1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: The Volume, What is going on everybody? John Middlecoff Three 2 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: and Out podcast. I guess I've been doing some Wednesday 3 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 1: podcasts for football because go Loo and golf has slowed down, 4 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:29,159 Speaker 1: though I've still gambled on golf. But I thought, you 5 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 1: know what, I saw Nathaniel Hackett say that he broke 6 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: the code. 7 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 2: I'm like, huh, I got some thoughts there. Jonathan Taylor 8 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 2: and I also yesterday on the quarterback tiers, I basically 9 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 2: all the top guys Mahomes, Hurts, Herbert Rogers, Allen Lamar, 10 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 2: Lawrence I didn't talk about and I was like, you 11 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 2: know what, let's give some thoughts on that crew today 12 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 2: because they're the best quarterbacks in the league, the best 13 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 2: players in the league, and just give a couple thoughts 14 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 2: before we kind of dive into these preseason games start 15 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 2: and then obviously the season's right around the corner and 16 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 2: some to talk about, so we'll dive into the quarterbacks. 17 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 2: If you're listening, subscribe to the feed. 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If you want to go to 43 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 2: a concert, Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen, any other artist you 44 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,519 Speaker 2: name it, Cardi b I see she's firing microphones of 45 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 2: people's faces. Even when she did it, the music kept going, 46 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:31,799 Speaker 2: so is she actually singing? But if you want to 47 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 2: go check it out. Game time promo code, John I 48 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 2: wanted to start with this back and forth that you know, 49 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 2: I would say the unofficial end to this all until 50 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,919 Speaker 2: they play. I saw Mike Tomlin say this game better 51 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 2: be on national television. Nathaniel Hackett said today that there 52 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 2: is a code, basically in response to what Sean Payton 53 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 2: had said about him and the job that he did 54 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 2: as a head coach, and he kind of prefaced it 55 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 2: by saying, listen, my dad was a longtime coach, coach 56 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 2: in the NFL, head coach in college. I've been around 57 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 2: this profession my whole life, and there's just a right 58 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 2: and wrong way you do it. And he broke the code, 59 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 2: and I gotta be honest, I threw up a red flag. 60 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:19,080 Speaker 2: I always struggle with like unwritten rules, codes, things that 61 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 2: aren't tangible. It's one of the reasons me in the 62 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 2: state of California stop seeing eye to eye we did 63 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 2: a long time ago. I'm not a big rule follower 64 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 2: in general, but when you start throwing out unwritten rules 65 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 2: or arbitrary rules, you're gonna lose me fast. And I 66 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:37,839 Speaker 2: think a lot of the way society works, most businesses work. 67 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 2: I just listened to this long thing on Nike and 68 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 2: kind of the growth of the company starting back from 69 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 2: the seventies. In any business, the back and forth in 70 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 2: a competitive industry is pretty ugly, from lawsuits to stealing employees, 71 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 2: like is there a code? No, there are things in 72 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 2: contracts that you are supposed to follow, and everything else 73 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 2: a free game. If you work for the Jets and 74 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 2: you work for the Denver Broncos, you are trying to 75 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 2: beat the Jets, And if you're the Jets, you're trying 76 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 2: to beat the Broncos because ultimately there may be one 77 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 2: playoff spot left and you're battling for it. So in 78 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 2: a competitive industry like football, like shoes, like podcasting, there 79 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 2: aren't like there are laws you have to follow, but 80 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 2: unwritten codes. I'm sorry, I got that red flag, and 81 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 2: I think it's kind of bullshit. We've seen in baseball forever, 82 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:30,679 Speaker 2: the unwritten rules about bat flips and pimping home runs 83 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 2: and whether pitchers can celebrate and how stupid we all 84 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 2: agree they are. Now there's a way to conduct yourself. 85 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:41,799 Speaker 2: But when you are speaking about a team, especially Sean Payton, 86 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:44,160 Speaker 2: you're taking over an operation that, let's face it is 87 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 2: kind of broken and needed a major overhaul. Does that 88 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:51,479 Speaker 2: reflect Nate? He never said, And people flew into my 89 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 2: DMS when I compared urban Meyer and Hackett. Where I 90 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:58,040 Speaker 2: compared them is they both were one and donees and 91 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 2: did not even make the season. But it's impossible to 92 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:05,720 Speaker 2: have a worse one and done than not even coaching 93 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 2: all the games. That is a one and done situation 94 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:11,839 Speaker 2: is a disaster. We've seen it with Jim tom Sula. 95 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 2: We saw it with Steve Wilkes in Arizona. Like that's 96 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 2: an embarrassing time for a coach to only last one season. 97 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 2: It's another thing to get run out for whatever reason. 98 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 2: Urban off the field to do was a clown. Hackett 99 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:28,599 Speaker 2: was just over his head, which happens in football. A 100 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 2: lot of coordinators get over their head. Who are good 101 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 2: coordinators get over their head when they're head coach. Welcome 102 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 2: to the NFL, Welcome to college. But the Hackett situation 103 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 2: like Sean Payton, there's a code a code what Because 104 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 2: this is what I struggle with is talking to coaches 105 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 2: for a decade plus now, seeing the way players talk 106 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 2: off the record, if you get to know any of them, 107 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 2: is completely different than we all do on the record. Right, 108 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:58,280 Speaker 2: it's a lot of the argument right now, can player 109 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:03,480 Speaker 2: all the players podcast overtake the traditional media? And I 110 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 2: don't even know what traditional media really means anymore. I 111 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 2: don't consider myself that, but I know what the fan 112 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 2: wants because I'm a fan at heart. I love sports. 