That 164 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 1: performance got dam Andrew Lucky. That's very true. True. It 165 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 1: makes you wonder who his defensive coordinator is going to be. 166 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 1: That's such a you know, big part of the available 167 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: Oh my god. They The one thing is he's not 168 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 1: going to embarrass the organization. You would think he's gonna 169 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 1: represent them well. And I don't think that should be 170 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 1: the number one thing when you're looking for a head coach. 171 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 1: But after the Jim Schwartz era, that's that's probably near 172 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 1: the top of their list. But you said it, it it 173 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 1: was a disappointment for them. They wanted Kenn wizzen Hunt. 174 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 1: Ian Rapport reported it and they didn't get him, and 175 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 1: it it just makes you feel, if you're Alliance fan, like, 176 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:22,520 Speaker 1: here we go again. Here's here's one interesting stat uh. 177 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 1: This actually from Greg your former colleague at Pro Football Talk, 178 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 1: Michael David Smith. Jim Caldwell is twenty four and eight 179 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:32,319 Speaker 1: when he has Peyton Manning and seventy seven that includes 180 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 1: his college career when he doesn't. What's wizzen Hunt's record 181 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 1: without Kurt Warner? I mean talk about they're all these 182 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:42,079 Speaker 1: None of these guys are a home run. Kurt wizzen 183 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 1: Hunt or Ken wizzen Hunt floundered for years when he 184 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 1: had Derrick Anderson under center and the rest of that crew. Right, 185 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: what's Bill Belichick's without Tom Brady? What's John Foxes without 186 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning? Not to throw calledwell in with Belichick, but 187 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 1: Fox is pretty clear with that. Okay, okay, and the 188 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 1: other we should touch on the Titans higher as well. 189 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:07,840 Speaker 1: Wizon Hunt took the job yesterday, Wes, I know you 190 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:11,200 Speaker 1: wrote a piece that wizzon Hunt. Uh, it's good for 191 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:13,719 Speaker 1: Jake Locker for him to be there, and that will 192 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:17,200 Speaker 1: that will potentially help take Locker to the next level. 193 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:19,560 Speaker 1: One counter I have to that. I'm interested what you 194 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: think I mean. Wizzen Hunt obviously was great when Warner 195 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 1: was in Trenched his final season in Arizona, I think 196 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:27,240 Speaker 1: he started four thousand quarterbacks. Is he does he have 197 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 1: the patients to deal with Jake Locker, Well, I don't. 198 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 1: I think there's a saying about you can't make chicken 199 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:35,319 Speaker 1: salad out of chicken chinola. That's what it is. I 200 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:40,599 Speaker 1: don't think you can create Max Hall into some Frankenstein 201 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:45,840 Speaker 1: type NFL quarterback. You're not buying John Skelton either. No, Skelton, 202 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 1: I don't think he had much to work with their 203 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 1: And um, I don't think Kevin Cobb was ever going 204 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:53,080 Speaker 1: to be good enough, uh in a muddy pocket to 205 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 1: win in the NFL. But he was. But Wien was 206 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 1: part of a group that and I and it's not 207 00:10:57,200 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 1: his decision alone that's signed off on that Cobb trade, 208 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 1: which plenty of people thought was a junkie move to 209 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 1: begin with. Desperation makes you do funny things, it does. 210 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 1: But you know, is he given more credit than do 211 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:10,680 Speaker 1: for Rivers to when McCoy was on the scene. He's 212 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: another guy I think represents a franchise well. And whether 213 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:19,200 Speaker 1: that's fair or not, I think owners choose guys based 214 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 1: on who looks like a head coach, who's gonna be 215 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 1: the face of our franchise, who kind of cuts that figure? 216 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 1: Of all the Super Bowls I went to in terms 217 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:29,959 Speaker 1: of just doing the press conference and seeming like an 218 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 1: impressive individual like Ken wizzen Hunt was more impressive than 219 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 1: any other coach just in person. And I could see 220 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:38,959 Speaker 1: how in an interview setting, in his background, how he's 221 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 1: going to impress them. It's like, I got this Ken 222 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:43,640 Speaker 1: wizzen Hunt's coming to town well. And in his defense, 223 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:45,959 Speaker 1: I think even going back to May and June, we 224 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 1: were seeing that he was already working with Rivers. I 225 00:11:48,520 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 1: don't think we could say that was all McCoy. I 226 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:52,400 Speaker 1: think that was a lot of wizzen Hunt. He developed 227 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:55,319 Speaker 1: Big Ben, who was the winning winning his quarterback in 228 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:59,720 Speaker 1: NFL history through two seasons. Uh really had his career 229 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 1: start the same way for the forty Niners and Seahawks 230 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:04,200 Speaker 1: did with Wilson and Kaepernick, like relying on defense in 231 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:06,320 Speaker 1: a run game. I think he's shown he can he 232 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 1: can do well with quarterback. It's really interesting he chose 233 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 1: the Titans and Jake Locker. And I know he's lived 234 00:12:12,880 --> 00:12:15,719 Speaker 1: in Nashville around there before because he coached there for 235 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 1: a little in college, But that to me says something. 236 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:20,880 Speaker 1: And I think Jake Locker could be really good. I 237 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:23,200 Speaker 1: think it wouldn't shock me if in three years. Jake 238 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 1: Locker is a better quarterback than Matthew Stafford. Wouldn't surprise 239 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:28,720 Speaker 1: me at all. He just has to stay healthy, alright. 