1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:18,480 Speaker 1: The volume What Is Going On? Got a special weekend 2 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 1: episode brought to you by my friends at Walmart. We 3 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 1: got a really good slate of games, some interesting stuff 4 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: going on. We got Mike Vrabel taking on the Titans. 5 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 1: That's uh, that's pretty fantastic, especially given the Tennessee Fire 6 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:37,839 Speaker 1: heading to Nashville and the Eagles versus Carson Wentz and 7 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings. That's hard to beat. So we're gonna 8 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: dive into the big slay of games, and my friends 9 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:46,279 Speaker 1: at Walmart, UH make it really easy because I got 10 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 1: a friend in town this week. He just got a 11 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: job at a big bank that's actually based out of 12 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: here in Arizona. He lives in southern California, and I'm 13 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 1: fired up for him. It's it's a it's an awesome gig. 14 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 1: And I was like, you know what, stay a couple 15 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: extra days, don't leave at the end of the week. 16 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 1: You've been at this convention hanging out, Like, make it 17 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:06,559 Speaker 1: a full week and come over and watch some ball. 18 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:09,039 Speaker 1: We'll watch some of these games on Sunday. But I 19 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:12,400 Speaker 1: realized my wife's out of town, and I don't have 20 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 1: any food here, and I'm busy. I don't really want 21 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 1: to go to the store. So I'm like, why don't 22 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 1: I just do this. I got someboddies coming over, I 23 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:22,679 Speaker 1: want to barbecue some burgers, and I want to have 24 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: snacks delivered to my house. But in order to save 25 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 1: some time, I'm gonna go to the Walmart app because 26 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:32,399 Speaker 1: they have express delivery, which means Walmart can get to 27 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: your all this stuff to you in as fast as 28 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 1: one hour, from snacks to sippy cups. It's a legit 29 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 1: life saving. So what I did is I ordered some burgers. 30 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,479 Speaker 1: I ordered some buns. I gotta ketchup and mustard here. 31 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: I also have not a big fan, especially when she's 32 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: gone of using our normal plates, so I bought some 33 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 1: paper plates as well, and got a couple of Gatorades 34 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: as well. Need to hydrate. I gotta stay sober because 35 00:01:57,240 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: we've got a busy week on a busy day on Sundays, 36 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: So no boozing. But you could easily order booze if 37 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: you wanted to. So I'm placing my order right now. 38 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 1: I've already got it in the hopper and I'm checking out. 39 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: And here's the thing. When it's delivered, we're gonna see 40 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 1: it delivered before the end of the show, and if 41 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: you want to try it yourself, just head to Walmart, 42 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: download the app, and get free delivery on your first 43 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 1: order with the promo code Express. The promotion is valid 44 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 1: for the first Express delivery with fifty dollars minimum, subject 45 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 1: to availability and restrictions apply. So let's dive in. We've 46 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:35,920 Speaker 1: talked about it all week that the Titans are a 47 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: complete embarrassment. They fail as an organization, not like an individual. 48 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: I'm not defending Brian Callahan. He clearly was pretty pretty 49 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 1: bad at his job. You could argue that he didn't 50 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: even know the rules. He literally said that week one, 51 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 1: I didn't know that an elbow down meant two feet 52 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:56,119 Speaker 1: in men a catch A didn't challenge. It was over 53 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 1: his head. And it happens a lot. You're seeing with 54 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 1: Aaron Glenn. You see it with a lot of guys 55 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:02,799 Speaker 1: that are coordinators and become head coaches. And here's the 56 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: difference where I will defend Aaron Glenn. Aaron Glenn ran 57 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 1: the defense. So he was tasked to not just like 58 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:12,679 Speaker 1: be a coordinator, like to actually call the place. Bran 59 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 1: Callahan didn't call the place in Tennessee like he became 60 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: famous because he was the offensive coordinator for Joe Burrow. 61 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 1: He was at the play caller. The head coach was 62 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: like Mike McDaniel. He became famous as his offensive guru, 63 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: but he didn't call the place this guy named Kyle 64 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: Shanahan did. Some of mcveig's guys. Now, granted they've had success. 65 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 1: When Kevin O'Connell worked for Sean mcvah, he wasn't calling 66 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: the place sehn was, So it could be really difficult 67 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: to go, is this guy gonna be good or not? 68 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:42,119 Speaker 1: We got no clue. You see it in college football, right, 69 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: it's like, let's take this guy from a little school 70 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: and make him the head coach at Florida. Well, being 71 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 1: the head coach at Louisiana Lafayette is absolutely nothing like 72 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: being the head coach at Florida. Beside, the field is 73 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: one hundred yards and whatever fifty nine yards wide right 74 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 1: and the goalpost are the same size. But in terms 75 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: of running the program on a daily basis, they have 76 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 1: nothing in common. And that's why the Mike Rabel thing 77 