113 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 2: I love watching games. If I'm betting on the game, 114 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 2: if it's a team, I root for a player or 115 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 2: root for and things start going the wrong way, I 116 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 2: get mad and I start talking shit on my couch. Right, 117 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 2: I'm investing my time, which as you get older, you 118 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:30,039 Speaker 2: realize is the most valuable commodity. We all have time, 119 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 2: and in football once a week for three or four hours, 120 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:35,239 Speaker 2: and really more than that because we watch other games. 121 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:37,919 Speaker 2: But whoever your squad is, you invest a lot of 122 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:40,559 Speaker 2: time and you get mad when you're watching. It's why 123 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 2: that you like when a coach, especially old school coaches, 124 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 2: Bill Parcells, Ditka would talk shit about their own team. 125 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 2: You're like, yeah, that's unacceptable, right, and you appreciated that. 126 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:54,840 Speaker 2: And Sean Payton, I'll give him credit, is pretty He's 127 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 2: been pretty candid over the years, whether you agree or 128 00:06:57,120 --> 00:07:00,840 Speaker 2: disagree with his tactics, and clearly Roger Goodell once disagreed 129 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 2: and booted him for the season when it just comes 130 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 2: to talking about football when he was the coach. He 131 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 2: was actually much more candid and authentic when he was 132 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 2: a coach that he wasn't fox like. I don't remember 133 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 2: him really saying anything controversial. And the one thing back 134 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 2: to the players thing like if a player's podcast, like, 135 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 2: they're going to be more famous than a lot of 136 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 2: podcast hosts. But I think the reason that a lot 137 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 2: of us in the space are able to work because 138 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 2: I'm going to say something that they're not willing to say, 139 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 2: which is just the facts that are going on the field. 140 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 2: I'm not friends with these people. I'm not looking to Like, 141 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 2: hurt feelings doesn't matter to me because if you just 142 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 2: play shitty, you play shitty. It's just a fact. No 143 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 2: different like I have a bad podcast, have a bad podcast. 144 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 2: What Nathaniel Hackett did with the Denver Broncos was a 145 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 2: complete embarrassment. And if the code is think how stupid 146 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 2: this is. We all agree, whether you're listening to this 147 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 2: and you're a Broncos fan, you're an NFL fan, you're 148 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 2: a whoever fan, no one would disagree that last year 149 00:07:57,120 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 2: the Broncos see was like a one out of ten. 150 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 2: It just doesn't get any worse from the way it 151 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 2: looked on the field, from just the way it operated, 152 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 2: from taking a Hall of Fame quarterback and just turning 153 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 2: him into a disaster. And it might be not all 154 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 2: the coaching staff's fault, could be Russell trending the wrong way, 155 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 2: but regardless, just an utter train wreck of an operation. 156 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 2: We're all thinking it, but we're not allowed to say 157 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:25,679 Speaker 2: it because of a code. Like where does his code exist? 158 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 2: Do I have to sign into the code to read 159 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 2: the rules of the code? Now, I understand if I'm 160 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 2: Andy Reid and I'm playing Belichick and Belichick's falling on 161 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:37,559 Speaker 2: hard times, and let's just say mid season, I'm not 162 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 2: even sure if the Chiefs play the Patriots, but just 163 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 2: let's just do hypothetical here, and the Patriots are awful. 164 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 2: Andy is not gonna shit on him, right and just 165 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 2: act like, you know, Bill's loss, his fastball team is 166 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 2: in shambles, probably gonna lose his job. You would never 167 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 2: say that because a guy has the equity, he's earned 168 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:55,680 Speaker 2: the respect a Pete Carroll and Mike Tomlin and John Harbaugh, 169 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 2: even if you're your rival, whatever, you respect them at 170 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 2: their profession to a certain level, right because they've earned it. 171 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 2: They have equity. It's no different with the player. Even 172 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 2: if a guy isn't playing at the same standard, like 173 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 2: let's use a Russell Wilson, you would still give him 174 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 2: the respect of Listen, this guy's had a long career 175 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:17,720 Speaker 2: of kicking ass. We're playing him this week. We take 176 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 2: him very seriously. But if it's some random rookie or 177 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 2: some first time head coach that's never proven anything like 178 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 2: Joe Judge and Nathaniel Hackett, aren't going to get the 179 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 2: same leash of respect with ten yured coaches as Pete Carroll, 180 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:33,320 Speaker 2: Andy Reid and some of these other coaches. Like, to me, 181 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:36,560 Speaker 2: that's a code, right, And I just think anytime that 182 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 2: you start talking about the reason we do this is 183 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 2: because of something that doesn't actually exist, that is just 184 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 2: supposed to be common knowledge. But there's no way to 185 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:49,199 Speaker 2: actually find it is when you get into murky water. 186 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 2: So when Nathaniel Hackett claims there's this code, yes, there 187 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 2: is a code of like, you'd be an idiot to 188 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 2: talk shit about a coach who's having a rough season, 189 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,840 Speaker 2: who is good at his job, or a player who 190 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 2: is trending down but has had a long, illustrious, successful career, Like, Yeah, 191 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:10,559 Speaker 2: I one hundred percent agree with that, But when you've 192 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 2: never proven anything, like do you really deserve that much respect? Right? 193 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:18,960 Speaker 2: Do you? Because I'd argue you don't. So I'm not 194 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 2: a big fan of unwritten rules. I'm not a fan 195 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:25,959 Speaker 2: of quote unquote codes that protect everyone the same way 196 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 2: in any industry, because in certain industries, certain people deserve 197 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 2: more respect than others. Why they're much more successful, they're 198 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 2: good at their job. Just because you're in a given industry, 199 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:38,960 Speaker 2: and just because you're in a position of power does 200 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:42,200 Speaker 2: not mean that automatically have to give you respect. You 201 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:45,319 Speaker 2: have to earn that right whatever you do, whether you're 202 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:48,559 Speaker 2: a football coach, whether you're the CEO of Apple, whether 203 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 2: you're listening to me as a podcast host. Right, does 204 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 2: this guy any good? What's what's he saying, is he entertaining? 