1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:07,080 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. Welcome to the program hour one on this Tuesday, 3 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:09,480 Speaker 1: Dan and the Dan That's Dan Patrick Show. Come on 4 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: in stay awhile. We'll chop up last night's Cowboys win 5 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:16,600 Speaker 1: over the Eagles, look ahead to what the next seven 6 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 1: to eight games are gonna look like for the Damas Cowboys, 7 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: and if you're a Cowboy fan, you're gonna like what 8 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: I'm going to tell you. Brandon Staley of the Chargers 9 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: head coach. Five years ago he was coaching a game 10 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: against Heidelberg. I believe he's now coaching the Chargers fresh 11 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: off a win in Kansas City. The former University of 12 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: Dayton grad will join us a little bit later on 13 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:41,839 Speaker 1: as well. Pull question, Play of the day, stat of 14 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:45,840 Speaker 1: the Day. Your phone calls are welcome. Operator Marvin standing by. 15 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 1: You can also tweet and you can email as well. 16 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: All the above. Say good morning to Peacock or a 17 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 1: streaming partner. Download the app and watch for free all 18 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 1: three hours, and also our radio affiliates. We're close to 19 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: four hundred cities around America that take this award nominated program. 20 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: We knew the Cowboys offense was going to be good. 21 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: That's no surprise. We wanted to see how healthy Dak 22 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,319 Speaker 1: Prescott was going to be. Looks like he has put 23 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:15,759 Speaker 1: that injury behind him. The questions were on defense despite 24 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 1: having big names, and it feels like when you play 25 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:21,559 Speaker 1: for the Cowboys, you get maybe an over inflated self 26 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: worth there because you're like, wow, you start for the Cowboys. Yeah, 27 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 1: the defense oh historically bad last season, but the defense 28 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: last night was the co star and impressive win over 29 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: the Eagles. Two interceptions, you had to pick six and 30 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: Jalen Hurtz struggled all night long. New defensive coordinator Dan 31 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 1: Quinn getting rave reviews and rightfully so. The offense is outstanding, 32 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 1: but if this team is going to go anywhere in 33 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 1: the playoffs, the defense is going to play a large role. 34 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: And Micah Parsons, wherever they line him up, he might 35 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: be their version of t J. Watt. Just line him 36 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 1: up and let him go. But the Eagles are a 37 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: rebuilding team, even if they own admit it. But it 38 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: seems like a long time ago when Dak Prescott started 39 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 1: out thirteen and three. That was his rookie season, and 40 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: it felt like Dallas was building towards being a contender 41 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: that was twenty sixteen. Cowboy fans got to have your 42 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: hopes up. Maybe you're headed in the right direction and 43 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: can finally live up to the hype that's always surrounding 44 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 1: this team. And you start to look at their schedule 45 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 1: down the road, and I thought that they could be 46 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: eight and two after ten games. They had the loss 47 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 1: against Tampa, although they played him pretty well. You win 48 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 1: in Los Angeles against a very good Charger team, You 49 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: blow out the Eagles, and rightfully so. Then you have Carolina, 50 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: good defense, a little better offense than you probably expect. 51 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: Then you have the Giants. You can win both of 52 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 1: those games. Those are at home. You're at New England. 53 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: I don't know what New England's going to look like 54 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:53,679 Speaker 1: by then you're at Minnesota. Your guess is as good 55 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: as mine as to what kind of Minnesota team shows 56 00:02:56,680 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: up there. Denver knew and improved. And then you host 57 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:05,399 Speaker 1: Atlanta and then you're at Kansas City. Okay, you could 58 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: be eight and two, and I think that if you're 59 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 1: a Cowboy fan, you would take that eight and two. 60 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: You're in a bad division, take advantage of it. You 61 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: shouldn't lose any of those games. Now you will, you'll 62 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:20,959 Speaker 1: get picked off by somebody. But that's where you win 63 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: those games, and that gives you how many wins this 64 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: year eleven, twelve, maybe thirteen. You've got to get a 65 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 1: home field advantage here, at least for one game. That's 66 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: the most important, important part of all of this. When 67 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 1: you start to handicap who's going to the Super Bowl, 68 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: I start with who's going to have the best record, 69 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: who's going to have home field advantage, who takes advantage 70 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: of their division? If that's where Dallas has to take 71 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 1: advantage of who they play in their division. Same with 72 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: the Packers. That's why I thought the Packers were going 73 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: to go to the NFC title game because they play 74 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: in a bad division. Take advantage of that bad division. 75 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 1: With the Lions and the Bears, Vikings, you know, you're 76 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: not quite sure what you're getting Jacklin Hide there. But 77 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: when they're good, they can be really good. But we've 78 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: seen them be inconsistent. Eight seven seven three d P 79 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 1: show email address DPA dan Patrick dot com, Twitter handle 80 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:18,039 Speaker 1: at DP show McLevin, do you have something for me? 81 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: By the way, Trayvon Diggs has established himself as a very, 82 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:25,919 Speaker 1: very good cornerback around the league. Now, do I think 83 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: that that pick six was an amazing, you know play 84 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 1: by him? No, I thought that Davonte Smith costs jail 85 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 1: and hurts there. He just seems like he's a little 86 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 1: more fragile off the line where you can knock him 87 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 1: off his path. And that's why. You know, when this 88 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 1: first started, when Davonte Smith was going to win the 89 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: Heisman and I said to you, I got an NFL 90 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 1: scout who said Jamar Chase will be better than Davonte 91 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:53,160 Speaker 1: Smith in the NFL. And it caught it. You know, 92 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: a lot of people off guard because they're, wait, he's 93 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 1: the Heisman Trophy winner. Jamar Chase didn't even play the 94 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 1: previous year. I just said, I'm only going by what 95 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: the scout has told me. Davante Smith is having a 96 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:07,160 Speaker 1: hard time getting off the line of scrimmage. You can 97 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:09,479 Speaker 1: body him a little bit. Jamar Chase is off to 98 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 1: a very good start for the Cincinnati Bengals. Yeah, Paul, 99 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 1: if any commentator, any analyst says Davante Smith isn't big 100 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 1: enough to play in the NFL, we have to quash 101 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 1: that because remember when anyone would criticize him for that 102 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 1: last spring. Yeah, you got lit up. Oh he's not 103 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 1: too small, don't worry about it. Shut up. He's gonna 104 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: be great. It was people told you to stop even 105 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 1: saying that kind of stuff. Yeah, And I don't know 106 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:33,720 Speaker 1: how good he's going to be. I just know he 107 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 1: was the difference maker in college football last year and 108 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: he deserved the Heisman Trophy. But you'll almost have to 109 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 1: get him in motion where you can't put your hands 110 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 1: on him. And I'll talk to Chris Sims about that. 111 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 1: He'll join us coming up. Where how do you use 112 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: DeVante Smith so you can take advantage of that extra 113 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:53,599 Speaker 1: gear he has when he turns the corner. But Jamar 114 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: Chase is a far more physical, imposing receiver, and you're 115 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 1: seeing him, you know, once he figured out that there's 116 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:05,040 Speaker 1: no white line on the football like it is in college, 117 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: he seems to be focusing in on catching the football 118 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 1: the first three games of the season, scoring touchdowns. What 119 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: else do you have McLevin Okay on the Cowboys? What 120 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 1: is going to screw them up eventually in the playoffs? 