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: is so fascinating. I look back and I go, this 78 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 1: guy had taken the Titans, who under this ownership is 79 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:19,040 Speaker 1: a laughingstock. Now, granted they lost in their home opener 80 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 1: when they were the one seed, but he literally made 81 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 1: them in the number one seed and they ended up 82 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 1: losing to Joe Burrow, who would go on the next 83 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,160 Speaker 1: week to beat the Kansae Chiefs. And the previous year 84 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: when they were a little bit of an underdog, was 85 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: going on the road to New England, was going on 86 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 1: the road to Baltimore, made the Titans the one seed 87 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:38,279 Speaker 1: and one road playoff games with Ryan Tannehill. Like Mike 88 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 1: Rabel isn't just a good coach, Like he's really good. 89 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 1: And to think that the Patriots, now, I'm sure they're 90 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 1: paying him pretty good money, but they should have had 91 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,159 Speaker 1: to be in a bidding war. Like think about the Jets. 92 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: You interviewed him, and I think clearly part of vrabel 93 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: interviewing there was to spark some interest with the Patriots, 94 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 1: or at least to kind of get the wheels and motions, 95 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 1: you know, just feed up the process a little bit. 96 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 1: But if I was the Jets, I'd be listen, you 97 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: can use me a little bit, like I'm cool with that, 98 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: I understand, but I'm also gonna use you because I 99 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 1: want you to be my head coach. So how about 100 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:15,840 Speaker 1: five years, one hundred million dollars. How about we offer 101 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 1: you amount of money, Like, okay, people say the crafts 102 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:19,720 Speaker 1: are cheap. Let's see if they're willing to pay you 103 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 1: what we're willing to pay you, because we will pay you. 104 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: If they were cool with paying you fifteen million dollars 105 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 1: a year, we'll pay you five more per season, and 106 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 1: we'll give you full autonomy and anything you want to do. 107 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:32,039 Speaker 1: We're not gonna force you to work with anybody like 108 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:34,280 Speaker 1: they're forcing you, even though I think Josh mccanner's doing 109 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 1: a really good job, Like that wasn't Rabel's higher you know, 110 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: Elliott Wolf probably getting along, but like he was kind 111 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:41,600 Speaker 1: of forced to work with. We'll let you bring in 112 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 1: whoever you want. Now, you could argue if that's the 113 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 1: right move to operate as an organization, to give all 114 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 1: the power to a coach, But like the power of 115 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:51,600 Speaker 1: Mike Rabel. Cause again, if you're the Jets, Like, is 116 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 1: Mike Rabel ever gonna win a Super Bowl? I don't know, 117 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:57,159 Speaker 1: I have no clue, But there is a value in 118 00:05:57,320 --> 00:06:00,480 Speaker 1: just having a team that can make the playoffs. Right now, 119 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 1: the Jets have the longest standing current you know, time 120 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 1: period of a team that has not made the playoffs 121 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: in all of North American team sports. That's pretty crazy. 122 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 1: I mean, that's seems like the Sacramento Kinks have been 123 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 1: checked off the list. The Giants a couple of years ago, 124 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: who have mainly been an abomination for like well over 125 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,840 Speaker 1: a decade, made the playoffs, won a game. They beat 126 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings a couple of years ago when they 127 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 1: were nine to eight. And you see this week like 128 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 1: I can't imagine that throughout the week, and he's downplayed it. 129 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:33,840 Speaker 1: He's not gonna feed into this. He's got a little 130 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:38,279 Speaker 1: Belichick to him, but you have to imagine that he 131 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 1: has been pacing because this is a moment and I 132 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:44,039 Speaker 1: don't know if his team's quite good enough to beat 133 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: the breaks off a team, but if he was ever 134 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 1: gonna do it, this is the type week where he 135 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:53,040 Speaker 1: tries to just embarrass your entire organization. And they're gonna 136 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:56,359 Speaker 1: be a lot of fans with the Titans, who because 137 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:59,839 Speaker 1: when you just lose over and over and over again, 138 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 1: it's human nature for like apathy to kind of set in. Eventually. 139 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: It's like, I just don't even care, and that's what 140 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: it feels like a little bit with Tennessee. It's like, 141 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: we don't even care. This is college football country to 142 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: begin with. We've had some moments with this franchise, but 143 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 1: there's no way I'm watching a team that had the 144 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: number one overall pick last year that now looks like 145 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 1: they're destined to compete for the number one pick again 146 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 1: and just constantly suck. There is nothing worse because in 147 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: baseball it's like whatever, these games don't matter. In football, 148 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 1: like you get once a week, the games you get 149 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 1: build up for in terms of the hype, the different 150 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 1: press conferences, there's like a lead up to the game 151 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 1: every week. So he's like that kind of sucks you 152 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 