205 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 2: Should I keep listening? There's an earned equity to everything 206 00:10:57,200 --> 00:11:00,320 Speaker 2: we do, no different with our families, like it across 207 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 2: is everything we do in life. So this notion that 208 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:07,000 Speaker 2: Nathaniel Hackett, just because he's a coaching lifer and his 209 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:11,840 Speaker 2: father coached, is off limits. If another coach who has 210 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:15,320 Speaker 2: accomplished a lot, been in the playoffs a ton of times, 211 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:18,680 Speaker 2: won a Super Bowl, like, knows what he's doing, wants 212 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 2: to take some shots. Now, you could argue he went 213 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 2: too far. But this notion that he can't criticize the operation, 214 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 2: to me is laughable. It really is, because here's the 215 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 2: other thing. The only person and people Sean Payton are 216 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 2: worried about are those in the walls where he works. 217 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 2: You think he gives a shit about any of these 218 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 2: other teams right now? Maybe he still cares a little 219 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 2: about the Saints because Mickey Loomis is like his best friend, 220 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 2: and he wouldn't do that there. Why because he respects 221 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 2: the guy. He wouldn't say this about other coaches that 222 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:51,440 Speaker 2: he knows and likes. But I don't think he has 223 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:54,680 Speaker 2: a high opinion of Nathaniel Hackett right That much is 224 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 2: clear and On top of that, he's just focused on 225 00:11:57,440 --> 00:12:00,280 Speaker 2: his operation. So what about the unwritten rules of I'll 226 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 2: do anything. I'll run through a wall, I'll cut off 227 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:06,320 Speaker 2: a pinky to make sure we win. That's all I 228 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 2: care about whether I offend some people along the way. 229 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:12,960 Speaker 2: Who cares? You think Adidas gave a shit about Nike 230 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:14,680 Speaker 2: when they try to put him under in like the seventies. 231 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 2: You think anyone would hesitate in the podcast space if 232 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:21,440 Speaker 2: they can get all my advertisers for them and take 233 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:26,040 Speaker 2: all that money. They wouldn't. They might pretend to. And 234 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 2: that's to be the code where you pretend to think 235 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:31,439 Speaker 2: something differently. I hate that. I hate phonies, I hate frauds, 236 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:34,440 Speaker 2: I hate hypocrites. Now, there's a way to treat people. 237 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 2: But if you don't know the guy and you're going 238 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 2: to compete against the guy. Here's the other thing with coaches, right, 239 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 2: I have a hard time with like a member of Congress, 240 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:46,959 Speaker 2: like we gotta go to war when they don't really 241 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:48,559 Speaker 2: have any skin in the game. They're not going to war, 242 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:51,440 Speaker 2: their kids aren't going to war. It might be your kid, 243 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:54,560 Speaker 2: or yourself or me or whoever at the time, depending 244 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 2: on how old you are, Like we all have different 245 00:12:56,559 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 2: skin in the game. It's like, yeah, it's easy for 246 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 2: you to say. You see this in football a lot 247 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 2: like owners get get on their high horse and start talking. 248 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 2: You see with her, say you see with Jerry. They 249 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 2: don't really impact the game. They're not coaching it, they're 250 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:10,719 Speaker 2: not playing it. But to me, anytime a player or 251 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:13,679 Speaker 2: a coach wants to put extra skin in the game, 252 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 2: they're the ones out there. They're the ones you know 253 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:19,840 Speaker 2: on Sunday or Saturday or whatever day you're playing, you 254 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:21,840 Speaker 2: could even be in high school that have to get 255 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 2: the job done. We're going to look at the head coach, 256 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:25,840 Speaker 2: and we're going to look at the players. They're the 257 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 2: ones that we're going to be critical of and the 258 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 2: coordinators if they say something out of pocket. But if 259 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:32,199 Speaker 2: you can back it up. I never have a problem 260 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 2: with people that are quote unquote viewed as like cocky 261 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:38,640 Speaker 2: or arrogant if they back it up. If you consistently don't, 262 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:41,440 Speaker 2: you're kind of an idiot. Right Like if Hackett or 263 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 2: Joe Judge or the Pat Schirmers or all these failed 264 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 2: coaches talk like Sean Payton, we would laugh. Like Brandon 265 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 2: Staley doesn't have the juice to operate and talk like this. 266 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 2: Right now, if you tell me he wins two of 267 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 2: the next four Super Bowls, he can say whatever he wants, 268 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:58,439 Speaker 2: whenever he wants. Now you can argue that that's not 269 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:01,760 Speaker 2: the right way to conduct yourself. I'd argue that's a 270 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:06,040 Speaker 2: subjective way to look at everything, right, because Dion Sanders 271 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:09,960 Speaker 2: conducted himself a lot differently than let's say Joe Montana 272 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 2: or John Elway or Jerry Rice. Right every player acts 273 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:18,839 Speaker 2: and operates a little bit differently than someone else. Is 274 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 2: why we're all individuals. But if you back it up 275 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 2: in whatever you're doing, I have no problem with it. 276 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 2: So this code talk absolutely laughable to me. One thing 277 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 2: on Jonathan Taylor I hadn't really thought about this was 278 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 2: I was talking to gottlie By I Do Collins on 279 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 2: his radio show like once a week, and he brought 280 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 2: up something that never crossed my mind that he thought 281 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 2: that potentially, And it makes a lot of sense that 282 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 2: during that running back call that it kind of got 283 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 2: a guy like Jonathan Taylor's juice is flowing, like God, 284 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 2: we are getting screwed. God. This is bs Like think 285 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 2: how many times whether you talk to someone at work, 286 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 2: whether you talk to a friend about one of you, 287 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 2: you know, your relationship, and they kind of either jade 288 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 2: you or put you in a bad headspace, and then 289 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 2: you go into something and then maybe a week or 290 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:11,520 Speaker 2: two later, you realize, like, God, it was just all 291 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 2: based on that conversation that I did not handle it correctly. 