121 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:19,599 Speaker 1: Is it going to be Mike McCarthy with a mental error? 122 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: Is it going to be the officials allah the Dez 123 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 1: Bryant catch or is a defense going to fall apart? Piece? 124 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:28,480 Speaker 1: We know something always happens in the playoffs. It's hard 125 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: to have a bad night when you win forty one 126 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 1: twenty one. But I think Mike McCarthy had a bad 127 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 1: night because you're going into halftime and you're going when 128 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 1: Peyton is yelling, Mike, gotta call it time out, gotta 129 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:42,720 Speaker 1: get a time out. I think the official went over 130 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 1: to McCarthy just to kind of help him out and go, 131 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 1: you're gonna call it time out, dude, and then he 132 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 1: waved him off, and I went, that's not good, Mike. 133 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:54,720 Speaker 1: And most teams have a clock guy. I don't know 134 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: if Dallas does, where they go, Okay, take the time 135 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 1: out now. Then we'll wait and then we'll take a 136 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:04,840 Speaker 1: time out. Here I'm watching last night. I felt like 137 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:07,160 Speaker 1: Mike McCarthy knew as much as I did. And I'm 138 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: going my call timeout and then Peyton goes call Mike 139 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 1: called time out. Yeah, mclub. Andy Reid was famously the 140 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: worst of this, and McCarthy, I think is a mentee 141 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 1: of Andy Reid. They need a clock eye. Then they 142 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: eventually hired a clock eye because what Peyton said, makes 143 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 1: a lot of sense. Hey, we're gonna call it time out. 144 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 1: I want to show my offense that I have so 145 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 1: much confidence in them. We're gonna get one more chance 146 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: before the end of the first half. Now, I know 147 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 1: it's not a big deal because you won, but to me, 148 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 1: it's a big deal. Sometimes it's a microcosm when it 149 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 1: comes down to is my coach going to out coach 150 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: your coach? I don't know that. If I'm a Cowboys fan, 151 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 1: you want the offense to be supported. You want to 152 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 1: have all that confidence to say, hey, guys, I'm gonna 153 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 1: get the ball back. You know, let's go in and 154 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 1: score again. It's almost like Mike McCarthy was saying, no, no, 155 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: we're good. No, you know, let's just go into halftime. 156 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 1: Small thing, but small things lead up to a big 157 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 1: game when you have a big moment like that, and 158 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 1: how much confidence are you going to have? This program 159 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: brought to you buy Dollars Shape Club. You can upgrade 160 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 1: to a dollar Shape Club six blade razor for a 161 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: noticeably smooth shave thanks to their six precision cut stainless 162 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: steel blades. 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Yeah, Okay, 172 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 1: who is the most dangerous non obvious NFC contender? So 173 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 1: I'm taking the Bucks out, I'm taking the Rams out, 174 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:57,440 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna take the Packers out. If I gave 175 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:00,439 Speaker 1: you these teams, who is the most dangerous The Dallas Boys, 176 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 1: the New Orleans Saints, the undefeated Carolina Panthers, or the 177 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals. I'm not awesome not playing the Niners in 178 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:11,200 Speaker 1: that list because I think maybe they're kind of obvious. 179 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 1: So who's like the team that not everyone picked in 180 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:18,520 Speaker 1: the preseason? Who could emerge? The Saints. I think we 181 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 1: thought that Dallas could win their division, you know, the 182 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: Saints are in there with Carolina. I thought Atlanta was 183 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 1: going to be much improved, and then you have Tampa 184 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 1: Bay and the Saints defense looks legitimate. It's gonna come 185 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:36,439 Speaker 1: down to can Jamis Winston not lose games for you. 186 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 1: The Saints still have a pretty good team, but they 187 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:43,680 Speaker 1: you know, they don't have Michael Thomas. Yeah, but I 188 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 1: don't know how good they're going to be. I don't 189 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 1: I don't know what this ceiling is Dallas has. There's 190 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 1: no glass ceiling. With their offense, it feels like and 191 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 1: Zeke ran well last night, Pollard, I like a lot, 192 00:09:57,840 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: you know, but you're averaging over five yards of care, 193 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 1: Like if you can do that now, all of a 194 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 1: sudden play action works. It looks like, you know, they 195 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:08,080 Speaker 1: found a tight end and Sholtz they got weapons there, 196 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 1: they got speed on the outside. And Dak looked wonderful. 197 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:16,320 Speaker 1: He looked great. But it's against Philadelphia, and I like 198 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: what they did against Tampa in Tampa opening night. I 199 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 1: think if you're looking at who had a great month 200 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: of September, Dallas is up there on the list. I 201 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:31,360 Speaker 1: really believe that. And they found a defensive star. Two 202 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: digs in Parsons. You know, you have an impact player 203 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:38,440 Speaker 1: up front and you have a great defensive back. This 204 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 1: is what the Rams have. Not to say that, Aaron Donald, 205 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:44,560 Speaker 1: you know, Jalen Ramsey that the Dallas Cowboys have, you know, 206 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 1: the equivalent they don't. But if you have that one 207 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:50,559 Speaker 1: impact guy rushing and you have that one defensive back 208 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 1: who's a lockdown corner, that's really really valuable as you 209 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 1: go into the postseason. Do I have a guy who 210 00:10:57,480 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 1: can make a play. Do you have a couple of 211 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 1: guys who can make could play? Because these playoff games 212 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:07,160 Speaker 1: come down to did you stop them or did you not? Really, 213 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:09,560 Speaker 1: that's what it comes down to. All of these games, 214 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 1: it feels like, except for the Super Bowl, and that 215 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:15,720 Speaker 1: was a blowout. Yeah. McLellan and they they're injured all 216 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 1: over the place. He'll get Collins back, I'll get some 217 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 1: of these defensive veterans back. Now it's they could be 218 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 1: even better. So the Cowboys roll three touchdown passes for 219 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 1: Dak the wide receiver. Josh Gordon reinstated and he picked 220 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:32,839 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, which was interesting. I didn't know he got 221 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:35,360 Speaker 1: to pick where he wanted to go. But Josh Gordon, 222 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 1: who back in twenty thirteen, had one of the great 223 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 1: seasons in recent memory for a wide receiver. That's a 224 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 1: long time ago, long time ago. I think he had 225 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: sixteen hundred yards that season, Yeah, PAULI, Yeah, twenty thirteen. 