1: back in and this week it's like, I'm almost rooting 153 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 1: for Mike Vrabel. If I'm a Titans fan, i want 154 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 1: Mike Vrabel to make it even worse, to make it 155 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: even uglier, because that's how we feel, and it really 156 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 1: sucks for We talk a lot about Sam Darnold, we 157 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: talk a lot about Baker Mayfield, we talk a lot 158 00:07:56,480 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: about Daniel Jones. These quarterbacks get put in these situations 159 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: that are just chaotic, that are just you know, dysfunctional 160 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 1: feels like an understatement. There's no way to overcome it. 161 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 1: In most human beings, I don't care who you are, 162 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 1: don't have the mental fortitude, the just ability to stay confident, 163 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 1: keep your head up and handle the adversity that comes 164 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 1: with Like every single person in the building of this 165 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 1: franchise that is worth billions of dollars is staring at you. 166 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: Save us. It's like, guys, I might be able to 167 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 1: save us in a couple of years. But I'm like 168 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 1: twenty three years old and I've played six games in 169 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 1: my career and clearly I look around, no one knows 170 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: what's going on. Maybe one day I will know what's 171 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: going on like a Sam Darnold, like a Baker Mayfield, 172 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 1: but right now I don't. So right now I can't 173 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:46,280 Speaker 1: really help anybody out, and I'm screaming for help with 174 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 1: my coaches. They're firing people and it's just a joke. 175 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 1: And this is why, looking back on them firing Mike 176 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:56,000 Speaker 1: Vrabel because he was like mean, I think there are 177 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:58,679 Speaker 1: some industries where it's like you're allowed to be an 178 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 1: a hole, you know, and football is just one of those. 179 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,320 Speaker 1: Finance is one of those. You've ever been to a 180 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 1: construction site. It's not for the faint of heart. And 181 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:09,959 Speaker 1: there are other industries where you probably, like, if you're 182 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,560 Speaker 1: gonna be a high school teacher, you know you're probably 183 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 1: not screaming at other teachers in the lunch room, right, 184 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:19,080 Speaker 1: But if you go into a football office, high school football, 185 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: let alone college or the NFL like, it's aggressive. There's 186 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 1: a lot of ego. There's a lot of alpha and 187 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 1: sometimes like guys like I don't think Mike Vrabel's a 188 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 1: bad guy by any means, but you're not sleeping much 189 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:33,079 Speaker 1: during the season, You're not always gonna have a smile 190 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: on your face. And if you're an owner, you should 191 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:37,200 Speaker 1: always have a smile on your face because you're just 192 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 1: cashing enormous checks. Amy and the ownership brass for the 193 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: Titans are going to make money whether they don't win 194 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 1: another game for the next five years. They are going 195 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 1: to print cash just because the league gives them money. Right. Obviously, 196 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 1: there is pressure going in to this new building and 197 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 1: season tickets and stuff, but even if they don't win 198 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:03,439 Speaker 1: many games, it doesn't matter. They are guaranteed to make money. 199 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:08,880 Speaker 1: And also when they go into these hiring cycles, so 200 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:11,679 Speaker 1: you fire Brian Callahan. They fired a million guys before, 201 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: including Mike Rabel. Unless you're willing to pay top dollar, 202 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 1: how could any candidate worth his salt feel comfortable that 203 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 1: this is going to work, that it's worth me risking 204 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:27,319 Speaker 1: my career because a lot of these guys. One, if 205 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: you're quote unquote Retrade and Mike Frabel technically was you're 206 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:33,640 Speaker 1: not getting like three or four spots, right, Unless you're 207 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 1: Pete Carroll. This might be it's going to be your 208 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:38,120 Speaker 1: second go around. You better feel pretty comfortable, like I'm 209 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 1: Mike McCarthy, and if it is your first opportunity, you know, 210 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 1: these coordinators make so much money now that you can 211 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 1: be I would say a little more cautious when making 212 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 1: the decision. Oh, I just got to become a head coach, right, 213 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 1: Liam Cohen kind of did that last year. It's liked, bro, 214 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 1: you went from nobody to somebody quick. They're offering your 215 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:58,079 Speaker 1: head coach. He's like, yeah, unless you get rid of 216 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:00,120 Speaker 1: Trment Balkey, I'll just stay with Baker Mayfield. They're like, a, 217 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:03,480 Speaker 1: we really want you. We'll fire Trent Balke and we 218 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 1: want you. And look at Liam Collin looks like he's 219 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:07,200 Speaker 1: gonna be a pretty good coach. But if you're the Titans, like, 220 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 1: what do you have to offer a coach to get 221 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 1: him to take the gig? You just fired Mike freaking Vrabel, 222 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 1: who I would say, just if you just went around 223 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 1: the league is like universally respected, you would not find 224 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:22,640 Speaker 1: a coach or another GM that would go that guy's 225 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:24,719 Speaker 1: just good. You know. Again, it's like, well, can he 226 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:28,120 Speaker 1: win a Super Bowl? Like I don't know? Like Ryan Day, 227 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 1: it was like, could he ever win the National Championship? 