240 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:31,679 Speaker 1: There are two remaining head coaching openings now, the Cleveland 241 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 1: Browns in the Minnesota Vikings. Uh. There are reports that 242 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 1: uh Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer is very close to 243 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 1: being named the guy in Minnesota. That could even happen 244 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 1: by the time you hear this, Uh, things are a 245 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 1: little less clear in Cleveland. Uh. There's an interview set 246 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 1: to take place eventually with Broncos coordinator Adam Gays, of course, 247 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:55,360 Speaker 1: the mastermind behind with the Broncos. Did this year mark 248 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:59,559 Speaker 1: any thoughts of this? I just think this is well. 249 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 1: I think I think there'll be two moves here. Potentially. 250 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 1: This is just me spitballing that they to get the 251 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: guy that they want, they may have to make a 252 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:10,440 Speaker 1: structural move in the front office, because I think that 253 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 1: you've got a year in Haslem. Uh. Every guy they're 254 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:18,679 Speaker 1: talking to has closer Haslem ties than he outside of 255 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 1: Josh McDaniels than he does Banner or Lombardi. And I 256 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:24,120 Speaker 1: think the HASLM is taken over this search, and that's 257 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 1: when you're hearing whispers about there's a front office that 258 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 1: isn't in tune because you got these two underlings that 259 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 1: thought they were in control and want a but has 260 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:35,959 Speaker 1: I'm saying, I'm not dropping any more wasted guaranteed money 261 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:38,439 Speaker 1: on your pick. I'm gonna have my hands on this 262 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:42,200 Speaker 1: from start to finish. Gaze is Peyton Manning and hasn't. 263 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:45,840 Speaker 1: I'm not saying it's gonna work. I'm saying that's what's happening. 264 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:48,720 Speaker 1: And listen, nothing is guaranteed to workal I don't have 265 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 1: a problem with them not being the second team to 266 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 1: hire a coach and land Caldwell or Ken wizzen Hunt. 267 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:59,600 Speaker 1: There's no Chip Kelly sitting out there. What happens when 268 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:02,439 Speaker 1: the rounds higher? Mike Munchak, I know that's your theory. 269 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 1: I mean, why do you think they would do that? 270 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:08,040 Speaker 1: Just feels feels right. Well, here's when it becomes a problem. 271 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 1: I thought the Cleveland Playing deal Dealer report was interesting 272 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 1: that colleagues are warning gays against that job, And to me, 273 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:16,720 Speaker 1: I don't think Gas wants it. I don't think Gates. 274 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:18,560 Speaker 1: I think Gates knows he's not ready to be a 275 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: head coach. I think you're right. Why would you Why 276 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 1: would you want to step into that if you don't 277 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: feel ready. I don't think money money raise from a 278 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:32,360 Speaker 1: year ago. When you're making thirty dollars a year? Hey, 279 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 1: do you want to make thirty a year? I doubt 280 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: he's making what do you think he was making? What 281 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: do you think he was making as a quarterbacks coach 282 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:42,600 Speaker 1: last year? I guess is that a factor huge? But 283 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 1: is he three million dollars yours twelve million dollars on 284 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 1: a four year contract? Tell me who's turning down this 285 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 1: money every if he's confident that he's a good coach 286 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 1: that will be there again next year. It's hard to turn. 287 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:00,880 Speaker 1: Your planning goes into it to some degree. You don't 288 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 1: just jump on the only opportunity. I disagree. I think 289 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 1: almost every coach jumps on the first opportunity. That's what 290 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 1: coaches do. They try to go up. They're never trying 291 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 1: to go down. They're trying to go up. They're trying 292 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 1: to make more money, and they think if they're a 293 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 1: great coach, they'll make it work. Think about back to 294 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 1: citing the Jets as an example. Brian Schottenheimer was a 295 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 1: shoe in as a future head coach in two thousand ten. 296 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:24,680 Speaker 1: The wheels fall off, and now he's just meandering through 297 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: the league. I mean, these guys, I think they need 298 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: to take advantage of these opportunities. Enheimer was thought of 299 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 1: that highly. I remember he was a very He was 300 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 1: a hot name for as a future head coach. You 301 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:37,720 Speaker 1: don't hear any event his names can cool down. Perry 302 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 1: Fuel is another one. I mean, it does happen that 303 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 1: you guys go up and down. Here's real quick. I think, well, 304 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 1: what we're gonna see happen? I think the Gays thing 305 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 1: buys them time because everyone says, oh, we don't expect 306 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 1: an announcement for potentially to three weeks. Gays maybe their 307 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 1: number one. Maybe that's where it is. Maybe Dan's right 308 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 1: about mon Check. I think they're going to pull in 309 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 1: a name that we haven't even heard yet. I agree, 310 00:15:56,720 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 1: and I don't care that they haven't hired anyone yet. 311 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:02,680 Speaker 1: The timing doesn't really matter to me. The bigger problem 312 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 1: is what gives any confidence that this crew is gonna 313 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 1: do it well? Because they've already had one chance and 314 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 1: it went as poorly as possible. They made their choice, 315 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 1: and they fired him one year into it. And now 316 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:16,720 Speaker 1: you're talking about you know, infrastructure battling and all that. 317 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 1: It's gone poorly. No confidence. All right, Let's let's turn 318 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 