226 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 1: He was twenty two years old. Eighty seven catches, sixteen 227 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:58,079 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty yards, nineteen yards a reception. Yeah, led 228 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 1: the league. But he's been with the Patriots, he's been 229 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:04,679 Speaker 1: with Seattle's been in and out of the league, and 230 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: he's gonna go to the Chiefs. Yeah. Let's see anything 231 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:10,560 Speaker 1: else that we need to mention here before we get 232 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:13,160 Speaker 1: to Chris Sims. Yes, mcclvin, I have a pull option. 233 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:15,400 Speaker 1: Are you gonna miss Eli and Payter off for the 234 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 1: next three weeks per their contract? Are you gonna miss 235 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:21,880 Speaker 1: that second telecast for Monday Night Football? Yeah? Yeah, I 236 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:27,560 Speaker 1: enjoy it. I don't. I don't need the guest. You know, 237 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 1: sometimes it's night and Lebron. Last night was interesting because 238 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:34,400 Speaker 1: it's Lebron, He's talking football. Although Lebron wanted to show off, 239 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 1: I think for Peyton and Eli, you know when you know, 240 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 1: when when you're getting to that second level, you know, 241 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:41,959 Speaker 1: and all I'm like, oh, Okay, I thought he was gonna, 242 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 1: you know, take a cut off the top of the 243 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 1: muffin or whatever it is, or cover two, whatever it is. 244 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 1: But you know, I remember guys who lived in the 245 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:53,960 Speaker 1: Cleveland area who talked about Lebron as a football player 246 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:55,839 Speaker 1: when he was in high school and that he was 247 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: all state, and uh, you know he was asking, you know, 248 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 1: did anybody approach him the Cowboys? Did? He brought up 249 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:07,679 Speaker 1: Seattle Seahawks with Pete Carroll during the lockout. But do 250 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 1: I think Lebron could have played in the NFL? Yeah? Absolutely. 251 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 1: Let me put him a tight end. I mean he 252 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 1: can run, he's big, he got good hands. Like what 253 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 1: am I missing here? These If these other failed basketball 254 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 1: players are playing tight end, why wouldn't Lebron be able 255 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:27,960 Speaker 1: to play? Unless you take that first hit and you're like, 256 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 1: I don't like this, because that's what happens. Sometimes it's 257 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:34,360 Speaker 1: like wow, that hurt. Yeah. Yeah, he did admittedly say 258 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:36,560 Speaker 1: after getting banged up a bunch of I don't need this. 259 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:38,160 Speaker 1: I could just play basketball. I don't got to deal 260 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 1: with getting tackled and banged around like that. Yeah. He 261 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 1: complains about calls in the NBA where you're like, you know, 262 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 1: somebody smacks your hand or something. You imagine in the 263 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 1: NFL if you put NBA guys in the NFL and 264 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 1: had them complain about contact, that would be great, Like, 265 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:58,320 Speaker 1: come on, you got to call that after every play. Yeah, 266 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:00,040 Speaker 1: they showed a clip of Lebron in high schoo and 267 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 1: he's got big shoulder pads and he's probably seven inches 268 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:05,000 Speaker 1: taller than the defensive back next to him. It looks 269 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:07,080 Speaker 1: like a movie where they let a thirty year old 270 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:10,160 Speaker 1: play with a bunch of kids. All right, what are 271 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 1: we going to settle on? McLevin? I think we should 272 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 1: do the most non obvious contender because I find your 273 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:18,679 Speaker 1: Saints call very interesting. I think they might win that pall. Well, 274 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 1: I want to see a little bit more of Dallas, 275 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:24,920 Speaker 1: but I like what I'm seeing so far that if 276 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 1: the offense is really good, choose up the clock. I 277 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 1: keep that defense off the field. This was how they 278 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:33,800 Speaker 1: were successful when they went thirteen and three. I mean 279 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:38,840 Speaker 1: that's that. My defense isn't great, not even good. Let's 280 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: keep them all let's reduce the exposure level. Yeah, mcle 281 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 1: but do you have trouble trusting them? Sure? I'm the 282 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 1: pass I like Dak. I'm not big on Zeke. I 283 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 1: want to see these receivers in a big game, big moment. 284 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 1: How do they do? And then you know Parsons is fascinating, 285 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 1: undersized going into the draft. You know, my source said, 286 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 1: you know, the Cowboys would be lucky to get him. 287 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:08,480 Speaker 1: I mean that that's the guy they should be going after. 288 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: It's just Dallas, you know, with Jerry, Jerry loves offense 289 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,840 Speaker 1: and you need defense. A Diggs was the second round pick, 290 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: I believe, not even a first round pick. But I 291 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:22,920 Speaker 1: like what I'm seeing. But if you get those easy wins. 292 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 1: It's hard to get an easy win in the NFL. 293 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 1: But if you breathe through Philadelphia, the Giants, Washington may 294 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 1: be not the team we thought they were going to be. 295 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:36,440 Speaker 1: Then that's the difference. You know, the Chiefs have a 296 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 1: tough division here, Tampa with the Saints and Carolina may 297 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:43,400 Speaker 1: be a little tougher than people expected. Green Bay should 298 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:45,640 Speaker 1: have an easier time in that division, certainly with the 299 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 1: Bears and the Lions. That's what you're looking for the Rams. 300 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 1: That's a tough division top to bottom. Now that that's rival, 301 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 1: you know, the AFC West, you know, how many wins 302 00:15:57,040 --> 00:15:59,760 Speaker 1: can you get and you get home field advantage. Thanks 303 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:02,240 Speaker 1: for listening to The Dan Patrick Show podcast. Be sure 304 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 1: to catch us live every weekday morning nine to noon 305 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: Eastern or six to nine Pacific on Fox Sports Radio. 306 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 1: Find your local station for The Dan Patrick Show at 307 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:13,880 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio dot com, or stream us live every 308 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:17,840 Speaker 1: day on the iHeartRadio app by searching f s R, 309 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:21,640 Speaker 1: or stream us live on the Peacock Act. Let's see 310 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 1: if Chris Sims, his territorial Pro Football Talk Live co 311 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 1: host and of course, Football Night in America analyst, two 312 00:16:27,960 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 1: sports star in high school? How would Lebron do as 313 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 1: an NFL player if I put him at tight end? Chris, 314 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:37,960 Speaker 1: I have a hard time thinking he wouldn't be a 315 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 1: really good tight end. I mean, if that's what he 316 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:43,880 Speaker 1: decided to put all his interests in and go that route, yeah, 317 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 1: I would think he'd be able to pull that off. 318 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 1: You know. The one thing that I always come to 319 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 1: with guys like that. You know, even though Hey, gronk right, 320 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 1: he's six six and a half six seven, Lebron's six 321 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:57,720 Speaker 1: eight plus. Yeah, the issue those guys fall into, Dan 322 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 1: is their knees will be hut. It just headhunted. That's 323 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:04,280 Speaker 1: really the only thing that I would ever be concerned about. 