292 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 2: And Jonathan Taylor, who tweets out a couple of days ago, 293 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 2: like refuting all the reports that back injury and he's 294 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 2: gonna go on NFI. I looked up yesterday. He was 295 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 2: at practice in a hoodie. It's like, no, Actually, the 296 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:29,960 Speaker 2: reports seemed like something's going on. He's pouting around practice. 297 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 2: I have no problem. And I use this as an 298 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 2: example because it's the most recent example. But I also 299 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 2: think they all backed it up. Is when AJ Brown, 300 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 2: DK Metcalf and Deebo Samuel all second round picks like 301 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 2: Jonathan Taylor, all wanted new contracts and it was like 302 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 2: time to get paid, and DK went, I dominated. I 303 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 2: have dominated since I showed up. AJ went, you gave 304 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 2: me Ryan Tannehill and I was one of the best 305 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:55,280 Speaker 2: players in the league. And Deebo went, we were going 306 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:57,480 Speaker 2: to miss the playoffs, and I said, f this, and 307 00:15:57,520 --> 00:16:01,120 Speaker 2: I carried our ass right to the NFC Champime Me, Deebo, 308 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:03,640 Speaker 2: Samuel time to pay us all and they all got paid. 309 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 2: When you have that year and then you're gonna get 310 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 2: paid in another two years, so there's a gap year, 311 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 2: and in that gap year you don't really get it 312 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 2: done for whatever reason, maybe an injury, but it does 313 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 2: not reflect the other years. You have less of an 314 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 2: argument in sports, especially when you're at a position that 315 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 2: I think we question whether to be paid. So Jonathan Taylor, 316 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 2: who's surely amped up from the McCaffrey's, the Derrick Henry's, 317 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 2: the Nick Chubbs, all these guys I'm listing have been paid. 318 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 2: Even Saquan's like, I'm in at guys, I'll do whatever 319 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 2: it takes. And then he just signs the eleven million 320 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:38,280 Speaker 2: dollar contract. It's like I'm ready for practice. And then 321 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 2: you get Jonathan Taylor, who kind of was like forced 322 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 2: to go rogue in this position. Now, partly it could 323 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 2: be he's got a new agent, a lot of different 324 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 2: variables here, but it's just kind of I would say 325 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:50,600 Speaker 2: it's just kind of turned into a clown show with 326 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 2: ERSA with him, and we talked about this yesterday Shane 327 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 2: Stike and welcome to the NFL. Good luck operating this. 328 00:16:57,360 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 2: But it just shows you sometimes. I remember cower Back 329 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 2: in his The Four Letter Network We don't get free 330 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 2: ads here when he used to have a radio show. 331 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:07,080 Speaker 2: You said, the two things that can make men do 332 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:11,200 Speaker 2: dumb things women in money. And that's just It's always 333 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:14,240 Speaker 2: been true, it always will be true, clearly money and listen, 334 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 2: that's a human nature reaction when you think you're getting screwed. 335 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 2: It doesn't put you in a good headspace. But this 336 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:24,719 Speaker 2: situation doesn't feel as of recording this middle you know, 337 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 2: almost dinner time on Tuesday, doesn't feel like it's any 338 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:30,679 Speaker 2: closer to be resolved than I would expect it to 339 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 2: get even weirder because the owner's a whack job, and 340 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:37,880 Speaker 2: now Jonathan Taylor and his agent feel they are, you know, 341 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:41,080 Speaker 2: just getting short into the stick here. I wanted to 342 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:45,000 Speaker 2: fire through really quick because yesterday we talked basically about 343 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 2: the from Matt Stafford all the way down to basically 344 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:52,720 Speaker 2: justin Fields, a group of you know, probably twelve thirteen 345 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:56,040 Speaker 2: quarterbacks basically from like Guy nine all the way to 346 00:17:56,119 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 2: like the early twenties, and I didn't include Mahomes, Burrow, Rogers, Allen, Herbert, 347 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 2: Hurts and Lawrence and Lamar and I thought, you know what, 348 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:07,920 Speaker 2: let's go through those guys. Let's just I'll put them 349 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:09,879 Speaker 2: in the way I have him viewed heading into the season, 350 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:13,639 Speaker 2: and just some overall thoughts heading into twenty twenty three, 351 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:17,359 Speaker 2: and just macro view on all of them. Patrick Mahomes 352 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:19,840 Speaker 2: number one. I mean, that's I had some people DM 353 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:22,480 Speaker 2: me should he get his tier of him by himself? 354 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 2: Wouldn't have had a problem with that to me, when 355 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:27,040 Speaker 2: you just have number one next to your name, like, 356 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:29,720 Speaker 2: who cares. He's clearly the best quarterback in the league. 357 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 2: He has had one of the great five year stretches 358 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:36,920 Speaker 2: in league history, MVP super Bowls. There's been the far 359 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 2: Van fun do It of the mid nineties. He kind 360 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:42,159 Speaker 2: of feels like the Steph Curry football. He's just the 361 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 2: total package. If you watch the Netflix show Married at 362 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:47,800 Speaker 2: a young age, just got a shit together, you know 363 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:50,320 Speaker 2: clearly the brother is not the easiest guy to deal 364 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:52,240 Speaker 2: with in terms of like and he just handles these 365 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:57,359 Speaker 2: situations as smoothly as humanly possible. He's everything you want 366 00:18:57,520 --> 00:19:00,680 Speaker 2: in professional sports. When you talk about out the best 367 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:04,840 Speaker 2: player in your team right clearly in football he plays 368 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:07,600 Speaker 2: the most important position. But he's just a total package 369 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 2: as a guy. Obviously from a physical standpoint, from just 370 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 2: an instinctive standpoint, he can make things when they're not there. 371 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 2: And one thing, I think that's underrated. And I don't 372 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 2: think it's because it's impossible to quantify. But we don't 373 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 2: talk about this enough with with position players. And I 374 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 2: remember Coach Reed told me years ago, he's like, you 375 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 2: know what makes Tyreek so special? Obviously he's faster than 376 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:35,920 Speaker 2: everyone else, but his football IQ is elite. I can 377 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:38,639 Speaker 2: tell him and teach him anything, he gets it immediately. 