228 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:32,080 Speaker 1: Then he did, like he was winning a lot of games. 229 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: And I'm not even the biggest Ryan Day fan, but 230 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 1: I would say, listen, he's pretty good. Like is Sark 231 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:39,480 Speaker 1: ever gonna win a National championship? But he could he's 232 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 1: at Texas, right, he hasn't, but he's pretty good relative 233 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 1: to the rest of the country. And say the same 234 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:46,800 Speaker 1: thing for Lincoln Riley could say the same thing for 235 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 1: Dan Lanning, Right, Dan Lanning had a great season last 236 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:52,319 Speaker 1: year and got blasted in his first playoff game. So 237 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:54,920 Speaker 1: I think part of this is having the understanding of 238 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:57,720 Speaker 1: when you get someone good in your building, they're gonna 239 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:00,439 Speaker 1: pish you off every once in a while. There's never 240 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 1: been a grouchier human being than Bill Belichick on a 241 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 1: daily basis. And that's when the Patriots were printing money 242 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 1: and making Super Bowl runs and winning trophies, and he 243 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:14,959 Speaker 1: still wasn't nice to anybody. And everyone's like, yeah, we're winning, 244 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:17,520 Speaker 1: it's worth it. That comes with the cost. Let's check 245 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 1: in on the order. It's like they're picking it up 246 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:25,680 Speaker 1: right now and coming over. So I'm really excited for 247 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: this game. And listen, I think Drake May has turned 248 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 1: into one of the more fun young players really just 249 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 1: in the league. I mean, if he's going to be 250 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:38,360 Speaker 1: this good the Patriots, they took a little hiatus from Brady, 251 00:12:38,559 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 1: but it feels like now you put Vrabel, you put 252 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 1: you know, kind of that Mac Jones and Cam Newton 253 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:46,439 Speaker 1: era behind you, and you got Drake May. That the 254 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:51,840 Speaker 1: future feels very very bright. The other game that's really 255 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 1: really fascinating is one thing I really appreciate about Philadelphia 256 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:02,199 Speaker 1: is the intensity that goes in the organization that it's 257 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 1: just win at all costs and they'll do whatever it takes. 258 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 1: People get fired, players get caught. And this is after 259 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 1: going to the playoffs. Right, remember that year where they 260 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:12,760 Speaker 1: kind of fell apart at the end and they just 261 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 1: start firing everybody. They had literally the year before been 262 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 1: in the Super Bowl. Their standard is just crazy high. 263 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 1: They have no let up. And this was one of 264 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 1: Sabans great qualities, is one of Great Belichick's great qualities. 265 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: And this is like the Eagles ethos with Jeffrey Leary 266 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:32,680 Speaker 1: and Howie Roseman that they just don't have much patience, 267 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:36,120 Speaker 1: patience and they know what they're doing. That's the difference 268 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 1: of them. And like the Raiders, the Titans, the Jets, 269 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:41,680 Speaker 1: who you could say also say don't have much patience, 270 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 1: but they have no clue what they're doing that, they 271 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 1: have no clue who they're hiring. They just constantly do 272 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 1: it wrong. The Eagles know what they're doing, but like 273 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:51,840 Speaker 1: any industry in life, you're not always going to hire 274 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:55,800 Speaker 1: the right people. Sometimes you hire the wrong guy and 275 00:13:55,920 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 1: it backfires and it leads you to evaluating and going 276 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 1: at the end of the season, we might need to 277 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 1: make a change, because you could argue the Eagles, well, 278 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 1: I think you are in a little trouble this weekend 279 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:11,839 Speaker 1: at Minnesota on the road. Their defensive backfield is a 280 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 1: major question mark. You're going up against Justin Jefferson, who 281 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:16,240 Speaker 1: isn't just one of the best, if not the best 282 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 1: wide receiver in league, he's one of the best players 283 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 1: in the league. Jordan Addison's a stud. Naylor's a really 284 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 1: good player. Hockinson, they got multiple running backs. It's just 285 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 1: that they are really really going to put the Eagles 286 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:30,960 Speaker 1: defense on tilt. And the Eagles pass rush hasn't nearly 287 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 1: been as good as it has been in years past. 288 00:14:33,680 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 1: It's not as dumbinant, they're not as good, and it 289 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 1: just lost players. That's part of paying a lot of 290 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 1: money to a lot of veteran guys. You can't sign 291 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 1: Milton Williams, you know, you can't sign Sweat, not even 292 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 1: saying that they would have wanted to and definitely not 293 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 1: at those prices, but you got no chance. They're as 294 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 1: good as gone. And Brandon Graham's like, I retire a 295 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 1: couple of years ago, Fletcher Cox, I retire. But they've 296 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 1: lost a lot of people, you know, CJ. Gardner Johnson, 297 00:14:56,720 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 1: who can be a polarizing individual, was just they're Ronnie Lott, 298 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 1: you know, in the league that where you're not really 299 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 1: allowed to hit anymore over the middle. I would not 300 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 1: want to go over the middle on that guy, and 301 00:15:08,680 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 1: they're random defensive backs. Like last year they had one 302 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:14,320 Speaker 1: of the best rookie corners we've seen in recent memory, 303 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 1: to go along with Darius Slay. Now you have random 304 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 1: guys like a Dori Jackson and Ringo the kid from 305 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 1: Georgia who just aren't very good or at least not 306 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 1: playing well. And when you can't cover people and your 307 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 1: pass rush isn't quite the same, that can be a problem. 