324 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:06,479 Speaker 1: I know Lebron James can play tight in and do that. 325 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:10,160 Speaker 1: Just nobody. He's just gonna he's so long and so, 326 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 1: you know, just high cut wasted. That's where it gets 327 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:17,240 Speaker 1: dangerous for those guys because every safety and linebacker is 328 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 1: gonna go right at those knees, and that's where it 329 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 1: gets dangerous. But you will have football players they played 330 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:25,679 Speaker 1: basketball in college and then they come into the NFL. 331 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:28,440 Speaker 1: That doesn't happen the other way around, Chris, where somebody 332 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:32,480 Speaker 1: plays college basketball or college football and they go, you know, 333 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:35,360 Speaker 1: i'd link to play in the NBA. No, No, you're right, 334 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 1: it does not. It does not happen. I mean usually, hey, 335 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:42,120 Speaker 1: it's you know, NBA got some freaky guys. And there's 336 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:44,879 Speaker 1: a lot of My Dada and my dad and I 337 00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:47,400 Speaker 1: have this conversation a lot. We'll go watch good high 338 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:50,639 Speaker 1: school basketball games and see a guy that's, you know, 339 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:53,639 Speaker 1: a six sixth center, you know, in a high school 340 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:56,160 Speaker 1: basketball game in New Jersey, right, and he's a high 341 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:58,360 Speaker 1: and then we go and look at each other and go, man, 342 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 1: he's he's belong with it. He'll just be another guy 343 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:03,760 Speaker 1: in basketball. But he could be a tight end, or 344 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 1: if he decided to put weight on, he'll be an 345 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:08,879 Speaker 1: unbelievable left or right tackle in the NFL. He's wasting 346 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:11,920 Speaker 1: his time trying to play center in the NBA. You're right, 347 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:14,960 Speaker 1: you see that more I think on that side than 348 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 1: vice versa. Do I think there's like some receivers and 349 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:21,880 Speaker 1: dbs and tight ends in the NFL who decided to like, 350 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 1: oh I want to play NBA basketball, I could do it. 351 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 1: I certainly, do you know. I look at Russell Westbrook 352 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:28,720 Speaker 1: in the NBA and go, man, if he wanted to 353 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:30,920 Speaker 1: play receiver and be one of the best in football 354 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: back in high school, he could have done that too. 355 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 1: So I do think it's the two sports with the 356 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:40,120 Speaker 1: most athletic freaky guys as far as sports are concerned. 357 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 1: How would Shack have done in the NFL. I mean, 358 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:49,440 Speaker 1: he'd be unbelievable. How it's almost like it's inconceivable. I 359 00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 1: don't even know what to think, Like, he'd be impossible 360 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:53,919 Speaker 1: to run around if he was a left tackle, Like, 361 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 1: how could you ever get around him? He's got good 362 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 1: feet and even if you think he got the edges, 363 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:01,680 Speaker 1: arms are like six feet long. He'd push you by guys. 364 00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: So I guess the biggest thing with him is could 365 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:08,639 Speaker 1: he get down in a three point stands and react 366 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:13,200 Speaker 1: to the quickness and everything of that nature? Like again, now, 367 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 1: Shack is a really big human seven one right, three 368 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:19,640 Speaker 1: hundred and thirty pounds in his career. Again, that's really 369 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:22,560 Speaker 1: big and strong. But let's not forget and the NBA 370 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 1: and the NFL. You've got a lot of guys who 371 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:26,600 Speaker 1: were six four and sixty five and a three hundred 372 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:28,720 Speaker 1: pounds and got a lower center of gravity. And I 373 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 1: do think would be able to push him around, maybe 374 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:33,359 Speaker 1: more than we think just because of the way he's built. 375 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:35,480 Speaker 1: But you know, he could probably do it. He's such 376 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:37,959 Speaker 1: a freak of nature. All right, Any concerns if you're 377 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 1: a Cowboys fan after what you've seen through the first 378 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 1: three games, No, I don't think I got on any concerns. 379 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:46,120 Speaker 1: It's all positives, I think at this point right here, 380 00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:49,760 Speaker 1: you know, the big thing is the defense. It's of 381 00:19:49,760 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 1: course made an unbelievable turnaround under Dan Quinn. They cause turnovers, 382 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:56,920 Speaker 1: you know, they're certainly better. But the offense is the 383 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: story that they're gonna lead off ends. They like you 384 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 1: saw last night, they can change the way the other 385 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:08,160 Speaker 1: team has to play because they can put such pressure 386 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 1: on you on the offensive side of the ball a 387 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 1: lot like the Chiefs of the Bucks of the Rams. 388 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:14,760 Speaker 1: It's hard to match up with them. You want to play, 389 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:16,640 Speaker 1: man demand, You're not gonna match up with all those 390 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 1: receivers on tight end man demand. Somebody's gonna be a mismatch. 391 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 1: And then now we're seeing the run game get going 392 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:24,160 Speaker 1: as well. You know that to me and a two 393 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:27,240 Speaker 1: headed monster at running back with Pollard and Ezekiellett, not 394 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 1: a whole lot of concerns. I mean, they're gonna they're 395 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:32,200 Speaker 1: gonna win the NFC East and they're gonna be in 396 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:35,920 Speaker 1: the playoffs, that's for sure. Yeah. I just wonder about 397 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:39,000 Speaker 1: Mike McCarthy. This is this is back to back games 398 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 1: now where we you know, does every team have a 399 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:47,600 Speaker 1: clock guy to help the head coach Chris? Most teams do. Yes. 400 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:49,920 Speaker 1: I don't know if I can say to every team, 401 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:53,080 Speaker 1: but I would think that yeah, most, you know, I know, 402 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:55,040 Speaker 1: most teams at least a lot of the coach head 403 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:57,720 Speaker 1: coach friends I'm with have that guy there to kind 404 00:20:57,720 --> 00:20:59,399 Speaker 1: of be there be the guy to look at you 405 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:03,360 Speaker 1: should chat challenge this, Hey, think about these timeouts here. Yeah, 406 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:05,040 Speaker 1: that was a blunder at the end of the first half. 407 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:07,200 Speaker 1: I think that's where you're going with this, right. I mean, 408 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 1: you know, hey, it's twenty to seven again. You have 409 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:12,359 Speaker 1: another chance to put one of the elite units of 410 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:14,760 Speaker 1: football on the field in your offense, who has not 411 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:17,800 Speaker 1: been slowed down at all in the first half, and 412 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:20,240 Speaker 1: you could put a team away. And I was saying 413 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:22,200 Speaker 1: to Florio bringing this up earlier today, I mean, how 414 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:24,560 Speaker 1: many how many games every week did we look at 415 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:27,640 Speaker 1: a game and go, this team's dominating, but they let 416 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:30,080 Speaker 1: this team hang around and now they're gonna lose the 417 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:33,000 Speaker 1: football game. And to me, yeah, McCarthy's a little bit 418 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:35,280 Speaker 1: of a liability with some of that clock manager and stuff. 