1: our attention now to the Championships Sunday before we get 319 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 1: to Gregg cracking and new game Greg. I like that. Wow, 320 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 1: Actually we should just call him that. Why doesn't he 321 00:16:35,040 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: just change his name? It's much better than dot Dante Hittner. Huh, 322 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: come on, let's be fair like that. And and you 323 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 1: should know that you have swayed me over subconsciously. I 324 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 1: no longer pronouncing it creaking? Is that what it is? 325 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 1: I always thought it was creaking? But I think you 326 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 1: guys are right. I made it through about twenty seven 327 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 1: minutes of the first Lord of the Rings and vow 328 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 1: never to try again. I didn't even know. I I 329 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 1: don't believe is in Lord of the Rings? I thought, 330 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:05,959 Speaker 1: But I think I believe it's a clash of the Titans. 331 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:10,920 Speaker 1: Is it? Um? Alright? Whatever? I don't know. I don't 332 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:13,639 Speaker 1: know the reference. Sum me. Let's move on to our 333 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 1: big game. Uh, now, it's a rum or something like that, 334 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:19,400 Speaker 1: or whiskey it is? I think it's a rum think 335 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 1: so bad. Rum gold Standard immediately jumping in with the 336 00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:30,919 Speaker 1: alcohol clarification, alcohol problem, don't worry about it? All right? 337 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:33,920 Speaker 1: The game is called What's more Likely? UM. I had 338 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:36,679 Speaker 1: talked to the gold Standard before the show if it 339 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 1: was possible to get uh, like a crowd, a crowd 340 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:44,639 Speaker 1: together to be like what more likely? I was wondering 341 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 1: if that technology existed. Apparently it's about thirty years away. 342 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:52,400 Speaker 1: Nothing exists, right is our big moment though, ten minutes away. 343 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:54,920 Speaker 1: If you just grab a crew from downstairs and record it. 344 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 1: We talked about that. Four of us could do it. 345 00:17:58,040 --> 00:17:59,240 Speaker 1: I don't know if it would happen. We could do 346 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:03,240 Speaker 1: it live right now. Want to try? No, I don't, Okay, Gregg, 347 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:05,880 Speaker 1: game is always all right, let's get into Let's get 348 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:08,359 Speaker 1: into it What's more Likely? And we'll start with Greg 349 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning throws more than two interceptions on Sunday or 350 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:17,600 Speaker 1: Legarrett Blunt rushes for more than one fifty yards Blunt 351 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:20,520 Speaker 1: by far, because you said more than two interceptions, so 352 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 1: that's three. I don't see that happening in this biggest spot. 353 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:29,200 Speaker 1: The Patriots aren't a good secondary or not a great defense, 354 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 1: but they are opportunistic they pick off passes to leave mccordy, Denard, 355 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:36,879 Speaker 1: even Arrington. They make some plays. They're good with the 356 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:39,159 Speaker 1: ball in the air. But I don't think Manning is 357 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 1: gonna have much trouble. I don't think he's gonna make 358 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:43,320 Speaker 1: those mistakes. And I could see Legarrett Blunt running through 359 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 1: that Broncos defense if memory serves. The last time pick 360 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:49,520 Speaker 1: Manning through three interceptions was that game in Atlanta, and 361 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:52,240 Speaker 1: like week two of last year when everybody thought his 362 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:55,040 Speaker 1: career was and he's been on fire since then. If 363 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 1: you said two or more, I would have thought about 364 00:18:57,359 --> 00:19:01,439 Speaker 1: it a little harder because you know, I mean, why 365 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 1: why would it be a surprise if La Garrett did 366 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 1: do that. He's a superstar running back, not a superstar, 367 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:11,919 Speaker 1: but he's getting all that. He's getting the workload and 368 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:15,439 Speaker 1: he has been running back in the NFL. Is a 369 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: big number though. If he runs for a hundred and 370 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:21,440 Speaker 1: fifty yards, they're probably winning that game. He's his bloods boiling. 371 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:23,760 Speaker 1: I like, I like it. He's gonna deal with pot roast, 372 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:28,640 Speaker 1: all right, Let's move on. How's the game so far? Sorry, 373 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:30,760 Speaker 1: it's a good game. Came up with this morning. I'm 374 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:33,119 Speaker 1: really proud of myself, but we need that technology. You're 375 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:37,520 Speaker 1: like the twenty one century version of Wink Martindale. I 376 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 1: would take that life all right, west. Since you just 377 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:44,119 Speaker 1: compared me to Winke Martindale, what's more likely the Broncos 378 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 1: miss von Miller at a punishing level or the Patriots 379 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:51,159 Speaker 1: miss Rob Gronnikowski at a punishing level. That's a good question, 380 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:56,160 Speaker 1: because I'll say the Broncos miss von Miller. They've played 381 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:59,440 Speaker 1: better defense, but they've also faced some suspect offenses. The 382 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 1: charges are really the only good offense they've played against 383 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:06,119 Speaker 1: since losing von Miller, Whereas I think the Patriots have 384 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 1: proven they can run the ball without Gronk and they 385 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:11,159 Speaker 1: can pass it when they need to. They're not the 386 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:14,600 Speaker 1: same dynamic offense, but they're still one of the best 387 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:17,520 Speaker 1: offenses in the NFL since losing Gronk. I'll go the 388 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:21,359 Speaker 1: other way. I think that New England with Gronk would 389 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:24,560 Speaker 1: have been potentially unstoppable at this point in the season. 