308 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:34,560 Speaker 1: Even when you have one of the best defensive coordinators 309 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:36,840 Speaker 1: of his generation, there's only so much you can do. Now, 310 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: you could argue that Fangio, he's gonna have to adapt 311 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 1: a little bit. If your front four is not getting home, 312 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to blitz more. You don't need to 313 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 1: be Flores or some of these coaches that are very 314 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:52,360 Speaker 1: aggressive as blitzers. But you can't treat your unit like 315 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 1: it was last year, or like in San Francisco when 316 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:57,640 Speaker 1: you had Justin Smith and Alden Smith and Ray McDonald 317 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:00,160 Speaker 1: and Ahmad Brooks and you didn't need to blitz. It's 318 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 1: Patrick Willis and Navarro Bowman. But when your front's not 319 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:07,160 Speaker 1: getting home, you got to utilize your linebackers. Who are 320 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 1: great athletes in Campbell from Alabama and Zach Bond, who's 321 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 1: been a revelation as an Eagles player. You're gonna have 322 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:17,720 Speaker 1: to use those guys to manipulate some pressure. And the 323 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 1: one thing I would imagine that Kevin O'Connell's is going 324 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 1: to try to do is we're going to attack over 325 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 1: and over and Kevin O'Connell, like Sean McVay, and they're 326 00:16:25,880 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 1: the younger version of the Andy Reid, they want to 327 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:30,440 Speaker 1: pass the ball all the time. You know, some of 328 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 1: these old school offensive guys. I think Sean Payton falls 329 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 1: under this a little bit, like he has no problem 330 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 1: running the ball a lot. John Gruden I thought was 331 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:40,520 Speaker 1: going to be this progressive guy when he came back 332 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 1: to the Raiders, it was like full back. He wanted 333 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:44,960 Speaker 1: to run the ball. Some of these people, just like 334 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 1: you know these coaches, they just lean run over the 335 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 1: pass when all else fails, especially in a closer game. 336 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 1: Kevin O'Connell's a pass guy. He wants to throw it 337 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 1: over and over and over again, and against the Eagles, 338 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 1: I wouldn't blame him. So to me, there's gonna be 339 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 1: a microscope on this game. It's part of you know, 340 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: the Eagles have really turned in in like some of 341 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:07,399 Speaker 1: these other sports, like the way we talk about the 342 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 1: Yankees or the Red Sox, or like the Lakers or 343 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 1: the Warriors. They're just a polarizing team. They win or lose, 344 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:18,119 Speaker 1: everyone has an opinion on what's going on. Their quarterback 345 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 1: is pretty bizarre because he's had some of the greatest 346 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:23,679 Speaker 1: Super Bowl performances we've ever seen. He like literally just 347 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:26,960 Speaker 1: outdueled Patrick Mahomes. He was fantastic. But then he plays 348 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:30,199 Speaker 1: regular season games against like the Giants, Like, is this 349 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:32,920 Speaker 1: guy even good? And he can be, He's probably a 350 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:37,040 Speaker 1: hard guy to coach, uh, And clearly the identity of 351 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:39,159 Speaker 1: their offense feels a little lost to go along with 352 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:42,920 Speaker 1: their offensive coordinator who just doesn't feel that comfortable calling 353 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 1: the plays now Sirianni earlier this week stuck by him. 354 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:51,880 Speaker 1: But this is this is just an awesome storyline game. 355 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:56,439 Speaker 1: Like if Minnesota beats them, they've done an awesome job 356 00:17:56,560 --> 00:18:00,200 Speaker 1: with quarterback situation kind of influx and a bunch of 357 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:03,359 Speaker 1: injuries on their offensive line. And if Philly were to lose, 358 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:07,480 Speaker 1: I mean, it would be like Defcon five in Philadelphia. 359 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:09,560 Speaker 1: It would not shock me at all. If the Eagles 360 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:11,679 Speaker 1: were to fire somebody, if they were to make some 361 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:14,880 Speaker 1: personnel changes, I think we would start asking big picture questions, 362 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: like when you ride a running back like they did 363 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:20,440 Speaker 1: last year or like the forty nine ers did the 364 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:23,520 Speaker 1: year before, is there an attrition that comes with their 365 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 1: legs now that is unlike we've ever seen, And they're 366 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:29,760 Speaker 1: just kind of they're never quite the same. Because Saquon 367 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:32,840 Speaker 1: was so good last year, he looked like a rocket 368 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:36,159 Speaker 1: ship busting those fifty sixty seventy yard runs, and this 369 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:39,119 Speaker 1: year you're watching years he just doesn't quite feel the same. 370 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:42,440 Speaker 1: And then obviously defense, like there's just a level how 371 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:45,159 Speaker 1: he's probably the best GM in the league. But when 372 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 1: you're paying a lot of guys a lot of money, 373 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:50,560 Speaker 1: there is just not that much you can do right. 