419 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:40,160 Speaker 1: Three weeks in you all in on the Rams. I'm 420 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:43,199 Speaker 1: all in on the Rams. I am. You know, Dan, 421 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:44,800 Speaker 1: I picked the Rams to go to the Super Bowl. 422 00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 1: I did not expect it to look like it does this. 423 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:51,360 Speaker 1: You know this good this quickly, that's for sure. But yeah, 424 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 1: fastest defense in football, really well coached, got studs that 425 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 1: can make plays. And like we were just talking about 426 00:21:57,840 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 1: on the offensive side of the ball. You know, with 427 00:21:59,840 --> 00:22:03,879 Speaker 1: the the Cowboys match up mismatches all over the football field, 428 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:07,159 Speaker 1: stafford in a real offense with talent around him and 429 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:09,119 Speaker 1: a good offensive line. Yes, the Rams are gonna be 430 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:10,400 Speaker 1: here to stay. They're gonna be one of the top 431 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 1: teams in football. What would you say to Chiefs fans, Oh, 432 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:19,440 Speaker 1: I would say, you know, don't panic. It's one and two. 433 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 1: It could easily be three and ozer. I mean, it's 434 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:26,119 Speaker 1: mistakes and mistakes buy them alone that are costing them 435 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 1: football games. I mean, that's really the bottom line. You know, 436 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:32,119 Speaker 1: Mahome's no look past stupid. I mean, just throw the 437 00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 1: ball to the guy. He catches it, he's gonna run 438 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:35,960 Speaker 1: in for a touchdown. He gonna be up seven nothing. 439 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 1: You know, Tyree Hill fumbles the next drive, Clyde Edward 440 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:42,119 Speaker 1: Hilaire fumbles the next drive after that, you know, the 441 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:44,240 Speaker 1: two blunders at the end of the Monday night game 442 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:47,239 Speaker 1: against the Ravens. So they got to, you know, just 443 00:22:47,359 --> 00:22:50,879 Speaker 1: show teams that they can be patient. Why teams play 444 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:53,199 Speaker 1: these pre event you know, we're not gonna let up 445 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:55,919 Speaker 1: big play defenses and show that they can have the 446 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:58,879 Speaker 1: patients to just be surgical. Like let's say, you know 447 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:01,320 Speaker 1: Brady and the Patriot it's in twenty you know, his 448 00:23:01,359 --> 00:23:03,640 Speaker 1: whole career where you just go, we can't just sit 449 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:07,399 Speaker 1: back and play umbrella defenses. They're gonna pick us apart. 450 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:09,240 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a ten play, eighty yard drive for 451 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 1: a touchdown. They just gotta show they can do that. 452 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:13,720 Speaker 1: That'll bring some teams up again, and then you'll start 453 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:15,600 Speaker 1: to see more big plays down the field with Tyreek 454 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 1: and company. Buccaneers go to New England, Yeah, what do 455 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:24,920 Speaker 1: you expect? Well, the Buccaneers are clearly a class above 456 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 1: the New England Patriots right now. And I just I 457 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:31,879 Speaker 1: guess I think New England can be a pain in 458 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:34,399 Speaker 1: the butt in the football game and hang around for 459 00:23:34,440 --> 00:23:37,480 Speaker 1: a little bit. But I just don't know if their 460 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 1: offense will be able to keep pace as good as 461 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 1: I think the Patriots defense is. It's a real good defense. 462 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:45,200 Speaker 1: You know, the Bucks are, They're special on that side 463 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 1: of the ball. Brady's still got a laser for an arm. 464 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 1: They can protect them. And of course, you know with 465 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:52,880 Speaker 1: all the weapons they got, I just have a hard 466 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 1: time thinking that, you know, New England's gonna be able 467 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: to with a rookie quarterback, keep pace and go on 468 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:02,679 Speaker 1: ten plays eighty yard drives consistently against the Bucks defense. 469 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:04,920 Speaker 1: You know, that's the issue with the Patriots right now. 470 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:08,240 Speaker 1: There's just no big playmaker. There's nobody that scares you. 471 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 1: And you know, Mac Jones isn't going to execute the 472 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:13,520 Speaker 1: offense to the capacity Brady did in his prime or 473 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:16,080 Speaker 1: anything like that. So they're kind of finding their way. 474 00:24:16,119 --> 00:24:18,240 Speaker 1: They haven't run the ball as well. You know, I 475 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:20,240 Speaker 1: think they're a paint in the butt because Belichick's don't 476 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 1: have a great game plan. But I ultimately think the 477 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:25,600 Speaker 1: Bucks win touchdown, ten points something like that. Chris Sims 478 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:28,919 Speaker 1: Pro Football Talk Live co host and analyst on Sunday 479 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:32,160 Speaker 1: Night Football. How did we come to the conclusion after 480 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:37,880 Speaker 1: three games had been Roethlisberger's done well? But by watching 481 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:41,960 Speaker 1: the games? I think that's why? What do people expect? Though, Well, 482 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:44,680 Speaker 1: that's what I listened Dan. I tried to tell people 483 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:47,520 Speaker 1: last year and I got eviscerated by people in Pittsburgh 484 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:49,200 Speaker 1: when they were ten and oh and I didn't tell 485 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:51,199 Speaker 1: Big I didn't put Big Ben as one of the 486 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:54,479 Speaker 1: ten best quarterbacks in football. I mean, they have viscerated me. 487 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:57,639 Speaker 1: You know, oh what an idiot sims hot take bullcrap. No, 488 00:24:57,720 --> 00:24:59,520 Speaker 1: just because you're ten and oh doesn't mean you're quarterbacks 489 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:01,359 Speaker 1: one of the ten best players in football. I mean, 490 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 1: come on, you know, and it's it's been more of 491 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:06,640 Speaker 1: a disaster than I would have thought it would have been. Dan, 492 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:08,720 Speaker 1: you know again, yeah, they haven't been able to run 493 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:13,280 Speaker 1: the ball. You know, the protection's been solid, but not bad. 494 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:17,480 Speaker 1: And to me, it's just bad decision making, poor throws, 495 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:23,960 Speaker 1: like unrealistic, unrealistic expectations of himself in the pocket that 496 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 1: he thinks he's gonna pull off magic at times. I 497 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:29,720 Speaker 1: just I'm I'm shocked by how bad has looked, you know, 498 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 1: at the quarterback position there in Pittsburgh. This situation with Chicago, 499 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:38,679 Speaker 1: the Jets, the Jags with these quarterbacks, to me, this 500 00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:41,600 Speaker 1: just illuminates why you were in the position to be 501 00:25:41,600 --> 00:25:44,359 Speaker 1: able to take a quarterback because you're not a good team. 502 00:25:44,760 --> 00:25:47,359 Speaker 1: And you know, the Bears got Justin Fields a little 503 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 1: bit later in the first round than you know what 504 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 1: the Jets and Jags did. They're still a bad team. 505 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:54,439 Speaker 1: Just because he went a little bit later doesn't mean 506 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:57,399 Speaker 1: they're They might have a little better defense, I guess, 507 00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: but that offensive line's not good. Jackson Bills. An offensive 508 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:04,080 Speaker 1: line is not good. And now you're having people saying, hey, 509 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 1: you know you should sit these quarterbacks. You're gonna stunt 510 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 1: their growth, and like what change from the beginning of 511 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:13,119 Speaker 1: the year. Everybody wants the new quarterback in there, And 512 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:16,640 Speaker 1: I always say, be careful what you ask for, because well, 513 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:19,320 Speaker 1: I mean, like, what do you think happens in these 514 00:26:19,359 --> 00:26:23,119 Speaker 1: three situations? Is there any chance Trevor Lawrence maybe sits 515 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:26,280 Speaker 1: down for a game? They don't have a legitimate backup 516 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:28,919 Speaker 1: for Zach Wilson and Justin Fields? Do you put him 517 00:26:28,960 --> 00:26:32,639 Speaker 1: out there because the line isn't any good. Well, listen, 518 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:36,560 Speaker 1: if they get broken these guys and it's like week 519 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:40,959 Speaker 1: six and you're like, oh no, hither overwhelmed, then you 520 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:42,560 Speaker 1: pick the wrong guy. I don't know what else to 521 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:45,600 Speaker 1: tell you. I mean, it's starting quarterback in the NFL. 522 00:26:45,800 --> 00:26:48,440 Speaker 1: They've they've dealt with some adversity. But I think your 523 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:51,359 Speaker 1: point's real, Like, too many people are trying to write 524 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:54,520 Speaker 1: the headline already about these guys and their careers and 525 00:26:54,560 --> 00:26:58,280 Speaker 1: we're three weeks in. Yeah, it's they're not good. Teams. 