390 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:26,160 Speaker 1: With the way they are running the ball and doing 391 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:29,639 Speaker 1: everything else well, I there's still a limited offense in 392 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 1: terms of how they passed the ball without him. Julian 393 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:35,080 Speaker 1: Edelman has been outstanding production wise, But uh, I don't know. 394 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:36,919 Speaker 1: You put Gronk on this team, I don't think anyone 395 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:41,400 Speaker 1: stops him. I miss Gronk. I've had all this time 396 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:43,240 Speaker 1: to think about it, and I still don't know. That's 397 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 1: how great a question I would have to go with 398 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 1: Mark and Gronkowski just because as great as von Miller is, well, 399 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 1: it's tough to say Gronkowski is that much better of 400 00:20:57,000 --> 00:21:01,480 Speaker 1: a player than there's mist equals that they're positions, right, 401 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:06,280 Speaker 1: I agree, But Gronkowski, the way he was playing this year, 402 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:10,520 Speaker 1: and the running game and the blocking and everything. I 403 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:14,440 Speaker 1: think the Broncos could survive without the greatest pass rush 404 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:17,000 Speaker 1: in the world more than I mean, if the Patriots 405 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 1: had Gronkowski, I don't know if anyone's stopping that offense. Dan, 406 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:22,320 Speaker 1: I have to give you credit. You don't throw softballs. 407 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:25,800 Speaker 1: You're like the Mike Wallace of probably probably mess it 408 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:31,800 Speaker 1: up in the second softball Mike Wallace, not the Miami Dolphins, Michael. 409 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:38,600 Speaker 1: The argument for I was gonna say the argument for 410 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 1: Miller is if you get pressure on Brady he you 411 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:44,600 Speaker 1: even saw it a little bit in the Colts game 412 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 1: when it came He's not the same guy he was 413 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:50,400 Speaker 1: when he's younger, and they're all quick passing. I think 414 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: they've changed their offense enough where they don't have the 415 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 1: deep drops. They're not throwing it deep that much anyways, 416 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:58,000 Speaker 1: so it'd be tough to get pressure on Brady. I 417 00:21:58,040 --> 00:21:59,960 Speaker 1: watched they did a replay, if I believe, the Week 418 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 1: twelve Broncos Patriots game at Mile High, and the reason 419 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:07,600 Speaker 1: this came to mind is because Gronk was a huge 420 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:10,600 Speaker 1: factor in that game. Uh he was, you know, Brady's 421 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 1: favorite target. He had a big touchdown that led to 422 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:16,160 Speaker 1: that Brady Gronk bro out scene in the end zone, 423 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 1: the game's tying score and leave earlier at the proudest 424 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:22,960 Speaker 1: moment for Patriots fans this season. I just like bring 425 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 1: him that up. In the interview of Brady with Women's 426 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:29,600 Speaker 1: Wear Daily, where he admitted his fondness for frozen, Margharita's 427 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:32,000 Speaker 1: I don't know if you guys caught that. I probably 428 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 1: got the wrong magazine, but it was something like it 429 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:36,720 Speaker 1: was also he had another answer. It was total cheeseball. 430 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 1: I sent it to Cessler. It was like, what do 431 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:42,280 Speaker 1: you prefer prefer a woman wearing? It's like nothing at all, 432 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:50,840 Speaker 1: not for all that vocabulary, as if a press agent 433 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:54,719 Speaker 1: didn't respond through like typewritten emails to some magazine with that. 434 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:56,280 Speaker 1: Well that was part of it too, the fact that 435 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:58,879 Speaker 1: Tom would say that as the answer, because you know, 436 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 1: all his handlers like, oh, can we let that go through? 437 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:05,920 Speaker 1: Who was a little risque god? I like, yeah, it's 438 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:10,320 Speaker 1: so obvious. Um, what's more likely? My point though, is 439 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:12,959 Speaker 1: that Gronk was such a huge part of that comeback 440 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 1: for the Broncos and um, and I do miss Gronk 441 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:18,240 Speaker 1: because he's such a fun guy to watch and him 442 00:23:18,280 --> 00:23:20,240 Speaker 1: not being involved in this game is a little bitter. 443 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:25,159 Speaker 1: Sweet von Miller have a touchdown in that game and 444 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:28,480 Speaker 1: another sack. I mean they both were huge. It's just bitter. 445 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:33,119 Speaker 1: What would be good about it? You just hate the Patriots. 446 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: I don't hate them. I hate that the Jets can't 447 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 1: go to the playoffs. Ever, all right, let's move on, Mark, 448 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:43,640 Speaker 1: what's more likely Julian Edelman finishes with one and twenty 449 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 1: yards receiving or West wilk Welker finishes with eighty yards receiving. 450 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:53,040 Speaker 1: This is an odd one, Dann, Yeah, that guy. I 451 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:55,200 Speaker 1: wanted to give you a little interesting the tricky one. 452 00:23:55,480 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 1: I have an answer for this one. Welker had more 453 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:05,240 Speaker 1: catches over the last six games of the regular season 454 00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:09,480 Speaker 1: than any player in the NFL. What did I say. 455 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 1: I meant Edelman. That's why, that's why we have it. 456 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:24,080 Speaker 1: That's why we called on nonsense. I don't think that 457 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:26,040 Speaker 1: uh I have a problem with that one. I'm gonna 458 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:30,440 Speaker 1: pick Edelman hundred and twenty yards and I think Welker's 459 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:35,520 Speaker 1: gonna far surpass eighty. Wait then what's more likely? But 460 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 1: what's more? I like you to't answer the question. You said, Edelman, 461 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:41,440 Speaker 1: they'll both have more, So I mean if they're both go. 462 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:43,120 Speaker 1: If I think they're both going to have more, it's 463 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:45,439 Speaker 1: a push. I guess. Welker looks shell shocked to me. 464 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:47,439 Speaker 1: Last week. He was the slowest player on the field. 