378 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:40,920 Speaker 2: It's why we're able to do so much. To go 379 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 2: along with Patrick and Kelsey, who also have elite football IQ. 380 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:47,360 Speaker 2: It's why when you put those three together, in my opinion, 381 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:49,639 Speaker 2: they're the most talented. They're not going to go down 382 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:51,919 Speaker 2: as the most accomplished because the Big three in the 383 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:55,520 Speaker 2: mid nineties in Dallas one more. But and those guys, 384 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 2: you know, Tyreek onely won the one Super Bowl. He 385 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:00,840 Speaker 2: wasn't there for this last one, but that was as 386 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:04,439 Speaker 2: good as I've ever seen. And I think intelligence is 387 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 2: something we don't talk about enough just with players in general, 388 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 2: but Mahomes has it in space. So he's just he's 389 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:12,720 Speaker 2: everything you want. And I do think he's going to 390 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:15,159 Speaker 2: embark on this in a weird way to say it, 391 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 2: like the second half of his career, more likely the 392 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:20,720 Speaker 2: second third of his career. And this is where I 393 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 2: think he can just kind of staple the passing, wrecords, 394 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 2: the touchdowns, and just kind of add the stats which 395 00:20:26,119 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 2: winning is going to continue to come, and just kind 396 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:31,160 Speaker 2: of go on that stretch of you know, the mid 397 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:35,240 Speaker 2: to late early twenty tens with Brady, the mid two 398 00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 2: thousands with Peyton. I know during that time with Brady 399 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:40,640 Speaker 2: he didn't win super Bowls and Peyton only won the one. 400 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 2: I mean, he's already got two, you get the three. 401 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 2: You know you pass l way, you're really just looking up. 402 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 2: I think if Mahomes can get to Montana, which is 403 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:54,480 Speaker 2: a tall order, win two more, basically double his total. Yeah, 404 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:56,760 Speaker 2: I think there's a chance that we could look at 405 00:20:56,760 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 2: it in like Brady at one A and almost this guy. 406 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:04,959 Speaker 2: I just think that's kind of where we're headed. Number two, 407 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 2: Joe Burrow a lot like Patrick Mahomes. The total package, right, tangibles, football, character, 408 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:16,600 Speaker 2: football intelligence, good looking. Part of being at quarterbacks being 409 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:19,480 Speaker 2: good looking. Right, It's like Peyton Manning. Most guys aren't 410 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 2: Peyton Manning. He's not the best looking guy. Tom Brady, 411 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:24,280 Speaker 2: Joe Montana like, I like my guy to look aot, 412 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:27,480 Speaker 2: Troy Aigman Right, Burrow Mahomes like, I want my guy 413 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 2: to look good. I want to put him on the billboards. 414 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:31,400 Speaker 2: Manning could pull it off because he dominated, but he's 415 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:33,840 Speaker 2: not the best looking dude. Burrow might be the best 416 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:36,760 Speaker 2: looking dude of this crew. Who's just an elite player. 417 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:39,480 Speaker 2: And to me, his story a lot like Mahomes was 418 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:43,040 Speaker 2: not just can't miss guy, like a Trevor Lawrence Right 419 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:45,720 Speaker 2: had to transfer in college Orvan Meier didn't think he 420 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:49,119 Speaker 2: was any good, couldn't play there, was never going to start, 421 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 2: goes to LSU, his first year starting not great, that 422 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:54,119 Speaker 2: second year has the greatest season in the history of 423 00:21:54,119 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 2: college football as a team, and then comes to the Bengals, 424 00:21:57,119 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 2: who had fallen on really hard times. I mean, we're 425 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:03,160 Speaker 2: kind of becoming the butt of everyone's joke again, and 426 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:06,600 Speaker 2: within eighteen months has him in the super Bowl, and 427 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:08,320 Speaker 2: then the following year has him right back in the 428 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:11,160 Speaker 2: AFC Championship with a very good chance to win, right. 429 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:13,640 Speaker 2: I mean this guy from a statistical standpoint, he almost 430 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:16,359 Speaker 2: has a three to one touchdown to interception ratio. His 431 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:20,040 Speaker 2: numbers in the playoff sixty seven percent, nine touchdown, four picks. 432 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:23,440 Speaker 2: Winning when it matters to me means everything. I don't 433 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:27,479 Speaker 2: care what sports you play, Tennis, golf, football, baseball. I 434 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 2: know the volume did this thing most overrated athletes, I 435 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:34,199 Speaker 2: of course went with James Harden. Derek Jeter was on 436 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 2: that picture. You could argue his regular season because in baseball, 437 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:40,280 Speaker 2: regular season matters a lot. Is he a little overhyped 438 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:43,440 Speaker 2: statistically relative to other players, But Derek Jeter got it 439 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:46,879 Speaker 2: done when it matters. Jerk Jeter's not only not overrated, 440 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 2: you could argue he's underrated, because I want guys, when 441 00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 2: the lights are the brightest and everyone's watching, you get 442 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:56,760 Speaker 2: it done and you don't. Mahomes and Burrow, and I 443 00:22:56,800 --> 00:22:59,320 Speaker 2: think Burrow, I mean I think we're looking at kind 444 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 2: of now we'll get to Josh Allen, but as of 445 00:23:02,359 --> 00:23:04,560 Speaker 2: right now, that's kind of the Brady and Manning going 446 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:08,000 Speaker 2: right now. Number three, I have Aaron Rodgers here, I 447 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 2: have him over Josh Allen. I think Aaron Rodgers is 448 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 2: going to come fire and back. I would expect a 449 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:16,359 Speaker 2: massive fucking season. I expect him smack dab in the 450 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:19,600 Speaker 2: middle of the MVP conversation. We're talking forty plus touchdowns, 451 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:22,400 Speaker 2: you know, mentally in a great spot. I think their 452 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:26,240 Speaker 2: team's going to be really good. Question marks at tackle 453 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 2: for sure, but the veteran presence of just understanding, like 454 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:33,680 Speaker 2: unlike Tua who can't really avoid it, like Rogers throw 455 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 2: the ball away, I'll get down. I think they're going 456 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 2: to be dynamic. I think there's a chance we look up. 457 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:41,800 Speaker 2: Assuming some hell. I think the Justs can win thirteen games. 458 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:44,680 Speaker 2: I think when the dust settles, I might pick him 459 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:46,359 Speaker 2: to win the East. Call me crazy, but I might 460 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:47,800 Speaker 2: take him over the Bills. And I like the Bills. 