526 00:26:58,520 --> 00:27:01,840 Speaker 1: The Jets got nothing on off that scares you. No 527 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:05,879 Speaker 1: legit game breaking receiver. The run games average at best. 528 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:09,400 Speaker 1: Pass protection has been way below average. Just go by 529 00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:12,080 Speaker 1: the look of what you see of the players. Don't 530 00:27:12,119 --> 00:27:15,879 Speaker 1: hold them to like Mahomes or Tom Brady or Matthew 531 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:19,720 Speaker 1: Stafford standards. Right now, they're gonna make mistakes. Like you said, 532 00:27:19,920 --> 00:27:23,720 Speaker 1: the support system's not correct, you know. So yeah, within that, 533 00:27:24,080 --> 00:27:27,000 Speaker 1: I'm more in just how does it look. Trevor Lawrence 534 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:29,120 Speaker 1: made a few plays in the game last week where 535 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:31,959 Speaker 1: I went, damn, there's only a few quarterbacks in the 536 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:34,200 Speaker 1: game that could make that throw or that play. Yes, 537 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:36,639 Speaker 1: I know he had some dunge rookie mistakes that go 538 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:40,080 Speaker 1: along with it, but he looks the part. He'll learn 539 00:27:40,119 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 1: how to play and what he can get away within 540 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:46,280 Speaker 1: situational football. And that goes with Zach Wilson two. I mean, again, 541 00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:50,440 Speaker 1: what do people expect there? There's nothing like you could 542 00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:52,639 Speaker 1: put Brady and Mahome on the Jet and Mahomes on 543 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:55,600 Speaker 1: the Jets. They're still gonna be oh in three, They're 544 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:57,880 Speaker 1: still gonna be ow and three does not matter. It's 545 00:27:57,920 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 1: not them, So to me, it is about continuing to 546 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 1: give them confidence, protect them, don't fall in the trap of, oh, 547 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:08,320 Speaker 1: we're down, we got to throw at every play now 548 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:11,840 Speaker 1: and try to make the game look respectable. No, there's 549 00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:13,920 Speaker 1: got to be a fine line there of protecting your 550 00:28:13,920 --> 00:28:16,879 Speaker 1: guy for the future, protecting the organization. But at the 551 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:18,880 Speaker 1: end of the day, I like the look of all 552 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:20,879 Speaker 1: of the guys I do, and I am always in 553 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:23,960 Speaker 1: favor of playing them get their lumps. Next year there'll 554 00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:25,520 Speaker 1: be a different guy and there'll be a lot to 555 00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:29,639 Speaker 1: learn from from this year. Well, they're quarterbacks. Because of 556 00:28:29,680 --> 00:28:33,000 Speaker 1: their success that it makes it tougher for those that follow, 557 00:28:33,119 --> 00:28:38,680 Speaker 1: Like Justin Herbert, Yes, sure, Justin Herbert looks like a veteran. Yes, well, Dan, 558 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:40,920 Speaker 1: I would argue, like I always do with everything else, 559 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:43,920 Speaker 1: looks like a veteran. But come on, got to take 560 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:46,200 Speaker 1: over a team last year that is really a playoff 561 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 1: caliber football team that just screwed up every big situation. 562 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:54,120 Speaker 1: There is possible clock management, end of the game, field goals, missed, whatever. 563 00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:57,240 Speaker 1: But you know, they haven't changed their team around much 564 00:28:57,280 --> 00:28:59,920 Speaker 1: this offseason other than then they got too off the 565 00:29:00,120 --> 00:29:03,440 Speaker 1: a lineman that certainly helps out Justin Herbert, but it's 566 00:29:03,440 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 1: still the same roster there. So yeah, he was fortunate 567 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:09,480 Speaker 1: to get in a position where a team with Philip 568 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:13,080 Speaker 1: Rivers in the year before it was drafted underperformed, so 569 00:29:13,120 --> 00:29:16,640 Speaker 1: they were better than their draft you know, placement. Mahomes 570 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 1: of course, he got to take over the second best 571 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:21,360 Speaker 1: team in the AFC and they traded up from twenty 572 00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:24,160 Speaker 1: seven to eleven to go get him, and he got 573 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:26,400 Speaker 1: so he has that benefit. Yeah, some of these other 574 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:28,280 Speaker 1: guys don't. And you're right. People just got to put 575 00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:31,080 Speaker 1: that in perspective a little bit and just calm down, 576 00:29:31,120 --> 00:29:33,160 Speaker 1: and they'll get the right support around these guys and 577 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:35,320 Speaker 1: you'll see why they're picked number one and two. And 578 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 1: that's what people have to understand, or at least in 579 00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:41,280 Speaker 1: the back of their mind keep reminding themselves. Because Dak 580 00:29:41,320 --> 00:29:44,240 Speaker 1: Prescott goes to Dallas team that had one of the 581 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:47,520 Speaker 1: best offensive lines in football. Right, let me start there. 582 00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:51,360 Speaker 1: We saw when Mahomes had no blocking in the Super Bowl, 583 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:54,840 Speaker 1: he was average, Right, Tom Brady can be average if 584 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:57,360 Speaker 1: you put pressure on him. Every one of these quarterbacks. 585 00:29:57,360 --> 00:30:00,760 Speaker 1: There's not a quarterback that's played where you go, Hey, 586 00:30:01,040 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 1: got a terrible offensive line, We're going to the Super Bowl. 587 00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:08,400 Speaker 1: Like it just doesn't happen. And Justin Herbert has a 588 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:12,120 Speaker 1: great offensive line, Dak still has an elite offensive line. 589 00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:15,400 Speaker 1: Drew Brees survived because he had a good offensive line 590 00:30:15,440 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 1: with the Saints, Brady always had good protection with the 591 00:30:18,600 --> 00:30:22,040 Speaker 1: with the Patriots, and the bucket. I mean this, it's 592 00:30:22,080 --> 00:30:24,520 Speaker 1: not Rocket Signed, you know. You know that if you 593 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:27,480 Speaker 1: have a good offensive line, chances are if I put 594 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:30,920 Speaker 1: Justin Fields on, you know, put out and you know, 595 00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:32,600 Speaker 1: throw out a team. If I put him into England 596 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:36,080 Speaker 1: instead of Mac Jones, is he more successful, Absolutely, because 597 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 1: he has a better offensive line there. But I just 598 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:41,720 Speaker 1: think people get caught up in the why is it 599 00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:45,400 Speaker 1: our guy? You know, the next Mahomes Mahomes with the Jets, 600 00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:48,600 Speaker 1: as you point out, they'd still be winless, Yes they would. 601 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:51,240 Speaker 1: Just everybody, you know, we've we've gotten in this era 602 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:53,920 Speaker 1: of just quarterback. That's the reason win or lose, and 603 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:56,000 Speaker 1: that's it. And you know, I know you've heard me 604 00:30:56,080 --> 00:30:59,600 Speaker 1: say this stuff before, you know, but come on, yeah, hey, 605 00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:03,680 Speaker 1: quarter backs can certainly cover some holes. Oh, the team's 606 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:07,920 Speaker 1: not playing their best today, but he's still awesome, so 607 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:10,520 Speaker 1: he'll make up for that. That's what a great quarterback 608 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:14,640 Speaker 1: does he doesn't make a Crapola team look amazing. That's 609 00:31:14,680 --> 00:31:18,760 Speaker 1: not possible. You gotta have some sort of support system there. 610 00:31:19,040 --> 00:31:20,560 Speaker 1: And you know, I just always these are what I 611 00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:22,480 Speaker 1: always go back to. These are my lines when we 612 00:31:22,520 --> 00:31:25,440 Speaker 1: get into this. Jared goffinto the Super Bowl. I think 613 00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:28,120 Speaker 1: everybody sees now he's not a top twenty quarterback in football, 614 00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:31,480 Speaker 1: never was, never will be. They went to the Super Bowl, 615 00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:34,280 Speaker 1: Nick Foles won a Super Bowl and beat the greatest 616 00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:36,960 Speaker 1: quarterback of all time. It wasn't because of Nick Foles. 