465 00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:51,080 Speaker 1: He did not look like himself last week. Maybe he 466 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:53,399 Speaker 1: was just rusty. I don't know, but I wouldn't expect 467 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:55,760 Speaker 1: him to have a big game. First time, they played 468 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:59,920 Speaker 1: four catches for thirty one yards, obviously had the rough 469 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 1: uh Hunt return that never happened at the end of 470 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 1: the game. Last week, six catches thirty eight yards against 471 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 1: Kansas City when they scored thirty five points, thirty eight yards. 472 00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:12,760 Speaker 1: He did have a nice game against Tennessee before he 473 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:17,800 Speaker 1: got hurt. He hasn't been a big time producer lately. 474 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:19,640 Speaker 1: He is going to be the most talked about Mike 475 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:22,320 Speaker 1: Tanier wrote this, the most talked about guy that gets 476 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 1: between thirty and forty yards in the league this week. 477 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 1: I mean, of course he could be a bigger factor, 478 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:31,879 Speaker 1: but Edelman, you said it. He's been the most consistent 479 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:35,920 Speaker 1: receiver in terms of just piling up receptions of any 480 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:37,879 Speaker 1: player in the league right now. I can't wait for 481 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:41,600 Speaker 1: all media members to sit there with bated breath waiting 482 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:44,640 Speaker 1: for Welker to say his opinions on Brady and Belichick, 483 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:46,840 Speaker 1: because it's only been four or five weeks since the 484 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:48,960 Speaker 1: last time he gave his opinions on what it's like 485 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:51,280 Speaker 1: to play against Brady and Belichick. That must be tiresome 486 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:54,280 Speaker 1: for him. He never says anything right there, but I 487 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:57,080 Speaker 1: guess we're obligating to ask those questions every single time 488 00:25:57,119 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 1: they played. Well. It is a good story. I know 489 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:03,720 Speaker 1: that we get tired of banging like an obvious storyline, 490 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:07,359 Speaker 1: but this was the biggest free agent um. It was 491 00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:09,440 Speaker 1: a conversation in the off season. It was a good 492 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:11,560 Speaker 1: story the first time they played each other, not every 493 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:14,639 Speaker 1: time they play each other, but it was for Patriots fans. 494 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:17,160 Speaker 1: It was hard to see Welker go. And they've replaced 495 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:21,120 Speaker 1: them well with Edelman and Amundola to a certain degree, 496 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:24,480 Speaker 1: But how painful would it be to see Welker running 497 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:26,359 Speaker 1: up and down the field on the Patriots. I mean, 498 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 1: this was one of the biggest decisions of the off season. 499 00:26:29,040 --> 00:26:31,920 Speaker 1: It was a classic Patriots decision, and it's either gonna 500 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:34,359 Speaker 1: look pretty smart on Sunday or could come back to 501 00:26:34,440 --> 00:26:38,280 Speaker 1: haunt them. Greg, what's more likely. Michael Crabtree goes over 502 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:42,560 Speaker 1: one fifty yards receiving our Marshawn Lynch goes over fifty 503 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:44,720 Speaker 1: yards Russia Lynch. That's an easy one. Just I don't 504 00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:46,640 Speaker 1: know if either one of these passing games are gonna 505 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:49,000 Speaker 1: go over a hundred and fifty yards. It wouldn't stun me. 506 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:51,920 Speaker 1: If this game kind of looks like that first game 507 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:54,320 Speaker 1: where it was five nothing at the half in the 508 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:58,240 Speaker 1: Seattle offense hadn't done anything. People think of that game 509 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:01,920 Speaker 1: like a blowout. Russell Wilson completed eight passes in that game. 510 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:04,880 Speaker 1: They couldn't do anything throwing the ball. Things worked out 511 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:07,840 Speaker 1: their way in the second half. I'm going, Lynch, it's 512 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:11,360 Speaker 1: all about the running game. Lynch only has I think 513 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:14,760 Speaker 1: one hundred yard rushing performance over the last like seven 514 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:19,359 Speaker 1: or eight weeks, and San Francisco has right. San Francisco 515 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:22,680 Speaker 1: has the fourth best rushing defense and football, and that's 516 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:25,840 Speaker 1: gotten better all the time. It takes his one long 517 00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:29,160 Speaker 1: run well over one long catch by crab Tree. I mean, 518 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:30,639 Speaker 1: when do you think the last time it was the 519 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:33,639 Speaker 1: Seahawks allowed a hundred fifty yards to one receiver. I 520 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:37,680 Speaker 1: would I would imagine it's been multiple years. Really. It's 521 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:41,280 Speaker 1: a good question though, because crab Tree right now he 522 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 1: could do anything and it wouldn't totally they're not right, 523 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:48,200 Speaker 1: But okay, he also injured his shoulder last game. Wasn't 524 00:27:48,280 --> 00:27:50,240 Speaker 1: himself throughout the rest of the game. Bolden and Vernon 525 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:52,879 Speaker 1: Davis where the two primary pass catchers after that. So 526 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:54,760 Speaker 1: to me, I don't think they're gonna ignore Bolden and 527 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:57,160 Speaker 1: Vernon Davis and just go to crab Tree, who's probably 528 00:27:57,160 --> 00:27:59,960 Speaker 1: gonna have Richard Sherman draped all over him. Probably logic, 529 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:02,480 Speaker 1: cle you go, Lynch. Here, Sherman is a great call. 530 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:05,080 Speaker 1: There too. That's gonna make it much harder for Crab. 531 00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:08,440 Speaker 1: Lynch had a big game the first time. They like, 532 00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 1: not huge, I think it was just shy of a 533 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:12,560 Speaker 1: hundred yards, but they had they had pretty big holes. 534 00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:14,720 Speaker 1: I mean that's I think back till last year in 535 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:16,399 Speaker 1: Week sixteen or whatever. I think he had a big 536 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:18,240 Speaker 1: game then too against the forty nine. And he's gonna 537 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:20,360 Speaker 1: show up. He shows up every week. He's a clutch guy. 538 00:28:20,560 --> 00:28:22,520 Speaker 1: I don't think that Lynch will get shut down in 539 00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:24,920 Speaker 1: this game. That would be my feeling on that. Lynch 540 00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:29,000 Speaker 1: Greg his wink allowed to answer his own question. Well, 541 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:32,600 Speaker 1: you know what the rules that they're valuable. Yeah, they're valuable. 