461 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:49,639 Speaker 2: I'm a John mcdermoc guy. I mean, he's one of 462 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:51,880 Speaker 2: the handful of coaches in the NFL I can text 463 00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:54,119 Speaker 2: and will text me back, So I'm not like anti Bills. 464 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:57,240 Speaker 2: I just might, like I have, I hold Rogers to 465 00:23:57,280 --> 00:24:00,280 Speaker 2: pretty high high esteem. In high regard, like think think 466 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 2: when you talk about players, you know I'm thirty eight 467 00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:06,720 Speaker 2: years old. I feel pretty confident over the last twenty 468 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:08,960 Speaker 2: talking about all the athletes and all the sports that 469 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:12,120 Speaker 2: I've watched. To me, Rogers is easily on the short 470 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 2: list of the best guy I've watched. Like, I know, 471 00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:18,639 Speaker 2: he's not as accomplished as Tom Brady, but physically, you know, 472 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:21,160 Speaker 2: I got him. Brady won, I think I got him 473 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 2: right there with Peyton, I think exactly, and he has 474 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:25,360 Speaker 2: got a chance to really stamp it this year. Now. 475 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:27,680 Speaker 2: The difference is Peyton went to multiple Super Bowls. Right 476 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:30,800 Speaker 2: went to to and Indy, went to and Denver. Part 477 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:33,640 Speaker 2: of Rogers' problem is he's been all those NFC championship games. 478 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:36,200 Speaker 2: Can't get out. I think if he gets the Jets 479 00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:38,880 Speaker 2: to Super Bowl, I mean, I get Peyton Manning. You get. 480 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:40,280 Speaker 2: You get to super Bowl and lose, like you get 481 00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 2: credit in my book. Tom Brady got some Super Bowls 482 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 2: and lost. John Elway got some Super Bowls and lost. 483 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:46,440 Speaker 2: Marino got to Super Bowl and loss. You're allowed to 484 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:48,560 Speaker 2: get to Super Bowl and lose. You just get to 485 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:51,480 Speaker 2: the Jets of the Super Bowl. You could argue that's 486 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:53,920 Speaker 2: as I mean, it wouldn't be as good as winning. 487 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:57,160 Speaker 2: But it's it's like one b to get the Packers going. 488 00:24:57,160 --> 00:24:58,879 Speaker 2: They go to Super Bowls. They go to Super Bowls 489 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:02,960 Speaker 2: well before I was born, So I'm expecting big things. 490 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:05,240 Speaker 2: Number four, Josh Allen. I think it's a pretty big 491 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:08,399 Speaker 2: year for Josh Allen because I think clearly Mahomes and 492 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:12,119 Speaker 2: Burrow have separated themselves. Again we're nitpicking here, but to me, 493 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:15,959 Speaker 2: they're above him. Love Josh Allen. He's physically everything i'd 494 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 2: want in a quarterback, six ' five, can fucking run, 495 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:25,720 Speaker 2: got an absolute howitzer, unafraid, tough guys guy Valley California, 496 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:28,399 Speaker 2: guys who are rooted for him extra hard. But he 497 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:31,200 Speaker 2: can get a little loosey goosey, and he's not mister accuracy. 498 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:34,080 Speaker 2: Last couple of years sixty three percent. I think a 499 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:37,040 Speaker 2: lot of people are kind of circling the waters. Was 500 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:39,359 Speaker 2: it Brian Dave Ball Dorsey? Are they going to take 501 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:42,920 Speaker 2: a step back? Burrow's been in the Super Boys loss, obviously, 502 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:46,119 Speaker 2: Mahomes won it like chim they take the next step. 503 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:47,920 Speaker 2: I mean, last year, it's hard to get that taste 504 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 2: out of your mouth them getting just molly wopped in 505 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:53,480 Speaker 2: the second round by the Bengals, Like it's hard to 506 00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 2: get that visual Josh Allen's gonna get to the point 507 00:25:56,320 --> 00:26:00,320 Speaker 2: a little like an NBA player, It's like, oh, you're 508 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:02,480 Speaker 2: really good. You're clearly one of the best players in 509 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:05,480 Speaker 2: the league. No one doubts your all your skills. It's 510 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 2: like you just can you take over in a playoff run? 511 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:11,600 Speaker 2: And you know, he's fun to watch for the regular season, 512 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:14,080 Speaker 2: But we're just gonna judge this guy in January because 513 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:16,640 Speaker 2: the guy, even if Burrow is close to his contemporary, 514 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 2: because if mahomes in his own tier and Burrow's kind 515 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:20,600 Speaker 2: of kicked some serious ass in the playoffs. I'm not 516 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:22,399 Speaker 2: saying Josh hasn't because a couple of years ago it 517 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:25,080 Speaker 2: was not his fault that they lost that Chiefs game. 518 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:27,479 Speaker 2: But I just think there's gonna be some tangible pressure 519 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:29,680 Speaker 2: just on that organization. You're paying a lot of guys, 520 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:32,480 Speaker 2: obviously Josh makes a lot of money to just get 521 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:36,040 Speaker 2: it done. And it's hard. I mean, Chiefs are unreal, 522 00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:38,879 Speaker 2: Bengals are awesome, all the other teams in the AFC. 523 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:43,480 Speaker 2: It's a difficult conference to navigate, But tangible pressure another guy, 524 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:47,399 Speaker 2: just anytime you get paid, we're just gonna view you different. 525 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:49,920 Speaker 2: Now when you look at his first two seasons. It's 526 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:53,280 Speaker 2: actually pretty comparable to Josh Allen. So I got Herbert five, 527 00:26:53,359 --> 00:26:57,160 Speaker 2: So I go Mahomes, Burrow, Rogers, Josh Allen justin Herbert 528 00:26:57,200 --> 00:26:59,359 Speaker 2: his first two years statistically, and he wasn't even supposed 529 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:04,200 Speaker 2: to start the Chargers. Doctor stuck what's his name in 530 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:07,920 Speaker 2: the kidney, almost killed him or whatever, and Herbert found 531 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 2: out five minutes for the game, and then the rest 532 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:11,840 Speaker 2: is history, and they kind of loucked into it, and 533 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 2: rumors are and I don't blame them because Herbert. I 534 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 2: liked Herbert more than Tua. And it's easy to say 535 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:20,560 Speaker 2: that out loud now, but I wasn't the biggest, like 536 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:23,520 Speaker 2: I didn't view either of them. I'm stunned than Herbert 537 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:25,320 Speaker 2: is just good. Let me say that, I'm just not 538 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:28,480 Speaker 2: a small quarterback with a lollipop arm, like I wouldn't 539 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:31,840 Speaker 2: have drafted two of that for historically, Herbert coming out 540 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:34,639 Speaker 2: of college probably viewed more to me like a teens 541 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:38,080 Speaker 2: pick or in the twenties. But they struck oil and 542 00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:41,160 Speaker 2: they I'm pretty sure Toua was higher on their board 543 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:44,160 Speaker 2: than Herbert, so they got lucky that Miami took Tua first. 544 00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:46,680 Speaker 2: But they got him and they paid him. And now 545 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:50,080 Speaker 2: I heard some people saying that defensively the last couple 546 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:53,919 Speaker 2: of years, I mean, obviously you just look up the stats. 