617 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:40,320 Speaker 1: The Eagles were really damn good. Peyton Manning on his 618 00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:43,920 Speaker 1: last leg twenty fifteen Super Bowl. I mean, come on, 619 00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:47,280 Speaker 1: it was like, let's just hope Peyton doesn't mess the 620 00:31:47,280 --> 00:31:48,960 Speaker 1: game up. I mean, that's where we are. I don't 621 00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:52,240 Speaker 1: like saying that's, you know, argurably the greatest quarterback ever too, 622 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:55,160 Speaker 1: but you know, again, it is about the football team. 623 00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:58,760 Speaker 1: And we're in this era right now where it's just quarterback, quarterback, quarterback, quarterback, 624 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:01,000 Speaker 1: and if we win, this quarterback, if you lose, it's 625 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:02,880 Speaker 1: the quarterback, and they're just more to it. That drives 626 00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:07,480 Speaker 1: me crazy. I'm glad I got you fired up. Good. Yeah, 627 00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:10,280 Speaker 1: you did. Yeah, great to talk to you as always. 628 00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:12,880 Speaker 1: Thank you, Chris. You're the man. Dan. Tell all those 629 00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:16,840 Speaker 1: guys I said hello there. Well yeah, okay, hey guys, 630 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:22,000 Speaker 1: Chris says, hello jerks, jerks, That's what I wanted to say. 631 00:32:22,200 --> 00:32:24,680 Speaker 1: You can saying that, all right, Hey you jerks, I'll 632 00:32:24,720 --> 00:32:27,080 Speaker 1: see you later. All right, that's Chris Sims. Thanks for 633 00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:29,560 Speaker 1: listening to The Dan Patrick Show podcast. Be sure to 634 00:32:29,600 --> 00:32:32,560 Speaker 1: catch us live every weekday morning nine until noon eastern 635 00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:35,400 Speaker 1: six to nine Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and you 636 00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:39,200 Speaker 1: can find us on the iHeartRadio app at FSR or 637 00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:43,800 Speaker 1: stream us live on the Peacock app. Hey, I'm Doug 638 00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:47,320 Speaker 1: gottlie The podcast is called All Ball. We usually talk 639 00:32:47,360 --> 00:32:49,680 Speaker 1: all basketball all the time, but it's more about the 640 00:32:49,840 --> 00:32:53,800 Speaker 1: stories about what made these people love their sport and 641 00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:57,360 Speaker 1: all the interesting interactions along the way. We talked to coaches, 642 00:32:57,480 --> 00:33:00,920 Speaker 1: we talked to players, We tell you stories. You download it, 643 00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:04,320 Speaker 1: you listen to it. I think you like it. Listen 644 00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:07,200 Speaker 1: to All Ball with Doug Gotlieb on the iHeartRadio app, 645 00:33:07,520 --> 00:33:12,680 Speaker 1: Apple Podcasts, or ever you get your podcast. He's the 646 00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:16,120 Speaker 1: Chargers head coach the two and one Chargers, fresh off 647 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:19,600 Speaker 1: the win against the Kansas City Chiefs. Brandon Staley back 648 00:33:19,640 --> 00:33:23,240 Speaker 1: on the program, coach, Congratulations, did you watch Monday Night football? 649 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:26,959 Speaker 1: Took a peek at it, not not very much of it, 650 00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:30,160 Speaker 1: but took a peek at it. But if that's uh 651 00:33:30,320 --> 00:33:33,360 Speaker 1: AFC games AFC teams, would you be more app to 652 00:33:33,440 --> 00:33:36,600 Speaker 1: be watching them? I kind of believe in the power 653 00:33:36,600 --> 00:33:39,120 Speaker 1: of focus. I have a difficult time game planning while 654 00:33:39,240 --> 00:33:41,560 Speaker 1: a ball games going on. So one of my best 655 00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:43,960 Speaker 1: friends is the decordinator for Philly, So I was taking 656 00:33:43,960 --> 00:33:46,080 Speaker 1: a peak at it just for a second. And you know, 657 00:33:46,120 --> 00:33:48,600 Speaker 1: we played Dallas, so kind of wanted to see how 658 00:33:48,600 --> 00:33:51,040 Speaker 1: that team looked, and so I took a peek at it. 659 00:33:51,080 --> 00:33:53,000 Speaker 1: But I can't I'm not I'm not big during the 660 00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:56,240 Speaker 1: game planning process of two and two things at once. Okay, 661 00:33:56,400 --> 00:33:59,400 Speaker 1: you just played Dallas. Dallas picks up the win. What 662 00:33:59,880 --> 00:34:04,200 Speaker 1: is it that you saw with Dallas? Like, what impressed you? Well? 663 00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:05,600 Speaker 1: I played them the year before when I was with 664 00:34:05,640 --> 00:34:07,880 Speaker 1: the Rams, and I know that when we played them 665 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:10,400 Speaker 1: that first game of the twenty twenty season, I just 666 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:13,520 Speaker 1: felt like it was a really complete offense because they have, 667 00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:17,080 Speaker 1: you know, a forty million dollars quarterback who's outstanding. They 668 00:34:17,120 --> 00:34:19,720 Speaker 1: have a line, you know, a two really all decade 669 00:34:19,760 --> 00:34:22,000 Speaker 1: type players in Zach Martin and Tyron Smith. And then 670 00:34:22,320 --> 00:34:25,080 Speaker 1: you talk about their runners and the receivers. I mean 671 00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:29,520 Speaker 1: you got Zeke Pollard, Amark Cooper, Ceedee Lamb, Michael Gallup. 672 00:34:29,560 --> 00:34:32,239 Speaker 1: And I'm a big fan of Jarwin and Schultz. I 673 00:34:32,239 --> 00:34:35,000 Speaker 1: think they're just they're a really complete offense. And that's 674 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:37,640 Speaker 1: what I saw this year and I felt like, you know, 675 00:34:37,680 --> 00:34:40,400 Speaker 1: we hung tough first theme this year with the Chargers, 676 00:34:40,400 --> 00:34:42,879 Speaker 1: and I felt like gave ourselves a chance against that team. 677 00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:45,880 Speaker 1: It's just a really difficult team to defend. And I 678 00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:47,759 Speaker 1: felt like holding them to twenty, you know, we were 679 00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:49,680 Speaker 1: proud of that. We can certainly play better, for sure, 680 00:34:50,760 --> 00:34:52,960 Speaker 1: but that's just a it's a really complete offense and 681 00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:54,560 Speaker 1: you and you're seeing it with the way they score 682 00:34:54,600 --> 00:34:57,000 Speaker 1: the ball, balanced run in the past game, and they've 683 00:34:57,000 --> 00:34:58,839 Speaker 1: got a quarterback that can make a lot happen. So 684 00:34:59,239 --> 00:35:02,560 Speaker 1: they're a tough cover for sure. Patrick Mahomes was held 685 00:35:02,640 --> 00:35:06,320 Speaker 1: to less than six yards per attempt against the Chargers. 686 00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:10,720 Speaker 1: That's the third lowest yards per attempt in a single 687 00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:13,960 Speaker 1: game in his career. What did you make him do 688 00:35:14,239 --> 00:35:17,560 Speaker 1: that he didn't want to do well. I think that 689 00:35:17,640 --> 00:35:19,719 Speaker 1: was then. That was certainly the storyline in the game 690 00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:21,839 Speaker 1: for me defensively, as we wanted to put a roof 691 00:35:21,880 --> 00:35:25,439 Speaker 1: over the coverages. They're a knockout team and they normally 692 00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:27,759 Speaker 1: knock you out early, and they do it in the 693 00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:30,040 Speaker 1: deep part of the field. Now, when you say roof 694 00:35:30,080 --> 00:35:34,839 Speaker 1: over the coverage, Layman's terms, yeah, meaning you're not going 695 00:35:34,920 --> 00:35:38,719 Speaker 1: deep against us, and we're going to be aware. We're 696 00:35:38,719 --> 00:35:40,600 Speaker 1: gonna catch you when you're running deep. We're gonna have 697 00:35:40,640 --> 00:35:42,840 Speaker 1: people waiting on you in a lot of different ways. 698 00:35:43,080 --> 00:35:45,680 Speaker 1: What we try to do is have a variety of 699 00:35:45,719 --> 00:35:48,120 Speaker 1: coverage systems that collect people in the deep part of 700 00:35:48,120 --> 00:35:51,719 Speaker 1: the field. And when you have all those guys who 701 00:35:51,760 --> 00:35:55,800 Speaker 1: can get deep like they have with Tyreek and Kelsey 702 00:35:56,000 --> 00:36:00,480 Speaker 1: and Hardman Pringle, all those guys can get deep, and 703 00:36:00,520 --> 00:36:03,120 Speaker 1: they got a quarterback that can hit you deep, okay, 704 00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:05,960 Speaker 1: and and a lot of times it's outside the rhythm 705 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:09,839 Speaker 1: and timing of the play, and so to defend them, 706 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:11,960 Speaker 1: Dan in the passing game, you have to have your 707 00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:15,200 Speaker 1: pass rushing, your past coverage connected. And that's what I 708 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:18,440 Speaker 1: was most proud of in the game because you know, 709 00:36:18,480 --> 00:36:21,239 Speaker 1: this guy's a truly unique player and he's playing with 710 00:36:21,239 --> 00:36:24,320 Speaker 1: some unique players, so it takes a team effort on defense. 711 00:36:24,360 --> 00:36:26,520 Speaker 1: And I felt like we played the way we needed 712 00:36:26,560 --> 00:36:30,200 Speaker 1: to on Sunday. What's more important if I if I 713 00:36:30,200 --> 00:36:33,080 Speaker 1: said you had to pick offense or defense going into 714 00:36:33,080 --> 00:36:36,120 Speaker 1: a game with Kansas City, is it more important that 715 00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:40,200 Speaker 1: your offense is great or your defense is great if 716 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:42,799 Speaker 1: you had to pick one of the two. If you 717 00:36:42,840 --> 00:36:46,040 Speaker 1: have to pick one, Dan at your offense, because historically 718 00:36:46,040 --> 00:36:49,520 Speaker 1: this guy doesn't get held under twenty four points very much. 719 00:36:49,640 --> 00:36:51,200 Speaker 1: You know, that's what the data tells you, is that 720 00:36:51,239 --> 00:36:55,080 Speaker 1: he's going to score. And so I think, you know, 721 00:36:55,120 --> 00:36:59,000 Speaker 1: it's it's like defending Golden State. You can't just expect 722 00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:01,360 Speaker 1: this to be an old school Eastern Conference final in 723 00:37:01,360 --> 00:37:04,480 Speaker 1: New York Knicks Chicago Bulls eighty three seventy nine slugfest. 724 00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:06,840 Speaker 1: It's just it's not going to be played that way. 725 00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:09,600 Speaker 1: You have to be able to score the ball. And 726 00:37:09,640 --> 00:37:11,279 Speaker 1: I felt like that's what gave us a chance in 727 00:37:11,320 --> 00:37:13,200 Speaker 1: the game, was we were four out of five touchdowns 728 00:37:13,200 --> 00:37:15,680 Speaker 1: in the red area. You know, you've got to be 729 00:37:16,360 --> 00:37:18,960 Speaker 1: of that mindset to score the football, and so we're 730 00:37:18,960 --> 00:37:22,560 Speaker 1: fortunate that we also have a complete offense, you know, 731 00:37:22,680 --> 00:37:25,040 Speaker 1: led by a tremendous quarterback, and we've got really good 732 00:37:25,040 --> 00:37:27,640 Speaker 1: skilled players and our offensive line is really coming together. 