542 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:35,400 Speaker 1: Thank you, Wes? Who did? I ask the last question 543 00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:42,600 Speaker 1: to West? What's more likely? What's more likely Russell Wilson 544 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:45,160 Speaker 1: finishes in the Gabbard zone, which of course is less 545 00:28:45,160 --> 00:28:48,680 Speaker 1: than five yards per attempt, where Colin Kaepernick completes less 546 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:52,760 Speaker 1: than fifty of his passes. Uh, Kaepernick completes less than 547 00:28:52,760 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 1: fifty percent of his passes, because I believe in his 548 00:28:55,520 --> 00:28:58,640 Speaker 1: career he has completed fifty point seven percent of his 549 00:28:58,680 --> 00:29:02,040 Speaker 1: passes against the Seahawks. Wow, just pulled that out of 550 00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:05,920 Speaker 1: thin air. That's pretty good. Nobody's saying that you're going 551 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 1: into the wilderness forever. Nobody defends Colin Kaepernick like the 552 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:13,000 Speaker 1: Seahawks to His worst games have come in Seattle, so 553 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:16,239 Speaker 1: I think that's much more likely. I'd go with that 554 00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:19,440 Speaker 1: because Kaepernick, you know, last week, last couple of weeks, 555 00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:24,800 Speaker 1: statistically floating around various points in the game, and he's 556 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:27,120 Speaker 1: playing a much better secondary, the best in the league. 557 00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:31,360 Speaker 1: This week with Wilson, yeah, his numbers are way down, 558 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:34,960 Speaker 1: and I guess I'm not as concerned about that as 559 00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:37,800 Speaker 1: some are because of the way that offense is structured. 560 00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:41,320 Speaker 1: But in this case, that Gabbard zone territory for Wilson 561 00:29:41,320 --> 00:29:45,040 Speaker 1: would surprise me. So I'm going, uh really pointed this out. 562 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 1: But Russell wilson streak lately has come against not not 563 00:29:49,280 --> 00:29:52,560 Speaker 1: one of those defenses is less than average. They've all 564 00:29:52,600 --> 00:29:55,920 Speaker 1: been really good defenses. I guess maybe the Giants at 565 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:58,640 Speaker 1: New York is the worst defense he's faced, and they 566 00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:00,240 Speaker 1: were one of the better defenses in the leagu over 567 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:02,520 Speaker 1: the past over the second half of the season, so 568 00:30:02,560 --> 00:30:07,200 Speaker 1: maybe that's what however's numbers are in an area where 569 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:11,720 Speaker 1: it's good defense or not they are unimpressive. Greg, what 570 00:30:11,760 --> 00:30:14,080 Speaker 1: are your thoughts. I'm gonna go with Russell Wilson and 571 00:30:14,120 --> 00:30:16,960 Speaker 1: the Gabbard zone, And I admit this is an underdog pick. 572 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:19,000 Speaker 1: If it was they were setting lines in Vegas, you 573 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:20,840 Speaker 1: would have to get some odds because I think it's 574 00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:23,400 Speaker 1: it's more likely on paper Kaepernick. But I have a 575 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:25,880 Speaker 1: feel into this game they're gonna struggle to throw the ball. 576 00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:27,760 Speaker 1: He has been in the Gabber zone a couple of 577 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:31,440 Speaker 1: times recently. For all the new listeners, the Gabber zone 578 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:35,040 Speaker 1: is somewhere in the vicinity of what four to five 579 00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:38,360 Speaker 1: five yards per five yards per tempt last week against 580 00:30:38,360 --> 00:30:42,040 Speaker 1: New Orleans five point seven two yards per tempt against 581 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:45,600 Speaker 1: Arizona in week sixteen, So much better defense he's facing 582 00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:49,080 Speaker 1: this week to four yards per attempt that week. So 583 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:53,320 Speaker 1: it's happened, and uh, I just see such a defensive battle, 584 00:30:53,360 --> 00:30:55,120 Speaker 1: and I think they're gonna struggle to throw the ball. 585 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:58,560 Speaker 1: The Gabber zone at five yards per tempt is like 586 00:30:58,600 --> 00:31:01,080 Speaker 1: the Mendoza line at the two batting average. Even if 587 00:31:01,080 --> 00:31:03,520 Speaker 1: you're at two oh six, you're still hovering around the 588 00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:05,880 Speaker 1: Mendoza line. If you're at five point five yards per 589 00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:08,720 Speaker 1: attempt and in the gab zone. It would be great 590 00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:11,080 Speaker 1: if you could time travel and go back to the 591 00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:14,800 Speaker 1: two thousand ten draft and just lean into the GM 592 00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:17,640 Speaker 1: of the Jaguars gear and go be aware of the 593 00:31:17,720 --> 00:31:20,560 Speaker 1: camera zone and see if he still makes the pick. 594 00:31:21,040 --> 00:31:23,160 Speaker 1: I thought you were gonna say you were gonna time 595 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:27,760 Speaker 1: travel back into the Gabbard zone, which just blew my mind. 596 00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:32,000 Speaker 1: Trippy man, I don't think we can recover from that. 597 00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:35,080 Speaker 1: And finally, one last one and I'll throw it to Cessler. 598 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:38,640 Speaker 1: What's more likely Papa John climbs out of the television 599 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:40,920 Speaker 1: set like the Girl in the Ring or Troy Aikman 600 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:43,880 Speaker 1: challenges An Koon Bolden to a televised street fight all 601 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:47,480 Speaker 1: rocky five. Definitely, Papa John and I think that there's 602 00:31:47,760 --> 00:31:52,240 Speaker 1: genuine concern. I know we share that. Danny. Uh. His 603 00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:55,440 Speaker 1: skill set in terms of his powers are we don't know, 604 00:31:55,520 --> 00:32:00,280 Speaker 1: maybe limitless. Uh. He's eternally creepy. He's an off full 605 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:03,840 Speaker 1: He's obviously not been hired just to be an actor. 606 00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:07,440 Speaker 1: There's something else going on here. Greg is trying to 607 00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:10,120 Speaker 1: shut you up. For the first time, I feel like 608 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:14,280 Speaker 1: the Shadowy League figure. I won't say let it just speak. 609 00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:17,760 Speaker 1: It's a warning. It's a warning to all people. Don't 610 00:32:17,760 --> 00:32:24,360 Speaker 1: look him in the eyes. I'm going street fight. I'm 611 00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:28,040 Speaker 1: with Mark on the Papa John thing. Street fight. No, no, no, 612 00:32:28,360 --> 00:32:30,320 Speaker 1: the girl in the ring or whatnot. I have no 613 00:32:30,360 --> 00:32:32,360 Speaker 1: idea what the girl in the ring is because I 614 00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:36,960 Speaker 1: don't know. It's probably happened since culture. That happened after 615 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:39,560 Speaker 1: the spin doctors had a hit. I hated the spin 616 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:43,880 Speaker 1: doctor Naomi Watts the ring right right after Mholland drive, 617 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:48,400 Speaker 1: you know. And I would be a formidable handlem BlimE. No. 618 00:32:48,520 --> 00:32:52,280 Speaker 1: I would handle everything before, he would handle everything after 619 00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:56,720 Speaker 1: over each other's weakness. All right, Mark and I are 620 00:32:56,760 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 1: going to speak with Greg Hardy right now. Wes, you're 621 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:03,120 Speaker 1: heading off into the wilderness potentially, but again, wine coolers 622 00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:05,760 Speaker 1: and windwood to me is a better idea. And Greg, 623 00:33:05,920 --> 00:33:08,720 Speaker 1: you have some managerial tasks to handle. Is that correct? 