374 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:53,440 Speaker 1: You're gonna have to pinch pennies at certain positions. You're 375 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:56,080 Speaker 1: gonna need to hit on some low price free agents, 376 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 1: You're gonna need to hit on some random draft picks. Right, 377 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:01,639 Speaker 1: every guy gets to be a first rounder in your 378 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 1: starting lineup. You're gonna need a fifth rounder, a third rounder, 379 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:07,560 Speaker 1: a guy that you found on a practice squad to 380 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:10,440 Speaker 1: be starters. At different positions, and they're kind of going 381 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:12,240 Speaker 1: through it right now with some of that, and they're 382 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:14,640 Speaker 1: just not as good and the drop off between their 383 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 1: starters and because of the injury bug to the next 384 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:20,480 Speaker 1: guy is pretty dramatic. Like they couldn't resign McKai Beckton, 385 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:23,960 Speaker 1: mckaie Beckton last year, to go with Jurgens, to go 386 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:26,840 Speaker 1: with Dickerson, to go with the two tackles was just 387 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:31,200 Speaker 1: a road grader. I mean, they just he was incredible. 388 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 1: I mean he was he was a physical force. Well 389 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 1: what happens, like, well, we can't resign him. He goes 390 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:39,120 Speaker 1: to the Chargers, which is normal NFL business, Like that's 391 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 1: just part of the practice of the modern day salary cap. Right, 392 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:45,480 Speaker 1: You're like, what we got, we can't we got to 393 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: pick this guy over this guy. We're gonna resign this guy. 394 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:50,119 Speaker 1: We can't resign this guy. Just it's just part of 395 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 1: the deal. And all of a sudden you get Minnesota 396 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 1: who let Sam Donald go, which Sam Donald is objectively 397 00:19:57,240 --> 00:19:59,960 Speaker 1: one of the best players in the league. Like he is, 398 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 1: like you can't even argue it. I test statistically, just 399 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:07,919 Speaker 1: his win loss record over the last two years, he 400 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:11,399 Speaker 1: has been fantastic. Now he's gonna get judged based on 401 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:13,679 Speaker 1: last year, the two big games. At the end, you know, 402 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:16,520 Speaker 1: Seattle's in the playoffs or playing for the division. At 403 00:20:16,520 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 1: the end of the year, he's gonna be under a 404 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:21,240 Speaker 1: microscope too. But right now he looks awesome and we're like, Wow, 405 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:23,200 Speaker 1: you got a bunch of cap space. Is your quarterback 406 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 1: situation good enough? Because you have this awesome team. I 407 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 1: know you got some injuries, but these conversations are just 408 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 1: not gonna die. And one other game that is gonna 409 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:38,919 Speaker 1: be fascinating to me is the Sunday night game. I 410 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:43,119 Speaker 1: just don't know how you replace Fred Warner. See this, Walmart. 411 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 1: My order is actually on the way right now. They've 412 00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:50,119 Speaker 1: picked it up and they're coming to delivery. Watching the 413 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 1: Monday night game with the Atlanta Falcons, the two best 414 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:55,920 Speaker 1: players on the field on a field that had Josh 415 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:59,120 Speaker 1: Allen on it were Bijon Robinson, who was by far 416 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 1: the most dynamic guy on either team, and Drake London, 417 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 1: who has really turned into a high end wide receiver. 418 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:10,200 Speaker 1: Those two guys are dominant forces, and the only way 419 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 1: you can kind of neutralize a guy like b John 420 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:16,399 Speaker 1: Robinson is to have a star linebacker who essentially treats 421 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 1: him like when you have a spy on a quarterback 422 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 1: like Michael Vick or Lamar Jackson. That's what you do 423 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:23,560 Speaker 1: to a running back. And you lose Fred Warner to 424 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:28,200 Speaker 1: a shattered ankle, which is just devastating. It sucks. There 425 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:31,360 Speaker 1: is no replacing that. I've always thought it was kind 426 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:33,639 Speaker 1: of cheesy. I understand why you got to say it, 427 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:37,400 Speaker 1: but like, next man up, Like, this isn't high school football, 428 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 1: this is the pros. Fred Warner makes twenty five million 429 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:43,840 Speaker 1: dollars a year. The next man up is a rookie 430 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:46,359 Speaker 1: making a million dollars a year who might not be 431 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:49,920 Speaker 1: a starter on ten teams in the NFL. So next 432 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: man up, Like he literally has to be the next 433 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:54,160 Speaker 1: man up because we need a guy to play middle linebacker. 