547 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 2: They have not been good. They last year they had 548 00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:57,919 Speaker 2: a stretch where they were playing pretty well and they 549 00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:00,640 Speaker 2: fell apart when it mattered, blowing coverages all night long 550 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:03,680 Speaker 2: against the Jacks. But people will come back, like Herbert 551 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:07,040 Speaker 2: can't miss certain guys in certain big spots in a 552 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:09,640 Speaker 2: playoff game when I'm paying you fifty million dollars. True, 553 00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:12,720 Speaker 2: so a lot like a little less pressure than Josh Allen, 554 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:16,360 Speaker 2: because I'll tell you this, if you put it's hard 555 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:18,920 Speaker 2: to win with the Chargers, right, Like, we feel pretty 556 00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:22,479 Speaker 2: good about the Bills operation. Legit, coach. We can nitpick 557 00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:25,720 Speaker 2: Sean McDermott, but Sean mcdermot's is in a different stratosphere 558 00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:29,120 Speaker 2: than Brandon Staley as of twenty twenty three heading into 559 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:32,000 Speaker 2: Week one, right, maybe that can change. I don't believe 560 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:34,280 Speaker 2: it will. I believe this will be Brandon Staley's last year. 561 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:38,720 Speaker 2: But the Bills clearly under you know, Bean and McDermott 562 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:41,440 Speaker 2: have a much more stable operation than what Herbert's dealing 563 00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:44,239 Speaker 2: with their defense with the Chargers has just been very 564 00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:47,360 Speaker 2: hit or missed. Last year statistically, Herbert was a little down, 565 00:28:47,400 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 2: but he was dealing with wide receiver injuries constantly. If 566 00:28:50,840 --> 00:28:52,640 Speaker 2: you've seen any of the clips, the dude they took 567 00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 2: from TCU in the first round has made some pretty 568 00:28:56,040 --> 00:29:00,280 Speaker 2: remarkable place and I'm excited to watch that on a 569 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:04,160 Speaker 2: combination because I think the Chargers, if the coach can 570 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:05,640 Speaker 2: just stay out of his own way, could just be 571 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:07,760 Speaker 2: really good. But we say that every year about the team. 572 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:11,480 Speaker 2: Number six, Jalen Hurts. I think this guy could just 573 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:14,640 Speaker 2: you know, as Rogers eventually fades out, if Hurts is 574 00:29:14,680 --> 00:29:16,880 Speaker 2: gonna look like he did last year, year in year out. 575 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:19,719 Speaker 2: That's what a top five quarterback looks like. And what 576 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:22,000 Speaker 2: he did, it's why I have him above Lamar. Like 577 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:25,600 Speaker 2: what he did in the Super Bowl from a passing standpoint, 578 00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:28,440 Speaker 2: he can't ask for anymore. That's exactly what you want. 579 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:34,120 Speaker 2: I mean, he outplayed Mahomes so like the intangibles off 580 00:29:34,160 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 2: the chart, I actually think the intangibles in a weird 581 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:42,000 Speaker 2: way defind Jalen Hurts because every single time it's like, yeah, 582 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:45,440 Speaker 2: he could have just gone pouded or not gotten better. 583 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:50,160 Speaker 2: Alabama against bench. Fortua right has to transferred. Oklahoma goes 584 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:52,320 Speaker 2: in the second round. Most people like myself, you draft 585 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:56,320 Speaker 2: from the second round backs up, Carson Wentz begins starting. 586 00:29:56,320 --> 00:29:59,680 Speaker 2: It's like that he's just not good enough. Dude just improves, improves. 587 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 2: Roofs how many like self help people. It's so cliche, right, 588 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:06,320 Speaker 2: just like get a little better every day, get one 589 00:30:06,360 --> 00:30:09,240 Speaker 2: percent better. It's it almost sounds stupid when you say 590 00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:12,440 Speaker 2: it out loud, but there is some truth to just 591 00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:14,360 Speaker 2: every day if you just have a to do list, 592 00:30:14,840 --> 00:30:17,400 Speaker 2: whatever you do, whatever profession you're in, if you just 593 00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:22,160 Speaker 2: make progress, like you're either going forward or you're going backward. 594 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:25,000 Speaker 2: Nothing really stays the same in life, right, because if 595 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 2: we're staying the same, you're getting passed. And Hurts has 596 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:30,760 Speaker 2: just found a way to get better. Now he benefits 597 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:35,200 Speaker 2: a lot really good organization, awesome GM Wheeler and Dealer 598 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:41,080 Speaker 2: adds pieces, coaching staff, high level. But I'd be pretty 599 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:44,360 Speaker 2: bullish if I was an Eagles fan that because again, 600 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:47,400 Speaker 2: physically awesome, you guys have had good physical quarterbacks. I 601 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:50,400 Speaker 2: was there with Michael Vick, Donovan mcna. This guy feels 602 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:54,800 Speaker 2: like the kind of the total package upstairs number seven. 603 00:30:55,120 --> 00:30:58,000 Speaker 2: And this might be a little controversial, but not just 604 00:30:58,040 --> 00:30:59,800 Speaker 2: this year, but moving forward. I got trev Lawrence had 605 00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:02,960 Speaker 2: all jacks, and I think Trevor Lawrence might just go 606 00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:06,640 Speaker 2: on a stretch where watch the fuck out. I texted 607 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:09,200 Speaker 2: someone with the Jags the other day, I said, how's 608 00:31:09,240 --> 00:31:11,640 Speaker 2: he looking? So he looks exactly like youd think he 609 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:13,840 Speaker 2: would look. This guy's a spotlight on him since he 610 00:31:13,920 --> 00:31:16,640 Speaker 2: was fourteen. He's been viewed as the real deal and 611 00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:19,640 Speaker 2: lived up to it every single season of his career, 612 00:31:20,280 --> 00:31:22,720 Speaker 2: and clearly rookie season gets a pass with that Urban 613 00:31:22,760 --> 00:31:28,640 Speaker 2: Meyer joke. Peyton Manning, Jesus if he played quarterback couldn't 614 00:31:28,640 --> 00:31:32,240 Speaker 2: have overcome that thing. But Trevor Lawrence the total package. 615 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:36,520 Speaker 2: He proved it last year. And as my buddy said, 616 00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:39,360 Speaker 2: it's not even just him. It's like Calvin Ridley, bro 617 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:44,840 Speaker 2: baller stud watch out. So they add a piece they 618 00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:47,840 Speaker 2: already had some good pieces. I expect the Jags to 619 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:50,680 Speaker 2: just be a consistent playoff team moving forward. They have 620 00:31:50,760 --> 00:31:53,800 Speaker 2: a super Bowl winning coach. People think like and listen, 621 00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:55,680 Speaker 2: maybe I'm too hard on the Texans. I saw Albert 622 00:31:55,720 --> 00:31:58,880 Speaker 2: Brier tell Colin He's like or excuse me, not the Texans, 623 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:01,280 Speaker 2: the Titans. I think the Titans gonna be better than 624 00:32:01,280 --> 00:32:04,720 Speaker 2: people think. And he's indirectly talking right to me. And 625 00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:07,160 Speaker 2: I think Mike Vrabel's like a top five coach in 626 00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:10,080 Speaker 2: the league. But I'm more betting on they got Trevor 627 00:32:10,120 --> 00:32:12,080 Speaker 2: Lawrence and they got a super Bowl winning coach. You 628 00:32:12,120 --> 00:32:15,520 Speaker 2: give me a star young quarterback and a proven coach, like, 629 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:19,040 Speaker 2: I bet on that over Vrabels, stud Ryan, Danehill and 630 00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:22,920 Speaker 2: Will Levis. Like I'm just I'm betting on the Jags 631 00:32:23,520 --> 00:32:26,920 Speaker 2: to just trend like the Bills, like the Bengals, like 632 00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:29,360 Speaker 2: the Chiefs, not in terms of going to the Super Bowl, 633 00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:31,600 Speaker 2: but just playoffs every year. That's where we're gonna chalk 634 00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:34,200 Speaker 2: them up. And I'm gonna do that until I'm proven wrong. 