624 00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:10,800 Speaker 1: Now I'm going to hang out with my daughter and 625 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:14,760 Speaker 1: your new TP. She got. It's gonna be good. What 626 00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:20,400 Speaker 1: a dad? Yeah, So you two gentlemen. Good seeing you. Mark. 627 00:33:20,600 --> 00:33:24,080 Speaker 1: Let's let's continue on with our one. We have a 628 00:33:24,160 --> 00:33:27,360 Speaker 1: very special guest on the line right now. He is 629 00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:31,200 Speaker 1: Star defensive end for the Carolina Panthers finished the season 630 00:33:31,280 --> 00:33:34,680 Speaker 1: with fifteen sacks, tying a franchise record over there and 631 00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:37,480 Speaker 1: also in a Round the League podcast favorite, he is 632 00:33:37,560 --> 00:33:44,040 Speaker 1: Greg Hardy. Great, Yes, welcome to the Around the League Podcast. You, 633 00:33:44,720 --> 00:33:46,640 Speaker 1: I'm sure you're aware of this is a huge listener 634 00:33:46,680 --> 00:33:49,920 Speaker 1: of the program. But we we've talked up the Panthers 635 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:52,400 Speaker 1: all year and you in particular. We're a huge fan 636 00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:54,120 Speaker 1: of what you've been able to do with the last 637 00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:57,960 Speaker 1: two seasons and the promise that your defense has. Yes, 638 00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:00,680 Speaker 1: fair man, you know so good. This come to a 639 00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:03,880 Speaker 1: complete season where we're getting acknowledgement for the hard work 640 00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:07,560 Speaker 1: of west Nuers and whatever. Um I've made it. This 641 00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:10,279 Speaker 1: made it this far into the interview without bringing up 642 00:34:10,280 --> 00:34:14,719 Speaker 1: the Cracking, But now it's time. Um. According to the Internet, 643 00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:17,920 Speaker 1: which obviously is never wrong, the Cracking is a legendary 644 00:34:17,920 --> 00:34:20,879 Speaker 1: sea monster of giant proportions that is said to dwell 645 00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:25,480 Speaker 1: off the coasts of Norway and Greenland. Um I first, 646 00:34:25,560 --> 00:34:28,680 Speaker 1: my first question is how how did you begin to 647 00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:32,960 Speaker 1: associate yourself with this great beast? How can you not man? 648 00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:35,560 Speaker 1: Look at it does whatever he wants. So that's my thing, 649 00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:39,680 Speaker 1: Like how did you even learn about it? Is it? 650 00:34:39,760 --> 00:34:43,000 Speaker 1: Was it a movie or a book or um? You know, Um, 651 00:34:43,080 --> 00:34:45,880 Speaker 1: I got an artistic ground up the school prographic design, 652 00:34:46,080 --> 00:34:48,399 Speaker 1: uh in English, you know, and in both you kind 653 00:34:48,400 --> 00:34:51,360 Speaker 1: of research menthology and no monsters and creatures and so 654 00:34:51,440 --> 00:34:54,120 Speaker 1: on and so fun. So when one of my things 655 00:34:54,200 --> 00:34:56,400 Speaker 1: brought it up on one of the um the websites 656 00:34:56,400 --> 00:34:59,200 Speaker 1: like red d or camps Crutch or something like that, 657 00:34:59,280 --> 00:35:01,560 Speaker 1: they were like the guys coming up the bench like 658 00:35:01,560 --> 00:35:04,000 Speaker 1: a taking and I was like, wait for it, that 659 00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:09,719 Speaker 1: sounds like me. And and from what from what we 660 00:35:09,880 --> 00:35:13,240 Speaker 1: hear and read, apparently there's like a whole like uh, 661 00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:15,640 Speaker 1: it's almost even though you're the cracking, it's almost incredible. 662 00:35:15,960 --> 00:35:18,600 Speaker 1: Hulk ask where you go from Bruce Banner to the 663 00:35:18,680 --> 00:35:21,960 Speaker 1: Hulk free safety. And your teammate Mike Mitchell had this 664 00:35:22,040 --> 00:35:25,000 Speaker 1: to say. He puts his headphones on and his contacts 665 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:28,080 Speaker 1: in apparently there you know, cat contacts, which is outrageous 666 00:35:28,080 --> 00:35:30,839 Speaker 1: and awesome, and and Greg's out the door and now 667 00:35:30,880 --> 00:35:33,120 Speaker 1: you get to see the cracking. I believe in him, 668 00:35:33,160 --> 00:35:37,399 Speaker 1: So you become a different creature altogether. It's a whole 669 00:35:38,120 --> 00:35:40,680 Speaker 1: of the way of thinking, just like a different mindset 670 00:35:41,080 --> 00:35:43,080 Speaker 1: that you know, I'll bring to the field that I 671 00:35:43,120 --> 00:35:46,840 Speaker 1: only think is allowed in like normal society. It's a 672 00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:48,640 Speaker 1: good thing. You're allowed to do it on the field, 673 00:35:48,640 --> 00:35:50,480 Speaker 1: all right. So I just want to, uh, we want 674 00:35:50,480 --> 00:35:52,080 Speaker 1: to get into a little bit. We want to look 675 00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:53,680 Speaker 1: ahead to these games, but I want to talk about 676 00:35:53,719 --> 00:35:56,960 Speaker 1: Sunday a little bit. Um. Obviously a tough loss that 677 00:35:57,040 --> 00:36:00,399 Speaker 1: ended your season. Um, I know that you had eight 678 00:36:00,400 --> 00:36:02,680 Speaker 1: sacks in your last three games of the season. Then 679 00:36:02,760 --> 00:36:06,120 Speaker 1: you got shut out. In general, the defensive front seven 680 00:36:06,160 --> 00:36:10,719 Speaker 1: struggled to get uh to the other side. Now you 681 00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:12,920 Speaker 1: had said you were quoters saying they got they got 682 00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:15,359 Speaker 1: a lot of us rattled. Um, how is the San 683 00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:18,359 Speaker 1: Francisco scheme different that was able to kind of get 684 00:36:18,360 --> 00:36:21,080 Speaker 1: you guys in a little bit of trouble? Well, really, 685 00:36:21,120 --> 00:36:23,239 Speaker 1: you know, just much different. It was just effective. Man. 686 00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:26,640 Speaker 1: They came out and they were a serious front. They 687 00:36:26,840 --> 00:36:29,000 Speaker 1: came out with a lot of you know, fast throws, 688 00:36:29,600 --> 00:36:32,759 Speaker 1: bank aids, slants, and uh tried to open up with 689 00:36:32,800 --> 00:36:34,560 Speaker 1: the ring game. We stopped pretty good early, but you 690 00:36:34,600 --> 00:36:36,399 Speaker 1: know they opened up in the second half, went back 691 00:36:36,440 --> 00:36:38,440 Speaker 1: to it, man, and it just and they started to 692 00:36:38,480 --> 00:36:40,520 Speaker 1: break it down. You know, Russell wasn't getting their Kaepernick 693 00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:42,960 Speaker 1: was getting comfortable, and like I said, that's what happened, man, 694 00:36:42,960 --> 00:36:45,319 Speaker 1: when the better team comes to play that day. You know, 695 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:48,839 Speaker 1: taking a look at this weekend, obviously a matchup that 696 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:50,960 Speaker 1: a lot of people felt from the start of the 697 00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:54,480 Speaker 1: season we'd see in the title game, San Francisco going 698 00:36:54,520 --> 00:36:58,000 Speaker 1: to Seattle. In your mind, are the two best teams 699 00:36:58,000 --> 00:37:01,840 Speaker 1: in the NFC playing this weekend? You know, I can't 700 00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:06,120 Speaker 1: write