733 00:37:27,719 --> 00:37:30,480 Speaker 1: So when you play against that team, you've got to 734 00:37:30,520 --> 00:37:34,640 Speaker 1: be able to score. If somebody hadn't seen Justin Herbert play, 735 00:37:34,680 --> 00:37:40,439 Speaker 1: how would you describe. Yeah, I think he makes playing 736 00:37:40,520 --> 00:37:44,120 Speaker 1: quarterback look effortless. I think that there's a lot that 737 00:37:44,280 --> 00:37:47,200 Speaker 1: he the way he plays where he's just really really 738 00:37:47,239 --> 00:37:52,040 Speaker 1: smooth where you don't even realize what's you know, unfolding 739 00:37:52,120 --> 00:37:54,120 Speaker 1: before your eyes, Like some of the throws that he's 740 00:37:54,160 --> 00:37:55,719 Speaker 1: able to make, some of the places he's able to make, 741 00:37:55,800 --> 00:37:59,080 Speaker 1: he really makes it look easy. He's just a really 742 00:37:59,120 --> 00:38:02,000 Speaker 1: smooth player. Like just his stroke, Like the way he 743 00:38:02,040 --> 00:38:04,400 Speaker 1: throws the football, it's just it's such an effortless stroke. 744 00:38:04,440 --> 00:38:06,640 Speaker 1: It doesn't look like he's straining. You know, he had 745 00:38:06,680 --> 00:38:09,879 Speaker 1: this throw against the Cowboys. It's a field hash, kind 746 00:38:09,920 --> 00:38:12,200 Speaker 1: of too deep zone beat or hey, I'm gonna keep 747 00:38:12,200 --> 00:38:14,440 Speaker 1: my eyes in the middle and then I'm gonna unpack. 748 00:38:14,600 --> 00:38:17,080 Speaker 1: Really like a sixty plus yard throw on the sideline 749 00:38:17,080 --> 00:38:20,080 Speaker 1: to Keenan and the just the velocity of that throw 750 00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:24,440 Speaker 1: is just really unique, the way he can play the game. 751 00:38:24,480 --> 00:38:26,960 Speaker 1: And I think the other thing dan about him is 752 00:38:27,040 --> 00:38:30,400 Speaker 1: he's really instinctive for the position. You know, he plays 753 00:38:30,440 --> 00:38:33,399 Speaker 1: the game with tremendous instincts on game day, Like he 754 00:38:33,480 --> 00:38:35,279 Speaker 1: is truly at his best on game day because he 755 00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:38,319 Speaker 1: can see the field, he can see the field, he 756 00:38:38,360 --> 00:38:42,600 Speaker 1: can feel the rush, and he's got those instincts where 757 00:38:42,640 --> 00:38:45,720 Speaker 1: he's making the right decision a lot of the time. 758 00:38:45,840 --> 00:38:49,560 Speaker 1: And that's really special. And and then you know he's 759 00:38:49,560 --> 00:38:51,239 Speaker 1: just one of the guys too, Like if you see 760 00:38:51,239 --> 00:38:54,120 Speaker 1: the way his teammates play around him, I think you 761 00:38:54,120 --> 00:38:55,799 Speaker 1: can tell a lot about a quarterback by how his 762 00:38:55,840 --> 00:38:58,840 Speaker 1: teammates respond to him on both sides of the ball. 763 00:38:59,360 --> 00:39:01,160 Speaker 1: And if you look at that game on Sunday, the 764 00:39:01,160 --> 00:39:04,759 Speaker 1: way our team feels about him, I think tells you 765 00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:06,840 Speaker 1: a lot of who he is as a person and 766 00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:10,680 Speaker 1: as a competitor. Do you sometimes forget that he's played 767 00:39:11,440 --> 00:39:14,359 Speaker 1: twenty some games in his career like that, that he's 768 00:39:14,360 --> 00:39:16,840 Speaker 1: a kid out there? He can make you feel that 769 00:39:16,880 --> 00:39:19,239 Speaker 1: way for sure. He can make you feel like you're 770 00:39:20,280 --> 00:39:24,520 Speaker 1: around a much wiser, older player with how he is 771 00:39:24,560 --> 00:39:28,440 Speaker 1: able to absorb and process and then apply. You know, 772 00:39:28,480 --> 00:39:31,680 Speaker 1: he can. He just has that capacity. You know, I 773 00:39:31,719 --> 00:39:34,920 Speaker 1: like that word, like he has that capacity. But at 774 00:39:34,920 --> 00:39:37,040 Speaker 1: the same time, you do realize that he's at the beginning. 775 00:39:37,080 --> 00:39:41,160 Speaker 1: And you know, myself and Joe Lombardi, Shane Day, we're 776 00:39:41,160 --> 00:39:43,120 Speaker 1: trying to dive into his game all the time because 777 00:39:43,120 --> 00:39:46,200 Speaker 1: there's so many areas where he can improve and and 778 00:39:46,719 --> 00:39:48,919 Speaker 1: what's exciting is that he loves to improve. He loves 779 00:39:48,920 --> 00:39:51,920 Speaker 1: the work, he loves that that that process to improve. 780 00:39:52,360 --> 00:39:54,480 Speaker 1: And you know, we're still at the beginning with him. 781 00:39:54,480 --> 00:39:58,319 Speaker 1: But I know that on Sunday, UM he has pick 782 00:39:58,360 --> 00:40:01,200 Speaker 1: reason why we won that game. He's Brandon Staley, the 783 00:40:01,280 --> 00:40:04,120 Speaker 1: Charger's head coach. They got the Raiders on Monday night 784 00:40:04,440 --> 00:40:07,000 Speaker 1: and coach of course, went through the University of Dayton 785 00:40:07,560 --> 00:40:11,000 Speaker 1: started two years, I believe at quarterback going sixteen and five? 786 00:40:11,160 --> 00:40:12,839 Speaker 1: Is that right? Do you think that? Is that your 787 00:40:13,040 --> 00:40:15,880 Speaker 1: one last record? Coach? Sixteen and five? I remember all 788 00:40:15,920 --> 00:40:18,520 Speaker 1: five losses, that's for sure. Okay, But do you ever 789 00:40:18,600 --> 00:40:22,000 Speaker 1: sit down with Justin Herbert and you both reminisce about 790 00:40:22,040 --> 00:40:24,440 Speaker 1: your college days, Like you tell him, this is what 791 00:40:24,520 --> 00:40:27,640 Speaker 1: I used to do at the University of Dayton. I 792 00:40:27,680 --> 00:40:31,000 Speaker 1: don't go back to mind quarterbacking days too often. I'm 793 00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:36,400 Speaker 1: a lot more impressed by his quarterbacking status and we 794 00:40:36,400 --> 00:40:40,720 Speaker 1: try to keep that the main focus. And I definitely 795 00:40:40,719 --> 00:40:43,080 Speaker 1: wouldn't want him to create any any bad habits by 796 00:40:43,080 --> 00:40:45,759 Speaker 1: watching my game tape. Okay, but what if I had 797 00:40:45,840 --> 00:40:51,719 Speaker 1: a head coaching quarterback challenge? Who would who would be 798 00:40:51,880 --> 00:40:56,160 Speaker 1: the best head coach? Well? I think, you know, I 799 00:40:56,200 --> 00:40:58,640 Speaker 1: think Justin and I I think Justin. I to the 800 00:40:58,680 --> 00:41:02,000 Speaker 1: game versus versus any body, No, just just the head coaches. 801 00:41:02,040 --> 00:41:05,239 Speaker 1: It's just you versus Oh okay, I thought you meant 802 00:41:05,320 --> 00:41:11,040 Speaker 1: quarterback Cliff Cliff, Cliff Kingsbury, Frank Rich. Yeah, I mean 803 00:41:11,040 --> 00:41:14,120 Speaker 1: you're talking about you know, you're talking about some pretty 804 00:41:14,120 --> 00:41:17,640 Speaker 1: impressive names there. I don't know if I would be 805 00:41:17,680 --> 00:41:20,840 Speaker 1: able to to take. You know, I certainly got confidence 806 00:41:20,840 --> 00:41:22,719 Speaker 1: in myself. I think it would depend on the competition 807 00:41:22,840 --> 00:41:27,200 Speaker 1: for sure. Um, but you got to be better than Gruden, right, 808 00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:33,760 Speaker 1: I think that's it. Wait, that's that's bulletin board material 809 00:41:33,840 --> 00:41:38,120 Speaker 1: here for this Monday nightcare. No, No, definitely not. I was. 810 00:41:38,320 --> 00:41:40,759 Speaker 1: I was a freshman in college when they when they 811 00:41:40,760 --> 00:41:42,719 Speaker 1: won the Super Bowl, and he came to speak at 812 00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:45,600 Speaker 1: Ude he was doing as his book tour, so uh, 813 00:41:45,600 --> 00:41:48,000 Speaker 1: you know, he certainly accomplished a lot more as an 814 00:41:48,080 --> 00:41:50,759 Speaker 1: NFL coach than I, inmate, what were you doing five 815 00:41:50,840 --> 00:41:55,319 Speaker 1: years ago this weekend? Five years ago? I was. I 816 00:41:55,360 --> 00:41:57,640 Speaker 1: was at Carroll. Uh you know we were I think 817 00:41:57,640 --> 00:42:01,800 Speaker 1: we just so John Carroll, John Carrell, Yeah outside of Cleveland. 818 00:42:02,280 --> 00:42:05,960 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, and you you played Heidelberg. Yeah, yeah, we 819 00:42:06,080 --> 00:42:08,520 Speaker 1: And that was a listen before I got to Carroll, 820 00:42:08,680 --> 00:42:10,719 Speaker 1: they got absolutely smoked by this team. This kind of 821 00:42:10,800 --> 00:42:13,520 Speaker 1: was like a rugged, tough, really have a lot of 822 00:42:13,520 --> 00:42:15,200 Speaker 1: respect for this football team. They've had a lot of 823 00:42:15,320 --> 00:42:18,000 Speaker 1: NFL guys come out of there, and you know, I 824 00:42:18,040 --> 00:42:20,120 Speaker 1: think they lost like forty two fourteen the year before 825 00:42:20,360 --> 00:42:22,920 Speaker 1: Tommy and I got there, and that was that was 826 00:42:22,960 --> 00:42:25,359 Speaker 1: a rivalry that we really had to turn around. And 827 00:42:25,680 --> 00:42:28,319 Speaker 1: they always played as tough and that was that was 828 00:42:28,360 --> 00:42:30,880 Speaker 1: a big game. And that twenty sixteen season kind of 829 00:42:30,920 --> 00:42:33,200 Speaker 1: our best season, that magical season that we had, and 830 00:42:33,680 --> 00:42:35,440 Speaker 1: we had a good game plan. They had a really 831 00:42:35,480 --> 00:42:38,839 Speaker 1: good runner and um really good receivers who ended up 832 00:42:38,880 --> 00:42:41,040 Speaker 1: going to the NFL. Don't they die. So we ended 833 00:42:41,080 --> 00:42:42,640 Speaker 1: up kind of taking him out of the game, and 834 00:42:43,040 --> 00:42:45,160 Speaker 1: uh so that's what I was doing five years ago. 835 00:42:45,239 --> 00:42:50,520 Speaker 1: That's amazing. Now, did coach Shula go to John Carroll? Yeah, 836 00:42:50,560 --> 00:42:53,480 Speaker 1: coach who was the most famous Caroll alone, But then 837 00:42:53,520 --> 00:42:57,560 Speaker 1: you add you know, Dayton had John Gruden, uh, Jerry 838 00:42:57,560 --> 00:43:00,839 Speaker 1: Falls and Chuck Noll. Yeah, oh yeah, coach Nol. Yep. 839 00:43:01,200 --> 00:43:04,399 Speaker 1: I don't know how many schools have head coaches who 840 00:43:04,480 --> 00:43:07,960 Speaker 1: won a Super Bowl and Dayton's got two, and then 841 00:43:07,960 --> 00:43:12,840 Speaker 1: you'll be the third. We're too kind. Well, I coached 842 00:43:12,880 --> 00:43:14,520 Speaker 1: with you know, the guy that brought me into the 843 00:43:14,600 --> 00:43:17,440 Speaker 1: NFL is John fox and Foxy means so much to me. 844 00:43:17,840 --> 00:43:19,920 Speaker 1: I certainly wouldn't be here without him. And he coached 845 00:43:19,960 --> 00:43:22,520 Speaker 1: for Chuck Noll. And he's one of those guys that 846 00:43:22,600 --> 00:43:24,279 Speaker 1: you know, man, I wish I could have met him 847 00:43:24,360 --> 00:43:27,359 Speaker 1: because just the stories that people have about him and 848 00:43:27,400 --> 00:43:29,920 Speaker 1: how he led that football team and just a lot 849 00:43:29,920 --> 00:43:31,560 Speaker 1: of the coaches that have kind come out of there, 850 00:43:31,800 --> 00:43:34,560 Speaker 1: you know, Tony Dungee and all these amazing coaches, like 851 00:43:35,160 --> 00:43:37,680 Speaker 1: I'm a proud UD. I'm proud to share that that 852 00:43:37,880 --> 00:43:41,040 Speaker 1: UD alumni with with coach Nolan and John for sure. 853 00:43:41,280 --> 00:43:43,719 Speaker 1: Great to talk to you again. Coach, congratulations on the win, 854 00:43:43,760 --> 00:43:47,319 Speaker 1: good luck Monday night against John Gruden and company. Thanks 855 00:43:47,320 --> 00:43:49,480 Speaker 1: a lot, Dan Brandon Staley,