635 00:32:34,840 --> 00:32:37,000 Speaker 2: And last, but not least, Lamar who a couple of 636 00:32:37,040 --> 00:32:38,880 Speaker 2: years ago, I would have been laughed at by having 637 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:41,360 Speaker 2: him this low. But I think there are some question 638 00:32:41,400 --> 00:32:45,680 Speaker 2: marks because he ran a very specific offense a lot 639 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:50,760 Speaker 2: like Jalen Hurts a couple of years ago, and it worked, 640 00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:53,480 Speaker 2: but it didn't really work in the playoffs. Why because 641 00:32:53,480 --> 00:32:55,320 Speaker 2: in the playoffs you have to be able to pass 642 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:57,800 Speaker 2: and on third and eight and the third and nine 643 00:32:58,000 --> 00:32:59,960 Speaker 2: on big downs in a tie game in the second 644 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:02,520 Speaker 2: and a half. You either can complete it or you can't. Now, 645 00:33:02,560 --> 00:33:03,920 Speaker 2: a lot of people are gonna come back to me 646 00:33:03,960 --> 00:33:06,960 Speaker 2: and say, well, he hasn't had the receivers the best 647 00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:10,320 Speaker 2: receiving core he's ever had. Okay, but can he play 648 00:33:10,320 --> 00:33:12,520 Speaker 2: and we'll see how the offense actually looks by the 649 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:15,480 Speaker 2: time the season comes around. But are they just scrapping 650 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:19,880 Speaker 2: everything that we witnessed, you know, that collegiate offense, and 651 00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:22,000 Speaker 2: are they just gonna have like one back, four or 652 00:33:22,040 --> 00:33:25,320 Speaker 2: five wide. They're just gonna spread it out and he's 653 00:33:25,360 --> 00:33:27,520 Speaker 2: gonna sling it around game in and game out. Because 654 00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:30,000 Speaker 2: one of his best attributes, if not his best, is 655 00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:31,600 Speaker 2: you could argue he's the best athlete in the league. 656 00:33:32,040 --> 00:33:36,680 Speaker 2: He's arguably the best running quarterback we've ever seen. Michael 657 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:39,240 Speaker 2: Vick was remarkable. But he took hits La Mark and 658 00:33:39,320 --> 00:33:42,239 Speaker 2: like avoid hits down the field. He turns into like 659 00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:45,000 Speaker 2: an elite skill guy with the ball in his hands. 660 00:33:45,400 --> 00:33:47,600 Speaker 2: So you're just gonna pass NonStop and take that away 661 00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:50,240 Speaker 2: from and can he just throw the ball. Let's just 662 00:33:50,280 --> 00:33:53,160 Speaker 2: assume thirty five forty times a game, week in week out, 663 00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:56,080 Speaker 2: in just a pass heavy offense and be fine. I'm 664 00:33:56,120 --> 00:33:58,920 Speaker 2: fascinated to see Love the guy. No people that work 665 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:01,920 Speaker 2: there that swear by the like. I'm pro Lamar Jackson, 666 00:34:02,080 --> 00:34:06,000 Speaker 2: like this list. I like all these guys, right, Love Hurts, Love, 667 00:34:06,080 --> 00:34:07,920 Speaker 2: Lawrence Love Lamar. You know what all these guys have 668 00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:11,120 Speaker 2: in common. Rogers would be the outlier, but he's the 669 00:34:11,160 --> 00:34:15,240 Speaker 2: only old guy. Mahomes, Burrow, Alan, Herbert Hurts, Lawrence Lamar. 670 00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:22,680 Speaker 2: They all in common, character, intangibles, coachability, good teammates. This 671 00:34:22,719 --> 00:34:25,960 Speaker 2: shit ain't that complicated. You can't be a slap at 672 00:34:26,040 --> 00:34:31,640 Speaker 2: quarterback unless you're like fucking Marino and be a good player. 673 00:34:32,200 --> 00:34:35,120 Speaker 2: It encompasses too much, there's too much pressure. All the 674 00:34:35,160 --> 00:34:39,680 Speaker 2: top guys are all really good guys and all well liked. 675 00:34:39,800 --> 00:34:43,239 Speaker 2: Rogers had his moments, but Roger's a good example. Even 676 00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:45,759 Speaker 2: if five, six, seven years ago people said, you know 677 00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:48,319 Speaker 2: he's he wasn't always the best thing. He was so 678 00:34:48,360 --> 00:34:51,319 Speaker 2: good it didn't matter. These other guys, and I give 679 00:34:51,440 --> 00:34:53,799 Speaker 2: these guys a lot of respect, man, I really do. 680 00:34:53,920 --> 00:34:56,359 Speaker 2: I'm thirty eight years old. If you paid me right 681 00:34:56,400 --> 00:34:59,359 Speaker 2: now sixty million dollars and get in it. I knew 682 00:34:59,360 --> 00:35:00,840 Speaker 2: for the next three years I was going to make 683 00:35:00,920 --> 00:35:04,239 Speaker 2: sixty I hope, and I'm pretty confident because I like 684 00:35:04,280 --> 00:35:06,560 Speaker 2: what I do that my work ethic wouldn't change. But 685 00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:10,000 Speaker 2: how would it not. I mean, there'd be just some elements. 686 00:35:10,080 --> 00:35:14,279 Speaker 2: It's different when you're a player, right, but they can't. 687 00:35:14,560 --> 00:35:16,920 Speaker 2: You have so many more options in life. Yet it 688 00:35:16,960 --> 00:35:20,640 Speaker 2: doesn't feel like Mahomes Burrow's about to get paid. Allen's 689 00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:24,600 Speaker 2: been paid, Herbert's been paid, Hurt's been paid, Lawrence probably 690 00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:28,880 Speaker 2: been paid well before high school, Lamar's been paid. It 691 00:35:28,920 --> 00:35:31,000 Speaker 2: doesn't feel like it phases any of their work ethics, 692 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:34,400 Speaker 2: and I respect that a lot about that generation. Did 693 00:35:35,360 --> 00:35:38,120 Speaker 2: any any player in this modern day sporting world that 694 00:35:38,160 --> 00:35:41,040 Speaker 2: can make thirty forty to fifty million dollars a year? Listen, 695 00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:43,880 Speaker 2: when I was a kid, guys making five ten million dollars. 696 00:35:44,239 --> 00:35:46,839 Speaker 2: That was a ton of money in the nineties, even 697 00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:49,360 Speaker 2: with inflation stuff. I don't think it was forty fifty 698 00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:53,600 Speaker 2: million dollars. If Jalen Brown can continue to not dribble 699 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:56,680 Speaker 2: but still try hard at seventy million dollars a year, 700 00:35:57,120 --> 00:36:00,640 Speaker 2: it's respectable, and I know that's what they're being paid to. Yeah, 701 00:36:01,239 --> 00:36:04,279 Speaker 2: you start getting direct deposits like two million dollars every 702 00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:09,000 Speaker 2: other week, like totally shit good living. So I'm very 703 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:11,000 Speaker 2: excited to watch all these guys. I mean, these guys 704 00:36:11,040 --> 00:36:13,640 Speaker 2: make the league. I think that that other group kind 705 00:36:13,680 --> 00:36:16,440 Speaker 2: of determines how the league looks on a weekly basis. 706 00:36:17,440 --> 00:36:19,560 Speaker 2: But the top guys carry the league. That's the way 707 00:36:19,600 --> 00:36:23,839 Speaker 2: any industry works, especially in sports, and when it comes 708 00:36:23,880 --> 00:36:26,840 Speaker 2: to star quarterbacks. It's definitely been that way for a 709 00:36:26,880 --> 00:36:29,440 Speaker 2: long time now, and it's never been more top heavy, 710 00:36:30,040 --> 00:36:32,200 Speaker 2: just in terms of the importance of these guys. It's 711 00:36:32,239 --> 00:36:35,879 Speaker 2: why we've changed the rules because we can't function as 712 00:36:35,880 --> 00:36:38,440 Speaker 2: a league and the health of the game is so 713 00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:42,040 Speaker 2: dependent on them being there, because that's what gets us 714 00:36:42,120 --> 00:36:44,600 Speaker 2: sitting and watching the game. We all watch the NFC 715 00:36:44,680 --> 00:36:47,520 Speaker 2: championhip game. It was You could have turned it off 716 00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:49,680 Speaker 2: in the third quarter if you weren't an Eagles fan. 717 00:36:49,719 --> 00:36:51,239 Speaker 2: I bet a lot of you went for a walk 718 00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:54,000 Speaker 2: it was over. It was a joke. We watch for 719 00:36:54,960 --> 00:36:58,279 Speaker 2: star and starting quarterbacks, and these guys, this crew, from 720 00:36:58,280 --> 00:37:01,040 Speaker 2: a talent standpoint, all very young. I mean, all these 721 00:37:01,040 --> 00:37:04,000 Speaker 2: guys beside Rogers, are under thirty. Several of them are 722 00:37:04,040 --> 00:37:07,800 Speaker 2: like twenty six, twenty seven and nunder, just an exciting 723 00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:31,800 Speaker 2: crew of guys. The volume