434 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:57,760 Speaker 1: But we can't act like this is the same. This 435 00:21:57,840 --> 00:22:01,240 Speaker 1: is the guy that breaks down our team pre game, postgame, 436 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 1: throughout the year, who is the sheriff in the locker room, 437 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:09,200 Speaker 1: who is like the heartbeat of the coaching staff on 438 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:12,080 Speaker 1: the field. You're just kind of screwed. And then you 439 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: get this team, who if I was Zach Robinson, who 440 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:18,480 Speaker 1: is the offensive coordinator for the Falcons, who's the former 441 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:23,159 Speaker 1: quarterback for the Oklahoma State Cowboys, who a lot of 442 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: people think have has a decent chance to be their 443 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:29,440 Speaker 1: next coach. If you start doing well in the NFL, 444 00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 1: you don't need to go to Oklahoma State, which is 445 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 1: not a good job, but you could just become a 446 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:37,639 Speaker 1: head coach in the NFL. And the way you do 447 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:39,959 Speaker 1: that is to make Michael Pennix look good, is to 448 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:43,240 Speaker 1: make v John Robinson and Drake London continue to look awesome. 449 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:45,320 Speaker 1: Then all of a sudden, look around the NFL like, 450 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:48,440 Speaker 1: who are the next shooting star coaches? And I think 451 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:51,119 Speaker 1: a lot of people, including myself early on the season 452 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:53,840 Speaker 1: is like and based on last year with cousins, Zach 453 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:56,400 Speaker 1: Robinson just kind of struggled as an offensive coordinator. Well 454 00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:59,200 Speaker 1: sometimes And I'm no different, You're no different. We're all 455 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: fall under this is we just need some reps, and 456 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:04,560 Speaker 1: the more reps in anything we do when we take 457 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:07,960 Speaker 1: different steps in life and we work up the ladder 458 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 1: and whatever we're doing, like, some things take more time 459 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:14,919 Speaker 1: than others. There are certain tasks and certain jobs that 460 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:17,000 Speaker 1: we pick up really quickly and other things that take 461 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 1: us some time. What's unique about the sport of football 462 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:22,720 Speaker 1: is when you go from a position coach to a coordinator, 463 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:26,160 Speaker 1: everyone's watching you, especially on a team where the head 464 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:29,200 Speaker 1: coach is a CEO head coach slash. He's a defensive 465 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 1: guide by nature, Like that's kind of becomes your baby. 466 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 1: We all know it. He knows it, the players know it. 467 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:37,480 Speaker 1: So when it struggles, like we all look at you 468 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:40,159 Speaker 1: and listen. This is why you make a lot of money. 469 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:43,480 Speaker 1: And there's a lot of pressure in these jobs. These 470 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 1: coaches know it like. It's a very unique profession that way, 471 00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:49,400 Speaker 1: because it's so public and so many people are passionate 472 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:51,720 Speaker 1: about it. And he did a really good job the 473 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:54,800 Speaker 1: other night. Now, the Bills are not good on defense. 474 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 1: I think we all agree, but I don't know how 475 00:23:57,119 --> 00:23:59,280 Speaker 1: good the forty nine ers are going to be on defense. 476 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 1: Nick is gone, Fred Warner is gone. They are very 477 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:07,200 Speaker 1: dependent on two rookie defensive alignements. So I think if 478 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:11,480 Speaker 1: you are the Atlanta Falcons, you attack early and often. 479 00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:16,359 Speaker 1: With Bjeon Robinson, he is he's a special player. I 480 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,920 Speaker 1: mean I've been I've had buddies that were going through 481 00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:20,960 Speaker 1: Texas when he was a young player, and they would 482 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:24,199 Speaker 1: go John. It is stupid. How talented this guy is. 483 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 1: There is nothing he can't do. Oh yeah, he's a 484 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:29,120 Speaker 1: great character guy too. He's kind of the total package. 485 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:32,040 Speaker 1: I mean, the NFL has been pretty lucky at running back. 486 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:34,360 Speaker 1: I mean, over the years, they've had some guys that've 487 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:37,200 Speaker 1: been a little bit of a wild card. Now look 488 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: at the last like three superstar running backs. They've had McCaffrey, Saquon, 489 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:46,440 Speaker 1: and Bijon whereas my wife calls him Dijon Mustard. They 490 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:50,199 Speaker 1: are just they're everything you want when you draft a player, right, 491 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 1: when you draft a player high, unless running backs are 492 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:56,720 Speaker 1: pretty polarizing, when you take them high, and I guess 493 00:24:56,720 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 1: typically I would be against doing that. I would leave 494 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:03,359 Speaker 1: an offensive lineman a defensive lineman. But sometimes in a 495 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:07,440 Speaker 1: draft it's supplied demand. So if there are no offensive 496 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 1: or defensive linemen worth taking, now, when you take Saquon 497 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:12,879 Speaker 1: number two or I'm pretty sure they could have taken 498 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:15,680 Speaker 1: I forget the defensive linemen off the top of my head, 499 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:17,639 Speaker 1: but there were guys they could have taken over Bejhon. 500 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 1: But if you're gonna be this, no one's gonna argue 501 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:23,120 Speaker 1: with you. It's like you can take Ashton gent number 502 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:25,679 Speaker 1: six overall, he's better be a pro bowler. Like you 503 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:28,359 Speaker 1: watch Bejon Robbins, You're like, that's Pro Bowl, pro level. 504 00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:31,800 Speaker 1: You watched McCaffrey two years ago, Saquon last year, Like, 505 00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:34,159 Speaker 1: that's that's Hall of Fame talent. So you give me 506 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame talent. We can argue with the value 507 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 1: in the draft. No one ever argues when the player 508 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 1: scoring multiple touchdowns a game, going for two hundred all 509 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 1: purpose yards week in week out, and I would expect 510 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:49,199 Speaker 1: Bejon to go nuts, and I think the forty nine 511 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:53,679 Speaker 1: ers are in major trouble. You can only when I 512 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:56,000 Speaker 1: was in high school, I used to work on the ranch. 