if Pully say that you think, uh, you think 701 00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:09,480 Speaker 1: that things will be different next season for you? Oh definitely. Man. 702 00:37:09,520 --> 00:37:11,720 Speaker 1: I feel like, you know, especially if I stayed in Carolina, 703 00:37:11,760 --> 00:37:14,600 Speaker 1: we're gonna come out with a series attitudes chip on 704 00:37:14,640 --> 00:37:17,520 Speaker 1: our show that's just prepared to dominate, you know, at 705 00:37:17,520 --> 00:37:20,000 Speaker 1: every level. And I guess, you know, like every everybody 706 00:37:20,080 --> 00:37:22,080 Speaker 1: saying right now about us this year, you know why, 707 00:37:22,080 --> 00:37:23,960 Speaker 1: I have some experience, like we didn't have this here 708 00:37:24,040 --> 00:37:25,640 Speaker 1: and you have to make a lot of plays that 709 00:37:25,640 --> 00:37:28,160 Speaker 1: we didn't make and just filling the blanks, you know, basically, 710 00:37:28,760 --> 00:37:31,520 Speaker 1: you know, taking a look at the San Francisco and Seattle, 711 00:37:31,600 --> 00:37:35,640 Speaker 1: you guys obviously squared off against both quarterbacks, you know, 712 00:37:35,719 --> 00:37:39,640 Speaker 1: with Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick. What how what's the 713 00:37:39,680 --> 00:37:43,160 Speaker 1: difference between these two? How would you characterize something that 714 00:37:43,200 --> 00:37:46,920 Speaker 1: makes one, you know, varied from the other. Honestly, you know, 715 00:37:47,040 --> 00:37:50,000 Speaker 1: just um the level of completion, man, you got you 716 00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:52,040 Speaker 1: gotta you gotta look out for what I mean, what 717 00:37:52,280 --> 00:37:56,200 Speaker 1: uh You gotta look after that guy, man, because he 718 00:37:56,239 --> 00:37:59,239 Speaker 1: can complete passing on any level, you know what I mean, 719 00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:02,239 Speaker 1: like scrambling two foot uh in a sack, you know, 720 00:38:02,280 --> 00:38:05,719 Speaker 1: falling down underhand, all types of ways, man. And he's 721 00:38:05,760 --> 00:38:07,520 Speaker 1: not afraid to hold the ball and just get down 722 00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:10,480 Speaker 1: there and make the plays wherever or whatever, you know. 723 00:38:10,520 --> 00:38:12,400 Speaker 1: But kaeper Nick, Man, he's more of a you have 724 00:38:12,480 --> 00:38:14,880 Speaker 1: a team quarterback minute. He works well with offensive lineman, 725 00:38:15,160 --> 00:38:17,640 Speaker 1: his schemes perfect for him, man, and when he feels 726 00:38:17,680 --> 00:38:20,120 Speaker 1: like going, he does. But he's definitely, you know, looking 727 00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:22,840 Speaker 1: to make more more plays according to the scheme and 728 00:38:22,920 --> 00:38:25,839 Speaker 1: not just you know, running off running the Seattle type 729 00:38:25,840 --> 00:38:30,280 Speaker 1: of offense. Are you coming off Sunday and the losses? 730 00:38:30,480 --> 00:38:33,480 Speaker 1: Are you someone that's able to watch Sunday's NFC title 731 00:38:33,520 --> 00:38:35,120 Speaker 1: game or do you stay away from it and kind 732 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:38,400 Speaker 1: of shut it down and start looking toward next season? Me. 733 00:38:38,560 --> 00:38:40,239 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I'm done with him. My man, I can't. 734 00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:42,760 Speaker 1: I can't look at him, and I gotta thing for losing, 735 00:38:43,400 --> 00:38:45,719 Speaker 1: you know, just eats me up inside. Just to see 736 00:38:45,800 --> 00:38:47,840 Speaker 1: you know, Uh, the last game that you know we 737 00:38:47,880 --> 00:38:50,479 Speaker 1: were playing with there's defense that I've you know, growing 738 00:38:50,520 --> 00:38:53,040 Speaker 1: to love and just be a part of. Breaks me 739 00:38:53,120 --> 00:38:56,359 Speaker 1: up inside. So I'll try to stay away from it. Yeah, 740 00:38:56,360 --> 00:38:58,040 Speaker 1: that makes sense. I feel like i'd be the same way. 741 00:38:58,640 --> 00:39:01,080 Speaker 1: You're that invested in and what you're trying to do 742 00:39:01,160 --> 00:39:03,040 Speaker 1: and then you fall short. You know, I feel like 743 00:39:03,080 --> 00:39:04,880 Speaker 1: I wouldn't be watching it. Are you going on a 744 00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:09,719 Speaker 1: vacation or anything? You you're doing something crack like crack fantastic. Yes, 745 00:39:10,200 --> 00:39:11,839 Speaker 1: I'm on the coach right now. Man. Ready to get 746 00:39:11,880 --> 00:39:14,040 Speaker 1: some of the water up in Miami so the sea 747 00:39:14,080 --> 00:39:17,920 Speaker 1: monster will go into the sea his natural domain and 748 00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:21,560 Speaker 1: dominate um. All right, So you're a general manager, Dave 749 00:39:21,600 --> 00:39:24,440 Speaker 1: Gettleman gave you know the state of the team press 750 00:39:24,440 --> 00:39:29,360 Speaker 1: conference today. Uh, Pathers don't have a great salary cap situation. 751 00:39:29,440 --> 00:39:32,399 Speaker 1: We know, would you be all right with the franchise tag? 752 00:39:32,480 --> 00:39:34,359 Speaker 1: I mean, would how disappointed would you be? Or are 753 00:39:34,360 --> 00:39:37,840 Speaker 1: you cool that and just building off that if that happens, 754 00:39:38,160 --> 00:39:40,120 Speaker 1: I'm definite ready to build. Man, it's a big honor 755 00:39:40,120 --> 00:39:44,480 Speaker 1: and have a franchise. Say, you know, especially the type 756 00:39:44,480 --> 00:39:47,160 Speaker 1: of organizations in this position, man, and I would love 757 00:39:47,200 --> 00:39:49,080 Speaker 1: to just be that guy that you know can bring 758 00:39:49,640 --> 00:39:53,520 Speaker 1: more chaos. You know? Me? Are you diffusing a bomb? 759 00:39:54,080 --> 00:39:55,880 Speaker 1: It sounds like there was something beeping going on? Did 760 00:39:55,960 --> 00:39:59,360 Speaker 1: you just did you just stop a major tragedy? Oh no, 761 00:39:59,520 --> 00:40:01,800 Speaker 1: that's my ca him. Man, everything's complicated out here with me. 762 00:40:05,040 --> 00:40:07,920 Speaker 1: I like that. Let's say you do get that franchise 763 00:40:07,960 --> 00:40:10,879 Speaker 1: tag and you fulfill your promise, which we don't doubt 764 00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:13,520 Speaker 1: you'll do at some stage here of fifty sacks in 765 00:40:13,560 --> 00:40:16,400 Speaker 1: a single NFL season with by the way, the best prediction, 766 00:40:16,800 --> 00:40:18,839 Speaker 1: hands down, he hands down. I mean, did you at 767 00:40:18,840 --> 00:40:21,439 Speaker 1: that point do you just march into Dave Gentleman's office 768 00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:23,400 Speaker 1: and just say, I mean, what do you ask for it? 769 00:40:23,480 --> 00:40:31,000 Speaker 1: All the money whatever I want? Like always, I mean, what, honestly, 770 00:40:31,520 --> 00:40:34,880 Speaker 1: seven hundred million dollars over forty years? What what what 771 00:40:34,920 --> 00:40:36,839 Speaker 1: would be your best guess of the contract you would 772 00:40:36,840 --> 00:40:40,880 Speaker 1: get off a hundred and four sacks season and uh 773 00:40:41,480 --> 00:40:46,200 Speaker 1: st together make a try Tom Brady, uh Drewryes, just 774 00:40:46,200 --> 00:40:49,360 Speaker 1: store him all together. Let's put that one for me. 775 00:40:49,680 --> 00:40:52,680 Speaker 1: Dave Gentleman thinks he has salary cap problems. Now just 776 00:40:52,719 --> 00:40:57,319 Speaker 1: wait till the cracking goes for a century. Um, Greg Hardy, 777 00:40:57,400 --> 00:40:59,440 Speaker 1: you are the man. Thank you for coming on and 778 00:40:59,520 --> 00:41:01,719 Speaker 1: joining us us and uh best of luck in your 779 00:41:01,760 --> 00:41:05,000 Speaker 1: sea dive and then coming back and and terrorizing the 780 00:41:05,080 --> 00:41:08,680 Speaker 1: league again. Thanks a lot, man man, Thank you guys 781 00:41:08,680 --> 00:41:14,080 Speaker 1: for having me. I appreciate it. Cracking out, cracking out, 782 00:41:15,239 --> 00:41:18,120 Speaker 1: all right, So we will be back on Thursday. That 783 00:41:18,200 --> 00:41:24,120 Speaker 1: will be our super sized conference weekend pregame study of 784 00:41:24,160 --> 00:41:27,239 Speaker 1: the two huge title games. Everything in our life is 785 00:41:27,280 --> 00:41:30,200 Speaker 1: pointed towards these two games this Sunday. There is very 786 00:41:30,239 --> 00:41:32,920 Speaker 1: little happening in our lives outside of that. It's sadly 787 00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:35,720 Speaker 1: chin all right. Until then, This is Dan Hansen signing 788 00:41:35,800 --> 00:41:40,000 Speaker 1: up for the Sizzler, the mailman, the boss, the gold 789 00:41:40,040 --> 00:41:42,120 Speaker 1: standard behind the glass. Until