513 00:25:56,320 --> 00:26:00,199 Speaker 1: My dad was a farmer, and basically sophomore, junior, senior year. 514 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:02,600 Speaker 1: It's when I realized, like, I'm not My brother still 515 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:06,680 Speaker 1: does it again. His job isn't quite what we were 516 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:09,400 Speaker 1: doing back then, but it was. It's really hard work 517 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:11,359 Speaker 1: and I lived in an area it was really hot. 518 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:16,720 Speaker 1: It just it's it's a humbling profession. It's it's tough. 519 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:21,520 Speaker 1: And the guy my dad worked for had this barge, 520 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:26,359 Speaker 1: and the barge was actually from I think World War One. 521 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:28,440 Speaker 1: He had bought the barge, and this is in the 522 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:32,680 Speaker 1: Sacramento area. This is probably twenty plus years ago. And 523 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 1: he had bought the barge it had I forget where 524 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:38,960 Speaker 1: he got it, but what happened was in World War One, 525 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:41,960 Speaker 1: these guys that were on the barge, a bunch of 526 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:46,879 Speaker 1: soldiers had a bad batch of moonshine and they all died, 527 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:51,320 Speaker 1: all of them. So this barge was so it might 528 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 1: have been in like the Bay area, and he had 529 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:55,680 Speaker 1: bought it because no one was using it. And I 530 00:26:55,720 --> 00:26:58,320 Speaker 1: don't even know technically what he used it for, but 531 00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 1: he had it in this area kind of between where 532 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:04,520 Speaker 1: I grew up in Davis and Sacramento. And it started 533 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:07,080 Speaker 1: to sink one day. I can't remember if there were 534 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:09,920 Speaker 1: holes in it, if like the motor had gone out, 535 00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:12,520 Speaker 1: but it was taking on water and it was going 536 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 1: to sink and it was gonna be a major problem. 537 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:19,600 Speaker 1: So we started getting these little pumps, right, not like 538 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 1: a big water pump, like little gasoline pumps. And we 539 00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:26,400 Speaker 1: had like three or four of them on the barge. 540 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:29,800 Speaker 1: And the guy I was working for was the owner's son, John, 541 00:27:30,359 --> 00:27:31,959 Speaker 1: and he was so mad. He's like, this is the 542 00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:34,840 Speaker 1: dumbest idea of all time and him and his dad 543 00:27:34,920 --> 00:27:38,399 Speaker 1: were screaming at each other. He ended up like fire 544 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:40,399 Speaker 1: broke out. It was a disaster, but it was a 545 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:44,199 Speaker 1: stupid idea because you could not save this barge with 546 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:47,920 Speaker 1: these little two pound pumps. It was not gonna work, 547 00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 1: and that's what it kind of They ended up saving 548 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:54,240 Speaker 1: it by getting huge pump brought in and erected the 549 00:27:54,280 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 1: barge and kind of saved it and kind of patched 550 00:27:56,359 --> 00:28:01,600 Speaker 1: it up. But there is no filling in a band 551 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:05,360 Speaker 1: aid for Nick Bosa and Fred Warner. It's literally impossible. 552 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:08,280 Speaker 1: You maybe can do it with Nick Bosa over the 553 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:11,440 Speaker 1: course manipulate some passer, there is no doing with Fred Warner. 554 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:13,560 Speaker 1: And that's what it feels like right now with the 555 00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:15,400 Speaker 1: forty nine ers. They're at the point where they've kind 556 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:18,119 Speaker 1: of band aid this. It's like the leak here now 557 00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:23,080 Speaker 1: the barge has broken waters flowing through and I'm kind 558 00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:25,760 Speaker 1: of nervous for the rest of the season because it's 559 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:28,400 Speaker 1: been very admirable. They've played their ass off. They're four 560 00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:30,800 Speaker 1: and two. They've done a good job coaching. But you 561 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:33,359 Speaker 1: just can't miss this many players. You can't have this 562 00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:36,320 Speaker 1: many injuries, you can't have this many issues and overcome it. 563 00:28:36,600 --> 00:28:38,120 Speaker 1: And it's one of those things like last year it's 564 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:40,360 Speaker 1: like they just lost some close games. This year it 565 00:28:40,400 --> 00:28:43,480 Speaker 1: feels like, I don't want to say, built an excuse, 566 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:45,560 Speaker 1: but at least you can understand it, you know, in 567 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:48,719 Speaker 1: the moment, Fred Warner's ankle was pointing the other way, like, 568 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:51,440 Speaker 1: who do you think is gonna be tackling Bijon Robinson 569 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:53,600 Speaker 1: when you play them in a game? And a huge 570 00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:57,320 Speaker 1: part of the forty nine ers potential success was well, 571 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:00,560 Speaker 1: they play a crappy schedule, which is true. They don't 572 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:03,520 Speaker 1: play a good schedule. Their schedule is really easy and 573 00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:06,120 Speaker 1: if they were fully healthy, they'd probably win like twelve games, 574 00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:08,840 Speaker 1: but they're not. And I do think when the dust 575 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:11,760 Speaker 1: settles it's going to be a struggle to win nine. 576 00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:15,120 Speaker 1: So this is an excellent opportunity if you're ahem, Morris, 577 00:29:15,160 --> 00:29:19,320 Speaker 1: if you're Penix, if you're Robinson, if you're London, like 578 00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:22,360 Speaker 1: they should be licking their lips to play some of 579 00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:26,360 Speaker 1: these random dudes on the forty nine ers defense. Okay, 580 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:28,240 Speaker 1: my food is here, let me get a quick sip 581 00:29:28,280 --> 00:29:31,320 Speaker 1: of my gatorade. How do you beat that? 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